This seemed to get Theodore's attention, as he said, "We should check up on her. It isn't good to leave her constantly healing with her weak abilities."
In other words, he was worried about her condition, especially since she had just dealt with an emergency patient. He really wasn't being honest about his concerns, but Luke chose to ignore it for now as it wasn't that important. At least with Theodore quickly agreeing with his plan, it had gotten the ball rolling, and the group set off to find Grace.
They found her diligently checking on the injured with a serious expression. She didn't seem to notice them until she happened to look in their direction. Grace took a moment to wave at them before she was drawn away to help another person. Luke couldn't help but marvel at how she was working so hard in the face of so many strangers and gore.
Once she was
Rereading the quest descriptions again, he realized that his initial assumption was wrong. While it was true the quests assigned to him seemed to want opposing results, there was a third option. If he could get the prophets to remain neutral, then he would be able to fulfill both quests. He was a bit disappointed that he couldn't have them completely loyal to him, but it was impossible.Since he was the new demon king, making the prophets his allies would mean it counted as them becoming allies with demons. Technically, he could still go through with it and purposely fail the quest assigned to him by the angels' system, but he would rather not go through another punishment so soon. Also, he couldn't be sure how bad the punishment would be, so he wasn't willing to test it.Luke turned his attention back to the elderly woman as she said, "I'm afraid our leader is indisposed. You can't expe
"No, we don't," Luke said.Grace stared at him in shock as the elderly woman asked, "Are you saying you're against the agreement?""Of course. Everything so far has been to your benefit. I practically get nothing out of it," he said."The last demon king agreed to leave us in peace as long as we remain neutral. I don't see why it's any different now," the elderly woman said.Luke heavily doubted that the two situations were remotely the same. While he didn't know exactly how the confrontation and agreement between the two happened, he couldn't imagine it being like this. She was demanding a lot of things from him just so they could reach the exact same agreement the prophets had with the previous demon king.She was basically acting like he was the weaker party in the negotiations whe
"You seem to have a lot on your mind. Would you mind letting this granny know what you're thinking about?" the elderly woman asked, reminding Luke that he wasn't alone."Actually, there's a lot I want to share with you, but first there's something I want to know. What's the real reason you offered Tracy up?" he asked.Instead of answering his question, she asked, "What do you mean?""I don't find your reasons convincing enough," he said as he crossed his arms. "You spoke cruelly to her, but I think you were only doing that to push her away so she would want to leave of her own free will.""She's my granddaughter, so of course I'll be harsh on her. Life as a prophet isn't an easy one, you know," she said."You don't have to pretend. She isn't here to hear what you have to say," he said."I don't know what you're talking about," she said."Let's be honest here. I sent her away with Grace for a reason," he said.The elderly
As soon as Luke exited the tent, he was surrounded by his group, with Chris demanding, "What was taking you so long?"Luke held up his hands as he said, "I was trying to convince her that we needed to work together."This seemed to mollify them slightly, but then Santiago asked, "What's the deal with the girl with Grace? I didn't bring it up before, but who is she?"All eyes turned to Grace and Tracy, who had been talking quietly in their corner, with the latter still looking upset. Luke would have to speak with Tracy later to inform her of her grandmother's decision. He was certain that she would put up a fight and argue with her grandmother to take it back, but the decision had been made. Once she got over it, he was going to officially add her to his harem.He grimaced. This wasn't something he had imagined when he
Before he had time to even think, the man was standing in front of Luke. Everyone tensed, unsure of what they should do. No one knew what to expect from the man, and they could only watch as he loomed over Luke. Luke inwardly cursed himself for letting himself be caught off guard. He had to admit, however, that the man was strong if he could move that quickly."I would like to thank you for taking good care of my daughter," the man said.It didn't take a genius to know who he was talking about. There was only one girl from the camp they knew, and all eyes were on Tracy, who was doing her best not to look in his direction. The man didn't seem to be bothered by this, and Luke wondered if they had a bad relationship. It seems likely that it was only from Tracy's side since the man didn't seem upset or angry with her."It wasn't any problem, sir," he said a
The moment they found a secluded spot, Tracy spun around and said, "You."Unfazed and a little bit amused by her behavior, Luke said, "Yes?""Take it back," she demanded."Take back what?" he asked."Don't play with me. I know you agreed to my grandmother's terms about me being a part of your harem. Tell her that you changed your mind," she said."Why would I do that?" he asked as he crossed his arms. "What do I benefit from this?"Tracy gnashed her teeth together, but she remained silent. She obviously didn't think this through when she decided to confront him about the deal he made with her grandmother. Luke, on the other hand, had the foresight to suspect this would happen. When he thought about it, he realized how ironic it was that she was the prophet and not him.He must have let out a small laugh as she demanded, "What's so funny?"Deciding to roll with it, he said, "I was just thinking how you're nothing like your grandmother. She actually used her brains and wits during our n
"Do you see the demons?" asked Chris as he peered over the edge of the ledge he was stationed at."I see them," said Bobby from his location several rooftops away.Hearing their voices through the stone in his hand nearly made Luke cry with tears of joy. He finally got his hands on a valuable item. It was something meant to let people communicate over long distances. Of course, it was quite subjective about what was considered long distance. The stone in his hand only had a maximum range of the whole town, which wasn't much.However, for their purposes, it was plenty. Unfortunately, they couldn't keep them, which was something Luke mourned over. If he had known about them having valuable items, he would have demanded them as payment for his help. It should have been the first thing to come to mind, but he had been distracted when he had demanded payment
"We need backup over here," someone suddenly said through the stone.Luke didn't recognize who the speaker was as Cedric demanded, "What's happening over there?""There's a troll," the person said before they were cut off by a scream.Everyone exchanged worried glances as Cedric tried to get in contact with the person again to no avail. Trolls were far bigger and dumber than hobgoblins. However, they were far more durable, and their sense of smell was stronger. That itself wasn't a problem. The problem was that there had been no news of a troll before.The prophets had said they'd only seen mostly goblins and hobgoblins roaming around in town. There had been the occasional orc and ogre, but no mention of trolls. The fact that they had somehow missed a hulking demon was a big red sign that they might have missed more th