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5.56% The Damned Demon / Chapter 42: Can't Stay Silent No More

章節 42: Can't Stay Silent No More

Oberon went back to his seat, though his expression was looking far different from his initial proud and confident expression.

All the enthusiasm he showed when presenting the gift was deflated like a balloon. All because of a cripple. How humiliating!

Most of them standing there couldn't help but feel the same. It seemed like the Crippled Consort wouldn't be sleeping in the shadows anymore. Based on how bold he seemed to be, they felt like things were going to be different here.

Still, they weren't expecting anything big since the royal consort was still a powerless cripple in the end, whose protection was guaranteed by their queen. Without her, he was as good as dead.

Ceti couldn't believe a cripple managed to talk down a well-decorated prince of the house. How could someone so weak be able to do such things? Even if he depended on the queen's protection, it was not like the queen could watch over him constantly. There were ways Prince Oberon could make things tough for him. Was he just ignorant about it, or did he truly have the guts to do so?

Kookus couldn't help but bite his teeth, unable to believe he watched a nerve-racking showdown between the prodigal prince of the house and the crippled consort. Who would have ever thought the royal consort would win in the end?

He would have showered praises already if not for his sister and the queen being so close.

Asher still had a lingering worry if Rowena would check on the memories, but so far, based on what he knew about her, she didn't seem like the kind to lie, especially since she seemed quite determined when she said she won't make use of the 'gift'.

Even though he was almost sure, he decided to somehow destroy that head later when the right opportunity came by.

At least nobody else would get their hands on it till then. But he knew that he pissed off a powerful bastard, though he did it despite knowing it. He couldn't just let him get away with that too.

The only way to let the culprits make mistakes was to rile them up. Otherwise, if he remained passive like before and let them peacefully plan out things, he would be the one getting fucked. The fact that an assassin almost killed him was proof enough that his life was already in danger. His memories from this body and what Merina told him was also proof enough that his existence itself made a few powerful enemies who would try to get rid of him the first chance they get.

However, he knew he was taking a big gamble here, though he had never shied away from taking huge risks to get what he wanted. Only by taking huge risks was he able to become the strongest hunter in his past life. People even called him a 'daredevil' because of that.

His only option was to level up as quickly as possible using any means. But thanks to his memories, he had a plan and briefly glanced at Ceti with a subtle smile who felt his gaze and unconsciously looked at his eyes.

Just as she was about to wonder what this pervert was planning, suddenly she grimaced as she shut her eyes close, making Asher wonder why this snobbish woman was acting weird.

Rebecca's eyes melted upon seeing her son, Oberon, returning with a dark look. Right after he sat down, she immediately grabbed his hand and said with flared nostrils, "Son, don't worry. Mother will make that crippled trash pay ten times the humiliation you endured today. Your father will also talk to the queen about this and make sure he gets his place shown. Isn't that right, Seron?" She turned her head towards Seron with a glowering look.

Seron nodded with tightness in his eyes, "Of course. I will talk to the queen and let her know how that cripple needs to know his place. But I don't think she will do anything. We all know why. Things aren't really the same now that he woke up and considering his behavior...don't do anything rash for now."

Oberon heard the two as he stayed silent, but the next moment, he briefly raised his hand and said with a high chin, "No need. I don't need any help from you two to deal with that trash. I will deal with him myself as I always do," His lips curled as he added in a seething tone, "I never expected that cripple to gain such a tongue after getting a soul. He also must have no idea who I am or how weak and pathetic he is. Ignorance is his only tool. But that is good news for me. When the right time comes, he will regret gaining his senses," Oberon finished with a cold smile.

Rebecca nodded with a look of approval as she caressed the back of his head, "That's my son. I knew you wouldn't be bothered by the words of a pathetic cripple. I couldn't be more proud of you."

Silvan Drake, who was sitting beside his father, briefly glanced at Asher with a subtle squint. And when his gaze accidentally fell on Ceti, who was standing behind the queen, his gaze softened.

