-Throne room-

The demon maid silently followed behind Aster who arrived at the throne room because of her father’s summons.

The throne room was filled with elegant and high-class decorations and the floor was covered in bright red carpet.

This room was usually covered in a thin veil of arguments and debates; officials bickering with each other, but for some reason only two people can be seen waiting inside.

One man sitting majestically in the throne; her father, Virhell Lucifer and a lone little girl was on her knees as if showing her fealty.

The room was very quiet and tranquil.

The only noise was from Aster and her servant’s footsteps. Aster proceeded in front of the throne and kneeled.

Wanting to keep the peace and quiet, Aster made her voice as soft and gentle as possible.

“Father, you called for me?”

The crimson demon king glanced at Aster with a gentle expression and then returned his line of sight to the kneeling demon girl.

“It seems this girl carry some kind of message for you. I don’t know what it is though, she don’t want to divulge it to me without your permission.”

As soon as Aster heard these words, she turned around and looked at the demon girl with an inquiring stare.

“Raise your head and speak, who sent it and what is the message all about?”

The demon girl raised her head and looked at her. “I carry a message from a man known as Hein Vilestone.”

As she said that, the crimson demon king’s eyebrow twitched.

Aster on the other hand felt an indescribable feeling as her whole body froze, having been caught off guard by the demon girl’s answer.

“What!? I, is that true? Where did you meet him? Where is he?”

Aster was momentarily put in a daze.

When she finally regained her senses, her emotions suddenly exploded.

She raised her voice without thinking. Even the crimson demon king was caught off guard as his face revealed a deep shock by his daughter’s reaction.

The atmosphere instantly became silent.

Upon noticing her outburst, Aster quickly fixed her appearance as she hung her head in shame.

Her face turned bright red as she stood up.

Biting her lower lip a little, Aster stared at the demon girl and spoke in a softer voice.

“C, can you tell me h, how you met him?”

“Y, yes!”

The demon girl raised her voice in affirmation.

She answered Aster’s request. She spoke about how she was caught by some human slaver and how she met him there.

How she fought him for a very short time, ending with her quick defeat. Hein then told her that he knew Aster and freed her to carry his message for Aster.

However, She had, for the time being, attempted to speak in a way that would conceal the truth regarding Aster and Hein’s ‘Love’ relationship as she don’t know whether it would be fine to say it in front of the crimson demon king.

Aster, her servant and the crimson demon king listened to the demon girl’s story.

“I see, so he freed you from slavery… it seems he really didn’t hold any prejudice towards our kind” The crimson demon king muttered.

Like him, Aster who listened to the demon girl’s story like a good student was also felt pleased inside of her.

Although she believes that Hein didn’t hate her kind as what he shown when they met but after all, it was all just a simple speculation without a proof.

Now hearing what the demon girl told her, this speculation was then strengthened.

‘T-then, if, if I ask for his help, no, without a doubt he will help me right? Although I don’t know what to offer as a return but as long as I can get his help…’

As she began to seriously considering asking his help, she felt her face grow hot.

She, who was on the brink of despair, was like a girl trapped in a very dark, cold place with nothing to rely on.

But the arrival of this message was like a small warm light from a candle suddenly appearing, lighting her path while guiding her out.

Her face couldn’t help but smile as the corner of her eyes began to moist. Noticing it, she hastily and frantically wiped it out as to not let the other people saw it.

‘T, there’s still some hope!’

Her heart began throbbing nonstop.

She hadn’t been conscious of it, however, when the demon girl suddenly said something about Hein; she felt a fuzzy feeling in her chest.

One must know, a girl’s heart is very fragile in their most vulnerable moments. Need just to give light in their darkest hours and the wall around the heart will easily crumble.

She wasn’t aware whether this was love or not.

She was also unable to accept or deny it. Due to her lack of experience, this kind of feeling was a new thing so her being unable to understand it was a very unavoidable fact.

The crimson demon king couldn’t believe the scene that was taking place in front of him. That was because his beloved and treasured daughter was showing an expression she has never shown to anyone.

“T, then you told us that he sent me a message, what is it?”

Aster smiled after asking the demon girl about the message.

