Demon King, you just need to conquer, and your husband will come up with the solution.

Why are you so honest and reliable? I'm so generous, can't you see that I'm going to support you?

This failure with Irons also convinced Helena that winning Irons' heart over was an extremely long and technical task that required opportunities.

A mere demon king, even if he takes people to the demon king's city for a month, what results can be achieved?

Trinity looked at Helena's confident expression and after thinking for a while she felt that what she said was true. She could also clearly feel the active alienation that Irons had towards other people.

Even though she has a close relationship with him, Trinity still doesn't know many of Irons' secrets.

Come to think of it, she really didn't need to worry about anything bad happening to Ains in the Demon King's Castle.

But for some reason, her intuition told her to hurry to the Demon King's Castle to rescue Ains.

She always felt that if she was a little slower, it would be too late...

Hiss, why?

……

"Ains~ Let's set a date~"

"Um...what day?" Irons looked a little nervous as he looked at Margaret, who was in high spirits in front of him.

To be honest, as an introvert, it is somewhat tiring to get along with Margaret, who is so extroverted and passionate, every day.

Because Margaret always gives him things that make him feel dizzy, and he wonders what this woman is going to say to him now that will shock him, a person with social phobia.

"It's the wedding day, of course."

"Ah~ the wedding day~"

Yes, this topic is very Margaret. Irons smiled helplessly and said, "I...there is nothing to mention. I will leave it to you, Margaret."

"You're my fiancé, so of course we have to agree on a wedding date together. Although I hope it's as soon as possible, I still want to hear your thoughts. If you think the time is too tight, I can postpone it."

Irons shrugged and said, "If you want it to be faster, then go ahead. I don't care."

"Then... let's calculate it based on the fastest time that Luo Xi reports to me? One month. One month later, we will hold the wedding~"

Chapter 41: A strange country, the Demonic Realm

The wedding will be held in a month. Upon hearing this time, Ains couldn't help but admire the efficiency of the demons...

Hiss, maybe this is a bit too one-sided. A big part of the reason for this efficiency is because of Margaret.

Thinking of this, Ains suddenly realized that he had been in the Demon King's Castle for several days, but had not left the Demon King's Castle at all.

Although I have read several local literary works of the Demon Realm and have gained some understanding of its customs, I still don't understand the lower-class people of the Demon Tribe.

In the human world, the image of the demons is recorded as being full of chaos, violent savages who maintain their wild nature of eating raw meat and drinking blood, and who advocate the law of the jungle where the strong prey on the weak.

However, judging by the several demon lords that Ains has met so far in the Demon King's Castle, this description is clearly filled with stereotypes and prejudices.

Apart from anything else, the ridiculous gossip between the vampire lord Rosie and her children has already shown that the demons are also social, and have developed their own unique art form.

If a civilization can develop its own art form, it cannot be simply described as barbaric and brutal. What is the current humanistic environment of the demon race like?

Irons was curious.

He wanted to get out of the Demon Castle and take a look at what the Demon City looked like.

However, he did not want to mention this to Margaret, because he could imagine that if he told Margaret about this idea, this devil would definitely make a big fuss about the whole thing.

That would go against my purpose of observing the demon society.

Therefore, he had to do this secretly... However, he also had to find a guide who could at least tell him what the various areas of the Demon King's Castle were like.

So... who can help with this...

"Hey! Sister, you know what? The Demon King's cooking skills are amazing!"

In a corner of the bedroom, the little devil Polly was cleaning some dead corners with a feather duster while chatting with his sister beside him.

Boru tilted his head and asked in confusion, "Huh? How did you know?"

"I tasted the...something stewed chicken that the Demon King made last time? It was so delicious! It was the best thing I have ever eaten in my life! At that moment, I felt that my death was worth it... slurp..."

As Polly spoke, he recalled the delicious taste and tears welled up on his face.

Boru was horrified. She asked, "You idiot, you stole what the Demon King made for Mr. Irons!? Do you know what you are doing!? Oh, no other demons saw it!?"

Boru twisted his sister's ear and questioned, his eyes showing a hint of worry.

After feeling the pain, Polly muttered with tears in his eyes, a little aggrieved: "No... Sister, I didn't eat it secretly... I was just cleaning the dishes and saw that there was still some meat on the remaining chicken skeleton, so I took a nibble... Anyway, no one saw it!"

Hearing this, Bolu finally breathed a sigh of relief and put down the hand that was pinching Boli's ear. The younger sister rubbed her ear and said to her elder sister: "Although I am clumsy, I am not stupid, sister...

