"So, my beautiful lady, how about we do something a little bolder?" Ikus Elizabetta was momentarily stunned. 'Wasn't he just with me? How did he suddenly run off to another girl?' Feeling a bit annoyed, she flew directly to Crocell Kerori's side and kicked Shesi away.
"Out of bounds, aren't we~" This scene made Kaim Kamui extremely jealous, with the bloodshot in his eyes clearly visible.
Shesi could only smile, then raised his hands.
"Alright, it seems I haven't captured the hearts of you two ladies yet. But I still need to find my younger brother, so I'll take my leave for now."
Crocell Kerori only just snapped back to reality, her face instantly flushing crimson… Someone seemed to have kissed the back of her hand just now… And he looked quite handsome… Shesi charged straight ahead. At this point, someone might ask, wasn't Iruma pushed down by Kalego earlier? Why is he still flying forward? That's because Shesi knew the plot. The Shesi who was pushed down would be caught by the Golden Scissor [Leader]'s child and sent to its nest, where he would coincidentally save the [Leader]'s child. Then he would be sent to meet the Golden Scissor [Leader] and finally ride the [Leader] to the finish line. So, he just needed to go find Sabnock Sabro now. Thinking this, Shesi also directly entered the Golden Scissor route and began his challenge.
Meanwhile, Asmodeus, on the regular route, looked at the flower beside him that was shooting thorns at him. His expression hardened, and he immediately summoned a Gorgon Snake to burn it down.
"Why haven't I seen Lord Iruma and Lord Shesi?"
"So amazing!" A voice rang out. Asmodeus felt like the voice was somewhat familiar. He looked around and saw Clara on his back.
"You, what are you doing! When did you get there?"
Clara began to explain; she had been on Asmodeus's back since takeoff.
Suddenly, he saw a purple figure flying towards the Golden Scissor route.
"Sabnock? That direction…" Just as Asmodeus was still thinking, Clara on his back suddenly spoke.
"Asmodeus, Asmodeus, if you don't hurry, you'll fall~"
"You, let go quickly!"
While the two were fooling around, no one noticed another figure also flying towards the Golden Scissor route. Shesi, flying past, glanced at the two fooling around and suddenly remembered Clara's character description: possessing angel-like wings.
"An angel, huh…" Shesi recalled Clara's smile when they played together, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily curved upwards.
"Perhaps."
With that, Shesi continued to fly towards the Golden Scissor.
"Danger, danger!" The cameras naturally saw the two and quickly reminded them, but neither Shesi nor Sabnock listened. Kalego, sitting at the finish line, watched their actions and grumbled.
"There are a few of these idiots every year, but if they're lucky, they might get their hands or feet back." Our attention returns to Shesi. As soon as Shesi entered the Golden Scissor area, he understood why it was said to be dangerous. Not only was there immense wind pressure, but there were also many dangerous animals waiting for you behind rocks or any place that could shelter them from the wind. If you weren't careful, you would be attacked.
"This is quite challenging, but this way, I guess I can also prove my worth, right?" Shesi thought. After a few days of contemplation, Shesi finally understood. Perhaps Iruma really could capture Sullivan's heart later on, to the point where Sullivan truly treated Iruma as his grandson. But, there was no protection in the early stages, right? Whether it was the forbidden spell at the start of school or the familiar summoning, let alone this exam, without wings and that heaven-defying luck, he would surely die, right? If Sullivan truly wanted Iruma to be his grandson, he couldn't give him nothing at all, could he?
In Shesi's speculation, the forbidden spell Sullivan gave at enrollment was intentional, to see if Iruma could read it to determine if he possessed magic. Shesi didn't believe that a forbidden technique could be used without magic, relying only on words. And their selection was probably because he and Iruma were descendants of that Demon King, right?
Shesi recalled those parents in the human world; they looked more like demons, with their carefree demeanor. This speculation became even more certain when Shesi remembered those posts from his previous life. Perhaps he and Shesi both had demon blood, and Sullivan seemed to be trying to stimulate the two, or rather, see if they were indeed the descendants of that person.
"So, I need to show my worth first," Shesi mumbled. Then, a gust of wind blew towards Shesi, almost blowing him away.
Just after the two flew past, a pair of huge red pupils looked at them. If Shesi were to look back now, he would see a creature the size of a small mountain spreading its wings and flying towards them.
And on Iruma's side, as Shesi expected, Iruma was riding the Golden Scissor [Leader]'s child and flying towards them.
"So, can you still hold on?" Shesi panted, looking at Sabnock beside him.
"Nonsense, I am the next Demon King!" Sabnock wasn't doing much better. His body was covered in scars, scratched by rocks blown by the strong wind while he dodged attacks. The large wounds weren't too serious, but there were many of them, making Sabnock look quite heavily injured. Shesi looked at the lava behind him and couldn't help but grumble.
"If you don't come soon, I, your brother, will be finished here…"
Sabnock glanced at Shesi, then bit a silver steel plate from the necklace hanging around his neck and activated his family ability, [Weapon Creation]: which allows him to create weapons identical to the material he bites.
"This [Leader] monster lives up to its name, clad in golden armor, incredibly tough to an exasperating degree, but I absolutely cannot fail here! I am going to become the Demon King!"
"The Prophecy Book of the Demon King?" At this moment, Sabnock's childhood memories (or rather, fantasies) surfaced.
"That person will… bring everyone under his command."
Sabnock's father stroked Sabnock's head.
"Listen, Sabnock, you were born to be the Demon King. Go fulfill our family's long-cherished wish."
"Destiny?"
Sabnock also recalled the scene when his older brother left him.
"Goodbye, Sabnock. One day, let us gamble the position of Demon King and fight."
"Fate?"
Before his younger sister died of illness:
"Brother, please become the Demon King?"
"Promise?"
"There's no such reason at all! My sister is healthy, and my brother is very kind! The reason I want to become the Demon King is because the Demon King is the coolest!"
Shesi watched Sabnock going crazy over there, but didn't pay attention, instead constantly observing his surroundings. Suddenly, he saw a small black dot rapidly flying towards them and breathed a sigh of relief.
Watching Sabnock, who was about to go all out, fight the [Leader] without taking any damage, Shesi couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. 'Maybe just give up? Just lie down with me and wait, okay? You haven't broken its defense for a long time.' Shesi seemed to see -0, -0, things that only appear in games, appearing above the [Leader]'s head.