Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!
Chapter 404: Need to Be Careful Next Time

Chapter 404: Chapter 404: Need to Be Careful Next Time

Seeing Yang Yu suddenly brimming with joy and his smile overflowing, Iyas finally felt her hanging heart settle and she let out a sigh of relief.

Subsequently, Iyas noticed Bai Jin not far away.

Sensing Iyas’s gaze, Bai Jin hastily averted her eyes, looking at the ground in bewilderment.

Even though Yang Yu had told her to leave everything to him, just standing there silently and not being able to join the conversation still left Bai Jin feeling hesitant and unsure.

Especially when facing Iyas, she simply did not know what to do.

It was her slap that had caused Iyas to leave the team in the first place.

On the road, Yang Yu had constantly reassured her not to dwell on it. What she did was something he had always wanted to do.

But now that Iyas was truly back on the team, Bai Jin found herself completely clueless as to what expression she should wear to face Iyas.

Approaching Bai Jin, Iyas clasped her hands and bowed in apology,

"Bai Jin, I’m really sorry for causing you worry. That slap you gave was truly splendid, it’s just a pity that it lacked a bit of strength and didn’t completely wake me up.

Now, I really need your strength to save my brother, so please lend me your support. If you still feel that the slap back then was not enough, feel free to give me another one."

Seeing Iyas sincerely apologizing, the fear in Bai Jin’s heart vanished in an instant,

"That single slap was enough, your wayward actions have received their due punishment, and those pains can teach you a lesson for a lifetime more than my slap ever could."

"No, it is still your slap that I will remember for life. Without you, I might not have been able to persevere at the critical moment. In any case, thank you."

Iyas, as ever, revealed a smile, but Bai Jin did not smile back to ease the atmosphere, instead, she reached into her Mage Robe and handed a slightly wrinkled scroll to Iyas.

"This is the Skill Scroll Yang Yu and I bought for you that day. Apologies are not enough, if you really want to apologize, make it up through your actions. If you truly fulfill your duties to the team, I will forgive you."

Taking the Skill Scroll from Bai Jin’s hand, Iyas spoke with conviction,

"I absolutely won’t let you down. I will give two hundred percent and fulfill my responsibilities, becoming an outstanding Priest. As long as I am here, no one will get hurt."

Iyas opened the Skill Scroll with Yang Yu’s permission, and a wealth of knowledge immediately flooded into her mind. She saw a figure repeatedly channeling their own Holy Light, emitting a soft glow, blessing their companions in battle with greater strength.

[True Word Blessing]Blesses companions, increasing 20% of both Strength and Resistance, boosting Dark Attribute and Light Attribute Resistance, and modestly restoring stamina and HP; during the skill’s duration, damage is increased by 10%.

This was a quite comprehensive skill, which cost Yang Yu a pretty penny to acquire.

Being blessed by the goddess was one of the prerequisites for becoming a Priest.

Hence, the very fact of being a Priest was rare, not to mention among these people those who would take an interest in creating Skill Scrolls.

The rarity of Holy Light System Skill Scrolls was comparable to finding pink quality tools at the auction house.

It was understandable why they were expensive.

However, it was this high price that prevented Yang Yu from making an empty trip.

When others saw the high price tag on the Skill Scrolls, they would feel their pockets and immediately lose the desire to purchase, turning instead to learn substitutes.

Yang Yu had found many alternative skills, but considering there was no time for Iyas to learn these slowly, he decided to buy this skill for Iyas.

At the time of purchase, Bai Jin was by Yang Yu’s side, so she naturally knew the value of the skill.

Bai Jin knew that Yang Yu had always been silently making sacrifices for the team. Without Yang Yu, they, penniless, would have been unable to move forward.

The need for the necessary memory gnawed relentlessly at Bai Jin’s mind.

Yang Yu valued Iyas so much, but Iyas went against his arrangement, which is why Bai Jin felt so angry at the time.

"I asked you to go rescue Sekamens and the others, I never directly ordered you to fight. It was also to show you how a Priest fights. To become a qualified Priest, there’s still so much you need to learn."

Yang Yu handed a book to Iyas,

"This is teaching material I got from the church. On your journeys, read and study this. Without a teacher’s guidance, you might learn it slower.

Actually, I’m not in a hurry. If there’s a chance in the future, I’ll even let you go to the church to study.

Your Elf Clan, there are quite a few who know how to use the Holy Light. I’ll bring you and your brother back to the elves’ village and stay for a while to investigate something.

During this time, if you want to become an excellent Priest, then bow your head and ask those elves for advice."

"You don’t need to tell me—I know I can become an excellent Priest. To switch flexibly between Priest and Elf Warrior, becoming a reliable partner for you all."

After stroking the golden cover for a while, Iyas hung the book at her waist, and it was only then that she realized Yang Yu had prepared clothing for her with a strap that could secure the book.

Just how far could this man see into the future to be content... Could it be that he had foreseen things moving in this direction right from the start?

The hand holding the book stopped abruptly, and Iyas looked toward Yang Yu, saying,

"Yang Yu, don’t tell me you expected this from the moment we left the Library?

Now that I think about it, your appearance in the sewers was too unnatural.

How could such a coincidence happen? Isn’t all of this following some kind of plan of yours? Including my leaving the team, was that also part of your scheme?"

Yang Yu smiled faintly,

"You’re thinking too much. Even if I think far ahead, I can’t anticipate that far.

As for why I appeared there, it’s as I said before, to obtain a certain Crystal Stone.

However, I did lie about some parts.

The reason we continued to stay here...

It was just that when I was collecting information, I happened to come across, by chance, information about a Slave Auction House, which seemed suspicious, so I bought that information at an incredibly low price.

Upon closer examination, that information was riddled with holes.

I just wanted to see if a fool would really take the bait, and it turned out someone did fall for such an obvious trap.

As for wanting to see your growth after rescuing you, it was just an impulse."

Upon hearing this, Iyas blushed and awkwardly lowered her head, reflecting that indeed, the informant who sold her the information was full of discrepancies.

She couldn’t believe she’d fallen for such an obvious trap. Iyas wished she could find a crack in the ground to hide in.

Yang Yu breathed a sigh of relief after barely avoiding being exposed, thinking that he had prepared too obviously this time, even Iyas could detect it. Next time, he’d have to be careful not to reveal too many flaws.

Assuming, of course, there would be a next time.