"Sign... a contract?" Eitani blinked, not quite understanding Felyn's meaning.

"Mhm. If it were a servant, the punishment would be a bit too severe for me. Miss Eitani is magnanimous and surely wouldn't bear to inflict such a punishment on me. But a contract is just right. This is my job, after all: to help young ladies fulfill their wishes and make up for their regrets. As punishment, I can provide my services to you for free."

Because the reward for signing a contract with the Demon King's daughter was paid by the royal family, Eitani didn't need to pay in the first place.

By putting it this way, Felyn didn't lose any of his own benefits and also made Eitani feel like she was getting a great deal.

It was a win-win.

"We can set a time to meet a few times a month. I can take care of your daily life and emotional needs in the human world. I can also take you wherever you want to go."

These proposals from Felyn were exactly what Eitani needed.

Eitani liked the human world portrayed in books and wanted to come to the surface to see it.

But she only understood human society from books; she had theory but no practice. Without a human to help her, it would be difficult for her to integrate into human society, let alone enjoy it.

"That sounds pretty good, but you're not secretly trying to win me over, are you?" Eitani was still a little uneasy.

Felyn had already seen her completely naked and even touched her horns. He had pretty much done everything there was to do!

"No, I'm just an ordinary human. I know my own limits."

Felyn knew that if Eitani wanted to integrate into human society, she could only choose him.

The title of "Demon King's Daughter" was enough to make any human stay away from her.

If it weren't for the fact that he had interacted with Eitani for so long through a series of coincidences, he definitely wouldn't have decided to sign a contract with her so quickly.

Even when Eitani was under Olivia's charm spell, and even after he had done so many outrageous things to her, she had never truly harmed him. This was enough to show that she was at least emotionally stable and not prone to killing.

That would greatly reduce the danger for him while providing his services.

"I still feel like you have bad intentions," Eitani still couldn't quite accept the proposal.

Although she liked the love stories that happened in the human world, it didn't mean she wasn't wary of humans.

As the power of the heretical god within her faded, more and more memories flooded into Eitani's mind.

She suddenly remembered hearing Serafinia and Felyn talking about some long-term contract when she was in Felyn's arms.

She didn't quite understand it at the time, but now she understood the meaning of their conversation.

Serafinia must have established a contract relationship with Felyn.

If that was the case, Eitani felt that everything made sense.

Otherwise, why would that dragon maiden who detested humans have any connection with Felyn, and even fight her over him?

To be able to satisfy the picky Serafinia to the point where she wanted to establish a long-term contract with Felyn meant that this guy, Felyn, must have something special.

And...

Just now, Serafinia had actually called her an old spinster who was only fit to play with rocks in the dungeon!

(An old spinster, am I?)

(I'll snatch your Felyn away right now, bring him to my side, and let you watch with envy.)

But Eitani was still hesitating.

Her father would not allow her to come to the surface, fearing that she would turn the human world into a mess.

Therefore, Eitani always came to the human world in secret. If her father found out, she would definitely be grounded again.

If it was just to come up for some human snacks and see the scenery, Eitani felt it wasn't worth taking such a big risk.

Felyn also saw Eitani's struggle and offered what he thought was a condition she absolutely could not refuse.

"In another month, I'll be going to school in the Royal Capital District. If you sign a contract with me, you can go to school with me."

There was nothing that could provide a more authentic experience of youth than returning to school.

Only by truly returning to school, sitting at a desk, could one smell the scent of youth and feel its vitality.

That was an emotion that could never be felt just by reading romance novels.

Such a temptation was fatal to Eitani.

"I can go to school with you?"

As expected, Eitani's eyes blinked rapidly when she heard this, and her tone rose slightly.

"Mhm. We just need to get the princess to approve it."

The Sivishus Empire was on the brink of collapse anyway; the king would definitely agree to let Eitani enroll as an exception.

Eitani wouldn't take up any teaching resources at all. She was the Demon King's daughter; she didn't need to learn.

If the Demon King's daughter was studying in the Royal Capital District, the Churches invading the empire wouldn't dare to act rashly.

Eitani realized she was getting a little too excited. She quickly returned to her previous indifferent expression. "It's not that I want to go to school to experience youth. I just want to study humans in depth to prepare for ruling the world in the future."

"Of course."

The words "ruling the world" coming from Eitani's mouth sounded a bit funny.

But Felyn was professionally trained; he wouldn't laugh no matter how funny something was.

"So, Miss Eitani, what do you think? Would you like to experience life in the Royal Capital District with me?"

Eitani glanced up, pretending to be uninterested.

But her true inner thought was...

(Yes!)

(I want to go!)

(Can I also live the kind of life in the books?)

"Let me think about it. The allure of humans isn't quite enough for me yet," she said, flicking her hair, not agreeing immediately.

Otherwise, she felt she would be too easily manipulated by Felyn.

"Understood." Felyn hadn't expected Eitani to agree on the spot.

"Let's put this matter aside for now. But there's one more thing I haven't forgiven you for. You... you touched my horns just now... making me make that kind of sound and do that kind of thing..."

Eitani subconsciously touched the horns on her head, the purple in her eyes deepening.

"Miss Eitani, I didn't actively try to touch you, and I'm actually not quite sure what the significance of the horns on your head is."

Eitani bit her lip, turning her beautiful profile to Felyn. "The horns... the horns are a sensitive place that only lovers and husbands can touch... just like your human..."

"So you don't put clothes on them?"

"Of course not!" Eitani shouted. "These parts can be looked at, but not touched. Would you put clothes on your mouth?"

Felyn breathed a sigh of relief. At least it wasn't a particularly private part.

Otherwise, he would have been in real trouble.

He asked tentatively, "So what you mean is..."

Eitani opened her mouth, but the words got stuck in her throat.

Her fingertips unconsciously stirred the lake water, her anxious face reflected on the surface.

The noticeable rise and fall of her shoulders showed that she was constantly taking deep breaths, struggling internally.

A moment later, she slapped the water with both hands, splashing water onto Felyn's face.

"I want to touch you back!"

(End of Chapter)