But Isis’s reaction was lukewarm.
“You? How? Arthur, what are you going to do, it’s already ruined…”
It was nothing short of the despair of a defeated loser.
Normally, I would have just let it go whether it failed or not, but I had a reason why I couldn’t do that.
‘My money is on the line!’
I was more desperate than the concerned party. I grabbed Isis’s hand and cried out desperately.
“Please trust me just once!”
“It’s done. It wasn’t like I was bragging that someone without talent like me would create a magical tool. I’ll just develop battle magic circles as usual…”
“It’s not over until it’s over!”
“It’s over.”
Isis tried to shake off my hand as if annoyed, but I held on even tighter.
“Let go, it’s annoying.”
It seemed that Isis’s pride had been deeply wounded by the ridicule of the wizards of the tower.
He really seemed intent on burying this failure. I knew how to deal with people like this.
‘There’s no way like this to deal with stubborn and childish people.’
There wasn’t one in Ferdia who was as childish and proud as this. Carlot Ferdia.
I provocatively asked Isis,
“What will you do if I make this magical tool successful?”
“What to do? What to do?”
“You’ll break even if you lose. Try it once with me. Or shall we bet?”
“A bet?”
With a reluctant face, Isis shook his head.
“Annoying bet, what bet…”
I provoked Isis again as she tried to shake my hand off in annoyance.
“Why? Aren’t you confident? Scared?”
At my provocative challenge, Isis’s eyes widened.
“Now… are you ignoring me, the tower master of the Great Seomatop?”
“If you’re talking about Isis, who’s afraid to back out of a small bet, then yes.”
“Ah, you insolent fellow!”
Isis was angry, but I didn’t blink an eye.
No matter how tower master, no matter a little older than me, it wasn’t scary at all to scold someone in the body of a cute child.
I calmly asked,
“So, will you bet?”
“Let’s, yes. Do it! Truly stubborn! You’re just like my father!”
Isis, who had casually cursed Duke Ferdia as she sat up straight, began to discuss the details of the bet.
“Right, let’s discuss the details of the bet. How much can I sell this magical tool that I’m releasing this time?”
“Um, how many are in stock?”
“Five hundred.”
“Then all five hundred.”
Isis was taken aback as I said we’d sell out.
“Where did you learn to talk big…”
“It’s not boasting, it’s confidence.”
“Whatever, do as you wish. It’s not me who will lose in the bet if you don’t sell all of them.”
Isis shook her head, seeming fed up.
“We’ll make it one week after the announcement.”
“Alright.”
“But you have to cooperate with me as I say.”
“Okay.”
Isis nodded casually to everything I said, perhaps everything was annoying by now.
After discussing the specific contents, period, and conditions of the bet, one very important thing remained.
“What will you bet on?”
A bet is indeed a fierce fight of give and take!
In fact, the bet itself was just a way to get the unmotivated Isis to cooperate, but it would certainly be more fun if there was something at stake.
Isis, with a nervous face, hesitated for a moment and asked tremulously,
“What… shall I grant a wish?”
“A wish?”
My eyes widened. This was a wish from the tower master, not anyone else. Such an opportunity did not come easily.
After working hard to think, I reached a conclusion.
‘Should I ask for money?’
“Money won’t do.”
“Darn.”
Did my excessively greedy inner thoughts show on my face? Isis narrowed her eyes and immediately cut off my wish.
And that wasn’t all.
[Gurgledash.]What timing, as if my greed was growling to let out a word of belch.
‘Hey.’
[Burp.]“…….”
I was such a human, too greedy a human, and for a moment I felt a bit of selfdoubt.
I scratched my cheek, feeling embarrassed, as Isis, with her arms crossed, opened her mouth with an imposing air.
“Fine. Let’s do that.”
“What?”
“Just once, I’ll use magic for you.”
“Whawhat…”
A wish, and it’s just magic? Only once?
I openly showed my disappointment, and Isis went on a tirade.
“You don’t know how great this is. It’s my magic. It’s something incomparably valuable than mere wealth!”
It was undoubtedly the incarnation of selflove. How could she say such a thing with her own mouth?
Yes, yes, your words are always right. With that thought, I nodded my head.
“Nye, nye.”
“Anyway, you have no brains. What the hell kind of home education did Sylvester Ferdia provide?”
Today, as usual, Isis disparaged my father with a jab. I had grown accustomed to hearing Duke Ferdia insulted.
What Isis had bet on this wager was ‘magic just once’.
“So what should I wager? Hmm…”
Money?
‘I’m broke.’
Labor?
‘The magi’s hands are overflowing with people.’
Honor?
‘My honor has already gone to hell.’
I couldn’t think of anything to wager and was shocked.
How could this be? I was so useless!
Isis, who had witnessed all of my anguish, chuckled.
“It’s fine. What could you, as small as a bean, possibly do for me?”
I readily accepted her offer without refusing.
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.
