The demon city-states were similar to human city-states, although they were more chaotic, they still had plenty of hotels and taverns. It was too late to find a small courtyard to stay in, so Lucian could only cover his face and bring the still sleeping Wade to a nearby demon hotel.
Now he only had twenty or so silver coins, fifty or so copper coins and a few copper coins that he had robbed from the demon. The first floor of the inn was a tavern, which was bustling with people. Various demons were drinking and chatting here, exchanging their gains from adventures outside the city or bragging. Lucian carried Wade in and got a room from the owner for two silver coins a day.
The room was on the second floor of the hotel. It was simply decorated, but fortunately it was clean. Lucian originally wanted to throw Wade on the bed, but he frowned, thought about it, and threw him on the ground again.
"You're too dirty." Lucian squatted down and said to him, "I won't put you on the bed."
Lucian happily threw Wade to the floor, locked the door and went out. The first thing he did was to find a clothing store in the Demon City and buy himself pajamas, slippers, daily clothes and a clean cloak. The system helped him shop happily and couldn't help but remind him: "You have been out for so long, you should pay attention to Wade..."
The system originally wanted to remind Lucian to take care of Wade who was thrown in the room by him. Lucian thought about it and nodded, "That's right."
The system breathed a sigh of relief.
…Then it saw that Lucian bought a bunch of clothes that were suitable for Vader. Of course, the quantity was much less than Lucian’s.
"I think what you said makes a lot of sense." Lucian even said to the system, "If he was dressed dirty, I would feel very uncomfortable staying with him..."
"... Host!! I asked you to take care of Wade, not to keep spending money... !!" The system screamed, "At least open your wallet... !!"
Lucian: "Well, there are still five silver coins and a bunch of copper coins left."
… The system simply didn’t know how to say Lucian better.
Lucian took the things he bought back to the hotel, including two masks to cover his face. When he opened the door, Wade was still lying on the ground, so Lucian said to the system: "I told you he can't get lost."
System: “…Is this a question of whether it can be lost or not?”
Lucian directly pushed it into silent and screen-disabled mode.
He first gave himself a good bath - even though he used a cleansing spell, he still felt uncomfortable. Then he changed into a clean set of clothes and dried his hair before going to Vader.
He stood in front of Wade, hesitating a little. Finally, he pulled out the system again and said to it:
"Do I really have to serve him?"
System: ...Unable to answer.
"If I pay someone to give him a bath, will it be dangerous? Hmm... It should be dangerous. His face is quite well-known." Lucian asked himself and answered, "Or if I kill the demon when it leaves... Hmm, it might alert the guards."
system:…
Finally Lucian squatted down and cast dozens of cleaning spells on Wade's body. When he ran out of cleaning spells, he laid Wade flat on the ground and reached for Wade's blood-stained and tattered shirt.
He unbuttoned his clothes one by one. Just as he unbuttoned the last button and moved his slender fingers to Wade's waist, he unbuttoned his pants...
A pale, weak hand grasped his wrist.
That hand was so strong that it almost crushed Lucian's wrist. Lucian blinked and looked up at Wade's face—the scarlet eyes had awakened and were looking at him deeply and coldly.
"... What are you doing?" Wade said hoarsely.
"I'm going to help you take a bath." Lucian said, frowning, and said softly, "Be gentle, your wrist hurts."
Vader: …
Lucian: "Besides, your hands are so dirty. I haven't washed them for you yet."
Wade then let go of his hand, but did not let Lucian continue his actions. Lucian looked at him and said happily: "Can you take a bath by yourself now?"
"Why am I on the ground?" Wade said.
"I put it there. You are so dirty, how could you put it on the bed?" Lucian said as a matter of course.
Wade coughed, his voice still a little hoarse from recovering from an illness. He looked at Lucian, his expression gloomy, like some weird little monster: "This is the main city of the demons... You brought me here through the teleportation array?"
"Yes." Lucian said, "You were still unconscious when I brought you here. I waited in the jungle for several days but you didn't wake up, so I had to bring you here to check the situation... You are fine."
He rubbed his shoulders and said, "I carried you all the way here for a whole day and night. You are so nice... You should thank me!"
Lucian, who looked as if he was self-righteous in his hard work, couldn't help but cover his face when he thought of the tearful demon pig.
Wade didn't say anything. The room in the small hotel was cramped and dim, and through the door he could vaguely hear the voices of people on the street outside. But he closed his eyes at this moment, suddenly stretched out his hand, and fiercely grabbed Lucian, who was still sitting on him, into his arms.
