Chapter 916: 514 Don't Ask, Asking Means Misunderstanding

514 Don't Ask, Asking Means Misunderstanding

"Senior Alger."

Gently touching the small flower in his pocket to confirm that Princess Feliya's condition was normal, Leon expanded the effect of 【Secret Tail】 to include the strong man behind him, and then asked curiously:

"Did you originally look like this?"

"No..."

Hearing Leon's inquiry, the tall and strong Alger shook his head and answered cautiously:

"I was only 1.6 meters tall originally, and my figure was very thin and small, completely different from now.

It's just that later, in a mission, my body was severely damaged, so I could only apply for the 'Demon Nine Threads' and almost replaced my entire body, becoming what I am now."

"I see..."

Leon had actually learned some things about these matters from the description of 【Skin Thread】. He brought it up now just to find a topic, and seeing that Alger had taken the bait, he smiled and continued:

"Senior Alger, you seem to be... wary of me?"

"Uh..."

"Don't worry, I'm really not a particularly crazy person. You actually don't need to guard against me like this."

Shaking his head helplessly, Leon explained:

"Regarding the matter of me eating the Three-Headed Dog God, it really wasn't as outrageous as the rumors say. At that time, both Nicole and I were swallowed by it and almost died in the dog god's stomach. My soul was digested by more than half.

Nicole's soul strength is much higher than mine, so it was nothing major, but with the strength of my soul at that time, even if I returned to this world safely, I wouldn't be able to control my body and would have to lie in bed for several years.

Plus, the part of my soul that I lost was in the dog god's body. My soul was looking forward to completing itself, so I had no choice but to eat it. I was also forced to do so."

"Oh... I see..."

"And the time in the Dream World was the same. There was a reason why I did that..."

Seeing that Alger still maintained a respectful distance, in order to get closer to him, Leon thought for a while, explained his encounter at that time and the reason for being angered by the King of Nightmares, and then said sincerely:

"Senior Alger, whether it's you or Director Edward, you actually have some misunderstandings about me.

Things like killing and eating True Gods or destroying the Dream World are all special circumstances. In normal times, I'm actually a quite steady person and generally won't behave extremely."

"..."

Indeed, he still looks quite gentle and feels quite easy to get along with...

After hearing Leon's explanation, Alger found that he didn't seem to be as crazy as the rumors said, and his tense expression finally relaxed slightly.

But that strange feeling of being dominated at any time still lingered in his heart, so after hesitating for a while, he asked his doubts carefully.

So he noticed this.

Leon, who was walking to the side of the road, raised his eyebrows upon hearing this.

After noticing that 【Skin Thread】 had a "Fallen" label and was within the control range of 【I Am a Demon】, before the two let go, he switched out this Demon Badge.

After all, the situation of 【Demon Nine Threads】 is relatively special. Besides being an anomalous object, it is also Alger's body. Whether 【I Am a Demon】 can control it still needs to be tested to be reassuring.

At that moment, although Leon didn't issue an order, 【I Am a Demon】 in the slot flickered, which counted as proving that no matter whose body it is, as long as it belongs to an anomalous object with a "Fallen" label, it will be affected by 【I Am a Demon】.

And it is estimated that at the moment the badge flickered, it produced an extremely brief control effect on Alger's 【Skin Thread】, which was detected by him...

"Don't worry, this is also a misunderstanding."

Looking at Alger, whose expression still carried vigilance, Leon, who had a good impression of the Scorpio Branch but not much, decided to lie in order to fool him into being his helper:

"You also know that I was originally called a Demon Scholar, and I have several demon anomalous objects in my hands. I have a very high compatibility with demon-type anomalous objects. It is probably this aspect that caused you to misunderstand."

Is it also a misunderstanding...

Vaguely feeling that it was still not quite right, but unable to figure out where the problem was, Alger had to nod and temporarily accept this statement.

And after the "misunderstanding" between the two was resolved, he seemed to become much more natural. Although he still subconsciously fell half a step behind Leon, he was finally willing to communicate normally.

"Leon, uh... Mr...."

Originally wanting to call Leon by his name directly, but subconsciously adding an honorific, the strong man walking in the sun with his shadow covering Leon completely couldn't help but reach out and rub his clothes corner, then asked cautiously in a low voice:

"What are you going to do next?"

"It's very simple. First, go back to the embassy area, bring out the two people left there, and then go to the Minister of Foreign Affairs."

After pondering for a while, Leon explained with a smile:

"Before, when I met the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Krolok Kingdom, I suggested buying long-distance communication technology, and the scholar who invented this technology should be from the No. 1 Research Area of the Krolok Kingdom.

According to my estimation, the Minister of Foreign Affairs should have finished the statistics of the technology by last night. If we go over and kidnap him now, and get the similar technology and inventor information he summarized, we might be able to find the No. 1 Research Area, and then find the location of Atifi 01."

"???"

"What's wrong? Is there any problem?"

You still have the nerve to ask if there is any problem?

Looking at Leon, who turned his head and looked at him with confusion, Alger's cheeks twitched slightly.

Didn't you already withdraw from the mission? Why are you still investigating Atifi 01?

Also, didn't you say before that you are usually very steady? How come you want to hijack a Minister of Foreign Affairs as soon as you open your mouth? How can you be considered steady? It's simply...

Hmm... why is he so calm? Is it because I'm a bit too fussed?

After looking at Leon, who had a surprised expression, and remembering the terrible resume of this junior, Alger suddenly felt that kidnapping the Minister of Foreign Affairs didn't seem so unacceptable.

Not to mention anything else, he even kidnapped the Princess of the Krolok Kingdom, and the person is now in his pocket. So if he hijacks a minister while doing an investigation mission, it seems... it can't be considered a big deal, right?

"Nothing..."

After swallowing his full stomach of complaints, Alger, whose bottom line had retreated a big step inadvertently, shook his head. He hesitated slightly and then asked:

"Mr. Leon, if you really find the No. 1 Research Area by relying on that scholar's whereabouts, do you mind if I notify Director Edward?"

"Of course I don't mind."

Leon smiled upon hearing this and answered gently:

"I told you this, actually, with this intention. I didn't tell Director Edward before mainly because I wasn't sure if this method would work, so I wanted to wait until it was confirmed before telling him. Hmm... I'll trouble you to notify him then."

Ah, this...

Completely unexpected that Leon, known as the Food God Demon, would be such a generous person—not only not caring about his own Director's behavior of squeezing him out but even preparing to share the hard-earned intelligence—Alger's heart suddenly surged with shame.

To be reasonable, compared to Mr. Leon in front of him, the messy things his own Director did were really a bit unpresentable. When the Director was thinking about grabbing credit and squeezing people out, he was working hard to complete the investigation mission and didn't care about his own Director at all.

This is really... Director, you have been completely compared... ===== CHAPTER 917 =====