Do You Remember? (2)

Even though Alice was the Demon King's daughter, serving someone far weaker than Menou was almost unbearable for the ambitious Menou. Obsessed with pursuing power and climbing to even greater heights under an absolute being of overwhelming strength, Menou had no time to babysit a child. That time could be spent slaughtering even more humans.

But when the Demon King fixed Menou with an overwhelmingly piercing gaze, Menou had no choice but to obey.

Though Menou was arrogant about their own strength, their body reacted honestly. The difference in power was so vast that Menou understood no one could defy the Demon King—and that was exactly why the Demon King was the Demon King.

'...What are you doing?'

At first, Alice would flinch whenever Menou spoke to her, acting as though she were afraid. It was only natural, given that Menou was constantly looking at her with loathing.

Even if they weren't human, Menou believed anyone weaker than them was inferior and worthless.

Strength was everything. Power should be met with power. Kindness was unnecessary. So Menou was always on edge, radiating bloodlust to keep weaker creatures from approaching and growing strangely familiar.

Of them all, Alice was especially defenseless and weak—so much so that it was hard to believe she was the Demon King's daughter. She was such a feeble, ignorant creature that Menou couldn't bear to look at her unless ordered to by the Demon King, and above all...

“Um... The bird was hurt, so I was treating it...”

She was kind. That was what Menou found most unbearable...