Niehime to Kemono no Ou

Sariphi, the 99th penance to the unnerving Ruler of Monsters, learns two privileged insights about the lord: The first, that he has been allowing the penances to go covertly. The second, that portion of his blood is that of a human. She becomes acquainted with the lord's thoughtfulness and distress, and afterward it's reported that the ruler has taken Sariphi, who wishes to turn into a wellspring of energy for the ruler, as his sovereign, and...