I Became the Demon King of Lust

"And? Is there something that you need from us?" I just said in a calm voice.

There was a silence that followed after I said this.

Kaito's expression couldn't help changing several times as if he was still deciding on how he wanted to react to this.

After all, he never would have expected me to say this.

But this was the best way to deal with someone like this.

Chuunibyou, the best way to deal with someone with that was to not give them the attention that they wanted.

After all, people who suffered from Chuunibyou usually did it for attention.

If you didn't give them attention, then there was nothing that they could do.

In fact, by not giving them the attention that they wanted, it let them reflect on what they were doing. As long as it was a normal person, they would feel embarrassed about this.

So it could be seen that Kaito was slowly breaking down.

Finally, he couldn't take it anymore as he started stammering, "I, you, I, you, I, you…"

The way that he stammered, it was almost like listening to a broken record. It was like his brain couldn't process what was happening, so he didn't know what to do.

This was the one time that I felt pity for him.

There was a time a long time ago where I had been in the same situation as him, so I knew what he was feeling.

After a moment of hesitation, I decided to bail him out in the end.

I just couldn't watch him anymore, I was slowly dying of second hand cringe.

"Are you here to declare something? Something related to us?" I said in a slow and deliberate voice, almost as if I was guiding him.

At this point, Kaito's brain had stopped working and he was about to break into tears.

When he heard what I said, his eyes immediately lit up and he said, "Yes, yes, I am here to give my declaration."

He acted like this was all part of his plan and he knew exactly what he was doing after hearing this.

His friends let out secret sighs of relief after hearing this before they started cheering for him again.

"That's right, give him your declaration!"

"Show him why you're called the Black Flame Dragon!"

At the very least, it seemed that his friends did support him in what he did.

I just revealed a bitter smile as I waited patiently for Kaito to say what he wanted to say.

He took a step forward and pointed his finger in my face before saying, "Well done! Out of consideration for your wit, I acknowledge you as my rival!"

This time, it was the members of my group who were shocked.

Hayato, Blaze, Claire, and Qin Yue Ru had all been glaring at Kaito during this time with aggressive looks, as if they were unhappy with the way that he had been acting.

But they were shocked and confused when they heard his declaration.

On the other hand, I just had a look on my face like I was already expecting this.

I had read the information that Su Chen had handed me earlier, so I already knew what these kids were up to.

They couldn't compete with others in the competition to join the SS Rank Dungeon scouting group. The only ones that they could compete with were us who had joined after them.

So they were here to scope out the competition and declare their intent to compete with us.

But the way that he said it…

It seemed that he wasn't able to talk properly without putting things like this.

Of course, I could tell that there were no ill intentions behind these words.

It was clear that he didn't know how to communicate properly.

Whether that was because he was shy or something else, I had no idea.

As Kaito just pointed his finger in my face, seeing that I didn't say anything, he once again couldn't help wavering. He revealed an awkward look like he didn't know what to do now that he was in this pose.

If he were to back down, then he wouldn't be able to live it down in front of his friends.

I could see the look on his face and couldn't help thinking, "This kid really is high maintenance…"

In the end, I took a step back and reached my hand out to take his hand.

Kaito was completely caught off guard when I grabbed his hand and he wasn't able to do anything in response. He just numbly stood there as I took his hand in mine.

I gave his hand a shake and said, "Alright, I look forward to competing with you."

There was a moment of silence as Kaito and his friends took the time to react to this.

Then Kaito revealed a wide smile as he said, "You have a good eye! I'm glad that you can recognize greatness when you see it!"

He took a step forward so that he was right in front of me before saying, "Just you wait and see, you won't regret having us as your rivals! We'll show you just what we can do as your seniors!"

Then without waiting for a response, he and the rest of his friends suddenly ran off.

We were just left standing there in front of the elevator alone.

The kids of our group revealed shocked looks, but all I could do was reveal a bitter smile.

These kids…they really didn't know how to communicate with others.

Since that was that, we all headed home after that since we had received orders to go to another dungeon tomorrow.

I just hoped that we wouldn't run into his group again since there was only so much that I could take of him. I would need a few days to recharge before I could face these kids again.

It was just too bad that we met again the next day.