"Demon Queen?!"
Wiz nearly choked upon hearing this, her eyes instantly sparkling.
If I beco the Demon King's Castle's queen, does that an I can freely take money from the castle?
Wait, no—if I'm the queen, then it wouldn't be stealing, just reallocating household funds!
Could the benefits really be this good?
"Isn't this too fast?"
Wiz covered her face, unable to suppress her giddy smile.
Though overjoyed, she also felt a faint, inexplicable shyness.
"If you want to pursue , you can take it slow, you know? Just dragging straight to your room like this—ahh, I'm so embarrassed!"
She wriggled on the bed like an otaku watching an ultra-sweet romance scene in an ani, unable to contain their excitent.
"Pursue?"
Eiji blinked in surprise.
Do I look like I'm trying to woo you?
"Right, exactly! I've actually had my eye on you for a long ti!"
Eiji declared with utmost seriousness.
Just an unbiased observer here, but yes—he wasn't wrong in the slightest.
"Ahh, to think you fell for at first sight... Am I really such a sinful woman?"
Wiz gasped in exaggerated shock, her grin impossible to hide.
Sohow...
Eiji felt like he was seeing a more unfiltered side of Wiz.
"Absolutely. You're just that captivating—you ensnared the mont we t. Everything I've done has been to win you over!"
Eiji spoke with complete sincerity.
Damn, he hadn't said anything this cheesy to anyone in ages!
"I'm so moved!"
Wiz was deeply touched.
But then her expression darkened.
"Yet... an insurmountable chasm lies between us. You're human, while I'm a lich. Your life is fleeting, while mine is eternal. Our love is dood from the start!"
Eiji was certain now.
Whether from reading too many romance novels or not, this woman had a serious Mary Sue complex.
Right now, she was probably imagining herself as the tragic heroine drowning in debt—would she flee with child, resist to the death, or fall into so doppelgänger trope? Wait, no, given the circumstances, this was probably a "mortal vs. immortal" tragedy!
"Regardless, the fact remains—you owe two billion. Consider this debt repaid with your very self!"
Eiji was gradually losing patience with this ga.
Following romance novel logic, this could drag on for a thousand chapters before any resolution!
"How cruel! To bind to you with debt... Even if you can have my body, you'll never have my heart!"
Wiz turned her head away, her eyes filled with sorrow, as if the world had lost all color.
The cringe was overwhelming.
"Why would I want your heart?!"
Eiji's eye twitched as he pushed her down.
"Eek~!"
Wiz let out a cute yelp as she tumbled onto the bed.
A mighty lich, toppled so easily.
Where were your spells? Your skills?
Wiz lay there with a mournful expression, but her eyes peeked over with quiet anticipation.
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"Fine, scenario cosplay isn't bad either!"
With that thought, Eiji shook his head.
Then he pinned down the theatrically weeping Wiz.
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After it was all over...
Wiz lay on the bed like a puddle of mud, completely drained of energy, not even bothering to lift a finger.
"Even if... you've taken... huff... my body... my heart, hah... will never yield!"
She wiped away nonexistent tears, declaring resolutely to Eiji.
Unfortunately, the deep blush on her face was impossible to hide.
"You still have energy left?"
Eiji flashed a dangerous smile.
"Perfect timing—I feel there are a few knowledge points I haven't fully researched yet. Let's solve another problem!"
As he spoke, his demonic hands reached for her.
"Sorry, sorry! I was wrong! I can't take anymore, please spare !"
Wiz gasped in shock, imdiately begging for rcy in a tearful voice.
"I'm a lich, you know! How is your stamina better than mine?!"
"These things depend on knowledge reserves!"
Ignoring her pleas, Eiji began exploring alternative solutions to the problem.
And so.
For several days afterward, Wiz never left the bedchambers.
...
Several days later.
"Boom!"
The massive One-Punch Bear was sent flying in an instant, lifeless before it even hit the ground.
"Witch, how many left?"
Eiji retracted his fist, turning to ask Airi behind him.
"The One-Punch Bears and White Wolf packs are all defeated. Only the Queen of Serenity remains now."
Airi flipped through the stack of quest commissions in her arms.
"That few?"
Eiji shot her a puzzled look.
"We've only fought a dozen or so monsters today, haven't we?"
"Have you not noticed the weather?"
Airi pointed at the sky.
Glistening snowflakes drifted down from the heavens, painting the forests, plains, and town in silver-white winter garb.
It was now the heart of winter.
"Most monsters hibernate in winter. Only the stronger ones remain active, but you've already wiped out most of those too."
Airi spread her hands helplessly.
Not long after returning from the royal capital, Eiji had resud his level-grinding journey.
And within just two days, he'd exterminated nearly all the powerful monsters around Axel.
"Not good enough. I'm only Level 35—still short a few skill points."
Eiji pulled out his adventurer card, nearly losing it to the wind before snatching it back.
Because he'd intermittently learned several minor skills earlier, he needed to reach at least Level 40 to learn the Teleport skill.
"If you're not picky about targets, you could try hunting the Winter General!"
After racking her brains, Airi suddenly ca up with an idea.
"Winter General?"
"It's a spirit born from nature."
Airi explained in detail.
This type of spirit differed from pointy-eared elves—it referred to spiritual entities symbolizing nature, essentially functioning as nature's appendages.
Such spirits were extrely rare and limited in variety, taking form based on human perceptions.
The so-called Winter General was the physical manifestation of a winter spirit shaped by human imagination.
"The Winter General is a nature spirit with resurrection abilities—perfect for repeated farming. Its combat strength is exceptionally high too. Even elite adventurers above Level 40 usually can't defeat it one-on-one. Most crucially, it only takes damage from physical attacks, yet its physical attacks are terrifyingly powerful. I wouldn't dare claim I could beat it..."
"That's the one!"
Eiji imdiately made his decision.
A boss that can be fard repeatedly—wasn't that exactly what he urgently needed right now?
"How do I find this Winter General?"
"The Winter General is extrely rare. It roams across the world and only appears before adventurers hunting Snow Spirits."
"I have a question—what is that?"
Eiji pointed at the towering dark figure in the distance.
The monster was entirely clad in pitch-black armor—Japanese-style, no less—likely materialized from so reincarnated individual's imagination. It trudged through the snow with heavy, uneven steps, standing at least three ters tall with an abnormally massive build, exuding an overwhelming sense of intimidation.
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