The Demon Saint is Missing, so I Ran to Another World

Letters (Part 2)

**Noir**

"Well, at least, I won't need this for a while..." I removed the medallion that was in my neck ever since I came to Chersea. It was an amulet, given to me by Her Holiness, the Saint of Darkness, Lady Natasha Bellingsen, and its purpose was to mask my real thoughts from the other saints.

I can't believe it worked, especially against that Saint of the Flame...

Well, Lady Natasha did say before that she got the idea from the amulets Lady Seirna herself would use to conceal her plans from her enemies. Only this time, while the Saint of the Flame's medallion would display empty darkness, Lady Natasha's medallion would show other 'unimportant thoughts' instead. Not only would it fool the one reading the mind, the presence of these thoughts would lessen suspicions, unlike Lady Seirna's magic.

"..."

Anyway, as my true goal of bringing the Lord Kuro into the safety of this place was already accomplished, I guess I won't be using that medallion for a while. No saint would visit me in this place; thus, my secrets were safe within the confines of my mind. All that's left was to convince him that teaching in the Conclave was a bad idea.

"..."

I knew that my chamberlain, Shevaun, had something to do with that decision of his. After all, while she was my servant, she's also my clan's second-in-command...and she would do anything to protect me, even if she had to go against my orders. Nevertheless, I'd stand my ground. The Lord Kuro had no idea of what it's like inside that school—if we can call that a 'school', that is.

I mean, after I saw and experienced how the Lord Kuro conducted his classes at his 'Academy', it's hard to believe that students could also learn when the teachers were understanding, and not too strict with things. We had freedom there; in contrast, the only thing that's good in the Conclave was the discipline of its students...

Because if we do not adhere to the rules set by the administrators, it can cost us our entire lives. Not exactly physical 'death', but the stigma of not graduating from a school as prestigious as the Conclave is an equivalent of a 'death' to us.

"..."

I already heard stories about the Lord Kuro. After I became the demon lord, I sent spies to gather information about him. And, according to what I read, he's a man who believed and fought for his ideals, though he would try to compromise to win the situation as well. That's how he gathered his supporters around him. I guess it's safe to say that the Lord Kuro's power and influence went beyond his possession of the god-powers; he could also control the hearts and minds of the people through his words and charms.

"..."

I'm glad he doesn't realize that part of him just yet...

However, the demons of the Conclave were not as open-minded as the humans of Chersea, nor the Beastmen of Cherwind. In fact, our scholars were so enamored with reasons and arguments, they'd only believe in those...and not someone else's, much more from a human—they consider them 'low-minded barbarians'.

Well, I hope that the Lord Kuro would forget about that topic. His interests lie in drowning himself in books, so I prepared my castle's study just for him. Of course, I had to remove some articles in there that could compromise his safety, and kept it within the hidden library inside my own chambers.

"..."

Wait, I asked Shevaun to hide it for me...those books and articles about the Lady Cassandra David. Can it be—

I hurried to the hidden library inside my room. This was where I ordered my chamberlain to move the books on Lady Cassandra's life. Since the Lord Kuro was her old teacher, I was afraid that if he read those, he'd gain more reason to press me to let him go to the Conclave.