Even the Demon King is worrying about another world today.

Why are the dragons in this world so timid...? Mikayi was ashamed.

This has led to a different situation now.

On their return journey, the Ais Air Force was led by Princess Ariel of the Ais Federation. She sat atop a pristine white unicorn, with a dark-haired boy close behind her.

To prevent Mikayi from falling, Ariel specifically told him to hold her tight. But Mikayi, shameless as ever, clung firmly to Ariel's waist.

Beneath the light armor was Ariel's slender waistline.

A girl's unique fragrance wafted into her nostrils on the gentle breeze. Mikayi felt a sensation that was hard to describe.

My first day in this other world is so much fun!

Sensing that he was moving in the opposite direction from the Nine Levels of Hell, Mikayi quietly activated his incantation magic.

This time, he didn't contact Renee. Renee was acting strangely today, and Mikayi subconsciously attributed her unusual behavior to her 'not yet familiar with the other world'. Mikayi decided to contact another reliable subordinate of his.

The eighth level of Hell is the habitat of high-ranking demons. Here dwells the Demon King's most powerful demon army, and the air is thick with an aura of evil and death. Amidst a clamor of demons, a voluptuous and alluring female demon reclines on a bench made of skulls.

The female demon exuded an alluring charm that irresistibly drew the attention of all the demons, yet none dared to take a step forward.

She had a pair of sharp demon horns on her head, huge bat wings hanging down beside her, and a demon's unique slender tail curled up, making her look quite content. This great demon was Akman, the succubus who was the former Demon King and was defeated and dethroned by the rising Mikael.

The next moment, Akman sat up from her chair without warning. Her sexy, voluptuous body trembled, and her narrow eyes widened.

Demon King! Demon King! My Demon King! Lord Mikayi! He's contacted me!

Akman trembled with excitement and gasped for breath. She almost collapsed to her knees, completely exhausted.

"Akman." The Demon King's voice was as steady as ever. This was incredibly alluring to Akman.

"Your Majesty." Despite being so excited that she was about to cry, Akman tried her best to control herself and not lose her composure in front of the Demon King.

"I'm going to a human nation called Ais. Maximize Hell's defenses, switch to stealth mode, and follow me."

There are still many unknowns in this other world. Before making contact with the strongest race in this world, it's best to be cautious and keep a low profile. That's Mikayi's assessment.

"Everything will be as you wish." Akman said solemnly, mimicking the Demon King's tone. In reality, her body was already limp and she sat down on the ground, a blush spreading from her face to her ears, and even a trace of saliva spilling from the corner of her mouth.

Akman's obsessive infatuation with the Demon King left her idle for a while. After a moment, she snapped out of her reverie. Infatuation aside, she would still carry out the tasks the Demon King assigned her completely.

The Demon King's Nine Levels of Hell. Besides the Demon King himself, only Renee and Akman can control it. Akman flapped her giant wings and arrived at the magical device on the ninth level in a few breaths. As instructed by the Demon King, she raised the alert level to the maximum and switched the mode to stealth.

The colossal building that blotted out the sky vanished in an instant, leaving the strange bird that had been flying alongside it astonished. When it tried to speed up and fly over, it crashed headfirst into an invisible wall.

call.

After contacting the 'reliable' Akman, Mikayi breathed a sigh of relief. At least Akman didn't rant about destroying the world like Renee did.

In Mikayi's perception, Akman was a loyal and upright subordinate. If Mikayi knew that Akman fantasized about him every day, he would surely tremble with fear.

Below them stretched a vast expanse of sky, beyond which lay layers upon layers of mountains. Finally, some buildings appeared after circling the mountains, and Mikayi used memory magic to memorize everything within sight. Until he obtained a world map, he could at least use a mental map to find a place to anchor the Nine Levels of Hell.

Ariel's soft blonde hair brushed against Mikayi's face. His cheeks itched slightly, and Mikayi gently stroked a strand of hair with his finger.

So fine and soft—is this what human girl's hair feels like? Mikayi even had an urge to bury her face in that soft hair.

The mountains disappeared ahead, and the view opened up. It was an endless plain, with a circular group of buildings sitting on it.

The dense buildings are arranged like a spider web, with high outer walls to prevent enemy invasion, and the orderly streets show its prosperity.

It is a city-state of humankind!

Mikayi suddenly became interested in the towns he had destroyed countless times.

