Chapter 168: There’s even a hidden boss?!

At this critical moment, a booming voice suddenly echoed from nearby.

This voice was even more effective than Charlotte’s ice wall magic. Hearing this incredibly familiar voice, Yoruya, who was about to go on a killing spree, suddenly froze in place as if time had been stopped.

She whirled her head around in panic toward the figure that had suddenly appeared at the main entrance.

Hearing this shout that interrupted the battle, Charlotte and the others also looked over.

Standing at the entrance was a tall man dressed in casual clothes, with an uneven beard, looking like a thoroughly dejected middle-aged man.

“Who?” Seeing the man’s appearance, everyone was plunged into confusion, including Sakurako Aya and Qin Shion, who seemed to have never seen this man before.

“Why are you here? Are you here to stop me too?”

Yoruya questioned the man in shock, while the man merely frowned slightly.

In the next instant, the Exorcism Blade in Yoruya’s hand suddenly flew out of her grasp and landed in the man’s hand.

“Hey, hey, hey, don’t go doubting the comrades you’ve been through life and death with so easily! If I really wanted to stop you, I wouldn’t have lent you this sword in the first place.”

The man replied in a helpless tone, like a father dealing with his daughter’s temper tantrum. He then examined the Exorcism Blade and noticed the chip on it, complaining to Yoruya.

“Hey, hey, hey, is this how you use this sword? Can you be a bit more careful? This sword is precious!”

“Mind your own business! Since you already decided to lend it to me, don’t go back on your word now! Give it back, I still need to take my revenge on them!”

“Hmm? Revenge?” Hearing Yoruya’s words, the man glanced at Charlotte, who was dressed in her witch’s robe, and then spread his hands in refusal. “I don’t think so! Now is not the time for you to go all out! Are you going to waste what remains of your power on irrelevant people? How will you ever get your revenge on that person then? Calm down first. I’ll keep this sword for you for a while.”

“You…” Yoruya clenched her fists in rage, looking ready to punch him until he was black and blue.

But she had to admit, the man had a point. With her remaining magical power so low, now was clearly not the time to show off.

“Hmph, I’ll let you off this time! Let’s go!”

After leaving a final threat for Charlotte and the others, Yoruya called to Sakurako Aya and Qin Shion, telling them to follow her.

Aya and Shion subconsciously complied, but they were both confused.

‘Leave? Leave to where? Isn’t this our hideout? Though it’s too destroyed to stay in anymore.’

‘Does the Boss have another secret base to regroup at?’

With these thoughts, Aya and Shion followed her with doubt.

But Yukina wasn’t about to let them just walk away. After all the suffering and beatings she endured just to find the solo-acting Charlotte, how could she let this go?

“Hey! Wait a minute! You caused us so much trouble and you just want to walk away?”

“Oh?” Hearing Yukina’s shouting, Yoruya stopped and turned back, staring at Yukina with a pathological “say one more word and I’ll kill you” expression. “Then what do you want?”

“An apology! At the very least, you owe us a sincere apology! I suffered so much because of you along the way; isn’t an apology only natural?”

“And you destroyed our secret base. Don’t you think you should bow down to us too?”

Seeing Yukina and Yoruya on the verge of another explosive confrontation, the man suddenly raised his hand to block Yoruya and walked up to Yukina with a smile.

“I apologize. My daughter has caused you all trouble. I will discipline my foolish and rebellious daughter later. Please forgive her immature behavior today.”

“Forgive? How can I possibly forgive this? I was severely beaten today and was in mortal danger several times. You think a simple apology can brush all that aside?” Yukina clearly didn’t accept it.

However, Charlotte stepped in to play peacemaker.

“Alright, alright, Yukina, don’t be angry. Don’t get tangled up with her anymore. Let’s just let it go!”

“Who do you think I went through all that trouble for!”

Charlotte, trying to mediate, was immediately hit by a heavy hand-chop from Yukina.

