The Demon King's Daughter Is Too Kind!! (魔王の娘は優しすぎる!!)

So they're here.

Yes.

The humans who were captured by the demon king as slaves and their children.

The demon king is known to be ruthlessly coldhearted and cruel.

Who knows what kind of horrible torture they're suffering?

I see.

All the more reason we must help them.

Leave it all to me, Merryna!

Hey!

Oh, Doux!

Let's play, everyone!

We've been waiting for you!

What should we play today?

Hm, let's see...

Let's play at the park the grownups made for us!

Okay, it's settled!

SANTA IS HANDING OUT TOO MANY PRESENTS!!

"Santa Is Handing Out Too Many Presents!!"

"LET'S PLAY, LA, LA, LA" KANATA NAKAMURA COMPOSITION AND ARRANGEMENT: TAKERU TAKEMIYA DOUX

Experts at playing, gather around

Gather all your hands to me

Where are we? This is everyone's park

Whoosh, whoosh, we become the wind on this slide

Swing, swing, we're flying through the air on these swings

La, la, la-la-la

La, la, la, la, la

It's so fun if we all play together

La, la, la-la-la

La, la, la, la, la

Let's all play again tomorrow

Santa Claus?

Yeah. Santa shows up on Christmas night after we all fall asleep.

They leave all the good kids

something they wanted as a gift at their pillows.

Wow! That's amazing! So when's Christmas?

It's actually today.

So Santa Claus is coming?!

Are they not?

You have to write down your name and what you want on paper so Santa knows

or they won't come.

But...

we don't have any paper here or anything to write with.

Okay! Leave it to Doux!

So...

That's why you came to get a pen and some paper.

Yup! Sure did!

What do you think about this, Your Majesty?

Let her be, Jahi.

There's no harm in giving the slaves pen and paper.

How naïve.

You mustn't underestimate what pen and paper can be used for.

As you can see, it can be used as a weapon.

I see.

DOUX

Here, use this instead. They're much softer.

Okay!

Your Majesty!

What do you want me to do?

Santa Claus! Santa Claus!

Just look at how much she's looking forward to this.

How am I supposed to tell her no now?

Well, don't worry so much.

I've heard of this Santa character.

According to the legends...

They apparently have the power to materialize any wish.

But...

There's no way such a great being exists.

If they did, we demons would've been destroyed ages ago.

You are correct.

Right?

If such a great being actually exists,

then they will prove to be a great asset to us.

Why, yes... hm?

Lady Doux!

We shall capture this Santa Claus and make them His Majesty's subordinate!

Huh?

This is the Capture Santa Trial!

Okay!

Hm?

Now, please allow me to explain this plan.

Okay, Teacher!

According to our intel,

Santa comes by at night after everyone is asleep.

Yup, yup!

First, let us head to the mines and hide in the shadows.

And once everyone is asleep, we shall use transparency magic,

completely conceal ourselves, and await Santa.

Santa will arrive, being none the wiser,

and then His Majesty will entrap them in a binding barrier so they cannot escape.

Wait, I'm participating in this, too?

Then Lady Doux will immobilize them with her ice magic

and our mission will be complete!

Complete!

What do you think of this plan, Your Majesty?

Er, what do I think?

So excited! So excited!

So excited! So excited!

It's a brilliant plan!

Yay!

Thank you very much, Your Majesty!

Lady Doux, let us have those human children write letters immediately

to lure Santa in!

Yeah!

I'm certain Santa doesn't exist,

but this is so endearing that I'll just watch over them.

Thanks, Doux.

Do you think Santa Claus will come?

Yeah, they will!

I'm gonna ask for cake!

I'm gonna ask for toys!

So many wishes!

What are you going to ask for, Doux?

Hm...

I know!

Hup!

The prank was a huge success...

Where are the children?

How could you get lost in the demon king's castle?

Well, you said to go this way, Tontt.

Let's hurry up and find them.

We'll be in trouble if the demons wake up.

We'll be fine. Those who hear Santa's bell won't wake up for a while.

You say that but your non-existent boobs are shaking.

How about I feed you to one of these demons?

Caught you, Santa Claus!

Whoa!

Boo!

A-A child?!

Everyone else fell asleep, so I came all by myself.

Wh-What?! Who is this?!

I'm Doux! Doux the demon!

A-A demon?!

Take this!

I thought any creature other than

Santa was supposed to sleep when they heard this sound!

Why are you awake?!

Doux stayed up late!

Aw, what a naughty little girl.

Doux is a bad girl!

Santa's been won over by a demon?!

Are you really Santa Claus, miss?

Yes, I really am Santa Claus.

And this is Tontt the gnome.

Tontt?

I know, Doux.

We have to hand out some presents.

Do you know where the children are?

Huh? Wait...

I do! Doux wants to hand them out, too!

Huh?

There's something very wrong with this.

Can you take this one, too?

Yup!

You're having a demon help you hand out presents!

Shh.

Doux is a good girl.

She's a demon!

She might just be getting your guard down so she can strike.

Well, you were originally a demon, too, Tontt.

That's true, but...

Tontt's a demon?

Yes. Tontt is the name of my many helpers.

There's a lot of them?

Yes. The Tontts were demons who created toys

and caused mischief for humans in their attics.

But...

On a very cold night long ago,

a Tontt was trying to steal some food and was found by a child.

They escaped into the attic

but became unable to move from starvation and the cold.

That's when it happened.

The child who found the Tontt brought them some warm milk and cookies.

Then they snuggled up in a blanket together.

It was a cold night, but they were able to sleep nice and warm.

That Tontt had a change of heart and wondered if they could do something

for that good child and other good children.

And then... they became Santa Claus!

They got big!

Which means when Tontts grow up...

They turn out like this!

Wow!

Once they become Santa, they can create anything.

Wow! That's amazing!

Then there's a lot of Santa Clauses?

Yes.

Then...

Are there Santas that look like this?

Oh, what a lovely drawing.

This one looks just like my older brother.

He'll get mad at you for saying that.

Did you draw all of this, Doux?

Nope. Doux drew this one.

Den drew this one, and Sana drew this one.

Doux, you're a demon. Why are you doing that with humans?