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[Contest? Are you kidding me? We should have a fireworks display, some kind of freezing contest?]

A magical message that thundered like Agni’s dragon struck Lilith’s head. Agni, who was hovering over the palace, shook his huge head as if he was dumbfounded by Lilith’s words.

Thanks to this, several delicate sculptures on the palace roof swayed precariously.

[Lilith, are you out of your mind right now? Are you going to make those barbaric bitches sing and dance? It would be faster to clean up the front yard of the palace with my flame breath!]

Agni snorted and conveyed the message. Hot heat poured down from the sky and withered the flowers in the palace garden.

Lilith didn’t even flutter an eyebrow despite Agni’s grumbling. Rather, she refuted Agni with a cool and calm message.

[This proves once again how simplistic your way of thinking is to try to solve problems only with force, Agni.]

Lilith continued speaking, leaning on the palace balcony railing and looking down at the square.

[If we don’t stop their madness, Mya will forever escape our control. Suppressing it with force is only a temporary solution and cannot solve the fundamental problem.]

[Then what is your method? Are you just going to watch those beasts sing and dance to take control of each other?]

Agni said sarcastically. She couldn’t understand Lilith’s thoughts. Instead of answering Agni’s words, Lilith spoke with a meaningful smile.

[Agni, do you know the best way to control desire?]

[How do I know that? I am a wild dragon who lives according to my desires!]

Agni waved his tail vigorously as if he was frustrated. Lilith continued speaking, paying no heed to Agni’s reaction.

[The best way to control desire is to use that desire.]

Lilith’s eyes shone sharply. It was a sharp, cold light, like a well-polished sword.

[By using their desire, that is, their madness for Mya, we can actually control them. It stimulates competition and jealousy, keeping each other in check.]

Lilith was like a shogi player looking ahead, putting her own plan into action step by step.

Creating order out of chaos and using madness to achieve one’s goals.

That was Lilith’s true power.

“Hoo, for someone like you, you’ve used quite a bit of brains, right?”

Sepia said, her eyes sparkling like a child who discovered a fun toy.

Before she knew it, she was back next to Lilith.

She praised Lilith, gently brushing her chin with her slender fingers. Lilith did not push Sephia’s hand away.

But that didn’t mean her expression softened.

It’s much faster than I thought. Lilith slightly raised her guard against Sepia.

“That’s enough of a compliment, Sepia.”

Lilith said in a cold voice. Her red eyes were still facing the square in front of the palace.

“How about Lucius? Is there any movement?”

Sepia thought about Lilith’s question for a moment.

“Well… it’s still as quiet as a mouse. But that snake bitch won’t stay still. There must be something up there.”

Sepia smiled sinisterly, revealing sharp fangs.

“Maybe… I might participate in this contest myself. Because she’s the bitch who will do anything to get Mya.”

“How dare you say something in front of me?”

Life flashed in Lilith’s eyes.

“That won’t happen, Lilith.”

Sephia placed her hand on Lilith’s shoulder and spoke in a drowsy voice. Her red eyes shone coldly and sharply, like the eyes of a viper.

“Because I’ll bite that bitch’s head off before then.”

There was not a single hesitation in Sepia’s words. To her, Lucius was not just Lilith’s rival, but a threat to the entire vampire race.

“That guy will vomit blood and die under my fangs. And that blood… will be the sacrifice that will satisfy my hungry thirst.”

Sepia smiled eerily and licked her lips with her tongue. It looked like a wild beast with its prey in front of it.

“So, what is your plan? I’m sure you don’t plan on putting on that awkward show in front of the queen for a long time. Are you planning to make a decision within a few days?”

Sepia looked right through Lilith with her sharp eyes.

Lilith smiled at Sephia’s question. A confident smile was on her lips.

“You were always too smart, Sepia.”

“Thank you for the compliment. But should we just accept that praise as a compliment?”

Sepia narrowed her red eyes, still without any doubt.

“So, are you going to do it?”