After everyone was done handing over their "gifts", the Hall Elder announced with a light smile, "Now let's celebrate this fine day with a number of events we have scheduled. First, let us all partake in the grand feast the House of Dragons has prepared for the people. Everyone should take part and celebrate our path ahead!"

Asher's eyes glowed upon seeing long tables neatly laid out with all kinds of food and wine. Just the smell was enough to even tempt him.

However, he saw most men and women forming pairs, taking the center and starting to dance by holding hands and moving slowly.

'What a boring dance…' Asher thought and said to Rowena, "I am going to eat some food. You can join me if you want."

Rowena simply shook her head, just as Asher expected. He could see that she was disinterested in all these things, though unlike her, he was curious to try out the food demons eat and learn more about them.

At least their way of conducting a feast seemed similar, but humans can never match the grandeur.

There were also storytellers setting up shop to amuse the guests and entertain them with the grand feats and illustrious feats carried out by the royal members of House Drake, going back to the birth of the kingdom itself.

Who would have ever thought that he would be experiencing the biggest celebration he had ever witnessed as a demon?

It also seemed like most of them were eagerly awaiting a celebration after not holding any events or celebrations for a year due to the Demon King's death.

Even without Rowena's order, none of them would have held any public celebration so as to not disrespect the passing of the demon king.

He noticed how everyone around him was giving him strange glances as he walked towards the large tables where the food and drinks were kept.

Their faces seemed as if they had things to say or ask but didn't. It seemed as if his previous scene of rebuking Oberon made some kind of unexpected impact on these people.

Asher ignored them as his gaze finally fell on the fresh food that gave off a mouthwatering scent. He still didn't dare to trust just his sense of smell and took a closer eye to see what kind of food these demons prepared.

He didn't know whether to feel surprised or not to see that most of it was meat and there were even chalices filled with blood. He didn't have to guess to know that most of the vampires would be drinking the blood in these chalices like they would drink wine.

He could only wonder where they were getting this blood from. Could it be from the Hunters they captured or killed?

He decided to take a leap of faith and try one of the most appetizing-looking dishes near him. He expected the worst, but the moment he chewed on it, he couldn't help but feel his taste buds tingling in excitement.

'How could something taste this good?' The food tasted so delicious he felt his stomach growl in anticipation for more.

'Fuck, I don't care what this is. I just need more,' Asher thought to himself as he began to gobble up the food. He skipped breakfast and hasn't had a single morsel since yesterday. Only now he realized how famished he was.

The others looked on with strange expressions. Who would have expected the royal consort to have so much appetite despite doing nothing all day?

"Is the food that delicious?" A woman's sweet, melodious voice sounded from behind as Asher turned around with one of his brows raised.


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章節 43: A Disappointed Lady

Asher saw a beautiful young woman with heart shaped face, big round pleasing eyes and a angelic face that could melt the heart of even a criminal.

She had really long, voluminous ruby hair that reached till her ankles and was styled into pigtails that had ornaments wrapped around them. There was a shiny white pearl necklace around her neck and a radiant, innocent smile on her face though her vibrant red eyes could make one feel like they were getting trapped by her eyes.

She was wearing a dark red gown that wrapped around her petite body and her small bust. But he knew he can't get fooled by her appearance considering she was centuries old at least.

"Lady Silvia Valentine?" Asher unconsciously mumbled upon feeling surprised to see this bubbly woman approach him.

"Ai, ai, just call me Silvia. Don't tell me you call everyone by their full name? Tehehe" Silvia asked with an airy giggle.

Asher chuckled and said, "Then Silvia it is. Happy?"

Silvia shook her head strongly with her eyes shut before stepping closer to him and saying with a bashful look, "For this lady to be happy, you have to do something else as well. Can you, please?" She asked as her eyelashes fluttered.

Asher didn't know, but he was getting a weird vibe from this seemingly sweet cute lady and asked, "What would the lady who can get anything she wants want from me?"

"I want a gift from you since you finally got a soul," She asked in an excited tone.

Asher couldn't believe this woman and asked, "Shouldn't you be the one giving me a gift just like everyone else did?"

