Making a Move (2) (Revised)- A New World Arc 15

Traveling to the Lord's Mansion with his daughter, we can use the fact that we saved her from bandits as leverage against the lord. But I don't think it matters now, that guy is going to die either way

"Introduction is in order, she is Fumiko, Lord Welcia's daughter. Fumiko, these 2 are my children, Hikaru and Hana, they are the ones who saved you"- Dad pointed to the 2 of us, the way he is treating Fumiko is what you will treat a child or a person with special needs

"Hi there Fumiko"- We waved to her, and we tried to replicate what Dad was doing

"Ummmm, how are you mister and Miss Iwara's children? You don't look nearly as human as them"- Fumiko reached out her hand for our horns out of curiosity.

We let her touch our monster horns for a bit. We still look a little human, and our skin color is a bit weird, not any shade that humans typically have, for example, looked like I was frozen and had frostbitten in parts of my body, and Hana's skin looked burned without being burned, it's hard to explain, most of the time we just use my skill to disguise ourselves.

"The horns are hard. Mister Iwara, what happened to them?"- Fumiko looked back at Dad.

"Someone evil cursed them to look like this so that bad things will happen to them. I want to clear that up with your father, ok?"- He smiled while looking at her. Fumiko smiled back. She got up from her seat and sat in Hana's lap. What the hell?

"She is so cute"

"So, Fumiko, you said your dad is sick right? So, how can he still function normally while being that sick, you told me he only has a few months left isn't that right?"- I tried to ask about her father, maybe she will open up to us. It kinda broke my heart back then when I knew that we would have to kill her father, but then again, the world wouldn't be like this if we wouldn't do everything we did until now. Mind you Daisuke, the world before you reincarnated here was like this. I am now simply telling you our story to the best of my abilities. Now, let's continue

"Well, at most a month or two, but by the way things look the doctor said 2 weeks"- She looked away from us. Obviously, she is still weary of us, but Dad being here makes it easier for us to talk to her.

One thing that I like about that is that he makes things easier and that he calls me his son, I don't remember my parents from our original world, only bits and pieces that Sia managed to recover from my decaying mind.

"What do you say about us trying to give your father some medicine? We can make potent medicine that maybe can help him live longer or even cure him. "- Hana spoke over and smiled at Fumiko, well, Hana knows her way around people. I better let her do the talking from now on

"You would do that for us? But why are the rumors about you two so nasty then?"- if can get Fumiko on our side and somehow mask Lord Welcia's death or at least make it look like a murder-suicide, the way Sia wants it to, then we will have more leverage. And not to forget the promise we made to King Wieka, we must become demon lords, but not completely lose our humanity in the process

"See Fumiko, these 2 aren't as the rumors said. Rumors are rumors spread by stupid people. You don't have to believe every rumor you hear"- Dad patted Fumiko's head and then looked at us with a big smile on his face

"No. Hana, listen, we need her on our side, the more the merrier"- The 2 of us spoke through the telepathic link.

"One more question. If you become monsters, is there a difference? Monsters are not to be trusted here, that's what everyone says. They say that they deceive people with sweet words and then betray them. People here will hardly trust an Orc, let alone a demon"- Maybe we could answer that, but I still let Hana do the talking here

"What makes you say that? Doing Evil and being Deceitful are things humans do all the time. The simple fact that we are monsters now doesn't make us different people, we are still the same people Dad knows. It's not hard if you think about it, no human is the same, and why shouldn't we apply this to monsters as well? Does it make sense Fumiko?""- Hana moved to the side where Dad was, she still had Fumiko in her lap, the two of them started to sing a small lullaby

"My parents always told me that demons and other monsters are bad and that I may end up losing my life if I ever talk or meet 1 of them. I don't know why monsters act the way they do towards humans. Can you at least help me understand this?"- Fumiko looked up at Hana

"I can't deny the fact that there are dangerous people and monsters in this world, but not every person is the same. The world had more color than just black and white."- Hana looked down at Fumiko and explained to her. She is doing good in convincing her

"Ok, but why do some monsters act scary and evil toward humans or other beings?"- I guess it's time to put in

"The answer is because of the prejudice humans have against us, the prejudice itself is a small issue, but the fact that they take drastic actions such as trying to kill us or doing similar things. Tell me, if humans didn't treat monsters this way, do you think there would be this many problems between us? Treat someone like a monster and you will get a monster. That's the best way I can say it"- I chimed in the conversation. She took a second to think about it. It looks like this sentence shook her whole world and the way she looks at things.

"You are right. I think this is the reason, might not be the only one. But, I hope, at least the 4 of us can get along"- She paused for a few moments.

"It's ok Fumiko. We will be here for you."

I don't know how old Fumiko is but she looks very young

!She is currently 24!- Wait, she is that old? Hana and I are barely 18 years old and she is 22 already and acts like that?

"She is 22 and acts like that? I expected more out of her if she was an adult. Does she have some type of condition of something that doesn't allow her mind to develop past 12 or 14 years old?"

