CHAPTER 472: ANCARIN (1/2)

Don’t tell me she was scared off by me? But she clearly…she clearly recognized who I am so why won’t she at least give me a hug… sob… I’m sure a poor Devil… even my own Demoness doesn’t like me… As a Devil, can I be any more useless, I should just kill myself…

Actually… dying isn’t all that simple either… Let’s skip that instead.

“Master? Is master back?”

Not long after Regine left, Ancarin came running over in a hurry. Ever since giving birth to a child, Ancarin’s body seemed to have become more and more like a lady’s. Her waist was just as narrow as before, but her breasts had even more physics installed into them as she ran towards me… I don’t remember them being so big!

“Ancarin, it’s good to see you again.” Because of that previous trauma with Regine, I didn’t try to welcome her with a hug this time. Instead, I stood there stoically and waved at her, after which I was hugged/tackled by an excited Ancarin.

“Master… it’s really you… I’m not dreaming, after all…” Ancarin buried her head in my chest as she sobbed. Unlike Regine, Ancarin immediately let forth all the fears and insecurities she had kept buried in her chest upon seeing me. “We were so worried when master was forced to leave all of a sudden under such perilous circumstances. Everyone in the Demoness Abode has been praying to you ever since… that’s the only way Regine and I can feel master’s presence… but now that master is back…”

And here I was worried that Ancarin would just run off like Regine… pfft. Still, she’s really emotional today… and those mountains… they’ve been growing… sigh… three years really is a long time… even she has grown up and has a child now… speaking of which…

“So I’ve heard you gave birth to a daughter, Ancarin?”

“Mhm, a very cute one too. She takes after me.” The moment the topic drifted to her child, her eyes immediately radiated the aura of a loving mother. Seeing that, I couldn’t help but think to myself, whoever marries her is a fortunate one. However…

“Thankfully, she came out as a girl.” Ancarin added on, words as strange as the expression she had on while saying them.

Hold on, was I just hallucinating? I could have sworn I saw something really dangerous just now. There’s no way my Ancarin would ever show such an expression. I must be hallucinating!

“Sister Ancarin, it’s good to see you after so long.” Seeing as my little reunion with Ancarin was finally over, Jezsere politely stepped forth to chat with Ancarin. Yet as they continued to chat, her eyes started to shine with a strange sense of anticipation. “How is little Nari? Is she still choking while drinking milk? And what about little Hayley? Jezsere just loves her little wagging tail!”

Little Nari was Ancarin’s daughter while Hayley was clearly Moranthal’s daughter, given her wolf-like features.

“Oh, that’s good too.”

With my approval, Ancarin began the task of leading us to her home, though her arms were wrapped around my own like a squid’s, as if she was afraid of being separated from me for even a second. Seeing her so reliant on me, I couldn’t help but get a little happy myself. Even though there was that little misunderstanding with Regine, at least Ancarin’s feelings towards me hadn’t changed.

Upon stepping into the village, the first thing we noticed was that there were only women here, of all types and personalities. There was the mature, steady kind. There was the lively, mischievous type. And there was the type that was still learning to speak. At this point, I wouldn’t be surprised if even the mosquitoes in this village were female.

A while later, we arrived back at Ancarin’s home, at which point she turned to address one of the women passing by. “Send word to the kitchen, have them prepare the best food, and quickly. Also, I want everyone assembled in the great hall within an hour. Tell them I have something important to announce.”

Ancarin’s home, as it turned out, was the first building constructed in the village, one that was modelled after a church. This was the true Demoness Abode, the starting point of this village of only women.

“Please hold on a moment, master, the food will be ready shortly.” She led me up to the second floor of this church-like building and into a small room where we had a seat.

Up till now, her warm welcome truly made me feel blessed. Yet that only made it that much sadder when I recalled how Regine acted…

After mulling over it for a while, I finally decided to ask about this. “Err… so does Regine hate me, or something?”