All the demons present nodded in acknowledgment of the general’s words. Convinced that his kindness was genuine because of his apparent bluntness, they gradually lost every reason to believe he would lie to them. His straightforward manner had become a strange form of reassurance.

To them, someone who spoke so openly about his intentions could not possibly be hiding anything significant.

The remnants of Lord Omiha’s party, in particular, believed the general was somehow trying to make the most of the darkness their former Lord had created in the southern region while they remained in the city. They knew very little about Lord Omiha’s actual reasons for his actions, and...