Why is the Demon King like this?

Chapter 119 Shopping

Although Hanako No. 1 managed to maintain the barrier protecting the Great Demon Hand, the people at the main headquarters still noticed the anomaly after it was broken.

In the dimly lit room, a spirit quality monitor suddenly displayed a series of abnormal values. On the screen connected to it, a complex calculation formula flashed by, and then the source of the anomaly was locked down step by step. But before the calculation was completed, the remaining anomaly disappeared without a trace with a "bang", leaving only a very fine ripple spreading out in the screen.

This is the true record that has been left behind.

"There seems to be some spiritual disturbance over there in Diwa. Send someone over to investigate."

"yes!"

Of course, in the face of daily spiritual anomalies, this is just a negligible ripple.

"Speaking of which, it seems the head of Meiji Shrine voluntarily transferred his assigned area to that region. Was it because of the Fujita family matter?"

"That's hard to say. Meiji Shrine's ideas are always unfathomable, and that chief is also an incomprehensible fellow."

The person who spoke shook his head and chuckled upon hearing this.

"Could it really be for a handsome guy this time?"

"Judging from the photos alone, it seems... understandable." A female voice joined the discussion in the room.

"Why?"

"Not only that, that young man is a wild genius whose spirituality is increasing at an extremely rapid pace. Even with the help of the Divine Palace, he is still an extremely rare genius."

"Oh? Meiji Shrine wants to absorb him?"

"Oh, I don't know what the shrine is thinking."

Shinbata Yui received immediate reports of spiritual anomalies in her jurisdiction. On the surface, she dispatched a small team, while she secretly arrived ahead of time.

"what?"

She also vaguely sensed that the spiritual changes were far more subtle and insignificant than described in the report, but Hanako's carefully crafted illusion ultimately left her only able to see through a fog—

If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, who would have thought that this was the Hanako-1, which had never been observed before?

Before the inspection team arrived, she fished out Hanako 7274 and put it into her sleeve.

"What happened at Kukai Private High School?"

"Hahaha—I don't know either!"

Hanako, shrunk by magic, peeked out from the shrine maiden's sleeve, clutching the sleeve with both hands, and said guiltily.

"Why don't you go and ask Lord Qinggui?"

"Is he alright?"

"He's doing great!" Hanako7274 hesitated, wanting to share some gossip with the chief priestess, but also afraid of losing her life.

Kamibata Yui noticed that Ao Keisuke was sleeping in an activity room, and there was a familiar-looking person next to him, who seemed to be the eldest daughter of the Hoshino family.

Shinbata Yui's eyes flashed with divine light as she noticed the abnormality in Hoshino.

"No wonder Qinggui asked about the Hoshino family—" she suddenly realized, "They actually possess such high spirituality just based on talent alone!"

Hanako 7274 noticed that the shrine maiden's body was trembling. Sure enough, even a shrine maiden of the shrine would be angry when faced with such a scumbag as Lord Seikai and caught red-handed.

It would be best to give Lord Qinggui a good beating!

How dare she seduce her own older sister?

Why not seduce yourself?!

I'm a sailor-uniformed JK!

But in the end, Shimahata Yui didn't even glance at it much, because she was worried that her gaze would disturb Ao Keisuke's rest.

She stood on the rooftop, gently tucking a strand of hair in the breeze.

"I'll ask Qinggui-kun again tonight," she muttered to herself, and silently left Kukai Private High School.

They also took Hanako 7274 with them to prevent her from being sealed away by the scouting team.

Night fell again. Keisuke Ao and Asuka Arisugawa walked out of the subway station. A few hundred meters along the sidewalk was their destination: the shopping mall. From there, they could also see their apartment building.

Arisugawa saw a pet hospital by the roadside. Although it wasn't the one she had run into with Ao Keisuke before, it still brought back memories of that morning, as the light and shadow shifted.

As if a hazy morning mist was obstructing her vision, Asuka Arisugawa subconsciously reached out and grabbed the hem of Keisuke Ao's clothes, following him through the crowd.

As she entered the mall, the cool air from the air conditioner brought her back to her senses, and she let go of her hand.

"Ah, I'm sorry, Qinggui-kun."

"Um?"

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"No—it's nothing." Arisugawa Asuka blushed and shook her head vigorously, her hair swaying with the movement.

She ran forward in small steps, then turned around with her hands behind her back and said, "Come quickly, Qinggui-kun."

"Which floor do we need to go to?" Aoki asked.

"Hmm... the third floor, I guess?" Arisugawa thought for a moment and said.

The girl led him up the stairs, not by elevator, but by floor by floor, and would go inside any shops that interested her.

"Aren't you bored, Qinggui-kun?"

Upon hearing this, Keisuke Ao simply shook his head. Being with Arisugawa, no matter what he did, always felt relaxed and comfortable.

Finally, they arrived at a bookstore on the third floor.

"So you wanted to buy books?"

"Yes." Arisugawa Asuka smiled, her eyes narrowed.

"I'll also look for books that interest me."

"Looking forward to it~"

Arisugawa deliberately separated from Keisuke Ao and went to the shelves to find books by herself.

Keisuke Ao glanced around, entered the light novel section, and quickly found the novel he was reading about heroes and demons.

Not a short time has passed since he took over the body of the original owner, and the plot points that were left unresolved back then have been answered in the new single volume.

—Even with their combined strength, the Demon King and the Hero were no match for the God. In the end, the Hero said, "If you continue like this, I will unleash the Rumbling Earth," attempting to force the God to give up by threatening to destroy the entire world.

As a result, the gods laughed, and it was a perfect opportunity to usher in the next era.

