"Ah, I got lectured by someone without a body. I get it, thanks, Bone Frame."

Shami, after being the Demon King for so long, has learned that the most important thing is to listen to the criticism and guidance from subordinates.

He earnestly accepted the well-meaning reminder from his subordinate.

"What are you doing here? You didn't just come to mock me, did you?"

"I brought important information."

Bone Frame looked seriously at Shami, piquing his interest.

Although it was impossible to discern Bone Frame's emotional state through its hollow eyes, having wandered the outside world for a while, it must have gathered some important intel.

"Let's hear it."

Bone Frame suddenly sat upright, arms drawn in, and its hands shyly placed into the gap between its bony thighs, causing a gentle clinking sound among the bones.

"If you want information from others, you need to have a beseeching posture, right? Such direct requests won't do."

"Aha, I understand. Jelly, go give Bone Frame a massage."

"That's not it."

Bone Frame slowly lifted its bony little foot onto the table, and with the teeth of its exposed skull, bit its right bony finger.

"Before getting information, make everyone comfortable. Lord Shami, just use the method you usually play with Lureya and the others on me~ Lord Shami, your eyes are widening. Are you mesmerized? This is the result of my practice these days. I can now enchant the Demon King without needing stockings. If you want stockings, sorry~ I became an office mannequin, so there's no place to hide them~"

Shami silently removed Bone Frame's right foot.

"C-careful, Lord Shami! The weakness is on the toes!"

Bone Frame shouted.

Seeing Bone Frame still in the same form after all this time, Shami realized it was a waste to let it travel the continent.

"What have you been practicing, exactly?"

Bone Frame glanced at the time and started to relay the critical information.

"If you're interested in my story, invite me to the rooftop on a full moon night. Shouldn't Lord Shami be considering building the Demon King Castle by now?"

"Hm? Indeed, I'm advancing in that aspect. But how do you know?"

Shami was quite curious.

Bone Frame rested its hands under its chin.

"Don't forget my identity, Lord Shami; I used to be a skeleton model in the biology room at Luwaka's, so I naturally know some related matters."

"Building the Demon King Castle is a significant task. Lord Shami will need experts to design an impregnable castle."

"When Luwaka first designed the Demon King Castle, he had no experience and ended up designing a gigantic foot massage castle. Although he later teamed up with the Succubus and made a fortune, they found out it had no capability to fend off adventurer attacks, forcing them to dismantle and rebuild it arduously, consuming massive manpower and resources."

"The Goblin Race is very skilled in forging and construction. When Demon King Luwaka rebuilt the Demon King Castle, he captured the goblins' greatest builder, having them burn the midnight oil for half a year to design and construct the Demon King Castle."

Shami listened intently and immediately had a clear goal.

"Where is the Goblin Race now?"

"Standing on the front line against the Demon Race."

"..."

"However, Lord Shami, Saint Karno School also has someone influential in architecture. —The new student guidance director, with a thick beard, short and stout figure, looks quite amiable, and likes to drink tea."

"Ah, I know. It's Rooney, no need for so many descriptions."

"Rooney is actually a descendant of goblins and humans, with goblin blood flowing in half his veins."

Shami was slightly surprised.

No wonder I always felt Rooney's physique and appearance were somewhat outside the scope of humanity.

The last time I had this sort of feeling, a strong one, it was Theo.

"Rooney is just serving as the new student guidance director. But the subject he truly teaches at school is architecture. Rooney is one of the top architectural masters on the continent today; many kingdoms invite him for castle constructions and royal court designs. If Lord Shami consulted Rooney on the construction of the Demon King Castle, there might be unexpected rewards."

Bone Frame whispered quietly.

——

Shami happily reattached Bone Frame's right foot, came in front of Bone Frame, and affectionately patted its skull.

This was already the limit of Shami's reward; though he had an otherworldly taste, it hadn't extended to the Skeleton Race.

"Nice Bone Frame, acquiring such important intelligence, huh? I didn't expect your infiltration into Saint Karno School to be a premeditated action; I'm reappraising you. A Demon King is actually interested in an ordinary Skeleton Race's continental adventure story."

Bone Frame rubbed its forehead.

Actually, it wasn't like that. When it first arrived at Saint Karno City, it was mistaken for garbage and thrown in front of a bin under a street lamp, later coincidentally ending up at Saint Karno School.

[Floating clouds, a gentle BGM akin to a gramophone plays, a flashback begins]

This journey truly was arduous...

Walking down a path far from neon lights, Bone Frame trudged along in despair.

It was very tired and weary, its non-existent brain was pondering where to go next.

But it ended up not knowing what to do.

Indeed, pursuing its dreams was too difficult for a Bone Frame.

Looking at the only remaining [Teleportation Gate] scroll that could return it to Shami, Bone Frame hesitated, wondering whether to crush it.

But going back like this, Lord Shami would probably look down on me! Where has my bold declaration gone, reduced to final silence?

In the end, Bone Frame suppressed this thought.

Gradually, it came to an uninhabited place, after also having been chased by stray dogs.

Those guys, hadn't they licked bones before? Chased me from east to west of the city.

Exhausted, Bone Frame found a place to sit down.

This was in front of a pile of trash, beside a few bins overflowing with garbage, with a street lamp emitting a faint yellow light and flies buzzing around, but Bone Frame had no energy to rise.

Though it loved cleanliness, it was no longer possible to keep its bones clean, too clean, lest people think there had been a heinous murder where the victim had been heinously stripped of all flesh, leaving only a fresh skeleton.

Bone Frame held its legs, slowly pulling black stockings onto them, achieving a 50% stealth effect at night.

Not long after, Rooney came out from a tavern and spotted Bone Frame sitting in front of the trash heap. Looking at this man, Bone Frame really couldn't stand the messy surroundings, made a frenzied attempt to greet him, hoping to secure a place to stay.

"Let me stay for a night, I'll be your mannequin..."

Unexpectedly, although Rooney didn't understand skeleton language, the half-human half-goblin seemed to hear the faint sound, looking at Bone Frame in surprise.

"Did that sound come from you just now?"

Bone Frame quickly disguised itself, daring not to move.

After half a minute's wait, though he received no answer, Rooney still picked up Bone Frame and took it back to the office.

Yes, this is Bone Frame's version of [Drink wine, then pick up a black silk mannequin]

[Clouds disperse, BGM fades, flashback ends.]

Seeing Bone Frame seemingly lost in memory, Shami frowned, feeling uneasy.

"It seems you're recalling something I would rather not know about."

"Absolutely not. My adventure story, when told, it's like a history book, Lord Shami!"

Bone Frame quickly clarified.

"Lord Shami, if you're interested, I'll tell you about it some other time."

"Yeah, some other time." Shami perfunctorily responded.

"In summary, that's why I came to see you, Lord Shami."

"Well done, Bone Frame, you've earned a [Unlimited Free Soap Voucher] personally awarded by the Demon King."

Bone Frame checked the time and decided to linger a bit longer at Shami's office.

"Lord Shami, let me stay here until evening, it's too dangerous to go out now, too many people saw me coming here earlier."

"Why didn't you say so sooner! What kind of trouble are you getting me into?"

Shami quickly checked the situation, and only after confirming nothing abnormal outside, did he breathe a sigh of relief.

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