Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

night.

The moonlight was dim.

A petite and quiet little girl sat in a wheelchair, her head held high, her beautiful dark eyes gazing at the full moon hanging in the night sky.

The girl was alone in the garden. From this spot, one could see a huge hole at the top of the cave, through which a glimpse of the outside world in the night could be seen.

As a little girl who couldn't stand up and walk, Ququ lived in this dark city built inside the valley since she was old enough to understand things. She had hardly ever seen the outside world. This city-state built by her father in the cave was the only "world" she could see.

But every night at this time, the girl could see the moon slowly passing through the night sky through the large hole at the top of the cave.

Isn't it boring to admire the moon alone?

A voice suddenly came.

The girl paused for a moment, then turned around and saw that Ye Ge had walked into the garden and was standing where she had been, looking up at the moon.

"You are... the person who was talking to Dad in the study earlier?" Ququ was confused for a moment, but then quickly recognized Yege.

"Oh, you remember me?"

"Um......"

Ququ paused for a moment, then looked closely at Yege's face.

Because Ye Ge was very handsome; he was the most handsome boy she had ever seen in her life.

Although the world was not very big for her, she had not seen many boys her age.

However, her father always found ways to bring her back various DVDs, the kind that could project holographic images using a chip inserted into a cybernetic watch. So Ququ has watched quite a few anime, movies, and TV series.

Ququ never imagined that such handsome boys as those in anime actually existed in this world. He had fair skin, clear eyes, and every detail of his face was endlessly attractive. His voice was soft and warm, unlike those loud and boisterous boys in Dark City...

"Why are you staring at me?" Ye Ge tilted her head. "Is there something strange on my face?"

"...No." Ququ blushed. Quiet by nature, she was too embarrassed to compliment someone's appearance directly, let alone easily reveal her true feelings.

Are you Dad's friend?

"Friends? Hmm... I guess so."

“Most of the children in Dark City are very afraid of my father. You are the first outsider to have tea and chat with him in his study. It seems that my father respects you very much.” Qu Qu smiled quietly: “I think you must be a very capable person.”

Yege did not answer her question directly: "Have you lived here since you were born?"

"Hmm...no, but I've been here ever since I was old enough to remember," Ququ said.

Ye Ge glanced at the wheelchair beneath the girl and said, "You can't stand up because..."

"Dad said that my body was corrupted by demonic energy during a severe demonic calamity when I was a child." Ququ looked down at her legs and said slowly, "My legs were the most severely corrupted. At the same time, my heart and lungs were also corrupted. Although Dad told me that these were nothing, and that there were people in Dark City who were corrupted by demonic energy and were fine, I actually knew that I probably wouldn't live long."

Night songs are sung in silence.

Is it due to demonic energy contamination...?

Ye Ge used the system's diagnostic function to check Qu Qu's physical condition.

[Character]: Ququ

Age: 11

[Level]: Non-Transcendent

[HP]: 0.1/0.1

[Soul Power (MP)]: 0/0

[Four-Dimensional Attributes]: Strength 0.01, Agility 0, Spirit 0.01, Stamina 0.01

[Basic Attributes]: Physical Attack 0.01, Magic Attack 0, Defense 0.01, Resistance 0.01, Burst Damage 999999, Speed ​​0, Dexterity 0, Perception 0.01

[Special Attributes]: Intelligence 7, Charisma 9, Luck 0

[Status]: Corrupted by demonic energy, weakened, suffering from a rare variant of demonic disease, cellular gene mutation...

Ye Ge was slightly taken aback.

Originally, Ye Ge wanted to get close to Qu Qu and check her attribute information to see if the name "Qu Qu" was her real name.

Because in Ye Ge's memory, in the main storyline of Dark Blood, apart from not having Bao Bingqing, he also never saw the character Qu Qu.

but now......

A rare variant of the Demonic Disease?

Moreover, judging from the basic attribute panel, Ququ's physical condition is indeed extremely poor. Even among ordinary people, Yege has never seen anyone with only 0.1 life points!

It's just like a delicate daisy; a gentle breeze would cause it to wither and die...

But her [Burst] attribute actually reached "999999"??

Ye Ge frowned.

How is this going?

Could it be because of her rare variant of demonic disease?

And the [Luck] attribute is only "0"?!

Ye Ge pondered, thinking that simply looking at the basic attribute panel wasn't enough.

Perhaps only with more detailed data can we uncover the secret...

"What's wrong with you?" Ququ looked at Yege strangely, seeing that he didn't say anything.

Ye Ge snapped out of her daze: "Oh, it's nothing."

"Ququ, how about I show you a magic trick?"

"Magic?" Ququ asked curiously, "What is magic?"

"Um...it's just..."

Ye Ge came up to Qu Qu and suddenly got very close to her.

"What...what happened?"

"It's nothing, look over here." Ye Ge put a hand behind Qu Qu's neck, running her five fingers through the girl's dark and smooth hair.

The girl's body immediately stiffened and tensed up.

This was the first time in her life that a boy other than her father had ever touched her hair.

But looking at Ye Ge's clear and earnest face, the girl thought that it would be impolite to interrupt him at this moment.

"drop"

A faint electronic scanning sound came from behind the girl's neck.

Ququ heard the faint sound, but she didn't pay attention to it.

And very quickly, her attention was completely drawn to Night Song.

"Na~"

Night Song's hand finally emerged from her hair, holding a small white flower in it.

The boy smiled and said, "This is for you."

"Thank you... thank you..." Ququ took the flowers Yege handed her, still a little dazed, completely unaware of where Yege had gotten them from.

Wasn't his hand empty just now?

"What kind of flower is this?" Ququ asked.

“Snowdrops,” Night Song smiled. “They are known for their tenacious vitality.”

The girl, bewildered, replied, "Oh..."

"Alright, the limited-time program is over, I'm leaving." Ye Ge slung a bottle-like prop from her other hand behind her back and into her sleeve, then smiled and slowly walked away.

Ququ was still staring blankly at the flower in her hand when she suddenly heard Yege say that she was leaving. She turned around and saw Yege's back already ten meters away.

"I...I don't even know your name!"

Ye Ge stopped and looked back: "My name is Ye Ge."