Chapter 3: Satan’s Daughter Returns

1.When you think of Satan, you probably imagine an evil demon who symbolizes evil and spreads misfortunes throughout the world.

Lucy actually thought so too.

Before coming here, she had imagined the lord of hell with large deer antlers on his head.

However, the appearance of Satan that she actually faced was far from that, and in a different sense, it was a shocking visual.

His hair was neatly swept up in two tones of white and black, his appearance was impeccable and dignified, and he was wearing a royal uniform that gave off a sense of dignity.

At first glance, Lucy’s first impression of Satan was that he looked more like a saintly king of a virtuous country than Satan.

He sat on a majestic-looking throne and stared at Lucy, and then at one point he started to draw a line at the corner of his mouth.

How should I put it, he seemed a little happy.

Lucy muttered to herself, “Now he looks a little like a devil.”

“Is he happy that his lost daughter has returned..?”

They looked at each other for a moment.

After finishing the impression, Satan was the first to speak.

“Thank you for coming a long way, my daughter. Please sit down first.”

When he snapped his fingers, a maid appeared from somewhere and placed a chair in front of Lucy.

Lucy sat down in silence.

From now on, it was an important moment, so she had to be alert.

She had heard on her way here.

She was the only daughter of Satan who had been lost long ago, and she had been living alone in a foreign land, but Dragos had found her and brought her here.

In other words, based on the circumstances, there was no reason for her to be hostile, and she might even be of great help in uncovering this possession incident.

“Are you really my father..?”

“That’s right, you are the child of this Satan Deviluke.”

“But I… I don’t know yet.”

“Of course you’re still confused, because even I couldn’t believe it when I first heard the report that you were found, but you are definitely my child, the powerful magic flowing within your body is proof of that.”

Satan answered the question kindly.

In the gaze filled with goodwill, there was not a hint of hostility, and thanks to that, Lucy was able to feel a little bit of relief.

On the other hand, Satan could not hide his excitement, as if he had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

Of course, this was because his first and last biological daughter in his eternal life had returned safely.

It was a natural reaction for a being who had a child before being a demon.

‘Hmm, first of all, this person… no, even Satan doesn’t realize that this is a game.’

Lucy analyzed the situation.

Since she didn’t know how long she would be trapped in this world, she needed to analyze the situation a little more closely.

“What will happen to me from now on?”

“Don’t overthink it, you’re just going back to where you were supposed to be.”

“That means…”

Satan kindly added the title that she couldn’t bear to let go of.

“You’ll become the only princess of Helatour.”

It was creepy to be a frail girl, but on top of that, he was telling her to become a princess.

My hands almost cringed, but I couldn’t refuse.

Currently, Lucy didn’t know anything about this world.

Even if she was only Lv100, there might be stronger beings out there.

In that situation, Lucy wasn’t so reckless as to throw away her hard-earned nest for no reason.

At least I can stay until I finish researching this world, Lucy thought to herself.

Then she soon gave an awkward smile and started acting.

“Then I’ll ask you to take care of me from now on…”

“You don’t have to be so strict; from now on, it’s a father-daughter relationship.”

“Haha… But I have a few questions.”

“What are they? Answer me, just tell me.”

There was one thing that didn’t make sense as she listened to Dragos’s explanation of the situation, and that was, “How did you end up losing me? I… I don’t remember very well.”

Lucy, or rather Satan, had lost her newborn baby, and how was she able to find him again?

From what she’d heard, he was the ruler of this place, and he was practically an emperor.

It wasn’t easy to imagine how he would lose his only daughter.

Plus, it was a story about the birth of the being he possessed.

She couldn’t help but think, ‘Maybe there’s a clue here?’

However, Satan was silent.

He had been showing excitement the whole time, but as soon as Lucy brought up the story of birth, he took on a very heavy atmosphere.

There was no sign of him answering from his tightly shut mouth.

“That story is still too early for you, so let’s talk about it another time.”

“??”

“Is there anything else you’re curious about?”

“Then… this is about this place.”

“Hmm?”

“What do I have to do to get out of the Demon Continent?”

This time, it was about the circumstances surrounding the failure of the ‘Return Stone.’

Here, Dragos answered that it was because the entire continent was sealed by the ‘Barrier of Light,’ but Lucy still had more questions.

For example, how to get out of the continent.

