DK&H Chapter 1-3

Demon King and Hero Chapter 1-3

TL: Eevee

Ed: adkji

Contract complete. So shall we begin?

As the light faded away, the smirking demon king lifted a finger again.

Now then, my second point, I am the owner of this house and you are a guest. No, more accurately, you are a bandit.

Bandit, my ass!

Yurias voice got even louder at the demon kings declaration that she was a bandit as soon as the contract was made.

You didnt enter through the door; you broke through it. No, turning it to firewood would be more accurate. Plus, the tea. Its from the Eastern Republic so its hella expensive. The teacup was made by a renowned artisan as well. Youve also destroyed someones property and damaged the contents as well. Even if you claim that the teacup wasnt deliberate, my door being diced into firewood was clearly your intention, no? As far as I remember, a thief steals sneaking around whereas a bandit goes around looting brazenly, so I can call you, who entered by breaking down my front door, a bandit.

I said it before, I had no choice in order to capture you!

Fine. Then, most importantly, third!

Another of the demon kings fingers rose.

So what did I do?

You!

Of all the words that had passed through Yurias mouth so far, that was the sharpest yet. Her voice was filled with killing intent. But the demon king just faced it and laughed.

You call yourself a hero? You know how funny that is?

Whats so funny?

That I sacrificed hundreds of children? That thousands of people died due to my followers? So youd put me before the empires courts for that?

Yes! Its all because of you! You need to pay for those sins!

The demon king folded his fingers and propped his chin back up with his hand.

Thats the funny thing. Me revive? No, I was summoned. Forcefully at that. Blood is not a sacrifice, but just to supplement the magic power of those dark sorcerers that were short of it. And all demonkin are evil? Thats a stereotype as well. Like humans have good ones mixed with sub-animal trash, among the demons there are those who love fighting, and those who prefer peace. The reason why demons all look evil is because most of the demons that cross over like to fight, but cant lift a candle to the strong in the demon world.

He took a drink from his teacup to soothe his parched throat, and continued,

Also, my followers? I came alone. The ones you call my followers are the ones who were all evil alliance and whatnot. From the start, when they called on me to conquer the world with them, I said I wasnt doing it and came out on my own. In response to that the temples went oh, a demon king has arrived, get him~ and they sent their kidsover and died, so what about all this is my fault?[1]

Yuria closed her mouth. If what the demon king was saying was true, then he was innocent. Rather, she was the one in the wrong.

It doesnt seem like a trap So is it really my fault?

Let me ask you something. Why do you say you quit being a demon lord?

The demon king smirked and said,

People seem to be mistaking something, but Im not the sovereign of demonkind. A demon king is the equivalent of a king in the human world, but to be more accurate, were more like archangels that serve the demon king. Aside from me, there are 6 others that are the same rank as I am. And on top of that is the Demon Pope that acts as the representative for the Demon God.

Th, there are SEVEN demon kings?!

Even one demon king forced mankind to stake their existence, but there were seven such existences. At her shocked face, the demon king said with a smile,

Oi, you were asking me how I quit being a demon lord? Pay attention.

How can I pay attention when I hear there are seven demon kings!

Theres no need to worry that much. Demon kings cant come through dimensional rifts and youll more or less ruin a country to summon one with magic. Besides, there are several kinds of demon king. Theres the battle-type, which humans keep panicking over because you cant fight them, the military-types who advises the demon god, and the ones like me, who manage domestic affairs. Of those types, I am the strongest.

Dont the demons prioritise military strength over all else?

Looking at this shabbily-dressed demon king that proclaimed himself the strongest, Yuria couldnt believe him.

Dont believe me? Well its true that I am the weakest among the demon kings. But, I am still a demon king named by the demon god. They call us the Seven Heavenly Demon Kings, Strife, Charm, Destruction, Nightmare, Darkness, Evil, and the last, I, Economy!

E, Economy?

Yuria doubted her ears, surely she couldnt have heard that right.

Economics.

Governing all the goods and services essential for humanitys needs, as well as being responsible for production, distribution and consumption all of these were regulated by the economy. Also, a word for the field of study that observed and analysed the social relations and economic phenomena which resulted from the economy.

But unlike all the other evil-sounding titles, Economy of all things?

Its weird, isnt it? Because its so different from the other demon king titles and all. Well, Strife, to put it in human terms, is the strongest general. Hes the same as any brave leader spearheading the vanguard. Charm uses beautiful people to secretly shake up opposing troops, and Destruction, being the strongest demon king, leads the bulk of the demon world army. Nightmare specialises in strategy, Darkness in espionage work, and Evil takes care of the education of the demons. The ones that receive his teachings become the evilest demons that even other demons despise.

Pouring himself another cup of tea, he continued,

You need to eat and live in the demon world, exactly the same as humans. Even the demon world has currency. And the finances of the demon world are managed by me. Even if Strife decides to pick a fight, if I cut his funding, thats the end. If Charm keeps bothering me, I can just cut the budget for beauty products, and Destruction has a mountain of debt because he keeps breaking things. If they dont listen to me, I can just sequester their castles. Nightmare is smart, and he knows hell only come to a loss if he picks a fight with me so hes okay. Darkness once tried, but after I painted his entire black, miserable castle bright white under the name of special construction work, he decided submission was the easiest option. As for Evil, if I give him the money, hell create some fun for all of us, so its a good partnership. Ergo, I have the most authority.

Yuria blanked for a brief second. She had just remembered one of those Empires peacocks that couldnt even squeak back against the Finance Minister. Who knew even the musclebrained demons also lived like that.

Looking at Yurias expresson, the demon king smirked.

So does this mean I won our bet?

Hey!

I swear by the Chief God, if this demon king is innocent, I, Yuria Ashrien will follow his Eve. Ry. Word~ didnt you say? the demon king said, drawing out the word every.

Yuria bit her lip. As the demon king had said, she had barged into an innocent demon kings house and caused a fracas, no better than a villain.

Wh, whats your wish? her voice quivered slightly. Her fate would be decided on what wish the demon king desired.

As Yuria looked at the demon king with eyes filled with anxiety, he said,

Im not that strong of a demon king, so I cant go back with just my strength. But I had a massive pile of work so I thought hey, perfect timing and left it all behind, but since I brought nothing with me I found it kinda hard to earn a living, you know? So I tried my hand at farming, you know its actually really hard work, you know that? Farmers really do deserve the respect they get after all.

S, So?

Im short on hands. So. this is a command. From this point onward, youre mine.

Eh?

Yurias head blanked again.

I think Im spacingout too much today

Looking on this Yuria, the demon king scratched his chin and made a shy expression on his face.

So, yeah. This is a proposal. Love at first sight.

Ehhhhhhhhhhh!

That view of you breaking the door down was so how do I put it? Mmm, nah, just call it love at first sight. So from today onward, youre mine.

D, dont play around with this!

Are you not going to keep your promise? You swore on the Scales of the Chief God, you know? Are you not scared of the great gods divine retribution?

At his playful, yet sincere look, Yuria started to blush.

That, thats Uuuu (Yuria)

Cute? (DK)

Fwoosh.

Yurias blush escalated till her face could turn no darker shade of red. Turning her face up, she said,

I I get it Ive lost anyway

Empire Year 842.

The Demon King, conquers(?) the hero Yuria Ashrien.

End of Chapter 1