Rael woke up late. As soon as she regained consciousness, memories of the intense lovemaking that had kept her up all night came flooding back. She hoped it might have been a dream, but unfortunately, she was still in the Demon King’s Castle.

“Why aren’t you eating?”

She found herself facing Rubellan, who was offering her neatly sliced apple pieces.

“Didn’t you eat apples every morning? Has your habit changed so quickly?”

How could he remember such a trivial detail after all this time? Rael grimaced while clutching her aching waist. Even the simple act of sitting up made her groan involuntarily.

“That was only because I didn’t have time for breakfast when I was at the academy.”

“You don’t like them anymore?”

“I don’t eat them every morning now.”

Before she could finish speaking, Rubellan threw the plate out the window. The apple slices flew cleanly through the open window.

“That’s good. Actually, I don’t have particularly fond memories of apples either.”

The way he dusted off his hands made it abundantly clear how much the apple on the plate had bothered him.

“Huh?”

Rael was dumbfounded by his behavior.

Rubellan naturally settled himself on the edge of the bed. Then, with an affectionate smile, he began to speak.

“How have you been all this time? That village of yours seemed too quiet for anything interesting to happen.”

“My village? How do you know about that?”

“What an adorable question.”

Rael shuddered at Rubellan’s shameless expression. Had he been watching her all this time?

“I really like that side of you, senior.”

His overly affectionate demeanor confused Rael. She couldn’t understand why he was treating her this way.

“What’s your reason for doing all this?”

“Was my explanation insufficient?”

Rael flinched every time the bed tilted with Rubellan’s movements.

“We have plenty of time. I could do it again until you understand.”

His voice, laden with sensuality, made it unclear whether he was offering to continue explaining or to repeat certain actions.

“I understand the part about the Magic Tower. But I’m curious why it had to be me specifically.”

Why had this demon singled her out?

Various possibilities flashed through her mind. Perhaps she was the only woman this demon had ever developed feelings for. Or maybe they were particularly compatible compared to his other relationships. Or, though it seemed absurd, perhaps she was his first love.

Wait, had they ever shared any memories that could be considered puppy love?

“You don’t think this is some kind of repayment for the key, do you? If you have even a grain of that thought, let me tell you, you’re completely wrong. You’re repaying kindness with enmity.”

“Are there demons who repay favors?”

Rubellan responded to Rael’s words with a slightly mocking tone. He was right. What demon would ever repay a favor?

“You demons are always like that.”

“Then perhaps you shouldn’t get involved with demons, right?”

“Ha.”

Rael shook her head in exasperation, and Rubellan laughed lightly. In his eyes, Rael still reacted sharply to the slightest provocation, just like she had back then.

“What sin did I commit in my past life to deserve this?”

Though she seemed a bit more honest now than before.

“There’s no reason. I simply need you, senior.”

“What could you possibly want from me? I barely have any magical power. My soul isn’t even pure.”

“Your body?”

“You’re insane.”

Her honest and fierce reaction made his lips curl up even more.

“Those lips?”

“Why don’t you just tear off my lips and take them?”

“Your voice too.”

“What are you, the Little Mermaid?”

“And those long, slender fingers.”

Rubellan’s hand touched Rael’s. She quickly pulled her hand away.

“This fluffy, cream-like hair can’t be found anywhere else here.”

“Would you like me to cut some off for you?”

“Those eyelashes that flutter every time you open your eyes.”

“……”

Rael was convinced that this man was beyond reasoning with.

“Would you also give me those eyeballs that look like lakes in midwinter?”

Though his tone was playful, the words were chilling, especially coming from a demon.

“What should I do? Even the breath you exhale is lovely. But if you gave that up too, you’d die.”

Rubellan hadn’t intended to look so regretful when mentioning death. He genuinely felt sorry for his pitiful senior, realizing that if he took everything he desired from her, nothing would remain. As soon as Rubellan finished speaking, Rael rose from the bed.

“Where are you going?”

Rael walked steadily toward the window. Rubellan watched her, still in a cheerful mood.

“I’m wondering if I should end my life by my own hand before a demon devours my soul.”

“Haha.”

His shoulders shook with laughter. It was partly genuine.

In truth, Rael had no intention of throwing herself out. She had simply gotten up to breathe some fresh air, feeling suffocated. She was tired of arguing with this unreasonable, crazy demon.

Rubellan stood up from the bed and approached Rael. He placed his hands around her waist with the gentle touch of lovers. Rael’s small frame fit perfectly into his embrace.

“Instead of turning this beautiful body into a mess, how about performing a service by giving pleasure to a pitiful demon?”

His hand slowly caressed her side. The intention behind his action was clear.

