After the Lord of the Abyss Awakens - Chapter 86.2

Botis thought, aren’t we gathering together just to find you? But He looked at the demons present and suddenly became speechless.

Barbatos smiled again and said, “This is truly brotherly love.”

What brotherly love!

The five demons turned pale, all thinking the same thing internally.

— “Do I have to get along harmoniously with these guys in the future? Be respectful to my brothers?”

Their expressions were quite colorful, except for Inpos who had already had such thoughts.

Barbatos’ gaze swept over Them, and only then did She notice Celerios hidden in the darkness.

It wasn’t five demons, but six, with another brother who didn’t participate in the round table discussion.

Celerios, as always, had a faint presence, keeping relatively long bangs that covered His beautiful eyes. In a sense, Celerios had inherited the more vulnerable part of their father’s inner self.

Barbatos had something in mind and was about to say something.

Celerios in the shadows opened His mouth and said softly, “Um…”

He rarely broke the silence. All the demons looked at Him at once, which scared Him into taking a step back.

Vassago: “What’s wrong, Celerios?”

Celerios turned around, raised His hand to point at the black coffin in the darkness, and said softly. “I’ve already opened it.”

The five demons were stunned, and in the blink of an eye, they all appeared next to the black coffin, several pairs of green eyes looking straight into the coffin.

The coffin was open, and the person inside was lying there. Although he couldn’t speak, his eyes were already open, wide as saucers and bloodshot.

Who was he?

Of course, Vassago knew. The answer was Mingjie, a hero of the thief profession. His name differed from Luo Jie by only one character, but their personalities were worlds apart.

Bound by curses, Mingjie was almost wrapped up like a dumpling, fortunately with his eyes and half of his face exposed. He didn’t look too good, his face was pale and lifeless, as if he might breathe his last at any moment.

The good news was that he didn’t need to be awakened like Justin, and he seemed to have a strong will to live.

The bad news was that he seemed very angry, staring fiercely at Beelzebub.

Beelzebub pointed at Himself and asked curiously. “Me?”

He was completely unaware of what He had done, not knowing that He had almost taken this uncle’s life.

Mingjie’s blood rushed to his throat, and he almost spat blood. But he shifted his gaze, and upon noticing that he was surrounded by demons’ eyes, he was nearly scared to death.

Waking up to find so many Abyss Lords surrounding me? What’s going on?

His mind was in complete chaos, utterly unable to comprehend the situation.

At this moment, Vassago was the first to react, privately calling Buer in the mental shared domain.

Upon hearing the news, Buer immediately came over, walked to the black coffin in a few steps, looked at Barbatos in surprise, then looked into the coffin, Her eyes glowing, immediately beginning to analyze Mingjie’s condition.

It was only now that Buer remembered those two old guys in Her domain.

Come to think of it, how long had Justin and Luo Jie been staying in the domain?

Cough, never mind.

Buer immediately called out to Justin, “We’ve found another hero, your good friend Mingjie is here, come out quickly and treat him.”

Justin was drinking tea and playing cards when he suddenly appeared in the library, faced with a large black coffin and several demons staring directly at him.

Five, six… my goodness, eight pairs of eyes, it’s terrifying to be looked at like this all at once. Justin was quite shocked and his imagination ran wild.

Was brother Xiu living in this kind of environment every day?

If They had any conflicts or even started fighting, how could brother Xiu possibly stop Them!

Although he knew they were all nephews and nieces, family members… no! Family demons, Justin’s heart still skipped a beat, almost intimidated by Their aura.

Buer turned her head and said, “Let’s get to work, grandpa Justin.”

It’s uncle, not grandpa! Justin choked again, but still obediently walked over, looking down to meet the gaze of the fellow in the coffin.

Justin of course recognized Mingjie, but showed no urgency, saying, “Still alive?”

Mingjie in the coffin was making faces, his eyes blazing, as if saying, I know you want to catch up but please save me first, thank you.

Justin laughed and turned to Buer, saying, “There are too many curses on him, let’s remove them together.”

Buer nodded, “Piece of cake.”

Mingjie, being treated as a piece of cake, had an inexplicable feeling of fear, as if he was about to be brutally butchered.

Seeing this, the other demons knew it wasn’t their business and returned to the round table.

“The clues can’t just end here.”

Amon looked at Beelzebub, “Go investigate the human sages from back then and their subsequent family lines.”

“…”

Beelzebub didn’t like being ordered around, but He had planned to do this anyway.

So, He looked at Amon, nodded, and then vanished.

Botis watched Them, suddenly taking a step back, as if about to fade into the darkness, but Amon stared at Him in time.

Amon said directly. “Botis, don’t try to sneak away, you haven’t finished explaining your situation.”

“…”

Botis gritted His teeth, His vertical pupils emitting a cold light, as if He could no longer endure and was about to explode on the spot.

His eyes seemed to be protesting: I haven’t seen Father for almost a day, my sanity is crumbling!

