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"You want me to spare that guy?"

Alex\'s words were heard as he was seen standing some distance away from Seraphyra with Luna in his arms.

His finger was pointed at Rohrg, who was still unaware of the surroundings, frozen in time.

Alex had his eyebrows raised and his head tilted to the right, clearly showing his confusion.

"... yes, my lord."

Seraphyra, who heard Alex\'s question, replied with a pause, her words barely a whisper.

She knew that this was the deciding moment—the moment when she would know if her efforts had a result or not.

Was her request going to be granted?

"Hmmm…."

Alex\'s squinting gaze landed on Seraphyra, observing her emotions and her expressions.

\'Unsurety and agitation.\'

Those were the two major emotions Alex could perceive from Seraphyra.

His gaze was fixed on Seraphyra—only on her—and because of that, he failed to notice that the atmosphere grew more and more tense as he hummed.

That pondering hum reminded the demons in the hall about the earlier events.

The last time, when Grum asked for the same thing, Alex had the same reaction, which caused many demons to believe that he was going to let Rohrg go, but in the end, the answer was no.

So, this time, the demons, instead of having a bud of hope in their minds, grew tense.

For many demons, Rohrg was a very big opportunity.

An opportunity that could make them reach unimaginable heights since having another demon general would make it possible for them to conquer the world.

They didn\'t know that they had a demon lord with potential so high that even this whole world was just a milestone for him.

Then there were the demon generals, and although they knew (somewhat) Alex\'s potential, they still didn\'t want Alex to kill Rohrg for now.

They could see that the granddaughter of their master, Seraphyra, was determined to save Rohrg, and if Alex wanted to kill Rohrg, he would have to go through her.

The Demon Generals, however, didn\'t want that, as that would mean that Alex would try to kill Seraphyra, which would cause them to be in a hard situation.

Finally, the demon ancestor, the master of the demon generals, and the grandfather of Seraphyra—right now, he was just standing still with a relaxed body and an unreadable expression.

Alex\'s skill worked fine, and he did use it on Azaroth to read his emotions, but all he felt was detachment.

It was as if Azaroth was trying to isolate his emotions, blocking them from affecting his mind, which made it hard for even Alex to read his emotions.

"I can do that for you…"

Alex, however, oblivious to the emotional struggle and their thoughts, let out those words.

His words, which were the focus of everyone present, were heard loud and clear, and for a second, the air stilled.

They couldn\'t believe it!

\'Did he just agree to her words?!\'

\'Is he finally going to let this matter end?\'

\'Is this part finally over??? The readers are now getting impatient!\'

\'Is it really over?\'

\'Is it one of his tricks again…?\'

Many such questions barraged the heads of the demons standing in the hall.

They were too shocked to even speak.

Didn\'t Alex reject Grum\'s request, even though that guy put his honor and all his hard-earned contributions on the line?

Was it really Alex? Or was it just their minds playing illusions?

But as their eyes moved toward the equally shocked Seraphyra—probably for the same reason—something clicked in their minds.

\'Ah…\'

\'Even the demon lord is a man, after all.\' Discover stories with empire

\'Beauties can cause war was heard; now it seems the opposite is true as well.\'

The demons sighed in realization.

Even the demon generals came to the same conclusion.

They all thought that Alex had gone easy on Seraphyra just because of her beauty.

He wanted to leave a good impression on her and try to court her later, or so they thought.

Even Seraphyra, who came to the same conclusion, widened her eyes ever so slightly.

She knew about her looks; after all, she was one of the top beauties in the demon empire, only second to a certain demoness.

But before a blush could creep up on her face, and before the other demons could cook up some other thoughts, Alex\'s voice was heard again.

"But what are you going to give me in return?"

His posture was relaxed as if he were talking about some random topic; his fingers kept combing through Luna\'s hair as she kept her ear on his chest, peacefully listening to the calm beats, completely ignoring the things going on.

"Huh?"

The demons\' reactions, however, were quite different from his.

They just let out a confused voice before his words settled in their minds.

\'Something in return?\'

But right after those words settled in their minds, only one thought came to their minds.

\'Isn\'t he taking it a bit too fast?\'

Some demons just giggled, while others looked at Alex with a sly glint in their eyes.

They thought that Alex wanted \'something\' in return, which was probably Seraphyra\'s body.

Some demons thought that Alex was quite bold to ask for something like that right in front of a girl\'s grandfather, but they still liked it.

Others, however, just wanted to see Alex\'s face getting bashed into the ground by this mysterious demon ancestor.

Seraphyra, on the other hand, almost had smoke coming out of her head.

She couldn\'t believe it.

\'T-This is too fast!\'

\'I d-don\'t even know him yet!\'

It wasn\'t that she felt that Alex was unworthy, but she still didn\'t want to make a hurried decision.

Her eyes moved toward Azaroth, wanting to look at his reaction, but even now, all Azaroth had was a cryptic expression.

It was hard to tell what he was thinking.

Just like others, she thought that Alex was asking for her, but unlike others, she thought that he was asking for her as a whole and not just her body.

However, before these thoughts could get out of hand, another voice was heard.

This time, though, it was Luna\'s voice.

"They are misunderstanding your words."

Her voice, low yet enchanting, caused the crowd to pause.

Their expressions stilled.

\'Misunderstanding?\'

They were now confused, but before they could make up some other things in their minds, Alex spoke.

"I can see that…"

He purred, his voice barely a whisper, yet everyone heard it.

His eyes, however, were focused on Seraphyra and her alone.

When he saw her looking back at him in confusion, a rosy blush still marring her face, he began.

"You are beautiful; I can assure you about that."

His words caused her to lower her head in embarrassment, but he wasn\'t done yet.

"But I don\'t want you, not because I don\'t find you attractive, but because I can\'t call myself a demon lord if I were to be swayed by beauty."

Those words silenced the hall.

Even the breaths of the demons were paused.

Alex\'s words felt heartfelt, and his expression was serious.

It was as if he meant each and every word that came out of his mouth.

His words about him not being able to call himself a demon lord did cause some demons to admire him, but many just scoffed inwardly.

\'A demon would never care about such things.\'

Demons were evil, so why would they care about the fact that they were forcing themselves on someone or making use of someone\'s weakness?

That\'s what demons do.

But Alex was not a demon—at least, not the one with a demonic mentality.

He had his bottom lines, and he wasn\'t going to make use of a woman\'s vulnerability to get her into his clutches.

He neither needed it nor did he desire it.

If he wanted to, he could just get someone without much effort, but that just wasn\'t Alex.

"So, think of what you could give me in exchange for a traitor\'s life, Seraphyra."

Alex\'s words echoed again, entering the ears of Seraphyra, who was still unable to recover from the shock.

Alex\'s words were a shocker for her.

But as the shock subsided, all that was left was shame and dejection.

She felt like she was being rejected.

What was sadder, however, was the fact that although Alex called her beautiful, she finally noticed that there was nothing in his eyes.

There was no liking, lust, or anything of that sort in his eyes.

For the first time, Seraphyra was dejected because she couldn\'t find the emotions she hated most in someone\'s eyes.

But above all this, she felt ashamed—ashamed that she couldn\'t understand the righteous heart of Alex.

She was abashed by the fact that she thought that Alex was lusting for her body.

However, she didn\'t let those emotions stay for long.

*Inhale**Exhale*

With a deep breath, she calmed down and started thinking of something that could help in this situation.

\'Good.\'

Alex, satisfied with the response, nodded his head inwardly, and then he patiently waited for Seraphyra to think of something—something that would be enough for him to let this matter slide for now.

He had some other things to test as well, after all…

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