However, it seemed Ai Yue still hadn’t had enough to eat.
“Great Demon King, are you satisfied with the food this time?”
Busy eating, Ai Yue hadn’t even noticed the person who brought the food in.
Turning her head, she saw a chef with green skin, long pointed ears, and a height a few inches shorter than the average adult bowing to her.
One look and she knew this was a Goblin Head Chef.
“…It was fine.”
“It was fine… then… I understand. I will certainly continue to improve myself and create delicacies that are worthy of the Great Demon King’s gaze!”
‘Uh, you don’t really need to work that hard…’ Looking at the Goblin Head Chef who was already thinking about how to strive for excellence, Ai Yue felt a bit embarrassed.
In reality, this food was a delicacy she had never tasted even in her previous life. However, even though she kept eating, the hunger in her body showed no signs of subsiding, making everything she ate taste somewhat bland.
‘What’s going on? Is it because I’m severely weakened and need to consume enough energy to recover?’
“Then I shall take my leave first. If you need anything, please do not hesitate to ask…”
“Ah, wait.”
As the Goblin Head Chef was about to leave, Bululu suddenly called out to him.
“Uncle, when I went to get the newspaper earlier, the Librarian told me to tell you to stop by.”
“Is that so? I’ll go right away. You keep up the good work too, Bululu.”
“Mhm.”
After they spoke, the two waved goodbye, and Bululu returned to Ai Yue’s side.
However, Ai Yue, witnessing all of this, was full of questions.
“…Wait, Bululu, what did you just call the Head Chef?”
“Uncle. The Head Chef is my uncle. It’s because he works here that I had the chance to come here as well.”
“…”
Ai Yue looked at the departing Goblin Head Chef, then looked back at the fair-skinned, cute-looking Bululu.
‘You’re telling me this petite, cute little girl is a Goblin!?’
‘Where’s the Goblin? Is it her? Or you?’
Seeing Ai Yue’s surprised expression, Bululu was already used to it and scratched her head. “People often say I don’t look like a Goblin. According to the Priest in our village, I seem to have a phenomenon similar to Atavism combined with Mutation. The combination of the two has given me an appearance and abilities far different from other Goblins.”
“I see…”
Ai Yue seemed to remember some works where Goblins were set to originate from Elves. That explanation would make sense, then?
After all, the game Unreal Garden had many details, and with the automatic generation feature, even she, the lead developer, didn’t fully understand everything.
“Let me see.”
“…Eh?”
It took Bululu a moment to react to Ai Yue’s sudden words, and her face immediately turned beet red.
“The Information Panel. Let me see it.”
“Ah… oh…”
There were still remnants of the Charm effect from the aura Ai Yue had released, and the favorability she left behind had stabilized. Bululu’s mind immediately jumped to *that* sort of thing, and she even felt a bit disappointed upon learning that Ai Yue only wanted to see her Information Panel.
Subsequently, Bululu called up the panel.
[Information Panel]
Name: Bululu
Gender: Female
Race: Goblin (?)
Age: 8
Unlike checking one’s own panel, one could only see this much information without special equipment or skills. Still, even this much information was shocking enough.
‘There’s a question mark after Goblin. It seems the mutation is real.’
‘…Wait, something doesn’t seem right.’
“…Hold on, you’re only 8 years old?”
“Huh? Yes.”
“No, that’s not what I meant…”
There were many branches among the Demon Race, such as Succubi, Trolls, Flame Demons, or even Goblins and Orcs, which were strictly more like monsters. It was perfectly normal for some to maintain the appearance of children even after becoming adults, so Ai Yue hadn’t treated Bululu as a child afterward.
She just hadn’t expected Bululu to actually be 8 years old—she really was a child!
“Among us Goblins, 8 is already considered an adult.”
“This… no… well… alright.”
Well, the Demon Race branches were numerous. Since there were those who reached adulthood after hundreds of years, it was only natural for some to reach it in just a few years.
Ai Yue began to lie to… convince herself. For Goblins with a short average lifespan, being an adult at 8 was indeed normal; otherwise, at least 90% of the tribe would be children.
To survive, Goblins had no choice but to give birth early and often.
‘…Hmm? Give birth early?’
