Maou Reijou no Kyouiku Gakari - Chapter 8 – Explanations and Decisions –

Chapter 8 – Explanations and Decisions –

「Seriously, those girls are the Demon King’s daughters!」

「They are the genuine, true daughters of the Demon King Hazaru-sama.」

She responds in slightly broken language, perhaps to adjust for me.

「……Okay, I get it. I’ll trust you for now.」

「Thank you for your understanding.」

I don’t fully believe it yet, but repeating this question any more would only give me the same reply.

And more importantly, I myself no longer feel this woman in front of me is lying anymore.

For now, I’ll move on to the next question. I still have a lot to ask.

「Why me?　Like those girls said, I’m human.」

Humans and demons have been fighting each other for hundreds or even thousands of years.

Just as the demon king has demonstrated his full power and threatened the human race’s sphere of existence, a brave man called the “hero” has emerged from the human race and pushed back the demon race’s sphere of influence.

As such both sides are weighed down like a balance and has been going on since long ago.

There has been no major conflict for a while now and it’s almost like a real truce, but that doesn’t mean there has been no interaction on both sides.

There are small conflict that happen everywhere, but we don’t even know when it’ll trigger a major problem.

If it’s not a joke, I can’t help but think that their out of their minds to welcome me, a human, as an instructor for the daughters of the demon king.

「We have taken all of these factors into consideration and have judged that Frey-sama is the most suitable for the job.」

「Judgment?　The Demon King?」

「Hazaru-sama is one of them.」

「Does that mean there’s someone else involved?」

Rose remains silent in response to my question.

So this means she can’t answer this.

「It’s fine. But what do you mean when you said I’m the right person for the job? Sure, I was a teacher in a human school, but I’ve never done anything like teaching someone from the demon race.」

Even if it wasn’t me, I’ve never heard of a human teaching anyone from the demon race.

It’s a mystery whether the demon race even have the concept of schools and teachers in the first place.

「You don’t need to worry about that. All Frey-sama needs to do is to continue to instruct them as you have been doing until now.」

「The same teachings I did for the humans in school? For the daughters of a demon king?」

「Yes.」

Rose replies shortly without hesitation.

I’m getting more and more confused if I should teach the demon race the human way.

「So?　What’s your goal?　What do you really want to do with those kids?」

「Under Frey-sama’s guidance, I want them to grow up to be the master of all demons.」

Growing up to be the one who stands above all demons….

I remember earlier the girl named Anna, who seems to be the oldest, said they were fighting for succession.

If I think of Rose’s words and that story together, this is nothing more than you telling me to raise the next demon king, that’s way too abrupt.

「….Do you have some other purpose in mind?」

「No, I don’t. That is all I want.」

I’ve been trying to figure out how she would respond, so I’ve said it with a strong tone, but it was easily returned.

I stare into those black pearl-like eyes as if searching for hidden intentions.

However, I can’t read her emotions at all, and I can’t seem to understand what she’s thinking.

「Do you expect me to talk to them in the first place? Me a 『Human』?」

「Yes, that is part of why I believe Frey-sama is the most appropriate person to educate the young ladies.」

I’ve been calling it a proper and appropriate talk for a while now, but what the hell does she know about me?

Screw you, if that story is true, they should be the ones who have to deal with me saying no.

I don’t know if they’re the demon king’s daughter or not, but I don’t have to deal with these messed up people.

I just need to say no and get out of this shady place.

That’s what my head is thinking, but I can’t find the words to say it.

The only thing that comes to mind is the look of triumph on that guy’s face at that time.

And as we stare at each other, time only passes by.

「Is that all the questions you have?　If so, we have a room for you, so you can rest and relax there tonight.」

After a few minutes of silence, Rose says this and opens the door and urges me to follow her.

I don’t remember much what happened after that.

I found myself in the room I was led to, lying on a bed that looked ten times more comfortable and a hundred times more expensive than the one I was used to at home.

I don’t know if Rose, who had finished showing me around, had some more work to do after this, or if she was going to rest herself, but she just said, 『Please make a decision by tomorrow morning』 and walked out of the room, leaving a few papers behind.

Lying down, I reached for those papers that were placed on the small table right beside me.

On it, there was a detailed description of the overall findings of those five sisters, from their height and weight to their personalities, preferences and aptitudes.

One by one, I carefully read it, which is almost identical to the surveys of students I used to keep during my time at the academy.

It’s easy to see that those five are still young teenage girls who are no different from the students there, except that they are demons.

Depending on their future experience and education, I don’t even know how they will grow up and what kind of adult they will become, they’re an existence with infinite potential.

My path in the human world is now completely closed.

The story that I was fired from the academy for misconduct would soon spread to all forms of life, and not just the education world.

If that happens, even if I returns, the only thing I can do is to feed myself daily with manual labor at best.

For who and for what have I worked so bloody hard for?

The choices given to us, the things we can and should do are again aligned.

Then there’s only one answer.

With great determination, I then close my eyes.

My body, tired from the many things that has happened beyond my expectations, was quickly enveloped in a comfortable slumber, and my consciousness quickly disappeared into the darkness.

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The next morning, just as I wake up, there was a knock on the door.

It’s as if she was waiting outside the room for me to wake up at the right moment.

「Come in.」

I say to the person outside the door, thinking that a maid who seems to be capable from her actions could do that much.

「Excuse me. I have brought your breakfast.」

It was Rose, of course, who was on the other side of the door.

She said they had another servant, but I haven’t met that person yet.

「I’ve decided to take on the role of being their instructor.」

I tell Rose this as she walks into the room, pushing a serving cart.

For a moment, she has a momentary look of surprise and happiness on her face.

「Yes, I understand. Now, we’ll meet again after breakfast, but before that, I will prepare your hot bath.」

It wasn’t long before I gloated in my mind that I had seen something unusual.

Rose quickly returns to her usual blank expression and arranges a delicious breakfast on the table in a calm manner, as if to say she knew I would make that choice.

Well there’s no turning back now.

With this, I’m now the instructor who will raise those five sisters to become great demon kings.