How about this, next time, I and you switch places? You go wash the dishes, and then you can taste the leftovers! Trust me, sister! Once you taste it, you will definitely understand why I say it is so delicious! "

Looking at Polly's eager eyes, Bolu smiled helplessly and touched Polly's head.

"You are still stupid..."

"Woo..."

As the two sisters were whispering to each other, Irons's eyes were focused on them.

"Poluboli?"

"Ah? What do you need, Mr. Irons?"

The two sisters were startled and turned around to ask respectfully.

Irons waved to the two and said, "Nothing, I just want to chat with you. Come over here, I want to ask you something."

"Woo..."

The two sisters looked at each other, flapped their little wings and flew to Irons.

The elder sister Bolu spoke first: "If there is anything you don't know, Mr. Irons, please ask me first."

Irons chuckled and waved his hand, saying, "Don't worry, it's not a very important question. I just want to ask, did you grow up in the Demon King's Castle?"

Boru immediately shook his head and said, "No, Mr. Irons, we were chosen to be maids in the Demon King's Castle when we were twelve years old. Before that, we lived in the residential area of ​​the Demon King's Castle."

"Twelve years old? So young? You weren't even adults at that time, were you?"

Boru responded, "Ugh... In terms of the life span of a little devil, we were already not young at that time. We little devils are not immortal, nor are we immortal. Generally, we die when we live to more than a hundred years old.

But in reality, many little demons are lucky to live to their forties or fifties. Polly and I are very lucky to be chosen to become servants of the Demon King’s Castle. At least, we can be guaranteed to live to the end of our lives.”

"Over a hundred years old? Then your lifespan seems to be about the same as humans."

Irons touched his chin and muttered, wondering if it was because of some supernatural power on this continent that the natural lifespan of humans on the continent was longer than that of humans in Irons' previous life.

In the past, when humans reached the age of fifty or sixty, they were considered to have lived almost the entirety of their lives. Seventy was considered a long life, and eighty was considered a very old centenarian.

Here, humans live in abundance and their natural lifespan can easily reach over a hundred years old, even without paying much attention to their health.

Take Irons for example. Although he looks young and handsome now, and can even be called a pretty boy, he is actually in his thirties and is almost forty.

Of course, that is when life is affluent. For most ordinary people, it is enough to live to fifty or sixty. After all, any disaster or disease can easily take their lives.

Especially when compared with immortal species like elves, humans are still very short-lived.

The lifespan of the little demons was almost the same as that of humans, which surprised Ains. It seemed that not all demons were immortal, but there were also many short-lived ones among them.

"So, after entering the Demon King's Castle, will you go out?"

"Yes." Bolu nodded. "The Demon King's Castle is not a prison. We servants still have some freedom. We often arrange for people to go to the Demon King's Castle to buy some things. So there are plenty of opportunities to leave the Demon King's Castle.

But... most of the time we don't really want to leave the Demon King's Castle. Even though the Demon King has been working hard to improve the order of the Demon King's Castle over the years, the Demon King's Castle is still not safe."

"Oh?" Hearing this, Irons became curious and asked, "Unsafe? In what way? Are there often people causing trouble?"

Bolu nodded quickly and said, "The inner city is still okay, but the outer city is really chaotic. The Demon King City is one of the few places in the entire Demon Realm with a relatively good climate. Since the seventh generation of the Demon King established it, it has attracted countless demons to settle here in the past ten thousand years.

At present, the entire Demon King's City is divided into three areas. One is the Demon King's Castle area, which is the Demon King's residence. It faces south and north and occupies the entire southern area of ​​the Demon King's City.

Coming out of the Demon King's Castle is the inner city area of ​​the Demon King's City, which is all the area inside the walls of the Demon King's City except the Demon King's Castle. Here live some of the earliest demons who settled here, as well as markets and whatnot.

The third area is the outer city area outside the city wall. The land resources within the city wall are limited and it is impossible to accommodate all the demons who yearn for the Demon King’s City. Those demons who arrive later can only build their own residences outside the Demon King’s City.

At first, there were only some huts built along the city wall. Later, more and more demons came, and the number of huts increased, just like a residential area growing out of moss. Over time, it was also considered part of the Demon King's City.

The inner city area is managed by the Demon King, so it is relatively safe. However, the outer city area is a completely different matter and even the Demon King cannot control it.

Because over the years, a set of rules has been formed there. Even for the Demon King, it will take some time to sort it out.

