A Demon Lord’S Obsession

Chapter 168: Present Part 4

-Hugh’s POV-

It’s been a week since Luke the former bandit leader joined my guard. He hasn’t tried running or using a weapon in defiance, which is a good sign. At the moment we are sitting around a campfire, eating and resting. The sun was going down and we knew the horses needed some rest. Only a day's ride till we would reach the capital.

Some of my men were conversing others were sleeping, until one of my men, Milt began telling of his promiscuous encounters.

This led to an almost competition between some of them. I just sat back on a log covering my eyes with my arm. The other arm hung free. I didn’t much care about the semantics of their conversation. My mind was set adrift in thoughts of how Sylphy might have changed. I left for the continent before she came last year, but this year I won’t miss her visit. Just a few more months till she comes.

I let my arm fall away from my eyes and as I opened them to the bright starry sky above, my ears started hearing the current state of the conversation. Their words indeed ruined the mood, and I reluctantly continued listening.

Red: “Val is the most uptight person to ask, don’t even try bringing it up.”

Val: “I was raised to respect women as well as my dignity. I’m not going to spout nonsense like you all..”

The noise went quiet and I sat up, rubbing my face as I did so. Luke sat across the fire, Val sat close by me and red stood close by Luke.

Luke: “Then what about you, Your Highness?. I bet the Demon King would put everyone here to shame.”

Everyone there except Luke knew the answer, they all watched me as I replied.

Throughout my time sitting up, my attention wasn’t focused on the men standing around the fire. I wasn’t looking Luke’s way. However, once asked my awareness and drive to join the groups' conversation was triggered.

I lightly giggled, looking down.

there’s only one girl for me, and we’ve only shared

thinking

she’s a princess from another kingdom, possibly

it was mandatory or obvious, which was a correct assumption,

“It’s not close to the Empire,

“You might know of it more than

to take

“Not the Elven Princess,

his

one and

laughed in

haven’t taken her as your own yet, still having any chance with Elven royalty is a

man in the world. Every kingdom would gladly take the opportunity to have someone as notorious as him

only been a little bit over a year since I’ve become the demon king, I don’t think I’m that

so that you could show your strength. Then the long ride around the empire straightened out the Demon Lords. Now it’s just hunting all those who

in making their lives better, but you could tell they would be fearful to

“At least they like whose ruling over them, even if fear is

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a devil, cold-hearted. That’s only because I’ve gathered the strongest individuals within the empire and if anyone caused problems then

plaguing the empire. So finally after weeks of being away,

up the main street to the

waved, others continued their business. My men occasionally smiled and waved to appease

moved my eyes around the street. The building seemed cleaner,