The Devil Does Not Need to Be Defeated

Chapter 380: “That’s My Person.”

A life aura not belonging to this world.

The Holy Sword’s Seal Ring.

A strange blessing.

And excessively powerful potential and abilities.

Anima saw all these signs in Shien and confirmed that he was definitely a Hero.

However, the Hero Summoning Ritual had been sealed, and there were no signs of it being used. Why would a Hero suddenly appear?

What had happened?

Because of this shocking discovery, Anima no longer cared about Lilith. After some hesitation, she decided to observe the situation for the time being.

“This has to stop.”

Seeing the sudden surge of astonishing magic power from the land of evil, the increasingly frenzied evil aura and beings, Anima knew she couldn’t stand by any longer.

If she continued to do nothing, Lilith’s seal would be broken, and the hell of the past would return.

Therefore…

“No matter what, I’ll reinforce the seal and exile the temple again before dealing with other matters.”

Anima was about to take action.

Unfortunately…

“Since you’ve chosen not to intervene, then continue watching, Goddess of Life.”

When this young voice reached Anima’s ears, her whole body stiffened, unable to move.

The familiar voice, like a long-lost dragon’s roar, resonated within Anima, causing her to abruptly turn her head and look to the side.

“Who!?”

Leisha also heard the voice, her expression changing slightly as she looked towards the source of the sound.

Upon seeing this, Leisha was first surprised, then overjoyed.

Because the people who could make her feel both surprised and joyful appeared at the same time.

“Long time no see, Anima.”

These words came from a small girl who had suddenly descended from the sky.

The petite girl, holding a pillow in her arms, retracted her dragon wings, landing on the rooftop with two other girls, one older and one younger, their figures appearing before Anima and Leisha.

“Lasha!”

Leisha looked at the maid who had been brought here, identical in appearance to herself, and couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise.

“I’m glad you’re safe, Milady.”

Lasha, holding Beatrice’s hand, looked at Leisha standing beside Anima. Although her expression remained unchanged, a rare sense of relief appeared in her eyes.

“…”

Beatrice looked at Anima, as if she knew who she was, silent as always.

Anima’s gaze naturally fell on the petite girl holding the pillow, her voice a mixture of surprise and stiffness.

“Airi, the Dragon Demon…”

The newcomer, besides Airi, who else could it be?

“Why are you here?”

Anima was slightly shaken.

Airi, on the other hand, looked at Anima calmly.

“You’ve been observing my person for several days, and you didn’t even notice I was here?”

Airi said to Anima indifferently.

However, these words were like a bolt from the blue for Anima.

“So, you’ve been with that human all along?”

Anima’s words revealed that she hadn’t noticed Airi’s presence.

This was only natural.

Firstly, these past few days, Airi had been sleeping in her room almost all the time, never stepping out. Even Elise, who had been kidnapped, hadn’t seen Airi. How could Anima have noticed her presence?

Secondly…

“I knew you would come, and I knew you would target my person, so I deliberately suppressed my life aura and fell into a deep sleep these past few days.”

Airi said nonchalantly.

“If it were someone else, they might have discovered my presence through visual means, but for you, who doesn’t see with your eyes but directly senses the life aura of all things, this method of concealment was surprisingly effective, wasn’t it?”

Airi’s words left Anima speechless.

As Airi said, as the Goddess of Life, she didn’t see with her eyes, but sensed the life aura of all things.

Thanks to this, almost nothing could be hidden from Anima. She could easily see through any being, understand the essence of any life, and not be deceived by illusions.

Elise, through prayer, had gained this vision from Anima, allowing her to observe the location and existence of life in the world to a certain extent. It was also because of this power that she was able to “see” Shien and his group rushing towards Cosmos on Yulin’s back.

But this ability had a weakness.

That was, for beings without a life aura, Anima’s senses would ignore them, just like how ordinary people wouldn’t pay attention to stones on the roadside.

Therefore, Anima hadn’t noticed Airi, who had suppressed her life aura and was in a state of suspended animation, like a deep sleep.

Understanding this, Anima was silent for a long time, then sighed and calmed down.

