At first, Lily was a little confused.

Why does Miss Shadow Demon look like she hasn't seen herself?

But he's pretty sure it's Miss Shadow Fiend......

Ivas had used the shepherding method to give him a portion of the Shadow Fiend's powers, as if he had transplanted Lily with an organ for sensing shadows. Because of the proportions, Shadow Fiend may not have any special feelings for Lily, but Lily can clearly perceive the existence of the "mother".

Even if he had encountered other Shadow Fiends because of the third-level shadow affinity, he could easily tell if it was the one Ivus had signed with.

But fortunately, Lily's subconscious response made Miss Shadow Demon hesitate. It followed Lily's words, but directly revealed its identity.

The phrase "when did you come here" sound vague enough, on the one hand, it can be tacitly acknowledged that you know the person the other person is talking about, and on the other hand, you can also indicate that you don't know anything.

Being able to come up with such a response in a split second, and acting calmly, is enough to show how smart Miss Shadow Demon is.

— but it's still not good at lying.

Because this sentence has already revealed its identity.

It's impossible for the Shadow Fiend not to know how they came here, for it was lying on top of Ivus during the ceremony, or even in the waiting hall. Lily deliberately says "We were caught", but the Shadow Fiend doesn't immediately deny or ridicule, which shows that it really doesn't know that this is a promotion ceremony.

Then its identity is already self-evident.

It was indeed the Shadow Fiend who had signed up with Ivus - but this was the time when it had not yet met Ivus.

Compared to the coldness, arrogance, and murderous monster nature of the Shadow Demon hundreds of years later, the Shadow Demon of this era still has a human personality. It gritted its teeth and gritted its hatred when it spoke of the children of the moon, as if it were missing something, and at the same time it felt sad.

Its emotions are so abundant and complete. It's not like a demon, it's more like a human who has just become a demon.

- If the powerful, cold, aggressive Shadow Fiend of the future is considered to be a mature entity, then it is the Shadow Fiend of his infancy that now lives in his shadow.

So Lily's mind raced, and she directly questioned the identity of the other party:

"Are you really Miss Shadow Demon? Why do I feel that your feelings are so intense? ”

Lily's purpose is to guide Shadow Fiend's train of thought.

Make it think Lily has a companion - a shadow fiend too. In order to do this, it is not possible to take the initiative yourself, and if the other party is a little more suspicious, he will remain suspicious of it. So he went straight to a more radical approach, trying to gain the initiative.

After spending so much time with Ivus, he's gradually learned to lie.

His spider silk is the creation of the Gray Celestial Ruler who is in charge of lies, and the stronger the lie, the stronger it becomes.

"I don't know if he told you," the Shadow Fiend replied slowly, "I have an irresolvable vendetta against them. ”

"Betrayal?" Lily replied softly.

“…… Did he even tell you about this kind of thing? ”

Shadow Fiend's tone was visibly stunned.

- Presumably at that moment, the Shadow Fiend began to wonder if he really had a master.

"A superior who has fallen from a height, or an upright person who has been betrayed and framed. Because of the resentment in his heart, he was marked by the Fallen Celestial Division with a rage, and launched a revenge at the cost of turning into a shadow demon who will never see the light of day again......"

Lily said slowly, "Shadow Fiends are like this, right? ”

“…… I see. ”

The Shadow Demon was silent for a moment, but suddenly felt relaxed and muttered in a low voice, "It's all like this......"

"You're really not the young master's shadow demon."

Lily followed the temptation and stopped emphasizing the matter of "Miss Shadow Demon": "You came to me because my shadow affinity level is high enough." In fact, that's the power that the Shadow Demon gave me. ”

The Shadow Fiend was noncommittal, just silent.

But when Lily questions its identity, silence is acquiescence. And it will be like this, also because the other party has shown an extraordinary cognitive ability to the Shadow Demon, so that it suddenly loses the confidence to hide its identity.

