That demon queen is acting like a child!
No, honestly, she just locked herself in her floor and won't let anyone in for a week, and what's worse, Mallory hasn't shown up in the tower for a week either.
I wanted to go and force the demon queen out, but then I realized that would only make things worse.
"Well, what are we going to do?" I asked the other demon generals.
"What can we do? The demon queen is too stubborn to listen to us," said Berks.
"Yeah, and Mallory's gone missing too," added Conoles.
"Well, we need to bring her to the demon tower and make those two idiots...," said Melacia, resting her chin on her hand.
"Well, I don't know! They broke up on a very bad note." I said
"Either that, or we leave everything as is, which will have a bad effect on the psyche, the queen of demons." Melacia said.
"How about I create a drug that will help make anyone fall in love with me?" Faust asked.
"NO!" (Everyone)
"Well, okay..."
"I'll bring Mallory, I've already been to the city, and I know where she lives. And you have to somehow lure the demon queen out of her "den". I don't know what will happen when they meet, maybe they'll start fighting..."
"Or they'll just kiss," Melatia said.
"..."-me
"..."-the rest.
"What? Don't look at me like that!"
"Well, putting aside the snake's obvious concern, while the Demon Queen is playing the role of the untouchable, I received information that attacks on demons have become more frequent and they are being captured." I said, but I don't know why, but in the absence of the Demon Queen, it was unanimously decided that I would be her deputy.
When I asked why, they answered because of my strength, but even so, I…
"The Demon Queen won't like this." said Conoles
"So, once we reconcile her and Mallory, we will go save the captured demons." I said.
"Is everyone in agreement?"
"Yes!" (Everyone)
"Okay, I'll go to the city right now and find this fool, I'll leave the Demon Queen to you." I said and left the room.
I wasn't going to hesitate, since other demons were now at risk.
After leaving the tower, instead of walking, I ran, and quite fast...
No seriously, the background around me just blurred. It was the first time I ran in this life, so I didn't know I could run that fast.
After five minutes, I stopped in the forest, and walked at a normal pace.
After a few minutes, I came out of the forest, and headed for the city gates.
And thank God, I needed documents, although it is very strange, but isn't it dangerous to let everyone into the city? Although on the other hand, they clearly do not expect demons to appear here.
Remembering from memory where Mallory lives, I found her house quite quickly.
Approaching the entrance, I knocked on the door, and again there was not a single rustle.
"Malory, it's me Miyabi, open the door." - and again silence.
Moving away from the house, I noticed an open window.
After looking around and not noticing any other people, I jumped into the open window, which was on the second floor.
Yes, besides running fast, I can jump high, though I don't know how much, I'll check later!
"..."
I had no words to describe this room.
But this was clearly Mallory's room…
There were posters hanging all over the room with the reward for the demon queen's head, and there were even several wooden figures carved into different poses.
There was a pillow on the bed that also had a poster attached to it, so this was her Dakimakura with the demon queen, hehe.
Mallory, isn't she a yandere by any chance? So obsessed with the demon queen…
She herself was nowhere to be seen, at least in her room.
Leaving her room, I looked at the other rooms, including the toilet and the kitchen. In fact, it's quite large, though not like a noble's estate or something like that.
As far as I remember, this is her father's house, or rather, her adoptive father. Her adoptive father took pity on the poor girl and adopted her, but after that he also passed away, leaving Mallory his house, he was also a baker, that's why Mallory bakes buns so well.
I explored the entire house and except for the pantry littered with posters of the demon queen, I didn't find anything else.
Having gotten outside, I headed towards the academy, hoping to find her, or Ceric.
Having entered the academy, I began my search from the library, but there was no one there either. I had to look for them in all the classes, and even a couple of times, I got to a lecture, and after studying, I left.
I don't know why, but the woman in the hood didn't cause much concern or curiosity, but I'm not complaining, it's even better this way.
And again I didn't find either Mallory or Ceric.
Nothing was left except...
"Excuse me..."- I said to the girl who was standing with her back to me.
"Yes?"- she turned around and...
Damn, that's the witch I burned.
"Have we met somewhere before?"- she asked.
"No, I don't think so! I remembered such a beauty."- yes, it's low, but I needed to distract her so she wouldn't recognize me. And my flirting helped, because she blushed deeply.
"Darling, do you know where I can find Mallory or Ceric?"- I asked her, while she blushed even more.
"I… It's… No one has seen them for a week."
"Is that so? Thank you for your help. Could you tell me where I can find Ceric's house?" I said, running my hand over hers, and I was willing to bet that she could faint at any moment.
