The Demon King Above

[Upcoming novel: About How I Used to Be a Demon God and Now Have to Save Another World with Food. Blurb at the end.] After a reckless adventure in an ancient castle, the noble girl Frey had no choice but to sell her soul to the Demon King and become his retainer. Excerpts from letters written by the rebellious witch Saint Frey to the Demon King: “Your Majesty, I’ve learned that the kingdom intends to abandon the commoners in the outer districts. I believe this is a wonderful opportunity to make them subjects of the Demon Realm.” “Your Majesty, I met one of your subordinates. He seems to have a very lively tail. Forgive my impertinence, Your Majesty, but do you have a tail that adorable, too?” “Your Majesty, when do you plan to take control of your divine kingdom? At this rate, I may end up a candidate for queen…” Frey glanced gravely out the window, then suddenly realized that her hand was moving against her will, as though someone invisible were guiding it to write… “Your Majesty, I want to belong to you forever.” Frey turned around. A young man was sitting on the windowsill. He smiled faintly, his long, slender tail happily twirling in the air. “I accept.” When people spoke of Empress Frey, they said, “She unleashed a devil from the abyss and brought the demonfolk back to the surface. Yet she remains Alxia’s brightest jewel. In the storm that threatened to destroy the world, she defended this land. She made the tyrant bow his head and gave everyone a chance to survive.” [Upcoming novel: About How I Used to Be a Demon God and Now Have to Save Another World with Food] When Gula turned eighteen in the modern world, she was summoned by a goddess from another world. Goddess: You used to be the demon god of Gluttony, one of the Seven Deadly Sins. After your defeat, you escaped to another world. Now I’ve found you. Gula: Huh? Goddess: To atone for your sins, you must save this continent. Gula: Huh? Goddess: With food. Gula: Huh? Goddess: And I’m entrusting my divine child to your care, too. Gula: Wait… Goddess: If you fail, we all die together. And so Miss Gluttony, said to have once been one of the demon gods, had no choice but to begin her journey to save the continent. At her side was a divine child so handsome it hurt to look at him Gula swore that, across both her worlds, she had never met anyone more vain, more fussy, or more difficult to please! Divine Child: This cheap taste suits someone of your underground origins. Divine Child: Feel honored. Being able to see me wherever you look is a privilege worthy of the Creator God alone. Divine Child: You poor little thing. Can’t you understand what beauty is just by looking at me? Gula finally snapped. She raised the iron pot in her hand, shoved him onto the cutting board, and drew her kitchen knife with a cold smile. “Tonight, we feast on the god’s flesh!” The divine child managed to turn his head and sniffle. “Exactly, that’s it. This familiar barbaric behavior… Oh, damn it, why can’t I stop these nostalgic tears…” Gula thought it might be because she had just smashed some garlic on the cutting board. But then she suddenly felt that this scene seemed a little familiar. A vain divine child X a hot-tempered demon-god chef Theme: Sincerity can soothe pain.