At least as of now, the Demon King intends to stabilize the inner city first, and then slowly move on to the outer city, so the outer city will have to continue to be in chaos for now."

Listening to Boru's story, Ains couldn't help but frown. He asked curiously, "Speaking of which...Apart from the Demon King's City, are there no other cities in the Demon Realm? Why do all the demons have to crowd in here?"

Bolu tilted his head, thought for a while and then said, “Well, if there are demon gathering areas, then each demon lord’s territory is considered his own demon gathering area.

However, if you are asking if there is a city managed like the Demon King's City... Mr. Irons, there is indeed only one city in the entire Demon Realm, the Demon King's City."

"..."

Ains was speechless for a moment. In the entire Demon Realm, there was only one city in the strict sense? The rest were just tribes where similar demons gathered?

What kind of magical system of de-urbanization is this?

He thought that the Duolun Empire was already a small and peculiar country, but he didn't expect that there was a country that was even more important than it. Whose general was this! ?

Of course, considering the territory, size and influence of the entire Demon Realm, it may not be appropriate to call it a weird little country. It should be called... a weird big country!

Chapter 42 It’s going to burn!

After learning about the current situation of the Demon Realm from Boru, Ains realized what a mess Margaret was in.

In other words, the Demon Realm has always been a mess.

The Demon King's rule, which relies on force, is actually limited to the Demon King's City and a few Demon Lords, while the Demon Lords are the actual managers of tribes in other parts of the Demon Realm.

Yes, from the description given by Boru, Ains could only call the territories under the command of the Demon Lords tribes.

There is no clear management deployment, no clear class division, and even no named geographical area. Given this situation, even feudal dictatorship is a step towards advanced civilization.

Of course, Irons also knew that he couldn't be too harsh, mainly because the Demon Realm was a poor and remote place, and you really couldn't have any demands.

Margaret did not aim too high and choose to unify the Demon Realm without thinking, but chose to deal with internal affairs to stabilize the base of her Demon King City, which was a wise move.

Eat your food one bite at a time and take one step at a time.

Of course, just learning the situation from Bolu's mouth was still a bit one-sided. Ains still wanted to take a good look at what the Demon King's Castle was like.

So he asked Bolu, "Bolu, can you help me with something?"

"Mr. Irons, just give me your orders! The Demon King said that he will do his best to meet all your requests!"

"Oh? All requirements?" Irons showed a subtle smile.

When Bolu saw this, he suddenly looked embarrassed. He swallowed hard and made great mental preparations before saying seriously, "Yes! Mr. Irons! We will meet all your needs!"

After saying this, Bolu revealed an expression of "who else but me", as if he was ready to sacrifice himself.

This made Ains laugh. He waved his hand and said, "Miss Bolu, don't be so nervous. I just hope that you can take me with you next time you go out of the Demon King's Castle to buy something."

"Eh!?" Bolu was startled, and then quickly shook his head and said, "No, no, no! Mr. Irons, this is really not possible! It's too dangerous to let you go out! You are just a human!"

"Hey~ Miss Boru, didn't you say you would satisfy all my needs?"

"This... this is different..." Bolu shrank his head and muttered awkwardly.

"Don't worry, I'm just going out with you to learn about the Demon King's Castle. I'm just going out with Ms. Boru to buy some things. I believe that Ms. Boru can protect my safety."

As he spoke, Ains smiled sincerely and showed an expectant look towards Boru.

"Believe me?" Hearing this, Bolu's heart couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Since becoming Ains' personal maid, Bolu has clearly felt Ains' gentleness and kindness. In the face of Polly's clumsy behavior, he neither beats nor scolds her, but carefully teaches her how to clean.

He would worry about whether they were too tired, let them rest, and even invite them to have tea. He would also share some tips on housework. Yes, housework. It is hard to imagine that someone like Mr. Irons actually does housework.

Moreover, Bolu also saw Irons reading to Polly.

Although she was very angry that her sister, a servant, had to let the distinguished guest read to her, she was also very immersed in the story told by Irons.

Woo… this… this can’t be helped, Mr. Irons’ voice is really nice… with a little bit of magnetism and richness, making people feel inexplicably intimate…

All of the above made Bolu clearly feel the difference between Ains and the guests she had served before.

Those demon lords, demon generals, or other high-ranking figures of the demon clan, after arriving at the Demon King's Castle, never focused their attention on these servants, as if these servants were just a bunch of decorations placed in the Demon King's Castle.