“Hello there, I’m apparently the current demon lord. The name’s Acedia by the way…” Why the hell are you looking at me like I’m the angel of death who just came to get your life or something?

“I’m sorry about the trouble they’ve caused, I’ll make sure to give them a lecture about this later on.” Umm…still no reaction?

“Pfff! Hahaha…ha-ha. I-I’m sorry my lord, I just haven’t seen anyone treat the two of them like that before.” Heh? This is an old man I’d totally get along with.

I turned my head towards Lucifer and Freya who were behind me and looked at them with puppy dog eyes while holding both hands to my chin like a rabbit.

“Do you guys, not like it when I do that to you?”

“O-of course not, Acedia-sama.” Freya frantically shacked one of her hands while she held the other one to her face.

“Kekeke…the fact that Acedia-sama is disciplining us is to be considered a reward for us.” Is this guy some kind of a masochist or something? And it’s kind of infuriating that he doesn’t show much of a reaction when I’m trying my hardest to act so cute in front of you! Hmph! NO! I am not getting angry here because my crush just ignored me acting cute! And I’m supposed to be their MOM, remember? And I’m into cute girls for your info!

“Well, that guy seems to have a screw or two loose in his head… so can I call you Uncle Rod, Mr. Rodon?” Eeeh? Now that I think about it, isn’t Rod supposed to be a bad name in many different ways?

“You may call me whatever you want to, my lord. But may I ask why you chose that name?”

“U-um…you know, like…your name's Rodon and you make swords, swords are similar to rods, so Uncle Rod? …hahaha…you know what, let’s just forget about that shall we? Why don’t I just call you Rodon, there’s no better name than your name after all. And in return, you have to call me by my name too, got it?”

“Understood…um…”

“Oh! You can just call me Acedia-sama. That’s more than enough respect.”

“Yes, Acedia-sama”

“Mm-mm! Well, then why don’t we get to the task at hand?”

“If you wish to produce a weapon, I’ll put all my experience into it and produce the strongest weapon you'd ever get, Acedia-sama”

“I appreciate the offer Rodon, but I don’t think that you’d be able to achieve that so easily you know?”

“What do you mean?”

I touched the earring hanging on my ear, and it suddenly turned into a long white scythe. The instant Rodon looked at my scythe, he froze up and started shivering from head to toe.

Is it seriously that scary? I’ve been having it for so long and I haven’t been affected by it in any way…

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I turned my scythe back into an earring, while Rodon collapsed on the floor and started breathing heavily while clutching his hand to his chest. He glared at me with a terrified expression.

...shows how much of a monster I am...

Once he regained his composure, he looked up at me with wide eyes. …sigh… I guess I’ve done it again, haven’t I?

“It appears that I can’t create something as powerful as that my lord. A normal person would have already been dead if the wrath of that scythe was directed at them.”

“Wait…does that mean you’re not a normal person?”

“He was one of the finest men under the Mammon's command.” Lucifer pointed out.

“Hmmm…” I took a step back and silently whispered in Freya’s ear “…are all of Mammon’s men that muscular?”

Her face went red, and she lowered her head trying to hide her embarrassment...well, that just makes it even cuter though.

“T-there are quite a few fine men under his command master.”

“Hmm…anyone that catches your eye?” I wonder what cute reaction I’m going to get out of her.

She looked at me with dead serious eyes, “I prefer women over men!” the room went into an awkward silence and Freya’s face went red once more at what she just said.

“Um... I- uh …what I mean is…uh” she stuttered profusely trying to find the right words to get out of this embarrassing situation.

I smiled at her sarcastically and she hid her face with her hair. “Hahaha… you don’t have to worry about that. But now I understand why you’ve been getting so red every time I talk to you. Am I that pretty in your eyes?”

She couldn't look into my eyes anymore "Um...yes...y-your really pretty Acedia-sama..."

"Hahaha...thanks."

“Then what would you like this old man to do for you, my lord?” I looked at the well-built man who was looking up at me with a nervous gaze. I gave him a bright smile and proclaimed out loud.

“I want you to teach me how to make a sword!” The rest of them looked at me with surprise in their eyes.

Lucifer was the one to speak up first “May I ask why master?”

“Doesn’t it sound interesting to make a weapon by yourself? I possess theoretical knowledge of how to make a weapon, but I don’t possess the tools or materials, and I haven't even touched a furnace before. So, isn’t it only natural for me to visit an expert in the field?”

Um…why is Freya looking at me with sparkles in her eyes? Isn’t she supposed to be disappointed that there’s something that I’m not good at?

“Kekekeke…as expected of our master. There is no one as knowledgeable and inclined to learn as our master.”

“Um… aren’t you guys disappointed in me for not knowing anything?”

“Of course not! If someone did say something like that, I’d brainwash them and make them fall off a cliff.”

I smiled warmly at their sincere answers. Even though they were pretty scary ones.

“Well? Would you like to give it a try then? I’ve got all the tools you need, and I could teach you the basics for you to start making a weapon.”

“Thanks a lot, Rodon.”

“My pleasure, my lord.”

I entered the workshop, and the first thing that caught my attention was the blue fire that emitted from the furnace.

“Wow! I didn’t know that you could use blue flames here.”

“Blue flames are hard to come by, but for a blacksmith of my caliber, it’s a walk in the park.” He punched his chest proudly at his talent. And he deserves to be proud, cause blue flames are the hottest of flames in the world...At least where I came from... I wonder how I have all this knowledge.

“Acedia-sama?” Freya looked at me with concern, snapping me out of my trance.

…sigh…I can just worry about all that later. I have other important things to do right now.

I stepped into the workshop and started working on my weapon with the help of Rodon.