At this point in the conversation, the girl suddenly shifted her tone and spoke deliberately, "But I can help you win."

Xino arrogantly held his head high.

"I don't need help from nobodies."

Seemingly tired of this fruitless exchange, the girl eventually decided to end the charade.

"Vivian."

"What?"

Xino blinked, seemingly having heard the name before, but couldn't quite remember where he had heard it.

This was a common occurrence.

Even if you had met someone at a party, it didn't mean you would remember their name.

The girl sitting on the wall didn't explain but simply leaned back slightly.

In the instant before she fell back behind the wall, her petite frame suddenly transformed into a swarm of bats, merging into the boundless night.

As if she had never been there.

"This is an olive branch from the next, next head of the Colin family."

"Think it over, you dumb donkey."

...

The Temple on Elm Street.

As the praying visitors gradually left, the temple truly became a playground for the orphans.

Watching the big brother who had returned from the Demon King Territory, a group of cute, lively, yet wicked little demons immediately surrounded Luo Yan, excitedly chattering away.

"Lord Demon King is back!"

"Ooooh!"

"Did you catch an adventurer?"

"What does a human princess look like? Is she prettier than Sister Acolyte?"

"Did the female knight beg for mercy?"

Listening to those comments that were even more frivolous than those of the players, Luo Yan couldn't help but laugh, reached out to rub a Golden Slime's head, and said amiably.

"I haven't seen any female knights or princesses, but I did catch quite a few adventurers."

An octopus-like demon excitedly stood up its eight tentacles.

"Train, train them!"

Luo Yan said laughingly.

"Oh! They've been trained, shaped just like me now."

He was planning to release them after the winter.

Upon hearing Luo Yan's answer, a gasp of amazement rippled through the crowd, and pairs of eyes turned wholly admiring.

"Indeed, worthy of Lord Demon King!"

"I want to be a Demon King when I grow up!"

"I'll be the Demon King's minion!"

"I'll be the Demon King's wife!"

"Then I'll play the captive female knight!"

"Eek!"

The education of these demons was becoming increasingly worrisome.

Watching the slimes and octopoids tussling, Luo Yan couldn't help but worry for the acolyte and Priest Geoffrey who usually took care of them.

At that moment, a curious set of big eyes stared motionlessly at him, shining bright like light bulbs.

"How did you manage that?!"

Luo Yan smiled slightly.

"Well, that's a long story..."

Since there was still some time to dinner, Luo Yan decided to share the ghost stories he had heard from the players with these little ones.

It turned out that those bizarre tales were not only effective on humans but also worked wonders on demons.

A few of the little demons who had been clamoring to train adventurers now simply hid under the blankets, too scared to come out.

"The maze... is too terrifying."

"Terrifying!"

Watching the frightened demons, Luo Yan cleared his throat and said.

"It's not as scary as you all think... Come on, it's time to eat."

Mealtime had arrived.

The chime for dinner echoed outside the corridor.

The group of demon children, as if their muscles remembered the routine, rushed into the adjoining dining hall, ran to their seats, sat down obediently, and began eating their bowls of food with gusto.

Having played with the group of kids for quite a while, Luo Yan also felt a bit hungry. Faced with a table of delicious food, his appetite surged, and he wolfed down his meal until his plate was clean.

Although it couldn't compare to his chef's little fishcake soup, by the dining standards of Hell, this dinner was already quite delicious!

After dinner, with nothing else to do, Luo Yan followed Priest Geoffrey to the great hall of the Temple and sat down on a bench under the candelabra to chat idly.

"Speaking of which, who is that Enchanting Demon?"

"A classmate."

Seeing Luo Yan's tense face, Priest Geoffrey laughed and said meaningfully.

"Just a classmate?"

"Uh… yeah."

In fact, she was not only a classmate but also half a boss.

Luo Yan scratched the back of his head embarrassedly and chuckled.

"I was planning to introduce her to you, but some unexpected things happened, and I forgot..."

As he said, he felt quite sorry for Miss Mia.

It was evident that she had been quite eager for him to introduce her to his foster and godfather.

Luo Yan originally thought Priest Geoffrey would remind him to keep his distance from the Enchanting Demon, but unexpectedly, the latter wasn't as old-fashioned as he had imagined.

"I saw what happened outside just now... and that girl. It's clear that she cares a lot about you, and it doesn't seem to be an act."

"Really?" Luo Yan smiled, "Actually, she's quite a good person, just sometimes a little… excessively single-minded."

After all, there wasn't much about him that Miss Mia needed to be concerned about.

The word "Demon King" might sound quite nice, but in Hell, it wasn't anything special.

At least for a big family like Padric's, it wasn't something to brag about.

"Being single-minded isn't bad, compared to being indecisive and afraid to take responsibility, which is worse... Some problems aren't problems at all, but they become big mistakes if dragged out."

Luo Yan could relate.

"You're right, but I think she's not that kind of person."

"I wasn't talking about her."

Priest Geoffrey gave Luo Yan a meaningful look, then turned his gaze outside the wall window of the Temple.

Just then, a flock of bats took flight from a nearby alley and blended into the fading dome outside the window.

Watching those flapping bats, Priest Geoffrey seemed to be reminded of something and sighed softly.

"I don't have many expectations of you and your other half. Since you don't plan to follow your mother's path, you naturally don't need to consider the same precepts she did, just do what you wish and become who you want to be... as long as you don't betray your true heart."

Luo Yan said with a smile.

"It's still too early to talk about this."

"It's not too early," Priest Geoffrey shook his head, "your mother was about your age... Sorry, I didn't mean to bring it up."

Indeed, Priest Geoffrey seldom mentioned Luo Yan's parents, and yet today he had brought them up several times.

However, Luo Yan didn't take it to heart and simply changed the subject.

"Speaking of which, it's strange, I thought you would dislike Enchanting Demons."

Priest Geoffrey glanced at him and asked with a smile.

"Why should I dislike one of the servants of the Demon God?"

"I've heard..."

"Those are just rumors, not to be taken seriously," Priest Geoffrey shook his head, staring at a nearby candelabra, muttered to himself, "Comparatively, I dislike vampires more."

Luo Yan frowned slightly.

"Vampires?"

Priest Geoffrey seemed to have let something slip and quickly stopped speaking, stood up from the bench, and extinguished the nearby candelabra.

"It's getting late, go to bed."

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