episode_0179

Damn it, that’s right. Well then!

There probably isn’t that much information left in the human world, so you’re just making inferences from that? Are you crazy?

“I’ll listen to it later, at midnight. When I have time after Maria falls asleep.”

First, I sat down on a chair with Maria. Maria, who did not understand our conversation, tilted her head.

“I don’t like it. Do you have a guarantee that you won’t force it to be a timeout?”

“Hey, don’t be so annoying. Because I won’t be so petty. That’s because I don’t want to waste my precious time with Maria on things with you.”

“Mr. Evans? What are you talking about now?”

Maria doesn’t know what’s going on between me and Albrecht. I have no intention of distracting you by telling you for no reason.

“Just yesterday, I made a small bet while Maria was sleeping.”

“What bet… ?”

“It’s trivial. Come on, let’s read some more books.”

Naturally, I put my arm around Maria’s shoulder. The warm and fragrant scent stimulates the sense of smell. I am slowly getting used to this touching warmth.

“Umm… If Mr. Evans says so… .”

Maria seemed to have finished reading the criminal psychology book she had previously read, and picked a new book from the bookshelf. The title of the book was “How to distinguish between devils and angels.”

I rested my chin on Maria’s shoulder and looked at the words on the page she was turning.

Of course, the contents of the book did not enter my mind. All I have eyes for is Maria.

You can’t turn on the lights in the library at night. This is because the guards will come right away asking what’s going on.

So, Mary relies on moonlight to read books or receives help from the light that surrounds her body. The appearance was very similar to Maria in Tartarus in the past.

Albrecht lay down on the floor across from us. It seemed like he wasn’t lying about finding the answer to the riddle, and his attitude was truly carefree. She no longer researched materials by pulling out books from the library.

Are all geniuses like that? Lying down facing the wall is quite funny. I’m curious as to what you’re thinking about doing in that state.

I shook my head furiously. I’m angry that I care about such a poor person over Maria. Anyway, from beginning to end, there is nothing I like about that damn princess.

At that time, Maria, who was reading a book well, suddenly closed the bookshelf. The cover of the book faces upward and the contents are in contact with the desk.

“Haha… .”

“Maria, what’s wrong? Is there something bothering you?”

“I think Mr. Evans is having a private conversation with His Highness and hiding it from me, so I must be able to bear it out of curiosity.”

“Umm… okay? Then there is nothing we can do. I’ll let you know.”

If Albrecht had been male instead of female, would Maria have reacted this sensitively? A trivial question comes to mind.

“Albrecht was curious. The story of how we fell in love and where I came from. So I made it a riddle. If you guess where I’m from, I’ll tell you a love story, but if you get it wrong, don’t talk to me again. Called. Do you understand?”

“Aha… Is the deadline due tonight? As I heard earlier… .”

“Yes, I didn’t want to miss out on time when Maria was awake.”

“How can you leave me out by offering a story with me as a reward for a mystery? It’s rude.”

Maria says it’s rude, but she smiles softly. I guess it’s because of the pretense that I value the time I spend with him.

“Is that so?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“If so, what would you like me to do?”

“Please let me listen too. During the day, I left a note: I heard that His Majesty disappeared during class today, and it must have been because of the mystery of the two of you.”

If Maria wants it. I have nothing to say.

“Is that so? Your Highness, you would have finished your reasoning a long time ago anyway, so tell me now. Are you okay?”

“I feel bad because I feel like I am being given permission. This is clearly part of the ‘negotiation’.”

“Now, sit there and talk. You must provide the correct answer and reason clearly.”

“… You really don’t care about other people’s feelings. I guess someone isn’t a demon.”

Saying that, Albrecht calmly followed my instructions and sat down on the chair. Maria looked at me in great confusion at the word ‘demon’ coming out of Albrecht’s mouth. I put on a trusting smile to reassure Maria.

“Don’t worry too much. I’ve already been caught.”

“… ! Well, it’s not okay… ! If your majesty says a word about Mr. Evans… !”

“It’s not a big problem for me to be discovered to be a demon. All you have to do is re-enter with a new identity. What if Maria gets caught doing this with me and gets sent back to the church?”

It may be a shock to Maria in the daytime who knows nothing, but it can be done by getting to know her as a different person. You can also reveal your name before you leave. I don’t know about other priests, but Maria would look at me regardless of her status or race. That’s Maria.

“Your Majesty, would you like to tell me the correct answer first? Or do you want to slowly reveal the reasoning process and tell the answer at the end?”

Cross your legs and clasp them at the same time. Like a strict judge.

