By virtue of a contract, Schmidt had taken possession of a human body fair and square(?), but his true form was the mid-ranking demon Glumgos.
In other words, he had no means whatsoever of enduring powerful Divine Power for even a moment.
That was why, even when important events like the Birthday Celebration were held, he never so much as ventured near the Imperial Capital.
‘I-I’m going to die! This time I’m really going to die!’
Glumgos felt an overwhelming urge to flee straight back to the Demon Realm. If he abandoned this human body and ran even now, surely the Holy Emperor would not chase him all the way there?
Perhaps that might have been different in the past.
But the Holy Emperor, currently bound by countless restrictions, should possess neither sufficient reason nor the necessary Causality to do such a thing.
‘Aaagh! But now I have my adorable wife and my precious little brat!’
For demons, a ‘family’ was an exceedingly rare relationship that could only be obtained after acquiring a human body.
Now that he had them, abandoning them so easily was no simple matter.
Besides, Prince Morres, whom the Holy Emperor treasured dearly, was another enormous variable.
Even if Schmidt managed to escape safely, what if that innocent-looking yet wicked prince made a request like this to the Holy Emperor?
—Father. One of the subordinates I made good use of had the nerve…