Chapter 266

Siaak
A magic circle formed at Rakuza’s feet, and he and the circle warped to a clearing near the place where he had warped the demons, Makusa Den Kurza’s lair.
Jumbled
Arriving at the clearing, Rakuza headed straight for the ‘Makusa Den Kurza’s Lair’ with the demons who were waiting for him.
“…””…”
The Rakuzawa demons said nothing as they traveled. Their expressions were solemn as they walked.
Sigh
Soon arriving in front of the cave, Rakuza stopped walking and raised his hand, signaling the demons to stop.
“wmfrjdnsgkfnqhsotpdy.”
At Rakuza’s signal, the demons stopped walking in unison and began to mutter something as Rakuza looked toward the cave entrance.
Stuffy
Soon afterward, sparks began to rise in the air in front of the cave entrance. The sparks grew and grew, circling the cave entrance before disappearing.
Jumbled
The spark disappeared and Rakuza began to walk toward the cave. The demons began walking again, following in his wake.
“…Quiet.”
Once inside the cave, Rakuza smiled at the eerily quiet atmosphere.
“Did it work as expected?
I couldn’t be sure, but given how quiet the cave was, it was clear that things had gone as expected.
“Very good.
Rakuza continued to walk inward with a satisfied expression on his face.
“…Hmmm.”
After a while, however, Rakuza’s cheerful expression began to darken the deeper they went into the cave.
Sigh
Rakuza stopped walking and raised his hand to signal the demons behind him to halt, then looked into the cave with a slight frown.
“…It’s too quiet.
It was strange. It was understandable that it was quiet at the beginning of the cave, but it shouldn’t be this quiet now.
“Even if we destroyed the magic circle…
Before entering, he destroyed the magic circle that warns of and stops intruders without Makusa’s knowledge.
‘I would have figured it out by now…’
But they should have known by now that the circle was destroyed, and they should have come to stop them. No, even if they didn’t come to stop them, they should have had some sort of intent, but they didn’t even have that.
“…Hmmm.”
I was stunned at how little I understood.
“Churches.”
Rakuza stared into the cave, thinking about something, and then called out to Zurchern.
“Yes, my lord.”
Churcher replied, followed by Rakuza.
“We’ll hold for a moment…”
“…?”
At Rakuza’s words, Chourtney looked at Rakuza with a confused expression. As she looked to him for an explanation, Rakuza opened his mouth, still looking into the cave.
“That’s weird. They’re this far in. There must be something going on here. I’m going to go check it out.”
It was good at first, but the current quiet was unnerving. I felt like something big was going to happen if I kept going inside.
“…Okay, I’ll be standing by.”
Zürcher nodded in understanding.
Sigh
Rakuza swung his staff, and his body slowly blurred, then turned transparent.
Once invisible, Rakuza began to walk into the cave to see why it was so quiet.
Puck… Puck…
Some time later, as Rakuza continued to walk inward, he heard a small noise ahead of him, and he stopped to listen.
Puck.. puck…
“…?
At the sound, Rakuza tilted his head to see if he had misheard, then listened again.
Puck.. puck…
‘…!?’
But he hadn’t heard it wrong. Rakuza stared inward, a little puzzled, and after a moment of thought, he began to walk again, carefully, and soon enough, he reached the source of the sound.
‘…’
Arriving at the source of the sound, Rakuza was speechless at the sight he saw.
‘Drak… Karush…’
Drak Sun Bran, Karush Reva, and other high-level demons who followed Makusa were showing up. The problem was their situation.
“You’re being held…?
They were all chained to the ground, immobilized, and before them stood Ming Hu, the man he had sent here. Of course, he wasn’t just standing there.
“This is awesome.”
Puck! Puck! Puck!
Ming Hu was swinging his fists at the chained high-level demons, spouting unintelligible words. He was literally beating the crap out of them.
‘…’
Rakuza could only stare at the sight in disbelief.
“No way.
He couldn’t believe it, couldn’t believe it. Rakuza couldn’t comprehend this situation, a human being being beaten by a high-level demon.
“Are my eyes… weird?
Even though I was looking directly at it, I wondered if my eyes were wrong. I thought to myself. Soon, all the high-level demons shook their heads.
gulp
Rakuza swallowed hard and glanced back and forth between the slain high-level demons and Ming Hu, his eyes filled with mixed emotions and thoughts.
