Chapter 16 (1/2)

The victory party finished without incident. The king gave a congratulatory speech and awarded medals to the knights that had led the suppression of the other countries.

Honestly speaking, it was so tedious and boring, that I really, really, wanted to sleep, but I couldn’t. If it wasn’t for Sujata standing next to me and supporting me I might have just fallen asleep like that while standing.

In the first place, really. There weren’t these kinds of formal events in the Demon Kingdom. Drink up if you win. Get killed if you lose. That’s about it.

Rather than these confusing things like praise or honor or a position, as the Demon King I would just pick women from the conquered countries and award them to my demon subordinates. Your power level and status was determined from the moment you were born as a demon. Your position was as well. Even though I would have gotten a thrill from seeing someone overreach their boundaries and backstab their ruler in an attempt to gain a better position, that never happened. I might have been killed had I been more careless, but that’s only in the realm of imagination. Since I was basically all muscles for brains, I never really thought about such things.

I reminisced fondly about the time when I was a Demon King, until it finally became time when all the formalities were over. It’s a great chance for my acting as a villainous n.o.ble girl.

Since I remembered from my first life that Hendra would come to today’s party, I planned out some hara.s.sment for her together with Riley.

That is to say, I’m going to rip up that country b.u.mpkin’s dress!

I’m really p.i.s.sed off because that little country b.u.mpkin was still getting along well with Heath, so this is perfect. Just because you exercised a little, you’re getting rather carried away, so now’s the time to strike!

Alright, when I looked around to see where that country b.u.mpkin was, isn’t she actually coming over here? Hmph, her goal is Sujata standing beside me! She’s been dazzled by his beauty! Well, she’s only a small fry, after all!

While hiding my mouth with a fan, I headed over to meet the country b.u.mpkin.

“Oh, what could you be looking for, Hendra-sama?”

“Ah, Rosewood-sama……”

“I’m not going to let go of anything at all that belongs to me, just so you know. Whether it be my older brother or Prince Heathcliff!”

As I looked up at Hendra’s rather confused and frightened face, I grinned like a cat. Then, with all my strength, I suddenly pulled on and tore up that pure white dress.