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"Sigh, the fish today is even lazier than me."
He yawned, looking like he might fall asleep at any moment.
Just then, a figure appeared silently behind him.
He had short white hair, an otherworldly handsome face, and golden eyes that held an indifference that seemed completely out of place in this leisurely world.
It was Vali Lucifer, the host of the White Dragon Emperor.
"Hey, Wally. What brings you here today to watch this lonely old man fish?"
Azazel didn't even turn his head, giving a lazy greeting as if he wasn't surprised at all by his arrival.
Vali ignored his teasing and walked straight to his side, his gaze fixed on the direction of Kuoh Academy.
"I saw Zhou Ye."
His voice was flat, as if he were stating a trivial matter.
"It is achieved through modern technology."
"Oh?"
Azazel finally showed some reaction.
He put down his fishing rod, turned around, and looked at his adopted son with great interest.
A sharp glint, characteristic of a researcher, flashed in those eyes that always carried a hint of languor.
"What kind of modern technology?"
"A type of metallic insect that is almost invisible to the naked eye."
Vali recalled the feeling from just now, his brow furrowing almost imperceptibly.
“There are many of them, scattered throughout Kooh Town. They are watching everything, like eyes that are everywhere.”
“I can feel myself being watched. The gaze is very subtle, but it is locked onto me, the White Dragon Emperor.”
Vali extended his right hand, palm open...
A tiny pinch of metallic powder, finer than dust, lay quietly in his palm.
That was the remains of one of the monitoring probes that he had captured with his magic.
“I followed that gaze and retaliated, destroying one of them.”
Asahiel picked up a little powder, rubbed it between his fingertips, and then examined it closely.
"Nanobots? A cutting-edge technology that even high-tech countries and conglomerates might not have. Wow, that's quite a big investment."
He blew a breath, scattering the powder in the wind.
"Using human technology to monitor the supernatural world. This kid Zhou Ye is quick-witted."
Azazel picked up his fishing rod again, but his mind was no longer on fishing.
"So? You came all this way just to tell me this?"
He glanced at Vali and laughed, "You weren't scared by human toys, were you? This isn't like you, the strongest White Dragon Emperor in history."
"A pointless provocation."
Vali replied coldly.
"I'm just here to tell you that I'm not interested in the war that idiot Kirkbor is planning to start."
A fervent fighting spirit ignited in his golden pupils.
"My only opponents are world-class powerhouses."
"If this man named Zhou Ye can pique my interest."
"Hahahaha!" Azazel burst into laughter, laughing so hard that his fishing rod trembled.
"I knew it! You're a battle maniac, you don't care about anything but fighting."
He stopped smiling, and his expression became playful.
"But don't you think this is interesting?"
"A kid who suddenly appeared, possessing the God-Slaying Gear [End] that I've never heard of, and who is simultaneously admired by the eldest daughter of the Gremory family and the daughter of Baichu."
Excitement gleamed in Azazel's eyes.
"Koh Town is the eye of the storm right now! This is much more interesting than my research on the divine artifacts!"
That's your interest, not mine.
Vali showed no reaction to his excitement.
"If Kokober gets in my way of finding an opponent, I will take care of him myself."
Azazel waved his hand, "He can die, but not at your hands. After all, you are now a fallen angel. Otherwise, there will be problems within our ranks of fallen angels as well."
His tone was casual, but the content made Vali frown.
"Besides, don't you think this is a good opportunity for observation?"
A mischievous smile curled at the corners of Azazel's lips. 4.0
"Let's see just how far Rias Gremory and Sonashidi, these two new generation Demon Lord sisters, have grown."
"Let's also see how many tricks Zhou Ye, who can see you with metal bugs, has up his sleeve."
"Perhaps he can bring you an even greater surprise than the Crimson Dragon Emperor?"
Vali fell silent.
Azazel's words precisely struck at his deepest desires.
An unknown and powerful adversary.
This excited him more than anything else.
"..."
After a long while, Vali said nothing more.
He simply turned around, and with a few flashes, his figure disappeared from the riverbank.
He came simply to make his position clear.
He didn't care what Azazel thought or what Kokbor planned to do.
On the riverbank, only Azazel remained.
He cast the fishing line back into the river, changing the angle of the foxtail grass he was holding in his mouth.
"Honestly, one or two of them are just troublesome brats."
He complained, but his face wore a smile that seemed to enjoy watching the drama unfold.
"The God-Slaying Tool [The End]... Zhou Ye... Rias's husband..."
He muttered to himself the intelligence he had gathered from various sources, the information of dubious veracity.
"Let me see what kind of mess you young people can make of this world."
The buoy on the water surface suddenly sank downwards.
The fish has taken the bait.
Chapter 183 Enjoying the spectacle is never too much trouble.
Vali's figure disappeared at the end of the riverbank, and the suffocating fighting frenzy dissipated with him.
Shortly after Vali left, another figure suddenly appeared behind Azazel. The man was wearing a black Fallen Angel-style trench coat, with a resolute face, but his brows were furrowed with an unyielding sorrow.
He was Himejima Akeno's father, the fallen angel executive Baichi.
He watched his governor's leisurely fishing back and sighed heavily.
"Azazel, is it really okay for you to fish so leisurely?"
His voice was filled with anxiety.
"That brat Vali is no match for Zhou Ye."
Azazel didn't even turn his head; he simply lifted the fishing rod slightly upwards and adopted a more comfortable position.
"What's wrong, Baiqiu? Are you worried about your son-in-law's safety?"
The word "son-in-law" was like a spark that instantly ignited the powder keg that was Baiqiu.
His already gloomy face was now so dark it looked like it could be wrung out of water, and even his breathing became heavy.
"fart!"
Baiqiu's roar startled the small animals in the riverside grass, causing them to scatter and flee.
"Who cares whether that brat lives or dies!"
He rushed to Azazel's side, pointing in the direction of King's Academy, trembling with rage.
"That brat Zhou Ye! He promised to take good care of Zhu Nai! And what's this? Is this how he takes care of her?!"
"Spending all his time with that Gremory girl, and having a whole bunch of random women around him, what is that? A crystal palace?!"
"He said he's going to propose marriage to the 22nd family in Gimonli, but what about me?! What about Zhu Nai?! Am I, as their father, just a figurehead?!"
Bai Qiu grew increasingly angry as he spoke, his chest heaving violently.
He was an old father who was willing to bear the infamy and silently protect his daughter for many years, only to have her run away with some random brat who appeared out of nowhere.
That's not all. That brat didn't even think to visit his father-in-law first. How could he tolerate that!
Asahiel finally put down his fishing rod, turned around, and wore an undisguised mockery on his face.
"Hahaha, I thought it was something serious. Turns out it's a jealous father-in-law, the kind who watches his son-in-law have a lavish lifestyle while he can only live with a picture of his deceased wife."
"you!"
Asahiel's sarcasm was scathing, hitting Baichu's sore spot with pinpoint accuracy.
Baiqiu's fists clenched so tightly they cracked, and lightning crackled around him. His powerful magic made the surrounding air scorching.