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…It’s all because Saros is too skilled at braiding hair!

After Ansel was teleported back, he suddenly had a headache when he thought of Joey in the convenience store and his excuse for taking out the trash. He didn’t know what to do when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a huge trash can beside him. This trash can is the garbage collection of the entire street. The human world does a good job of sorting the garbage, so it looks neat and well organized.

Ansel stood in front of the trash can, wondering if the excuse “the trash can exploded” could work.

It is just sacrificing a trash can, but it would require him to violate social ethics.

——A soft, wriggling, believer-level monster suddenly attracted Ansel’s attention.

Ansel: “…”

Isn’t there already an excuse?

Joey was anxious at the door of the convenience store for a long time, but he didn’t see Ansel coming back, so he was immediately sure that something really happened to him. Old Lynn had reminded him before that the density of demons nearby had increased, and he shouldn’t have let Ansel take out the trash alone so late!

As he blamed himself, Joey prepared to go out to find Ansel. But before he could take action, he saw Ansel slowly walking back under the streetlights.

“Ansel!” Joey almost burst into tears of joy, “Are you okay?!”

“Huh?” Ansel raised his head inexplicably, “I just went to take out the trash, what’s wrong?”

“B-but you haven’t come back for a long time! It’s been almost half an hour!”

Ansel looked as if he only realized it just now.

“Oh, well, it indeed took a while, because when I was taking out the trash, I seemed to have encountered a stray dog.”

He gestured while talking.

“It’s about this big, its body is very soft, it runs very fast, and it bites when it comes up…”

The more Joey listened to his description, the more frightened he became. As a member of the Demon Hunter Club, he is well aware that under the calm night of the city, countless demons appear, waiting for opportunities to harm humans. With a soft body, fast speed, and strong aggression… Ansel may not have encountered a stray dog, but… a demon!

Even though sixth-level star members can deal with demons, for ordinary humans, such aggressive demons that crave flesh and blood are very deadly. Looking at Ansel, who was safe and sound, with only his hair being knitted into braids, Joey asked tremblingly.

“Then you…how did you…”

Ansel actually returned safely after a demon’s attack. It’s really a blessing!

Ansel looked as if he had a headache.

“Of course I didn’t want to be bitten, and I would’ve needed to get an injection, which is so troublesome. Fortunately, that thing jumped onto the trash can, so I slammed the lid shut and clamped it…”

Joey: “…”

Clamp, clamped? ? ?

Ansel was still narrating with a pained expression on his face. As he spoke, he also observed Joey’s expression. I don’t know how powerful the believer-level monsters are in the human world, but Ansel doesn’t want to make himself too conspicuous, so he carefully observed Joey’s expression to determine if the approach he described was too outrageous.

Ah, Joey’s expression has become too frightened. Is this already too outrageous? Well, let’s finish it quickly.

“Then it broke.”

It got caught! Then it split into two! That makes sense! Ansel gave his explanation a thumbs up.

Joey: “…”

The kind of demon with a flexible skin that can defend against the vast majority of cold weapons, and can only be broken by enchanted weapons, was actually cut in two by the lid of a trash can? Is that lid of the trash can…. enchanted?

Seeing Joey’s expression becoming even more terrifying, Ansel hesitated a bit.

Is it too exaggerated?

It’s really hard to control!

Deciding to end this topic as quickly as possible, Ansel simply gave a result that couldn’t be verified

“And then the thing ran away.” He spread out his hands, “It’s really strange. It ran as fast as a wild cat. It might be some wild animal. Ah, I actually didn’t want to harm it.”

Ansel was a bit uneasy, not knowing whether his random nonsense could pass the test. Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Joey patted him on the shoulder with a fearful look on his face, his green eyes sparkling with tears, as if he was feeling lucky.

“It’s great that you can safely take out the trash and come back!”

Ansel: “…”

It’s strange, but the excuse seems to have worked!

Once a monster, now a small pile of ashes next to the trash can: “…”

Only it and Ansel knew what kind of terrible and inhumane thing happened near the trash can just now.

***

Joey began to see Ansel in a new light, believing that Ansel might also be one of those talented people.

Although the vast majority of humans are unable to master magic or use martial arts, there are still a few who have received divine abilities that, if trained further, can unleash magic and use martial arts.

This kind of talent is often inherited, so children from magical families are tested as soon as they are born. 

Apart from the noble ones, among thousands of other ordinary people, there are also some who possess this kind of talent. 

Among these ordinary gifted people, a considerable portion of magic and martial arts users would get recruited by the Demon Hunter Clubs who don’t pay attention to the importance of nobility.

The most likely reason why Ansel was able to return unscathed under the attack of the demon is probably because Ansel has this rare talent, but it has not yet been developed, just like a piece of raw jade, waiting to be carved.

Joey himself has a similar talent, that’s why demons won’t approach his location, and sometimes even actively avoid him, so Joey is very receptive to this talent. He planned to find a time to test Ansel’s ability with a test crystal first. If it’s confirmed, he would have a good discussion with Ansel.

This may shake the worldview that Ansel has maintained for twenty years, and Joey himself has gone through this process, so he intends to conduct this conversation more cautiously. Of course it would be best to lay some groundwork in early stages, so when working together before closing the store, Joey gradually added some new topics.

“Speaking of it, Ansel.” Joey asked casually as they carried a heavy box together, “Do you believe in magic?”

His Majesty the Demon King’s eyes suddenly became blank.

