|So tell me Lifera, do ya know something about Homoculus ?|(Apocalypse)


    I am in Lifera''s, the Demon Queen, bedroom. Normally, one should feel embarrassed, or even get beheaded for going in the room of a woman he is not married to ... well, I am married to her in a certain way so I guess it is natural and I don''t risk much by doing that. And yeah, I am here to ask about Homoculus, I really want the guys in my head to have their own bodies since like that I''ll be able to cover a large distance of protection. Since we can talk to each other with our minds we can be several hundred of kilometers apart and still know what is going on.


    She put her comb down and looked at me, is it the secret of Demon''s soft hair ? A lot of combing and a lot of magic ?! Give me that technique !! I want my hair to be soft and silky, I want to be a French doll.


    |What would you want to make Homoculus ? And how are you aware of them, they are a State secret.|(Lifera)


    |Don''t look down on me, ya aren''t tha only one who thought of making artificial lifeform.|(Apocalypse)


    |Well, I guess that is true. We do have the means to make an artificial body, why do you ask ?|(Lifera)


    |I have my reasons, but don''t worry, nothing that would harm ya in any way.|(Apocalypse)


    I took a look around the room, it is really big, well, you''d expect that much from the Queen''s room. The magic in this room sure is heavy, it must be because Demons are a species who have a lot of magic and thus they release a lot of magic every month.


    |Well, I''ll send Sizifa to you, she''s the one who is in charge of the magic research.|(Lifera)


    I tilted my head to the side, who''s this ? I don''t know any Sizifa.


    Not that it matters of course but if the Queen was to have the fact that she is engaged to the Duke of a Human country revealed then she would get looked down upon, especially since I have a harem and the Demons are a matriarchy, so people would think she has lost her pride as a Queen and would start looking down on her. Something we certainly don''t want to happen since it would cause the apparition of non-royalty faction and then, maybe even war. And then I would have to step in and kill a bunch of people ... Yeah, I''d like to avoid that if I can.


    |Don''t look at me like that, you''ve already met her once|(Lifera)


    |Did I ?|(Apocalypse)


    |You did, she was with my daughter when you intruded the castle.|(Lifera)


    I hit my palm with my fist, so she was that one. I guess there is no problem then.


    |Oh clumsy of me ta have forgotten about such a pure maiden.|(Apocalypse)


    |Quit acting, please. Anyway I''ll call her here.|(Lifera)


    Ater some time a Demoness in a light leather armor entered the room, I don''t have the tiniest idea of how Lifera called her over since all she did was ringing a little bell but that doesn''t change the fact that she''s there now. She is looking at me with eyes filled with fear and horror, if she was with the princess when I broke in the castle I can understand it, I am no the most pleasant thing to meet at the end of a corridor after all.


    |Hi there.|(Apocalypse)


    I waved at her and she flinched ... I may have been a little too terrifying with them if just meeting me results in them getting as stiff as wood.


    |Ma-majesty what h-his he d-doing here ?|(Sizifa)


    |Calm down Sifiza, he won''t hurt you, I swear it on my pride. He just wants to ask about Homoculus, tell him the results of your research.|(Lifera)


    |B-but my Queen.|(Sizifa)


    She started to close and open her mouth without leaking a sound, she can''t disobey her Queen but at the same time, she is too scared of me to do anything. Thus she struggles between doing her duty and following what her instincts are telling her. I can''t blame her, I should even praise her for not running away the moment she caught a glimpse of my shadow.


    |Don''t worry, I won''t bite ya. Last time I got angry because ya messed with my people but right now I''m here for business.|(Apocalypse)


    And she stayed silent .... it took us three hours to make it so she wouldn''t shake each time I talk. I really need to be careful about what I do, otherwise it''ll just end like that each and every time. Fear is a great weapon, except when you try to negotiate with someone ... it freaking suck when someone doesn''t listen to you because they are barely hanging on to their consciousness. Well, we did get her to talk and believe me, this girl must really like to research about magical matters because even though we had trouble getting her started, once she started explaining it she did not stop until dusk and believe me ... that was terrifying.Stolen content alert: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences.


    It was like the time when Sam started to talk about how nano-machines worked but many times scarier, and believe me when I say that Sam is fucking scary when it comes down to mechanics and the like. Now that I''ve got what I want I need to talk to Eali and Eleonore since they are the most likely to know where to find the ingredients for the Homoculus conception. Apparently, all the Demons did was theory so they don''t even know if it''ll work.


    |So, all we need for a Homoculus is a highly magical flower, a bar pure mithril, a liter of blood, some kind of silk, a magic core and finally two pearls.|(Apocalypse)


    |That''s a little vague isn''t it ?|(Eali)


    |I think so too. Even if I am not a mage I know that Alchemy isn''t so easy that you can just have such random ingredients and expect it to work.|(Eleonore)


    |Well, Demon''s Alchemy isn''t tha same ours and they did tell me that tha quality of tha Homoculus will depend on the quality of the ingredients, for example, if it''s a cheap magic core then it might fail. But if I believe them then if they are high-quality materials then the only thing that would change is the appearance of tha Homoculus, that and the blood used will determine wrether it is a man or a woman.|(Apocalypse)