Her smile was neither the usual smile nor the strained one but it was the one that has the power to fascinate anyone.

In truth, he, as the crimson demon king and as a father was also fascinated by her smile.

He thought, even though he is her benefactor but Hein is not a person who is worthy of faith due to him being one of the enemy race.

He was also very mysterious and his unknown power and abilities are also very questionable.

If by chance he will become an enemy in the future, he and the other demon race would suffer a tremendous and horrible defeat.

He alone is a very troublesome enemy. He can’t just put his faith in this man called Hein Vilestone.

Upon hearing Aster’s question, the demon girl stared at her in doubt.

Is it really okay to say it in front of the king? Did he already know their ‘secret relationship’?

Not only that, but Hein was a human. If it was known that the crimson demon princess and a human; Hein Vilestone had an intimate relationship, it would spell trouble in several different ways.

“R, right here, your highness??

Aster seemed in doubt for a while but still she nodded.

The demon girl seeing that, clenches her fist and said,

“Y, your l, lover Master Hein Vilestone wanted to meet you. He said [I will be waiting for you at the place where we first met under the moonlit sky. The place where we first exchange greetings]”

When the demon girl finished saying, she noticed the heavy silent over the room.

If one where to look at the surroundings, one would see the crimson demon king with a puzzled look while looking at his daughter, and Aster whose complexion were as if she had just seen a ghost.

Her mouth flapped open and closed with shock.

Actually, the moment the words reached Aster’s ears, she was unable to think. It was as if someone turned off the power to her brain, making her unable to say anything.

[Lover] even a single idiot would know what that means.

The crimson demon king sank into silence, lost in a whirlpool of emotion.

“T, this… who told you that he was her lover?”

The demon girl who sensed something was wrong was cursing in her mind. See! I knew it! The king still doesn’t know their ‘secret relationship’ yet!

Oh my god, I blew it up! What should I do ?!

Gritting her pearl white teeth, the demon girl steeled herself and answered honestly, “I, I heard from the man himself. He said that he and the d-demon princess have a secret relationship …”

The throne room was silent.

The crimson demon king frowned like he must have misheard as he turned his head to his daughter.

If one had to summarize the look on their faces from her words, it would be ‘Incredible.’

With his lips turned upside down, the crimson demon king wore an incredulous expression,

“Aster, is this true?” There was a dangerous edge to his voice, like a thunderstorm about to erupt.

“Uum …”

Aster looked at her father.

Her body gave a small twitch as anyone could see her flustered-looking face.

She was nervous, as she didn’t know what to do. Even the servant behind her could only look at her back with wide opened eyes and her jaw has almost touched the floor.

Aster still didn’t understand what she has just heard, she could only waved her hands and shake her head desperately in denial without saying anything.

However, the crimson demon king still sent her a suspicious gaze.

Rather than choosing to remain silent, she really didn’t know what to say or even how she should react after hearing that ‘ridiculous’ statement.

The demon girl’s words sunk into her chest and her heart began pounding wildly. Her mind turned white and she couldn’t think of anything.

Did she get a boyfriend without her knowing?

… Or maybe she was just being made fun off by that guy? She doesn’t know… but in her mind, Hein is not that kind of person.

He exudes an aura of a serious person… more like isn’t he a boy younger than her?

‘I’m a legit human, well in this world it seems I’m not. Oh, let me tell you a secret, although I look like this, I’m a fresh fifteen years old handsome young man. Due to some reason, I was currently in my childhood appearance but after a few days, I will be able to turn back into my original appearance~’

Now that I think about it, he did say that. Don’t tell me…

“H, hey… t, the one you met… w, was he a boy?”

Aster desperately tried to keep her feelings from showing and asked the demon girl in a calm voice.

Bewildered by the sudden question, the demon girl tilted her head and answered.

“No, Master Hein Vilestone is a very handsome young man around sixteen to seventeen years of human age.”

“Eh… I, is his name really is Hein Vilestone? Really?”

“Yes, that’s what he called himself”

Now she was utterly confused.

If he really is him then what is the meaning of what he said? D, don’t tell me h, he and I… have [that] kind of relationship?

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