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

"You can come in."

Upon receiving Gray's telepathic message, the two women entered the laboratory and witnessed this scene.

The red-haired research fanatic, Eiota, was sleeping peacefully in Gray's arms, her breathing even.

"All done?" the pink-haired succubus asked, inquiring about the current situation.

"Not yet." Gray gently stroked the girl's head in his arms. "This girl hasn't slept for at least ten days. Let her rest first."

Haven't slept for more than ten days?

Beta couldn't believe it at all; she always made sure to get enough sleep to maintain her beauty and health.

Beta's stunning looks aren't just due to her natural beauty, but also to the care she takes in maintaining her appearance.

“I’ll stay here with her for a while. If she gets bored, she can take a tour of the lab. As long as she doesn’t do anything reckless, there shouldn’t be any problems,” Gray whispered to the two women.

"Eh? No need, as long as I can keep an eye on Lord Shadow, I won't..." Before he could finish speaking, Beta was pulled away by Kapala.

“Give them some time alone,” Capa whispered. Beta didn’t resist and let Capa pull him along.

Indeed, it has always been a situation of too many wolves and too little meat, with each side keeping the others in check, which is why there has been little progress over the past ten years.

Everyone succeeded when they were alone with Gray. Once Beta understood this, he felt at ease and went with Kappa to visit the laboratory.

This guy……

Gray shook his head.

He didn't mean to send the two women away, but Kappa took the opportunity to leave with Beta...

Looking at the sleeping girl in his arms, a fleeting tenderness crossed Gray's eyes.

Iota won't wake up anytime soon, so I'll take a nap too.

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Iota slept until the next morning, while Gray arrived at the orchard around noon the previous day.

Gray, who had fallen asleep holding Iota, naturally woke up much earlier than Iota and had to wait a while longer until Iota woke up.

Gazing at the girl's delicate and lovely sleeping face, Gray was momentarily captivated.

Why doesn't this guy want to sleep? He's so incredibly handsome.

“Grey…”

She groggily opened her eyes, and the face of her fiancé immediately appeared before her.

"Good morning?" Aiota said sleepily, then closed her eyes and pursed her lips for a kiss.

What followed was not passionate intimacy, but a sharp rap on the head from Gray.

"Ugh..." Aiota cried out in pain, clutching her forehead, her beautiful eyes welling up with tears: "Gray, what are you doing..."

Gray had no intention of letting the pitiful Eiota go; his sharp gaze made the red-haired girl tremble.

Aieta tentatively asked, "Are you angry?"

Gray scoffed, "What do you think?"

Upon seeing this, Aiota immediately began to think about what wrong things she had done recently.

No, right? She's been staying in the lab the whole time, hardly ever going out, and hasn't done any dangerous experiments.

After racking his brains for a long time without coming up with a solution, Aiota decisively raised his hands in surrender: "I was wrong."

Gray could tell at a glance that she wasn't... he could tell at a glance that she didn't understand at all, so he reached out and pinched the tender flesh on Aiota's cheek, and began to ravage it.

"What's wrong?"

With her face pinched and unable to struggle, Aiota naturally couldn't speak.

How am I supposed to know where I went wrong...?

Gray thought to himself, "Just as I thought," and increased the pressure on his hands: "You're talking about how you were so engrossed in your experiments that you didn't sleep at all, and you almost died of exhaustion, you know that!"

Is it really that serious...? Aieta thought to herself, but dared not argue and further anger Gray who was already in a rage.

"I was wrong, I won't do it again..." Aiota said weakly.

"There will be a next time?" Gray's eyes widened.

Iota was caught off guard by Gray's smooth combo.

"No, I really won't do it again..."

Seeing Iota's helpless expression, Gray couldn't help but sigh inwardly at how effective this tactic was.

My angry girlfriend, Promax.

"From now on, you must get four hours of sleep every day, understand? I will have someone monitor you, so don't even think about getting away with it!" Gray made this request to Aieta.

I sleep for four hours a day!

Aiota's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly; that would be such a waste of time.

How do you manage to sleep at your age?

"Understood!" Aieta agreed for the time being, since she wasn't planning to carry it out anyway; she just needed to find a way to get away with it.

“Since you did something wrong, shouldn’t you be punished?” Gray tilted his head and stared at Iota.

"Hmm..." Aiota said something surprising: "Can I repay you with my body?"

Who hasn't had a taste for something new and then gotten a little craving? It's been a while since I've seen Gray, and Eota's starting to crave exploring the mysteries of life with him...

Gray looked at the eager Iota and said with a dark face, "Is this punishment or a reward?"

Aieta was taken aback, her cheeks flushed, and she whispered, "It's a reward..."

"You're really dreaming!" Gray reached out his other hand and delivered a double blow to Iota's pretty face.

"Gray, it hurts!" Iota protested. Gray had had enough of playing with the tender flesh on her face and withdrew his hand.

“To teach you a lesson, the punishment should be quite severe.” Gray paused, then continued, “Having a fiancée who could suddenly die at any moment is too insecure. How about we call off the engagement?”

That's what they say, and Gray would never actually do that, but Eota didn't think that far ahead and reacted fiercely the moment Gray finished speaking.

"No!" Aieta's emotions were in turmoil. "Absolutely not!"

Aiota glanced at Gray briefly, then spoke, tears welling in her eyes: "Gray, don't you want me anymore?"

Gray hadn't expected that she, who was second only to the most taciturn and adorable among the ten Shadows, would react so violently. Looking at the aggrieved Aiota, Gray couldn't help but feel a little heartbroken.

They've lifted a rock only to drop it on their own foot!

Gray had no choice but to soften his tone, "No, as long as you promise not to stay up all night every day..."

"Okay, don't abandon me..."

Gray realized that Iota had truly agreed this time, and it seemed that the engagement with Gray held much greater weight in her heart than he had imagined.

Aieta nestled her little head into Gray's arms, looking pitiful, and said, "Pinch me all you want, I can accept any other punishment..."

Having achieved his goal, Gray sighed softly and decided not to make things difficult for the girl whose eyes were full of her.

Gray suddenly realized that this was a good opportunity.

Iota is in a completely vulnerable position. If I take a firmer stance, she will obey me without question, right?

From this perspective, it doesn't seem so difficult to say anymore.

Gray made up his mind and transmitted his voice to the two women who were visiting the laboratory: "You can come over now."