“……Have you been well?”
Today, Delina headed to where Zen was. She had heard that he was eating now, but she was also worried, and while it was funny to have received it as a gift, she felt she had to take responsibility in her own way.
“Phew, you really cleaned it up. Was it tasty? I’ve been behind bars too, so I know, but the food really comes out delicious here.”
Zen’s appearance hadn’t changed much. He still didn’t seem to be receiving proper treatment, as his bandages were unraveling here and there, and there was a scab on his neck. Delina, who was looking at it, let out a small sigh.
“Why aren’t you getting treated?”
“…….”
“Well, I understand being on your guard, from your perspective……. But if you really do that, you’ll never get out of jail.”
He had become a little quieter since the first day, but Zen was still wary of Delina. Growling at Zen, Delina, who had collapsed in front of him, asked while showing the bread she was holding.
“Do you want to eat with me?”
“…….”
“I’m planning to eat a bit here too. Lately, I feel watched every time I eat something…….”
Ever since the nineplate incident, Callis had been looking around to see if he was there every time she ate something. Eating in a place like this was much more comfortable.
“Here, I’ll give you half.”
“…….”
“Is this your first time eating bread? There’s nothing strange in it.”
Then Delina took a bite of the bread, but even so, Zen didn’t move a muscle. However, Delina was calm.
“Don’t eat if you don’t want to. Fasting is good for the body too. Though you seem to need to eat.”
In an instant, the smell of bread filled the surroundings. Zen, who had been sniffing, slightly opened his mouth and accepted the bread.
“……!”
Once Zen tasted the bread, he began to eat frantically. As if he had forgotten how to use his hands, he ate the bread held in Delina’s hand only with his mouth. Delina also offered him a glass of water.
“You’ll choke! Eat slowly!”
In a flash, the bread in Delina’s hand disappeared. Licking his lips as if enjoying the taste, Zen eyed the plate Delina was holding.
“Look, look, this is a water glass, and you don’t drink it face down with your hands…… Wait!”
While Delina was explaining, with a loud noise, Zen instantly tried to snatch the water glass from her hand. His force knocked the glass over, and Zen flattened himself to lick up the spilled water. Delina’s hand moved quickly to close the window.
“!”
Zen, who had suddenly jumped up, ran forward and crashed into the wall. Moreover, he was still moving forward, even though he was touching the wall.
“?”
As his body kept trying to move forward, Zen’s eyes widened in confusion. And then Delina, finally taking a breath, looked at the keyword floating above Zen’s head.
<Straightline Man>
Unbelievable, but it really was an ability that made him move only in a straight line…….
At any rate, there was nothing in good shape. But this time, it helped a little.
Delina finally opened the cell door and entered. Zen was still stuck to the wall. Delina briefly looked at the scratch near her elbow. It was a wound that had occurred when Zen had tried to snatch the water glass and had fallen.
“Look at this. You ran into it, and that’s how you got hurt.”
Whether aware that he had caused the injury, Zen, who saw the wound on Delina’s elbow, glanced around, as if looking for clues. Delina spoke gently.
“Don’t eat hastily, and slowly with your hands, okay?”
Soon, Delina pulled something out of her arms. It was a skyblue scarf.
“Krkrkrkr…….”,
“Just stay still for a moment. If you’re not going to get treated, at least don’t tear at the wound…….”
Perhaps scratched by the collar he wore at the auction house, the wound on Zen’s neck was the worst. It seemed to have been scratched continually, and blood was flowing. Delina wrapped Zen’s neck with the scarf.
“There, now that it’s wrapped, don’t untie it before you get treatment. And don’t scratch it. Understand?”
Of course, Zen had no particular reaction to Delina’s warnings. He just stared quietly at the scarf around his neck.
“I hear in the Has Kingdom, they give scarves as gifts on special days.”
“…….”
“Well, then let’s make today the day you and I specially shared bread. That’s your gift.”
Zen, originally from the Kingdom of Hass, had been brought a scarf, wondering if he would find it familiar. It wasn’t completely ineffective, as Zen seemed more tame than before.
“Now, eating with hands… I won’t expect that yet, so let’s eat slowly. Understand? I’ll release your body now.”
Delina, who had closed the ironbarred window, released her power. Zen’s body became free instantly, and he looked in astonishment at Delina and his own body. Then, he stared at the water bowl before him.
Though his demeanor still wasn’t humanlike, Delina just quietly observed Zen. The Zen that had been raging earlier was now docile. It appeared that he felt an unknown force from Delina that had kept him from moving his body as he wished.
The Villainous Demon Lord Laid an Egg for Her (Female-Dominated)
Several months after transmigrating into a book, Yu Wu found herself facing the demon lord Li You, who could no longer conceal his dragon horns. With one hand on her aching waist and the other gripping a sharp sword, she stared at him.
The demon lord’s eyes were red with fury:
“This is all your doing! Today, I won’t rest until I kill you!”
Yu Wu rubbed her temples. Putting aside the taboo against bloodshed during pregnancy, wasn’t it this very man who willingly walked into her trap that day?!
Warnings:
- Male pregnancy.
- Height ratios are set to mirror typical male-female height proportions.
- Characters include a foot-loving demon lord and an eldest daughter from an immortal family’s concubine lineage.
