NOVEL NEXT Chapter 52 Another Secret
In a matter of seconds, Ravenna and her group arrived at the house.
At that moment, they felt a strong presence coming from inside the house. This made everyone vigilant.
Ragnar went to the fighting stance and asked Ravenna sternly. "Should we go in?"
"No," Ravenna shook her head and said with a calm looking face. "I can recognize this aura, this is our lord's."
"Oh," Ragnar said, surprised, and then he put his guard down. He had been with Benimaru for at most an hour, so he wasn't familiar with him, but Ravenna had spent many years with Benimaru, so it was nothing for her to recognize. "So, this means the Lord is getting much stronger again."
"Yes," Ravenna said in a bit of a trance state, but she quickly recomposed herself, not letting others notice.
"Then we have to work hard and try to at least catch up to his shadow!" Ragnar said to himself and encouraged him.
But he didn't know it also managed to encourage Ravenna.
"Yes, we have to try hard." Ravenna agreed with Ragnar with a smile on her face.
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Inside the house.
Crackling sounds could be heard and the source of it was Benimaru himself.
The muscles in his body were tightening up, and his body looked full of vigor, different from his past self. If someone looked at Benimaru now, they would feel in their hearts that they were in the presence of metal that was hard to bend.
"Phew~ finally done." Benimaru sighed in relief as he had finally broken through to the Fleshcrafting Realm.
He stood up and clenched his fist, filling the power brimming inside his body. "I feel like I can punch through the Swinefiend General's body with just a punch."
However, he wasn't sure if it was an illusion of a sudden power surge or the truth — which he had to find it himself.
"But I didn't expect this development." Benimaru's eyes suddenly contracted, and the wings behind his back retracted back to his body, so did the horns on his head. "Now this feels better. These things were obstructing many things, especially moving around in public."
"But it reduced twenty percent of my power, what a weird race."
Then he noticed the presence of Ravenna and others outside the house. "So, they are already here. Let's meet up with them."
Ravenna and Ragnar, who were eagerly waiting for Benimaru, finally found their wish fulfilled as they saw the door opening.
"Lord- !' They were about to call him, but all of a sudden, they came to a halt.
Benimaru also noticed the strangeness, making him a vigilante. "What happened?"
"Lord..Lord…Lord…." Ragnar stuttered, finding himself hard to speak.
"Is this a joke? Are you guys having fun or something?" Benimaru asked with a glare and emanated his pressure a little.
Seeing this, Ravenna quickly pulled herself together and said. "No, no, no, Benimaru, it isn't anything like that. We were just shocked to see you not having your wings and horns."
Benimaru raised his eyebrows, feeling the situation was much more weird than he thought. "What is wrong with me hiding my wings and horns? Isn't it more flexible to walk around without them?"
"But…"
Thud
Ragnar suddenly went to his knees and answered what was truly wrong. "But, Lord. The wings and horns are the symbols of who we are. It is engraved in our soul that we shouldn't hide them. If we did, it would make us the enemy of the entire demon race."
"Huh?" Benimaru had a big frown on his face. Hearing that, he felt he had stumbled upon another secret.
'Hide your wings and horns? This sounds like bullshit. Demons are cunning by nature, they would do anything to get anything they liked. I don't believe the guys at the top would let all the other demons abide by this law. Demons aren't that stupid not to know the benefits of hiding their wings and horns. However, they have to engrave this rule in every demon's soul; they are basically brainwashing them.' Benimaru pondered deeply.
'It looks like I am not affected by such thoughts because I have a different soul.' He also guessed the reason why he wasn't brainwashed.
"Benimaru?" Ravenna asked as she and Ragnar looked at him worriedly. They were scared that Benimaru might be thinking of getting rid of them, as they saw him without wings and horns.
Benimaru returned back from his train of thought process and saw the nervous look on their faces.
"Are you guys doubting me?" Benimaru first asked a question.
"No!" Ravenna and Ragnar both answered simultaneously.
"Then why are you both having second thoughts about me?" Benimaru tilted his head. "Also, do I look like someone who would follow the rules set by others?"
"No!" Ravenna and Ragnar both answered again.
"Good," Benimaru nodded his head in satisfaction and then ordered them. "When you both reach the next major realm, you gutsy will also stop showing your wings and horns. Did you guys get what I said?"
"Yes, Lord Benimaru. We will follow your orders." Ravenna said with a small bow while Ragnar was on his knees. They both felt strong urges from their hearts that this was wrong and they should retaliate, but they resisted — they decided to follow what Benimaru ordered.
A big smile appeared on Benimaru's face after seeing the strong will and loyalty from them and he was also a bit maddened. 'Dare to control my people, I don't care who you might be, but when I am strong enough, I will pull the curtain on which you are hiding behind.'
After making a small vow in his heart, Benimaru remembered something. "Okay, you guys can relax now."
Ravenna straightened her body, and Ragnar stood up. They looked at Benimaru, knowing he was about to order something.
"Do you guys know any demon knights ruling near us?" Benimaru curiously asked.
This made Ravenna and Ragnar go into deep thought. They mostly moved in a limited space in their lives, so they hardly knew the area.
But Ragnar had a bit more knowledge than Ravenna. "Yes, lord. I remember one being at the north."