I returned to my mansion after todayâs training with Polen had ended.
My mansion was located at the outskirts of the demon king castle.
Calling it a mansion was an understatement at this point- it was literally a small castle.
Upon entering the mansion, Guno and her subordinates came out to greet me.
ăWelcome back, Your Excellency.ă
ăIâm back, Lord Guno. Did anything happen when I was away?ă
ăNo, there was nothiâ ah, come to think of it, the Archwitch of wetlands-sama visited the mansion a little while ago.ă
The one she was referring to as the arch witch of the wetlands was Heqet.
Come to think of it, she did say that she was going to visit Kuna after lunch.
ăItâs just that, her visit seems to have affected Kuna-samaâs mood.ă
ăAh⊠I seeâŠă
I felt cold sweat running down my back upon hearing that.
Kuna didnât seem to like Heqet.
But still, the one who applied for an apprenticeship at Heqetâs place to become even stronger was none other than Kuna. And since Heqet was Kunaâs benefactor, I couldnât just turn her away.
But, I guess I should pacify Kuna for now.
ăWell, Iâll go check on Kuna then.ă
I spoke as I looked at Guno and co.
ăIs something the matter, Your Excellency?ă
ăNo. Iâve been wondering about this for a while, but⊠whatâs with that attire?ă
For some reason, Guno and co havenât been wearing their dark knightâs attire the entire time Iâve been in this mansion. They were wearing a black bandage-like uniform instead.
Looking from behind, their well-shaped butt was completely laid bare for me to enjoy.
And just like the angel tribe, the daemon tribe was composed of handsome and beautiful people.
As a man, I always had a hard time deciding which place I should be looking at whenever they appeared in front of me donned in such bold attire.
ăEh? You love this kind of attire right, Your Excellency?ă
Guno asked with a puzzled look on her face.
Eh? Wait a minute.
How did they know that I like it when I see them in that kind of attire?
I mean, yes, I f*cking love it!!
But, I should never show that on the outside.
ăYeah, I love it, but⊠itâs honestly really bad for me, especially for my lower halfâŠă
ăYour Excellency. Thatâs exactly the goal of this kind of attire right, to invoke the other partyâs excitement? Rather than that, allow us to help you with taking off your armour.ă
Guno and co approached me, emphasizing their delicious looking cleav*ge.
ăYeah, it looks really good on you girlsâŠă
Guno and co then started to take off my armour.
And then, they dressed me in clothes made from the highest quality black silk.
ăThanks a lot, lord GunoâŠă
ăPlease donât mind it, weâre just doing our job properly.ă
Guno let out an enchanting smile as she spoke.
They were actually senior knights so they didnât actually have to do this for me. In fact, this should be the job of the dark elf and the werebear maid who was working in this mansion.
But, theyâd taken it upon themselves to look out for me.
Their movements were flowing naturally. There was no awkward movement at all.
I went toward Kunaâs place as soon as they were done.
The princess of this mansion was sulking in her bedroom after all.
ăWelcome back, Kuroki.ă
Maybe because she felt my presence, she welcomed me from the bed without even looking at me.
The fact that she didnât come to hug me was proof that she was definitely sulking right now.
ăIâm home, Kuna.ă
I approached the bed and touched Kunaâs cheek.
Kuna embraced me immediately in response.
She always embraced me immediately when I approached her no matter how much she was sulking.
Her adorable reaction healed me.
ăBu~h.ă
ăIâm really sorry. Cheer up, Kuna.ă
I pacified her while patting on her head.
ăOkay⊠but I wonât forgive you unless you give a lot of love to Kuna.ă
Kuna spoke while behaving like a spoiled girl.
***
âDaemon Tribeâs Female Knight; Guno
ăIâll leave His Excellencyâs armour in your care.ă
After helping Kuroki-sama put on his clothes, I entrusted his armour to the werebear girl to be taken care of.
ăLeave it to me, Guno-sama.ă
His Excellencyâs armour looks like it would crush that girl whose height is only half of ours.
Nevertheless, one shouldnât be tricked by their appearance which might look like a normal human girl in her early teens- their real form was that of a giant bear.
Their strength was literally a cheat amongst the demons since even their young children had enough physical strength to single-handedly win against a few adult goblins or orcs.
Nevertheless, they were still far too weak compared to high noble daemons like us.
ăLucor, prepare a meal for His Excellency immediately. His Excellency might have yet to eat lunch at demon king castleâs dinner.ă
I ordered Lucor, the dark elf maid, to prepare a lunch for Kuroki-sama.
Kuroki-samaâs palate couldnât accept the orc tribeâs meal. So Iâm guessing he didnât ate anything during lunch time.
If I had to say, he preferred the elves tribeâs meals. Thus, elven maids were stationed in this place to cook for him.
But, it was only limited to mealsâŠ
Taking care of Nargolâs strongest knight was our duty as the daemon tribe. We absolutely wouldnât relegate this duty to any other.
ăUnderstood, Guno-sama. Shall I add some âinvigoratingâ seasoning as usual?ă
Lucor asked for a confirmation.
I turned away and replied as usual.
ăOf course, thatâs the most important âseasoning.ââȘă
***
âBlack Haired Sage; Chiyuki
I rode on Gryphon, heading toward northern direction.
We were headed towards the northern capital, Velos.
Though there were a lot of clouds in the sky, this kind of situation wasnât a big deal for Gryphon.
ăIn the end, our departure got delayed huh, Reiji-kun.ă
ăYeah, Chiyuki.ă
Reiji was flying by my side, riding on a pegasus.
In fact, there was no particular reason for the delay in our departure.
Though there were various miscellaneous matters we needed to attend to, they could have been delayed for after weâd returned from the north.
I looked at Reiji who was flying by my side.
He didnât have his usual assertive attitude.
And if my guess was correct, Reiji is actually pretty reluctant to visit the north too.
He might be afraid of Shironeâs childhood friend.
Thus, he played a part in delaying our departure.
Honestly, I was really surprised seeing the usually fearless Reiji fallen into this kind of state.
Nevertheless, the person himself mightâve not realized that yet.
ăHey, Chiyuki-san. Isnât it about time for us to take a rest?ă
Rino, who was riding on a hippogriff, suggested that we should take a rest.
Sure enough, weâve been flying non-stop since our departure this morning.
ăE~h, itâs still a long way to go, Rino-chan. Why are we taking a rest so soon?ă
Shirone, who flew with her own wings in the front, asked with a dissatisfied look on her face.
In regards to pure flying speed, Shirone was the fastest amongst us. She might also be the one who wanted to arrive as fast as possible amongst us.
ăI know that youâre in hurry, Shirone-san. But letâs take a break for now. Itâs true that we can still go a bit more, but you also want to stay in a proper inn right?ă
Though I tried to persuade her, Shirone seemed to be reluctant.
Well though the sun has yet to set, it was about the time for dusk to fall soon. Plus a country with a proper inn was quite rare.
We might have no choice but to sleep outdoors if we plan poorly.
Fortunately, I remember that there should be a fairly large country around this area. Letâs stay at night in that country.
ăShirone, Kaya and Sahoko arenât with us right now. Camping outdoors when none of us can cook is a bad idea. Thatâs why weâve to stay in the inn.ă
Reiji was trying to pacify the sullen Shirone.
Sahoko was house-sitting along with Kaya and Kyouka so she wasnât with us right now.
And the only ones who could cook amongst us were Sahoko and Kaya.
Even if, for example, we could forage our food from around our area, it was meaningless when there was no one who could cook it.
Though we brought portable rations which were easy to eat, we had to save them for when we really needed them. For that reason, we should find a good inn as soon as possible for today.
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