I'm a monster in Demon King's Castle

Immediately following, what entered Li Yue's "view" were two round and short red "people."

They were chubby, less than a meter tall, resembling two sweet potatoes, or two pineapples with arms and legs.

Mini and Mini—their names surfaced from the original body's memories, and Li Yue instantly grasped the relationship between these two little things and himself…

Partners?

Li Yue didn't know how a brain spirit could have partners, nor did he understand why a brain spirit's partners weren't brain spirits themselves. However, the immediate feeling of closeness made Li Yue abandon the idea of attacking them, and instead, he subconsciously recalled more.

The recalled images were somewhat fragmented, but mainly showed these two red sweet potatoes constantly stretching out their arms, frequently handing over books from the library shelves from various angles and placing them on the table; while Li Yue and the brain spirits next to him used their thoughts to flip through the books, diligently reading something.

Translation, yes, Li Yue remembered. The brain spirits in the library… their basic job was translation—translating the various books in the library into the common language of demons, and transmitting it to the slave scholars.

For demons, knowledge was both important and unimportant—after all, you can't expect a demon filled with thoughts of slaughter and enslavement… to have the patience to learn how to improve wheat.

But equally, the library itself was a treasure trove of knowledge, except that the knowledge within was profound and complex, requiring endless inheritance and sorting.

Therefore, a certain city lord assigned the task of using the brain spirits' ability to "read" the will on the books, and raising a group of "slave scholars" proficient in the demon language, forming the basic translation team of the library.

Daily, the brain spirits would read the will on the books and convey it to the slave scholars, who would record it in the demon language, completing the "renovation" of knowledge, making it easier for demons in need to access it later.

Brain spirits were an indispensable part of this process—after all, the library's collection was in various languages, and only brain spirits could effectively read them, so "translation" became the daily routine of the brain spirits.

"Why… aren't you talking?" As Li Yue was thinking, the two little sweet potatoes spoke in unison, their small eyes squeezed together, looking quite uneasy, "Of the brain spirits that were captured… you're the only one who came back…"

No malice.

"I was lucky… I came back…" Li Yue felt a mix of emotions—Mini and Mini had often helped Li Yue get books from the shelves, this kind of partnership… strictly speaking, it was like being colleagues, and also a bit like family.

"But… I heard that you were captured to the arena to participate in the Slaughter Cup…" Mini and Mini's tone revealed worry, "The Slaughter Cup is a battle to the death…"

"So they all died." Li Yue thought of a new problem—if he was the only brain spirit left in the Fifth Library, would his identity as an escapee be discovered?

Oogway was counting on him to recoup his investment; being discovered would definitely mean death.

Then Li Yue remembered… the brain spirits in the library were always replenished to maintain a certain number—if a brain spirit died, a new brain spirit would be born in the First Library the next day.

This might be due to some unknown magic.

In other words, as long as the pair of Mini and Mini in front of him didn't reveal his identity, by tomorrow, the newborn brain spirits and the existing brain spirits would be mixed together, so there was no need to worry about being discovered.

Of course, the premise was that this pair of Mini and Mini didn't expose him.

[Analyzing… 40%… ]

Li Yue activated the Demon Illustrated Handbook, preparing to assess the risk of exposure—if he couldn't predict Mini and Mini's behavior, Li Yue felt that his only option was to kill them all… although the two little sweet potatoes were quite cute.

"Then tomorrow… will you be captured again?" Mini and Mini's little eyes widened.

[Analyzing… 80%… ]

"That's not certain. As long as you don't tell anyone that I'm back, I won't be captured," Li Yue explained patiently, while also recalling the bits and pieces he shared with Mini and Mini—these were two simple little things, just like the brain spirits, living cautiously in the library, serving those higher-ranking beings.

"Then we definitely won't say anything!" Mini and Mini high-fived, their little hands making a "smack" sound.

[Analysis complete, Demon Illustrated Handbook records 1115—Mini and Mini]

[Mini and Mini; Distribution: Library; Lifespan: 20-50 years; Habits: Formed in pairs, obedient and without opinions, faithfully execute the orders of their partner, even if it sometimes leads to their death; Hobbies: Working / Being praised / Stretching exercises; Skills: Extending arms / Extending fingers; Action prediction success rate: 99.94%; Weakness: Scolding]

[Current object… Status: Worried… ]

Such loyal partners?

Li Yue almost couldn't believe the introduction given by the Demon Illustrated Handbook—how could there be such simple demons like Mini and Mini in Demon King City? And their weakness is "scolding"? What? Would they die from being scolded?

And their hobby is "working", so competitive?

"Please keep my secret… Thank you, you're the best," Li Yue abandoned his chaotic thoughts and solemnly conveyed to the two little sweet potatoes in front of him.