What was wrong with demons that they were so desperate to couple at every waking moment? Considering how he had tormented her all night, his s*xual appetite was truly astonishing.

“I won’t make any contracts with demons.”

“I know.”

Rubellan rested his face on Rael’s shoulder. Her fluffy hair tickled his cheek.

“I will never give you my soul.”

“I understand.”

His calm voice suggested he had no interest in such things. Rael felt strange emotions as his cool skin nuzzled against her nape. She couldn’t understand why his touch in this absurd situation didn’t feel unpleasant.

“You do realize what you’re doing right now, don’t you?”

“Courtship?”

“Don’t talk nonsense. This is a crime.”

“Are you teaching morality to a demon?”

Rael unwound Rubellan’s hands and faced him.

“What are you planning to do now?”

“Are we making future plans?”

His gentle voice made it sound like they were discussing when to get married or how many children to have.

“That’s not what I meant!”

When Rael frowned, Rubellan pressed his finger between her eyebrows to smooth out the wrinkles. She let out a hollow laugh at his action, and he cupped her chin and cheek with his large hand.

“Let’s start with a kiss.”

“Rubellan!”

“We need to do that before we do anything else.”

Passion had already settled in his red eyes. Rael quickly tried to turn her head away, but his firm hand prevented her movement.

Their lips were so close they could entangle at any moment.

“You made one mistake, senior.”

“Mistake?”

“You showed sympathy to a demon.”

“What do you—”

“You should never have let me know such warmth.”

Rael didn’t understand what he meant. Having already half-given up on getting proper answers from this willful demon, she failed to grasp the hidden meaning behind his words.

Before she could gather her thoughts, Rubellan’s lips consumed hers. Having desired this since entering the room, he explored her mouth thoroughly, quenching his thirst.

* * *

“Ahh…”

When Rael finally regained her dizzy senses, her eyes were filled with the sight of Rubellan’s toned body.

“Haah…”

Rubellan had already released his pale seed into her body once. Rael trembled at the feeling of his large manhood withdrawing from below.

Rubellan’s hand stroked Rael’s lower abdomen.

“If you’ve consumed that much, something should have taken root in this small belly by now. What do you think, senior?”

As Rubellan said, his seed had been poured into her dozens of times over several days of coupling, and his words sparked fear in her.

“Still not enough?”

Rael closed her legs in surprise as his fingers toyed with her wet lower region.

“You’re not planning to do it again, are you?”

Her stamina had been depleted long ago.

“Shouldn’t I help you build up your strength before pregnancy? That way you’ll stay healthy.”

His words reminded Rael once more that Rubellan was truly a demon.

“I can’t!”

Rael quickly turned over and tried to stand up, supporting herself on the headboard.

But her body was immediately caught by his large hands.

“Ungh.”

“Where did you learn this position?”

His manhood, already er*ect again, was entering her from behind, parting her entrance.

“Ahh!”

Though he entered easily thanks to her already wet walls, Rael’s hair stood on end at the obscene position and the different angle.

“What are you—ungh!”

His hands gripped her waist and b*ttocks firmly as his member pushed all the way in. He pressed his body so close that she could feel his taut abdominal muscles against her backside.

“Hnngh… this, this feels strange. This position… mmm.”

Rael trembled as his tip scraped against her inner walls. She could clearly feel the mixture of his seed and her fluids that hadn’t been fully expelled flowing down her thighs.

“Haa…ungh, Rubellan, I don’t like this…ah!”

She was overwhelmed by his manhood striking completely different spots than usual. It felt like her lower abdomen was being pierced through. It seemed his long organ was pushing into places it shouldn’t reach.

Looking down with hazy eyes, she could see his dark, ridged member squelching in and out of her opening.

“Hnngh!”

Excited by her gaze, Rubellan thrust his hips faster, making her lower abdomen churn and creating the illusion that it was bulging outward with each thrust. Lewd, wet sounds grew louder, shamelessly increasing in volume.

When Rubellan’s hand caressed along Rael’s spine, her body tensed, tightening around him.

“Ha, doing it like animals isn’t bad either.”

It was a bestial position. Just as he said, like dogs mating.

“No matter how I enter you, senior, it’s always so satisfying.”

“Sl-slower… ungh!”

Rubellan showed no sign of stopping his thrusts, oblivious or indifferent to Rael’s condition as she shed tears from the overwhelming pleasure. Her shame increased with each powerful thrust that made her br*asts bounce.

When Rael gripped the headboard tightly, nearly tearing it apart, Rubellan removed her hands.

“You’ll hurt your hands.”

Rael was dumbfounded by his contradictory behavior—his hip movements were rough enough to crush her lower body, yet he worried about her fingernails.

“Those beautiful hands could do so many things.”

Demon bastard!