Albrecht, sitting in front of Maria and me, smiles and begins to purr.

“Let’s do it slowly. First of all, last night, the main woman even guessed that you were a demon from one of the demon world craftsmen. So, I started by finding out information about the ‘Sakong Writer’.”

“It wasn’t easy. There was no exchange between the Demon World and the Continent, and parts related to demons could only be found out by searching through sources such as folk beliefs due to information control by the Holy Church. Even that had a lot of human imagination added to it.”

“Somehow, as a result of chasing them one by one, I was able to find out only by tapping into the imperial family’s intelligence power. Information on the only four ducal families in the Demon World. From the most famous ‘Lucifer family’ in the north, to the ‘Clanaine family’ in the west, to the ‘Asmodeus family’ in the east, and to the ‘Satan family’ in the south.”

Albrecht chants and shows four fingers at the same time. Soon, one finger folded.

“The only way was to consider everything one by one. Because relying on luck won’t be accepted by you. First, the Klanine family was excluded the fastest. Because the only demon in this family is a succubus. You may be a weird and strange guy, but aren’t you sure you’re a male?”

“… .”

“… That’s right, right?”

“Keuhm, that’s right. Don’t be suspicious. I am a male.”

“Next, the southern Satan family was excluded. This is the first time I found out during my research that there are almost no demons from this Satan family. The only one with any information is the ‘King’, the Grand Duke of the South, who has lived since ancient times… .”

“This guy called King was quite interesting. It is said that because they lived too long, they lost interest in life and have been sleeping for a thousand or ten thousand years. There are times when I wake up, but even then, there is very little external activity, right? So the southern duchy was excluded.”

“Wait.”

He interrupted and interrupted. This is because the explanation is not very clear.

“Why is that a reason for exclusion? You have to make a clear excuse.”

“That’s right, in order to have offspring, you have to mate with someone of the opposite sex through sexual intercourse. Would a person who is so lazy about everything that he spends every moment buried in sleep do such a tiresome task?”

“… Okay, I understand. Keep going.”

“Now there are two families left: the Lucifer family and the Asmodeus family… Choosing between these two was the most difficult. There were so many clues.”

“Lucifer is the devil of arrogance. He was once an angel of heaven and one of the seven great devils. The one who was defeated by Archangel Uriel.”

“Asmodeus is the demon of lust. He was also once an angel in heaven, and holds one of the seven great devils along with Lucifer. A person who was subdued by Archangel Raphael.”

“Both of them are known to have good looks, and their personalities are not particularly flawed except for being ‘arrogant’ and ‘lustful’. Because of this, each family also prospered considerably within the demon world. So I used some cunning.”

wit? What trick? I can’t figure it out at all?

As if to answer my question, Albrecht pointed to the notebook in Maria’s arms with a signpost-like finger.

“Expand to see. The answer will be there.”

“… ?”

Maybe it’s because she’s the princess, but she has a special aura that makes her feel like she has to follow Albrecht’s instructions. Maria and I listened obediently and opened our notebooks. Today’s notebook.

There, written by Maria during the day, was the ‘conversation she had with Her Royal Highness in the evening.’

[Your Majesty, who was never seen during the day, only appeared in the evening. So I said hello politely, but then he asked me a question.]

[“Saint, have you ever felt numbness in your lower abdomen since you came to the academy? A strange physical reaction, such as your legs shaking or your stomach constantly aching.”

“No. no. Why are you asking that?”

“I don’t know anything.”

“Oh, indeed. There was a time when my heart felt tight. It wasn’t like that in the past, but recently whenever I see Mr. Evans… .”

“That’s just love.”

“Yes, yes?”

“It’s nothing. I want to have a pretty love.”]

[But what does this mean? Looking at the context, it seems like you are talking about love between opposite sexes, but there is no way that I, a saint, would harbor such wrong feelings!]

“Uh… hmm… .”

At that time, Maria and I’s mouths became frozen at that innocent note.

Albrecht covered his mouth with his hand and smacked his lips with arsenic.

“If you were a demon from the Asmodeus family, you would have already made a mess of the saint due to ‘lust.’ But the saint did not do that. What I saw yesterday was just a kiss.”

His face was full of confidence in his own logic. It’s definitely obnoxious, but leaves me speechless.

“Therefore, the Eastern Dukedom is also excluded. Then, all that remains is the Lucifer family, the Northern Dukes. What do you think? Is it correct?”

I can’t help but cheer for this.

I stood up and gave a standing ovation.

“Bravo! That’s the correct answer, Her Royal Highness!”