Chapter 633
As the grand duke pointed out, it would have been odd if I didn’t harbor any desire for revenge.
Many blamed me for how the world was, insisting that the Demon King was the root of all this chaos.
Yet, there were also those who understood that it was only natural for the prince of the Demon Realm, whose world had been destroyed by humanity, to feel such anger.
The right to annihilate humanity. Who else could claim it, If not me? In fact, it would be strange for me not to desire it. That was why people naturally assumed that I craved humanity’s destruction. It was the perfect and overwhelming motivation.
However, what caught me off guard was the grand duke’s readiness to die.
“I was going to give you permission to kill me, but ask you to please spare my daughter.”
The grand duke’s solemn expression wasn’t one of anger, directed at the thief who had taken his daughter. It was that of a man ready to face death.
The grand duke saw himself as my adversary. He believed that if I demanded his life, it was right for him to willingly surrender it. The realization that the Great War had been unjust only deepened his sense of guilt towards me.
“If I were to do such a thing, how could I ever face Thick-sk—no, how could I ever face Harriet again?”
“Is that so?” the grand duke replied with a nod. A faint smile appeared across his lips.
It was a strange situation. The grand duke seemed to be contemplating matters I hadn’t even begun to consider.
Harriet had followed me when I disappeared. He must have constantly questioned whether I was merely using Harriet, or if I genuinely cared for her.