The Author's POV

―Let them retreat; it's an order.

A raspy voice made its way inside the minds of the demons on the battlefield.

Immediately, all of the demons came to a halt and looked at each other in bewilderment.

They wanted to double check that they hadn't heard something wrong, and as soon as they realized that they hadn't, they looked around in complete and utter shock.

"Let them retreat?"

Angelica behaved exactly the same as the other demons when she suddenly stopped in the middle of the air and looked around her in bewilderment.

The message…

It didn't make sense.

"Why would you order us to retreat when we're so close to securing victory?"

The orders made no sense to her and probably to almost every other demon out there.

"The fuck is going on?"

At that moment, she heard an irritated voice from beside her.

As she turned her head, she observed a familiar demon. She appeared perplexed and irritated by the current situation.

Angelica had already grown accustomed to her behavior despite having only known her for a short period of time.

"Hey, do you have any idea of what's going on?"

Priscilla asked her, gently flapping her wings once and appearing within her proximity.

"I'm not sure."

Angelica shook her head.

She was similarly perplexed about the situation at hand, and it was likely the case for all the demons around them.

―Every demon is now ordered to return to the logistical area. His Majesty would like to grant everyone a few words.

All it took were two words, and all of the bewilderment that had been visible on the demons' faces vanished, and in its place was a look of complete and utter excitement.

"His Majesty would like to share a few words with us?"

All of the demons' confusion and discontentment regarding the orders vanished in an instant, and they dashed toward the logistical area, which was situated at the very back of the battleground.

There was a palpable excitement in the air, and even those who were injured did their best to make it back to the logistical area.

This was how much weight the Demon King's name carried among the demons.

He was akin to a god to them, and no one dared to be disrespectful toward him. He was, after all, the demon that had revived their race.

If it weren't for him, the demons never would have evolved into such a powerful race as they have today.

In all likelihood, they would've most probably been bottom feeders had it not been for him. Hunted by the other races for their mana devouring abilities.

"The Demon King wants to part us with a few words?"

mutter, and she turned her head

you despise his

and noticing that she did not appear to be as

"Despise His Majesty?"

looked at her as

I hate His Majesty? What gave

of getting to meet him in a bit

the same

pointed out. Indeed, just like her, Angelica didn't show much of a reaction to the news

She shook her head.

I guess you

"No shit."

her words and instead cocked her head to

with reluctance, but after thinking about the contents

go; are

glanced at Angelica, who appeared to still be floating in place. Her expression was rather

came, but it didn't

"I'm coming."

it cool and decided to follow after her. After that, both of them spread their wings, and the outline of their bodies became

*

was starting to

an hour since the message was broadcast, and in what felt like minutes, the entire land

was

one uttered a single sound throughout the entirety of the event made

to a particular tent located off in the

didn't seem like it at first, everyone was sure that his

"Such presence."

very last people to arrive, and by the time they did so, the location was already very

of the demons and continued to fix their gaze on the

keeping their eyes open because of the

who was present within the tent,

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

as one figure after another materialized right next to the

a couple of the demons that had appeared before

anything but pleasant at

"It's the seven patriarchs."

low

as nearly everyone within the plot of land had an idea of who they were, and if that

as her gaze

gaze was anything

Swoosh!

tent suddenly opened, and everyone's attention

first person to emerge from the tent was a lanky demon who was dressed in

wasn't the only one who appeared to

emerged, and it appeared to be in a similar

the minutes ticked by, one demon after another emerged from the tent. When the timer hit five minutes, a man wearing a

"It's the strategist!"

"The strategist."

entrance caused a commotion among the army, and everyone turned their attention to him with great interest as the commotion

was probably the first time that many of the

he was known for wearing, was the only thing

that they were able to

he look

expression became somewhat different while everyone else was preoccupied with talking about the