Angelique meant every word.
She had always preferred the human world to Hell. Otherwise, she would never have gone to such lengths to reach it.
She used to want the people of Hell to return to the human world and take everything over.
But after Li Dan talked things through with her, Angelique realized she had been wrong. If Hell took over the human world, wouldn't it just turn the human world into a second Hell?
Besides, it wasn't realistic, so she had dropped the idea.
Li Dan looked at Angelique.
"If I wanted you to become the queen of Hell?"
"I still wouldn't do it. I'm not going to obediently manage Hell for you. Unless..."
"Unless what?"
Angelique gave him a sly look.
"A queen usually needs a consort. And someone has to inherit the throne."
Li Dan frowned. Was she trying to turn the tables on him?
"You've got some nerve, asking for a consort."
Angelique bit her lower lip, looking pitiful.
"I was wrong, Master. I'm not some queen. I'm your beloved empress."
She was a temptress. Li Dan had met few people who could put on an act as well as Angelique.
"Punish you? Sounds more like I'd be rewarding you. I'm going home."
Angelique's off-the-shoulder gown had slipped so far that half a pale breast was exposed.
"I gave you the emotions and the excitement you wanted, and now you're going home? Going home tomorrow still counts as going home."
Angelique seized hold of Li Dan and used her leverage to get her way. Today, she was going to try that thing she'd seen in a show. Ahem.
"Here. A Devil Fruit, a specialty of Hell. Want a taste?"
"A Devil Fruit?"
Li Dan immediately thought of those awful-tasting things from One Piece, but what