I'm a monster in Demon King's Castle

“Um… I know some. The library also has many ancient scores…” Of course, Li Yue had heard a lot of music in his previous life, but now that he was here, he had to attribute all his superficial understanding of music to the library's collection.

“Surely there isn’t this one…” Skollreik shook his head, not in the mood to listen to Li Yue at all.

“This Song of Decay… is a Soul-Releasing Song of the Skeleton race…” Skollreik said, putting down his bone sword with his bone hands and picking up the lute to play.

Song of Decay? Judging from the feeling brought by the melody, that's indeed what it means…

But how to explain Soul-Releasing Song? Releasing souls?

While Skollreik was talking to himself, Li Yue used the Demon Illustrated Handbook to check the target's status, and suddenly discovered some of the skeleton prince's true thoughts.

【Master this Song of Decay, engrave it into your bones, and become a true demon…】

Could it be some kind of cultivation? Li Yue was silent.

The sound of the zither vibrated, washing over the skeleton prince's bones, as if triggering some kind of resonance—illusory light flowed on the crystal-clear bone rod. Although it was not clear in the moonlight, Li Yue's fully unfolded perception noticed it without missing a beat.

Li Yue did not interrupt Skollreik's performance, but firmly remembered the changing fingering on the neck of the zither, and felt the faint magical power emanating from the skeleton prince.

“It’s really beautiful…” Li Yue needed more information, but with the Demon Illustrated Handbook, he didn’t need the other party to really say the answer most of the time, just needed to ask the right question.

“Can only you skillfully master this Soul-Releasing Song?”

“You want to learn? Just you?” Skollreik entered the next cycle of playing, very intoxicated, and couldn't help humming a few times.

【Malice + 444】

【Only I, only I who was born from the ribs of the Skeleton King, am qualified to master this cultivation method… and then become the Skeleton King…】

Li Yue didn't expect to accidentally find out Skollreik's true origin… His mind was full of thoughts.

“I’m sorry, only the noble and special you are qualified to play this Song of Decay…”

No malice popped up, and Skollreik snorted.

“Then, such a noble you, what hobbies and pastimes do you usually have?” Li Yue tried his best to communicate with Skollreik with a peaceful mind.

The moonlight was bright and clean, as if frozen, but under the frozen light, the bone sword leaning against the bedside seemed to have a slight tremor.

“My pastime? My pastime is to stab you humble inferior demons to death.” Skollreik said, but there was no malice, and Li Yue didn't notice the slight movement of the sword hilt.

“I understand… If I have offended you in any way, I hope you can forgive me…” Li Yue shrank his head, “Before the Gate of Chaos opens, I still have to serve you well…”

【Malice + 444】

Li Yue chose the wrong line, which made Skollreik think of his “needs”.

“Then what are you still doing here? Aren’t you going to help me find dragon bones?” Skollreik glanced at the bone sword beside the bed.

The difference in status made Li Yue know that he would not get more information from Skollreik's communication, so he decisively retreated.

It seems that you can't just lick when facing demons—Li Yue silently kept this lesson in mind, and while floating back the way he came, he suddenly remembered that the recent malice was only 444, maybe it was still possible… to ask another question?

“Someone as special as you must not have any friends, right?”

【Malice + 1444】

【I don’t need friends, I am the only one in the Skeleton race who is qualified to join the war training, I only need “that”…】

“Don’t use your humble thoughts to pollute my brain anymore…” Skollreik moved his sword, but Li Yue had already retreated far away and disappeared into the shadows of the corridor.

But he didn't leave.

It wasn't until the Song of Decay sounded again that Li Yue gently floated away from the door of the Eleventh Library, and silently marked the warning line of Skollreik's perception.

This is extremely useful information—the warning line is equivalent to a safe distance. If the safe distance is short enough, Li Yue will have a chance.

Back in the library hall, the Book Demon was not there, and most of the Brain Spirits and slave scholars had already returned to their residences to rest, only the Mini Minis were still making noise in the open space in the center.

Thirteen pairs of Mini Minis have been selected as the first batch of attendants for closed war training—they all stood excitedly by the wall, like warriors about to go on an expedition.

Most of the Mini Minis who were not selected formed a large circle, with the Mini Minis who had not yet determined their destination in the center of the circle, constantly exclaiming.

