In his dream, Leon was playing chess with the Duke of Zhou when he suddenly noticed that all the pieces on the board had turned into black pieces.
Before Leon could denounce the Duke of Zhou for cheating, he saw a sinister smile appear on the Duke’s face.
The Duke said, “Long time no see, Elf Guardian—Harlen.” Leon blurted out, “No, you have got the wrong person.” After hearing Leon’s denial, the smile on the Duke of Zhou’s face grew more intense and even revealed fangs.
“No, no, no.
How could I be mistaken?
After all…” As he spoke, the Duke of Zhou suddenly lunged at Leon like a monster.
His voice became gruff.
“After all…
you were the one who killed me five hundred years ago!” As soon as the words fell, Leon saw a gaping maw biting down on him.
Leon sighed helplessly, channeled the magic in his body, and said, “Sigh.
I really do not understand you people.
Can none of you understand human speech?
I have already said you have got the wrong person.
The wrong person!
My name is Leon!
I am not some damn Harlen!” After finishing, Leon threw four or five Annihilation Bombs at the gaping maw and hurriedly retreated.
He then turned around, pulled out a cigarette, placed it in his mouth, and snapped his fingers.
The next second, the cigarette in his mouth ignited.
After taking a deep drag, Leon took the cigarette out of his mouth, tossed it toward the gaping maw behind him, and instantly constructed a Steel Great Wall between them.
“Phew~ I hope you can become a brilliant firework.” BOOM!
A huge explosion rang out, and the airflow from the blast nearly knocked Leon to the ground.
After steadying himself, Leon suddenly felt a wave of heat from behind.
Looking at the space around him gradually shattering, he calmly said, “Even if there really was an elf who looked exactly like me five hundred years ago, he would have long since been eaten by Erha.
Besides…
my demon, although a bit goofy, is…
way stronger than you lot.” As his words faded, Leon felt his vision gradually filled with white light, which grew brighter and brighter.
The next second, Leon opened his eyes abruptly.
Seeing the familiar ceiling, Leon recalled the scene he had just witnessed and thought to himself, ‘So it was a dream.
I knew the Duke of Zhou would not be that unsportsmanlike.
I had already crushed him seventeen times.
There is no way he would flip the board.’ ‘However…
the name Harlen actually appeared again.
The last time was when Licht locked me in that dark room and I heard it from his mouth.’ Whenever Leon recalled Licht’s yandere expression, he felt a chill down his spine.
Sitting up from the bed, Leon looked at the moon hanging outside the window and could not help but yawn.
“Haa…
so I have been asleep for a whole day?” Still sleepy and doubting life, Leon prepared to go to the hall to breathe some fresh air.
“Huha!?” Before he could even get down the stairs, Leon suddenly heard a loud scream.
The scream startled all the sleepiness right out of him.
Now fully alert, Leon silently constructed a sack in his hand.
He wanted to see who was screaming in the base in the middle of the night.
Upon arriving at the hall, Leon saw his captain Yami holding a terrified yellow-haired kid by the scruff of his neck.
After recognizing the person’s appearance, Leon tossed the sack aside and said, “Is that not Brother Huha?
What are you doing at our base in the middle of the night?
And also…” As he spoke, Leon looked around and continued, “Can someone tell me what time it is, and what day it is?” Yami, who was holding Sakai by the head and lifting him up, looked at Leon after hearing his words and said slightly irritated, “I would like to know that too.
And do you know this guy?
He wants me to pay the bar tab again.” Hearing this, Leon spread his hands and said helplessly, “Captain, just put him down first.
He is not here to demand payment for the tab.
He is a member of the Green Mantis.
Let us hear what he has to say first.” Yami said, “Oh~ a member of that damn Mantis group, huh?” Yami turned his head to look at Sakai.
His expression turned fierce as he continued, “Then have you decided how you want to die?” Sakai said, “Eh…
eh!?!” Seeing Sakai’s face distort with fear at Yami’s words, Leon turned his head to the side, suppressing a laugh.
After all, he knew that the captain of the Green Mantis, Jack, was a pair of “love-hate” best buddies with their captain Yami of the Black Bulls.
After Sakai’s explanation, Leon had a sudden realization followed by a feeling of immense complexity in his heart.
‘Damn it, how did I forget about this…
It is over.
I should not have come out.
If I come out, this is definitely going to…’ Yami said, “Jeez, this is such a hassle.
Leon!
Since you are awake, you are coming with me.” ‘As expected…’ After hearing Yami’s words, Leon had no choice but to agree.
Tears welled up inside him.
Even if he refused, it would be useless.
Knowing Yami’s personality, he would definitely drag him along.
Leon sighed and said, “Sigh…” Feeling that he could no longer slack off, Leon accepted reality.
Leon said, “Oh right, what is the situation with the kid on your back?
I do not remember you leaving the base recently.” Hearing this, a look of horror instantly appeared on Leon’s face, and he reached behind his back.
Feeling something soft, he pulled it off with a tug.
After pulling it down, Leon looked at the sleeping Erha, slapped his forehead, and thought, ‘It is over.
I knew I felt something warm on my back when I was dreaming earlier.
Now there is no way to explain this…’ With a complex heart, Leon looked at Erha, who was still asleep despite being dangled.
The corners of his mouth curled up involuntarily.
Leon reached out and wiped the remaining pudding from the corner of Erha’s mouth.
At this moment, he did not want to explain anything at all.
After all…
Erha was the first friend he had made since coming to this world, and also the demon who had been with him the longest…
No, it should be said, his longest-serving companion.
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📢 Author’s Update Black Clover: Bound to a Hungry Demon is now officially Part 1 completed with 100+ chapters!
Follow Leon and his hungry demon companion as they carve a unique path through the world of Black Clover.