Why must the devil be Defeated?-Chapter 1110 - 974: The Queen’s Hidden Depths

The discussion about the Demon King ended inconclusively, with everyone unsure of how to proceed.

Afterward, Nadura collected all the stone tablets left by the Demon King and entrusted them to Sophie for safekeeping, instructing her not to let others casually view their contents.

She was concerned not only that those lacking strength might experience anomalies due to the power on the tablets, but also that the records on them might create chaos among the people.

The true nature of the Demon King was entirely different from the world’s understanding, filled with mysteries that might overturn the history upheld by Omni Potanssen, and should not be easily revealed to others.

If the contents of the tablets spread, and people learn those records were left by the Demon King, it might stir up a new storm among mankind.

Things are already chaotic enough; Nadura certainly wouldn’t want to further increase risks and uncertainties under such circumstances.

Naturally, no one objected; everyone agreed with Nadura’s handling of the situation.

Of course, Shane himself was somewhat indifferent but said nothing and didn’t oppose it.

He did want to know about the Demon King’s past and uncover those unknown truths.

But whether these truths should be spread was another matter entirely.

Shane didn’t have the mind to consider other aspects right now, only focusing on what he needed to do.

Thus, after the tablets were deciphered and handed over to Sophie, Shane left the Queen’s Palace hall with Lasha, You Lin, and Lilith.

Nadura and others seemed to want to discuss some matters with Shane, but Shane didn’t respond for now.

His mind was entirely on the Demon King’s issues, unlike Nadura and others who cared about the direction of the war, so he wasn’t interested in discussing war matters with them.

Therefore, Shane directly left with his group.

However, Shane and his companions didn’t leave the Queen’s Palace.

"Though I’d like to arrange suitable accommodations for you, as you can see, the Elf Country is still under reconstruction, and the elves’ housing issues are only just being resolved. We don’t have the resources to address visitors’ accommodations yet, so you’ll have to stay here for now."

Sophie said this to Shane and his companions before they left and arranged for someone to escort them to their rooms within the Queen’s Palace.

Sophie mentioned that Merica would also stay here later, though it was unclear if she would need to.

While Merica’s residence in the Elf Country hadn’t been restored, Geno’s had been, and as childhood friends, it was quite normal for Merica to stay with Geno.

Shane didn’t particularly insist that Merica stay with them; as long as she was happy in her homeland, she could choose where she wanted to stay.

That said, in the Elf Country, there were a few lucky parts that had escaped destruction during the last great war and remained intact.

Among them was a place of fond memories.

"Phew..."

Late at night, Shane sank into the steaming hot spring, leisurely exhaling as he sighed in contentment.

"Good, good, at least this hot spring is still here."

Indeed, Shane had once used this hot spring within the Elf Country, encountering Lide and Milu here, and had, under the sky, on the ground, engaged in his first deep and shallow exchanges with the elf girl Merica at this very hot spring-like Magic Power Source, which fortunately remained.

This was the only thing Shane felt satisfied with upon returning to the Elf Country.

"If this hot spring wasn’t here when I arrived, it would feel like something was missing."

Shane leaned against the edge of the hot spring, propping his hands on the banks on either side, enjoying and soaking it all in with closed eyes, relishing in the moment.

Only at this time could Shane’s somewhat heavy and deeply pensive heart relax.

This realization made Shane acknowledge that he might have been bearing too much recently.

Danass’s ultimate purpose.

The true face of the Demon King.

The long-hidden truths.

And... the Treasure Jade inside him.

Lately, he seemed to be constantly thinking and running around about these things.

Under such circumstances, he seemed to have accumulated a lot of fatigue without even realizing it.

Upon realizing this, Shane couldn’t help but smile wryly.

"Well, I’ve certainly been caught in a bit of a dead-end lately."

Indifferent to everything else, just intent on pursuing the Demon King’s truth—had he become somewhat possessed?

But there was no avoiding it.

Recalling the image of the Demon Clan girl crying in his dream, Shane couldn’t help but want to know what she had experienced to lead her down the path viewed by the world as absolute evil.

Shane had a feeling that this matter was very important to him.

Extremely important.

This was definitely not a trivial matter unrelated to him, but one that impacted his future, past, and everything about him.

Naturally, Shane very much trusted his own intuition.

With the Supreme God’s Blessing, Shane had already been inexplicably enlightened by countless omens and felt their premonitions, every one of them so precise, never once missing.

Surely this time would be the same.

Surely it wouldn’t just be a nonsensical feeling.

"I must find the truth" —this was what every fiber and cell in his being was declaring.

Therefore...

"No matter what, I can’t turn a blind eye to matters concerning the Demon King."

With such thoughts, Shane lost the heart to continue soaking in the bath.

