Primordial Soul's Rebirth

Alex seemed to be hesitating to move out of the demon empire for some reason.

It was as if he wanted to go look for Ann and Alice, yet something was stopping him from doing so.

What was that?

Why was Alex just sitting on the throne of the Demon Empire and not moving toward the other empires?

'I swear on the name of my loved ones, those two aren't going to have it easy like Rohrg.'

Alex, who seemed to have calmed down, muttered inwardly.

[You can't be thinking like that; they are protagonists, and they would have some complicated bonds or connections that would get in your way.

You should calm down for now and listen to the reports that they have brought.]

Sophia, who heard Alex's inner grumble, tried to make him think straight.

The ones who were preventing him from leaving the demon empire were the remaining two protagonists or the ones that were added by the world when he had directed his killing intent toward the world.

Alex would've rushed to find Alice and Ann if not for them.

They were the protagonists, and although it was impossible for anyone to claim the throne while he lived, nothing was certain when it involved the protagonists.

'Sigh…'

Alex sighed inwardly, his palm rubbing Noctura's soft fur and caressing Luna's curvy waist, trying to cool his nerves as his eyes moved toward Morvan.

Malak was already up and standing; his head was still bowed, but he wasn't on his knees anymore.

Alex could tell that it wasn't Malak's fault; even if Alice did get summoned somewhere like he was, she would probably be kept hidden.

It was true that the demon empire had spies in every empire and kingdom, but they couldn't possibly enter the restricted area, even for the higher-ups of that empire or kingdom.

"And you, Morvan? Did you manage to find anything about a girl named Ann White?"

Alex, who tried to wave away his concern and believe in Sophia's words, questioned Morvan.

His tone had changed a bit now; the casual and informal undertone was now gone.

This was something Luna had asked him to do in the courtroom.

She wanted him to be a bit more professional when he was in the throne room—something about behaving like an emperor.

Like, who even cares about that in the Demon Empire?

But Alex still did it, as this roleplay helped him get his mind off his concerns.

"Yes, my lord."

Morvan replied, her face as emotionless as always, but in her frosty red eyes, one could see pride and expectations shining brightly.

Alex, however, paused for a second, wondering if he heard it right, but when he saw the smile on Luna and Noctura's faces, he couldn't stop his lips from stretching into a toothy smile.

He was expecting another disappointment, so the positive response took him by surprise, but he just smiled as he always welcomed happy surprises.

"Go on, then."

He smiled at Morvan and gestured for her to continue, and she did just what he asked her to.

"Ann White has been famous as the prodigious assassin in the capital of the Empire of Solaria."

Morvan paused for a second, looked up at Alex, and continued as she saw him nodding his head.

"It is said that she was summoned along with the hero, who is called Eric Reeves.

She is also known as the Ice Queen of the Empire; it was an alias given to her in just a few days of her being there.

There is one thing about her that is not really viewed as a good thing by the higher-ups of the empire, and that is that she, even after having a lot of power, never actually leaves her room.

No one other than the few servants and the higher-ups of the empire had ever seen her, but from what is known, she is ruthless as well."

Morvan paused again, letting her words settle down before she bowed her head to Alex.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"That was all I could find about this girl, my lord.

She has not yet revealed any of her power or her background, or I would have presented those things for you as well."

Morvan apologized for not being able to find anything else, but Alex just kept grinning from ear to ear.

'Ice queen, huh?

I wonder how she looks with a cold expression.'

Alex, on the other hand, had already started to imagine the scene of himself breaking that cold expression of hers on the bed.

The fact that there was a hero or protagonist close to her didn't bother Alex much, as he recalled the love she had for him.

Then there was also the fact that these protagonists' auras don't seem to affect people who have had a long period of exposure to Alex's aura.

This was something Alex had noticed a while back, and when he questioned Sophia about it, her reply was simple.

[Your bloodline is so strong that if mastered to its complete power, it could destroy the whole world, so how could a mere protagonist's aura do anything to the people who had felt your aura before?]

That alone was enough for Alex to wave off some of his worries about Ann and Alice.

But as he saw Morvan bowing his head, he quickly shook his head inwardly, focusing more on the topic at hand.

"What you've done is more than enough, Morvan, and you did well, so there's no need to bow your head."

Alex still maintained the speech format that Luna had asked for, but Luna, who saw him trying so hard to stop his smile while maintaining the majestic expression, couldn't stop her giggle.

*Giggle*

She covered her lips with her palm and let out an infectious laugh, causing the demon generals to smile even though they didn't know the reason for her giggle.

But their faces turned serious the moment they realized what had happened.

'Did she just affect our emotions….?'

Their focus shifted from Alex to Luna, but before they could look deeply into her, Alex's voice was heard again.

"You're the only one left, Valerius."

His eyes focused on the vampire as he questioned him, his gaze as serious as it could be.

'Sigh…'

The people in the hall, however, sighed as they saw the contrast in Alex's expression.

The seriousness that his eyes showed felt real, as if he were really focusing on Valerius's next words, not wanting to miss a single letter.

The same couldn't be said for his facial expression, though…

The solemn look his eyes had couldn't be found anywhere else on his face.

The toothy smile of his was still there, and it didn't even seem like he was interested in the next topic, but Valerius still nodded his head.

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