I Have a Plan! It Can Slay Void Ascension

During this time.

A few strange things suddenly began happening within Scarlet Demon King Fortress. Theft after theft occurred in the homes of several Devil Race nobles.

Most peculiar of all, what was stolen was not rare treasures, but all manner of ingredients from each household's kitchens.

Fortunately, to most Devil Race nobles, ingredients were mere possessions outside the body. None made a great fuss searching for the thieves, as their attention had been drawn to another major matter.

Within Scarlet Demon King Fortress stood a Devil Race restaurant called Heavenly Demon Pavilion.

It was a chain restaurant run by some Demon God Hall, combining fine wine, delicacies, and revelry all in one. It was an all-purpose establishment.

These days, Heavenly Demon Pavilion's business had been exceptionally booming because the famed "dancing girl," Sula'ya, was performing there on tour. Any Devil Race member who thought themselves capable had been captivated by her dancing, racking their brains to curry favor with Sula'ya and taste her fragrance.

Even the Scarlet Demon King and the Nether Sha Young Lord had appeared at Heavenly Demon Pavilion time and again to show Sula'ya support. Unfortunately, Sula'ya seemed aloof indeed, with a "selling art, not selling herself" label pasted onto her, making the Devil Race nobles itch with unbearable longing.

Of course, none of that had anything to do with Wang Lici.

She had not come to Heavenly Demon Pavilion for any beauty.

It was because Heavenly Demon Pavilion had purchased a great quantity of high-end, precious ingredients to cope with its extraordinarily booming business of late.

The storage room behind Heavenly Demon Pavilion's kitchen.

Wang Lici, Lan Wan'er, and Scrap Rat were "shopping for free" in the ingredient storeroom. Having had their appetites spoiled over this period, Wang Lici and the others had long since