At the same time, it really didn't feel malice or hostility from Lily. That's what made it willing to stop in Lily's shadow and listen to her continue to say something.

"You must be a shadow demon who hasn't finished his revenge yet." Lily whispered.

"Yes."

Shadow Fiend's voice was full of hatred: "I just crawled back from hell......"

"A newborn Shadow Fiend."

Lily chuckled, learning how Ivus behaved, and gracefully raised a glass of wine from her side.

He held his glass high and pointed it at the light in the distance.

"Then this glass of wine is for you."

Lily said lightly: "To that sweet and intoxicating revenge, I wish you success in revenge." ”

"Revenge."

The Shadow Fiend replied, "To you and your master, sir. ”

"Speaking of which, we haven't exchanged identities yet, have we?"

Lily replied, "My name is Alai." ”

“…… I don't know what I'm supposed to call it. ”

Shadow Fiend hesitated for a moment, "My old name should be discarded, and I haven't thought of a new name yet." ”

"Why do you have to give it up?"

Lily is seductive.

The corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he leaned against the stone pillar behind him to raise his head and raise his glass to his chest.

That gesture and that speech are like a "fox".

Solid lies and unpredictable demagogies flowed softly from his mouth, flowing into the still-confused mind of the newborn Shadow Fiend, "Why can't it be used? You have indeed become a demon, but is it your fault?

"It's not so much picking up that name as taking it away—taking away what is rightfully yours."

Lily said, taking another sip of the spirits.

Feeling the fluffiness of drunkenness swelling in her brain, she felt as if the world had become brighter.

She felt as if she was overlapping with Ivus, and unconsciously showed a confident smile similar to his, "Tell me now, Miss Shadow Fiend...... Or sir. Do you have the courage to take back the past? ”

“…… You are such a seditious person, sir. ”

The Shadow Demon sighed, his low, hoarse voice like a lion rumbling, "I don't know what kind of person can have an acolyte like you. Or rather, I think it's a pity that you're just a servant. ”

"My gentleman is much better than me. I'm just imitating his words. ”

Lily replied calmly.

“…… When did such a person appear in the Empire? ”

Shadow Fiend hesitated, "I said...... Your owner can't be Prince Stewart, right? ”

"Don't guess, Miss Shadow Fiend."

Lily has invisibly locked in the gender of the Shadow Fiend's mind - even though the Shadow Fiend itself has no gender, humans before becoming Shadow Fiend had a gender. And from the few words, she has sensed that the other party is a woman.

She should not be very old, and she is full of confidence, a high-minded but peaceful person. Usually she should still be a little tired, it should not be a noble lady, but a really powerful woman.

So Lily spoke her guess straight and asked, "Are you really not going to take back your past?" ”

“…… You've guessed who I am, right? ”

Shadow Fiend sighed again, his tone becoming a little muffled.

I know a hammer.

Lily thought to herself.

Of course, if the young master was there, maybe he would know...... But Lily's imperial history isn't that good. Even if he had been locked to this extent, he still didn't know the identity of Miss Shadow Demon before.

But on the other hand, it has already reached this level, and it is not difficult to squeeze out the real identity.

So Lily stepped up her demagogy, "We're on one side now, Miss Shadow Demon." I can be the cornerstone of your power, and my master can help you with your revenge—you're both shadow demons, so you can understand each other.

"In that case, whether I guessed it or not...... We all need a sincerity. A sincerity that allows you to be recognized by us, and it is also the courage that you can hold your head up and face the past.

"—speak up, Miss Shadow Fiend. Who were you in the past? ”

“…… bayard. ”

The Shadow Fiend was silent for a long time before he uttered the name: "Vignes Emile Zola Bayard of the Bayard Group."

"The bayard who is still active today is nothing more than a fake. A vampire who stole my body, my name, my property, all my relationships.

"I can give away the name myself, but I can't allow anyone to steal it.

"So, I came back from hell – just to kill her.

"In order to make 'me' die again."

(End of chapter)