Chapter 318 – Chapter 31 – Return
“Come to think of it, that’s my child’s name. Do you have anything in mind?”
Yulia, who was holding her arms and putting away her laughter, opened her mouth as if she had suddenly remembered.
It’s better to call her by her first name rather than just saying baby.
Yulia remembered seeing something like that in her book on prenatal education.
And now she thought it might be a good idea to decide on a name for the baby as well.
“I do not know. First of all, if you are a pretty princess, I have something in mind.”
“Really? What is it? I want to listen. Tell me.”
“Claudia.”
Then Julia called her name over and over again, Claudia, Claudia.
After repeating that several times, the Demon King smiled and nodded his head as if he liked it.
Then ah! She sighed and quickly looked down at her stomach.
“I just moved. What is it? Do you think you like it? Or that I’m a man and it’s a woman’s name! Are you even going to bruise?”
“If you bruise, you are a mean child. You already do that in front of her parents.”
Of course, a real son would not have such a character.
Rather, having a daughter is just a problem for her to have a very tomboyish personality.
However, Yulia, who had no way of knowing that fact yet, just let out a chuckle.
“Anyway, Claudia. That’s a pretty name. If you really are a princess, I think that name would be good. So what if you’re a prince? What name are you going to use then?”
“I was still thinking of my daughter’s name. The son’s name is… What do you think, mother?”
“Well… I do not know. I’ve been thinking of some names… When I suddenly hear the name Claudia, the name I thought of all of a sudden feels strange.”
Oops, then this is my daughter. Klaus thought so.
Some kind of branching point? Or, it can be seen as a point from which you can know the future situation.
When naming the baby, responding to the name Claudia and saying, ‘If it’s a son, I’ll give it this name!’, The child that comes out could be called a son, and vice versa, a daughter if there was no response.
‘It’s a big deal. I’m going to fight with my mom every day for this.’
She’s the same as Yulia, but she’s a princess whose rough side stands out a little more.
When such a daughter starts arguing with her mother once, she assures me, it will not end with words.
In the previous episode, once, a 7-year-old kid almost destroyed the castle.
“Anyway, my dear. Please, look like your mother, and make her look like her father.”
“…”
Mom, she’s a kid who takes only the fiery parts of her dad, that guy.
He listened well to his mother, so he must look just like her mother… Oh, I’ll be thrilled with this.
Klaus muttered to himself and scratched her forehead.
To be honest, I prefer daughters to sons, so he secretly wanted a daughter.
When I think about the daughter’s personality again, I think she would rather have a quiet son.
Puffy!-
“Majesty! We have just crossed the border and reached the Old Kingdom side.”
With the sound of a knock on her carriage door, Kayla opens her mouth vigorously.
Now, it should be called a region rather than an empire or a kingdom.
Many still called it the Old Empire or the Old Kingdom.
It was unavoidable since less than half a year had passed since the Continental Conquest.
So, neither Julia nor Klaus had any thoughts of forcibly correcting that part.
“It came sooner than expected. I thought it would take another day.”
“Everyone here wants to go home or somewhere new.”
“As soon as we arrive, we will hold a proclamation ceremony and send the soldiers back immediately.”
“I agree. The soldiers are so tired. If you don’t send them home soon, there will be a lot of problems. If the soldiers become violent by any chance, the people’s sentiment, which has been dormant at best, may fluctuate.”
“Because they have been fighting continuously and have allowed little looting. He continued to fight without reward, so we should quickly make him feel like a winner and send him back as a hero.”
No matter how loyal the soldiers are.
It is very difficult to advance through battles without proper plundering.
They didn’t even fight in one place, they went from the East to the West.
Any way you look at it, it would have been a serious problem if it had dragged on longer than this.
So Yulia planned to declare continental unification as soon as they arrived and send them home.
How much time had passed since entering the territory of the Old Kingdom?
Around the time the old kingdom’s royal castle appeared ahead.
Suddenly there was a little commotion from the front.
At first, I wondered what had happened, but the sound of cheers soon seemed to be nothing to worry about.
“Demon King. It’s a feat no one has ever achieved. I sincerely congratulate you.”
When the door of her carriage opens and Yulia steps outside her, those who meet her fall on her knees.
All human nobles who had previously surrendered.
Although they were nobles, they still tried to do their duty.
And at the forefront of them was Darnell Kienmeyer.
“You must have been busy with your own work, so why did you take the time to come out like this?”
Yulia approached them with a smile and gestured to them to stand up.
As the human staff stood up, she patted each person on the shoulder and congratulated those who were faithful to their duties even though the king himself was away.
Certainly, they deserved to be seen as nobles who had been acknowledged by Klaus.
