The maid squad is too strong, what use is there for me, the Demon King?

As soon as get out of class ended, Liya dashed out like a whirlwind, just like a college student who had just finished his 8 a.m. break.

Phoenix seems to be serious; she really does have feelings for her brother!

Now let her be alone with her brother... Oh, Lyra (0486) is still here, so it's not exactly alone.

In short, there can't be another girl trying to steal my brother away, not even his best friend!

There's still that wicked woman he's engaged to who hasn't been dealt with.

Seriously, how come my brother is so popular?

She rushed out and immediately saw Gray waiting outside, keeping a certain distance from Frye, and breathed a sigh of relief.

I always said my brother wouldn't be so easily won over.

Seeing that Lia had finished class, Gray immediately explained to her the changes in the personnel participating in the Holy Light Pilgrimage.

"Huh? Brother's going to participate in the Holy Light Pilgrimage too?" Lia was pleasantly surprised, but then realized it wasn't appropriate for her to be so happy about Lyra's withdrawal, so she turned to Lyra and said, "But Lyra..."

Leila quickly waved her hand: "It's okay. I'd only be a hindrance to you guys anyway. It's better to send someone who's more beneficial to the team."

Lia immediately went up and hugged Leila: "Thank you, Leila, I'm so sorry you had to go through all this..."

But in reality, Lyra didn't suffer any injustice. On the contrary, she was overjoyed to be able to give up her seat for Lord Shadow.

Lord Shadow seems to dote on his younger sister. Will being held by Liya like this displease Lord Shadow?

Lyra glanced at Gray and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he didn't react in any particular way. Instead, her heart raced when she saw Gray's face.

The Shadow Lord is also amazing without his black robe...

"Next, shouldn't we go register my brother?"

……

As he followed the three women to sign up for the Holy Light Pilgrimage, the voice coming from behind him made Gray freeze instantly.

"Grey! You really came too!" Philippa's surprised voice rang out.

Turning around slowly, Gray saw that petite figure and silently cursed countless times in his heart.

It's perfectly normal for her to participate in the Holy Light Pilgrimage as a new generation of hero... but isn't she running away from home right now? Is it really appropriate for her to appear in the royal capital like this?

Gray was unaware that Philippa had been called back by Reginald to build the Hero's Squad, and he thought he wouldn't run into her here...

Gray is now trying his best to avoid her, to prevent himself, the Demon King, from spending too much time with her, the Hero, and thus discovering something amiss.

Since Philippa was chosen as the hero, Gray has found himself encountering her three times in a short period of time, and he doesn't believe there's nothing fishy about it. (To be precise, there was actually one more time in Nightfall Territory, but they didn't meet again within the same territory.)

"Okay...it won't be long, good morning, Philippa." Gray couldn't possibly show his reluctance to see her on his face.

As Philippa and Gray exchanged brief greetings, the two groups met and sparks quickly flew between them.

Sofia saw Philippa's delighted expression and stared intently at Gray as if facing a formidable enemy, making Gray feel uneasy.

Sofia had already mentally repeated "Who is this man? Do you like him? You bastard, are you trying to steal my woman?!" countless times.

Gray noticed Sophia and Taric, of course, and Sophia's hostility and the unsettling aura about her made him frown.

Meanwhile, Lydia, seeing yet another unfamiliar woman appear who acted as if she knew Gray very well, immediately bristled. Like a kitten guarding its food, she stood in front of Gray, baring her teeth to show her hostility towards Philippa, before receiving a chop from Gray.

"Ouch!" Lia cried out in pain, "Brother, what are you doing!"

"You don't know her, right?" Gray asked, looking at little Leah.

"Is she some kind of celebrity? Why should I know her?" Lia pouted and retorted angrily.

"It's fortunate that she has a good personality and won't hold it against you, otherwise you would have been disrespectful to Her Highness the Princess..." Gray said slowly.

"Huh? Princess?" Lia's little brain was instantly overloaded. When she recovered, she blurted out, "Brother, how come you've even hooked up with the princess?"

"pain!"

The outspoken Lia once again received an angry chop from Gray, whose face was full of black lines. Gray then apologized to Philippa, saying, "I'm sorry you had to see this."

“It’s okay…” Philippa’s mind was blank, and she only gave a subconscious response, her mind filled with Gray’s words, “Good personality.”

Seeing Philippa's dazed look, Sofia's hostility towards Gray intensified, her gaze seeming as if she had already devoured Gray alive and torn him to pieces countless times.

Ipsilon frowned as he sensed Sophia's undisguised hostility, while Number 0486 reacted even more fiercely, glaring back directly.

Taric stood there dumbfounded.

What's going on? Why does the smell of fire (gunpowder) suddenly become so strong?

After a brief moment of distraction, Philippa returned to normal, unaware of her own earlier lapse in attention, and then asked, "Grey, are you also here for the Holy Light Pilgrimage?"

Gray nodded: "Yeah, with my sister and her classmates."

Philippa then introduced her team members: "Didn't I tell you last time that I became a hero? These two are members of the hero's team..."

Midway through the conversation, everyone on Gray's side except Gray's expression changed.

Gray knew that heroes throughout history would form a hero team to fight the Demon King, so he wasn't surprised at all.

Lia, on the other hand, was already worried about how to break up Princess Philippa and the hero, who were both at the top of the buff.

Meanwhile, Epsilon and No. 0486, who knew Grey's true identity, had already begun planning Plan C (plan to eliminate).

Their initial reaction upon seeing the hero was exactly the same as that of Theta and Delta: they were all thinking about how to kill the hero and protect Lord Shadow.

Unaware of the change in the atmosphere, Philippa continued introducing her team...

"Her name is Sophia, a magician, and the current saintess of the Holy Light Church."

He is Taric, a soldier in our team…

A saint of the Holy Light Church?

Even Gray's expression changed slightly at this.

No wonder there was that annoying aura about him; that must be the so-called holy light aura, an aura that is especially effective against demons and monsters.

Gray suddenly felt a bit tricky.

Given the hostility shown by this Holy Light Church saintess, could it be that she has recognized his identity?

Although he wasn't sure if his identity had been exposed or if Sophia might suddenly cause trouble, Gray decided to be on guard.

Exposing yourself here would be troublesome...

However, Gray overestimated Sophia; he couldn't possibly have imagined that this saintess was only showing hostility towards men who were close to her because she liked Philippa...