Volume 1 Chapter 3 (1/2)
TL Note: Sorry for the hiatus, school’s been busy and it’s gonna get busier for the rest of this month so there probably won’t be very many releases, but I’ll do what I can! This chapter is a little bit unedited but I’ll fix mistakes and typos as I find them. Enjoy chapter 3.
Chapter 3
The hero party finally managed to easily arrive at the entrance to the audience room. Just before they had gotten lost trying to find the king's study in order to find a map of the castle, but as if it were leading them through, numerous unguarded doors extended forward and finally, before their eyes the entrance to audience room spread open.
That's right, behind those unleashed gates - sitting on top an enormous throne was the Demon King, waiting for the hero party to arrive.
Beyond a red carpet was the huge throne. In the middle of which, sitting widely on the throne was a young man, donning a jet black mantle. Dressed in black from head to toe - it was denouncing that this was the Diurnal Kingdom's King.
「As I thought, an ambus.h.!.+」
Before the entrance, Flint halted his advance. He furnished this sword and prepared to charge, but beyond the red carpet, the Demon King was simply resting on his chin, gazing at the party before him.
However, the four women lined up in a formation behind the hero raised voices of admiration once they saw the Demon King.
「Uwa…so cool.」
「Waa, soo dreamy.」
「A rather fine man.」
「Not bad…」
Flint swiftly inserted his retort.
「Nonono! It's the enemy! Don't praise him! Speaking of which, Lilia-chan, your tone is a little bit different than usual!? 」
Lilia's voice was at least five-tenths times more bubbly and sugary than usual.
The female company's eyes were s.h.i.+ning and glittering, completely ignoring everything Flint had to say.
After thinking that perhaps they've all fallen under some kind of magical spell, Flint finally turned and faced towards the Demon King.
「Urgh….」
— I lostttt!
Flint held a small amount of confidence in his appearance. With his big eyes, putting on a sweet mask he ascended into the position of a young commander, and was pretty popular with young women. If he were to attend a ball, women would certainly crowd around him and pester him for a dance.
However, the Demon King before him held a beauty he had never seen before.
His long jet black bangs covered one of his eyes and he held an air of listlessness.
His eyebrows under his bangs were dignified and fierce, his sharp eyes were deep crimson. Those eyes, just by meeting his gaze you would be startled by his wafting charm. On top of that, he had a finely shaped nose and firm lips, and you could tell that his body was thoroughly tempered just from the figure of his crossed legs. His legs that was covered by jet black boots were very long.
「So you've come, you light mages…」
With his light baritone voice, he swiftly broke the female company.
「Aahnn…!」
「Yahn!」
「Ha…」
「….nn」
All of them fell to the floor while covering their ears.
Flint had a shocked expression as he saw the spectacle, and then turned to glare at the Demon King.
「You b.a.s.t.a.r.d! Did you already use magic on us!?」
The Demon King raised an eyebrow and fixedly stared down at Flint.
Flint gazed at the Demon King's face with a cramped expression.
The Demon King looked like he was the combination of his eldest brother, who was the Athena Kingdom's most beautiful person and his second eldest brother who had the most beautiful voice. - No, he thought that perhaps the Demon King even exceeded their looks.
His brothers had blond hair and blue-eyes and looked like they were a prince of some country, but the man in front of him had a completely different air about him.
He had the composure of a supreme ruler of darkness, along with flawless looks and features. His brothers could not match up against that at all.
「…I can't see. Come here」
With an unmotivated voice, the Demon King beckoned.
「Eh? Ah…」
For a moment, Flint obediently complied and took three steps forward before once again putting himself on guard.
「Did you plan to strike while I was distracted!」
Flint put up his guard and surveyed his surroundings but there was no one in sight. There was a marvelously polished marbled floor. Dazzlingly light peeked through the ceiling, there was no one wearing a.s.sa.s.sin-like clothing. Flint kept watch in all four directions but there wasn't a single soldier to be found.
