174 The Demon and the Angel C174

The two were the Demon King Ifera Runa and the strongest angel Melkyal. They were sitting far from the plaza, hiding from the eyes of everyone. Only the Winged Freaks were able to feel their presence, but even them could not find their exact location without putting some effort.

At that moment, Ifera Runa was staring at the Rubymeat cubes. "Hehe... That guy actually stole a cube of meat… what should I do to take revenge?" Her devilish gaze made the plump man in the plaza subconsciously shiver.

"It's fine, there is no need to be so petty over a cube of meat." Melkyal remarked indifferently.

"He stole such a delicacy from us and you let him be, such a disappointing angel."

Unbothered by her usual teasing, Melkyal stared at her for a moment before he explained, "Didn't you hear what that girl said earlier? He will be punished for stealing food, and coincidentally I sent a message to the chef about what he did."

"You're a devil!"

"I don't want to hear that coming from the Demon King."

"Queen! Demon Queen! How many times do I have to say it?"

"Yes yes." Melkyal could not count the number of times she tried to correct others. He took a piece of meat and took a bite off it. "It's really good."

Ifera Runa also tried one. "Compared to him, even the royal chefs aren't much."

"Indeed… Anyway, what do you think of that kid?" Melkyal asked out of the blue.

"That kid? You mean Shu Himo?" Ifera Runa raised her eyebrow.

"You seems to trust him a lot. How can you know that he will not become an enemy?"

"I can't trust him yet, but I feel that he won't… Actually, I believe that he may be the key."

"The key?" Melkyal widened his eyes in shock. "Even if he caused 'World's Acceptance' he will need tens of years before reaching our level… and even if he has the potential, they will kill him first."

"Heeh… they will kill him? He is part of the Winged Freaks, even we together can't kill him so easily… besides, if they dare attack him I will not let them off so easily."

Melkyal almost choked on a piece of meat. "Are you intending to start a holy war?!" Compared to a holy war the one that happened earlier in front of the Shu Kingdom would be considered merely as a small skirmish!

"That depends on them~" She replied with a grin on her face.

Melkyal sighed, "To think you would be willing to start a holy war for him… just don't get killed."

"Hehe. The same goes for you. Oh!" She abruptly turned to look at the distance. "It seems I have to go… bye bye, brother."

"Bye… and don't call me brother..." Melkyal muttered as he stared the parting figure of Ifera Runa.

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The banquet continued without unforeseen explosions, and after a couple hours everything returned as normal as if nothing had happened at all.

The Met(s) were also able to eat the meat (to the shock of Shu Himo) and left at the same moment as Ifera Runa. The same happened with the Longevity Realm experts, who left by following after Melkyal. Only one Longevity Realm expert did not go with them, remaining in front of Shu Himo.

The man was a bit pale, still injured from the previous war. However, he ignored the pain he was feeling and knelt down in front of Shu Himo. "My Lord, I saw your accomplishments and once again decided to follow you forever. Both my body and soul is at your disposal."

Staring at the man Shu Himo was shocked. He had completely forgotten about him! It was Cai Xiang, who had sworn loyalty after being saved by a Met-2.

Dispersing the embarrassment from his mind, Shu Himo smiled. "Very well, I will assign you the most important duty: defend my family."

Shu Himo knew perfectly which was his weakness: the possibility of someone taking hostage his family. To resolve it he had considered many options and had decided that for now, he would simply find a guard for defending it, and Cai Xiang was perfect to assume the role.

While it was just a temporary measure it was enough for the moment. He knew that a single Longevity Realm expert would be far from enough, so his final plan consisted of simply conquering all the world and binding everyone to contracts from the system.

After making the introductions between the new guard and his family, they all went back to the royal palace, where Shu Himo explained everything that happened, particularly the events concerning the ex-Remir Kingdom.

The only things he did not talk about where the things he could not talk about, like anything related to the system and Aura Azusa's true identity.

While Shu Himo was spending his time with his family, the flying ship was moved to the border of the capital so to avoid casualties when someone dropped down from it.

The week passed quickly between random explosions heard from afar and a flying ship covering the sky.

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Hundreds of years in the future the events concerning the Shu Kingdom were considered the turning point for the start of a new era.