Volume 5 Chapter 7 (2/2)

A rank

Level: 69

Physical Strength: C

Endurance: C+

Agility: A

Magic: A

Luck: B

Special: S

Skills:

Wide-range Empathy

Angelic Halo of Light

Overseer of Wind

Advanced Support Magic

Overseer of Light

Her physical strength and endurance were low but overall, her stats were high-level.

Unlike my S rank monsters, she didn't have any Ruler skills but she did have skills of the next rank. More specifically, she had the Overseer of Wind and Light skills which were highly versatile skills.

Furthermore, her Wide-range Empathy which was a telepathic ability that wasn't restricted by her distance to her target but rather by the condition that both needed to be on the same army, was an ability that all Demon Lords would kill for. After all, one could, through her, gather their monsters' intelligence about events unfolding in real time over a very wide area. It could be argued that this was one of the strongest of abilities.

Also, one other ability of hers—the Angelic Halo of Light—was strong as well. Its effect was the bonus (small) to all of her ally monsters' abilities.

It was a no-brainer to want her in one's army.

For Stolas, this monster was absolutely essential in her fighting force perhaps to the point that if ever she got into a [War] without this monster, it could spell trouble for her. Stolas knew this risk and yet still lent it to me. I must repay her thoughtfulness, I wholeheartedly thought.

After a short while, my conversation with Rozelitte was over. Devoid of any peculiar abilities, I came to the conclusion that she was easy to make use of.

”Procell-sama.”

Breaking the silence, Rozelitte said so.

”What is it, Rozelitte?”

Even though she was a monster, her being an angel-type made me strangely tense. Maybe this discomfort she brings can prove beneficial.

”There is one thing I would very much like to ask. It isn't related in any way to the upcoming fight and so I would like to have your permission to ask it.”

”I don't see any particular problem with that. Go ahead and ask.”

When I answered her so, she gave me a smile.

”I would like to know your reason for choosing to pretend not to notice Stolas-sama's feelings.”

Upon hearing her, I accidentally sprayed the black tea I had just sipped.

She was right on the mark so it was a little hard to reply. So even the monsters have noticed?

”What's the matter, Procell-sama? Are you going to say that you haven’t noticed Stolas-sama's affection for you? Stolas-sama, in this regard of conveying her feelings, is quite obvious. Perhaps as obvious as you purposely ignoring that affection.”

For her to say that much, it didn't seem like she was trying to trick me. And so, I resigned myself and decided to answer her query honestly.

”It's because I want the two of us to remain friends. I cannot reciprocate her feelings but if I said that to her, I fear that our friendship will be over. Does this answer satisfy you? Also, this is just in case but I am forbidding you to tell Stolas any of this. I don't mind forcing you into agreeing by way of my authority as your Demon Lord.”

When I said so, the expression on her face somewhat softened.

”Certainly, Procell-sama. At the very least, I am relieved to know that you hold some feelings toward Stolas-sama. As soon as I return to her side, I will tell her to push harder.”

”Did you not hear anything that I said?”

”Of course, I did. It's just that so long as there are some affection, no matter what kind, things will work itself out. And as long as that's true, I, Rozelitte, will cheer-”

Mid-sentence, she felt my cold stare and decided to clear her throat.

What the, rather than calling this girl Stolas's subordinate, it's totally better to say that this girl's her friend.

Then again, that was what I thought Demon Lords and monsters should be like. At that, I couldn't help but smile wryly.

I just couldn't picture myself being like that with Stolas. But if it indeed unfolded like she said, I might want to see a flustered Stolas a little.

It was only a little but the tense atmosphere between Rozelitte and me had somewhat slackened. Perhaps, I thought, this is the reason she brought the subject up.

And then, when I casually looked at the window, I saw that the crow monster I had dispatched to send a message to the [Time] Demon Lord had been impatiently waiting there after its return.

The crow monster had brought back [Time]’s reply and i proceeded to read it. What was succinctly written there was: come immediately.

In the hopes of making the upcoming negotiations easier, The letter I had sent him contained things that would anger him. It seemed like it worked. But then again, maybe he had realized my plan but still decided to play along.

Either way, I was convinced the negotiations this time would far easier than the one with the [Dragon] Demon Lord. As for why, it was because I had in my hand the strongest card that the [Time] Demon Lord could absolutely not ignore.

Notes: Changed Rorono's skill from Bearer of All Things to Overseer of All Things. All Things here is in the sense of All Creation.