A Secret
After 2 days of staying inside the royal medical facility for formalities, Novar finally came out for a dinner party. Everyone present was a collection of Young Devil Party participants who had successfully conquered a large-scale dungeon. so Nara and the fairies were not present at the event. Novar saw around 60 people present at the event, he could estimate at least there is 10 groups managed to clear a large-scale dungeon.
"Hmmm… this drink isn't bad... the taste is acceptable to a vampire like me…"
"You like it…?"
A young demon with white hair without hesitation greeted Novar who was enjoying his drink. Novar didn't answer him and kept enjoying his drink while trying to walk away. But the young devil who kept on smiling followed him without any awkwardness.
They finally arrived on the balcony away from the crowds of dinner parties. The atmosphere instantly changed, even the young demon who was following him also stopped smiling.
"Straight to the point prince… I really hate it when you keep rambling on..."
"As I expected from the prince of the vampire race… in that case, I will do it right away... be my ally...!"
"Ha…!?"
Novar was quite surprised when he heard the unreasonable request from the mouth of the 14th prince. Erion himself kept a serious face after telling Novar his purpose so plainly. Novar tried to calm himself down while taking a deep breath, he didn't expect Erion to want to make him an ally.
"This is something hard to answer... but I might be able to accept your request on some terms…"
"Tell me what your terms are."
"First, I want to know your purpose in forming an alliance with me…"
"To get the title of a successor from the demon lord. "
Without the slightest hesitation Erion answered Novar's words, he answered like a very innocent boy. It made Novar doubt the integrity of the prince in front of him. A prince in general must have pretty good political skills. If not, his colleagues will start to stay away because they see him as a fool.
"But I won't force you if you can't accept this request... because I also happen to have a few other allies... we named it the True Demon Lord Candidate Alliance… Our goal is to prevent my eldest brother from forcibly taking my father's throne... "
Novar was very surprised when he heard Erion's words about the first prince. The first prince of the demon race empire was an extremely arrogant and powerful delinquent. The rumor says he has a Mirel rank because his three statuses are above 85 points. His nature is very wild and does not know the rules making him very famous as the prince of hell.
'A wild brat like that wants to become a demon lord...? All of that would only make the trouble within the devil race even greater. Moreover, I heard that he is a very selfish person and does not care about other people's opinions that contradict him…'
"Looks like you just said something that interests me prince… and I can tell you my second condition… I only help you after all the problems in the vampire kingdom are done… except for an extraordinary problem… "
"I know you're still having a lot of trouble due to the human race's attack on the vampire kingdom... I actually want your full support... but it looks like you need some help too…"
"Yep... I'm a young prince who has a lot of problems... especially after 15 years, I've been confirmed to be the king of the vampires… so the responsibility on my back is huge... at least I want to prepare a comfortable and safe place for the vampires who are currently still stranded in my kingdom…"
Erion seemed to think for a moment because he really needed additional strength to handle his older brother.
"at this rate, my position becomes difficult... because my brother will be returning home soon... he will definitely challenge my father to a fight for the title of demon lord…"
"If that's the case, leave it to me... I can guarantee your father will win a landslide victory against your stupid eldest brother…"
"Are you underestimating my brother...? he had trained for 50 years against countless monsters in dungeons... he had conquered dozens of large-scale dungeons…"
"Then… this is my third condition, entrust all of your father's business to me… what you have to do is just believe my words."
"Alright... you have 1 week before my brother and his men return from the expedition... if something happens to harm my father... you must intervene yourself to prevent my eldest brother from killing the demon lord…"
"Deal…"
The next day Novar personally met with Abaddon and he told him everything. He also explained his intention to give the demon lord more strength to defend against his eldest son.
"Then... how do you make me stronger than I am now...? do you want to give me the dungeon core that is in your hands right now...?"
