episode_0024

The identity of the big thing that dared to touch the window of the Northern Duke of Demon World’s residence was an innocent-looking pigeon. A small letter was tied to his ankle.

Leonard knew the identity of the pigeon.

“… carrier pigeon? Was there anyone worthy of sending Jeon Seo-gu?”

Leonard felt an ominous sense of mystery at the appearance of the pigeon, also known as Jeon Seo-gu. But the ominous feeling he felt quickly turned into a pleasant feeling.

This is because the sender of the letter tied to the pigeon’s ankle was captured in its eyes.

“Lilith Klanine! You’re the grand princess of the Western Duke!”

Leonard’s red eyes became huge, like a baby. Although he had not confirmed the contents of the letter yet, Leonard was able to roughly guess the purpose of the letter just by looking at the sender. Presumably, the message is to socialize in order to strengthen harmony between families.

The relationship between the second son of the Lucifer family and Lilith Klanine is not simple. It means that you can rely on the power of the Western Duke, which will be a great help in the competition for successor. Presumably, the western duke, Klana, had also chosen him after keeping an eye on the northern duke, where the competition for successor was in full swing.

That’s a good thing. This is truly a good thing. There is no slope like this.

The emotions of passion and anger that had dominated Leonard until just now disappeared like melting snow in the face of unexpected good news. Occasionally old resentments resurfaced, but such great good news quickly crushed any ill feelings.

Although it was humiliating to borrow the power of the Western Duke, what could it be? Even if he later had to share the power of the Northern Duke after officially becoming a duke, that was a hundred and a thousand times better than being pushed out of the competition for successor.

In the demon world, the competition for successor cannot be seen as a simple ‘competition’. Why don’t all the current dukes have any brothers or sisters left? After becoming adult demons, all of them were purged as punishment. Demons, who are naturally greedy, never want to share power with others.

It is a choice between becoming a winner who has everything or a loser who has been deprived of everything. There is only one place you can pursue. Leonard, the winner, wanted to hold on to that name.

furthermore… That wasn’t the only thing that made Leonard intoxicated with hopeful imagination.

‘ha… That Lilith Klanine, I heard she has a beauty that would make even a wyvern fall, and my strength naturally rises.’

Leonard smelled the stationery with a flushed face and traced the cotton with his fingers. If someone who does not know the situation sees this, they will ask if he is a pervert. However, anyone who knows that the sender of the letter is Lilith Klanine will nod their head and understand.

Lilith Klanine, a rumor that spread throughout the demon world to the extent that it was said that the moon hid and the flowers were ashamed. Although she was around the same age as Leonard, she was famous for her haughty facial expression and charm, and was already being considered as the leading figure of the next generation of the demon world.

Just looking at his prestige and power, he is worth marrying, but he even has a beauty? Even if I live for thousands of years, I will not be able to find a bride like this.

Of course, there is no need to get excited about anticipation already. Because I haven’t even properly checked the contents of the letter yet.

“Phew… What is this? My hands and feet are shaking.”

Tutuk-.

Leonard’s long fingernails tore the seal on the letter. Soon, the letter inside revealed its true feelings to Leonard.

He took a deep breath and opened the letter with a nervous expression. After a while, his face was in full bloom. The ultimate feeling of walking in the clouds took over Leonard.

fluttering-.

The letter, which was of no use, fell helplessly to the floor. Just like cherry blossom petals falling, falling is a fall.

What was only imagined has become a reality. That’s how it was in Leonard’s mind. The young demon, filled with excitement, covered his face with both hands and enjoyed the ecstasy.

Is it because of my mood that the sky of the Demon World looks so bright today? I feel like I can fly across that wide sky. A bright future continued to fill the drawing board in my head.

Just like that, when Leonard was fluttering back and forth between heaven and reality with just a letter.

“Master, it is time to eat.”

A servant’s call was heard outside the door. It was a dull call, contrary to Leonard’s current mood.

“Hmm? Ah, yes, yes. I have to go. We should happily savor the precious meal prepared by our mother!”

However, Leonard did not scold or disparage the attendant. Because I didn’t want to see blood on this beautiful day. So much so that I don’t feel any discomfort even when I think of my youngest brother who even planned to kill me.

