Reincarnated Devil's Strongest Hero Training Plan ~The baby he picked up has grown up so well that his father is confused~ - Chapter 82

Reincarnated Devil’s Strongest Hero Training Plan ~The baby he picked up has grown up so well that his father is confused~

Chapter 82   A promise fulfilled

In the southern continent, there is a powerful nation that ranks among the top three, the prosperous kingdom of Rulans, thriving under the magic civilization.

There, a certain big news was sweeping through the streets.

It seems that the first prince, the elder brother, publicly exposed numerous wrongdoings committed by his brother, the second prince, and announced to the nation on a grand scale that he aimed to overthrow the state as a rebel.

One was the heinous crime of attempting to assassinate the current king.

Another was the crime of privately operating a shadow organization that should only act under the king’s orders.

One more was deeply involved with the dark guild, which could be considered a cancer of the kingdom.

Lastly, the first prince brought to light all these various crimes from his inherent sense of justice, marking his brother as the worst criminal in the kingdom’s history, one who conspired against the state.

Furthermore, to prevent such events from happening again, he thoroughly purged the nobles and members of the dark guild who had connections with the second prince and made them all atone for their sins.

“Hmph! Well done, first prince. When I saw that flustered coward, I thought even the royal family of humans had gone to ruin, but if you can pull off something like this, there might still be hope for this country.”

So spoke one of the key figures in resolving the incident, Hades Lucifer.

Having heard this rumor frequently even after leaving the capital, she reconsidered her evaluation of the kingdom of Rulans.

“No, Hades-sama, your assessment of the royal family was never wrong. It’s a shameful tale, but that country relied too much on a powerful card called the underworld organization. That’s why such problems occurred.”

When you rely solely on a powerful card, if that card is misused, everything goes awry.

The politics of the magic kingdom of Rulans were exploited by the second prince in this vulnerability, leading to such a major incident, as recounted by Elga, the assassin Tokoyami.

“You’re quite serious, aren’t you? Tokoyami… No, was it Elga? You’re surprisingly straightforward for someone who used to be such a vicious former assassin.”

“Hmph… My sister has her own charms as well. I hope you understand that.”

To Elga’s words, Ars, Gaius, and Amanda also nodded with smiles.

Especially Ars seemed deeply impressed by the fact that his respected uncle, the brother of his mother, was such a wonderful person.

“However, I never thought that Elga-san, would guide us when we were trying to gather information in the capital to find Mother’s hometown. Thank you, Elga-san. Thanks to you, we can aim for our destination without being misled by the Dark Elf barrier set up around the village.”

In the first place, why was Elga, who was part of the underworld of the Rulans Kingdom, accompanying Ars and the others on their journey? It was to guide them to the Dark Elf village.

Although he had not officially retired from the underworld, he had taken a break after the magic contract was broken, choosing to return home for a while.

The current Rulans Kingdom is in a state of instability due to the exposure of the second prince’s crimes, unable to effectively utilize the card of the powerful assassin Tokoyami.

Therefore, in order to avoid repeating the same mistakes in history, the first prince himself decided to release Tokoyami and smilingly sent him off on a journey for a while.

“That’s nothing to worry about, Ars-kun. To put it bluntly, both the kingdom and I could say we were ultimately saved by you. If I can assist you in any way, as someone who can be of help to you, I’m happy to lend my strength.”

Above all, you are the only son of that sister and, to me, almost like family.

With that conclusion, he raised the corners of his mouth and lightly patted Ars on the shoulder as a senior in life.

Elga was overjoyed above all else by the information that his sister had been freed from slavery, married, had children, and was living happily with her family.

For the blond-haired, blue-eyed boy, Ars, who had brought such happiness, there was nothing he wouldn’t do.

“Yeah, Ars! In the end, you resolved it without killing anyone but that bastard! You’re awesome! And that golden sword! Where did you learn those moves? I never heard about that! You were so… so cool back then…”

Blushing at Ars temporary state of awakening, Hades forgot her surroundings, even her companions, and became flustered. But even that embarrassment was overshadowed by her mind being filled with the handsome scenes of the awakened Ars, and she couldn’t help but smile happily.

