It's not about having feelings for the Demon Realm...
It's just that his pawn, his fully controllable, fully dominant Sequence Number 1... requires time to grow.
And he's afraid, he's afraid the Demon Lord might break free from this natural burden—the Demon Realm—and thus have no more ties, fearlessly coming to directly seek the fusion with the Celestial Gift Stone.
Still the same saying, the Dominator doesn't need to bet on that seventy percent success rate!
"Actually, there's another way..."
"What way?"
"As long as you can take my place and continue the existence of the Demon Realm, I will willingly self-destruct, leaving the Celestial Gift Stone for you, what's the harm?"
"Alright, I agree!"
"No, you won't!"
"Heh heh heh heh... You do understand me... How could I possibly take over this mess of yours? If it weren't for the safety measures, I would have long ago..."
"Long ago what?"
"Long ago..."
