Chapter 9 Chapter 10 The Curse of the Demon King
When Jima finished speaking, the entire room was quiet enough to hear a heartbeat.
The Elf Queen’s chest gently rose and fell as she fixed her gaze on Jima, making Jima feel quite embarrassed. From everyone’s reactions, he realized he had said something he shouldn’t have.
I really hate communicating with others, it always ends up like this.
Jima howled in his heart.
George was also at a loss, unsure of what to say or do.
Fortunately, the Elf Queen, in her anger, did not order the two of them to be thrown into the sea. She smirked disdainfully and said, “As a beast whose mind is full of mating thoughts, you truly have failed.”
Endure it, endure it. A gentleman’s revenge is never too late.
“Your Majesty, she is not a beast.”
The Elf Queen replied, “It’s best if she has a way to break the curse in that head of hers. Well then, I don’t wish to see you both.”
With that, the Elf Queen resumed propping her face up with her hand. A maid, armed with a sword at her waist, stepped forward to escort the two away.
Thankfully, they were not tossed into the sea. The Elf Queen probably considered that I might have clues to lift the curse… This menopausal woman is getting angrier the more I think about it, stop thinking, just stop.
As Jima stepped over the threshold, he pondered.
The door closed behind them, the long corridor was already devoid of the tall, silver-haired elf’s figure.
George asked a silver-armored elf maid with a silver bow and a longsword at her waist:
“Excuse me, which way did Frost Leaf go?”
The elf maid shot George a disdainful glance and wordlessly pointed to the left.
“Thank you.”
As George said this, he pulled Jima to the right.
Sure enough, when they crossed the threshold and stepped outside, they saw a tall figure standing by the ship’s railing, gazing at the blue sea, her silver ponytail dancing in the sea breeze.
George walked up beside her and asked, “Frost Leaf, what’s the curse about?”
Frost Leaf turned her head. Jima felt that Frost Leaf seemed to have become even colder, especially the sharply piercing look she gave her.
Jima released George’s hand and took a few steps back.
Frost Leaf then turned her transparent green eyes towards George’s face, completely unaware that Jima behind her was closely observing the patterns on her silken hair.
“Short-lived being, it has nothing to do with you.” Frost Leaf said, “I can handle it.”
“I think I can help, after all, as the captain, it’s also my responsibility. Last time I brought clues and thoroughly searched the ruins of the Demon King’s palace; I found something new.”
“A succubus?”
“She, like the thirty women taken from the Demon King’s palace, is a victim.” George said, “When I found her, she was just born. According to the spell that sealed her, the way to break the seal is to sign a slave contract with her. This is another new trick invented by the Demon King.”
Frost Leaf showed a slight change in expression, the ice on her face melting nearly halfway.
“Just as I thought. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be bringing her with you.”
“The Demon King is not only satisfied with playing with Jima; he should also have poured some knowledge into Jima’s mind, making her the key to the Demon King’s treasury…” George paused and then said to Jima, “Jima, do you know how to break the curse on Frost Leaf?”
“Ah?” Jima snapped back from admiring Frost Leaf’s long legs and said, “I don’t even know what curse this beautiful elf lady is under.”
“Exactly, even if the mastermind is still alive, one must know the vicious curse they cast.” George looked at Frost Leaf and asked, “Frost Leaf.”
“A minor curse, nothing much, it just makes my aim with the bow not so inaccurate.”
George asked, “Jima?”
I remember I previously cast a double-digit curse; God knows which one it was.
Jima shook her head:
“I can’t remember.”
With that, she continued to admire the curves of Frost Leaf’s legs. She thought, if Frost Leaf were to ride a tricycle, the way those muscles would tense up would be even more charming.
George asked Frost Leaf, “Could you elaborate on when the curse manifests and its effects? The Holy Hall has a lot of records, I can check them when I get back.”
“Our adventure is already over; you have no responsibility towards me.” Frost Leaf turned her head, continuing to gaze at the sea. “Short-lived being, don’t waste your pitiful time, it’s just a minor curse.”
Jima wanted to chat a bit with the stunning beauty and interjected:
“High-level transcendents have greatly extended lifespans; George is already a platinum.”
Frost Leaf didn’t even glance at Jima, saying, “George, you should leave.”
“Is the curse really no problem?”
Frost Leaf looked at George, her tone questioning, “Do you think elves have lived long enough and can’t find a way to lift a small curse? Short-lived being.”
“No.” George said, “Thank you for speaking up for me earlier.”
“No need; I wasn’t doing it for you.” Frost Leaf turned her head away, “I just found the Elf Queen’s excessive concern to be bothersome.”
Jima sniffed, seemingly catching the scent of arrogance, and suddenly felt a pang of jealousy.
Why is it that a virgin always gets to know so many high-quality beauties? Why not me?
George nodded, turning back towards Jima, his steel boots clattering on the white deck.
