I set afoot at the Demon Capital that I despise so much. The chill I felt running down my spine reminds me of all the atrocities I have done in my life for a thousand years. Even now, all I can think of finding redemption for causing an almost complete annihilation of the vampires.

As a young and foolish vampireling back then, I was impulsive and naïve. Right now, I can barely remember my previous life, but back then, I can assume that I am full of hopes and ambitions, seeing that I am a reincarnator.

Gria Hellbeing, as such, is a man that made a mortal sin and none wanted to claim his atonement for that sin for the reason no one is alive to do so. No vengeance shall follow me as they are buried deep beneath the ground.

But that’s what I feared…the lack of pursuit of vengeance.

I, too, have lost so much in my life and recently, Mrothgir, one of my closes friends. His death was inevitable and was always been predicted, however, it is still a little saddening.

I will miss the time where he will always boast an artifact to me. By the time he wakes up from our drinking session, he has already misplaced it and I will just keep quiet of its location.

Well, enough of that tomfoolery and my pansy past.

“Ohohoho! It’s been awhile since I breathed the putrid air of this place!”

I said putrid but that’s a just a metaphor for how I feel about this place. Cattleya did a fine job keeping the peace and order, at least, in the city. Other than my city, Nifleheim, most of the cities and towns are still recovering from Baal’s rage.

My friend Baal…

He who lost a daughter lost himself in rage and pure hatred that drove him to the brink of his sanity. He aimed to destroy every last bit of the human who killed his sweet daughter.

Back then, admittedly, I still don’t know how Baal feels when he lost his beloved and treasured daughter, but now, when Diyu came to my life, I can’t bear to think of losing her.

I am also happy that Eno, my wife…and also my sister, is there for me. Well, was there for me until that happened, my little prank that made her snap…

Eno was the reason I have to annihilate most of the vampire. I may or may not have killed them all but, I am glad and not that I did such thing.

As a bloodline of a True Ancestor and no less, a female vampire, Eno was the center of all the noble and pure-blooded vampires. Unable to court her to their families, they plotted to take Eno away from us and as my retaliation, I killed them all.

Long story short, I am into incest.

Ahahaha! Not really!

I don’t feel much sibling relationship with Eno because of being a reincarnator in which she is also aware of. Well, despite the odds, Eno and I though siblings got married, have a healthy and lively daughter…a little feisty too.

Not much can be really said in my life.

As I walk along the main road, I notice that the Capital itself it quite lively as civilians, travelers, and merchants fills the traffic.

This must be the lower district just like what Balrog told me. Cattleya begrudgingly made a hierarchy of the people in request of the Council.

I haven’t been in this place for a good five years since Baal was sealed so I really don’t know much of its new structure. From afar, there’s a huge castle which I can assume is the now newly furnished Demon Lord Castle.

Well, as I am lost in thought of how Cattleya did a good job as a Demon Lord to rebuild the capital, I realize that I am now in a new district aimed for nobles.

I am getting closer to the Castle, however, before my walk proceeds any further, my strides were halted by a gaze, a presence that I missed for a long time. As I turn my head to one of the establishment, she came to my view.

“So, you’ve come you sleazebag!”

“Oh!~ My beloved Eno!”

“Don’t come close to me, brother!”

Ahahaha…

How I miss my Wife-Sister…

She is a little identical to Diyu with their blond hair but Eno fashions her with a clip on both sides. I don’t know why but it seems heterochromia with red and black eye colors seems to be hereditary to the girls of our bloodline.

However, Eno is a little shorter than Diyu but have a better bust size which made me think if the blood within Diyu is thick or thin.

Diyu may be a bit tomboyish, however, Eno doesn’t fall behind. Her boyish way of clothing with cute baggy leather shorts with alluring knee socks kept within cute leather boots and her top consisting of a velvet capelet and a fastened button shirt with frills is really breathtaking.

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On top of being my wife, she is also my sister mind you lot. And I am the lucky man to be her man!

“Eno, how have you been?”

“Pulling through day by day. Our sect does its best to support Cattleya in giving relief to the citizens with more trade and commerce in the industry. Unlike you who hole himself inside that city of yours, the citizen of Demon Continent is suffering!”

“That’s not what I meant Eno. You know what I am asking right?”

“Big Brother…well…I am still being bothered by those perverts. Those nobles from the council keep their eyes on me with lecherous gazes. Jokes on them, I am also keeping tab of their misdeeds, however, Cattleya herself can’t do anything about it.”

My mustache itches a little knowing that someone has been trying to make a move on Eno. Diyu may be fierce but I am also aware that she can defend herself. Eno, on the other hand, is a little weak and fragile.

I am a little relieved to know that Eno gathered a trusted people to keep by her side together with Balrog.

“I am sorry to be so sudden Eno but, what more can you give me about the council?”

“As always, they want to overthrow Cattleya through legal means. The darker side of it is that since Cattleya is Baal’s niece, they planned to utilize her unique bloodline.”

“You mean…”

“Yes…just like me hundreds of years ago…”

I see, so that’s the whole picture.

“Diyu always pesters to visit Cattleya to protect her and the same time to continue to do her adventure to help her. And you? What did you do? Nothing…”

“Eno…”

“That’s not the…big brother that I loved…”

I look at my wife with a soft gaze.

