Alex was happy for sure; just the fact that Ann was at the hero''s party was enough to let him know that she wouldn''t be facing any problems that she wouldn''t be able to deal with.


    If a hero was summoned into a despairing situation, then he would gain all the support one could ask for; that was just how it went, so Alex knew that Ann, being a party member of the hero of humanity, wouldn''t have a problem.


    At least not until she went out to fight against the enemy of humanity—the demons and demonic beasts.


    But being relieved didn''t mean that he was going to ignore more pressing issues in front of him.


    That was the reason for his eyes to shine with utmost seriousness.


    About his facial expression, though…


    Well, let''s just say that he was happy to hear some positive news from someone other than Sophia about Ann.


    "My lord, just as you have asked of me, I have gathered the names of anyone who seems to have had a change in their personality in the past few days.


    I also have their pictures and their background information as well."


    Valerius spoke as he waved his hand, making a stack of papers appear in his hand before Alex nodded his head and made a grabbing motion.


    *Swoosh*


    The stack of papers, as if controlled by the wind, started to levitate before they shot toward Alex.


    Alex had gotten very good at controlling the basic elements, so much so that he could say with confidence that there would be no one in this world who could control the four basic elements better than him.


    For now, however, his eyes were fixed on the bundle of sheets resting on his palm.


    "Hm, I was expecting more names…"


    Alex muttered as he weighed the stacked sheets.


    "There were a lot of them, my lord; I just sorted them out and removed the ones that seemed nonsensical."


    Valerius shook his head and exined why the names were not as many as Alex had expected.


    The thing that Alex had asked for included a vast variety of people, after all.


    Alex wanted the names of anyone who had been acting strangely, even if it was just for a while in the past few days.


    That included people who suddenly had a change in their personality or people who suddenly started to act out.


    In the demon empire, every day, many demons awaken their bloodlines, causing their personalities to change a bit, so the names Valerius found were a lot.


    But he crossed out the ones that were bloodline-rted changes and only kept the ones that seemed strange, yet the names were enough to fill tens of sheets.


    "I see…"


    Alex nodded his head, and the stack of sheets vanished from his palm, straight into his system storage.


    Others didn''t know why Alex wanted these, but for Alex, these names were important.


    All Alex needed was to look at the names of the protagonists, and the system would automatically trigger a quest for them.


    Yeah, the chances of him finding the protagonist among these names were not something he was sure about, but there was a chance, and Alex was willing to take that chance if it meant that he could have a shot at finding the protagonist.


    The demon generals then went silent, and Alex, who could see expectation in the eyes of Valerius and Morvan, couldn''t help but chuckle.


    He didn''t look at Mk, who had his head down, for now.


    He just focused on Morvan and Valerius, who hadpleted the task he gave them to do.


    *Pat**Pat*


    Alex patted Luna''s back, gesturing for her to get up, and Luna nodded with a smile before she did just that.


    *Step*


    Alex smiled as he took a step ahead under the expectant eyes of the two demon generals.


    Even Azaroth, the demon ancestor, was curious about the item Alex had promised to give the demon generals.


    "As promised, I shall grant you a potion that will instantly elevate any bloodline ranked below royal to the royal rank."


    Alex began, and with a wave of his hand, two shimmering containers appeared right in front of the demon generals, including Mk.


    Mk, however, still had his head bowed, so he didn''t notice, and neither did the other demon generals since they were more focused on the vessels in front of them.


    Some might think that once a person reaches the general rank in the demon empire, they turn worry-free, but it''s not like that.


    Once they be a demon general, they start worrying about the time when they are relieved of their position—they start thinking about the time after they have died.


    What would happen to their descendants?


    Will they face the wrath of all those who have always been dissatisfied with them but were not doing anything because they had a demon general in their family?


    So, even after bing a demon general, they worry about their descendants, and what could be more relieving for them than knowing that they could make just anyone in their family awaken the potential of a demon general?


    That literally meant that their family would be able to rule even after they were not the demon generals anymore.


    So, right now, all they could see was a shining silver liquid inside a ss container.


    Both Valerius and Morvan were so focused on their own containers that they didn''t even notice that Mk, who had failed his task, had received the same thing.


    But as they kept staring at it, they frowned as they felt something strange in their blood—they could feel their royal-ranked bloodline wanting to devour the liquid in front of them.


    They turned their heads toward Alex, wanting to inquire about it, but Alex was a step ahead.


    "Indeed, as you might have surmised, it nourishes your blood and could potentially awaken another bloodline ability. However, using it on yourself might be a waste.


    In the end, it''s your decision, for it belongs to you."


    Alex cleared their doubts while still doing the role y that Luna had asked him to, and somehow he liked it.n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om


    It gave him a regal feeling—something he felt he was familiar with yet unfamiliar with at the same time.


    The two demon generals, however, soon noticed the third ss container that was floating in front of Mk, and their eyes widened.


    ''He gets it even though he failed?!''


    They didn''t know whether they should be happy about it or sad about it.


    They wanted to be happy that theirrade was not falling behind, but they felt it was a bit unfair at the same time.


    "Mk."


    But they decided to keep their dissatisfaction to themselves.


    It was not their ce to speak.


    Mk, however, had his eyes tremble the moment he lifted his head.


    The thing he saw right in front of his eyes was not something he was supposed to receive.


    "Take it."


    But even before he coulde out of his shock, Alex''s words were heard, causing his shocked gaze to turn toward Alex.


    *Chuckle*


    Alex, on the other hand, just chuckled as he saw the funny look on Mk''s face.


    It was as if he was happy yet confused at the same time.


    "I never let hard work go to waste, and I can see that you put in your best effort to search for her. So, ept the reward."


    Alex''s voice turnedmanding as he ordered Mk to take the reward.


    He was happy after he heard about Ann, so he decided to let Mk have it easy this time.


    But when he saw Mk trying to open his lips in order to deny the reward, he frowned.


    "Never spurn fortune when it knocks at your door, Mk.


    This will be the only time I''m offering this, so be mindful of what you say next. Once I take it back, the opportunity will be lost."


    His words froze Mk, and he finally realized his mistake.


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