Behind the Demon King stood two soldiers clad in silver armor, but there weren't any signs of movement from them at all, as if they were just dolls.
And then standing beside him was a man in the prime of his life, dressed in a black robe. The man had white hair and red eyes, and he looked upon Flint with an extremely bothered look.
The Demon King sent a disinterested gaze at Flint, surveying him from head to toe.
「Fuun, so you are the hero Flint?」
「Wh…!」
Getting his name mentioned, Flint widened his eyes. The hero party's mission for the subjugation of the Demon King was top secret.
Wondering if someone had betrayed them, Flint deeply regretted. But the Demon King simply grinned and laughed.
「Alright. You came to kill me right? As a special one-time deal, I shall keep you company. Me, the Demon King! 」
The Demon King stood up. With just that, a sudden chill ran down Flint's spine. He was certainly much taller than Flint, his body structure was also much different, and Flint knew that. Becoming a commander, Flint had trained his body thoroughly, but even still, the Demon King was a full size over him.
His body wasn't just all bulky muscle, he definitely must have built his physique completely differently.
The Demon King calmly descended down the stairs.
Flint grasped his sword with both hands. His palms became slippery with sweat.
The Demon King gazed upon Flint with a look filled with charm.
「Ah that's right. Simply fighting is so boring. If you win, you get to kill me, but if I win, what will you give me? 」
「Ha?」
Flint couldn't wrap his head around the sudden question. His goal was the subjugation of the Demon King. Something like a condition for his enemy's victory was not considered. Dead or Alive. That's all he considered. And so, he furrowed his brows and doubtfully answered.
「If you win, all that means is my life is forfeit.」
The Demon King again raised an eyebrow and then let out a sigh.
Flint felt like he was making fun of him.
「Killing you, would be so boring wouldn't it? I won't kill you.」
「Then, it will be me who kills you.」
The Demon King smirked. This time he really laughed at Flint.
「There is no way you could ever kill me. Are you an idiot? You're just a commander cla.s.s in the Athenian army aren't you? If you actually came here thinking you could kill me then you are an unbelievable idiot. - Well, since you came here at all, then you must be an idiot huh.」
(Just how many times did you call me an idiot, you b.a.s.t.a.r.d –!?)
Flint was infuriated and raised his voice.
「Don't call me an idiot! Even as I am, I'm the strongest light mage of them all! 」
At the moment he shouted, the Demon King disappeared from right in front of him. Flint felt a burst of wind coming from behind him and when he noticed it, a man's hand was pressed on his throat.
「Urgh…」
— He moved from my shadow!
From Flint's feet there stretched just a slightest amount of shadow.
A sign was imparted next to his ear. Like lightning, a chill ran from his ear down to his spine.
Standing behind him, the Demon King spoke with a low voice.
「You think a light mage, could actually match up with me…?」
「…d.a.m.n!」
In desperation, Flint swung his sword behind him with his right hand, but suddenly the King's figure once again disappeared.
「Just now, if I had slit your throat, you'd be dead.」
The Demon King returned to his spot where he first descended down the stairs. Wearily brus.h.i.+ng back his bangs, he then crossed his arms. He lightly tilted his head, then looked at Flint and what was behind him.
「Your party are all women, so it that your tastes?」
He s.h.i.+fted his attention to the entrance. The slumped women who were on the floor all stood up with a blush on their face. They all stared at the Demon King with a spellbound gaze.
— Why doesn't he have any intent to battle us!
Flint was weeping on the inside. We are all the top five light mages of them all, even for the Demon King, it was supposed to be a hard fought battle. However, the current situation was that the female company had no will to fight.
The Demon King smirked mischievously.
「Is there one of your lovers among them or something?」
「「「「NO THERE ISN'T」」」」
The female company all raised their voice is denial.
— I want to cry.
Lilia-chan, I thought there was something good building between us.
The Demon King had a complex look on his face.
「Is that so… if you had a lover, then if I won, I thought it would've been fun to steal your women away from you but」
「You're the worst! Stealing away someone's women? Just how self-confident are you!? 」