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It made her realize that there are still people in this world who care about her.
Whether it's Annie, Lycorina, or Layton.
Her return gift was also very simple—
"The cake is a gift, but what I want to give Mr. An is..."
Let's celebrate Mr. An's birthday, and then have a proper talk;
Milu looked at An Yi, without deliberately taking a deep breath or showing any nervousness. She simply spoke calmly and composedly, still with her awkward smile.
Happy birthday, Mr. An Yi.
"Whoosh-"
A streak of light rose rapidly from the ground and soared into the sky—
"boom!!"
The light burst open, creating beautiful golden fireworks in the air, which then vanished in an instant.
[Personal] Bow Hero: Mr. Sword Hero, on behalf of the entire Bow Hero Squad, I wish you a happy birthday.
On a building somewhere in the city, Shara, the archer with short blond hair, put down her great bow and smiled faintly.
Just a few seconds later, the highly agile warriors appeared in the vicinity.
"Hey, what's going on?" the other person asked Shara.
"Nothing, I just suddenly felt like shooting something," Shara chuckled.
Highly agile warriors: "?"
Back on the high-rise, Milu looked guilty, lowering her head and giving an awkward smile.
"Just this one thing... it must have woken up a lot of people and scared a lot of people, right? (Transfer |= Group ▲?: ← Research ⌒4+ Neighbor″□＂ Wu ○ Liu ♂)"
I'm so sorry for causing everyone trouble..."
Chapter 42 A Master Like This Is Very Good (4k)
As Annie savored the delicious cake, she thought to herself, "No wonder she's called the 'Food Warrior' Noel."
She watched An Yi eat, asking, "Is it delicious? Is it delicious?"
An Yi nodded and said "delicious," while thinking to herself;
Miluko put a lot of thought, or rather... a lot of effort into celebrating her birthday.
True to Milu's nature, she wouldn't ask others for help if she could do it herself.
Moreover, even if they need to ask someone for a favor, they will always prioritize asking someone they know.
People like Noel, the "Food Warrior," and Shara, the "Bow Warrior," aren't really acquaintances to her.
Just thinking about how she mustered up the courage to seek help from these heroes she had only met once and hadn't even exchanged a few words with, one can roughly guess just how determined she was.
I imagine she struggled a lot while doing these things, and finally gritted her teeth and did them, right?
Arya and Elsa also presented their gifts.
These two seemed to be scrambling at the last minute and didn't know how to arrange things, but they still gave some things that they felt were meaningful.
Arya brought over a large ham, saying that she had wanted to give An Yi a large pork leg when they first met, but An Yi didn't accept it in the end.
Of course, she wouldn't tell An Yi that she originally intended to send a pig, but ended up eating it all down to just a leg.
Elsa's gift had a simple, unpretentious feel to it, a sense of returning to nature.
She pulled out a paper bag, which contained several steaming hot meat-filled flatbreads. She had rushed to buy them before An Yi arrived and had specially kept them warm with the slime sword.
An Yi wasn't dissatisfied, since the other party must have given it to her as a gift with special sentiments.
But he wanted to know the reason.
Elsa explained that she bought it for him because she thought it tasted delicious.
I just thought it tasted delicious, so I shared it with him.
After learning the reason, An Yi secretly sighed to herself, sometimes finding this guy kind of cute.
Like Lycorina, both of them are actually very simple people.
Elsa gives the impression of being aloof, but that's not because she's actually aloof.
However, her mind is mostly blank, and she won't bother to talk to you unless you approach her.
After all, even if she initiates a conversation, it's unclear what she wants to say.
This is similar to Milu, who is afraid that if she starts a conversation, the topic will not be able to continue, so she simply doesn't say anything.
However, unlike Milu, Elsa never felt inferior or suffered internal strife because of this.
Conversely, does internal conflict really exist in her mind?
Elsa is very single-minded; she spends most of her time processing information from her senses, so she probably doesn't have time to think about random things.
Speak? If I have nothing to say, then I won't say anything. It doesn't matter.
On the surface, she seems a bit like An Yi. In reality, An Yi appears quiet, but she has a lot on her mind.
