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"If humanity gains the dragons' help again and assembles a formidable force of dragon knights, our battle lines may once again suffer repeated defeats!"
The demons present nodded slightly, all understanding the seriousness of the matter.
"Dragon Riders..."
At the head of the long table, Kletina, dressed in a sky-blue rose gown, sat gracefully. The rose petals, clear and translucent like water, shimmered and reflected the image of a terrifying frost dragon and the frost that crisscrossed the battlefield... Kletina felt a slight pressure.
"Swell, do you have any leads on this matter?" Kleinna asked the Book Demon Swell.
Swell shook his head with some difficulty: "I can only glean scattered rumors. It's said that a year ago, the Frost Dragon King and the Fire Dragon Queen made some kind of pact... but I can't confirm the truth of the rumors, or the contents of the pact..."
At this point, Swell sighed: "If only the Sixth Demon hadn't been suspected by Prince Ota, we would definitely have been able to get some solid information from her."
“Humans are truly terrifyingly united—” Kleinna’s long eyelashes trembled slightly.
A few days ago, Swell had already told all the demons the "truth" he had discovered.
The doubts that had long lingered in Kletina's heart gradually dissipated. Before this, she had never imagined that behind Mino's seemingly frivolous generosity lay a deep dedication to humanity, loyalty, faith, and an inextinguishable hope!
At that moment, Mino's image in her heart became incredibly glorious and great.
But at the same time, it also brought unprecedented pressure to the great demons present. This was a challenge to the very backbone of humanity!
“I think we have no other choice…” With a soft sigh, Kletina glanced around at the group of demons and made her decision:
"Next, begin the torture of the Mino Warrior!!!"
Chapter 100 Fim: Mino is still just a child
The joint meeting fell silent, as if they had encountered some century-old problem.
Swell felt somewhat embarrassed, realizing for the first time that his side lacked manpower for interrogation.
His talent for probing is a double-edged sword; if not properly prepared, it can easily expose more of humanity's weaknesses.
The Nightmare Mirror is currently recovering, and the Demon Sword Apophis lacks sufficient experience in torturing humans. It is said that Lady Kletina's several attempts at torture have also had minimal effect.
"Your Excellency Migo, are you confident?"
Swell's question startled Migo, who was sitting at the long table, who thought the other had discovered something.
"Huh? Ah, me?" Migo was stunned, unsure how to respond.
"Lord Migo, based on my mental profile of the Mino Warrior, I have a premonition: he must be hiding some secret he dares not reveal to anyone!"
"Because before being a hero, he is first and foremost a human being!" Swell, who deeply understood human nature, stated firmly:
"Lord Migo, your power should have recovered to a level that doesn't affect your abilities... I believe that even heroes have weaknesses that are unknown to others, they are just not easily discovered."
"This time we can observe the interrogation process together; maybe we can discover some clues."
"W-w-what...watching together?" Migo's face flushed red, and her eyes twitched guiltily.
Can't! Absolutely not!
If that embarrassing video were projected in public, she would die! She would really die!!!
Besides, Kletina and Svir had seen what she looked like as a child. If they knew how clean her family background was—how would she ever be able to live in the Demon King's Castle again?
"No, no, no, no, no..." Migo immediately started shaking her pigtails rapidly, her face serious:
"Swell, you're seriously underestimating that weakling hero! Right! He doesn't have any dark history at all!"
In his anxiety, Migo rambled on:
"That hero's heart is absolutely pure and bright! What a fool! His mind is full of friendship and bonds! He doesn't even have the slightest thought of fear!"
"Yes, that's right. He once said to me, 'My heart and actions are as clear as a mirror, and everything I do is just!'"
“This…” Swell stopped reading, somewhat shaken.
This statement is something that has never been recorded in any book or lineage of demonic bloodlines, and has never appeared in this world before!
As the Book Demon, Swell is best able to see a person's true nature from a single sentence. At this moment, he can only sense the purest sense of justice from this sentence!
These words... were actually said by Mino herself...
Swell was shocked.
How many more heroic pronouncements will emerge from that hero's mouth, words that even the most valiant human heroes could never utter in their entire lives?!
"I was wrong..." The image in his mind was overturned once again, and a heartfelt admiration for Mino welled up within him. Swell sighed:
"Mino the Brave, an era has begun!"
Seeing that the demons present had finally given up on the idea of having him torture Mino, Migo breathed a sigh of relief.
Without making a sound, Migo turned her head and gave Fim, who was sitting on the same side, a look, asking Fim, who was on good terms with her, to cover for her again.
Fim immediately understood what Migo meant and nodded slightly.
With a creak, she pulled the chair and stood up.
“Fim, come, torture him.”