Leaving the blushing girl, I went to look for Ceric's house and…
"I have no words…" I said out loud.
His house was a damn noble estate, very huge.
Approaching the gate, I was met by two guards.
"Wait, what business did you come here for?"
"I'm Ceric's friend." I simply said.
The two guards started talking about something until one of them left, and he returned five minutes later, along with the maid.
"Please follow me, young master Ceric, he's waiting for you." the maid said, and I simply followed her.
The area of this estate was quite large, I'm even sure that it was possible to make an urban settlement on it, probably…
The maid led me to the main building, which was the largest here.
"This way, please." the maid said, opening the doors. behind which was a large library.
Walking a little deeper into the library, I noticed Ceric, who was sitting in a chair and reading a book.
"Ceric!"
"Hello Miyabi, what brings you here?" he asked me
"Why haven't you been to the academy for a whole week?"
"Yes, after that incident… I was just resting, although there was no need!" he said
"Okay, anyway, I came to ask you if you know where Mallory is?"
"Malory? Didn't she stay with the Demon Queen?" he asked.
"No, the Demon Queen chased her away."
"Did you go to her house?"
"Yes, and I was inside too."
"The Academy?"
"She wasn't there for a week either."
"Then…"- I saw him thinking about something
"What?"
"I think I know where she is!"- Ceric said, and stood up from his chair.
"Then tell me."
"You see, when adventurers die, and this doesn't apply to natural death, that is, old age is not included in this rule. In general, they are reborn in the church only if they have money! And Malory…"
"She spent all the money on those random pigs!"- I finished for him.
"Let's go." He said, and we quickly ran out of his estate.
We soon ran into the church, where we met the head priest.
"Where is Mallory?" Tserik asked.
"Huh? Mr. Tserik? Your friend doesn't have any money in her account to revive her, we've already been late with her…"
He didn't let me finish, as Tserik threw him a bag.
"Here's the money to resurrect her!"
"Sorry, but that's not how it's done…"-before he finished speaking, I walked up to him, grabbed him by the throat and lifted him above me.
"If you value your life, you'll resurrect her, and like a pretty saint, take the money and forget what happened today."-I squeezed his throat harder, I clearly saw the fear in his eyes.
This is the first time I've done this… Why?
Because I consider Mallory my friend, or is there something else?
I let go of the priest, and he fell to the floor, but immediately got up and went, of course we went with him.
He led us to the coffin, and did something.
The next second, the lid of the coffin opened and I saw Mallory, who was stretching as if after a long sleep.
Noticing us, she asked.
"Miyabi, Cerik? What are you doing here?"-I did not answer her question, but simply walked up to her and hugged her tightly.
"Of course, I don't mind hugging you, but why?"-she asked.
"Because you're an idiot!"-Cerik answered for me.
"Huh? Why am I an idiot?!"-she exclaimed.
"You almost died,"-I answered briefly.
"Well, I died, I accidentally tripped and fell down the stairs and died," she said.
"No, you almost died for real! You wouldn't have been reborn!" Tserik shouted.
"What, I should still have…"
"I don't have money… I could have died…"
"Yes, I could!" I answered.
"Well, thank God that didn't happen," she answered cheerfully
This girl…
"Malory, let's go back to the tower!" I said.
"What for what? I can't… she hates me…" I looked into her eyes and the next minute slapped her, leaving a red mark on her cheeks.
"You're an idiot! If she hated you, she wouldn't have locked herself in her floor, she's been there for a week now and hasn't left once.
"What…"-
"No, I haven't finished, so shut up. That you were rejected like that once and you're going to give up? I thought you loved Queen Val! Or were those just empty words? And your feelings for her are worthless?"
"I love her!" she exclaimed.
"Yeah? Then prove it! Let's go to the tower and prove that your love is sincere, that these are not empty words!
"Let's go!" she said and headed for the exit.
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Ceric asked me.
"Yes, it will not only help her, but also help the Demon Queen." I answered him.
"Whatever you say! But keep an eye on her there!"
"Aren't you coming?"
"Miyabi, I'm a human! And unlike Mallory, I can't side with the demons and turn away from my own kind."
"Okay." I said and followed Mallory.
Once we were in the forest, I picked her up princess style, as it was the fastest way to get to the tower.
Near the tower, Conoles was waiting for us, smiling
What is she up to...? And in the time that I've known her, I'm sure she'll throw some kind of vulgar outfit on Mallory
Well, that'll be her punishment for being stupid!