I Became the Demon King of Lust

There was only silence that followed after I confessed this.

I could also see that there was no change in expression on Tammy's face when I said this.

It was as if she didn't have any reactions to this.

Was it because she was shocked or was it because of something else?

After a while, seeing that she still wasn't saying anything, I couldn't help saying, "Are you still there?"

Tammy's voice responded, "I'm still here."

I couldn't help letting out a secret sigh of relief since I had been scared that she was angry and had suddenly decided to cut this conversation short. But it seemed that she was just unhappy about what I had said since she spoke in a curt voice.

I decided to provoke her a bit as I said, "It seems that you're angry about what happened?"

A snort rang out in my head.

It seemed that even these small noises could be transferred which made me question Julius' power even more. I really couldn't help wondering just how much of my mind he was able to read with his power.

If he really could read that much of someone's mind…then wouldn't he also be able to hear this?

I looked over at Julius and he just looked at me with a smile.

I really couldn't see through him…

But Tammy's voice rang in my mind again.

"This is a tournament where we're all supposed to compete with each other, so it isn't strange if you steal a monster away from me." Experience tales at empire

She tried to say this in a voice that was as calm as she could make it, but it was clear that there was a trace of annoyance that was in her voice.

No matter how hard she tried to hide it, it was impossible to hide this.

It wasn't strange since I was the one that had stolen the monster that she had worked so hard to kill.

I didn't say anything and this time, it was Tammy that broke the silence by saying, "Alright, what do you want? You said that you wanted to work with me? What did you mean by that?"

The rushed manner that she said this, it seemed that my goal had been accomplished.

It was clear that her emotions were a bit disrupted which was what I had wanted to see since it would make negotiations easier. With her emotions disrupted like this, she wouldn't be able to think as clearly as she normally would, allowing me to control the flow of the conversation.

I just calmly said, "While you might be able to get the red gem now, what are you planning to do once you get it? You should know that everyone is planning on stealing it from you the moment that you take it, right?"

There was no response, but I could see from the knitted brows on Tammy's face that she also recognized this.

She was well aware of the situation that she was in, but she hadn't been able to do anything since there was no solution that she could come up with.

I didn't say anything since I just wanted to let her stew on this for a bit.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

After a long silence, Tammy gave another snort as she said, "Then you're saying that you know of a way to get me out of this."

Once again, I didn't say anything as I waited for Tammy to say something.

She didn't take that long to say, "Then you're saying that you really have something?"

I just calmly said, "Well, it depends on what kind of terms we can reach. I can say that we do have methods to get you out of her safely, but I think it will depend on your sincerity."

Tammy deeply knitted her brows this time as she didn't respond.

After a long silence, she finally asked, "Then what do you want? The red gem?"

I quickly said, "No, not at all. That thing has no use to us."

Tammy revealed a surprised look as she immediately replied, "Are you sure that you don't want this thing? Can't you see how many people are fighting over it? Even if you can't use it, don't you think that you could get quite a few points for it?"

Once again, I said, "Like I said, we have no use for this thing."

There was another silence that followed before Tammy said, "Just what do you want then?"

It seemed like she was tired of playing games, so she was no longer holding back anymore.

I revealed a faint smile as I started telling her my demands.

When it was over, Tammy couldn't help asking in a surprised voice, "Are you serious?"

I just calmly said, "That's right, these are my demands."

Tammy was silent for a bit longer before saying, "Alright, as long as you can get me out of here safely, then I'll follow the terms of this deal."

In response to this, I said, "Alright, tell me when you're about to grab it and we'll start."

"Un." That was Tammy's only response.

I could see that she was looking at the crowd as if she was trying to find who she had been talking to, but none of us gave her a clue as we cut off the connection.

…

Half an hour later, Tammy didn't seem like she was any closer to the red gem in the center.

However, all of sudden, the beasts that were around the red gem reacted.

They seemed to look around as if they were trying to find something before their eyes suddenly turned to Tammy.

When they looked at her, there were looks of anger and hatred that were in their eyes.

It was as if she had done something, but Tammy had just been standing there the entire time.

Then before anyone could react, the beasts suddenly charged at Tammy.

They didn't hesitate at all as they jumped into the air and slashed at her with their claws all together.