What if you are reborn as a demon after a funeral?

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The Buried Frilian - A Thousand Years Later: Chapter Fifty - My main character (Aura) is ruined, let's level up my alt (Line).

In this world, which was like the Middle Ages a thousand years ago and has made no progress since, the high-ranking members of the Goddess Cult have always occupied a place in the high-ranking positions of various countries.

In this situation, if the bishop cannot control the situation, it will certainly be a significant problem.

After all, Aura's magic has a significant flaw—those with strong wills can occasionally slip out of control.

That's why she beheaded all those who were being controlled.

Fortunately, this country lacks any resolute leaders, and the same is likely true for the nobility in most countries.

But if we go through two or three countries, perhaps a rare nobleman with unwavering will will emerge.

If they accidentally contact the bishops in the country, they'll be in trouble. Even if they keep killing new bishops or imprisoning bishops in newly occupied countries, it will definitely attract the attention of the Goddess Church.

Even if the Cult of the Goddess doesn't understand why they keep targeting the church's leadership, given enough time and enough cases, the Holy City might just have to organize a crusade.

This goes against his original purpose, since he didn't come to cause a larger-scale civil war among humanity.

Even without a large-scale civil war, if the existence of Aura is discovered, humanity will definitely form an elite force to launch an attack targeting the two of them.

Therefore, it would be more prudent to stabilize the country first and develop it properly, which would minimize the risk of problems. As for the issue of time... they may not have much else, but they have plenty of time.

—This is what Ash taught: once this piece is planted, the plan is to proceed steadily and surely.

On the contrary, Aura seemed somewhat unwilling, but since he had already lost to him, he couldn't object, so he decided to rest and recuperate in the castle for a while.

And not long after, he even brought over the weakest and youngest of his demon subordinates—Line—to prevent her from accidentally dying outside. The others went to guard the castle with the Undead Legion, since bringing too many demons would increase the risk of exposure.

.........................

Half a month has passed since the kingdom was occupied.

Linne, who always preferred to hide in dark corners, had been secretly observing Ash ever since she arrived at the castle.

This caused Ash, who was handling state affairs in place of the previous king who was obsessed with women and acted recklessly in every way, to unconsciously stop what he was doing and squat down in front of Linne, carefully examining the little girl.

Linne showed no displeasure at this, simply biting into her fresh apple and looking back expressionlessly.

After a long while, she gradually stopped eating the apple and asked, puzzled:

"What's wrong, Lord Ash? What did I do wrong?"

"...Not really."

"is it?"

"Ah."

"..."

The conversation between the two ended, but seeing that he was still staring at her, Lina unconsciously handed him the apple: "Lord Ash, would you like an apple too?"

"No need, but... you really like apples."

"Because I was born in an apple orchard, I ate apples all my life when I was little...?"

"...I see. By the way, what are your interests?"

"Interest... observation?"

"That's quite an interesting interest...?"

Faced with the child tilting her head in confusion and staring intently at him, Ash was truly at a loss as to how to communicate with her.

Is it because I'm getting old that I'm not good at chatting with kids? The legendary generation gap? But... Aura wasn't this cold before, was she? Is it this child who's strange, or Aura? Ash unconsciously stroked Linne's head, feeling a mix of emotions, unsure whether to doubt Aura or Linne.

There was no way around it; he had encountered far too few demons... and the types he had met were also somewhat extreme.

"Speaking of which, what kind of magic are you good at?"

“Imitation... Lord Aura said I have excellent perception, so I can read and remember other people’s actions and then use them myself.”

"That's really... um, it seems pretty good?"

To be honest, he didn't know how far this imitation magic could go, but he just gave it a casual compliment and then went back to work with some doubts.

It's important to know that normal demons don't care about children, because having potential for the future means they don't have the strength now.

In the demon realm, no one looks to the future. They only associate with those of similar strength, or they dominate those who are weaker than themselves but still have some power.

However, Aura took in a child who, for the time being, was basically useless, which clearly did not conform to the logic of the demon race.

So, it seems Aura really is a bit off? Also...