An inexplicable impulse seized him.

"I want to go see that place..."

With this thought, Shane stood up from the water.

Without bothering to dry himself, Shane dressed and immediately used several instances of Instant Movement, returning to the Queen’s Palace.

He didn’t return to his own room but directly went to Elf Queen Sophie’s room, transferring in without a word.

As soon as he appeared, Shane spoke.

"Sophie, I want to ask you..."

A sentence not yet finished, Shane fell silent.

"...Eh?"

In the room, Sophie held a piece of clothing, preparing to put it on, and was stunned to see Shane suddenly appear.

The most beautiful Elf Queen of the Elf Clan right now was presented before Shane in an extremely indecent posture.

In a nutshell, she was completely naked.

"..."

Shane was silent.

"..."

Sophie stiffened, as if frozen there, unable to move.

A subtle atmosphere began to permeate between the two, along with an awkward silence.

"Cough, cough..."

After a long while, Shane finally cleared his throat and asked Sophie a question.

"I want to ask you, approximately where is the ruin where you obtained the stone tablet?"

Shane revealed his motive.

Sophie didn’t speak, she just stiffly moved her fingers and pointed tremblingly in a direction.

"Over there, right?" Shane nodded calmly, as if nothing was amiss: "Understood, I’ll go take a look, if anyone asks, just tell them not to worry about me."

After speaking, Shane subtly glanced at Sophie from head to toe before raising his hand.

"Well, I’m leaving, you continue with your work."

Leaving these words behind, Shane turned around and vanished.

"..."

Sophie remained silent, watching the direction Shane left in, her face turning crimson after a while. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"...I’ll never get married."

A mosquito-like whisper summed up the complex feelings of this most beautiful Elf Queen.

But, you weren’t going to get married anyway, Your Majesty.

Poor Her Majesty who’s been single for thousands of years, guarding herself like jade, even Hero Mithra couldn’t have her, yet Shane saw everything and couldn’t recover from the shock for a long time.

...

Meanwhile, Shane appeared in a corner of the Queen’s Palace.

"Damn, that was reckless..."

Shane touched his nose, feeling greatly stimulated.

He must declare that he absolutely didn’t do it on purpose.

Yet he wouldn’t claim innocence.

Because, looking at it, it was clearly his fault for barging in without knocking, right?

"After all, I’m still the male protagonist, this standard no-knock encounter with a beauty changing clothes only happens to male protagonists in novels."

When he thought about it carefully, it seemed he saw quite a few bare bodies today?

Elf Queen Sophie’s...

The Elf Corps girls’...

And, on the night before coming here, besides the familiar Little Wifey Tielle and Little Cutie Merica, he also had the chance to see his unruly mount stark naked...

Thinking about it this way, Shane suddenly realized, he really experienced all kinds of benefits these two days.

Add to that, when he was summoned by that Goddess to the Divine World, he saw the dreamlike transformation show of a 2D beautiful maiden, Shane felt like he’d used up all his lifetime luck in these days.

"Hope there’s no happiness leading to tragedy later, and instead get chopped down..."

Shane continued to touch his nose.

Can’t help it, with the hot weather, his nose itched, feeling a bit of rising heat.

"Speaking of which, Her Majesty is also quite hidden..."

Shane quietly updated his ranking in his heart.

The original ranking was: Chafne＞Ai Yi＞Luoqi=Nien=You Lin＞Merica＞Tielle.

The current ranking is: Chafne＞Sophie＞Ai Yi＞Luoqi=Nien=You Lin＞Merica＞Tielle.

Yes, Sophie rose to second place, only behind the unrivaled enchantress in the world.

Even Ai Yi was slightly lacking, this point, as an LSP, Shane could absolutely guarantee.

Though it’s just an estimation based on sight, the reliability of the LSP’s memorized data in his mind is beyond anything.

Of course, Shane has not only seen the unbecoming sides of these people, there are many other beautiful maidens as well, but the most memorable are undoubtedly these, so the others can wait, not to be ranked for now.

He planned to rank them seriously when he got the chance in the future.

After setting such ambitious goals, Shane turned his head and looked in a direction.

"Is it over there?"

The ruins that unearthed the Demon King’s records.

That ruin was highly likely the former residence of the Demon King.

The Demon King was meeting with an important "her" there all the time and even left his power there, making it impossible for a Goddess of Nadura’s level to enter.

Shane wants to check it out.

"Perhaps, I can get some other clues."

Anyway, having nothing to do, Shane decided to go and take a look.

Only...

"Can you take me along?"

When Shane was about to leave, suddenly, a voice reached his ear.

Shane was slightly startled, turned his head, and looked towards the source of the voice.

"Lasha?"

Shane opened his mouth in surprise.

The visitor was indeed Lasha.