The Cute Master Was Actually the Black Demon King

22 – Serena Liikanter

How did things get this way?

First of all, White pondered the reason.

“… ….”

Yeah, that’s probably it.

It must have started with a word from the emperor.

…… Scanning the peers around him who, by his own standards, were mere clots of blood.

White once again covered her forehead with her palm, feeling dizzy.

*****

“Yes, now that it has come to this… ….”

“Your Majesty?”

The meeting is broken, and everyone is about to return to the family mansion prepared in the island.

The emperor opened his mouth in a light tone.

“Wouldn’t you like to gather separately?”

“…… ?”

Who are you talking about?

I mean ‘you guys’.

No matter how emperor he may be, he would not use such a title for the heads of major families in the empire.

…… Feeling the anxiety that naturally began to rise, White looked back at the emperor in a cold sweat.

The emperor gave him a calm smile.

And within.

“Yeah, you guys.”

“… ….”

Seeing the emperor talking while looking at himself and the heirs of other families.

White’s expression twisted in an instant.

“Coincidentally, all seven families were gathered in Jedo, and it would be a good experience for you guys who are to lead the empire in the future to gather and talk separately.”

“… ….”

“My youngest princess is exactly the same age as you guys. She will send that child too, so let her play with you guys.”

Ignoring White’s hardened expression, the emperor finished his words.

“…… ?”

“…… ???”

Anyway, it seemed that White wasn’t the only one who was taken aback by the emperor’s words.

However, it seemed that he didn’t care at all about that appearance.

The emperor had a bright smile on his face.

“Now, what are you doing? Don’t go away.”

“…… Your majesty? For a while-“

“Go ahead. My princess will also tell you to go to you.”

“Your Majesty—”

Despite White’s attempts to argue, the Emperor was relentless.

I wonder if it’s fortunate that I didn’t scold White for speaking out even though he didn’t allow me to speak.

‘…… It’s luck, b*tch, this guy—’

It didn’t seem like it.

White frowned and pressed her eyes.

‘I didn’t come to Jedo to hang out with these young guys, Emperor.’

Looking at his peers his own age who were staring blankly at the emperor from the side, White salivated inwardly.

I wanted to escape somehow, but.

What can I do?

So far, his status is just an ordinary heir to the ducal family.

The past when he officially became the head of the Qlippoth family, and the time when he was active as the only great mage-level magician in the empire.

Now it’s just a lost world.

As of now, I couldn’t go against the emperor’s order.

“… ….”

…… No, it wouldn’t be impossible if you wanted to, but—

‘…… It’s still too early to openly disobey the emperor’s orders.’

White gritted his teeth.

While I was on the system, there were many things I wanted to check and deal with.

Why does the emperor say such a thing?

‘To me now, interacting with the heirs of other families isn’t that important.’

…… Although it was White who harbored such dissatisfaction inside.

‘…… What can I do, the current me.’

In the end, the conclusion that came out was to follow the orders.

I just calmed down my expression.

“Now, now. Come on, go.”

“…… Yes.”

Following the Emperor’s command, White began to move as her body guided her.

…… It is very unfortunate, but it seems that the emperor chose himself as the representative rather than the heirs of other families.

‘If it’s natural, is it natural?’

With a light click on her tongue, White touched the back of her neck.

…… The second most noble family in the empire after the imperial family would, of course, be the Duke of Qliphort.

Are you going to leave it up to him, the successor?

“… ….”

White glances at the heirs of other families who are still frozen in their respective positions.

Yes, the emperor must have thought so.

‘I’ll leave the role of leading these guys to me.’

As she trudged along, White pressed her eyes.

…… After coming to the island, I wanted to spend that time with Ashera.

“…… It’s so annoying.”

It was White who unknowingly muttered that.

…… That is, yes

It was really just a word that I uttered unconsciously and without thinking.

“…… Now, what?”

“…… ?”

A light complaint that does not contain much meaning or meaning.

That was just one word.

“No matter how much I say that I am the next head of Qliphoth, don’t you think I am being overly arrogant?”

“… ….”

Anyway, some of the other successors didn’t seem to think so easily.

“Huh? Answer me, White Qliphort.”

Hearing the sonorous voice coming from behind, White tilted his head slightly and looked behind her.

