Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!
Chapter 197: Headlines are All About Him

Chapter 197: Chapter 197: Headlines are All About Him

"He sure is a strange one,"

Watching Yang Yu disappear at the end of the street, Ying Luo opened the villa’s gate, took a step forward, but her footstep on the ground wavered slightly.

The words spoken by Yang Yu were like a steel needle, piercing precisely and unfailingly into the sore spot in her heart.

The reason Ying Luo came to the Library to become a member was to ensure the safety of Lotcar.

Lotcar was an unprecedentedly Rare Demon, and since she formed a contract with Lotcar, people with various motivations have been visiting frequently, driven by their selfish desires.

In order not to trouble her family and to protect Lotcar’s safety, Ying Luo had studied diligently to enter the Library with nearly perfect scores and become a Library member.

But, is this place truly safe?

Ying Luo knew all too well.

There is no such thing as absolute safety in the world; the best the Library could offer was relative safety.

For a long time, the Library had been extremely strict with Monster Tamers, but this stance had become what it was today, all thanks to the incident that occurred nineteen years ago.

When she first became a member of the Library, Ying Luo naively thought that as long as she could investigate the true nature of the incident from the Library’s documents, identify and address the problem, she would have no more worries.

However, anyone attempting to research would find out that all files pertaining to the incident nineteen years ago were classified as S+ level materials, accessible only by a Five-star Member.

For a Monster Tamer to become a Five-star Member was harder than scaling the heavens, five times more difficult than it was for a normal person to become a Five-star Member of the Library.

In the history of the Library, there was no precedent whatsoever for any Monster Tamer becoming a Five-star Library member.

It was clear that they did not want Monster Tamers to research and fully understand the truth of the matter.

Thus, the first day Ying Luo went to the Library to look up information became her last; she never visited the Library to access information again.

As the saying goes, there are always more solutions than problems.

Ying Luo found another way, traveling all over the urban and residential areas, seeking out those who had experienced the past, doing everything she could to gather the whole story.

After nearly half a year and finally getting close to the truth, she was halted.

Afterwards, Ying Luo negotiated with the Library to "sponsor" her in exchange for actively destroying all her documents, as well as the right to "buy a house on loan".

In the end, she compromised with the Library.

But without a doubt, not having fully investigated the true nature of the incident was like leaving a minefield uncleared.

Ying Luo did not want to let down her guard so casually, yet she had to, silently praying that she would not repeat the same mistakes, praying that the bond between her and Lotcar would help them get through difficult times.

Trying to push aside her unease, Ying Luo took Lotcar into the villa, calmed him as he settled into the tent in the yard, and only then did she return to her room; she went to bed early, as a busy day awaited her, and she needed to be well-rested.

Time quickly advanced to the next day.

The Darkness had not yet been dispelled by the morning light when Ying Luo opened her dim eyes and crawled out of bed.

Water usage in the villa was restricted, and exceeding it required payment; Ying Luo was sparing in her use to ensure she could claim ownership of the house as soon as possible; she simply wiped her face with cold water and hurriedly left the house.

Hearing the movement, Lotcar also opened his eyes slowly, first exited the villa, and only after Ying Luo had locked the door did he lower his stance so that Ying Luo could easily mount his back.

Following their usual routine, Lotcar carried Ying Luo to the publishing house of the Library Newspaper.

At the publishing house’s entrance, delivery employees who had arrived early were already waiting.

Delivering newspapers was something Ying Luo was experienced at, one of the few jobs where she had a stable income.

Many who took on this job would give up after a while and find other work, but only Ying Luo persisted day after day for years.

Because of this, she had a better relationship with the publishing house than one might expect. Not only could she take a large quantity of newspapers for delivery, but she also earned more contribution points than others.

The publishing house staff bustled about, handing out freshly printed newspapers to each delivery employee who came for them.

Many delivery employees were also subscribers, and as soon as they received their newspapers, they first stuffed the other papers into their bags and immediately began reading their own copies intently.

The most favored section of the Library Newspaper was undoubtedly the special column on the Martial Arts Exam.

The delivery employees were so eager because they wanted to see which esteemed figures passed the Martial Arts Exam and became Library members, and by what means.

This week, a total of six people had passed the Martial Arts Exam to become Library members.

This number was unusually high; normally, it was considered a lot to have two or three join, but this time there were six.

The distribution of newspapers continued, but whispers could no longer be contained.

"Why are there only interviews with three people?"

"The other three seem to be a team; did they refuse the interview all together?"

"Take a look here, it explicitly mentions that a Monster Tamer has passed the exam. The name Yang Yu seems familiar."

"Isn’t this the person who made headlines in the last Library Newspaper, and the one before that? He’s joined the Library?"

"Wait a moment, flip back quickly, he’s the headline this time too, and there are several articles about him afterward, Keke Ai, that click-bait artist, wrote a Chapter too; hope she brings something substantial this time."

A few delivery employees flipping through their newspapers started from the beginning again, and upon reading the headline, they were instantly in an uproar.

"How can this be possible? There’s even a solution like this?"

"This is practically no different from cheating, right?"

"What do you mean cheating, he properly questioned Mr. Tiya Luo before using it, everything was by the rules, didn’t you read it right there?"

"Eh? By the tone of your voice, it sounds as if you know the inside story, can you explain the details?"

"Of course, I was there at the time, totally shocking. Who would have thought he would be the headline again – how shall I put it? As expected. What I’m curious about though, is the gossip section in the back of this paper; I wonder if it’s true. If it is, that’s really something!"

"Boss, we’d love to hear more."

The commotion continued, and the person in charge of distributing the newspapers couldn’t watch it anymore, coughing loudly to signal everyone to quiet down.

"Those who got their papers can go now; being too slow could affect the progress of newspaper distribution. If you have things you want to discuss, there’s ample time after all the newspapers have been handed out."