“I didn’t like him occupying the most fertile land in the demon realm anyway. He didn’t even show his face when the King ascended the throne. Arrogant.”
“It would have been difficult to handle if it wasn’t for His Majesty’s unique ability. Indeed, our Majesty!”
Batsago’s face, which had been swelling with pride, suddenly fell.
“I want to see him, but no matter how much I try to foresee, I can’t see any signs of him coming yet. Ah, dust!”
Batsago began to polish the throne with his sleeve.
“Gamagin. When the King returns, make sure to tell him that I polished the throne. In my absence.”
“……”
“Gamagin. Also, when the King returns, tell him how much I missed him.”
“……”
“Huh? Why no response. Shall I make a prophecy? If you don’t answer now, in 2 minutes your neck will hit the floor……”
“Enough. Stop it. I’ll convey it. In your absence.”
“Great! Then the King will cherish me more!”
Batsago, his face flushed with joy, polished the throne with a sincere touch.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]The eastern region of the demon realm.
Agares, who had naturally become the owner of the territory without intending or wishing, looked at his busy underling with an annoyed expression.
“Why are you here?”
“If I’m not by your side, where would I be?”
“Your mansion.”
“……I’ve polished everything from window dust to floor dust with my sleeve.”
Marbas gritted his teeth with a frustrated expression. He never thought he would wait so long to meet someone again.
‘Next time we meet, I will definitely squeeze that shiny head.’
“Go again tomorrow and make sure to clean the floor dust with your sleeve.”
“……Yes, yes.”
“If there’s nothing else, leave.”
Marbas, who finally remembered why he entered the lord’s office after receiving the dismissal, clapped his hands.
“Ah! Right! My lord. My lord. Something is strange these days.”
“What is?”
“It’s about Baal.”
Agares was neither interested nor wanted to know about the Demon King, but he felt somewhat uncomfortable just brushing it off. Agares put down the pen he was hurriedly signing with, as if to say, tell me more.
“He seems to be absent from his place quite frequently these days. It doesn’t seem like he’s gone to the human world, and it doesn’t seem like he’s in the demon realm either……”
“Don’t you have eyes attached? What did they say?”
“Well, isn’t Baal’s unique ability teleportation, my lord? They say they can’t tell where he’s going because he disappears here and there.”
“Did I raise such incompetent ones?”
Agares’ voice turned cold, and Marbas immediately bowed as if to apologize. The cold gaze rested on the kneeling underling and then dropped.
Neither in the human world nor in the demon realm……
It is only natural for a person who values the king’s seat more than life to surround the throne.
“Do you think he’s playing in another dimension, my lord?”
It was a matter of course that demons could not cross dimensions. The sanctions were obvious, as no one knew how many innocent victims would increase if demons, whose nature was to desire domination, were allowed to move to other dimensions.
Agares, rolling two lemon candies taken from Marbas in his hand, sank into thought.
‘Could Baal’s unique ability extend to the movement of dimensions.’
The possibility is slim. Even if that were the case, there would be no reason for Baal to go around other dimensions, leaving behind this demon realm he is already ruling from a normal position.
‘He wouldn’t be wandering around for no reason.’
With a vague but elusive answer, Agares untied his tight cravat with frustration.
‘What the hell is it.’
After a long thought, a hint of a smirk crossed Agares’ lips. Seeing this, Marbas immediately shielded his face with both hands defensively.
“My lord? Why are you suddenly laughing so scarily……?”
Agares couldn’t help but laugh. Wasn’t his change too obvious?
Just a few years ago, he would have been indifferent to anything that the underlings reported about Baal. Even if it were a report that Baal was coming to cut his neck.
Life was nothing but shackles or a yoke, so if Baal entrapped him with schemes, he would have laughed with interest, and if Baal overwhelmed him with force, he would have gladly given up his breath with a sense of liberation.
But now, he couldn’t. He was paying too much attention to Baal’s every move.
‘Because I now have something to protect.’
The demon lord, who once seemed like a puppy, had now gained considerable power.
A demon, whose power to rule becomes one’s own strength. The demon lord’s ability has reached a point where it cannot be ignored.
Everything was a story that gave him no pleasure, but if there was even a slight chance that Baal’s power could threaten his little friend…
‘The story changes.’
Agaresh, for the first time in his long life, was on edge towards another demon.
Furthermore, he couldn’t afford to disappear in confrontation with Baal.
‘Because then our good little one will be very sad.’
Agaresh, for the first time in his long life, came to know the value of his own life.
Male lead fell into her trap — and shattered when she walked away
This is also on my reread list!
This one is a slow burn, but when it burns, it burns hard.
Definitely worth a read, y’all!
The story follows a thousand-year-old seductive spirit who, on a bet, sets out to charm the male lead—a once-promising but unfortunate cultivator.
But just when she succeeds in making him fall for her, she heartlessly leaves, driving him to madness.
Determined to find her at all costs, he captures her, keeping her by his side no matter what, even if she hates him.
I love this kind of trope—I enjoy watching the male lead suffer in agony.
The ending drags a bit with unnecessary filler, but that’s fine.
As long as I enjoy the beginning, I’m good.
Intro
As an enchantress, Su Heng possesses captivating eyes and charming beauty, easily manipulating the joys and sorrows of living beings at her fingertips.
But to enchant a god, making him taste the bitterness of love’s separation, long-lasting resentment, unattainable desires, and inability to let go…
Do you dare?
Su Heng assists a divine lord in his cultivation, aiming to make him experience all the sufferings of love, so that he can attain the Great Dao.
Only after being chased down from the heavens by the divine lord, confined and completely possessed by him, does she realize how successful she has been.
The once gentle and polite youth has transformed into someone she no longer recognizes.
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