It was incredibly convenient to work on the Demon King's side.
This was Yila's thought. Just imagine, if a noble in the empire wanted to implement some policy, they first had to deal with disobedient subjects who only outwardly complied with orders; peasants who were illiterate and couldn't understand commands.
Then there were subordinates who would trip you up from time to time, the sycophants of nobles who would exaggerate the policy's implementation and effectiveness, and finally, those noble colleagues who would constantly squeeze out this idealistic noble.
Eventually, the policy would rot there, either completely forgotten or abandoned without a chance for any revisions.
If Yila hadn't had Yose's backing all along, and later Isabella's unconditional support after Yose's death, he would have been met with obstacles everywhere within the empire.
Although in the end, Isabella did rebel for a bit.
...
In contrast, it was much simpler to get things done on the Demon King's side, with obedient monsters who felt a sense of belonging to the Demon King Territory, cunning and honest little fairies, and colleagues who were few in number but had brains.
Having a brain was indeed an incredible advantage because many nobles didn't have brains. This wasn't a joke but Yila's experience after many years of working in the empire.
*Knock knock~*
"Lord Yila."
Hilena gently knocked on the door, her voice coming from outside. At some point, she had started addressing Yila as lord: "If it's convenient, we can settle the reward related to the fertilizer."
Indeed, Yila had previously shared the technique and formula for the fertilizer... Although it was a very simple logic, often it was this layer of simple logic that could make things go smoothly.
Therefore, Yila's information was valuable and should indeed be rewarded.
Even if... now, although it wasn't explicitly stated, Yila had almost joined the Demon King's camp, yet even if it were stated clearly, a reward was still needed, just with one called a reward and the other a bestowal.
If the emperor respected you, he would personally bestow a reward, or reward you in the court. If he didn't want your status to rise too high or didn't want you to become a target, he would send a servant to bestow the reward privately.
But Satan Ye might not have that kind of mindset, nor did he understand the art of bestowal.
So Yila didn't think about it, nor did he care. He just hoped Hilena didn't really take Vera's nonsense seriously and bring along two little girl maids.
"Come in, the door isn't locked."
Saying this, Yila placed the book he hadn't finished reading face down on the table, then looked at Hilena who was entering, followed by a little succubus. She looked quite cute and seemed respectful.
"..."
Yila guessed right, but he only guessed half right. The one brought was indeed a little succubus, but it was one, not two, and it was of the same species, not a maid.
"Greetings, Lord Yila."
The tiny succubus greeted.
Under Yila's inquiring gaze, Hilena introduced him, saying: "He is not a reward, but an attendant arranged for you... the strongest among the succubi, who once beat three goblins to death when he was young."
"Ahem..."
Upon hearing this, Yila couldn't hold it in. To be honest, his impression of succubi was that they were magical creatures that killed using illusion techniques and whips, spies who seduced nobles to steal information through improper means. Now the sudden shift in character was a bit hard for him to accept.
But such a succubus was clearly an unusual one.
"Thank you for the consideration, but I don't need it."
Shaking his head as he declined, Yila still didn't think he needed a maid to serve him. Other than children... no modern person would get used to someone helping them dress.
Regarding this, the little succubus looked a bit disappointed.
Hilena nodded to show she understood but still smiled and explained: "He won't affect your life, but can run errands for you. For example, last night, you wouldn't need me to ask if you wanted hot water for a bath."
That was true. Last night, Yila had initially planned to sleep in his clothes, but after Hilena mentioned it, he thought a bath would be nice.
"If you had a dedicated servant, you wouldn't need to notify Miss Vera yourself when your clothes are torn or find the little fairies to send something... by the way, the pudding was delicious."
That made sense, but...
Yila thought, shaking his head slightly and looking apologetically at the little succubus and Hilena, saying: "But I'm not used to having a maid follow me around."
"But I'm a manservant."
The little succubus interjected...
"..."
Yila: "???"
"Yes, his name is Tipcapu. You can call him Tip, a rare male succubus."
Hilena agreed with the little succubus' words, saying: "Lord Yila need not worry about feeling uncomfortable. He will stay in the training ground as usual, practicing combat skills. Just tell him if you need anything."
Yila looked at the cute and petite "little succubus" before him, his gaze sweeping over his pretty face, and looking at the heart-shaped succubus tail. No matter how he looked, he couldn't see Tip as male.
"So, I need to go to the training ground to find... him?"
Rubbing his temples, Yila asked this. Before crossing over, the term "trap" hadn't become popular online, so his worldview had a slight issue at this moment.
"There's no need. That wouldn't be any different from not having a... manservant at all."
Hilena?! Did you misspeak? You definitely misspoke just now, didn't you? You were also surprised by Tipcapu's appearance and gender, weren't you?
"Tip has mastered the 'Sub-plane Travel Skill.'"
"..."
Upon hearing this, Yila looked at the little succubus in surprise. Although he wasn't a spellcaster, he knew the difficulty of moving through the sub-plane. He asked: "Shadow Realm Travel?"
The Shadow Realm was a commonly used sub-plane. Many assassin-type professionals would choose to evade damage or disappear by entering the Shadow Realm. Physical means couldn't harm beings in the Shadow Realm from the Main Plane, but magical means could.
"Void Travel."
Hilena, who knew Tipcapu's status well, said. Tipcapu also cooperated by activating his ability, making his body blur and disappear from the room.
This was quite incredible.
The Void was also a commonly used sub-plane, characterized by chaotic and disordered spatial coordinates. The principle of Teleportation Technique was to use Mana to analyze two coordinates from the perspective of the Main Plane and swap the overlapping positions from the Void's perspective.
In other words, a person who mastered Void Travel could, as long as there was enough magic power to support it, instantly move from one end of the world to the other. However, ordinary spellcasters neither had this technique nor enough Mana.
"Not a learned spell? But an innate talent? To be honest, being a manservant feels like a waste of talent..."
Yila sighed.
With such an ability, not becoming an unnamed assassin god (assassins shouldn't be too famous, too dangerous) but staying here as a little manservant?