Sepia asked again. There was a hint of impatience in her voice. Lilith remained silent for a moment. And he answered in a low but clear voice.

“In the first place, timing is something you create.”

Lilith’s eyes shined sharply like those of a predator. She was no longer a loyal subject hiding in the queen’s shadow.

For his own desires, he is ready to become an ambitious ruler who takes his destiny into his own hands.

[What are you two whispering about? It’s not some kind of riddle! Please speak clearly.]

Agni grumbled in frustration. She was circling above the palace in the form of a gigantic fire dragon, and was anxious, unable to join in the conversation between Lilith and Sepia.

Sepia sighed and spoke at Agni’s grumbling.

[Sigh, don’t try to understand the topic of a lizard whose brain is full of muscles. Because it just makes you tired.]

“What? This vampire bastard…!”

The moment Agni was about to get angry and shout loudly, Lilith intervened.

[It’s okay, Agni. What you said about sepia is not wrong, right?]

[what..?!]

Lilith calmed down Agni and spoke again to Sepia.

“Keep looking at Lucius’s movements. If he moves, let me know right away.”

“Okay. But… are you really planning on doing this? I’m worried that I’m moving too hastily.”

Sepia still looked at Lilith with anxious eyes.

“Don’t worry, Sepia. Everything will go according to my plan.”

Lilith said with a confident smile. But her eyes were cold and sunken.

‘Whether it’s the Queen or Lucius… I’ll destroy anyone who dares to stand in my way.’

Luciferia was leaning against the obsidian window. Silver hair that softly sparkles in the moonlight, and coldly beautiful red eyes.

Everything was as perfect as a picture, but her eyes were fixed on the scenery outside the window and she could hardly move.

The square seen outside the window was truly a chaos. The demons’ mad cries for Mya echoed throughout the palace. It was like hungry animals struggling with excitement in front of their food.

But Luciferia knew. At the center of that chaos is Lilith.

‘How dare you put on such a rude play in front of me?’

A cold smile crossed Luciferia’s lips. Lilith’s intentions were very obvious. She wasn’t just trying to clean up the mess. The plan was to use Mya to control and shake the entire demon world.

And in the process…

“Are you trying to take the queen’s place?”

Luciferia muttered quietly. Her voice was calm, but there was icy anger in it.

Lilith’s ambition had already been felt for a long time. But I never thought he would take such bold action…

‘Okay, Lilith. If you want to go that far… ‘I’m willing to participate in my game.’

Luciferia’s eyes shone sharply. It was a dangerous and fascinating light, like the eyes of a wild beast stalking its prey.

‘I will check with my own hands whether you are worthy of becoming a true ruler. The stage has already been set just as you so desire. But I don’t know who will be the star of the stage…’

Luciferia slightly opened her red lips and whispered. Her voice was quiet, but it oozed absolute confidence.

“…You will find out soon.”

Hyunseong was surprised.

First of all, that was the case with the demons in front of me. What was different from the demons she had seen so far was that she was shorter than herself. About chest level. My chest was also extremely flat.

The cat’s ears sticking out from her head and the tail extending from her buttocks proved that she was a beastman.

“Can you understand what I’m saying? Humans?”

The woman asked with clearer pronunciation than before. Hyunseong nodded without realizing it. Regardless of what was in front of me, I felt relieved that we could communicate.

“Thank goodness. Now, let me introduce myself. I am Leah Sinclair, chief researcher at the Demon World Research Institute.”

Leah said, tapping the name tag on her chest.

“Researcher..?”

“Yes, Makai Science Research Institute. And you…”

Leah said, looking Hyunseong up and down with an interested expression.

“We’ve been waiting for a long time… a living ‘human’ specimen.”

Hyunseong felt a chill run down his spine at Leah’s words. What do you mean by ‘sample’?

“What… what do you mean? Why am I a specimen?”

“Why? Hmm… Simply put, you are something that should not exist in this world.”

Leah said calmly, as if it was natural.

“What…?”