Elsa, on the other hand, is more consistent in her words and actions.
She was just standing there, lost in thought; she really was just standing there, lost in thought.
It's simply about emptying your mind, staring at things that are moving or still in front of you, and letting sounds pass by your ears—that's all.
Rather than saying she was cold, it's more accurate to say...
She just can't muster any enthusiasm.
I don't know how to keep people at arm's length, but I also don't know how to get along with people.
It's somewhat like a large rodent called a "capybara" that An-yi knows, the kind commonly known as a "capi-bala".
"Mr. An, what are we going to do after we wake up...?"
Milu ate the cake in small bites, as if deliberately slowing down the pace of finishing something that could be eaten in one bite, and stretching out the moment little by little.
For her, talking about "work" with An Yi was definitely a safe bet.
“We’re marching on Earl’s City,” Annie said calmly. “Simply put, that’s it.”
However, we should try to establish a large stronghold for heroes within the demon realm.
It serves as a major stronghold for the 'Demon Clan Organization'.
Furthermore, the organization's name has not yet been decided.
We've only set a general direction for now, and how to implement it in the future, even if we've considered all the details, will take time and effort.
This is by no means something that can be done in a day, but it also won't go months without any progress.
First and foremost, humanity must cease its apparent advance against the demons and begin to firmly defend the borders of human territory.
Then, the hero must accelerate his advance into the demon territory.
Even if the "Demon Clan Organization" has not yet become fully famous, it can still cause chaos in the cities of the relevant Demon Clan nobles.
First, reduce the pressure on the border. Once the threat on the border is reduced, more heroes will be able to join the "Demon Clan Organization".
The prerequisite for all of this is that the border defense forces cannot be suddenly reduced, as that would be too obvious.
The message to the demons was that the demons and humans were fighting evenly, so the small organizations that suddenly appeared within the demon race had virtually no connection to humans.
While the fighting was evenly matched, it gradually showed signs of weakness and eventually retreated to the original borders of human territory.
By then, the heroes will probably have already made a name for themselves in the demon territory.
With the help of Nightmare, this "demon organization" can make up any story they want.
The succubi's interference with and dissemination of intelligence can provide a secondary form of protection for humanity.
This can be considered a realization of the co-development of succubi and humans.
Since both sides originally shared the same goal, this situation allows them to complement each other and leverage each other's strengths.
Of course, this was all unknown to both parties.
An'i's mission was arduous, but it could be summarized in one simple sentence—
To seize territory.
Together with the other three members of the Saintess Squad, they continued their conquests, gaining more and more territory while expanding their succubus organization and recruiting more succubi into it.
These territories will one day become places to shelter the brave.
It's important to know that whether it's the Baron's City, the Viscount's City, or even the Marquis's City, they are all within the territory of the Demon Grand Duke.
In other words, if An'i successfully defeats the Demon Grand Duke in 1911, he will be able to directly acquire the entire territory of the duchy. 4】＼
There are only a handful of King-level demons, so when An Yi became the Grand Duke of the Demon Clan, the area under the protection of the heroes was immeasurable.
However... that cannot be achieved in a short period of time.
After all, that was already the Demon Race's top combat strength.
The most urgent task now is to become a count.
As for Nightmare, he doesn't actually need to manage it; the succubi will do what they've always been doing.
All you need to do is periodically grant the succubi that have made contributions the territorial blessing, so they can completely get rid of "hunger".
It seems that An Yi only needs to "kill," so it is indeed simple in theory.
However, when it comes to the demon race, the details that need to be adjusted are far more complex than can be explained in a single sentence.
The banquet almost turned into a morning feast, and the brightly lit city gradually lost its dazzling splendor as the sky turned blue.
In any case, the lights wouldn't be so dazzling under the morning light.
Of course, once the sun has fully risen, the city will once again transform into a sacred place, completely different from the night.
Many people returned to their lodgings very late, or simply left the city under the cover of night to head to Eternal City.
Lycorina was also exhausted after a long day, and slept until noon after returning home.
During this time, no believer was tactless enough to wake her up.