In the evening, the dormitory was brightly lit by the magic stone lamp, and Loren sat at his desk, reading through a historical biography borrowed from the library, which detailed the history of this world for thousands of years. His face showed great interest.
Beside him lay his dinner for the evening: simple honey bread, fruit salad, and a large cup of thick, fragrant cocoa. Although he had punished a few scum with his flame magic in the afternoon, and the smell of charred flesh from the fire still nauseated him, he couldn't eat anything related to grilled meat at night.
"Interesting, I didn't expect the powerful demon race in the game to become a lowly slave race in this world because of their defeat."
At this moment, Loren had roughly flipped through a book and sighed at the history he was reading.
In the game "God's Domain," the demon race was a very powerful race, and in the setup, they were the common enemies of all races on the continent. One version of the mission was to fight against these terrifying demons.
However, in this world, the demon race had become a lowly race, which Loren found quite ironic.
"Silver hair, wine-red eyes, this is indeed the standard setting for the demon race." Loren murmured as he stood up from his desk and turned to look at the sweetly sleeping girl on his bed, who he had saved from the hands of several bandits in the brotherhood in the afternoon.
The girl was covered with a blanket, and beneath it was her delicate, naked skin. Apparently, Loren had stripped her naked in order to clean her thoroughly before tucking her into the bed.
Of course, the girl's appearance was so childish that Loren didn't feel any pressure in stripping her.
After cleaning her face of the coal dust, one could see that the sleeping girl was as delicate as a porcelain doll, her sleeping face incredibly adorable, her soft eyelashes occasionally trembling, her small, delicate nose gently breathing, her rosy lips slightly closed, and a faint blush on her fair cheeks.
After washing the girl clean, Loren had pinched her delicate face many times, having a great time.
Now, as he looked at the girl's sleeping face, Loren's face rarely showed a hint of warmth.
To be honest, Loren didn't think of himself as a good person. As he had said before, he saved the girl not only because his kindness overflowed at the moment, but also because he couldn't help but think of his sister when he saw the girl's adorable face.
This girl was about the same age as his sister when she died. With some longing for his sister, Loren brought this girl back with him.
Nevertheless, apart from these factors, Loren didn't have any other purpose in bringing the girl back. In the game, a pure demon servant was quite valuable.
Although the demons in this world were lowly, Loren knew their value. The girl had value that she could provide.
Especially for a magician, this value was precious.
As Loren was about to reach out and pinch the girl's tender face once again, he suddenly withdrew his hand and said lightly, "If you're awake, there's no need to pretend to be asleep."
Hearing his words, the girl's eyelashes trembled rapidly, and then she opened her eyes slightly, but when she saw Loren right in front of her, she shrank back into the bed like a frightened rabbit, of course not forgetting to wrap her naked body with the blanket.
Looking at Loren's cold face, the girl slowly recalled her previous memories, blushing and lowering her head, staring at her crystal-clear little feet, she appeared somewhat uncomfortable, and whispered, "Thank you for saving me."
"You don't need to thank me because I didn't have any good intentions in saving you," Loren replied casually.
The girl raised her head in surprise, and then, as if suddenly realizing something, stared at Loren warily, gripping the blanket tightly with both hands.
"You stole five thousand gold coins from me, and also got me involved in trouble with those thugs. You won't think I'm magnanimous enough to not settle the matter with you," Loren said leisurely.
The girl finally realized what he was talking about. Her face flushed with embarrassment due to being exposed for stealing the gold coins, but then, as if remembering something, she said weakly, "But… but you've already taken back the gold coins from those people."The girl's voice was like a mosquito, very weak in her retort. She didn't dare to look up at Loren's face.
"Wrong! Those were the spoils I got from teaching those thugs a lesson, not the gold coins you stole from me!" Loren glared at the girl, but she didn't notice as she kept her head down.
However, the girl did react to his words, saying somewhat nervously, "You, you're being unreasonable."
"So, it's reasonable for you to steal from me?" Loren twitched the corner of his mouth, speaking unhappily. Hearing this, the girl's eyes reddened instantly, and tears began to shimmer in her eyes.
Ugh, crybaby.
The girl's tears annoyed Loren, but he had to make things clear. So he continued expressionlessly, "Since you did such a thing, you should be prepared to be caught and pay the price. Those guys caught you and wanted you to sleep with them, but now I've taken care of them. Now it's me you have to deal with. Stealing plus saving your life, what kind of price do you think you need to pay to satisfy me?"
The girl shook her head blankly.
Loren took out a wooden box from his pocket, and seeing the box, the girl suddenly jumped up from the bed, trying to snatch it from his hand.
But Loren raised his hand, and the girl couldn't reach it.
"Idiot, don't you know you're not wearing clothes? Or do you like showing yourself like this to others?"
Loren frowned at the girl, who had forgotten to cover herself with the blanket when she jumped up, revealing her undeveloped body. "Ah! You, don't look!"
The girl screamed, finally realizing she was naked. She crouched down in a panic, grabbing the blanket and wrapping herself up again.
