Reincarnated Golden Emperor

He was incensed when he saw her in such a state. The moment he had laid his eyes upon her body, he felt as if his soul had flown away from his grasps. He felt like giving up everything in order to remain together with her.

In this month, he had tried to court her but was incredibly patient. With her pitiful appearance and show of strength, he could easily take her by force but he didn't know why he felt it would be rather disgraceful to do so.

Besides, in this period of time, Naomi had never refused him. She had simply stalled for time by using different excuses. Though the Demon Lord didn't believe half of her excuses, he never mentioned anything.

He was incredibly patient because he didn't just want her body but rather her heart, mind, and soul as well.

So, when he noticed the wounds on Naomi's body, he was furious. He asked her in a calm voice while trying to hide his fury, "Who did this to you? Are you all right? Let me heal you up…"

Naomi didn't speak anything and remained standing there. Azaroth stepped forward and touched her forehead while using his magic to heal her wounds.

He then placed his other hand on her chin and lifted her head up, he gently speaks, "What happened? You know, you can tell me anything you want."

After a whimper, Naomi speaks in a miserable voice, "Lord… You know that I live near the outskirts of your territory which is in direct contact with Demon Lord Bakaul's territory. Today, I overheard some of the demons from the Demon Lord Bakaul's territory that they were preparing their forces to wage war against you."

Here, the Demon Lord Azaroth widened his eyes in surprise. He couldn't believe that the Demon Lord Bakaul was going to wage war against himself. Just what was happening?

Naomi continued on with her story, "I made a small mistake and those demons found me. I ran around but they used some attacks against me and I couldn't escape unscathed. However, thankfully, I didn't stop and continued to run. Before long, I was near the inner part of the territory and only then did they stop chasing after me since they feared getting caught."

Her words didn't just enrage him. He also felt it was rather shameful to neglect Naomi just to give her freedom. If she couldn't escape today, he would have lost her forever.

He looked straight into her eyes and decisively said, "Looks like I need to prepare for the war just in case the Demon Lord Bakaul truly wages war against me. But even if he isn't waging war, he will still have to provide me an explanation for your injuries."

After saying that, Azaroth left the room. It seemed like he wanted to start the preparations and gather all his demons as quickly as he could to prepare for war.

After he left the room, the pitiful appearance of Naomi changed. There was a cold sneer on her face now as she thought 'So, this guy isn't as naïve as I initially believed. He isn't entirely sure if that Demon Lord Bakaul is waging war or not and want to confirm first.'

Even though her plan wasn't entirely working, she didn't look worried at all. There was instead a confident smirk on her face 'Since that guy was confident that these two territories would attack the Sea Dragon Clan. He must have made some preparations. From his words, they both would have attacked after 2-3 hours… I wonder how he planned to make the two of them fight against the Sea Dragon Clan.'

She also left the room and moved towards the hall where all the demons were assembling. She had once again changed her appearance to make sure she looked pitiful once again.

Naomi made sure to keep her presence as a weak demon to not catch any attention within the hall. Azaroth gazed at her for a brief period before his eyes moved towards the other demons.

After all the important demons had gathered in the hall, he cleared his throat before speaking in a loud and clear voice, "Everyone, I have received information that the Demon Lord Bakaul is preparing for war against us. I am not sure about this information but it is certainly not good news to us… Gather all the demons that you can and prepare to march towards the borders."

Some of the demons were surprised, some were excited to hear the news about the war while some were indifferent to his words. However, one trait was common within them… No demon seemed frightened at the prospect of war. They even seemed to be looking forward to war.

The times of peace in the territory were good but too long and they would feel the itch to fight. Even though they fought against each other, it wasn't as good as killing the opponent and bathing themselves in the opponents' blood. The war was the place where they could show their prowess… The place where they could unleash all their frustrations.

One of the Great Demon Kings under him stepped forward and said, "We shall destroy your enemies my lord. Rest assured we shall surely make the Demon Lord Bakaul regret attacking us."

His words were filled with absolute confidence and pride in his ability. He looked like he was ready to go and slaughter every single demon.

Azaroth shook his head and replied, "No… We are only preparing for the war. If it occurs then we will show them why it was a mistake to wage war against us but my main priority would be to avoid it. I do not understand Bakaul's reason to wage war upon us."

There was the matter about Naomi's injuries but he remained silent about that. Though the Demons in the palace knew about his feelings towards her which was why they maintained some distance from her.

Soon enough, they all dispersed and started to gather the demons under them. Naomi smiled a little before walking towards Azaroth's position. She sat next to his seat before waiting for these Great Demon Kings to return after gathering all the demons.

After around half an hour, a demon who looked rather weak as compared to the Demon Kings walked in the hall. He held a poster in his hand, he bowed in front of Azaroth before speaking, "My Lord, many posters have been found on the walls of the residences of our Demons. The location where they were found is not far away from the palace."

"I see…" Azaroth said while narrowing his eyes. He asked the Demon in a curious voice, "What's on this poster? Is there something written on it? Or is it a wanted poster spread by one of ours?"

The Demon shook his head from one side to the other while saying, "No… My Lord, a map is drawn on this poster. It seems like a map of our territory, however, there is a cross sign marked near the borders of our territory. Please check it out."

He opened the poster and showed it to Azaroth. There was a frown on Azaroth's face as he looked at the map. He asked the demon while furrowing his brows, "What is this poster? How did many of these posters suddenly appear? Why did they even appear?"

The Demon remained silent indicating that he had no idea how they had appeared. After a bit of time, he spoke, "My lord, due to this map, many of the demons who laid their eyes on it had sneaked away to this location marked on the map."

With a clear frown on Azaroth's face, it showed how displeased he was. He stood up at once and spoke, "Looks like I will also have to check out this location…"

As he started to move towards the location with a frown. Naomi remained in the hall while trying to hold back her laughter 'Wow… My mate used this poster to mark the territory of the Sea Dragon Clan. The Illusion Formation won't work on someone if he/ she is actively looking for the location. It only works on the subconscious mind after all. He used that flaw well enough…'

'From the start, he was planning on simply revealing the Sea Dragon Clan to the demons. Once their race's exact location was discovered, the demons from both the territories would fight lead their armies to destroy them. But now that I know about it. I can use his plan for myself… Hahahaha….'

Naomi was right in her thoughts. If she could control the situation then she would be able to make use of his plan for herself. It was simply beyond Saito's expectations that she would be able to achieve something as outrageous as this.

After chuckling a bit, she calmed down and thought deeply 'However, his plan was rather good. There are no traces of his involvement… he was counting upon the greed of these demons. With the intellectual level of these demons, if some of them found a poster and saw a mark. The Demon will immediately sneak away in search of this treasure. Once they encounter the Sea Dragon Clan and a fight erupts, it would be impossible to conceal them.'

She tried to hold back the grin coming onto her face 'It's good that the Sea Dragon Clan has started to evacuate from the opposite direction. They shouldn't encounter the Demons if they successfully manage to evacuate.. With their strength, if they do not encounter a demon territory, they should be able to escape safely.'