Imagine if the MC actually went with the gay route for this mission.
Seeing the reaction of the body’s real owner would be fun.
Probably going to be going for the princess, anyway.
The Devil King's reward is just a poisoned apple.
Think of it as playing an RPG, (let's go with FF7) you're maybe level 15, and an NPC gives you the chance to skip right to the room before the last boss (J.E.N.O.V.A/Sephiroth).
Do you visualize yourself defeating the last boss with your level 15...