Free Web NovelChapter 1497: Chapter 69: Enchanting Demon
When Fisher reopened the gate of the Elliog Castle, revealing the ever-constant lava scene outside, he couldn’t help but let out a long sigh. Deep down, he still felt somewhat guilty.
Because he remembered promising Rafael before setting off with Moli that he wouldn’t do anything to her, yet now it seemed he had broken his word. Not only had he done something, but he had done quite a lot.
But upon reflection, he realized that there wasn’t much he could have done in the previous situation.
He had been weakened by the extraction of a large amount of soul power to awaken Elliog, leaving him unable to resist; and the Seal from Helair that he bore had made the awakened Elliog very angry, seeking to punish him; the punishment was interrupted halfway by the sudden arrival of Moli. Due to long-standing grievances and jealousy towards Elliog, she had tied him up and punished him thoroughly...
Looking back at the whole process, Fisher was truly helpless, as if all the accidents couldn’t be swayed by his will, no wonder... But if one insists on blaming him, if he hadn’t provoked Elliog or Helair, these unforeseen troubles wouldn’t have happened, would they?
"You finally came out!"
Just as Fisher was introspecting, Emhardt’s expressionless fish eyes quickly flew over from the castle’s outside, he glanced at Fisher’s refreshed look and couldn’t help but sigh in mockery,
"I thought Moli would at least make a scene when she went in. Seeing you not come out for a long time, I knew you did something bad again..."
"..."
Emhardt understood Fisher well, he was almost accustomed to the usual duration of his misdeeds.
Fisher had yet to respond when Moli, her face rosy, emerged fully dressed and cheerful, greeting Emhardt with a smile,
"Book Knight!"
"..."
Emhardt opened his mouth, then spoke weakly,
"Fisher, you really are something. If Rafael were to find out about this...tsk tsk tsk."
"I..."
Much like the dilemma Fisher was in upon his emergence, he felt that his actions were somewhat impulsive, and if he had to do it, he should select a better time rather than rushing into it heedlessly.
However, Moli was no longer that obedient student who listened to him without question. Her actions now weren’t governed by Fisher’s wishes, and being accused by Emhardt, she clenched her pink fists and explained,
"Book Knight, I was just punishing Mr. Fisher for what he did! Besides, Fisher clearly spent all his time with Rafael since returning, he promised to come find me, but he didn’t, not at all keeping his word!"
Emhardt looked at her with his fish eyes and then made a dismissive nod,
"Ah, right right right...But why have you become so combative suddenly, you weren’t like this back in Nali and Dragon Court."
"It’s all because of Mr. Fisher and the other women he knows, always bullying me..."
Fisher patted her head, halting Moli who was about to say more, letting her enjoy the comforting touch. Fisher then timely intervened to change the topic and enter the main subject,
"We need to hurry; Elliog has decided to help us, and with her aid, things will be easier for us. We’ve rested enough, no time to waste, let’s set off quickly."
Emhardt glanced at the empty palace behind them but did not see the tired-looking Demon God, he asked puzzledly,
"Where’s Elliog? Isn’t she coming with us?"
"We need to first sabotage the teleportation gates Agares and Barbatos use to come here, doing so will delay them for a long time. Their palaces are located one behind the ’Curiosity Gate’, and one behind the ’Performance Gate’. Traveling together would take too long... Therefore, she’s going to shut down Agares’s gate first, while we’ll handle Barbatos’s..."
Emhardt nodded and then flew over to perch on Fisher’s shoulder, as Fisher turned to a particular direction and continued,
"We’ll first meet up with Holan, he’s at the edge of the Competitive Gate, from there we’ll pass through the ’Love and Desire Gate’ and reach Barbatos’s palace at the Performance Gate... As for the base, Moli seems to be able to sense its presence, it seems to be near the ’Seeking Knowledge Gate’, we’ll rendezvous with Elliog there last."
"Seeking Knowledge Gate?"
When Fisher uttered the term, Emhardt couldn’t help but tremble as if recalling some unbearable pain-filled memory.
"Paimon’s palace is there!"
After a long hesitation, that was the first sentence he uttered.
Fisher nodded, adding,
"Elliog went there earlier, Helair hasn’t returned to her palace in a long time, it’s near desolate. If she’s not watching us now, then she likely doesn’t know we’ve already arrived at the Demon Dynasty."
"Really?!"
"Mm."
As a matter of fact, Fisher was somewhat curious about the way Helair surveils him. Like Renie and the Chaos Species, they’re in the Spirit Realm, outside the world’s boundary, and their high rank allows them to see his every move, so it’s understandable.
