CHAPTER 377: AN AGREEMENT REACHED (1/2)

Regardless of whether or not I understood the reasoning behind the restriction, what mattered was whether I could change the current situation.

In the eyes of the Hellhounds’ clan head, I was just such a person.

“Based on all the Devils streaming into Sable Radiance, the seal on this region should have been loosened. All this…because of you, if I’m not mistaken.”

Ever since I appeared, there had been a great deal of changes in Sable Radiance. For him to reach this answer was only to be expected. In some ways, he might have seen me as a Messiah.

“That was me.” There was no need to hide this from him. There was no reason to, nor was there any benefit either.

“So your main goal is to cause trouble for those Warhorses?”

“That’s right.”

“And those insane cats agreed to help you?”

“They did say they will help me.” Even though I wasn’t sure how reliable they were, they did actually promise to help me; I was even allowed to freely recruit any cat who wanted to join me. Their reliability was still an issue, but the fact that they allowed me to do so was a recognition of my status. Our relationship was technically one of cooperation: they helped me with the Warhorses while I promised to never harass them. Because there was no formal pact signed, this was more of a gentleman’s agreement.

“In that case, you can count us in as well.” The clan head looked me in the eyes before stating his approval. “To be honest with you, our clan has always had disagreements with the Warhorses, this might just be an opportune chance to tilt the scales in our favor permanently.”

While he might have said, I could roughly tell that that wasn’t his only reason for helping. It was the slim chance of perhaps being able to evolve.

The clan head was well ahead in his years. Unless something was to change now, his lifespan would most likely expire soon. The only way to extend his life would be to evolve into a demigod. Before my arrival, there were no Devils of the demigod tier because Lucifer’s clone, for some unfathomable reason, decided to restrict their evolution while in this region. The seal on Sable Radiance was basically a dead seal, at least till I arrived…

The clan head might have not said so explicitly, but he probably thought of me as some bigshot’s ******* son or something. He might have even thought that this entire Sable Radiance seal was prepared just for me… Well, all that didn’t matter. What mattered was that the situation worked in my favor.

Having concluded our discussion, and having come to his own conclusion about my special situation, the clan head not only agreed to help, he also allowed me to recruit the Hellhounds as well. In fact, he even threw out one more casual proposition. “My lady, have you ever considered finding a mate from our clan? Our males are famously loyal to their mates. In terms of family, they…”

“Then our females are also…”

“I have someone in mind already.”

“Devils have never been a stickler about having only one mate, so we don’t mind as well…”

‘Even if you don’t mind, I do!”

“Sigh, such a pity…if only Sinmosa wasn’t a pair with Sasani…”

‘Wait! So you were planning to match me with Sinmosa?! Why the fur do I have to marry a black dog? And why me?!’

“And even if I were to choose a dog, I would choose Violet Snow! They might both be dogs, but Violet Snow’s habit of only eating souls suits me more… Hold on, why am I even thinking about this?’

‘Be calm, be calm.’

I firmly refused his offer. Even if he was an Overlord, there was no way I would allow him to have a say in my future marriage. ‘Hmph, you think you can stick your nose into my business just because you’re an Overlord? Dream on!’

As part of our agreement, the clan head agreed to send a large force of Hellhound warriors to aid me in my conquest. Because I still had to coordinate with the Purgatory Shadowcats, we couldn’t leave directly for the Warhorses. Instead, we agreed upon a future meeting point, then having done so, the clan head had Sidarth lead me out of the nest. It was still a head spinning mess of a journey, but for some reason, it felt significantly faster than before.