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While Bokue Keikain was still hard at work on Itogami Island—
In the Demon Realm's Northern Territory, within the Current Demon Lord faction's royal castle.
"Leo-chan, it's about time for lunch~"
As a beautiful blonde girl's voice echoed through the palace hall, the young Demon King who'd been buried in paperwork finally lifted his head from the throne.
"Phew~ Lunch again already, Sis?"
Leohart looked at the mountain of documents piled on his desk, then tilted his head to peer around the obstacle at Liala peeking out from the palace's side door. He touched his stomach, which felt no hunger whatsoever.
It had been over a week since the decisive battle between the Current and Former Demon Lord factions. Though from a historical perspective this was still immediately post-war, the Demon Realm had always valued martial prowess—territorial disputes and battles were completely normal here.
The populace had a relatively high acceptance of regime changes, so news of the Current Demon Lord faction's victory had spread throughout the Northern Territory in less than three days.
Now, with the Former faction's abdication, roughly ninety-five percent of the Northern Territory was under Current faction control.
As for the remaining five percent—those were either godforsaken backwaters that even Northern Territory natives avoided, or simply uninhabited wastelands.
In short, the Current Demon Lord faction led by him, Leohart, was now the sole ruler of the Demon Realm's Northern Territory.
No Council of Cardinals, no factional disputes.
His word was law, which also eliminated many administrative headaches.
"What do you mean 'lunch again'? It's already eleven o'clock!"
While Leohart was still reluctant to eat, Liala had already climbed the steps and approached her brother with concern.
"Leo-chan, you're the administrator of the entire Northern Territory now. As a leader, you need to take better care of yourself. If you ruin your health by skipping meals for work, that would be even worse."
"It's not about skipping meals..."
Leohart shook his head helplessly but still rose from the throne under his sister's watchful gaze.
The main issue... he really had no appetite.
After all, he hadn't become Demon King through administrative ability—he'd fought his way to the top through pure strength as a warrior.
Simply put, Leohart was a pure military commander.
But now, managing the entire Northern Territory had forced him to switch from warrior to bureaucrat, waking each day to mountains of documents.
Though he was managing somehow and getting better with practice, his daily energy expenditure had drastically decreased.
Think about what he used to do every day.
He was either battling the Former faction or on his way to battle them—at worst, supervising excavation sites.
Even if what they'd dug up had nearly gotten him killed...
At least he'd been outdoors constantly, burning energy.
And now? Just sitting there approving documents all day. If demon bodies weren't so resilient, sitting like this day after day would've made him rust!
"Come on, come on, you still need to eat on time. Just eat less if you're not hungry."
Seeing Leohart's troubled expression, Liala coaxed gently.
"Like I said, you're the Current faction's pillar of support now. If your health fails, the entire faction falls with you. Remember that... after all, your sister won't always be around to remind you."
...Wait?
Something about that phrasing seemed off. Leohart's heart skipped as he turned to look at his sister.
"What... what do you mean, Sis? Are you feeling unwell?"
"Hm? Unwell? No..."
Completely unprepared for that question, Liala froze.
They stood there, staring at each other for three seconds before Liala took a sharp breath as if her blood pressure was rising, then flicked Leohart's forehead.
"What are you thinking? That's not what I meant!"
"Uh?"
Leohart took the hit, still confused.
Not that? Then what?
Anyone hearing that phrasing would think she was on her deathbed giving final instructions!
"I'm just planning to travel when I have time."
Liala pressed her forehead helplessly at her brother—now Demon King but still dense about certain things.
"Travel?"
Leohart was even more stunned.
Not that he didn't want his sister traveling, he'd just never expected to hear that word from her.
But thinking about it made sense. Due to her appearance resembling the God race more than demons, her parents had hidden her away to avoid suspicion from their own kind, claiming she'd died young and adopting Leohart as cover.
Though the Council eventually discovered this secret, Liala had indeed lived a sheltered life all these years, never leaving home until Leohart became the Current faction's leader.
Now that conditions allowed, making up for lost childhood experiences wasn't unreasonable.
"So... when are you planning to leave, Sis? Should I assign some guards to accompany you?"
"No way~"
Liala hummed cheerfully.
"What kind of trip has guards following you around? Besides, Leo-chan, don't you trust your sister's strength?"
"Uh..."
At this point, Leohart was momentarily speechless.
Indeed, in terms of pure strength, his sister was undoubtedly the Current faction's strongest. Her previous submission to the Council wasn't from fear of angering them and causing problems for the faction—it was more about giving him, her brother, the chance to reach the Northern Territory's throne through his own power.
"So when are you planning to leave?"
"Haven't decided yet, but sooner is better. Maybe... tomorrow?"
"Where specifically..."
Leohart continued asking.
"Don't know, haven't decided. But travel is about having no destination—that's how you find surprises along the way."
Liala turned and descended from the throne, her golden hair swishing behind her.
But that was just talk. She knew exactly where she was going.
After all, it had been over a week since then. That guy should've returned to the human world by now, right?
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