Lord Demon is behind you

——It was still the same bare room, with nothing on the walls, only the huge newly-appeared crack on the ground stretched across it abruptly.

The brave man avoided the crack and walked into the room, but he couldn't control his gaze from wandering there.Looking down from the cracked hole, you can only see a piece of darkness, completely unable to capture any scenery belonging to the sixth floor——

This is also of course.Each floor of Demon King City is an independent space, and there is no corresponding relationship in spatial position between layers. ……perhaps.

This knowledge involves a very advanced theory of spatial overlap, and the brave man only understands the superficial content, and the more specific ones are unknown.

Ludi herself seemed to feel sorry, blushing and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, I...at that time, I wasn't sober."

"……It's ok."

She deliberately led the brave man into the room, dragged thick fur cushions from the corner and spread them on both sides.It was the only thing in the room that counted as "furniture".

They said they wanted to have a good talk, but after they actually sat down face to face, the two sides fell into a delicate silence, and for a while, neither of them knew how to speak.

Ludi sat opposite with her knees hugged, biting her lips silently, as if she was suppressing some emotion.The brave man doesn't know where to start. He can't directly ask "Are you a witch now? Can you turn against me?"

"That... I'm very sorry, I just..." In the end, Ludi was the first to ask, "When I went crazy just now... I seemed to have made an excessive attack, Mr. Brave, are you alright?"

"Ah, uh, it's all right. I've been treated."

The brave man reflexively pressed the position on his chest. The rather strong leather armor that was originally equipped there has now been scrapped and turned into a mass of waste.Thinking of the opponent's offensive just now, he couldn't help but feel lingering fear.

"However, what happened to your state just now? Is it crazy...?"

"It's going berserk," the little girl said in a flat tone, "I'm sorry, Mr. Brave, I didn't expect to see that kind of dirty thing all of a sudden, and I just went berserk without paying attention. I really caused you trouble."

……"dirty stuff"?The brave man was taken aback for a moment, then realized that she should be referring to the Demon King.

No wonder she deliberately asked the Demon King to stay away from her so that she would not see him. It seems that she would lose her mind when she saw that person?

...Do you just hate that guy that much?Hated to the point where just seeing someone triggers your nature's deepest defense mechanism?

"But, why did you go berserk? This should be the ability only beasts have, you—"

"Because I am."

"……Eh?"

"I have orc blood."

Ludi turned her head slightly, staring at the crack on the ground.

"I haven't told you before... In fact, I am a hybrid of various demi-human creatures such as humans, dwarves, orcs, and night-gaunts. It's just that the characteristics of dwarves are more obvious, and I like it more... So express Much more. Orc blood is thin, so it never shows up, but it does exist... that's it."

"—"

The brave man was stunned.

"...Sorry. Doesn't this kind of thing sound disgusting?"

Rudy hugged her knees and curled up into a ball, burying her face in them.

"I also feel disgusted, so I have never dared to say this. I'm sorry, I'm very sorry. I was originally bred as a mixed-race monster. They originally wanted to create creations with the advantages of various races. In the end, it turned into me... a bastard with all kinds of messy blood flowing from his body—”

"No! There's no such thing—"

The other party looked up in surprise, his eyes were red.

Realizing that his voice was suddenly echoing in the room, the brave man quickly lowered his tone.

"...Nothing like that. Don't say that about yourself, I would never think so, and it's impossible for everyone to think so."

"But, it's true—"

"Only prejudiced people will be bound by blood," the brave man emphasized. "You are credible and reliable as a companion, so that everyone can trust their backs with confidence. That's enough. We know what kind of person you are." , that’s why I choose to believe you, it has nothing to do with your origin and race.”

"Master Brave..."

Ludi put his hands down in a daze, "Are you... still willing to treat me as a companion?"

"……Uh."

It was only then that the brave realized belatedly that he had completely ignored the current positions of both parties in the call just now.If she has become a witch, then they must stand on opposite sides, and it is impossible to be any more companions——

"Well," he said vaguely, "it's up to you. As long as you're on the human side, I'll—"

"I understand."

Ludi's eyes flickered for a moment, then lit up again.

"Please rest assured, I will never disappoint the expectations of the Brave One - I will always stand on the same side with you, and will always stand on your side and act!"

She stood up, clenched her fists, and said very seriously.

These words were so blunt that the brave man was a little at a loss as to what to do.

"Uh, um, thank you. But now, aren't you a witch...?"

