The Fifth Woman the Demon King
Epsu 26. Meet Lucis

"Welcome, Your Highness Zeena!" said the demon figure who opened the door for Zeena and Xenos, the demon also said his sentence while bowing 90 degrees.

When Zeena was standing right in front of him, the demon immediately stood up straight again.

"I've received word from your Magi Beasts, I'm so glad you're willing to help me in this valley of death. It's an honor for me" continued the demon with a heavy and horrible voice, yet it sounded so friendly.

Zeena replied to the warm welcome from the demon with a friendly smile, but moments later her face turned confused.

"God ... Aye! Forgive me for forgetting to introduce yourself Your Majesty, I am Juerlos, guardian of the valley of death." The demon figure who realized the intent of Zeena's confused face immediately introduced himself.

Hearing this, Zeena smiled again, "How sensitive is this creepy demon," said Zeena's inner voice.

It turns out that the saying do not look at something from the outside, it is true.

Juerlos has a very terrible face, in fact, arguably the face of the most fearsome demon in Vasileio Daimon that Zeena has seen to date, but it turns out that Juerlos is a good demon.

"Hm ... Then let's go in, Your Majesty, we'll talk about your work in my office" Juerlos said with both hands extended, to let Zeena pass first.

But instead of the road, Zeena was silent with a slightly irritated face, seeing that Juerlos and Xenos were confused.

"What's human? Don't you want to get to work soon?" asked Xenos with his confused face. "Why does Juerlos always call me His Majesty? Just call Zeena!" reply Zeena directly with a firm tone of speech.

And now it was Xenos and Juerlos who were silent, Xenos was silent because Zeena had refused an honor. While Juerlos was silent because he was a little confused about what to answer.

After a moment of silence, Juerlos finally began to explain in the simplest words, "I have so much respect for the five pillars of the demon king in this world, as well as all his main descendants. And since you are their Incandescent Star Woman, then I should treat you with the same. I'm hoping you'll accept this, because I won't be able to just say your name."

When she heard all those explanations, Zeena finally understood about how important respect was in this demon world.

Although he was a little uncomfortable because he was not used to it, but in the end Zeena allowed Juerlos to call himself "The Noble."

Then after the matter of calling Zeena's name was finished, the three of them immediately walked over to enter the large castle.

As the main door of the castle opened, the sound of a terrifying cry grew clearer. Such a pungent aroma pierced the noses of the three of them, but since Juerlos was used to it, he looked mediocre.

And starting from the front of the entrance, Juerlos will lead Zeena and Xenos to his study.

Along the way, they simply passed through dark alleys, with holding cells on either side. You could say the castle is just the outer appearance of the old building, and the prison is the inside.

Each time they passed through the cells of the prisoners, the sounds of desperate and rebellious cries continued to be heard from different demons.

Some were burned with fire and hot lava, some were whipped violently, until some were forced to walk on green grass, but with the tip as sharp as a knife.

Looking at all that, one of Zeena's questions on landing around the castle was answered, about the screaming sound she first heard upon arriving at the place.

It turned out that the terrible scream he heard was from the cries of the demons punished in this castle.

"Your Highness Zeena, your duty during your work in this valley of death, is to help me to punish the demons here. Giving out fear, and also a great sense of despair." As he continued walking, Juerlos explained a little about what Zeena should do in that place.

Hearing that, the smile on Zeena's face expanded, her face suddenly looking so happy. And of course this brings the question to Juerlos, "What is Your Majesty?"

Zeena whose mind was everywhere was shocked to hear Juerlos' question, at once she extinguished her smile.

"T–no!" zeena replied quickly and a little nervously, "Just like I'm going to really enjoy my new job!" continued Zeena spoke in her heart, and Xenos who can read the contents of the mind, as well as the inner voice of Zeena can only smile thinly to see the uniqueness of the master.

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After quite a long time Zeena, Xenos, and Juerlos walked through the dark alleys, accompanied by the sound of screams that were already like that song, they finally arrived right in front of the door of Juerlos's workroom.

But just as Juerlos wanted to turn the algae on the door of his study, he suddenly felt an aura of very strong power from inside the room, which is why Juerlos stopped his action.

"It looks like I have another important guest, Your Highness Zeena. This guest is a little unfriendly, you have no problem with that?" juerlos asked before he opened the door before him.

Hearing the question from Juerlos, Zeena became a little confused, "Another important guest? Who?" shrieked Zeena in a very slow voice.

"Emc ... All right, no problem!" After thinking enough, Zeena answered the question of the Valley Guard of Death earlier.

Because Zeena did not mind the other guests she received, as well as Xenos who no longer needed to be asked, Juerlos immediately returned to hold the doorknob of his study, and then turned it around.

When the door opened, such a gripping atmosphere came instantly. Among the three people, Zeena was the one who was most frightened by the atmosphere.

Zeena was silent at the door, she did not dare to step her feet any deeper, either because of herself, or because of instincts from within her body.

But quickly, Zeena immediately entered without thinking about the threat she had felt when Juerlos said something.

Something with the name of a demon tucked in her sentence, the name of the demon that Zeena had wanted to meet so long ago.

The sentence that Juerlos said was, "His Highness Lucis, did you bring your people again to be punished in this valley of death?" With that sentence, Zeena's fear was instantly defeated by her curiosity.