At that moment, a black bug crawled out from a seam in the white deck near his feet, and Jima, with her sharp eyes, immediately recognized it as a disgusting cockroach, yelling, “Cockroach!”
This time, Frost Leaf, who had been ignoring Jima, suddenly turned around. Seeing the cockroach fluttering its wings in terror, her pupils dilated.
George waved his hand to shoo the cockroach away and quickly escaped from the three.
“Cockroach!”
Frost Leaf’s clear voice carried an unexpected panic that was inconsistent with her appearance. She drew a sharp arrow from her quiver, nocked it, and the sound of the bowstring tightening resonated.
Half a second later, a dark shadow shot towards the cockroach with incredible speed.
“Thud!”
With a heavy thud, a silver metallic short bow embedded itself into the deck, smashing the cockroach into a pulp, the bowstring still trembling.
Jima turned her head to look at Frost Leaf, who had a distressed expression on her face, holding an arrow in her gloved hand.
In all her life, Jima had never seen anyone fire a bow and shoot the bow itself, especially when the person was a renowned marksman like an elf.
The three fell into silence for a moment, but Jima could not help but burst out laughing, quickly covering her mouth.
Frost Leaf shot Jima a pair of sharp glares akin to arrows.
“I’m sorry; we succubi are born capable of perfectly controlling our expressions.” Jima said as she forcefully pulled down the corners of her mouth, “Unless I can’t hold it in.”
George’s expression turned serious as he said, “This is serious. Your archery is the best I’ve ever seen. The curse of the Demon King should have been my burden; I will definitely help you lift the curse.”
Frost Leaf turned away, moving towards her silver bow, her back to George as she walked while saying, “Short-lived being, I told you not to overestimate yourself.”
Standing aside, Jima clearly saw Frost Leaf’s cold green eyes suddenly warm up.
Although Jima was quite jealous of George, she thought that it was precisely because of George that she had the chance to interact with her.
One day, I will definitely steal the woman of that fated child from him.
With that thought, she felt a little less jealous.
Frost Leaf reached for her silver bow, where a bit of debris splattered on the bow’s limb, and underneath was the disintegrated body of the cockroach. Frost Leaf grimaced in disgust, and her fingertips retracted upon touching the hard bow. She turned and walked towards the door, waving to a maid:
“Servant, come.”
Jima found it strange that the armored maid was able to understand Frost Leaf’s meaning and turned to walk away.
She must be calling someone to help Frost Leaf deal with the silver bow.
Frost Leaf’s face regained its previous coldness as she said to George, “The Elf Queen said, I suddenly miss you, but she was just talking nonsense.”
George frowned slightly, this minor expression indicated he perceived the lie, “Hmm.”
“After inspection, it seems I was influenced by some unnatural force, which is why she emphasized it.”
This time George nodded and said, “It really might not just be a simple coincidence.”
“Don’t always try to discern others’ lies, short-lived being.” Frost Leaf placed her hands on the railing, gazing at the distant sea, pretending to casually ask, “Before, you took it to Shalin City, right?”
“Not it; her name is Jima.”
“Alright, Miss Succubus Jima.”
George briefly summarized what happened in Shalin City.
At the banquet, he sought connections to find a way to break the contract but encountered a cruel and bloody half-elf assassin.
Frost Leaf emphasized, “It’s half-human, thank you.”
George continued.
Due to his contributions to assisting the Great Righteous One, he received a promise, using that promise to find a mage skilled in handling slave contracts, only to discover it was a trap. After escaping, he met the big shot, Floris, who in exchange for helping him explore the Demon King’s treasury, provided a way to break the slave contract and also signed a contract.
Unexpectedly, afterwards, the big shot exploited a loophole in the contract, simultaneously providing the promised items while seizing Jima and offering her to the Great Righteous One in exchange for power and wealth. He also set a trap to ambush George.
Frost Leaf gripped the railing tightly and said:
“Despicable.”
Jima felt grateful that George didn’t mention her disguising as a dog-headed person, just glossing over it.
Later, George single-handedly rescued Jima, disrupting the Rainbow Festival’s auction. But unexpectedly, the Great Righteous One would not let go, sacrificing the residents of Shalin City to obtain the assistance of the Fear War Demon, which was a level above George. After a hard time driving him off, he immediately began the demon ascension ritual.
George crashed into the location of the ascension ritual, battered and bruised. Fortunately, at the last moment, Jima rushed over, sacrificing herself, allowing George to regain his strength and kill the Fear War Demon with a single blow, thus achieving victory.
Frost Leaf looked at Jima with a complex expression, softly saying, “I’m sorry.”
So softly that Jima couldn’t hear clearly, she asked, “What?”
But Frost Leaf had already turned her head away, continuing to listen to George.
After George finished, Frost Leaf said:
“Do you short-lived beings really love risking your lives that much?”
“For faith, it’s nothing.”
“Still with that proud face. What a pity,” Frost Leaf said, “You shouldn’t gamble with your life; you’ve made a colossal mistake.”
“What?”
“Not asking for my help.”
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