With the voice that plagued him gone, Asmodeus and his large group travelled through the Eldorai plains with much less hassle. Though monsters roamed this beautiful green landscape filled with flora and vivid grasslands, they didn''t attack intruders easily.

    "That deer is so huge!" Sariel''s cheerful voice echoed through the air.

    She leaned out the carriage window while the others rode on horses. Her bright voice caused them to gaze at the mutated deer, one of the many monsters living on the plains.

    Five carriages and carts carried supplies and gifts from the empire to Grigor. Because of her unstable health, Asmodeus, and the others, let her sit in the carriage with Fuuka.

    The animals that used to live in these plains became deformed and mutated after the demon queen appeared, corrupted Mana swept into the plains from their drinking water and infected both the animals and the greenery they fed upon.

    ''Strangely enough, though, the grass and field didn''t become monstrous like that deer.''

    Asmodeus pulled the reins of his horse, gazing at the massive beast, despite being a herbivore munching on the grass happily. Its body stood over six feet tall, with a muscular build and bloodshot eyes.

    "Such an ugly creature." He couldn''t help but shudder at the sight of it.

    "I wonder what it tastes like..." Beside him, Asmodea muttered while tapping her chin.

    "Asmodea?"

    "What, My dear?"

    Somehow, without him realising, the women he loved became more feral as the journey progressed.

    "Do you want to taste it?"

    He couldn''t help but ask, while grasping his right hand and wrapping his fingers around a blood spear, ready to kill the beast so she could sate her curiosity.

    Asmodea and Vinea gazed at Asmodeus with shining eyes, their reaction causing his lips to twitch before standing up. He took a deep breath, using the stirrups, his thighs, and his core muscles to remain upright. Asmodeus dragged his right arm back, gathering more and more power at the tip of his spear.

    Vwoom!

    The spear tore through the air, filled with such ferocious force it howled like a beast, before piercing the deer''s throat, tearing off its head.

    "Wow!"

    "Amazing, My dear~ it''s head went pop!"

    Velvet''s eyes flickered as she grasped at the air, creating a magenta spear of flames, gazing around for another.

    Asmodeus himself couldn''t believe how gruesome the beast''s death was. He wanted to make the death instant, but half its neck and lower face vanished from the destructive force. He felt no guilt because they planned to eat its body.

    ''Though, did we need to kill it?''

    If asked before, he might have said no.

    At least until he saw the Asmodea''s and Vinea''s sparkling eyes, he tossed those feelings and thoughts out the window.

    ''It had to die!''

    "Can you—"

    Before he could ask someone to fetch it.

    Sizzle

    The sealing of the steaks and cuts of meat started, filling the air with the fruity scent of fruit, followed by the delicious scent of meat being cooked on hot stone slabs.

    Ciela looked at the grill, then up to him, and couldn''t stop from drooling.

    "Ahhh, I''ve been so tired from riding horses, I don''t think I''ve ever ridden a horse this long..." Erika complained while the knights and elves watched from the corner of their eyes with envy. "I didn''t even ride the horses back home."

    "Well, it wasn''t something common back there, right?" Fuuka joined in with a chuckle.

    Asmodeus was happy, the two started to speak again. In the past, they were friends but because of a misunderstanding and not communicating it caused an issue. Luckily, that issue was now correcting itself.

    The elves purified the meat, removing any toxins or parasites that might linger in the meat before putting them onto the cooking slabs, but after they started cooking, the camp became more like a little festival ground. The humans started drinking ale, and Asmodeus and his group became rowdy as the meat reached perfection.

    Fluffy, juicy and cooked to a medium rare.

    With the visuals of beef and the aromatic scent of fruits, Asmodeus could no longer wait. He dragged the knife and fork and sliced some meat from the bone.

    "Soft..."

    The meat almost slipping apart but with enough texture to feel like a real steak.

    Chew~

    "OHH!?" His voice echoed, causing everyone''s eyes to focus on him before biting in themselves.

    The taste was divine, the perfect mixture between the sweet, acidic fruity sauce and the soft, slightly bloody meat melting in his mouth. The flavours formed a conflicting yet complimentary relationship that created a unique and delicious taste in his taste buds.

    He had no time to even consider how good it tasted because his mouth was already moving, wanting to shovel the rest into his stomach to get to seconds.

    "Delicious!" His voice and the group echoed, filling the campsite with cheerful noises.

    Chuckle

    The women chuckled, enjoying his cheerful expressions, though the best part was how he seemed so in awe at how good it tasted because Asmodeus rarely enjoyed food after he became a demon. His taste became strange, with delicious human foods tasting dull or flavourless.

    "Is it that good, darling?" Ciela asked him, while Erika and the other women nodded about to try it themselves, but the strange Asmodeus made them curious.

    Asmodeus couldn''t explain it because he didn''t react just because of the taste. It was the fact he could taste the meat and flavours in the pan. From the salt to the pepper and other garnish and food.

    "Take a bite and you will understand."

    Though for the human knights, the taste seemed a little strong, as they showed a sharp reaction at first, but even with that they didn''t leave any meat behind.

    ''Is it because of the corruption... or Mana inside the meat?'' Asmodeus noticed that large amounts of magic filled each bite. An amount of Mana that might be too much for an average human, but for a Demon, it was heavenly.

    After his words...

    The rest of the women also experienced heaven, once again able to taste food as if it were normal, rather than acting to make the surrounding humans not doubt them.

    Of course, they could taste and identify delicious food, but it was like eating through a paper filter before.

    This was heaven.