The Regressed Demon Lord is Kind

over his family matters.
Thanks to his regular training, he didn’t feel physically tired, but he was mentally exhausted.

“Sigh~!” He sighed once and opened the windows.
He missed his bed.
Without even lighting up a candle, Albus tried to crawl into his bed.

“Albus Windpool.”

And he would have succeeded if it wasn’t for the voice that suddenly came out in his room.

Twitch!

Dazed from fatigue, Albus’ eyes immediately became sharp and attentive.
He turned his body around as fast as the wind and clenched his fist.
From the darkness, he saw someone standing in front of him.
The figure wore all black and blended in with the surrounding darkness. 

A person had infiltrated his room.
Under ordinary circumstances, Albus had to immediately act.
He would’ve cried loudly to bring in the guards and run away or at least find a weapon to fight off the intruder.

However, Albus let out a sigh of relief instead.
“Shit, you surprised me.”

Albus clutched his chest in shock, but that was all the emotion he showed.
He glared at the intruder once and lit up the candle next to him.
As light entered his room, the intruder’s appearance came into view.
The intruder was wearing all black and he looked extremely suspicious.
But after seeing the man’s appearance, Albus looked even more relieved.

“Why did you come here again? You told me that you wouldn’t contact me unless there was a problem with the plan.
Is there a problem with the plan?”

“No.
Not yet.”

Haphazardly lying down on the bed, Albus squinted his eyes.
He slowly rose up.
“…Who are you?”

The man in front of him had a different voice than the one who first made the deal with him.
When the man first called out his name, he was so shocked that he didn’t realize it was a different person.
But now that he was calmer, the man’s voice was unfamiliar.
Moreover, the man’s voice sounded as if it had been artificially changed.
It sounded rough and unnatural, and this made him even more suspicious.

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“I received an order to come here.
I’ve been told to come here and listen to how the plan is progressing.”

“By who?”

“By the person who first made the deal with you.”

Albus frowned again.
“Why didn’t he come here himself?”

“He is busy.
This is not the only plan he is in charge of.”

“So he suddenly sent me a person I’ve never seen before?” This was too suspicious.
Wariness filled Albus’ eyes.
“What if I don’t want to talk?”

“It doesn’t matter.”

“…Even though you received an order, it doesn’t matter?”

“I’m only a messenger.
I just have to report that you refused.”

“Do you think I will just let you peacefully leave like this?”

“It doesn’t matter.”

“…What if I lie?”

“It doesn’t matter.”

No matter what Albus said, he was told, ‘It doesn’t matter.’ It really did seem like this man had only been ordered to listen to how Albus’ plan was progressing.

‘This guy is just like a doll.’

However, if he really was just a messenger, a person like this was most reliable—they would just relay the message as is without adding any judgments or personal bias.
Albus fell into deep contemplation.
Even though the person in front of him was extremely suspicious, he wore the same clothes as the person who first made the deal with him.
Moreover, he also knew about the existence of Albus’ plan.

“…You said ‘not yet’ before.
Then are there any signs that something is going wrong with the plan? If you tell me that, I will trust you.”

“…Strange things are hanging around Evelyn Rouge.”

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“Ah, you are talking about that.”

The man in front of him already knew this information.
A little bit of trust sprung in Albus’ heart.

“But did you really come here for such a small reason? Because you think those strange people will interfere with the plan?”

“We hate variables.”

“Shit, you say the same things as your commander.”

Variable, variable—that was the word that the man who first made a deal with Albus constantly repeated.
Albus completely dropped his guard and sat back down on the bed.

“Okay, so what would you like to hear first?” Albus lowered his level of honorifics.

“I don’t know.
I was only ordered to listen to you and send a report.”

“Ah, damn it! Even though you’re just a doll that sends messages, they must have given you at least some basic information.” Albus scratched the back of his head and let out his frustration. 

Even though Albus’ words were rude, the intruder maintained his silence and patiently waited for him to reply.

‘But I’m a bit jealous.’ Albus thought the intruder was a very skilled and useful tool.
Moreover, a tool that realized it was a tool and maintained its composure was rare. 

“Fine, I will begin by talking about Evelyn.” Since the man had come because of a variable with Evelyn, Albus thought it would be a good idea to start talking about her.

“Honestly, I haven't seen her since she came to the capital.
I just heard that she met some people at the lake, and she was getting close to them.
But I don’t think she will change from something so insignificant.” Albus smirked.
His smile looked extremely malicious and evil. 

“Thanks to the information you guys gave me, I made her completely fall in love with me.” As if he were bragging about a difficult conspiracy he performed, he talked with enormous confidence. 

However, the intruder didn’t react at all.
Albus felt disappointed and lost his energy to brag.
He clicked his tongue and calmly continued his explanation, “So that’s why you don’t have to worry about this plan at all.
It seems like she’s meeting a couple of lowly commoners because she’s curious, but people don’t change so easily.
Since I do have to meet her at least once sooner or later, I’ll go and see how she’s doing.”

Albus was very pleased with himself.

“Since she quickly came back from the damned lake just like what you guys predicted, I can spend a lot of time with her.”

Then he let out a sigh.
“Why the hell does she like that lake so much anyways? She goes and visits that lake every time she comes up to the capital.
If you guys hadn’t intervened, she probably would have played around in that lake for an annoyingly long time.
Anyways, she’s stuck in her mansion now, so I can control her whenever I want.
Really, you don’t have to worry about anything.”