A Demon Lord’s Tale: Dungeons, Monster Girls, and Heartwarming Bliss

"... what?

Always a gentleman-style man with a thin grin on his mouth - Argos listens back unexpectedly and truthfully.

"Ha, apparently Kakuza failed to fan. I'm sorry, but if I leave it to that man, it won't be a problem, and I'm late for confirmation."

"... no, I don't mind that. Please continue with your report."

After a slight flash of flattery, he immediately grinned at his mouth, and Argos urged his men to do so.

"Firstly, as the brave arrived in the city, so did the Kakuza to the point of attracting demons. We have confirmation that a definite number of troops have come to attack."

"? You said you succeeded there and still failed to fan?

"Yes, it seems that a brave man has completely repelled the raid without causing any damage to the people of the city."

To my men's words, Argos shows how he's eaten.

"... that, if it really is, is something to snort about the failure of the fan as well. But that brave man has that much strength? As far as I know, that brave man should only possess the ability not to be far from the strength of his predecessors..."

"If I may say so with understanding, I would have overestimated sweetly the potential of those promoted by the brave. It's too late to assume that boulders possess enough strength to destroy hundreds of demons by themselves..."

"... only that she is a brave man, right? Got it, next time, let's say we set a trap in a direction she can't demonstrate that strength. So, Kakuza, what about you?

"... that's a little odd"

"Weird, is it?

Always brief and easy to understand, Argos listens to the report while his subordinates are slightly surprised to cloud the words.

"Kakuza's body was found from a demonic nest. They did it as a show to the demons, and it was heavily damaged... some of the wounds were stabbed with a small knife"

"Huh... I see. He said he should have succeeded in guiding the demon, but found the body in the demon's nest, and that he thought he had been hit by someone who wasn't a demon, and he had a scratch. So you're saying there's a third party who tried to throw you into the demon's nest for post-processing, right?

"Perhaps. And in connection with that, there's another report."

"Let's hear it."

"Of the brave, a man appeared who named his fiancée. The man was now accompanied by a brave man, and was wearing a mask like a dogma,"

"! It appeared in the disturbance of the king's capital in the example, is it a 'mask'!

To Argos with his eyes open, his men snort cocklessly.

"There is no certainty, but even when the 'mask' appeared before, there was also a figure of bravery nearby. I think it's likely."

"Hmm... I mean, you think it was that mask that ended you, Kakuza? And is there a concern that he has been omitted from this information?"

"I still only know vague information, so I'm not sure if it really is... but I was wondering if I ever went beyond alert to a possible information breach"

"I agree, it's a pain in the ass. If that mask is truly the same person as the mask that appeared before, it must have considerable strength. Assuming you're one of my men, Kakuza, the most militant and mind-turning, you're eaten if you make a mistake."

Argos silenced for a while before slowly opening his mouth.

"... Anyway, I don't have enough information. Brave men are fine at this time. Keep it for monitoring only. You can use half of your men, so gather information about the man as soon as possible."

Copy that, sir.

When his men drowned their heads on Argos, they left the room intact.

Argos, alone, erases the grin that was floating, with a creepy true face with no facial expression whatsoever, groans with a potpout.

"... utterly, abominably. I can't let one of my brave little girls fall for me. I can't use her. Useless. At least you should have done something clean and harmful."

Gilli, and after eating his teeth tight, Argos can bring his usual smile to his mouth again when he softens his expression all the time.

"... well fine. Either way, where she's now reached Wang Du, it's too late. Let her despair just by applying mud to my measures"

A small sneer echoed into the room.

The next day.

He heard Nell's departure from somewhere, leaving the city with many popular cheers, hours early.

"... and the carriage is quite free, isn't it? I thought a carriage trip would be more fun..."

"Well, there's always no substitute around here, because it's a killer landscape. - Yes, sir. - Full house."

"Hmm... two pairs. You've got a better poker face..."

"I played with everyone every day, and I was trained."

I shuffle the cards as I roar at Nell, who says that as he nicks.

But good.

Yesterday's smile was a smile that seemed generous in the back, but today's smile is just a smile with no backdrop, purely glad to win.

It's been one night and they've completely fixed my mood.

After that yesterday, I slept a little and rested, and then maybe it did my job to hang out with her all day shopping.

... Yesterday was a day when I realized that women still like to shop in every world.

How can a woman do such tiresome shopping for hours?

After the original day of motion, it may be, but me, I've already been down with mental fatigue along the way, whereas Nell was fine until the end.

Even the tireless flesh of the Demon King is no match for a shopping girl.

- And that's how I was free crushing with Nell and Trump. At that time, I vibrate small with Gattatan, and the speed of the carriage decreases.

"Oh?"

When you stop the hand that cuts the cards and peek out the carriage window, what you see in your sight is the wall.

It is an outer wall, which continues everywhere as far as the field of vision is concerned.

Are you there?

Wang Du, Arsil.

Looks like another carriage has stopped in front of a group of carriages of our lords and braves, and slowed down for that reason.

……

Nell also follows me again to check outside, and only strengthens his body for a moment.

... In this situation, even when you were playing cards with me, your heart might have been frightened to imagine when you arrived in the king's capital.

"... it's okay"

I put my hands on her head and stroke her.

"Next to you, there's me all the time. Besides me, there are more people on your side. So it's okay to be grand. There's nowhere to be afraid."

"... yeah. I know. Thank you."

Nell nodded, just looking firmly at the outer wall of the Wang capital, slowly but with a ready look.