Salty, salty, salty.
Then he started backing away, cautiously.
* * * * *
Nationality : Helioca [Empire]
Titles: Count
Age: 22 Occupation: Blood Knight/Strong Smith
Reputation: 35906000 Achievements: 45007770
Title: Hidden Hero (Effect: +50k Health, +50k Mana)
Level: 417
Vitality: 18995550
Mana: 2508420
Stamina: 7919
Strength : 791930 [79193(+7200)] Dexterity : 61715 Stamina : 62157(+500)
Wisdom: 61370 Wisdom: 61041
Dexterity: 500
Contribution: Elgav – 1000000
Bonus stats: 460
“…This is awesome.
Checking his character window, Ming Hu smiled broadly. He had defeated the remaining high-level demons and received another 16 level-up messages. Ming Hu invested all of his bonus stats into his strength and closed the character window. He then opened the quest window.
<Demons and Demon Beasts of the Seven Realms Beyond the Gate
7 The gate from the Demon Realm to Middle-earth has been reopened. The gates are open, but the demon king Rakuza has no intention of descending. The problem is the demons and creatures of the Seven Realms. They have rebelled against the New Demon King, Rakuza, and are attempting to cross into Middle-earth through the open gate. Stop them and preserve the peace of Middle Earth!
[Maltario: 1/1].
[Makusa Den Kurza: 1 of 1].
Difficulty Level: S
Quest Reward: Mark of Elgav
"I'm finally getting the Elgav seal of approval."
The quest from Elgav for Makusa's noise was now available for completion. I couldn't wait to see what the reward, Elgav's Mark, would be.
"The problem is…"
Ming Hu looked at the quest Elgav had given him with anticipation, then lowered his head to look at the quest he had received from the temple and muttered to himself.
<Special Quest – 7 Demonic Gates Opened
The gate to the 7th Realm has been reopened. Find the Suppression Orb somewhere in the 7 Realms and reseal the open gate!
Difficulty Level: S
Quest Reward: Increased Friendship with the Temple that gave the quest, and 1 million contribution from the Temple that gave the quest.
Quest to find the Suppression Orb and reseal the open Demon Gate.
"Where the hell is it…"
Maltario didn't come out, so I figured I could get it by capturing Makusa. Makusa dropped four items. But there was no Inhibitor Ball. I had no idea where the Inhibitor Ball was. After checking the quest, Ming Hu closed the quest window and opened his inventory again, this time looking at the four items that Makusa had dropped.
The four items Makusa dropped all had tons of options, but there was one that caught Ming Hu's attention. Ming Hu pulled out a scroll from his inventory. He checked the information.

Changes the race to Demon when used.
The item that captured his attention was the Demon Instinct. A Legendary-ranked item that could change a person’s race into a demon upon use was enough to get the Emperor’s attention.
“Do they know?”
Minhyung said to Myung Hu, who was looking at the information on the Demon Instinct with a smile. At Minhyung’s words, Myung Hu put the Demon Instinct back into his inventory and turned his head to answer Minhyung’s question.
“I don’t know, but he’s the devil.”
Ming Hu was currently on his way to the Demon King’s City, and I wondered if he might know the location of the suppression orb. He thought to himself.
“If there are no clues at all… let’s just abandon the quest.”
If they couldn’t find any clues about the Suppression Ball in the Demon King’s Castle, it was better to give up the quest. Minhyung nodded in understanding at Minghu’s words, and they were soon able to reach the Demon King Castle.
[7 You have entered the Demon City of the Demon Realm].
[The demon Rakuza recognizes your presence].
Once inside, a message appeared.
Siaak
At the same time, as if waiting, someone warped by. Ming Hu thought it was Churze, but it wasn’t Churze who warped in. It was Rakuza.
“Hmmm.”
Rakuza, who had been warping, coughed in vain. He swallowed hard and looked at Ming Hu with an embarrassed expression.
“W-what brings you here?”
“…?”
Ming Hu couldn’t help but wonder at Rakuza’s words; the man who had been speaking half-heartedly was suddenly speaking respectfully.
“What the hell?”
Ming Hu asked.
“Oh, that’s…”
Rakuza hesitated, then continued with a wry smile.
“After I warped you back, I realized that I’ve been very rude. If my words and actions have offended you, I apologize.”
“…What’s wrong?
Rakuza’s subsequent words left Minghu flustered.