Chapter 19: My King, Do You Have Any Clues?

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'Alright…'

'The same old method'

For the Succubus's current mood, Reji directly went over and hugged Eileen from behind.

The Succubus's body was very soft.

Through the thin garments, her slim waist felt slick and alluring.

Caught off guard by Reji's sudden embrace, Eileen was obviously very surprised.

The close presence of the Demon King made her heartbeat accelerate rapidly, and the warmth from her king's palm on her waist made her body heat up.

Just a hug and a gentle stroke made Eileen melt, completely leaning back against his chest as if surrendering herself to him.

What also surrendered, not just the Succubus's body, but also the little mood Eileen had just made, vanished into thin air.

"My King"

With a tender expression, Eileen leaned her head on Reji's shoulder and tipped her neck.

The Succubus's swan-like white neck was enticing, and below the sexy collarbone, the deep cleavage between her full breasts was like a tempting abyss of desire.

Eileen's affectionate hands also moved towards Reji.

But Reji was ready; he took hold of the Succubus's hands without pausing to look intently into Eileen's eyes or to murmur consolation in her ear:

"Eileen, do you remember what I said? You are the only apostle I trust, I need you to watch over our rear."

"I understand my king, it's just that..."

"Trust me Eileen, it won't let you wait too long. As soon as we stabilize, I will bring you back to my side at the first opportunity."

Reji's warm breath tickled Eileen's ear.

Any resistance from the Succubus ultimately turned into a mere "mm" and ended.

Eileen said no more.

She curled up in Reji's embrace, choosing to greedily enjoy this blissful moment.

Actually, the reason Eileen was upset was mainly that she had finally, after a thousand years, awaited the arrival of the demon king, her king, but had barely spent a day together before he was about to leave her again.

There had been a scenario like this before, Eileen vaguely remembered.

When she was young, others in the demon clan had said similar things to her, asking her to stay behind.

That was her mother.

But in the end, what Eileen awaited was the tragic news of her mother and the Demon King, the bodies of her parents strangled by the chosen one.

Reji did not know what the Succubus in his arms was thinking.

However, he sensed Eileen's strong unwillingness to part with him.

To slightly change the subject, Reji quickly pointed to a strange item among the luggage Eileen was packing for him.

It looked like a skewer.

Except the meat on it was twisted, and upon closer inspection, there were many small suckers.

"Speaking of which... Eileen, I've always been curious, what is that? It looks... very much like Ulala's tentacle?"

Reji was right.

Following Reji's pointing, the Succubus in his arms also looked over and nodded: "My King, that is indeed Ulala's tentacle, turned into jerky after our processing. It's an emergency food supply I prepared for my king, just in case."

'Uh...'

Seeing the king still puzzled, Eileen, regaining some composure, explained the origin of the "octopus jerky" to Reji.

"In the thousand years ago, when we were first banished into the chaos rift by the chosen one of humans, this place was barren and desolate, with no food to speak of. If not for Ulala's jerky, we might have perished or starved to death by now."

'Ulala'

Reji remembered that in the game, this Breeding Demon apostle's boss trait was a powerful self-healing ability.

'So, does that mean...'

Eileen's next words confirmed Reji's guess.

"Ulala, even without actively consuming food, can absorb energy from the environment on her own. Although the chaos rift is desolate, it is not entirely devoid of material energy. By relying on this, Ulala allowed her tentacles to proliferate indefinitely, then continuously cut her tentacles to serve as food for us, enabling us to survive those most difficult first hundred years."

"After that, Eris created a rot grass crop that could grow on the barren, desolate burnt earth, greatly alleviating Ulala's food dilemma. Later, Dian and I successfully modified the breeding grounds to trade off quality of our race for a greater adaptability to the environment. Only then were our demon race pulled back from the brink of extinction, starting our slow reproduction and growth."

Although Eileen spoke simply, anyone could hear that this period in the real history of the demon race must have been incredibly hard and fraught with adversity.

And this also solved a puzzle Reji had for a long time.

The demon race survived in this way.

What surprised Reji the most wasn't just Ulala's self-sacrifice for her race...

but rather the rot grass crop mentioned by Eileen, researched by the Decay Demon.

'The demon race had actually started farming!'

'This was beyond my expectations'

After all, in the game, the demon race, being from another realm and having invaded countless worlds before invading theirs, was known only for plundering and destruction.

However, because the demon race only knew how to loot and destroy, they had to invade the next world immediately after depleting the resources of one, for survival.

Unexpectedly, the demon race, being sealed in the chaos rift for a thousand years, under extreme conditions, actually unlocked potential and developed a technology tree they never had before.

'This is undoubtedly good news'

'It meant that the demon race indeed had more possibilities'

Humans are greedy.

Reji's heart wasn't entirely leaning towards humans; having crossed over as the Demon King and possessing this ability, he pondered whether he could also find another path for the demon race.

For this reason, Reji had been trying to avoid premature contact between demons and humans.

This was for the good of humans, but actually also for the good of the demons too.

Reji hadn't forgotten, the original game's survey had three questions.

The first two were about the player, about the protagonist, which is himself.

But the last question...

was about the Radiant Holy Maiden.

The survey asked for his evaluation of the Radiant Holy Maiden's strength, and he had answered—[Very Easy]

So, according to the pattern that had unfolded for him,

A thousand years later, the new Radiant Holy Maiden among humans, his descendant many generations removed, would probably be terrifyingly powerful, even becoming like him, a new savior, the chosen one.

And knowing the setting of the Radiant Holy Maiden, letting this descendant acknowledge her ancient ancestor would be easy; she would definitely be very respectful towards him, but accepting the demon race... just thinking about it gave Reji a headache.

In summary, this goal was too far and too difficult.

Everything, first and foremost, depended on him becoming stronger.

"Don't worry Eileen, the demon race will never have to starve again, nor consume the flesh of our kin."

"Tonight, after we return to the mainland, I will immediately instruct Dian to construct a portal between the mainland and the chaos rift. Then, a continuous stream of human resources will be transported to the chaos rift, serving as nourishment for the growth of our race"

Reji wasn't just making empty promises.

Privately, this would help solidify his prestige among the lower ranks of the demons; publicly, being well-fed leads to stability, and if the demons is no longer starving, humans can be at peace too.

A win-win strategy.

"Mm, I believe in my king, and on behalf of a million of our kin, I thank your majesty for your grace."

Seeing that it was about time, Reji prepared to let go of the Succubus and then find an excuse to have Eileen leave quickly.

However, as if she had foreseen it, Eileen put her arms around Reji and refused to let go.

Reji had intended to bring up the same set of arguments about the revival of the demon race and the greater good of the race.

But Eileen's next statement directly countered everything Reji was about to say.

"My King, since a few minutes ago, I've felt something continuously poking me down there~"

"It's so strange. Do you have any clue what it might be?~"