v8c310.1 - Intermission 91 - The Heavenly King of Water's demon subordinate, Leviathan
“If I head west from here up the river, I should be in the fourth demon territory. It was difficult to swim all the way here, but since the opponent is a human race, the battle itself should only take a moment.”
Dedrick, the Heavenly King of Water, told me to cross the sea and take back the Fourth Demon Territory.
According to what I heard from the sea monsters, it is possible to reach the underground lake from the river on the east side of the fourth demon territory, but unfortunately, the river is not big enough for my body to go through, so I decided to send the mermaid that I usually control to the lake.
This mermaid is still young and has less than 10% of my magic power, but she can easily beat the so-called heroes of the human race, so she should be fine.
Well, she has a weakness in that she can’t fight unless her opponent comes to the water’s edge, but fortunately, this mermaid seems to look quite beautiful to the humans, and as long as she shows herself on the water, she will come to her.
“Tsk …… This mermaid is still a slow swimmer, as usual. In the first place, why do mermaids have big breasts! They just get in the way of swimming.”
After wasting my magic and energy, I had made it all the way up the river to a small lake, so I took the mermaid out to rest on the surface…
“Hey, you mermaid. This is our Lizardman’s lake. Go back to the sea. If you are lost, go east and you will reach the sea.”
A middle-aged lizardman called out from the water’s edge.
…… Shut up.
“[Water Blade]”
I let the mermaid attack with spirit magic, and he ran away …… but if it was a human race, he would have died from the blow he just received, but maybe the water magic is not so effective on Lizardmen.
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Well, to begin with, the problem is that I can only attack at this level using the Mermaid.
“Oh shit. I just used up more of the mermaid’s magical power. When she recovers her strength, I’ll let her take a rest in the water.”
For the time being, I let her float on the surface of the water to recover her strength…
“[Closure] and [Soundproof].”
Suddenly, a ward was put up and movement and my magic were sealed!?
This is …… the nine-tailed fox’s power! How could such a person be in the Fourth Demon Territory!?
Damn it! I had let my guard down and thought it was just a lizardman.
I had to somehow break through the wards and get her to the sea, to my place, thinking I couldn’t beat the nine-tailed fox with a mermaid…
“I’m Alex. Are you from the sea?”
A new human …… or is he a human? A monster with tremendous magical power appeared.
What is it!? This guy is much worse than the nine-tailed fox.
He looks like a man of the human race, but the power inside him is not that of the human race, and if I’m right, I think he is stronger than Dedrick.
Perhaps this guy defeated the Heavenly Kings of the Earth, but …… W-What should I do!? I can never win in a normal fight.
The human race cannot breathe underwater, so they will not come after them unless they have a good reason.
…… T-That’s right. I’ll let this mermaid be one of them.
If I can get her to mate with this Alex or whatever his name is, I might be able to get his weaknesses in a variety of ways.
If only the mermaid could gain his trust and take his head in his sleep.
“U-Um. I’m …… I mean, My name is Levia- …… Ahem-ahem. Lavi …… Yes, my name is Lavinia.”
Alright. Let’s name this mermaid Lavinia.
Then I shall plant the memory that she is this man’s wife and after that …… I shall temporarily release her from my control.
I will not be able to get real-time information during the release, but Lavinia will be in charge for a few days, and then I can bring her back under my control again and I will be able to get information from her during that time.
“I-I …… I love you, Alex! Please marry me!”
Hmmm. With this, it should be fine now.
It was quite creepy of me to flirt with a human, but my perfect performance should have fooled Alex completely.
Now, the control …… unlock! I trust that Lavinia will take care of the rest.
But I never thought such a monster would be in the Fourth Demon Territory.
But fighting head-on is not the only way to fight. This kind of lure is also one of my specialties.
Fufufu, Lavinia! You will make this human fall in love with you from the bottom of his heart!