Time passes as our eyes meet.
I steady my breathing, hiding my body that’s creaking on its own.
‘Why.’
Why is ‘that thing’ here?
I see the woman waving her hand lightly after spotting me.
Hair tinged with a purple hue and eyes shining even brighter than that.
On top of it, an exceptionally striking appearance that reminds me of someone.
It was identical to the form I encountered before heading to the North Sea.
If so, that means it’s not my imagination.
Then.
‘Why is she here?’
Why is she in this place?
I had to know that.
‘I’ve been looking for her anyway.’
The Heavenly Demon.
I knew she was in Henan. I’d already encountered her before, and because of that, I’d instructed people to gather information on her.
That information was precisely the second task I’d entrusted to the First Army Leader.
However.
‘It was strangely lacking in information.’
The information the First Army Leader handed over wasn’t of particularly good quality.
Naturally, I hadn’t relied solely on him, so I was gathering information from other sources as well.
But.
‘It wasn’t any different.’
The information on the Heavenly Demon in Henan was far too insufficient.
Was she hiding because she knew she was being tracked? Or had she already vanished from Henan?
Even though the Dark King’s forces had moved, the fact that there was so little information naturally led me to consider those two possibilities…
‘Does that mean they couldn’t find her even though she’s right out in the open like that?’
The Heavenly Demon hadn’t left Henan.
From her appearance, it doesn’t seem like she’s been hiding either.
Did she leave and then…