Chapter 24: My Daughter Lilith⁉️【Part 1】

【Demon King PoV】

I woke up after a thousand years.

My name is Lucifer, I’m… I was the former Demon King.

After fighting bravely with the heroes and almost dying, but finally defeating them, I lost almost all my mana.

To not die I decided to go into a profound rehabilitation, a sleep rehab.

Then after a thousand year, I finally woke up from this sleep.

But…

Although my castle was exactly like my old one.

This world, it wasn’t my world.

Everything about it was strange.

Everything about it was new.

This world wasn’t like my world, and it didn’t feel like I had traveled a thousand years into the future.

Because if it was, I would feel that it’s mana was strange, the way it behaved.

That mana of this world has a strange behavior, it sounds like it’s not me who’s controlling, not me who was hosting it but I was taking it from somewhere else.

Of course, my world could change at this point.

I don’t know why neither I know how, my guts are giving me a feeling that this isn’t my world, and my guts never fail me.

I started walking around the castle, everything in it seemed normal to me.

The maids recognized me, the butlers too.

Everyone respected me.

Then I noticed something strange.

An extra room, whose room could that be?

Has someone moved in?

No… I don’t think so.

I forbade moving before falling into eternal sleep.

To better understand what was going on, I stopped one of my subordinates who was walking around the castle.

“Whose room is this?”

I was a very meticulous boss when it came to the castle, after all I spent a lot of my life here.

I knew every piece, every brick, every speck of dust.

I couldn’t get dates with other girls so decorating the castle was my entertainment… cough cough…

I mean…

I was a great boss.

“Lucifer-sama, this room belongs to your daughter, Lilith.”

Wait a minute.

My daughter? Lilith? What kind of joke is this?

I stood there in shock for at least five whole minutes. I didn’t blink. I didn’t move. I probably looked like a total idiot standing still in the middle of the hall. But who could blame me?

I never had any experience with any girl. I was the legendary lonely Demon King! Heroes tried to kill me all the time, and girls never looked at me twice! How did someone like me suddenly have a daughter?

Impossible!

I shook my head quickly, trying to get rid of the weird feeling. Maybe it was just a prank. Maybe my subordinates were just having fun making fun of their boss who’d been sleeping for a thousand years.

Yes, that must be it!

I turned quickly toward my subordinate.

“You got me good, haha. Nice joke. But seriously, whose room is this?”

He looked at me, confused, tilting his head slightly.

“What do you mean joke, Lucifer-sama? This really is Lilith-sama’s room.”

Damn it! Why does he look so serious?

No. I refuse to believe it.

I walked away quickly before my subordinate could notice my confusion. As I walked down the long hallway, everything around me started looking suspicious.

That maid over there who smiled when I walked by, she knew something!

That butler polishing the armor, he was suspicious too!

Even that cat sleeping on the carpet! I don’t remember having a cat in the castle! Since when did I allow cats here!?

I was going crazy. Maybe the sleep messed with my head. I took a deep breath. Okay, calm down Lucifer. You’re the Demon King. Act like one!

I went to my favorite chair in the throne room to sit and think. I crossed my legs and put on my best “I’m thinking something very important” face.

But after ten minutes, my head started to hurt.

Daughter. Daughter. Daughter.

This word was stuck in my head like some catchy song. I don’t remember any daughter. Maybe they misunderstood something. Maybe there was another Lucifer in this weird world.

That must be it!

In fact, it made perfect sense. This new world probably had another Demon King named Lucifer, and he was obviously not as cool as me. He probably had a girlfriend and went on dates and stuff. Such a lazy loser. Instead of fighting heroes, he was busy doing… other things.

Ah, this makes me mad.

There can’t be another Lucifer more successful than me. I worked too hard! I never even took holidays. Never took breaks. Never went on dates. Just me and the castle. Every single day.

In this thousand-year sleep, maybe my legend got weaker.

This is really bad.

What if this Lilith girl starts calling me father?

What if she expects presents on her birthday?

Wait, what do daughters even like these days? Cute clothes? Flowers? Candy?

I’m broke, you know!?

I haven’t worked in a thousand years! I can’t afford a daughter now! I already have lots of subordinates to feed. One more mouth would ruin me.

Wait, wait, wait. What am I thinking? I’m the Demon King, why should I care about money?

Because I’m responsible, that’s why!

I sighed loudly. This was getting worse by the second.

I stood up and decided to go check the suspicious room again. Maybe I missed something important. Maybe there was some clue in there about the fake Lucifer who dared have a daughter in my castle.

But as soon as I got close, I heard noises.

A laugh.

A girl’s laugh!

My legs froze. Damn it, I’m not good with girls! I spent my whole life fighting annoying heroes and polishing my castle floors. How am I supposed to talk to a daughter? What if she asks something embarrassing?

“Father, how did you meet mother?”

What am I supposed to say!?

“Oh, daughter, your mother doesn’t exist. I’m just a lonely Demon King who spent my whole life alone in this castle.”

Ah, too depressing.

Suddenly, the laugh got louder, and the door started to open. I panicked and hid behind a nearby curtain. A very manly action, if you ask me.

From behind the curtain, I saw two maids coming out of Lilith’s room, whispering and giggling.

“Is Lucifer-sama awake yet?”

“He is. I saw him walking earlier.”

“Ah, Lilith-sama will be so happy!”

Happy?

Me?

I’m freaking out here, ladies!

After they left, I stepped out slowly from behind the curtain. Now I was sweating. This Lilith person was already making trouble for me.

But, maybe… just maybe… if she was nice, she could be helpful.

Wait, what if she was evil? I mean, she’s my daughter after all. What if she inherited my brilliant evil genius?

If she wants to steal my throne?

Ah, no way, right?

I felt dizzy. This parenting thing was exhausting. How do heroes handle their relationships while trying to fight me?

I have to admit, they have impressive energy.

Fine, Lucifer. Time to face reality. You’re now a Demon King and a father. Deal with it like a true evil boss!

“Are you okay… Lucifer-sama?”

“Yes… I’m fine… I’m fine.”

“Thank Godnees.”

With that he left.

After a while, the bedroom door opened.

My “Daughter” came out.

She was a woman, her hair was red as fire, she was wearing naught but a scant summer shift.

What did they teach this girl, damn it.