"...Why am I doing these strange jobs when I should be the king's master? Shouldn't the king just enjoy himself?"

"The previous king thought the same way, which is why you have to work now~" Aura, who was listening to this complaint, was leisurely looking at the magic book, crossing her legs and making sarcastic remarks, looking quite comfortable.

It was all too clear to Ash that even if he dumped the problem on Aura, it wouldn't solve anything. So, despite his resentment and dissatisfaction, Ash was powerless to do anything about it and could only bury himself in his work, feeling frustrated.

He then casually pulled Linne onto his lap, writing with one hand and stroking Linne's hair with the other, reminiscing to himself:

"Since the main account failed, let's just start a new account... Linne, you must be a good girl—no, I will definitely raise you to be a good girl!"

"...and then had many children for Ash-sama?" Lina asked with an innocent expression.

Hearing this, he was so shocked he almost jumped up: "What kind of filthy thoughts are these? Seriously, am I that amazing? How could I have corrupted you so quickly??"

"The women in the palace say that all men think this way...isn't that right?"

"Of course not! This king is no good, and what about his lovers? You can't be corrupted by them!"

He glared at her sternly, causing Linne to nod blankly: "Really? I'm sorry."

"...I'm really begging you, I really want you to become an excellent manager and do my job! If you turn into Aura, I'll faint!"

Although that's what he said, he's actually a little worried that being in a place like the palace might have a bad influence on the children.

Of course, he wasn't very confident about whether he could have a positive impact on the child.

But... right now he only wants to train one proper subordinate who won't die immediately, preferably someone as loyal and capable as Shurahart was to the Demon King.

Otherwise, he was very worried that he would have to deal with all sorts of things every day and wouldn't have time to play. He would become a heartless work machine, just like he is now... He would probably have to wait another month to find Frillian.

The Buried Frilian: A Thousand Years Later: Chapter 51: Hindered Development - The Anticipated Adventure

Under normal circumstances, replacing the king should be a mode of endless pleasure.

But when it came to Ash, things turned into an endless cycle of overtime, making him question why he had taken such a thankless and exhausting step in the first place.

Having already taken over the country, he felt uncomfortable if he didn't govern it properly, so he was forced to start working.

And just like that, a month passed in the blink of an eye.

On the eve of his scheduled departure... he was still working overtime, arranging various matters for the kingdom after his departure, and at the same time...

"Come on~" Ash simply patted his thigh, and the cute little girl Linne, who was always in the corner, immediately understood and sat on his lap, taking the initiative to act as a self-heating pillow on this cold northern night.

Feeling the warmth in his arms, he finally sensed a glimmer of humanity amidst the coldness of the world, but...

"Line, you must work hard and not let me down."

“Yes, Lord Ash.” Lina nodded obediently, without the slightest resistance.

Judging by her actions alone, she is very well-behaved, but... she doesn't seem to have made much progress in the past month.

Perhaps he was too eager for quick success, but the biggest change in this kid, as far as I can remember, was that he understood what I meant as soon as I slapped his thigh and would run to my lap on his own initiative.

This strange progress left him with somewhat mixed feelings, and even made him question the meaning of life.

Aura, who was engrossed in flipping through a magic book, noticed his overly gloomy expression and couldn't help but tease him:

"Ash, you really are grooming a future woman, aren't you? Just like this king."

"...Don't think of me as that kind of pervert, I would never play a simulation game!"

"So you're saying you're not going to raise them anymore and just go straight for sex? I've heard that many nobles in this country have this kind of interest... no, I should say that most nobles in human countries have this kind of interest? I didn't expect you to have this kind of interest so soon after becoming a noble. You can really judge a book by its cover!"

Aura covered her mouth and chuckled, her face practically screaming schadenfreude.

This made him unable to resist glaring at her sideways: "...Stop talking nonsense. To be honest, I sometimes wonder if you're a demon."

"You're not much better than me, are you?"

"Forget it... I'm too lazy to argue with you. Anyway, let's find a proper teacher for the child in a while."

After this period of nurturing, he was certain that he didn't have the spare capacity to teach a child himself, and the only option was to outsource it, but...