Chapter 37
Chapter 37 of "The Dark Rebirth of Pandora: Revenge of the Abyss" starts the action: Iām getting ready for the meeting with the dragon tribe, itās been a few days... Find out what happens!
Iām getting ready for the meeting with the dragon tribe, itās been a few days since that "Incident". I noticed that some people blush when they look at me, and these people are mainly Calypso, Freya, and Kaelith.
āDamn Hydra, she told them...tskā
Thereās not much I can do, in the end, she said that no one would care that Iām in love with a human, so I decided to forgive this insolence without cutting off her head.
"Hey you pervert, hurry up and put on that dress."
"Tsk...Iām not a pervert, itās just that youāre so arrogant that I bet youāve never been in love before." Another problem is that now Violet keeps calling me a pervert, apparently, she was awake during my... "shenanigans" with my body.
"So what if Iāve never been in love, you masochist."
"What did you say?" I get flustered, disrupting the maids who are putting on the dress.
"Thatās right, youāre a masochist. Who falls in love with the one who ākilledā you? HE LITERALLY CUT OFF YOUR HEAD AND YOU FELL IN LOVE... if thatās not masochism, then Iām not a sword." The worst part is that she really has a logical point that I canāt refute.
"T-Thatās not quite how it is... itās in my race, Mikael is strong, so my body decided to like him. What can I do? I didnāt choose to fall in love...hehehe." The memory still excites me.
"Whoās the next one youāll fall in love with? The one who pieces your body? Pervert masochist."
"Hum, you talk too much for someone whoās trapped in my hand for being too stupid to remember their own curse."
"!!!" She shuts up, unable to refute.
"Thatās right, run away from the conversation, just like you always do when Iām winning."
"Weāre done, your majesty. What do you think?" The maids step back and say theyāre finished while showing a mirror.
"Isnāt this a bit... too cute?" I noticed these maids have some serious issues, they always try to dress me in a cutesy way. The first dress had so many frills and lace that I looked like a child.
"This is the most simple meeting dress we have, your majesty..."
āSheās lying... courage or stupidity?ā This is the level theyāre at, they want to see me in cute clothes so much that they even lie to me.
"Haaa...okay, Iāll wear this one." My dress has a Victorian-style, in white with black and gray tones, and some embroidery at the hem. It has lace sleeves and has some cute accessories in certain places that give me a slightly childish touch.
"Violet...you bitch."
"W-WHAT DID I DO? I DIDNāT DO ANYTHING!" I curse Violet for this injustice. I spent 8 hours just being used as a doll to test dresses while Violet did nothing, but sheāll see, one day Iāll get my revenge for this.
If she at least had a form other than a sword... maybe thereās a magic for that, so Iāll make her go through this nightmare of endless clothing testing.
I put a spiral hair accessory, itās almost become a trademark. I started to like the accessories with this spiral design, they match my eyes.
"Cute... it makes you want to squeeze... itās kind of annoying..." I look at myself in the mirror, itās too cute for my taste. If I find the pervert who started spreading this cuteness thing about me, Iāll boil him in hot water.
"Letās go..." This cuteness thing keeps bothering me. Shouldnāt they dress me in an intimidating way? Iām the Demon King, why do I need to look cute?
I soon arrive at the throne room where the conference will take place. After the conference, weāll have a dinner, and then weāll start the negotiations with the dragons.
I just hope the tribe leader isnāt an arrogant bastard. If he has a personality like Violetās, I donāt think Iāll be able to resist killing him in front of everyone. Arrogance is already enough with Violet.
"...Mikael...hehehe, sounds good." I start imagining an arrogant Mikael. It didnāt turn out too bad. Then he grabs me and throws me on the bed with force, ripping my clothes, and itās...
"Stop daydreaming, you pervert masochist. Weāre arriving... and wipe that drool, why did I have to get such a perverted bearer?" She mutters the last part, thinking I didnāt hear.
"Tsk...you ruined the best part..." I enter the hall and walk to the throne. Elena, Thalor, Freya, Kaelith, and Calypso are here, along with a line of maids forming a corridor, probably a way to say "welcome."
"Whereās Lilith, and the others? And why donāt I have any guards here?" I expected to have, I donāt know, maybe demons in armor. I know theyād be kind of useless in case of an attack, but still...
