Volume 2 Chapter 8 The Oni Princess
One day.
A report from the fire dragon said they found injured people in the forest.
When I headed to the scene, I found girls lying on the ground, covered in blood.
A woman with long silver hair tied in a ponytail.
And another girl with red hair.
"Are you okay?"
"You rude person! Don't touch her!"
The silver-haired woman drew her sword and aimed it at me.
She seems to be the guard for the red-haired girl.
"Calm down. I'm not going to harm you. I'm Zeke, the Demon Lord, sort of."
"Demon Lord...? Don't lie! Why would a human be a Demon Lord!?"
Yeah, you're right about that.
It's hard to explain what's happened.
"I'm also a doctor. From what I see, you're hurt. Let me treat you."
Especially, the girl looks weak.
"Don't you dare touch the princess!"
"Princess...?"
That's when I realized.
They are not human.
They have horns on their foreheads... oni?
They are demi-human beings that live in the Eastern lands.
"Why are onis here...?"
"We have come to meet Demon Lord who lives here for a reason!"
"Me?"
"No, it's not you!"
It seems I was not recognized as the Demon Lord.
"I won't let you touch the princess!"
Her eyes glinted red.
"Take thisss!"
In a flash, the silver-haired swordswoman charged at me.
I didn't counterattack and lowered my arms.
With a thud, she stopped her sword just inches from me.
"Why didn't you dodge!?"
"I didn't sense any killing intent from you. Besides, how can you kill someone with a blunt strike?"
"W-well, that's..."
I touched her hand.
Activating my healing magic, the wounds on the silver-haired woman's body healed.
"The wounds... in an instant!? W-what was that...?"
At that moment.
'Demon Lord!'
With a flap, fire dragons landed in front of me.
"F-fire dragons!? And so many of them!? R-run!"
"Ah, don't worry. They're family."
I approached the fire dragons and patted their heads.
'Demon Lord! Are you safe!'
"Next is a werewolf, huh!?"
Since the ranch was nearby, the worried werewolves hurried over.
"W-What is it...? This Demon Lord Demon Lord keeps being mentioned. Where is this Demon Lord!?"
"I told you, I'm the Demon Lord."
Ignoring her shock, I crouched down next to the red-haired girl lying on the ground.
"Don't touch the princess!"
"This girl has had trouble with her legs since birth, hasn't she?"
"! W-Why do you know that!?"
"I told you. I'm the Demon Lord, and I'm a doctor."
It must be a congenital muscle disorder.
Her legs are abnormally thin.
"You've carried her all this way. You must have had a tough time too."
I used [Hand of God] on the girl.
The wounds on the red-haired girl healed instantly.
"Uu... Where is this...?"
"Princess! Are you safe!?"
The princess opened her eyes and nodded at the silver-haired woman.
"How are you feeling?"
"Ah, you treated me...?"
"Yes. Can you walk?"
"No... I'm... um..."
"Your legs weren't moving, right? I healed them as well. Can you stand?"
When I said that, the princess widened her eyes.
"N-No way! That's impossible!"
The princess hesitated but gathered her strength to stand up.
"I-I'm standing! I'm really standing!"
"Princess!"
Both of them are staring wide-eyed.
"Thank you... Doctor, no, Demon Lord!"
As the princess approached me, she took my hand.
"Demon Lord. I would like to ask you something given your power."
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