Lucian exclaimed, and groaned in the other's imprisoned embrace: "... You haven't taken a shower yet."
He still had the scent of shower gel on him, and underneath that was Lucian's own scent, slightly sweet, fragrant and piercing. Wade held the back of his neck, letting his long silver-gray hair fall between his fingers. He bit Lucian's pointed ear, then moved down, holding his neck and then his lips.
The sound of their intertwined breathing filled the room. It was a long time before Wade let Lucian go. Lucian lay on top of him, wiping his lips with his hands, panting and complaining with a red face: "I just took a shower, and you made me dirty..."
"Then wash it again." Wade said in a hoarse voice.
… Of course Lucian refused to take a bath with Vader. Now the situation has changed. In the past, he was blind and Vader carried him into the bathtub. Now it was his turn to bully Vader. Vader had just woken up from a coma and was still weak and unable to move. So Lucian dragged him into the bathroom and waited until he was done before dragging him out.
The table was still piled with clothes that Lucian had bought. Seeing that Wade was looking at him, Lucian blinked and said, "What's wrong? I have no clothes to wear... I even bought some for you!"
Vader: …
He picked out a piece of clothing from the pile for Wade, and suddenly found that Wade, wrapped in a bath towel, had a better figure than he had imagined - he himself had always had a slender figure, and he thought Wade was about the same skinny.
But now he found that Wade was not thin. He was just fat, and his muscles were very well-developed.
—The kind that can pin him to the ground and beat him.
Fortunately, the clothes were one size smaller, so they still fit him. But after he changed his clothes, Wade asked him, "How much did these clothes cost?"
Lucian thought for a moment and said blankly, "Fifteen... or twenty silver coins?"
Vader: "…How much is this room per day?"
Lucian answered quickly this time: "One silver coin."
Wade was silent for a long time. Finally, he asked, "How much money do we have left now?"
“… I don’t know.” Lucian said, “It wasn’t us, it was me. I got the money by robbing.”
Vader: "...Take it out and count it for me."
Lucian: "You pointed at me again as soon as you woke up, and I saved you..."
"I mean, take it out and give it to me, and I'll count it." Wade's voice was a little helpless, "Don't worry, the money is still yours."
The remaining money totaled five silver coins, ten copper coins and one copper coin.
Vader: …
Lucian: "Don't you have any treasure on you? You spent 70,000 pounds to buy my pen. Or..."
He seemed to remember something, took something out of his collar, and said happily: "Oh, I still have this ring. I'll sell it tomorrow..."
"It's very dangerous if human things flow into the demon race." Wade said, "You don't have to worry about the money."
Lucian said "Oh" and put the ring back. After a while he said, "Are you going to help me rob?"
Vader: …
Lucian: "But you are still paralyzed."
Vader: "Shut up."
Seeing the veins on Wade's forehead, Lucian obeyed and shut his mouth.
Seeing that it was getting dark, Lucian felt a little sleepy after a busy day.
He looked as if he had just realized that there was only one bed in the room, and he stammered to Wade who was lying on the bed: "Can you..."
Wade glanced at him and said, "Come up."
Lucian: "... Can you sleep in the bathtub?"
The ending is naturally not possible.
Lucian tried the bathtub for a while, but eventually ran back. He said listlessly, "The bathtub is so uncomfortable."
Wade glanced at him, sneered and said nothing. Lucian then carried the pillow to the chair again, and dozed off little by little.
Wade lay on the bed with his eyes closed. He slowed his breathing and pretended to be asleep. Although his body was still unable to move, he forced himself to move a little further inside.
After he took a long breath, he felt the hollow beside him and the breath of another person.
—Lucian took advantage of him "falling asleep" and crawled to sleep next to him.
“I paid for it after all.” He heard Lucian mutter.
Vader suddenly wanted to pinch the back of his neck again.
Lucian fell asleep quickly, just like when he let his slave Weide sleep on the mat under his bed when they were young. Weide knew at that time that Lucian was always heartless, no matter what happened during the day, he always fell asleep quickly at night.
But when he was next to Lucian, he always had a hard time falling asleep. It was only when Lucian "died" that he fell asleep next to Lucian's body, and felt more at ease.
He closed his eyes and listened quietly to the other person's breathing beside him.
Lucian and Wade stayed in the hotel for one day. Wade fell into a deep sleep after waking up that day, and was awake for only a very short time every day. By the end of the day, Lucian had no money left.
He used the remaining money to buy some herbs and a crucible from the stall.