Flam took a deep breath, suppressing the various speculations in her heart, and said to Olivia, "In that case, I will take her back to the Magic Association."
She walked up to Solitär-Flam, crouched down, and looked the little demon in the eye.
To be honest, Flam was conflicted. She didn't know whether she should release so pressure to make this demon more obedient.
But seeing that cute little face—or rather, sensing that holy aura—she abandoned the idea of a show of force.
"Co with . I will take you to a place," Flam said, her tone flat but carrying an unquestionable aning.
Solitär-Flam looked at her quietly. No resistance, no response. She simply stood up obediently, as if it didn't matter to her where she went.
Flam sighed inwardly. This demon was indeed abnormal.
For most demons, certain instincts were carved into their bones and learned from birth, such as sensing danger or fearing powerful existences.
Now, with herself and Olivia standing before her, the demon showed no fear at all. It was as if these instincts didn't exist. She was even more emotionless than a standard demon.
Flam reached out and gently took Solitär-Flam's small hand. The touch was slightly cool, but it didn't give her the strange feeling she expected from touching a demon.
Then, Flam took out a crystal containing a sealed short-range teleportation spell, allowing her to return to the Magic Association quickly.
Olivia sensed the magical aura within the crystal, a look of understanding appearing in her eyes. She took two steps back, actively giving Flam space to cast the spell.
Seeing this, Flam couldn't help but ask, "Senior Olivia, why don't you co back with ?"
Olivia was stunned for a mont, but shook her head. "No need. I plan to return to the Heavenly Kingdom."
Flam watched Olivia step back, looking ready to see her off. Thinking of how the Sky-Winged lady would return to the Heavenly Kingdom alone to continue her solitary existence, a strong sense of pity arose in Flam's heart.
"Senior Olivia," Flam couldn't help speaking again, her voice more earnest than before. "Although I do not know why you sealed yourself in that kingdom, I believe Master Rhodes would not want to see you isolating yourself forever."
Hearing Flam say words so similar to Rhodes's, Olivia's gaze beca extrely complicated.
In fact, she had taken Rhodes's words to heart; otherwise, she wouldn't have appeared here or found this special demon, Solitär-Flam.
But subconsciously, she was still sowhat resistant.
At least, she needed a passable reason.
And Flam had just provided that reason.
"You must have seen the anomaly of this demon. She possesses both demonic characteristics and a pure holy aura. This completely violates existing cognitive laws. Master Rhodes will definitely launch an investigation."
Flam paused, observing Olivia's reaction, and continued, "You were the first to contact her, and you possess the strongest holy power. Your existence might play a key role in unraveling the mystery around her."
"Moreover, regarding this cave and the traces of Carlo's activities here... returning to the Magic Association would allow you to inform Master Rhodes of these details more completely."
Flam deliberately invoked Rhodes's na because she knew that for this Sky-Winged who had lived for a thousand years, only her Master Rhodes could make her change her mind.
Olivia listened and remained silent for a long ti.
Returning alone to the Heavenly Kingdom would indeed follow her oath and long-standing habit, but Flam had given her a very reasonable excuse.
She recalled Rhodes visiting the Heavenly Kingdom not long ago, advising her not to imprison herself.
She also rembered the brief yet profound ti a thousand years ago when she fought side by side with Lord Rhodes, Serie, and the others.
"...Very well." After a long while, Olivia nodded gently. "I will return with you."
A delighted smile appeared on Flam's face. "Great! Then let's go!"
She activated the teleportation crystal. This ti, soft spatial light enveloped all three of them—Flam, Solitär-Flam, and the newly joined Olivia.
The light flashed, and the cave returned to silence, leaving only faint traces of mana in the air.
Inside the Magic Association, as space twisted, the figures of Flam and the others appeared out of thin air.
Rhodes and Serie, who had been waiting there, imdiately turned their gazes over.
Seeing Olivia appear along with Flam and Solitär-Flam, a trace of surprise flashed in Rhodes's eyes, quickly turning into a smile as he nodded to her.
Beside Rhodes, however, the expression on Serie's beautiful little face faltered instantly.
Why did this woman actually co down?
Her eyes narrowed slightly, her gaze landing on Olivia, and the corners of her mouth turned down almost imperceptibly.
In her heart, Olivia—nominally Rhodes's only familiar—held a threat level that remained high, second only to Flam. A thief cat she needed to guard against heavily!
Didn't she swear never to step out of the Heavenly Kingdom?
Although she was present when Rhodes persuaded her, and Olivia had only said she would consider it, to decide so quickly? Wasn't this a bit too fast?
And how did Flam manage to abduct her back in just one trip?
Truly... a miscalculation!
However, as the winner, Serie naturally wouldn't show this jealousy too obviously.
She just snorted lightly as a greeting, then, like Rhodes, focused her gaze on the strange demon.
"This is that special demon?" Serie's tone carried undisguised curiosity.
She could clearly sense the contradictory aura on Solitär-Flam—a demonic body with a holy aura occupying the dominant position within. Such a combination, even with her thousands of years of experience, was sothing she had never seen or heard of.
"Yes, Master Serie," Flam answered imdiately, releasing Solitär-Flam's hand.
She had never held any goodwill toward demons. After all, her hotown was destroyed by them. If Master Rhodes hadn't said demons were inexhaustible, she would have considered a demon extermination plan long ago.
Unfortunately, as long as living beings existed, monsters would appear, and demons were high-intelligence life forms born from monsters.
Therefore, unless one killed every living thing in the world, monsters would never disappear, and naturally, neither would demons.
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