[TEASER] Chapter 209: The search, part 2

 

Translator: Denryuu; Editor: Ryunakama

Rodje blinked us over to Uigar, the royal capital of the Heavenly Kingdom of Reubens. She took care to land on a hill overlooking the city instead of in the streets where we could be spotted appearing out of nowhere.

「I had believed the Demon King to be a cold and crafty ruler」, muttered Almeria. 「But now that I’ve met Lylael, my mental image of her has completely changed.」

In other words, Lyla the monarch and Lyla the commoner were very different people.

「Lylael-sama is kind at heart」, agreed Rodje. 「She was crushed by guilt after the Human-Demon War. I’ve been by her side all this time, and it still pains her to see the scars of war even now.」

Perhaps Rodje felt the same way too.

「She may not be able to publicly acknowledge the crimes performed by her army, but I’m not a big fan of the whole ‘integrating into human society to atone for her crimes’ thing.」

Maybe Lyla felt like she deserved some sort of punishment. She had received none, of course, and had instead done all she could to contribute to Vadenhaag’s post-war restoration.

「We can ask her later」, I said. 「We still don’t know if Elvi actually took her.」

I spawned a troupe of ‘Shadows’ to infiltrate Elvi’s mansion. Its interior was easy to navigate as I had been there before.

「That’s a strange spell」, commented Almeria.

「It’s demon magic. I learnt it from Lyla.」

「Eh… hm.」