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

In this land caressed by the morning mist, lies a tranquil orchard, like a verdant tapestry carefully woven by Mother Earth, unfolding under the gentle gaze of the sunlight. The orchard's boundaries are surrounded by rows of neat low hedges, forming a green barrier that protects this fertile land.

The orchard was filled with the fresh scent of life. Flower buds slowly opened in the sunlight, their petals trembling gently.

Walking in such a beautiful place, Gray's spirit, ravaged by the succubus, was somewhat healed.

Beyond the fruit trees, at the deepest part of the orchard, lies a research lab with a completely different art style, even clashing with the overall world setting.

This is Aiotea's research lab, built with the help of the Shadow Court attendants.

Press your thumb on the lab door, and it will slowly open with a "ding-dong".

Yes, you read that right, it's fingerprint recognition technology.

With Gray's guidance, she successfully developed this modern technology based solely on Gray's simple description.

Gray had marveled at Iota's genius mind more than once.

Newton, Einstein.

Entering the research lab, Gray tiptoed around, searching for Iota.

Iota's intense daily research, where she neglects sleep and meals, is perfectly normal.

Iota is most likely conducting research now, and Gray doesn't want to disturb him.

After passing through the doors in the research room, Gray finally saw Iota fiddling with something at the table.

He stood quietly behind Aiota, watching the red-haired girl who was engrossed in her research.

Serious boys are the most attractive, but aren't girls just as charming?

As Gray quietly gazed at Eiota, he felt a sense of peace settle down, and he stopped thinking about Demon Kings, Heroes, Demon Orders, and Church of Holy Light.

For a moment, Grey felt a pang of reluctance for this peaceful time to end, and also a fear of the disappointment on her face after he spoke his words.

After some fiddling, Iota finally put down what she was holding and completed the study.

"Grey, you're here."

The red-haired girl turned around, her beautiful eyes overflowing with tenderness the moment Grey's figure was reflected in them.

Among the Ten Shadows, Eiota is definitely the most unique one.

Unlike the other Ten Shadows, Aieta did not have a tragic past. Her acquaintance with Gray was simply due to their encounter in the orchard, where Gray answered her questions and taught her a great deal of knowledge.

Aieta understood that this knowledge was definitely not something that existed in this world, and that its level of advancement was probably far beyond what this world had achieved in hundreds or even thousands of years.

But Gray taught all of this to her, whom he had just met, without reservation.

Aside from the goofy dog ​​Zeta, everyone in the Ten Kage understands that Gray's hidden secrets go far beyond simply being a Demon Lord.

His advanced ideas, interesting stories, and unique insights into various industries are all evident in his writing.

Perhaps the oath of the Shadow Court, which Alpha modified, "Supreme Ruler" was taken from this?

Eota's special status can also be seen from how she addresses Gray.

The other nine Kage addressed Gray respectfully as "Lord Shadow," while Eiota addressed Gray by his given name.

This form of address conveys less reverence and more intimacy compared to the other nine figures.

The answer can be revealed now.

Gray's fiancée is none other than Iota, the red-haired girl in front of him.

That happened just over a year ago.

Cellas Greenman is the owner of this orchard.

Thanks to this orchard, their family's life, though not as wealthy as that of nobles, far surpassed that of ordinary citizens in Bifeng Territory and even the entire Olmec Kingdom.

He and his wife have a daughter and live a happy and healthy life.

In his stable life, he gradually discovered that his daughter, Cyrus Grenven, was somewhat different from others.

Most girls like pretty things when they are young, such as dresses and cute or beautiful animals.

His family's circumstances were comparable to those of nobles, so he raised his daughter according to the standards of a noblewoman.

But he discovered that his daughter didn't like dressing up or the books popular among aristocratic young ladies.

On the contrary, they have a strong curiosity about all new and interesting things and love to ask questions.

Moreover, the questions she asked were often ones that Cellas couldn't answer.

One of the most memorable and peculiar questions for Cellas was asked when she was 12 years old: "Father, why do apples fall from trees?"

Why? Cellas couldn't give an explanation.

That's just how it is. Everything released into the air will fall down. It's the law of nature, an unchanging ironclad rule. There's no reason why or why not.

As her daughter grew older, Cellas discovered that she was tinkering with some strange things.

One day, she suddenly ran up to him, holding a bag of strange things, saying it was some kind of fertilizer that helped plants grow, and asked him to give her some fruit trees so she could test its effects.

Cellas was a little confused; what on earth were his daughters doing with all this strange stuff?

But she's his daughter after all. So what if she does some weird things? Just spoil her.

Anyway, giving her a few trees to play with won't affect the orchard's income much.

After applying the fertilizer her daughter had mentioned several times, when harvest season arrived, Cellas was surprised to find that the fruit trees that her daughter had fertilized had increased their yield, and the quality of the fruit was also very high. Each fruit was plump, sweet, and juicy.

Cellas was a smart man; he wouldn't attribute the impact of his daughter's actions to coincidence.

When he patiently and humbly asked his daughter for the reason, he received this answer from her.

"Don't we humans and all kinds of living things need to eat? We need to eat different things to obtain what we call 'nutrients'."

If the human body lacks certain nutrients, it will become unhealthy, leading to malnutrition-related diseases.

The same applies to plants. Plants also need things that are difficult to absorb normally, but which are essential for their growth.

This bag of fertilizer contains those substances, like nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium..."

At this point, Cellas could no longer understand, but what he had understood before made him very happy.

He discovered that his daughter possessed such great wisdom.

He immediately saw an opportunity and used the fertilizer his daughter had developed to apply to all the fruit trees in the orchard.

That year, despite the poor weather and the heavy blows suffered by their competitors, their fruit sold for a record high price.

My daughter, Ceres, possesses the qualities of a great sage!