The Demon’s Menu

Chapter 603: Chapter 38: Past, Present, and Possible Future_2

Ultimately, the magic mirror chose to give up.

Who could be perfect?

Since it had acquired a flawless frame curve, a crystal clear surface, and a magnetic voice, a stammer wasn’t insurmountable.

At worst, it would simply not speak in the future, only ‘write.’

The magic mirror swiftly made the biggest decision of its mirror life.

But what it would never know was when Jason faced an unprecedentedly delicious ‘food,’ the potential he could unleash was immense.

Its body, its soul, had long since left this world.

The voice it muttered to itself naturally did not exist in this world either.

And that ‘home’ was about to vanish from this world too.

Yet it still represented a ‘connection.’

A very subtle ‘connection.’

To call it a crevice was an exaggeration.

But under this negligible ‘connection,’ Jason heard a voice repeating incessantly—

‘Mouth, mouth, mouth!’

Suddenly, Jason’s eyes lit up!

The next moment, Jason opened his mouth wide and bit towards the remaining stone house.

Whoosh!

The instant he opened his mouth, a huge shadowy figure loomed behind him.

Crimson eyes fixated on the soon-to-disappear ‘food’; as Jason opened his mouth, the shadow likewise opened its gaping maw.

Crack!

The two overlapped.

The two mouths bit into the ‘food’ almost simultaneously!

He got it!

Jason instantly felt his teeth touch something solid!

And a slight lick of his tongue released a rich taste of creamy cheese on his tastebuds.

Hard cheese?

Jason’s eyes brightened, then he clamped his mouth shut, strained his body, and his feet continuously pushed backwards.

He felt he could ‘pull’ the food back.

The shadowy figure, following Jason’s strenuous pull, did the same, and the unprepared magic mirror staggered, nearly being ‘pulled’ back.

How could that be possible?!

Its mirror surface expanded, almost popping out of the frame.

Almost instinctively, it used its powers.

Then, it saw Jason biting into the corner of its ‘home’s’ doorpost.

At the same time, it also saw the huge, ethereal shadow.

The moment it saw that immense shadow, the magic mirror almost shattered on the spot.

"He, it, They

"They’ve appeared again!”

The magic mirror howled in fear.

Then, without a second thought, it immediately cut off the ‘home’ that hadn’t ‘passed’ through yet.

Crack!

A sound echoed in the void.

The stone doorway’s pillar was bitten off.

Jason raised his hand and embraced the pillar.

Within the void, the magic mirror powered up and, with its broken ‘home,’ fled into the distance.

No looking back.

No lingering.

Run!

Keep running!

It even lost all extraneous thoughts.

Because—

‘The Gluttonous Sovereign’!

It had actually seen the ‘Gluttonous Sovereign,’ who emerged at the end of the fourth era, and was most likely to claim that position!

‘The Gluttonous Sovereign,’ although only appearing for less than a century at the end of the fourth era, devoured more than half of the ‘competitors’ in that short period! ʀåＮỖ𐌱ΕṠ

You should know, by that time, the ‘competitors’ had already grown.

In mortal terms, they were ‘deities’!

But…

All were consumed!

Not a single ‘competitor’ survived an encounter with ‘The Gluttonous Sovereign.’

Similarly, including Their ‘investors’!

At least a hundred like it were eaten!

More powerful ones?

They devoured at least a thousand!

In fact, in the last era, those guys were the protagonists.

It?

It was just a bystander on the edge.

And because of this, it survived.

It was able to participate in the Fifth Era!

It still remembered that time; it had already concluded that ‘Gluttonous Monarch’ would certainly become the fourth and thus began to lay out plans for the Fifth Era.

Not just it, but all the beings back then thought the same.

They all believed that ‘Gluttonous Monarch’ would become the fourth.

However, ‘Gluttonous Monarch’ suddenly disappeared, just as suddenly as it had appeared.

Then, an entity that was ‘somewhat famous,’ yet underestimated by everyone, became the fourth.

