Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

The tavern was filled with the whispers and discussions of people from all races.

"This young human lad is far too arrogant!"

"He probably doesn't know who this tavern owner is! How dare he demand money from Tyrannosaurus Rex Willba..."

"Humans are ranked 93rd among all races, and dinosaurs are ranked 29th, if I remember correctly? Where does this human kid get his confidence from..."

"Wait, he just mentioned the Ye family of the Southern Territory? Could it be that demonized human family...?"

"The Ye family, one of the families that developed the Deep Blue System and has business dealings with Dark City??"

"Holy crap... Could this young man be Ye Ge, the current head of the Ye family?"

"No wonder..."

"In recent years, while the strength of the Human Empire has remained largely unchanged, the Night Clan's influence has been expanding rapidly across the myriad races' territory... Not only has their business grown exponentially, but their patriarch, Night Owl, has also been constantly waging war across the myriad races' territory, seizing considerable land in just a few years. Moreover, it seems they recently invented quite a few powerful technological weapons..."

"That human is Ye Ge? He's such a handsome young man, I really want to cultivate with him..."

"..."

Hearing the whispers, Bai Qing stuck out her tongue and said playfully in a low voice, "It seems that Lord Ye Ge is quite well-known among the myriad races."

Ye Ge remained calmly focused on the bartender: "Did you hear what I just said?"

The Allosaurus bartender stammered, "You...you're being unreasonable..."

“You’re right, I’m not here to reason with you.” Ye Ge glanced at Nangong Qiuyue beside her and said softly, “I’m here to stand up for my friend.”

Nangong Qiuyue: "!"

"Any other questions?" Ye Ge asked.

“…That’s all.” The Allosaurus bartender forced himself to speak, gritting his teeth and saying each word slowly and deliberately, “I’ll pass on your message to our boss!”

The tone clearly said, "Wait until our boss gets back, then we'll see how he deals with you!"

But it doesn't matter to Ye Ge anymore.

The tavern quickly resumed normal operations.

After all, fighting and killing are commonplace in such places, and adventurers of all races who frequently travel across the map of all races are certainly used to it.

The smashed tables and chairs were quickly replaced with new ones.

The bloodstains and corpses on the ground were quickly cleaned up.

Nangong Qiuyue remained standing there, staring blankly at Ye Ge.

This isn't about reasoning...

I'm here to stand up for my friend...

"Well......"

As Nangong Qiuyue recalled what Ye Ge had just said, a strange feeling arose in her heart. Her heart seemed to be beating faster, her cheeks felt slightly hot, and her head felt dizzy.

My body started itching like I had a rash, as if countless ants were crawling all over me...

'This Ye Ge is still so good at acting cool, hmph...' Nangong Qiuyue thought to herself.

Ye Ge looked at Nangong Qiuyue and said with a wry smile, "Why are you still standing there like an idiot? Sit down."

"Oh, oh..." Nangong Qiuyue sat down in front of Ye Ge and the others with a sullen expression: "Thank you for what you did earlier."

"Don't mention it, we've known each other since we were kids." Xia Xiyao said with a grin, "By the way, Nangong Hanhan, why didn't you go all out when you were fighting those people? I saw you fighting so hesitantly, it was driving me crazy!"

With Xia Xiyao's current strength, she could easily see that Nangong Qiuyue was completely bluffing during the fight, and her sword-wielding movements were like an old lady dancing with a sword.

"Nangong Hanhan?" The night watch team members next to him looked blank.

Nangong Qiuyue was immediately embarrassed when she heard Xia Xiyao address her. She quickly covered Xia Xiyao's mouth and said in a low voice, "You silly Yao, my subordinate is right here. What kind of nickname are you calling me?"

"Waaah..." Xia Xiyao blinked her bright eyes twice, then nodded to indicate that she understood.

Nangong Qiuyue then released her.

She then said to the night watchmen behind her, "You all go outside and patrol first."

Several young Night's Watch members nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes," and then left the tavern.

"Hmm~ This makes me feel much more comfortable. We're all family now, so I can call you whatever I want," Xia Xiyao said with satisfaction.

"You silly Yao, you're not allowed to call me Nangong Hanhan anymore!" Nangong Qiuyue said angrily, "I'm not silly at all now. I'm the best-performing member of the younger generation of the Imperial Night Watch! Mature, steady, reliable, and capable... Many younger members idolize me like a goddess. You're really damaging my reputation!"

Xia Xiyao pouted, unconvinced: "Then you also call me Big Silly Yao!"

Nangong Qiuyue muttered, "Who told you to be so stupid to begin with, so naive and simple-minded, and then grow up like a mutant..."

Night Song: "..."

"Aaaaaah... Nangong Hanhan, I'm going to fight you to the death!"

"..."

The second floor of the tavern.

Several demi-humans sat here, secretly observing Ye Ge and his group from a high vantage point.

"My lord, that should be Ye Ge, the ruler of the Southern Territory and the acting patriarch of the demonized Ye family." A demi-human dressed in a pure white uniform said calmly, "Should we use nanites to test his strength?"

"No." Lin Ou calmly took a sip of his drink: "The girl with the high ponytail next to him should be Gao Shenxue."

The demi-human in white uniform exclaimed in surprise, "Takayuki Takashima? Number 3? Is that her??"

"Hmm." Lin Ou said calmly, "If she really is Number 3, the nanobots might not be detected by Night Song, but they definitely won't escape her notice."

The demi-human in white uniform looked down at the first floor of the tavern with a complicated expression, never expecting that number 3 would be so close to him.

"But... Number 3 is right in front of us, shouldn't we do something?"

"No rush. Don't forget our purpose in coming to Kyoto isn't for Number 3," Lin Ou said calmly. "The entire human race is currently covered by the Deep Blue System and the Eye of the Sky. All races move about in their territories without escaping their eyes. My personal visit to the Human Empire is a good opportunity to collect data on the operation of their Deep Blue System in the cities. Once I find the vulnerabilities in their system network, I can completely crack the secrets of their system and then move freely in their territory without being detected by their spies."

"Yes," the white-uniformed demi-human said in a low voice, "I will follow your orders."