I Misunderstood the Date and Saved the Demon King

37. A field trip?

The one-month academy closure order has finally arrived. Tomorrow again, the academy here will be crowded with students of all races.

Familiar noise. Silence you want to keep as far away as possible. With vague expectations of the academy, perhaps even an illusion, Lethe crossed her arms and looked at the still-empty campus.

‘… I’m worried.’

That’s literally it. Worry takes precedence over joy. If you think of the demon lords, that’s natural.

Nobles will now bow their heads. The first prince’s side will still be angry, but what can we do? Now the balance of her powers tilted perfectly towards the Crown Princess.

If they wanted to lead the political situation, they should have had the war hero of the empire on their side. Anyway, because he resembles the owner, he is full of assholes.

In addition, the 2nd prince, who was playing the role of the brain of the 1st prince’s faction, and his forces secretly sent their intention to break away from the original power and join the crown princess.

Watch the ones you’ve been tackling hard, stabbing you in the back, and nuisance get on board. Anyone can see that he is a traitor. This is a fact that cannot be denied by any means.

The disposition of the traitors can be determined by the captain of the ship they wish to board. If the captain was Lethe, what would the boarding be like? It would have hung right on the pole.

However, the princess allowed those wishing to board the rescue boat.

‘Even if you’re not very wise… It wasn’t a bad decision.’

First of all, the judgment and decision of the 2nd prince and his forces were very quick. Had she hesitated a bit more, even the crown princess might have treated her as a traitor rather than as a surrenderer.

But the 2nd prince was smart at least in one head and knew how to take care of his people. His ability to act is also good, as he persuaded everyone to swear an oath of allegiance in just one day.

It is difficult to ruthlessly throw it away if you look at its speed. In addition, since they don’t even have a chance to reverse it, they will cling even more desperately to show their loyalty.

So they were able to get on the last train. Originally, there is a difference between betrayal and surrender. If you do it at the right time, you will surrender, but if you choose the wrong time, you will be branded as a traitor wherever you go.

In this way, the political world has come to an end. There are still hardliners, and there are those who are eager to provoke the demon lords, but their power is incomparably weaker than before.

Will flies fly in the future? It was clear that the price would drop to the level of doing it.

“….”

What Lethe was worried about now was not the eyes or words of those nobles, but the academy students the demon kings would face again.

Although they are all sons and daughters of aristocratic families. Although they are inevitably influenced by their parents. In the end, like a young man, some have an open mind, while others have a disliked mind until the end. That’s how you will act with your own firm resolution.

It has nothing to do with the gaze in the political world and the resolution. Students are just students. What will their gaze be like? How will they treat the demon lords? It was natural for Lethe to be worried.

It’s easy to deal with nobles, but even he wasn’t confident in changing the students’ thoughts.

Please be your own demon lords. Because I want you to have a little fun like yourself here.

Tsk, Lethe clicked her tongue and continued to look at her academy.

*

“Huh- uhh-“

Astaroth was very fun. Finally, the long school closure order is over. From today, life at the academy begins again, the time as a student.

Of course, it’s not that he hums because he likes it. After all, this is what Lethe wanted. He does this because his pleasure is equal to his own.

If Lethe hated the students, Astaroth might have cut off the whole head and pasted it on each door by now.

“One head, two heads. I’m going to pick off your hair and go see you~”

When Lete hears it, he casually sings his own song that makes him faint. No, rather, Astaroth moved to the club room while singing very cheerfully.

It doesn’t matter how many students there are, or if there aren’t any at all. He’s the reason he’s doing this, the reason he’s attending the academy is because it’s all just for him.

So whether you are scared of the demon king, ignore it, or hate it. Thinking it had nothing to do with it, Astaroth opened the door and—

“Manager!”

“What is so late? I’ve been waiting since a while ago to discuss magic with the manager!”

Almost the same number as when he first created the club. In the place where those who complained or questioned were missing, there were those who had the will to learn something more and make it their own.

As if surprised by that appearance, Astaroth exclaimed, “Ha?” And suddenly burst into laughter.

“Ahahahaha! What. I thought you all were idiots, didn’t you? I thought everyone would have run away!”

“Why us?”

“Sure.”

