Ch-42 : Damien's fear

(In grand dining hall)

Damien and his harem were sitting on the large dining table while talking harmoniously with each other, they grabbed this chance to know each better...Damien just quietly continued eating his food which was prepared by himself.

Amidst the peaceful and happy environment...suddenly Damien's eyes went wide as he quickly stood up and shouted,

"Go to Secret Chamber right now!"

All the women became surprised but Maoyu, Tamanna, Farasha and Kuzaha understood immediately as their countenance turned serious and solemn, they quickly explained to Mikasa which she immediately understood.

They all stood up and started running towards the secret chamber...it is the most protected and safe place that Damien could make, he had made it as a last resort in emergency or unexpected situations.

Damien's eyes turned deadly cold as murderous aura surrounded his body.

Somebody dared to enter his inner world without permission!

Moreover his seals were constantly being broken by the being, Damien immediately teleported outside of his mansion.

And suddenly in front of his eyes, the space distorted and a wrinkly hand came from void...soon an old man appeared with his white hair and wrinkles all over his face.

Damien was releasing all his killing intent which even made the old man drench in cold sweat, but to maintain his pride, he said,

"Little b-brat its me..."

Damien again looked at the person as a person because previously he only looked at him as a piece of dead meat, he realised that it was the same old man who gave him the powers!

He heaved a sigh but still remained very cautious towards him, he scrunched his nose and asked him,

"Why are you here old man? Your fapping materials are all used?"

The old man shot a glare at him and said, "You shitty bastard! Why in the mommy's hell did you destroyed the fapping materials?!"

Damien just shrugged his shoulders and said, "I am not the guy who could swallow the anger of my wives illicit works on internet, so, I destroyed them."

The old man's nose flared as veins popped out on his forehead, he shouted at him, "You don't even have single empathy towards your benefactor! How ungrateful you could be? Moreover, you could have just selectively destroyed the particular works which included your women...why for god's sake, did you removed existence of all the hentai works?!"

"Due to your stupid decision, do you know how much people died due to depression? How many students were unable to receive sex ed? How many virgins cursed at me? My photos were being burnt for god's sake! With shoes on my face, my posters were used for flushing toilets!"

"Its good that I had stored some volumes of kama-sutra and some ancient fap materials like - 'Emperor and eunuch's love', 'Empress and gardeners tales', 'A poetic account of cucked emperor' and many more, if not for them then this universe would have lost its lord!"

Damien inwardly thought, "Huh? Universe's lord? More like Universe's rod."

Seeing the disgusted expression on Damien, the old man knew that he was certainly insulting him in his mind, so he quickly said, "Hey, atleast invite your guest to your home."

Damien squinted his eyes at him and then nodded as he said, "Welcome to my humble abode~"

He immediately sent messages to Maoyu and Tamanna, "The danger has been resolved, quickly tell the young wives to remain in their rooms and not to come outside while you two rest in your rooms...tell Mikasa, Misha and Carla to prepare some food for a guest."

While transmitting the message, he looked at the old man who was exploring his nose with his pinky and thought, 'Who knows what thought he might have towards young girls? I can't let them be tainted by his eyes.'

Meantime, Tamanna and Maoyu were speechless after hearing the message, 'hide away young girls?'

Who the fuck are you inviting?

They still did what they were told to do.

(Inside main hall)

The old man had his back fully drenched in cold sweat...poor guy had been receiving death glares from Mikasa for a while.

*suu~* *suu~*

Old man drank the tea in nervousness, which resulted in him having no mannerisms.

Damien was sipping the brewed tea with elegance, he glanced at the old man and said,

"If your 'suu~ suu~' sipping tea has ended, then please state your reason for arrival at my humble abode."

The old man then sent a mental transmission to Damien,

'We need to talk alone.'

Damien observed him for a while and then said Mikasa to go back in the room, Mikasa smiled and nodded at Damien but her face turned frosty at the old man as she bowed her head slightly because of respect to the guest as well as he was senior in age than her.

The old man inwardly thought, 'Just what grievance do his wives have from me? Why they look at me as if they want to feed me to dogs?'

Just when the two of them became alone, Damien opened his mouth,

"I am very grateful to you sir, but you touched my bottom line this time when you tried to break into my world forcefully, I don't have much patience and I can't afford to endanger my family in any way possible."

Old man grew intrigued at the word 'endanger' and so he asked,

"Oh? 'Endanger'? Who could endanger you now?"

