Volume One, Chapter 8: The Sun Has Exposed the Tail!

Although Yadina was reluctant, Xiayang still insisted on putting pajamas on her. Wearing such scant clothing, especially with her navel exposed, what if she caught a chill and got sick during the night?

Yadina pushed her simple little bed slightly toward Xiayang, claiming it was to better protect this fragile human. Then, while Xiayang got up to turn off the light, she secretly shifted the bed a few centimeters.

After all this, she lay down on the bed, curling her small legs and hiding her tail, tucking her entire body—except for her head—under a towel-made blanket, then let out a long breath.

Xiayang’s arm was almost touching the little bed. Although it felt a bit awkward, he didn’t mind much.

“Human, your heartbeat is a bit noisy. Could you make it stop for a while...?”

“Then why don’t you just kill me?”

“Maybe next time. This Demon Lord is a bit sleepy.”

Xiayang: “???”

The night passed quietly.

The next morning, Xiayang was awakened by his alarm clock. He opened his eyes and, turning off the alarm, instinctively glanced toward Yadina’s little bed. But there was no sign of her.

He thought she had woken before him and wanted to call out to her, but at that moment, the system’s voice echoed in his mind again.

[Ding! Reward distributed! Congratulations on receiving a bottle of Demon Energy Powder!]

[Ding! Check-in successful, you have earned one Magic Pill!]

[Check-in reward distribution... 99%]

Xiayang ignored the progress and examined the bottle in his hand, which looked like a pepper shaker.

[Demon Energy Powder: Sprinkle this powder into any dish without magic energy to infuse it with demonic power.]

After reading the description, Xiayang’s expression brightened. Could this mean Yadina could have magic energy in every meal from now on?

He prepared to get up and test it, but the moment he moved slightly, an odd warmth spread through his arm, like a heat pack.

He lifted the blanket and saw a tiny figure curled up, hugging his arm tightly, back pressed against his waist.

Xiayang was momentarily stunned, then couldn’t resist poking Yadina’s cheek with a finger.

She was sound asleep, completely unaware, as still as a lifelike figurine, ready to be moved at will.

After his playtime, Xiayang withdrew his finger and opened the cap of the newly acquired Demon Energy Powder.

A rich aura wafted out from the bottle, drifting into Yadina’s nose and chest.

In her sleep, Yadina’s expression gradually turned blissful; her small tail behind her wagged unconsciously, and drool slowly trickled from her mouth, wetting Xiayang’s arm.

He sighed silently—he should have separated Yadina from his arm first...

“Yadina, time to get up! The sun’s shining on your tail!”

“What?” Yadina slowly opened her eyes.

Once fully awake, Xiayang asked, “Don’t you find your current position a little strange?”

At his words, Yadina realized she was still clutching his arm and quickly let go.

“You actually pulled me into your blanket while I was asleep. Are you really that afraid of the big monkey? Sigh, you’re hopeless,” Yadina said with a faint flicker in her eyes, spreading her hands as if resigned.

Xiayang: “...”

He smiled quietly, though annoyed. Not wanting to argue, he got up and headed to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

They had known each other for some time now, but Yadina had never tasted his cooking. There was about an hour before work, plenty of time to make a luxurious breakfast!

He opened the fridge with anticipation, but froze when he saw its contents.

Apart from a withered piece of ginger, there was nothing else.

Xiayang sighed, suddenly remembering he hadn’t cooked for a long time.

Usually, he grabbed some breakfast on the go or skipped it altogether. He never went home for lunch, eating either at the company cafeteria or ordering takeout. Dinner was also usually boxed meals bought outside, and weekends were quickly settled with takeout as well.

Closing the fridge, he decided to buy breakfast first and get groceries after work.

Yadina was still asleep in bed, so Xiayang didn’t disturb her; it was better for her to rest peacefully. He quietly dressed and went out.

Five minutes later, Xiayang returned with steamed soup dumplings, two fried dough sticks, and a cup of soy milk.

He wasn’t sure how much Yadina could eat, but judging by her petite frame, she probably wouldn’t need much—maybe just one small dumpling would fill her up.

Thinking this, Xiayang called to Yadina to eat and sprinkled some Demon Energy Powder onto a dumpling.

To Xiayang, the dumpling looked unchanged, but when Yadina fluttered over to the table, her gaze instantly locked onto it!

She rubbed her eyes in disbelief, and once she confirmed it wasn’t a hallucination, her eyes sparkled with excitement!

Xiayang handed her the dumpling, and she took it eagerly.

“Why is this thing emitting magic energy?” she asked, already biting into it heartily.

“Maybe it just mutated...” Xiayang offered a casual excuse and began his breakfast.

The dumpling, nearly half her size, was soon devoured completely. Xiayang then checked her data panel.

[Name: Yadina]

[Race: Demon Lord & Succubus]

[Satiation: Completely full]

[Personal Magic Reservoir: 15%]

Xiayang was surprised. This extra magic reservoir must be the function of the intermediate appraisal eye, but he didn’t know exactly what that meant.

Well, since he didn’t know, he decided not to worry about it.

That was just like Xiayang—whatever it was, it was what it was. In the end, things would work out naturally. At least Yadina was full, and that was enough.

It seemed the little demon lord was quite easy to feed.

At that moment, Yadina’s belly was swollen high, twice as big as after she had taken the Magic Pill the day before.

She slumped over the table, letting out a satisfied burp, one hand gently rubbing her belly as she looked at Xiayang with delight.

“Is there more?”

Xiayang was taken aback. “You can still eat? Aren’t you afraid your belly will burst?”

“My belly?” Yadina glanced down, then said nonchalantly, “I’ll just let it shrink back.”

Then, to Xiayang’s shocked gaze, the faint purple glow began to emerge from the horns on her head.

Her once distended belly visibly shrank until it returned to its original flatness.

“Wow! You can do that too?”