February 21, half past nine in the evening

"I really care," Hiraga tossed and turned over in bed, "what is Louise talking to that guy about?" ”

"Partner" Drew Fringo, who hadn't opened his mouth for several days, suddenly said, "If you want to go, go and see, see what the woman who has a crush on your partner is doing now"

"Defu, sometimes you understand it well" Hiraga immediately lifted the quilt, "Then let's go!" ”

Chong leaned in the hallway outside the door, and then quietly watched as Hiraga closed the door and left

"Fool" sighed, then turned and followed him down the stairs

―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― dividing line in eavesdropping

"Hey~" Hiraga Shoto hung his body on the railing with a little force, and as long as he held the sword in his hand, his body would become very light, so this kind of thing would also become easy

Through the gap in the curtains, two figures could be seen talking on both sides of the table, and Hiraga couldn't help but prick up his ears carefully

"The long silence may also be due to the fact that he was talking but could not hear clearly, but in short, Hiraga listened to the railing for a long time and did not hear any conversation, at least not Louise

Chong shook his head, at least give you a silence spell so that you don't hear anything too hurtful

"What a shame," Del Frengue muttered quietly

"What did you say?" Hiraga looked away at Del Frenger, "It's so humiliating and uncomfortable that people are about to cry when they peek at the window like a taro worm and watch the woman they have a crush on talking to her lover and then biting their lips constantly."

"What's the solution, I like it," Hiraga said complainingly

"Partner, I didn't expect you to admit it," Del Frenge said

"yes, after all, Louise is cute and strong at the same time" Hiraga scratched his head, but luckily he didn't scratch it with his right hand gripping the railing

"Partner, could it be that you are competitive?" Del Frengue suddenly spoke: "You actually just feel inferior to the men around you who are better than you, right?" ”

"What a joke!" Hiraga said angrily, "It's not! I can tell you very well about the good things about Louise! ”

"Then let me not speak," Del Frenge said no more, there was no need to ask any more, the answer to the matter could easily be drawn from the boy's mouth, but it was better not to ask any further

“？” Hiraga Cairen, who had just turned his head back to the room, suddenly found that his vision was blurred, and symbolically picked it with his sword, well, very good, brightened

"Truuk, what are you doing?" Hiraga raised his head and asked, it must have been Truuk's skirt that was covering his vision just now

Wait a minute?! Chuluk's skirt?!!

"What are you doing, dear," said Truuk with a smile, there was no way to dodge, the position on the wall was only that big, "is it because you like to walk on the wall?" I've been looking for you for a long time."

"No, anyway, you go down first," Hiraga said with a red face

"It's so cute~" Truuk rode on the shoulder of Hiraga Ayato, "It's voyeurism, right?" It's so pitiful, to care about that Louise of Zero"

"Don't you think we're very romantic? The two of them leaned against the wall," said Turuk, leaning closer, "and the lights in the distance seem to be blessing us."

"That's why I said I'll let you go first," Hiraga was just about to scold when he heard a "swish" sound in his ears, and when he looked up again, he found that Louise was looking at him with her shoulders crossed

"What are you doing here," Louise asked coldly, glaring at Truuk in passing

"We are in"

"We're dating, can't you see?" Churuk preemptively covered his mouth and chuckled, "What? Allowing you to have a tryst but not allowing the two of us to date? ”

"Go, go somewhere else. Love, you two shameless guys! Louise's face turned red all at once, "Get out!" Get out of my sight right now! ”

"I don't need to say it," Truuk grabbed Hiraga by the shoulder, and then took him to his room on the third floor

"I'm helping that demon out of the way," said Valuk, who had been in the room with interest and watched everything

"I don't want to care about that guy" Louise closed the curtains, "I'm sorry, but I still don't sleep with you, after all, it's just a marriage contract"

"Louise? Where are you going? Valuk asked, standing up

"I'll open another room," Louise walked out of the room without looking back

Without saying a word, Valuk watched her back disappear into the aisle, and then gulped down the ice wine on the table as if angry

The next morning

"Is there anything you need to knock on the door?" there was a salty inquiry behind him, so Valuk withdrew his hand that was going to knock on the door, "The day of departure is tomorrow"

"Hello, Demon Envoy" Valuk smiled as he looked at Chong, who was leaning down the aisle, "I just wanted to ask another Demon Lord for something"

"His name is Hiraga Cairen, there is no need to use such a strange name" Chong said indifferently, "Then what do you come to ask him"

"I've heard that he's the legendary Demon Gang Daruu," Valuk said, "and I'm curious, so I'd like to ask him something."

"Do you want to see his strength" Chong's eyes froze, "It's a pity, he can't defeat you"

"Why come to a conclusion so quickly? It's not even been tried, has it? Valuk still had a smile on his face

"Since you have already come up with the answer, then the process can be omitted"

"It's strange, don't you have confidence in him?"