    Eali put her hand on her chin and lifted her head lightly, gazing at the sky, deep in thought.


    |I guess that makes sense, we don''t know much about Demons so they might be able to pull it off.|(Eali)


    |Anyway, I was thinking of asking for what type of materials I should acquire. For tha magic core and the blood I have my own ideas but for tha rest, I don''t know, I know nothing of magical flowers and tha same for silks and pearls and pure mithril is just so rare that only dwarves have it. I don''t know where to start from.|(Apocalypse)


    Plus there is the fact that I have four people in my head, so I need to make four Homoculus. I have only met three of them but they did tell me that there was one more of them, I don''t know how he is like but I''ll still need to give him a body for convenience sake.


    Eali and Eleonore thought about something for a little while and they told me.


    |If we are talking about magical flower then I think that the ''Irlyvas Monotar'' is a good choice, the ''Mugoralogua Klemoecki'' isn''t that bad either. The mage who taught me was quite fond of the ''Jueraso Heondrel'' and I myself like the ''Yumemon Monotar'' but if we talk about a high-grade magical flower that''s easy to find, I''d say that the ''Guguli Goblin'' is the best choice.|(Eali)


    .... that''s the first my auto-translation didn''t translate something. What the heck is ''Irlvyvas Monotar'' ?! And a ''Guguli Goblin'' ?! Don''t just give me names, names are hard, please tell me what the heck it is.


    |As for silk .... There are a lot of monsters who produce fine silk. The best ones are Giant caterpillar''s silk and Arachne''s silk, the first one is really durable but it''s really rough and the Arachne''s silk is a bit less durable but is much softer.|(Eleonore)


    Okay, this one I understood. I guess it leaves only the pearls, once again I am useless in that matter, it''s normal since I have no interest in jewelry and by the looks of it those two aren''t either. Lara is Lara so of course she wouldn''t be interested in that kind of thing, Glymina once told me she set a jewelry shop in fire in her previous life, because the glint of the jewel were burning her eyes, Limia prefer accessories made of bones and Sextria .... Sextria would tell you a condom is a jewel so I don''t want to ask her.


    |And so this is why I am here.|(Liza)


    |Yup.|(Apocalypse)


    What ? You don''t remember who she is ? You know her, she''s the one who sold me the ring for Yua''s and Eali''s marriage. I was on my way to the jewelry shop when I met her and asked her out for a drink. Of course we went to a nearby inn, she''s a little tense but I can understand her, I mean, I am a Duke and she a commoner. I am the only one who don''t think of rank as something important so I make it uneasy for a lot people.


    |T-this is so wrong.|(Liza)


    |Oh come on, I''m a regular here. Boss !! More Dwarven ale !!|(Apocalypse)


    |We''ve only got Goblin piss, you drunk the last gallon of Dwarven ale.|(Boos)


    |Then Goblin piss it is.|(Apocalypse)


    Contrary to it''s name Goblin piss, it isn''t that bad, it''s just so strong that most people are out in a gulp and to tell the truth it''s the only alcohol that somewhat gets me drunk so I enjoy it from time to time. Anyway, I am not here to drink but to ask about jewels.


    |Sigh, it all depends on what kind of pearls you are looking for, there are magic pearls, precious pearls, and useless pearls. Also, what colors do you want them to have, and the size.|(Liza)


    I guess she has a point, I haven''t thought about that much. I don''t really care about the color but as for the size, maybe the size of an eye and maybe a magic one since they are bound to be better than ordinary ones.


    |Huuum ... then, maybe green, about this size and if possible magic.|(Apocalypse)


    |The only magic pearls of this size cost what a country would earn in a year, I mean, since you can use them as a magic container, which by the way can hold enough mana to poison even a lower Dragon, and that so far only six have been found, they are rather pricey. But if you really want to find some then you''ll need to go and dive in the Uoboros Sea and find the Mermaids. Since, if we trust the legends, their tears are the source of those pearls.|(Liza)


    ...hmmm ? Aren''t Mermaids supposed to be legends ? In all the book''s I''ve read thus far, Mermaids were depicted as creatures of legends and weren''t supposed to exist. Not that you should think of legends as Myth sice the two things are quite different. Also, legends should never be trusted in a fantasy world.


    |Sigh, now you''ll excuse me but I have a sick father and a useless little brother to attend to.|(Liza)


    I nodded and drunk my Goblin piss as she went away. Still not married huh ? The men in this world are too blind, and too shy. Anyway, now that I have all the information I wanted I can finally relax.


    |Boss !! Turn ta switch ta a good old party !!|(Apocalypse)


    |You heard him, guys ?! The Duke is in for the usual drunken fight !!|(Boss)


    |WOOOOOOOHOOOOOUUUUUUUUU YOU CAN ALREADY CALL THE MEDIC !!!|(Patron 1)


    |HEAT UP THE PARTY !!!!|(Patron 2)


    Yeah, when I drink at an inn it is courtesy to end with a brawl.