Seeing a circle of demon races gathered beside me, I swallowed hard.

Hey hey hey, although these are demon races, they are at least on the Demon King's side. Should I go all out if we really fight, or should I hold back? What if I accidentally hurt someone?

Just as I was troubled by this question, suddenly a childlike dream demon burst out from among them.

Are you kidding me? Even such a small demon race is here? This...

And just as I was wondering, the little dream demon unexpectedly pulled out a signboard.

...

What the heck?

"Please give me your autograph, human who defeated the Undead Holy Angel!"

"Yeah, yeah!"

The surrounding demon races all took out a variety of signboards and handed them to us.

What the heck, why would demon races want autographs?

And you over there, bringing your pot for me to sign, what's that about? Are you sure you're not here to attack me?

However, I instinctively took two steps back because if I’m not mistaken, at this moment I am not included among their idols.

Because at this moment, Filia is being controlled by the Dark Elf Queen Begith, so let them handle the autographs and such.

I'd better find an opportunity to hide in their midst and then slip away, as I really dislike being stuck in a crowd.

"Where do you think you're going~"

Suddenly, I felt my shoulders being grabbed, and something soft was pressing against my back.

...

This feeling and size, it must be Filia... no, it should be Begith.

"I'm not planning to go anywhere. I just don't handle crowds well and wanted to step back a bit."

"Is that so~"

As the other person spoke, their breath sprayed onto my neck. Hey, pay attention to your image, you're not some kind of dark elf right now.

But the next second, the other person actually directly hugged me from behind.

"I hope you don't mind this~ This way you won't run off by yourself."

"Hey hey hey..."

This person actually saw through my intention to escape, how did they manage that?

"Hehe~ of course, I know exactly what you’re thinking. And that redhead with twin ponytails over there, she's been watching us for quite a while in the crowd~ Her heart is filled with jealousy."

Following her gaze, I saw Aliyah not far away on the street corner, looking displeased in our direction.

Oh no, this is really bad, no matter how you look at it, this posture is not good.

"Oyado, Substitute Jutsu!"

I grabbed Oyado, and her reaction was quick as she instantly switched places with me.

"Huh? Can you still do that?"

While Begith looked surprised, I smiled slightly and dashed away in a flash.

But when I arrived at Aliyah's position, I saw that she had already run off in another direction.

"Hey hey hey! Aliyah, wait!"

"Don't come near, you freak!"

As Aliyah said that, she accelerated and dashed off.

Oh my, this person...

Helplessly, I also activated my speed and chased after her. Nevertheless, with different occupations, Aliyah, a dual-wielding swordsman combined with a thief, was astonishingly fast, and she kept widening the distance visible to the naked eye.

But luckily, I have quite a few acceleration skills, and soon I caught up.

"Aliyah!"

"I told you not to come over!"

Aliyah turned around and swung her sword, but with my accelerated state, I completely ignored such an attack. After dodging to the side, I quickly reached out and grabbed her hand.

"Let go of me! You already have Oyado and Feliya, why are you looking for me?"

"I'm looking for you!"

I tightly held her hand and said, "Oyado is technically my little sister, and Feliya, that guy is a monster who has lived for thousands of years and is causing trouble. Why are you getting involved with her?"

"Is that so? You clearly enjoy Feliya's bosom, and Oyado is so cute!"

"You are not cute at all! And you even have cute twin tails!"

"You..."

Aliyah's face suddenly turned as red as an apple about to drip, and judging by her emotional values, they have already exceeded abnormal levels.

Damn, what should I say at this moment?

Something that won't make her emotional values explode, yet can convey my thoughts.

It's frustrating. I can't think straight at times like this. Sorry, but as someone who only knows how to play GAL games in front of a screen, I don't know what to say besides some seemingly awkward lines.

"Anyway! I like..."

Before I could finish my sentence, suddenly, Aliyah landed a punch with her other hand in my abdomen before we noticed.

Oh my god!

"Um... about this topic, I... uh..."

While Aliyah was speaking, she looked very nervous. Are you kidding me? It's not just you who's nervous, but me too.

But could you not unleash your nerves through violence?

There's no way...

Although it didn't cause any specific harm, such an attack was still painful. But I suddenly stood up and kissed her.

Well, the consequences were quite dire, as I fainted for about ten minutes on the spot.

I have to admit, a thief's knockout punch is indeed very effective, at least in its impact.

When I opened my eyes, the first person I saw was the mastermind, Feliya... no, it should be Begith.

"Well, haste makes waste, young man~"

"This is no ordinary waste."

I got up from the ground and said.

"It's probably mapo tofu."

"Hehehe, sounds good, even though I don't know what it is. Okay, let's go, the Demon Lord is waiting for us to have dinner."

She reached out to grab me.

I just dodged with a quick step.

"Don't mess around."

I smiled bitterly.

"I don't want to faint again."