I went southwest of Gunnal Lake to rescue the surviving demon with Velke.
"Th-this is the ruins..."
Thick foliage protruded from the creak of the ruins, towering into the blue sky.
Judging from the remaining structure of the building, the ruins must have used to be a fortress but those glorious days were nothing but memories now.
Rather... It wouldn't be surprising if a ghost were to suddenly appear...
Even though I came during the day, this place looked dimly lit, kind of creepy like a setting from a horror movie.
"Should I inspect the surrounding area first?"
"N-no. Let's do it together..."
I stepped into the ruins anxiously.
Truth be told, I'm not good with scary things like ghosts.
I used [Perception] to scan the area for any sign of a demon and received feedback immediately.
There was a demon nearby, a level 35 harpy.
No, not 'a' demon.
I sensed multiple demons in the area.
It appears the demon I was about to encounter was not alone.
Velke and I were exploring the surrounding area when we heard a rustling sound.
"Hiiiiih!!"
"Who is it?!"
Something shiny flew toward us but Velke immediately drew his sword out to parry it.
"So you guys have finally come to kill us!!"
Seemed like this young harpy boy was the one that tried to attack us.
The shiny object I saw before was the harpy's sharp talon.
He glared at us with discernment.
"I-I'm the Maou!"
I peeked from Velke's looming figure and declared loudly.
"Huh? A snotty little brat like you? You kidding me?"
H-he doesn't believe me?!
The harpy boy flew forward to attack us again.
"Master, please step away."
Velke easily parried the young boy's attack again.
Maybe because the difference in their level was too great, the harpy appeared to be overwhelmed.
"Halbiut, what's happening?"
A dignified voice came from the inside of the ruins.
"Haium, stay inside!!"
From the ruins, a beautiful harpy who seemed to be around 17 years old came out.
Behind him, several harpy 5 or 6-year-olds were peeking out while hiding away from us.
"So you guys are the harpies! I'm Maou! I've come to shelter you guys!"
"Ma-maou-sama you say?!"
The beautiful harpy called Haium exclaimed in surprise.
"Haium! There's no way a midget like him is Maou-sama! He must be one of those human's underlings, trying to lure us out!"
"What a rude little bastard. Maybe I should burn your body to a cinder?"
Velke seemed about to snap because the harpy called Halbiut kept on disrespecting me.
Confused and panicked, I began to chant a spell.
YOU ARE READING
The Devil's Origin
FantasyWhen I woke up, I became the Demon King!? It's my responsibility as the Demon King to increase the monster population, and the only way to do that is to mate with as many monsters as I can... This is the beginning of my life as a monster-making Demo...
