Chapter 6 – First Request
“Bo, don’t look!”
As her bewildered Ozma crouched down, covering her exposed breasts with her arms, Vanessa, who was holding her, quickly placed her head in a tin-like helmet on her neck, and removed her cloak. Handed her to Ozma.
On the other hand, I was at a loss as to how to react to the skit unfolding before my eyes.
So, as I was standing awkwardly looking at the two of them, Ozma, who had barely managed to keep her body together, stood up from Vanessa’s arms and said,
“…I’m leaving for today, Vanessa.”
“Yes! Mr. Ozma!”
Covering the shattered chest of his armor with a cloak, Ozma was about to leave the parade ground, but suddenly stopped.
Then he turned to me and said.
“…Today’s Dalian was great. Next time I have a chance, I’d like to have a chat over a cup of tea.”
Then, he just said what he had to say and walked away.
Left alone in the parade ground, I thought I should go back to my room since I had fully warmed up and there was nothing more to see.
It was the moment when she made up her mind and was about to speak to the maid who was waiting behind her.
“Kaldrash-nim, the Demon King-nim is calling.”
I couldn’t help but admire the truly amazing timing of the call.
“It’s like a real ghost.”
“Yes?”
“No. I didn’t say anything.”
I evaded my words like that, and asked the maid to guide her on the way.
It’s a meeting between men anyway, so I wouldn’t say anything about the smell of sweat.
***
I didn’t know the structure of the castle, so I walked aimlessly along with the exclusive maid, and the place I arrived at was not the audience room of yesterday, but a room I had never seen before.
I asked the maid because I wanted somewhere here, and she politely replied, “This is the office where the Demon King solves the issues coming up from all over the territory.”
“…Five.”
The demon king is also doing paperwork.
More and more, except for the animal ears and horns on the head, it feels like there is nothing different from the human kingdom.
Well, at the point where demons are creatures with human-level intelligence, there can be no big difference in their basic lifestyle.
After all, the two races would have influenced each other’s culture as they interacted for a long time.
Smart-
When the maid took the initiative to knock on her door, a deep voice came from inside her.
“Come in.”
Then the maid stepped aside to her side, and she opened the door herself.
“I’ll be waiting outside.”
Passing by her and entering her office, a room of about 30 pyeong decorated with her antique wooden furniture spread out in front of her eyes.
I don’t know if it’s because the demon king is usually tidy, or if the servants clean that thoroughly, but it’s hard to find a speck of dust on the floor.
When I looked around the office as if I was curious, the demon king got up from his desk and said.
“Sit down in a comfortable seat.”
As he said, I sat down on the guest sofa in the middle of the room.
The demon king was probably in the middle of his office, holding a bundle of thick papers in his hand.
When he sat down on the couch across from me, I brought him up.
“I heard you met my daughter at the parade ground?”
I nodded.
“Yes. Suddenly, they asked for a 1:1 sparring because they wanted to see my skills.”
Then the demon king smiled bitterly and opened his mouth.
“You understand. I’m a child who boasted that he would succeed me and become the Demon King since he was young. He probably wants to increase his strength no matter what.”
I listened to him and involuntarily expressed my doubts.
“Isn’t the seat of the demon king hereditary?”
Then the demon king nodded and buried his body deeper into the soft sofa.
“As you said, even within the first bloodline, the demon king is selected as the strongest youngster of his time. This law has been maintained without ever being broken since a thousand years ago.”
“The first lineage?”
“I’m talking about the 72 Demons that the Goddess of Power created and sent down to the ground. Even the first Demon King Octavius and the 2nd Demon King Tiberius were the second generation born from mating with each other, and those who later became Demon Kings are all their descendants. .”
It’s the first time I’ve heard of it.
Since it is such an old story, I wonder if it is a history that has already been forgotten among humans.
Even the kingdom that exists today was first founded only 300 years ago.
“A dragon who doesn’t see bloodlines has a very different feeling.”
Then, the demon king refuted with a tearful expression.
“Instead, aren’t the warriors always chosen as mutants, those with excellent intelligence and talent?”
