A Righteous Demon Girl and the Angel She’ll Never Meet-Chapter 21 : Chapter 21

Chapter 21 : Haha, big fool!
“Hahaha! It worked! The demon's corpse and soul, finally obtained!!!”
Seeing that his sneak attack plan had succeeded, the figure that had been hiding in Iphilia's shadow behind her finally revealed himself.
He excitedly approached the vicious beast that was frantically tearing at the remains on the ground, a scarlet light faintly pulsing in his hand.
“I originally thought it would take more effort, but I didn't expect to succeed so easily! This way, if I can just obtain that angel's remains and soul, the planned effect can be maximized! Wonderful, truly wonderful!!! After so many years, I can finally see the dawn of the plan's success!!!”
The black-robed man laughed hysterically, his eyes filled with excitement and fanaticism.
He casually kicked away the vicious beast that was still gnawing on the remains on the ground, and said fiercely.
“That's enough, you beast!!! A demon's corpse is very precious, not a single bit can be wasted!”
The vicious beast was sent flying by the man's kick, slamming hard against the wall, a painful whimper escaping its throat.
It slowly climbed up from the ground, its body slightly lowered, and let out menacing low growls at the black-robed man.
However, with just one glance, the vicious beast was frightened out of its wits by a certain aura emanating from the black-robed man's pupils.
It quickly lay down obediently like a tamed pet dog, its eyes fixed on a certain pile of remains, filled with craving and desire.
“Hmph! In the end, it's just a beast.”
The black-robed man snorted coldly, then impatiently slit his palm, which was flashing with scarlet light, with a knife.
A strange and bizarre blood bead slowly rose from the flesh of his palm.
The blood light it emitted made the already dim and dark alleyway appear even more eerie and unpredictable.
“The demon's soul, I'll take it!”
The black-robed man excitedly spread his arms, anticipating the moment when the demon soul he had been longing for would be swallowed by the blood bead.
However, time passed minute by minute.
The scarlet blood bead was still blooming with a strange light, but the corpse lying on the ground, which had long since lost all signs of life, showed no reaction at all.
“Huh? What's going on?”
The black-robed man's movements froze.
He looked at the blood bead in front of him in confusion.
There couldn't be a problem with the [Container], but right now, no soul was indeed being extracted from this demon's remains. In that case, the problem could only be with… the corpse itself.
With this thought in mind, the black-robed man, illuminated by the bright red light emitted by the blood bead, squatted down and took a closer look at the “remains” lying quietly on the ground, long devoid of life.
“It seems a bit… not right?”
The black-robed man frowned slightly.
He tentatively poked the “remains” with his hand… It wasn't the touch of skin, but something elastic and extremely smooth to the touch…
Under the illumination of the scarlet light emitted by the blood bead, the black-robed man, whose brain had stalled, finally saw the true face of these “remains” in front of him.
It was a… cloth doll, almost the size of a real person!
A small note was stuck to the doll's face, on which was drawn a Q-version image of Iphilia making a funny face.
Beside it, in neat and delicate handwriting, were three large characters— “Big Fool”!
“???”
The black-robed man was instantly dumbfounded and before he could recover from his shock, a sweet voice with a hint of pride suddenly sounded behind him.
“Only realizing it now? Big fool!”
“Who!”
The black-robed man whipped his head around, but what instantly met his eyes in the next moment—was an ever-enlarging black shoe sole.
“It's your grandma!!!”
Iphilia's kick landed squarely on the black-robed man's face, instantly sending him flying!
The black-robed man's body drew a graceful arc in mid-air, then slammed hard onto the ground with a “thud”.
And the vicious beast, which had been prostrating itself like an obedient puppy, hadn't yet reacted to what had happened.
Its wide eyes looked at the black-robed man who had landed headfirst not far away, then at Iphilia standing there with a smug look on her face, momentarily unsure of what to do next.
Nevermind, better just stay prostrate.
Vicious Beast: Brain not responding.
“To actually transform such a cute little puppy into this not-at-all-cute appearance, you really are terrible.”
Looking at the vicious beast prostrating itself nearby, a trace of displeasure flashed across Iphilia's face.
She had really been tempted to take that little puppy home just now!
Originally, she was going to carefully consider her new housemate's opinion before making a choice.
Now, great, this hateful black-robed man had directly helped her dispel the thought of taking the puppy home.
“How is that possible? When did you…? I clearly saw you being… by that beast…”
The black-robed man stumbled to his feet, his eyes hidden under the cloak filled with thoughts of impossibility and his question naturally earned Iphilia's ridicule.
Iphilia put on an “everything is under control” expression and said to him with a grin, “I didn't expect you to really be a fool when I called you one. I discovered you when you were sneaking behind me, okay? You really thought you were well hidden? Hilarious, with your concealment technique, anyone could discover you, okay?”
Faced with Iphilia's ridicule, the black-robed man could only clench his teeth in helpless rage.
He knew very well that in a one-on-one situation, he had absolutely no chance of winning against this demon, otherwise he wouldn't have resorted to such underhanded tricks—but now his scheme had been seen through, he couldn't engage in any further direct confrontation with her!
“Beast! Stop her for me!”
With a wave of his large hand, the vicious beast that had been prostrating itself on the ground instantly stood up and lunged at Iphilia, baring its teeth.
Faced with the sharp fangs close at hand, Iphilia smiled calmly.
She casually pulled out the light purple shotgun from under her skirt and fired a shot at the vicious beast rushing towards her with great ease.
The bullet, engraved with a magic formula, easily hit the vicious beast's head.
The powerful impact instantly sent it flying! It wasn't over yet.
The spiraling bullet suddenly burst open in mid-air, and the summoning magic circle hidden within was also activated.
A light purple magic circle opened in the air.
A ferocious roar was heard from within the summoning circle, and in the next moment, a majestic demonic beast covered in pitch-black scales pounced out fiercely from it.
This demonic beast was as large as a tiger, with two horns on its head, crimson eyes, and stout limbs.
It exuded a scorching aura from Hell, and faint red light streaked across its thick scales, which resembled solidified magma.
Hell Beast, Acheron, was one of the most common and numerous demonic beasts in Hell but even so, it was still a genuine demonic beast, countless times stronger than the vicious beast transformed by the black-robed man from an ordinary puppy.
Demonic beast and vicious beast, although only differing by one character, the gap between them could not be described in words!