"Sigh."

Rant Valo shook his head at her.

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"D-Disciple, me too."

Floriana Sabina said to him shyly.

"..."

Rant Valo looked at her coldly.

"Did you get jealous?"

Rant Valo couldn't help but ask her.

"Hmph! W-Who would be jealous!"

Floriana Sabina snorted and turned her face away from him.

"Heh."

Rant Valo smirked seeing her response. He then gave her back the extra pill.

"Hmph."

Floriana Sabina took it and swallowed it inside her mouth. She was upset that she wasn't mouth-fed too.

"Woah?"

Rant Valo suddenly felt his body slowly change. It was like he was turning into something different.

His skin turned paler, and his body changed its internal structure.

"Huh? Did I turn into a demon?"

Rant Valo turned his head to Floriana Sabina and asked.

"Hm? Yeah."

Floriana Sabina turned her head back to him and nodded her head when she saw him.

"Is this effect really reversible?"

Rant Valo asked her with worry on his face. It felt like his body changed for good.

"Yes, Disciple. The medicinal effects of the pills are like conforming your body to a demon, but once the medicinal effect fades, then your body will return to normal on its own."

Floriana Sabina nodded her head and explained to him.

"Alright."

Rant Valo nodded his head and trusted her. They then slowly approached the Demon Continent.

"Master Floriana, what do you think the Demon Continent will be like?"

Rant Valo asked her in curiosity. The coast in front of them slowly grew larger and larger.

"I think it will be full of chaos."

Floriana Sabina replied to him truthfully.

"How about you, Veia?"

Rant Valo turned his head and asked her.

"I think they should be organized, Master."

Veia replied to him.

"Why?"

Rant Valo asked in puzzlement.

"That's because… they are sentient too. They should at least be capable of creating a stable civilized society."

Veia explained to him.

"Wow. That may be correct."

Rant Valo was surprised by her answer. Veia is really smart being the daughter of a duke. She must have been taught since she was young. Unlike him who had no prior experience with the world.

"Shhh. We're near."

Floriana Sabina shushed the two of them. The Demon Continent were already before their eyes. Dark clouds were hanging in the sky. The land felt gloomy.

"This…"

Rant Valo looked around in curiosity.

"Their continent has a different environment than our continent. This is the likely reason why they are so different from us."

Floriana Sabina explained to him.

"That makes sense."

Rant Valo nodded his head. When you grow up, you took in the characteristics of your environment. It wouldn't be strange for them to be so different from humans.

"Halt!"

Suddenly, a man wearing a lavish cloak stopped them. He was floating high up in the sky in front of them.

"Who are you, people?"

The man asked. He squinted his eyes as he looked at the three of them.

"We're coming back from the frontlines. There had been an emergency over there."

Floriana Sabina immediately took the chance and spoke to the man.

"Emergency?"

The man furrowed his eyebrows.

"Yes! One of the cities we took over got attack by a Mana Dominion stage expert."

Floriana Sabina nodded her head and explained to him.

"Where's your badge?"

The man opened his hands at them.

"B-Badge? We were never given any."

Floriana Sabina couldn't possibly say that they lost it. It would only make them seem more suspicious. Thus, she could only say that they were never given any in the first place.

"None?"

The man looked at each of the three of them.

"None."

Rant Valo replied somewhat nervously.

"None."

Veia replied.

"Hm. Alright, go."

The man moved out of the way and allowed them to go.

"Huh?"

Rant Valo looked at the man in confusion as they passed by him. He couldn't believe that that actually worked. What they didn't know was that it was a trick question by the man. The demons were never given a badge in the first place.

"Don't think about it anymore, Disciple. At least, we managed to get in without making any scene."

Floriana Sabina smiled at him.

"How strong was that man?"

Rant Valo asked her.

"He's at the Early Mana Dominion stage. No… He's an Early Sword Dominion stage sword cultivator."

Floriana Sabina replied to him.

"That man was a sword cultivator!?"

Rant Valo was surprised. This was his first time seeing such a high-level sword cultivator.

"Yes. He sensed us the moment we appeared near the shore."

Floriana Sabina nodded her head.

"Amazing. I wonder if they have peak cultivators at the shores of their continent."

Rant Valo exclaimed in amazement.

"They don't, Disciple. He was only there because this area is directly facing the Lilith Continent."

Floriana Sabina shook her head and explained to him.

"I see."

Rant Valo looked away from the man and looked in front of them. The vegetation here had black leaves. It was a stark contrast to what Rant Valo was used to back at the Lilith Continent.

"It's really different here."

Rant Valo murmured.

"So, where are we going now?"

He continued and asked.

"To the center of this continent. Presumably, the peak demons live there."

Floriana Sabina replied.

"We only have to assassinate the demon lord that is inciting everyone to attack the Lilith Continent, right?"

Rant Valo asked her.

"If possible, I'll kill all of them."

Floriana Sabina replied to him with a solemn face.

"That… Okay. That may be for the better."

Rant Valo was taken aback by her seriousness. It would be hard to say if they would even be able to kill the demon lord that they were targetting.

And so, the boat flew deeper and deeper into the Demon Continent. Turmoil was occurring all around the Lilith Continent as the demons kill and plunder each city that they could find.

Meanwhile, the demons in the Demon Continent were organizing themselves in preparation for a great war.