Why must the devil be Defeated?
Chapter 357 - 356 Ying Ying Ying...

Chapter 357: 356 Ying Ying Ying...

The morning drama finally came to an end under Shane’s somewhat lingering frustration.

A while later, as the Foxman Saintess hid behind Lasha and sat down at the same table with Shane and Jade, the atmosphere among the group became somewhat more serious.

Shane looked at the Foxman Saintess hiding behind Lasha, clearly reluctant to meet his gaze, and could not help but speak out in annoyance.

"Come on, it was just a joke. Was it that big of a deal?"

That’s what Shane indicated.

But the Foxman Saintess didn’t believe him.

"You... Your expression and gaze were full of evil energy, I can’t trust you!"

The Foxman Saintess peeked out from behind Lasha and said this bravely before ducking her head back again.

"Heh," Shane sneered, "If I really wanted to eat you, do you think you would have made it through the night unscathed?"

Although this ’eating’ might not be the other kind of ’eating,’ it had to be said, Shane made a good point.

If he truly intended to harm her, the Foxman Saintess would likely have been in trouble last night.

Thinking of that possibility and the fact that her clothes had been changed, the Foxman Saintess began to shiver again.

At that moment, Lasha finally spoke up.

"I changed your clothes, no need to worry."

Lasha spoke indifferently, as if seeing through the Foxman Saintess’ thoughts.

"Big Sister~~~❤"

The Foxman Saintess instantly brightened up as if redeemed, her expression exceptionally radiant as she clung tightly to Lasha to express her gratitude.

Shane’s mouth twitched.

This little fox, has she really been tamed by Lasha just like that?

Need it be this dramatic?

Should the main character of this book actually be Lasha?

"Big Sister the Maid?"

"A Passerby Hero in the Otherworld?"

"My Journey in the Otherworld Is Not the Main Storyline?"

...Why does this feel so real!?

Shane almost doubted his own life.

In contrast, Lasha showed no reaction to the Foxman Saintess’ behavior and simply stated,

"The guest’s breakfast is ready."

Lasha didn’t let the other’s attitude distract her from acknowledging that she was, after all, a guest.

Thus, Lasha retrieved a breakfast from somewhere and placed it in front of the Foxman Saintess.

"Grumble~~~"

The Foxman Saintess’ stomach let out a cute little noise.

"...!"

The girl quickly covered her small belly, her pretty face turning incredibly red.

"Pfft!"

Shane laughed, quite unkindly.

"Don’t... Don’t laugh! How rude!"

The Foxman Saintess shouted in a red-faced fury, whether angered or embarrassed, it wasn’t clear.

"Please eat."

Lasha still maintained her calm demeanor, causing the Foxman Saintess to nervously sit down, her eyes flickering towards the breakfast in front of her, visibly eager yet hesitant, continuously sneaking glances at Shane as if she had something to say.

"What’s up?" Shane rolled his eyes and said, "What, you want me to feed you?"

"Who’d want you to feed me!?" The Foxman Saintess got angry, grabbing the utensils and starting to eat.

While she ate, the Foxman Saintess looked quite conflicted.

"Never thought my first time eating with someone would be under these circumstances, but Big Sister’s cooking is really tasty..."

The Foxman Saintess seemed very touched, uncertain whether she felt comforted or resentful.

Shane didn’t realize this was the Holy Maiden’s first time sharing a meal with someone, so he was completely unaware of the complexity of her emotions.

He just watched the Foxman Saintess nibbling little by little at the breakfast Lasha had made, feeling utterly enchanted.

"Oh right, I still don’t know what your name is."

Shane decided to ask this question first.

The Foxman Saintess hesitated but eventually shared her name.

"Iris."

The Foxman Saintess said softly.

"I am the Saintess of the Beastman Race, the Foxman Iris."

Hearing the words of the Foxman Saintess— Iris, Shane nodded.

"Then I’ll just call you Iris."

Shane said it quite straightforwardly.

"You... Can’t you add a little more honorific?"

Iris seemed surprised that Shane was so straightforward, pausing in her actions, her expression quite awkward.

Clearly, the Foxman Saintess had never been treated so "rudely" before.

And it made sense.

As a Holy Daughter of the Beastman Race and an envoy of the Life Goddess, Iris’s status was equivalent to that of a human Pope and a King of a Country, and she had never been bluntly called by name like this before.

