As Rudy's eyes honed in on the screen of stats that had appeared next to Aura and Zephyr, he struggled to comprehend what he was looking at. For the most part, he saw scribbles all over their stats, even their names, but the few things that weren't covered were no less troubling.
『Name: ***
Race: ***
Level: ***
Class: ***
Sexual Partners: 999+
Children: 86
Sexpertise: ***
…
…』
And the list by Zephyr went on and on, detailing everything from his sexual experience, filling certain bars that gauged proficiency at certain things. Each and every one of them had reached the max, and surprisingly enough, it seemed as though the limit for most of them was nine hundred and ninety-nine.
With an anxious heart, he took a step away from the merchant and wondered just how he could've had such a high body count, not to mention the absurd number of children. Forcing a nervous smile on his face as the expression on the merchant boy shifted a little, Rudy took a quick glance at the girl.
『Name: ***
Race: ***
Level: ***
Class: ***
Sexual Partners: 1
Current Partner: ***
Children: 2
Semen Received(ml): ***
Favorite position: Cowgirl
No. of orgasms: 999+
Blowjobs: 999+
Titjobs: 999+
Thighjobs: 999+
…
…』
Though the devils knew the reason for his shifting expressions, they kept up the act while the baffled look on Rudy became less subtle by the minute. Looking between the two, the young hero couldn't believe that not only had they done so much, but that they were also parents to multiple children. Especially since they looked so young, which made him wonder if the stat screen was accurate or not. Holding that as the truth in his heart, he awkwardly smiled at the two and stammered out some last few words.
"I-I should get back and help my mom." However, even as he walked away from the table, his mind refused to question what he'd seen. A merchant with a slave who'd slept with too many other women for it to be registered. Had he practised with other slaves? Was that why those lecherous stats were so high and his bars through the roof? Rudy could only wonder, and in that, he asked himself while feeling a subtle twitch downstairs.
'Should…I try to practice with a slave too?' Having sex with a woman before doing it with Roxanne, once he confesses, the thought was far from noble, but given the lack of his control over his orgasms, it felt like the best option to the young hero to avoid some embarrassment later. 'Yeah, maybe I should. Then even I can raise my status bars!'
Watching him walk away with embarrassment and hopes, the devils turned their attention to each other and then to their breakfast.
"Eggs…" Staring at the omelettes, Aura's cheeks puffed up. "I don't like eggs."
"You around food almost makes me forget that you're a mother," Zephyr whispered to her, smiling just a little.
But the smile did not linger, as the moment their eyes met again, a lone thought crossed their minds. That of their children. Still asleep inside the mansion, it was better for them to remain that way, at least until this mess was over. But then again, the end of his reign could only be brought with his death. Leaving their children fatherless.
'You've seen that hero now, do you still want him to be the one to kill you?' Aura asked, and her words were shared through their heads.
'As good or as bad a choice as any,' heaving a sigh, Zephyr looked back down at his plate. 'And when that time comes, I want you to take our children far away. They shouldn't know what happened. The last thing I want for them is to set out into the world for revenge.'
Leaning forward in her chair, Aura furrowed her brows and placed her hand on top of his. Squeezing it lightly, she brought her man's attention back to her gaze.
'And you think I could ever stop them? They will become you if that happens, Zeph. And that prophecy? We would've played right into it again.' Once again, logic led the two down the very same realization. 'Whatever path we take to fulfil it seems to reset the cycle of torment and not stop it! That's why we must find another way.'
With a hollow look, Zephyr stared at his wife's troubled face. She wanted anything but for him to suffer, but no matter what they tried, the prophet's words would not let them escape their wretched fate.
'We will try, I suppose.' Not entirely sure if he himself believed it, Zephyr put on a smile and looked down at Aura's plate. Lifting his fork with his free hand, he stabbed the omelette right in the middle and brought it closer to Aura's face. 'But first you're gonna eat this omelette.'
"Eh?" Blinking with a baffled look, Aura tried to pull herself away, but the fork kept inching closer. "N-no, w-wait, it tastes weird to me! Wai–"
Not taking no as a response, Zephyr stuffed an egg into her mouth in the middle of her complaints. Instantly frowning and curving her awkward smile upside down, her eyes began quivering with a streak of tears about to flood out.
'You asshole~' Closing her eyes, she pulled the fork out of her mouth. As for the egg, squeezing her fist by her chest, she forced it down in a single gulp.
"Augh~" Sticking out her tongue, Aura held onto her neck. "That was gross!"
Laughing at the way Aura's face contorted with disgust, Zephyr had forgotten about the fact that he was a devil in a human town. His smile may have only lasted a few moments; however, upon noticing a genuine smile on her husband, Aura forgave him in an instant.
Lifting herself off her chair, she leaned forward on the table and planted a brief kiss on his cheek. Holding her face right next to his ears, she chuckled a little herself before complaining in her own way.
"I know I said you can put anything in me, but eggs are an exception from now on, okay?" With a smile, she settled back into her chair. "Oh, and since we're free today, why don't we look around town? Familiarize ourselves with the place in the flesh? I'm sure it'll be a while before Freya can find us a place to set up shop anyway."
"Yup, sounds like a plan," Zephyr replied, and a few minutes later, the devils ventured outside to learn more about the city than they already did.