"Don't worry, even if you let me look, I wouldn't want to. Apart from having a pretty face, you have no figure at all. What's so good about it?" Loren said casually. He wouldn't tell the girl that he had already seen her naked while helping her bathe. Her poor little chest could barely be graded AA. It felt almost flat.
The girl's face turned red with anger and embarrassment, glaring at Loren. Then her gaze fell on the wooden box in his hand, and she said angrily, "That's my stuff. Give it back to me."
Loren rolled his eyes, "So you stole this from those guys, huh?"
The girl's face turned pale, but she gritted her teeth and said, "That thing was originally mine. I don't know how they got it. I just took back what was mine. That's not stealing."
"Whether it's yours or someone else's, now that it's in my hands, it's mine." Loren said, intentionally trying to provoke the girl as he stuffed the wooden box into his pocket.
The girl stared at him putting away the box, hesitated for a moment, then asked, "What do you want in order to return the box to me?"
"This is my spoil of war. What reason do I have to give it to you, unless you have something to exchange for it?" Loren retorted.
The girl was wearing nothing but a blanket wrapped around her body, which was also Loren's. She felt angry and disheartened, and eventually, her expression became blank. Honestly, she didn't know how to ask Loren to return the box now.
Seeing her expression, Loren knew the timing was right. So he said leisurely, "Actually, if you really want the box, it's not impossible."
"What should I do?" The girl asked anxiously.
"Be my maid." Loren said, "Like I mentioned to those thugs earlier, you'll work for me as my maid to pay off your debt. If you perform well, I might consider returning the wooden box to you."
A maid?
As if she'd thought of something humiliating, the girl said indignantly, "No way! I won't be a human's maid!""But isn't it normal for your demon race to do such things?" Loren said calmly, flipping through the book in his hands. "Ever since you were defeated by humans, the demon race has basically become a vassal to humans. A beautiful demon slave like you is quite rare in the market. If you're willing to be my maid, then I won't care about you stealing my money."
The girl glared at Loren hatefully, her wine-red eyes suddenly filled with a heart-trembling glow. However, Loren didn't react at all. "I'm only stating the facts. Victors become kings and losers become bandits. Your demon race lost and it's not surprising that you ended up like this. Hating me won't help; you should hate your incompetent fellow demons from a thousand years ago."
With that, Loren closed the book with a snap. The girl lowered her head, her delicate face filled with sorrow. Yes, no matter what, the demon race were losers, and it was because they lost that they fell into such misery.
After that war, those powerful demons with high-ranking bloodlines were basically wiped out by humans, leaving only those who posed no threat to humans, who were treated as toys or slaves. However, only the girl knew that many royal bloodlines of the demon race were still preserved, and among them, a new Demon King could possibly rise to restore the former glory of the demon race.
As for why the girl knew this, it was because she was a member of the royal family herself… a royal who had awakened the bloodline of the Demon King! If her identity were exposed, the girl would face endless pursuit and assassination.
Initially, the girl lived with her parents and some fellow demons carefully in the Beast Forest outside the human city, finding a secret realm to settle down. However, due to a traitor leaking information, the place where she lived was targeted by the people of the Judgment Church. In order to kill the girl with the Demon King bloodline in the cradle, the Judgment Church sent five powerful Holy Knights and a white-robed priest to seal off the secret realm.
To cover her escape, her parents and relatives were all killed clean and she managed to survive, escaping through a teleportation magic circle in a secret chamber. Moreover, her father, a powerful demon, sealed her bloodline with a secret method, so she could disguise herself as an ordinary member of the demon race without being detected.
The girl's life now was exchanged for the lives of her parents and relatives, and her frail body now carried the enormous mission of reviving the demon race.
Thinking of the way her father sent her away, covered in blood, and his final words, the girl, as if making a decision, looked up at Loren. "I can be your maid, but you can't do inappropriate things to me. And you must protect me, provide me with food and shelter, and teach me magic!"
The girl fixed her eyes on Loren, trying hard to see through his thoughts, but her heart was somewhat uneasy. After all, to humans, demon servants were just disposable items and tools. The requirements she put forward, especially learning magic, were basically impossible to fulfill.
Loren stared at her and snorted, "I already said, I have no desire for your flat figure. You're a demon, but you have so many conditions." The girl lowered her head, hurt by Loren's mockery.
Unexpectedly, Loren placed a contract in front of the girl the next moment. "But as long as you are my property, I will naturally protect you from harm. No one can bully you except me. As for learning magic, I can teach you depending on your performance."
"Did… did this human agree?" The girl looked at the contract in front of her, still somewhat in disbelief; she originally thought Loren would refuse, but he surprisingly agreed.
Looking at the still somewhat dazed girl, Loren continued, "Also, my name is Loren. Before officially signing the contract, you should tell me your name as well, shouldn't you?"
The girl came to her senses, her body shuddering slightly, and then she lowered her eyes somewhat timidly, "I don't have a name."Loren was taken aback for a moment, looked at the girl with her head down, and revealed a thoughtful expression. However, he smiled with relief, "It's okay if you don't have a name, I'll give you one."
"From today on, your name will be Lorrah."
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