A week had passed after Azren had a nightmare when Lucifer came to his dreamland. It wasn't actually a nightmare because the mighty Lucifer had personally visited him in his dream. Not all demons could have such an experience, but Azren had the 'honor' to be visited by the Demon Lord.
However, Lucifer visited him to give him another punishment, so he couldn't be happy because of the visit. The king gave him a heavy blow just by flapping his black wings, and his body still ached to this day.
The incident happened in his dream, but his body brought its effects to real life. He ended up suffering from mild pain all over his body to this day.
A week has passed, but nothing has changed in Azren's life in the human world. Michy was still going back and forth between the evil and the nice side, and that made Azren feel dizzy at times.
The evil Michy still treated him like garbage, while the nice Michy...
The nice Michy...
The nice Michy was...
How should he describe the nice Michy?
["Ren, can you kiss me on my forehead? My debut song just won another award! Please reward me!"
"Ren, may I sleep in your room tonight? It's raining cats and dogs, and I'm afraid of lightning."
"Ren, can you give me a piggyback? I'm so tired from practicing today, and I can't walk anymore."]
The nice Michy was a tease, a seducer, and a spoiled brat!
Ever since they kissed for the first time a week ago, the nice Michy was so shameless as to keep pestering him with abundant skinship. The idol didn't even feel ashamed to act like that in front of Felice and CM, and it was Azren who was embarrassed by that shameless attitude.
Azren didn't even know the motivation behind the idol's change in attitude, and he could only accept that treatment because the idol was the boss.
The blonde demon was beyond stressed because of the nice Michy, and if only Lucifer didn't come to him to give him another punishment, everything wouldn't be this bad for sure.
["Why do you want to punish me, My Lord? I just wanted to save him, and I don't have any feelings for him. I know that you hate 'love' the most, My Lord."
Azren's body started trembling when Lucifer kept glaring at him with his dark gaze. Lucifer was not the type who would speak a lot in front of his subordinates, but his gaze was enough to make the subordinates shudder.
"I'm not only talking about the kiss you used to save him, but it's also about how Michy kissed you and you happily accepted the kiss. And you still remember how you got a hard-on just because of his touch, right?"
Azren gasped again. He shouldn't be surprised that the demon lord also knew about such a thing, but he was still surprised. He indeed wouldn't be able to hide anything from the King of Hell.
"My apologies, My Lord. But I got a hard-on when Michy touched me not because of love, but it's because of lust! Yes, My Lord. I can finally feel lust that I've never felt before!"
Azren tried to prove himself, and he even raised his tone a little because he wanted Lucifer to believe in what he said. He was so desperate because he didn't want to get another punishment from the king.
Lucifer didn't immediately respond this time. Instead, he once again displayed an amused look on his face.
"So, it's only because of your lust? Are you sure about that, Azren?"
It seemed that the king finally could believe in his words and decided to give him a second chance, but Azren didn't feel safe at all. Instead, he felt that Lucifer got more dangerous upon hearing his defend earlier.
However, Azren still confirmed the king's question weakly, "I'm sure, My Lord. I feel nothing in my body other than lust."
He said that he was sure, and he showed it in his eyes as well. There was a belief in the human world that the eyes couldn't lie, so he tried to assure the king with his gaze.
But, did he really not lie to the king?
"I get it, Azren," Lucifer finally responded as he straightened his body. He was no longer looking down at the blonde, but he continued his speech, "I decide to give you a chance to prove your words instead of giving you a punishment."
Azren, who was still on guard before, finally could breathe a sigh of relief. "Thank you, My Lord! I promise you that I will prove myself and won't make the same mistake ever again!"
The blonde sounded resolute, but Lucifer just smirked at him. "Just prove yourself with action. I don't need your words."
The young demon decided to shut his mouth upon hearing the king's reprimand.
"Now it's time for you to hear what you should do to prove yourself. If you can't do it, I'll punish you for real, Azren."
Azren's expression turned even more solemn as he listened to the king carefully.
"You said that you only have lust in your heart, so I wonder if you can prove yourself by tainting the innocent Michy."
The king's statement made Azren frown. "Can you elaborate your order for me, My Lord?"
Azren expected the king to get annoyed by him, but what he could see was the king smirked at him again. Azren could feel the danger once again.
"You said that it's your lust that caused you to get a hard-on, so how about you share your lust with the innocent Michy? The one who kissed you earlier was the innocent Michy, right? It seems that he's attracted to you, so you can lure him to sin by tainting his pure soul."
Azren had expected that the task wouldn't be easy, and the king just confirmed his assumption.
"The innocent Michy? You mean, it's the nice Michy, right, My Lord?"
It seemed that the two demons used different terms to address the young idol, and Azren's question caused Lucifer to lift an eyebrow.
"Oh? Do you like to call him that way? It's the nice Michy for you?" He questioned the young demon, and the said demon nodded his head as an answer. "It doesn't matter whether you call that version of Michy as innocent or nice, but you have to taint his pure soul so that you can raise his evil meter. If you can lure him to do something bad with you, then you'll be successful with your mission, Azren."
The blonde was stunned upon hearing the king's idea. "You want Michy to do something bad with me, My Lord? But Michy is still a minor. How come you expect him to do bad things with me?"
Azren blurted what was on his mind, and he didn't realize that his question might offend the King of Hell.
"You dared to question my idea now?"
And the blonde finally realized that he just offended his king. "I wouldn't dare to question your idea, My Lord. I apologize for my carelessness," he apologize as he kowtowed in front of the king again.
The king snorted when he saw the young demon's attitude. "All you know is apologizing, right? You are such a useless demon! If you don't want to execute my idea, then I should just make you perish forever, Azren!"
The warning made Azren gasp in surprise. "Please give me mercy, My Lord. I wouldn't dare to go against your idea again, and I will do what you want me to do!"
Lucifer sighed loudly as he felt so tired of his worthless subordinate. Azren was just too weak, and it indeed tired his mind.
"You better stay faithful with your words and do your job properly!"
"I understand, My Lord! I won't disappoint you again!"]
And that was why his life in the human world had become even worse after receiving punishment from the king. Lucifer said that it wasn't a punishment, but to Azren, it was even worse than an ordinary punishment.
It had been a week, but he couldn't do anything to the nice Michy even if he had some opportunities. He was still the useless Azren.
"Yeah, you really are useless, so can you make yourself more useful by helping me carry my things?"
Azren blinked in confusion upon hearing the familiar voice. He brought his eyes to his surroundings and realized that he was inside the car right now. The car was in the underground parking lot of the Seventius building, and he didn't even notice when he had brought the car there.
It was such a miracle that he managed to drive safely while his mind kept wandering.
He brought his gaze to the back seat, and he found Michy glaring at him with his blue eyes.
"Why are you looking at me like that? You want me to pluck out your eyeballs or what?"