Primordial Soul's Rebirth

Alex wasn't going to kill Seraphyra, as it would turn the situation into something he didn't want.

That, however, didn't mean that he would just do whatever she asked for.

He won't be unreasonable with her, but he won't be soft on her either.

That was the reason why he indirectly asked her about her absence from the coronation ceremony, and while his words were polite and uncaring, the implications were the opposite.

His question caused her body to visibly tense, and he could see the same happening to Azaroth's body, but that was only for a second.

'Oh?'

The next moment, as he saw Seraphyra's body relax, he couldn't help but raise a brow inwardly.

'She came prepared?'

[She probably isn't as straight as she seems to you.]

Sophia commented, but Alex just shrugged.

'Doesn't matter to me...'

She looked like a pure, innocent soul to him, and he knew she was just that, but being innocent didn't mean being dumb.

If she is even a little of the genius people make her to be, she would not come here unprepared.

"My lord, as the leading candidate for the demon lord's position, I had always dreamed of sitting on that throne."

Seraphyra uttered those words, her eyes moving toward the throne with a longing expression.

"But then I heard that someone else was being crowned as the demon lord—someone who was not even a demon lord candidate—and that left me saddened, my lord."

Her face, however, soon turned downcast, her fists clenching, showing how frustrated she felt.

Everyone could feel the air turning dejected, and everyone started to feel how unfair it was for her, but that momentum was broken by Alex's words.

"So, you, the one with the leading seat in the demon lord candidature—who knows full well what the demon lord represents—decided to skip the ceremony just because you were dejected at not being able to get what you wanted?"

Alex raised his brow and chuckled a bit.

"If the leading demon lord candidate is like this, then I don't even want to see what the others are like."

Alex shook his head in disappointment, but Seraphyra shook her head gently.

"No, my lord.

That was not the reason for my absence from the ceremony."

Her eyes were firm and she had a sad smile on her face as she looked into Alex's eyes.

"Oh? Please enlighten me, then."

Alex raised his brow again as he gestured for her to continue.

Grum, who was ignored as if he didn't even exist, just kept standing in his spot with a stupified expression.

'Who am I? Where am I?

Such funny thoughts kept repeating in his head.

He was a legendary-ranker, and in his whole life, he had yet to feel this embarrassed; his face was red like a monkey, and his head was bowed in shame.

Yet he kept quiet.

From what he could tell, Seraphyra was here to help his grandson.

'I better not do something stupid that causes her to lose her chance to speak.'

Grum knew that Seraphyra, as the demon ancestor's granddaughter and the leading demon lord candidate, had better chances of saving his grandson than he could ever hope to have.

So, he tried to stay silent; fortunately for him, he wasn't even in the frame anymore.

"I was just disappointed and didn't want to see someone unworthy of being the demon lord—someone who got the chance by their luck—sitting on that holy throne, my lord."

Seraphyra replied to Alex's question, explaining why she felt dejected, but her words caused the air to still.

Be it the demon generals, the demon higher-ups, the demon ancestor, or even the low-ranking demons, everyone froze.

Even Alex's expression froze.

Luna, who was standing back, just beside the throne even now, frowned as well.

Seraphyra, on the other hand, didn't notice any of this.

She was just letting out her clear and unfiltered thoughts.

Unlike what people were thinking, she didn't come prepared or anything. She had just decided to tell the truth in front of the demon lord, Alex.

"Heh…"

A soft chuckle escaped Alex, his face still maintaining the shocked expression.

'Did she just call me unworthy of the throne?'

A question filled with disbelief echoed inside of his head.

Seraphyra, who heard the chuckle, looked up at Alex only to find an expression that seemed to be shifting between shock and disbelief.

Her gaze then shifted to her grandfather, who wore an expression the same as the demon lord.

'Ah…'

As her eyes hurriedly scanned the surroundings, and she took in the reactions of the demons in the hall, realization finally hit her.

'Oh no….'

Her eyes trembled as her body tensed.

The implication behind her words could cause her a death threat; she knew it. That was why her body trembled a bit when she heard another chuckle escape Alex's lips.

"Haha…"

"My lord-"

Before she could voice out her words, though, that chuckle turned into full blown laughter.

"Hahahahahahahahaha."

"...."

The only one laughing, however, was Alex. Others in the throne room were frozen still.

Alex was laughing, but for some reason, as he went on, even the demon ancestor—someone who was known as the strongest in the world—felt uneasy for some reason.

It was as if the laugh was a cover to hide the real feeling Alex had.

"Hahaha… haha… ha…"

Alex's laughter went on for a while before it started slowing down until it stopped altogether.

But the expression Alex was left with was anything but joyous.

"You're saying that I'm unworthy of the throne, huh…?"

His cold and unfeeling red eyes turned toward Seraphyra, who trembled as those eyes fell on her.

The demon generals' bodies tensed, and so did Azaroth's.

Even Grum was tensed.

He couldn't believe that Seraphyra would say that.

'Why did you have to wave a red flag in front of a mad bull?!'

He screamed inwardly as he saw Alex slowly making his way toward Seraphyra.

*Step**Step**Step*....

The steps of Alex echoed in the surroundings, but with each step, the demon generals' heartbeats grew louder, and so did Azaroth's.

Seraphyra's body jerked with every step Alex took.

She tried to open her lips to speak, but every time she did that, a step from Alex would be heard, breaking her confidence.

Her eyes moved towards her grandfather, not with the intention of asking for help but just to see what his reaction was.

She didn't want him to attack the demon lord, after all.

*Step*n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

With a last step, Alex now stood in front of Seraphyra; she was tall, but in front of Alex, she was short.

Alex's cold, red eyes stared down at her, causing fear to slowly rise in her heart.

He wasn't saying anything, but just the way he looked at her was enough to make her legs tremble.

The demon generals, on the other hand, were panicking as the situation didn't look good, yet one of them was already gripping his dagger with a huge smile on his face.

The demon ancestor had gone still for a while, his face unreadable while his body seemingly wanted to stay still.

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This, however, only increased the tension in the throne room.

While the tension was at an all-time high, Alex's arm moved.

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