"Nekra, nya! Wake up, we slept through the invasion," Nekra said, shaking Yuki, who woke up hugging her.

"Nekra? You have two cat tails," Yuki noticed.

"Nya?" Nekra turned to see the same.

Her crimson red eyes now had a tinge of gold.

(Sage: Title added - True Demon Lord)

"Nya? I have become a demon lord? When did that happen Nya?" Nekra asked, then noticed nine tails behind Yuki.

(Sage: Race has evolved. Nekra is now a Nekoshou Vampire princess, and Yuki is now a 9-tailed fox spirit.)

Nekra was at a loss, having no clue about these changes. What they were or what they meant. Well that was kinda a lie, she’s seen enough anime ot have a general understanding.

"Nekra, maybe you should use your knowledge skill," Yuki suggested.

"Let's find out what happened to the army first, nya," Nekra says with a nod, her two tails swaying.

Yuki agreed, pulling up the dungeon view on the computer.

"So many dead, nya," Nekra lamented.

"All I see are molten metal and charred remains," Yuki observed.

Nekra gazed at the massive open room.

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"Oh, that's a lot of bodies," Yuki notes as the dungeon starts to devower the remains for DP.

"I'm going to create more legions," Nekra said, vanishing into the dungeon.

"So, 200 of you, each capable of defeating a lesser demon, stood no chance?" the king inquired of one of the few survivors.

The knight nodded.

"It was terrifying and massive. Its fire would stick to anything and melt through iron and some steel. The stone walls glowed like magma. Then, an energy attack struck which had turned a knight in full magisteel armor into dust, along with his shield," the knight explained, horrifying the king.

"Let's pray it doesn't leave the dungeon, allowing the viscount who owns the town around the dungeon to maintain an army and increase adventurer presence," the king suggested, and his younger brother agreed.

"Yuki, should I use the Knowledge skill?" Nekra asked.

"How long will you be out?" Yuki inquired.

"I don't know. I'm going to delve into crafting knowledge as well, nya. It might take a while, although… I could try and explore Occulmency first." Nekra replied remembering a thing she had asked awhile ago.

Yuki nodded.

"Luckily, they gave us a new flash drive. You could watch anime and play games while I'm asleep," Nekra said, plugging in the USB.

"What's the Oregon trail?" Yuki asked.

"I have no clue, nya," Nekra replied.

"There's also Dragon Quest," Yuki mentioned.

Several weeks later, Nekra shouted, "How!"

"That's why you don't ford the river," Yuki replied.

"At least my gun didn't suddenly go off and kill my daughter," Nekra mocked.

"Anyway, I'm going to use my knowledge skill now," Nekra decided.

“You think you practiced Occulmency enough?” Yuki asks worried

“Of course, this should only be a year or two now instead of decades.” Nekra says with a smile.

"Make sure to research about our races too," Yuki reminded her, petting her to comfort her knowing it would be a massive headache before her body shut down again.

Nekra agreed, laying back down and closing her eyes.

"This is going to be a long while, isn't it?" Yuki muttered to herself.

(Sage: You could hibernate as well.)

"Why didn't you tell me that earlier?" Yuki exclaimed, knowing nothing would wake Nekra up.

(Sage: A dungeon guardian was needed.)

"And the dragon counts now?" Yuki asked, but Sage didn't respond, although she sensed it nod.

"Do you know how long she will be out for?" Yuki queried.

(Sage: Till 50 years before.)

"Before what?" Yuki inquired.

(Sage:... I'm not permitted to say.)

"If it's more than 20 years, I'll probably go to sleep as well, but first, I'll practice cooking," Yuki decided, wanting to do everything she could for Nekra.

(Sage: Dragon Quest is apparently good too.)

"Since you recommend it, Sage, I'll give it a try," Yuki agreed, still instinctively petting Nekra's head.