Chapter 1 The Sudden Sweat of Count Sergio

Count Sergio's sudden sweat caused confusion among the demons in the plaza, and they exchanged puzzled glances.

Did the Count's expression seem to doubt the Bloodborn?

"Are you alright?"

Hyberia asked calmly.

In the plaza, only she and the Fallen stood near Count Sergio.

"Wait, wait."

The Count raised his hand, refusing Hyberia's approach. His breathing became rapid, and his heart pounded like a war drum.

Every demon noble radiating red light seemed like a hunter waiting for the opportune moment, and he was like prey trapped in a net.

Count Sergio suspected that his authority might have malfunctioned.

He had to try again to understand the truth behind it all.

Sergio took a deep breath, calming his fluctuating emotions.

He recited the incantation once more, and the Blood Clan's magic power outlined complex and ancient symbols in the air.

As the incantation concluded, he hoped to see something normal.

However, to Sergio's horror—

The result was still those red lights.

The same demons were still looking at him in bewilderment.

This time.

Count Sergio could feel more clearly that the red light on the demon nobles was brighter, more mocking.

Sergio had spent countless nights accompanied by mysteries, but this time, the fear seemed to have materialized, solidified in those red lights, densely surrounding him.

His legs trembled involuntarily, and every step required immense effort.

An unspeakable conjecture surged in Count Sergio's heart—

These demons seemed to be enjoying some kind of game, waiting for him to reveal the truth.

They seemed to know his every move, every spell he cast. Their eyes were like those watching an insect struggling in a net, full of coldness and amusement.

Was all of this a huge, meticulously planned trap?

Were these insane demons putting on a show for him according to some rule he didn't know?

This thought terrified Count Sergio even more. He felt like he had fallen into a meticulously woven nightmare, unable to escape, with nowhere to hide.

He could no longer maintain the detective's composure. The surrounding red light seemed to mock his powerlessness and fear, and every demon noble's eyes were filled with disdain and amusement.

"What's wrong, Count?"

Hyberia frowned slightly, wondering what trick the Blood Clan Count was playing.

Because this reaction was unexpected, beyond her prediction.

"No, don't come near me!"

Count Sergio became like a frightened bird, his face pale, clutching his head tightly.

He didn't know if this was a nightmare, or if the demons had really gone insane.

Were they, eating Blood Clans?!

Demons like the Princess and the Fallen, who didn't emit red light, were already rare. All the other demon nobles had participated in Gregory's murder!

Even though the Princess and the Fallen were rare demons who didn't emit red light, Count Sergio couldn't determine whether this was orchestrated by the demon princess and the Fallen.

If it really had nothing to do with them, could the other demons have kept it hidden from the two of them?

The two of them were the most suspected masterminds!

Count Sergio looked at Princess Hyberia's natural, concerned appearance, and he couldn't tell whether this demon princess was pretending to be harmless, or if her heart was darker than the abyss!

"I don't need any demons to escort me. Fallen, you mustn't let any demons get near me!"

Sergio looked at the plaza surrounded by demonic shadows and shouted at the Fallen with a trembling voice.

"Your mental state is very unstable. Tell me who the murderer is. What did you see?"

Kaliehllah the Fallen also revealed a slightly puzzled expression.

She didn't know what Hyberia had done to scare the Blood Clan detective Count Sergio like this.

But if she let Count Sergio go back like this, Kaliehllah wasn't sure if Count Sergio would report it haphazardly to the Blood Clan Primogens.

After all, their demons hadn't been uncooperative with the investigation. Count Sergio himself had terminated the investigation. It sounded too absurd.

"...You, you're not letting me leave, are you..."

Sergio's eyes were bloodshot, staring fixedly at the Fallen, unable to discern whether the Fallen was speaking the truth or in code.

Could this ninth-tier Great Demon, who controlled the Demon King's city, not know that so many nobles, from top to bottom, had participated in the persecution of Count Gregory?

How exactly did they abuse and amuse themselves with Count Gregory, that every demon was stained with Count Gregory's blood?

"Of course not. I just think you might need to calm down. We have no malicious intent."

The Fallen hesitated for a moment and said.

Although at this moment, she could use her innate magic to calm the Blood Clan Count, 【Fallen's Gentleness】, the ultimate magic she had deduced to the extreme of her innate magic, once used, could produce enough effect to reverse the battle situation, but it was also a non-discriminatory group strong control ninth-tier spell with unstable control duration.

