Chapter 215: Post Battle
"There you go." Albert had finished giving the power to the slime king. He didn’t understand the real reason for Gin’s stubbornness, but he thought the slime king was pretty strong.
"Thank you, Teacher." Gin bowed his head before saying, "You should try it now, Bonkichi. Like how I taught you."
The slime king wiggled once as if acknowledging his order. Suddenly, he let out ten normal tentacles and summoned ten bats.
After that, he wiggled twice as if telling him he could do more.
"I see. The bats you got are at the same length." Gin looked down, contemplating for a moment. "In that case, there is a need for a spell that can turn your tentacles to bonk bat. Of course, this will take an enormous amount of Magic Power because you can use all your tentacles to do this... Well, that can be solved after you absorb more energy from those horny people. For now..."
The slime king suddenly moved toward Gin’s back and gradually retracted his tentacles. However, everyone could see the glimpse of Gin’s reason.
With how flexible the slime was, it could easily fit into his clothes, allowing the slime king to hide inside Gin’s clothes. This way, he could truly become Gin’s true protector.
"Ah. I see. If you can somehow combine like that, it will make you look like a thousand tentacles that can protect you." Albert nodded in understanding.
"Well, that’s one of the reasons. Though, there are more. Just think of it as a preparation for our journey."
"Yeah." Albert nodded, not worrying about him anymore. No wonder Gin named the slime king Bonkichi. He had already a clear picture of what he wanted.
"Anyway, that’s all I have to say. For now, we will rest for a bit and return, preparing for the soon coming invasion."
...
While they were taking their time to chat, Lvuska was reporting to Lilith with a serious expression.
"What? He kneeled in front of Albert?" Lilith widened her eyes in disbelief. She never expected the real reason for Keir to come to the battlefield was this ridiculous. Although she had gotten the gist of why he did it, she still asked, "What happened on the battlefield?"
"It was..." Lvuska reported everything from the start. How the vampire king killed numerous soldiers, how they fought bravely, how he acknowledged Albert.
And she finished her report with a question. Her face was filled with doubts, but it didn’t stop her from asking, "Your Majesty. It’s presumptuous for me to ask, but..."
She paused for a moment and braved her heart to ask this. "Is Sir Albert Gran the legendary Demon Lord?"
Lilith fell silent as her expression darkened. Even the ministers had a long face, not having the heart to answer that question. Luckily, they didn’t appear in the transmission mirror or Lvuska would have enough evidence to get her answer.
Still, Lilith seemed to have no intention to hide it.
She answered, "His appearance matches with all the clues, but we have no way of knowing it. Unlike the human braves, who appears from time to time, there’s never been a case when the Demon Lord appeared.
"At the same time, we have no Magic Circle like the one in the human kingdom. So, we have no way to prove it other than all the requirements."
"I see." Lvuska closed her eyes for a moment. As the guardian of the north, she was qualified to learn more about Albert, but as expected, even Lilith had some reservation in telling all the truth.
She only mentioned that it was possible, but they hadn’t confirmed it yet, so you shouldn’t run your mouth and tell other people about it. Or that was what she was saying.
"How many people know about it?" Lilith asked.
Lvuska frowned, taking a few seconds to finally understand the question. "Ah, you mean the battlefield. He was talking a bit far from the soldiers, so no one knew other than those high ranking people who were clashing nearby. So, not more than four, including the salamander."
"Still, everyone saw him kneeling, right?"
"Yes."
"The vampire king is making a huge gamble..." Lilith pinched the bridge of her nose, knowing the trouble was going to happen soon. She thought for a moment and said, "It seems there’s a need to move up my schedule."
"Pardon?"
Lilith waved her hand and gave the command. "Send Albert and his companions, including the salamander back. After that, you are to go to the vampire king personally."
"Are we going to rout them?" Lvuska narrowed her eyes. "I’m afraid my strength alone is not enough to defeat the vampire king. And he has shown his prowess to instill fear to our soldiers. Without Sir Albert, we have no way to win."
"No." Lilith shook her head and stated with a grim expression. "I want you to invite him."
"Invite him..." Lvuska thought for a moment before understanding what kind of invitation she was talking about. "Your Majesty... Are you..."
She paused for a moment. Without saying anything, Lilith knew what she wanted to talk about. So, she nodded her head and said, "It’s time for the Seven Thrones Assembly. I invoke my right as the ruler of the Lust Kingdom, I invite all other seven Demon Kings to attend the Seven Thrones Assembly in the west, Hekantes City. The time is seven days from now. The fate of our seven kingdoms will be decided in this meeting."
While still in kneeling position, Lvuska clasped her hand and politely bowed. "I have received your order."
...
After that, Lvuska immediately fulfilled the order, sending Albert and his companions back. Of course, because the salamander had some attachments to Gin, they went back together.
"Still, other continents huh... Even that succubus is not that strong..." The salamander narrowed his eyes.
"That’s right. There are more and more strong people that you don’t know about. You are like a frog in a well." Gin nodded, confirming their existences. "Our purpose this time is to go there and learn more about their cultures before stabbing them on the back."
"I want to go there to see what kind of power they have..."
"They’re interesting you know. In the cultivation world, there are various stories about you. First, you are a very tempting materials that can be collected after killing you. Second, you can get stronger and become a true fire dragon. In other words, it’s like evolution, allowing you to attain an even mightier strength.
"Also, don’t bother to go to the murim, since I don’t think I ever heard anything about you. As for the robot continent... You might be dissected if you go there. So, this cultivation continent is where you will shine." Gin smirked.
"I want to go there. Make it so I can go there too." The salamander’s expression brightened, tempted by Gin’s words. He could imagine what kind of power he wanted to have, unaware that it was just the beginning.
However, Gin raised three fingers. "I have three conditions."
"And what is that?" The salamander decided to hear it since this continent was the one killing all the other rulers in his era.
"First of all, I want you to learn transformation spell. I don’t care about you being a human, but I, at least, need you to become smaller so that we can hide you easily. As I said earlier, your body has so many materials that can tempt many cultivators, so it’s better to hide your identity until you’re strong enough."
"Eh..." The salamander looked extremely annoyed since he was too proud to even learn anything.
"That’s the first condition." Gin raised his voice, stating that if he couldn’t even comply with this condition, there was no need to bring him there.
"Fine." The salamander reluctantly agreed.
Gin nodded calmly and stated the second condition. "Then, I need you to follow my arrangement when we go there. I can’t afford to have you run on your own because it might cause unnecessary problems. Of course, it’s not like I’m planning to hide you all the time. If there’s an enemy that we want to kill and no one will be a witness in that battle... I will allow you to fight all you want.
"I mean, their favorite phrase is ’Courting Death’ so I think there will be many enemies to fight with. Just rest assured that you won’t be idle that much."
"That’s...." The salamander thought for a moment and agreed again. This time, it was simpler since Gin promised there would be fights.
"Last but not least, you are going to cooperate with us three times no matter how ridiculous the request is. But fret not, I won’t do anything that will lead to a permanent damage or dying. I don’t know what to expect in the next continent, so I want some assurance from you."
The salamander narrowed his eyes and looked at Gin. The latter always helped him and tempted him with all sorts of stories. However, it was true that Gin never took advantage of his situation.
After considering the matter a few times, the salamander finally opened his mouth. "Fine. I shall agree to all those three conditions."
"Good. I will beg the succubus queen to bring you there."
