Chapter 150
Count Ismalia’s Messenger
A messenger arrived one day as I continued to spend my time governing Ashtaroth castle. A messenger from a neighboring country.
I had seen this messenger before. Now that I thought about, it was the first messenger I had met after being born in this castle.
An old knight who was tall and had an eye-catching beard. And just like the last time, he talked to me in a self-important manner.
“I hope that you are well, Lord Demon King…”
The only reason that he sounded a little more polite than last time, was because my forces had grown. I now had more lands than the count who he served.
That difference might have made him less insolent, but I felt that it was mostly just this knight’s personality more than anything. Besides, he clearly hadn’t forgotten that I had tricked him last time. And so he was quick to get to the point.
“I have come here as a representative for Count Ismalia. You may have fooled us last time, but that can all be water under the bridge. I hope that from now on, we can build a fair relationship without deceit.”
He was talking about how I had manipulated Count Ismalia into fighting against Demon King Sabnac. I doubted he would ever forget it.