"Your Majesty, it's morning already."
A gentle voice suddenly called out by his ear.
Eiji opened his bleary eyes to be greeted by a vast expanse of snowy white "destiny."
"What time is it, Nia?"
Lying on a bed over ten meters wide, Eiji couldn't muster the will to move.
"It's six in the morning. The sun has just risen."
The woman named Nia had the characteristic ∠-shaped horns of a demon, appearing to be in her twenties or thirties. She wore nothing but a set of black lace lingerie, every inch of her skin exuding the allure of a mature woman.
"Naughty."
Eiji grabbed hold of the tail that had been teasingly brushing against his chest.
The heart-shaped tail had a distinctly demonic charm, wriggling restlessly in his grasp with remarkable dexterity.
And indeed, she was a demon—a succubus, to be precise, and quite popular at that. Beldia had told him she was the proprietress of a succubus shop in the Demon King's Castle.
After experiencing her services for a night, he could only say she lived up to the succubus reputation—both obedient and wild.
"Hehe, Your Majesty's hands aren't behaving either!"
"It seems my hands have ambitions of their own."
Eiji calmly removed his hand from Nia's "destiny."
"Your Majesty does love his jokes."
Nia giggled as she stepped off the bed, picking up her clothes from the floor. Despite her sore and weakened state, she first helped Eiji dress before attending to herself.
Throughout, she meticulously observed the etiquette expected of a lower magical creature serving the Demon King, leaving no room for criticism.
"Tonight, bring everyone from your shop."
"...Yes, Your Majesty."
After a brief moment of contemplation, Nia quickly nodded in agreement.
Having everyone serve the Demon King would undoubtedly affect business, making it difficult to absorb sufficient yang energy—a critical issue for succubi, who wouldn't dare take the Demon King's yang energy.
However, gaining the Demon King's patronage would stabilize her shop's operations. After all, succubi were weak lower demons, and the long-term benefits outweighed the drawbacks.
Besides, with more people around, she might not pass out midway again.
"Beldia wasn't wrong—the Demon King's Castle is full of demon beauties with great figures."
Eiji sighed in admiration.
And so many non-human races—experiences he'd never had before. It was practically paradise.
Knock knock knock!
Soon after, the door was knocked.
"Open it."
Only after receiving Eiji's permission did Nia open the door.
Standing outside was a witch with impressively long legs.
The moment she entered the room and saw the succubus, Airi paused in thought before shooting Eiji a look of disdain.
Only two days in, and he couldn't help showing his true colors!
"What are you looking at? I'm someone who faces my desires head-on. You should praise my honesty instead."
Eiji remained unfazed.
"His Majesty is indeed a straightforward man."
Nia naturally offered a flattering remark.
"Hmph!"
The witch scoffed coldly.
"And this is how you plan to destroy the demons?"
She glared icily at Eiji, occasionally shooting Nia an annoyed look.
Nia shuddered, then quickly covered her ears, turned around, and crouched while hugging her head—her movements practiced to perfection.
This was bad!
She'd accidentally overheard something far beyond her station!
"You mean that?"
Eiji straightened his collar and wiped the hickey from his neck.
"I give up."
He declared without changing his expression.
"...Huh?"
The witch suddenly froze.
"Initially, I wanted to help humanity win the war by becoming the Demon King. But after going out yesterday and seeing the current state of this world... Well, since the fighting between demons and humans isn't that intense anyway, why should I bother with such a thankless task?"
After years of development, demons and humans had practically integrated, with countless intertwined interests between them.
If he abruptly exterminated the demons, it would actually deal a significant blow to humanity.
Since the war between them didn't harm civilians anyway, what did it matter? Humans fought among themselves too—what's wrong with humans and demons having a war?
"Th-then in that case!"
Airi's breathing suddenly became rapid. Her eyes lit up, her face full of expectation.
"If you're not planning to interfere in the war between the races, then there's no need for you to be the Demon King anymore, right? Could you return the Demon King's position to my father?"
"No way!"
Eiji looked at her like she was an idiot.
"Being the Demon King means I can do whatever I want—why wouldn't I keep it?"
If he weren't the Demon King, would Nia be so obediently serving him?
Could he still flirt with all the beautiful women in the Demon King's Castle?
"I'm not close with you people, and you even tried to harm me. Why should I return the Demon King's position to you?"
Poison in the bathhouse, mimic monsters in the Treasure Vault—just in two days, there had already been two notable assassination attempts.
We're not even friends—why should I pity you?
I'm not some kind of good person!
"...I understand."
Airi clenched her fists, gritting her teeth, desperately wanting to throw a punch.
But remembering the gap in their strength, she weakly lowered her arm, her face pale, forced to submit with visible reluctance.
"Alright, tell me—what brings you here so early in the morning?"
Even as he took in her pitiful appearance, Eiji's tone didn't soften in the slightest, showing no intention of being gentle with her.
"Your subordinates have urgent matters to report."
Airi suppressed her inner turmoil and adopted a cold, businesslike tone.
"Rumors say that a few days ago, someone saw a beam of light descending from the sky in the beginner town of Axel in the Belzerg Kingdom. The castle's diviners performed a reading and concluded that this light may bring great calamity upon our Demon King Army. The lower ranks are in chaos, awaiting Your Majesty's decision."
A beam of light descending from the sky?
Diviners say it will bring disaster to the Demon King Army?
This plot sounds familiar!
Eiji fell into thought.
Isn't this the classic protagonist's entrance?
After over a decade, his memories of this world's protagonist were nearly gone—he only vaguely recalled it being a rather comedic party.
But no matter how comedic, they couldn't be underestimated!
If left to grow, they would undoubtedly become a formidable enemy to the Demon King Army in the future!
"Witch, relay my orders—gather all the castle's officers in the Demon King's Hall!"
Eiji issued the assembly command with a stern face.
"My name is Airi Yasaka!"
A visible vein throbbed on the witch's forehead.
Damn it, this bastard really had a talent for pissing people off at any moment!
"What does any of that matter right now! The safety of the Demon King Army comes first! I absolutely won't allow the Demon King Army to be destroyed!"
Eiji's face was filled with determination, as if not even a descending god could stop his resolve.
"Why are you suddenly so..."
Looking at that resolute profile, Airi suddenly felt her heartbeat skip a beat.
Why does he look kinda cool right now?!
"If the Demon King Army is gone, how am I supposed to do whatever I want with all those beautiful women with great figures in the Demon King's Castle?! I absolutely won't let that happen!"
Airi: "..."
Give me back my emotional moment!