I'm surrounded by devil sisters!

There's nothing much to say, just come along.

In the end, everyone joined except Venelana, Sheila, Xenovia, and Gurefia.

As for the bathroom cleaning work that was originally scheduled to be done after lunch in the afternoon, it had to be postponed to after dinner because of this.

Although this has no impact on Huakaiyuan Fogui himself.

So time passed quickly and it was already night.

As the deep dusk fell once again upon the northern lands, unchanged as ever.

At the same time, the Demon King appeared in the royal city of the North.

hum-

As the main door of the royal palace was pushed open from the outside, when Leohart stepped into the hall with a dusty face, a golden figure on the throne came down with light steps, stood on tiptoe in front of him, and rubbed his brother's head with a smile.

"Welcome back Leo-chan, you've been out all day. Thank you for your hard work~"

"..."

Looking at the entire northern part of the Demon Realm, there is only one person who has the qualifications and courage to do this, and that is Liara, the sister of the current Demon King Leohart.

"Ah, I'm back, sis."

Although he felt helpless that his elder sister, who was almost half a head shorter than him, still treated him like a child, Leohart did not say much. He just lowered his head and let the elder sister ruffle his hair.

"Sorry, I wanted to come back earlier, but I couldn't help but keep an eye on the excavation site, so..."

Leohart's voice became lower and lower. Looking at Liara in front of him, he couldn't help but think of how his sister had taken advantage of the lack of manpower at the Cardinal Court to sneak out to play with him, but he ended up spending the whole day at work. He couldn't help feeling guilty.

However, Liara tilted her head.

"Sorry? Why should I be sorry?"

"because……"

Leohart choked at this question.

"Sister, don't you feel bored staying here alone for a whole day?"

"Boring? Well... maybe a little before. After all, just sitting here isn't really that interesting."

Liara thought about it seriously, then smiled happily.

"But today is different~"

"what?"

Leohart was stunned for a moment. He didn't understand what "today is different" meant.

What's different? Could it be that...

"Um, sister... could something have happened in the palace during the day?"

"Hmm~ It's not like anything happened."

Liara deliberately nodded her lips to keep the question in suspense.

"To be precise, Leo-chan, an acquaintance of yours came to see you, and I chatted with him for a while."

"An acquaintance?"

Leohart was slightly startled, and a hint of uneasiness flashed through his heart, as if something was developing beyond his expectations.

After all, where did he get such a thing as "acquaintances"?

"Well~ This person might scare Leo-chan."

Noticing the increasingly confused expression on her brother's face, Liara hummed smugly.

"Leo-chan, do you remember that guy Zolgear was killed about half a month ago?"

"Zolkiel? Why are you mentioning him... uh..."

Leohart was a little confused at first, but soon the confusion turned into hesitation, and then he seemed to suddenly realize something.

"Wait! Could it be that...?!"

"Hmm~ That's the expression. I knew Leo-chan would be shocked."

Looking at the extremely surprised expression on her brother's face, Liara clapped her hands together in satisfaction.

"He was originally going to come see you, Leo-chan, today, but since you were out, I took over as the receptionist and chatted with him for a while."

"So, he didn't do anything out of the ordinary, did he?"

Leohart twitched his lips and asked cautiously.

"Don't worry, there's nothing like that."

Liara still had a smile on her face.

"Leo-chan, don't think Fogui-kun is too scary. After talking to him today, I feel that Fogui-kun is actually a very gentle person."

Hmm, so that guy’s name is Fogui, he even calls him by his name... Leohart thought.

"So, what exactly did he want from me?"

"Hmm~ It's not a big problem. The main issue is the ownership of the old Demon King's capital..."

"……what?"

Leohart almost thought he had misheard.

Although we have to admit that the ownership of the old Demon King's royal city is indeed very important, it is like a symbol of a faction. Once it is occupied or destroyed, it means that the faction has been completely defeated.

But isn’t that guy a human? Why would a human care about the territorial ownership of the northern border of the Demon Realm?

"That's what he said."

Liara nodded and thought seriously.

"Basically, he killed Ramsas, so in exchange, he wants our current Demon King's faction to give him the old Demon King's castle after we win the final battle. This is because it was the inheritance left by his sister-in-law's father."

"..."

What is this mess?

Leohart was a little confused for a moment.

