Reincarnated to Bonk in Another World

"Hmm…" Albert looked down, pondering for a minute. He then asked, "What do you want from me?"

"Nothing. I just want to be your friend." Lilith smiled sweetly.

"That's not something a ruler would say. It's suspicious." Albert shook his head.

"…" Lilith was speechless and scratched the back of her head, wondering what words she could say to convince him. "Ehm, it's rare for someone to be able to completely resist my charm. So, out of anyone in this world, you're the only one who can see me for who I am. Is that enough reason?"

"I see. So, you're going to act like this to gain sympathy from me. Then, you will gradually use me for your own course." Albert nodded as if he had understood everything.

"What? When did I say those words?" Lilith was taken aback when Albert corrected her words again and again. "Then… I just want to form a mutual relationship with you. There's a chance that you will be someone I can rely on.

"I mean, the succubus will have the opportunity to rely on you to relieve that curse if they decide to do so. In other words, this is just a business relationship." Lilith explained, trying it once more.

"Now, that sounds more believable." Albert nodded with a smile.

"…" Lilith didn't know what to say anymore. There was no lie within those three answers, but Albert only accepted the third one.

However, she felt something different from Albert.

'Wait a minute…' Lilith frowned and thought, 'I do think he can understand me. However, is he directly implying that there's nothing between us and the only thing we can be is a business partner?

'Or is he telling me that this is the level of our relationship for the time being? Maybe it can improve in the future… I'm confused.' Lilith fell silent, trying to see Albert's reaction from various perspectives.

Suddenly, Albert asked, "So, what do you need from me? I mean, about the Magic Potion. I'm sure that the conversation has been derailed, so let's go back to the topic."

"Ah, right?" Lilith made a weird smile, thinking, 'Or maybe, he's just bored listening to me and wants to deal with everything as soon as possible? I can't understand him.'

Albert looked Lilith in the eyes and asked, "For your information, I'm the only one who can make this kind of Magic Potion."

"I know that already." Lilith waved her hand, asking him to stop so she could say something. "Actually, I have five things I want to say regarding this business. First, I need to ask you how many potions you can make in a month?"

The answer had been calculated before coming here, so Albert answered without hesitation. "100 Magic Potions."

"2-Star?"

"Yes."

Lilith frowned and tried to get more information. "Is there a possibility of it becoming stronger?"

"Yes. In the future."

"I see. A long business agreement." Lilith nodded in understanding. "That's something lucrative even for me. I believe the stronger you are, the more opportunity you can give me.

"However, Yale is your student. I'm afraid you're not going to give me the full right of your Magic Potion, right?"

Albert smiled and nodded. "Yes."

Lilith pinched the bridge of her nose.

"But because you're the first one to approach me, I will make you the priority in the future," Albert added, piquing Lilith's interest.

Her expression soon brightened as she said, "That's surely interesting."

"So, what do you think about the first one?"

"Yes. I don't mind cooperating with you then. Alright. Moving on to the second question." Lilith raised two fingers. "I want to know what you want from me."

"What I want?"

"Yes. You can request anything like another building or whatever. Or I can even force other pixie tribes to move closer to you."

"I think you're looking down on me." Albert frowned. "Do you think I'm someone who will betray his people just for some profits?"

"Ah, no, no. You misunderstand me." Lilith shook her head, correcting her words. "What I want to say is… If you want to increase the production rate, you will need more people and resources, right? I can give you that. I'm ready to support you."

Albert looked down and put his chin on his hand, thinking.

"Since you haven't thought about it, I can wait. It seems that you're doing something to the building I gave you… Although I don't know what you're doing since it's repelling my succubus, I can give you another one if you need it."

"That costs a lot." Albert squinted his eyes, wondering what she was planning to do.

"100 2-Star Magic Potions… and in the future, it might be 3-Star or even 4-Star Magic Potions. The future that it can bring is limitless. It's just me trying to invest in you."

Albert shook his head. "In that case, I will need to decline. For now, I'm not planning for expansion. After all, business is not my main goal."

"I sure can respect that. If you have something you want, just tell me about it. I will do my best to give it to you. Of course, it'll be better if you can inform me at least a month before this, so I can make some preparations."

"Understood. I've noted it down." Albert nodded in understanding.

"Alright. On to the third one…" Lilith sighed. "Actually, your 2-Star Magic Potion is quite weird. I mean, you should know that if it's not going with the norm, there's bound to have some controversies.

"Although I don't want to doubt you, I need to take a few samples to make sure you're not trying to poison me," Lilith explained.

"Okay. That can be done. I can send you a few Magic Potions." Albert agreed without hesitation. He knew that he would be doubted. Luckily, Lilith was friendly. If she was an enemy, she could easily prevent anyone from her territory from buying this Magic Potion, claiming she had tested it.

This also meant other kingdoms would likely listen to her opinion, cutting his business opportunity.