“Why? Are you saying I’m a demon? The demon lord that you guys talked about eating people! aaa!!”

Astaroth deliberately acts bizarrely and shows exaggerated gestures. However, the students were making faces saying ‘So what?’.

“… What. Aren’t you afraid of me?”

Is that strange? From the academy raid to the banquet, there were things we did a little too much, so of course I thought you’d be scared and shrink back?

Astaroth wasn’t the only one with this kind of question. So did Marmar. This side even had the title of Demon King who killed the most raiders during the academy raid.

Fortunately, only Sella P saw the heart being removed, but most of the students saw his corpse with a hole in his chest instead.

“Why should we be afraid of you?”

However, the answer that came back was a half-question, ‘Why us?’.

“To be honest, it’s true that it’s embarrassing because I’m a demon. By the way, you saved the academy anyway, right?”

“My friends say that is also acting, but if he was a really bad demon king who would risk the lives of his own people, he would have done something at the royal banquet.”

“Thank you! If it hadn’t been for you then, my sister might have been badly hurt!”

Sometimes, this is why youth is willing. A flexible mind, it is not that once you lean to one side, you will never come back, but because you know how to admit your mistakes and put your pride aside.

Some people say that they are easily swayed by emotions when they see it, and that they are captivated in a fleeting moment, but can it be negative or positive?

Anyway, for the students here, it was a decision or judgment in the political world, so it wasn’t very important. Your heart matters. How it reflects in my eyes and whether I like it comes first.

The most objective fact in the present is this. Demon lords saved the academy. He also participated in an imperial banquet that only nobles of the rank of count or higher could attend. And above all, pretty!

‘I’m worried about being a demon, but it’s surprisingly interesting to see what they do.’

‘Now those demon lords have perfectly joined hands with our empire.’

‘Wouldn’t it be a good thing for me to go back to the forest later if I had contact with them?’

‘I want to know what kind of weapons demon lords use!’

Some for political reasons, others for financial gain. And others really want to date a demon.

“So, from now on, I can call you Sitry, right? You can’t kill me if you don’t call me the Demon King?!”

“Oh, that’s right! Master! No! Unless it’s Instructor Lethe’s order, I won’t hurt anyone!”

“Come to think of it, I’m curious. How did Sitri meet the great war hero of our empire?”

“Ohhh! Also! Do you like it! A great war hero! Yes, Master! No no! Isn’t the instructor great! hehehehe!!”

In particular, the students who had a favorable gaze toward Lethe soon became friendly with the demon lords. To be precise, the demon lords approached me first, saying ‘I like you!’.

“Well, by the way, Maou-sama.”

“… L.”

“Oh, yes. L. That… How long are you going to draw only Instructor Lethe?”

“Forever.”

“Uh, uh… Yes. Cheer up. Draw hard.”

Astaroth, Marmar, Sitri, and El needed more admirers of Lethe. Until now, it was too bad that they were the only ones paying tribute to him.

The demons only called him a crusher, but they didn’t admire his splendor.

In that sense, the students at the academy were very likable.

*

“… School trip, you mean?”

At that moment, I almost said, “This is nonsense.”

Wasn’t this a fantasy? By the way, it’s a school trip. What the hell did you mix it up with? While Lethe struggled for quite some time in the sea of turmoil, the headmaster continued with a nod of his head.

“Yes, Instructor Lethe. Now that the war is officially over, and I think the way to make it clear to everyone is to undo everything that was stopped by the war in the past years. Me and above.”

“One of them was a field trip… I say.”

“Originally, it was a long-standing tradition of the academy, but due to the war, it didn’t last for several years. It’s really sad. It is a time to build friendships among the alumni who will be together for years to come.”

“….”

Something is strange, but isn’t good good? It’s a school trip, yes. For an academy, events like that are standard. Yes, this is the academy you’ve been wanting!

“Then where is the place?”

“Let’s see. The place I went to a few years ago was the Eastern Great Forest… According to the order, this time it is to the south.”

“If it is in the south.”

“It is the sea.”

The sea, the sea. Doesn’t sound too bad. Lethe thought so and looked out the window.

Come to think of it. It seems that her own demon lords have never seen anything called the ‘sea’.