50-50 Demon Adventurer (1/2)

Leanne came to Inez's house to talk to me.

She told me that I had been invited to the coming-of-age ceremony of the prince of the Holy Mithraic Kingdom.

He said he came to see if I would go with him.

──── To be honest, I don't really understand.

It doesn't feel real to me at all.

I thought it was like a dream.

But it seems to be true.

So I wasn't sure how to answer.

Mithra hates the demon race.

I don't know much about them, but I know that much.

It's a country that has long been at the forefront of the hunt for demons.

In that country, you are to be defeated and destroyed.

If you are found, you deserve to be killed.

I've always been told that's what we ...... are, and I think that's just the way it is.

If I go there, I'll probably be killed.

”If I go there, I'll probably get killed. It's probably different from here.

I'm sure they hate the demon tribe.

I'm sure that they lied about inviting me in and feeding me good food, and if I go there, I'll be captured and killed... That's what I thought when Leanne told me.

So I just said what I thought.

Yes ......, as Rollo knows, everyone is afraid of the demons.

Of course, I think she knows that much.

Why would she want me to go to such a place?

But maybe it's because she's never seen the real thing.

It's just a simple thought, but ...... I think it would be different if we actually met and talked.

That's what Lean says.

I'm not sure that's true.

But even though they saw me, even though they knew me, they were scared of me, they hated me, they hated me.

That was the norm for me.

I was simply stating a fact, but she (Lean) looked sad.

But at least we don't think so. You know that, don't you?

”Yeah, ...... pretty much.

There are going to be a lot of people there.

Of course, Rollo's right, there's always the possibility of danger.

But I thought it might be a good opportunity.

”...... a good opportunity?

Yes. If anything, it's selfish of me, but ...... if I can, I'd like them to get a good look at you and see that my friend is not so terrible.

My friend.

That's what she called me.

I've gotten used to the idea of a princess calling me that, but ...... it still doesn't feel real to me.

But at least there was no lie in her words.

I had told her before that I had the ability to read minds, but that didn't seem to bother her too much.

She doesn't have any fear of me or the demon race in her heart.

Not to Inez, not to Noor.

When I met Lean's father, King Crace, I didn't feel such dark emotions.

If anything, he treated me with warmth.

Of course, not all of them did... but most of them did.

It seems that there are a lot of people like that here in the Kingdom of Crace.

The people around me now are all very pleasant.

They're so nice that I often wonder why.

Sometimes I even think that I am already dead and have come to heaven.

......, but I guess it's real.

There are people who change their attitudes as soon as they find out that I'm a demon, and some of them show dislike and contempt for me.

I think that's natural and unavoidable.

We are used to being hated by others.

On the contrary, I can't feel alive without it.

When I said that, Lean gave me a very sad look.

I don't really care about that.

──── She's so sweet.

She is so kind that she cares about me.

I always wondered, ”...... why does Leanne care so much about me?

I always wondered that.

Is it strange that I want a hero who saved my country to be given proper recognition?

But that's because Noor is ......

That may be true.

But Rollo ...... wouldn't have done so well without you.

I think you should be a little more proud of yourself.

Proud of myself.

That doesn't sound very nice.