"...Hmmm..." I read through a few papers I received from Elizabeth. She's doing an excellent job spying on Evelyn. Even though they're in a dungeon, she still manages to send well-written, detailed reports.

"Masks? She likes masks?" I read about the masks and their general details. It's completely stupid, but I guess it suits Evelyn. At the same time, it's controversial considering her narcissism; I thought she would never hide her face.

"This..." I start reading a part that truly interests me. In this section, she's being forced to dissect a wolf's corpse. There are very detailed descriptions of her crying, her disgust, her getting sick, and finally a cold resignation until she completely finishes the task.

"Crying... she's more sensitive than I expected." In the past, when she was between 3 and 10 years old, she was a real crybaby, but she stopped being like that later on. So, seeing that she's still the same crybaby girl from before is interesting.

In the end, she hasn't changed much. She probably just stopped being a crybaby because she got used to the treatment she received and started living in a very restrained way, avoiding others as much as possible. But just like in the past, she can't hide that she's a weak girl.

I imagine the scene: her covered in blood while she cries, yet she continues to do what she has to do against her will. The descriptions Elizabeth used are so vivid I can picture every detail.

'Elizabeth did an outstanding job. She understood my command to write about everything, no matter how useless the information might seem, perfectly.' This is good. It happens that to predict a person, their "useless" actions are what reveal the most about their personality, their way of acting, and what they will do in their daily life.

That's why knowing these things is still very useful. Besides, imagining her crying reminds me of her hurt expression. Honestly, it's stupid for her to get sick just from dissecting a wolf, separating what's useful from what's useless.

It wasn't even the act of torture; the wolf was already dead, and she was just cutting out what she needed and removing what was useless. But strangely, seeing Evelyn be so sensitive... it makes my heart race.

'This... is kind of charming on her part...' In the past, this would have just been annoying. After all, it's stupid to be that weak. However, it turns out that demons rarely show such "vulnerability" and sensitivity.

Since this is a rare trait to have, and as I'm certain she knows the truth of the world based on her behavior, this is an attractive trait to me. But it also causes a strange feeling of anger within me.

'Why cry over these stupid things that are already dead?' If she's going to cry, she should at least cry over something more important, or at least cry over something someone did to her.

To me, killing, torturing, and tearing bodies apart doesn't seem like a big deal. In the end, they're just stupid beings bathed in ignorance about the reality around them, unaware that they're just entertainment for beings who see them as nothing more than fun toys.

'Yes... if Evelyn is going to cry, it should at least be because I did something to her, and not because she had to dissect a simple dead wolf.' This strange thought pops into my head out of nowhere.

If she's going to cry, the tears should at least come from something "real." If she's going to cry, it should be because of something I did, since I am "real." I'm not trapped in ignorance like the others.

She should understand this: that others are inferior to her, that the fact she can see the truth of this false reality automatically makes her a superior being, which gives her the right to feel nothing when doing negative things.

And I, as the only one who also sees this truth, am the only one she should see as a reason to feel bad. But soon these strange thoughts pass.

What she feels shouldn't matter to me. It's still interesting nonetheless to observe and know this about her, just as it's very interesting to know she's sensitive to the point of crying over any little thing.

It means there are more weaknesses for me to enjoy while I watch her failed attempts to reach the top, even though she knows the same truth I do.

'If she reaches the top, what will she do?' This doubt arises in me. We both know the truth of the world, but... unlike me, she doesn't seem to want to kill everyone. So if she were to become a queen... what would she use the power of being a Demon King for?

'How curious... and picturesque...' I'd like to satisfy this curiosity in the future. Perhaps I'll discover something fun, or perhaps she'll disappoint me by giving a stupid answer.

But that doesn't matter right now, since I have no way to ask her, nor any reason to ask right now, so I go back to reading about what she's doing.

'That girl... Eve, isn't it?... She doesn't seem to obey Evelyn 100%...' I ponder this relationship and notice a flaw that I believe Evelyn hasn't realized yet.

