The maid squad is too strong, what use is there for me, the Demon King?

Grey was held in the elven girl's arms for the rest of the time.

The hug lasted a long time, so long that Alpha's facial expression, hidden by his black cloak, changed several times.

From (￣～￣)

(* ￣︿￣)

Then to ￣へ￣

Finally, we come to 凸 (艹皿艹 ).

What's wrong with this woman? A hug would have been enough, why did she keep hugging her for so long?

How dare you stay in Lord Shadow's arms? That was my spot just a moment ago...

Waaah... Lord Shadow has never hugged me for this long before.

It's hard to say.

According to an article, people experience a ninefold difference in their senses when waiting and being waited for.

For example, if one person waits for another for three minutes, the person waiting will feel anxious, and their senses will be amplified, making it feel like nine minutes have passed.

The person being waited for arrives precisely three minutes later, but in their perception, it will feel like only a minute has passed, and they might even think they arrived very quickly.

Those who are waiting will feel that this person is incredibly slow.

If it's a date between couples, and the woman makes the man wait for more than an hour, according to the theory of nine times sensory difference...

Wow, that's terrifying.

Therefore, the judgment of who Gray hugged longer should not be based on Alpha's senses, but on Gray's senses.

The two people who had been holding each other remained motionless.

Gray's silence wasn't because he was hopelessly infatuated with her beauty.

I just felt that a girl who had just been rescued really needed a warm embrace, just like Alpha had done before.

Anyway, Gray couldn't possibly push her away, could he?

So how long the hug lasts depends on the elven girl, not on Gray.

So why is our naive and innocent fairy princess clinging to her so stubbornly?

Part of the reason she wanted to spend more time with her prince after surviving the ordeal was because...

This guy was too hungry to leave.

Gray was forced to stay in this gentle embrace for a while longer, until Alpha couldn't resist coming up to pry the two apart, only then did he realize that the elven girl was on her deathbed and had no strength left.

Gray immediately picked up the elf girl, preparing to take her to find some food.

His gaze fell on the bowl filled with an unknown liquid.

Um... never mind that.

After wiping out the slave-hunting team, Gray collected the spoils before coming to the dungeon to free the slaves.

While claiming to be collecting spoils, Gray only took silver and copper coins.

As for other things, Gray didn't care about them either.

The slave-catching team's weapons were of very poor quality, and Gray naturally wouldn't have been interested in these rusty knives and spears.

As for food…

Gray, as the adopted son of a nobleman, usually eats much better than this.

However, we need to feed the elf girl as soon as possible. Even if we return to Brant's mansion, we might not be able to find food at this late hour, not to mention that it's far away and we don't know how much longer the elf girl can hold on.

Therefore, they could only rely on the granaries of this slave-catching team.

Gray's swift action startled Alpha, who was still feeling envious, but he quickly recovered and followed suit.

Gray only found some dry food in the cattle-catching team's granary, and the best option for feeding someone who had been starving for a long time was liquid food.

On the one hand, it can prevent the problem of not having the strength to chew, and on the other hand, it can prevent damage to the stomach that has been hungry for a long time.

But with only dry rations available, we'll have to make do for now. (The unidentified liquid has been automatically ignored.)

The healing magic used to treat Alpha before came in handy again.

Thanks to the healing magic, the elven girl regained some strength and was at least able to accept Gray's feeding.

After feeding, Alpha finally caught up.

After months of training, Alpha's physical strength and magic power have improved, and he is now at the first-tier level, which is enough to keep up with Gray's movements.

Perhaps due to the elves' superior physical abilities, the elf girl recovered quite quickly.

Na Jiu's pale face, caused by hunger, regained some color.

The elven girl, having regained some of her vitality, had a rosy complexion, adding to her pitiful and endearing charm.

Well, saying that might ruin the mood a bit...

But this thing brought this on itself, so it's better not to feel too sorry for it.

Perhaps because she was a little embarrassed by being held in his arms, a faint blush rose on her cheeks, like a ripe apple. She lowered her head slightly, her eyes flickering, seemingly unable to meet his gaze. Her lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but was too shy to speak.

Her fingers unconsciously fidgeted with the hem of her dress, revealing her nervousness and unease. Her ears were also slightly red, as if she were listening to the sound of her own heartbeat. Her breathing became rapid, and her chest rose and fell slightly, showing her inner excitement.

But in reality, this clever girl deliberately struck a pose that was extremely attractive to men.

Since ancient times, even heroes have found it hard to resist the charms of a beautiful woman. Unfortunately, this tactic was only effective on Grey, at most arousing his admiration, but not making him fall for her.

"I thank you for your kindness. May I ask your name?"

As if triggered by a keyword, Gray immediately responded.

"My name is Hidden Shadow, Yin Hidden, Yin Hunter. (My name is Demon Shadow, and I am a person who lurks in the darkness and hunts shadows)"

“I am Alpha, a servant of the Shadow Court, who lurks in the darkness, hunts shadows, and serves the supreme being.”

Alpha followed suit with its own updated version.

Gray felt the last sentence was unnecessary, but Alpha insisted it was the most important, so Gray let her have her way.

This elven girl didn't care about her title; she only knew...

You can tell he's a handsome guy just by listening to that voice!

(?'grass?)

Although the black cloak concealed her face, the elven girl trusted her judgment and immediately pulled out her trump card.

"I have no way to repay your great kindness, so I offer myself in gratitude..."

The elven girl's shy expression was even more pronounced, and her pointed, elven-featured ears were flushed with a hot blush.

alpha:"……"

To put it simply, it was a game-winning shot!

The elven girl was secretly pleased with herself, but unfortunately, her black robes prevented her from seeing Gray's expression.

But Gray's next words completely stunned the elf girl.

"There's no need for you to repay me with your body. I didn't save you so that you would repay my kindness."

? ? ? ? ?

The elven girl maintained a shy expression, but her mind was racing.

This is not what I imagined!

Shouldn't the next part of the story be that he gladly accepts it and lives a shameless and happy life from then on?

How could a beautiful girl like me not be able to charm him?

No, no, calm down.

It must be that our benefactor is shy and embarrassed to accept it directly; we need to build a better relationship first!

Alpha breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Gray's reply.

"No, my benefactor, we elves always repay kindness. Please allow me to stay by your side and serve you like a slave to repay your kindness!"