But He finally held back, sat back in His place, using His demon power to manipulate the pen to write history in the book. It’s just rewriting history, right? Once it’s done, I can see Father. When that time comes, no matter who shows up, they won’t be able to separate me from Father!

Inpos beside Him was a bit surprised. It was rare to see Botis so obedient. In His impression, Botis only ever listened to His big and second brothers, and had never obeyed Amon before.

Is it because Amon has changed recently?

No, perhaps it’s not just Amon who has changed.

At this moment, Amon turned to Inpos and said, “You two work well together, the work is still ongoing.”

Inpos nodded, it’s just a bit of work. Let’s do it, do it, do it, speed up!

At this time, Botis snorted, “Amon, don’t you run away either, your dark history is only more than mine, not less.”

Amon paused, His eyes suddenly darkening.

Botis stared at Amon with a smile.

The air between the two demons seemed to be filled with gunpowder.

But a few seconds later, Amon also sat down, and at the same time, several large black notebooks appeared on the table, with two or even three pens writing furiously at the same time.

Botis appeared expressionless, but was actually surprised internally. He snorted and stopped confronting Amon.

Inpos looked left and right, dumbfounded.

At least they managed to suppress their tempers and stop arguing. The matter of Barbatos’ disappearance also seemed to come to an end.

Everyone went back to doing what they should be doing.

Meanwhile.

Vassago adjusted His eye patch and turned to look at the now calm Barbatos.

Barbatos was in the form of a young girl, with snow-white skin, beautiful features, black hair falling to Her waist, wearing a black top and white skirt, with an elegant and refined demeanor.

Her calm appearance was somewhat similar to Valefor, the difference being that Valefor tended to be rational, handling matters calmly and coolly, while She was more emotional, rarely suppressing Her feelings. Whatever She thought would quickly show on Her face, She was an easy demon to understand.

For example, now Barbatos lowered Her head, clenched Her fists at Her sides, Her eyes turbulent, as if suppressing something.

Vassago hesitated for a moment, then suddenly spoke. “Barbatos, you knew Father had returned, yet you didn’t say you wanted to see Father immediately. Why is that?”

“…”

Barbatos remained silent, pursing Her lips.

Vassago spoke bluntly, “Is it because you’re anxious, because you’re uneasy?”

Barbatos was still silent, head lowered, Her eyelashes casting faint shadows on Her eyelids. It took several minutes before She said. “I…”

Vassago empathized with Her feelings. Before meeting Father, He had once worried if Father had abandoned Them, forgotten Them. What the reality was like, one would only know after seeing for oneself.

Vassago looked into Barbatos’ eyes and said, “Go see Father, Barbatos.”

Barbatos finally raised Her eyes, the anxiety in them dissipating, and nodded seriously.

****

Watching Barbatos leave, Amon finally had something to ask Vassago.

Amon: “If the mastermind wants to defeat us one by one, shouldn’t we warn our other siblings to be careful?”

Theoretically, they should, otherwise what happened to Barbatos today might happen again.

Whether they cared about their siblings was secondary, the important thing was not to worry Father.

Vassago thought for a moment, then said in a deep voice. “The key is how to make Them not suspicious.”

However, even if they said something, whether They would pay attention was another question.

“About Father…They’ll all know soon anyway.”

****

Ten minutes ago. Roman Kingdom.

Today, Xiu Si also got up early, diligently starting a day of study.

As he was studying, he suddenly seemed to sense Barbatos’ situation.

It seemed his child was trapped in darkness, unable to find a way out, falling into confusion and dejection, even about to abandon herself in that darkness.

He was worried about Barbatos, but didn’t know where Barbatos was. Feeling anxious inside, he couldn’t help but say to the void, “Father’s here.”

Barbatos seemed to have heard, but didn’t know if She could find her way here.

Xiu Si lowered his eyes, his gaze showing worry, reading his book absentmindedly.

Suddenly, a thought crossed his mind. He turned his head to look at the orange cat and asked, “Beleth, do you know where Barbatos is?”

At this moment, the orange cat was learning about the situation from Vassago and the others. Due to the large amount of information, it appeared dazed, still slowly analyzing in its mind.

Hearing Father’s question, He turned His head. Although He was fat without a visible neck, a few wrinkles were faintly visible below where His neck should be.

The orange cat was about to answer when His eyes caught sight of—

A calico cat outside the window!

When did She appear?

The orange cat was greatly shocked, staring intently at the edge of the window.

She had black, white, and brown tricolor patterns distributed on Her body, with soft and smooth fur, an elegant and agile figure, truly a beauty among beauties!

The sunlight shining on Her added a touch of luster, as if every cat hair was glowing.

The orange cat stared in awe, suddenly reflecting on himself. Why was he just a big fat orange cat? Knowing that our Father had an unwavering preference for beautiful types, why did he end up as a big fat orange cat?

He couldn’t possibly say it was because this body shape was more convenient, and that people in the Roman Kingdom thought fat cats were beautiful cats!