“Wait, Bululu, how is your relationship with your uncle?”
“Master Ai Yue, what do you mean by that…?”
“Just literally…”
It was common knowledge that Goblins had strong desires in *that* area. If that was the case…
“Well… it’s okay? My uncle takes good care of me, it’s just…”
“Just?”
Facing Ai Yue’s questioning gaze, Bululu gestured for her to look outside.
Because he had to explain some tasks to the kitchen staff on the way, the Goblin Head Chef hadn’t walked very far. However, just as he was about to reach the corner, a knight suddenly appeared in front of him.
Ai Yue had seen him before; he was that annoying Handsome Knight from earlier.
“Eh? Why are you here?”
“Can’t I be here?”
Ai Yue and Bululu could faintly hear the conversation between them, and it was this dialogue that made Ai Yue feel more and more that something was off.
‘Why does the atmosphere between these two seem so strange?’
Just as she was thinking this, the knight seemed to notice something and grabbed the Goblin Head Chef’s hand.
“Didn’t I tell you not to take everything on yourself? Look, your beautiful hands are injured.”
“No, this is my job. I must…”
“No, I won’t allow it. If there’s a next time, just call me. I will come at any time to act as your hands.”
As they spoke, a strange atmosphere gradually formed between the Goblin and the male knight, and it even felt as if the art style had shifted into a *shoujo* manga.
“…It’s like that…”
Bululu turned back to look at Ai Yue with a helpless expression.
Ai Yue was now deeply shocked. Even the Black Tea she was drinking trickled down from the corner of her mouth, as if her brain had stopped working.
‘I had wondered if that Goblin Head Chef already had a partner, but no one told me it was that kind of partner!?’
‘So weird! So scary! If I had known, I wouldn’t have asked. I don’t know what induced me to think that way just now.’
She needed to find something fragrant and soft to heal herself.
“Bululu, come here.”
“What is it…?”
Before Bululu could react, Ai Yue pulled her onto her lap and began stroking her like a cat.
[Ai Yue, Spirit Points +10…]
In less than 5 minutes, the table of food worked on overtime by the chefs was swept clean by Ai Yue.
However, it seemed Ai Yue still hadn’t had enough to eat.
“Great Demon King, are you satisfied with the food this time?”
Busy eating, Ai Yue hadn’t even noticed the person who brought the food in.
Turning her head, she saw a chef with green skin, long pointed ears, and a height a few inches shorter than the average adult bowing to her.
One look and she knew this was a Goblin Head Chef.
“…It was fine.”
“It was fine… then… I understand. I will certainly continue to improve myself and create delicacies that are worthy of the Great Demon King’s gaze!”
‘Uh, you don’t really need to work that hard…’ Looking at the Goblin Head Chef who was already thinking about how to strive for excellence, Ai Yue felt a bit embarrassed.
In reality, this food was a delicacy she had never tasted even in her previous life. However, even though she kept eating, the hunger in her body showed no signs of subsiding, making everything she ate taste somewhat bland.
‘What’s going on? Is it because I’m severely weakened and need to consume enough energy to recover?’
“Then I shall take my leave first. If you need anything, please do not hesitate to ask…”
“Ah, wait.”
As the Goblin Head Chef was about to leave, Bululu suddenly called out to him.
“Uncle, when I went to get the newspaper earlier, the Librarian told me to tell you to stop by.”
“Is that so? I’ll go right away. You keep up the good work too, Bululu.”
“Mhm.”
After they spoke, the two waved goodbye, and Bululu returned to Ai Yue’s side.
However, Ai Yue, witnessing all of this, was full of questions.
“…Wait, Bululu, what did you just call the Head Chef?”
“Uncle. The Head Chef is my uncle. It’s because he works here that I had the chance to come here as well.”
“…”
Ai Yue looked at the departing Goblin Head Chef, then looked back at the fair-skinned, cute-looking Bululu.
‘You’re telling me this petite, cute little girl is a Goblin!?’
‘Where’s the Goblin? Is it her? Or you?’
Seeing Ai Yue’s surprised expression, Bululu was already used to it and scratched her head. “People often say I don’t look like a Goblin. According to the Priest in our village, I seem to have a phenomenon similar to Atavism combined with Mutation. The combination of the two has given me an appearance and abilities far different from other Goblins.”
