Ortoncia's Entanglement

"Phew..."

Watching the firelight dancing in the fireplace warm the entire villa, Xuan Sheng lowered Wenwen from his shoulder, her little eyes gleaming, and sat opposite Lucifer.

"Your Majesty, please have some tea."

The Fallen Angel maids who tended to the Demon King's daily life in this building respectfully welcomed the villa's first guest.

This building was located within Decheng's outpost.

Lucifer, who loved governing and managing things, had completely transformed this building that belonged solely to her into the style she favored.

The various decorations hanging on the walls... and the sculptures throughout the corridors had all been personally prepared and arranged by this Demon King.

"Why are you still setting up all this stuff in the outpost?"

After fiddling with a tree-shaped potted plant placed indoors, Xuan Sheng looked at Lucifer.

"Personal preference."

"So, did the ghouls get found?"

"You mean the rumor circulating among the players? The real information hasn't been discovered yet. Those ghouls won't be found so easily."

"...I suppose I was worrying needlessly."

Xuan Sheng glanced tenderly at his lover in the shadows, then raised his head.

"Why did you call me here?"

"You came to the Abyss as well, but you haven't given us any orders."

Decheng had now been forcibly dragged into the Abyss's struggle for a place in the main competition, and Ortoncia had nearly gone completely mad over the generous reward promised by The Spokesperson...

However, neither the Hual Family, which was now completely under control, nor the Fallen Angels would be particularly willing to support Lady City Lord in fighting for Reapus's Spokesperson.

"We're curious about your position in this incident. You personally came to the front line—is it because you intend to..."

"Reduce Reapus's strength, that's all."

The news about the ghouls was false. While this made Xuan