Chapter 091 (1/2)

Volume 1

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The Demon King Castle in the Zadark Kingdom, the Throne Room.

The place that was more sacred than anywhere else in the castle.

Right now, the lights within the room were put out, and only the moonlight that came in from the window illuminated the throne.

The one sitting there, was the Demon King Vermudol.

「……Demon King-sama.」

Vermudol moved his gaze to the voice that called out to him.

「So it’s you, Ichika.」

「Yes.」

Seeing Ichika who had appeared beside him, Vermudol breathed a sigh.

「……You are also quite the hard worker. Just when do you sleep?」

「I do so when I rest.」

「I see, well do things in moderation. Have the jobs that can be entrusted to others done by others.」

「As you command.」

He tried saying that but……the actual problem was that there was no one that could match Ichika in quality results.

「……As I thought, wouldn’t it be better if I prepare a maid dedicated to routine tasks?」

The duties done in the current Demon King Castle had Ichika at the center and were performed by the Magic Operated Armors that belonged to the Central Army and the Beastia unit led by Aulokk.

That being said, since almost all of the duties get completed with Ichika around, there are almost no jobs that get around to the Magic Operated Armors and Beastia.

However, for Vermudol, he was thinking that he should have the talented Ichika do other important jobs.

Then again, if he were to say that, Ichika would end up incorporating those 「other important jobs」 into her duties as well though.

Just once, Vermudol had tried to sneakily create a maid unit meant to support Ichika in the grand magic formation underground.

However, right when he was about to start, Ichika came along and stopped Vermudol.

And then, this time as well, Ichika kept a blank look at Vermudol’s proposal.

「That is not needed.」

「Well……I thought you would say that.」

Hearing that expected answer, Vermudol breathed a sigh.

「Even though I find Nino alone to be unmanageable. I do not wish to see other useless ones.」

「……True, even I don’t feel like I could make someone on your level.」

If Ichika’s words were to be believed, similar to Vermudol, Ichika was also specially made by that black young girl……she should have.

In other words, from that moment on, she was different from the other Mazoku.

It was only recently that he noticed this, but Ichika was the only one that was able to do a complete concealment against Vermudol’s 「Status Confirmation」 Magic.

He couldn’t find something like an opening on her at all.

There was no one that had ever seen her become serious at all.

That was the Maid Knight known as Ichika.

「Honestly, I’m grateful that you’re not an enemy.」

「Something like that is impossible. Please be at ease.」

「That’s true.」

Ichika then stared at Vermudol who nodded in agreement.

「……What’s wrong?」

「It is about time, please go to sleep. Tomorrow will have important government affairs too, correct?」

「Pretty much. But, I can’t help it, right? Things are going to finally start tomorrow. It can’t be helped that I’m feeling exhilarated.」

「Even so. Please properly sleep in your bed.」

Hearing Ichika’s words that said she wouldn’t yield even a single step, Vermudol made a wry smile.

It wasn’t that she was merely inflexible, it was that it was hard to go against her since it was a statement she made upon having a complete understanding of Vermudol’s physical condition.

Among Ichika’s duties, managing Vermudol’s physical condition was incorporated as a default.

「……Say, Ichika.」

「Yes, Demon King-sama.」

「The thing called peace, it’s pretty far away.」

「……It is, isn’t it.」

For a long time, mankind was in 「peace」.

Long enough that mankind itself had forgotten its worth and was going to destroy it.

Peace──it is the thing that Vermudol craved, and the thing that mankind had now thrown away.

For the sake of obtaining it, Vermudol first did a massive killing of the Mazoku that would get in his way.

And then, he unified the Dark Continent, made new Mazoku, and had them develop.

「Not long ago, I even killed some Sylphid.」

For the sake of the Mazoku’s peace, he took the lives of Sylphid that seemed like they would become obstructing factors, and even having gone as far as doing something that was like brainwashing, he formed a friendship with the Jiol Forest Kingdom.

Everything, was for the sake of peace.

The first step on the blood smeared path, was finally taken.

No, he had no choice but to take it.

Even though it would have been better if peace could be reached while still at the stand still.

「Killing for the sake of peace, huh. I thought that was merely a chant for the sake of self-justification.」

「It was something necessary.」

「That’s true.」

Within the current chaos of mankind’s territory, there was the possibility that God was involved with it.

In order to obtain the ideal result in the shortest amount of time, it was something needed no matter what.

「You are the top of all Mazoku, the Demon King. There is not a single mistake in those actions that were done while thinking for the sake of the Mazoku.」

「I see……No, that’s right.」

That’s right, Vermudol is the Demon King.

Being the top of all Mazoku, the sole race in the world, called the Demon King.

「……」

「Demon King-sama.」

Seeing Vermudol ponder even more about something, Ichika opened her mouth.

「It will be harmful to your body. Please go to sleep already.」

「Yeah, I know. But I want to think for just a bit more.」

「That will not do.」

「Saying “that will not do”, you……」

Ichika, making a bit of a displeased face, glared at Vermudol.

「Demon King-sama, once you start pondering, you have a tendency to sink into a negative direction. I will not say that is a bad thing, but you must do it in moderation.」