"Well, I am indeed a witch now. After going through that conversion, my body has been integrated into the part of the demon race in addition to the previous blood—" Ludi shook her head left and right, "But, speaking of it I didn't want to be like this at all. I didn't know it was going to happen at the time!"

"You don't know?" This sentence was beyond the expectations of the brave man, "Don't you know that ritual will transform you into a witch?"

"Yeah, not at all—"

Speaking of this matter, Ludi showed a very aggrieved expression.

"At that time, those powerful figures just said that the demon king seemed to be plotting against you, Mr. Brave... and just in case, we needed to prepare for the worst, and we might have to do some conversion rituals at critical moments. No Someone told me that it was a ceremony for me to become a demon, if I knew it, I would never agree, Ludi, I hate demons the most!"

"...Do you hate demons?"

"Hate!" The little girl nodded very seriously, "I don't know why, but I just hate it. It's the kind of physical hate, to the point where I feel sick just mentioning it!"

"This, is it so annoying..."

Didn't realize she hated demons so much before?

"That's right! So you should understand, how can it be possible for me to become the creature I hate the most for the sake of a creature I hate at first... I can't accept this price! Even if I'm already a bastard, with only the dirtiest bloodline of the Demon Race, I don't want to—"

While talking, Ludi's eyes turned red again.

"Okay, okay, I understand," the brave quickly changed the subject, "I understand your feelings a little bit."

Ludi tried her best to calm down, and pulled out a pure white ordinary handkerchief out of nowhere, and wiped away the tears that were about to fall.

"Yes, I'm sorry, Mr. Brave, I'm just talking about some subjective feelings. Actually...Even if I put aside my personal feelings, things like witches must not be left alone!"

It seems that she felt that the crying just now was a little too naive, but this time she tried her best to bring the topic to a more serious direction.

"Even if I have become a disgusting demon... now my mind can still think normally, so I also have the ability to judge right from wrong and likes and dislikes. Unlike Miss Xuelu, who was burnt out by a conversion ceremony."

"..."

Thinking of Xuelu's previous situation, Brave's heart palpitated.

"Anyone with a normal mind would not think that the current situation is okay. Speaking of which, Mr. Brave, you must have been in the Demon King City for a while, and you probably don't know what has become outside."

"Now... the entire human society has been destroyed by Her Royal Highness. The stronger humans have been controlled and brainwashed, and the powerful humans have been either imprisoned or recruited to control the poor. There are only a few outlying The humans in the area are still hiding, but they are still attacked by monsters from time to time—if this continues, the human world will soon become a witch."

She emphasized emphatically: "And the witches—we, don't have any kindness towards humans at all, and don't even have the desire to rule. After the human world is completely conquered, Her Royal Highness's next plan is probably to destroy the world It's gone."

"But why does she want to destroy the human world... Is there any benefit in doing so?"

The brave man understood the first half of what she said, but he couldn't understand the second half.

If it is said that the witches act to obtain love,...doesn't destroying the world mean destroying one's own hopes?

"This kind of thing is beyond my comprehension," Ludi shook his head like a rattle, "I just know that I can't let that kind of thing happen. Anyway... this will allow me to meet the brave man and everyone The human world has the value of being protected."

"Master Brave, at least on this point... please believe me—"

She clasped her hands together on her chest and stared at the brave man's face seriously.

In fact, the brave man had already begun to believe her words at this time.

Ludi, she really wanted to help from the bottom of her heart—this was the first thought in his mind after hearing the other party's explanation.

He has always been confident in his instincts.

Besides, the equation that "witch" equals "enemy" doesn't hold true.Olga was also a witch before, didn't she still try her best to provide him with a lot of help?

"Then, from now on—" After making up his mind, the brave man stretched out his hand to the little girl opposite, "Let's work together as partners again, please take care of me, Ludi."

"Hmm, leave it to me!"

The small palm grabbed the brave man's hand and shook it vigorously a few times, the little girl suddenly smiled.

"Then, hurry up and start talking about serious things."

After letting him go, Ludi calmed down almost immediately, and said calmly.

This kind of expression is no stranger to the brave.When she was traveling with the team before, she often looked like this every time she sketched the design drawings - it has to be said that this overly calm expression formed a very harsh contrast with her immature appearance.

"Actually—there is a secret passage from the seventh floor to the ninth floor."

As soon as she opened her mouth, she threw out a shocking sentence.

"As long as you pass through that secret passage, you can bypass Lady Sylvia who is guarding the eighth floor and go directly to the ninth floor. You must be very clear about the strength of Lady Sylvia, if you can avoid fighting her , will definitely save a lot of energy.

