After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King
Chapter 63 - 62: Letting the Darkness Infiltrate

Chapter 63: Chapter 62: Letting the Darkness Infiltrate

"Mr. Yila, aren’t you going to drink?"

Satan Ye opened the door to the Lord Hall without knocking, looking at Yila sitting quietly inside reading a book as she spoke... After killing the Lizardman leader, the Demon King’s army did not hurry to continue their march but decided to stay here for a day and a night.

It was when Yila issued the command to "Celebrate," everyone understood why they brought those beverages and an extra amount of blue qing mushrooms during the march.

It seemed that Yila had considered how to placate these innocent Lizardmen from a long time ago.

"No need, my appearance would only add to the fear..."

Yila said this as he looked at the book through the starlight coming in through the window, "But you should be drinking and eating meat with everyone. Why did you come here to find me?"

"Hmm..."

Satan Ye pondered but said nothing. She just found a small chair, sat next to Yila, and said, "What book are you reading?"

Clearly changing the subject.

"A novel... called ’Dragon Lizard Adventure.’ It seems to be a series of several books."

Yila spoke softly, casually looking at the novel in his hand... The general plot is about a Lizardman with Dragon Bloodline as the protagonist, who gains love and status from different races along the way and finally becomes a hero.

It’s full of wishful thinking and toilet paper literature,

"Mr. Yila, you seem to like reading a lot."

To Satan Ye’s comment, Yila raised his jet-black eyes like black pearls and said, "It’s acceptable... After all, everyone in this world is wrapped in a cocoon of ignorance. If you don’t read some books, then you’ll only know nothing about the world."

Ignorance cocoon? The world?

Satan Ye didn’t know what the former meant or the significance of the latter, but undoubtedly... it seemed Yila could see very far, a place she couldn’t see or understand.

"..."

The room suddenly fell silent, and the moon seemed to be covered by clouds. Helplessly, Yila had to momentarily close the book, while Satan Ye, having Dark Vision, flashed her scarlet eyes in the dark, showing she had a myriad of thoughts.

"Are you afraid?"

In the darkness, Yila abruptly asked. If he simply said it, it would only confuse people, but given the current atmosphere and Satan Ye’s thoughts... it wouldn’t confuse her.

"..."

After a moment of silence, Satan Ye nodded honestly, admitting, "Yes... because, I am a useless king who can’t do anything."

"Don’t be afraid."

Yila didn’t offer any typical comfort; he just said this simply and then resumed reading the book in his hand.

"..."

"..."

"???"

——

A: Are you afraid?

B: I am afraid.

A: Don’t be afraid.

——

Is this kind of conversation something that normal people can have?

"Mr. Yila..."

"Hmm?"

Yila responded, and Satan Ye, sitting quietly beside him, asked her question: "The empire’s Empress, Miss Yilabella, what kind of person is she?"

Satan Ye had asked this question before, and Yila had answered it at that time.

"She is an overly qualified queen."

What Yila said was almost identical to that time.

"Is she a more powerful king than me?"

To Satan Ye’s further inquiry, Yila thought for a moment. He disdained lying about such things, so he answered straightforwardly, "Possible... but I prefer the Demon King Territory to the empire."

"Huh?"

Seeing Satan Ye’s confusion, Yila closed the book and looked at her seriously, "If you were to switch places with her, you wouldn’t be able to govern the empire, but Isabella could govern the Demon King Territory... though not much better than you."

This statement was somewhat complex, so Satan Ye needed some time to think about it.

"..."

Initially hoping to gain Yila’s approval, Satan Ye only felt frustrated after understanding Yila’s words. She asked, "Mr. Yila, do you like Isabella a lot?"

Not sure why his reading time had turned into a chatting session, Yila shook his head helplessly, "*’Like’ is a word easily misunderstood... but I don’t dislike her.*"

"What about now?"

"The same."

"Huh? Even if she wants to kill you?"

"Yes, but it’s not just because she’s the Empress; it’s because she’s Isabella... She’s an occasionally willful and immature person."

Yila sighed helplessly, shaking his head as he said, "I think her intention wasn’t to kill me. Even if I were captured and brought back then, the overall situation wasn’t enough for those nobles to kill me. But... neither I nor she would have had a good time."

"For Isabella to protect me under those circumstances, she had to face pressure from various sides and endure the questioning named ’changing decisions daily’... She and I were caught in a conspiracy at that time."

Continuing to speak, Yila resumed reading the book. He glanced at Satan Ye, listening intently as if she were listening to a story, turned a page, and said, "For those nobles, the best outcome would naturally be my defection, along with the entire Yila Faction."

"In this respect, I think Isabella did very well because she knew I wouldn’t hate her, so I wouldn’t take any insidious revenge after defecting. She spread rumors and temporarily pacified my faction."

"Perhaps, Isabella has graduated... as a king who still needs time to gain experience."

Looking at the reflective Yila, Satan Ye was very shocked. She asked Yila, who appeared calm, "You don’t want to take revenge on her? Hmm... will you leave the Demon King Territory?"

Yila gently shook his head, rubbed the worried Satan Ye’s head, placed his hand on her head, and said, "I won’t leave, but since I watched Isabella grow up... I would avenge, but it would be rightful revenge."

"I prefer to call it a ’graduation ceremony,’ where she must conquer me to fully break free of my influence."

Saying this, Yila realized he couldn’t concentrate on the book. He noticed that his heart was no longer calm but somewhat excited, and he said, "*It’s hard for me to describe my relationship with her.*"

"*But overall, I probably feel some guilt towards her... You see, suppose I want to see the end of the book, but then a breeze comes and turns the page for me.*"

Yila gave an example, turning the page, extending his hand to press one page in the center, and there really was a breeze that cooperated and turned the page down. He said to the thoughtful Satan Ye, "*The wind made an effort, perhaps did its utmost... but it couldn’t understand the contents of the book.*"

"*For the wind, isn’t that unfair?*"

"..."

"Mr. Yila..."

"Hmm?"

In Yila’s questioning voice, Satan Ye gently picked up a page, her eyes seemingly sparkling, "Teach me how to help you turn the page, okay?"

Satan Ye... you’re such a little fool.

Yila smiled helplessly, resting his chin on his hand, facing Satan Ye’s serious look, and asked, "Can you read the last content on the page? For you, it’s just pitch black, right?"

"..."

"If it’s darkness, then let the darkness prevail!"

Couldn’t deny... Satan Ye’s words were a bit cool.

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