binnovel Chapter 243 If the Guide Leads to a Dead End - S01E07
Chapter 243 If the Guide Leads to a Dead End - S01E07
—'To be honest, the ice path in [location name] looks like one of those guideposts in a game that points to a dead end.'
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In some ways, Shirley Morningstar's Hell Inn is a fairly standard old-fashioned inn. Add to that the inn's limited abilities, particularly regarding its "junior steward"...
However, it's true that Nefertiti can make the Hell Inn look a bit better than it did before they joined! But as a sizable standalone inn, most of the place is still gloomy and covered in a layer of dust most of the time.
The transaction between Shirley and Alastor took place in the early morning, long before the demons in the inn had fully awakened, but the inn was still brightly lit.
The dark, conspicuous ice path winds its way down the stairs from the second floor.
A chilling mist wafted from the ice that spread outwards; it slowly and methodically laid out on the deep red bricks of the inn, then began to crack with a teeth-grinding "squeak" sound.
Meanwhile, Shirley Morningstar was like an ant on a hot pan, anxiously looking at the kitchen entrance that was blocked by ice shards.
This is also the main reason why the ice path was described as a dead end at the beginning.
The kitchen, which usually radiates warm light, is now surrounded by several black ice spikes, as if the kitchen has grown a set of sharp teeth that are about to bite.
A milky white chill emanated from the kitchen, like the mournful breath of a wronged ghost.
Unable to break the ice spikes set up at the door with brute force, Shirley paced anxiously, biting her nails and rubbing her arms from time to time, on the verge of tears.
"Oh...no..."
With a heavy sob in her voice, Xia Li looked pitifully at the icy figure who kept all of Shanghai at bay.
The blonde's eyes had been red ever since she came downstairs and saw all this.
It was so quiet in the kitchen.
This inexplicably reminded Xia Li of the cold war that often appears in TV dramas.
She even remembers telling Vicky and [unclear] that she would definitely cry if she encountered a cold war! And she felt it was unfair!
But she never imagined she would actually encounter such a messed-up situation! The feeling of being in a cold war with someone was worse than she had imagined!
And what's worse, she never imagined that the one giving her the cold shoulder would be ■■■…
...This is absolutely terrifying!
■■■ She's the type who seems to be good at giving the silent treatment, and once she starts, she'll ignore even if someone is crying loudly!
Alastor seemed to have such a good relationship with her, but when she said she was going to kill him, she didn't even blink!
Xia Li stood there, and the more she thought about it, the more desperate she felt.
...And to be honest, she really couldn't accept ■■■ giving her the silent treatment!
A few strands of golden hair fell down, obscuring Shirley Morningstar's beautiful face, which looked somewhat frantic and distorted.
'That's...that's...that's...!'
A voice kept screaming and screaming in the chaotic mind of the Hell Princess.
She simply couldn't believe it! Why had she spoken to ■■■ like that before?
From the moment she met ■■■, ■■■ had never hurt her, and she had always helped her! How could she think that way about ■■■?
■■■ did make a deal with Alastor, but she absolutely never harbored any terrible suspicion that ■■■ wanted to harm her, and she didn't want such damned speculation to create unnecessary rifts between herself and ■■■...
They could have found a gentler, better solution...!
This is terrible, Shirley Morningstar!
"No...no no no...Shirley Morningstar, look what you've done! You're going to lose her!"
The Hell Princess, who looked even more haggard than before, stood in place, pacing helplessly in circles.
Out of anxiety, she even scratched her beautiful blonde hair into a bird's nest.
But she doesn't seem to care about any of that anymore.
"Oh...no no no no...no no no no..."
"Why don't you sing a song, Princess?"
Just as Shirley stood at the kitchen door, muttering the same word in bewilderment, the demons who had finally come downstairs gathered around the blonde woman; and clearly, the first to speak was the utterly bewildered Angel—
...But he probably didn't completely misunderstand everything.
Thinking this, the Spider Sinner frowned and turned his head to look at the Broadcast Demon beside him with dissatisfaction.
Although he didn't really want to agree with the bartender's words, he admitted that in the entire inn, only Alastor could do something as impossible as provoking ■■■.
……
But Angel also felt at the same time—
Making her angry is one thing... making her look sad is another.
It's common knowledge that the relationship between the inn's head chef and manager can only be described as special within the inn. Although their relationship is only superficially apparent, it's certainly not very good.
After all, these two demons usually spend most of their time arguing about topics that could cause a bloodbath...
However, Angel himself usually felt that the way ■■■ and Alastor argued was exactly like those retired social elites who were very sharp-tongued.
He always thought that one person like this in the inn—someone who speaks in a refined, literary style and likes to wear outlandish clothes and cover themselves up completely—was enough.
But who could have imagined that a sinner lord with a similar behavioral pattern, but in a terrible mental state, would be waiting for him in his life?
I have no idea what's wrong with that pretentious red-haired lunatic! He especially likes to use very strange and obscure literary or artistic allusions to satirize her!
Angel didn't know what others thought, or rather, he felt that the entire inn probably shared this idea:
—Apart from the two of them, most of the demons in the inn couldn't understand what they were saying at all!
Should he praise him? ■■■ He is clearly an evenly matched opponent.
Otherwise, he felt that the argument between ■■■ and Alastor, which was a test of each other's literary literacy, would not have escalated so much!
Far away.
However, Angel didn't originally intend to say so much, but with Alastor's arrival, his complaints grew...
But this is not his fault!
This place is a fucking hell, where the relationships between most sinners are crystal clear, and you can see right to the end!
He usually likes to describe the people around him as "friends with benefits" and "passing-by bitches".
Although his views changed after checking into this crazy inn, he still felt he couldn't immediately ascertain the relationship between ■■■ and the inn manager.
Although he couldn't understand what that strange sinner lord was thinking, Angel felt that at least ■■■ most likely genuinely thought Alastor was annoying.
But then Angel thought again, he could probably understand Alastor's mindset to some extent.
You know, there are very few normal demons in Hell, and when he has nothing to do, he likes to pester ■■■... After all, teasing her is quite a fun thing to do.
But then he thought, shouldn't Alastor find a demon like ■■■, who takes everything so seriously, boring?
In addition, ■■■'s values are so righteous they're almost evil. Shouldn't a brutal lord like Broadcast Demon, who treats killing as a hobby, feel very uncomfortable around ■■■?
Angel thought this with some resentment in his heart.