Chapter 100: The Hero’s Arrival
Haah.
Elrose scratched her somewhat messy hair and slowly sat up in bed.
Hmm~, it felt really comfortable to sleep.
Elrose stretched widely, then turned to look out the window. In the distant west, the sunset rolled up the afterglow, dyeing the whole sky red.
What a beautiful sunset.
A graceful curve involuntarily lifted the corners of Elrose’s mouth.
But in the next moment.
The golden Saintess, the rain of arrows, the illusory spear…
Memories surfaced in her mind like bubbles, and Elrose gradually recalled everything from last night.
Damn it.
Elrose’s eyes widened suddenly, and she jumped up from the bed, hurriedly checking her physical condition.
I’m not dead?
Not only am I not dead, but there’s not a single injury on me.
What’s going on?
Elrose subconsciously opened the Evil God’s message board.
Whenever she encountered something she couldn’t figure out with normal logic, she would basically pin it on the Evil God.
But unfortunately, the Evil God’s message board still had no new content.
Elrose frowned:
Evil God, are you there?
【Tip: Your friend “Evil God” is offline.】
Still the familiar notification box.
Elrose gently sighed and couldn’t help but mutter, “Ah, really, I don’t even know where that little white-haired guy went. He was so righteous before, asking me to save the world, but now he’s disappeared without a trace. Totally unreliable.”
But if it wasn’t the Evil God who helped her, then what was going on?
Elrose began to doubt again.
Before losing consciousness, she clearly saw that the Holy Spear Phantom, filled with terrifying killing intent, was heading straight for her forehead.
Logically speaking, she should have died on the spot.
Could it be… that Saintess showed mercy in the end and spared her life?
Then how did she return to the Nightmoon Tavern?
This…
Forget it, no clues or evidence; thinking about it is pointless. So many people were present last night, so just asking someone randomly should clear things up.
And at this moment, a more important matter—battle reflection.
Last night, without a doubt, she completely lost to that Saintess from the Sacred Domain.
There were two reasons for her defeat.
First, with the enhancement of the Sacred Weapon and the Saint Lanya Barrier, her hard power was indeed inferior to the Saintess.
But that wasn’t the fundamental reason for her failure.
The reason she lost so miserably was completely due to the second reason—she became complacent.
To put it more bluntly, she underestimated her opponent too much and overestimated her own abilities at that moment.
She was no longer the LV999 Demon King.
That kind of life where she could defeat anyone with a single slap had become the past.
Her mindset needed to change; she needed to return to the time hundreds of years ago, when she had just hatched from Zeke’s body.
Without sufficient levels, without overwhelmingly powerful skills, and without weapons that would deal a billion damage with one strike, she needed to use her brain more and think carefully before doing anything.
Collect intelligence, weigh combat power, formulate strategies, find the right timing, and act decisively.
Gideon had also relied on this principle to gradually grow from a weak Shadow Demon into a world-destroying Demon King.
Elrose looked at the distant red clouds and gently sighed, “Looks like I still have a long way to go in the future.”
…
“Cedric uncle, are you kidding me? The Hero fought with Shadie and the Saintess, and it happened in our town?! That’s quite a shock.”
As soon as Elrose stepped downstairs, she heard Lilith’s excited voice. Following the sound, she slowly walked into the kitchen and saw Kendrick’s family happily discussing something with Town Mayor Cedric.
“Elrose.” Luna immediately noticed Elrose’s arrival and hurried over, asking with concern, “Are you alright? Why did you sleep the whole day? I couldn’t wake you up.”
“Hehe, I’m fine, I’m fine.” Elrose smiled, then asked, “What are you all talking about? You seem to be having so much fun.”
“Elrose, you might not know yet, but last night, to help catch the underwear thief, our town was quite lively,” Cedric said with a big smile.
“Oh, is that so?” Upon hearing Cedric mention last night’s event, Elrose quickly sat down at the table, pretending to be very interested, and said, “Cedric uncle, please tell me, what happened in the town last night?”
Cedric smiled slightly and recounted everything he saw last night.
“The Hero?!” Elrose stood up abruptly: “You mean, last night, the Hero of the Golden Dragon appeared in our town?”
“Yes.” Cedric nodded heavily and said with admiration, “Thanks to the Hero’s timely arrival, not only did he save Shadie from the Saintess, but he also subdued that bastard Lance just by using his aura. It was really satisfying.”
“This…” Elrose swallowed deeply, her face filled with disbelief.
According to Cedric, she was saved by the Hero last night.
Not only that, but he also healed all her injuries and stealthily returned her to her room.
Does that mean…
That Hero already knew her true identity?
Elrose felt as if she had been struck by lightning.
It’s over, it’s over, my identity has been exposed.
That bastard Hero wouldn’t announce that I’m Shadie, right?
That’s her biggest secret.
If everyone knew she was that silly, late-stage chuunibyou girl, she would have to be so ashamed that she’d want to hang herself.
Moreover, more importantly… how did he do it?
How did he know her identity?
In her transformed state, with the support of the 【Mystery】 skill, it was impossible for anyone to see through her true self. Even if he used identification skills on her, he definitely wouldn’t identify anything.
He could only have recognized her after her transformation ended and he saw her true appearance.
And not only did he recognize her, but he also knew where she lived.
Elrose’s brain raced, and she swallowed hard.
Combining the above two points, the greatest possibility is that the Hero must have come to the Nightmoon Tavern to eat before, and it’s very likely that she even served him food.
This… is truly a great humiliation.
Her life-and-death enemy was right in front of her, and she hadn’t even recognized him. Instead, he figured out her identity first.
What a lapse in vigilance and miscalculation.
Hey, wait.
Things don’t seem to be that bad.
That Hero… saved me from the Saintess and completely returned me home.
This at least shows that he doesn’t consider her an enemy and even has a certain amount of goodwill towards her.
Does this mean that I might even become his companion?
A wicked thought suddenly rose in Elrose’s heart.
In this life, he (Gideon) also died by the Hero’s backstab, so if revenge is to be taken, backstabbing is her best choice.
The corners of Elrose’s mouth slowly lifted; she felt a burning desire for revenge igniting within her chest.
To become the Hero’s companion, to be by his side day and night, to earn his trust and make him see her as someone dependable, then at a critical moment, plunge a sword through his chest.
What expression would he show then?
Ah~, so exciting, so much to look forward to.
How can I be so wicked?
Hahaha.
But then again, thinking so much, she must first find out where the Hero is.
She has no clue about his true identity and can’t go looking for him; she can only wait for him to appear.
But how long will that take?
Elrose gently sighed and thought to herself, “If only the Hero would come knocking on my door.”
Just then.
“Dingling.”
With a clear ringing sound, the door of the Nightmoon Tavern was slowly pushed open.
Lilith, closest to the kitchen door, subconsciously stood up and walked into the front hall: “Hello, I’m sorry, our restaurant is temporarily…”
Lilith’s voice suddenly stopped; she stood there in a daze, staring at the handsome and elegant young man at the door.
The young man was tall, dressed in a white shirt, with an extremely handsome and fair face, rimless glasses perched on his nose, and his blue and white long hair tied in a delicate silver ring, gently cascading down to his waist.
“So handsome,” Lilith’s cheeks flushed, and she couldn’t help but exclaim in her heart.
At that moment, the young man in white slowly stepped forward and handed a job application to Lilith.
“Hello, I’m not here to eat; I’m here to apply for a job.”
