Chapter 19: The Awakening Path of the Sacred Sword
“Mino, do you remember me?” With a proud smile, Miguo narrowed her eyes and asked.
“It’s you…” Mino naturally would not forget this powerful demon. He said in a deep voice, “Sheep Demon, Miguo!”
“It’s Horned Demon Miguo! You can’t even remember my race or name correctly, worthless hero!!!” Miguo stomped her foot and shouted loudly.
Her golden twin tails swung like a swing. “Hmph, it doesn’t matter. After today, you will never forget my name again.”
Miguo extended a finger toward Mino, her crimson nail polish gleaming: “Hero Mino, now this great demoness is going to interrogate you.”
[Notification—Interrogation mission generated]
[Interrogation mission: After enduring the full interrogation from Demon Miguo, reveal intelligence.]
[Reward: A once-in-a-lifetime blink ability (can instantly move to the location of a specified person or place).]
“Oh?” Mino’s eyes lit up.
This interrogation mission was not only complete but also came with such a useful reward!
As long as he obtained the reward, he could take Alto Tai and leave the Demon King’s castle directly!
Whether it was returning to the kingdom to lift the seals one by one or moving far away from the castle to wait for the Holy Sword to gather power and break his seals before launching an assault, it would leave a deep impression on the Demon King’s forces.
“It seems the difficulty lies in surviving the entire interrogation process…”
Mino nodded slightly. Speaking of which, the Horned Demon race… somehow felt familiar?
“Could it be that you have some unbeatable interrogation ability?”
“Hmph! Since you asked sincerely, I’ll reluctantly tell you.” Miguo raised her swanlike long neck proudly:
“The Horned Demon race can reach the deepest corners of the human heart, uncovering the secret fragments you least want others to see. All your shameful deeds are completely exposed under my power!!!”
Mino was stunned, then turned his head to exchange glances with Alto Tai.
“How about it, scared yet…” Miguo lowered her head, hoping to see fear on this captive hero’s face, but instead, his face twitched as if… trying to hold back laughter?
“Hehe… hahahaha, hahahahaha!” Alto Tai could no longer suppress his laughter, rolling the sword on the floor.
“You childish Horned Demon, I have to say, you chose the wrong opponent! Have you forgotten who you’re facing?!” Alto Tai raised his sword proudly and declared:
“This man before you is the most selfless and greatest hero of the human world. He possesses the purest soul and the most steadfast conviction… His whole life is dedicated to protecting humanity. Do you really think he has any shameful secrets?!”
“This, this…” Miguo froze in place.
Her delicate face flushed red and then white, before turning angry and whining, “Impossible! Even so, he’s still a filthy male! He must be hiding some beastly desires or dirty little books!”
At that moment, Mino slowly stood up, his face solemn and bathed in the light of humanity, resolutely stating:
“My heart and actions are as clear as a bright mirror; all that I do is justice!”
“You want me to release my beastly desires in front of you? So be it!”
“…My lord, your sacred and solemn words are completely ruined by the next dirty sentence…” Alto Tai muttered, criticizing Mino’s overacting.
“Beast... beastly desires… pervert!” Miguo’s face instantly turned bright red.
She bit her lip and hurried forward, pushing Mino onto the bed in one swift move: “Don’t resist. I will definitely find your weakness!”
Miguo thrust her sharp right hand directly into Mino’s chest, fully penetrating his body.
Mino’s eyes widened. Suddenly, he felt his mental defenses being easily bypassed, as if a nimble snake was slithering inside, searching the depths of his soul, scavenging fragments even he barely remembered…
This did not mean Miguo could see all of Mino’s memories; she seemed to be examining the “emotions” attached to each experience in his soul. Only the darkest sealed moments could be extracted.
But being so thoroughly scanned, like a hard drive being read, Mino could not help but feel a twinge of guilt.
It was like having a habit of browsing privately but not being sure whether incognito mode was on when someone else wanted to check your history…
Did he really have anything he did not want others to know?
Mino wavered but then firmly closed his eyes and curled his lips into a slight smile.
Come on, he was the strongest human hero, the bearer of the goddess’s blessing and the beacon of hope… His strong conviction stirred in his chest, a warm current rising from his spine, standing proud like a dragon’s backbone!
A man with such purity could never be—
“Found it!”
Suddenly, Miguo’s face lit up with delight as she “pinched” a spot deep in his soul.
Mino’s once rigid spine instantly softened.
A shadowy orb, wrapped in thick darkness and various negative emotions, was pulled from his heart and condensed in Miguo’s palm.
“What?!” Alto Tai was stunned. He could not believe that the always upright and honorable Mino could have a shameful secret.
What could it be?
The shadowy orb gradually unfolded, revealing an ordinary little notebook.
Mino stared at the words on the cover. His face instantly turned pale as he muttered softly:
“Im-impossible, it’s this thing? Why? I thought I destroyed it!”
“Hmph, useless. What I took out is only a projection of your soul. As long as you remember its existence on a spiritual level, it can be perfectly extracted.”
Miguo proudly shook the little notebook in her hand, then carefully opened it and read aloud the words on the cover:
“This is… ‘The Awakening Path of the Holy Sword’?”
Miguo read softly, somewhat puzzled… What was this? A novel? Or a human history book?
“Hmm!”
Just as she finished, pale-faced Mino suddenly screamed and collapsed to the ground, trembling as he reached out toward Miguo:
“D-don’t read it…”
Miguo was slightly surprised, then a mischievous smile curled at the corner of her mouth.
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