Chapter 87 – Periodic Report #2
After getting permission from the Demon King to take Vanessa and Dorothea as party members, I went straight to the two of them.
Dorothea, who hadn’t seen her face for a while, was happy that she could go together legally, but unexpectedly, Vanessa stubbornly refused to join.
“If I’m not there, who will serve Ozma-sama!”
Then, the person next to him spoke.
“Huh? I don’t think I really need it.”
“Why!”
When Vanessa took off her helmet and looked at me with an expression like Brutus, you too!
“Yeah, you’ve been doing well by yourself so far, haven’t you?”
“It’s too much! Mr. Ozma! But I’ve been working hard since I was a snorer!”
“No, sleep! Why is that story coming up here! Other people misunderstand it when they hear it!”
Watching the two people aung daung, I wondered if this was really true.
First of all, the title of sword master itself is rare, and the position of captain of the demon king’s bodyguard probably wasn’t obtained through a joke.
However, even if it was proven powerless, there was a part of it somewhere, so I was a little skeptical about whether it was okay to get involved in assassinating King Oscar, who had to be perfect.
“Hey! Let’s see! I’ll show you how I’m doing great!”
In the end, Vanessa turns around in the opposite direction to Ozma, crossing her arms as if she was sulking.
I chose her because I thought she was the most suitable among the demons I knew, but it might be better to think again.
It is said that the most dangerous enemy is an incompetent ally rather than a competent enemy.
“Then I’ll give you a little more time to think about it, see you next time.”
I quickly said goodbye and ran away before being caught by Vanessa.
***
While Kal Drasch went around recruiting people to become party members, Camilla went to the demon king’s office alone to report on what had happened.
Smart-
“Come in.”
After hearing her voice coming from inside her, she cautiously opened the door and entered. Nero was sitting on the sofa playing chess with his right-hand man, Walter Leonhart.
“Oh, Camilla. Long time no see.”
“Hello, Mr. Leonhart.”
Nero and Walter are old friends.
Because he was well aware of the circumstances intertwined between Nero and Camilla, he was like an uncle to Camilla.
Nero asked while moving the rook on the chessboard with a cautious expression.
“So, what did you come for?”
Camilla then slightly bowed her back and spoke her words out.
“This is to report what happened at the tribal exchange meeting.”
“Ah, tell me.”
Camilla, who received the permission of the demon king Nero, took a deep breath to relieve her tension, and then she told her everything she had seen and heard as she had been following her with her sword rush.
Becoming Ozma’s magic teacher, having a fight with Nick Iron, the Four Heavenly Kings, participating in a martial arts competition, fighting fiercely with Gabriel who revealed himself, etc.
Of all Camilla’s stories, what Nero reacted most sensitively to was that Ozma seemed to have fallen in love with Caldrash.
“What! Ozma!”
After hearing the shocking news, Nero kicks off the chessboard and wakes up.
If it was the usual reaction of fathers with daughters, they would have been angry right away at this point.
But Nero’s reaction was a little different.
“That’s great. I thought he’d be single for the rest of his life.”
Rather, she was genuinely delighted with the news of her daughter’s love affair.
It was also because, for Nero, her Ozma’s presence was the only concern.
Saying that her only daughter will become the next demon king, she wields a sword all day and night. As her parents, it would be a lie if I said I wasn’t worried.
So she was suffering alone, but she suddenly had someone she liked, and it felt like her tooth was falling out.
Even more so, that opponent was Kaldrash.
‘If Ozma marries Kaldrash, she can become a stronger ally.’
If the relationship between the two is established, from his point of view, it could be described as killing two birds with one stone.
This is because it solves the problem of her daughter, who was worried about her marriage, reduces the chance of betrayal by her uneasy factor, Kal Drasch, and even if she succeeds in conquering the world and gives away half of the land, it becomes a form of family management.
