The preparations for the Eternal Paradise Cult's festival were still in full swing. Although Lord Muzan had ordered his subordinates to search for traces of Seiran and the Star Demons, there were no clues at all, so there was no way to start. Doma just instructed his believers to be on the lookout for relevant news and then continued to play happily.
"Ah, that's not right! Wandering around now isn't for fun, but to investigate clues for Lord Muzan!" Doma nodded in confirmation, proudly raising his chin. Lord Muzan must be very happy to have such a diligent employee, right? Oh my, how embarrassing. I've always been so beloved by Lord Muzan~ Doma covered his cheeks with his hands, then once again extended an invitation to Lord Akaza in his mind to watch the fireworks together. By consistently communicating like this, their friendship would grow deeper every day! Over time, one day Lord Akaza would surely show him a brilliant smile~
"When dealing with someone as shy and reserved as Lord Akaza, you have to use enthusiasm to knock open the door to his heart!"
"This is absolutely right!" Thinking this, Doma contacted Akaza with even more vigor. "But why has Lord Akaza become more and more silent? How strange~"
"It must be that my enthusiasm is not enough to reach his heart!" Doma's expression instantly changed from dejected to full of fighting spirit, and he raised a fist to cheer himself on.
...
A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and the day of the Eternal Paradise Cult's festival arrived. In the evening, the town at the foot of the mountain became particularly lively. Shops of all sizes opened their doors, and various stalls were set up along the street. The aroma of all kinds of food filled every corner.
After the sun set, the Eternal Paradise Cult's festival parade began. Doma sat in a tall, magnificent palanquin, wearing his splendid Founder's robes, looking solemn and sacred. A gentle and compassionate smile hung on his handsome, god-like face, but his rainbow eyes watched the fanatical believers crying and laughing along the route with calmness and indifference.
What a bunch of foolish, pitiable people.
The float behind him was covered in blooming flowers of various colors, and people beside it held up lanterns high, the words "Eternal Paradise" clearly visible in the night sky. The believers in front of and behind the palanquin wore pure white cult robes, holding all sorts of lanterns, bouquets, or ceremonial items, and walked slowly through the long street in unison.
Finally, the procession entered the Eternal Paradise Cult's outpost at the foot of the mountain, and the festival parade came to an end. Miki and the others stayed at the outpost to prepare for the upcoming performance, while Doma changed his clothes, disguised his face, and enthusiastically slipped out to play.
At the same time, Muzan was walking down a road with a dark face, his fists clenched tightly, looking as if he was about to explode with anger. Just now, he had watched Seiran escape from his grasp!
Tonight, Seiran had found a demon with a decent ability, and such demons had always received more of Muzan's attention. After receiving the news, Muzan had immediately teleported to the vicinity through the Infinity Castle, blocked Seiran's path at top speed, and attacked with the thorny whips from his back without a word.
Seiran's own strength was not great; he was cut in half with a single blow. But he stared at Muzan with a look of hatred and, with a mocking laugh, vanished from the spot. Spatial teleportation ability! Seiran had clearly assimilated a demon with a space-type Blood Demon Art!
Muzan, who could only watch as his opponent disappeared before his eyes, unable to track him, destroyed everything around him in a rage, his mood becoming even gloomier. After this, Seiran would only become more cautious, and with the help of his teleportation ability, it would be much harder to catch him.
Muzan thought about countermeasures with a frustrated mood and unknowingly arrived outside a town. Hearing the lively voices from the town, his brow furrowed even tighter. He identified his location. "Doma and his cult are here, right?" The thought of Doma made his mood even worse.
Muzan slowly walked into the town, looking at the bustling crowd and the lanterns hanging high on the street with the words "Eternal Paradise" written on them. His face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. "This is what you call 'low-profile' and 'not too conspicuous'?" He laughed in anger, directly read Doma's memories of the night, and the anger in his heart instantly became uncontrollable.
Ignoring my orders, doing stupid things every day, and this time playing so ostentatiously... Veins popped on Muzan's forehead. He walked towards the cult's outpost with a cold, hard face.
Doma was standing in a good spot to watch the fireworks, talking to Akaza in his mind. "Lord Akaza The fireworks display is about to start. Please come and see"
"They are very beautiful fireworks. You will definitely like them!"
"Lord Akaza..."
"Doma, come to me!" Muzan's voice rang in Doma's mind, interrupting his chatter.