"That is no fun," Silvia said with a cute pout, making Asher ask, "Fine. Let me at least hear what kind of gift you want?" He couldn't help but feel as if she was up to something.

Silvia's lips arched into a bright smile as she leaned forward and whispered, "I want you to let me play with your mind. It seems quite fun to play with a mind that didn't have any soul for all these years."

Anyone would feel goosebumps on their scalp hearing her words that sounded quite innocent but the intention dangerous enough. As for Asher, who had come across all kinds of demons now knew why his instincts had been firing away since the beginning, telling him to get away from this "cute" woman.

Still, he kept up a firm expression and said, "I am afraid I can't give you that kind of gift. I can get you something else to play with," Asher was hoping she would leave after asking for some silly jewelry or something, considering how she had so many flashy ornaments on her.

Her bright red eyes were still giving him goosebumps, and he instinctively tried to not look at them even though they were strangely tempting him to look at them.

Since Kookus had told him how House Valentine people had the power to use illusions, Asher guessed they must be using their eyes to do so. If his mind was as strong as his Hunter self, then he wouldn't have to worry. Unfortunately, his present body had yet to build mental blocks to protect his mind.

But Silvia's expression suddenly contorted as she asked with an uncanny smile, "You are refusing this lady? Nobody can refuse me, and nobody ever has," She stressed with puppy eyes, though her lips subtly curved into an eerie smile for a brief second.

"I guess there is always a first for everything," Asher said with a casual shrug as he sipped on some wine kept on the table, though inwardly, he couldn't believe how this woman was disguising her intentions with such a cute attitude. She was surely one of a kind.

"Not for Silvia. Silvia will always have her way because everyone loves Silvia, and I can make you like me too. Let me prove it to you," Silvia said as her lips arched into a pretty smile.

Asher's eyes quivered as he suddenly froze before he could take another sip. He wasn't looking at her face, yet her melodious voice was slipping into his ears and into his mind, telling him to give into her.

'Is she trying to charm me?' Asher knew vampires like her could use their charms to trap their victims. However, right now, he was in a weak body whose mental fortitude wasn't strong enough yet to defend against the likes of a powerful vampire like her. If this went on, he was finished! She might get into his mind, and who knows what would happen then.

From the public's view, it only seemed like the royal consort and Lady Silvia was having small talk since they couldn't hear what Silvia was saying.

Asher broke a sweat as he was even finding it hard to move because his mind was busy resisting the charm of her voice. He never knew the next trouble he would be coming upon now was a spoiled and bossy vampire lady from one of the great houses. Why the hell was she so fixated on his mind? Didn't she have anything better to do, or did someone send her? He felt it was the former since who would say it aloud that they wanted to 'play' with someone's mind?

Silvia was inwardly surprised to see a cripple being able to resist her for this long. Usually, all it would take was just a single word, and yet here, she had already said enough to charm a powerful Soul Warrior.

However, fortunately for Asher, he had more than just his sheer willpower to depend on. As a veteran Hunter, he had learned enough tricks to deal with demons like her. And when up against someone who could influence minds using their voice, the simple solution was to disconnect the mind from the ears so that none of her words would ever reach his mind.

This solution seemed simple in theory, but to execute it, one had to have complete control over their mind and body. It wasn't easy to shut off one of the senses using pure mental power. Even for him, it took months to master this technique.

And right now, he executed the very same trick as all sounds stopped entering his mind, including her words, making his mind plunge into absolute silence. He immediately felt all the pressure on his mind disappearing away and regained control of his body.

Of course, the drawback to this method was he made himself deaf temporarily. Fortunately, he wasn't in a combat situation. Otherwise, he would have had to rely on other methods.

Silvia was about to smile in excitement as she saw how Asher's mind was about to give in to her. But her smile froze when she saw Asher being able to move again and even continuing drinking from his cup as if he wasn't bothered by anything at all.

"Were you saying something? I didn't catch you," Asher said with a sarcastic smile as he coolly kept on sipping on his wine.