…… She was a girl with dark golden hair, slightly different from his white blonde hair, glaring at him fiercely.

White frowned at her subtly and let out a sigh.

‘…… Youngsters from aristocratic families.’

Slowly, obvious annoyance and displeasure began to appear in his eyes.

“…… You.”

And those white eyes were successful in making the blonde girl even more angry.

“Your eyes annoy me.”

“… ….”

The blonde girl muttered that.

Just after that.

Chaeeng!

“…… Under.”

She drew her thin rapier from her scabbard she wore around her waist.

“You, to be honest, are quite annoying. Therefore… ….”

“… ….”

Sug-

Pointing the drawn sword at White, the girl fiercely flashed her eyes.

“—Come on.”

“… ….”

“To be honest, I was curious. The genius magic skills of White Qliphort, who was said to be great.”

“…… Ha.”

At the end of the girl’s words, White let out a deep sigh.

And within.

Ugh-

“You will regret it.”

A pale blue mana began to form on White’s hands.

The girl raised her eyebrows once in a while.

She muttered briefly as she straightened herself up.

“…… That is a matter for me to judge.”

“I see.”

That was the end of the conversation.

White’s eyes began to sink into a dark light.

‘I don’t even need to deal with it.’

…… It would be nice to know the degree of difference in rank.

Anyway, isn’t she the girl who was even called the ’empress of the sword’ in the now-disappeared time period?

‘—Serena Reikanter.’

White whispered the blonde girl’s name to herself.

She was a woman with a natural talent when it comes to swordsmanship.

She was a power that would surely come in handy in a future full of chaos.

‘It wouldn’t be a bad idea to make sure the ranks are recognized once in a while.’

Ugh-

With an emotionless expression on his face, White slowly began to use mana.

…… And.

‘Disciple, cheer up~’

…… From a distance, watching them.

Ashera was silently muttering her words of encouragement to her own disciple.

‘Because staying alone with me would be bad for you, disciple. Sometimes it’s good to hang out with your peers.’

Ashera’s pupils began to glow with such a faint light.

‘…… Ah Shera, where is her master and what is she doing? He didn’t even show himself to me from the audience room.’

…… White, who actually received Ashera’s gaze, had such thoughts in his heart.

Thinking of conflicting thoughts, the two of them crossed paths once.

“──.”

And.

…… And.

Somewhere in the Imperial Palace, not too far away from Ashera and White.

“…… ?”

An old man with long, white hair was projecting a mysterious light on his face, narrowing the corners of his eyes.

‘Stealth magic?’

The old man was looking directly at the place where Ashera was located.

‘…… Stealth magic that I can barely notice?’

The old man’s expression was gradually becoming serious.

Breaking out in a cold sweat once, the old man carefully began to raise mana.

…… On the clothes of such an old man, the pattern of the imperial mage corps was drawn.

The number of stars drawn on the pattern is 5.

What that meant was that the old man’s true identity was the only grand mage-level wizard in the imperial family.

‘…… hehehe.’

Chuck not noticing the old man’s presence, fixed his eyes on White.

Ashera raised the corners of her mouth with her slightest hint.

‘It’s quite the way, Grand Mage of the Imperial Family.’

…… Slowly, a disturbing air began to drift inside the imperial palace.

It was nothing more than a minute wave of mana that only a great mage-level wizard could feel.

“──.”

White, who was confronting the blonde girl, Serena Lii Canter, momentarily turned her head away.

‘…… What?’

I didn’t feel it exactly.

Obviously, the movement of mana was strangely uneasy—

Shaaagh!

“…… !”

His thoughts were not connected.

“How dare you look away? Ha ha ha… ….”

“…… No, wait. It’s not like that, now-“

White hastily tried to come up with an excuse.

“—It should be enough to look at it lightly.”

Serena was already mad at her head.

Flash!

A golden aura flashed brightly once.

“…… Ha.”

Inevitably, he focused his attention on Serena again.

White raised mana with a tired expression.

‘I must have felt something.’

…… Was it an illusion?

At the doubt that had subsided as he tried to rise, White tilted his head once.

Quaaang!

Serena Reikanter’s golden aura collided with White’s blue mana, creating a harsh explosion.