"That's what happened anyway~"

Liara shrugged.

"Fo Gui Jun doesn't have any other intentions. He simply wants the land of the old Demon King's capital. I told him I can give him an answer tomorrow, so I think he will come again tomorrow."

“…He’s coming tomorrow!?”

"Of course~"

Liara tilted her head in confusion.

"Because you're not at home today, Leo-chan, I can't give you a definite answer. Of course, I can only wait until tomorrow to tell you, right?"

"But...this..."

Leohart suddenly had the urge to cover his face and not face it.

To be honest, it wouldn't be a big deal if we just gave the old Demon King's faction's royal city to the other party, but if we did that, the Cardinals would definitely have something to say.

But that's not the most important thing.

The worst thing is that my sister has to meet that guy alone. No matter how I think about it, it’s hard to feel at ease!

"I, I understand. I will talk to him in person tomorrow!"

Chapter 297: Countdown to the explosion of the Cardinal Court

For Leohart, tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

However, Leohart was not the only one who couldn't sleep all night.

At the same time, in the neutral zone in the northern part of the Demon Realm, in the Cardinal Court, which should have been dismissed for get off work, the candlelight in the dimly lit meeting room was still flickering.

Several older demons from the North, dressed in luxurious silk, sat at the conference table and listened to the day's report.

The person who was reporting to them was none other than Edminas, the man who came to deliver a letter and whom Huakaiyuan Fugui and others met in the old capital this morning.

"Mr. Madness, as I mentioned, Ramsas, the leader of the old Demon King faction, is now dead. This will greatly expand the advantage of the current Demon King faction. What should we do next?"

"Um……"

At the conference table, the man known as "Sir Madness" was a rather old devil.

Gray horns, golden mosquito-repellent eyes, a pale and dry face like a goblin, and the same lines as the Third Hokage extending from the lower eyelid to the lower half of the cheekbone, all these features make him look hideous and sinister.

After listening to Edminas's report, he pondered for a moment, tapping the table lightly with his sharp fingertips.

"Really? I didn't expect that Ramsas would be killed at this critical moment. This is indeed a bit troublesome."

"but……"

Madnis groaned again, then suddenly turned his gaze to Edminas at the table.

"Edminus, you said Ramsas was dead when you arrived. What kind of man killed him?"

"How should I put it about this? Although it may sound a little unbelievable..."

Edminas smiled and spread his hands.

"But no matter how I look at it, it looks like a human boy to me."

"Varied……!?"

"Is it actually a human...?"

"How is this possible? How could a human kill Ramsas..."

As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of whispers around the conference table.

But Madnis quickly raised his hand to suppress the voices and continued asking.

"Please be more specific. What is his name? What is his relationship with Ramsas? And why did he want to kill Ramsas?"

"As for these, I'm not sure."

Edminas still kept smiling, and even though he failed to answer his boss's question perfectly, there was no trace of guilt between the lines of his words.

"You know, if they could easily kill Ramsas, they could just as easily kill me. And my mission isn't just to deliver a letter to the old demon king. If I accidentally anger them and die there, who will bring back the news of Ramsas's death?"

"Well, that's true."

The reasonable explanation calmed Madnis's anger before it even started.

It was a pity that Edminas failed to find out the other party's identity, but it was also important to bring back the news of Ramsas' death.

After all, although Ramsas' death still had a significant impact on their plans, at least they still had time to prepare in advance.

"By the way, Lord Madnis, I've actually noticed another interesting thing about the human boy who killed Ramsas."

"...something interesting?"

"When I arrived, I saw a... no, I should say several familiar faces at the scene."

Edminas smiled slightly.

"One of them is Naruse Mio, the daughter of the former Demon Lord of the North, Wilbert."

"what?!"

Upon hearing the news, even Madnis, with his age and experience, couldn't help but stand up from his chair.

The daughter of the former Demon King Wilbert came back with a man and killed her own uncle? Why does this sound so melodramatic and ridiculous?

No, wait...if that's the case, then it seems to make sense.

"Mr. Madness, you seem to have noticed something?"

"Um……"

Hearing Edminas's question, Madnis still shook his head uncertainly.

"Although it's just a possibility, Ramsas might have had the same idea as Zolgear in order to win this decisive battle."

"……I see."