"Then... on the ninth floor, if you can avoid Her Royal Highness' eyeliner, you might be able to steal the main body of the Demon Throne directly - then it will be very easy to defeat them. Ah, you know, Mr. Brave What is the Demon Throne?"

"Uh, I know I know..."

Rather, she already knew the whole thing she was talking about.Whether it's the secret path, or avoiding the enemy, or stealing the Demon King's Throne——

But I really didn't expect that this series of plans would come out directly from the mouth of the witch on the seventh floor.The brave man almost couldn't help suspecting that the conversation between himself and the devil in the stairwell was overheard by the other party.

"I already know about the secret way." He thought for a while and said.

Ludi was startled at first, but then she thought of something and then showed a relieved expression.

"I forgot, the former Demon King is sticking to you now. He should have opened that secret path, right? It already existed when I came here."

The way she mentioned the devil was still very disgusting, like a fly buzzing around a jam jar.

"However, since you already know . . . it will be easy."

Ludi jumped up from the mat, went to the opposite corner and knocked a few times.The dusty wall suddenly moved, and the wall about the width of a door moved smoothly to the side, revealing the long corridor behind——

The brave man followed her to the wall and looked out.

Although this corridor is narrow, it is still magnificently maintained.The ground is covered with a thick scarlet carpet, and there are exquisite wall lamps hanging from the walls on both sides at intervals. Although the overall atmosphere is a bit old, it looks very gorgeous.

It is completely the style that the devil likes.

"That's right here," Ludi rubbed his hands a little nervously, "Just follow this road, and it only takes about 5 minutes to pass through the space crack and reach the ninth floor."

"However—" she hurriedly added, "Because Her Royal Highness also knows the existence of this passage, and must have prepared surveillance measures inside, so if she passes through directly like this, she will definitely be discovered."

"...Well, if it is discovered, it will probably lead to a battle in advance."

Hearing this, the brave man observed the environment of the corridor more carefully.Because it is too narrow, it may be very inconvenient to fight, but this is the same for both the enemy and us.However, if the enemy sends out a relatively small monster, it may be a bit difficult to deal with——

"About this," Ludi clapped her hands, "I've also made some preparations."

There was a subtle sound of metal rubbing not far away.The brave man turned his head and was stunned——

I saw a metal cylindrical object emerging from the shadow in the corner.That weird-looking thing was about a person tall, with a semicircular top, and two pieces of shiny glass embedded in the front, just like the shape of a head.Two long metal hoses extend from both sides of the cylinder, with small pliers installed at the end, and several rows of rollers installed at the bottom.At this moment, it was rolling forward flexibly, moving smoothly to Ludi's side.

"This, this is..." Even though Ludi liked to make some purely mechanical products before, the brave man was somewhat used to it, but this time he was still so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear, "Did you do it?"

"Well, I made it, uh, that...robot," Ludi patted the middle of the cylinder and said, his face was a little red, "I engraved a spell on its surface to block magic power detection, which can block A monitoring spell within a radius of three meters. I will add an invisibility spell to it in a while—then the brave man will follow it into the passageway, it can completely block the magic detection and sight of the outside world, to ensure you Safety along the way."

"When you want to order it, just say it directly, it can understand simple voice commands," she made a demonstration as she spoke, "Ludi No. 7, take two steps forward and activate the defense."

Hearing the sound, the robot's wheels started to work immediately, and after sliding forward for a distance of more than one meter, a small light blue defensive barrier popped up around its body.

"Ludi No. 7, clean up the room."

The robot's head turned around in a circle, quickly locked on the two cushions on the ground, and then moved over, waving its two "arms", rolled up the cushions with a click, and stuffed them into the corner.

"This... this, how should I put it..."

It took the brave man a while to shake off his overly shocked state.

He took two steps forward, and tried to touch the surface of the "robot". The metal on the bottom of his hand felt a little rough, which should be due to the runes engraved on the surface.

"...It feels really powerful," he couldn't think of any suitable adjectives for a while, so he could only sigh in the simplest way, "It's so powerful that it has exceeded the limit of human imagination."

"Y-It's not that powerful... It's all the research results of the senior dwarves. I, I just tried to reproduce it."

The redness on Rudy's face intensified.She waved her hands embarrassingly.

"Ah, wait, there's one more thing—"

Suddenly remembered something, she exhorted seriously.

"Master Brave, my robot is only allowed to be used by you alone. It can only take you through this passage alone....No other people are allowed to follow along, especially that damned demon!"