Bath Break

“Tch... He’s a sharp one...” I muttered as I watched the Hero of the Goddess from the shadow of a building.

The lizardman suddenly glanced in my direction. Had he noticed me? Or was it just a coincidence? I quickly hid myself, so I doubted they’d find me, but I was still on edge.

My name was Maius, a demon who had infiltrated this kingdom. I hadn’t transformed into a puny human, though. All I needed to do to stay incognito was wear a cloak and keep my hood low. Humans were just so stupid. I had originally come here with a superior, but she’d messed up while attacking another hero and had since vacated the premises, which meant I was in charge now.

I was stronger anyway, so I didn’t mind. After sending some subordinates out to track the hero and the lizardman, I discovered they were heading south. That was bad. I hoped they weren’t heading for the southern wasteland. That would be bad.

The humans called it the ‘the void’ and mostly ignored it, so why was he heading there? Did he know about the secret? If the Goddess of Light had given him some kind of sign, it could be possible. Ever since 500 years ago, that Goddess of Light had been up to no good. That must have been why he was heading there.

I didn’t have many monsters inside the city, but I had stationed a hundred outside it. Two versus a hundred. All I needed to do was attack him before he reached the wasteland. I’d be able to catch up to that plodding rickshaw in no time, and since my boss wasn’t around, if I defeated the hero, the glory would all go to me. Heh heh heh. My day’s finally come! Time to show the world the power of the great Maius, strong enough to be the demon lord’s right hand – no, to rival even the demon lord himself!