【Rules of the Oeyama Royal Palace】
This is the palace of Shuten-dōji, the king of all demons. All who enter this place must abide by the following rules.
[1. No matter where you are in the Ōeyama Royal Palace, the shrine will watch over you in place of the Demon King.]
2. After entering the Ooe Mountain Royal Palace, you will receive an identity card with a number on it at the Bloodstained Courtyard. This identity card will grant you the right to reside in a room. Please get along well with your roommates.
A work schedule will appear in your room. Please complete your tasks on time each day. The palace steward will check your work at 8:00 PM.
3. Lord Demon King prefers quiet places. Please remain silent while working within the Ōeyama Royal Palace. It is best not to make any sound before your superiors ask you questions.
4. When a ghost is taken away by the palace steward, please do not take any unnecessary actions, such as trying to stop it.
5. The Oni Servant Restaurant at Mount Oe Palace is open at 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM daily, but only for one hour. If you haven't left by then, you can hide in the restroom until the next opening time. During this time, do not open the restroom door if you hear any noise outside.
[6. From 2 PM to 4 PM daily is free time. You are free to move around within the Oeyama Royal Palace, but vandalism, fighting, theft, and other such acts are prohibited.]
7. Entry into the Chrysanthemum Room, the Royal Palace Garden, and the Underground Palace is prohibited at all times.
If you get lost inside the Ōeyama Royal Palace, please pay attention to the signs in each area you are heading to, to avoid accidentally entering restricted areas.
8. Pray to the shrine once a day.
[9. Finally, you only need to work at the Ooe Mountain Royal Palace for a full week, presenting the Demon King with a jar of the finest sake from the wine cellar, and then you can leave.]
“These are the basic rules for the ghost servants.” Hua Ji handed the rulebook to Yin Zhu. “As for us, the Ghost King’s subordinates, we have another set of rules to follow, so there’s no need to show them to you.”
"Unnecessary?"
Yin Zhu raised an eyebrow, somewhat displeased; she didn't think so.
"Ibaraki and I, along with other great demons, belong to the 'Demon Generals,' and we have our own rules to follow, but we are also under the control of the Demon King. The other demons here belong to the 'Demon Servants,' and they need to abide by these rules and have various jobs. They have less freedom than us and cannot leave the Ooe Mountain Royal Palace."
Hua Ji gave Yin Zhu a brief introduction.
Soon, the two arrived at a vermilion gate. The bluestone slabs at the entrance were brand new, and it seemed that not many people came and went.
"I will offer you to the Ghost King as prey. As for what you choose to do next, that is none of my business." Hua Ji stretched out her hand, but before she could touch the door, the vermilion door slowly opened, and a bloody smell wafted out.
The spider lilies by the door seem to have come alive again, sprouting one after another from the soil.
Clearly, this deathly scent was excellent nourishment for the red spider lilies around the Oeyama Royal Palace, making them unable to resist stretching their petals, wanting to devour more of the deathly aura.
Yin Zhu looked at it again and again, wanting to ask more questions: "Regarding the rules..."
"Shh-"
Hana-hime interrupted her question, winking, "Please explore on your own from here on out, my divine being."
[10. The regional rules prior to the "New Rules of the Ghost Realm" remain in effect. Please abide by the rules set by the ghost lords of each region.]
To avoid strong resistance from the ghosts and monsters to his rules, Yin Zhu specifically formulated this clause to facilitate a gentle takeover of power in the ghost realm, essentially establishing a system of regional autonomy. Many powerful demons, seeing that the "New Rules of the Ghost Realm" didn't completely strip them of their power, naturally turned a blind eye.
Clearly, this new rule is aimed at Shuten-dōji.
Regardless of who wins or loses between the creator behind it and Shuten-dōji, the tenth rule alone is enough to show that it should be a gentle but ambitious guy who can't get in his way.
It was through this subtle psychological warfare that Yin Zhu's "New Rules of the Ghost Realm" was able to spread and be accepted so quickly.
After all, whoever the final Demon King is, it won't be their turn. Therefore, even if the Demon King does change, it won't affect their normal lives. The only problem is that this rule also applies to Shuten-dōji's domain.
Therefore, Yin Zhu must also abide by Shuten-dōji's rules after entering.
Helplessly touching his nose, Yin Zhu shut his mouth and obediently followed Hua Ji to the so-called Bloodstained Court. From a palace steward who resembled an octopus monster, he obtained his own room number—Room 250.
Yin Zhu stared intently at the room number, wanting to ask the octopus monster if he could change it, but Hua Ji secretly pinched his waist, almost making him cry out.
After the two left the Bloodstained Court, Flower Princess looked at her seriously: "You talk too much. You'd better remember the third rule. Once you're here, you need to abide by the rules of the palace. Because of the rules, I can't stay here for long, so I'm going back to the hot spring town."
Nodding helplessly, Yin Zhu watched Hua Ji leave and then went to her 250-room apartment by herself.
Although the Ōeyama Royal Palace wasn't small, it was still far smaller than the palaces of the ancient emperors of the Dragon Kingdom, so the standard rooms allocated to the ghost servants weren't very large either. Even so, Yin Zhu, who had experienced the standard rooms for low-class citizens in Vina City, felt they were spacious enough.
This outrageous world is where capitalism exploits the lower classes even more than the King of Hell.
The Ghost Servant Standard Room is only about 30 square meters, certainly not comparable to a proper family home. But don't forget, there's a dedicated Ghost Servant Restaurant at the Ōeyama Royal Palace, and there's also a toilet outside, meaning this room can be used purely as a bedroom.
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