Chapter 66: Joke

Lucifer went out of Asgo's house pretty quickly as he...was just that fast and he also used magic to do it.

And when Lucifer got out of Asgo's house, he soon found out that the men staying in front of Asgo's house were gone.

They couldn't be found by Lucifer's naked eyes, and he also couldn't feel any of them present in this place.

Not even a single one and that was weird considering that there were many people in this place.

What's more, there were many beggars and homeless people in this place, staying at the sides of the streets.

So to see that the slums were completely empty was definitely weird.

Lucifer thought so as well, which is why he...quickly moved to go to the tallest building in this place, which is...just right in front of Asgo's house.

And now...Lucifer was standing at the corner of the building as he tried to find the residents of the slums.

Although this doesn't really concern Lucifer, it wouldn't be hurt to gather information about what was going on.

"Hmm...found them," Lucifer murmured as he was facing towards the right side of the street.

He was staring into the far distance, too, but it didn't really matter with Lucifer's superb senses.

He could see very well what was in the far distance, and it was...a gathering of many people.

There were so many people that Lucifer was sure that the residents of the slums were gathered in that place.

"What's happening there? It doesn't seem like to be an attack as there is no mana wandering in the air, but...to see so many people gathered there..."

"What's more, there are people that are obviously not from the slums, too...hmmm," Lucifer said as he squinted his eyes as he looked at the people.

There were people who were dressed properly in that gathering, and there were also fancy carriages standing in a long line in that gathering, which is weird.

After all, that place could still be considered as part of the slums. There's no way that rich people would suddenly go here.

Unless...something interesting was going on.

"Sigh, right after I finished something, another one pops up, I hope this one is interesting at least," Lucifer murmured as he made the decision to go and see for himself what was happening in that place.

Lucifer then disappeared from the roof of the house as he went on to that...gathering.

To the plaza of the slums...

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Lucifer was able to reach the plaza of the slums without any hassle or any problem.

Of course, he was standing on top of a random house's roof as he was looking down on the plaza.

"There should be about a thousand people in here..." Lucifer murmured as he was forced to realize how many people were present right now.

Although Lucifer didn't know this, there were exactly 1609 people present in the plaza right now.

Most of these people are from the slums, but...the number of residents of the slums is much higher than 1609.

The other residents just didn't go here as it was full of people now, and the other people that were not from the slums forced the other people to go away as the plaza has reached its maximum capacity of people.

It was then that Lucifer heard a man's voice resound out in this place.

"Quiet! Quiet! Quiet!" The voice said, and this made Lucifer look for the source of the voice.

However, it wasn't really that hard for Lucifer to find the source of the voice as ten men suddenly appeared who were surrounding a single man.

The man was standing on top of a platform while the ten men were surrounding the platform that the man was standing on.

The man then...continued to speak something that surprised Lucifer.

"As you all know, we are from the Warmester Denoble House!" That man shouted out loud for everyone to hear.

His voice resounded out and every ear in this place was able to hear it loud and clear.

'Warmester? Impossible, are they planning to conduct a 'recruitment' right in the middle of the day? In a conspicuous place, too?' Lucifer thought as his eyes sharpened.

He didn't expect that the enemy that he was thinking of obliterating was conducting such an obvious move right in the middle of the day at the center of a plaza.

Even though this place was the slums, this place was still part of the capital city of the Zacharath Kingdom.

It is only natural that the royal forces of the royal family would be wandering here and there as they are on the lookout for any possible dangers, which is exactly this...gathering of residents of the slums and the Warmester Denoble House.

'I'm sure that the royal family knows what the Warmester Denoble House is doing and that they are just waiting for evidence to strike down this Denoble House, but...I don't believe that the Warmester Denoble House is that stupid to give themselves away.'

Right, no matter how much the Warmester Denoble House covers up their traces and wrongdoings, it is only natural for the royal family to hear of it.

And since they heard of it, it is only natural for them to do something about it.

However, the fact that the Warmester Denoble House was doing something like this in broad daylight proves that...the royal family isn't doing anything.

'Strange...are they letting them do whatever they want? That's...impossible, though,' Lucifer thought.

Things were getting weirder as Lucifer lacks information and even Lucifer was getting confused by this situation.

It was to the point that Lucifer actually wanted to meet Velma again, the princess of this kingdom, to know more about this situation.

And that just speaks volume of how confused Lucifer was right now.

After all, Lucifer absolutely hated her and was annoyed just with Velma's presence.

However, it seems that Lucifer cannot think about this anymore as the man standing on the platform began to speak again.

"This is another project of the Lord of the Warmester Denoble House. A project to make you useless demons become useful! A project to make sure that you guys will become stronger so that you useless demons will be able to uplift the kingdom!"

"A project to make sure that you will be able to change your lives!!" The man said with a loud voice and his voice was heard by all.

And as expected, the residents of the slums...all became excited at the words of the man.

They all raised their hands in the air as they shouted out loud with a happy look on their face, "A project!!!"

They said, but the excitement soon died down as the man on the platform signaled for them to quiet down with his fingers.

"Now, as you all know, there is a requirement for you guys to meet. Although the Lord of the Warmester Denoble House wants to help all of you, the funds and the men are limited."

"Therefore! We will be putting up a requirement so that we know who will participate in the project!"

"If you understand that and are confident in yourself, stay in this place! And we will examine the ones who stay!" The man said.

And as soon as he finished his words, the residents of the slums...didn't move at all.

They just looked at the man with hopeful looks on their face and with excited thoughts on their minds.

Even though some of the residents knew that they wouldn't meet the requirements, they didn't move or shy away from this 'project.'

And that was only normal. After all, this was a chance to turn their lives for the better.

A miracle might happen and an opportunity might just open up for them.

There's no way that they would go away when the possibility of turning their lives around for the better is there.

"Alright! We shall start the examination, then!" The man said with a loud voice.

And the carriages on the side suddenly opened up as people started to come out.

Of course, these men were from the Warmester Denoble House, who will conduct the examination.

And while these were happening, Lucifer was looking at them with interest in his eyes.

'No matter how much they try to hide it, it's clear as day that this is a process for that 'recruitment,' Lucifer thought as a smile crept up to his lips.

Lucifer was thinking of...dressing as a resident of the slums and then participate in this 'project.'

And if it goes well, Lucifer would be able to jeopardize the entire Warmester Denoble House without fighting the organizations.

He would be able to destroy them from inside out, and...Lucifer would finally be able to get his hands on their organizations.

Of course, there would be some other reforms that Lucifer would have to make, but...that was something that Lucifer would do after this.

Right now, he got to focus on this...'project' first.

"Hahaha..." Lucifer laughed a little bit as he realized how much of an opportunity this was.

"These guys are a joke," Lucifer murmured as he went to work to disguise himself...