Seongjin grew increasingly anxious and tried to placate the Demon Lord. Why now? This is the perfect chance to identify the enemy!
But the Demon Lord remained unyielding.
[Promise me you won’t open your spiritual sight for the rest of the day! Otherwise, I don’t care how beautiful and grand your Pyro Core may be; I won’t go back in!]
…It seemed the Pyro Core had left quite an impression on him.
Just for a little while. I promise that after this is done, you’ll have plenty of time to rest, and I’ll treat you to all the delicious food you want.
[Hmph! Do you really think you can bribe me with food? I am no lowly demon swayed by mere temptation! I am the great Demon Lord of Gehenna!]
He firmly emphasized that not even a perfectly cooked bear steak would change his mind. Oddly enough, lamb chops and lemon pie came up in his response, likely the foods he remembered most fondly.
Seongjin shoved the list of dishes into his mind and replied, You don’t have to tell me; I know how to manage myself.
[Oh, do you now? And this is what you call ‘managing’ yourself?]
Nothing drastic will happen if I use the…