If she could just return to the game field outside the continent, where she had originally been active as a player, she might be able to return to her original world.

Dragos couldn’t give a clear answer to that, but she thought that Satan, the ruler of this place, might know something.

Then, Satan showed a completely different reaction than before, widening his eyes and flinching, as if to say, ‘I didn’t know you’d ask that.’

“I’ll ask just to confirm, but why are you curious about something like that?”

“…I’m just curious.”

“Hehe, so that’s what instinct is.”

“??”

Why was Satan laughing to himself?

Before she could even wonder why, he continued.

“Before that, do you know why we can’t leave the Demon Continent?”

“I don’t know.”

“The reason is simple; it’s because we lost in the great war in the past.”

“The great war?”

“The battle between gods, humans, and demons. We lost in that battle, and we were sealed here on the Demon Continent by the solidarity of the three great forces.”

Satan answered honestly.

The conclusion was very simple.

In the past, the Demons were defeated in Ragnarok, and as a result, they were sealed on the Demon Continent.

“So… is there a way to get out?”

“Not yet, but someday, I will definitely….”

In other words, he didn’t know either.

‘If you don’t know, then say so first… I got your hopes up for nothing.’

Just when she was starting to get bored, a knock came, and a soldier hurried into the audience room.

At the same time, Satan’s brow furrowed.

“How rude. Can’t you see that I’m meeting my daughter for the first time in a while?”

“However, Your Majesty, there is no more time to delay. If you do not hurry and march to the northern forces…”

“Tsk, got it, I’ll wake up soon, so go out.”

Satan clicked his tongue as if he was tired and got up from his seat.

“I wanted to talk to you a little more, but it seems like the timing isn’t right, right now.”

“Where are you going?”

“It’s war; those northerners are causing trouble again.”

“Then I..?”

“I told the members of the royal family to be respectful when it comes to you; you shouldn’t have any major inconveniences in your life.”

Satan said, “Then let’s meet again,” and headed out of the audience room.

Lucy, who got up alone and embarrassed, hesitated for a moment before muttering very quietly, “Then have a good time…”

“!?”

Then Satan paused for a moment, then gave a short smile and waved his hand as he left.

Having safely finished her audience with Satan, Lucy collapsed into her chair.

‘Whew… Satan… How should I put it, he was an incredibly human man, despite his name.’

After the audience, Lucy was entrusted to the three maids.

Each of them boasted beautiful appearances and treated Lucy with respect, just as Satan had said.

They prepared warm water to wash her body, changed her into a clean dress, and even prepared a rare meal to appease her hunger.

Lucy was initially uncomfortable with the unfamiliar princess treatment, but she had already adapted.

“Lucy, how was the meal?”

“It was delicious.”

“If you go to your room, I’ll comb your hair right away.”

People tend to adapt easily to comfortable places.

Lucy’s treatment was the best.

The royal bath was heavenly, and the food prepared by the court chef was excellent enough to be comparable to modern cuisine.

Although she was generally satisfied, there was one thing that was disappointing.

That was her attire.

A pure white dress… of all things, a dress.

In ‘Ragnarok’, she had always stuck to the Demon King concept, so this outfit was completely unsuitable for her.

That’s why she had even tried asking to change into pants, but the maids, who couldn’t bear to dress a direct descendant of the royal family in such clothes, strongly dissuaded her, so she had no choice.

‘Let’s look for clothes that I can wear in the inventory later…’ Lucy muttered to herself.

Soon, the maids guided Lucy to a room on the highest floor of the palace.

“Is this my room?”

“Yes! Satan himself ordered it, so we decorated it with care.”

Leaving behind the maids who were confident that she would definitely like it, Lucy slowly opened the room where she would be staying for the time being.

Honestly, she was looking forward to it.

No matter what, it was a room in the palace, at least at the level of a luxury hotel.

When she opened the door, what she saw was… pink.

Everywhere she looked, it was filled with pink.

There was pink wallpaper, pink silk decorating the windows and bed, and teddy bears decorated here and there.

Without a second thought, it was just a princess’s room.

It was also incredibly large and luxuriously decorated.

Lucy was speechless for a moment.

Meanwhile, the maids behind her were clapping their hands together, thinking that they had succeeded in pulling off a surprise.

In the meantime, she thought to herself, I should put those teddy bears away before I look for my pants!