Chapter 8

Even if Gilbert is a savage, unmannerly and slightly awkward person, he is still the next king of the demon tribe.

Perhaps I should call him Master Gilbert here, since he is the one who will be my companion.

Anyway, the reason I came to see Gilbert-sama is to take the land of the demon tribe into my hands and bring all the seven countries that repeatedly skirmish in the world of men under my control.

I am not obsessed with power.

One reason is that a ruler should be a good one, and this is a job for which I am well suited.

Secondly, I believe that people would be happy to be ruled by a brilliant, lovely, and divine miracle such as myself.

The third is that if I am going to live twice, I should aim higher.

Of course, I don’t have any affection for the slack-jawed, well-built man sitting in front of me.

When it comes to affection, a stray cat I met on the side of the road is better because I can think, “Awwwn so cute”.

In other words, Gilbert-sama is less than a stray cat to me.

But that doesn’t matter much in marriage. It is the position, not the feelings, that is important.

And yet, Gilbert-sama seems to have lived an unproductive life for 200 years, obsessing over his feelings.

This is a problem I cannot overlook.

Even I, a 16-year-old, can see that the current state of the demon tribe is not good, and yet he continues to be selfish because of his feelings, like a big bug that is big in size but sometimes hides inside a flower bed.

Little marmal bugs are probably still better in the sense that they are smaller, curvier and cuter to the touch.

Gilbert-sama isn’t as flattering and cute.

“Marmal bug…….no, Gilbert-sama”

“Did you just call me a bug or something?”

“No, I didn’t, Gilbert-sama. I prefer to call you Master.”

I said this with a smile that I can be described as a self-proclaimed angel ringing the bells of blessing, Gilberto-sama’s eyes suddenly widened and the edges of his lips twisted.

“You…. I’m not going to say anything bad to you, so go back to your human country. I know that you are not well-liked and that there is no place for you in the land of humans because of your personality. But don’t give yourself to the demon tribe with such a tiny body. If I were a mountainous, temperamental, cruel demon like Minos, you’d be in big trouble, wouldn’t you?”

“Young sir, you are very kind …… to the daughter of a long-time enemy of demons”.

“Shut up, Astaroth!”

Gilbert-sama glared at Astaroth who cheered me up with a smiling face.

He has been busy glaring at me and at Astaroth since a while ago.

“If there is love there, physique disparities and cruelty are not a big problem. Gilbert-sama, no matter how ruthless and cruel you are, if you have my love like a rain of mercy, it will be easy to melt your heart. I am sure that I can love you even if you are so, how should I say it, squishy and dull”

“Young Sir, you are messy and squishy in a way.”

“What do you mean? I’m hard all over. Touch me, see!”

“I refuse. I have no taste for touching men. Young Sir, I hope you aren’t asking me to touch you just because you’ve been starving for the warmth of another for a long time. In the recent language of the demons, it’s “Oh, no, that’s disgusting.”

“Disappear, go away.”

Astaroth chuckled as he said, “That’s scary.”

“I am very happy to see that you are getting along so well with each other. I wish I could be like that with you, Gilbert-sama. I will do my best, so please keep me by your side for a long time, Master.”

“……I’ve said it many times, little girl. I’m not going to accept you. little girl.”

You are not at all honest, demon tribe.

He has been in a state of confusion for 200 years, so I guess he can’t immediately admit his faint longing for me.

I’m sure that even if he were to return me to the duke’s house, he would spend sleepless nights pining for me.

Maybe he just needs a little more time.

But since Clive has connected the world knowing that he is not welcome in the demon world, I can’t disrespect his feelings. To go back here would be to squander Clive’s sincerity.

I ponder for a moment on what to do.

There is a saying in an old love guidebook that says, “If you can’t push, try pulling.”

However, even if I were to pull back, I have no place in this world, and even if I were to rely on someone else, if, as Gilbert-sama says, the demon tribe is more specialized in violence and cruelty, it would not be a very wise choice to leave this place and rely on someone else.

“I …… am, as Master Gilbert says, incapable of returning to the human world.”

Crying out for help when I am in trouble.

My clever mind has come up with a way to produce the maximum amount of my fragility and daintiness.

‘See, I knew it.’

Gilbert-sama nodded with a sly grin.

Gilbert-sama might have a sadistic taste to grin at the ephemeral, pity-inducing, sad expression on my face. He certainly have that look.

I wonder if that’s why he was whining about being a pure and innocent maiden.

To borrow Astaroth’s words, “Oh no, that’s disgusting”. I’m not sure what it means, but I’m sure the expression is appropriately

“What a poor girl you are, ……, young Sir, why don’t you let her stay by your side? If she can’t return to the human world and has to wander around the demon world, such a lovely and helpless young lady will soon be treated cruelly.”

“I’m not going to do that.”

“Gilbert-sama, all I want is to be by your side. I’m sure I’ll be of service to you.”

“I’ve been thinking about you for a while now, you seem to have a lot of confidence in yourself.You‘ve only been alive for 16 years, and you’re the naive daughter of a duke. You can’t do anything anyway, but you’ve got a big mouth and a cocky attitude, so I guess that’s why they don’t like you.”

“Me……”

Gilbert-sama said it proudly, so I hesitated.

It made me smile because he was so happy to accuse me just by thinking about it.

Since he seemed to be enjoying himself so much, I should leave him alone.

People with sadistic hobbies must be happy about this kind of situation.

“You’re going a little overboard, you little worm.”

“Astaroth, didn’t you just say something about worms?”

“Astaroth, did you just say something about worms?”

” I don’t think it’s right for a 200 year old man to take pleasure in picking on a 16 year old girl.”

“I’m not picking on her. where’s the point, she’s been rude to me more times than you’ve been to me in the past!”

“You’re right, young lady. And you’re willing to be the property of a violent man like him. You’re so pretty and innocent, but how determined you are!  I am amazed.”

Astaroth praises me.

But as Master Gilbert said, perhaps I shouldn’t trust his words. Both his words of praise and his smile are somehow empty.

Nevertheless, I can understand Astaroth’s feelings. If Gilbert-sama hates women of the demon tribe and the demon tribe is on a slow and leisurely path to destruction, he would want to put his hope in me, a human being.

If human beings and the demon tribe reconcile as a result of the marriage between Gilbert-sama and me, Astaroth’s fears of doom will be resolved.

“I’m sure she’s just talking out of her ass. She has nowhere else to go, that’s why she’s just clinging to me.”

In a sense, he is right .

However, I also think that it would be a little strange if I could truly love Gilbert-sama, who is barbaric, lacking in politeness and lacks the attitude of a prince, even though I have only known him for a short time.

“I lied to you. ……I can love Gilbert even if he is soggy and slimy. But we have only just met and there is still some distance between us, so I would be very happy if you would give me some time to be by your side.”

“You’ve suddenly become silly. Well, that’s okay. If you say so, I’ll leave you by my side.”

I won.

“But as a cleaning lady. If you’re so talented, I’m sure you’ll do a great job as a janitor.”

And I went from Duchess Lidith to Lidith the Janitor.

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