Upon hearing this, the Demon King and the Hero could no longer hold back. In order to protect the child and the world, they had no choice but to launch a suicidal attack, ultimately losing their lives on the battlefield.

This volume ends with the deaths of the two characters in battle. Aoki Keisuke even confirmed with the author that it was not yet finished, meaning there would be a next volume.

But the male and female leads are both dead, so what kind of plot can we expect?!

He blinked, surprisingly a little curious, and decided to put away the light novel he had just skimmed through, intending to buy it and see if the author had any foreshadowing later.

When he came out, Arisugawa had just finished paying the bill, and the clerk wrapped the books she bought in gift paper and sealed them up.

"Are you planning to buy this as a gift?"

"Hmm!" Arisugawa Asuka nodded. "What did Qingke-kun buy?"

Aokiji waved the light novel in her hand. Because the title was too long and the cover showed a hero's large breasts, she couldn't read the whole title and author.

"Does Qinggui-kun like this type of content?"

"Not really —" Keisuke Ao explained, "It was just to pass the time and satisfy a little curiosity about the ending."

"I see!"

Behind the two, a passerby who was about to pay the bill glanced over and immediately sneered: "Ah—isn't this the famous '***'? A novel by Jian Shuixie?"

What do you need?

Aokiji glanced at him; he was a very large man, but his appearance was about the same as Sanada Sai's.

In other words, a fat otaku who's like a pig.

If you still don't remember, Sanada Sai was Keisuke's deskmate to the right.

"Oh, right? He's a handsome guy. Don't get me wrong, if you didn't know that, I just wanted to give you some advice."

He took two steps back, looking somewhat flustered, but because the topic was in a familiar area, he still stubbornly said, "This isekai fantasy novel is best read up to this volume and considered it finished. It's definitely a masterpiece among adventure novels, but once the next volume comes out, it will turn into a pile of shit."

"Oh?"

Keisuke Ao and Asuka Arisugawa were drawn to his words.

The shop assistant standing nearby hesitated to speak, but ultimately chose to remain silent.

"Ahem!" The fat otaku coughed twice, feigning seriousness, and began his explanation with a hint of eagerness: "Since you've asked so sincerely, I have no choice but to tell you—"

Last week, the author interacted with others online, proudly revealing the contents of the next volume. Are you sure you really want to know?

"Is the plot terrible?" Keisuke Ao gestured for him to continue.

"It's absolutely earth-shattering!"

The fat otaku made an exaggerated gesture with both hands, similar to a "throwing to Earth," and excitedly said, "He actually resurrected the Demon King and the Hero, but the problem is that they were resurrected in the sacred pool of the divine realm, which means the two of them directly became gods!"

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After a long silence, under Arisugawa's suppressed laughter, Keisuke pushed the novel in his hand towards the clerk and said, "Sorry, I suddenly don't want to buy this book anymore."

The shop assistant gave a helpless yet understanding smile: "It's alright, sir, I understand."

Are there some kind of problem with Japanese light novel authors?!

Is this a plot that a human could write?

They made the villainous god too powerful, so they couldn't develop the plot and just turned around and joined the flamboyant world, right?

"Oh, right, Isamu also said he would never do anything like 'deus ex machina,' but his social media accounts have been bombarded with insults lately," the fat otaku continued.

The Demon King's first experience buying books was a complete disaster.

When he left, Arisugawa's cheeks were flushed with laughter.

Keisuke Ao touched his nose and, seeing that she was still trying not to laugh, reached out and poked Arisugawa's side.

"Let's go, I need to go to the supermarket."

"what!"

Arisugawa Asuka sprang away, and it took her a long time to blush and scurry back to Ao Keisuke's side.

"Really—Aokei-kun!"

"Sorry, I was afraid you'd suffocate."

"Hmph~"

The two entered the supermarket, and Aoki pushed a shopping cart.

Seeing this, Arisugawa asked, "Seikei-kun, are you buying a lot of things?"

"Yeah, we're planning to have a late-night snack tonight to celebrate, wanna come?"

"Why?"

The girl was stunned—was she going to be all alone again tonight?

This...this isn't a good idea, is it?

"Who...who are they?" she stammered.

"I haven't called anyone yet, but you should know them roughly—well, you should have a basic understanding of them."

"?"

How could Arisugawa not recognize Yui Kamahata and Chizuru Shiraishi?

Therefore, when Keisuke Ao said this, he was full of confidence.

If we simply put a distraction on the insignificant Hanako and forbid her from drinking, there won't be any problems.

"I see—"

Arisugawa walked in front of Keisuke Ao, trying not to let him see her conflicted expression.

My heart is fluttering, yet I'm also timid.

Curious, yet flustered.

Deep down, she is still a restrained, polite, and well-mannered young woman, a renowned Yamato Nadeshiko in Kukai Private High School, capable of making any decision appropriately and getting along well with most people.

How annoying, Qinggui-kun. He knows perfectly well that I will hesitate and feel shy because of this, yet he still flirtatiously extends an invitation to me.

Ugh, Qinggui-kun.

But he is also the one who can invite his Qinggui-kun without hesitation.

If you're thinking about how to politely reject someone, that's what's truly heartbreaking, isn't it?

Asuka Arisugawa couldn't help but think of it.

As the shopping cart gradually filled up, Keisuke Ao noticed that Arisugawa was distracted, because she often spoke incoherently during their subsequent conversation.

Only when she was about to leave did she say in a calm tone, "Then I'll go help!"

Seeing this, Qing Guijie reached out and poked her again, causing her to instantly break out of her tense expression.

The girl couldn't help but laugh, trying to hide her embarrassment.

"No, Keisuke Ao, I'm ticklish."

"Sorry, I thought your face was frozen by the air conditioning."

"Seriously, how could this happen!"

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