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

Lia led a bewildered Gray toward them.

Gray was completely bewildered when someone suddenly came to propose marriage, while Lia was still badmouthing Cyrus.

"Brother, don't be bewitched by that bad woman. She's just an ordinary woman with nothing special about her. If you choose her, you might as well just keep her within the family..."

As Grey pushed open the door to the hall, he immediately understood who the "bad woman" Leah had mentioned was.

Iota...

Gray seemed to have figured out a bit of the situation.

Ed Brandt cleared his throat. "Grey, Leah should have already explained the situation to you. What do you think?"

Meeting Aieta's gaze, Gray slowly spoke, "Father, could we be alone for a while?"

Ed Brandt slapped his forehead: "Look at me, I really should let you two get to know each other better. Selvins, let's go out and give the young couple some time alone."

Having said that, he took Selvins, picked up the struggling Leah with one hand, and left the hall.

Lia, who was being lifted up, was getting anxious. How could she give them time alone? Her brother was really going to be taken away from her!

So she shouted, "Brother, I don't agree to this marriage! You two are not suitable!"

"Are you itching for a beating?!"

As the group left, the noisy hall immediately quieted down, with only faint noise from the commotion outside.

"Alright, the world is quiet now, let's have a proper chat."

Gray continued, "Aiota? What happened? Did your dad force you? If you're unwilling, I'll protest for you..."

“No.” Aiota immediately interrupted Gray: “Father didn’t force me, this is my own decision.”

"Huh?" Gray's CPU is fried now: "You mean?"

"I like you, so I want to marry you." Iota made no attempt to hide her feelings, delivering a direct and honest message that made Gray's heart pound.

Having been single for over twenty years in his previous life, and now seemingly enjoying a surge in romantic opportunities in this life, yet no one has explicitly expressed their feelings to him, Gray felt his heart pounding wildly.

What does this feel like?

“But…” Gray began slowly, but when he met Aiota’s disappointed gaze, his heart skipped a beat.

"You don't like me, you don't want to marry me...?"

Gray immediately panicked and became incoherent: "No, no, I just..."

Iota raised her head and looked directly at Gray with hopeful eyes.

"So, what is your answer?"

What else could Gray think? He'd just have to get married. If his adoptive father agreed, he had no reason to refuse the marriage. He didn't want to refuse it anyway. He didn't have gynophobia. It was great that a beautiful woman was throwing herself at him and wanted to be his wife.

"I agree, if Father agrees too..."

Upon receiving Gray's reply, Iota beamed with joy and grabbed Gray's hand.

"Then it's settled, my husband."

That cry of "husband" completely confused Gray. The Shadow Lord was hit hard by a straight shot and almost fell to the ground.

Is this feeling of your heart racing what it means to like someone?

Congratulations, congratulations.

The marriage was arranged, and although it was only an engagement, the heads of both families were all smiles.

Only Lia...

"Waaaaah! My brother has been stolen away by a bad woman! My brother doesn't want Liya anymore!"

Unfortunately, her protests had no effect.

Seeing her brother and "sister-in-law" holding hands, Liya's Dao heart shattered.

Several days later, the other nine Shadows, who were far away, also felt bad when they learned of this news.

Alpha was taken aback and unconsciously showed a disappointed expression.

"Aiota... congratulates Lord Shadow..."

Beta squatted on the ground, helplessly searching for something to lean on: "My Prince Charming! Why don't you play with the cows!"

Gamma tossed her long, flowing purple hair.

"Could we throw more money at this engagement and ruin it?"

Delta, the blonde, mature vampire, stood there, her blood-red pupils flashing with indescribable emotions.

"That Iota actually... How am I supposed to taste the other bodily fluids of Lord Demon now?"

The blue-haired girl, Epsilon, fiddled with the staff in her hand.

"I'm on the same level as Iota... If she succeeded, it means I have a chance too, right?"

Zeta the dog: "Woof?"

Catgirl Aita has lost her temper; her intelligence is almost on par with Zeta's.

Sita still has that expressionless face.

"Lord Shadow must have his reasons for doing this, right? Well, it'll increase the chances of us both leaving offspring for Lord Shadow."

Aieta: "!?? (????? ? ????) ?? !"

The pink-haired succubus Kappa's face was filled with envy.

"Wow, that's amazing! You managed to secretly capture Lord Shadow. I'll have to step up my game too—Beta's expression must be priceless right now, right?"

Time has passed, and the two are face to face again, alone in the small space of this research institute.

A lone man and a lone woman, like dry wood meeting a raging fire...

Gray didn't have the energy to think about these things right now. He didn't know how to explain Kappa to Eota, so he could only start with other topics.

"Seeing how serious you are, I thought you hadn't noticed I was here," Gray said with a smile, trying to maintain a normal expression.

Aieta shook her head: "The experiment has started and I have to finish it. I'm sorry for neglecting my husband for so long. How would you like to punish me?"

Gray was immediately provoked by Iota's sweet talk and became angry.

After getting a taste of the flavor, he found it even harder to control his desires, but not long ago, he had been drained dry by Capa, which left him with no desire for that sort of thing.

Iota quietly moved closer and buried her head in Gray's arms.

This was his fiancée, his official wife, so Gray naturally didn't resist her as much as he did with other women.

Feeling the warmth of the body in his arms, Gray sighed silently.

so good……

But the more Gray felt how good Iota was, the more he felt like a sharp blade was about to tear him to pieces as he was about to leave the car.

I'm a scumbag! I'm guilty!

Aieta noticed Gray's unusual behavior and asked worriedly, "What's wrong?"

Gray forced a smile: "What? Isn't it the same as usual?"

Sure enough, he couldn't bring himself to say anything to Iota in this situation.

"Liar." Iota pressed even closer to Gray. "Don't you think your fiancée can tell if you're troubled?"

Was she really that perceptive?

But the arrow is already on the string, how can I not release it?

A hundred-pound bow drawn with great force!

“Aiota, listen to me, calm down…” Gray stammered.

Seeing Gray's expression, Eota already had some guesses in her mind.

She knew perfectly well what a naive and innocent man her husband was, so why did he show such an expression...?

As expected, only Eota's opinion of Gray was predominantly that of Gray Brandt, rather than that of the "Shadow of the World."

That's it, I'm ready to face trial!

Gray might not have been prepared...