What greeted me upon teleporting to my big sister’s room, was a room filled with different kinds of potions and herbs. What also greeted me, was her crying on her bed.

Seeing my sister crying like that, pinched my heart…

I approached her and gave her back a gentle stroke on the back. As I sat on the bed, she glanced at me, her hair a mess, her eyes red from crying. Her face looked a little funny, but I kept that to myself.

She then buried her face on my chest while crying, louder than when I came here. It startled me, but I caressed the back of her head.

I know her, my big sister is a woman of her caliber, powerful enough to be a demon lord class. I’ve sparred with her countless times in the past already, never did she lose against me even if I’m using most of my power. If she got defeated by someone, then it only means that her opponent is something to be reckoned with.

I know that she won’t cry over being beaten, so it probably means that the marriage thing was true.

“He forced me to accept the terms, since I lost! I still don’t want to get married!*sob Azi-kun… help me please…” She wailed as she tightened her grip around my waist.

Even though she’s considered an adult now, she doesn’t want to get married for some reasons.

But whoever made my sister cry, that person is gonna go through hell.

“Who was it?”

“He’s a Sitri… Hugo Sitri.” She said.

Sitri is one of the pillar family who is above us by 5 ranks. Their abilities are literally top-notch, I wouldn’t be surprised if she lost though.

She suddenly stopped crying, then glared at me, making me gasp in surprise.

“Destroy them for me.”

“You don’t have to spell it out for me, it’s already a given that they would pay with their life.” I said while giving her a smile.

Using my index finger, I wiped off her tears from before.

It’s great that she recovered already.

“So? When’s the rematch?”

“Next month, 2 days before the exams in the academy.”

An elegant, lady-like voice rang through the room, making me look at the direction where it originated. A female adult with purple eyes and maroon hair that is to waist length. She wears a dress that looks like from the Victorian Era.

“Oh… Mistress Hana, it’s nice to see you..” I said as I bowed, she then signaled me to sit again, which I gladly did.

“Congratulations on getting in the academy, but that was a flashy move you did…” She said as she approached a nearby chair and sat on it.

My sister wiped her tears and had calmed down by now, she also sat properly on the bed only inches away from me.

“Wait.. you were watching?”

“Yes, I was almost thrown away though.”

“Sorry about that,.. “ I didn’t know that she was watching, if she told me I would’ve made a barrier capable of withstanding it.

Her lips then formed a gentle smile, but her eyes tells me that she’s pissed.

“Hey, Azi, did you know? Fufufu…” She said, her eyes being covered with shadow.

I felt a chill run down my spine. I’m the supreme being… but against someone who I respect, I’m that powerless.

“Wh-What is it, Mistress?” I asked, her scary eyes then glared at me.

“Aren’t you supposed to hold back? Hey, Azi~ I almost died there you know~” She said while smiling cynically.

My assumption was spot-on!

Mistress has always been scary when it comes to these things, her punishments were befitting for her being a demon noble. I prostrated on the floor and hit my forehead directly on the floor.

It hurts!

“I’m so sorry, Mistresssssss!!” I plead. Apologizing is the best way to get out of troublesome things, and also, from getting punished!

“Wai– stop that! Get on your feet right this instance!” She ordered which I did.

Please let it not be a punishment!

“You almost killed us there, and almost destroyed the arena, but nonetheless you proved them that the House of Karnstein also houses the most powerful demons in the Underworld.” She said as she gave me a gentle smile.

Somehow I managed to escape that… *sigh*

I said to myself. Mistress’s punishment is just like going to hell as a spirit of a dead person but is, how do I say this,… around 10x what would getting punished from floors 5-8 of hell.

My sister was snickering behind me while I get a good scolding from Mistress. But after things calmed down, Mistress then looked straight to my eyes.

“How much power did you use against the Kokabiel boy?” Mistress suddenly asked while looking directly on my eyes.

I felt a sweat trickle down on my face, it’s not like I have anything to hide, but whenever she asks me something it makes me nervous.

Also, paired with her scary eyes!

“Less than 1%...” I answered honestly.

Even if he can use forbidden magic, which is actually origin magic, it only takes power from one’s core. It’s not a matter of blood, mana, or even magic, it’s just that you’re using your lifespan as your power and empowering your own abilities to fully utilize a spell or your own strength.

In Drynth’s case, his power is already expected to be high. But when he used origin magic to strengthen his orb of lightning, it gave him power 10x his original state, but even that can’t damage me. Origin magic can’t affect someone who is a transcendental, meaning that I am immune to that kind of magic.

“I see… Do you know the one who defeated your big sister?” I answered with a nod.

“I only know him by name and which family he’s in since dad and big sis over there told me, I don’t know anything more.” I briefly explained, she nodded twice while putting her hands on her jaw as she thinks of something.

“Your sister’s group is in a state of where they can’t fight for a month or two so it contradicts with the schedule. One can have a minimum team member of 4, anything below that is considered disqualified.” she said, while she’s still on the same posture.

That’s when I though of an idea.

“I think I have an idea. What if I join sis’ team? I’ll also convince Drynth to join, and also Jaune.” I said.

Since I can just order Drynth to join, that’ll be easy enough. Also, with Jaune on our team, we have a pretty good party at that, not to mention I have a chance on taking them all out.

“But Sitri has around 10 members, that’ll be a tough fight even with you and Jaune on the team.” My sister said, I glanced at her and she looks worried.

I gave her a smile… while shadow covered my eyes.

“Kukuku… I have a plan big sis, Mistress would definitely love it…” I said as I glanced at Mistress’ direction.

“Let’s hear it.” Giving me permission, Mistress fixed her posture and looked at me, my sister did the same.

