It’s My First Time Being Loved

“Kya, why did you call me so late! Do you know how long Choco has been waiting for the Demon King? You didn’t call me at all last time, right? Didn’t you miss Choco? I missed you so much, Demon King!”

I named him Choco, because the fur looks like chocolate with its wrapper open.

As soon as my chatty puppy ​​Choco came out, he started fluttering and flying around in circles, making a fuss in my ears.

‘If I tell you that this is why I didn’t call you, you’ll be angry.’

Because my puppy ​​sulks a lot.

“Didn’t you need Choco? I could feel the Demon King, using your last bit of strength, but you didn’t call, so Choco cried alone! Choco wanted to stay by the Demon King’s side forever!”

Choco was talking as if he was going to let out the displeasure built up, as he had not seen me for over twenty years.

It’s more like I didn’t call you out on purpose….

No, was it on purpose?

Anyway, for the ninety-ninth time, I just didn’t want to do anything and it was annoying, so I just stayed in my room… … .

‘The family was just satisfied with that.’

Should I say that we weren’t interested in each other except at the last moment?

To prevent me from starving to death, they always gave them scraps of bread and soup without any ingredients.

I just waited leisurely for time to pass without any motivation.

As a result, there was no need to gather information.

My life wasn’t in danger, and I just didn’t feel the need to take care of the crises of my family, who said all they had to do was give up their small attic for me to stay alive.

“Demon King!! Why aren’t you petting Choco? Choco is so happy to see the Demon King after 20 years!”

Even if there were such circumstances, I thought that my talkative puppy might’ve been lonely.

When I raised my hand to pet him, Choco stopped flying around and sat quietly in front of me.

When I stroked his head with my free hand, Choco let out a satisfied cry.

Well, he’s the only one I can talk to, the only one I can talk to through this long life.

Like the power that accumulates every time I’m reborn, I had one more special ability.

I was able to summon the items I used, one by one, from one life to the next.

Choco had been with me for a very long time.

In my thirteenth life, I was born as the Demon King’s successor and he stayed by my side when I ended up as the Demon King.

I stroked Choco’s head until he was satisfied and then talked to him telepathically.

-Choco

“Yes, Demon King!”

-There was a guy who snuck into my dream

“What?! The Demon King’s dream?!”

Choco squeaked in disbelief.

-Yes

“Is it a demon? Is this the demon world?! Demon King, we’ve only been to two Demon Worlds so far!”

-No, it’s just an ordinary place

“But they intruded into the Demon Lord’s dream! How cruel! There was even Choco! I want to play with the Demon King in my dreams too!”

Anyway, my puppy ​​is really good at focusing.

-Therefore….

“Choco just needs to find that shameless bastard, right?”

-Yes

I was very grateful that you spoke on my behalf.

It was a bit of a stretch to use the full name since I’d already summoned Choco.

-And information about this world

“… Why?”

Choco frowned at my addition.

“Demon King, you said you would live an easy life from now on! You promised Choco that you would live comfortably! Demon King promised Choco 100 years ago that you wouldn’t get sick anymore!”

Choco rubbed against me in my arms.

My body was still small, so Choco’s fur was rubbing almost all over my stomach and chest.

“So, Choco has endured it even though I couldn’t see the Demon King for 20 years, why?! Demon King, will you do that again?”

Choco whined.

“I can’t just leave you alone! Choco knows everything about Demon King, because you’ve done this to Choco dozens of times so far!”

-Even though I don’t mind

“But Choco doesn’t like it! Every time, every time, every time…. Only the Demon King suffers, and the Demon King has to save everyone…Choco hates it, Choco hates it!”

I smiled softly at those words and gently scratched Choco’s back.

My puppy ​​always got hurt instead of me.

I really don’t mind.

I can be betrayed, and I don’t mind a little trouble to protect my life.

However, the family here showed me not just a little, but a great deal of favor.

Then, this time, I wanted to live this life on my terms until the time of destruction came.

It also included the small daily life that I enjoyed for nearly 11 months.

-I’m doing it because I really want to do it this time

“You always say that, Demon King….”

