CHAPTER 314 - Seraphyra's Situation.
In the academies, the demons were taught many things, and they mastered many things, but among all of the academies in the demon empire, there was one academy that was the most famous one.
Neitherveil Academy—the best academy in the Demon Empire.
But the one thing that this academy was most prominent for was the demon lord candidature that it provided.
The demon lord\'s position had been empty for a long time, and at this moment, when the empire needed someone to lead them, this college—by the order of the demon generals—added a new system.
The Demon Lord Candidate seating system.
In this system, the best of the younger generation in the demon empire were provided with multiple tests, and the ones with the best scores were ranked according to them.
Seraphyra Voidheart was the leading demon lord candidate—ranked 1st among the other candidates—and the one with the most chances to become the demon lord in that same academy.
Seraphyra was someone with both talent and wits to take the position of the demon lord, and she wanted to become the demon lord since she was able to think for herself.
Her grandfather, Azaroth Voidheart, was the demon ancestor, and even if no one knew about who he was, the demon generals did—they called him master.
Seraphyra knew that her grandfather was the strongest in the world, and she wanted to achieve the same feat, if not more. That was why she was so motivated to become the demon lord.
So, when the news of a demon lord being crowned was heard, she was left dejected.
She was a good girl, one who would smile even if you slapped her on the cheek.
But that didn\'t mean that she wouldn\'t feel sad if the thing she aimed to achieve from the time she gained an understanding of the world was suddenly handed over to someone else, even though she was so close to it.
She was feeling down, and that was the reason she didn\'t want to attend the coronation ceremony.
When her grandfather asked her about it, she said that she was at an important stage in her power-up and she couldn\'t move.
It was a lie, of course.
She just didn\'t want to accept it.
But things changed the moment she saw Rohrg was about to get killed on the broadcast.
She rushed out of her room and arrived at the throne room.
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The moment she entered, she could feel the eyes of many people in the crowd, but the ones that felt the heaviest were the gazes of her grandfather and the demon lord.
\'He knows now that I was lying earlier.\'
She muttered with a sigh as she saw her grandfather frowning.
It wouldn\'t be hard for him, the strongest being on the whole planet, to see through her progress and find out that she didn\'t have a single extra mana vein in her body.
\'And….\'
Her eyes moved toward the demon lord, but just as her gaze met the demon lord\'s, she hurriedly went on her knees.
"Seraphyra Voidheart greets the demon lord and the demon ancestor."
Seraphyra was quick to get on her knees; she didn\'t want them to see the furious blush on her face.
\'Why is his charm higher than Lucian, who is known to have the highest charm among all demons alive?\'
She muttered inwardly.
From the moment she saw Alex\'s face on the broadcast, her heart had been beating violently.
She didn\'t know the reason for it, nor could she find out, no matter how hard she tried.
She was aware that it wasn\'t love at first sight; she could differentiate between love and excitement, but his charm was really not something she, who was not used to it or strong enough to resist it, could take lightly.
"Voidheart?"
*Shiver*
When she heard his voice up close for the first time, a strange shiver ran down her spine, causing her to straighten her back.
But before Seraphyra could think of something or find the shiver a bit strange, she heard his voice again.
"Is she your granddaughter??"
Seraphyra knew who this question was for; it was for her grandfather, Azaroth Voidheart.
Just from the way the demon lord was talking and addressing her grandfather, she could tell that even if it had just been a while, the new demon lord had formed a nice relationship with her grandfather.
"Huh?"
But then she frowned when she heard Azaroth\'s startled voice, as if he had broken out of his thoughts, but when she heard his next words...
"Yes, she is the only family I am left with, my lord."
Her head pressed harder on the ground in shame and regret.
\'I shouldn\'t have lied to him…\'
She regretted lying to Azaroth, who—just like she didn\'t have anyone else other than him in this world—didn\'t have anyone in this world other than her.
She could feel the eyes of Azaroth, filled with love and focused on her, but that only elevated her guilt.
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The demon lord\'s words broke her out of her thoughts, but just then…
*Gasp* Xn
She, just like others, heard the surprised and shocked gasps of the demons in the crowd.
\'I guess the cat\'s out of the bag now.\'
She muttered inwardly as she waved off the comments of the demons she heard, along with the shocked gasps.
Until now, the fact that she was the granddaughter of the demon ancestor was hidden, even from the dukes of the empire.
But now, along with the fact that there was a demon ancestor, her being his granddaughter has also been revealed.
"Rise."
The demon lord\'s command was heard, and the hall quieted down as Seraphyra also started to rise up slowly and gracefully.
"So, what is the important matter that could make you come all the way here and ask me to stop?"
Alex, the demon lord, then questioned Seraphyra, who was trying not to make eye contact as his divine looks would distract her.
"Ah, that…"
Seraphyra, who heard his question, straightened her back and was about to speak her purpose, but before she could voice them out, Alex spoke again.
"Don\'t worry. I won\'t ask you why you were not present at a small event like the demon lord\'s coronation; it\'s not that important."
He was waving his hand as if it didn\'t matter, but his voice was a bit stretched, focusing on each and every word, which caused the bodies of Seraphyra and Azaroth to freeze.
They realized what Alex was implying with those words.
But just as Azaroth was thinking of some excuse to defend his granddaughter, he saw Seraphyra\'s face, and his body relaxed.
\'I guess she is old enough to think for herself.\'
He sighed in nostalgia as he recalled the days when he used to play with Seraphyra in his arms.
\'Oh?\'
Alex, on the other hand, just raised a brow inwardly.
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