"Huh? Is Lord Muzan here tonight too?" Doma blinked his eyes and smiled happily. He hurried towards the outpost, still maintaining his connection with Akaza. "Lord Akaza, Lord Muzan is here too~"
"Please hurry over. The three of us can watch the fireworks together~"
"What a wonderful scene that would be. Just thinking about it makes one happy!"
"You and the master can watch. I... am... busy," Akaza said, word by word, his tone frighteningly calm. He no longer had the energy to be angry at Doma.
"Oh my, really..." Doma chuckled and walked into the outpost, then suddenly froze. He sniffed and smelled the thick scent of blood in the air. He pushed open the gate and was slightly stunned by the bloody scene of carnage inside.
Muzan, in a black kimono, stood among the dismembered limbs of the believers, his expression frighteningly cold.
"Eh?" Doma tilted his head and blinked his rainbow eyes lightly. Then he casually closed the door, a carefree smile on his face as usual, and waved enthusiastically at Muzan. "Lord Muzan, did you come to my place as a guest?"
"That makes me so happy~"
"It's just a pity I didn't know you were coming, so I didn't prepare any food to entertain you..." He looked at the blood spreading on the floor with a troubled expression. "This is always so hard to clean up."
"Didn't I tell you to keep a low profile?" Muzan looked at him coldly and began to scold him. "What were you doing tonight? What were my orders?"
The skin on Doma's body cracked, his heart felt like it was about to explode, and every cell in his body seemed to be crying out in pain. But he had never cared about pain. He simply experienced the sensation with some novelty, while lowering his head innocently, adopting the posture of a good boy being scolded.
Seeing him like this, Muzan became even angrier. This guy was always like this: obediently taking a scolding, and then doing it again next time. "I don't want to see a next time!"
"Don't test my patience, Doma. My tolerance for you is limited."
When the sound of fireworks exploding outside was heard, Muzan left with a cold last word, storming off in a rage.
"Lord Muzan is so strict..." Doma showed a dejected expression, slowly stood up, and the wounds on his body quickly healed. He glanced at the carnage on the floor, at the familiar faces frozen in terror, and shed tears of pity as he was accustomed to.
"How pitiful~ But you have also been freed from the hardships of this life. I wish you a happy next life."
I suddenly feel a bit empty inside.
What is this feeling?
How strange. I don't feel any sadness.
But I don't like this feeling.
"Although their minds were dull, which made them pitiable, they were also very cute people, and they didn't all yearn to go to paradise..."
"I feel... I don't like Lord Muzan quite as much anymore." Doma stopped his tears, tapped his chin with his index finger, and looked up, muttering to himself. He pinched his chin in thought for a while, then suddenly felt an unprecedented impulse and puffed out his cheeks.
"That's right! I want to act against him!"
He sat cross-legged next to the pile of corpses, savoring the strange feeling that lingered in his heart, and the idea in his mind grew stronger and stronger. Slacking off, phoning it in, being an actor! These are the essential qualities of an experienced employee!
After a long time, the emotion in his heart quietly dissipated, and he became placid again. Doma tilted his head in confusion, feeling that he had made another strange decision. "Oh my, emotions really do make people strange," he mumbled with an innocent expression. "But this is also very interesting~" he showed a childlike, pure smile.
"But, what if I overdo the acting and end up screwing over Lord Muzan?" he then showed a troubled expression. "If Lord Muzan dies, I will die too. Although it doesn't feel like a big deal."
"But if Lord Akaza and the others die with him, that would be too sad." Just thinking of such a scene made tears fall from Doma's eyes.
"How about... I act a little more lightly?" he tilted his head. "Mmm, it's happily decided! Lord Muzan is very strong. He won't die just because I slack off a little~"
"Mmm~ and even if he does die by accident in the end... well, that can't be helped, haha." Doma covered his lips and laughed without a care.
He clapped his hands and stood up, scanned the surrounding corpses, and his face gradually became expressionless. He was too lazy to keep smiling; after all, there was no one alive here. Although for him, this was being true to himself.
"Mmm—it's still going to be hard to clean up." He thought, propping his chin on his hand, then drew out his fan and waved it. Ice instantly engulfed everything.
The last firework exploded noisily in the night sky, and then everything returned to silence. Doma maintained a gentle and kind expression, went out, and apologetically announced to everyone that the temple's performance was canceled due to unforeseen circumstances, and methodically arranged for the next program to begin.
"Mmm, the people in the temple have to be replaced with a new batch again," he thought with a troubled expression.
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