This time, please don't be foolish enough to raze the human town in this other world to the ground...

006 The Elegant Demon King

The unicorn carrying the two landed smoothly, its hooves making a crisp sound as they trod on the bluestone bricks.

On the landing platform in the main city of Ais, the guards around all knelt on one knee upon seeing Ariel. A robed mage also knelt down as he approached.

Mikayi made a rough estimate, and judging from the magical energy emanating from this group of people... hmm... they're too weak. The humans in this other world are too weak!

If Mikai still intends to rule the world, then the creatures of this world will have no chance to fight back.

Fortunately, the Great Demon King Mikayi did not want to do that boring thing of ruling the world anymore.

"Your Highness Ariel..."

"Ariel! My daughter! Your safe return is the best thing ever!"

An even more excited voice drowned out the knight's greeting, and the surrounding crowd spontaneously made way for him.

Daughter? The only person who could call Princess Ariel his daughter is probably the king of this country, right? With doubt in his eyes, Mikayi looked toward the source of the voice.

A man carrying a long cane walked with difficulty. Just a few minutes ago,

The vanguard troops who had arrived had already informed him of the situation on the battlefield. King Plath was overjoyed to see his daughter return victorious. He stepped forward, embraced Ariel tightly, and patted her gently.

The two embraced silently for a moment. When Plath's gaze met that of the man behind Ariel, he instinctively shivered. For some reason, the man gave him a strange feeling. His cold gaze was devoid of emotion, and his deep, dark eyes seemed like a black hole capable of swallowing everything.

As king, Plath could not lose his composure. Even with an instinctive sense of fear, he suppressed his dread and straightened his back: "Ariel, who is this?"

Mikayi's lips curled slightly; he had just exerted a small amount of pressure on the king, intending to test the human's reaction. After all, he was a king; it was expected that the other party wouldn't collapse to his knees.

"Father, who is he...?"

Ariel was taken aback. She seemed to have...never asked the other person's name?!

Mikayi chuckled. This princess was incredibly oblivious. Bringing a traveler whose name she didn't even know back to her country without questioning his identity.

However, none of this diminished Mikayi's affection for the girl; after all, she was the first person to speak to him upon arriving in this other world. Moreover, Mikayi hadn't spoken to a human girl in many years, and now there was even slight physical contact. This made the old demon king, Mikayi, feel a slight sense of shyness.

“Greetings, Your Majesty the King,” following the honorifics from his memory, Demon King Mikai stepped forward and bowed slightly to the human king with an elegant gesture. “I am Mikai, a traveler from a foreign land.”

If Renee and the others saw the Demon King do this, they'd probably faint on the spot. This domineering Demon King actually bowing to a frail human! The sun is rising in the west!

The king scrutinized the man before him. The imposing aura that had terrified him earlier had vanished completely, and that frightening presence was entirely at odds with this gentle and refined man.

Almost certain that he had just misunderstood, the king nodded slightly and said, "Since it was Ariel who brought them back, then they shall be considered guests of our country."

"Thank you very much." After saying this, Mikayi bowed to the king again.

King Plath felt a slight sympathy for this polite foreign traveler. A cool breeze from the high platform blew into his sleeves, making him cough a few times, covering his mouth and nose. The ministers following behind him immediately stepped forward anxiously to support the king.

"Your Highness, please return to your room," the minister said.

The king did not refuse and was helped away by several people.

Even after the king had walked away, Mikayi was still pondering the conversation. According to the rules of human kingdoms, the king should generally be addressed as "Your Majesty," while "Your Highness" is reserved for princes, princesses, and queens. If he hadn't misheard, the minister had indeed addressed the king as "Your Highness."

"Mr. Mikayi, as a traveler, knows far too little." Seeing Mikayi's puzzled expression, Ariel chuckled, her clear, bright blue eyes shining through.

“Well… I’ve only just started my journey,” Mikayi replied somewhat helplessly. He was indeed a traveler who had just set off, but not a ‘traveler from another country’; ‘traveler from another world’ would be a more appropriate term.

“Although Father is the King of this country, the Ais Federation is an Empress country,” Ariel explained. “So, apart from Mother, who can be called Your Majesty, all members of the royal family are called Your Highness.”

That makes sense now. Mikaela had seen queenly kingdoms before; he remembered there being several on the continent of Garan. As for how they disappeared, Demon King Mikaela stated it had nothing to do with him.