“I see…”
Ai Yue seemed to remember some works where Goblins were set to originate from Elves. That explanation would make sense, then?
After all, the game Unreal Garden had many details, and with the automatic generation feature, even she, the lead developer, didn’t fully understand everything.
“Let me see.”
“…Eh?”
It took Bululu a moment to react to Ai Yue’s sudden words, and her face immediately turned beet red.
“The Information Panel. Let me see it.”
“Ah… oh…”
There were still remnants of the Charm effect from the aura Ai Yue had released, and the favorability she left behind had stabilized. Bululu’s mind immediately jumped to *that* sort of thing, and she even felt a bit disappointed upon learning that Ai Yue only wanted to see her Information Panel.
Subsequently, Bululu called up the panel.
[Information Panel]
Name: Bululu
Gender: Female
Race: Goblin (?)
Age: 8
Unlike checking one’s own panel, one could only see this much information without special equipment or skills. Still, even this much information was shocking enough.
‘There’s a question mark after Goblin. It seems the mutation is real.’
‘…Wait, something doesn’t seem right.’
“…Hold on, you’re only 8 years old?”
“Huh? Yes.”
“No, that’s not what I meant…”
There were many branches among the Demon Race, such as Succubi, Trolls, Flame Demons, or even Goblins and Orcs, which were strictly more like monsters. It was perfectly normal for some to maintain the appearance of children even after becoming adults, so Ai Yue hadn’t treated Bululu as a child afterward.
She just hadn’t expected Bululu to actually be 8 years old—she really was a child!
“Among us Goblins, 8 is already considered an adult.”
“This… no… well… alright.”
Well, the Demon Race branches were numerous. Since there were those who reached adulthood after hundreds of years, it was only natural for some to reach it in just a few years.
Ai Yue began to lie to… convince herself. For Goblins with a short average lifespan, being an adult at 8 was indeed normal; otherwise, at least 90% of the tribe would be children.
To survive, Goblins had no choice but to give birth early and often.
‘…Hmm? Give birth early?’
“Wait, Bululu, how is your relationship with your uncle?”
“Master Ai Yue, what do you mean by that…?”
“Just literally…”
It was common knowledge that Goblins had strong desires in *that* area. If that was the case…
“Well… it’s okay? My uncle takes good care of me, it’s just…”
“Just?”
Facing Ai Yue’s questioning gaze, Bululu gestured for her to look outside.
Because he had to explain some tasks to the kitchen staff on the way, the Goblin Head Chef hadn’t walked very far. However, just as he was about to reach the corner, a knight suddenly appeared in front of him.
Ai Yue had seen him before; he was that annoying Handsome Knight from earlier.
“Eh? Why are you here?”
“Can’t I be here?”
Ai Yue and Bululu could faintly hear the conversation between them, and it was this dialogue that made Ai Yue feel more and more that something was off.
‘Why does the atmosphere between these two seem so strange?’
Just as she was thinking this, the knight seemed to notice something and grabbed the Goblin Head Chef’s hand.
“Didn’t I tell you not to take everything on yourself? Look, your beautiful hands are injured.”
“No, this is my job. I must…”
“No, I won’t allow it. If there’s a next time, just call me. I will come at any time to act as your hands.”
As they spoke, a strange atmosphere gradually formed between the Goblin and the male knight, and it even felt as if the art style had shifted into a *shoujo* manga.
“…It’s like that…”
Bululu turned back to look at Ai Yue with a helpless expression.
Ai Yue was now deeply shocked. Even the Black Tea she was drinking trickled down from the corner of her mouth, as if her brain had stopped working.
‘I had wondered if that Goblin Head Chef already had a partner, but no one told me it was that kind of partner!?’
‘So weird! So scary! If I had known, I wouldn’t have asked. I don’t know what induced me to think that way just now.’
She needed to find something fragrant and soft to heal herself.
“Bululu, come here.”
“What is it…?”
Before Bululu could react, Ai Yue pulled her onto her lap and began stroking her like a cat.
[Ai Yue, Spirit Points +10…]
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