Macht the Butler

"A noble ideal, I admire it. I can help you, but you must work for me, become my steward, and I will guide you into the human world, to experience human emotions, and to understand malice and guilt."

Li Yan smiled and extended his hand towards Macht. Possessing the Curse Reversal Magic, he was completely unafraid of Macht's Diagoldze. Besides, the Foresee the Future was not just for show.

Looking at Li Yan's sincere expression, Macht blinked slightly. The outstretched hand from the other party already showed his attitude. He was not afraid of him at all, nor did he despise his Demons identity because of Demons. Just like when he usually interacted with Solitär, the other party treated him as a friend.

He was somewhat moved by Li Yan 'Li Yan trust, and his hand, gloved with purple, reached out and clasped hers.

"It's a pleasure to work for you, and I look forward to understanding these emotions in the human world."

Macht knelt on one knee. Li Yan took out the Subjugation Collar he had prepared for Macht, his expression solemn. "This is the same Subjugation Collar Solitär's. Its purpose is not only to restrain your killing behavior, but more importantly, to control your Demons nature. Only by controlling your Demons nature can you understand malice and guilt sooner."

Macht scanned Solitär's neck and found a Mana collar there. He had previously thought it was a quirky gadget Solitär used to amplify her Mana, but it turned out to be for self-control.

"Of course, you can choose not to wear it. I won't force you. Only with strict control can you understand malice and guilt more quickly when you enter the human world. Solitär is a good example. Look at her now, she has never been restrained by me. She runs freely in the Demons territory every day."

Li Yan spoke up, a smile on his face showing concern for Macht. His words were rough but true; the nature and values of the Demons could not be easily restrained.

"I won't wear it now. At least it gives me hope that you can reach a point where I can trust you. After all... you have the power to kill me."

Macht spoke calmly, sensing a great deal of Mana emanating from the collar. If he were to actually wear it, his life would be in jeopardy; he wouldn't casually accept a collar from a stranger.

"You will wear it, Macht. To gain your trust, I've decided to give you fifty years to come with me to the human world. By then, you'll agree to wear it."

Seeing that her attempt to deceive him had failed, Li Yan smiled tactfully, took Solitär's hand, and placed her arm around Macht's shoulder. "Get ready, we're about to begin large-scale Spatial Movement."

Feeling the pressure on his shoulder, Macht glanced at Li Yan, then silently looked at Solitär, who was smiling. Solitär's sincere smile reassured him.

Upon arriving, Macht was somewhat shocked by the luxury of the Royal Capital. Compared to the Demons' Castles, the Royal Capital's houses were hundreds of years ahead of the Demons'. When the Demon King was still living in Castle, the royal Royal Capital already had skyscrapers hundreds of meters high, and the bustling streets were filled with traffic.

"For now, experience the grandeur of the Royal Capital. I will witness your growth step by step, Macht. Welcome to my Kingdom."

Li Yan sat in her office chair, arms outstretched, looking down at Macht.

Macht nodded slightly. By simply traversing a few Space Magic, he had already traveled from the Northern War Zone to the most prosperous Royal Capital, which already surpassed that of the Demons who was skilled in Space Magic.

The man before me seems far more terrifying than I imagined. If we were to actually fight, I might find it very difficult to kill him.

"Xiao Wu, Xiao Xue."

Li Yan called softly, and the door was slowly pushed open. Two maids dressed in black and white maid outfits walked in. Macht glanced at them in surprise. They were not human, but Mechanical Magic Puppets that had recently been wreaking havoc on the Demons race in the Northern War Zone.

"This will be my butler from now on. His name is Macht, Seven Sages of Destruction of the Demon King's most powerful subordinates. You can show him around and familiarize him with our place."

While instructing Xiao Wu and Xiao Xue to help Macht familiarize himself with the environment, Li Yan flipped through the recent logs kept by that Little Fool Solitär.

As she watched Li Yan read her journal, Solitär shyly buried her face in Li Yan chest. Being watched by her beloved young master made her inexplicably embarrassed, even though such emotions shouldn't be something Demons should have.

Macht tilted his head, sensing that something was off about Solitär. Her state was somewhat like that of the couples he had killed before. There was a human couple who had shown affection in front of him, and it seemed that the girl had also died shyly in the boy's arms. Demons wouldn't have such human emotions, Solitär clearly possessed something that other Demons didn't have.

Looking at Solitär, Macht couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation for the future, thinking that he might really experience guilt and malice here.

"Oh, right, Macht, suppress your Mana for me. Your surging Mana will attract a lot of people, and my Barrier Magic here can't withstand the overflow of your surging Mana. If you attract some troublesome guys, I might get a beating."

Li Yan said solemnly that although he could do whatever he wanted in the capital, there was still one person he couldn't afford to offend: his grandmaster, Celia. If she knew he was still alive, he might be beaten to death by her in a fit of rage.

The consequences of concealment and deception are not so easily overlooked. Li Yan couldn't help but shudder. Would her Grandmaster step on her head and make her...

Macht. This was a human Kingdom, not Demons territory. Recklessly unleashing one's Mana would indeed attract the attention of those with ulterior motives.

Flipping through Solitär's journal, Li Yan frowned slightly. Frieren had actually lost an arm to Macht's gold-plated form. It seemed that this scene did indeed occur in the story, yet he had been completely unaware of it all these years. No wonder he hadn't received any recent news about Frieren from anywhere else; she must have been terrified and gone into hiding.

Thinking of Frieren's pitiful, tearful appearance, Li Yan's heart softened. "She really is an idiot. She could have gone to her Grandmaster for help, but instead she secretly hid away by herself, not wanting anyone to know."

"Notify the Mechanical Information Force and the Kingdom's Secret Intelligence Group to find Frieren's nearest location. I want to see her." Li Yan coldly gave the order to the shadows. Several Mechanical Spiders on the ceiling deactivated their cloaking and ran off in various directions.

With a complicated expression, Li Yan took out photos of Frieren from the drawer. There were photos of her sleeping in late, of her picking at her toes and then smelling them, of her crying from eating spicy food...

The longing in his heart broke through his recent mental block and restraint. Li Yan secretly made up his mind that even if he was beaten up by Frieren, stepped on by her soft, fragrant feet, or sat on her with disdain, he would accept it.