"Hey, you! Don't just enter someone else's territory without permission."
Raine had caught up by now, but upon seeing Guy, she immediately reverted from her fierce look to that of a lady. Her face-changing speed was remarkably fast.
"Lord Guy, my apologies. I failed to stop this person."
Raine gave a respectful bow.
"It's fine. Go and brew a pot of tea for our guest."
Guy had already gauged some of Draco's depth and knew Raine was no match for him, so he didn't mind... Inside a crystal palace of ice embraced by the massive White Ice Dragon, Draco and Guy sat opposite each other. Raine brewed a pot of steaming tea and placed it before Draco.
Before leaving, she took advantage of Guy not looking to glare fiercely at Draco.
However, combined with her soft and cute appearance, there wasn't a hint of ferocity; instead, she looked particularly adorable.
The White Ice Palace was protected by a barrier. Unlike the icy world outside, the temperature inside was very warm.
Draco even saw that one of the floors actually had an artificial sea and an artificial beach, with several sun loungers placed on the sand. Life couldn't be more comfortable.
Of course, such an enjoyable life was destined to have nothing to do with Guy; he had no time to enjoy life. This was prepared for the White Ice Dragon, Velzard.
Draco calmly took a sip of tea. "Good tea, much better than what Shion brews."
"Hmph!"
Standing behind Guy, Raine puffed out her small chest proudly upon hearing that.
"So, what exactly brings you here?"
Guy took this rare opportunity to rest, speaking in an unhurried tone.
"You might not believe it, but this was a complete accident. I didn't expect to end up here after a random teleportation."
Draco spread his hands helplessly. He really was innocent, okay?
Without pressing further on the matter, a red glint flashed in Guy's eyes as he spoke while observing Draco.
"You don't seem afraid of me, a Demon Lord, at all."
Before Draco could answer, Guy's brow furrowed.
"Strange. Aren't you human? How could you have awakened as a Demon Lord..."
He stroked his chin, murmuring to himself.
It was common knowledge that Draco was an Otherworlder Summoner, so he had to be human.
Guy, who had lived from ancient times to the present, had seen everything. The path for humans to grow stronger was to become a Hero and awaken a Heros Egg.
But this guy had awakened directly from a human into a Demon Lord.
This completely deviated from the established rules of the world.
And Guy loved these kinds of novel things that had never appeared before.
"Interesting."
Draco just calmly drank his tea. If Guy could see any clues, that was his skill; if not, Draco wouldn't explain much. After all, even Draco himself didn't understand where his Immortal-Demon Bloodline came from.
Just then, a flash of inspiration hit Guy, and an idea suddenly popped into his head.
"Draco, right? Become a Demon Lord with me!"
"Pfft—!"
Draco spat out a mouthful of tea.
Guy was quick and snapped his fingers, creating a green barrier to block the tea Draco had spat out.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Draco coughed awkwardly. "Sorry, I couldn't help it."
What Guy had just said was so shocking that Draco hadn't been able to react in time.
Seeing this, Misari and Raine's beautiful eyes narrowed, but they said nothing.
"No matter. So, will you become a Demon Lord?"
Guy stared intensely at Draco, as if trying to see right through him.
Draco was silent for a moment. "What if I refuse?"
"Hmm?"
Guy hadn't expected Draco to refuse. This was something others would beg for.
He raised an eyebrow. "Why?"
Draco shrugged his shoulders. "I don't think being a Demon Lord is any good. It's so tiring every day, worrying about this and that. It's nowhere near as comfortable as I am now."
"You just want to pull me in to do your work. I'm not doing it."
Guy's mouth twitched; it seemed his inner thoughts had been completely seen through.
"You've never been a Demon Lord, how would you know all this?"
Draco froze. He couldn't exactly say he'd read the script and knew Guy worked 24/7 from dawn to dusk.
So, Draco directly shifted the blame to someone else.
"Milim told me."
Guy suddenly lost his momentum and said irritably, "That girl, she really blabs about everything."
After mentally giving Milim a sound thrashing, Guy changed the subject.
"Hmph, Draco, you've made quite a mess here. Aren't you planning to deal with it?"
"Hey, hey, don't talk nonsense. I haven't left my territory in a long time. Where did this mess come from?"
"You dare say the current state of the Kingdom of Falmuth has nothing to do with you?"
"That little fox belongs to your household, doesn't she?"
Draco rubbed his nose. He knew exactly what had happened and that Susu was indeed partly responsible, but what did that have to do with him, Draco?
"Wait, that's not right. Ramiris was there too. My Susu only bears a tiny bit of the responsibility at most!"
"Tch!"
Guy snorted lightly. "Clearly, your little fox led Ramiris on a wild run. You must take the majority of the responsibility for this."
"Huh? If Ramiris didn't want to, why would she follow my Susu? And it's not even certain who was following whom!"
"Ramiris is a shut-in who never works. Why would she be running around outside? It must be because of your little fox!"
"I said it wasn't!"
"I said it was!"
"..."
The two began to argue over their troublesome children like elementary schoolers.
Raine watched this with great interest. Though her face remained expressionless, she was chanting in her heart, "Fight! Fight!"
Misari saw through the girl's thoughts at a glance and glared at her, making Raine stick out her tongue.
Eventually, the argument between Draco and Guy escalated.
"Don't leave after school!"
"If you've got the guts, don't call for backup. Let's settle this one-on-one!"
"As if I'm afraid of you!"
Uh... wait, wrong script.
"If you're not satisfied, let's fight!"
Draco really wanted to clash with this world's power ceiling to see how large the gap between them truly was.
"Hmph! I'm not afraid of a fight! But let's get this straight: if you lose, you must become a Demon Lord and clean up the current mess."
A smile tugged at the corner of Guy's mouth. In all the endless ages, he had never lost to anyone except the Creator God Star King Dragon. How could he be afraid of a newly awakened Demon Lord?
This match is in the bag!
Conversely, Draco's brow was furrowed. If he lost, he'd have to become a Demon Lord; he didn't want to live the 007 grind.
But then he thought, at worst, he could just pull a Milim and shirk his duties. What was there to fear?
This match is in the bag!
Both smiled knowingly at the same time, as if victory was already in their hands.
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