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

As for where the news of the previous nine Demon Kings might be found...

There are currently no reports of any ruins or structures resembling the castles of the previous nine Demon Kings.

"So, I guess I should make another trip to the Shadow Forest when I have some free time?"

The remnants of the demon race, now hiding in the Shadow Forest to avoid humans, may have some information related to the previous nine Demon Kings.

However, for now, Gray can only rummage through the dry and boring Demon King's legacy in his mind, searching for information that he may have missed.

And not long after Gray started searching for information...

The aura Gray sensed made him temporarily put aside his search for information.

This magical power undoubtedly came from the Ten Shadow Attendants.

Gray knew that guy couldn't sit still for a day, and it wasn't long before he launched a night raid.

Gray was determined not to let that pink-haired succubus into the room today. It was agreed that it would start tomorrow, and there was absolutely no room for reneging!

Yes, they won't even let Kappa into the room.

Based on past experience, the sweet talk of that pink-haired succubus, saying that she only sleeps with men and would never do anything inappropriate, is completely unbelievable. I once had the experience of believing a pink-haired succubus's "proper massage".

To deal with this pink-haired succubus, we must prevent her from getting close.

She knew all too well how to arouse people's desire with words and body language.

However, as the aura drew closer, Gray sensed that it was different from Capa's.

The pink-haired succubus Kappa exudes a soft and alluring aura. Sensing this aura makes one uncontrollably recall her perfect curves, her ridiculously large breasts, and her fair skin...

This aura, however, completely lacked any of the gentleness or charm of Kappa's; instead, it was extremely violent.

It's obvious without even thinking that if the newcomer is one of the Ten Shadows, and it's not a pink-haired succubus, then it must be Zeta the dog.

Well, as long as it's not a pink-haired succubus.

Zeta usually doesn't come to him for anything important. The most common reason he appears is when he's hungry and wants food from Gray, or he just wants to stick close to him and do the same things as any other canine pet.

Because Zeta the dog has no brain (scratch that), its muscles are far more developed than its brain, and its self-awareness is more animalistic than that of humans. It does everything based entirely on instinct.

Furthermore, Zeta's instinctive ferocity is slightly stronger, but once he enters combat, his ferocity may be slightly less than that of a monster.

Zeta the dog's aura thus acquired a touch of ferocity, even in his normal state.

However, although Gray recognized that the aura belonged to Zeta the dog, he felt that Zeta's aura was slightly strange.

It is more ferocious than before, yet less aggressive than in battle; it is in a state between normalcy and combat.

This was the first time Gray had ever sensed Zeta, the dog, having such a strange aura.

The presence drew closer, and soon, Zeta the dog burst through the door.

Gray looked at the shattered doorway scattered on the floor, feeling somewhat helpless.

Zeta the dog is destroying the house!

So, does this mean that Zeta, the dog-like demi-human, actually has husky blood in his body? Now that his bloodline has awakened, is he finally going to start destroying the house like his ancestors?

The moment the door burst open, Zeta the dog pounced on them.

To prevent the large, soft bed beneath him from being damaged, Gray quickly activated his magic to catch Zeta the dog.

"So hot!"

This was Gray's first reaction after catching Zeta the dog.

Although it wasn't a temperature hot enough to make someone with Gray's powerful physique instinctively loosen their grip, it still made Gray feel unbearably hot.

But this is already an extremely terrifying temperature, the body temperature of a creature that would make even a demon king feel hot...

Gray saw that Zeta the dog was covered in sweat, clearly suffering from the heat, and was sticking out its tongue to cool down.

Looking at it this way, it looks even more like a dog...

"Boss! Zeta is so hot, I can't stand it!"

Gray knew why Zeta the dog had come; she was so hot she had come to him for help.

But why did Zeta the dog suddenly get hot all over?

Gray didn't know why.

Just by looking at Zeta sweating and feeling Zeta's terrifying body temperature, Gray couldn't figure out anything.

"Won't you get even hotter if you stick so close to me?"

Gray grumbled, and also felt Zeta, the dog in his arms, getting warmer again.

"boss...it's getting hotter...it's so uncomfortable..."

The dog Zeta's voice came out intermittently.

"If it's hot, just let it go..."

Gray thought he should pull Zeta away first to prevent heat transfer from her body.

On second thought, it's true that multiple people hugging each other can get warm, but the current situation is clearly different.

Zeta the dog's body temperature is much higher than Gray's. In this situation, heat transfer to a colder object should, in any case, lower the temperature, but the effect may not be as good as that of a colder air environment.

But why is it getting hotter and hotter?

This only shows that Zeta's body is still generating heat, and the rate at which it releases heat far exceeds the rate at which it absorbs heat from the outside.

The question is why Zeta the dog suddenly generates a large amount of heat.

Regarding temperature issues, if the temperature is too low, Gray can make an "I am atomic" gesture to raise the temperature, but he might accidentally lift the person away as well.

But you need to cool down Gray...

Gray does know a little bit of ice and water magic, but the effects are definitely not good, far inferior to magic experts like Ipsyron.

But let's use it first.

Gray quickly used his magic to condense water magic that he hadn't used in ten thousand years and poured it on the dog Zeta, while trying to pull Zeta off him.

Judging from the results, it can be said that everything went wrong.

The water poured on Zeta immediately vaporized upon contact with his scalding body, no matter how much water was poured.

If the body temperature doesn't come down, pouring more water on it will likely drastically change the water vapor content in the air.

Then he tried to pull Zeta away but failed. Zeta clung tightly to Gray, and he couldn't be pulled away without force, but if he tried, he would strain his muscles.

"Zeta, let go first."

This situation was entirely caused by Zeta clinging to him so tightly that Gray couldn't pull her away, so he had no choice but to let Zeta let go on her own.

"don't want!!!"

Zeta the dog was surprisingly firm, gripping even tighter, while its body temperature continued to rise.

Gray was somewhat incoherent: "No, you can't hold me to lower your temperature, can you? Don't you want your body temperature to return to normal quickly? Aren't you uncomfortable being so hot right now?"