The Cute Master Was Actually the Black Demon King

16 – Research Report

“…… What did you say now?”

Teikan Qliphoth, the head of the Qliphoth family, had his eyes wide open.

Beside him stood White with a hard expression on his face.

Originally, Teikan intended to punish White according to family rules.

“…… The golden magic tower is collapsing.”

“… ….”

With the news brought by the leader of the 2nd Wizarding Order, I couldn’t pay more attention to such ‘minor’ matters.

A trembling voice leaked from Tei Kan’s mouth along with her saliva.

“The golden demon king is dead?”

“Yes, my lord.”

“…… Huh.”

In response to the immediate reply of the second captain, Tei Khan laid her body back with a sigh of collapse.

A small squeaking noise echoed quietly as the chair tilted.

“… ….”

Teikan’s expression was really serious.

One minute, two minutes.

The silence continued even after 5 minutes, and even then, Teikan’s expression did not intend to straighten.

It was such a serious matter, and it was a situation that could not be easily overlooked.

“…… Ok.”

Soon, Teikan’s mouth opened again, and a quiet voice came out again.

Thoughts and worries.

Sensing so many thoughts swirling in her head, Teikan began to rack her brain to come up with how she should deal with the situation.

“… ….”

The inside of the family head’s office, where Teikan, White, and the leader of the 2nd Magic Team are located.

A truly uncomfortable silence fell.

The three of them were thinking only of their own thoughts.

“… ….”

Teikan Qliphort was struggling with the possibility of his family becoming entangled in the great events of the collapse of the golden tower and the death of the golden demon king.

‘…… It feels like walking on thin ice.’

The 2nd leader thought that the situation of keeping silent in a place where the head of the family followed and the successor of the head of the family were extremely uncomfortable.

“… ….”

And.

What is White’s true intention to benefit from the news brought by the 2nd head?

‘…… Did it go well?’

…… Like that, it really has nothing to do with the golden demon lord.

It was something that could be called irresponsible, thinking only of one’s own safety.

‘…… No, of course. Although I did kill him.’

White stroked his wrist once with a mysterious expression.

Yes, he was right in killing the golden demon king.

…… I was right, but

‘But, what should I do?’

White closed her eyes gently, trying hard to keep her expressionless.

As if he was seriously contemplating something in his head.

‘I have no intention of reporting to my father or family… ….’

Isn’t he like that too?

Even if he announced that he had killed the demon king himself in the first place, the first thing he had to think about was whether they would believe that fact.

…… Of course, it wasn’t impossible to make them believe if you mobilized Ashera and instilled trust in them.

“… ….”

White went so far that he had no intention of making it public.

No, it was okay to say that he had intended to keep his mouth shut from the start.

White’s blue eyes flashed with a clear light once.

‘…… As for the case of killing the gold demon king, I will keep it a secret forever.’

If it was natural, it would be natural.

From the moment she decided to pursue her revenge, White had no intention of revealing her intentions to others.

She said that although she was inevitably informed by Ashera, she made an exception for that.

Her own father, Tay Khan Clifford.

Whether it’s the family he belongs to or the Duke of Qliphort’s family, who will one day take over the head of the family.

To anyone, to any force.

White had no intention of revealing the secret he was hiding.

‘…… This is the karma I have to carry to the end.’

White’s eyebrows twitched once, and at the same time a determined light began to shine over his expression.

There is no reason to inform others, and there is no reason to inform others.

The idea of annihilating all 12 demon lords was such a dangerous belief.

Let’s take an example.

A story like that flows into the imperial family that the successor of the Qlippoth family has an idea to fight against all 12 Demon Kings?

Immediately, the emperor will send the only great mage in the imperial family to capture the heir of the Qlippoth family and bring him back.

Or send all the wizards of the level of the archmage to besiege the mansion of the Duke of Qliphort.

The method won’t matter anyway.

The important thing is if White’s purpose goes to the Imperial Family.

It was something that the emperor would react to with that level of sensitivity.

The thing about the 12 demon kings.

How much more so if the heir to the Clifford family, who would stand at the top of the world of magic in the future, had such a dangerous goal in mind.

The emperor would be willing to overturn the succession structure of the Qliphoth family.

“…… So, you arrived only after the golden mage tower collapsed.”

“Yes, we were able to confirm the death of the golden demon after that.”

“…… Is there a possibility that the other 12 demon lords will bet us on that issue?”

“You have to keep that in mind. The timing wasn’t too good.”

“From the outside, at least, we look suspicious.”

“Anyway, the shape was very subtle…….”

“I think the imperial family also sent mages.”

“Oh, about them… ….”

…… Teikan Qliphort and the leader of the 2nd Wizarding Order started talking like that.

While they are concentrating on the story.

“… ….”

Prying through that gap, White cautiously.

Very carefully, she left the head of the house.

It was another story that Teikan Qlippoth, who noticed that White had disappeared after a while, was extremely angry.

*****

A week has passed since that day.

The collapse of the golden tower and the death of the golden demon quickly spread across the continent.

In an instant, the continent was half-turned over.

“…… The gold demon king is dead?”

“Is that true?”

“For sure. It was announced directly by the imperial family.”

“Then will the 12 demon lords become the 11 demon lords now?”

“Tsk, is that important right now? Now, the key to this great incident is who the beast is.”

“…… It’s even necessary to describe it as a pleural effusion. Isn’t that the gold demon king? Honestly, for me, whether that madman dies or not—”

“Shh, shouldn’t you be careful with your mouth? If, by any chance, the story flows to the survivors of the Golden Mage Tower…….”

“…… Just imagining it gives me goosebumps. When you think of those madmen running with their eyes open.”

“Anyway, I didn’t think that the golden demon, one of the top wizards, would die in vain like this… ….”

It seemed that the continent would become noisy for a while.

The fact that it was a self-made play by the empire, and that the emperor finally conceived of confronting the 12 Demon Kings head-on.

Several stories began to circulate.

…… Or, there was even a conspiracy theory that a big war might break out soon.

A beggar on the street could tell how seriously the situation on the continent was changing.

“… ….”

And, in such a complicated world.

Because White, who was the starting point, was just carefree.

“The sunlight is really bright. On a day like this, I wonder if I want to study fire magic…….”

“You really are a calm disciple.”

At White’s absent-minded muttering, Ashera touched her forehead as if she was dizzy.

“…… Hmm, by the way.”

Soon she glanced at White and spat out a word.

“What about that? The research report on the Golden Magic Tower I brought.”

“… ….”

With that, White’s expression naturally subsided.

Before long, White tried to feign her composure and threw her eyes at Ashera, mixed with a little doubt.

“…… Why are you asking me that? Again, you don’t think you’re going to give me the right to decide.”

At White’s blunt words, Ashera let out a small laugh.

“Whoops, I don’t know. Should I just be a little curious about what the disciple thinks?”

“… ….”

White’s eyes slowly began to sink into a dark light.

…… A research report on the golden mage tower.

What that meant was the magic that the golden demon king secretly studied in his home base, the golden mage tower.

Incidentally, while she was fighting the golden demon, Ashera destroyed the basement of her magic tower and took it.

And the contents written on it were as follows.

“…… To artificially rise to the level of a great mage.”

“… ….”

At White’s muttering, Ashera’s eyes narrowed.

As if she too had thoughts of her own, her expression slightly hardened.

“…… Ha.”

Glancing at her like that, White let out her shallow salivation.

‘…… The golden demon king, that idiot.’

Inwardly, while spitting out such curse words at the already dead golden demon.

White lightly bit her lower lip.