Primordial Soul's Rebirth

"Just tell me what you're hiding; it can't be worse than it already is."

Alex uttered those words with a sigh.

He could see the concern and hesitation in Nyx's emotions, so he could easily tell that Nyx was still keeping something from him.

It was clear from the way Nyx's body jerked at the mere mention of it.

Even Azaroth, who was standing beside Alex, sharpened his eyes and frowned.

But since Alex had already questioned Nyx, he didn't say anything and waited for Nyx to reply.

Nyx just lowered his head more and more, feeling the gaze of both the demon lord and the demon ancestor.

'Roger, I swear to hell that even if I found your soul, I will torture it until I take my last breath!'

He just cursed his subordinate for putting him in this situation before he began.

"Before getting killed, he revealed that he was ordered by me to kill Rohrg."

Nyx's words were as low as a murmur, however, to the two people in the hall, his words were loud and clear, and the moment they heard those words, they couldn't help but freeze.

"..." Your adventure continues at empire

A heavy silence, unlike before, descended in the throne room.

In normal cases, Nyx wished that he had never heard a single word from Alex, but right now, he wished for Alex to speak.

The silence was getting palpable now.

He could literally feel the air getting dense.

"...what did you say?"

Alex was the first one to speak; his fist clenched around his head.

He knew that the MC was supposed to have a protagonist aura that made people blabber a lot, but that guy was one of the top assassins of the Demon Empire, for fucks sake!

How could he just bladder such information?

It had been two days since the coronation, and during that time Rohrg had already sent an official apology to him as if wanting to show how bad he felt, he even cried in the academy's assembly.

By now, Rohrg had already gained a lot of support in the demon empire, if the news of what had happened were to go out now, then there was a potential coup heading their way.

Yes, Alex's side would win for sure since they have the four demon generals, the demon ancestor, and above all, Alex himself.

But the casualties in that civil war won't be low.

That was not something he as a demon lord could ignore.

He never really cared about politics, but now that he was involved, he didn't want to see something like that happen.

"I never thought he would do that-"

Nyx tried to justify himself, still kneeling with his head facing the ground, but his words were cut off by Alex.

"Do you even know anything?

You don't know why your subordinate suddenly made a rookie mistake, you don't know why he failed a mission even though he was given enough time, and now, you don't know that he was such a blabbermouth.

Is this how you handle your subordinates?"

Alex's words, although cold, pierced the right spot in Nyx, causing his body to tremble.

It was because of the protagonist's influence, but no one other than Alex knew about it.

But as Alex looked at Nyx, who had his fists balled up in frustration, Alex took a deep breath.

*Inhale**Exhale*

"Just go away for now…"

Alex let out a sigh as he closed his eyes.

Nyx, who heard those words, finally looked up at Alex, only to find him resting his head on his palm with his eyes closed.

"Just go."

But then he heard his master's words.

His eyes turned to look at Azaroth, but all he found in those grey eyes of Azaroth was disappointment—immense disappointment.

*Crack*

That look from his master broke his heart a bit.

'I didn't even do anything…'

He wanted to cry, but he couldn't even do that.

If it was the old Nyx, then he would already be brawling his eyes out, but Nyx had changed.

Since the day he was defeated miserably by Alex, Nyx has lost his fun side; he has turned cold.

He stopped smiling as well, something he always did before.

That loss was a shocker for him, after all.

That day, Nyx's only weapon, his invisibility, was useless in front of Alex. So, from that day on, Nyx had been training his other skills—especially close combat.

But even after all that hard work, he looks into his master's eyes, only to find disappointment. How is he supposed to feel?

I don't know what he is supposed to feel, but right now, he feels really miserable, yet he nods his head and takes his leave.

"He's not at fault, my lord…"

Azaroth, who hadn't said anything to Alex about his decisions yet, spoke for the first time.

"I know."

Alex's reply came the next moment as his frustrated look vanished.

His eyes turned toward the space pocket where Luna was.

'Huh?'

Azaroth, however, was shocked by the change in Alex's attitude.

Was he pretending to be angry all this while?

If yes, then why?

What was the reason for him to do it?

Many such questions appeared in Azaroth's mind one after another, but he didn't voice them out.

It wouldn't look good if a subordinate were to question their leader.

"What are you so shocked about?"

But Alex, who felt the surprised and shocked gaze of the demon ancestor, inquired with a chuckle.

However, even before the demon ancestor could let out a word, he added.

"I knew that this mission was going to fail from the start; that's the reason why I'm so relaxed right now."

Azaroth's question was answered even before he could ask it, and although shocked by the discovery, he still asked another question.

"How?"

Since his lord had already permitted him to express his doubts, he would do it until he was clear about everything.

"I can't say much, but just know that Rohrg is not an easy being to deal with."

Alex spoke mysteriously, his face as serious as it could be, causing Azaroth to frown.

'What was so special about that guy?'

Azaroth wanted to know more, but since Alex said that he wasn't going to say much, he jumped to the next question.

"Why did you have to pretend to be angry then?"

This was the other question he had.

Why?

"Well, even if I knew that the mission would end in failure, I couldn't tell Nyx that, or he might just blame me for his subordinate's death."

Alex replied with a shrug.

The real reason, however, was still not known to the demon ancestor.

He would know it soon enough, but for now, Alex decided not to tell him anything about it.

Azaroth moved his lips again, probably wanting to ask another question, but Alex, who had his eyes turned to the space pocket, was a step faster.

"Why did Seraphyra want to protect that guy? What did she say?"

Azaroth, who wanted to ask a question, tensed the moment his granddaughter was mentioned, but when he heard the full question, he sighed with a bit of relief.

The tension in his body, however, didn't lessen.

He couldn't tell what Alex was thinking, after all.

It was hard to get a read on him, especially when Alex wasn't looking at him, and even his voice sounded cryptic.

"My lord, she said that…."

But he still explained what had happened, and Alex, who found it fitting with the information the system had provided, nodded his head at them.

'Time to seriously eliminate one protagonist.'

His mind, however, was focused on entirely different things.

Since he couldn't go back on his words, he was going to send the one he thought would be able to do the job best among the remaining people.

His eyes turned toward Azaroth, who was still narrating the events as Seraphyra had explained them to him, and he grinned inwardly.

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