An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride: Volume 18 [Parts 1 to 5] by Fuminori Teshima

Author:Fuminori Teshima
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter II: Victory Goes to He Who Makes the First Move, but That Doesn’t Always Work

“The lineup of Archdemons sure has changed a lot in just one year,” Vepar muttered nostalgically as he tipped back his wine glass.

He had a small stature, his silver hair was fastened with a black ribbon, and his eyes were tightly shut. However, despite appearances, he was a man.

A month had passed since Archdemon Zagan had taken the new Archdemon Furfur under his protection. There had been no major movements as far as they could tell. At most, the demons were manifesting with rapidly increasing frequency. Thanks to this period of relative calm, the sorcerers of Zagan’s camp were capable of focusing their energies on the assignments given to them.

Inside Archdemon Palace, in a room used as a lounge, Vepar was accompanied by Gremory and Kimaris. One year ago, they had all been Archdemon candidates. Vepar had entered the room intent on getting some tea, only to find these two already inside.

And so, with these former Archdemon candidates gathered in one place, the first topic on their lips was the new generation of Archdemons.

“Indeed. Lady Nephy, Lady Foll, and now even Lady Furfur have risen to the ranks of Archdemons.”

“Please include Sir Shax’s name too, Miss Gremory.”

Kimaris could already imagine what the granny was going to say next. He forced a smile while Vepar plugged his ears, hoping not to get involved in this.

“The world is truly going through a golden age of love power! A paradise made specifically for me has arrived!”

“So long as you’re enjoying yourself,” Kimaris said, taking a sip of his tea.

“I’d rather you consider the feelings of those who get dragged into all this...” Vepar muttered.

“But it being a golden age isn’t necessarily a joke, is it now?” Gremory said. “There is no precedence for close to ten Archdemon candidates to all be worthy of the title of Archdemon.”

In truth, of those who’d become Archdemons over the last year, Zagan, Foll, and Furfur had been candidates beforehand. The three in this room now weren’t lacking compared to them. If anything, it was simply a matter of chance. Only fate had kept them from becoming Archdemons already. Also, of those who weren’t here, Gaoler Acheron, Godsight Flauros, and Purgatory Barbatos weren’t overshadowed by the others in any way. In that sense, it truly was a golden age.

If not for Barbatos’s obsession with Zagan, he would surely have become one already.

In Vepar’s opinion, the power Barbatos had shown during the battle with Eligor was well within the realm of Archdemons. And as he reminisced about the friend he didn’t really want to get along with, Gremory turned a teasing gaze his way.

“Vepar, if not for your obsession with Asmodeus, it wouldn’t be strange for you to be an Archdemon already, don’t you think?” she said, turning his own thoughts against him.

“Zagan hands out power very generously, after all...” Vepar said.

Not only had his new king provided Sacred Swords as research material, but he’d even granted Vepar free access to his wisdom.

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