After Work, I Brought Home a Devilish Beauty - Chapter 64

I don’t know how much time had passed.

As the magic power within her body gradually recovered, Chiba slowly opened her eyes.

“Uh… I’m still alive?”

The first thing she saw was an unfamiliar ceiling.

She looked around in confusion.

“…This doesn’t look like heaven.”

If she had to describe the place…

It felt strangely familiar.

Like Anstertantin.

No.

It wasn’t just similar.

This really was Anstertantin.

The architecture, the surroundings, and even the atmosphere were unmistakable.

How did I end up here?

Chiba’s last memory was of fighting Alice.

After leaving the battlefield, she had suddenly been attacked from behind by a mysterious man.

Her consciousness gradually faded.

At the time…

She genuinely believed she was going to die.

Her body had become cold, and her strength had completely disappeared.

But somehow…

She had survived.

“Master, are you feeling better?”

The door suddenly opened.

Chiba turned her head.

Lucifer stood there.

“Yes.”

“I’m fine now.”

Hearing this…

Lucifer finally released the breath he had been holding.

“That’s good.”

Chiba looked at him curiously.

“Lucifer…”

“Why are we here?”

Lucifer hesitated.

That was unusual for him.

After thinking for a moment, he finally answered.

“Of course…”

“We’re here to treat your injuries, Master.”

Chiba narrowed her eyes.

Something about his answer didn’t feel right.

“Weren’t almost all our people wiped out by the heroes?”

“If we suddenly return…”

“Aren’t you worried they’ll cause trouble?”

Lucifer fell silent.

To be honest…

Lucifer really was hiding something from Chiba.

But it was only a white lie.

Before leaving…

The clan chief had secretly given Lucifer very specific instructions.

He wanted Lucifer to take Chiba away and live peacefully in the human world.

And most importantly…

He didn’t want Chiba to return to Anstertantin.

The clan chief had his reasons.

The demons weren’t actually wiped out.

The former clan chief had survived.

A small number of demons had survived with him as well.

Eventually…

The demons and humans reached an agreement.

Neither side would interfere with the other.

That uneasy peace had continued for more than a hundred years.

Lucifer knew that revealing the truth would only cause Chiba unnecessary pain.

So he had hidden everything.

Even when he repeatedly promised to help Chiba find the heroes and avenge the fallen demons…

He never truly intended to do so.

But now…

He couldn’t keep lying.

“I’m sorry, Master.”

“The clan chief specifically instructed me never to tell you.”

“But I believe he only did it because he wanted to protect you.”

“I hope you won’t blame him.”

Lucifer lowered his head deeply.

For a moment…

Chiba didn’t say anything.

Technically…

This should have been good news.

Her father was alive.

The demons weren’t extinct.

Their homeland had survived.

Yet…

Chiba felt strangely uncomfortable.

So I’ve been deceived all this time.

All the things I’ve done…

All the hatred I’ve carried…

All the revenge I’ve pursued…

Was it all for nothing?

Still…

She didn’t feel angry.

Only an indescribable sense of emptiness.

“Okay.”

“I understand.”

Under normal circumstances…

Chiba might have exploded in anger.

She might even have gone straight to confront her father.

But now…

She was surprisingly calm.

Even Chiba herself was surprised by her reaction.

The two eventually entered the living room.

A middle-aged man was sitting quietly on the sofa.

His name was Ander.

The leader of the demons.

It seemed he had been waiting there for quite some time.

When Chiba entered…

Ander slowly raised his head.

“You’re awake?”

Chiba didn’t answer.

She simply nodded.

Then she asked directly:

“Why did you lie to me?”

Her tone was cold.

Lucifer immediately lowered his head.

He didn’t even dare breathe too loudly.

Ander was the strongest and most terrifying demon in Anstertantin.

Even the heroes were powerless against him.

Yet…

Only Chiba would dare speak to him like this.

Ander sighed.

“What else could it be?”

“I did it for your own good.”

“For my own good?”

Chiba crossed her arms.

“If that were really true…”

“You wouldn’t have let Mother leave in the first place.”

Ander’s expression immediately darkened.

Chiba had always used that argument against him.

And every time…

He had no answer.

His hands unconsciously tightened into fists.

But Chiba soon lost interest in the argument.

“Forget it.”

“I don’t care anymore.”

She turned toward Lucifer.

“When are we going back?”

Lucifer remained silent.

His head was lowered.

He clearly didn’t dare make any decision without Ander’s permission.

Seeing this…

Ander frowned.

Then he looked directly at Chiba.

“Where do you want to go?”

“Where else?”

“Back to the human world.”

Chiba answered casually.

“Now that everyone here is alive and well…”

“There isn’t any reason for me to stay.”

Ander frowned even more deeply.

He looked utterly confused.

Then…

He turned toward Lucifer.

“Lucifer…”

“What exactly is going on?”

“…”

Lucifer didn’t answer.

Ander continued.

“You two…”

“Still haven’t had any children?”

Silence.

Lucifer tilted his head.

“…”

Chiba’s expression was equally confused.

“What does that mean?”

Seeing the utterly bewildered expressions on their faces…

Ander sighed deeply.

“Never mind.”

“Forget I said anything.”

It turned out…

There had been a misunderstanding from the very beginning.

When Ander originally told Lucifer to take Chiba away and live together in the human world…

He had actually been thinking about the future of the demon race.

Ander greatly valued Lucifer.

He had hoped that by sending the two of them away together…

They might eventually have children.

In other words…

He was trying to create an opportunity for the demons to continue their bloodline.

But Lucifer had completely misunderstood.

He thought Ander simply wanted him to protect Chiba in the human world.

And so…

For all these years…

The two had continued their master-and-servant relationship without changing anything.

When Lucifer suddenly returned to Anstertantin with Chiba…

Ander had naturally assumed that something wonderful had happened.

He had even imagined that perhaps…

His future grandchild was on the way.

He had traveled a great distance with excitement, ready to welcome the newest member of the demon clan.

Only to discover…

Nothing had happened.

Absolutely nothing.

Ander stared silently at Lucifer.

For the first time in his life…

He wondered if this supposedly brilliant Demon Grand Marshal was actually an idiot.

I never thought Lucifer could be this slow-witted.