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Chapter 125: First Meeting
Chapter 125: First Meeting
Chapter 125: First Meeting
???? First Meeting
Good day, another greeting from Jilbagias who became so perplexed seeing the horizontal welcome banner raised as soon as I arrived at the main residence of Reiju clan's patriarch.
In the garden of the main residence, in addition to the three young demons who raised the welcome banner, there was also a group of demons wearing their noble, ceremonial dress-barbarian style-.
?Hohohoho, so that's the aforementioned Young Master.?
?Such powerful magical power.?
?Even more powerful than the rumours.?
?Rather, it's almost unbelievable that he's only 5 years old…?
They were muttering quietly with an amused face while looking at us, but??
The aforementioned trio seemingly couldn't read the air.
?YOUNG MASTER!?One of them, whose white hair swept back, entrusted the pole of the banner to the other two and knelt down in front of me.
He unfolded the folding fan held in each of his hands??
?Lead Us??To Frontline??
And revealed the partial sentence written on its' surface.
?Please allow us to become your retainer!?
Following his example, the other two also knelt while saying ?Please make us your retainer!? too.
… Who in the world was these guys!?
Where's your pride for going as far as begging to a 5-year-old kid!? Are you guys even demons!?
But upon a closer look, they did have horns, their skin was also bluish-white, and had appropriate magical power… Ante, can you tell me the comparison between my magical power and these three?
?Every single one of them is slightly stronger than 2/3 of your magical power…?
Though Ante was quite objective in her judgment, her voice trailed at the end. I see, so they're stronger than Baron but lacking a bit to be a viscount…
?The chance to go to the frontline rarely comes nowadays!!?
?We'll be useful for sure!?
?By all means, please bring us to the frontline!?
I didn't know how to react to the trio who was pleading as if their life was on the line.
?I don't even know your names yet.?
So I asked the most obvious question.
?Ah! What a blunder, we are???
When the man with swept-back hair closed the folding fans and stood with an embarrassing grin on his face??
?YOU LITTLE PUNK!!!?
Yes, right at that very moment?? An angry roar could be heard coming from the front gate of the mansion.
?SOME NERVE YOU GOT THERE FOR GREETING IGNORING THE PATRIARCH EH!??
A tall, elderly demon appeared while kicking the entrance door. His silver hair had gray streaks. And though a deep crease formed on his forehead, it was obvious that he was quite handsome in his youth. He came toward us with a vigorous stride?? Followed from behind by some people who looked like him. They might be his relatives.
?Oh crab!?
?RUNRUNRUN!?
?WE WILL COME TO GIVE OUR GREETING AGAIN, YOUNG MASTER!?
The trio quickly folded the banner with trained movement and ran at lightning speed while waving their hand at me. They were so fu*cking fast when it comes to running away… Maybe they'll escape just like that on the battlefield…
?Those little punks did it again…?
Said the middle-aged demon while looking at the trio with a grim face.
But he quickly looked at my way with a look akin to a bird of prey.
?I'm the Duke of the Demon Kingdom, and also the patriarch of Reiju clan, Jijiwald Reiju.?
The middle-aged demon?? Jijiwald gave his introduction.
So this guy was the patriarch of the Reiju clan!
According to Platy, he was 220 years old this year. And yet, he seems to still be in his prime. His magical power which felt like a giant boulder was truly appropriate for a duke. It was obvious from his movement that he was a veteran warrior. And yet, there was not even a single trace of scars on his body, as expected of a Reiju clan member!
?I'm delighted to be able to reach this day safely, Platy. Oh my, so this is your prided son.?
Jijiwald spoke to Platy with a wild smile on his face.
?Good day, dear uncle. Yes, I've been waiting for this day too.?
Platy bowed politely with a smile on her face. It kinda felt like a joke.
The way she carried herself to greet the patriarch politely, maintaining an intimate atmosphere without depreciating her status as archduchess was?? Superb.
She taught me how to adjust my speech beforehand. I was the future (candidate)of Demon King, but the current me was just a viscount. I couldn't act too arrogant, nor too humble. I must show proper respect to the current patriarch while maintaining a resolute attitude without being disrespectful.
Then everyone looked at me as if they were urging me to speak.
Well then. I wet my lips in preparation to speak and??
?Ooh…?
??The people around raised a buzz when I did so.
?Woof.?
Just when I was wondering what happened, the passenger of the other carriage came out. Garounya who carried Liliana, and Lyla peeking from behind.
?That's… The rumored…?
?High elf… Pet…?
?Diabolical Fetish… Diagias…?
The inquisitive eyes and murmuring of the other people around was??
?Is that a… Human??
?Nope… She has horns…?
?Aren't those dragon's horns??
Lyla stirred slightly, feeling uncomfortable due to the attention.
?Not even a dragon… Is spared…?
?Presented… By Dark Dragon…?
?Maid slave… How envious…?
Murmurmurmurmurmur…
Platy maintained her smile while Jijiwald and the others were murmuring quietly.
