The Cute Master Was Actually the Black Demon King

91 – The Role of Parents

“…… White, that boy is the one who killed three demon lords.”

A middle-aged man with gray hair, Marquis Leia said.

Friedrich nodded his head.

“Yes. You may not believe it, but it is true.”

“…… Mmm.”

Marquis Leia let out a quiet voice, and the other family heads were no different.

She hardened her expression, occasionally glanced at Tei Kan, then closed her mouth in a thoughtful manner.

To be honest, I couldn’t believe it easily.

No, who could believe that in the first place?

To think that the culprit who killed three of the demon lords, one of the greatest wizards on the continent, was actually a teenager.

If it wasn’t Friedrich who had uttered those words, and if the Marquis Tey and Liy Canter hadn’t sympathized with him, the words would have been dismissed as nonsense.

…… Conversely, it also meant that it was impossible not to believe it.

“A boy with many secrets. I admit that.”

Friedrich opened his mouth again with a bitter expression.

Remembering the eyes of a boy I once saw, filled with hatred and vengeance.

“Nevertheless, White has brought great benefits to our Empire.”

“Are you talking about killing three demon lords?”

Duke Kesil asked, and Friedrich nodded heavily.

“…… He climbed into the 8th circle at the age of less than 20, and he must still be immature, but he killed the three demon kings in that state.”

How meaningful is that achievement?

It would be impossible to say what value it has.

“… ….”

Duke Kesil’s expression began to become mysterious.

And Friedrich knew.

That kind of expression on his face is the expression that comes out when weighing something.

Naturally, what will come out after that is expected.

Friedrich’s gaze turned to Teikan.

Unsurprisingly, Tei Khan was slowly revealing her momentum with her eyes narrowed.

Before long, Duke Kecil slowly parted his lips.

“A wizard who reached the 8th circle before he was 20 years old. I believe Sir Edwald knows best that it is difficult to believe.”

“…… Yes.”

“Then, you must have assumed various possibilities as well, right?”

Duke Kesil spat out in a meaningful tone, and Friedrich’s eyebrows narrowed at that.

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“…… What do you want to say? Duke.”

“A simple guess, Sir Edwald.”

Duke Kesil looked at Teikan with a very cautious expression.

Teikan, too, looked squarely at Duke Kesil.

A bizarre confrontation ensued for a while, but soon Duke Kecil finally opened his mouth and listened to his words.

“…… I wanted to tell you that the boy may not be the real White Qifoth.”

“… ….”

“Do you know? What kind of unknown demon king could be pretending to be that boy and deceiving our empire? That possibility also clearly exists.”

…… And.

At the words of Marquis Kecil, Teikan’s expression immediately calmed down.

His eyes slowly began to take on a cold light.

“…… Can you take that as an insult to me? Duke Kecil.”

Something-

At one point, a terrifying energy of mana flowed from Teikan’s body.

Of course, the target of that pressure was Duke Kesil, and Duke Kesil bit his lip lightly.

“…… Don’t take it emotionally. Shouldn’t we make a more realistic judgment now?”

Spitting out like that, Duke Kecil wiped the cold sweat with a handkerchief.

Soon, the handkerchief was folded finely and tucked into his bosom, and Duke Kesil continued his words.

“Isn’t it common sense? No genius has reached the 8th circle at the age of 20. Even if he was the enemy demon king, he wouldn’t have reached that level at the age of 20.”

“How can the Duke say that? Did you mean to put your own eyes on the time when the enemy demon king was 20 years old?”

“…… Don’t be sarcastic. I know you’re upset, but I have no intention of fighting you.”

“I have no intention of fighting, la… ….”

Tay Khan lingered on his words, then let out a deep sigh.

And.

Koo-gu-gu-gu-gu!

“…… !”

It was right after that that blue energy began to radiate from his whole body.

As he stood up slowly from his seat, Teikan flashed a bloody look in his eyes.

“Please do not insult my son, Duke Kecil.”

Jerobeok, jeobeok.

Muttering in a low voice, Teikan moved towards Duke Kecil.

While spewing out as much mana as there was in Circle 8, he didn’t care whether the people around him were under pressure or not.

“…… Big, ugh.”

And, of course, Duke Kecil’s face, who had to face such pressure from the front, could be described as dying.

A feeling of pressure that oppresses the whole body, as if the force of gravity had doubled.

Feeling that sensation fully, Duke Kesil lifted his head with difficulty.

Teikan’s bloody, inorganic eyes fell straight down on Duke Kecil.

“… ….”

“… ….”

One turn of silence.

At the pressure emanating from Teikan, the inside began to shake slowly.

The moment when Friedrich cautiously reaches out to intervene.

“…… I had no intention of insulting your son, Duke.”

Duke Kesil heard those words out of his mouth.

Very hard, overcoming the pressure with grit.

