Demon King and Hero

Chapter 2

"Q, quit?"

Yuria's body swayed.

'Was demon king a job you could quit as well?'

No way. How can you quit being a lord of all demons!

"Don't make me laugh! Do you think I'd fall for that type of lie?!"

"It's not a lie, though."

With a hint of a smirk on his face, the demon king took a step closer to Yuria.

Flinch!

As the demon king took a step closer to Yuria, she flinched, drawing right back and pulling out her sword.

"What are you planning!"

"No, it's just that it's common courtesy to talk to someone up close. Is it different for humans?"

Looking at the demon king that had innocently tilted his head, Yuria shouted,

"Who do you think would be fooled by an evil demon king's plans!"

The moment Yuria drew her sword, the demon king retreated, startled.

"No, I'm not trying to trick you."

With an "Ah!" he pulled an item out of his pocket.

"Would you believe me with this?"

"The Scales of the Chief God?"

She had seen this item as well, not so long ago during the Emperor's promise. The sole relics of the god Sermia, who had created the world, no one knew how many were left.

However, when an oath was made on the Scales of the Chief God, that oath must be kept, and should it not be kept, it was said that the Chief God would personally ensure that the oath was unbroken. A legendary item that not even the Divine Gods nor the Demon Gods, the greatest existences in the world, could avoid being bound by.

"Let's talk about this. I promise I won't get up to any tricks."

A soft glow emanated from the scales.

Unwilling to cut down someone who had sworn on the Scales, Yuria sheathed her sword and said,

"Your story, I'll listen to. But if you are the demon king, I'm going to kill you."

Even in the face of Yuria's bloodthirsty words, with some unfathomable happiness, the demon king smiled.

"Then let's talk inside, shall we?"

***

"There's no poison in this, drink up," the demon king said, placing a teacup filled with green liquid in front of her.

"What's this?"

"It's called green tea. In the human world, it's not found in these parts, but rather, in the Eastern Empire, and it has a very delicious taste."

The demon king that was peacefully savouring the taste gave off a feeling of an old man, completely unlike his appearance or what he actually was.

Despite this, Yuria didn't even spare a glance at the tea and continued to glare at the demon king.

An oath on the Scales of the Chief God aside, a demon king is still a demon king.

From Yuria's own experiences, the majority of third-rate villains would be flustered, or let loose instantly with profanities or the sword. More often than not, the ones who were always cheerful, with bright expressions, i.e. the man in front of her, were the true demons among demons.