After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King
Chapter 123 - 122: Doesn’t Count, No Transaction Occurred

Chapter 123: Chapter 122: Doesn’t Count, No Transaction Occurred

"Tweet tweet~"

"..."

Accompanied by the chirping of sparrows, Yila woke up from his dream... Surprisingly, sleeping against the rock wall in the cave felt more restful and secure than sleeping in the Demon King Territory, and the quality of sleep had improved.

Indeed, there must be something dirty in the Demon King Territory.

As Yila was reflecting on this, he felt something tightly pressed against him—a small, warm body... Even without turning his head, he knew it must be Satan Ye, who had snuggled up to him during sleep.

*Was it because of unfamiliar surroundings that she didn’t sleep well? Or was Satan Ye just a restless sleeper?*

*Yila did not know.*

(Hilena: Finally, Lord Yila understands the nightly routine of covering Satan Ye with a blanket and ensuring she doesn’t roll off the bed.)

What he could confirm, though, was that Satan Ye was clinging to Yila like a koala to a tree... Her cute crimson tail was wrapped around Yila’s leg a few times, with the tip gently clutching his pant leg.

This was a very peaceful and tranquil scene; anyone would hesitate to disturb the soundly sleeping Crimson Dragon Lolita.

"Satan Ye, wake up... We need to get going."

But Yila could. He said calmly while gently pushing Satan Ye, who was holding him, "Satan Ye, wake up, Satan Ye?"

With Yila’s calling, Satan Ye opened her eyes in confusion. She slowly shifted away from Yila and gently closed her eyes again, breathing evenly.

"..."

But Yila wasn’t letting her sleep longer; he was waking her up. The place Satan Ye was sleeping now was where she had fallen asleep last night before Yila himself had drifted off.

*Why had she moved over in her sleep? She shouldn’t have been cold.*

"Satan Ye, time to get up."

"..."

"Mmm~"

This time, Satan Ye let out a soft moan, opening her eyes. She looked sleepy and confusedly stared at Yila and the dim cave surroundings, seeming a bit unclear about the situation.

Seeing a cave rather than a familiar room and Yila instead of Hilena, she felt puzzled.

However, the next moment, she realized she was on the journey to the Beastman Country with Yila and tried to blink herself awake.

"Clap clap~"

"Shoo~"

Satan Ye slapped her own face and let out a "shoo" breath, shaking her head before standing up in the cave... It was cute yet effective—she was awake.

"Mr. Yila..."

"I’m here. We should get going. I’ll find you something to eat on the way."

Satan Ye obediently nodded and stood up at Yila’s response. Stretching her cute little body and wings, she prepared for flight.

"By the way, Mr. Yila, why does the daughter of that slave you rescued and brought home want to see you?"

Satan Ye asked casually. She seemed to always enjoy asking Yila about others. Whenever someone related to Yila was mentioned, she liked to clarify things.

*What was her reasoning? Yila didn’t care to think deeply about it.*

"I’m not sure, and besides... That Wolf Girl named Worli was one of the illegally captured slaves I rescued. She wasn’t special, but she was the first to run away on her own."

Yila’s words made Satan Ye tilt her head in confusion. She watched as Yila recited the "First Wing Pillar·Crimson Dragon·Wing Spread" and then took to the sky, quickly following him.

"What do you mean ’ran away on her own’?"

Recalling the minor incident from long ago, Yila explained, "When I was in the Empire, I often destroyed illegal alien slave nests... At least officially, slave capture teams were illegal."

"I would take them back to my home... This ’them’ wasn’t limited to females; regardless of gender and race, I treated them equally. Once they recovered, I would entrust merchants to return them to their countries."

Yila said, recalling the events of that day, "But that day, after taking Worli to my temporary residence, I had some matters to attend to, so I left some food behind and went out."

"When I returned, the Wolf Girl was gone, taking all the food with her. Perhaps my explanation wasn’t clear enough, and she assumed I had bad intentions?"

Guessing this, he apologetically shook his head and continued, "I could tell she didn’t have much time left. Maybe after returning to the Beastman Country, she didn’t explain clearly and passed away... And her daughter misunderstood? Possibly."

Yila guessed, but the specific situation was uncertain.

"Huh? Does she plan to call you over and then kill you for revenge?"

Satan Ye frowned, thinking the trip might be dangerous. She hadn’t brought her scythe, which might make it hard to help Yila in a fight.

"Ehe~"

Satan Ye chuckled, remembering—if Yila needed help, she wouldn’t be much use anyway.

*After all, she was a weak Demon King.*

*Funny how, previously, Satan Ye would be deeply frustrated by her weakness, yet now she could lightly joke about it... Under Yila’s guidance, any king might feel inadequate.*

*Satan Ye thought so—perhaps even the seemingly strong Isabella or Cassiopeia felt the same in this regard.*

*And it might very well be true.*

"???"

Yila, puzzled by Satan Ye’s sudden laughter, turned his head and replied to her earlier question, "It’s indeed possible she wants to kill me, so I need to be cautious not to harm other innocent Beastman Country citizens."

"Hahaha~"

Satan Ye couldn’t hold back her laughter because, though the logic was strange and arrogant, it was amusingly true... Yila seldom joked, and this was one of his better attempts.

Previously, when he’d joke about "Then I’ll kill them all~", Isabella or Yose would slam the table and shout "Good!" with shining eyes.

But Yila would soon clarify it was a joke...

Then Yose would regretfully remark, "As expected, even you can’t solve the manpower issue after wiping out all the nobles," and Isabella would incredulously say, "I can’t believe you joked, Teacher?!".

"Seriously though, I want to clear up the misunderstanding because we really need a magic equipment craftsman."

Yila said, preparing to kidnap the Wolf Girl back to the Demon King Territory...

*Would this count as alien slave trade?*

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