Heroics of the Demon Lord

Chapter 4: The Host's Concerns

 It's been a few hours since I let those people stay here. To be honest, I'm not even sure if this mansion here is my property but, it definitely is my territory now. I don't actually want to see them again because it'll just feel awkward now. But they're staying at right where my food is. That's not all I really have, I still have some in stock right now here in my bedroom but I am supposed to butcher that thing this hour. I sigh as I just lay myself on the bed... this place is my only solace. I don't want to involve myself in this world at all, but then again that might not really be my choice. One way or another, that bastard will definitely do something about it and make me move.

I got up from bed and walked around the mansion to a window that will allow me to see them. I go to the library slash office and look at a window there. It seems they're just sitting around at the edge of the walls, eating. I then see the blonde woman look at me from down there. She looked wary, but then again, why wouldn't she be? I just turned around and sat on a couch that was there. I've also dusted and somehow cleaned this place up a bit so it's not as dirty as before. I activated a spell I know that enhances my hearing and listened in on their conversation...

"Yes, he was right by that window..." I hear the blonde say...

"He must still be wary about us. Of course to him we're just invading his property and peace, and he wants us gone as soon as possible." The leader said.

"Still, a demon that doesn't go to war with humans and even lets a party of humans stay in his territory out of kindness? This is definitely absurd." I hear, it's that slender one wearing light armor...

"You still can't deny that fact. There's no reason for him to delay killing us. I can't think of any other reasons why he would do this." The magician one added. I sigh... I wonder what is currently happening in the world. True I got a vague overview of current events, but as to the details, I have absolutely no idea. The knowledge I got from the memories are too big of a picture. Of course he wants me to find out for myself but... I wonder how long I can keep this up.

"Anyways, Vey, how are the demons in the forest right now?" The leader asks.

"They seem to be camping around. Some of them gathered in groups and there's definitely more of them now." She replies...

"Then, the one in the mansion?"

"No... I can't sense him at all. Even though Lisa said she saw him look at us by the window, I can't feel his presence at all. It's like he's not there to begin with."

"But I really did see him you know! He walked away quickly after." The Lisa girl says.

"We're not doubting you Lisa. It's just a weird thing... for all of that power, to be perfectly hidden." The big one comments... there seems to be a pause for a while and they just continued eating and rummaging through their items... I sigh... the demons huh? Technically speaking they're all under me and I can probably just command them to go away but, can I really do that? I'm not even sure if they recognize me as the Demon Lord, after all, all the other Demon Lords make themselves known the moment they are born and they place themselves on top of their chain of command by dominating them. It's like a barbaric and simple way of selecting a leader... I wonder how those demons feel about me. I can be sure they're afraid of me since they avoid me, and to be honest, I've never even seen a single demon other than myself. They've never come into contact with me, yet it seems they know I'm here... there's a few other questions in my mind but I have no way of finding out the answers...

"Why do you think he isolates himself in this mansion?" The slender one asks.

"Well we can only surmise that he and the other demons don't go well. Since they avoid him for his power, and it seems he avoids them as well because he doesn't want anything to do with them. We can only be thankful for that, or else, humanity will suffer another deadly blow. We're only managing somehow to push back the demons but now that we know of a powerful demon like that, things can get complicated." The leader concludes.