As Julian stared at the 6 of them, Zaratul's memories were stirred and he remembered the names of his 6 subordinates.
Of the 10 high-back chairs in front of his throne, the first one on the left was unoccupied. Julian guessed that it was probably Pandora's chair.
The second chair on the right was also unoccupied, but the first chair on the right was occupied by a middle-aged man.
The moment Julian laid his eyes on him, he remembered. 'Sir Alfred…'
Instantly, the Debauchery System lit up with a new notification.
DING!
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[Snooping Tool utilized!]
Name: Sir Alfred
Level: Lvl. 100 Conceptual Sovereign
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"…"
It took all of Julian's willpower not to blink in that moment as he kept an impassive and unfazed look on his face, but inside he was shaking.
'L-level 100???'
'I actually have a Level 100 subordinate? Holy nunchuckles!'
Sir Alfred was a refined middle-aged in a black suit.
From his memories, Julian recalled that this middle-aged man always wore black, gray, blue, or beige-colored suits.
He was tall and handsome with permed black hair with gray streaks and a neat black beard.
He looked human but from his fragmented memories, Julian knew that Sir Alfred was no human. Just like him, this middle-aged man was a true Demon and he was Zaratul's butler in charge of his castle, Dreadmoor.
At the height of Zaratul's power, Sir Alfred was the 3rd strongest existence in Dreadmoor but clearly he was the strongest now.
Sir Alfred was the only subordinate in Dreadmoor who received a salary. The original Zaratul got his services to be his butler by promising him a very lucrative yearly salary, and by also promising to teach him forbidden mage spells.
Just like the original Zaratul, Sir Alfred is a Mage.
The moment the middle-aged human-looking Demon noticed Julian's gaze on him, he bowed even deeper. "Lord Zaratul, welcome back".
Julian nodded in an impassive manner to acknowledge him, then nonchalantly, he swept his gaze towards his next subordinate, the man who occupied the 2nd high-back chair on the left.
The Debauchery System lit up again with a new notification.
DING!
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[Snooping Tool utilized!]
Name: Prince Bruno
Level: Lvl. 84 Grave Tyrant
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'A Necromancer?' Due to his still fragmented memories, Julian wasn't too sure as he stared at this subordinate of his.
Prince Bruno was clearly a Demon too, evident from the black and red curved horns rising from the temple of his head.
The Demon Prince's body was jacked with thick chest, prominent muscles, and abs. He was shirtless, only wearing black pants and a red leather jacket.
He had silky black hair and beards.
"Lord Zaratul". The Prince greeted when Julian's gaze landed on him.
Julian's gaze moved on to the next, the subordinate sitting on the 3rd chair to the right, a young man with short brown hair who wore black assassin attire.
DING!
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Name: Dante
Level: Lvl. 83 Null
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'Null? What Class is that?' Julian didn't recall from Zaratul's memories.
After Dante greeted him, he moved his gaze to the next, a beautiful Catfolk whose beauty rivaled Pandora's!
Looking at her, the first thing that attracted Julian's focus was the voluptuousness of her breasts that threatened to burst out of her clothes.
She looked excited and vulnerable as he stared at her.
DING!
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[Snooping Tool utilized!]
Name: Xoreth
Level: Lvl. 81 Archon
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'Archon'. Julian recalled that this was a name associated with the Mage Class, but he was alarmed. 'She looks so vulnerable yet she's above level 80?'
He hissed. 'Just how villainous where you Zaratul?'
He moved his gaze to the next- another Beastkin, a Harpy with a different but similarly mesmerizing type of beauty.
She had silky long silver hair that flowed down her shoulders, and unlike the others, she was dressed in silver armored attire with a breastplate. She had a serious demeanor just like Sir Alfred.
Julian recalled that she was the Commander of Zaratul's Demon air force.
DING!
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[Snooping Tool utilized!]
Name: Elena
Level: Lvl. 79 Paragon
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She was an Awakened of the Warrior Class.
In that moment, sensing Elena's genuine relief and excitement at seeing him, Julian realized. 'I have a harem of Villainesses?'
He was speechless. 'Damn Zaratul, what a guy!'
And then, he focused on the last of his subordinates, a Fairy.
She was by far the tiniest of them all. With her legs dangling from the high-back chair, she looked barely 4 feet tall.
She had long blonde hair with tiny fairy wings behind her, and she was dressed in a small blue fairy gown.
Staring at her, Julian had only one thought. 'So cute!'
DING!
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[Snooping Tool utilized!]
Name: Princess Puck
Level: Lvl. 98 Warden
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Julian almost fell from his throne. 'Holy shit, she's even stronger than Pandora?'
She didn't look strong though.
Feeling his gaze on her, her cute blue eyes widened and quickly welled with tears as she burst into tears. "Waahhhh!"
Her short fairy wings flapped in a cute manner as she broke the solemn reunion first, flying straight towards Julian.
Julian couldn't resist her cuteness. The moment she hugged him tightly, he broke into a smile as he patted her on the head.
Puck squirmed in satisfaction in his embrace, then she wiped her tears and nodded energetically. "Princess Puck missed Lord Zaratul!"
Julian laughed. "I missed you too".
Throughout as this happened, standing behind him, Pandora quietly glared daggers at Puck but the tiny Fairy didn't seem to mind at all.
Helpless, Julian finally persuaded her to go back to her chair. He wanted to instruct Pandora to go back to her chair too but seeing the stubborn look on her face, he realized that she didn't want to leave his side at all.
'Is she my self-proclaimed assistant?'
In the end, he didn't force her as he finally sat on his throne. Sitting down on the high-back throne, Julian felt that he finally embraced his new identity as Zaratul.
'All this power, this castle, they're all mine'.
'Uh… the problems too'.
The moment his subordinates sat back down beside Pandora who dutifully stood beside his throne, Julian looked at them and said. "I learned from Pandora that I've been asleep for a decade".
"I don't remember most of what happened 10 years ago".
"Its fine," Sir Alfred said, his voice oozing respect and duty. "What matters is that you're alive, you need a lot of time and rest to fully recover".
Julian looked at his butler and asked. "How's Lilith?"
The butler's face became serious. "She's still heavily injured but she's recovering slowly. So long she isn't forced to fight another major battle, her injuries won't exacerbate".
Julian nodded, secretly satisfied. 'Very professional'.
He leaned back on the chair, took a few seconds to reinforce his new identity then he looked at Sir Alfred again and asked.
"Alfred, tell me what happened 10 years ago".