Chapter 42: The Retro Console and the Indifferent Demon Lord

“Ding-dong-ji~ Ding-dong-ji~!”

On a pleasant day off, Allyrose reclined on the grand sofa in her castle’s living room.

Her hands clutched a mysterious purple ‘brick’ as she hummed a ‘mysterious’ little tune, utterly content.

Above the purple ‘brick’ was a 3.5-inch black-and-white screen. Beneath it, four directional keys and several small round buttons were arranged.

At this very moment, the delicate, nimble hands of the twin-tailed little fox incessantly tapped the buttons.

Her gaze was fixed on the screen, her body occasionally leaning, eyebrows furrowed, tongue slightly curled, wearing an expression akin to severe constipation.

Cough, cough…

Well, in truth, this purple brick was merely a retro handheld game console. As for why such a device existed in another world… Cough, cough… It didn’t, of course!

Would complex electronic devices truly be valued in a world teeming with magic? That was simply impossible, given that its technological level was essentially medieval.

So… cough, cough, Allyrose had actually purchased this game console from the shop for 50,000 sponsorship points. Ah…

It sounded a bit extravagant. Allyrose had originally possessed only 160,000 points; the War Horn cost 100,000, and now the game console another 50,000.

Suddenly, she was left with only 10,000 points. Even the twin-tailed little fox herself wondered if she had been too wasteful.

But, but… cough, cough, she couldn’t help it!

Ahhh~ After all, she was a modern human, thoroughly steeped in computers, mobile phones, and various gaming consoles, who had soul-transmigrated into this other world where nothing existed.

Living a primitive life here, devoid of all electronic devices, was simply unbearable!

So, when Allyrose saw such an item refresh in the shop, she was instantly shocked. Initially, she kept warning herself that its cost-effectiveness was too low and it would be utterly useless for her grand revenge.

But, but…

Ahhh… After agonizing for an entire day, Allyrose still decisively handed over her points.

Even though almost all the games in this retro handheld console were ancient black-and-white titles, and it didn’t even have a color screen, still… still…

At the very least, it had hundreds of built-in games! At the very least, it was an electronic device, sniffle~!

There was nothing for it; she could only blame the awful shop’s refresh mechanism. Allyrose had no idea what other electronic devices might refresh later, or when they would appear.

So, fearing she might miss this lousy handheld, she gritted her teeth and exchanged her points for it.

Mmm…

However, judging by the current situation, perhaps due to a prolonged electronic device withdrawal, Allyrose was having a surprisingly good time playing.

Luo Jia, who had been sitting idly by, watched silently as Miss Allyrose, who had already tried various gaming postures within two short hours, rolled over onto her back.

For a moment, he fell into silence.

‘What exactly is that thing in her hand? And what tune is she humming?’

‘It feels… this wretched woman seems a bit mysterious?’

The Demon Lord fell into deep contemplation until, after a good while, Allyrose, absorbed in her game, gradually noticed the man’s ‘intense’ gaze.

“Hmmph~?”

The twin-tailed little fox’s hair immediately perked up, forming a pair of small fox ears. With a flip, she sat up, squinting at Luo Jia with a mischievous smile.

“Let me see, who’s peeking at me~? I’m wearing safety shorts today, you know~!

Hee hee~ Oh dear, what’s wrong, little white-haired boy? Don’t turn your head away. Are you bored~?”

“No…”

Luo Jia, having caught the bad woman’s attention, silently turned his head away. Unfortunately, this resistant demeanor only piqued the fake saintess’s interest further.

“Oh~ no, huh~? Hmph hmph hmph, it’s not good to say things you don’t mean. Anyway… you’re terribly bored, little white-haired boy~”

The twin-tailed little fox chuckled. A moment later, she blinked and continued speaking to Luo Jia.

“If you’re bored, just tell me~!

Don’t worry, I’m loaded right now. If you want to go out and have a wild time, you can ask Big Sister for some more pocket money~ Uh… but I won’t be going, cough, cough… because I’m a homebody, and I need to maintain my persona.”

The twin-tailed little fox mumbled a few words, lowering her head. Ah… why did she suddenly feel a little guilty in her heart? Cough, cough… Impossible.

The only reason she didn’t go to places like bars or dance halls was because the game console was too much fun, not because she was bad at dealing with strangers.

“No interest…”

*Crack—*

Luo Jia’s casual rejection was like an arrow to the bad woman’s knee. For a long time, the girl silently turned her head, looking at the man before her in disbelief.

‘No… no, how could this little guy be playing at being so indifferent with me?!’

‘No, no… this is critical, this won’t do!’

It was important to remember that Allyrose had expended an enormous amount of energy to defeat the Cyclops two days prior. Although she had recovered some energy after the battle, it wasn’t enough to compensate for what the Holy Light Psionic Sword had consumed.

Consequently, her Holy Light Psionic Sword was temporarily powered down, unable to exert much force. And because Allyrose had spent all her sponsorship points, she urgently needed to replenish them.

Otherwise, if the system shop refreshed with some novel item she couldn’t afford, that would be truly agonizing!

In this situation, the girl’s biggest trump card was the five million she had just extorted from the Second Prince. The twin-tailed loli was brimming with confidence, ready to shower the little white-haired boy with money to quickly regain some points.

But now… he didn’t want anything?

After a while, seeing Luo Jia, who seemed to have lost all material desires, Allyrose anxiously placed the game console on the table. Immediately, the girl quickly moved closer to Luo Jia, taking his hand as she spoke.

“Little white-haired boy, don’t scare me! Ugh… it’s my fault, it’s my problem! It’s all my fault for bringing you to the royal capital all these days and not taking you out to play once!

Don’t worry, I’ll definitely take you on a good tour today. This place is still very exciting, with its red lights and green wines, and living life to the fullest. It will definitely make you interested in life again!”

“I don’t have any mental illness…”

After a moment, the Demon Lord sighed helplessly. Then, he reached out, gently pinched Allyrose’s cheek, and softly said,

“Whether you want to take me out or not doesn’t matter. I just find… watching you here quite amusing.”

“Ha… Eh?!”

The twin-tailed little fox’s cheeks, having been pinched, immediately flushed crimson. No… mainly because Luo Jia’s words… sounded so…

“Cough, cough… Oh right, speaking of which, I delivered that letter you wrote to the Demon Lord two days ago, and he replied!”