Volume One, Chapter Seven: How Could a Figurine Enthusiast Be This Clever...

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Yadina’s eyes were slightly red, shimmering with tears. She didn’t understand what “going to work” meant; she simply thought he had gone hunting. However, when she finally looked up and saw the tall figure before her clearly, she was momentarily stunned.

“Oh my, I didn’t expect you to care about me so much~” Xiayang teased with a gentle smile.

“Who said I care about you? I’m just afraid you’ll die out there and leave me with no food!” Yadina quickly stood up and, as swiftly as thunder, turned her head to wipe away her tears.

“Tsundere behavior is long out of style.” Xiayang smiled faintly and extended a finger, gently poking Yadina’s cheek.

Yadina grabbed his finger with both hands and bit down hard!

“Crack!”

A crisp sound was followed by a scream.

It was hard!

His finger was hard as a rock.

Xiayang withdrew his finger and examined it carefully. Fortunately, there was no bleeding.

“Tch, I was about to give you some snacks, but judging by that bite, you don’t seem very hungry after all.” Saying this, Xiayang glanced at Yadina’s status panel.

Nothing else had changed, except for the satiety level, which had dropped from three-tenths full to one-tenth.

“I don’t want your human food anyway; it tastes awful!” Yadina said disdainfully, hands on hips.

“Is that so?” Xiayang reached into his pocket and pulled out the magic pill he had obtained that morning. “Since you don’t want it, I’ll give it to the slime.”

In an instant, Yadina’s body trembled sharply, her gaze locked onto the magic pill.

“What’s that? Let me try it!” Tears uncontrollably streamed down her face, but the previous look of dejection had vanished, replaced by a burning desire for delicacies.

“You can have it, but from now on, you have to listen to me. How about that?”

Hearing this, Yadina immediately sobered up and sternly refused. As the Demon Lord, how could she lose her dignity just to taste something that looked—and might actually be—delicious?

“Then I guess this has to go to the slime…” Xiayang said, about to feed the magic pill to the slime.

However, when the distance between the pill and the slime was just one step away, Yadina suddenly appeared, standing between them.

“This Demon Lord understands… Do whatever you want…” she said reluctantly.

Xiayang smirked. Ha! Can’t control you, huh?

He opened his palm and extended it toward Yadina.

“Shake hands.”

Yadina was stunned, then instantly erupted with fury!

“Do you take me for a dog?”

“Slime, shake hands.” Xiayang then extended his hand to the slime, which immediately formed a tentacle from its body to meet his palm.

“Wait! I’ll shake! Isn’t it enough if I shake first?” Yadina quickly placed her small hand in Xiayang’s palm, biting her lip tightly, the sound of her teeth grinding audible.

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She would never forget the humiliation she endured today!

She had even worried about this foolish human earlier that afternoon. Now, thinking back, she wanted to slap her past self!

“Change hands.”

“Are you done yet?”

“Alright, last offer: let me touch your head, and I’ll give you the food.”

Feeling the strange sensation on top of her head, especially around her horns, Yadina tried her best to suppress the ticklish feeling.

Five minutes later—

Yadina was slightly panting, her heart full of joy as she looked at the food she had earned by “selling her body.”

She brought the magic pill close to her nose and inhaled its rich magical aura, becoming a little intoxicated.

Just as she was about to swallow it whole, she suddenly remembered something and glanced at the slime beside her.

She then broke off a small piece and tossed it in front of the slime.

“See? I said, if I get a bite of meat, you get a sip of soup.”

“Pfft—”

The slime twisted its body and pushed that small piece back to Yadina.

“You said you’re not hungry?” Yadina was momentarily taken aback but quickly realized. “Right, I almost forgot. Creatures of your low level can fill up just on the magic generated by contracts with their masters and the ambient magical air. I envy you…”

Without hesitation, Yadina opened her wide mouth and devoured the magic pill piece by piece until it was gone.

After finishing, she patted her slightly swollen belly and plopped down on the table, eyes half-closed, utterly satisfied.

She hadn’t eaten this well in a long time, though compared to her time in the Demon Realm, it was still lacking.

But she was content!

Seeing this, Xiayang’s mood improved significantly. He had only wanted to tease Yadina to help her forget her previous negative emotions. It seemed to have worked well.

[Notification! Achievement unlocked! First time increasing contract demon's satiety above 50%. Reward granted: 1 Intermediate Identification Eye, 1 Magic Powder.]

[Reward distribution in progress... 99%]

Xiayang was briefly stunned, then sighed silently. Not this again...

Take it or leave it!

“Where did you get this pill?” Ihong, who had watched the entire scene from the sidelines, couldn’t help but ask.

“The system gave it to me. Believe it or not?” Xiayang tilted his head with a smile.

“Believe it. Next time, have your system deposit a million into my account, alright? You can even touch my head too.”

Xiayang “…”

Not wanting to argue further with Ihong, Xiayang prepared to lead Yadina back to his room.

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As they were leaving, Ihong handed a small box to Xiayang.

He opened it to find three sets of miniature clothing neatly arranged inside: a purple dress, an off-white sweater, and a set of pale purple pajamas.

Xiayang was instantly stunned. These weren’t just pieces of fabric sewn together; they were adorned with various patterns and other decorations. They were exquisitely crafted.

“You’re really talented, prison sister,” Xiayang praised without holding back, making Ihong beam with pride.

Taking Yadina back to his place, Xiayang exhaled deeply.

Just today alone, he felt more exhausted than he had in the past twenty years combined.

He didn’t even feel like playing games anymore—just wanted to collapse on the sofa and watch some TV.

As night fell, Xiayang cooked a cup of instant noodles and was ready to go to bed early.

But Yadina wasn’t having it. Standing at the bedside with hands on her hips, she demanded, “You’re not allowed to sleep! Didn’t you say you’d go hunting monsters with me tonight?!”

“Huh? Did I say that?” Xiayang feigned ignorance.

“You did! I heard it with my own ears!”

“Demon Lord, you know humans are born with poor memories. Sometimes I don’t even remember where I last put the TV remote—how could I recall something from so long ago?”

“Besides, didn’t I already successfully hunt down a magic pill during the day? Aren’t you satisfied yet? Why push this weak human further?”

“Hmm…” Yadina pondered. The foolish human seemed to have a point.

“Most importantly, it’s so dark outside now. If you accidentally run into the legendary big horse monkey that eats children, the consequences…”

Xiayang lowered his voice deliberately, causing Yadina’s whole body to shiver. Her trembling voice asked, “What consequences?”

“Of course, it’ll snatch you away and eat you!” Xiayang suddenly raised his voice.

Yadina’s body jolted violently.

“I… I’m the Demon Lord! It wouldn’t dare fight me! Besides, I’m not a child!”

“Is that so? Then would you rather go out and have a free-style fight with the big horse monkey, or sleep here with me, this handsome human?” Xiayang patted the makeshift small bed next to him, made from a towel.

“Hmph! What kind of question is that! Of course I choose to duel that big horse monkey!”

“But I’m afraid if I go out, that big horse monkey might sneak in and snatch you away, so I’ll wait here for it to come to me!” Yadina puffed out her chest, radiating an unyielding aura.

If you ignored her trembling legs, that was indeed the case.

“Sigh, I really can’t do anything with you~” Yadina sighed, rubbing her forehead.

Xiayang: “…”

How can a figure-collector be this clever…