As Caleb watched Lisa work her magic, he couldn't help but think that something strange was going on. Why was she going along with his idea so easily? What bothered him even more was how relieved he was that she was listening to him. He should be anxious or worried that she might lash out at him or that something went wrong, but there was like a haze clouding his mind.It was troubling, and he had no idea how to fix it. He might not be able to do anything about it. Instead of thinking about it, he decided it was best not to complicate things. For now, things were working out, and there was no need to change things. What mattered was that she was sending demon corpses back to the demon king's castle, like he had asked.Caleb didn't know how many were actually demons in the Epic range. It was impossible for him to know for sure, as he hadn't really interacted with the rest of her group. There could be zero all the way to a hundred. As long as the minimum requirement was met, he didn't c

When Caleb said he was going to tackle whatever happened head on by himself, he hadn't meant it literally. Somehow, a ghost of wind was blowing around them, sending everyone and everything else flying away. He had only barely managed to stand his ground, but he was forced to watch as his backup flew out the open doors. When had that happen?Caleb didn't recall the doors being open when he showed up since he had been teleported inside the secret treasury. He would have thought there would be precautions to prevent intruders from getting in that way, but it was possible that those protections stopped working after the demon king's death. Maybe one of his followers had opened it while he was busy trying to resurrect Grace.Either way, it didn't matter in the end. What mattered was the fact that the doors shut behind him after everyone else had been flung out, effectively leaving him the only one. This couldn't be a coincidence, and Caleb seriously wondered if he was in over his head. Unf

Everyone stared at Grace, who wilted underneath all of the attention. She shouldn't have spoken up, but she felt the need to defend Caleb, who had basically saved her. If it weren't for him, she would have remained in that state for possibly forever. Well, it was too late now to regret her choices. Instead, she forced herself to stand tall and look the demon in the eye.Caleb wondered if she had a death wish. There was a time and place to speak up, and this wasn't the right moment. He had been gearing up on what to say to Lisa in order to get her off his back and not attack Grace on sight. However, he lost his chance the moment Grace opened her mouth. He had to somehow salvage as much of the situation as possible. The question was how.After wracking his mind for an answer, he came to only one conclusion. "This is Grace, a Fallen Saintess. She will be a great help to us."Lisa continued to stare at them, and he was tempted to repeat himself in case she had somehow missed what he said

Caleb cursed his big mouth. Even though he never said it out loud, he might as well have. Staring between Grace and the towering demon, he wondered where everything could have gone wrong. Things had been simple. Show Grace around so she could become use to it. What he didn't expect was for one of the demons to become curious about her and figure out who she was.Now they had an audience of demons who were eager to see what would happen. If they fought the demon and won, they would take it as a sign that she was a threat and swarm her. If the opposite occurred, they would think she was too weak to be part of the army and kick her out. Either way, they were dead unless Lisa did something about it."You're a hero," the demon said as it glared down at them.Unable to help himself, Caleb raised an eyebrow. This giant seemed to be able to talk properly, unlike some of the other giants, which unfortunately made things worse for them. It would have been better if he didn't talk, but there was

The longer it took to find Grace, the more anxious Caleb became. No news was good news, but it still bothered him that he couldn't find any traces of her. Suspiciously, he hadn't come across any other demon rats either. Something wasn't right. It was possible that she was on the other end of the base. Lisa did teleport them to a different place. However, Caleb had a feeling this wasn't the case.After searching for a while, Caleb pulled up his map. He didn't know why he wasted so much time looking for them when he could locate them on the map and find them that way. It was like he had forgotten he had such a thing. Actually, when was the last time he checked his stats? It felt like the system kept slipping from his mind like trickling sand.Caleb frowned. That wasn't good. The system was his greatest asset and his only ticket home. If he completely forgot about the system, he would never be able to return home. Why was this happening at all times when he was getting so close to his go