Even the Empire’s Valkyrie, who considered her a friend, had never been so casual with her name. Now, to have her name so informally used by a stranger whose intentions were unclear, no wonder Iris felt uncomfortable.

But Shane didn’t care much about that.

"If you don’t like it, I can change the way I address you," Shane said with a half-smile, "how about I call you Little Fox?"

Hearing this, Iris shuddered and quickly spoke up.

"Just call me Iris!"

She preferred that to being called Little Fox.

At least being called by her name was just a bit uncomfortable, but being called Little Fox made her feel goosebumps all over her body.

Unfortunately, Iris didn’t realize that the man in front of her was someone who never played by the rules.

"Okay, Little Fox, I understand, Little Fox."

Shane breezily repeated it, causing Iris to have the urge to fiercely whip his annoying smiling face with her tail.

"Fine, whatever you want," Iris said grumpily. "You’re a bad person anyway. I won’t bother arguing with you."

"I can’t just pretend I didn’t hear that, can I?" Shane raised an eyebrow and asked, "When did I become a bad person?"

"Aren’t you a bad person?" Iris seemed to finally find an outlet for her frustration and said angrily, "You invaded our guarded Temple, injured my priests, and broke the Sealing. Calling you a bad person is putting it mildly—you should be called a major villain!"

Hearing this, Shane knew it was time to get to the point.

"Your guarded Temple...?" Shane stared intently at Iris and suddenly asked, "What exactly is going on with that Temple?"

Iris was momentarily speechless.

But Shane, as if not noticing her silence, continued.

"Why is there such an ominous Temple in Cosmos?"

"Why is there such a Sealing inside the Temple?"

"Who is the girl inside the Sealing?"

"What exactly are you guarding that Temple for?"

Shane asked each question that was on his mind, leaving Iris transitioning from being speechless to stunned.

"You don’t know anything?"

Iris seemed quite surprised by this.

"Should I know?"

Shane countered her question with his own.

"You... if you don’t know anything, then why did you invade it and break the Sealing?"

Iris was both shocked and puzzled by this.

This left Shane momentarily at a loss for words.

Indeed, armed with no knowledge, daring to tamper with such an obscure Sealing would indeed be baffling and surprising to anyone.

Had it been before, Shane would not have acted this way.

But this time, Shane had acted based on an inexplicable intuition and in response to Jade’s earnest request.

So...

"Just consider me too reckless," Shane glossed over the issue and added, "Besides, with all the bizarre occurrences in Cosmos and a mysterious Temple in the city center, wanting to explore it doesn’t seem so strange, does it?"

This time, it was Iris who was at a loss for words.

Shane’s reasoning wasn’t without merit.

"I think, the fact that the Knight Order of Duke Sterling and the Empire’s people have been unable to find the source of the strange occurrences must be because the Magic Power emanating from the Temple was repelling people, right?" Shane spoke again, half-smiling, "Otherwise, knowing there’s such a suspicious Temple, they definitely would have tried to investigate and even break into it. Am I right?"

Therefore, Shane felt justified in his actions in this regard.

"You’re right," Iris admitted, sighing, "We were prepared to be discovered sooner or later, just didn’t expect that despite our protection, a single human youth would blatantly invade."

Iris’s tone inevitably became somewhat dejected.

They had taken the matter seriously, stationing numerous Beastman Priests around the Temple, but even they couldn’t stop a single young human male; it was truly a blow to their spirits.

Had they not been invaded, they might still have had room to maneuver, but now Iris and her allies were on shaky ground.

If they were not careful, they might be regarded as the planners behind the strange occurrences in Cosmos and even in Duke Sterling and the Empire.

After all, the source of these events was undoubtedly the Temple, and they were guarding it, which looked quite suspicious.

This was also one of the reasons Shane wasn’t worried about being targeted by the followers of the Beastman Race.

Because he had a corresponding stance and reason.

"Tell me," Shane said, "what exactly are you planning?"

Iris’s expression became hesitant and faltering.

Seeing this, Shane turned his head towards Lasha.

"Maybe we need to add a little more pressure."

That’s what Shane decided.

"Okay."

This time, Lasha didn’t object.

"Wait! I’ll speak!"

Not wanting to end up as Fox Meat, the Holy Maiden quickly called out, her heart full of grievances.

It’s too much... too much...!

Even though she wasn’t doing anything wrong, why did she have to be threatened so?

Wanting to eat the Little Fox?

The Little Fox is just a child!

Whimpering...