That evening…

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Clyde's stomach roared with hunger so intense, he could've sworn the windows of his hotel room vibrated . Too bad no one allowed him in the guest dining room nor the kitchen . Apparently Alice was preparing a surprise . It was a little disappointing not to eat with everyone and discuss light topics or the fairy queen's son who left before Clyde's return . And for some reason Tear, Ruri, and Natalia were out to supposedly scout and shop a little . They knew Alice the best—why not stick around until after the meal?

Someone knocked on the door .

"Come in . It's unlocked . "

Kitome slipped in, followed by Yuki, Toru, and Seth . The magical girl perched herself right on his lap as if to rebel against the world .

"Clyde, up for a pizz—" the words died off Seth tongue as Harumi walked in with a haggard expression on her face . She looked sweaty for some reason .

"Alice says your meal is ready," Harumi said in a monotone . Clyde gave the pink-haired girl a skeptical look then turned to Yuki for support . The demoness was in emotionless mode—a trait he remembered common of something known as a kuudere .

"Oh, no you don't, Yuki," he wanted to say, but he had no idea what was going on . Why did the others gather here like a funeral? Kitome snuggled into him, publicly and seeming unashamed but he noticed her cute blush . Still, he needed to know .

"What the h.e.l.l's going on?" he said flatly . He looked at Yuki again, willing for something, but the demoness gave him nothing . The others, while displaying their emotions in various ways said nothing .

"She comes… . she comes," Harumi said softly and quieter said, "and no one could stop her . " She sagged to the carpet and laid there, holding her stomach .

"Nyaaa . " Neko dragged in, also holding her stomach, face blue, tears streaming from her eyes . "Help me . " She climbed into the young man's bed and collapsed next to him .

Clyde gulped . He knew, but tried so hard to deny the reality—tried so hard . His anime trope senses thrummed . Not his Alice . He looked at Kitome . Her face was blue too .

"She comes…"

The door opened by itself and a cheerful Alice walked in, holding a tray with a dish covered by a silver-domed lid . Somehow, her smile reminded him of Gin's from the anime, Bleach . Clyde wanted to jump out the window . DAMMIT, Tear, Natalia, and Ruri betrayed him . Kitome hopped up, making it clear she didn't want to be near the food .

System, what is Alice's cooking level, he thought .

System help, he thought again .

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Clyde gulped .

"It—it's my first-time cooking," Alice said blus.h.i.+ng, "I did my best, Harumi helped—please enjoy . "

He saw a few bandage wrappings on a couple of fingers and sighed . He'd put on a face . As his hand reached for the lid, Harumi groaned . Alice awaited eagerly, completely clueless .

"Run," Neko whispered . "Runnn, nya . "

The young man gulped then pulled the lid up . Everything looked surprising normal . In fact, it looked incredibly delicious . Breaded pork fillet with rice, soup, and fish on the side . It certainly smelled good .

He grabbed the chopsticks .

"May the fire G.o.d have mercy on you," Kitome whispered . Toru aimed a camera at him to record . Yuki s.n.a.t.c.hed it away, glaring at the n.o.ble .

"Show some respect for the dead," she said without emotion .

Clyde sagged . Alice looked so eager and adorable . At least his trap detection didn't go off .

He started with the breaded pork and took a bite . It tasted great, what could be the problem?

"Mmm, this is good," he said, tearing into his food .

"Clyde don't—not so much at once," Harumi said then groaned . "Is Tear back yet with the ice cream?"

"Is it really?" Alice said, face bright . "I didn't taste it—but the smell was great . Even when I added that bottle of red sauce for good measures . "

Clyde shrugged .

"Delicious," he said .

Alice kissed his forehead .

"That will show Tear!" she walked toward the door . "I'll go bring you some of my cake for dessert . Hopefully Natalia didn't eat that either—I told the hotel staff to lock that in a decent freezer . "

"Are you…okay, Clyde?" Seth asked after the half-demoness left .

"Of c…" it him at once—an EXTREME amount of spicy—what probably put even the hottest peppers on Earth to shame . He covered his mouth before the yell of utter agony could escape it . A feeling of pure h.e.l.l coated his tongue, throat, and lips . Tears threatened to stream from his eyes . Yuki took the tray as he doubled over on top of Neko, groaning . Yuki handed him water, but it didn't help .

"We don't have any milk," she said . "And Tear's taking so long . " She actually started fanning her tongue . "It still burns . "

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Clyde felt as if his face was pressed against a burning stove . His stomach ached with enough pain to bring down an adult elephant .

"She put in Alethian pepper sauce," Harumi said softly . "The hottest peppers in the world . On the internet, you can find rumors of even monsters hating them . "

"And demons," Yuki said .

Sweat covered Clyde as if he just finished having s.e.x . The innocence in his life mate's eyes…the feeling that the young man decided was a volcano, resurfaced on his tongue and stabbed daggers into his gut .

"She's…not very alert in the kitchen," Yuki said . "She sometimes follows instructions, but as you can see, Alice clearly didn't read the sauce bottle . "

"New rule," Clyde said . "Keep Alice out of the kitchen . And let the hotel staff handle the cooking here . " He fanned his tongue . "This would've been a nice thing to have my prophet predict . "

Neko rolled from under Clyde . She looked as if she was about to crawl on top of him, but collapsed, holding her stomach . Tears streamed down her face .

