Old, but useful

In the middle of pitch darkness and pouring rain. You can see an old, small stone castle built near the lake. Bright light is visible from the windows, which shows the life inside the castle. Near him there is a small village that serves the owner of this very castle.

In a special large hall where you can see a lot of rich furniture of different types and cultures. You can see that each of them has a special coat of arms similar to the mythical phoenix bird, only in gold color.

And in the distance of the hall itself, there is a soft and comfortable throne, behind which sat a very adult man with gray hair and beard. He had brown eyes. And his facial features were wrinkled and slightly stiff, showing his long and rich life experience. He himself is dressed in the best clothes among the nobles. He was wearing a gray jacket, and under it a red shirt with a dark blue tie. And on top of all this, a black short cloak.

This man held in his hand a glass glass with wine and with the coat of arms of the golden phoenix. This coat of arms is also located on his clothes, which indicates that he belongs to this coat of arms and the house.

This man's name is Victor Mona-Krain. He is one of the longest-serving heads of the house, over the centuries that the Demon Kingdom has managed to survive. He is one of the oldest demons of the noble family in the Kingdom. Many respect and fear the house itself and its head.

Previously, the house rightfully bore the proud name of the golden phoenix, but after one of the most terrible mistakes made by their distant ancestor in front of one of the Demon Kings, their family was humiliated and deprived of the old name, not having the right to return it back.

Their kind used to have a special gene with the power of the phoenix flame, but after many mistakes of their grandfathers and great-grandfathers, they lost touch with the phoenix itself. Therefore, this house is considered great, because it returned from the ashes like a phoenix, but not to the end, since it did not return its old name.

Currently, only three representatives of the house of Mona-Krain blood can use the power of the phoenix, but not to the end. This is himself, his son and his recently born grandson. The three main men of his house bear the power of the phoenix. He will not allow the disappearance of his family and the Demon Kingdom itself.

— Report. Victor said sternly, looking at the man in the middle of the hall.

This man was wearing a white mask with red eyes and a small symbol on his forehead. His clothes were black leather armor and over it was a black hooded cloak. A short dagger hung from his belt. He himself held in his hands with black gloves, a paper on which something was written.

— Dragon Kingdom — we have learned that the Queen and the Dragon King have two daughters. As far as we know, the oldest has the potential to become, perhaps, the new dragon queen, this was found out due to the fact that the girl was smelling of mana as from a great crystal

— Hmm... — Victor raised one of his eyebrows at this as a sign of mild surprise. Naturally, he is surprised, for so many centuries of the existence of the Dragon Kingdom and their rulers, their rulers have rarely changed. "What about the queen's other daughter?" Victor asked.

— According to our data, she has the potential to become a strong dragon of the highest echelon of power, but not up to the Queen, since mana from her was much less, but we don't know about predispositions or what kind of gift she has. — The demon in the white mask finished reading the report.

"What about the Vampire Kingdom?" Victor asked, returning his former indifference.

— The Vampire Queen also had a daughter there. Little has been learned about her. Since the spies were prevented. The demon replied.

— Interesting, but very controversial. Vampires have always had a good defense against spies and information leaks. No matter how hard it is to admit it, but they are the best at it. What about the Elf Kingdom? Victor asked.

— Now all the elves are preparing for war with humans. Since people have started to lean on their territory again. The demon in the white mask reported.

— Again? Seriously, people have already got everyone they can. They have the largest territories and everything is not enough for them. And they are also born faster than all races and restore the population faster. Although their life span is short, they are very annoying. Who from the human kingdom declared war this time? Victor asked, slightly annoyed.

— This is the "Teigu Empire" created for several decades, as we have learned, the leader of this country has made some new device that can be classified as a level 5-7 weapon. As we have learned, the mechanisms originate from high-class or disaster-class monsters. But the subtleties of the development are unknown, the ruler called himself "the first emperor". The demon replied.

— Yes ... he came up with a very original name for himself, — Victor replied with a hint of sarcasm. — Go on.

— A kingdom called "Clover" also became involved in this war. The reports on this case are not clear, they say about a tribe of elves near the border with high mana, as well as some greedy nobles. The demon replied.

— I see. What about the others? Victor asked the demon.

— There are no other data yet or have not yet been delivered to our department. When they are sent to us, we will inform you — the demon in the white mask said indifferently.

— Demon Assassins, I am glad that you helped me in gathering information about other Kingdoms. As always, you are on top. The money will be waiting for you at the exit. Victor said, pointing to the door.

— We are glad that you use the services of our order. — The named assassin answered briefly and quietly left the castle taking the promised money.

— Eh... I'm too old for all this. Soon I will be the ninth century on the account. It's time to prepare to retire and give the reins of the house to your son. — Viktor spoke to himself without addressing anyone.

He is like one of the oldest demons of the past, has been ruling his house for a long time and helping the Demon Kingdom to flourish. He is always trying to protect the Demon Kingdom, even if it does not want to or does not accept his personal help in ruling. He understands that if the Demon Kingdom dies, then everything he has achieved too.

— Although it is unlikely that I will be allowed to quietly leave the post of head of the Mona-Krain family. Now it seems that other races are gaining their strength and preparing for a new war and for the usual… Although we have our own problems full of them. Take at least the young Demon King Noriv, he has certainly been for 3 centuries, but there are still enough people who disagree with his post. Also, other greedy nobles want to start a war with other Kingdoms, but they themselves do not understand our difficult situation — After these words, Victor took a sip of wine from a glass.

