“What… do you mean?”
Kurei was stunned for a moment.
She still didn’t quite understand what Melu was trying to express.
“Kurei, how do you view the former Lord Demon King?” Melu asked.
“The former Lord Demon King was my idol!” Kurei replied. “He was powerful, domineering, and confident—the strongest existence among us demonkin!”
“Anything else?”
“Also, back when I first started working, I made some mistakes, but Lord Demon King didn’t hold me accountable and even helped me. I’m very grateful for that… That’s why I decided that only Lord Demon King is worthy of my loyalty!”
“Kurei, my thoughts are pretty much the same as yours. I also believe he is worthy of our loyalty,” Melu paused for a moment. “So when Lord Demon King has fallen on hard times, should we abandon that belief and crush him instead?”
“This…”
Kurei was left speechless for a moment.
Such thinking wasn’t strange among demonkin. The position of Demon King had always belonged to the strong. Defeating the previous Demon King was a way to prove one’s own power to the other demonkin, and it would be an important entry on one’s life record.
The two of them were already much stronger than the current Via. In the demonkin world, how could the strong pledge loyalty to the weak?
Moreover, the current Demon King had reincarnated as a human.
Demonkin should be even less willing to submit to a human.
However, deep in her heart, there was a voice that refused to let her kill her former idol.
“Melu, I don’t really want to kill the former Lord Demon King.”
“Are you sure?”
“I’m sure, Melu! The current Lord Demon King is indeed very weak, like a small fry who could be crushed at any moment. But if you want to kill her, I won’t allow it!”
Kurei replied firmly.
She wasn’t sure whether she could continue serving with loyalty, but she didn’t want to harm the Demon King.
“Don’t worry, Kurei. I have no intention of killing Lord Demon King either.” Melu smiled.
“That’s great, Melu.”
Kurei felt relieved. At least for now, she wouldn’t have to oppose Melu over the Demon King’s life.
“But can you continue to serve loyally?” Melu pressed.
“This… Mm…”
Kurei found it difficult.
It really was tricky. Unless Lord Demon King could defeat her, it would be hard to swear loyalty again! In the demonkin world, the weak should be dominated by the strong. How could it be the other way around?
“In that case, right now we don’t have a superior-subordinate relationship with Lord Demon King, do we?”
“Exactly.”
“So that means we can do whatever we want to Lord Demon King?”
“That’s right!”
“Don’t you think we could do some fun things?” Melu smiled slightly. “The former Lord Demon King has turned into a girl—a cute girl at that.”
“This… Yeah, that could work!”
Kurei smacked her fist into her palm.
She thought this sounded rather interesting.
“Melu, we’ll do whatever you say!”
Creak—
The door opened.
Via lifted her head and saw that Melu and Kurei had returned. It seemed their discussion was over.
“Um…”
Via felt somewhat embarrassed the moment she saw the faces of these two demonkin maids.
Was this social death?
She quickly turned her face away.
“Lord Demon King.” Melu walked up in front of Via.
“Have you two decided to kill me?”
She had already mentally prepared herself for the possibility that she might meet her end here.
That was why she had wanted to become strong enough in the human world first before returning to the demonkin territories to reclaim her position as Demon King.
After all, this was the law of survival in the demonkin world.
The strong dominate the weak.
“Lord Demon King, have you truly turned into a girl? You’re not using some kind of magic, right?” Melu examined Via closely.
“Of course not. There’s no such magic in this world— Hey, wait! What are you doing!!”
Via cried out in alarm.
Because Melu did something quite outrageous—she actually pulled open Via’s sleepwear and peeked inside.
“They’re actually bigger than mine?” Melu’s eyes widened.
“What? What? Let me see too!”
Kurei leaned in with great interest. After seeing the scale of Via’s chest, she exclaimed in surprise.
“Lord Demon King, how can your figure be even better than mine!”
“Th-this…”
Via’s face turned red again.
Hearing such compliments from her former subordinates was incredibly embarrassing. This was definitely not something to be happy about!
“Mm, it really seems Lord Demon King has become a girl.” Melu gave a definitive judgment.
“Lord Demon King, that’s so unfair.”
Kurei looked down at her own chest. After comparing, her eyes were filled with unstoppable envy.
“If you’re going to kill me, just do it already! Stop with all this nonsense!” Via shouted.
She really didn’t want to continue this topic.
“Lord Demon King, Kurei and I have temporarily decided not to kill you for now,” Melu said.
“Really?” Via was somewhat surprised. “You’re not joking, are you?”
“No, Kurei and I are serious.”
“Lord Demon King, we really don’t want to kill you. Even though you’ve become a human… and a small fry… Melu and I discussed it and decided not to kill you.” Kurei’s attitude had aligned with Melu’s.
This left Via feeling quite complicated inside.
She had already prepared herself mentally for death the moment she was exposed.
And yet, they had chosen to spare her?
“However, Lord Demon King, at this point we still cannot become your subordinates. At least not until you become stronger than us. We won’t join your court yet,” Melu reminded her.
“Mm, I can understand that.”
Via nodded. She had also hoped to become strong enough as quickly as possible to be able to command other demonkin before rebuilding her court.
“Lord Demon King, did you come looking for me and Kurei because you wanted to rely on us?” Melu asked curiously.
“Well… you could say that.”
“Do you have any money?”
“No.”
“Any other subordinates?”
“Does Little Ha count?”
“Alright, so no.” Via felt it was a bit too ridiculous to count the little cat as a subordinate.
“Any other resources? For example, did you leave behind any legacies from your previous life?”
“None.”
“So… you have nothing at all?”
That was true.
At the moment, Via was truly in dire straits, almost at the end of her rope.
Right now she only had a Demon King Armament with insufficient energy, an extremely talkative Demonic Blade, and a cat that liked to hiss.
“Lord Demon King, it looks like you need some assistance. Given your current condition, it won’t be easy for you to survive in the Desolate Fallen Continent,” Melu concluded. “Kurei and I can provide you with shelter and food. We can also help you look for resources in the Desolate Fallen Continent so you can rise again.”
Via’s eyes lit up. “Really? There’s such a good deal?”
“Of course, Lord Demon King. You only need to—”
Melu deliberately put on a mysterious look and drew out her words.
After building up the suspense, she smiled.
“—put this on!”
Umm I think you guys skipped 8 chapters ðŸ˜