COTE x Reincarnated As A Slime (On Hold)

Chapter 36.5

3rd POV

Darkness gathered into one place, forming a humanoid figure as Kiyotaka teleported into the room. He had spent the majority of the day in the Barren Lands training and sparring with Dagruel. Even if Dagruel was to be his enemy someday, currently, he is one of the best people that is useful for him to improve and it also allowed him to keep an eye on his movements.

Although with his busy schedules, he only had the mornings and afternoons to spare.

It was a cycle of training, making rounds around Ruberios, Thalion and Tempest for the past month every day to make sure things were going smoothly as the three of those are his duties as ruler. While the Frozen Continent was technically under his rule as well, the three other countries needed more of his attention due to nearing war with the Eastern Empire. He already had everything in the Demon World under control and maintained, so there's nothing to be worried about.

He also didn't need to worry about the things on Guy's side given that he always has everything under control at his side, and even if it wasn't, there were little people who posed a threat to the Demon Lord.

As he looked around the room, oddly enough, Shizue wasn't around. This meant that he was free tonight.

"Let's see... what to do..." Kiyotaka wondered, looking away from his working table to gaze out at the window behind him.

He couldn't see much of the stores or event areas from here since in order to concentrate better, his workplace and home was in a more quiet area of the nation.

"Azure, are you there?" He called for one of his Seraphims that had taken on the role as one of the maids for his office in order to blend in.

"Yes?" Entering the room, the angel looked at him curiously.

"If Shizue comes back, tell her that I won't be around. I'm going to stroll around for a bit."

Giving a little bow, she nodded. "Understood. I will inform Shizue-san if she asks." Giving off a smile, Azure left the room after that to continue with her other tasks.

'Maybe I should change my appearance a little before I go. That would prevent me from standing out.' Kiyotaka thought as he snapped his fingers.

Gone were the devil horns on his head and sharp nails. His appearance appears to be exactly the same as his previous life, which was a little leaner and average human height, a cap on his head, white T-shirt and black pants with a black jacket. His eyes, instead of gold, were now brown, and the colour of his hair into black.

Since it was just an alter of his normal appearance, it wasn't hard for Raphael to change his appearance into his current one.

Unless he wanted to change his form into some abomination or a monster, this was probably the best he could do. All his clothes were all plain ones since he wasn't the type to look for flashy or branded clothing, and the only cover for his face was either the cap or Shizue's mask. The latter was a no go if he didn't want to stand out.

"This will have to do, I suppose." Kiyotaka said as he looked at himself in a mirror, something he never bothered to do. "Being this conscious about myself makes me feel like Koenji." He sighed.

[You might want to change the way you act as well.] Raphael suggested.

'How I act?'

[Yes. Everyone in Tempest is aware of your emotionless and monotone voice. Just from that, they might know your true identity.]

'There's nothing I can do about that.' Truth to be told, he could probably ask Raphael to change his voice, but he was wary of potential 'pranks' she might pull off as revenge for the times he teased her.