Now she wouldn't use 【Fallen's Gentleness】 on a Blood Clan Count in this situation, causing all the demon nobles to be affected.

The plaza in front of the Narakiel Royal Palace became exceptionally quiet, and even the sound of demons swallowing could be heard.

Hyberia stared at the Fallen and Count Sergio. She had a bad feeling now.

Because she was too familiar with this kind of bizarre and sudden scene!

She hadn't heard the voice or seen the person, but her real experience was that that person must have come.

No matter how far apart they were, as long as any enemy appeared who wanted to threaten her, Lanqi would help her solve the enemy in advance!

Hyberia couldn't bother to pay attention to Count Sergio anymore, but looked down the steps of the plaza.

She didn't know where Lanqi was.

But she knew that Lanqi must be watching her somewhere in this city!

At this moment.

The sound of the Demon Realm radio, coming from afar along the damp morning mist, became clearer:

"Oh-hey! Good morning!"

"This is the Demon King's City Radio. I'm your host, Silmodore. I don't know how everyone's day was yesterday. It's truly a hopeful morning, so here's a refreshing song for everyone, just like the weather. Let's start a new day with this song."

"By the recent super-popular Demon Realm songstress, Miss Lanfu—《So Cute I Want to Eat You》."

Hyberia almost choked on her saliva when she heard the song title.

What a Tata execution song!

And when that familiar, charming, and clear voice sounded, Hyberia knew it was already too late.

"Darling, you're so cute today, so cute I want to eat you instead of breakfast~"

"Your cute appearance makes me drunk. Before my memories start to fade, I want to stay by your side forever like in a lucid dream~"

"Oh~ I feel like I'm suffocating, but you are the air, I can't wait a moment longer~"

Not only was there singing on the radio, but there also seemed to be a flash performance in the commercial area around the Royal Palace, triggering a wave of frenzied cheers.

Hyberia didn't know who wrote this song, but she knew it definitely wasn't Lanqi, because Lanqi probably couldn't hold back upon hearing these lyrics.

In the future, she must never let the Great Love Poet sing this original work in the Cat Boss's restaurant, or she didn't dare to imagine what it would become.

For demons with calm minds, the Great Love Poet's voice was still okay.

But when this demonic sound floated into Count Sergio's ears along with the mist, everything was different.

"It's fake, hehe... it's fake, it's all fake!!!"

In this Demon King's City surrounded by darkness and terror, the Blood Clan detective Sergio only saw those ubiquitous red lights, those distorted voices and shadows, and those seemingly endless corridors, finally hearing the sound of something snapping.

It seemed that his fear could make these demons subconsciously lick their lips, watching his ridiculous appearance at this moment, was an unparalleled pre-dinner enjoyment.

He tore at his hair with both hands, as if trying to erase those terrifying images from his mind, constantly muttering meaningless words, until a hoarse scream pierced the eclipsed sky.

"Hehe! Heehee!!"

Count Sergio began to cry and laugh, and the laughter echoed on the empty steps, becoming more and more shrill.

In the end, the crazed Blood Clan Count showed extreme aggression and could only be forcibly taken down by the Fallen and sent to the psychiatric department of the Demon King's City Hospital for treatment.

After this detective show ended at the speed of light.

The surrounding demon nobles looked at each other, and they still didn't understand what had happened.

They originally thought it would be a wonderful battle of wits, but unexpectedly, the Blood Clan detective went completely insane as if he had been affected by some strange force.

The only thing that could be confirmed was that this was definitely not the Fallen's ability.

She would only let the enemy be in happiness and slowly melt away, and could never make the enemy so frantic.

Then, it could only be the Princess's method.

"As expected of Her Highness the Princess, how cruel..."

"Count Sergio seemed particularly afraid of her just now."

"Even the Fallen's gaze towards her has become complicated."

Many demons gasped the cold morning air, and were certain that their judgment of this princess needed to be refreshed once more.

On the steps in front of the Royal Palace.

"..."

Hyberia covered her cheeks and choked up.

She didn't even know how to write this report for the Shadow World. She didn't want to be a demon princess admired by all demons. She was human.

Although she didn't understand what happened specifically.

But she heard the sound of merit deduction and Lanqi's love.

Thank you, Lanqi.