"No" Chong quickly replied "He will lose, and he will lose badly"

"How could it be, it can't be"

"As a knight, you want to use your power to prove that the demon can't protect Louise, right?" Chong interrupted him in a cold voice, "To put it bluntly, you just want to hit the self-confidence of the weak"

"I must admit this, I do want to prove it," Valuk admitted calmly, "after all, we are going through a battlefield, it is difficult to survive without strength, I need to divide the duties according to your strength"

"Why?" said sarcastically, "what qualifications do you have to judge others?" I see, you already think of yourself as the strongest one beforehand?"

"Have you ever thought about it, Your Excellency Knight" Chong didn't hold the sword, just spread his hands and stood in place, "Your so-called orthodoxy, just let me see it?" ”

"Right here?" Valuk's eyes narrowed

"If you think the battle will end soon," Chong said coldly

"No problem!" In the next moment, Valuk had already pulled out the wand on his waist and launched a surprise attack on Chong

"Boom!" The sound of swords clashing sounded, and Chong grabbed something from the void and quickly parried

"Scepter sword," Valuk glanced at the weapon in Chong's hand

"It's a shame that I don't have a knife in the projection list," Chong said coldly, and then struck away from Valuk's wand

"Surprisingly, I didn't expect you to be so good in melee combat" In the narrow hallway, the two kept fighting each other with stabbing like Western swords

"I'm a sword wielder," Chong replied indifferently, then took a step back to distance the two sides

"Distance yourself from me because you want to use magic, but unfortunately, my nickname is Flash" Valuk chuckled "You can't use magic as fast as I do"

"--" Casting a spell, the wand in Valuk's hand turned into a point of light for a moment, and then roared towards Chong's ankle

"Indeed, because the system is different, my chant is a beat slower than any of you," Chong said indifferently

"But who said I need to do magic on my own?"

Preset conditions: Attack magic is successfully triggered, and preset spell: Stoke Frost is triggered

Frost appeared on the ground, and the extremely low temperature turned into icicles in an instant

With a flick of his hand, Chong threw the sword in his hand, like a javelin, and pierced through Valuk's robes

Valuk's eyes became serious, and he took off his robes

"Chong?! Valuk?! What are you doing?! Louise, who had just opened the door, exclaimed

"It's nothing, I'm fighting with Louise and your demons" Valuk dissipated the killing intent in his eyes, still with a smile on his face, "It's amazing, I guess he will be able to protect Louise, so I don't have to worry too much"

"Really? It seems that none of you have been injured," Louise, who glanced at the two of them, said reassuringly, "Then I'll be relieved, but don't try again, it's dangerous to do so."

"Understood, then Louise, you go to the restaurant first, and the two of us will follow in a moment," Valuk said with a smile

"Then I'll wait, Chong, and please call the talented man by the way," said Louise

"I know," Chong replied indifferently

"That's amazing, is it going to be a draw or a continuation?" After Louise went downstairs, Valuk was the first to speak

"Don't you admit defeat," Chong turned his staff and sword into pages and scattered

"I don't think it's my failure"

"So whatever," Chong walked down the stairs as if he had lost interest, "keep knocking on your door, but presumably you won't have that interest anymore"

"Doesn't he think it's too much to favor him like this," Valuk began

"I didn't have faith in him from the beginning" Chong stopped, "I can tell you the answer you want, I don't think he can take away your fiancée's heart, just think of him as a clown to make people laugh, as a knight, why should you bother with him"

"Cloise seems to care about him," Valuk continued

"It's just a pet-like behavior, but if you continue to entangle like this, then you will gradually become inferior to a pet" Chong took another step "Since you have been waiting for so long, what if you wait a few more days, what will you do if you give things that will not change, and it will be the same for as long as you give it"

"Why do you think that? Why do you think Louise must not change her mind? Valuk was surprised

"As a fiancé, do you still want to ask me about this kind of thing" seemed to feel impatient, and Chong raised his head indifferently, "She has feelings for you, you just need to give a little freedom, just like cultivating a seed, since the seed was planted by you, then she will sprout for you sooner or later, it is better to say that you will lose the opportunity if you are entangled in this kind of thing"

"Is it really good to tell me that," Varuch asked

"I only care about love, that is above the joy of the two loves" Chong left the second floor "whether it can give each other a sense of security and happiness, this is the key to love"

"You have more status and strength than him, you are a nobleman and he is a commoner, you are a knight and he is a demon, you can give Louise what he can't give, it's as simple as that"

"Judgment from above, only the mind can not change anything, a person's short life can not be decided by just a sentence I love you"

"At the end of the fairy tale, the princess (nobleman) marries the prince (knight), and as for the knight (the demon)?"

"Who else would see him in a happy ending?"