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3.46% The Damned Demon / Chapter 25: Master Access

章節 25: Master Access

"You can't," Rowena said firmly, leaving no room for any leeway, and added, "You have no idea how dangerous the world outside is. We already know how you almost ended up getting killed when you stepped outside. I can't risk that again, no matter what."

"All this for a promise? So you plan to stay true to the promise you gave your father till I rot in here?" Asher asked with a displeased look. He knew she was right, but he wanted to see if she was truly planning to keep him inside forever.

Rowena's expression didn't change as she said, "You have the right to be angry, but you also have to accept your reality. Your status is the only thing that protects you, but that protection ends if you leave the castle. You also won't understand, but my father's final and only wish is something I have to fulfill as his daughter."

"So basically…I am imprisoned by my own wife," Asher sarcastically chuckled.

"Anyone would kill to stay in a safe place like you without worrying about surviving the next day. You get life crystals every day, and you don't have to rot in here. There are many more things you can do in this large castle than you expect," Rowena said while giving him a strange look.

Asher nodded as he walked towards her slowly, "You are right about that, and I won't complain from now on. But you have to promise me that I am the King of this castle," He stood right in front of her as he added, "Which means…I can do anything as I please."

Asher had to admit that she looked even more breathtaking as he stood near her. If not for honing his will, any ordinary man would be incapable of uttering even a word before her, especially considering the natural dignified aura she was giving off.

Rowena squinted her eyes, and since he was standing so close before her, she truly felt like she was standing before someone entirely different than the soulless boy she had known for more than 14 years. She wasn't used to somebody coming this close to her.

She walked past him and said with a subtle turn of her head, "I can't promise you absolute authority since that would be irresponsible of me. You also can't do anything that causes trouble to the royal families or makes our kingdom look bad."

"Royal families?" Asher asked with a surprised look.

"This kingdom is not run by just a single royal family. We might be the ruling royal family, but there are other royal families that protect and secure our kingdom. They stay in this castle too, and you will meet them during the celebration. You will get introduced to them when the time comes," Rowena stated.

Asher subtly frowned as he knew that one of the young members of these royal families had made his life miserable in his past.

He felt that getting back at such an important member would surely take a lot of time and effort but not impossible.

"Of course. Why would I go and trouble them? For now, I just need a little help from you. Give me Master access to this castle if you really meant what you said before. Now no need to ask me why I need it," Asher said while knowing that getting the Master access to this castle would let him teleport to any location of this castle by placing his hand on the walls and also allows him to see the things going on in the other parts of this castle.

He also wanted to use it to block off his room so that not even Rowena could spy on him, especially what he does in his room. But he felt that she doesn't seem like the kind to spy on him. Otherwise, she would have been asking questions regarding the ring and so on.

He had learned about the Master access thing after reading the books on his shelves, and according to it, this was a very special privilege only available to the ruler to keep an eye on the things going on within their castle.

He was astonished that this ancient-looking castle had such convenient functions, almost like it had a life of its own.

Rowena didn't expect him to make such a tall demand right off the bat and said, "Only the king or the queen who rules the kingdom can have such access."

Asher smirked and said, "I know some of our laws, and I know the Supreme access can never leave the hands of the ruler. But the Master access is a restricted version of the Supreme access, and as the Royal Consort, I believe I have the right to hold the Master access."

Rowena closed her eyes briefly and nodded, "You will have it. If that's all, I will be leaving," Saying so, Rowena elegantly walked out of the door.

Asher sighed, wondering if this was what a true queen was like. Quite elegant and graceful in every single action of hers yet her entire being had a commanding presence.

But he now realized that he had a lot of obstacles to take care of before he could come up on top. He still had a feeling that his existence wasn't welcome at all to most of the people here.

He decided to deal with all this by taking small steps. And the first one involved the task he had ordered Kookus.

"He must be there by now…" Asher mumbled as he placed his hand on the wall and smiled when he could feel the rich demonic mana coming from the castle's walls. This meant that Rowena had given him the Master access as he wanted. And to his surprise, it seemed like his room was already closed off, preventing anyone from spying in. He didn't expect anyone to respect his privacy, or did someone do this to not let anyone know how he was getting tortured within his own room? He considered it food for thought as his thoughts moved on.

