As soon as he heard what she said, Chi-Woo came to a realization. He should’ve thought of this sooner. Everything had fallen into place too perfectly to be called a coincidence, but it all made sense if Shersha had been the one to arrange everything. After all, Shersha was a prophet who could see the future. The rest of the team didn’t know that and looked confused by the situation, while the demon started to look more baffled.

“Eh? Huh? This isn’t how it’s supposed to be. Today was surely the day…ah! No way! Was it a mistake?” The demon’s eyes widened. Then she did a one-eighty and strode toward them threateningly, but it was already too late. “Damn, you humans! How dare you trespass into our territory—!”

“Ehem,” Yunael raised her spear, and the demon raised her hands back up in shock.

“…Sob.” The demon teared up nervously and saw Chi-Woo walking toward her. Then her eyes widened again when Chi-Woo pushed Yunael’s spear away with his hand. Yunael looked a bit taken aback, but she withdrew her spear.

“You said you have a message from Ms. Shersha, right?”

“Y-Yes!” The demon looked greatly relieved. “She said a guest from Shalyh would come today! That’s why she sent me here when I was about to go somewhere else! It’s true! I’m telling the truth!” The demon yelled desperately, unwilling to die at this spot.

Chi-Woo tended to show no mercy toward creatures with dark energy. It was a tendency he gained from his youth, and this tendency applied to not only spirits, but also demons. But it was different when Shersha was involved. He had received...