During their conversation, a dark shadow suddenly swept overhead, and the group instinctively looked up. They recognized the transport-class dragon, Mikayi.

The red dragon that had been determined to prevent Mikayi from riding on the platform flapped its wings and fled deeper into the city-state as if in flight upon seeing Mikayi's figure on the high platform.

007 This country seems to have a big problem.

“Zera…” Ariel watched the dragon recede into the distance with worry. Her fingers slowly curled into a fist as she suppressed the urge to mount her unicorn and catch up with the dragon. Ariel had no freedom of movement until she had reported the battlefield situation to her mother.

Mikayi patted her shoulder and comforted her, "Don't worry, didn't the priest say the bleeding has stopped? At least her life is saved."

Her life was saved, but becoming a paralyzed person would be worse than death for Zera. Faced with the plight of her only confidante, Ariel's eyes reddened, and she nodded forcefully.

"Your Highness, Her Majesty has summoned you to come." The knight in red armor said. This bright red armor belonged to the Queen's personal knightly order.

As expected, what was bound to happen would happen. Ariel loosened her clenched fists and unfastened the hidden clasp beneath her chest. The armor that covered Ariel's body instantly crumbled and fell to the ground.

Fearing he might witness something inappropriate, Mikayi closed his eyes, then slowly opened them again after a moment. What he saw of Ariel again left Mikayi utterly stunned.

A gorgeous pale blue dress just covered her ankles, and the boots that had trod through blood and mud had been replaced with exquisite high heels. Her slender arms were wrapped in silk gloves. Ariel's bright eyes were fixed ahead, and the high heels clicked rhythmically under her feet.

Almost all the human girls that Mikayi had seen were

She was delicate. This was the first time Mika had ever seen a princess personally go to the battlefield like this.

Is there a skirt hidden under the armor? It has to be said, the unique aura of the girl before him aroused Mikayi's intense curiosity.

After pausing for a moment, Mikayi decided to follow.

After navigating through the royal city like a maze, the view finally opened up. The dazzling golden light was almost blinding; the grandeur of this palace was no less than that of the human kingdoms that Mikayi had ever seen.

She's still a woman after all; it's normal for her to like shiny things. Thinking this, Mikayi fixed her gaze on the very center of the hall.

The center of the hall was shrouded in a thin layer of silver gauze, through which a golden throne could be faintly seen. Mikayi couldn't make out who sat on the throne with the naked eye. However, he could vaguely make out a head of long, golden hair cascading to the ground.

Mikayi subconsciously compared the human throne to his own. As the ruler of the world, Mikayi felt his throne, constructed from the bones of various creatures, looked utterly pathetic compared to the pure gold throne. It even seemed a bit grotesque.

Having made up his mind, Mikayi decided that next time he returned to Hell, he would get himself a more tasteful stool.

Above the steps was the throne, and Mikayi stopped himself, not following Ariel up the steps.

Surrounding Mikayi were Ariel's subordinates, all of whom were now kneeling before the throne. Mikayi felt his head was spinning.

It is absolutely impossible to make this demon king, the ruler of this world, kneel down.

Just as Mikayi stood there, caught in a dilemma, Ariel had already finished her conversation.

"Traveler from a foreign land, why do you not kneel?" A clear female voice came from the throne.

All eyes were on Mikayi, who suddenly became the center of attention and felt extremely uncomfortable.

Having carefully considered his reasons, Mikayi spoke slowly and deliberately: "Your Majesty, our country does not have the custom of kneeling. Please forgive us."

A bow was the most Mikayi could accept. Considering his current relatively good mood, if the empress were to push her luck, Mikayi wouldn't mind unleashing a powerful spell to brainwash the entire Ais Federation, and replacing the royal family wouldn't be out of the question…

Wait, how is things going to escalate to the point of destroying the world again?!

The most important thing is to allow the world to function naturally to the greatest extent possible and to maintain a balance between races!

Mikayi quickly corrected his nearly erroneous thoughts.

Fortunately, the Queen did not say anything more, and after exchanging a few words with Ariel, she ended the audience.

Someone pushed open the heavy doors of the main hall, and a gentle breeze lifted the silver veil in the center of the hall. While everyone bowed their heads respectfully toward the throne, only Mikayi saw the Empress's face clearly.

This country seems to have a serious problem!!

The empress's fair face was covered with hideous veins that throbbed with her pulse.