Raya and Lira decided to wander through various landscapes, enjoying the beauty of nature as they traveled through sand, forest, and grassland, having chosen a random direction to explore. Raya could have used teleportation magic, but he preferred to walk to clear his mind. Leading the way, Raya walked ahead as Lira followed behind, finding joy in what felt like a pleasant walking date. After walking for many hours, they began to hear screams in the distance. Raya, who was busy admiring his reflection in a lake, couldn’t help but feel irritated. Seeing her lord slightly annoyed made Lira instantly angry as well. “My lord, do you want me to check what’s going on over there and destroy whatever is disturbing your peace?” she asked. “Don’t destroy anyone,” Raya replied calmly. “Just go check and report back.” “Yes, my lord.” Lira spread her wings and flew into the sky, heading toward the source of the sound. Raya waited behind, sitting on a tree stump and tossing small stones in

The innkeeper replied, “…A night is five coppers. The food is fufu and vegetables; meat costs an extra copper. Sometimes, you might get day-old bread with canned fish.” Lira looked around the inn in disgust, ‘This place was far beneath her lord’, she thought. She glanced outside and noticed the day hadn’t gone by much. “Gin.” She swallowed hard just saying the name, believing it was still disrespectful to address her lord so casually, even if it was a fake name. “Yes, Frieren?” Raya answered. Lira was momentarily stunned, ‘Who is Frieren?’. It didn’t take long for her to realize that her lord was still playing his role. She decided to do the same. Taking a bold step that made her heart race, she held onto Raya’s arm, pressing herself against him, resting her head on his shoulder as she spoke in a soft, complaining tone. “I don’t like this place. It’s dirty… a place where only the wretched stay, even the people here disgust me. Perhaps we should look for another inn.” Ra

Back at the Nightfall Tower…At the topmost floor, within the Demon Lord’s throne room, the Arch-Demons were kneeling in orderly silence.Raya sat upon his throne, composed and still, while Lira stood quietly at his side.“Welcome back, my lord,” several voices echoed in unison.“How was the sightseeing?” Claire asked, unable to hide her excitement.Clara immediately reached out and tugged her sister’s sleeve, urging her to calm down and mind her manners before their lord.Raya chuckled softly. “It’s fine. It was… pleasant.”After a brief pause, he continued, “That reminds me. There is a small village a few miles from here that will now fall under our protection. Ura, you will be responsible for it.”Ura, a diamond-green-bodied demon and guardian of the Sixth Floor, bowed deeply.“Yes, my lord.”Raya’s gaze swept across the kneeling Arch-Demons.“The real reason I summoned you all,” he said calmly, “is because there is a certain city I intend to destroy. Consider it a welcome celebrat

The concerned sister vanished, replaced by cold calculation. She turned to face Claire and Lira, "He suspects nothing," she said flatly. Claire stood, moving to the window where she could watch Zach's carriage departing toward the middle district. "His arrogance will be his downfall. They never suspect the ones they've dismissed as harmless." "I've been playing the role of the invisible daughter my entire life," Sofia continued, her voice carrying years of suppressed resentment. "Smiling while they made decisions about my future without consulting me. Staying silent while Zach built his empire with Father's money and connections. Pretending not to notice when servants whispered about my brother's... indiscretions." Lira raised an eyebrow. "You knew? About the girls?" "I suspected," Sofia admitted. "Servants talk when they think no one important is listening. And Sofia, the vapid noble daughter, is never important enough to guard one's tongue around." Her expression harden

She'll be forced to act," Lira said confidently. "Her entire identity is built around being a noble, honorable adventurer. Learning that she's been working alongside a serial rapist and murderer will shatter her. She'll either expose him publicly or dissolve the guild entirely. Either way, it serves our purposes." "And the timing?" Raya asked. "All these elements need to converge simultaneously. If one falls too early, it could alert the others." Clair spoke up. "My lord, we've coordinated carefully. Sofia will finish gathering evidence within a few weeks. The financial audit is scheduled for a few weeks as well. Alfred's 'investigation' will conclude with damning evidence before those times. The anonymous letters will be distributed the day before the audit results are announced." "Within a month," Claire added, her eyes gleaming with anticipation, "the Viscount will be accused of corruption and infidelity, Zach will be exposed as a criminal, the guild will implode, and the enti