"Of course!" Mini and Mini vowed, in unison.

[Help Brain Spirit 13 keep the secret!]

[Current object… Status: Joyful / Determined… ]

Li Yue saw the feedback from the Demon Illustrated Handbook and felt 99.94% relieved.

"You must be very tired, take a rest?" Mini jumped up on her little feet, her arms suddenly lengthening!

"You can rest for three hours, then we can work together again!" Mini's finger pointed to the magic hourglass on the Fifth Library's table.

"Oh right, although you don't eat, we still left you some food, hidden in your home!" Mini waved her hand apologetically, and pulled Mini around.

Li Yue was first startled by Mini and Mini's stretchiness, and then looked leisurely at his "home"—the hole in the northwest corner of the Fifth Library.

The hole was filled with hard chunks of meat that looked like cinders, a lot and a lot, that was Mini and Mini's daily "wage", and also the love they offered to Li Yue.

"Thank you…" Li Yue sighed.

"You're welcome! We're family! See you later!" Mini and Mini said goodbye, the two chubby little sweet potatoes ran out of the Fifth Library, struggling to step over a broken floor tile, and trotted off to work.

Li Yue's thoughts churned, feeling the strange smell of the hard meat chunks, a hint of warmth arose.

… …

Arena, on the throne, the moonlight was bright.

After a "night" of revelry, Oogway woke up leisurely…

The King of the Arena looked at the female demon slumped beside him, the demons in the audience who hadn't returned from the revelry, and grinned, filled with a sense of accomplishment, as if he was surveying his kingdom.

However, not far away, there were two cowering skeletons, becoming one of the few incongruous demons in the kingdom, which made Lord Oogway a little annoyed.

"You two wastes, what are you doing?" Oogway recognized them as the skeletons who had escorted the brain spirits away yesterday, guessing that they had something to say, his voice exhaled from his nose.

The two skeletons looked at each other, and after pushing each other, one with a more angular skull spoke: "Reporting, Lord Oogway… last night… there was a commotion in the vegetable garden."

"The vegetable garden? And then?" Oogway didn't know what this had to do with him.

"That… the winner brain spirit last night… can't be found…" After hesitating for a long time, the skeleton still said, "No one saw it leave, it may have died in the chaos…"

"What?" Oogway suddenly swelled up a circle, "Say it again?"

The angular skeleton immediately shut up, while the other, as if they had rehearsed, continued: "It may have escaped! But the commotion was quickly suppressed, and no signs of the brain spirit's escape were found…"

"Did I let you speak?" In a fit of rage, Oogway waved his hand and released mosquitoes and flies, which devoured the skeleton who had just spoken.

"Where is your captain?" Oogway still remembered his confidant.

"The guardian of the vault said… last night the captain left the garden and came to the vault… and took away the Supreme Magic Stone…" The angular skeleton's teeth chattered, "But after the commotion… he also disappeared, the vault guardian was the last person to see him!"

Took away the Supreme Magic Stone? Defected?

Oogway forcibly resisted the urge to kill the skeleton soldiers in front of him, and thought silently, the only sounds beside the throne were the buzzing of flies and the trembling of bones.

"I'll go find him now!" The skeleton soldier couldn't bear it any longer, and volunteered, "Even if he's dead, I'll find him!"

"Find? Find a bone in the castle?" Oogway spat out a fly, "Go find the witch Winnie, I heard she's very good at divination…"

As soon as the words came out, Oogway suddenly changed his mind: "No, no, no, the things that divination gives are incomprehensible… Go to the Abyss Maw! Borrow a hellhound! Tell it to track down the brain spirit's scent…"

"No, no, the guards of the Abyss Maw charge too much, it's even more of a loss to go find it so urgently, I want…" Oogway paced back and forth, the skeleton soldier stood beside him surrounded by flies, looking particularly tormented.

"Right! Isn't there a warrior in the arena named Bodekoli? Ranked 281? I remember he used to be a slave owner?" Oogway finally thought of a cheaper option, a reliable option, "It is said that no slave can escape his supervision? Sacrificed his three thousand slaves just to become a demon?"

How dare the skeleton speak, but he did vaguely remember that there was such a guy in the arena, perhaps he was having a private banquet in a single room in the lounge, or perhaps he had run to the Pleasure Chamber to enjoy himself?

"Go find him! I want to know where the brain spirit went last night, where my captain went, where my money went!" Oogway waved his hand and shouted.

"Yes!" The skeleton soldier was greatly relieved, turned around and trotted all the way towards the castle.

"Forget it, I'll go myself…" Oogway supported his big belly and stood up, taking a step… and the skeleton soldier who had just run not far was instantly surrounded by flies and insects, not a single bone left.