[You're not the only group looking for me, cough cough...]
The Tree Spirit's words made Shami alert.
"What's going on?"
[Not all demons obey the Demon King... Some magical creatures have been seeking me for quite a while... They should be nearing the forest... If you don't agree today... your trees might get chopped down, cough cough...]
"Don't worry. I'll deal with them for you."
Having seemingly heard something grave, Shami furrowed his brows.
"Let's go, Shami."
Before Shami could speak, Lureya quickly dragged him out of the forest.
[Such a reliable elf maiden and Demon King... Seems the Demon King has been trained?]
On the road.
Lureya looked at Shami vigilantly.
"Shami, don't you think that Tree Spirit's words were strange?"
"Was it too slow?"
"No, but it felt weird..."
"What's weird..."
"Can't quite tell."
The golden-haired elf pondered and pinched her chin, suddenly realizing.
"Though he's an old man, his mouth is full of ○○○."