Chapter 309: 308 grandpa is going to be stubborn with you!

Tonight’s banquet was destined to become a legend that would shock the entire Royal Capital.

A mere ennoblement banquet for a Viscount had resulted not just in countless Dukes and Marquises attending, but even the entirety of the Royal Family had made a grand appearance, which in itself was enough to cause a sensation.

Yet, compared to the two who appeared later, that seemed almost child’s play.

—-“Moon Demon.”

—-“Dragon Demon.”

Two of the Six Great Demons, the Supreme of the Demon Clan and the king of the Dragon Race, made their unexpected appearance at the banquet and even took up residence in the Beizut Family home. Such an incredible event was bound to not only shake the Royal Capital but also the entire Human Realm.

Even the Divine World might be alerted and take some action because of it.

In any case, the Nobles who attended the banquet were in a state of stupor afterwards, until the end of the banquet when they left the Beizut Family’s residence with hearts filled with excitement or trepidation.

As for Sera, she really did stay behind.

However, it seemed to have displeased Ai Yi.

Ai Yi just wanted to send her sister packing.

“Sister Sela is always so busy, why does she have time to stick around and sulk here?”

Ai Yi was quite puzzled.

“I don’t care, if Little Aiyi doesn’t come with me, then I’m not leaving either.”

Sera really acted like she was sulking.

The two sisters started arguing directly in the garden, eliciting nothing but bitter smiles from Demons like Jiasinta, Jesse, and Lis standing by.

Shane, as the host of the banquet, was pulled aside by members of the Royal Family such as Luoqi.

“So, you really want her to stay with me?”

Shane finally had the chance to express his dissatisfaction to Luoqi and others.

If Luoqi hadn’t stopped him, he would have definitely sent Sera away.

Regardless of whether she was the pinnacle of the Demon Clan, the Supreme of the Demon Realm, with Ai Yi on his side, Shane didn’t believe she would dare cause trouble here.

But the Royal Family and others definitely didn’t want to see Sera throw a tantrum in the Royal Capital.

Thus, everyone, including Luoqi, looked helpless.

“Do you really want to reject her?” Liya said with a wry smile, “That’s Lord Sera, the leader of the Six Great Demons. If you upset her, not just the Royal Capital but the whole Kingdom would be finished.”

This was everyone’s greatest fear.

Even Anxi appeared helpless.

“Lord Sera merely wants to take her sister back, and it’s just for a temporary stay. There’s no need to offend her over such a minor matter,” Anxi patted Shane’s shoulder and opined, “You should be grateful. Having the Demon Clan Supreme stay in your home is an immense honor and backing. After today’s event, I believe the Kingdom’s view of you will be completely revised.”

At least Anxi had already revised his view of Shane.

He thought he had valued Shane enough, but he really hadn’t expected Shane to surprise him this much.

In any event, Anxi really wanted to ask how Shane managed to coax…cough, to establish good relations with the most elusive of the Six Great Demons.

And just having a Demon as his backer, from now on, even if the entire Human Race wanted to mess with him, they’d need to weigh their options carefully.

In the current era, where there were no Heroes and the Supreme God was in hiding, only the Divine World’s Three Great Goddesses could stand toe to toe with the Demons; the Human Race on its own had lost the ability to resist the Demons.

Thus, Anxi himself felt that he needed to digest today’s events and consider his next moves and attitude toward Shane.

As for the present, they could only try to stabilize Sera.

“Don’t worry.”

Luoqi also spoke up, fixing her gaze on Shane as she explained.

“Unlike the Dragon Demon Lord, who rarely appears before people, as the Demon Clan Supreme and leader of the Demon Realm, Sera personally handles almost all major and minor affairs of the Demon Clan, including our connections with the Divine Race and Human Race. The other Demons are either very independent or only take care of their own territories. So, it’s certain that Lord Sera doesn’t have much time to waste here.”

That was the truth.

It would be more bizarre, given Sera’s status and busy schedule, for her to decide to stay, to temporarily reside here.

Shane started to pick up on Luoqi’s hints.

“Are you saying that the Moon Demon chose to stay with me, perhaps having this in mind from the beginning?”

Shane had some understanding of the logic.

“I think so,” Luoqi didn’t deny it and nodded while saying, “According to rumors, Sera is a highly capable Demon. Since her birth, she has earned the Demon King’s utmost trust, aiding in governing the Demon Clan and commanding the frontlines in the struggle against the Divine Race, leading to many great victories. The strength with which the Demon Clan has consistently pressed down the Divine Race and Human Race owes much to her.”

“It’s said that Lord Sera also possesses a pair of unique insightful eyes, able to see through the ever-changing battlefield as well as any person’s truth and deceit.”

Hearing Luoqi’s words, Shane immediately recalled the feeling of being seen through when he first met Sera.

Those eyes that seemed capable of piercing through all his secrets had indeed left a deep impression.

With such abilities and wisdom, the Supreme of the Demon Realm naturally wouldn’t throw a tantrum or be willful without reason, nor plan to stay on a whim.

Unless that was her intended course of action from the start.

