Becoming the Demon Lord: Taming the Demon Queen Begins

After a while, the second Golden Scale Dragon Carp was finally ready.

For some reason, though, Timothy seemed to have taken a lot longer to prepare this one compared to the first.

As soon as the fish was placed on the table, the rich aroma filled the air, a blend of three distinct fragrances swirling together.

"This really is a Golden Scale Dragon Carp. Where on earth did you get it?" Sylvia couldn't help but show a hint of surprise as she looked at the fish in front of her.

When Timothy had first mentioned the name "Golden Scale Dragon Carp," she had assumed it was just a dish with a fancy name, coincidentally sharing its title with the rare and ancient species.

But to her astonishment, Timothy had actually prepared the Golden Scale Dragon Carp.

The Golden Scale Dragon Carp was incredibly rare and precious.

For dragons, it had the extraordinary ability to enhance their strength and even purify their ancestral dragon bloodline.

To the dragon race, the Golden Scale Dragon Carp was a treasure of the highest order, something revered and coveted for centuries.

Even for human practitioners, the fish held immense value.

To treat something so rare as an ordinary meal would leave any practitioner who knew its worth utterly speechless.

"I had to pull some strings to get it. Don't worry about that, honey. Just try it," Timothy said with a slight smile, brushing off her question.

Sylvia didn't press him further. She nodded slightly.

The fish had been prepared in three different ways—head, body, and tail—each with its own unique method. Even Sylvia found this a bit novel, something she had never seen before.

But as she glanced at Timothy, she hesitated for a moment before picking up her fork.

She carefully lifted a large piece of steamed fish from the middle, gently blowing on it to cool it down.

And then, unexpectedly, she brought the first bite to Timothy's mouth.

Timothy was momentarily stunned by her gesture.

But as he looked at Sylvia's face, which still carried that cool, distant expression, he instantly understood.

On the outside, she was as cold as ice, but inside, she had long since melted, revealing a soft, gentle warmth.

Especially when no one else was around, the goddess who usually wore a mask of indifference became even more endearing.

As for the third wheel, Azura?

She was a dragon, not a person!

After taking a bite of the steamed fish, Timothy couldn't help but nod in satisfaction.

Not only was he impressed by his own cooking, but the fish, lightly blown on by Sylvia, seemed to carry a faint, delicate fragrance, almost like orchids.

Timothy suddenly smiled and whispered in Sylvia's ear, "Honey, did you eat something sweet today?"

Sylvia blinked. "No, why?"

"Then why is everything so sweet? Even the fish you blew on tastes sweet."

"That's impossible!"

Sylvia's heart skipped a beat, but she quickly tried to brush it off. "Don't think you can distract me with such shallow compliments!"

Despite her tough words, the faint blush on her cheeks betrayed her true feelings.

'Damn it, how did I let him catch me off guard like this?' she thought, her mind suddenly in a bit of a panic. She wanted to come up with a clever retort, but no words came to her.

She even tried to mimic Timothy's romantic style, but found herself completely at a loss.

For the longest time, Sylvia had been puzzled by one thing she could never quite figure out.

'How does Timothy always come up with these weird, cheesy lines that somehow hit right where it counts?'

Even though she was hailed as a goddess with unmatched talent, Sylvia just couldn't pull off that kind of charm.

At that moment, Timothy reached out and gently broke off a piece of the crispy, golden fish tail.

"Honey, try this. This part is the best of the fried fish."

Without using a fork, Timothy held the crispy fish tail in his hand and brought it to Sylvia's lips.

Sylvia's face flushed slightly at the intimate gesture. She glanced at Azura and whispered, "Isn't this a bit inappropriate? Azura's right here."

"What's there to worry about? Azura's not even human. Besides, you've never seen her as competition, have you? Otherwise, when she was acting all cutesy with me earlier, why didn't you say anything?"

"How did you notice that?!"

Timothy's words caught Sylvia off guard, and she panicked a little. She hadn't expected him to be so observant. The fact that he had picked up on her almost-jealous thoughts made her feel a wave of embarrassment, her voice trembling slightly.

Their conversation left Azura standing there, completely stunned.

She had been worried for a while, fearing that the goddess might turn dark with jealousy. But to her surprise, Sylvia didn't seem to care at all.

No, that wasn't quite right. It wasn't that Sylvia didn't care—it was that she didn't even see Azura as a threat, never considering her a rival in the first place!

Azura felt a wave of relief, knowing that the goddess wouldn't come after her. But as she processed it, she also felt a deep sense of emotional damage.

Waaah, the goddess doesn't even see me as a person!

While Azura was wallowing in her own sorrow, the scene in front of her took an even more outrageous turn.

Sylvia, flustered by Timothy's ability to read her so easily, felt a mix of embarrassment and frustration. "Ugh, how could you say that out loud after figuring it out? It's so humiliating!"

Her heart raced as she opened her mouth and bit down on the crispy fish tail.

But her real target wasn't just the fish.

"Mmm~"

Along with the crispy fish tail, Sylvia lightly bit Timothy's hand, leaving a small set of teeth marks.

"Honey, you actually dared to sneak attack me? Well, now you've left me no choice!"

With that, Timothy broke off another piece of the golden, crispy fish tail and tossed it into his mouth.

A satisfying crunch echoed through the room, making it clear just how crispy and delicious the fish tail was.

"You stole the crispiest part! That's so unfair!" Sylvia pouted, her eyes filled with a mix of frustration and longing as she stared at Timothy.

She looked… a little fierce!

Timothy just smiled. "Oh, this is nothing. The real unfairness is yet to come."

"How much worse could it get?" Sylvia puffed her cheeks, pretending to be angry.

"As bad as you can imagine. So bad that you won't even be able to finish it all."

As soon as Timothy finished speaking, several more Golden Scale Dragon Carps, each prepared in three different ways, flew out and landed on the table.

There were ten plates in total!

"This… this is just blatant favoritism! It's too much! You're not even treating dragons like people anymore!"

Azura was completely dumbfounded as she stared at the scene in front of her.