Chapter 20: Bearing Humiliation for a Heavy Responsibility, This Is Tactics!
[Why aren't you talking!]
[Have you been kidnapped by the Demon Lord? If you have, blink! Oh wait, I can't see you... then send a period!]
[Waaaah, Old Duan... my brother... you can't go gay! You have to hold on!]
[I don't want to see my brother with a big belly the next time I see him!]
"Damn it."
Looking at the text constantly refreshing on the screen, Lilith's hand trembled slightly, and she was utterly speechless.
"There's no need to be so dramatic..."
"It's not like I'm dead, I'm just being the Demon Lord's wife... besides, I'm just putting on a show with the Demon Lord, I haven't actually submitted to him."
"Sigh..."
Lilith took a deep breath and began to type her explanation:
[Can you calm down? It's not what you think.]
[This is just... well, a cover-up.]
[It's purely to paralyze the Demon Lord. On the surface, I'm catering to him and making him lower his guard, but in reality, I'm looking for his weakness so I can find a chance to take him out. Got it?]
[This is tactics!]
Lilith sent the message out with great confidence;
But soon, Alicia's message came back:
[Really? Don't lie to yourself. What kind of tactics allow someone to touch your butt whenever they want!]
"Tch."
[And your face is so red, and your head is resting on the Demon Lord's chest. No matter how you look at it, it seems voluntary!]
[Old Duan! Duan! I know you're a Succubus now, but you can't give in to your desires! Believe in yourself, stay rational! I will definitely cultivate as fast as possible and then come to save you, bringing along your favorite cat-girl maid! So you must hold on!]
[Hold on!]
The words were resolute, every sentence filled with concern for her brother.
Although Alicia was indeed worried about her, weeping for the safety of her 'Best Friend'... looking at this endless nonsense, Lilith's heart grew inexplicably irritated... she felt as if, in her Best Friend's heart, she had already become a Succubus idiot with hearts in her eyes.
"Who are you looking down on?!"
So!
To Alicia's encouragement, Lilith only coldly replied with four words:
[You're so annoying.]
[Noooooo—]
After seeing a big 'No' appear on the screen, Lilith's mouth twitched, and she directly put away her mobile phone, pretending not to see.
"Hopeless, this idiot is beyond help, I can't be bothered to explain."
"Hmph, do I even need him to worry?"
"Who am I! My strength is at least Ninth Rank Peak! Everything I'm doing now is just temporary endurance for the sake of revenge. How could I possibly submit to a mere native Demon Lord? Especially a pure-hearted idiot!"
"Impossible! Hmph hmph~"
Thinking of this, Lilith's lips curled up, and she smugly spread her hands and shook her head.
To her surprise, in the next second, a hand was suddenly placed on her head and rubbed it dotingly.
"Little Meow, come back to the room with me."
"Okay! Okay, Lord Demon Lord~"
The Succubus, who was confident, proud, and full of disdain just a second ago, instantly turned into an obedient kitten under the Demon Lord's palm.
With her slender waist held tightly and gentle caresses on her head, feeling the warmth of his palm, the scorching body temperature plus the irresistible force caused the corners of Lilith's mouth to rise uncontrollably, and her black peach-heart tail swayed left and right incessantly, looking very happy.
Only... "Heh, my acting skills are too strong!"
"It's so easy to fool Asmodeus. Some Demon Lord of the Abyss he is, he's such a scrub~"
"Just watch, Old Song, your father can take down this Demon Lord alone!"
"Lord Demon Lord~ Pat me~"
"You're so cute."
Looking at Lilith in his arms, who specifically raised her chin to let him rub her little head, Asmodeus felt a surge of warmth in his heart and couldn't help but rub her a few more times.
"Mmm~"
Lilith squinted her eyes comfortably.
Her beautiful red pupils curved into two sweet crescents, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and two alluring blushes appeared on her cheeks;
She slightly opened her pink little mouth, letting out faint, kitten-like purring sounds of satisfaction, her whole body hanging limply on the Demon Lord, looking like she was enjoying it to the extreme and didn't want to move at all.
The acting was extremely realistic!
There wasn't even a trace of bearing humiliation for a heavy responsibility left!
In response, Siel, who had been silently kneeling in the corner, stood up.
Perhaps unable to watch the two in front of him constantly display their affection, Siel patted the dust off his knees, his doll-like little face full of earnestness and seriousness.
"Lord Demon Lord, Her Highness the Queen."
Siel bowed slightly and spoke a series of iron-willed words in his soft loli voice:
"Since we are to rest here, this subordinate believes we cannot just sit and wait—I earnestly request the Lord Demon Lord's permission! This subordinate wishes to go ahead and scout the surrounding terrain to find clues about the source of the seal on this floor, in order to make up for my previous crime of disrespect towards the Lord Demon Lord!"
"Hmm?"
Looking at this boy in front of her who was less than 1.4 meters tall, wearing a small dress and looking more like a loli than a young girl, Lilith, who was enjoying her master's caress... oh wait, pretending to be obedient, had a twitch in the corner of her mouth.
"Why can such a cute face say such tough-guy lines..."
On the other hand, Asmodeus didn't think anything was wrong:
"Well, that's fine too."
Asmodeus nodded slightly, his voice magnetic and calm:
"Siel, be careful. If you encounter danger, retreat immediately, or make a sound to alert me."
"As you command! For the Lord Demon Lord!"
Siel gave Asmodeus a deep bow, his expression very firm, though it just looked like he was being cute.
Then, he looked at the stone wall entrance not far away, chose a conspicuous main road, and walked over... Thus, once Siel left, only two people were left in the small barrier.
A man and a woman alone.
In the same room.
Even sitting on the same 'bed'.
The air seemed a bit tense?
Asmodeus held Lilith's waist, his chin resting on the top of her head, and his voice suddenly lowered:
"Little Meow..."
"Wh-What is it?"
Lilith's voice trembled slightly.
She only then realized that she seemed to have been too focused on acting just now, and even forgot she was acting! If the Demon Lord awakened some strange desires because of this, then she would be doomed right now!
"Oh... oh no..."
Sitting on the Demon Lord's lap, Lilith became fidgety, her small fists clenched slightly, and her heart pounded uncontrollably.
"Why... why did I act so cute?"
"It's all Old Song's fault! Saying all that nonsense, making me lose my head so I couldn't think!"
"B-But..."
As Asmodeus's chin gently rubbed against her forehead, Lilith's cheeks grew redder and redder, and her tail had unknowingly wrapped around the Demon Lord's arm... However, in the next second, Asmodeus asked:
"Little Meow, that magic of yours that can summon food, can you use it again? I want to eat something."
"..."
"Huh???"