As the Demon King, I Worry Myself Sick over the Hero

Long, long ago, there was a tale about a princess and a dragon.

Legend had it that the Demon King kidnapped the princess, and the hero endured countless hardships, defeated the final Demon King, Cezar, rescued the princess from the Demon King’s castle, and went on to live happily ever after with her.

Demon King Cezar had this to say: What a load of crap.

She admitted that she had indeed kidnapped the princess. Don’t ask her why. It was simply the fate of a Demon King and a princess.

But all that stuff about the hero enduring countless hardships was complete nonsense!

Tell her this: How was a hero who had only just left a human city and entered monster territory, and couldn’t even beat a level-one slime, supposed to rescue the princess?

Tell her this: How was a hero who was stuck in a federal fortress that divided humans from monsters, and couldn’t even find a shortcut, supposed to rescue the princess?

Tell her this: How was a hero who kept getting lost in a strange maze and repeatedly missed the exit supposed to rescue the princess?

Cezar watched the surveillance monitors all day, worried that his opponent, the hero, would die before reaching the Demon King’s castle and rescuing the princess.

To make sure the hero reached the castle, Cezar could only help him from the shadows, like a mother whose child had run away from home, worrying herself sick.

Cezar: Let’s see what stupid thing the hero has done today, and whether he needs my help.

Imperial Mage: Let’s livestream the hero’s journey and watch him endure countless hardships to rescue the princess.

Theme: Peace and stability are essential, but so is having a nemesis.