Peaceful days passed by quickly. After the story of me single-handedly taking on a hundred beastfolk spread, my fame grew even louder. This also led to Ariel receiving more funding from nobles of the Three Great Magic Nations. That I am Ariel's Guardian Knight is no secret among the nobility.
Now, it's not just within the campus; even many Adventurers on the Northern Continent know of my deeds. Many of the beastfolk who challenged me back then were Adventurers by profession.
They spread my story everywhere. My former party members from my Adventurer days occasionally passed through Sharia. They were all very enthusiastic and would come find me to drink, as being able to call me out for drinks greatly boosted their prestige among their companions.
A few days ago, Clark arrived in Sharia. After we parted ways in Senge City back then, he went to the Contention Zone and reassembled his old team, the Void Pathfinders.
He's still the leader of an S-rank Adventurer party now.
I'm not sure if it was because their Adventurer group, 'Thunderbolt', was holding a gathering in Sharia a few days ago, but he came to Sharia.
Of course, coming to Sharia meant he had to see this celebrity, so he specifically came to my house to find me.
I gladly accepted his invitation and went with him to a bar to get drunk.
That day, the entire bar had been reserved by their whole Adventurer group. The bar was packed with Adventurers, men and women, making it especially lively.
Upon hearing my name, many people came over to toast me. I already enjoyed drinking with classmates back in my university days in my previous life, so this time, I didn't refuse anyone.
At least this world has detoxification magic, so there's no hangover. What's there to be afraid of then?
During the gathering, I met many people. The one who left the deepest impression was a Sword God Style Sword Saint named Zoldat Heckler. He was also a heavy drinker and deliberately challenged me to a drinking contest. In the end, we even stripped and wrestled in the bar.
The final result was probably my loss? I don't remember too clearly. Anyway, the atmosphere was just really lively.
After several rounds of drinks, Clark secretly found me, avoiding Niki, and suggested we go to the Red-light District to find a house for a second round of drinking.
I was drunk at the time, felt a bit tempted, and followed him.
Back when I was an Adventurer, Isolte was always by my side. Later, during my travels, except for that time I rushed alone to the Ranoa Kingdom, there were always people with me. I never had a chance to visit the Red-light District.
This was my first time in over 40 years across two lifetimes visiting a public relations entertainment venue like the Red-light District. It would be a lie to say I wasn't excited; I was actually looking forward to it.
The Red-light District in this world is somewhat like the nightclubs I used to see on computers. Young girls stand together for you to choose from. Of course, if you have a favorite, you can also directly request her.
The difference is that the variety of girls here is vast. In the videos from my previous life, they were all uniformly long-legged, wearing short skirts, with a small handbag.
But in this world's nightclubs, the lineup includes humans, beastfolk, elves, Little People Clan, minefolk, and all sorts of demon tribes.
It was truly like a museum of humanoid species, dazzling to the eyes. After picking for a long time, I ultimately chose a demon tribe girl with a more exotic taste to drink with me. After all, I'm used to seeing beastfolk and elves around me.
She was a beautiful woman with a human body and a snake's tail, named Nagini. Touching her snake tail felt somewhat cool. She told me she actually has 50% Merfolk blood. No wonder her body was like that.
Her scales were smooth, the texture very sleek. While drinking, she would coil her snake tail around the critical area of my lower body, pressing her body tightly against me, making me feel a bit unable to resist.
This finally gave me the feeling of being in another world. Once Rudeus loses his virginity, I'll bring him here to try it out. Earlier, I saw a demon tribe girl with three breasts. Next time, I'll request her. Enough about her for now.
The female demon tribe member drinking with me tensed up all over when she heard my alias, 'Dread Demon King', nearly causing me to 'disarm'. She probably often heard about so-and-so Demon King back on the Demon Continent.
But my current combat power shouldn't be lower than an ordinary Demon King's, so I'm not afraid of people calling me that alias. If some genuine Demon King takes issue with it and comes to challenge me, we'll just fight. I'm not afraid of them at all.
The young girl served me exceptionally well, making me feel somewhat euphoric.
Of course, I also asked her about the Demon Continent, specifically using the Demon God Language to communicate with her.
If you don't use a language for a long time, you slowly forget it, so I need to use different languages frequently.