Apparently, even a cripple can use the Master access since this famous castle named the Demonstone Castle was doing all the heavy lifting.

He could already see each and every corner of this castle without being physically there. He could see the servants and maids walking to and fro, doing their jobs, while also noticing certain men and women dressed in grand clothes walking about in the halls as well.

He could recognize Seron among them and assumed that the beautiful woman with a sharp expression walking beside him was his wife.

"Interesting…" So Rowena's uncle indeed lives here. Asher felt it made sense since he was her uncle, after all, and wondered how many children that guy had.

He liked how convenient it was to peep at the things happening within this castle secretly, but as expected, he was unable to peek into places like Seron's quarters and places where only the queen had the right to enter. But this let him quickly learn which all places were considered special within this castle.

He then finally took a look at the smallest East Battlement and saw two maids and a young man waiting there. One of the maids had red skin, looking around the late forties and standing with a confused and nervous look. Her skin color was the same as Kookus and Ceti's.

'Yet another werewolf huh...'

The other maid looking around her thirties was standing straight with a lofty expression, her arms crossed. Her skin was green as any other goblin's.

Asher coldly smirked as he closed his eyes, and the next moment his figure suddenly vanished from the room.

In one of the East Battlements, Kookus was waiting with both the maids which Asher had ordered him to bring. His fingers were restlessly tapping between themselves as certain thoughts passed through his mind.

"Stupid Kookus, you dragged us here telling that the retard consort was calling for us, but we have been wasting our time by waiting here long enough. Now you better do my chores for the rest of the day," The younger maid with curly hair said with a frustrated look.

The maid with the red skin nervously raised her hand slightly, "Jenna, you have to be careful with your words. The Royal Consort is no longer the same, and if anybody else—"

"Oh, shut it, Merina. You are as cowardly as ever. Nobody is here anyway, and even if anybody heard, you know nobody would care," Jenna said with her head raised high.

Kookus scoffed, "Oh yeah? Then why didn't you have the guts to even go to his room? Were you afraid the Royal Consort might remember the things you did to him and tell it to the queen? You must love your ugly neck so much," Kookus was finally able to release some of his frustrations along with his words.

"W-What did you just say?" Jenna couldn't believe this wimp suddenly got the guts to talk back to her. He was someone who would even lick her feet if she stepped on his head, but she had no idea that Kookus had gained confidence after his interaction with the Royal Consort. If he finally got to be the servant of the Royal Consort, who seemed to be as smart as him, why would he have to fear a maid, even if she was ranked high among the servants?

But before Jenna could teach Kookus his place, the space before them suddenly twisted as a young man with gray skin and pointy ears revealed himself, "So you both are here as expected," Asher said with a subtle smile as he looked at their shocked expressions.


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章節 26: She Got Too Excited

"Y-Your Highness…" Jenna was startled, and seeing him come out of thin air, she realized that the queen must have given him at least the Master access to this castle. She knew only with such privileged access could one teleport anywhere within this castle.

But why would the queen give such special access to this good-for-nothing cripple? Jenna couldn't think of any reason but seeing him talk and the way his dark yellow eyes were no longer lifeless as before made her feel like she wasn't looking at the same person. Those eyes were seemingly drilling into her, and she didn't know why she was getting so nervous.

Even if he remembered the things she did to him, it was not like he had any proof to have her killed. Without any power of his own, his words wouldn't have any value despite being a Royal Consort.

And considering the reason Kookus told her to bring her here, she felt she had nothing to worry about.

"Your Highness, this lowly one is glad you are well now," Merina said with a respectful bow, though her body still seemed to subtly shake in nervousness, not knowing if the Royal Consort remembered the bad things that happened to him on her watch.

She wanted to fall on her knees to confess, but she couldn't do it for the sake of a certain someone.

"As ordered, I have brought these two here, Your Highness," Kookus said with a wide smile, though his expression became a bit taut when he quickly glanced at Merina.

Asher was welcomed by the strong gust of wind as he stood on the battlement. He looked towards the east and saw an endless expanse of land and a magnificent yet archaic city with demon people going about their daily lives. It seemed lively and larger than he expected.

The skies were dark and cloudy as always, and one could spot large active volcanoes in the distance.

