“Ahh~”
The green-haired girl holding a lantern let out a yawn.
Melu rubbed her eyes, feeling incredibly sleepy.
She walked through the dimly lit corridor, descending the stairs step by step.
At this moment, she was carrying out her duties.
Suddenly, she spotted a dark figure standing on the staircase below.
In the darkness, a pair of sharp, eagle-like eyes were fixed on the demonkin maid.
She stepped forward and raised the lantern in her hand.
The orange light filtered through the glass, gradually illuminating a tall male demonkin.
“Mr. Helus?”
“Good evening, Melu.”
The man named Helus greeted her proactively. He wore a clean black suit, white gloves, and adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, giving off an elegant and refined aura.
He served as an aide to the Demon King, mainly assisting Demon King Ville with various affairs and conveying the Demon King’s orders to other members of the court.
“Good evening.”
Melu bowed to Helus.
She was genuinely exhausted, as if she could fall asleep at any moment, her eyes barely open.
Facing the maid’s somewhat impolite behavior, Helus didn’t get angry. Instead, he smiled.
“Melu, you look quite sleepy. Why don’t you go rest soon? Sleeping outside might give you a cold.”
“It’s fine, Mr. Helus. I won’t catch a cold.”
Melu had secretly napped in many places before; she had done it countless times.
Unlike Kurei, she always liked to slack off whenever possible.
She had even been caught by the Demon King, but Ville never angrily scolded or punished her, only giving her a few verbal warnings.
This was one of the reasons she was willing to stay in the court and serve the Demon King.
This boss was truly too kind-hearted.
“Things have been quite busy lately. I heard the human army has already invaded the border of our Desolate Fallen Continent and is advancing toward the Demon King’s Castle. Aren’t you worried?” Helus asked. “I’m patrolling to check whether the defense mechanisms are working properly. The humans have come with great momentum this time.”
“There’s nothing to worry about. Lord Demon King is very strong; he can’t possibly lose to humans,” Melu replied. “He is the strongest demonkin!”
“Hehe,” Helus chuckled. “As you said, the human army is no real threat to Lord Demon King. The real threat is someone else. By the way, Melu, let me share a special piece of information with you.”
“Mr. Helus, are you referring to… the Silver Sword Princess?”
“That’s correct.” Helus nodded.
“The Silver Sword Princess is indeed quite powerful.”
Melu had heard about the Silver Sword Princess’s feats in the war between humans and demonkin.
“We have now received information that the human army at the border is mainly a diversion to tie us down and shift our attention. Their true trump card is the Silver Sword Princess.” Helus paused. “The Silver Sword Princess has secretly arrived near the Demon King’s Castle and is preparing to break in and defeat the Demon King.”
“How despicable of the humans!” Melu exclaimed in surprise.
“Shh…”
Helus raised a finger to his lips.
“Melu, not many people know about this yet. It’s still a secret—don’t spread it.”
“Mmm…” Melu blinked. “Does Lord Demon King know?”
“Of course. Everything is under Lord Demon King’s control. Every piece on the chessboard is within his calculations.”
Helus gave a firm answer.
“I came specifically to inform you of one thing. Lord Demon King has issued an order for you to disable the defense mechanisms leading directly to the top floor of the Demon King’s Castle, allowing the Silver Sword Princess to reach Lord Demon King directly.”
“Why?”
“Lord Demon King has already prepared a trap, waiting for the Silver Sword Princess to walk right into it. He will kill her and crush the humans’ plan, dealing a heavy blow to the human world.”
As he spoke, Helus took out a scroll of parchment bearing the order issued by Demon King Ville, complete with the Demon King’s seal.
This was indeed the Demon King’s command.
“I understand. So Lord Demon King is turning their scheme against them.”
Melu lowered her head and bowed respectfully to the parchment.
After all, this order carried the same weight as if the Demon King had given it personally.
“I will go assist Lord Demon King right away by shutting down the defense mechanisms and allowing the Silver Sword Princess direct access to the top floor.”
“Mmm, good.”
Helus nodded and put the parchment away.
“I still need to notify the other members of the court to cooperate with Lord Demon King’s plan.”
“…And that’s what happened, Lord Demon King.” Melu recounted the events of that night to Via.
“Now that I think about it, I also received a similar order. During a certain period, I was told not to go out and to stay in my room on standby.”
Kurei recalled the situation from that day.
“After that, something strange happened inside the Demon King’s Castle, and we were all ordered to evacuate quickly. Then… the news came that Lord Demon King and the Silver Sword Princess had died together in battle.”
Via remained silent.
After listening to Melu and Kurei, her pupils trembled.
“I never gave Helus any such order.”
“You didn’t?” Melu was shocked.
“I didn’t even know that the Silver Sword Princess was coming to the Demon King’s Castle.”
“Then what was Mr. Helus doing that night?”
Melu realized something. “Could it be… he deceived us?”
Via had felt suspicious about it even back then.
How had Selina managed to charge straight in and suddenly appear before her?
Under normal circumstances, the Demon King’s Castle had many defense mechanisms and her subordinates. Even if they couldn’t stop the Silver Sword Princess, there should have been some commotion at least.
“Helus was the traitor… He actually betrayed Lord Demon King?” Melu frowned.
“The truth is finally out. Helus was the mole!!” Kurei cried out in shock.
“But he followed Lord Demon King even earlier than we did!”
Helus…
Via’s expression became complicated.
In her previous life, when she had just established her court, Helus had already joined and expressed his loyalty.
She had even secretly investigated his background and found that he was a demonkin somewhat similar to herself—no special background, no affiliation with major forces, someone who had risen through his own efforts.
Combined with his outstanding abilities, she had kept him by her side as an aide.
Perhaps everything Helus had shown her was nothing but a facade.
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