The Devil Does Not Need to Be Defeated

Chapter 623: Lasha’s True Origin

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When Leisha’s voice reached Shien Buztout’s ears, even he was speechless.

“The Demon King’s body…”

Shien was dumbfounded, staring at Leisha in shock, at a loss for words.

He had guessed that Lasha, the magical being, was related to the Demon King’s item Leisha stole from the palace. He even guessed that Leisha used that item as a material to create Lasha. This explained the strange reactions of those influential figures towards Lasha.

But even Shien didn’t expect that item to be the Demon King’s body.

And Lasha was the magical being created using it.

What did this mean?

“The Lasha you see now is using the Demon King’s body, but her consciousness is that of a magical being I created ten years ago, not the Demon King herself.”

Leisha revealed this secret to Shien.

“Those who know about Lasha’s existence, and also know that the Demon King’s body was sealed beneath the Royal Palace, can guess this.”

It wasn’t difficult to connect the dots, especially for those well-informed individuals.

“Now you understand why I was so anxious, right?” Leisha said with a wry smile, “Because you slept with the Demon King, even if it was just her body.”

This was shocking news, enough to frighten anyone who knew. Even Shien shuddered.

It was the Demon King. The origin of the Demon Race, a symbol of destruction, the beginning of all disasters in this world. Even the Supreme God, Omniis, couldn’t completely defeat her. Her power was enough to split Omnipotence into three realms: the Divine Realm, the Demon Realm, and the Human Realm. In terms of pure power and combat strength, she was the strongest in this world, unmatched.

If it weren’t for this nemesis, Omniis wouldn’t have summoned Heroes, the God Race wouldn’t have been born, and humans wouldn’t exist. She was the reason Omnipotence was the way it was. Without her, this world would be just Omniis’s garden.

And now, the body of this being, whom even Heroes struggled against for generations, finally defeated a thousand years ago, was being used by Lasha.

How could Shien not shudder?

However…

“This doesn’t make sense,” Shien said, “If Lasha’s body is the Demon King’s, then she shouldn’t be completely powerless, right?”

Even a fraction of the Demon King’s power would make Lasha stronger than most people in this world.

But Lasha had no power at all. This was strange.

Leisha’s expression became even more complicated.

“I think it’s because after the Demon King died, her magic power dissipated,” Leisha said softly, “Because of this, her body is just an empty shell, without any power.”

Unless the Demon King’s magic power was retrieved, Lasha wouldn’t have any power.

“The Demon King’s magic power…”

Shien murmured, suddenly realizing something, and looked at Leisha sharply. A terrifying thought crossed his mind.

“If Lasha is using the Demon King’s body, then…”

What about this demon girl before him who looked exactly like Lasha?

Or rather, what about this demon girl who looked exactly like the Demon King?

Why did she have the same appearance as the Demon King?

Why did she steal the Demon King’s body from the Royal Palace?

Why was she part of the Assassination Branch of the Old Demon Faction, participating in the large-scale assassination in the Royal Capital ten years ago?

Combining the fact that the Demon King’s magic power had dissipated and Leisha’s Unique Skill, which was like a cheat from the God of Magic, an even more unbelievable guess formed in Shien’s mind.

After all, Shien vaguely remembered that in this world, the origin of magic was also the Demon King.

She was the one who created magic.

The fact that Leisha could use such godlike magic wasn’t meaningless.

Coupled with her identical appearance to the Demon King…

“Leisha,” Shien’s expression changed several times, and he finally couldn’t help but ask, “Are you also a magical being? Created using the Demon King’s magic power, with the Demon King as a model?”

The atmosphere instantly changed, becoming oppressive and heavy.

Leisha didn’t answer immediately.

But her increasingly complex expression gave Shien the answer.

After a long time, Leisha spoke.

“You know,” Leisha said as if talking to herself, “A thousand years ago, after the Demon King’s death, those Old Demon Faction members who couldn’t accept the demons’ surrender tried to resurrect her.”

Shien vaguely remembered this. Either Airi or Nien had told him that the Old Demon Faction tried to resurrect the Demon King, but failed, so they turned to creating a second Demon King, a seventh Demon Lord.

“It’s impossible to resurrect the Demon King,” Leisha said softly, “The Supreme God, Omnis, severed the possibility of her resurrection from the laws of causality. Unless Omnis herself allows it, the Demon King can never be resurrected.”

This made the Old Demon Faction members despair, leading them to desperately seek a new Demon King.

“They made many attempts, including gathering the Demon King’s magic power scattered throughout the world and using Bio-Creation Magic to give it a physical body, resurrecting the Demon King as a magical being, or creating a base for a new Demon King.”

Then, Leisha’s tone turned sarcastic.

“But the possibility of the Demon King’s resurrection was severed, and she was defeated by the Hero’s Holy Sword. The Holy Sword’s divine power must have purified most of the Demon King’s power. Even if they gathered the scattered remnants of magic power, how could they possibly resurrect the Demon King or create a second one?”

Leisha turned her back to Shien.

“Of course, some also tried to create an imperfect copy of the Demon King as a tool, but the Demon King’s power is the strongest, even beyond the Supreme God’s interference. Even if they forcibly gave it a form, a body, what good could come of it?”