Damien stared at him for a while before his lips turned into a sly smile as he said, "Did you think that I don't know you are much powerful than me? Moreover, you can't take me as a fool who would believe that I am the strongest being now."

"World has no end, so, how could I dare to believe that I am strongest? Also, there is no way that you don't have any responsibility due to your great power?"

Old man's face turned astonished as he didn't think that this brat would be able to decipher this much information...yes, he thought that Damien was stupid.

He smirked as he replied, "You are certainly right, I am this Universe's Lord, the responsibility of its protection is on my shoulders."

"The world is too vast, outside universe there are vast desolate lands with beings that transcend any sense, we call these beings as 'outlaws', Me and my army perished in the last great war where the being so powerful appeared that it wiped out my army with just his breath...we were somehow able to ward off it at the cost of my generals and soldiers lives"

"I still remember when I stood on corpses of my comrades as I mourn for 500 years straight and finally, after thousand years I found you! I was just observing humans, how they sold their loved ones for some inheritances, how people murdered each other without any proper reason, but then I stumbled on a little brat whose courage knew no bounds..."

"...He killed his girlfriend's assaulter with a fucking math book! Could you believe it? That too in front of the assaulter's bodyguards! He knew he was gonna die either way...so, he chose to take down the bastard with him."

"I suddenly became intrigued...I know that there might be other people/beings with far greater talent and aptitude from you...but I just liked your guts, brat."

The old man ended his speech as he looked at Damien and suddenly he took a deep breath to continue when he was interrupted by Damien,

"No! I don't want to be Lord of universe...just let me live in peace with my newfound family...you can take away my powers except for power sufficient to protect my family."

Old man saw fear in Damien's eyes for first time...but there was no other option.

He hardened his face as he said, "You don't want your wives to die right?"

Old man's aura increased as his words were like sharp daggers to Damien...Damien felt helplessness, he was frustrated for first time...but he could not afford to risk the lives of his women.

The old man continued, "Haah~ brat, love really makes people blind, you know that you won't be able to protect your women right? Then there is only one way to protect them...that is to surpass me!"

The old man bellowed as he spoke resolutely, all his words were like sharp swords, "I am here for your first and last trial...if you complete this trial then you would become the next lord of universe."

"After that you could visit as much worlds you want...and just protect the universe when a great enemy comes, who appears at about several millennials of years!"

Damien clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, he started taking deep breaths,

'Calm down Damien...you knew it, in your heart you knew that this day was bound to come.'

His eyes regained its usual magnificent composure, as determination flashed in his eyes...I must become this fucking Lord of Universe for my family!

"What is the trial?"

Old man unexpectedly smiled genuinely which took Damien by surprise as he said,

"You would be send to a world as child where you need to defeat the main villain by yourself...but you won't have any powers apart from your knowledge about the world, and if you are killed in the world then you would remain dead...its game over."

Damien's heart shook as he thought, 'Fuck! The main problem is that if I would be killed then I am dead for sure!'

He asked the old man, "Which world would I be sent to?"

Old man smiled mysteriously as he said, "That depends on luck."

Damien sighed and asks another question, "Could I choose anything like timeline? character? anything?"

Old man shook his head as he replied, "All luck."

Damien could only curse himself for his misfortune...he did not wanted to part ways with his family for now...they were about to welcome his first child!

He wanted to be the first one to hold the child in his hands...but now he can't even say if he would be able to see his wives or child in future or not!

The old man just stood up as he scooted his way to him and said, "Well for a piece of information, no one has ever able to pass this trial...I inherited this position from my father."

With saying that, the old man disappeared into void, Damien smashed his fist on the table, thus breaking it...he smiled sinisterly,

'Good! good! just you wait old bastard! I am gonna become this fuck lord, then I will see how you would be able to maintain that 'kind old man' smile on your shitty face!'

Suddenly he received a mental transmission, "Be ready at 9 am tomorrow!"

Damien roared in his mind, 'FUCK! YOU!'

Damien now did not know what to do...he was very dispirited but he knew that he had to convey this bullshit news to his wives.

He cannot say that he was going to another world for wife hunt, even if they would send him happily but they will certainly feel upset because it is the due time of his wives' pregnancy.

He sighed again and again, he was very upset but he knew that he must preserve!

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{A/N : Next world is decided as 'Demon Slayer'.}