That was why he kept denying her when she told him she simply wanted to be his friend. He just wanted to know Lilith's character.

"In that case, you can give it to Erica. You can decide the amount and if it's effective, I will pay for those as well since I've used it."

"Alright. We have a deal. What's the fourth one?"

"You should know that there are taxes. The Pride Kingdom will know about it sooner or later. And you will be charged by it."

"Ugh." Albert's eyebrows twitched, feeling troubled with the taxes.

"Anyway, I can make a way to smuggle this stuff. In other words, you won't be paying any taxes. Of course, I can only do this because you haven't established your company yet, so the Pride Kingdom doesn't know it.

"If you're trying to establish a trade with other kingdoms, it's better for you to set up a merchant group or company."

Smuggling should be illegal, so Albert asked, "Why are you doing this for me?"

"I already told you that I want to be your friend. You're the first one to resist my charm completely, so talking to you makes me feel at ease. You don't know this, but when you become a ruler, you will soon forget your own name because everybody will only call you 'Your Majesty,' not your name." Lilith let out a long sigh. "Of course, if you're trying to harm my kingdom, I won't hesitate to hunt you down."

Albert then said, "Then, how are you going to smuggle it?"

"If we establish a trade agreement, I will send my succubus every week to your place. This way, other people think you're hiring them to relieve you. Well, my brothel doesn't have this service, but other kingdoms should know that I've been putting my attention on you, so it's normal for me to make an exception."

"Every week when I'm in the town." Albert squinted his eyes.

"Yes. That's the plan. I will send a succubus with Space Element that can store the Magic Potions and leave your place in the morning. Of course, I hope that you allow my people to rest in your house."

"That's not a problem." Albert nodded.

"That's great. This problem is solved then."

"Then, let's talk about the last one."

"Sure." Lilith raised her finger. "I'm sure you know this, but the testing will take some time. I can send my minister to retrieve the Magic Potion herself since she can move at a fast speed and return to this place within days… But it'll take at least ten days for me to finish the test. In other words, I need two weeks in total.

"If you have a stronger one, then there's no need to test it anymore. Hence, do you have any plan within that time?" She asked.

"A plan?" Albert became suspicious and asked back. "What are you planning?"

"Actually, I have a problem that I want you to solve… Hmm, it's not that hard for you, but it's certainly hard for my people."

"What do you mean?"

"Do you know the seven wondrous monsters?"

"No."

"These seven monsters are the only monsters that can exist in all seven Demon Kingdoms. They have adapted to the environment and acquired something that makes them hard to kill for that particular kingdom."

"Hoh? So, do you want me to subjugate that monster for you because I'm the bane of your existence? The enemy of my enemy is my friend… Something like that?"

"Yes." She nodded without hesitation.

"What's the monster?"

"Slime!"

"Eh? What?" Albert opened his mouth in shock. Although he wasn't an avid gamer, he obviously had listened to some common senses in the game. And most of them said the same thing. Slime usually appeared as a newbie monster that could easily be killed.

"Slime in our territory is very dangerous. They have big bodies that make it hard for us to hit their core to kill them. Using those bodies, the slimes will capture my people with their bodies.

"The moment you're smeared with the slime liquid, your clothes will melt, exposing your naked body. Then, the slimes will inject some aphrodisiac on you and make you feel awesome. Then…"

She paused for a moment before making a hole with her thumb and forefinger before thrusting the hole with her other hand, specifically her forefinger. "The slimes will **** you until you die. This applies to males and females.

"In case you are a female, you will truly hope you die before you get caught as the slimes can produce so many tentacles. If you're a male, the slimes can imitate a woman's appearance and suck you dry.

"Well, other territories have slimes too. Like the Gluttony Kingdom has a slime that absorbs demon blood, organs, everything! They will even swallow your bones. So, once you're caught, you're dead.

"The same as the Greed Kingdom, they are sneaky as they will steal all your treasures. All your wealth might disappear in one night.

"Other kingdoms suffer the same fate. That's why slime is considered one of the seven wondrous monsters.

"But for you, I believe you can easily kill a slime because of your power. This way, some people won't die… The slimes have been multiplied and their number is around three hundred. Their strength is equal to E Rank Adventurers. But since you can easily kill a monster like that according to Erica, I think this is a perfect job for you.

"Of course, I will give some rewards too. What do you think?" Lilith asked with a concerned face, worried that Albert would reject her.

"You should know how my ability works, right?"

"A little bit. I know that you need someone to entice these slimes. So, I can order Erica to follow you or I will send you a stronger succubus."

"Erica is fine. We'll deal with the slimes. However, she needs to know that this will be dangerous."

"Of course." Lilith made a sweet smile.

"Alright. We've got a deal." Albert rose from his seat. "When do you want me to leave?"

"As soon as possible."

"Then tomorrow afternoon."

"Got it. I will give the information to Erica, so she will be your guide."

"Okay."