“I didn’t expect you, Airi, to come to the human world.”

Anima said.

“Because you haven’t been paying attention to the human world recently, right?” Airi said noncommittally. “I’ve been in the human world for a while now, and this news has probably spread throughout the various countries. You didn’t even know? How negligent.”

“You misunderstand, Airi.” Anima smiled wryly. “Guidance for humans has always been the responsibility of the Goddess of Fate, and the Goddess of Nature is responsible for the elves and dwarves. I’m responsible for the beastmen. So, I’m not very clear about what has been happening among humans recently.”

“Then you’ve missed quite a few interesting things, Anima.” Airi glanced at Anima and said with a smirk. “A lot of interesting things have happened among humans recently.”

“…Is that so?” Anima seemed to narrow her closed eyes slightly, then said softly, “Is it because of that human named Shien?”

“More or less.” Airi neither confirmed nor denied. “Like you, more and more people are noticing him now.”

“Then, may I ask a question?” Anima raised her eyes, as if looking at Airi, and asked bluntly, “That human is indeed a Hero, right?”

“Don’t ask me. I won’t answer that question.” Airi said coldly. “If possible, I’d also like to ask what is going on here.”

Anima understood the underlying meaning of Airi’s words.

Simply put, if Shien was really a Hero, then the questions surrounding him shouldn’t be the Divine Race’s, but the Demon Race’s.

After all, Heroes were the trump card of the Divine Race. The Divine Race was the one who truly understood matters concerning Heroes.

Therefore, if Anima wanted to ask about the Hero, she shouldn’t ask Airi, but ask herself.

“…I understand.” Anima was silent for a moment, then said, “However, judging from your appearance, you seem to have a close relationship with that human who is suspected to be a Hero. That’s not my misperception, right?”

Of course, it wasn’t a misperception.

After all, Airi had said it from the beginning.

“That’s my person. Understand it literally.” Airi said to Anima frankly. “In other words, I’m taking care of that guy now.”

These words filled Anima’s heart with countless questions and surprise.

She wanted to ask what exactly that meant.

What did “I’m taking care of him now” mean?

And why would that human become the Dragon Demon’s person?

Could it be that this time, the Hero’s appearance wasn’t due to the Divine Race’s summoning ritual, but because the Demon Race had mastered some method of summoning Heroes?

But how was that possible?

Apart from Omniis, no one should be able to interfere with another world.

Not to mention the current Demon Race, even when the Demon King was still alive, she couldn’t interfere with another world.

The Demon Race’s strength was reflected in their power, but they couldn’t possess the various inconceivable powers of the Divine Race.

And in the Divine Race, the only being who could achieve true omnipotence and interfere with another world was Omniis.

In that case, what was going on?

What had happened?

Anima couldn’t help but feel confused.

However, compared to these questions, Anima now wanted to know what Airi was planning to do.

“It’s hard to imagine that someone like you, Airi, would be interested in a mere human and offer him protection.” Anima took a deep breath and asked, “What is your purpose for appearing here, Airi? Can you tell me?”

“What?” Airi raised an eyebrow and looked at Anima. “Are you suspecting that he went to break Lilith’s seal because I, or the Demon Race, instructed him to?”

Anima only had one thing to say to this question.

“I hope that’s not the case.”

Otherwise, this matter would be truly troublesome.

“Don’t worry, that’s something he decided to do himself. I’m just watching from the side, acting as his muscle when necessary.”

Airi said frankly.

“M-muscle?”

Anima was stunned by these words.

Making the Dragon Demon her muscle?

Besides the Demon King, was there anyone else in the world who could do such an absurd thing?

“Anyway, that’s how it is.” Airi seemed too lazy to explain too much to Anima and said directly, “Since this is something he decided to do, I hope you won’t interfere.”

Only then did Anima understand why Airi was here.

It was simply to keep her in check and prevent her from interfering.

“…Are you threatening me?”

Anima’s expression turned grim.

“You can think of it that way.” Airi snorted coldly. “Of course, you can choose not to listen. But when the time comes, I hope you can display power far greater than you did a thousand years ago.”

Anima was speechless.

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