Aoto headed back as fast as he could, but it still took him half an hour to get back. By the ti he arrived, it was already about to be evening, although the sun hadn't set yet.
"You really are looking for a beating these days!" Scarlett said, her voice slightly bored as she leaned against a wall.
"Why the fuss? I was visiting the mana cave that you have. It's your fault that you never told
about it. My curiosity took over !" Aoto replied nonchalantly, trying to sound casual.
"Ohh, you visited it? I was trying to give you all a little surprise!" Scarlett said, a small smile playing on her lips. "How was it?" she questioned, her eyes showing genuine interest.
"Fascinating, of course. But a little too overwhelming for . But let's talk about it later. We should go for now," Aoto added, feeling a bit rushed.
"Yes, you are right!" Scarlett nodded, her expression turning serious again.
"I have to make sure Avion doesn't know anything about the changes in . To be honest, even I don't know all of the changes," she thought to herself, a knot of worry forming in her stomach. "Fuck whatever. Just act tough. That's all!" she thought, trying to push her anxiety away.
Scarlett turned and started walking down the long hallways, her steps echoing on the stone floor. Aoto quietly followed her from behind, his footsteps much lighter than hers.
"How long do we have to go, by the way?" Aoto asked, breaking the silence.
"There's no need to ask. We can just teleport!" Scarlett said, touching him on the shoulder.
And the next mont, a flicker of lightning echoed, and they disappeared into thin air. The next second, they were in the middle of a forest, a few hours' distance away from DreadHaven.
Scarlett looked around and saw the sa small cliff and, by its side, the imposing castle with a dark demonic aura. But instead of any worry or fear, she actually felt nostalgic, rembering how she trained there for around four months.
"So creepy. Is the first demon king so kind of king of ghosts?" Aoto said, looking at the castle. His expression was the sa as how an average person would react to looking at the castle for the first ti—a mix of fear and awe.
"It's quite opposite. What you should worry about is Miss Lilith!" Scarlett said and started walking towards the castle, her steps confident.
Aoto followed her, being on guard just in case anything happened, his eyes scanning their surroundings.
"Old man... Old man!" Scarlett shouted, walking inside the castle without any worry.
"Wow, so big yet there's only two people who live here?" Aoto said, looking up, taking in the whole scenery. The castle was huge and empty, which made it feel even more eerie.
"Let's go to the second floor!" Scarlett said.
The castle only had two floors, but both had very big height and width with multiple rooms. They went up to the second floor and even walked out onto a balcony. There was even a large round window, big enough that two peaple could even sit down on it side by side and look at the clouds.
"The castle is still here, but I guess they aren't here!" Scarlett sighed, a feeling of disappointnt washing over her.
"Bad luck. Let's just go back!" Aoto replied with a deep sigh, lowering his shoulders, feeling unmotivated.
But the mont he turned back, there was a person in front of his face, looking dead in his eyes without blinking.
"Ahhhhhhh!" Aoto shouted out of instinct and jumped back, his heart pounding in his chest.
"Ohh, Miss Lilith, thank God you are here!" Scarlett said, looking at Lilith standing there in her maid outfit and her doll-like, emotionless face.
"Lilith?
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