Reincarnated Devil's Strongest Hero Training Plan ~The baby he picked up has grown up so well that his father is confused~ - Chapter 67
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Reincarnated Devil’s Strongest Hero Training Plan ~The baby he picked up has grown up so well that his father is confused~
Chapter 67 What the Demon King Eats
After resolving the issues in the border county, exactly one month later…
Ars spent his summer vacation with Hades, indulging in “ahh” attacks, turning her brain into mush, around that time.
In a parallel dimension known as the demon realm on the other side of the world…
The demon lord, returning from a tavern in a certain religious nation, dispelled his own transformation. He then manifested powerful crimson horns and wings, and as a finishing touch, removed the sunglasses he had been using to conceal his heterochromatic eyes.
“Welcome back. You do look better without the sunglasses, as I thought.”
“Yes, I’ve just returned. But tolerate the sunglasses, Hilda. In the human realm, such camouflage is necessary.”
The only companion of the demon lord, his wife and queen, Hilda, exchanged words with him upon his return.
Recently, in the absence of her husband, who often left this place, she had been acting as the interim leader of the demon realm.
However, she willingly took on such hardships to assist her beloved child, for she couldn’t help but worry about her growth.
Therefore, if it meant her husband could watch over their child’s growth, assuming the role of the demon lord was never a burden to her.
“So, how was it? Did our child, Hades-chan, grow up well?”
“Oh, yes. I only caught a glimpse from afar today, but she was happily having a meal with a blond-haired, blue-eyed boy. With that kind of atmosphere, it won’t be long before Hades reaches her full potential. Honestly, that foolish son… no, daughter, causing us worry…”
Exhaling a sigh of relief at those words, internally soothing her heart, she couldn’t help but smile wryly at the fact that the child she had raised as a son was now directed towards being a daughter. It seemed she harbored the sentiment, “Well, that’s alright, isn’t it?”
For the demon king and queen, the fixation on gender was merely a precursor to reaching full potential, and regardless of which gender Hades ended up with, Hades is still their own child.
“Well, that’s a relief… We’ve always been worried that she wouldn’t find a suitable partner. Even if it’s not a fixation on the male form she was aiming for, I’ll welcome it. But more importantly…”
‘I wonder what kind of person Hades-chan’s human partner is? I’m quite curious about that too.’
Murmuring this, the Demon Realm Queen, with a lingering, intense smile and narrowed eyes, exerted her magic, subtly asserting dominance.
While the demon lord didn’t feel fear from the pressure itself, perhaps it was the queen’s smile that was a bit frightening, as he reflexively nodded in agreement.
“But what if, hypothetically? What if, despite being pure and innocent, despite desperately hiding it, there’s a human who intends to take advantage of our dear, sweet Hades-chan? I don’t think I could restrain myself… Would you be the same? Wouldn’t you? Say it.”
“W-well, yes. That’s true… I mean, that’s correct.”
“Hehehe. That’s right, isn’t it?”
Despite the overwhelming power of the demon lord as a demon, when faced with the queen, who was wrapped in a strange sense of fear regarding their child, he seemed unable to assert himself strongly. Perhaps the dynamics of couples in any society and household are surprisingly similar.
“But it’s alright. If you’re not saying anything about that human, then they must be somewhat promising. For now, I’ll trust your observations and just wait here for Hades-chan’s return.”
“Yeah, that sounds good. Besides, I’m sure you’ll like the boy once you see him. He’s probably… No, never mind. Forget what I just said.”
Though the queen gave her husband a curious look at his hesitant words, she accepted it nonetheless.
Indeed, what did the demon lord, the ruler of this demon realm, notice about the boy? The queen wouldn’t know until much later.
After all, if he had spoken the answer now, there was even a possibility that the queen would charge towards the boy alone.
The demon lord found her determination frightening.
Leaving the table, he muttered to himself in his office.
“That boy… He resembles… That one who destroyed my father a thousand years ago… No, but… It couldn’t be… Yet, I can’t think of any other possibility.”
With a serious expression, the demon king contemplated the reality he had witnessed with his own eyes and sought to understand what was about to be born in the human world of this era.
Approximately a thousand years ago.
The final battle between his great predecessor, the former demon lord, and the hero and his companions who had vanquished him.
At that time, he was still a prince of the demon realm. During the final battle, he could only cower in a corner of the castle, watching his father’s fight from the throne.
Thus, he had nightmares countless times.
He realized the disparity in power between them and the invaders countless times.
If there was a next time, he swore that he would not be destroyed. He sought to obtain power that surpassed even his father, the former demon lord.
Thus, he eventually became the strongest demon in the demon realm, known by all, and he believed he had come to terms with his father’s final moments… or so he thought.
However, that’s why he understands.
“Indeed, I see. This lingering tension, despair, and sense of loss that still cling to my skin… That boy is still nothing but a budding hero-to-be…”
The demon king was convinced.
He was undoubtedly the legend of humanity, the strongest yet to be born.
He possessed the potential to become a hero someday.
However, even knowing this, there was no hatred harbored in his eyes.
“Hehehe… Hahaha! This is amusing, a masterpiece! Who would have thought that Hades of the Demon Realm would fall in love, and with none other than that hero…? I see. It seems a new era is giving birth to unknown possibilities that were not present in our time… Very well, then──”
──Then, keep moving forward, Hades!!
──Show me, with the new potential you possess, surpassing the darkness of this demon realm, surpassing even me, the Demon Lord, surpassing everything!!
──For the sake of that future, I will gladly become the foundation…!!
The demons of the demon realm, who only saw the human realm as prey.
Even with the power of the current demon lord, who surpassed even the great predecessors, this problem was not completely resolved.
If cutting off the demon realm, shrouded in such darkness, and carving out a path with your love, not as the ruler of the demon realm but as an entirely new path, was what you wanted to do, then go ahead and try it, the demon lord roared.
“And if there is indeed a bright future beyond that, then let me consume and bear all the sins and malice in the demon realm.”
Thus, without anyone knowing, the demon lord’s heart quietly but firmly solidified, with a strong determination.