His tone, expression, and every movement seemed to provoke Zich. Although Zich had continued to meet people who approached him with bloodthirst and a sword, Shalom was the first one to pick a fight with Zich since he left Steelwall.

‘Ah, actually there was Drew.’

“I asked you if you were Zich!”

Shalom pressed on Zich who was a bit dazed from the ridiculousness of the situation.

‘…Whatever my plan is, should I decide after killing this guy?’

For a moment, the current, pure (?) Zich thought of acting like his past Demon Lord days.

“What are you doing, Shalom!”

Fortunately, Joachim intervened and prevented Zich from acting out on his anger. 

‘…Yeah, I should bear it. Just for a bit. Joachim is here, and I don’t have the power to take full responsibility for the consequences.’

Currently, he wasn’t at Zich Moore’s level and couldn’t pull out his sword at every small annoyance and wreak havoc to his surroundings. 

‘Okay, calm down. I am pure. I have become clean.’

Zich calmed his heart; it was like trying to pour icy water onto a beating heart, engulfed by a fierce fire. While Zich calmed himself down and tried to pass this test of patience and self-control, a small argument went back and forth between...