Talk:Demon Lord/@comment-38413939-20190204182343/@comment-10429980-20190209142359

@Pollux83.

1. Your first argument assumes that a monster couldn't love a man if he couldn't emit mana. This is not a fact. Essence is indeed a monster's favorite food, but its not the entire basis of their feelings for a man. Not eofr instance that in the previous age a number of monster races, including ones that did not feed on essence back then, were still able to fall in love with humans. Not to mention the monsters that have their bodies adapt to recognize a man as their husband even without any sexual contact/feeding. Sure in those cases they may still taste the energy he emits, but its implied that the bonding comes from falling in love with the man, not his essence, its the feelings that are ultimately vital. And why would the man in your example not be able to impregnate them? Because his sperm would be effectively "dead"? If so that would create a contradiction that wouldn't allow the man to be alive in the MGE world anyway.

By which I mean, I don't think your scenario would be possible in the way you described it. In the MGE world something that does not produce mana is dead. If a man from our world came there he'd have to follow the rules of that universe, and ergo either start producing essence or die. Mana is "life itself" as Runya Runya puts it, its not just fuel for magic.

And back to the pregnancy issue, as important as it is for many monsters, it should be noted some of them aren't able to have children anyway (automatons), or they reproduce without getting pregnant (most slimes).

2. It might be hypocrisy were it not for the fact that there are several means for such monsters to extend their lives. Becoming more powerful is the first, and this naturally happens when married (indeed in a harem its noted that the mixing of the enhanced power allows all the monsters to get their life spans to match that of, presumably, the naturally longest lived member). Its noted that this is effectively how most monsters become "unshackled" in regards to their limits. And of course any monster can potentially become an undead monster and thus gain what is effectively immortality. These options aren't available to a shackled human whose power and lifespan must be within a set boundary.

Also, I'd argue the ideally healthy body and resistance to disease and injury are perhaps even greater perks to being a monster or incubus than a longer lifespan.