Chapter 504.1
In the Demon Realm’s Royal Capital (2)
Then, I listened to the story of the Demon King for a while.
His wife was a woman of a different species called Wise Devil. Although she was a demon, she was not a n.o.ble but a commoner.
Well, the Demon race cared more about “power” than status. But even so, it would be quite unusual for a commoner to be chosen to be the King’s companion.
Originally, she was one of the maids of the castle, and it seemed that she had known Finar since Finar became the Demon King.
So, they had basically known each other for several decades now.
She was a very lively woman, and even among the highest cla.s.s of maids, she was so beautiful in each of her gestures that Finar remembered her well, and that was the reason why Finar approached her in the first place.
In other words, she would be like Layla in our family.
He was joking earlier that he could find anyone if he wanted to, but in fact, it turned out that he had already found someone he liked and decided to marry her.
It seems like she struggled a lot with the fact that she was married to such a serious person, and she often got angry with Finar for his inattentiveness and lack of attention towards his own personal affairs due to his daily busy schedule.
“Haha, that’s nice. In your case, wouldn’t it be better to have someone close to you who is worrying and even angry at you, I think?”
The other Rulers I knew were all basically putting their own family affairs behind and seemed to take it for granted or not care about it at all and focused solely on how to improve their domain.
They do all possess a sense of responsibility as Rulers, and have been doing their best at their ruling.
I would probably be the only one among those rulers who didn’t really care about my own duty as a ruler of a country.
As such, I think it would be good for Finar to have someone who watches over him from a different perspective than he was viewing himself.
In our case, I have a lot of people who look out for me and I look out for them, so it was a perfect balance.
As a matter of fact, it was Lefi who was most keen about observing everyone.
She always noticed if something was wrong, like when Layla, who rarely expressed her true feelings, was a little out of shape but never noticed this herself.
“Well, maybe that’s true. I’ve always just said to myself, ‘I’m busy, but it’s okay,’ but I know that’s not a good thing to do.”
I guess it was just because of his temperament that he liked to be busy, even if he understood that it was not a good thing to do.
He understood that it was a bad habit, but he thought it was inevitable since he was the King.
“Oh, let her nag at you every day, and then have her play silly games with you. It will be quite the experience.”
“…Uncle Finar, it would be kind of funny if you became like the Master.”
Enne, who knew what happened at home, said after my words, sounding a little amused.
Hmmm, they’ve probably seen a lot of my pathetic behavior, our kids.
It would certainly be interesting to see Finar do the same.
The Demon King looked at us and said, “Muuu, I bet you’re having fun, aren’t you, both of you? But well, it’s still a bit of a new experience for me. My partner is about to become a Queen, but she has no intention of quitting her job as a maid.”
Wasn’t that great?
“From what I hear, she seems to be quite a strong woman. I’d like to meet her…”
“Okay, this may be a good opportunity for you to meet her today. –Let’s go and see her.”
The Demon King called out to his subordinates who were waiting for him, and one of them left the room – and soon after that.
What appeared was a very beautiful lady dressed in a maid’s uniform.
She was not a pretty girl, but a beautiful woman, with a horn on her forehead like an ogre, looking slender in appearance.
Her hair color was almost black, and the combination of her face and the single horn gave her an impression of a j.a.panese-style beauty. She would look good in a kimono or something.
“Kua, this is the Emperor of Rogard Empire and the Demon Lord of a Labyrinth, Yuki, the Demon Emperor. He holds many t.i.tles, you know. And the girl next to him is his daughter, Zaienne. She is a rare child who belongs to the Demon Sword race. Now, say h.e.l.lo.”
Then she – the maid called Kua – made a beautiful bow toward us.
“Nice to meet you, Your Majesty the Demon Emperor. And, Lady Zaienne. I am Kuala Luka. I have always heard about you from Finar, and I am very sorry that my husband seems to be causing trouble for His Majesty Yuki.”
“No, really, please hold Finar’s reins from now on.”
“Please leave it to me. As Finar’s wife, I will admonish my husband.”
“Yuki, I don’t want to be the only victim of this nonsense.”
Finar smiled with meaning, and I shrugged my shoulders.
Although Kuala Luka kept a straight face during the conversation, she was probably just responding to my joke.
Well, I think I could get along with this person.
I want to bring my army of wives and introduce them to her.
“…beautiful bride.” (Enne)
“Thank you, Lady Zaienne. You are also very beautiful. Your dress is of very good color and structure, and I can see that you are very elegant.” (Kuala Luka)
“Thank you, and please call me Enne.” (Enne)
“Lady Enne, I am thankful for your kindness. Please call me Kua as well.” (Kuala Luka)
“…Nn…Pleasure to meet you, Kua. But please don’t call me Lady. I prefer a more casual approach.” (Enne)
“I would also like you to call me more casually as well like Enne. I’m not used to formalities, so please don’t use it.” (Yuki)
“…I understand. I’m sure this Kua will be able to make friends with Enne and your family.” (Kua)
“Is that so? I’m glad to hear that.” (Enne)
Finar smiled as he watched Enne and his wife exchange a few words.
“Well, this is the kind of girl she is. Quite a strange girl, isn’t she?” (Finar)
I couldn’t help but chuckle when Kua replied with, “My, Your Majesty. You are saying that in the presence of the person in question? Please be prepared.”
“…Prepare for what?” (Finar)
“Well, it’s not something I’m willing to say…” (Kua)
“Oh, are you planning to do something you couldn’t speak of?” (Finar)
“…well, I can tell that you two are getting along pretty well, I would say.” (Yuki)
What to say… they didn’t look like they would match each other at all, but they might be surprisingly well suited for each other.