Reincarnated as a Blood Demon on Terra? I've Hit the Jackpot!

Although the news of Lucifer's departure did not spread throughout all of Kazdel, it had at least reached the ears of the lords of the Royal Courts and Tracy.

Tracy was not very surprised by this matter. He simply informed Teresa and Babel of Lucifer's temporary departure from Kazdel and then paid it no more mind. Malfred was a little disappointed, but he quickly recovered and continued to assist Tracy with his work.

However, the various idle lords of the Royal Courts took this matter as an opportunity to hold a rare private meeting.

"Sigh… Lucifer is gone. I fear Kazdel will be much more boring now."

Laqeramaline clutched a white handkerchief in her hand, dabbing at the pearl-like tears that may or may not have been genuine, perhaps just to enhance the atmosphere. Regardless, Laqeramaline was truly and sincerely saddened by Lucifer's departure.

"…Don't you have anything to say, Ducale?"

The King of the Corpse Eaters, floating in his seat, glanced at the Blood Demon beside him. This Royal Court meeting was missing one Blood Demon Prince, but had gained one Blood Demon Overlord instead.

The Blood Demon Overlord wore an indifferent expression as he swirled the blood wine in his hand. This was the sacred artifact Lucifer had left for him.

"What would you have me say, Nezzalem? I neither forced Lucifer nor pursued him for his act of leaving the fold. Or do you wish for me to personally go and drag him back?"

"...."

Faced with Lucifer's "betrayal," the various Royal Courts, including Tracy, all chose to acquiesce. Although they were regretful, no one thought of capturing Lucifer to bring him to justice or put him on trial. Besides, Lucifer had probably already left the borders of Kazdel by now. To use force to bring him back would require the strength of at least two Royal Court lords, and by then, it would no longer be just an internal affair of Kazdel. If a mistake was made, it was feared that it would be a repeat of the Three Kingdoms Alliance war…

"Can't it be done?" the Shapeshifters, in their corner of the room, spoke up. But it would have been better if they hadn't spoken at all. After receiving the tacit answer from the others, the Shapeshifter, who was sprawled out on their chair, looked quite pathetic.

"Aww… a place without Lucifer is something I don't want~"

In the past, the Shapeshifters had relied on Lucifer, their "Idea King," to help them come up with fun things to kill time. The absence of this Idea King of Kazdel was therefore the greatest loss for them.

After a moment of silence, the King of the Corpse Eaters asked the Blood Demon Overlord again.

"Lucifer is, after all, a Blood Demon. And he is the Prince of you, the lord of this Royal Court. Now that he is outside---"

"So what?"

Before the King of the Corpse Eaters could finish, the Blood Demon Overlord cut him off. He drained the blood wine in his tall glass, then raised a contemptuous gaze to the King.

"Do you really think Lucifer is as foolish as this Shapeshifter? I don't think Lucifer would engage in performance art like announcing to everyone on the street that he is a Blood Demon Prince. If Lucifer doesn't say it, and I don't announce it to the outside world, who would know he is my Prince? As for the problems of being a Blood Demon, that is a problem he has to deal with himself."

The Shapeshifter, who was suddenly dragged into the matter by the Overlord, leaned back in their chair wearily. "Why did you have to drag me into your insult…"

But what the Blood Demon Overlord said was not without reason. In the eyes of outsiders, the wandering Lucifer on Terra was, at most, just a powerful Blood Demon. If Lucifer hid himself well enough, it would be a question of whether anyone could even recognize that he was from the Blood Demon clan, as long as he didn't speak of it.

"I'm just concerned that while Lucifer is away… your illness will relapse again."

"Hmph… worrying about pointless things."

The meeting, which had gathered four Royal Courts, now seemed to have become a one-on-one verbal sparring match between the King of the Corpse Eaters and the Blood Demon Overlord. And having said so much, how could the Overlord not understand the King's meaning? He was just afraid that after Lucifer left, the Overlord would revert to his mad ways of the past.

"Rest assured, Nezzalem. Although it is not my will, everything that Lucifer has done for the Blood Royal Court and the Blood Demons, communicating and building bridges with other courts and forces, I have no reason or interest in ruining it."

With that, the Blood Demon Overlord rose, preparing to be the first to leave this private meeting of the Royal Courts. His meaning was very clear. As long as nothing crossed his bottom line before Lucifer returned, he would try his best to maintain the current relationship.

Before pushing the door open to leave, the Blood Demon Overlord paused for a moment in thought.

"There's one more thing… before Lucifer left, he left quite a few things in his old house. If you don't want his alcohol and whatnots to spoil, or be stolen by others, you can still make it if you go now, Nezzalem."

Leaving these words behind, the Blood Demon Overlord departed without a backward glance.

The meeting, now with only three people left, began to grow cold. Laqeramaline, seeing this, decided to bring up a new topic.

"Sigh… Lucifer left in such a hurry. He should have at least said a word to me. In the valley, there are still a few young Banshees who haven't---"

This topic was something the Shapeshifter and the King of the Corpse Eaters had never considered before. That's right… although Lucifer was a Blood Demon Prince, who said that his future partner also had to be a Blood Demon?

Damn it, why did I forget to think about this!!

"Hmm…" the King of the Corpse Eaters thought hard. This is bad. The aesthetic tastes of the Corpse Eater clan don't seem to align well with normal people. Even if there are some, they might not be in Kazdel, or their age might not be appropriate.

As for the Shapeshifter… or should they make a move themselves?

Meanwhile, on the other side of Babel, they had also received the news that the rebellious Lucifer had run away from home.

"My, my… that Lucifer fellow is still… afraid of trouble as always."

Teresa had somewhat anticipated Lucifer's choice but was still a little helpless. But since he had already made his choice, it wasn't right for her to say much more, except…

"Are you disappointed, Ascalon?"

First, he entrusted his beloved student to Babel, and then he left Kazdel without a word of farewell. Anyone would be disappointed with such an irresponsible teacher…

But Ascalon said nothing. After learning of Lucifer's departure from Kazdel, she remained as calm as ever, as if for her, this was just a trivial matter of no importance.

"No, Your Highness."

"Don't you have anything you want to say to Lucifer?"

"The words I wanted to say were all said before I parted with him. I have always believed in my teacher's choices. Besides… he and I have made a promise. We will surely meet again."

"Is that so… then that's good."

Teresa smiled. Since Ascalon's mental state was not a problem, she could rest assured. But just as she was thinking this, Ascalon asked her in return:

"Your Highness, I have a question to ask. Do you know… who was the first person to make a contract with my teacher?"

"Hmm?…"

Teresa blinked in confusion. How would she know who Lucifer made his first contract with… the Blood Demon Overlord?

But looking at Ascalon's expression, which seemed as if she wouldn't give up until she got an answer, Teresa began to recall who had been in contact with Lucifer.

"I remember… a little girl from the Lich Royal Court seemed to have some dealings with Lucifer. I think her name was Ermengarde."

"Ermengarde… I'll remember that."

Ascalon murmured Ermengarde's name, then recorded her on her own blacklist.

Ermengarde: What did I do wrong!!

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