“Sigh. Gaius, your disciple is quite a troublemaker, huh? Despite deceiving so many girls, with such a cute young lady guarding him, those girls won’t stand a chance.”

“Amanda’s got a point. Hey, no need to rub it in! Hahaha!”

Gaius was no stranger to mischief himself, and traveling with Amanda, who seemed determined not to part ways this time, was proof enough. But this big guy wouldn’t notice such things.

He simply accepted the facts as they were and laughed heartily on this journey with his enjoyable companions.

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“It seems like Ars is continuing his journey smoothly. And it looks like Gaius might be getting a wife soon. That’s good, that’s good.”

Well, hello there.

I’m Kakyu, just your average low-level demon from hell, burying some sleazy prince in a stone wall or being completely engrossed in recording my son’s adventure tales.

Today, it’s a joyous occasion as Gaius has found a potential wife, so they’re currently having a “Congratulations Gaius Party” with just the two of them in the castle. Sometimes our pet fire dragon, Ballus, comes over attracted by the delicious smells of food, so essentially it’s like there are three of us, right?

Anyway, leaving aside those trivial details…

“Well, you say that, but Amanda seems quite smitten with Gaius too. Even though it’s perfect for traveling, she was pretty serious about tagging along. Like, she had this look on her face like she’d stab you if you didn’t take her. Women can be scary.”

She was pretty desperate this time not to let Gaius slip away, using every trick in the book to propose joining the journey.

Talking about how the party lacks scouts, how adding an active S-rank adventurer would be a great advantage, and all sorts of other opinions.

Certainly, what she’s saying makes a lot of sense, so she was the perfect fit for this negotiation-challenged party.

So everyone agreed to accompany her on the journey with smiles, and most importantly, Ars probably wanted to repay Gaius, who was missing his chance to get married because of him, as a grateful disciple.

With this repayment now fulfilled, he’s wearing a bright smile as if a weight has been lifted off his heart.

“Hehehe. I understand Amanda’s feelings too. If I were to be separated from my husband, at least I’d put a knife to his throat for negotiation purposes first. Then we can talk.”

“I-Is that so…”

Hold on a second!

Scary, Elsa-mama!

Well, I appreciate the love, but that’s a little intense!

Moreover, you wouldn’t actually cut my throat after just putting the knife to it, right?

Of course, you’re joking, right?

Please say you’re joking, Elsa-mama!

“…Hehe. Of course, it’s just a joke.”

T-That’s terrifying!

W-Why did there suddenly be a pause?!

W-Why!?

I can’t trust that joke part at all!?

“Well, such a thing would never happen, so let’s just leave it at that. More importantly, I’m happy that my husband got angry for the sake of my brother and me.”

“…”

Of course.

I promised to help Elsa with her revenge back then.

So, it’s my duty to take care of things properly until the end.

Besides, I may be a low-level demon, but demons never break contracts.

In the hellish realm where lying and deceit are fundamental, this is the one and only, no, the absolute and unchanging rule.

Well, that’s why demons only make contracts for those they trust and like very much, you know…

“However, now that one of the reasons my husband used to be so devoted to me is gone, it’s a bit lonely… Even though it was unavoidable in this situation, I thought it would be fine to ignore that kind of trash without even caring anymore…”

As Elsa said this, a hint of melancholy could be seen on her face, and there was a slight hint of regret at the accomplishment of the promise that had been a reason for my exclusive attention until now.

What a thing to say now.

Though I can’t help but think that even though I would never let go of or betray the woman who became my wife because of something like this.

But such things are shown through actions.

So, this would be the appropriate thing to do.

“Don’t worry, Elsa. I love you, and that feeling will remain the same forever.”

“Uh, um…? Husband, what…?”

What? Just gently carry my beautiful princess and head straight to the soft bed.

Yes, there’s no need to worry.

“Oh well. You’re an incorrigible husband.”

“Hahaha! You say that a lot! Especially to this beautiful lady here!”

“Hehehe.”

And thus, the promise made between me and Elsa thirteen years ago was beautifully fulfilled.