"It's not like that your majesty… first I want to make you see firsthand the power called Kanuragan…"
Novar removed the magic energy that always enveloped his body until nothing remained. His concentration was so high that it made the demon king speechless, slowly a mysterious power emerged from the center of Novar's body. The mysterious energy continued to expand until it exceeded the magical energy aura that previously enveloped Novar's body.
"What power is this...?"
"This is called inner power... almost everyone can use it... maybe some humans can also use it by chance if they practice a lot…"
"Don't tell me this power…"
*Crack… BOOM…*
The moment Novar stepped closer to Abaddon, the ground his feet stepped on immediately cracked and exploded. It shows that the pressure from the internal energy is so great it has great destructive power.
"What do you think, Your Majesty...?"
"This power is almost the same as the one the hero used to beat me back then… I, who had sealed all of his magic power, was so shocked at that time... that I finally suffered a defeat and was almost killed… but…"
"But…?"
"The power that the hero gave out back then wasn't this strong... his aura was 5 or 6 times smaller than yours…"
Novar was immediately petrified when he heard the demon lord's words, he didn't expect the strength that the hero released was so much smaller than his.
"I remember... the hero calls this power the power of will... where a mysterious power appears when the hero is in danger... but this mysterious power can only be obtained by those who have undergone training as a hero for 10 years…"
"it all sounds reasonable now... 10 years of intense training can indeed awaken one's inner strength... but if you don't know how to control it, it will only become a lucky weapon..."
"Do you know how to control it...?"
"Of course...! I've been practicing Kanuragan for decades... I've even taught some young people about my technique... it's clear that I can control it... I can even teach you to use Kanuragan…"
"For decades…?"
"yap…"
Demon Lord becomes confused because a little vampire in front of him speaking as if he had lived for decades
"Don't tell me… you're reincarnated…!?"
"Eh, that's not I mean…"
"if you're a reincarnate people... then it all makes sense…"
Novar subconsciously uttered a sentence that made his identity as a reincarnated soul known.
"oh man, I'm talking too much…"
[Dimensional Prison]
After using magic to prevent their conversation from being overheard, Abaddon looked curiously at Novar.
"That's right... after I noticed using the magic eye... I can see the age of your soul is much older than your body... what a unique thing… So you really are a reincarnated person... don't tell me you're the former 7th General who previously died because of being trapped by the human race…?"
Novar could only sigh when he saw Abaddon looking very enthusiastically at the soul inside the vampire prince's small body.
"If it's like this... can't help it... and you wrong… I was once a human from another world…"
"ah, then it all makes sense... because the heroes are also from another world…"
"Can you keep this matter as a secret... because my mother will be very shocked when she hears that her child has a 100-year-old soul… especially since I'm the only child he has..."
"I don't mind keeping it a secret... but it looks like you're wrong about something…"
"I'm wrong…? What are you talking about…?"
"I mean… you really don't know about your mother… right now she is on the battlefield with a baby in her body…"
Novar was struck by lightning when he heard Abaddon's words about Sonya. His mother, who had just completed her assignment as the supervisor leader of the Young Devil Party and continued her assignment to the battlefield, was pregnant.
"Eh…?"
"Looks like you really don't know about it…"
"Are you serious…?"
"Yep really serious… I even tried to prevent it at least until she gave birth to her second child... but unfortunately, your mother is much more stubborn than your father and grandfather…"
"Your majesty… may I ask permission from you to pick up my mother forcibly...?"
"Eh…!? Are you serious…!? your mother is much stronger than you imagine...! Moreover, we are only Iel rank devils..."
"No problem... I have my own way... what matters now is your permission... if you give permission... I'm even willing to replace my mother's position on the battlefield…"
"even though you're a person who got reincarnation... you still inherit the stubborn nature of your parents... well, I'll allow it... take this pendant as a sign of permission from me…"
Novar immediately took off all the seal bracelets that were still attached to his body. His magic power was overflowing in large quantities to surprise Abaddon. Black wings appeared on Novar's back and spread wide, he flew at the speed of sound and penetrated Abaddon's barrier magic.
"He is really an unordinary kid…"
To be continue~