If he weren't absent from the Demon Race, goodness knows what kind of chaos would have broken out there by now.
"You want to protect my little apprentice? Why? Don't tell me you've taken a fancy to her? You beast!" Her little apprentice was only in her teens.
"I—you—what nonsense are you spouting? My father disappeared without a trace when I was very young. In the Demon Race, apart from deceit and betrayal, I never felt a shred of familial or friendly affection. It wasn't until I came to the human world and met Elder Sister that I finally knew what it felt like to be protected by someone."
Chapter 224