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

"Alright, stop fooling around." Seeing Beta's cheeks turn bright red, Gray didn't hesitate to unleash his killing move, delivering a God's Hand Chop that made Kappa clutch his forehead and cry out in pain.

"Ugh..." Kappa clutched his head while giving Beta a wink.

Didn't you say you couldn't bring yourself to say it? I've already brought it up for you, and I even got a chop to the neck because of you. All you have to do is step forward and confirm it. You don't have to say it out loud; just let Lord Demon Shadow understand with your eyes that you want it too. Then we can move on to the next step.

With such high hopes placed on him by Kappa, Beta, unsurprisingly, lost his mind due to love, and smoke seemed to rise from his white hair.

Give you a chance, you are useless!

Kappa cursed Beta in his heart. If he didn't even have this much courage, he should have gone back to the arranged marriage! He even made her suffer a chop to the neck for nothing.

In Gray's eyes, Beta's shyness at this moment was just a normal reaction of an innocent girl being teased by a shameless pink-haired succubus. After all, Beta had set up a persona of a beautiful, innocent, and grateful fairy girl in front of Gray.

Capa was greatly disappointed; she dared not say anything, not even if I were to introduce her.

This plan is definitely not working, so we can only go with plan B.

Thank you, Shinasai! She won't rest until you call her "Mom" a couple of times!

Kappa suddenly adopted a serious demeanor: "Lord Shadow, why don't you and Beta go and check out the towns that haven't fallen yet? She's a local and knows the details better. Don't you think it would be better to check out the situation on the Royal side before taking any action?"

Kappa's sudden move was actually to create some time for Beta and Gray to spend alone together.

A relationship can only develop rapidly when a man and a woman are alone together. Don't you know the saying "three monks have no water to drink"?

However, this meant that Capac had to sacrifice his time with Gray, a situation that could be described as aiding the enemy while suffering heavy losses himself.

It's alright, it's all for a better future!

Gray also thought that Capa had finally gotten tired of doing those lousy jobs and was letting them get down to business.

He certainly wouldn't miss the opportunity Kappa offered, and quickly replied, "That's true. I want to compare the situations on both sides before deciding how to act. Beta, I'll trouble you to lead the way."

“Yes, Lord Shadow! Your subordinate is happy to serve you.” Beta’s eyes lit up, realizing that Kappa was creating an opportunity for her to be alone with Gray.

She really made me cry to death!

It seems I was a bit prejudiced against Kappa before; she wasn't some shameless woman with two useless lumps of flesh...

Kappa had no idea what Beta was thinking; if he did, he would probably be furious.

Is this how you see me—a wanton succubus? At least I've only ever been with Lord Shadow, and I'll only be his exclusive plaything. I won't touch any other filthy men. Please don't be prejudiced against succubi, OK?

Kappa gave Beta a "good luck" look and said sweetly, "I'll take care of things here first. Have fun and may you have a baby soon!"

The first half of the sentence was normal enough, but the second half, "May you have a son soon," made Gray stumble.

What the hell? You say inspecting the situation is just for fun, fine, but may you have a baby soon...

What do you take us for? Just to randomly find some wilderness to unleash a defeat cutscene?

I was so stupid, really. All I knew was that this pink-haired succubus was a lustful pervert, yet I still expected her to say something sensible.

Zeta: Woof?

Beta glanced at Gray's expression and silently thought to himself.

It's not that it's impossible, but she hoped this first time would be a little sacred, at least in bed, and that Lord Shadow would be a little gentle...

However, she seemed to have forgotten something...

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In the present Kingdom of Saintian, the entire elven race has split into two factions.

The princes who support the current king, Elandil, and the anti-king faction led by Finrod.

The elves had long harbored resentment towards the royal family, and some elves even had the idea that "this world might just belong to the Zhong family." Initially, the royal army and the rebel army were evenly matched.

However, with the covert assistance of the Demonic Order, the rebels gradually began to overtake the Royal Guard.

Seeing that the rebels were gaining the upper hand, some elves who had initially planned to remain neutral and observe the situation could no longer sit still and joined the rebel camp. This was like adding insult to injury for the already disadvantaged royal family.

Beta brought Gray to a town located on the front lines of the war.

Beneath the town's tranquil exterior lurked an unspoken tension. Sunlight still filtered through the leaves, but the once leisurely shadows now seemed to quicken their pace, as if foreshadowing an impending storm.

The town's defenses had been strengthened; the houses, built from naturally grown trees, were now shrouded in a thin, shimmering magical shield. Elven warriors patrolled the walls, their eyes alert, their bows and staves ready to meet any potential threat.

"How do we get in?" Ge Xue asked.

In a town under war, it would be impossible to let two unidentified men in black robes in.

If Gray removes his black robe, he will be recognized as a human.

The war between the Kingdom of Olmec and the Kingdom of Saint-Tian, ​​triggered by the princess's elopement more than a decade ago, has made the relationship between humans and elves extremely hostile, second only to the sworn enemy, the demons.

There's no way an elf town would let humans in, right?

Beta is an elf, a local, but getting in probably won't be that easy.

Who knows if you're a spy sent by the rebels? How could we possibly let you in?

Should we force our way in?

To the elves, this would be tantamount to an enemy attack, and they would certainly fight back with all their might. This could be considered friendly fire.

If we were to infiltrate...

Gray looked at the heavily guarded town.

He wasn't confident he could infiltrate undetected; he couldn't very well unleash his full power and have them all wiped out, could he? This was practically Russian-style infiltration...

Beat up my teammates?

Soon, Gray realized he had been overthinking things.

Beta stepped forward and showed a token to the guards at the city gate.

The guards immediately became respectful and bowed their heads in greeting.

"So it's Lord Beta of the Shadow Court. Please come in."

"I see," Gray thought to himself.

It seems that Beta has already reached a cooperation agreement with them, but how Beta gained their trust remains unknown.

Beta turned to look at Gray, and finally gritted her teeth and grabbed Gray's arm.

Seeing that Gray showed no resistance, Beta was overjoyed and Wan'er said with a smile, "Lord Shadow, let's go in."