The heck, this was supposed to be my home base, yet it feels like an away match…
?HNNN!?
But since this would be an important first meeting, I coughed lightly to dispel the awkward atmosphere.
?It's nice to meet you, I'm the 7th Demon King's Child, Jilbagias.?
I introduced myself while bowing politely.
?E-Uhm.?
Jijiwald nodded as if he just snapped out of his daze.
?Nice to meet you! Your gallant figure is true to the rumour???
… Stop looking at Liliana and co, old man!!
???True to the rumour, you really are a gallant man!! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!?
This ain't a joke old man!! At least don't show your confusion on your surface!!
?Dear me, let me guide you to the banquet that has been prepared, but let me introduce my family first!?
Jijiwald recovered from his initial shock and then pointed at the demons behind him.
?This one is my son, Siegwald.?
?Long time no see, Platy. And this must be the first time we meet, Jilbagias.?
The one who greeted me with a refreshing wild smile was a silver-haired handsome man with a stern face.
I know him. Siegwald Reiju, 120 years old. His peerage was marquis. Platy's cousin, and the next patriarch of the Reiju clan.
He had the aura of a veteran warrior. His standing posture was firm without any opening. In spite of smiling amiably, his eyes observed me in detail from head to toe, making it impossible to let my guard down. His intimidating presence made it clear that he could kill me with a smile on his face. This person might be one of the few people in the clan who could defeat Platy in a spear match.
?Nice to meet you, Siegwald-dono.?
I returned the greeting flawlessly without averting my gaze from his reddish-brown eyes.
?And this one is my son and daughter. They might not be in the same age group as you?? But since their outside appearance is about the same as you, please get along with them.?
Siegwald then introduced the young woman and young man on his sides. Appearance Wise, they look like a human in their teens for the woman and a man in his early twenties for the man, but since a demon’s body fully matures at the age of fifteen, they might be even younger than that.
?Yo, Jilbagias. I'm Eijiwald Reiju. A viscount just like you.?
The young man presented his hand with a smile on his face. Eijewald Reiju?? Properly speaking, he was the next patriarch after the next one. If my memories serve me right, he was 17 years old.
?Nice to meet you, Eijewald. I'm Jilbagias.?
I grabbed his hand without hesitation?? A handshake was rare among the demon race. And just as I'd expected, he raised the strength of his grip as if to test my power.
?Hahahaha. Nice to meet you too… Future Demon King, is it??
Eijewald loosened his grip. Woops?? Though he lowered his voice, did he intentionally drop a bombshell in a public place? Though he was laughing, just like his father, his eyes were by no means laughing.
?Can we say this in a public place?? I sent an eye signal to Jijiwald and??
?Such a reckless remark isn't something appropriate to be spoken in a public place.?
Jijiwald gave a mild warning with a stern look on his face. Platy just smiled lightly as usual without saying anything.
?It's not a reckless remark! He's the young genius of our clan. What's wrong with having some expectation on him, Dear Father??
Eijewald released my hand as he spoke amusingly.
Though no one mentioned it, I'm sure that everyone knows that I was far too young(5 years old).
And yet?? Despite having equal peerage, Eijewald treats me, someone whose age is far younger than him, as if I was his superior.
Eijewald expressed his respect for my future achievements. But it was the kind of subtleties that were hardly understood among the demon race due to their prideful nature??
?… He's still a fledgling though.?
I looked at Jijiwald instead of Eijewald, and spun my words carefully without being disrespectful to someone whose peerage was superior to me, nor being too humble either.
?as the proud warrior of Reiju clan, my current focus is to what is going to come next.?
?… Uhm! Nice spirit you got there!!?
Jijiwald and Siegwald nodded in approval upon hearing my attitude that was accepting Eijewald without giving a clear answer to Eijewald's remark??
?Ahahaha.?
Eijewald burst into laughter as if this was other people's business. This brat…!
?You're a brat too.?
Darn, I almost forgot about that!
?Jilbagias, you're the star of hope for our clan! Allow me to introduce you to my granddaughter. Rumifia.?
Jijiwald pushed the back of the young woman with a smile on his face. His eyes arched like a typical old man. Well since this was his granddaughter, he might find her adorable.
The said person stepped forward, albeit with a reluctant face…
?… Nice to meet you.?
And spoke curtly without even trying to put more emotion in her voice.
Rumifia Reiju, was supposed to be 13 years old this year.
?Nice to meet you, Rumifia.?
I replied back with a sociable smile, and yet Rumifia glared angrily at me for some reason.
?… I'm going back to my room.?
She averted her face and left quickly.
Eh… Everyone in that place was equally dumbfounded.
Such blatant aversion.
Did she by chance hate me or something?
?She's a girl in her rebellious phase you know? Look at yourself. Hey, turn around quickly.?
When I turned around, my gaze met with Lyla.
And Liliana who was sitting quietly beneath Lyla's feet.
?Aah…?
I guess I did something that made her feel a sense of aversion toward me…
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