-You just have to watch, because I will keep you by my side this time

“Really, Demon King? Really? Seriously, you’re not going to tell Choco to stay away? Are you really going to keep me by your side, Demon King?”

-Yes, that’s what I want to do, so I’m asking you to do it

Choco’s ears perked up at those words.

Then, he nuzzled his face against my stomach again and flew up, fluttering as if he understood.

“All right! Choco is a good Demon King’s subordinate, so he will listen! Choco will do his best! Kyaa!”

After making a lot of noise in my ears, my good puppy went to do my bidding.

* * *

Choco searched for the dream intruder based on the traces left behind, and gave me information about this world one by one.

There was one empire, two kingdoms, and a Holy Kingdom with the Pope as its monarch, as well as other large and small countries.

‘There are no places where internal power is used, but there are those who use sacred power and magical power.’

It was a familiar world.

Fortunately, the Parshan Kingdom, to which my family, the Duke of Endeblanc, belonged, took the middle ground of respecting the Holy Kingdom while not rejecting wizards.

Maybe that’s why they said there was a wizard’s tower near the Duchy of Endeblanc.

‘But the empire is famous for magic.’

The empire, divided by a single mountain range, seemed to be putting pressure on many countries in an attempt to gain hegemony over the continent.

Of course, the Parshan Kingdom was one of the countries that was a thorn in the side of the empire.

‘I feel uncomfortable for some reason.’

This is because Choco is unable to find the intruder even while asking for various information.

‘… There’s a chance they’re in the Empire.’

Because Choco said he couldn’t find them within the current search range.

If he explored further, my body wouldn’t be able to handle it.

“I’m sorry, Demon King. Choco wanted to do better.”

-It’s alright, that’s enough for now

I took some baby food from the maid and told Choco that it was fine.

It wasn’t like an intruder was attacking me right away, so just having Choco explore the surroundings was helpful.

I was so uninformed that I hadn’t even known the family’s title until a few months ago.

‘Let’s not be too hasty. That’s what mother said.’

Whenever I woke up, I would always strive for rapid growth and development.

I would walk briskly, climb the couch, and do my own routine to the clapping of the maids and knights, which was now like background music.

Of course, I did not forget to practice pronunciation.

“-Euppaaa.”

Well, it was at a pace that made me wonder if it was going to increase.

Most people saw my behavior as that of an energetic baby, but my mother was different.

“What’s the big hurry? I just want my youngest to grow up healthy.”

“Huh?”

“If you really just enjoy playing, Mom wouldn’t be worried.”

Unbeknownst to me, my mother reacted sharply.

Maybe it was because Mikhail had told me several times that I was pretending not to know.

“Momma really wants nothing more than for Anastasia to grow up healthy. And I hope you stay as your mother’s baby for a long time.”

Those words seemed to penetrate my actions.

Maybe that’s why I wasn’t impatient with the slow search for the dream intruder.

I’d been fine for over two months, so I was willing to do things I would never do under normal circumstances.

Choco must have sensed my ease, too, and chose to like it instead of being sullen.

“As expected, Demon King is the best. When it comes to Choco, Demon King is the best! Choco is the most useful to the Demon King, right?”

My puppy ​​wagged his tail as if asking for praise.

As I smiled slightly at the sight, an exclamation of admiration flowed from the maid feeding the baby food.

“Oh my, I guess you like the baby food today!”

Although Choco was cute, it was a misunderstanding that didn’t need to be resolved.

The maid will feel good, and the chef who made the baby food will also feel good.

It was also an illusion because Choco, who was in a puppy state, was invisible to anyone but me.

Just in case, I asked Choco to wander around here and there, but he said that no one recognized him.

‘Even wizards.’

I didn’t know that it was natural since the Demon King was actually the highest authority in the magical field.

So I relaxed and let Choco play by my side.

Anyway, no matter what the people next to me say, I will be the only one bothered by this chatter.

* * *

I’m sure it should be that way.

“Baby, have you got a puppy?”

Another problem was Mikhail Leventis.

No, why do you only see and hear strange things?