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[Sweet-faced, scheming seme Saint x Sharp-tongued, secretly soft-hearted uke Demon King]
Blurb:
What is it like to be born with a nemesis?
The Demon King Abishion slammed his hand on the throne. "Who would want to experience that?!"
That damn Saint was always provoking him.
They were both NPCs in a full-dive game. Abishion worked himself to the bone every day, getting beaten half to death by players, while Raphael could sit around in the Holy Temple, handing out potions to heal players and then pretending to pray to his god.
The Demon King got beaten up, and Raphael took pictures. The Demon King fell over, and Raphael laughed at him.
He couldn't take this life anymore!
After sneaking into the Holy Temple for the 10,086th time and getting thrown out by Raphael again, the prideful Demon King finally snapped.
The Demon King said coldly, "Niba, take care of him."
His servant wailed, "Your Majesty! I'm scared!"
Abishion had never understood the meaning of fear.
He sneered. "He's just some muttering Saint, isn't he? I have my ways."
And wouldn't you know it, the Saint finally fell ill.
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As the latest full-dive game on the market, The Continent of Isay was a huge hit with players thanks to its interactive NPCs and laid-back gameplay.
What! Beating the game is too boring? No problem. Take a little potion from the Holy Temple and go tease the Demon King!
What! The Demon King beat you to a pulp? No problem. Our great Saint will pray and bless you!
The official lore made it clear that the Saint and the Demon King were mortal enemies, but players had never seen them in the same scene, let alone fighting.
So one obsessive collector on the forums made it their mission to uncover the legendary hidden fight between the Demon King and the Saint. But the two of them never had anything to do with each other. They couldn't even meet, let alone fight.
This became the universally acknowledged, most impossible challenge on the server, bar none.
One late night,
an anonymous post with no title or text quickly shot to the top of the forum.
#Wait, isn't this the Holy Temple in the middle of the night? Didn't they say nobody can get in at this time? Who took this picture? It doesn't look like there's only one person in it, either.
#Holy crap, that looks like a demon!
#Could it be?! Is the Demon King finally attacking the Holy Temple?? I'm on the edge of my seat!
Players scrambled to log into the server, which was lagging so badly it was on the verge of crashing. They wanted to witness the legendary scene firsthand, but the moment they rushed into the Holy Temple, they were utterly stunned.
N-no way!!!
Someone tell them why what they were seeing was neither the Holy Temple razed to the ground nor the Demon King driven away, but the Demon King and the Saint pressed together at negative distance?!
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In the dim candlelight, the horns of the undercover demon were barely illuminated. The Saint's pristine robes were crumpled beneath the demon straddling him, their hair entwined. The Saint pressed his cool fingers to the Demon King's chattering lips and murmured gently:
"Your Majesty, dawn is almost here."
"You should start your attack."
"Damn it, shut up!"
#What I Learned from All Those Years of Crashing and Burning in the Holy Temple
[Notes]
1. Just the two of them, no switching or breaking them up. A funny, sweet little story, all fluff and no angst. They're both completely in love, and the author has swallowed the key.
2. The entire plot exists to serve this couple. Both the handsome seme and uke, Saint and Demon King, are universally beloved.
3. The full-dive game setting is made up. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.
Theme: Never underestimate others
