Chapter 22: People Who Know the Dark History

The reason Yilisi could make her enemies despair with her speed was simply because she used space-based magic, not just her physical agility.

That gave rise to the phenomenon of “random teleportation.”

Of course, few people knew this information.

Most who had actually fought the Demon King were already several meters deep in their graves.

Fei’ouna was one of the few who knew Yilisi inside and out.

But that was only natural.

After all, they slept in the same bed, so there were no secrets between them.

Though it was theoretically instant teleportation, the distance involved still caused a slight delay.

Still, it was never too long.

In the blink of an eye, about a few seconds in the outside world, their family of four dragons had vanished from the castle and reappeared a thousand miles away in the old Demon King’s castle, inside the Demon King’s palace.

Since the teleportation occurred without any warning, the dragon‑kin head maid, Miss Rena, who was patrolling the palace as usual, happened to notice the Demon King—who usually only came to the old castle for important festivals or ceremonies—appearing suddenly.

She immediately knelt down in fear and trepidation.

In fact, she didn’t even realize that this time the Demon King hadn’t come alone.

“Lord Demon King!”

“I was unaware of your arrival.”

“So…”

“The palace is still…”

Yilisi naturally understood what she meant.

She visited this place at most a couple of times a year, mainly for ceremonial purposes and grand displays.

It was certainly livable, but to get it fully operational and fulfill its intended role would be quite troublesome.

Without a few days’ preparation, it was simply unrealistic.

So Rena was nervous, worried she couldn’t meet the Demon King’s needs.

But Yilisi wasn’t that unreasonable.

Besides, she had no intention of holding any celebration right now.

So before Rena could finish speaking, Yilisi cut her off.

“Don’t be nervous, Rena.”

“I’m just here to stay a few days, so no need to make a big commotion.”

“What you need to do now is follow this list and purchase some food.”

“After all, this little one will be hungry soon.”

Dragon‑kin, though they also have a dragon’s appearance, are not the same as true dragons.

Their lifespans, size, and magical potential are on a completely different level from Demon Dragons.

Kind of like a T‑rex versus a lizard?

But since there is some blood connection, the dragon‑kin race does quite well in the Demon Realm thanks to their draconic features.

Moreover, dragon‑kin have no independent royal court.

From early on, they were tacitly incorporated into the Demon Dragon’s court.

Additionally, dragon‑kin don’t have breeding difficulties.

A female dragon‑kin, if she wishes, can lay one egg a year as a basic operation.

So in many cities of the Demon Realm, dragon‑kin make up more than half of the entire civilian population.

The rest are mostly various beastmen.

Of course, not just any creature can enter the cities.

Goblins with low intelligence and many monsters unable to adapt to group living are not allowed in.

Within the Demon King’s palace, almost all the servants are dragon‑kin.

To qualify as head maid of the Demon King’s palace, Rena’s status was naturally high.

Earlier, thanks to her excellent work ability, she had successfully become the chief steward of the Demon King’s castle.

Interestingly, during the early stage of Fei’ouna’s demonification, Rena had also served as her “training instructor,” specifically responsible for educating and guiding Fei’ouna, with the task of turning her into a perfect maid serving the Demon King.

And she actually succeeded.

Although she didn’t know why the Demon King had insisted on forcibly loving a wild, untamed female dragon, Rena understood that this was not for her to ponder.

Her sole duty was to complete the tasks given by the Demon King.

Later, because the castle already had an all‑round mistress trained by her, Rena ended up being sent by Yilisi to the old Demon King’s palace after losing her job.

It had been many years since they last met.

And because Yilisi mentioned a “little one,” Rena instinctively looked up and saw a familiar face behind the Demon King.

She hadn’t expected that not only the Demon King had come today, but the Queen and the two princesses had also arrived at the palace together.

Don’t underestimate Rena’s ability to read the room.

Even though Fei’ouna was wearing a veil, she was dressed in the standard‑issue queen’s ceremonial robe.

And her standing posture and demeanor were very familiar to Rena—after all, she had trained her.

These two points together basically confirmed Fei’ouna’s identity.

Plus, the cute baby dragon in the Demon King’s arms had been rumored to be a newly added little princess of the royal court, and now it seemed true.

How to put it…

It was quite awkward…

Rena was still the same maid, while Fei’ouna had gone from prisoner to the Demon King’s queen.

Although Rena hadn’t used any extreme or excessive methods to target Fei’ouna back then, she did know some behind‑the‑scenes court secrets that she shouldn’t have known.

Thinking worse, if Fei’ouna wanted to settle old scores, Rena would have no choice but to accept her fate.

So right now, she was really panicked.

So much so that when she took the food list from Yilisi, her fingers were trembling slightly, and she didn’t even dare look at the Queen.

But Rena was clearly overthinking things.

Fei’ouna had no intention of seeking revenge against this teacher.

To be fair, back then she really did dislike this dragon‑kin maid that Yilisi had placed beside her.

To give the most straightforward example: wearing extremely high heels.

Let’s be real—in her past life, she was a man!

Because she was reborn in another world and randomly turned into a girl, she could tolerate wearing women’s shoes, but high heels were something Fei’ouna absolutely could not accept.

As a result, after being defeated and captured, just as she planned to feign submission and bide her time for a jailbreak, one of the Demon King’s loyal dragon‑kin maids immediately set a whole bunch of rules for her.

One of them was that she had to wear overly high heels daily.

To this, Fei’ouna naturally refused.

Ha! Making her wear those things and grovel to serve Yilisi?

That was just ridiculous.

Although Rena was technically her teacher, she was very self‑aware.

Even though Fei’ouna’s magic was sealed and she couldn’t fight back, she was still a genuine Demon Dragon.

Rena didn’t dare to act like a tyrant with a borrowed authority.

So Rena used the simplest and most effective method to deal with Fei’ouna: When in doubt, report directly to the boss~.