[Demon's king Castle, Teleportation Hall, Demon's Continent]
Standing before the renowned four vassals of the demon king whom each resembles strength in their respective fields, one particular person clad in black armour that emits hazy mist purple aura
The black hair of that person coupled with his dead pan purple eyes that shows no signs of light, was really compatible with his donned black armour and purple aura
The signature mark that could describe such person is the huge crack on its cheeks, running down straight along its neck
Such person was named Hiiragi Asuto
At the moment that particular person was standing face to face with the four vassals of the Demon king
"What are you doing here Asuto-kun?" Asks Belial in a friendly manner
"Aren't you supposed to be somewhere else? I can't remember having you welcome us here" added Belial
After that silence permeated the room as Asuto scanned the whole room
Due to this Belial seemed quite uncomfortable as he squinted his eyes, but before he could follow up his words Asuto answered him directly without being formal
"The demon king has a task for the four of you... . ."
"!"
"!!"
"!!!"
Hearing his nonchalant unmannered way of talking Sirius the Supreme vampire, one of the four vassals begun to spoke up in a agitated tone
"Oi! Is that how you address the demon king? At least add some -sama to your words!" He pointed out
As he pointed this out Asuto continued what he says beforehand completely ignoring Sirius rant
"The Demon Jester was found hiding along with the humans of the former destroyed kingdom near the empire! It seems he's rilling it up there... . . He's actions are unneeded thus the Demon king found it as an obstacle to his plans... . . He wants the four of you to take care of its elimination... . . Permanently!"
When they heard that Larval who was standing by the side laugh inwardly as he seemed to found another new toy
"That Jester... . . I see he's still alive!" He murmured
"Wow! Even thought that he barely escaped from us last time, he's still has the audibility to hinder the Demon king's plan" praised Hepta
As they commented this Sirius himself says otherwise
"I understood what his majesty wants but... . . Why the four of us? Isn't that overkill?" Growled Sirius
"No it isn't! He proposed this as he remembers the failure of you guys capturing him in the past" replied Asuto
After hearing that even Sirius himself gritted his teeth
"You..."
But before he could pounce on Asuto himself, a hand smoothly blocked his path and that hand was none other from but Belial himself who is wearing a smile for some reason
"If that is what it takes to redeem ourselves then it is fine!" He replied
"Well then... . . I leave this matter into your hands" said Asuto
As Asuto said those words he then turned around and left the vicinity
After he left Sirius grabbed Belial's collar as he growled
"You dare!?!"
But instead of getting angry Belial replied to him by putting on a serious face which made even the supreme vampire himself flinch a little
Sensing the atmosphere Larval got between them as he said
"It's no use to argue! An order has been issued, we just need to comply" he said with his skull face
"I know! It's just that I hate that kind of guy... . . Just what did the demon king saw in him that made his majesty himself put so much trust unto him?... . . He doesn't even resembles a demon but rather more on the human side!!!" He muttered
"Hohoho! I know for sure that it has some deep meaning to it but it's not the time for us to learn of it... . . You just need to keep your haughty aura as usual Sirius-dono just like your race" stated Larval
"Yeah! What he said!" Added Hepta nonchalantly
In reply to those words Sirius gave out a snort as he grumbled unto himself
When that happened even Larval himself couldn't help but turn to the spot where Asuto was formerly standing with an discerning eyes
"Truly mysterious"
With that the four vassals begun their plan on how to properly eliminate the Demon Jester this time of round
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[Eldion Empire, Certain 5 star Inn]
From the day that everything happened such as the battle at the border, to the attack on the empire, and the plan of the four vassals, four days have gone by in a flash at that instant
In a particular inn in the capital, on the bed of one of the room there lay Kaido who just have awakened from his deep slumber
Currently he is staring at an unfamiliar ceiling and staying at an unfamiliar room
Since he's still was in a daze he couldn't get ahold of what was happening which made him a little bit late to react to things that was happening around
When he sat up from the bed, he felt an intense pain coursing through his head as if he had gone down on a day pure of head ache
"Ugh!"
Due to his pained voice reverberating out, a silhoutte was seen standing there in a daze looking straight at him
Currently the person who was staring at him was none other than Zia herself
As if emotions filled up her heart, she begun to hurriedly came over Kaido and wept by his sides as she mutters the words
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"
Hearing that Kaido tilted his head to the sides completely unaware of the disappearance of his renowned daughter
For Zia after being with Kaido and the crew, she clearly witnessed how the relationship between Kaido and Sui has progressed from an role playing of father and daughter to an actual thing
Since from the very beginning Zia has taken care of Sui before the child met Kaido, thus making Kaido to put his 100% trust to the elf maid, sister of Melfina the safety of her renowned daughter
Since she was trusted she was resolute to return that trust to results, and since she failed not only to protect her but also to retrieve her, she fell into despair at that thought of her being abandoned because of her uselessness and inability to protect even Sui
It's like she herself has betrayed his trust, which led to her groveling before Kaido as she prostates to the ground beside him
Hearing the noise from above the crew inavertly came up only to witness Zia crying over as she knelt prostates before Kaido
Even Melfina, Jack and Anna who was covered in bandages in some parts were also feeling bitter from the atmosphere
They clearly know the reason of Zia's desperation of plea as they have been informed of the happenings around the capital when they arrived
Not long after Zia was prostrating Even Okou himself and Rebecca were either kneeling or facing down as they clenched their fist in agitation
"Ka... . . Kaido! I'm sorry" gritted Rebecca
"Kaido-sama! Please forgive me!" Followed Okou
Comparably they too failed to protect Sui Soni turn they also held responsible for her being captured
Seeing the three of them groveling before him even Kaido himself grow curious on what had happened
Slowly he took a glance from Rebecca, which made her jolt a little
Eventually she unsteadily went over to Kaido's side and held his hand
Later on she begun crying as she asks for forgiveness
"I'm sorry... . . Even thought I told you from the very beginning that I wouldn't be a burden, even thought you've already done enough for me and yet I... . ."
As she said this Kaido patted her head which made her felt weaker before Kaido and as if she reversed back to her childlike manner as she begun to sobbed
All of them feared that they would get abandoned for the second time, after all Kaido was the one who held them up and if he abandoned them then they would lose the only support they have that made them still able to laugh at the current moment
After glancing around the room Kaido realised that Sui was nowhere to be found
In fact his renowned daughter would be the first one to jump on him the moment he recovered but this time it wasn't the case
As if he got the gist of their own distress, he begun to ponder about the happenings around him
"Tell me... . . What happened here while I was away?"