“Whoop… Whoop whoop…”
When Nero laughed gloomily, like a man concocting a scheme, Walter, who was watching him, muttered as if he was dumbfounded.
“This guy is lost in his own world again.”
“I’m sorry. It’s because of me.”
“No, Camilla, you don’t have to apologize. You’re a guy like this.”
Despite the bitter sarcastic remarks of his best friend, Walter, Nero began to worry about how to connect the two of them in order to spread rumors that they had a good relationship.
***
A Demon Assassination Team is formed to assassinate King Oscar, the king of the Kingdom of Oz!
About a week has passed since I made the plan.
In the meantime, I was busy preparing in advance, but I couldn’t execute the operation right away because adjusting the timing was the most important thing.
In the meantime, the season has entered full winter.
When the weather got colder in earnest, most of the living things started preparing for the winter, and the same was true of the demons, so the clothes of the soldiers walking around the outside became thicker.
The hero died because of the goddess’ trick, but nothing has changed in the world.
Unlike the death of a demon king, the death of a single warrior did not bring much change to the world.
Perhaps this will be the same in the future.
It has been repeated throughout history that the names of those who failed are erased and only the names of those who succeeded remain.
Anyway, a lot of things happened during my stay in the castle for about a week.
Things like Dorothea, who was blinded by sexual desire, charging into my room, bumping into Ozma-sama and getting into a war of nerves, and Vanessa trying to stop the two of them getting beaten up unfairly.
At least, he was living a much more dynamic life than when he was at the warrior party.
If I were to question whether it was good or bad, of course it would lean towards the good side, but I still feel a bit tired.
I thought my life was hard boiled until now, but when I came to my senses, it turned into a love comedy.
“Whoa…”
After my daily morning ritual of meditation, I woke up wiping the sweat from my forehead.
This is because when the mana that came into the body through breathing circulates around the body, the wastes accumulated inside the body naturally come out of the skin.
It’s fine if you do this every day, but if you do it once in a while, the smell is pretty nasty, so it’s become a habit.
It is a bonus that the body feels refreshed after doing it.
“Thank you for your effort.”
Camilla handed me a towel as I wiped the sweat on my forearm, as if I had entered the room before I knew it.
I casually wiped her face with the towel she handed me and then asked as I walked towards her closet.
“What’s the schedule for today?”
“There is nothing special in the morning, and classes with Ozma-sama are scheduled for the afternoon.”
“It’s really nothing.”
I nodded as I buttoned up my shirt, then took the knuckles that had been lying on the table in my back pocket.
“Dorothea didn’t say anything?”
“Yes. After drinking too much last night, he hid in Kaldrash-sama’s bed, but he fell asleep in that state, so I took him to his room.”
“Good job.”
After complimenting Camilla, I stood in front of the mirror to check my appearance one last time.
When I first came here, I was half-shaven, but my hair has grown quite a bit in the meantime.
I thought about cutting it when I had time, but I thought of the old days, so I decided to leave it alone.
It is often said that men have hair, but it seems like they have lived with military hair for too long.
I put on the robe that I had taken off over my body after applying appropriate gel and putting my hair back neatly, and I was about to leave the room with satisfaction when I suddenly remembered something.
“By the way, is today the day?”
Then Camilla, who was about to open the door in front of her, nodded her head hesitantly.
“Yes. This is the day we promised before.”
“Have you thought about what to do?”
Camilla then nodded her head without hesitation.
“My heart was made up a long time ago.”
“Then I’m glad.”
To say it again, I felt embarrassed and scratched my cheek.
“Don’t regret later?”
Camilla smiled lightly.
“That’s not going to happen. I’m the type of person who prides myself on being accurate when it comes to seeing people.”
Then he opened the door and spoke in a whisper.
“So look forward to tonight.”
Despite approaching, I stared at Camilla, who gave off a strange atmosphere, and inadvertently lowered her waist.
‘Is this the power of a succubus?’
It’s amazing that you don’t get tired of seeing it every day.
