"Sigh."

Sitting on his throne, the demon king slowly opened his eyes.

"The 3 commanders lost."

He muttered.

"What a pity."

And it was also unpleasant.

Those 3 commanders were made from blood and were given power by the demon king himself.

And the result?

They lost.

They lost humiliatingly.

Taking a deep breath, the demon king calmed himself down.

"It's fine."

Although the deaths of the three commanders were like a slap in the face to the demon king, this was an outcome that he had already expected.

After all, these commanders had just been created.

They had power.

But they were too inexperienced in actual combat.

Then, a sharp glint flashed in the demon king's eyes.

"We only have one commander left. Don't let me down, Commander Eden."

Unlike the other three commanders, the Demon King placed a lot of trust in Eden.

Although her power was only controlling ice, not as outstanding as the other three commanders, she was the strongest.

Commander Eden was different from the three dead commanders.

She wasn't created from the blood of the Demon King.

She was the only commander who survived the final war between humans and demons thousands of years ago.

Eden not only had strength and intelligence, she also had a lot of combat experience.

In a way, Commander Eden was the strongest commander.

"I have placed a lot of trust in you, Eden."

The Demon King slowly stood up, his expression shrouded in darkness.

"Do your best."

***

A few weeks ago, on top of an ice mountain.

This mountain was really high.

It could be said to be the highest in the world.

And since it was in an area that was always covered in ice, of course the temperature at a place like the top of the mountain had never been above zero.

Any living being that came here would be killed by the cold instantly.

If they had a little more resistance, they would probably freeze to death.

A slow yet painful death.

But, right now, on top of this mountain, was a demon.

The craziest thing was that she had been on top of this mountain for thousands of years.

And until now, she had not died.

That was Eden.

The only Commander who survived that final battle.

"…"

The cold wind seemed to freeze her entire body, but Eden did not waver.

The cold never made her surrender.

To be exact, the cold never could trouble her.

The temperature was getting lower and lower, but Eden just sat there with her eyes closed.

She was meditating.

This was one of her daily activities to kill time.

"Hm?"

Suddenly, Eden's eyelids twitched slightly.

Slowly, she opened her eyes, revealing a pair of snow-white eyes, beautiful to the point of heartbreak.

Eden sensed a familiar aura.

An aura that she had never felt in a thousand years.

It was so… warm and comfortable.

Sffhh, sffhh, sffhh.

From behind, the sound of snow being trampled rang out clearly.

Any living being would die before reaching the top of this mountain.

That proved that the person behind was not ordinary at all.

But, for some reason, Eden did not feel anxious or afraid.

She also had no intention of guarding against or attacking that being.

It was like… instinct.

Something that was ingrained in her blood.

Eden turned around.

However, before she could speak, a voice rang out first, interrupting what she was about to ask:

"Hello, Eden. Remember me?"

"…"

She paused, not knowing how to react.

Eden did not recognize this voice.

She did not recognize that face either.

But, when she looked straight into that pair of eyes, Eden felt strangely familiar.

It was as if… this was not the first time they had met.

And it was as if… they had known each other for a long time.

One could even say they were very close.

"You are…?"

She asked, her voice suddenly becoming more respectful.

With a smile, he replied:

"Demon King. Do you recognize me now?"

"…"

Again, Eden froze in place.

Demon King?

This sounded unbelievable.

Wasn't he already dead?

But…

"This aura… is exactly like his. Are you… really our demon king?"

The demon king nodded, his eyes filled with affection.

Those were the eyes of a father seeing his child after being separated for many years.

"It's been a long time, Commander Eden. Sorry for being late."

"No, sir! You're not late! Even if I have to wait a million years, I'll still be willing!"

Eden stood up straight and shook her head vigorously.

It was a habit.

"Thank you for understanding me."

The Demon King smiled lightly.

"So, now that we've met, would you like to come with me?"

The Demon King extended a hand towards Eden.

And when she saw it, her smile became even brighter.

"Of course, sir!"

Without any hesitation, Eden took the Demon King's hand.

Happiness filled her heart.

Today was a wonderful day.

Because the great demon king had been resurrected.

And because Eden had once again joined his army, serving him.

"Last time, we lost, sir."

"…"

"But, this time, I will definitely do my best to lead the demon race to victory."

It was an arrogant declaration.

But, the demon king just gave her a gentle smile.

"Confidence is a good thing, Eden. Do your best."

***

"Hmm…"

Alaric frowned.

The moment he read the name Eden in that report, The King was truly stunned.

Commander Eden.

It was a name that was not unfamiliar to Alaric.

In his previous life, The King had fought with her.

And based on his experience back then, Eden was indeed very strong.

Although this was just a guess, Alaric believed that Eden was much stronger than the other three commanders.

"This is going to be tough."

Eden was a tough opponent.

Even the Seven Heroes had a hard time defeating her.

But in the end, Eden was still able to escape.

And survived until today.

"Is she a cockroach?"

Then, Alaric's gaze moved to Kaede Shirayuki, the guildmaster of the Shadow Viper guild, the second strongest after him.

"Can you go fight Eden?"

In order to defeat a strong person, an equally strong opponent was needed.

But, The King had other things to do.

He could not participate in that battle.

That's why the most suitable person to take on this role was none other than Kaede.

The two of them had fought each other many times to compete for the number 1 position, so Alaric understood how strong the guildmaster of the Shadow Viper guild was.

All that's left was a nod from Kaede.

And fortunately, this time, The King was not disappointed.

"Alright."

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