"Hey, you can't keep ignoring this lady. It should be impossible for you to. Silvia doesn't like this at all," Silvia pouted as she was confounded by the fact that her voice wasn't able to charm a cripple. She couldn't even sense any defensive items on his body.

Asher found it quite satisfying to make this pompous lady keep whining to herself, just like a child getting disappointed after finding out their toy wasn't working as expected.

Rowena, who was still sitting on her throne, suddenly took a glance at Asher and narrowed her eyes upon seeing Silvia talking to him.

"Silvia won't let you look down on her anymore. This time Silvia will win," Silvia said in a determined voice as she decided to not hold back, and her eyes began to glow.

"No, you won't, Silvia," A woman's soft yet charming voice came from behind Silvia as she felt someone grabbing her wrist from behind.

"Ow, ow, you are hurting me, Sabina. Let go, pleaseee…" Silvia feebly said with watery eyes.

Asher squinted his eyes before turning his head to see a alluring beauty with long, shiny silver hair, a well-proportioned bust, and a slender figure.

She had a diamond shaped face with attractive almond shaped eyes and luscious pink lips.

She was dressed quite elegantly yet seductively, and every inch of her body exuded a strange sense of charm that made it hard for one to take their eyes off her.

But if they accidentally took a look at her ghostly red eyes, one would feel chills going down their spine.

'Her again?' Asher couldn't believe this woman lending him a hand for the second time and, to his surprise, saw how even Silvia seemed afraid of her upon having her wrist getting gripped by Sabina.

Now he has an idea why Kookus said the eldest child of House Thorne was quite terrifying, even though her lithe body would make her appear quite lovely.

"Trying to use your flimsy charms on me? Get out of here before I spank you," Sabina whispered into Silvia's ears, who pouted with a dejected look before running away. Of course, nobody heard the conversation they shared. All one could guess was Silvia was getting bored and running away somewhere else.

"Well, well, was she bullying you too much?" Sabina asked as she picked up a chalice and sipped some blood. However, her eyes had a glint of astonishment, seeing how Silvia failed to charm him. This made her look at him with a veiled glint in her eyes.

This was the first time Asher was seeing a vampire drinking blood in front of him in such a graceful fashion to the point he wasn't even feeling disgusted.

"I don't want to admit it, but I do want to thank Lady Sabina for the support, especially earlier," Asher knew he couldn't simply trust this woman just because she helped him out. Still, he decided to play it diplomatically just to be safe. He also thought he had to get used to dealing with people like this, even if the words coming out of his mouth may or may not be true.

"Forgive for the interruption, but the center of the hall is now clear for the Night Dance. Those who have had enough of feasting may dance with any partner they choose," The Hall Elder suddenly announced as a large space in the center was cleared up for the dance.

"The main event has started," Sabina commented as Asher saw men and women forming couples and taking center stage to slow dance.

Of course, most of them were married or engaged couples, but some of them seemed as if they were randomly choosing a partner simply to dance. Very few of them weren't taking part in the dance and were standing alone on the side with glum expressions.

Asher saw that the way these people were slow dancing seemed similar to how people would dance in fancy balls by simply holding hands. It was formal and slow yet elegant.

Silvan Drake got up the moment the Night Dance was announced and took a deep breath before walking towards the platform above him.

"Silvan, where are you going?" Rebecca asked with furrowed brows, but he had already walked away.

Seeing how he was walking towards the platform where the queen was sitting, Rebecca furrowed her brows and asked, "Don't tell me he is still fixated on that bitch? This has been going on for years. How could he not understand her lowly origins...a race of rabid beasts, hmph."

"Calm down, Rebecca. Ceti is a Battlemaster, so show some respect for her title, at least. Her past doesn't matter as long as she is trusted by our queen. But it is not like she will ever become his legitimate wife. Our son knows what he is doing," Seron said with an obscure glint in his eyes.

Silvan took a brief look at Ceti before deeply bowing before the queen and asked respectfully, "Forgive me for approaching like this, Your Majesty. But can I have your permission to borrow Lady Ceti for a short dance?"


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