Suddenly bursting into Chen Hai and Shizue's room, Milim began to display her 'trophies.'
"Look, Chen Hai! In tonight's 'Snack Scramble,' this Demon Lord was a huge winner!"
Milim stood with her hands on her hips, her chin held high, her crimson eyes sparkling with triumph.
"The 'Honeyed Berry Juice' provided by the human caravan, the 'Lava Brown Sugar' that the Rock Giants competed for, and the 'Clear Fruit Jelly' developed by the Fishmen, plus… hehe, the only 'Luxury Cookie Set' given to the strongest contestant—I won all of them! How about that! Am I amazing!?"
Looking at Chen Hai, Milim clearly wanted praise.
Chen Hai, cooperating with the Primordial Demon Lord, walked over and stroked her head.
"As expected of Milim, it's only natural for you to win these things. This powerful strength would make anyone who sees it worship you and shout 'Long live Milim-sama!'"
After Chen Hai spoke, his gaze fell on Izawa Shizue.
The latter nodded and also shouted,
"Long live Milim-sama!"
"Guh-hehe~"
Milim let out a strange laugh, clearly very happy.
However… looking at the spoils of war spread across the room floor, Chen Hai couldn't help but ask,
"Milim, you've won so much, aren't you afraid of getting a stomach ache?"
"Hmph! Mere food, how could it trouble the great Milim!"
After saying this, she directly tore open a snack package, pulled out a sugar-coated fruit slice, and without explanation, shoved it into Shizue's hand.
"Here, Shizue, try this. I guarantee it'll be sweet to your heart's content!"
Shizue smiled, ready to take it, but just as her fingertips touched the snack, Chen Hai suddenly reached out.
He gently pinched the edge of a fruit slice with two fingers, 'snatching' it from Shizue's hand.
"Hey! Chen Hai! What are you doing!"
Milim pointed at the bag next to them.
"There's still a lot, no need to snatch!"
"I'm not snatching the snack; I just want to participate in an interaction."
"Participate in an interaction? What interaction?"
"This..."
Chen Hai picked up the fruit slice in his hand and brought it close to Shizue's lips.
"Miss Shizue, open your mouth."
Upon hearing this, Shizue's cheeks flushed slightly, but she ultimately complied, opening her mouth and allowing him to feed the sweet fruit slice into her mouth.
Chen Hai's fingers lingered on her lips for a moment; the warmth of his fingertips intertwined with the sweetness of the fruit slice, causing Shizue to tremble slightly.
She closed her eyes, savored the taste, and a satisfied smile appeared at the corner of her lips.
This scene made Milim's eyes widen, and a strange, incomprehensible emotion welled up in her heart.
She had originally wanted to share everything she had won, but from the current situation, Chen Hai seemed to be more focused on Izawa Shizue.
So, after witnessing this scene firsthand, Milim's expression changed, and she pouted.
"Being fed by someone... that way of eating is too inefficient!"
After saying this, Milim picked up a fruit slice from the side and ate it in one bite.
And she did it very quickly, chewing a few times before swallowing it down.
Upon hearing this, Chen Hai slowly raised his eyes, a faint, almost provocative curve appearing at the corner of his mouth.
He looked at Milim, his voice not loud, but every word was clear.
"Inefficient? Some things don't necessarily have to pursue efficiency. It's more like a friendly interaction to bring people closer. Milim and I are friends, so... would you like to try an interaction to bring us closer? It will definitely be fun."
Milim was startled.
"What interaction would be more fun?"
Chen Hai didn't answer; instead, he picked up a new fruit slice and gently held it in his mouth.
Then—
He slowly leaned towards Izawa Shizue, and in front of Milim, he covered her lips with his own.
There was no intensity, but it carried an undeniable sense of possession and intimacy.
Shizue's eyes widened slightly, then she obediently closed them, tasting the rich sweetness and feeling his warm breath between his lips.
The entire process lasted no more than three seconds, but it was like a thunderclap striking Milim's head.
"Eh eh eh—!"
She suddenly jumped up from the ground, her face instantly turning crimson, from her cheeks all the way to her earlobes, as if even her hair was smoking.
"Chen Hai! Wait!! What... what is this!"
Milim was momentarily stunned.
She had seen similar scenes before when attending festivals organized by her followers.
However, the distance was great, and she herself didn't pay much attention.
But this time was different—
Milim was very interested in Chen Hai and chose to stay at this stronghold where monsters gathered.
And the result?
She actually witnessed a kiss up close that night.
What was this supposed to be?
As Milim's head grew hot, she pondered Chen Hai's reason for doing this.
Do all good friends do this?
No, probably not... Or is Izawa Shizue's relationship with Chen Hai more special, a step further?
This made Milim somewhat displeased.
Because in Milim's eyes, Chen Hai was someone who 'wouldn't let her get bored' and 'brought her joy.'
After all, having traveled the world for so many years, this was the first time she had encountered such an existence.
"You, you two...!"
"Don't get excited, Milim."
Chen Hai smiled, glanced at Izawa Shizue, and then turned his gaze to Milim.
He moved closer, reducing the distance between himself and Milim.
"What I just did is called 'mouth-to-mouth feeding.'"
"Mouth-to-mouth..."
"Exactly."
Chen Hai casually wiped the corner of his mouth, his eyes playfully fixed on the Primordial Demon Lord.
"Could it be that Milim has never had a similar experience?"
"Huh? Of course not, how could I!"
"This is proof of good friends, you know."
"Liar!"
As a loli Demon Lord who had lived for a thousand years, it was indeed not so easy to trick Milim.
However, Chen Hai had no intention of stopping.
He curved his lips, after all, the girl in front of him...
"Wh-what are you doing!"
"Don't be nervous, the great Demon Lord Milim."
Chen Hai sat down on one side.
"'Friend interactions' are very normal, and... if you're afraid, if you don't even have this much courage, it will be very difficult to get closer to the other person."
"Is that so? My followers worship me!"
"I know, but that's different from 'friends.'"
So—
Chen Hai picked up another piece of dried fruit.
"Want to challenge it, Milim?"
"Ugh...!"
Chen Hai had originally intended to scare Milim away with this, so he and Izawa Shizue could have some peace and quiet.
But—
"Okay!"
Milim directly agreed, deciding to have a mouth-to-mouth feeding session to bring them closer.