"Mmmph mmmph!!"
The girl was tied up in the corner, her mouth gagged, only able to widen her eyes and make muffled sounds to express her Wrath. If looks could kill, Shadow Shurein would have been dead by now, but unfortunately, the girl did not possess the legendary hero's skill of 'killing with a gaze.' The Earth Dragon Fei silently looked at the doll placed nearby. An outsider would have thought she was just a playful pet, but only Shadow Shurein knew she was looking at the real Shurein. At this moment, Fei had apologized to Shurein countless times in her heart. She hadn't expected Su to suddenly visit and immediately discover that this Shurein was not real, even attempting to attack this Shurein. Of course, Su couldn't defeat Shadow Shurein, so Su was tied up by Shadow Shurein.
Su's emotions were too agitated, and her actions too naive. If she hadn't directed her anger at Shadow Shurein then, but instead ran out and shouted that this person was fake, she might have been able to cause trouble for Shadow Shurein. But in that case, Su's fate would definitely not have been good. Fei felt both that Su had missed an opportunity and was relieved that Su hadn't done so, her emotions were complex. She held onto hope that if the truth were exposed, someone would be able to save them, but when she thought of the Mysterious Person whom Shadow Shurein called Master, she couldn't help but despair, realizing that no one could save them. Could they rely on the Kingdom's experts? Or on Shurein's brother, the Hero? Could these people really defeat that Mysterious Person? And even if they could, would they have a way to rescue the current Shurein?
The more she thought about it, the more despair she felt about their current situation. Nobody could save them. The Mysterious Person's strength was unknown, but he was able to instantly kill Shurein, who was not weak. One must remember that Shurein was a true genius. Shurein's current strength was considered high-level even within the Royal Family. Perhaps only his Hero Elder Brother and a few others could defeat the current Shurein. After all, due to Yugu's constant provocations, Shurein couldn't help but use quite a few skill points, resulting in tremendous growth during his years at School. Furthermore, Fei was unclear about the Hero's strength because she had never met Shurein's brother.
Shurein usually acted like a huge fanboy of this older brother, so Fei highly doubted how much of Shurein's evaluation of the Hero could be trusted. As a modern person, she was all too Familiar with the concept of a "brainless fan"—you absolutely cannot expect them to give an impartial assessment; in their eyes, their idol is peerless. Fei was utterly desperate. The more she thought about this matter, the more terrified she became. Even before Shadow Shurein did anything to her, she had already frightened herself into near submission.
Shadow Shurein asked, "Who is she?"
Although he already had the answer in his heart.
But confirmation was necessary.
Because he existed to complete his Master's mission, not a single piece of information could be wrong. He had to complete the task assigned by his Master flawlessly, allowing absolutely no mistakes. Therefore, even though he had guessed Su's identity, he still decided to confirm it with Fei. This was not only to ensure the correctness of his guess but also to test whether Fei was truly willing to cooperate with his actions.
Just a mere Shadow Demon.
But its mind was quite nimble.
The Shadow Demon's Master had never paid attention to her subordinates, acting completely as if they were tools to be used. Yet, even with such a heartless Master, these Shadow Demons remained fanatically loyal. They would complete any mission assigned by their Master, even if it meant being crushed to dust! Even if their Master ordered them to die, they would not hesitate for a moment. If there were a trophy for "Tool Person of the Year," it would certainly belong to the Shadow Demons!
Fei weakly replied, "She is Su, Shurein's little sister."
"Understood."
Shadow Shurein confirmed that Fei was not lying.
When Su heard Fei speak, her eyes immediately widened. Although she knew her older brother was always with Fei, she had no idea that Fei was internally a girl! This was the first time
she had heard Fei speak. Hearing that soft, sweet voice, Su instantly thought of many unpleasant things. She realized that her older brother spent all day with Fei, even sleeping together, excluding trips to the bathroom, and suddenly felt terrible.
Brother, how could you do this?!
"Mumble mumble mumble!!!"
Su's gaze instantly became terrifyingly fierce, staring straight at Fei, with a dreadful dark aura seemingly emanating from behind her. Fei had seen this scene before: whenever Su caught Shurein and Canadia together, Su would show this expression. After all, Su was a terrifying creature known as a Brother Complex. Although Fei didn't know when Shurein had managed to "conquer" his own sister, according to her calculations, Shurein was definitely a beast who deserved the death penalty.
When she first met Shurein, he was still very young, but even then, Su was constantly following him around. This Shurein guy actually made a move on his own little sister, who was still a young girl! Never mind whether the two have done anything yet; judging by Su's current behavior, how could that weak man Shurein possibly restrain himself later? Moreover, there are no legal constraints in this other world. Shurein might even become the King of this country in the future. At that point, she didn't believe Shurein could truly resist Su's temptation!
"Alright, stop glaring at me. Your brother is right here. I advise you to be honest now if you want your brother to have an easier time, as that guy isn't human and won't pity you." Fei tried to urge Su to be more discerning. If Su really enraged Shadow Shurein, things would definitely get ugly, because Shadow Shurein was a monster on the inside and wouldn't spare her just because Su was a cute girl on the outside.
And now Shurein was watching right here. Plus, given her years of acquaintance with Shurein, she felt she should protect Su.
However, Su showed no gratitude, instead glaring at her with increased intensity and roaring "mumble mumble mumble" at her.
Fei wanted to persuade her further, but seeing Shadow Shurein walk over, she immediately shut up and hid to the side. Since Su wasn't grateful, she didn't want to get involved for Su's sake. She was currently full of dissatisfaction toward Shurein because he never told her that the restrictions of this Contract would be so strong. She even wondered if, had this incident not happened today, she would have ended up being Shurein's pet for the rest of her life. She even began to doubt whether her affection for Shurein was due to the Contract, after all, how could someone as proud as her be willing to be a pet forever? Besides, she didn't originally like boys with Shurein's personality!
Damn the Contract!
Damn Shurein!
Fei felt irritable and depressed, her tail occasionally slapping the ground.
A certain person didn't realize that she had inadvertently ruined Shurein's Romantic Luck, but even if she knew, she wouldn't care, and might even look down on Shurein more.
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