He looked at Teikan with a bitter look.

“I’m just talking about possibilities. Being in the 8th circle at the age of 20, what could be more abnormal than that? And you, a wizard, know that better than I do.”

“… ….”

At those words of Duke Kesil, Teikan’s expression twisted.

However, the opposite pressure was slowly dissipating.

“…… Whoa.”

And soon, around the time Teikan let out a sigh that seemed to contain multiple complex meanings.

It reached the point where the intangible pressure made of mana was completely dissipated.

Did he finally regain his reason?

The first thing Tei Khan did was to bow her head deeply towards the Emperor, who was sitting in her seat of honor.

“…… I’m sorry, Your Majesty. I ended up showing you a rough side that I shouldn’t have dared to show.”

“… ….”

The emperor didn’t answer anything, but the bitter expression on his face would have sufficed the answer.

The emperor nodded his head once to show that he would tolerate and move on, and Teikan bowed his head deeply once again.

And Teikan, who straightened his posture again, looked at Duke Kesil.

Teikan pursed his lips several times trying to say something.

“…… I’m sorry, Duke Kecil. In a fit of emotion, I did something I shouldn’t have done.”

Saying that, Teikan turned around lonely.

Looking at the emperor again, he said.

“I’ll step back, I don’t think there will be anything good for me to stay here.”

“…… Let it be.”

The emperor spat out the words of permission with a bitter expression, and Teikan slowly moved toward the door.

“…… Duke Clifford.”

And Duke Kecil called out in a low voice to Teikan, who was walking like that.

Teikan’s steps stopped for a moment, but he did not look back.

But not caring, Duke Kesil continued.

“I honestly had no intention of insulting you or your son. I just want you to know as one of the possibilities.”

“… ….”

Towards the silent Teikan, Duke Kesil uttered the last word.

“…… Please judge well. I’m not saying I’m absolutely right, but it seems clear that your son has some big secret.”

With those words, Duke Kecil let out a deep sigh, and at the same time, Teikan took another step.

Knock!

The door opened with a small noise, and Teikan quickly left the meeting room.

A chilly silence fell naturally inside the meeting room.

The atmosphere was not conducive to holding a meeting.

As well as the emperor, Frederick’s expression began to change into an unpleasant form.

“…… From the Marquis of Vamfir to the Duke of Clifford. It seems that today is not the day.”

The emperor said that while squeezing his eyes as if he was tired, and that meant the end of the meeting.

“Anyway, there is still time before the declaration of war, so enjoying the festival a little longer would be a good way. Let’s stop here for today.”

The emperor got up from his seat and tapped Duke Kecil on the shoulder once.

It was meant to encourage.

Duke Kesil bowed his head deeply as if to apologize, and then the Emperor left the meeting room.

The heads of households also began preparing to organize their seats.

And that was when Friedrich’s eyes strangely changed as he looked at them.

“…… Now, let me say it clearly here.”

Friedrich quietly opened his mouth, and the eyes of the heads of households were fixed on him.

Friedrich met those gazes one at a time, and the last target his gaze reached was Duke Kesil.

Friedrich, who had been looking at Duke Kesil with a mysterious gaze, opened his mouth again.

“I recommend that you just drop your doubts about White. Because I have all my trust in that boy.”

“…… Sir Edwald, those words.”

“Um.”

The words were spoken in a very light tone, but the contents were not so light.

Friedrich once stroked his own white beard.

She quietly closes her eyes and recalls the image of White in her mind.

“… ….”

…… The platinum-haired boy was drawn slowly.

Soon, another girl appears behind the boy.

“…… Whoa.”

Recalling the image of the girl with black hair and golden eyes, Friedrich let out a shallow sigh.

…… Of course, he trusted White.

I didn’t know what purpose White had, and why he was against the 12 demon lords.

If there are two obvious facts that Friedrich knows.

It’s the dark vengeance against the demon lords that White possesses, like the endless abyss.

…… It must be a certain deep feeling he has for a certain girl.

Therefore, I have no doubts.

You may have doubts, but Friedrich will never doubt White’s true intentions.

…… However, the curiosity still remained.

‘How the hell did I get to the 8th circle?’

Friedrich stroked his chin in a puzzled look.

…… He didn’t think he would be able to climb.

No, I was confident enough to say 100%.

Someday he will rise to the 8th circle, and that boy will eventually reach the 9th circle.

…… That being said, I must say that I did not expect that it would progress so radically.

Dark doubt began to rise over Friedrich’s expression.

‘I’m starting to get curious about the secrets you have. White.’

Muttering that to himself, Friedrich looked out the window.

I think of the magic war going on beyond the imperial palace and in the islands.

As well as about the Marquis of Vampir, who must have headed there at the same time.

I was a little worried.

‘…… Well, if it’s white.’

Thinking that you will do well on your own.

Friedrich decided not to care about him.