A voice devoid of emotion echoed in the empty hall. The demons present were slightly taken aback, not expecting that Fim, who always seemed uninterested in anything, would take the initiative to step forward.
"Lord Fim, do you mean you've come to interrogate the Mino Warrior?"
"Yes." Fim nodded seriously.
On that dull yet endearing face, a glimmer of light seemed to shine through the empty eyes:
"Fim, it's ready."
Seeing the slight hint of eagerness on Fim's face, Svir and Apophis exchanged a glance and nodded.
Fim is indeed very enthusiastic about interacting with humans...
“In that case, let’s leave it to Lord Fim, Lady Kletina?” Svir immediately suggested.
Apophis chimed in, "I also think that little Phim is very suitable for this interrogation."
Seeing that the demons present had already made their judgments, Kletina nodded. Just to be on the safe side, she asked the last demon for his opinion:
"Migo, what do you think?"
Migo paused, then subconsciously looked in Fim's direction. This time, the other man nodded slightly at her without leaving a trace.
Migo immediately understood.
A touch of emotion welled up inside me: Fim was so proactive for my sake... Is this the friendship between little devils?
"I have no opinion."
Migo sat down, exchanged a glance with Fim at the other end of the long table, and nodded in tacit agreement.
Everything is understood without words!
……
The walls of the prison cell, weathered and sturdy for years, underwent a dramatic transformation within a month.
Between the gray-black brick walls, ancient inscriptions of the Holy Sword are intricately carved, awaiting the day when the hero Mino is discovered in his perpetually dark prison, revealing this long-buried history to all.
"Even if we take a step back and say that, my lord..."
Grand Historian Artotai took a few steps back, gazing at his wall covered with white-printed calendars, and suddenly thought of something:
"Even if you deliberately gave it away for free, giving away so much...aren't you afraid of retribution?"
"Cough cough cough." Mino, lying on the bed, almost choked on her water, her eyes widening. "Why are you saying such harsh things?! Is this considered giving away for free...? This is clearly a tactical surrender, a smart way of selling myself!"
"Didn't all those big shots go through this... enduring hardship for over a decade, being imprisoned in the Western Regions for decades, suffering castration... cough cough, let's forget about the last one."
"But you seem to be treated completely differently from them—"
Altothai squinted at the soft bed beneath Mino, the clean, regularly maintained ensuite bathroom in the corner, the freshly eaten food platter placed by the door, the mysterious shrine and thick gold pouch tucked under the bed...
“Yes,” Mino said, looking puzzled. “Why are those demons treating me so well? It’s really strange…”
"Heh, this is really hard to guess." Artotai reviewed his own history of giving away freebies and said through gritted teeth:
"I estimate that in another month, you'll be able to move into the presidential suite!"
"Ah, Altote... How could you slander someone's innocence out of thin air?!" Mino's eyes widened, and he hugged the white-haired loli in his arms tightly, who let out a cheerful "woof woof woof".
"Where the hell did you pull this white-haired loli out of?! I didn't even notice her at the beginning!!!"
Mino killed Altoté's rant.
"Lady Mia, so you were here all along."
Just then, a gentle breeze swept through the cell.
The familiar scent of roses filled the room. The Rose Shadow Demon, Kletina, appeared in a pale pink rose gown, hands on her hips, glancing at Mino with a slightly annoyed raised eyebrow:
"Mino! How many times have I told you, Lady Mia isn't your body pillow!!!"
"Ah~~~~Ooh~~~~!" Mia whimpered contentedly in Mino's arms.
"You don't understand, this is a VIP care service for left-behind children - a special edition for white-haired lolis."
Mino straightened her back confidently: "If you had time to take care of the child, would little Mia be coming to me begging to be petted?"
"Logically, I should ask you for payment for petting the white-haired loli!"
"You?!" Kletina was so enraged by Mino's sarcastic remarks that her chest heaved violently with each breath.
"Fim!"
With a creak, the cell door was pushed open by the small cart that Fim often used, and Fim, dressed in a classic maid outfit, walked into the cell. Looking at the stagnant atmosphere in the room, she tilted her head slightly.
After thinking for a while, Fim let go of the trolley in his hand, ran to the middle of Kletina and Mino with small steps, turned his back to Mino like an eagle catching a chick, and stretched out his hands.
"Tina, my lord."
"Mino is still a child."
"A kid who's 1.8 meters tall and weighs 135 pounds?!" Altotai exclaimed in shock from the corner, "Have you been reading too many parenting magazines?!"
"Okay, that's enough of the farce."
Unable to bear watching any longer, Kletina cradled Mia, who was yawning in her arms, in one hand, and gently patted Mia's back with the other to lull her to sleep. Her cherry-pink eyes turned to Mino.
"Now that I've appeared here, Mino the Warrior, you should know very well... why, right?"