Chapter 232: Master Dekan’s Life Guidance
Teacher Cat noticed that Dekan was plunging into self-doubt and added,
“If you don’t believe me, find Cornelia or Chloix afterward and let them evaluate your behavior, meow. I believe they will give you an objective answer, meow.”
Dekan: “……”
It seemed that Teacher Cat was not deceiving him.
He was feeling a bit lost right now.
Because he had to decide on the strategy for the next level.
Should he continue to try to restrain himself?
Or release his truest self?
As Teacher Cat had said,
If he excessively restrained his actions,
some mischievous impulses would not disappear entirely,
but instead, accumulate temporarily.
Once they erupted like a volcano, they would become completely uncontrollable!
The more he restrains himself, the more dangerous it might become.
But when he thought of Tarta… Dekan couldn’t bear it.
He wished so much for Tarta to have a bright future.
The reason for his final struggle was because he didn’t know if there was even a small possibility of redemption.
However, apart from Teacher Cat, there was no one else he could consult.
Except…
“Master, are you there?”
Dekan called out inwardly to a guest who might not be able to give an entirely objective judgment either.
“Hmm, what’s the matter?”
Master seemed not to have been sleeping just now.
“Do you think my previous performance would affect Tarta’s reputation?”
“Ho ho, if I were Tarta, I would only want to escape from this world right now.”
“…… Is it really that bad?”
“According to my understanding of humans, the answer is definite. That cat didn’t lie to you.”
Master’s reply struck Dekan like a bolt of thunder.
Even the Demon King confirmed his behavior.
So, from the perspective of humans, Dekan’s recent performance naturally spoke for itself.
Dekan was momentarily at a loss for words.
What had he protected with his efforts in the first three levels?
What about becoming a line of defense for Tarta?
“Master, what do you think I should do now?”
At his most confused moment,
he needed a life mentor to guide him out of his perplexity.
Master: “Look back.”
Dekan: “Hmm.”
Master: “Move forward.”
Dekan: “Hmm, then what?”
Master: “Order a meal, and then give your body to me.”
Dekan: “I shouldn’t have asked you, you old… urgh……!”
…
At the same moment in the present reality.
Flora didn’t know what to say to console Tarta.
She just silently hugged Tarta, who was teary-eyed.
This child was too pitiful.
She bore the burden that was inappropriate at her age.
Even though she did nothing, she became the biggest victim of this Shadow World.
It was unclear whether having such a brother was a stroke of luck or misfortune.
She even foolishly expected some human deeds from her brother.
But upon closer thought, Flora realized her own situation was also similar to Tarta’s.
However,
the only good thing about her brother was that he wouldn’t disgrace her reputation by becoming someone like her.
Tarta wiped her tears with her hands and sobbed intermittently,
“Flora sister, I… I don’t want to stay in the Capital City anymore.”
Flora felt somewhat reluctant to tell her the truth but still said it with a pained expression,
“… The broadcast of this event covered the central nations. It will be about the same if you go back to the Randir Kingdom.”
“Huh?”
Tarta stopped sobbing.
“Wow!”
She then started crying uncontrollably.
Her cries clearly drew the attention of many people around her.
However, everyone shivered in fear and dared not express anything.
Who knew if she would suddenly appear in front of them the next second, instantly changing her face and asking them to play a survival game with her!
Flora felt unsure what to do and thought the current viewing location was no longer suitable.
“Tarta, stop watching. Let’s go for a meal.”
Flora noticed that Dekan had strangely started a food broadcast in the restaurant in the video and realized she was hungry.
In her rush to console the child, without much thought, she blurted out this suggestion.
Tarta: “Hmm… Okay.”
Flora: “Huh?”
Who would have thought Tarta would stop crying?
Her eyes even seemed to light up with a bit of anticipation about eating.
Flora was surprised.
Could she be naturally good at consoling children?
Yes, it must be so.
“Let’s go, let’s go!”
So Flora held Tarta’s hand and led her away from this place.
…
Dekan wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin and called the prison guard to settle the bill.
[19565]→[19265]
Although he could hardly feel the taste of this demon meal, judging by Master’s mood, it must be quite suited to her liking.
Just the price was a bit on the high side. One meal from Master cost 300 Demon Points.
Fortunately, he still had a decent amount of resources.
But at least he could say Dekan’s stomach was full.
Not a bad deal.
In every other level apart from the Exile Area which provided fixed food, food could also be purchased in normal levels.
However, it was neither as expensive nor as high-class as this level.
Thus Dekan left the Demon King’s Bounty Restaurant.
Before heading to the fourth level, he found the Warden.
When the Warden saw Dekan, their attitude remained vague, completely unreadable.
Demons who showed no desire were the hardest to deal with.
So, with Dekan being essentially a lone commander without teammates, he didn’t even bother to speculate on the health bar of this Greater Demon.
Fortunately, the Wardens of the first and third levels both showed a neutral stance.
However, the Wardens further down might not only be harder to handle
but may also, under certain mechanisms as the Demon Academy’s teachers, exhibit aggression.
Therefore, he needed intelligence.
“I want to buy all intelligence related to this prison.”
Dekan said.
“… There’s the Warden of the fourth level’s intelligence for 400 Demon Points, and the previous Warden’s intelligence you were given for 2000 Demon Points.”
The Warden obviously knew Dekan had swindled a decent amount of Demon Points from those noble demons and could definitely afford them.
“I’ll take them all.”
Dekan extended his Demon Bracelet for the Warden to deduct the payment.
[19365]→[16965]
After receiving the payment, the Warden quickly responded,
“The Warden of the fourth level is called Knowledge of Altice. She’s a freak among demons.”
“Is she dangerous?”
“No, on the contrary, her arrogant and eccentric personality might make her simply ignore you and let you directly go to the fifth level.”
“Such a good deal exists?”
“Correspondingly, she won’t engage in any transactions with you. If you insist on bothering her, it will anger her.”
“……”
Dekan felt an inexplicable sense of déjà vu…
No matter whether it was the feature of the fourth level Warden or the conversation he just had with the third level Warden,
it all felt so familiar!
