"Are you sure, miss?" Misty asked her boss as they walked calmly, escorted by several members of the association.
"Of course, if what he promises is true, we'll be able to have a lot of power and influence. Although I find it absurd, let's do as he said, let's observe the ball," Nafiri said as she walked.
"But, miss... He's a demon..." Misty said, but Nafiri denied, "no, he's not a demon despite his appearance, I don't exactly know what he is, but his body is strange." With those words.
"Eh?" Misty questioned, not understanding what she meant by that, and Chakal looked at her. "He's a hybrid, demons can't live in the human world without a contract or sacrifice. Even if it were so, it wouldn't last that long. That's why I suspect he's a hybrid. However... even with my eyes, I couldn't see through him," she commented, and the elf almost had a fit looking at her boss.
"Your eyes didn't pass through him?!" She said loudly inside the carriage, causing a stir for nothing, and Nafiri just smiled and commented, "That's why I decided to see what he has to show us. Conveniently, he even gave us an invitation to the Royal Palace, that's commendable," she said and continued to look at the city view inside the carriage.
"I just hope he doesn't do something crazy..." She murmured as she thought about the future that awaited her. For some reason, she felt uneasy about this party.
On the other side of the kingdom...
A blonde woman was lying on the masculine body of a red-haired man, receiving caresses in her hair like a beautiful princess and her prince charming. Too bad her prince was a king, a demon king.
"You don't even look like someone bad, you know?" Velryna said with a smile, and Dante smiled back, holding her firmly in his arms as he stood up. "I'm pretty bad...", Dante said and leaned towards her pink lips, connecting them in a passionate and provocative kiss, but Velryna pushed him back and sat on his lap.
"Hmm, indeed, pretty bad," she said with a seductive smile, but soon her problems came to the surface.
"That smell, were you with a woman?" She questioned as she smelled the scent on Dante's body... the perfume of a... certain woman.
"I knew nothing would get past you, I felt that," Dante said as he slightly stood up. "Introduce yourself," he said, and a small bat appeared through the window and transformed into a beautiful... succubus.
Velryna stared at the woman for a few seconds and turned to Dante, who seemed quite uncomfortable.
"I'm Vex Gremory, personal secretary of the Demon King!" She said aloud, and Velryna turned again to Dante, who had an expression of 'This wasn't my fault, I swear!'
"I am Vel-" "Yes, you're Velryna Smith, or rather, Scarlet. Future wife of my master, it's a pleasure, Empress," Vex quickly interjected, interrupting Velryna, who looked at Dante again.
"Believe me, there's a reason for this..." he said, rubbing his arm as if he had a terminal itch, and she once again saw the expression of 'This wasn't my fault'.
She sighed slowly and ordered, "Explain yourself." Dante, for some reason, saw Valentina in Velryna when he arrived after marrying Morgana. He sighed and began to talk about all the incidents of the night, and Velryna couldn't help but sigh when she heard about Black Gold. Unlike Dante, she was a potential ruler, so she had always been under scrutiny in all global events involving economy and war.
"Darling," Velryna said, and both Dante and Vex looked directly at her. "I said, DARLING!" Velryna repeated again, and the succubus ignored her.
"Tsk, demon," Velryna said, and then again, "Tsk, human." Dante slowly saw the two staring at each other and, for a second, saw a blue and a violet lightning strike in front of him.
'I told you, you should stay away from so many crazy women,' Voralith said, and Dante retorted, 'You speak as if you were the voice of reason. You're the craziest among us.' Voralith materialized in front of him in her humanoid form and slapped him.
*Slap*
Hearing this sound, the two crazies turned to face Dante, who had a mark on his face from a hand, as if he had been hit, but looking around, there was nothing.
"What happened, Master?" Vex asked curiously, and Dante just smiled. "I'm punishing myself for having such beautiful girls in front of me," he said with a sweet smile, and they blushed.
'For god's sake, you're idiots too, damn it! It was Her! She hit me! That damn white lizard!' He tried to shout looking at a blank space where there was nothing, but Voralith was there, holding her little black dragon while stroking its tiny horns and laughing at the situation.
"Hey, let's get back to the subject!" Dante said clapping his hands, and the two looked at him completely confused.
"Okay, let's get back. Black Gold in... Darling, you're quite a man to attract the Black Jackal to our party," Velryna said with a smile.
"I know, although I don't know her, I felt something different," Dante said and saw Velryna nodding. "The Jackal's Eyes, the ability that Nafiri possesses, few people know about it. It's surprising that she used it and you didn't notice," Velryna said.
"Jackal's Eyes?"
"Yes, the ability to see through your secrets. She can use it a few times and it takes a lot of energy. If you felt something, it was probably her trying to see what's in you, and honestly, she must have failed miserably," Velryna said as if looking at a relentless monster. Not only she, but Vex nodded in agreement, they even seemed like friends discussing about a man.
Dante looked around and saw that Voralith was still there and turned to her. 'You could have told me about this, don't you think?' He questioned. However, the dragon... 'Since when do you boss me around?'
Voralith was... well... not even Dante knew what was going through her mind. In fact, he never knew and couldn't understand why she was so... unpredictable? He wanted to use the word "crazy", but he didn't want to receive another punch in his face.
They talked a little more about what they could achieve with Nafiri Nefertari, but they didn't come to an exact conclusion. This was because Black Gold was well-known and the reasons for her coming to the Empire were reasonably strange.
"So, your father didn't yield?" Dante questioned, while stroking Vex's pink hair as she peacefully slept on his lap.
Velryna, if she were a demi-human dog, would be growling heavily, but she only had a scowl in her eyes as she watched the Succubus steal her man.
"That idiot, he didn't listen to me once!" She said, her eyes almost turning red with anger.
"We already figured that out. I'm thinking of making a scene tomorrow," Dante said as he completely changed the color of his hair.
"Do you think they would recognize me?" He questioned, his hair completely black left Velryna speechless. 'Seriously, this man... are you sure he's not an Incubus?'
"Well, probably not," she replied stuttering, and Dante just laughed and approached her, sealing her lips trembling with embarrassment. "My wife is so cute, hehehe," Dante said.
"Aaralyn," Dante called, and the woman stepped out of his shadow, expressionless. She just looked at the succubus and said, "Tsk. Hello, Master." "Did you get what I asked you?" she nodded and pulled out from a spatial ring a beautiful black dress with golden and red embroidery.
"Hand it over," Dante said, and she gave the box to Velryna, who blinked twice. "I already have a dress," she said, and Dante stared at her. "Don't follow the orders the Emperor gave," Dante said.
Originally, he would wear this dress, but he decided to avoid it. With each passing moment, the longer he could use his original form, the better. Soon, his body would awaken and he could permanently stay as he always was. However, using Ziriel's form, he couldn't keep other men away from the party... That was what worried him.
"But the color doesn't match..." she murmured, and Dante stared at her. She looked very cute; he couldn't help but laugh. "I'm glad Simon took care of you. If not, I don't know what I would do if I didn't have this cute thing in my life," Dante said and levitated the dress with magic while Velryna blushed deeply.
"[Transmutation]," he murmured, and the color of the dress began to change. From red, it turned into a soft light blue that matched perfectly with the pools in her eyes. He turned around and tossed the dress to her.
"I hope you'll be the most beautiful woman in that room. If not... well, just kill the other participants, right?" Dante said, lightly laughing, as he felt the other women in the room muttering something or cursing...