The firewood in the fireplace crackled. Marina sat by the fireplace and watched the dancing flames. The warmth from the fireplace dispelled the dampness and coldness on her body, and also reminded her of the fact that she was' still alive '.
Marina was too old to celebrate like a young person. Her family was ruined, and she lived until now to fulfill her husband's last wish. She was ready to end her miserable life in the Demon Realm, but she survived.
Not only did she survive, but God also gave her a new goal, a reason to live.
"Belle, I'm going to the city the day after tomorrow."
Marina turned to look at the girl sitting on the other side of the fireplace. Ino was holding a book and reading in front of the fireplace.
There were no such precious things as books in this small village. This book was one of the few goods Marina had.
The robbers had destroyed almost all of her property, but there were still a few things left, such as a carriage for transporting goods and an old horse.
Fortunately, Marina carried money with her. Even if she lost her goods, she still had a property in the magic city of Noland.
As long as people were alive, there would always be a way to live. But Marina not only wanted to live, she also wanted to let this girl who liked to read go to school.
"City? Aunt Marina … Do you want to take me there? "
Ino looked away from the book. It was a sad fact. In fact, Ino could not read human words, and she did not even understand the words of the demons.
In the past, living at the bottom of the Demon Realm, she could only think about living under persecution and harsh criticism every day, so the book in Ino's hand was only to play the role of Josiah and deceive the human in front of her.
So far, Marina did not have any doubts, and her feelings for Ino grew deeper and deeper. They had gone through the most difficult period of their lives together. Although it was less than half a day, Marina still treated Ino as her own daughter.
"Yes, but it will take some time. That carriage can only hold two people. Don't worry, I will definitely come back to bring you to live in a big city. There is a library full of books there. I will also send you to an official school to learn the knowledge you want."
Marina's servant was still taking care of the old horse and carriage in the stable. Marina's body was no longer suitable to drive the carriage, so she could only rely on the servant she hired to drive to Noland.
It would take about three days to travel from this small village to Noland. Two trips would take about nine days.
"Thank you, Aunt Marina … I don't know how to thank you."
Ino didn't know where the kindness of this human in front of her came from. She had lived in the Devil Realm for so many years, and no one had ever been so kind to her.
No … Perhaps it was because her identity was different now. She was now Bei 'er, a beautiful and kind human girl.
If Marina knew that her true identity was an inferior succubus, she would definitely treat her like a piece of trash, just like the people in the Realm of Demons.
Therefore, Ino didn't think too much about it. She just tried her best to complete the task that Josiah gave her. This was the only way for her to live as Ino, and not as a fictional character like Bei 'er.
"It's okay, child. If you can achieve excellent results in school in the future, that will be the greatest gratitude to me."
Marina had already begun to look forward to the future of life in Noland.
Ino was now in a torment. It was a kind of torment called 'work under the watchful eyes of a superior'.
As a succubus, Ino could vaguely feel that Josiah had entered this room. She could feel Josiah's gaze … She couldn't be more familiar with the feeling of being watched by a superior demon.
"Bei 'er, what's wrong?"
Marina saw a flash of uneasiness on Ino's face. She thought that Ino might have recalled some bad memories, such as the scene of her parents being killed by bandits, so she reached out and put her hand on Ino's.
"It's nothing."
Ino was slightly stunned. She felt the warmth from the back of her hand, and the uneasiness in her heart was instantly soothed by Marina's concern.
Is this the so-called care? It's … unbelievable.
Even though Ino knew that everything in front of her was just an illusion, and she would lose everything after Josiah's task was over, it seemed good to take advantage of this moment to enjoy the only warmth she had left.
… …
"Is it really okay for you to lie to an old woman like this?"
Hiri had just walked out of Marina's room when it happened to be raining outside. The raindrops fell on Hiri's body, washing away all the invisible powder on Hiri's body.
"Lie? From your human point of view, we demons specialize in this line of work. "
Josiah stuffed the video camera in his hand and the raw crystal that had already recorded the video into his suitcase. With Hiri's help, Josiah spent nearly an afternoon restoring most of the scenes in the movie.
Although the layout of the scene was not satisfactory, it was unrealistic to achieve a scene as beautiful as the one in Disney in this small village.
"It seems … like it is."
Hiri recalled the human view of demons. In addition to being cruel and evil, they were also cunning and despicable.
For example, if one heard the whispers of demons, one would be tempted and fall. Hiri had also heard some rumors, but these were just hearsay.
Today, however, Hiri finally saw a real case, so real that she could think of a way to write a record of it, and name it 'An Old Woman Who Was Deceived by a Succubus'?
"And I don't think there's anything wrong with this kind of deception."
Josiah stood at the edge of the forest and looked at the wooden house where Marina lived. He could still hear the conversation between Marina and Ino.
Judging from the behavior of the businesswoman just now, she had indeed regarded Ino as her family, and she enjoyed the time to talk with her family.
And Ino seemed to be a little too immersed in the role.
Josiah did not want Ino to have any real feelings for the businesswoman. This kind of affection that was obtained through deception was as wonderful as poppy, but it was fatal.
After the filming, the character of Belle would no longer exist … No …
Why can't it exist?
If the businesswoman could accept Ino's true identity, Josiah did not mind letting Ino live with her.
"Maybe we can also develop a demon-summoning business in the future."
Josiah did not think that the rumored demon-summoning ritual was evil to speak of. Everyone took from each other according to the conditions written in the contract. In modern terms, they were business partners.
It was just that the rumored summoning ritual required the sacrifice of life, which was a little too shocking.
But in reality, human life was really useless to demons. It could neither be eaten nor used to enhance its strength, so if it was replaced with something more practical … such as money, it would be much more acceptable.
"Business?"
Hiri did not know how many times she had heard strange words coming out of Josiah's mouth.
"The Devil Gang, the Devil Intermediary Agency, the Devil House of All Things, and so on. Maybe it can also drive the economy of the Devil Realm and the human world. The slogan is' a summoning circle can help you solve all your problems'. Well … it's just an idea. "
This was just an idea of Josiah, and this idea was based on the premise that humans could trust demons.
To achieve this goal, Josiah would need a long time, but the first step now was to shoot the movie.
At present, the plot in the village was only the part where Belle 'sang' with the villagers during the day, but now it was almost dusk in the human world, so Josiah could only continue to shoot this part of the plot tomorrow.
"It's time to go to another set to see the situation."
The next scene was the most important castle. The royal city in the Devil Realm was too different from the castle Josiah expected, so before the official start of filming, Josiah found a more suitable castle on the Devil Realm map.
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