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The fight between Ronan and Jax naturally caused quite a stir.

Jax’s dismal defeat, Ronan’s perfect victory. Along with that, the cause of the split in Ronan’s hero party.

As the duel harbored numerous shocking facts, the outcome was by no means simple.

“It’s because of your women!!!”

Thwack!

“Ugh…”

Jax grabbed Amy’s hair and struck her abdomen once again.

Showing an expression unable to control his anger.

“I got humiliated because of your women.”

In the battle against Ronan, Jax had already suffered a significant blow to his image.

Until then, he had been the most outstanding and well-treated hero among the three, never dared to be belittled by anyone, but now he had become a laughingstock.

– Isn’t it not a big deal after all?

– Aren’t we overestimating ourselves too much?

Listening to many words belittling him, Jax couldn’t help but be angry.

But he honestly didn’t think much of such evaluations.

Of course, they were important factors, but ultimately, what angered him the most was his pride.

Jax could never accept the fact that he lost to Ronan.

“Get up. You damn bitch.”

“…Ugh…”

So he was in the midst of venting his anger on Ronan’s hero party, which could be considered the root cause of all this.

Jax mercilessly beat Amy’s abdomen.

“Stop it…!”

“Yes, Jax. Please stop now. I’m really going to die.”

Charlotte and Tricella, who couldn’t stand by, had to step in.

Was Amy already in her teens? She was suffering in pain, tears streaming down her face.

Yet Jax seemed relentless in his assault.

It was now a situation where further blows could be dangerous.

“Hey. Can you stay quiet for once?”

Despite Charlotte and Tricella intervening and pleading for him to stop…

Jax was not one to heed such pleas.

On the contrary, such appeals only made him angrier.

“The reason I don’t hit you two is that you’re too fragile, not because I’m not pissed off at you, right?”

Charlotte, who had been hit in the face by Ronan, could have her face treated, but her neck still needed attention.

Tricella, stabbed in the arm by Ronan, even though other areas were fine, her arm shouldn’t be strained yet.

Both of them were clearly hurt. It might not have been a major injury, but poking at it unnecessarily could make it worse.

Maybe they should just stay longer in the Huang Palace, where they didn’t want to be anymore.

“Can you stay quiet before you get hit too?”

That’s why he doesn’t hit them.

It’s not because he finds them particularly pretty.

Glaring at Charlotte and Tricella, Jax warned them to back off.

“Hey. So you’re blameless in all this?”

However, Charlotte wasn’t easily convinced by Jax’s words.

She boldly confronted him.

“You were the first to provoke Ronan, so why blame us? You lost in the duel because of you.”

Honestly, even if Jax hadn’t been the first to suffer, he might have been able to defeat Ronan.

Well, considering Ronan’s combat prowess, it would have been a tough battle, but not impossible.

“Aren’t you the one to blame the most?”

Nevertheless, the reason they couldn’t do anything and ended up losing was probably because of Jax.

Charlotte argued fiercely, and frankly, Jax had nothing to say in response.

“Hah. These bitches, they won’t shut up even when told to.”

But even so, logic or arguments weren’t important to him.

“Why do you keep not listening when I tell you to stay still? I tried not to hit the patient, but I guess I have to hit you a little too.”

“Eek!!!?”

It was Jax who raised his hand rather than resolving things through conversation with Charlotte, who was confronting him.

He tried to slap her cheek.

However, Charlotte did not get slapped by Jax.

“… Please stop using violence anymore.”

It was Trisella who received the slap instead of Charlotte.

Trisella glared strongly at Jax with her slightly swollen cheek and said, “If you continue like this, we will leave the party too.”

It was a somewhat threatening tone.

“They’re putting on a show. A show.”

In response to Trisella’s statement, Jax snorted.

“What, do you think you can just come in and leave the party now?”

It was true that Jax had suffered a significant blow to his image due to the duel.

But if the party members added more, they definitely didn’t subtract any.

“I may be screwed, but don’t you think you’re even more screwed? Rumor has it that you’ve already betrayed Ronan.”

What could they do if they left their own party?

No matter how much he thought about it, Trisella’s statement was quite bewildering.

“…”

Trisella couldn’t refute Jax’s words.

His words were indeed logical. How could those who betrayed Ronan now enter any party?

She just bowed her head without saying a word.

“Fine. Okay. Let’s stop here. It seems useless to do more.”

In a somewhat heated atmosphere, Jax decided to stop at this point.

If he kept hitting her like this, it would definitely cause problems.

“After all, trash like us will have to continue partying together, right?”

In that case, Jax, the hero of this party, would be in even more trouble.

Although the situation wasn’t completely resolved, he decided to leave it at that.

And above all, he started thinking about doing something else.

“Hey. Amy. Get on the bed, take off your clothes, and stick out your butt.”

Jax pointed at Amy with his finger.

He meant to get ready quickly.

“…”

Even without interpreting the meaning, the hero party members, including Amy, could only maintain silence.

Having just been defeated, they looked at Jax as if to say, “What kind of garbage talk is this, telling us to get on the bed?”

“This is real!”

“Shut up.”

Charlotte tried to confront him again, but Jax waved his hand impatiently.

“What, are you going to stand up? You don’t even introduce yourself as a nobleman.”

There was a reason why Jax asked Amy to come up.

Although Charlotte had fallen, she was from a fairly prestigious noble family and was currently the head of the family.

If he accidentally impregnated her, it would be unbearable for Jax.

“A priestess loses her sanctity when she loses her virginity.”

And Trisella’s virginity had to be preserved at all costs.

The moment she lost her virginity, she would become no different from an ordinary person.

“If you’re not going to stand up, stay still. Fucking bitch.”

Knowing this, Amy had no choice but to engage with Jax.

She could hit him as much as she wanted.

“… You’re really something.”

Charlotte couldn’t refute Jax’s words. Despite being absurd, they were accurate.

Regardless of everything, she couldn’t stand up to Jax.

She was just hesitating about what to say.

“It’s okay.”

Amy stood up and said, “I’m fine. You don’t have to worry too much, Charlotte.” Holding Charlotte’s shoulders, she showed a brighter smile than anyone else.

Saying it’s okay if she doesn’t mind, as long as she accepts it in her heart.

“You should have done that sooner.”

Jacks chuckled and prepared to move forward.

# # #

“Is this the place?”

After leaving the Yellow Palace, about 10 days had passed since then. I had been walking without rest, and finally, I could reach the place I was aiming for.

Raising my head, a huge structure came into my eyes. Emitting a very ominous aura, the name of this castle was ‘Demon Castle,’ where the demon resided.

“It’s quite magnificent.”

Naturally, the purpose of my coming here was to resolve the remaining lifespan I had.

From now on, I planned to enter the Demon Castle and meet the demon. If the demon could solve my lifespan issue.

“How do I open this?”

But how should I meet him?

Looking at the sturdy gate of the Demon Castle, which seemed to be under a powerful barrier spell, I felt a bit puzzled.

Creak…

Fortunately, things seemed to work out well.

There seemed to be no need to break the barrier.

“Are they inviting me in?”

The gate of the Demon Castle opened.

It felt like welcoming a hero who had come to this place.

At the same time, it also felt like mocking the hero who had come without fear.

“I shouldn’t turn back after coming this far, right?”

I set foot into the Demon Castle.

It was time to meet the king of demons, the demon.