Yongyuan Village.
A remote Demon Town nestled in the hidden mountains far from the city.
The villagers in the town seldom ever see outsiders, indeed, they might go their whole lives never seeing one.
And now, facing the arrival of Kana and company.
All the villagers cast curious glances towards them.
Faced with the gazes of villagers exhibiting various demonic traits, the group felt sowhat uneasy.
After all, these villagers possess Demon's Blood, and many of them have eyes or pupils as demonic limbs.
This imbues their gaze with special Magic Power.
Even though these villagers are far weaker than the group, discomfort persists.
Only Kana seed accustod to it, walking with an indifferent air as if he were a regular here.
He didn't even bother to observe his surroundings, behaving as though he was a familiar patron.
On the contrary, the Greatsword floating behind him flitted about with peculiar interest.
A little child with slightly green skin, looking chubby and dressed lightly, followed Frost Lord out of curiosity.
For children, the floating sword is a source of imnse fascination.
Finally, the child mustered up the courage to tap it with a finger.
Seemingly having noticed this child.
Frost Lord suddenly stopped the instant contact was made.
Then, it jerked sharply twice.
"Ahhh!"
Startled by the sudden movent, the child tumbled to the ground in fright.
This caused the Greatsword to tremble, its clinking sound resembling laughter.
But before the clinking had finished, Kana had already reached out, grabbing the hilt to yank it over.
"Honestly, how did you beco like this?"
Kana was sowhat perplexed.
Speaking thus, he instinctively turned his head toward Miguel West.
The inquisitive Miguel West noticed Kana's gaze, turned his head, and seemingly understood, quickly shaking his head.
It's not surprising Kana doubted him.
Originally, this proud young Elf, having let go of arrogance, sank into a state of indifference towards it.
He beca a bit shaless, especially in the often sarcastic environnt of Bobo.
He slid quickly from one extre to another.
"Tower Master, who are they?" asked a half-grown child, appearing around eleven or twelve years old.
He fluttered demon wings, flying beside Steward.
Steward looked at the child with a benevolent smile, patting his head.
"Guests."
"Guests?"
"Yes, they..."
Before he could finish speaking, a thin tentacle flew over from afar, wrapping around the child and pulling him back.
"Don't disturb the Tower Master at this ti." The tentacle's owner was a woman.
Naturally, if you don't mind the tentacles growing from her shoulder.
She smiled apologetically toward the Tower Master, who returned her a gentle smile.
"Honestly, other than looking a bit peculiar, they don't seem any different from Ordinary villagers," said Miguel West.
"Maybe." Lurilu refrained from making assumptions.
After all, this group bears Demon's Blood.
Although one wishes to believe they are kind, Demon's Blood inherently carries extre, evil thoughts that can influence the carriers.
Otherwise, the Gray Mountain Dwarves would not have endured such suffering, isolating themselves in the remote mountains.
Walking behind Kana.
Alyris, who was observing the town, sensed a peculiar gaze.
She looked towards the source of her sensation.
Inside the window of a second-floor room in a distant two-story house, she noticed a gaze.
This gaze harbored no malice but carried a strange Power that attracted Alyris.
She could not help but frown slightly.
Because she detected the reason for the attraction, which originated from the Power of Soul she captured.
That was the Apostle of the Desire Incense Burner.
Undoubtedly, the gaze carried the Power of Desire, Alyris blinked slightly.
She saw the source of the gaze.
It was a little girl, more demonic than the surrounding villagers, almost completely transford into a demon type.
Yet Alyris did not recognize the source of this girl's demonic traits.
"What's wrong? Did you see sothing?" Bobo perched on Alyris's shoulder and asked.
"I sensed..." Before finishing her sentence, Alyris picked up on Kana's telepathic thoughts.
Silently, she closed her mouth.
"What? Why not finish speaking? Oh, you two are always so secretive, huh!"
Annoyed by this, Bobo snorted and jumped off Alyris's shoulder.
Feeling like there was a secret between good friends, not shared with her.
They made their way to the center of the town.
Around the tower.
Terkel had prepared a house for them, a three-story accommodation.
Although cleaned, it was evident that the house had not been inhabited for a long ti.
"You all can rest here for now."
The Tower Master said to them.
Kana looked at the house and inexplicably said, "Looks like you've been expecting us."
Such inexplicable words were a bit confusing.
The Tower Master kept his expression unchanged and said, "Feel free to rest here for the night, soon night will fall.
The Magic Power here will beco unsettling and restless during the night, which is not favorable for you."
Implying that they wish for them not to wander outside at night.
Kana nodded slightly.
After a few casual words, they separated.
It was already nearing dusk.
Night fell.
Kana and company gathered in the house's living room.
So looked out the window.
So were ditating, so reading, and others chatting idly.
Everyone seed to be engaged in their own activities.
"Beep! Beep!"
The shrill beeping suddenly rang out.
Drawing everyone's attention in the room.
Bobo remained unfazed, removing a compass-like device from his waist.
The center of the Compass was emitting a faint red light, like an alarm.
The single pointer on the Compass was spinning continuously, also trembling left and right.
"What's that thing?" Miguel West was curious, unfamiliar with Night Watcher's standard equipnt.
Being the curator of the Great Library, testing so new equipnt is quite normal.
And evidently, Lurilu knew, explaining: "A tracking device made to detect Evil Magic Power; it triggers upon detecting surpassing concentrations.
The purpose is to quickly alert and locate the ritual site."
After all, the map has a characteristic.
To display living creatures, they require a Night Watcher's gaze to make them visible.
Enemies are included here, naturally.
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