When tracking everything back to the source, Charlotte’s arbitrary actions were the root of it all. Yukina finally managed to reach a reluctant reconciliation with Yoruya.

However, a new dissatisfaction arose on Yoruya’s side.

“Lillian is a member of our Five Element Agency too. You can’t just take her away so easily!”

Charlotte was displeased by this.

“Hey, are you kidding me? Lillian has always been my most loyal maid. She only stayed with you for a month, and you think you own her now?”

The two sides argued relentlessly, eventually turning to Lillian at the same time.

“Lillian, who are you going with?”

The two of them were like arguing parents asking their child whose side they were on.

Lillian looked frantic at the sight.

“Lady Charlotte, Lady Yoruya, I…”

For Lillian, this was a difficult choice. On one side was her Master, Charlotte, who had saved her life and to whom she had sworn loyalty. On the other was Yoruya, who had cared for her and looked after her for a month when she was most helpless. Although one month couldn’t compare to five years, she couldn’t simply ignore Lady Yoruya’s kindness.

“Can’t you two just reconcile?”

“Hmph, you can take Lillian away, on the condition that you provide us with a qualified replacement Esper!”

Saying this, Yoruya’s gaze fell precisely on Yukina. She seemed very keen on recruiting Yukina into the Five Element Agency.

“Ew!” Yukina wore a look of disgust. “I’m not joining you! Besides, I don’t want to be an Esper!”

After several rounds of negotiation and haggling between Charlotte and Yoruya, Charlotte finally agreed to Yoruya’s demand temporarily.

Whenever Lillian had free time, she would show up at the Five Element Agency to help out, treating it like a part-time job, until Charlotte helped them find a new Esper.

“Is this acceptable? I really don’t owe you anything else now. Don’t come looking for us again!”

“Hmph, as long as you keep your word and don’t cause us any trouble!”

After settling the matter with Lillian, Charlotte left with Lillian and parted ways with Yoruya and her group.

However, as she passed by the man, he suddenly whispered, “Give my regards to Shera.”

Hearing this, Charlotte paused slightly. She turned to the man and asked, “What did you say?”

But the man played dumb. ” I didn’t say anything! By the way, be careful on your way home. Don’t accidentally get hit by a car.”

“Are you kidding me? How could I possibly get hit by a car again?”

“Alright, the address of the new secret base has been sent to you. Let’s meet there later!”

“Got it, Boss!”

After saying goodbye to Aya and Shion, Yoruya returned to their rented room with the man.

The moment the door opened, a scene of utter chaos and mess met their eyes.

Empty cans were scattered everywhere, trash bags were piled in the corner, and various manga books were strewn about.

Yoruya wanted to scold the man beside her for what he had been doing all day and why the room was such a mess.

But she wasn’t in the mood for that right now. After closing the door, she stared coldly at the disheveled man with her blood-moon-like red eyes.

“What exactly are you up to? You saw it yourself just now—that girl is a real witch. Are you planning to collude with a witch behind my back and team up to eliminate me?”

Hearing Yoruya’s aggressive questioning, the man instead wore a look of nonchalance, casually sitting on the sofa and opening a beer, chugging it down.

“Don’t joke like that. I wouldn’t do something so time-consuming and laborious. What benefit would there be in contacting her? Should I let her know that the great Commander of the Leviathan Knight Order, Syd Crane, has degenerated into this state? I’m not doing something so embarrassing!”

Yoruya watched the man, whose name was Xie Fu-buzheng, as he finished the beer and lay drunkenly on the sofa. Her anger didn’t subside in the slightest.

“Besides, I’m living a good life in this world. I have manga to read, beer to drink, and games to play. Why go back to the old world and suffer through a pile of trash? You, you, and you should give up your obsession with Shera and enjoy the good life in this world. Isn’t this more exciting than leading a massive demon army to conquer lands?”

“Hmph, I won’t become lazy like you! I am the strongest Demon King, Kōse, of that world. How can I fall as low as you humans? I will definitely return to the original world and make that Shera pay a heavy price for what she did to me!”

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