What do you mean I've traveled to worlds geared towards children?

"And you listened to him entirely by your own will, am I right?"

“…He saved me,” Mu Dongyin replied slowly.

"So you've decided to listen to him?"

"..." Mu Dongyin remained silent again.

Ron stared at her for a long time, then suddenly realized something: "He... must have promised you something?"

"……Um."

This time, Mu Dongyin nodded.

So that's how it is... Was it an exchange of benefits? Or...?

“He will… do something for me,” Mu Dongyin continued.

"What is it?" Ron pressed.

Mu Dongyin was silent for a moment. She silently finished the last bite of her meal before saying to Ron, "He will help me stay here."

"here?"

"Fantasy Beast Continent".

"...?" Upon hearing Mu Dongyin's words, Ron admitted that he was indeed stunned for a moment.

But Ron quickly recovered, and his mood became slightly serious.

Although I don't know what's going on, it's clear that Mu Dongyin... doesn't want to return to the real world!

Chapter 68: Operation to Reclaim Our Comrades Begins!

Why doesn't Mu Dongyin want to return to the real world?

Ron wasn't quite sure.

After all, apart from Jiang Chen, he doesn't know much about the past of the other Phantom Beast Warriors. He doesn't even know what Ron's own setting is in this world, or what relatives he has in the real world.

So it goes without saying that they knew what Mu Dongyin was thinking.

But according to the usual anime tropes, Mu Dongyin must have some tragic past.

Even Ron might have it.

Otherwise, there's no way to explain why Ron is so eager to gain power.

It's unclear what kind of identity the system assigned to Ron; perhaps we can only find out by returning to the reality of "Fantasy Warriors."

That is, if we can go back.

Ron didn't want to delve into Mu Dongyin's past, nor did he intend to become her confidant or older brother here.

His purpose in talking to Mu Dongyin was singular: to trick this fifth phantom beast warrior into joining his ranks.

Then let this girl, who is about the same age as you, do what she should do.

Therefore, after thinking for a moment, Ron suddenly smiled and asked Mu Dongyin:

"What if I could help you fulfill your wish?"

"?"

"If I said I also wanted to stay on the Beast Continent and gain greater power... would you come to help me?"

Ron finished his bibimbap and looked up at the silver-haired girl.

The girl looked blank, and after a moment's thought, she asked Ron:

"You want me to be your subordinate?"

"...That's pretty much the gist of it. By the way, why do you always want to be someone else's subordinate?"

"In anime... villains all have henchmen..."

"?" This time it was Ron's turn to be surprised. He looked at Mu Dongyin in confusion: "You know they're the villains? Then why are you helping them?"

"Because of him, I was saved."

Mu Dongyin answered honestly.

This honest child...

Ron finally understood: as expected, any child chosen to become a Phantom Beast Warrior was inherently good.

Even though Mu Dongyin's negative emotions were amplified by darkness, she could still understand which side was good and which side was bad.

The reason she had to follow the demon god was because he had saved her, and she wanted to repay his life-saving grace.

The reason she calls him "Demon God" is because she's been influenced by anime and thinks that's what the villains' henchmen call him, so she just started calling him that too.

In addition, since she is a minor, the demon god is indeed an 'adult' to her, so there is nothing wrong with calling her that.

It matches! It matches perfectly!

From this perspective, it's true that the Demon God's statement that Mu Dongyin would address him as "Master" was based on Mu Dongyin's own will.

At the time, Ron thought the demon was lying to him.

Looking at it now...

The demon god is also an honest person!

Having figured out Mu Dongyin's thought process, Ron immediately had a solution.

But he didn't say anything to Mu Dongyin for the time being, he just asked her:

"You said he saved you, how did he save you?"

"I... fell from the sky, and a bat-like creature caught me."

Mu Dongyin answered truthfully, adding, "The mimicry bats are... his subordinates."

"I see. What if I told you that you fell from the sky all because of him?"

"...?"

"You probably don't know this, but all the other phantom beast warriors, including myself, woke up on the ground. We weren't injured, and we didn't need anyone to rescue us."

"Let's put aside how we came to this world for now. Since we woke up unharmed, it proves that whether we fell from the sky or appeared directly in this world, we would actually be fine."

"So there's absolutely no need for him to go through all that trouble to save people. You should understand what I mean, right?"

Ron looked at Mu Dongyin.

In fact, he didn't know whether the Phantom Beast Warriors would fall to their deaths in the Phantom Beast Continent before transforming, nor did he know whether the Demon God's rescue of Mu Dongyin was truly a scheme or a coincidence.

But that doesn't stop him from using these words to fool people.

"You mean... he lied to me?"

Mu Dongyin's eyes widened slightly. Although her facial expression was still not very rich, her surprise was obvious.

“Who knows?” Ron shrugged and said casually.

"Maybe I lied to you, maybe I didn't... who can say for sure? But anyway... I didn't lie to you, I can guarantee that. As for who you choose to believe, that's your business."

Ron stopped there, not saying much more.

He believed that what he had said had given Mu Dongyin pause for thought.

After all, Mu Dongyin herself said that she had watched anime and knew what the villains in anime were like, so from her perspective, the 'good guys' of the mythical beast warriors would be more credible.

The reason Mu Dongyin listened to the Demon God in the past was partly because her heart was influenced by darkness, and partly because the Demon God saved her first.

Now that she knows the demon god might be deceiving her, what should she do?

Ron was really looking forward to it.

Ron stopped talking, and Mu Dongyin silently finished her boxed lunch, staring at the green peppers next to it without saying a word.

After waiting for a while, Ron saw that Mu Dongyin had no intention of continuing to chat with him, so he picked up his empty lunchbox and got up to wander around the Guardian Temple.

But as soon as Ron got up, he heard a muffled thud emanating from the entire Temple of the Guardians.

Then the ground began to shake.

The shaking didn't last long, only a few seconds, but Ron still guessed what had happened.

It must be An Yan and his men attacking!

Sure enough, the next second, the mimic bat wobbled in from outside and called out to Ron and Mu Dongyin:

"No...it's terrible! The Beast Warriors and the Lion King have broken in! Master Tiger is holding them off right now, and the Demon God wants you to go help them quickly!"

Upon seeing the mimic bat fly in, Ron instantly got into character and entered an 'evil' state.

He grabbed the mimic bat and said coldly:

"You can't even stop a few defeated underlings, what are you good for?"

"I'm hungry... Lord Ron... This has nothing to do with me, I'm just a messenger...!"

The mimic bat, struggling to breathe in Ron's hands, answered.

Feeling the furry texture in his hand, Ron threw away the mimic bat with a look of disgust.