“Master, is something pleasant happening?”

“Hahaha, does it look like that?”

“Yes, you don’t usually smile… .”

“You have nothing to know. It’s not certain yet.”

‘It’ll become clear soon, hahahaha!’

Leonard recalled the cliffs of Endros he had seen in the last line of the letter. It’s a cliff famous for being quite spooky, but Leonard’s mouth watered at the thought of having a secret meeting with Lilith Klanine there.

“Come on, let’s go. If this continues, the food will get cold.”

“Yes, oh, and the youngest master cannot come to dinner today.”

“The youngest? Well, that could be it. I heard that it was hit on me and my head was damaged. Could this be the aftereffects? Haha, that would be great if that were the case.”

‘If he became a fool like you… … I need to release the mountain demons that I’ve been pouring so much into, and use a lot of my subordinates. I was really in need of a stupid but strong Hogu subordinate. ‘I inherited my father’s blood, so my talent isn’t bad.’

When you feel good, your compassion becomes stronger. Leonard showed his poor brother a kindness that could be overturned at any time.

While chatting trivially with the servant, Leonard walked trotting into the dining room. At the long table, all seats except for the head of the household were filled by ambitious demons.

Leonard noticed that there was one more vacancy than usual. Due to the nature of demons who are very active and consume a lot of calories, it would have been better to participate in the meal as often as possible, but Leonard secretly laughed at his younger brother who was not present.

“Leonard, come and sit down.”

Letavis, the eldest son, spoke to Leonard. For some reason, his lips were grinning.

“Brother, do you have any luck? You seem to be in a good mood.”

Leonard spits out exactly what he just heard from the servant. To that, Letavis answered solemnly, trying to erase his smile.

“It’s nothing. Hurry up and eat.”

“Yes, the food looks delicious today.”

“My mother’s cooking skills are improving day by day.”

“Oh my? Letavis, this is my first time hearing praise from you.”

The matriarch’s second wife and Leonard’s mother, the female demon, covered her mouth and smiled. It was a benevolent smile that did not match the characteristics of a warlike race, but it was perfectly suited to a peaceful meal.

Rattling-.

“Anyway, why can’t the youngest come today?”

When Leonard asked, his mother answered while holding her fork.

“He said he wasn’t feeling well.”

“The youngest is sick?”

“Yes, he said he couldn’t come out because he had such a high fever that he must have been bitten by a poisonous weed or something.”

“Hmm… Well, that’s quite possible. Because you can’t just live strong every day. Maybe trying it once would be a good experience.”

‘I guess my mother added some new poison to yesterday’s meal. Tsk tsk, after all, it’s the mother’s responsibility to avenge her son!’

Grumble-.

While Letavis was internally cheering, his eldest daughter Adela, who had been eating quietly, suddenly stood up. She was sweating profusely as if she was somewhat anxious.

“I will wake up first.”

“Adela? This is a meal that this little mother put so much effort into, but are you going to wake up without eating even half of it?”

“Sorry. However, I’m worried about Oscar, so the food doesn’t go down my throat.”

“I only have a fever at most, what could be wrong? Sit down.”

“… … sorry. I have to go. I am most responsible for what happened to Oscar… … .”

Despite her mother’s dissuasion, Adela arranged the chairs and left the restaurant. Everyone there knew that it was an informal action, but considering Adela’s endless affection for her younger brother, they obediently let him go.

I didn’t even have the courage to stand in the way of Adela, who was actually the strongest person in this position.

Rattling-.

Rattling-.

Rattling… .

Today, the plentiful table took a long time for dinner. Leonard didn’t like it.

We must quickly go to the cliffs of Endros before night falls. Don’t be late. I don’t want to be a fool who throws away the rope that was given to me by heaven.

“Mom, I think I’ve had enough to eat, so I’ll just get up.”

Grumble-.

So, I accelerated my eating and emptied my plate as quickly as possible. Leonard said, standing up before he could even lick his lips.

“Ah, then I’ll just get up. I’m so full, haha.”

Grumble-.