Beleth’s eyes wavered, His intense stare at the window catching Xiu Si’s attention.

“What’s wrong?”

Xiu Si turned around, his gaze falling on the edge of the window.

The calico cat by the window seemed unprepared and hid in fright.

However, upon closer inspection, Xiu Si noticed a small cat tail with three colors intertwining.

She had hidden, but not completely. One look and the tail was still visible.

Xiu Si was silent for a moment, seeming to realize something. He couldn’t help but smile, calling out softly. “Barbatos, Father is here.”

The little calico seemed to tremble for a moment, her tail moving. Then her little paw stepped out first, grabbing the edge of the window as if testing, followed by Her fluffy head slowly emerging from behind the wall.

In an instant, Xiu Si froze on the spot, the old father’s heart struck by an arrow!

Our eighth little daughter has returned.

How could Xiu Si not be excited?

In the sunlight, Her cat fur simply shone brilliantly.

And the color distribution was just right, colorful, as if three types of vibrant flowers had grown on the cat’s body.

The calico seemed to know her father’s happiness. After restraining herself for a moment, she indeed couldn’t hold back anymore. Her little paws sprang, and she pounced directly towards her most beloved father.

“Meow meow meow!”

Xiu Si was still in a daze, but instinctively caught Her.

The calico longhair cat, in every move and action, was cute beyond what words could describe.

“Meow~”

The little calico’s paws scratched Xiu Si’s palm, as if confirming whether her father was real.

How could one not feel affection when seeing these little gestures and expressions?

Xiu Si lowered his gaze, holding Her little paws, and suddenly with a complex look in his eyes, said in a deep voice. “I’m sorry.”

“Meow?”

The little calico raised her head, seemingly not understanding why her father was apologizing.

Xiu Si said, “Father is very sorry, Father wasn’t able to be by your side in time.”

The little calico was stunned, her gaze fixed tightly on the young man’s eyes.

How could it be Father’s fault? Under any circumstances, at any time, their father could never be at fault.

Her thoughts turned, wanting so much to say, Father, you’ve already tried so hard, worked hard to create us, took us in, gave us bodies, and even worked hard to take care of us, worry about us.

Loved us so much.

The more the little calico thought, the more she couldn’t hold back her tears. They fell drop by drop, matting down Her fur a bit more.

Xiu Si stroked Her head, smoothing Her fur, comforting her. “It’s alright, Barbatos. No matter what happens, Father will always be here, forever standing by your side.”

The little calico stared with her eyes wide, meowing, and suddenly burrowed into her father’s embrace.

Seeing this, the orange cat also felt relieved internally. It was good that Barbatos was alright.

Then, the father and daughter reunion continued for nearly half an hour.

During this time, Celerios and Morax had both returned.

It seemed as if there was an absolute barrier or something between the father and daughter, They were completely unable to approach.

It must be said, Father was clearly more gentle when dealing with his daughters.

Some demons were beginning to regret the gender they had chosen earlier.

“Speaking of which, are we not dealing with other matters?”

Morax, transformed into a red cat, paced on the bed.

The orange cat, lying on the pillow, turned to ask. “What do you mean?”

Morax lazily stretched his back, “Now that Barbatos has been found, will their sisters’ meeting still be held as usual?”

The orange cat didn’t know about that. He had no intention of hiding from his siblings, but also had no plans to tell the other siblings.

Mainly focusing on letting things take their natural course, neither arrogant nor impatient.

Moreover…

The orange cat looked at the happy calico cat, thinking to himself, isn’t it good for each of us siblings to have at least one period of one-on-one time?

As for other things, he was too lazy to think too much about them.

While the red cat and orange cat were chatting, the little short-legged cat lowered his eyes, raising his paw to look at his own paw pads.

****

At the same time, at a certain subspace point.

Valefor had been searching for Barbatos for a while, when she suddenly remembered the mental shared domain.

When She opened it to look, She surprisingly found that Barbatos’s avatar had also changed to a cat head, and in private messages had called Her, explaining that she had something urgent come up, and the sisters’ meeting would be temporarily postponed.

What kind of reason was this? Barbatos had always disliked causing trouble for demons, how could she be so back and forth?

Something wasn’t right here.

Not just a little bit wrong, but very wrong.

Especially these cat heads.

Valefor recalled the time Buer accidentally slipped a “meow” before.

Buer had said She was keeping a cat herself, but even if She was keeping a cat, why would She meow?

Now even Barbatos had changed hers, it was suspicious, too suspicious.

Valefor suddenly had an idea, and changed her own avatar to a cat head as well.

Let’s see what happens.

****

Ten minutes later.

Buer had just lifted the curse on the hero Mingjie, and was sitting in a chair catching her breath.

“More troublesome than Justin’s case,” She complained, casually opening the mental shared domain, then noticed Barbatos had changed her avatar, and following that, Valefor had changed her avatar too.

Buer was shocked, did even Sixth Sister know?

She couldn’t help but make a private call.