Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

Marzic, the delegation from the Luo Ze Empire has been waiting for a long time.

Their negotiation team is also composed of a chief negotiator and sixteen negotiators, busy preparing for the upcoming negotiations.

After receiving a report from a guard, a tall and slender general, treading on the thin ice of the street, approached a red-haired girl and reported:

”Princess Latis, the delegation from Wansheng Country has arrived.”

Her gaze shifted from the document, her red hair fluttering, as the Third Princess of the Luo Ze Empire, Latis Qimia Roz, handed the document to a staff member beside her.

”They’ve finally arrived...”

Latis was originally studying magic in the All Things Library, helping the country search for needed information. After the change in the war situation, she returned home under the orders of Emperor Luo Hui.

Upon returning home, not even having settled in, Latis was assigned by her father to Marzic to participate in this negotiation.

To be honest, Latis is not good at negotiations.

She doesn’t think she can achieve impressive results in this kind of maneuvering, smokeless war of words.

Moreover, this negotiation started off in a passive position.

If it were for negotiations, it should have been her handsome second brother; Latis believes that in negotiation, the Second Prince is a hundred times better than her.

Latis doesn’t understand why her father chose her.

Could it be he’s intentionally cultivating me?

But even if he wants to cultivate someone, it should be the eldest brother...

In fact, her father has always been committed to grooming her eldest brother into a qualified heir, but unfortunately, her eldest brother is ungrateful, only wanting to quietly be a laid-back person, living peacefully with Miss Rosalind.

Precisely because her eldest brother is like that, her father assigned him to Yenodore for combat, hoping he would improve.

Not choosing the eldest brother, but choosing me...

Could it be that after returning to the imperial palace, the eldest brother said something he shouldn’t have to our father?

When she first saw her father, he had a worried look; she thought he was troubled about the war, but now it seems it’s more than that.

As for why not choosing the second brother...

The second brother has stated his neutrality stance.

When he was younger, the second brother foolishly questioned their father why he wanted to wage war against the beastmen...

Such an important matter can’t be entrusted to someone with an ambiguous attitude.

By process of elimination, they eventually chose me?

No matter the reason, since she represents the royal family, Latis decided to do her best to fulfill her duties.

Only by doing so can she honor the name of the Luo Ze royal family.

Seeing Latis deep in thought and not taking any action, a well-dressed woman beside her spoke up: ”Princess Latis, let me represent the Luo Ze Empire to greet them.”

Latis promptly declined: ”No need, I’ll greet them myself. Miss Liu Qi, stay here to continue preparing. If, at the time, I don’t do well enough, I would appreciate your assistance.”

”Since Princess Latis insists, I understand.”

Liu Qi said nothing more, only watching Latis as she left with her entourage.

Soon, Latis reached the city center.

A white line runs through the center square of Marzic, dividing the city in two.

The architectural styles on the north and south of the boundary line are distinct yet extremely similar.

The area built by beastmen has many wooden lofts, while the area built by humans is primarily made of rubble and bricks.

The city center square once had a magnificent sculpture as a demarcation symbol between the two countries, resting on the white line.

After the sculpture was split in two by a fox beastman, no second sculpture has been erected since.

There was no need to look further; from a distance, Latis could see the Wansheng Country delegation, surrounded by elite soldiers, approaching.

The carriage slowly stopped, and someone kicked open the carriage door. A suitcase was tossed out roughly, and a man with colorful hair and a mask leaped out of the carriage, landing gracefully and steadily on the ground.

He straightened up, lifted his chin slightly.

At that moment, he seemed to be the focus of the crowd.

Latis had heard some things about the demonic behavior of the Colorful-haired Masked Man.

It was he who calmly and justifiably burned their troops, causing Luo Ze soldiers to lose their fighting spirit, eventually leading to the collapse of the front line.

Latis had also seen the scenes recorded in the Memory Crystal.

Truth be told, when she first saw it, she felt a surge of nausea and almost lost control.

Advanced Memory Crystals can not only record images but also the sounds of the time.

Viewing a Memory Crystal alone is akin to being there.

After watching the contents of the Memory Crystal, Latis had several nights of poor sleep and took a long time to adjust.

Before the negotiations officially began, the high-ranking officials of the Luo Ze Empire predicted that Wansheng Country would dispatch the Colorful-haired Masked Man.

Latis once imagined what expression she would show facing the Colorful-haired Masked Man—disgust, fear, or rage—all seemed possible, but when she actually saw the Colorful-haired Masked Man, all she felt was surprise.

She scrutinized the Colorful-haired Masked Man before her once more.

Aside from surprise, Latis had no other emotion.

The man before her didn’t give Latis any demonic feeling, only a sense of ”I’m above everyone else, you all just watch my show-off display,” like a spoiled son of wealth.

The negotiators from the other carriages of Wansheng Country began to step down one by one.

As a princess of a country, Latis slightly lifted her skirt and curtsied,

”I’m the Third Princess of the Luo Ze Empire, named Latis Qimia Roz, and I welcome the envoys of the negotiation team on behalf of the Luo Ze Empire.”

Adjusting his collar, the Colorful-haired Masked Man naturally spoke:

”It’s an honor to meet you, Third Princess. I am the lead negotiator from Wansheng Country, named Potato Thorn.”

As soon as the Colorful-haired Masked Man spoke, Latis found the voice somewhat familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere before.

Before Latis had time to think deeply, the Colorful-haired Masked Man continued:

”Sorry to keep you waiting, you must be eager to start the meeting.

I feel the same way.

On the carriage, my stomach was filled with things I want to say.

But it all has to wait until the afternoon to unleash it all.

I hope you... will have nothing to say to what I will say then.

After the greeting, the Colorful-haired Masked Man immediately revealed his sharpened edge, and an invisible pressure instantly pressed onto Latis, making her discard her current thoughts.

If she were to ask now, ”Haven’t we seen each other somewhere?” such a question might lead him to think she was trying to cozy up, assuming Luo Ze Empire wanted to curry favor with him to gain some benefits.

With the other party not showing kindness, Latis naturally wouldn’t embarrass herself, she merely smiled politely and said:

”Then allow me to wait and see. We are ready here; looking at how weary you must be from travel, you should go to your accommodations and take a good rest before saying anything you shouldn’t when the time comes.”