Two days after Noir Giabella's unexpected visit, Eugene sat in his room, lost in thought. Suddenly, the door to his room burst open, and Noir Giabella strode in without warning, just as she had done before.

"It's settled, my dear Eugene," she declared without preamble.

Eugene's blood boiled as Noir Giabella referred to him as my dear Eugene. It was the one thing that irked him more than anything else. He couldn't fathom why Noir Giabella was so fixated on him. In fact, he didn't care to understand, nor did he think he could comprehend her motives. He had learned about her many business ventures in Helmuth, and in his opinion, the succubus before him was clearly out of her mind. How could he possibly even attempt to understand a lunatic like her?

“You will enter the Dragon Demon Castle as a gourmet product,” continued Noir.

“A gourmet product?” asked Eugene.

“Yes!” Noir's smile brightened as she nodded enthusiastically.

Eugene had been curious about what she meant, but it appeared to be precisely what he had suspected. Among the nobles who lived in the Dragon Demon Castle, there was a demonfolk with an insatiable interest in human flesh. It wasn't something to brag about in the present era, but it wasn't a secret in Raizakia's domain either, given the Black Dragon's notorious animosity toward humans.

That particular demonfolk in the Dragon Demon Castle was a client of one of the Night Demons under Noir Giabella's command.

"My dear Eugene, I'm sure you're aware that Helmuth is unforgiving when it comes to those who trespass illegally. Should the hunting demonic beasts catch you, they will devour you on the spot," Noir warned.

Even if one were to evade the beasts' gaze, it would only exacerbate the problem. The demonfolk hunters were far more intelligent and relentless than the beasts, and they held no regard for the rights of those that they captured.

Noir added, “And this isn’t something to be talked about openly, but the only thing Helmuth respects are the humans who enter the country legally and the law-abiding citizens. Other than that—”

“You demonfolk sons of bitches. I knew it. You laugh and act nice on the...