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

Guilt and Responsibility (Part 2)

**Greg**

I heard that the Princess Noir finally gained consciousness, and her sanity was back. I'd say, the god-powers of the Human Saint was more potent than I expected. Well, I guess, considering that it was a power from the gods, it could cure or heal any conditions or injury.

I just don't know if the traumatic memories are included in that...

In any case, as long as there were no problems with the Usarved princess, then it's all good. The allied clan elders from the goblin, orc, and Tambara clans sent representatives to her, to check on her well-being, as well as to show their submission to the undisputed demon lord of Cherflammen. I had no idea of the Biorno clan's answer to our proposal before, but the Lord Gracchio told me that the Lord Sargdhenerri was considering our offer.

Well, it's still a positive sign that we can end this conflict peacefully.

While waiting for the official Biorno response, we didn't waste our time in repositioning our forces within the striking distance of the city of the Saint's Tower. As Darkmoor had fallen in Shevaun's forces, we had one less enemy to deal with...and if the Lord Sargdhenerri wished to continue the war, then he would now face the combined might of the Usarved, Tambara, goblin and orcs armies.

And not to mention, the forces of the Ghoul 'clan' of the Lord Vitalis...

"..."

As for me, I already decided on what I would do. I'd just make sure that the conflict with the Biornos would end in 'our terms', and return to Chersea as soon as possible. I already left to Shevaun my proposals on how to set up a 'better' government that represented all the demon people, and it's up to them to decide if those have merits, given to the type of society they had.

After all, I guess it's time for them to upgrade their 'feudalistic' mindset into that of a modern one, just like in the world I came from.

Well, I made it clear, however, that my preferred ruler was the Princess Noir. She knew well of my aspirations for Cherflammen, and I guess she would agree to the idea of an 'elective demon lordship'. Think of it as something like a 'demon presidency', only that her term ends when she dies, or when the Senate of Elders (which was to be formed after the conflict) decided to 'impeach' her.

Yep, a president-for-life system. The 'fixed-term limit' mechanism that was common in my world's governments was difficult to apply here, for the demons' time-reckoning was similarly chaotic as that of Chersea's when I first came there. Not to mention, they were pretty rebellious and long-lived, so a succession of different demon leaders with different ideas on how to govern in such a short time (relative to the demons' lives) could prove counterproductive in the long run. Another unstable government, and the system we worked so hard to put in place would be undermined, and eventually fall.

I rarely showed myself to Princess Noir nowadays. Aside from the fact that she was busy with governing her subjects, she had to coordinate with the allied clans in their efforts against the Biornos. And I never wished to show my face to her, if possible. I mean, I realized that if she only hadn't told Shevaun to stay with me during the crisis at the Conclave, Princess Noir would never suffer the trauma she experienced with her brother.

As such, if there's someone who should take the blame for what happened, it was me.

"..."

So, I tried my best to keep myself away, though it was subtle so as not to make her feel that I was purposefully avoiding her. The good place I could think of 'hiding' was at the frontlines, where I took the time to organize the allied armies' defenses against the Biorno positions in the Saint's Tower.