How can he not believe it? It has been used for thousands of years. He believes it even more than light!

But it must not be said. His Majesty the Demon King always remembers that he is pretending to be a human being right now.

“Still…huh?” He asked with a little uncertainty, “Isn’t that the setting in the novels?”

Because the magic mirror woke up once before, its functions have been restored a lot, it conducted a comprehensive simulation of the mobile phone in the human world, even connecting to the human world network. His Majesty the Demon King has been reading novels on his Magic Mirror phone recently. It’s so interesting that he can even read it all night long.

He especially likes the articles on infrastructure! It’s like finding a treasure!

Seeing his normal reaction, Joey coughed twice.

“Assume, assume if you can do magic Ansel, then what would you want to do?”

Ansel seemed to be really thinking about it seriously, as if he was really a human being and possessed magic… As he was thinking, Joey saw him smiling, a kind of mischievous smile.

“I will probably be a brave warrior or something, pulling out my holy sword, and fighting against the Great Demon King.” He blinked his sunset-colored eyes and laughed as he spoke. Obviously, this was the development he was most looking forward to.

Pulling out the holy sword to scare Saros. It’s so exciting to just think about it!

Joey saw that he was thinking wildly, and although he lamented that Ansel’s idea was so just, he was also worried that Ansel might think that he could do whatever he wanted with magic, so he quickly added with a smile.

“However, even if you know magic, you may still live an ordinary life. After all, there is only one brave person.”

Ansel thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

That’s right, Joey already knows magic, but isn’t he still working here?

The two of them worked together to organize the goods before closing the door of the convenience store. Today was a day shift for the convenience store and it won’t open at night. Tomorrow they will switch to night shift, and another group of colleagues will come to work during the day.

Joey insisted on sending Ansel downstairs of the hotel and watched Ansel go up with his own eyes. Facing the towering hotel building, Joey couldn’t help but sigh, thinking that Ansel’s background is definitely extraordinary. With such beautiful white hair, it must cost a lot to manage it.

The time is actually quite tight. He needs to go back to the club to apply for a test crystal first, and then go home to rest. Tomorrow, he will come back to work in the evening and test it quietly.

Little did they know that after they left, someone hurried over and looked at the convenience store without a trace of light, falling into a daze.

Yun Jian: “…”

Oops, I forgot that today was a day shift, and the store won’t open at night.

So where should he go to buy candy?

While thinking about this serious problem, Yun Jian picked up another phone call. After listening to the outrageous demands on the other end of the phone, he was still able to speak calmly.

“I can’t hold meetings, write mission reports, and track demons all at the same time.”

“…Now? We are tracking the demon right now.”

Having said this, Yun Jian’s expression became slightly solemn.

“It’s a high-level demon. It’s cunning, skilled in hiding itself, and has a strong hatred. I have already stabbed it before. I also saw that it had a companion that was an ordinary demon, but that ordinary demon disappeared near the convenience store.”

The ordinary demon that disappeared was the messenger-level monster that was forced to play with the electric door and was directly killed by Ansel. The ashes had been blown away and were lying under the floor tiles restored by earth magic.

After answering the phone call, Yun Jian took a deep breath, counted the few candies in his pocket, and began to worry about whether he could hold on until dawn tomorrow morning.

After all, worry is nothing but worry, the high-level demon has not been killed yet, and for the sake of the ordinary residents nearby, his pursuit cannot be stopped.

Yun Jian’s figure disappeared into the night. Long after he left, a wall suddenly twisted, and a monster with an iron mask slowly walked out. It stumbled a bit, obviously seriously injured, but it still turned its head and made hoarse calls from time to time. However, this call did not receive a response from its companions.

Monsters have a special way of tracking each other. This priest-level monster called for a while and started searching based on the faint breath. Soon, it arrived near the trash can. It had the same kind of breath, but it was very low-grade. The monster pressed its face against the pile of ashes, and recognized it as a strong believer, one of the lower-level monsters it commanded.

These days, the low-level monsters it commanded have constantly been disappearing without a trace near a convenience store. It was precisely because of this that when facing the demon hunter, it could not summon enough followers to besiege that human, and ended up suffering heavy losses itself. Thinking of this, the monster roared with hatred. It must find out what happened tonight.

The monster arrived at a corner outside the convenience store, leaned down, sniffed on all fours, and let out a few more roars.

Suddenly, the monster seemed to realize something and began to dig into the intact ground somewhere. After digging to a certain depth, facing the pit just big enough to put a head in, the eyes behind the monster’s iron mask began to become bloodshot.

This is the only messenger it commanded! Now it was killed! Not even ashes were left!

In anger, the monster began to think slowly.

Was it the demon hunter? Where did all the dozens of remaining low-level monsters go? Even if killed, at least leave the body for it to devour!

The night breeze gently blew by, raising some dust. The monster sniffed over and over, and suddenly stood still, followed by trembling, twitching, and hysteria! It clawed at the ground frantically, making some messy and meaningless sounds from its mouth. Apparently, the new discovery had already driven it crazy!

It knows! It knows where all its subordinates have gone!

Right here! It’s just that——

All of them! Convenience store! All! Melt! Here! Dust! Ashes!

It finally let out a tearing roar of hatred and swore that he would deal with this convenience store——

Take revenge!

The author has something to say:

Looking for subordinates, I found their ashes…

Monster: I want revenge!

Ansel: You’re going to perform a suicide mission.

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