The eldest son, Letavis, also stood up and spoke. Even though I didn’t eat much.

“Everyone is impatient today. Yes, it’s worth it since I cooked a lot.”

Surprisingly, my uncle readily accepted, and Leonard and Letavis left the restaurant as soon as permission was given. Both seemed to have something urgent to do.

The younger mother stared at the backs of her biological son and adopted son. She waited patiently until their figures completely disappeared from sight, and then stood up as if she had been waiting.

When others at the table asked why it suddenly happened while I was eating well.

“I’m going to go to the bathroom for a moment.”

After giving a sharp answer, she walked confidently out of the kitchen.

Jeopuk-.

A female demon walks down the hallway of the Northern Duke’s residence.

Jeopuk-.

She is a middle-aged female demon with a slightly bent waist and two lines of wrinkles on her face.

Jeopuk-.

Her hair did not lose its luster despite the passage of time. Her silky, shiny hair fluttered vigorously as she pulled off her hairpin.

Jeopuk-.

It has two red eyes. The eyes shine brightly as if two ruby crystals were embedded in them. Burning joy, desire, and anticipation bloom within it.

Jeopuk-.

The female demon continued to walk without hesitation until she reached the end of the hallway. The steps are as gentle as a fox and as refreshing as a water strider. We had already passed the bathroom a long time ago, but the female demons didn’t pay any attention.

Jeopuk-.

At the end of the long hallway was an old-fashioned window. Moonlight flows freely through the window. Standing under the bright moonlight, the female demon grinned, casting a long shadow toward the hallway.

Slurp-.

The shadow gradually changes. The body becomes smaller and the height decreases. The shadow’s mouth was still torn to the point that it caught both ears, but the shape of its face changed into a variety of colors. It is a change for which the term degeneration rather than evolution or hatching is more appropriate.

Slurrr-.

White smoke billows out like a cigar cloud. Long hair becomes shorter, and wrinkles on the skin are tightened. Every time this happened, the smoke rose as if evaporating and decorated the high ceiling of the duke’s residence.

pop-!

At the end of the series of steps, a boy stood. It is a boy with white gloves covering the leather of his hands. Her hair is so short that it doesn’t even cover her ears, and her back is straight.

Taking in the blue moonlight with his whole body, the boy enjoyed the thrill.

‘Hwiyuu! I almost got caught! I’m glad I finished eating right before the transformation session ended, I almost got caught, right? Aren’t you eating too long? They say eating too short is bad for your health, but eating too long is the same!’

Uncharacteristic of someone who had just escaped a crisis, the boy smiled brightly like a sunflower in full bloom.

‘Haaa… It’s fun, it’s so fun. What would happen if you got caught? It must have gone to the demon trial without a move, right? If I had done that, I would have been in prison… Good thing you didn’t get caught! I’m sick of being locked up in jail again! If it weren’t for Tartarus, it might be okay! Should I have taken this opportunity to stage a prison break show?’

No, rather, he seemed to enjoy the thrill and danger. The boy hurriedly changed his clothes, muttering a lot to himself that a normal demon would never empathize with.

“Because it was the last supper, they prepared a lot of food, but did you like it? Kyahahaha-.”

I changed my clothes and put a white mask on my face. A mask that catches the blue moonlight and becomes bluer than its natural color.

Movement is twisted. This is proof that the boy is excited. He moved his legs around as if he were doing a frivolous tap dance, put on a new pair of pants, and draped a white suit of a size appropriate for his body over his upper body. I don’t know where I got it from, but I placed a stylish white magician’s hat on my head.

Oscar, who has finished preparing, begins to move. Eyes twinkling under the moonlight fill the hallway with madness.

The cheerful tap dance combines with the humming upper body to create a strange harmony. It plays completely separately from Oscar’s humming and whistling. Chaos walks happily dancing.

The destination is the cliffs of Endros. This is where a villain called a young man and a boy. Tonight, it was also where the villain’s favorite magic show would take place.

Due to the circumstances, I am secretly disappointed that the scale of the magic show will be a bit small.

It was enough to deal with two demons. There is no need to use an orc-killing knife to kill goblins.

“Showtime is back.”