I Became the Demon King of Lust

When we walked over to the side, Tie Gang looked at the rest of my group and Kaito's group who had followed us over and said, "Can we get a minute alone?"

They had been following close since they had thought that this was their chance to talk to Tie Gang as well, so they were caught off guard when they heard his request.

But it wasn't as if they could deny this.

So they just nodded in a daze and moved away to give Lin Fan and Tie Gang some space.

At first, they didn't move that far away, so Tie Gang just looked at them for a bit.

Only after he looked at them for a bit did they move further away so that the two of them would have some time alone.

There was an awkward silence that hung in the air after they left as I didn't know what to say.

I was more surprised that Tie Gang would even want to talk to me alone than anything else.

It was a good thing that Tie Gang was the one that broke the silence in the end.

"How are you fitting in the guild?"

That was his first question and a question that caught me off guard again since I didn't know that he would start with this question.

I looked at him with a strange look and he just looked back at me with a smile.

I slowly said, "I'm doing fine. It was hard in the beginning, but I think that I'm finding my footing."

Tie Gang gave a nod after hearing this before saying, "It's good that you're fitting in well. I remember when I first came to Elementia, it was hard for me to fit in since I still didn't know how to use my powers properly yet. It took me a while before I was able to find my footing…"

He kept talking about his own experience with joining the guild, as if he was giving me advice.

I couldn't help being even more surprised when I heard this.

Did he really just call me aside to talk about this?

Was he really just checking in on me?

There was a strange feeling that came from inside of me since I didn't think that we were this close to begin with.

Of course, I still responded when I needed to and we talked for a bit about this.

But this conversation eventually reached an end.

When it seemed like it was over, Tie Gang suddenly asked, "So, how have things been with Xin'er lately?"

Once again, I was caught off guard by this sudden question of his.

I looked at him with one brow raised, but I couldn't see anything off about his expression.

After a pause, I slowly said, "We've met a few times since I joined, but we're both busy, so we haven't been seeing each other as much."

Tie Gang gave an understanding nod when he heard this, but he still said, "I know that it's hard with all the things you have to do for the guild, but when it's important, you just make it happen. I'm sure that she wants to see you too, but…"

His voice trailed off as he said this.

At the same time, I could hear a strange tone in his voice.

It was as if…he was almost threatening me.

I looked closely at Tie Gang's face, but his expression didn't change. He just still had that same smile on his face.

I felt that there was something off with him, but I just couldn't tell what.

So in the end, I slowly said, "I know, but we're both busy, so…"

Tie Gang suddenly interrupted me by saying, "When it's important, you make the time."

Once again, I was taken aback when he suddenly said this.

Once he made things this clear, it was impossible for me not to understand what he was saying.

I took a moment to calm down before saying, "Un, I'll make sure to make some time to see her."

Tie Gang gave a satisfied nod when he heard this before saying, "I know that your job is important, but you have to remember the people that are important to you as well."

His voice seemed to gain a dark tone as he said, "I'm sure that Xin'er is a bit depressed not being able to see you during this time. I'm not happy when I see Xin'er unhappy like this as her big brother, so I'm sure you know what I mean."

If there was a threat that was more obvious, I had never heard it before.

But I never thought that the relationship between Tie Gang and the Bing Sisters was this close that he would be doing something like this.

I just raised my hands and said, "I would never do anything to hurt her."

The dark look on Tie Gang's face receded when he heard this and he revealed a wide smile again as he said, "That's good. I hope that you'll keep that promise."

The mood lightened and I had a calm look on my face, but I was still feeling tense deep down.

I knew that Tie Gang hadn't been joking just now and he might really follow up on that threat if I hadn't responded that way.

Then as if it was an afterthought, he said, "Right, my wedding will be coming up in a few weeks. I'll give you two an invitation and you can come together. I'm sure that Xin'er will be happy about that."

It was as if he was giving us a nudge, but after that performance just now, I really couldn't think of a way to say no.

So the only thing that I could do was say, "Sure, I'll be glad to go."

Tie Gang revealed an even wider smile as he grabbed my shoulder and said, "I'm sure that Xin'er will be happy to hear that and I'll be happy to have the two of you come."

I just nodded along with a smile on my face.