I then gave them a mischievous smile.

“Let’s put the stakes to taking over one’s family.” I said, still keeping my momentum as someone who is a demon king.

My sister’s eyes widened, and even Mistress was taken aback.

“Of course, winner takes all. Land, house, house rank, anything! Once we take over their domain, we will give them a taste of hell.” I said, clenching my fist later.

“That certainly works great… but that’s only if we win!” The retaliation came from Mistress.

My sister is now wandering to another dimension while she repeatedly mutters, “it’s not about… marriage… anymore…. Haha we’ll be homeless…” But I simply ignored that.

“Of course I wouldn’t propose this idea if I were to lose though, and I can assure you that we’ll win.” I said while a smug look appears on my face.

“You’ve got to be kidding me!” Suddenly an orb was thrown at me and exploded on impact.

“THAT HURRTTTSSS!!!” I screamed while trying to get up.

“Don’t do anything reckless that will put the family in danger! You hear me!?” Mistress shouted at me as I stood up and heal the damage I’d taken.

“But that doesn’t sound that bad to me, Hana.” A voice of retaliation echoed through the room.

“AND WHO SAID YO—Oh its you, Dear.”

She just went from a scary demon to an angel!

Wait, should I even be comparing her to an angel even though she’s a demon? Should I also be comparing her to a scary demon, if she’s already a demon?

That thought came for an instant, but I didn’t have the guts to say it out loud. Dad appeared on the door, I had felt his presence before so I was confident about my plan since he’s listening.

“About your plan, Azrael, are you sure this will work in favor for us?” Dad asked while looking directly to my eyes.

“This will, without a fail, work for us. As long as the venue will be sturdy enough to handle another core that is quite similar, but much powerful than the one I used against Drynth.” I explained while giving him a thumbs up.

My sister even muttered, “That will probably work…”

“Dear… Have you seen the orb he used today?” Mistress said, her eyebrows twitching.

Uh-oh, looks like it’s my win…

“Hmm… I haven’t seen it, but even a human core exploding can harm us in many other ways, then what if he used a more powerful orb? Then he can, oh—” My dad started realizing something.

“You get it now, Dear? We can’t let the civilians get hurt because of the firepower. Never mind winning, we also can’t have an area to get era—”

“Oh, I can deal with that.” I cut her off, then continued. “Since I can just create a barrier sturdy enough to withstand it. You can just focus all the magic available to fortify the arena.”

“Ho, how many mages will we need if we were to do that?” Getting interested in my idea, my dad asked me.

“Hmm… probably around 50 mages at most. They should also be at least B-rank.” I explained.

“That would probably work…” Mistress also muttered.

She’s also quite skilled with magic, so she knows it too.

“You can ask Jaune to assemble a team of mages, most preferably from the Philippines on Earth, around the Visayan region. I can assure you that they’re the top-notch mages you can find.” I proudly said.

“That’s true… Jaune’s master lived there too.” My dad muttered, then—

“My master?” A soft voice of a familiar blonde haired girl came from the door. There stood Jaune giving us a questioning look while pushing a cart with a tea set.

Jaune is one of our maids. She’s a 17 year old witch with blonde hair, paired with light blue eyes. She’s a human witch who came from Earth, and served the House of Karnstein at the age of 15.

“Perfect timing, Jaune. Can we ask a favor from you?” Dad opened suit.

Jaune entered the room, cart being pushed. She started pouring us tea.

“Of course.” Jaune simply answered.

“Can you assemble a team of 50 mages for us, before the end of the month?” Dad said while sipping his tea.

“If it is what you wish master, then I shall do it at once.” Jaune bowed as she said those words.

“Azrael will fill you in with the details. Of course for safety purposes, you’ll be coming with her right, Azrael?” Dad said, threatening me a bit.

Even though she’s our maid, she’s still considered as one of the family. Making her go on her own destroys the custom that was passed down by the late Karnstein.

“Well, it was my plan so it can’t be helped. Jaune, when should we leave?” I answered dad with a perplexed expression, stood up, then approached Jaune who was standing a few meters from me.

“We can leave anytime, young master.” She answered.

“I have the week off so, I guess we can leave even tomorrow morning. But I can’t cause I have to find myself a female subordinate… hm….—”

“Female subordinate?” Jaune asked, slightly tilting her head.

What the hell that’s… cute!

“E-Erm… yeah, I need one to tend to my needs in the academy. I can only go home once a month you see…” I explained it to her.

“Oh… then I’ll gladly take the post.”

“Very well—Eh?” What?

“I’ll be your subordinate, young master.” Jaune said as she kneeled before me.

I glanced at the other family members in the room, and based from their looks, I have the approval. I don’t want to get Jaune in trouble.

“What if I say no?” I threatened her a bit, but her face suddenly looked like she’s gonna cry.

“I see…” She said, her voice filled with sadness.

“But I have one condition if you want to be my subordinate. What do you say?” I said giving off a mischievous air.

“What is it, young master?” She asked, still kneeling.

She trembled, her eyes widened, after hearing the condition.

“Show me your power.”

[A/N]

It's been a while! How are you guys doing? The Forbidden Child got 5th place on the 'Top 5 Pinoy Novels for the month of May' in Webkom! Thank you for supporting my first novel.

Sorry for this late update since my SD card got corrupted. All of my files, including the manuscript(also some stash of 'you-know-what'😉), also got corrupted. I forgot to back up the manuscript on the cloud, so yeah, partially my fault... Anyways, thank you for reading my novel! I'm striving to improve my writing style, so please give me feedbacks! Negative or positive, I'll have 'em. So that's all for this update, the next update will probably be around two weeks from now. Once again, thank you everyone!