Even though it chose the ‘Witch’ and had some connection with the entity, it had to admit that the fellow’s luck was incredibly good, to the point where even those who governed ‘luck’ were envious.

When the entity inherited the position of the fourth, many wondered, where had ‘Gluttonous Monarch’ gone?

As for death, vanishing?

That was impossible.

If asked who was immortal?

All beings would think of ‘Gluttonous Monarch’.

Not only because of its own strength, but also because it had devoured at least 99 deities prefixed with ‘Life,’ its vitality so abundant it was beyond imagination.

But one thing was certain: something unexpected had happened to ‘Gluttonous Monarch.’

An unavoidable accident.

Otherwise, no one would give up the position of the ‘fourth.’

However, all beings also believed that such an accident couldn’t forever stop ‘Gluttonous Monarch.’

‘Gluttonous Monarch’ was certain to return!

With the same brutality and greed as always!

And…

It’s very likely to be our most formidable opponent in the next era.

When the ‘fourth’ truly came into being, all beings were thinking this way.

Even many beings made their plans based on this assumption.

It was the exception.

Because it knew that no matter how hard it tried to plan, it couldn’t possibly go against ‘Gluttonous Monarch.’

So, from the very beginning, it had decided that it would give up as soon as it encountered ‘Gluttonous Monarch.’

"But now, ‘Gluttonous Monarch’ is far from reaching its former level, can I perhaps

"No!”

"I shouldn’t think like this!”

"If I’m discovered, I’m doomed!”

After thorough consideration, the Magic Mirror finally shook its head.

It didn’t dare to attempt to annihilate ‘Gluttonous Monarch’ prematurely.

Because it knew that even an extremely weakened ‘Gluttonous Monarch’ was still ‘Gluttonous Monarch.’

It also didn’t dare to assist ‘Gluttonous Monarch.’

Because ‘Gluttonous Monarch’s’ pride would take such help as contempt, as an insult.

It dared not even share the news of ‘Gluttonous Monarch’s’ appearance with other beings.

Because it was absolutely certain that once it spoke out, it would become a pawn for other beings to probe ‘Gluttonous Monarch.’

After much thought, Magic Mirror suddenly realized it couldn’t actually do anything.

"I, I am useless.”

The Magic Mirror, dragging its ‘home’ and fleeing frantically through the void, couldn’t help but burst into loud crying.

Especially when it looked back and saw that even the door of its ‘home’ was missing a corner, it cried even harder.

The crying echoed far across the void.

Then, the crying abruptly stopped.

The surface of the Magic Mirror flickered, as if dumbfounded, it felt an irresistible force acting upon its body.

Subsequently, everything before its eyes went dark.

When it could see again, it saw a seven- or eight-year-old girl.

Just a glance was enough for it to confirm, this was Jennifer.

Jennifer as a little girl.

But how could she have the ability to pull it back from the void?

She was strong, but should not have such power.

The Magic Mirror subconsciously attempted to peer into Jennifer’s fate.

"If you dare to pry into my fate, I will hand you over to Jason.”

The crisp voice sounded like a devil’s whisper to the Magic Mirror, and it immediately stopped.

By this time, it realized that it had become a hand-mirror, easily grasped in one’s hand.

Its handsome appearance had not changed due to its shrinkage; on the contrary, it became even more exquisite.

But…

What happened?

The ‘all-knowing’ Magic Mirror suddenly found out that it, today, was full of questions.

"I’ll ask you a question, give me the answer, and I will restore you to your original form.”

"If you dare to keep silent or deceive me, I will coat you with honey and hand you over to Jason.”

Jennifer sat in the chair, holding the mirror, and spoke slowly.

Magic Mirror: Please advise (I think writing makes me more charming, don’t you?)

…

Staring at the text on the surface of the Magic Mirror, Jennifer, appearing to be seven or eight years old, frowned. Yet at this moment, she didn’t pay any attention to that and asked in a deep voice—

"Do you know the ‘Giant City’?”

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