"Nagini, where did you live on the Demon Continent before?"
"Honored guest, this humble one used to live in a small village 100 km north of Emilira City, in the southwest of the Demon Continent. Most of our village were Snake People like me."
"Oh? Are your people numerous on the Demon Continent? By the way, walking with a tail like yours must be difficult there, right?"
"No, honored guest. Our Snake People are not very numerous on the Demon Continent. Also, walking on land indeed depends on the location. We aren't suited for places with many rocks, but our movement speed isn't slow on sand or mud."
"Moreover, we can go into the sea. Because of our Merfolk blood, we aren't attacked by the Merfolk when we enter the sea. Sea fishing is an important source of income for our village!"
"That's indeed good. Do you wish to return to the Demon Continent now?"
"Honored guest, you jest again. What demon tribe member who left the Demon Continent would want to go back? The land is barren, and even getting enough to eat daily is difficult. There's no security in life; individuals have no rights at all. People can be casually killed on the road with no one to care."
"In the past, a Demon King liked to use our Snake People's scales to decorate her palace, leading to many demon tribe members hunting us. I'd rather be a slave here than return to the Demon Continent."
"That's true. It's a wilderness after all. The existence of order ensures that even those without power have a minimum level of safety. It seems pathetic, but it's better than nothing."
"Honored guest, please don't say such mood-killing things anymore. Let's continue drinking. Tonight, I'm going to serve our Demon King-sama properly. Hehe."
Conversations like this are commonplace in the establishments of the Red-light District. This is the main reason Adventurers risk their lives taking commissions. After the emotional exchange concluded, I finally fulfilled my Xu Xian dream from my previous life that night.
A few more days later, I received an invitation from Rudeus. His new house was renovated, and he would be holding a birthday party at his new home to entertain all his friends and celebrate his two sisters' 10th birthdays.
It should be that haunted house. I remember he mentioned later that because I was busy with the beastfolk mating season duels at the time, he didn't commission me. Instead, he took Zanoba and Cliff to deal with the ghosts in the haunted house.
But later, they discovered the ghost was actually a doll. The doll, of course, was handed over to Zanoba for research.
As long as this history hasn't changed, it's fine. This is a crucial node. If Rudeus hadn't chosen this house, I'd probably have to find an opportunity to take him on an adventure there later.
Fortunately, I don't need to do that now.
In the book, the house was bought by Rudeus to marry Sylphiette. I don't know how far their relationship has progressed now.
Because of my appearance, Sylphiette's guard duties for Ariel have decreased. She often has time to be with her childhood friend now.
Oh! Right, because Rudeus introduced Elinalise to Cliff, Rudeus and Cliff can be considered acquainted. So, As expected (truly worthy) of being bros from the previous life. Although they weren't in the same special class, their relationship still became exceptionally good. Now, in Rudeus's heart, Cliff is a friend on the same level as Zanoba.
That's good. With Cliff's magic circle research and Zanoba's doll research, the Magic Armor will definitely be born eventually. Since my total mana is also vast, besides Rudeus, I can also get a set made for myself. Getting ready-made stuff is just Cool (awesome).
On Aisha and Norn's birthday, I attended with Linia, Prusena, and Doris. Although there were quite a few people, I also prepared valuable gifts, so I believe Rudeus wouldn't mind.
For Aisha, I prepared a staff. I had it specially crafted through my connections with Ariel.
The staff body is made of a composite material of spruce wood and scaled octopus tentacles, making it very lightweight—twice as light as Rudeus's 'Arrogant Water Dragon King'. The head is inlaid with three scale-shaped metal pieces embedded with three pieces of Halulu Stone. This stone can only be harvested from deep-sea monsters and is very expensive.
Furthermore, I personally engraved a magic circle into the staff's patterns. By channeling mana, the staff can generate a water curtain to obstruct an enemy's vision. One can also cast frost-type spells through this water curtain to form the skill 'Frost Barrier'.
I put thought into this gift. As my first disciple, I believe Aisha will become very powerful in the future. Her potential, in my view, is greater than her brother's.
So, this is also a kind of investment from me. The total production cost of the staff was about 1000 gold coins, which is indeed a bit expensive. But I estimate I'll only give her this one gift, so I gritted my teeth and paid.
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