The Devil's Origin

5: The Next Monster.

While floating between consciousness and unconsciousness, I realized that this was the second time I was waking up in the arms of a worried-looking Velke. In the lukewarm pool, with a large egg beside us, I was lying in a handsome man's embrace; it was a pleasant surprise.

<<Congratulations! You have successfully given birth. After some time, the Velluclesis Egg will hatch. The Fountain of Life is essentially the Devil's womb. If you lay eggs here, they will hatch. Also, because the Velluclesis is at a much higher level than you, there is only one egg, but as your level increases, so will the number of eggs, so please do your best!>>

Alright.

Well, Velke's looking at the egg like it's the most important thing in the world, so maybe it would be better to have more.

<<Now, what monster will you mate with next?>>

Well, how do I find low-level monsters?

<< You possess lvl 10 [Perception] which you can use to search for monsters in your vicinity. You can call them using your lvl 15 [Devil's Command] skill. You can only use [Devil's Command] on monsters whose strength is lower than your own. If you use the [Devil's Command] skill, you can make them your subordinates. >>

Alright. I guess it's important that I remember to use these skills but is there a reason I have to hunt down these monsters myself?

As instructed by the System, I activated the [Perception] skill. Surprisingly, there were three reactions in the immediate vicinity.

● SLIME ● [Level 1]

● ORC ● [Level 8]

● DIRE WOLF ● [Level 10]

Impossible, impossible, impossible! No way!

<<You will have to mate with them all eventually.>>

Ignoring the words of System who said such troublesome things, I...

"Velke, please prepare a bed in the next room."

"Yes, my lord."

I decided to go to sleep and escape from reality.

When I woke up the next day, I was still the Demon King. Oh, well...

I slipped my finger inside me again and determined that no traces remained from yesterday's intercourse. Is this the power of the「Regeneration」skill?

After getting up, Velke helped me prepare. I discovered I could adjust the Devil's Castle, which now had a total of three rooms. I decided to put the Fountain of Life in the innermost room, with my room on one side and Velke's room on the other. Velke's going to watch the egg in the room with the fountain when he's not busy with other things.

Now, the reality I escaped from is back.

I activated my [Perception] skill.

● SLIME ● [Level 1]

● ORC ● [Level 8]

● DIRE WOLF ● [Level 10]

The options haven't changed. Between the three of them, I have to choose...

Going off the erotic books and various other sources from my past life, I have a vague idea of how to deal with a certain one...

<<You acquired knowledge on mating with a Slime in your previous life.>>

I wish I didn't know! It was just porn; I thought it was something that could only happen online!

Upon invoking the [Devil's Command] skill, the Slime started making its way towards the castle

"Velke?"

When I peeked into the fountain room, Velke looked up curiously.

"I'll be attending my duties as the Demon King in the next room, so if you happen to hear me crying, ignore it."

"...... I cannot accept that, my lord. If you call for help, what should I do?"

"Then, if I ask, please help me with all your power."

I get the feeling that any monster that hurts me will become charcoal at the hands of Velke.

However, I am the Demon King. I am naturally superior to other monsters, and I'm not at all disadvantaged... I hope.

"I understand."

"Velke, I'd appreciate it if you didn't look down on me for this."

"I am eternally your servant, my lord, but I understand that you belong to all monsters... I will get jealous, but I promise I will not disturb you."

Velke gazed at me with painful eyes. I'm glad he was my first. I know it's an inconvenience for him, but I'm glad he'll be my guardian, too.

Now, my next partner will be a Slime.