The Selfish Demon King (MewGulf AU)

🌞Chapter 23🌻

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"Come with me, I'm going to introduce you to everyone," Mew said, and grabbed Gulf's hand.

"Who's everyone?"

"All my advisors. They're all feudal lords, very powerful demons. Your father used to be one of them."

"Hmmm...where are they?"

"In the reception room. It's rather far, but it will be easier on you if we walk, right?"

"Yeah."

Gulf still wasn't used to teleportation. His body wasn't used to the strange twisting feeling that happened during the process. At any rate, he wanted to see more of the palace.

"Why does it have to be so big?"

"Isn't spacious and big better than small and cramped?"

"Well, is it really necessary to have the ceiling that high? It's not like there are any giants around. Wait a second, are there?"

"Yes, there are. Most of them are about five meters tall. But they live in a land far away, so they rarely come here."

"Huh, they really exist..." Gulf was impressed.

While they walked hand in hand they came across many different demons. Some of them looked normal, but there were some that were unsual.

"That one looks like Medusa!" Except it wasn't female, it was a male. He had a strong body and writhing snakes for hair. Even if the man didn't pay much attention to Gulf, the snakes seemed to be very curious about him. He was proud of himself that he didn't scream.

According to Mew, many myths and stories about demons in the human world stemmed from real encounters they had with demons.

"I guess the human world and demon world really are connected. They look just like demons from stories I've heard."

"Powerful demons can go to the human world any time they like. Don't you think any human that came across them would remember them well? Unlike humans who all look the same, we can create quite the impact."

"It's not about impact...I think humans would be terrified of any demons they saw and would scream."

Right now Gulf was having a good time strolling the palace. It was too suffocating to be cooped up in one room all the time.

When they finally reched the reception room, he was amazed at how large it was. Especially since there were only about ten of Mew's advisors inside.

"King Mew."

"Is this Master Gulf?"

"Yes," Mew nodded, and cheers of delight rose throughout the room.

Most of the advisors looked like normal humans, so Gulf was a bit disappointed.

"How adorable!"

"Congratulations. Now you have nothing to worry about for mating season."

"He really is cute. Is it true that he's Master Thaweesak son?"

"Yes. Thaweesak has already returned."

"I saw him. He was very busy."

"Well, he's been gone for years. I'm sure he has a lot to do."

"I suppose you're right."

Gulf knew that when his family wasn't meeting with him, they were hard at work. No matter how loyal their servants had been, their being gone for so long had created problems.

"I must congratulate Master Thaweesak. We were all worried since there's only six months before mating season...I'm so relieved."

"I'm so jealous of him. Not only does he have two strong sons, but his other son is an incubus who has garnered favor of the king!"

After that, Gulf met them one by one. He nervously introduced himself. But things went so fast, he didn't remember many of their names or faces.

"I'm going to officially make him my companion before mating starts." Mew declared. And the whole room froze.

"Yes. I'll start the preparations immediately."

"When will the official ceremony be?"

"As soon as possible."

"Very well."

Question after question flew, and Mew fielded them all quickly.

Gulf grew nervous when he heard the word 'wedding' in association with his name. Maybe he rrally was going to be the queen?

Before he knew it, Mew had scooped him up again, and they left the reception room. Gulf's head was swimming.

"What did they mean by 'wedding'?"

"You have that word in the human world, right? It means the same thing."

"The same thing? The exact thing?"

"Yes."

"But we're both guys!"

"I told you no one will care about that. And if it really bothers you, why don't you just turn into a woman? If you can't do it by yourself, I can use my powers to do it."

" A w-woman?"

"I told you already, incubi can transform into any gender they like. It's not that hard. Wanna try it?"

"N-No. I don't! I'm a guy! I don't want to be a girl!"

He couldn't even wrap his head around turning his body into a woman.

He was already confused by the logic of this world, and felt like he was going crazy.

TBC