"Someone put me out of my misery," Neko groaned . Everyone laughed—even Clyde, while suffering . Alice returned with an ice cream cake exclusively for him . The young man decided to be merciful to his party .

"This thing's huge . Let's share it with the others . "

"Fine," Alice said then took away his tray . "I'll put this up for you . "

Everyone seemed ravenous as they tore into the cold dessert .

Later that night, he called Kitome for a stroll…

Somewhere…

Aunder downed his twelfth beer, muttering to himself . That deity woman…she was such a good bluffer . And clever to send him away . She knew if she didn't do so quickly, the man would've ripped out her heart or plunged his sword through her neck . He was so close! Careless to let himself get bounced out and no matter how hard he tried, finding the location was just impossible .

"Are you okay?"

He turned to see Princess Dire walking up to him, concern in her eyes .

"Yeah kid, I'm fine," he said . "I'm just disgusted with myself . "

"How so?" Dire said .

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"I'm not going to discuss my problems with a brat," Aunder said . "Now shoo, scadattle, so I can enjoy my drink . "

"You drink too much," Dire said . "Look . " She held up a crayon drawing of Aunder raising a mug to his face…smiling . "At least you're normally happy . "

Aunder chuckled .

"The drink is a man's best friend . Of course, I'll be happy . Add a pretty lady or two in my lap and—never mind—kid why don't you buzz off before I send you to…what they call timeout . "

Princess Dire looked as if she wanted to correct the man, but decided to place her hands on tiny hips, glaring .

"You are the leader of the Forgotten Party," she said . "If you're moping around, your team will lose faith in you . "

"Not that they had much to begin with . " Aunder said . "I pretty much ensl—"

"No excuses," Dire interrupted . "Now get up! Take control . Carryout whatever doohickey plan you had . Please turn back to normal . I believe in you . "

Aunder laughed .

"To think that I'd get consulted by a snot-nosed brat . " He placed his hand on the kid's head . "You will be my…second in command, okay?"

Dire's eyes lit up .

"Really?"

Aunder hiccupped .

"Really, kid . "

Demon lord's skysc.r.a.per…

Leon sighed, awaiting the results of the dinner . His idiot demon lord had to go f.u.c.k up everything again—to shelter so many minotaur . The monster girls could just go back to their homes or camps, whatever . Out of spite, Leon had his minions raid their known hideouts and free all the men . And to add an extra kicker, he flaunted Necro's connections, getting the men government protection .

For the idiot men—not all were single—that wanted to stay and lived with their new "wives," he had one of his wizards erase their memories of minotuars completely . Even if they were expecting children . He didn't give a s.h.i.+t . The stupid monster girls ruined his plans, so he returned the favor .

He wanted to give his troops the order to kill any that they find alone, but didn't want to risk dealing with their magic . The b.i.t.c.hes were stronger than they let on .

He needed Necro dead as soon as possible .

The young demon continued to pace back and forth . This plan must work . She had to die one way or another .

He'd make it happen, even if…his thoughts s.h.i.+fted . t.i.tania's son was well again according to the rumors . The son of the fairy queen planned to leave soon .

"Guards . "

Two walked in .

"Yes, lord?"

"Send word to the others to locate where t.i.tania's son is staying . I want to make a deal with him . And I've got plenty to offer . "

"As you wish . " The guards, one a lizardman, the other a scruffy less devil—both in steel armor, saluted fists to chests then hurried off, swords sheathed .

Leon grinned . If tonight failed, which would most likely be the case, he had one final backup plan . And the son of the fairy queen was the key . An offer for Necro's Omen's sphere for starts…

"This city will be mine . "

Noona Necro denied the minotaurs' collective request . Even though they once saved her life, and she adored the women, she did not want them violating the men of her city . Thanks to that mysterious group at the hotel, gathering the monster girls together with a special spirit energy, she was able to bring them all to her skysc.r.a.per . They'd be pampered and live like queens, but not allowed to bother the men again . She'd teach them consensual s.e.x and try her best to cure the monster girls of the Supreme's influence…though she never had any success before . She was just glad to have been born civilized and not like the typical monster girl . Sure they lived productive lives, but the women also hunted men . Succubus desires that strong aren't meant for monster girls .

The Supreme…every woman had a love, hate, feel about her . She'd done incredible things, advocated for demonesses and monster girls in elaborate ways, but on the flip side, she had a negative influence on the world . The influence was like an omnipresent aura .

The original heroes of legend were gone…But if rumors were true, the Stone walked Satovia . Something a million times better than some hero .

She sighed . A demoness thinking about a hero . There was no guarantee that the Stone, if he existed, stood a chance against the Supreme .

She lost her appet.i.te thinking about it .

"I'm not hungry," she said . "Take it away . "

The maid she didn't remember hiring looked as if she strongly disapproved, but Noona didn't care .

"Are you sure—"

"Guards, make sure the maid takes the food away," Noona said . The guards outside her room's door saluted then escorted the new girl to the kitchen . "I've eaten too much at that buffet . "

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