"Hm?!"
Velzard was nearly furious to death. She desperately wanted to question Veldora: "You bastard, whose side are you on anyway?!"
"Ah, I, uh, I mean..."
Sensing the killing intent from his sister, Veldora broke out in a cold sweat: "Ahahaha, I, I didn't say anything..."
Due to Velzard's philosophy of education, if Veldora ever disobeyed, she'd give him a thorough beating.
This had led to Veldora "dying" countless times at Velzard's hands.
Yes, Veldora had been "killed" by his sister before.
The killing here wasn't true annihilation in the literal sense, but something akin to a forced "personality reset" through reincarnation.
Veldora was an aggregate of magicules; he wouldn't truly perish.
Even if someone beat him down to just his soul core and sealed that core away, a new Storm Dragon would still be born in the Cardinal World.
That new Storm Dragon would no longer be Veldora.
Because even the soul core would have changed.
The Masked Chosen hero's Unlimited Imprisonment was a space-time skill that isolated everything, even potentially blocking the soul core.
If Veldora fell, the soul core couldn't return.
Then, the new Storm Dragon would replace Veldora.
Though the probability was extremely low, such an outcome was clearly something Velzard didn't want to see.
After all, Veldora was still her lil bro.
At most, she'd beat Veldora down to just his soul core and let him be reborn.
In this way, Velzard could reshape Veldora's personality time and again, like disciplining a younger brother.
If her brother didn't listen?
Just beat him to death!
After rebirth, he'd still be her brother... just with a different personality.
Then, she'd see if the new personality met her standards.
If not?
Beat him to death again and wait for the next reincarnation.
Cycle after cycle, Veldora's fear of his big sister even surpassed the rules of reincarnation, etched deeply into his soul core.
No matter how many times he was reborn or what personality he developed, Velzard would always be the invincible great demon king in Veldora's heart!
So, seeing Damien... another brother... daring to disrespect Velzard...
Veldora was utterly impressed!
'Good kid, you've got real guts!'
'I supports you!!'
Watching Veldora constantly signaling him with his eyes, looking just like a goofy husky, Damien couldn't help but chuckle.
Truth be told, Veldora's personality in this life was quite to Damien's liking.
And from the look of him, Damien was a hundred percent sure he could invite him to join the Monster Kingdom and become its guardian dragon.
"Fine, then."
Damien stopped Velzard from intimidating her brother and said, "Two against one... I accept!"
"Eh?"
"Wait, what did you say?"
"You accept?"
"Are you serious?"
Velzard was quite surprised; she hadn't expected Damien to actually agree to such a challenge.
"Of course, but I have conditions too."
"I can accept two against one, but you have to accept my demands as well."
"What demands?"
"If I lose, I'll do as you wish and call you Onee-sama or Velzard-nee."
"But if I win..."
Damien's expression turned serious: "I hope you and Veldora will join my kingdom together and become its guardian."
"..."
The siblings exchanged glances, especially Velzard; she hadn't expected Damien to set his sights on her.
However, as a wager, Velzard couldn't find fault with it.
Don't think Damien was getting off easy just by calling her sister.
On the contrary, making a Demon Lord... a powerhouse... bow their head was a very serious matter.
That was why Damien could propose conditions.
You want me to submit? Then you work for me... that's fair, isn't it?
"I have no problem with that."
Veldora was the first to agree.
After breaking the seal, Veldora had nowhere else to go besides staying in the Jura Forest.
Joining Damien's Monster Kingdom and hanging out with his own brother... Veldora could totally accept that.
As for helping Damien fight or protect the nation...
That was trivial.
He, Veldora, had plenty of magicules and brute strength.
If anyone dared provoke his brother, Veldora would make sure they knew what a natural disaster truly was!
"So, how about it?"
Damien gave Veldora an affirming look before turning to Velzard: "What's your answer, Miss Velzard?"
"..."
After a moment of silence, Velzard sighed: "I'm sorry, but I can't agree."
Velzard refused Damien.
It wasn't that his conditions were bad or that she lacked confidence in her strength.
Rather, Velzard still had a mission to carry out.
Long ago, when the most ancient Demon Lord Guy had completed his awakening...
Veldanava made Guy the world's guardian and dispatched Velzard to monitor him, ensuring Guy wouldn't endanger the world with his immense power.
Therefore, Velzard couldn't abandon her surveillance duty to go play with Damien.
"If you're worried about Guy..."
"I think you're overthinking it."
"What?!"
Velzard was startled and asked in astonishment: "How do you know about that?"
She had never told anyone that she was the overseer sent by Veldanava.
"What do you think?"
Damien didn't answer, because he knew Velzard would figure it out herself.
"Right."
Sure enough, Velzard thought of Damien's identity: "You're Veldanava's successor; no wonder you know this secret."
"So?"
"I no longer need to monitor Guy? What nonsense are you spouting!"
"Guy's power is beyond what you can imagine."
"That guy possesses strength enough to destroy this world!"
She felt Damien was getting a bit arrogant.
Don't think that just because you've awakened as a True Demon Lord, you can disregard other Demon Lords.
That's Guy!
An existence even she couldn't defeat!
"Indeed, I've never seen the Lord of Darkness's true power."
"But!!"
"Boom!!!"
A terrifying surge of magicules, like a raging storm, rushed toward Veldora and Velzard, instantly engulfing them both: "Have you seen my full power?!"
"!!!"
In that moment, not just Velzard, but even Veldora was shocked by the immense magicules Damien displayed.
"This is truly..."
And after the surprise, Velzard felt more excitement and fervor.
The corners of her mouth curled up involuntarily, and her gaze on Damien was like a hunter spotting prey.
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