novelraw Chapter 257 -257-The Mind Demon King Added Me on Her Own Initiative?
Chapter 257 -257-The Mind Demon King Added Me on Her Own Initiative?
A world-shaking battle
came to an abrupt halt at the most critical moment, as both sides decisively chose to stop.
Caelan smiled, and there was a trace of approval in the way he looked at Evelyn.
"Evelyn, you’re actually pretty strong."
Evelyn smiled shyly, as though she had once again become that bashful young girl.
She shook her head, her tone carrying a hint of softness.
"You won just now. I’m really not your match."
By Evelyn’s estimate, perhaps only after she gathered all three inheritance items of [Dark Titan] would she truly have a chance of standing on equal footing with Caelan.
A moment later, Mind Demon King Shaki appeared beside them.
Behind her, the spectators had also returned to what had once been the site of the Fallen Arena.
Unfortunately, everything here had already been reduced to ruin.
If not for the fact that Caelan and Evelyn were still standing where they were, with a few broken fragments of the dueling platform barely remaining beneath their feet, the spectators might not even have been able to tell that this was once the location of the Fallen Arena.
Just then, Mind Demon King Shaki suddenly stepped forward and extended a warm invitation.
"My two distinguished guests, your strength has already been fully proven."
"Before Fallen Revelry begins, I hope the two of you will honor me with a visit to my royal palace."
In the next instant, two invitations floated from Shaki’s hand and drifted before Caelan and Evelyn.
The scene instantly threw the spectators into brief shock.
"No way—did Her Majesty Shaki personally issue an invitation?!"
Their eyes filled with envy.
Meanwhile, Caelan and Evelyn exchanged a glance, then both nodded.
Since it was an invitation from the Mind Demon King, there was absolutely no reason for them to refuse. Besides, Fallen Revelry would not begin until the day after tomorrow, so tomorrow happened to be free.
Caelan nodded.
"Thank you very much for the invitation."
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Fallen City, Royal Palace
After returning to the palace, Caelan and Evelyn discovered that Jester Tycoon was already there waiting for them.
It turned out that his purpose was to invite them to the Jesters’ royal gathering the following day.
Caelan did not agree immediately. Instead, he took out the invitation Shaki had given him from his storage space.
In fact, the location of the royal gathering was the same.
So Jester Tycoon’s invitation and the one in Caelan’s hand were essentially no different in function.
When Jester Tycoon saw the invitation from Mind Demon King Shaki, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
But in the very next moment, he smiled and nodded.
"In that case, esteemed guests, please rest well tonight. When it is time to depart tomorrow, I will arrange for someone to come and escort you."
The reason Jester Tycoon was being so attentive was, naturally, because he had his own motives.
For instance, in this upcoming Fallen Revelry, he hoped Caelan and Evelyn would provide tremendous assistance.
If everything went according to plan, then the Lord of Abyss would surely take notice of him—Jester Tycoon!
After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Jester Tycoon finally left.
Evelyn watched his departing figure, her brows knitting slightly.
"All right. There’s a lot going on tomorrow, so you should head back and get some rest."
Caelan was clearly telling her to leave, but Evelyn pouted in dissatisfaction.
"Lord Caelan! With our mind power, even if we never rested at all, there wouldn’t be any problem, right??"
Caelan froze for a moment, and an awkward smile appeared on his face.
In truth, he simply wanted to find an opportunity that night to experience the local customs of Fallen City, which was why he had hoped Evelyn would return to her own quarters.
But to his surprise, Evelyn clearly had no intention of leaving just yet.
Evelyn poured herself a glass of red wine, then poured one for Caelan as well. Her tone carried a faint note of teasing as she spoke.
"If I saw correctly, that Mind Demon King seemed to have quite a good attitude toward you. Why don’t you find a chance to ask her about the Fragments of History?"
For some reason, Caelan felt that there was something odd in Evelyn’s tone.
The Mind Demon King had not really done anything—she had only asked for his contact information. There was no need to make such a fuss over it, was there?
Caelan gave a light cough, then put on a serious expression.
"Don’t worry. I’ve been thinking about that the whole time. So far, it seems the higher-ranking demon races are still fairly friendly toward us."
As he spoke, Caelan lifted his glass and took a small sip of red wine.
It had to be said—
the demon race really knew how to enjoy life.
Especially those noble high-ranking demons; compared to them, even the wealthy among the human race lived far less comfortably.
Leaning back against the sofa in satisfaction, Caelan studied Evelyn in front of him and deliberately changed the subject.
"By the way, your gains from the [Divine Tomb] today should have been pretty good, right? From what I can see, you’ve changed out your equipment from head to toe."
According to Caelan’s plan, tomorrow he only needed to ask about the Fragments of History. Then, after attending Fallen Revelry the day after tomorrow, he could conveniently meet this Lord of Abyss as well. At that point, this journey into the Abyss would count as a perfect success.
However, based on Jester Tycoon’s words, the Lord of Abyss would most likely appear at Fallen Revelry.
If that was the case, it would save him quite a bit of trouble.
Just then, the Supreme Staff suddenly sent Caelan a telepathic message.
"Chosen One, don’t you think Evelyn seems to be in a rather bad mood today?"
Caelan fell silent for a moment.
In truth, he also felt that Evelyn had been acting strangely today, as though she were venting some kind of emotion.
But instead of bringing it up directly, he chose to test the waters.
"Evelyn, I get the feeling you don’t seem very happy today?"
Evelyn calmly lifted her wineglass and took a light sip, but her tone became noticeably more subdued.
After thinking for a moment, Caelan suddenly picked up a slice of Napoleon cake from the table and placed it in front of Evelyn.
"If you’re in a bad mood, try having something sweet."
"I think your nerves may be wound a little too tightly."
Evelyn rubbed her brow.
In fact, ever since arriving in the Abyss, she had felt that her mood had been strangely unsettled.
It was as if she had been influenced by the environment—or perhaps she was troubled by the enormous gap she had seen between her own strength and Caelan’s.
In any case, Evelyn had been unable to truly relax.
"If something’s bothering you, just say it. Keeping it bottled up inside will only make it worse."
A warm smile appeared on Caelan’s face.
The truth was, he had always had a very good impression of Evelyn, so he did not mind helping her at all.