Leisha’s voice became increasingly sarcastic.

“Thus, a ‘failure’ was born, capable of using various magic, but not truly powerful, only useful for hiding or some unorthodox purposes.”

So, what was the fate of a failure?

Either abandoned or discarded.

That was all.

And Leisha was abandoned and discarded.

“Of course, those ancient members of the Old Demon Faction who desperately wanted to resurrect or create a new Demon King didn’t care about a mere failure, but others might.”

Leisha’s voice calmed down.

“Like the Assassination Branch, those who were satisfied with any tool for killing, even a failure, would want to use it.”

Thus, Leisha was found by the Assassination Branch, reactivated from her abandoned state, and thrown into the battlefield.

The large-scale assassination in the Royal Capital ten years ago was the first time Leisha was truly used.

But fate was unpredictable.

Under such circumstances, Leisha encountered something.

She encountered the Demon King’s sealed body, deep beneath the Royal Palace, her own origin.

“At that time, my mind was blank. I didn’t know what to do, and when I came to my senses, I had already taken ‘the original body’ and escaped from the Royal Palace, betraying the Assassination Branch.”

Leisha said self-deprecatingly.

“Fortunately, they weren’t my masters. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to escape.”

After all, magical beings couldn’t betray their masters. This was an instinct, like humans needing to eat. From the moment they were created, magical beings had the instinct to unconditionally obey their masters.

Unless their master died or transferred their ownership.

Therefore, a magical being’s instinct was obedience.

Leisha was undoubtedly lucky.

“It seems the one who created me died while I was abandoned and dormant, and didn’t transfer my ownership to anyone. So I’m free. Unless I actively choose a master, I can continue to live in this world as a pure demon.”

Leisha turned to Shien.

“And Lasha’s master is me. Unless I die or transfer her ownership, she can never disobey my orders.”

This was the iron rule of magical beings, or rather, their fate.

After saying so much, what Leisha really wanted to say was…

“Do you know how many people have been wary of us over the past ten years?”

Leisha sneered.

“My existence itself is a condensation of the Demon King’s magic power.”

“Lasha’s existence itself is the Demon King’s body.”

“If the two of us were to have some kind of chemical reaction, like merging into one, perhaps the Demon King herself couldn’t be resurrected, but it wouldn’t be impossible for a monster with a portion of the Demon King’s power to suddenly appear in this world and wreak havoc.”

Because of this, the Kingdom, out of concern, didn’t dare to hunt down Leisha, who stole the Demon King’s body. After discussion and restraint, the God Race and the Demon Race also decided not to interfere or make unexpected contact with them, lest they stimulate this master and servant pair and cause something terrible to happen.

The world was wary of this pair, who looked like twins.

That wariness was even deeper than their fear of necromancy.

However…

“It’s one thing for a reckless Hero to be so close to us, but now he’s even involved with Lasha. Do you realize how serious this is?”

Leisha’s words left Shien speechless again.

Was this matter serious?

If it was, it would be very serious.

If it wasn’t, it would be a trivial matter.

As long as nothing happened, it was just a small matter.

But if something did happen, it would be troublesome.

“How can I give Lasha to you under these circumstances?” Leisha sighed deeply, “I really don’t know what to do anymore.”

This was Leisha’s true feeling.

“You damned fool, you already have that unparalleled princess, why are you still after my Lasha?”

Thinking of this, Leisha became angry again.

Shien wanted to protest his innocence. He really didn’t know if he had done anything beastly.

He felt like he was in a dream, not knowing how to react.

Suddenly learning such a secret, even Shien felt that things had gone too far.

After much thought, Shien simply gave up.

“Since things have already come to this, let it be.”

Shien stopped thinking about it. He just wanted a maid, who knew it would unearth so many unbelievable secrets?

This master and servant pair were actually parts of the Demon King?

Outrageous.

It was too outrageous.

Even more outrageous was that he, the Hero, seemed to have slept with the Demon King, or at least occupied her body. That was even more outrageous.

In such an outrageous situation, Shien said he didn’t want to think about it anymore.

Otherwise, he didn’t know how many brain cells he would lose.

Leisha was also in a daze, not knowing how to react.

Leisha could only sigh.

“Strange things happen every year, but this year is especially strange.”

Leisha muttered.

“If that goddess knew about this, knew that the Hero she painstakingly summoned was taken by my Lasha, she would probably explode again, right?”

Shien didn’t hear these words.

It wasn’t that his enhanced hearing wasn’t good enough, but his mind was in a mess, refusing to receive any more shocking information.

“I’m going back.”

Shien completely gave up, said this, turned around, and disappeared.

He didn’t know how long this state of giving up thinking could last.

Anyway, Leisha felt that he definitely couldn’t pretend he didn’t know about this.

Leisha also smiled wryly.

“I never thought there would be a day when I would choose to say these things myself.”

She hated talking about these things the most…

“My heart is also in turmoil…”

Leisha raised her head, looked at the sky, sensed the magic power flowing within her body, and murmured softly,

“What should we do?”

“Tell me.”

“Claudis…”

These words were carried away by the wind.

Unfortunately, there was no response.