Eve forced her to do something she didn't want to do. Even though she was crying and begging not to, Eve completely ignored Evelyn's opinion and made her do it anyway. Even though such an act is a sin considering the master-servant relationship.

"If she has the freedom to force Evelyn to do something... she also has the freedom to betray her..." Chimeras, summons, tamed monsters, and others of the like can betray their masters depending on certain circumstances.

It shows that nothing is absolutely loyal outside of a slave, since a slave is incapable of lying, deceiving, or killing the master. It means that Eve could eventually betray Evelyn.

Considering the loyalty shown in what I saw, the chance is infinitesimally small, since from what I understood, Eve was trying to help Evelyn overcome her weakness and wasn't hurting her because she wanted to make her suffer.

But if Evelyn keeps creating more things like Eve, there's no guarantee that one day she won't be betrayed, despite the low chance. After all, freedom means the capacity to choose what you want to do.

In the end, these things Evelyn creates have "freedom." This makes me give an ironic and unpleasant smile.

"Even these things have 'freedom' and I don't..." It's truly a damned irony happening here. It's a great injustice, after all.

"If I were ignorant, could I be like the others?" Both Evelyn and I are very different from other demons, which reinforces even more that Evelyn knows about the falseness of this world.

Regrettably, I have no way of knowing how I would act if I didn't know. The most I know is that I'd probably still compete for the throne, but in a very different way.

"Haaa..." I let out a sigh and throw the papers on the desk. I've lost interest in reading the rest for now. It's fun to read about Evelyn, but there's also a lot that's just basic routine.

And I don't like to mix entertainment with work. Watching Evelyn try to overcome her problems is "entertainment," while analyzing her routine to predict her moves is considered "work."

'Maybe I'll at least find out how Evelyn's blessing works.' I don't know what each blessing or curse others have does; I only know a few, like Marie and her creation ability.

She didn't bother to hide it at the start, so it became pretty obvious to figure out, since she was stupid enough to reveal what she shouldn't have.

"..." I look out the window and see the Demon King walking around outside, which immediately captures my full attention and gives me a slight surprise.

'He's... taking a walk?' This is very unusual. Normally, he never goes outside just to stroll, unless he's talking to someone about something important and the person in question showed interest in going out.

'That girl...' I recognize the girl next to him, a demon from the elite among the nobles, more specifically an expert in marriage among nobles linked to rights, laws, and rules.

Any high-ranking noble who plans to get married goes to her and her team because her trustworthiness, status, capabilities, and connections are first-rate, and her ability to see the rules and find loopholes in marriage contracts is absurd.

However, she normally has a waiting list years long, with certain demons having to wait up to 30 years for her help with marriage.

'If my father went to her then...' It means he's at least considering the marriage idea I suggested. He probably went to her to look into rules and marriage contracts to try and get the maximum advantage related to this subject.

This strangely makes my heart pound as I imagine having Evelyn "tied" to me for eternity. Demons have eternal marriages.

Unlike humans with their nonsense of "divorce," that term doesn't exist for demons. A marriage is an eternal bond as strong as the magical bond between a parent and their child.

Therefore, once two demons are married, no matter how much they hate each other, fight, or how much imbalance there is, there will be no separation. And in case of betrayal, attempted murder, or anything of the sort, it's up to the wronged party to decide what to do with the criminal partner.

They can kill, torture, or just strip away any rights, reclassifying the partner to practically their personal slave. Demon laws are very serious regarding betrayal and attempted murder of one's spouse.

'Why does this strangely... excite me?' I don't know, but my heart races at the thought of having the only person like me be incapable of permanently separating from me.

This curiosity and interest in seeing her future makes me want to be there to ensure that I can see it, and even adjust it to be as interesting as possible.

For now, I continue watching through the window, with a pang of hope that my father will listen to my opinion.

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