— Sayvar! Victor shouted to the whole castle, so that even on the street they could hear him. After a few minutes of waiting, the door to the hall was opened and a middle-aged man with glasses, beautifully dressed in a black and white butler uniform, entered it.

"What do you want, Sir?" A man named Sayvar asked.

— How are the successes of the young heir of Meliodas going? And how was Amy Diablo's labor? Victor asked Sayvar, since he is responsible for information inside the Kingdom.

— Young Meliodas can already be considered an adult demon. He's making huge strides, so the arrival of a new Demon King is just around the corner. As for the birth of Amy Diablo, I found out that their birth was successful and they had a daughter. It's too early to say anything about the girl, since she has not shown herself in any way. Sayvar reported.

— The son of Noriva amazes me, the new Demon Kingdom has not seen such a talent yet, well, if you don't take his parents, but he already surpasses them in terms of talent and growth potential. Perhaps he can become a new Demon Lord in the future. Or Meliodas can lead the Demon Kingdom to a new golden age. Victor said with a joyful smile, and then looked seriously at Sayvar. — Have the murderers been eliminated on him? Did you find out about who it was? From our Kingdom or others?

- yes. When trying to kill Meliodas during training, the assassins tried to escape. But during the chase, they committed suicide and activated the seal on their bodies. Everything except the equipment was destroyed. The equipment itself points to the Kingdom of Humans. Although I doubt it's them, it's too vivid a hint of them. Other assassins, while trying to poison Meliodas during a ball on his tenth birthday, were immediately captured and tortured. As we found out, they were hired by the Elf Kingdom. Their poison can definitely kill a demon if he tries it at least once. Sayvar replied.

Who would have thought that information about another genius among the demons would leak to other Kingdoms. Besides, he is the son of the Demon King. Victor said, sighing at his own mistake during the staff flaw, who handed over and sold the information to the enemy.

"Anything else?" Sayvar asked, waiting for instructions.

- no. You can be free for the night. Don't bother me all that night and maybe the next day. I want to sleep after all this hard and stressful day for me. Although... contact the order of demon assassins and order them to gather more information from the Human Kingdom. — Viktor Saivar gave his last instructions, leaving the hall with a tired face.

—As you command, Sir." I wish you peaceful and sweet dreams. — Saivar replied with kindness, seeing his tired Master. He is one of those who understood and helped him protect the Kingdom in which he lives from threats. It is difficult for him to understand all the burden that this old demon has already taken on by years, but he definitely respects him and understands that he serves the right Master.

_______(From the first person of Meliodas)

After the birth of my younger sister Greifia, my Father and I spent a few more minutes with my Mother and my sister until it was time for them to spend the rest of the time just for themselves. My Father and I went to the main hall, where many rich nobles and rulers of countries gathered, in honor of my sister's birth.

When the Father came to the center of the hall, he immediately attracted all the attention.

— Ladies and gentlemen. Today, on this beautiful night, I had a beautiful and beautiful daughter. Her name is Greifia Diablo! I am very happy about this event, so today the best delicacies of our Kingdom and trading neighbors across the sea will be served. Enjoy this evening. — Briefly announced.

In general, it is rare to meet nobles and rulers of four countries at once in one place and in such numbers. As I learned from my Father, this is their way of expressing respect and showing their loyalty to the crown. That's just my Father and I were approached by a very familiar person in appearance, no, of course I expected that I would soon meet similar ones, but not as soon.

A woman with a very attractive appearance came up to us. She had long black hair up to her thighs, and she also had two white horns somewhere in the middle length. Her eyes were yellow with a slightly predatory look. Her breasts were somewhere between the fourth and fifth size. She wore a beautiful gray and white dress, perfectly matching her very noticeable black wings.

— Hello, I am very glad to meet you Demon King Noriva Diablo. And the young Prince Meliodas Diablo. My name is Albedo Yuki-Hime, I am the future Queen of the Southern Demon Country, as well as the future queen of the Succubus race. I would like to congratulate you on the birth of your daughter. Albedo said with a respectful tone while making a bow.

Looking at her, I'm pretty sure that this is the same Albedo from the anime "Overlord/The Lord." And just looking at her outfit and beauty, I can't help but say that she is beautifully beautiful and sexy. Without wasting time, I decided to confirm my guesses:

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{Status.}

[First and Last Name — Albedo Yuki-Hime]

[Level — 24]

[Age — 21]

[Gender — Female]

[Succubus Race/Fallen Angel]

[Racial abilities — Charm, High stamina, succubus eyes, partial metamorphosis, element of darkness, element of chaos]

[Abilities — mind reading [ur1], illusions[ur2].]

[Skills — mana control[ur5], metamorphosis control[ur2], darkness control[ur2], body strengthening[ur3], body strengthening[ur2],]

{Features}

[Strength — 120]

[Dexterity — 191]

[Endurance — 6400/6400]

[Protection — 241]

[Mana — 10100/10100]

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Hmm... it looks like today's ball promises to be more interesting than I originally thought.

— I am glad to meet you, Miss Albedo Yuki-Hime, I hope you will remember this evening for a long time. Thank you for your congratulations about my little sister. I said, taking the lady's wrist and kissing the back of it.

— I hope so. Albedo replied, smiling at me.