“It is.”
I’ve been living listening to the sound of a genius since I was a child, but the young warrior easily followed the swordsmanship he had never seen before, and mastered it completely after seeing it twice.
Perhaps, if he had bitten a little less during his travels, he would have reached the level of a sword master before arriving at the Devil’s Castle.
The demon king, who had been talking about the hero’s deep deceitfulness in full heat, returned the topic to the beginning with a cough, perhaps realizing belatedly that the story had leaked to the side.
“Anyway, that’s why my daughter is working hard every day with the goal of becoming a demon lord. As a father and as a demon, if a woman becomes a demon lord for two generations, there is nothing more glorious than that, but somehow the direction is a bit off. I mean, it seems like there is.”
“How?”
“I don’t know where I heard that a woman can’t become a demon king, but as she went through puberty, she hated being treated as a woman by others. Maybe that’s why, even though I’m over 20 years old, I still haven’t held a man’s hand. Yes.”
“That’s kind of unfortunate.”
Basically, the lifespan of demons is about 1.5 times longer than that of humans.
Considering that, it’s not too late to get married, but her father would be very concerned to see her talkative girl not interested in her opposite sex.
I want to see my grandchildren soon.
The demon king let out a deep sigh and said.
“I don’t know who will teach that tomboy about women’s happiness. Except for one or two, demons of the same age are no match for him anymore, so I don’t know how to have a marriage conversation.”
“Don’t worry. I heard there’s a pair of sandals, but isn’t there a man out there who can make your daughter happy?”
Then the demon king smiled casually and praised me.
“Thank you for even just the words. I was struggling alone because I couldn’t share my concerns with the people around me or my subordinates, but I’m glad you betrayed the hero.”
“Haha, Maou-nim is also true. If it wasn’t for the Mawang-nim’s great-hearted side, how would I have betrayed the hero and joined the Demon King’s Army? It’s all thanks to the Demon King-nim.”
I was building a man-to-man friendship, shaking the rattle so vigorously.
The demon king suddenly exclaimed “Ah” And put down the bundle of papers he was holding on the table.
“Look at my mind. I’ve been calling busy people and talking about my daughter.”
“It’s okay. It’s between me and the Demon Lord, so it’s something we can talk about.”
Eventually, the demon king brought his interlaced hands together in front of his face with a serious expression, exuding an atmosphere like a boss of an evil organization, and spoke to him.
“I sent you off yesterday and stayed alone in the audience room to think.”
“Yes. How will you use me in the future?”
The Demon King nodded his head and explained the details.
“First of all, as I said yesterday, I made you the head of the Foreign Legion under my direct control. Oh, of course, you are the only person belonging to it. The unit was created for a just cause.”
“Okay.”
“And for the time being, I think I’ll have to hide the fact that you’ve defected to the Demon King’s Army. I’m afraid to say this with my own mouth, but there are a lot of people who have a personal grudge against you inside the Demon King’s Army, so I’ll protect you from them. If I try to give it to you, I will be beaten by public opinion.”
When I heard that, I tilted my head.
“Doesn’t anyone already know that I’m in the castle?”
“All the people who know that are my people, so there’s no need to worry. The story just doesn’t flow outside.”
I nodded and said at the devil’s handling of the work that was more elaborate than I thought.
“Well, if that’s the reason, I can’t help it. For the time being, I’ll have no choice but to wear a mask.”
“I’d really appreciate it if you would.”
Only then, as if he had taken a breather, the demon king, who untied the pod and gulped in the cold water on the table, wiped his mouth with his forearm and said,
“Then I have a request for you right away.”
Did you finally come?
I straightened my back and asked with a tense face.
“Who can I kill?”
Then the demon king hit his hand with a puzzled expression.
“No, no, it’s not that bloody.”
“Yes?”
“Now I have to harvest grain in the village below the castle, but all the young people have been conscripted into the army and there is a shortage of workers. How can you do that with your magic?”
“Yes?”
I had no choice but to repeat the same words like a parrot at the demon king’s earnest request, which was completely different from what I expected.