The two maids were wondering if he was going to say anything when Asher finally spoke, "It might be a miracle that I am no longer mentally crippled, but after waking up, even though I don't remember much, I happened to remember certain things that…displeased me."

Jenna firmly pressed her lips together, though she still didn't feel like she had to be worried.

However, Merina couldn't just endure it and said in a trembling voice, "Please forgive me, Your Highness. What I did can—"

"Hey, hey. No need to apologize. I just remember vaguely, and all I know was that I didn't feel good about it," Asher said as he turned around and waved his hand, making Jenna wonder what he was going on about here.

"Anyway, it was in the past, and since you two will be serving me for the coming days, I feel like we need to have a good relationship with each other. Am I not right?" Asher asked with a friendly smile, making Jenna inwardly scoff, thinking that she couldn't believe she got worried for a second over this fool.

"Of course, Your Highness. This maid had been going through a very hard time personally, which could have affected my service. But I can promise that going forward, I will serve you best to my capabilities," Jenna said with the best smile possible. Even if she didn't like to serve him, she couldn't afford to bully him like before, especially since he seemed important enough for the queen to give him Master access.

"Your name is Jenna, right? I think you might be my favorite maid, especially since you are pretty," Asher said with a lazy smile as he put his arm around her neck, making Jenna feel flattered.

Seeing him getting so chummy with her, she thought that she could at least get some benefits from him using her body. She was too old to attract anyone powerful. So why not consider the only prospect she had?

Kookus was blinking in disbelief as he thought, 'He is into crooked maids with a loose tongue? Man…I didn't expect him to have such a fetish…Tsk, still, why did he have to pick that crone? Now she will bully me again…ahhh….'

Asher's gaze slowly turned towards the east and looked down the parapet, which consisted of crenels that were so low it barely reached his knees. The weather was cold but standing here, one could feel subtle warm air brushing past their face.

"I am in a good mood right now, and I have my wife's permission to gift something to my favorite maid. Now look towards the east and tell me how much land you want," Asher grabbed her arms and made her stand near the parapet as he showed her the vast plains in the east.

Jenna had her eyes glint with greed and excitement, unable to believe this fool was really going to gift her so much. She certainly has to invest more time in her makeup from now on.

Merina and Kookus were shocked that the Royal Consort was being so generous to someone who had tormented him.

Was he some kind of masochist? Kookus could only guess and wondered why his fate had to be tied to such a weird guy.

"This maid wouldn't dare to dream of getting your favor but…If Your Highness insists, I will be happy with just the land near the waters," Jenna picked out the best spot possible as she already began to dream of her luxurious future.

Asher nodded with a smile as he stood behind her, "Okay, you can have it…" His smile suddenly turned cold, "In hell!"

"AHH!" Jenna's eyes widened when she suddenly felt his feet kicking her back, making her lose her balance as her hands desperately flailed in the air to prevent herself from falling over the parapet.

"NOOO!!!!" She screamed as her body began to fall through the air. But what horrified her was a large open furnace used to get rid of unwanted waste.

And the worst part was she wouldn't even die from just the impact of the fall because this east battlement was only a few meters tall.

*THWANK!*

"AHHHHH!!! HELP ME!!!!!"

Her body crashed on the red-hot furnace as her shrill screams of pain and despair echoed, but nobody seemed to hear her cries. It seemed that at this time, nobody needed to be around this side of the castle, unfortunately for her.

Her skin and flesh were melting away rapidly, though, for her, it seemed like an eternity. Just a moment ago, she thought her future was set, but who would have thought that the retard whom she had stepped on for all these years would be kicking her to her death.

Merina gasped as she covered her mouth, not expecting the Royal Consort to kick that woman to fall to her death…a very unpleasant one at that.

Even Kookus gulped, hearing the screams, and took a quick peek at her body that was getting consumed by the furnace, only to look away with a disgusted and terrified look as he saw Asher's back.

"Ah…what a pity. Right before I could reward her for her years of service to me, she accidentally fell over from excitement, tsk, tsk," Asher shook his head as if he really felt pity about what happened and turned around with a subtle smile as the screams began to die down.

Merina's teeth were chattering while Kookus was scared stiff, unable to find the energy to even move a muscle.

Was the Royal Consort planning to have them killed for turning a blind eye to his sufferings? If he did that to Jenna, what would he do to them?


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