An Archdemon's (Friend's) Dilemma: How to Babysit a Crybaby Knight

Archdemon Zagan hires his unsavory friend, the sorcerer known as Purgatory Barbatos, to guard Archangel Chastille Lillqvist from the shadows. Barbatos takes to watching over the girl—which really means watching her constantly screw things up, trust people she shouldn’t, and inevitably bawl her eyes out. But something about Chastille and her waterworks may just have a special effect on the sourpuss sorcerer... The tale of this odd couple begins after the seventh volume of An Archdemon’s Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride!

After successfully thwarting the attempt on Chastille's life, Barbatos forces the workaholic to take a day off and kicks her out of the office. Chastille, however, has no idea what to do when she's not working. Meanwhile, Barbatos discovers that Earthshaker Vepar has been pulling the strings behind the assassination attempts, and Vepar just so happens to have a tempting proposition for him.

After several months of guarding the crybaby knight at Archdemon Zagan’s behest, Barbatos comes down with a mysterious malady. Going to a sorcerer for medical advice is little help—the disease proves beyond a specialist’s capabilities! Meanwhile, word crops up of a string of dark-elf-related incidents all across Kianoides. Worried that they might have something to do with her new acquaintance Nephteros, Chastille begins investigating, only to find another figure inextricably linked to her past.