I Am Demon Lord In This Life
08-demon recognition

"I've secured the Ogre, Lord" said Arce to come into my room.

"Good job, Arce. We'll take the next step. Meet me tomorrow before sunrise with Anne."

"Good, Lord."

The hint this time will come from that Ogre. So, I need to secure it first. Moreover, after finding this Ogre, I ordered Anne to scout the Ogre Village that we were visiting at the time.

I don't need to rush, while I'm still healthy I won't stop until I find the trash and clean it up.

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"Oh, Lord. How are you doing okay?" Sapa Leon who is working in the Gate wall repair group.

"Oh, I'm fine. Is the progress smooth?" I asked back.

After completing my task. I went to the broken gate wall. My shadow about this straw hat man still lingers in my head, because I thought he would come again.

"A, Lord. Is the attacker secured?" suddenly Leon asked while whispering to me.

"Ah, sure. I've secured him. Sorry to worry everyone" I replied.

"Well, as long as it's over I don't think it's a problem. Lord, I have to get back to work, therefore as long as I'm not at the bar don't you dare come to the bar, Lord."

"Ahahah, shit."

Criminals have been caught, the Gate is also being repaired. Thanks to the dexterity and speed of the demon warriors and workers, we were able to get through it well. Bad rumors among the citizens also began to diminish.

And now I will also begin.

In a room, right under my work space. The place where my father locked up scouts and criminals during his time in office, I met with Ogre earlier to start an investigation.

"Oh, are you okay?" I asked while dragging a chair closer to him.

The Ogre just looked at me silently, not answering my question.

"I didn't come to take revenge or kill me. Tell me, how many of them came to your village?" kuwaku.

"What do you mean?" ogre said it was trying to evade.

"Demon, didn't you say the Demon race came and tried to destroy the Ogre race?" my firmness.

The Ogre was surprised, went back to silence and did not reply.

"Your cause was threatened a second time. The first one you survived and the second one, they will definitely confirm your death. I don't care about Ogre, I need the identity of the Demon who came to your village" I continued bluntly.

"If I answer, will you save us like Goblins?"

Yep, that's right.

"I can consider that as long as your race is willing to obey me" I replied casually and smiled with satisfaction.

"Three people. A Demon and two humans. The demon had a Styx knight emblem around his neck. Meanwhile, two more humans are just small children, but they have great strength" said Ogre, without hesitation.

"What did they command you?"

"He told me to go to Styx and watch over Styx from the mountain westward. That demon, he ordered me to do it" replied the Ogre gritting his teeth furiously.

"Do you know what kind of magic that demon uses?"

"No, the Demon never gave off its power. Only human children threaten us with their power."

"Ah, you're going to save my race aren't you? I've answered everything" said the Ogre while kneeling to me.

"Hmm, I don't know. I will make a decision about it after seeing it later" I replied with a smile.

Of course, even if he says so, I still have to confirm the truth. Until then, the Demon race was my priority.

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In all-black clothes, I scouted the new Ogre Village along with Arce and Anne. Escape from the Styx and Alvic quietly in the dark the night before sunrise.

"Are we going to be okay, Lord?" Anne asked a little worried.

"No problem, I've left a short letter with an official stamp on it. Don't worry, Anne. I'll take care of Alvic later."

Anne nodded in understanding, though not too sure. Well, it's hard to persuade Alvic again so I better run away from him. I'm sorry Alvic. This little demon had just entered his pubescent realm.

"Lord, we're close" Arce reported.

"Come, we shouldn't waste time."

With the movement of the Phantom, we immediately moved like ghosts. Be quiet and calm, leaving no trace. The Demon was most famous thanks to the Phantom's steps, the moves that were lowered downhill from the Demon's great-grandfather the first time. The move that helped the Demon disappeared without a trace.

"I'll go in through the front, Arce and Anne from the side and back. Avoid the fight, when we're caught reporting it telepathically and retreating east."

"Do it."

Me and the twins separated, starting to enter the Ogre Village secretly. After jumping over the fence, I moved cautiously in the outskirts of the Village.

Since the sun had not yet risen, the atmosphere was cold and dark. All that was heard was the opera of hundreds of insects chime with the leaves dancing with the wind.

It makes me Dejavu. This coldness and darkness reminded me of the cruel events of that day. No, I can't think like that. That event, it will not happen again. It won't be anymore.

"Woah, who do I find here" I gasped in shock, retreating into the darkness on the side of one of the wooden houses.

Am I caught?

"Hey, I know you're there. Come out, we don't have to waste time on something as simple as this" continued the Voice. His voice echoed, it was unclear where it came from.

For now, let's follow his orders first. It was a good opportunity to see his face.

I stepped out of the darkness slowly, then found someone floating in black clothes before me.

"Who are you?" ask me while on standby to pull my sword from the sheath.

"Oh, wait. The lord? What are you doing here??" The man said and went down to the ground.

Under the moonlight, he opened his face. Smiling while looking at me deeply. On his head, there was a horn that had just grown. He's a Demon just like me.

But, why does he have a single horn just like me?!

"Ahh, are you looking at my horn?" he continued to approach me.

"You, why do you have that single horn?" I asked while putting on a cold face.

"Hemm? I don't know. I've had this since birth. Ah right, you are also a single horn. Ahahahaha, I almost forgot about it" his laughter was satisfied like crazy.

Single horn, I think I'm the only last descendant of Absolute Demon to have it. But, why did he also have that single horn?

Dad, is there something you're hiding from me?