"Lilith is sleeping. She doesnāt like this type of conference, because as a saint, she has to participate in many, so she tends to avoid this kind of negotiation."
"As for the guards, we have several... most of them are golems hidden in the floor, totaling 1,000. And we have at least 100 demons hidden in various places in this hall, using artifacts to conceal themselves imperceptibly."
"!!! Seriously, I canāt see anyone... those artifacts are really good..." Iām surprised, I canāt detect anyone.
"Yes, we bought them from a very talented alchemist. She works wonders when it comes to magical items and artifacts."
"Elena, can you feel if I hid anything in the floor?" I want to know if my sharks are perceptible.
"...No, but using a sweeping spell, I found several beings that resemble sharks hidden in the floor. There are at least 500 of them here."
āSo she noticed...ā
"Okay, then forget my question. I see there are a lot of guards... I already know the reason theyāre hidden." I donāt need to think much about it. Logically speaking, with their status, their speed is incredible, so they donāt need to be near me or in sight to try to protect me. Leaving them hidden is the best strategy.
If someone tries to attack, theyāll have to be careful about how many enemies theyāre facing, an effective strategy to protect me. I wonder if it was Elena who came up with this.
"Theyāll finish entering the castle perimeter in 5 minutes, your majesty," Thalor says.
"Okay, letās wait then..." Iām a little nervous. This is my first negotiation with someone, and itās something I wonāt easily forget. I hope everything goes well.
"Zephyra Silverleaf, listen well. If you donāt behave in the presence of the Demon King, Iāll give you a severe punishment, do you understand?"
My father says with a tone of warning, using my full name.
"Yes, father..." I respond without any interest.
āTsk, why do I have to wear this stupid blindfold...ā Iām not allowed to take off this damn blindfold, just so I donāt use my "Unintentional" ability. I never wanted to be born with this, itās so unfair.
I have no freedom and am deprived of my vision almost 100% of the time. And the only moment of freedom I have is to go see a damn monster who, luckily, knows how to think rationally.
"Answer properly. If you keep this bad attitude and annoy the Demon King, youāll have problems, understand? No matter what he is, our tribe is safe thanks to the Demon King."
"Yes, yes... as if I need the protection of that abomination..." I mutter the last part as I go back to my room to get ready.
The only place I can take off this blindfold is my room, which is completely isolated from everything and a bit dark.
When I look in the mirror, all I see is a girl of 1.72 meters with long pink hair and soft red eyes, with a curvaceous body and a pretty appearance. This same image Iāve been forced to see for years.
To the point where my own appearance has become disgusting over time.
"Miss Zephyra Silverleaf, are you ready? We have to go." a maid calls.
"Yes, Iām almost ready..."
āI hope the Demon King at least finishes this quickly. Iām disgusted to have to depend on the protection of a being like him.ā
I finish dressing in my white dress with a blindfold that completely covers my eyes. Iāve always found this ridiculous. I have total control over this damn ability, I would never use it by accident, so wearing a blindfold is useless.
I put on the accessories and leave the room, using mana to "see" the environment around me as I calmly walk to the carriage. For "respect" reasons, we canāt arrive at the castle by flying, but by carriage, a real inconvenience.
āCanāt even look at the landscape...ā I canāt see anything, so looking out the window is completely useless. I know my father really wants to protect me, and he likes me, but the fact is that he has coupled the love for his daughter with the usefulness of a tool.
Heās become so blind to this plan of using this ability on the Goddess of the Abyss that Iām now more like a tool than a daughter.
As if this plan would work. Even if the Goddess of the Abyss loved me, I doubt she could be manipulated. Sheās an abomination as bad as the Demon King. I donāt see how she would help.
But my father insists on believing that he can manipulate her, as if he knew her, when heās never even seen her. He simply ignores the fact that the Goddess of the Abyss is the creator of the monsters and that in the end, she must also be a hideous monster.
I just hope this Demon King isnāt as bad as the previous one. The previous Demon King was so arrogant, that blonde bitch with purple eyes. Glad she only held her position for a short time before being killed, I think she deserved it.
Luckily, the demons still maintained this protection agreement even without a Demon King, although the protection has weakened since there was no Demon King. At least in this aspect, this monster is useful.