When i was fired from the saint, for some reason i turned into a little girl and became the demon king's pet - Chapter 17

“Therefore, this magic circuit will create a water flow…” 

Hmm, the magic circuit… the meat…

 I was so sleepy that I nodded and paddled the boat. 

“Presea-sama, are you listening?”

“Munya…hah.” 

I wiped the drool that was about to drip and looked up. 

There was a beautiful elf-san with an astonished face. 

The person who was in the library once before.

Her name is Delia.

“I, I’m sorry, I’m sorry~”

“I was called here because Presea-sama said she wanted to study.” 

She gets angry with a cold voice.

Ugh, I’m sorry.

“Because I didn’t know that you would go through such a procedure to use magic~”

I got a magic wand, so I decided to learn magic. 

Since I have a staff that controls my magic power, I don’t have to worry about going out of control anymore. When I asked the Demon King, he introduced me to Delia because he had the right person.

She is also the librarian of the library, but it seems that she has the title of “magic librarian” who is particularly familiar with magic books. 

She also has a deep knowledge of magic and would be a perfect fit for my teacher.

But. 

Maybe it’s because I’ve become a child, or because I’ve always been dumb.

Studying magic was more complicated than I expected.

“Why do you have to go through such a complicated procedure to use magic…?”

Put my elbows on my cheeks and look at Delia.

“On the contrary, how did Presea-sama use magic?” 

“Eh, come on, I just give it a shot, babam.” 

“I’m confused”

“This is how I imagine. I want to use this kind of magic.” 

Pointing to a nearby cup, I show an example. 

“Here’s water.” 

Aim the cane at the cup. 

Then, a small lump of water came out. 

I won’t go out of control like before.

“…”

“Look~ You can do it if you do it properly.” 

Delia, who was watching my magic, was silent for a while and then muttered. 

“Presea-sama” 

“?” 

“Are you sure you don’t remember the magic ceremony?” 

“Because I don’t know how.”

I thought magic was an image, but I wonder if it’s different. 

“If anyone can use magic like that, don’t you think this demon world is more developed?” 

“From my point of view, it’s still amazing enough, but…” 

Various magic tools that use magic as energy to move.

 As for transportation, horses are the mainstream in the human world, but there seems to be something called a magic locomotive in the demon world.

“Magic is difficult to work with, and not everyone can use it. That’s why there are magic tools that incorporate magic formulas as circuits. Anyone can use magic quickly.” 

“Huh…?” 

“There are people who can skip that step and manifest magic, but…” 

“!” 

“But, it is” 

Delia closed her eyes and sighed before saying.

“Only those who have inherited the blood of the goddess.” 

“Eh……?” 

“In other words, only His Majesty the Demon King.” 

The room suddenly became silent. 

No, no.

Then I’m like the Demon king.

“That’s strange. I’m not the Demon king…”

“… Yes, that’s right.” 

Delia let out a sigh. 

“Should we stop doing this anymore? His Majesty will get angry…” 

Delia murmured. I wonder what. 

She seems to know something about my situation…

“Well, anyway. Presea-sama is out of the norm.”

“Maybe it’s because I’m human.” 

“… Now, what do you think?” 

Delia successfully deceived the conversation and ended it. 

After that, no matter how many times I asked about my magic, she didn’t answer much.

“Hey, then, Demon king-sama, can he use a lot of amazing magic?”

Since it can’t be helped, I’ll ask about Demon King-sama. 

“Yes, that’s right.”

Come to think of it, he can move a long distance in an instant. 

“Demon King-sama is an amazing person.” 

“Yes, of course.” 

Delia suddenly dropped her gaze to the floor. 

“I have the utmost respect for His Majesty.” 

“Is that so?”

“Yes. His Majesty Oswald is in a difficult position…” 

“Is it hard? Why is it hard?” 

Well, I know the responsibility is too heavy for a demon lord.

He’s always busy with work.

Delia may have been angry because I didn’t know anything.

She quietly talked about her feelings for the Demon King.

“This demon world, which is now peaceful, was long ago a world of endless blood-washing, terrifying conflicts.”

Come to think of it, I also heard about it at the temple.

That’s why the goddess was so sad that she chose one representative from each continent’s demons and shared her blood and power with them.

So naturally, everyone came to respect the Demon King.

“However, regarding this western continent, peace did not come easily.” 

“…Because there were people who opposed the reign of the Demon King.” 

“Yes, that’s right.” 

Delia looked sad. 

“The first demon king was respected by many people of the continent. That’s because he used his head instead of his power to unite and develop the continent.”

However, Delia continues. 

“A fellow who claims that he should be chosen as the demon king has appeared.” 

“…Wouldn’t everyone in the Demon World like you if you inherited the blood of the goddess?” 

“It should have been. However, it is said that God made a mistake when it came to the western continent.”

Because.

“We call His Majesty the Demon King’s bloodline the ‘Black Bloodline’. It is said like that” 

Black bloodline and white bloodline…?

I heard that for the first time.

“Many of the people of the continent supported the first generation of the Black Bloodline Demon King. That is because, as I said earlier, His Majesty the Demon King tried to build a more peaceful world by using his brain rather than his power. ” 

“Then, the White bloodline people……were you dissatisfied with that?” 

“…It is said that they were the ones who claimed that they should have become the Demon Lord.”

And in fact, the White bloodline was stronger than the Black bloodline. That’s why he was the only one who wasn’t attracted to the demon king who was given the blood of the goddess. Because we had better performance as living things. 

“The White Bloodline caused many conflicts to take back the continent from the Black Bloodline. As a result, many innocent continental citizens died.”

It was like… terrorism, Delia murmured. 

“The White Blood Clan gradually decreased in number, and it is said that they finally perished in the era of the previous king.” 

“… everyone has been purged.” 

“Can we call it a purge? The White bloodline killed many innocent citizens.”

Delia sighs. 

“The previous Majesty the Demon King had a fight with the last member of the White blood clan and passed away.”

“!” 

Did Demon King-sama’s father die like that…

Hearing this story for the first time hurt my heart.

For me, the fact was quite a shock. As usual, I realized that I knew nothing about the Demon King.

But even if I ask the Demon King directly, he always gets away with important things.

To Tiara, Yuki, Vanillie and the others. Even Delia seemed to know something about my magical power, but she didn’t tell me.

“…His Majesty the Demon King is a very kind person. Even though I didn’t do anything to him, he carries the resentment of the White Blood Clan on his shoulders.”

“…” 

What his family did in the past.

And to carry that blood-stained past on his back.

The Demon King must be responsible for that. 

It’s not something I can give my opinion on.

Demon king-sama must carry a lot of things on his back, but he still has to stand in front of everyone.

I really, really thought that if I wasn’t a strong person, I wouldn’t be able to become a person.

“… it’s raining” 

Delia suddenly muttered. 

D

rops of water were tapping on the window. 

“It looks like it’s going to be a storm for the next few days.”

Is it because we talked about the Demon King?

Or is it because of the bad weather? 

My heart was somehow unstable.