"I was wondering the same thing. I don't remember if Sia mentioned it already"- We spoke over the telepathic link for a bit. Fumiko got distracted by the scenery outside the carriage and she looked through the window, going from Hana's lap to our Dad's

!She has a similar condition, she is a human with absurdly high magic reserves and that has an impact on her mind. Humans can't have huge mana reserves like you and Hana do and they get overwhelmed easily when it comes to the amount of mana they can handle, so the rest goes to the brain, it helps some brain functions like calculation and thinking but it stops mental age development or slows it down significantly!- Well that explains it.

A few minutes later we arrived at the lord's mansion, this mansion was huge, decorated with some abstract decorations and something you could see in the, how is it called? I don't remember but something similar to medieval England.

"Fumiko, what happened? You 2, what happened on the mission? Why are these 2 creatures here with you?"- I guess, after the way this person is speaking is Lord Welcia

"Dad! I am ok. These 2 are the Mr and Miss Iwara's children!"- Lord Welcia looked at Mom and Dad in what was supposed to be a disappointment but hopeful at the same time

"We have something to discuss with you, we know you are ill, and we also have an offer for you, we want to demonstrate we are not evil and that we can serve the country, we should discuss more in private, here isn't safe"- Lord Welcia paused for a second, thinking about something and then nodded his head, signaled the guard to come near him

"What do you want with me, does this involve Fumiko? Fine, you win. Let's get in the house and talk things over"- He opened the door to the mansion, and some guards followed us in

The interior of the mansion is just as huge as the outside of the mansion. The lights were of different colors in different rooms from what I could see, the rooms are separate but linked through the attic, and every room we passed had the same attic hatch, one of them was opened and I couldn't see any space between, that must mean everything is linked through the attic huh?

"Please take Fumiko somewhere else"- The lord had signaled to our parents, they nodded and tried to take Fumiko into a room with them

"I want Hana to come with me as well!"- Fumiko didn't budge and still holds onto Hana.

"Why would you want a monster to come with you dear, don't you remember what I told you about monsters my dear child?"- The lord caught a few drops of blood.

"My Lord, I can vouch for my daughter. They will be with us, and there will be no problem, you can even ask Fumiko, Hana, and Hikaru helped her a lot"

"Yes, most of it was fake. Hikaru and Hana are nice people, they didn't hurt me, they saved me from bandits, my carriage was attacked and the driver was killed and they wanted to hurt me, but Hikaru, Hana and their parents came in and killed the bandits and saved me. At that time I was going to speak with them just like you instructed me, if you didn't take this stupid request from the king maybe these things wouldn't have happened in the first place Dad!"- Fumiko screamed at her father, not letting go of Hana's arm. It's kind of cute seeing her defend us like that, but sad at the same time. She looks like a short teenager around 16 years old but her mind is a lot younger. I want to find a way to cure her pretty soon. Lord Welcia might look like he loves her, but we can never be sure.

"What the hell did you say happen? I can't believe that a monster is capable of compassion! Look here, you 2, I will allow it this once. Go away, I don't want to see your faces for a while"- Fumiko, Hana, and our parents go to a room in the mansion. Lord Welcia turned, looked at me with a frown, and clenched his fists pointing them at me

"I am interested in your offer demon! Let's see what you have to offer me."- Lord Welcia spoke in a sharp and deep tone.

"Well, my offer pertains to one of your political rivals, another lord from a further away city from here that has been giving you trouble, I know a way to get rid of them. Are you interested now? No need to take the blame, you can blame us or other monsters, but we still need to find a way to get away. So, you will say your guards killed us after we killed that other Lord. What do you say?"- He looked at me again and leaned in.

"Yes, I am. I know demons are good at killing and torturing, so what can you do? I might be willing to drop the quest from the 2 of you and say that you were killed by my guards. I will find a way. But you better keep your promise, no I don't doubt you will keep your promise, but your price must be higher than that. Demons are good at keeping contracts and promises but ask a lot in return.- He whispered to me. I got him under my fingers, I can play him for the fool he is. I need to do as the king said, I must not disappoint him when the final showdown comes around

"Well, I won't torture him, torture seems pointless for this situation, just inviting him to dinner here and making it look like he chocked on some food is a good alternative, I have the exact method on how we will do that"- I whispered back to the lord.

"Oh, that sounds interesting. How are you going to do it?"- He asked with a sly smile.

"Well, I have my methods, I won't say them right now, but I can assure you that he will die, you just have to invite him here, go along with what he says agree with him, and have good relations and then he will die by choking on a piece of food, how does that sound to you?"- He looks at me and smiled again

"Well, sure. He lives in the City of Ikrel, it's 2 days by carriage away from here. I will make the preparations, you 2 will go there, invite him here, and then we will strike ok?"- His breath smells awful, and I can barely stand it, why didn't I notice it by now?

"Sure, we have a deal, tomorrow we will go on the trip and then carry out the plot to kill the other lord"- He reached out his hand, and we shook hands and nodded to each other

"Well, you can take whatever you need from here. That bastard from Ikrel gave me this curse so if he dies the curse will die with him"- He is now laughing like a maniac.

I returned to Hana and Fumiko and spent the rest of the day with them. Fumiko started to get less scared of me, when talking to me she made more eye contact and she sounded more comfortable speaking to us and our parents, well, she already was comfortable with them.