So, in the end, as long as they hadn’t made this trip, nothing would have happened.
Adeline’s plan couldn’t be initiated, at most she would cause trouble for Mohe afterwards.
But Mohe brought everyone along, complicating matters on her own initiative, showing Doro her abyss-like schemes, and then abandoned the original plan herself, opting for another milder solution. To Doro, how Mohe was truly thinking was beyond investigation.
When you know everything, you’ll find it somewhat amusing.
From the very start, everyone and all activities were within the Demon King Mohe’s anticipation, and the result presented was just a fleeting whim of the Demon King, merely waiting to see what kind of result she desired. The choices made were hers alone.
Tonight, Mohe had no intention of keeping Doro; at that time, Lisidorwei was indeed jealous.
She basically didn’t lie to Doro, all the scheming in this city was thus.
The main reason was there was no need to lie, just play with Doro and it’s done. Although, to be honest, she did initially intend to drive Doro insane, but humans sometimes—when they lose their minds, it’s no longer fun. Moreover, even Mohe couldn’t predict what Doro would do after losing his mind.
One possibility was that Doro wouldn’t be under her control after going mad but would directly turn back into another Demon King and start destroying the world.
If such a thing happened, Mohe really would be crying without tears.
Thus, she ultimately gave up on the quick-acting method; dealing with someone like Doro is indeed best with slow simmering over low heat. If the fire is too intense, it will scorch, yet the inside remains uncooked; you must use low heat to slowly ensure he cannot escape her control.
What Mohe can be sure of now is this Hero, A·Gedora, or Doro.
Finally harbors a trace of goodwill and trust towards her.
This is already sufficient.
It’s hard to go from nothing to something. As long as she takes this step, following the process step by step... she will be able to completely grasp Doro, without needing to do anything risky. As for things like Butuo City?
What the Demon King wants is to dominate the world, not destroy it. These are two different concepts.
Simply speaking, she can destroy any city at whim when she’s in a bad mood, but others cannot.
This world should inherently be her Demon King’s private domain; everything in heaven and earth, all things, should belong to her. Only she is allowed to do such things, others cannot, so even if Doro doesn’t make a deal with her, she won’t ignore it all, after all, this world is her possession.
"Alas~What a pity for my bottle of good wine~Doro’s taste needs improvement!"
She looked slightly tipsy, feeling unwilling to sleep, so she simply went to Lisidorwei’s room.
"Lord Mohe, is there something you need?"
Lisidorwei was sitting by the bed.
Mohe chuckled lightly: "I know you were eavesdropping just now, what do you think?"
"Wha, what do you mean?"
"Now there’s no point in pretending to be innocent with me~" Mohe’s face was full of mischief, "I came over because I was worried about you. Doro plans to marry you because of his deal with me. Do you have any dissatisfaction about this? Personally, I feel it might be a bit disrespectful towards you."
Lisidorwei’s ears turned red: "I... I am merely your servant, naturally I will follow your orders."
Mohe laughed out loud, sat boldly on a chair in the room, pointing at Lisidorwei: "Lisidorwei ah! You ah you~ When my orders benefit you, then you are my servant, you will surely follow my orders. When my orders do not conform to your will, you will boldly betray, you’re quite honest." ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ NoveI~Fire.net
"I’m that kind of person..."
"There’s no need to say more, at this point, I won’t do anything to you, Lisidorwei. As you know, I have never cared about the thoughts of the weak, you didn’t originally have the qualification for me to pay any mind to your moods." Mohe’s smile gradually disappeared, "It’s only because of your relationship with Doro that I considered your situation, took you into my thoughts, considered your feelings. I hope you understand this point."
Lisidorwei understood the Demon King’s deeper meaning: "Master Demon King, you seem to have a misunderstanding about marriage? Marriage is not a servant’s loyalty contract to their master, but proof of love between two people. I think, Mr. Doro accepting your deal, signifies he does have some feelings for me. I love him, so I won’t have any opinions. But I believe, the feelings between us don’t require your intrusion."
Mohe squinted slightly, her gaze gradually became dangerous.
Lisidorwei knew this was an expression of Mohe’s displeasure; this Demon King was always , unpredictable in her moods. As the Demon King, she rarely hid her emotions. As she said, the strong have the freedom to express their emotions, the strong need not hide their emotions from anyone, the strong never need to suppress themselves.
In a certain sense, the Demon King and the Hero are indeed naturally opposing existences.
A·Gedora extremely restrains himself, he cautiously uses every bit of his power, fearing the birth of "errors" from his unrestrained use of power, whereas the Demon King is extremely free, everything she does is driven by her own heart, anything she does is not for others, but for herself.