Reincarnated as the Demon King's Son

Arthur pulled out his sword and pointed it at Aldred. Jake and Hugo flinched.

Mira stepped forward and stared at him. "Do not harm this boy.

Aldred raised an eyebrow. Though the man was pointing swords at him, the boy noticed something weird. This guy had been fighting with the bandits earlier, yet no blood stain was on his sword. Did he not use the sword to fight?

Weird.

Arthur would like to fight Aldred and take Mira away, but he respected sister Mira's choices. "Sister Mira, if you changed your mind please tell me anytime."

Arthur made sure Mira nodded before he left with Jake and Hugo.

"He seems to hate me," Aldred said.

"He is a little protective at times, but he is a good person."

"Why didn't you say anything the first time we met him."

"I was afraid that he would take me back. My fear was right."

Aldred nodded and looked at Arthur's back. "I think he wants to kill me."

"Nonsense. He is not a person that would kill at the slightest offense. A hero wielded great power, and to control it, they carved great will and self-control in their heart. Each hero was guided and taught by the church."

Aldred shrugged. "To be honest, I expect a hero to be much more powerful."

"He's not a hero yet," Mira said. "We just call him that because he already learns magic and martial arts. He's a hero in training. That's the actual rank in the military. Its rank is similar to the Vice-Captain of your military hierarchy."

"Only Platinum Rank can get the Vice-Captain position."

"He's an exception," Mira said.

"Wow, he must be very powerful and talented."

"Did you notice that there's no blood stain on his sword?"

"What about it?"

"You might lose if he fights you with it."

Aldred frowned. He might lose if that man fought him with the sword? "Is he a master in swordsmanship?"

Mira looked at the distance. "Platinum Rank wouldn't stand a chance."

…

Arthur returned to his tent along with Jake and Hugo. He sat down and took a deep breath.

"Arthur," Hugo called. "You drew your sword."

"I didn't swing it."

"You almost lost control, Arthur," Jake said. "What were you thinking?"

"Did you not see the inside of his tent?"

Hugo smiled and his cheeks turned slightly red. "Beautiful woman with curvy full breasts."

"Whores! Dirty women who sold their bodies." He looked down. "And probably their soul."

"Maybe you misunderstand him. He's just a boy. I am sure the ladies simply did not mind him looking at them naked."

"He's sucking on their breasts. I saw it."

"Maybe they did not mind that either."

"Or maybe they already sold themselves to him, so they don't mind anymore."

"Arthur, why are you so angry?"

"Sister Mira is in that tent, how could I not be angry?"

Jake and Hugo looked at each other. Arthur looked down and put his hands over his face. Jake understood what Arthur felt. Him not cutting the boy's neck earlier was great proof of his self-control.

Mira was the one who picked Arthur when his parents died during the war. She raised and guided him to be a hero. In his eyes, sister Mira was his mother.

Jake sat down beside him and held his shoulder. "I understand you would like to protect her. But you heard what she said. She's guiding the boy."

"He's not a Montcresian."

"When was the last time you saw sister Mira distinct a person by their nationality?"

"I cannot take this, Jake."

"Emotions clouded your judgment. Is this how a hero behaves?"

Arthur sighed trying to let out the negative emotion. He breathed in, convincing himself that the air was filled with positivity. This method calmed him down and removed all the unwanted emotions.

But this time, it didn't work as well as before.

Jake noticed this. "Go to sleep."

…

Meanwhile, the adventurers were still running. Their breath puffed and huffed with cold steam out of their mouth. They looked over their shoulders.

The countdown had ended, but nothing was chasing them. They stopped hands on their knees to rest.

"Did he lie to us?" Scar took in the prickling frozen wind into his lung. He flinched. His life force barely kept the pain away.

"I think so, leader. Otherwise, we'll be dead by now."

"Humph so that undead was a lie after all. A gimmick to scare us. Men! Stop running! We're going back to their camp and attack." Scar smiled in arrogance. How dare that boy tricked him.

His men looked at him with a terrified expression. They then screamed and ran away.

Scar frowned. "What are you running for?!"

GROWLED.

Scar widened his eyes and turned around. His sight fell upon a pair of demonic yellow eyes. Teeth sharp and hideous bared at him. He took a step back. Legs trembling like he was about to take a shit.

And take a shit he did. His pants were stained brown and yellow.

The beast took a step forward and chomped.

…

The next day, the sun rose for a new beginning. The tent's zipper screeched down, and Aldred's head popped out with a smile.

He took in a deep breath and felt the warmth in contrast to the chilling wind outside his area. He was glad he mastered the fire elements. If not for that, he'd be a frozen corpse by now.

He put his head back in. "Guys, it's morning already. Wake up."

Mary opened her eyes. "Good morning, Aldred." She kissed his lips. "I have a wonderful dream last night."

"What was it?"

"Your flames on Pharder's throat." Mary laughed. She skipped the part where he brought her to bed after that.

Aldred smiled and scratched his cheek. Mira, Mareona, and Sophia woke up as well. They approached him and kissed him as they greeted him good morning.

They exited the tent. Bartrem and the soldiers were already out. They were cooking over the flame hole that he made to warm the air.

The flame hole was simply a small hole with a burning flame that would never die unless someone or something killed it.

Aldred could turn it off as well.

"Get yourself something to eat," Bartrem said. "We will continue our journey afterward."

"What's the menu today?"

"Meat stew with eggs."

"Nice." Aldred smiled and checked the notification that he left last night.

[+3,250 EXP]

[+3,050 EXP]

[+3,100 EXP]

[+3,150 EXP]

…

[You have received the title 'Little Hunter']

[Little Hunter]

-Speed increase by 75% to all undead when chasing fleeing targets.

-Reduction of noise by 80% when sneaking up on the target.

-Damage increase by 60% for surprise attacks.