The Demon King's Paladin Part 2. All Out War.

Chapter 504. Oblivious And Complicated

" And then they act as if I have any control over who the Royal Army decides to send on rest time! It's madness!... Oh, wait... Sorry, I got ahead of myself didn't I? Where was I before that? I think we barely got through introductions, didn't we? Honestly, this job is a bit draining, so my apologies."

" It's no issue at all, I can understand the way you feel somewhat."

" Yes, it's something everyone in a leadership position will go through I suppose?"

" It can be a bit much at times, but I think it's worth it, at least for my personal goals and aspirations."

" Oh? Climbing to a Marquess Rank and gaining control over the Roselands along with creating a few successful businesses ain't enough for you? Just how much avarice is in you, Marquess Drake?"

" Enough that I need to push a little bit more. Granted it's nothing bad, I just have a vision for how Paradise is going to look in the future."

" Hmm? is that so? Paul did say you never seemed to think anything was " good enough" when you were training with him, is that what it's from I wonder?"

" Hm? Sorry, but I don't know what Paul meant by that?"

The conversation had taken a strange turn as Chief Sharp and I began to talk. I looked at Sarah and Anna, they looked as if they had an idea about what Chief Sharp was talking about... What the hell am I missing exactly?

" Oh, it's not like you ever said something like that to my Son or anything. It just thought that it was the best way to describe the way you acted during your training with him. Just as you would finish your sword swings, you'd train with him, then you'd head off to some other class, then you'd end up training into the night apparently. He said that even though you showed growth in leaps and bounds with your training, you still never took a break, it was like no improvement was enough for you, like you kept trying to reach some new heights."

" Oh... Well... I guess I did push it kind of hard during that time? I mean, in my head I thought that I'd do the best I could just so I could defeat the Hero Party... Though honestly, in the back of my mind, I thought maybe I'd be able to catch up to Warrick and Aqua if I pushed myself to the limit..."

" You thought that in 3 months time, you'd be able to match King Warrick and Queen Aqua?"

" Yeah, like I said, dumb idea. Warrick has really driven that point home when ever we end up sparring after that 3 month period... It's like no matter how much I've grown as a fighter, almost like we're in a race and no matter how far I think I've ran, he's always the same distance ahead of me... It's a bit infuriating, but I suppose I'm just not as talented as Warrick and Aqua when it comes down to it?"

" Is that what you think? I take it with the way you're describing it, that you've given up trying to match them?"

Chief Sharp seemed to be observing me along with listening to my answer... Well, I never thought I'd need to explain this to anyone outside of Sarah and Anna, but I guess it's okay to talk about it?

" Yes and no. I'm not sure if I'll ever be able to match them, but I'm not in the position where I can just be weak. I plan on becoming as strong as I possibly can. So, I still train when I can. I do feel myself growing, but with all the work it takes to run Paradise and my business, I end up not being able to train as much as I'd like to."

* Grip! Grip!*

Seems that 2 people here don't like me talking about my lack of training.

" He says that, but we can assure you, he does more than the average when it comes to training. In fact, most Demons who would have his regimen with his experience wouldn't last."