Becoming the Demon Lord: Taming the Demon Queen Begins

Chapter 401 Something was definitely off!

"Wow, this is so good! Seriously, it's amazing!"

Azura's taste buds were completely captivated by the fish.

Not only did she devour the entire fish, leaving nothing behind, but she even gnawed on the bones.

Her delicate little hands were now a bit greasy, and it wasn't until she had wolfed down everything and licked the plate clean that she seemed to snap back to reality.

"That was delicious, but..."

Still savoring the lingering taste, Azura couldn't help but swallow a bit of saliva.

The three-way fish dish was indeed incredibly tasty, but there was one huge problem—

It wasn't enough!

The flavor was so good that it kept teasing her taste buds, making her feel like she hadn't eaten anything at all. Her stomach felt completely empty.

Her big, watery eyes stared longingly at Timothy.

After hesitating for a while, Azura finally couldn't hold back any longer and spoke up, "Ugh, it was so good, but it's just not enough! I mean, I was stuck in the Earth Realm for half a month! How about making me another one?"

Her eyes were full of pleading.

"One is enough. We can talk about more later," Timothy said with a half-amused, half-exasperated smile as he took the plate away.

He had plenty of skill points now, and Golden Scale Dragon Carp wasn't exactly in short supply. But with the way Azura was eating, he was worried she might turn into a "dragon pig" one day. How would she ever fly then?

"But... but this is just cruel to a dragon! Only getting to eat one of something this delicious is like... like you humans getting halfway through undressing with your partner, and then suddenly putting all your clothes back on!"

Azura protested with a rather... unique analogy.

"Nope. As your contract master, I have to make sure you don't turn into a little chubby dragon," Timothy replied firmly.

"Nooo! I'm still super slim, aren't I? Just one more, pleeease!"

Seeing the fish slipping away from her grasp, Azura tried to hold on, wrapping her arms around Timothy's leg.

She'd heard that human men couldn't resist when cute girls acted all sweet and clingy.

So, Azura decided to pull out her ultimate weapon.

She hugged Timothy's leg tightly, her eyes shimmering with a pitiful, pleading look. Her fluffy dragon tail swayed gently, occasionally curling around Timothy's leg.

"Handsome Timothy, won't you let me have just one more? Pretty please?" Azura's voice turned soft and sweet.

"You think acting cute is going to mess with my head?"

But Timothy just flicked her on the forehead, clearly unfazed.

After all, he'd just survived the adorable onslaught of a little goddess in the Netherworld. Even though Azura was pulling out all the stops with her Dragon Maiden charm, it wasn't enough to sway him.

"Damn it! I could've sworn you were a total perv! How come you're suddenly so strong-willed?"

Azura hadn't expected this at all. She was completely out of ideas.

"My Golden Scale Dragon Carp... my precious Golden Scale Dragon Carp..."

At this point, she couldn't think of any way to get her hands on more of that delicious fish.

Just then, the wooden door creaked open.

The sound wasn't loud, but it was enough to make both Azura and Timothy freeze for a moment.

Because standing in the doorway was none other than Goddess Sylvia!

It was only now that Azura realized why she'd felt so strange earlier when she was clinging to Timothy. It was like someone had been watching her the whole time.

Turns out, the door had been slightly ajar for who knows how long, and the goddess had been standing outside, watching.

"Oh no... I'm so screwed!"

Azura felt like a bolt of lightning had just struck her heart.

She hadn't noticed the goddess outside at all, and she'd even been acting all cutesy with Timothy, wrapping her dragon tail around his leg.

If anyone else had seen this, Azura wouldn't have cared. But the goddess was different.

Not only did Sylvia and Timothy have a very close and secretive relationship, but Azura also knew one other thing about the goddess...

She was insanely jealous!

If Sylvia really was jealous, Azura felt like the goddess might just draw her sword and slice the entire Sky Sanctuary in half.

Azura couldn't even begin to imagine what would happen to her if the goddess had seen what just happened!

"G-Goddess, I... I didn't mean to! It was just an accident..."

Her voice was barely a whisper, trembling as she hurried to explain herself.

But she quickly realized that things weren't playing out the way she had feared.

Sylvia stepped into the room, but instead of glaring at Azura, she seemed more interested in... sniffing the air?

Soon, a glimmer of light appeared in her eyes.

"Mmm, smells amazing!"

Sylvia couldn't help but comment, and she actually seemed to be in a pretty good mood.

"Huh?"

Azura was dumbfounded.

This wasn't what she had expected at all!

No, this didn't make sense. From all her observations, Sylvia was the queen of jealousy, a walking jar of vinegar, always ready to get possessive. So why was she acting like this now?

"You're here, honey," Timothy said after a brief pause, then smiled. "Smells good, right? It's the Golden Scale Dragon Carp I made for Azura. Want me to make one for you too?"

"Hmph, I have to admit, it does smell pretty good.

Fine, I guess I'll reluctantly give it a try," Sylvia huffed.

But the cute little huff made Timothy chuckle. "There's only Azura here, honey. Why are you still acting all tsundere?"

"Tsundere? W-What are you talking about? I'm not tsundere at all! I'm just stating the facts, that's all.

Yeah, that's it!"

It was like Sylvia had been caught off guard, and she quickly tried to explain herself, flustered.

"Yeah, sure, I totally believe you," Timothy said, clearly not buying it. He had long since gotten used to Sylvia's tsundere tendencies.

Still, getting the chance to show off his three-way fish dish to the goddess wasn't a bad idea.

Timothy headed to the kitchen, and before long, the sounds of cooking and the rich aroma of the dish began to fill the air.

Sylvia sat down in a chair, exuding her usual cool and distant aura. But if you looked closely, there was the faintest hint of anticipation in her expression.

On the surface, everything seemed normal.

But standing off to the side, Azura couldn't help but feel even more anxious.

Her heart was pounding with unease.

Something was definitely off!

"If the goddess were acting differently, that'd be one thing. But with how jealous she usually gets, this calmness is just... way too suspicious."

Like the calm before a storm, Azura feared that something much more intense was brewing beneath the surface. Her tail even curled up slightly in nervousness.