We’ve been through stone and stick but we managed. She doesn't hate me for the killing all of the vampires, instead, she is grateful for it.

As long as I am with Eno, I can do anything for her and now, I have a daughter I want to protect too. She may be outgoing and act professional, however, I know that she held a fragility inside her.

I place my hand on Eno’s waist and at the back of her head and pull her into my embrace.

Her presence that came closer to mine once again made my heart flutter and I can feel butterfly in my stomach. She also presses her head to my chest and wraps her arm around my body.

“Don’t worry. I am here to correct all of my faults towards Diyu and Cattleya. I have been passive for too long because of my own desires. I turned blind eye to everything and escaped a responsibility and pushed it to poor Cattleya who is like a daughter to us.”

“Correct your actions? Brother…what do you mean by that?”

“I should have done it in the first place. Mrothgir told me many times but I wouldn’t budge. Now that he is dead and the world is in peril, then I realized that…there are so many things that could slip past my hand if I stay docile…”

“Mrothgir is dead? After Baal’s death a few months ago now Mrothgir? Brother…what is happening? Why is the world in peril?”

“Don’t worry. That girl, Asagao, who holds every answer in her hands, will save this world, however, she will be needing help and that’s how I will act.”

“Brother…”

“Come with me.”

I wipe the tears off Eno’s eyelids. It is one thing I didn’t want to see.

These hands of mine shall wipe tears, not blood in front of my beloved wife. I will draw blood for her and my daughter’s sake.

I hold Eno’s hand and walk together with her at a comfortable pace. I can feel gazes from her peers from the establishment where she came out but I ignored them.

“I still hate your prank and your mustache.”

“Don’t say that!!”

I feel a little pang in my heart whenever she tells me about how she hates my prided mustache that’s probably my only redeeming quality. I refused her thousands of times in regards of shaving it.

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TAP

TAP

TAP

The sound of my heeled shoes made as I climb up towards the throne of the Demon Lord, a vacant throne where Cattleya should be sitting.

In my side with her delicate finger in my palm, as I guide her in the stairs is my wife Eno.

“Lord Gria…W-What are you doing here?”

“If I may speak Lord Gria, you are not interested in the throne, right?”

“I-It’s nice to see you with your wife today, L-Lord Gria!”

This and that are blabber by the council members. These are the people who tried to slowly destroy this place from the inside while pushing Cattleya to the edge. These are those scum who can only see women as breeders.

My weary and timid heart slowly fills with an emotion I have never felt for a while…

As I ascended right in front of the throne, I seat on it. Eno stands beside me with countenance empty of emotion as she suppresses it.

The fools who watch the spectacle has their mouth gaping.

“Lord Gria, what’s the meaning of this?!”

“You well know that since Demon Lord Cattleya’s death, we are to vote who will ascend next after a series of meeting!”

“You are no exception to the rule Lord Gria! You may have stood as Demon Lord Cattleya’s father figure but that doesn’t give you the right to take the throne even on a whim!”

And so on and so forth. Each and single one of these people asked me such barbaric questions.

Rule this, rule that, and they even assumed that Cattleya is dead. All of them have their own agenda and their own lascivious desires that they want to push. Even the lecherous gaze towards my wife didn’t get past my eyes.

“Silence!”

I roared throughout the hall that shook everyone.

They immediately fell on mute faces as I release Fear Strike, one of the perks as I reincarnated as a True Ancestor given by the god of the Demons.

This, by the rule, is a skill I use now to exercise my rights as the New Demon Lord.

I am now sitting in the throne that Baal and Cattleya used to sit. The throne I vowed to myself to steer away, but inevitably, seating on right now.

Cattleya is a good leader. To think that she could bring the Demon Continent back to its feet slowly, albeit a little slow, is a sign that she has been working nonstop for the sake of her people.

The little girl is a really good girl…

However, that is her weakness.

Cattleya Scarletheart is a good leader because she absorbed every single lesson given by Ashfon Astlan Lionheart, the current King of the Land of Prosperity, the Human Continent.

But…now…even I should have realized that…Cattleya lacks one thing that deemed her unfit of being a Demon Lord as she will never ever reached the true essence of one.

“[Demon Ascension!]”

“[Cape of Blood God!]”

Suddenly, my body was covered with a flare of darkness and Cape of Pure Blood hangs on my back.

“[Demon God Descends!]”

The sky of the Demon Capital was immediately covered with darkness and dyed in blood-red clouds. I am releasing my power to the very limits to prove everyone here what a Demon Lord should look and feel.

“L-Lord Gria! Stop!”

“What kind of maddening power do you even have?!”

Eno who stand beside me was spared from the feeling of hostility. I pulled her into my chest and bury her face in my chest.

I don’t want her to see what’s about to occur.

“I have no use of all of you! Begone!”

I raise my hand clenches my fingers which is clasped with crystallized blood claw. Upon the act, a vector of blood arrows come flying everywhere and pierces everyone in the throne.

I let no death throes to be heard as I immediately culled their throats.

Every single one of them will not leave this place breathing.

None…!

“Brother…”

“Don’t look Eno. I shall have it thoroughly cleaned.”

I have no need for deceiving trashes. Some of them may be innocent of the accusation but, I will spare no possibilities for any dangers to those who are important to me.

This is what Cattleya lacks that every great Demon Lord has…

Tyranny.