Chapter One: The Demon Lord Picks Up a Knight

As they walked the streets of Garaat, the pleasant sunlight shining down on Anima and his beloved family, together with the gentle breeze stroking their cheeks, made for a perfect day to get lunch in town.

How is it possible to be this adorable?

They had entered a busy restaurant and sat down next to a window, the appetizing aroma of freshly cooked meals coiling around them. Anima didn’t pay it much heed, however. His eyes were glued to the bundle of cuteness in front of him, and his mouth curled into a smile.

“Nummy!” his adorable youngest daughter Marie exclaimed as she stuffed her cheeks with a spoonful of steaming beef stew.

Her fluffy hair, big, innocent eyes, and chubby cheeks trapped Anima’s gaze. His lunch was slowly going cold, but that didn’t matter in the slightest. He’d have gladly died of starvation if it meant he could watch his daughter merrily chomp away at her lunch for only a second longer.

“You’ll choke on it if you don’t slow down! Jeez, and you got it all over your face!”

His eldest daughter, the red-haired Myuke, gently wiped Marie clean with a handkerchief, putting a gleeful smile on the little girl’s face.