Li Yue saw the Mini Minis in the same group at a glance—two little sweet potatoes with tears in their eyes, Mini's hand was stretched very long, and she was being forced to reach for the note in Old Mini's hand…

“Ah hee~ Draw quickly, draw quickly, if you don’t want to go, someone wants to go! Don’t delay the ones behind~” The surrounding Mini Minis were in a chaotic mess.

“Wah… Brother… save me… I don’t want to go…” Mini saw Li Yue. She burst into tears immediately, howling at her Brain Spirit brother from afar.

Li Yue unfolded his perception and immediately noticed that the note in Old Mini's hand was torn into two lengths, long and short. At this moment, there were still 7 long ones and only 2 short ones left.

Is this a lottery?

I didn’t expect that the Mini Minis, who are extremely capable of doing things… are also so fair and efficient when determining the list.

When Mini cried for help, her finger had already been pulled to the edge of the lot, and she was about to pinch it; the other Mini Minis widened their eyes and waited for the result, as if the joy brought by the act of drawing lots itself exceeded its actual meaning.

“Draw this one.”

Just as Mini's finger was about to touch the paper lot, Li Yue used his mind power to slightly shake a long lot in Old Mini's hand.

Mini didn't hesitate to pull off the lot and clutched it tightly, as if clutching her own life.

Opening her eyes slightly, seeing that it was a long lot, Mini cried even more, with a mixture of luck and emotion.

However, no Mini Minis paid attention to her, and Li Yue didn't need to pull the two little guys out—the Mini Minis at the same table were automatically squeezed out of the team by the impassioned candidates and fell to the side of the field.

Then a swarm of them went up to grab the lots, 6 pairs beat their chests and stamped their feet, and 2 pairs jumped up high to celebrate.

“It’s okay…” Li Yue wrapped the Mini Minis warmly with his mind power as soon as possible, “You don’t have to go, don’t cry…”

Li Yue's clumsy comfort didn't work. A pair of Mini Minis hugged their Brain Spirit brother tightly, stretching their arms long and wrapping them around several times, with such force that they almost crushed Li Yue.

“Let go, let go, let go… Who came up with this? Lottery?”

“Uh… Everyone decided together…” Mini was telling the truth. Feeling the coldness in Li Yue's mind power, she hurriedly poked Mini for help.

“Brother… this time… what requirements does Skollreik have again?” Mini, who was still in shock, hadn't forgotten to help Li Yue complete the task.

“Ah? Oh, it’s okay, you don’t have to worry… Find bones, do you have any? Bone rods, ribs…” Seeing that the Mini Minis were determined, Li Yue casually repeated Skollreik's needs.

“Dragon bones? How could there be dragon bones here?” Mini wiped her nose, stunned, muttering, “He might as well make a wish to the elves…”

“Other bones… are also hard to find… The library doesn’t keep this kind of thing… But if the corpse collector hasn’t come, you can still steal a little from those four corpses…” Mini really started to help Li Yue think of a way.

“It’s okay, you don’t have to worry about it. You didn’t get much rest last night, so go to bed early today. I’ll figure it out myself.” Li Yue thought that even if he really had to find bones, he wouldn’t need the Mini Minis to help…

Anyway, the Demon Illustrated Handbook had already collected skeletons. It wouldn't be difficult to kill some skeleton soldiers at night and collect them.

What's more… who said he really had to go?

Thinking this, Li Yue stroked the bald heads of the two little sweet potatoes with his mind power, and finally comforted them.

“Really?” The eyes of the Mini Minis immediately drooped down.

“Of course it’s true.” Li Yue solemnly conveyed, “You go to sleep, I still have something… to talk to Old Mini about.”

Li Yue's killing intent rose again in his mind.

“That… he didn’t have any other way.” The Mini Minis waved their hands repeatedly, “Brother, don’t hurt them…”

Li Yue looked at the two kind little guys in front of him, saw their determined eyes, and sighed: “I’m just going to talk to him…”

“Then we’ll go to sleep?” Mini wiped away her tears and hugged Mini tightly.

“Go to sleep, go to sleep…” Li Yue settled the Mini Minis, turned around, and floated towards Old Mini in the corner.

Old Mini seemed to have guessed that Li Yue would come to him, and rubbed his eyes, suppressing his sleepiness, looking like he was waiting to be slaughtered.

When Li Yue floated in front of him, Old Mini spoke first.

“If you continue to use them like this… you will kill them sooner or later…”