"In this way, the prophecy about the Demon Realm having 3.5 Demon Envoys makes sense. That Edogawa is most likely an unconfird Demon Envoy."
"I never expected four Demon Officers to infiltrate the school all at once. It’s really turned the Demon Realm upside down. What exactly are they planning?"
Gabe Puvon frowned deeply. As the vice principal, realizing that four Demon Envoys were able to infiltrate the school for such a long ti without detection, a hundred years ago would have required him to commit seppuku in apology.
"No."
At this mont, Slo, who had been sitting in the middle without saying much, spoke up.
Slo was already an old man with long white hair and beard, whose face and hands had shrunk like dried branches due to old age, shrinking to nearly half his size from when he was young.
But no one dared to underestimate this shriveled little old man.
"Professor Slo, what do you an?"
Promi Sen and Gabe Puvon, both about twenty years younger than Slo, had studied at Saint Karno School, where Slo had taught them for a while.
Both treated Slo with great respect.
"Children, rember the Divination Art of the Magic Goddess."
Slo’s old voice echoed in the sealed interrogation room.
"Elze, the Dragon Race Maiden, is indeed a Demon Envoy, but that man nad Edogawa—likely a pseudonym—may not be a Demon Envoy or a Demon Officer."
Slo’s words plunged Promi Sen and Gabe Puvon into silence.
In the silent interrogation room, the two began thinking about details they hadn’t noticed.
Soone who can easily control Slis; is close with several female Demon Envoys; is male; among the Demon Envoys are elves and dragon races...
The Divination Art descended by the Magic Goddess flashed in their minds, and Promi Sen suddenly stood up, the chair falling to the ground without any reaction, as he looked nervously at Slo.
At the sa ti, Gabe Puvon also showed an incredulous expression.
"You an, that male student is the Demon King?!"
Slo’s old face lifted slightly, watching forward.
"It’s very possible... but whether it truly is... we need to gather more intelligence..."
Slo glanced at the two beside him.
"This intelligence-gathering operation on the Demon Realm mbers is nearing its end, you two. We’ve made a good harvest. I’ll take the collected intelligence back to Fata. In the coming days, Fata, Saint Karno School, and the Adventurer Guild need to cooperate closely."
"Understood, Professor Slo."
Promi Sen and Gabe Puvon respectfully replied.
"If he truly is the Demon King and the Outerworld Hero has appeared, there’s only one possibility—the Demon King’s developnt and the Demon Realm’s power have exceeded our imagination."
With the three’s solemn expressions, this extrely important secret eting in the special interrogation room deep within Saint Karno School quietly ca to an end.
Yili Village.
As soon as Jack entered, he stated his purpose.
"I need you to help draw soone based on my description. I still rember his appearance."
"Go ahead, Captain Jack. I still have so skill in portrait painting."
Lugo spread the ink and paper on the desk.
"Captain Jack, is this person you rember particularly distinctive, thus making him unforgettable to you?"
Jack began recalling the encounter that day.
"His appearance wasn’t particularly distinctive. His hair was black, the curve of his jawline was harmonious and attractive, and he had a pair of black eyes. —Don’t paint it as an ink painting! Use Western pencil sketch instead!"
Jack glared at Lugo, who quickly changed tools, his old and inexplicably handcuffed hands starting to draw the portrait based on Jack’s description.
As Jack described, the portrait gradually beca complete, and Lugo felt the face was very familiar.
"This—this isn’t Shami, is it?"
Lugo squinted his cloudy eyes, muttering uncertainly.
"Shami? That’s right—it’s Shami!"
Jack recalled the black-haired boy’s self-introduction during their eting, and looked excitedly at Lugo.
anwhile, the Demon King, currently playing lick lick PLAY with a Magical Girl, had no idea that the Outerworld Hero had been keeping an eye on him for so long, and the na he casually left behind would beco a key clue to their current mystery.
"Does the village chief know this person?"
"Our village has a villager nad Shami, who looks exactly like the one in the portrait."
"Hmm?"
Jack puzzled.
"Where is he?"
Lugo sighed.
"I don’t know where he is either; he always seems to be erratic. Perhaps he went mad due to so huge blow."
"What do you an by that?"
"Shami once had a childhood sweetheart villager and an elf maiden who descended from heaven. But both beca Demon Envoys, be it the childhood sweetheart or the elf from heaven. Perhaps he couldn’t accept it and gave up on himself."
"He actually had ties with the Sword Demon Envoy and the Elf Demon Envoy?"
Jack exclaid in surprise.
Lugo nodded.
"But I don’t know the specifics either. Captain Jack, let’s talk in more detail when I have ti. For now, I have to entertain so adventurers in the village."
Lugo checked the ti and got up.
Upon hearing this, Jack had little choice but to leave the village chief’s little cabin. The two bid farewell.
Looking at the portrait in his hand, Jack briefly set aside his questions. As soone who crossed over from another world, he understood his significance on this continent. Should he leverage his identity to promote sothing, it would undoubtedly stir up a great storm across the continent. If he finds him, all doubts would be quickly resolved.
Humph, man, you won’t escape my grasp!
Jack walked to the village’s intelligence and news bulletin board, posting the portrait on the bulletin board and glanced at the person in charge next to it.
"This is a missing person notice. The person on the portrait is very important to . Spread this ssage across the continent under the na of the Outerworld Hero."
"Ye-yes, Captain Jack!"
The person in charge stood at attention, not daring to slack off.
Demon King Castle.
The vine swing of the Wisteria Tree Spirit suddenly stiffened, and the Demon King sitting on the swing flew forward due to inertia.
Shami, flying mid-air, returned puzzled to the Wisteria Tree Spirit.
"It’s just a swing spot taken from Lureya! No need for this discriminatory treatnt, Tree Spirit! You even shook my second five-year plan for the Demon Realm out of my head!"
[Not... Shami... sothing terrible has happened... you’ve made headlines across the continent, cough...]
"Huh?"
Just then, the flight delivery goose responsible for delivering newspapers across Aireland reached the sky above the Demon Realm, passing through the Demon Realm’s rain shield and dropping hundreds of newspapers into the Demon Realm.
Shami picked up one and couldn’t contain himself after glancing at it.
"Who the hell is so despicable to put my big mug shot in the centerfold of a newspaper?!"
Shami’s large face appeared on the newspaper’s front page, occupying two-thirds of the page.
[A Missing Person Notice from the Outerworld Hero! Who is this person?]
Upon seeing more detailed information, Shami imdiately felt unwell.
It was a missing person notice issued by the Outerworld Hero Jack. Yet, Jack did not explain why he was seeking him. This left many who read the newspaper, including Shami, utterly bewildered.
"Has my true identity been discovered?"
Shami furrowed his brow tightly, pacing back and forth in confusion.
He couldn’t fathom why, after just one encounter with Jack, this nuisance would seek him out this way.
A teleportation gate appeared before him monts later.
More anxious than him, the Dragon Race Maiden, clutching a newspaper, rushed towards him.
"Shami, sothing terrible has happened!"
"Elze, for you to be the first to seek out, does that an I’m indeed the most important to you?"
Shami spoke with gratitude.
"Because I really don’t know who else to turn to!"
The Dragon Race Maiden’s face turned pale, pointing to the second page of today’s newspaper, where her large face was displayed.
"I’ve been exposed!!!"
"I know you’re frantic, but don’t be, Elze. This sort of thing isn’t uncommon in the Demon Realm. If you feel troubled, seek comfort from Lina and Lureya, they’ll help console you well."
Shami gazed at the sky with sorrow.
"Now even the Demon King’s identity is about to be exposed. I am the person who should be most frantic."
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