“Kaela warrior chief.”
“Yes, the Demon King.”
“From here on, I want to go talk with them a bit.”
“Are you going to travel together in a carriage?”
“No. I want to walk for a while. Would that be possible?”
“There is no escort problem, so it is possible, but… Are you okay?”
Kayla seemed to be worried about the current demon king and the future demon king at the same time.
She knows almost instinctively whose child Julia is pregnant with.
As the best male deserves to mate with the best female, the only man holding the Demon King would be his master, Klaus.
That means that he has another existence to which he must devote his allegiance.
If it is the child of my lord, there is of course a reason to protect it.
So, from Kayla’s point of view, of course, she had no choice but to worry.
“At first, I climbed on the back of her horse and even swung a spear. She is still able to move, so there is no need to worry.”
“If that’s what you mean, we’ll go to the capital on foot.”
Caela, who has leapt off her horse, beckons her.
Then, everyone on her horse came down at once, and she started walking along with Yulia.
Even though they are the king who achieved the unification of the continent and the people by his side, they are not boastful or revealing.
It just gave me the feeling of going back home after going somewhere.
“…”
It was absolutely not just a random walk to chat.
At this timing, Yulia went a little closer to the ‘human’ servants and listened to their stories.
What happened, what happened, and how did you deal with it?
Everything humans want and what they expect from their new king.
“I think it’s very different from the demon king I was imagining.”
Turning his head, Klaus caught sight of Darnell Kienmeyer approaching.
“Why. What did you think of a king who was crazy about blood and busy killing?”
“I didn’t think of it like that before. You couldn’t help it. It’s a bunch of enemies. If you think positively, it’s safe to say that it’s treason.”
At Darnell Kienmeyer’s words, Klaus involuntarily smiled.
I’ve had thoughts like that a few times in the past.
And in fact, it was right to see Yulia in her early days as just such a monster.
A woman whose anger toward the world was resolved through blood and slaughter, and the word ‘demon king’ fit perfectly.
Right now, the demon king is just the king of demons, so it’s called the demon king.
When she first saw her, she could say that even though she was the king of demons, she was not lacking at all.
“Rather than that, what are the beasts, Klaus? Will I become a prisoner?”
“No. They will serve as the Demon King’s new bodyguards.”
“… Giving such an important position to those who have just surrendered?”
“Yes. That important position is left to the beastmen warriors.”
Then, Darnell Kienmeyer appears to be thinking hard about something.
He was lost in thought for a moment, then he sighed, “Ah.”
The reaction was that he seemed to know the reason why they hired them as guards.
“Did you notice?”
“At first, I only thought about the purpose of the hostages, but if that was the case, you would have chosen young prisoners rather than people who could fight. Because there is no reason to appoint those who are at risk to the Royal Guard. Did you give them what they wanted?”
“That is correct. The beastmen want to become stronger, and it’s safe to say that the Demon King is the strongest. I thought I could be led by him while guarding his side.”
“Would the Demon King really do that? They are the ones who can reveal their fangs at any time.”
“Even if they all grow up and show their teeth, it will probably be subdued in less than 30 minutes.”
At Klaus’s words, Darnell Kienmeyer nodded his head saying “Ah”.
It’s Julia’s prowess. I heard a report from the 2nd Continental War.
He even saw that he directly executed the nobles who were trying to make a last resort right away.
He still remembers the bloody look with each swing of his sword, with a gentle smile on his face.
‘It was creepy. If you think he was my enemy, not my king…’
Having gone through two wars, I thought I’d be calm in the face of spears, blood, and death.
Recalling that Yulia’s figure still made my heart flutter.
“I think it’s fortunate that we surrendered quickly. If I had resisted…”
“I assure you, you wouldn’t have been able to share such grievances with me here.”
Then Darnell Kienmeyer had to laugh and nod his head as if that was right.
He conquered kingdoms, empires, beastmen and fairies all magically surrendered.
No one expected it, even the surrendered himself thought it was too soon.
“Anyway, Klaus, I think I should live my life being grateful to you.”
“I pay my respects to you guys who realized that now.”
While giggling and patting Darnell Kienmeyer on the back.
Kayla sneaked closer to Klaus.
“Klaus. The Demon King is going to hold a continental unification proclamation ceremony… The venue has just been set.”
“Where do you say you are?”
Klaus himself already knows where it is.
It wasn’t the demon castle, it wasn’t the royal castle of the old kingdom, and it wasn’t any other great place.
Why on earth for others? You might think so.
From Julia’s point of view, that is where her second life began.
At the same time, it was a place where I was able to regain everything I had given up and move forward again.
“The academy will hold a continental unification proclamation ceremony.”