“I think that Lord Sera came to the Human Realm to find the Dragon Demon Lord, initially intending to prevent her from being deceived or used by Humans, planning to take her back, right?” Luoqi suggested with underlying meaning.

“But after meeting you, perhaps Sera discovered something, which is why she immediately changed her mind.”

The idea was not without merit.

Considering carefully, how could Sera not know Ai Yi’s personality, having been sisters for so long?

She certainly knew how to persuade Ai Yi to return, and was aware that Ai Yi would not obey her orders and go back to the Demon Realm if approached in the usual manner.

Under these circumstances, Sera ended up not taking Ai Yi back, but instead seemed to passively follow her sister and remain here?

This doesn’t make any sense at all.

Moreover, since Sera is very familiar with what kind of person her sister Ai Yi is, naturally, she would also know that the object that could make Ai Yi so adamant to stay and observe must not be an ordinary existence, right?

Therefore, it’s perfectly normal for Sera to want to thoroughly see through the secrets involved.

Shane immediately understood what Luoqi was trying to say.

Luoqi meant to suggest that Shane’s identity may have already been discovered.

After all, Shane’s Level 10 “Identification” skill was able to reveal the true nature of the sealed Holy Sword, so if Sera possessed a pair of eyes with “Identification” skills stronger than Level 10, then even if Shane’s Holy Sword was enveloped in three layers of seals, she would be able to discover it, right?

That is to say…

“I’ve been seen through more than I imagined…?”

Shane suddenly felt depressed as well.

Damn it, why does it feel like my identity as the Hero gets exposed every now and then?

Is it really that hard to hide?

How on earth do the protagonists in other novels manage to keep pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger?

Do they really think everyone else is an idiot and incompetent?

Shane really wanted to let out a long sigh to the heavens.

But at the same time, he also realized something bad.

“This Moon Demon is the Supreme of the Demon Clan and the leader of the entire Demon Clan–if she has discovered my identity as the Hero, then she must already be suspicious of whether the Divine Race is secretly planning something, right?”

After a thousand years, in a world where peace had been restored, the Divine Race has restarted the Hero Summoning ceremony in secrecy and summoned the Hero over–what does this truly imply?

Could it be that the Divine Race is planning to go to war with the Demon Clan?

Such considerations must have already appeared in Sera’s mind.

It was for this reason that Shane did not want to expose his own identity.

Otherwise, if things went wrong, the peace among the three clans could really be broken.

Luoqi was subtly reminding him of this point.

“Lord Sera stayed because of you, not because of her sister. That likelihood is quite high.”

Luoqi ignored the surprised looks on Anxi and Liya’s faces and spoke very solemnly to Shane.

“She’s probably still considering how to deal with this big surprise that suddenly appeared, so she wants to keep you within her sight, you need to be careful.”

If Shane acted inappropriately and let Sera think he was harmful to the Demon Clan, Sera might very well take direct action against Shane.

This was definitely not a big shot who had come knocking on his door offering support, but a potentially deadly threat.

“If you had just refused Lord Sera, she might have thought you had something to hide that you didn’t want the Demon Clan to know about, and that might stimulate her cautious nerves even more.”

Luoqi then stated the real reason why he stopped Shane.

“Therefore, I think you should also be cautious and don’t act recklessly.”

Upon hearing this, Shane’s heart was filled even more with silent curses.

So, he had invited a lord into his home, had he?

And he was supposed to treat her with extra caution?

No way!

She comes over to monitor me of her own accord, and I’m expected to serve her with a good temper and treatment?

Impossible!

“Sera, is it? Very good!”

I’ll take you on!

…

At this moment, Shane was unaware that in the conversation between Sera and Ai Yi, an equally subtle exchange was taking place.

“Don’t mess around, Sister Sera.” Ai Yi was staring intently at Sera as she spoke, “That Person is under my protection for now, and I don’t want you to do anything excessive.”

Indeed, Ai Yi had also noticed some of her sister’s plans.

Luoqi and the others were weary of Sera, but they did not realize that Ai Yi was no fool and was not so easily deceived.

Just as Sera would naturally understand Ai Yi, naturally, Ai Yi also knew what her sister was like.

Hence, Ai Yi had to say this.

Sera’s eyes flickered slightly.

“Oh my, it seems our Little Ai Yi really cares about that boy.” Sera smiled charmingly and said, “If that’s the case, then I’m even more eager to find out what kind of person he is.”

Clearly, Sera had not made any concessions because of this.

Ai Yi then expressed her stance.

“If it’s just watching,” Ai Yi said calmly, “but if you’re thinking of doing anything else, Sister Sera, I’m not planning to just stand by.”

“Is that so?” Sera’s smile faded, and after a moment of silence, she spoke softly, “He’s just a Human, yet I didn’t expect him to matter so much to you.”

“He is an interesting person and quite to my taste,” Ai Yi glanced at Sera and said, “I just want to let you all know that I can have friends too.”

With those words, Ai Yi turned and walked away.

Leaving only Sera, with the silent Jiasinta and others watching Ai Yi’s retreating figure for a long time before they began to smile wryly.

“It seems that we really did keep her too strictly in the past.”