The Knight from the Fairytales

Chapter 71: Are you the devil or am I the devil?

Beihai had originally intended to put on a show of tearing a demon apart with his bare hands, but after ripping off its arm, he still spared the demon's life.

"Esteemed sir, you believe I can turn over a new leaf, don't you? Rest assured, from now on, I will perform a good deed every single day. I'm actually not that black-hearted, you know? Back when I was imprisoned inside that damned bottle, I swore that whoever could free me would have any wish of theirs granted."

The demon wore a fawning expression, which made its already hideous head appear even more ghastly. Losing the fight was one thing, but Beihai had genuinely wanted to tear it to pieces just moments ago.

Although it didn't know why, at the critical moment, Beihai had spared its life, only tearing off an arm. But with just that, the demon couldn't dare hope for anything more. If it got greedy and pushed its luck, it might truly lose its life.

"Demon, you must fulfill your promise. Elsa and I wish to go to the Mermaid Kingdom under the sea. We want to be able to move freely underwater, unaffected by the seawater, just like on land."

Beihai now began following the standard procedure. Naturally, the demon couldn't refuse and hurriedly agreed.

"Don't worry, don't worry, leave this to me. It's just... after this matter is done, do you think... you could spare this humble dog's life?"

Beihai could also see from the side that this demon was truly afraid of him and wanted to leave immediately after fulfilling this wish. Although many stories develop this way,

Beihai's expression was not friendly. He was quite displeased with the demon's character of trying to take petty advantages.

"Shouldn't wishes be three?""Yes, yes, yes, you're right, sir. Look at my poor memory. Three, it's indeed three wishes."

"Hmph! No wonder there are rumors among the common folk that you shouldn't believe a single word a demon says."

"It was my mistake. I wanted to take a small advantage."

The demon had originally thought that granting just one wish in exchange for its freedom was a very cost-effective deal, but now it was clearly not possible.

The demon activated its power and granted Beihai's wish, allowing Beihai and Elsa to move and breathe freely underwater.

After the demon granted this wish, Beihai naturally went down first to test it out. Only after confirming it worked did he bring Elsa down and return to the seabed. With the Goldfish's help, they found Aladdin's Lamp.

Since the demon no longer had a vessel and didn't dare run off randomly, it could only follow behind Beihai. The demon was now filled with regret. If it had known, it should have kept that bottle properly.

Although it was pitch dark inside, at least it had lived there for so long. At the very least, it could hide inside the lamp and not have to look at Beihai.

The demon could only try to curry favor with Beihai while also hoping to quickly complete the wish-granting task to gain its freedom.

"Sir, there are still two wishes left. You see..."

"What two? Wasn't it still three?"

As soon as Beihai said this, the demon was greatly shocked. Wait, you... how can you go back on your word like this? Are you the demon, or am I the demon?

It wanted to directly erupt and flip the table, but considering the disparity in their strength, it obediently began reasoning instead.

"It was you who said you wanted to move freely underwater. I granted that wish."

Beihai put on an expression of sudden realization, clapping his hands and saying "Oh!"

"Wasn't that you acting on your own initiative? When you granted it for me, I hadn't yet said I wanted you to grant me three wishes.

That matter came after the three wishes. That was your own business, nothing to do with me."

"No, sir, this humble one's cultivation was not easy! I stayed in that broken bottle for a full thousand years and only accumulated that little bit of wish-granting power. Granting any wish requires an equivalent exchange."

Magic was indeed useful, but to unconditionally grant three wishes without any side effects was simply impossible under normal circumstances.

If you think of these bottled-up genies in lamps as ascetics, it's easy to understand. When you have nothing to do inside the bottle, you practice asceticism for a hundred years. After completing your ascetic practice, when someone frees you,

you can bestow three blessings upon them, and then you can break free from the curse of being trapped inside. As for how powerful these blessings can be, just look at India over there—they're practically omnipotent, capable of bestowing anything.

This was also why the demon only wanted to grant one wish. It really wanted to get something for nothing. Although blessings couldn't be used on oneself, you could exploit loopholes!

However, faced with the other party's demand, Beihai waved his hand, gesturing for the demon to come closer, then clenched his hand into a fist.

"See this? A fist as big as a sandbag. If you keep talking, I'll punch your dog head into pulp."

The demon was so frightened it retracted its head into its neck, silently denouncing this wicked man in its heart. This guy is simply turning the world upside down, actually threatening me! Damn it, I'm a demon!

Beihai unhesitatingly pulled the demon's head out from its neck.

"Now I want to go to the Undersea Kingdom. I want to have an audience with the Sea King. Did you understand or not?"

"No problem, sir. Does this count as your wish?"

"Just do what you're told. Why so much talk?"

An impatient slap sent the demon's head spinning like a top. After receiving this slap, the demon became very obedient and perfectly granted this wish. In an instant, they arrived at the Undersea Kingdom and saw the Sea King again.

The demon, still unwilling to give up, shamelessly sidled up again.

"I've granted this wish. You see..."

"See, see, see, all you know is 'see'! See what? Wasn't it you who voluntarily sent us here?

Did I ever say this was my first wish? The wish-granting procedure isn't even correct. Forget it, forget it. Perhaps I misjudged you. I didn't expect you to have some kindness in you."

"Sir, are you the demon, or am I the demon? How about we just swap identities?"

"How dare you insult me!"

This infuriated Beihai so much that he directly picked up a giant rock and smashed it onto the little toe of the demon's foot. This hurt much more than hitting its head or face.

"You're so eager to grant wishes? Fine, I'll naturally give you a chance. Listen carefully. My first wish is for the mermaids of the sea to automatically grow human feet upon reaching adulthood, just like humans, so they can walk on land.

At the same time, they should be able to switch back at will while underwater. This will promote relations between the undersea world and the land."

"Isn't that two wishes?"

"Hmm?"

"I misheard, I misheard. You have made this wish, and so it shall be as you desire."