A young woman, bathed in blood, was running with all her might, being chased by a large bear monster.
It was a feral magical beast that had attacked and destroyed her village, killing many.
And it seemed it would be her turn next.
*Huff*Huff*
Letting out large, tired breaths, she felt her whole body screaming in pain.
The monster's carnivorous breath seemed to hit her back, making her understand that her end was near.
But then suddenly—
Her eyes landed on a figure in the distance.
Her eyes seemed to light up with hope. Without thinking, she opened her parched mouth and shouted in a desperate tone.
"Help...!..."
Her hand reached out toward the shadow. At the same time, a huge mouth full of razor-sharp teeth appeared at the corner of her vision.
The beast had opened its mouth, and her head was completely within it.
A simple bite.
And her head would be crushed into a bloody mess.
But just as her end seemed to have arrived—
A sharp wind flew through the air. An invisible attack made its entrance, bypassing the woman and cutting the beast in half right down the middle.
The young woman fell down, rolling across the uneven ground, getting injured all over before hitting her head on a rock.
Tears swelled up in her eyes due to the intense pain she felt throughout her body. Her vision became blurry as blood started flowing down her forehead.
As she lay on the ground, trembling in pain, the figure walked closer to her and squatted down beside her.
Seeing his blurry outline, the woman raised her hand and asked again.
"Help....."
Her bloody hand touched the outline of a face before being held by a pair of hands.
"Humans.... so weak...."
Hearing the strange words, she felt a strange, warm energy fill her body as her injuries healed at a rapid pace.
Her head stopped bleeding, and her vision quickly returned to normal.
Feeling the pain go away, she widened her eyes in surprise and was about to thank the person when she froze.
Her gaze landed on him, revealing his full appearance to her.
He was a tall, muscular person with pink-red hair and red eyes, with intricate black marks all over his face and upper body.
With only a piece of cloth wrapped around his lower half, he looked at her.
He appeared to be naked except for the makeshift piece of cloth he had wrapped around his lower body.
He looked at her with calm eyes.
But she couldn't help but tremble in fear.
Why?
Because the one who saved her—
Was not a human.
Her eyes were fixed on the two horns sticking out from his head.
It was a demon.
A monster that hunts and eats humans.
Looking at the dreadful expression on her face, the demon fell silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled maliciously.
"Now I'll eat you, human!"
"H-hieekk!"
The woman burst out crying and instinctively punched his demonic face with all her strength.
The demon easily caught her fist and commented in an interested tone.
"Oh? You have strong hands for a woman. Are you a farmer?"
Instead of replying, she hurriedly tried to pull her hand back.
Alas, it was useless, as the demon held it in his tight grasp, refusing to let go.
"Now I'll start eating you~~ hehehe~"
The demon grasped her wrist, then opened his mouth and brought it close to her finger.
"N-no.... No!"
The woman bit down on her lip and tightly closed her eyes, awaiting the dreadful future.
But what she got instead was a flick to her forehead.
Opening her eyes in confusion, she saw the demon had released her hand and was staring at her with an infuriating smile on his face.
"Tsk tsk tsk, you got so scared I almost thought you'd pee yourself. I must be scary as hell to look at, tsk tsk."
Seeing the demon clicking his tongue filled her mind with confusion.
Before she could say anything, the demon's voice reached her ears.
"Listen up. Since I saved you, I want you to do me a favor in return."
The demon pointed at his bare chest and continued.
"I need you to get me a few pairs of clothes. Do you understand, woman?"
He tapped her forehead with his finger while stating his point.
"You.... want clothes?"
She asked in a hesitant voice while staring at his horns.
"Yes, I want clothes for saving you from that monster."
The demon said while pointing at the split beast at the side.
The woman, confused by the unexpected turn of events, lowered her eyes and asked in a hesitant tone.
"Is that.... truly all you need? Um..... Mr. Demon?"
"Mr. Demon? My name is Sukuna, the strongest demon alive. Remember it well, human. If you think the reward is too small, then....."
Sukuna rubbed his chin and narrowed his eyes slightly before pointing his finger at her chest and saying,
"Let me touch your chest."
"....."
That one line spoken by the demon—
Completely ruined the whole atmosphere.
A blank look appeared in the woman's eyes as she stared at the demon's finger, then looked down at her own chest.
It seemed she had encountered a perverted demon.