I hid beside the prison door, waiting for a chance.
After lowering my breathing, the footsteps stopped in front of my cell.
I donât know that that guy did on the other side, but the chain that curled around as a lock was loosened.
The magic chain that was protecting the door firmly just fell on the floor like an ordinary chain.
Then, the door was opened.
âHey, is he really here?â
âHe is, probably. I have confirmed it with the guardsâ
I could hardly believe my own eyes.
What opened the key and entered my cell was a familiar person. It was one of the succubus that I have embraced.
Moreover, there seems to be a lot more succubi outside the door.
I donât really like the sign of this, but I canât keep on staying here forever.
Making up my mind, I went in front of them.
âYo, ladies. May I ask what are you doing here?â
Iâm ready to fight at any moment.
But with these many succubi as my opponents, I sill donât know if I were able to survive.
âAaah, heâs here!â
The blonde succubus saw me.
Sheâs the one I came in contact first with my temptation magic.
Her red-haired succubus partner is also present.
âFufu, I want to make a deal with you this timeâ
âA deal?â
âYes, a deal. We will help you get out of here. But in exchange, we want to have your semen againâ
ââŠâŠitâs the first time Iâve tasted something like that after all. And it will be even more of a pity if we couldnât taste it againâ
I turned my eyes at the back, and even the other succubi are nodding as well.
It seems that my extra efforts have been rewarded.
âI heard that the succubi are too free-wiled, but isnât this act a betrayal from the Demon Lord?â
Indeed, Beatrice wonât forgive the people who let me escape.
If they are caught and imprisoned, they can never return again, and thatâs the lightest thing I expect her to do.
âGeez, letâs not discuss those trivial details. Whatâs important right now is we feel good firstâ
The blonde succubus insisted so. She didnât really look like lying.
Iâm a little disturbed by their lack of loyalty, but for now I should appreciate this moment.
ââŠâŠI understand. I will accept those conditionsâ
âYay! I knew you would accept!â
The blonde succubus nodded in joy.
âAnyway, after this, come to my country. Iâm planning to be the king if I return home safelyâ
âEh, is that okay?â
âBut we are demons.â
âWhen I become king, the problems between the races will be goneâ
But before that, I have to get back all the branches of the King Tree before I get home safely.
After itâs done, I will make it a symbol of Algarde.
Humans, Spirits, Elves and Demons will overcome their past and become a strong nation.
âI will have to take the branches from Beatrice firstâ
I smiled wryly as I said so.
Thatâs the most difficult problem I have to face later on.
âThen, shall we help you?â
âYou guys? ButâŠâŠcan you fight?â
Iâm always glad to have reinforcements.
However, Iâm troubled if they arenât up to it.
âWe can still fight even though we look like this. Afer all, we are a bit stronger than an ordinary humanâ
âI see, you are demonsâ
Though they are a bit weaker when using elves as the standard, but for human standards, they are great war potential.
However, they are still insufficient to face Beatrice.
âI understand. I have accepted your feelings, but Iâm the only one who should face Beatrice. Do you get it?â
âWe got it; we are not that suicidalâ
The red-haired succubus commented with a smile.
âSpeaking of which, do you have any weapons? I donât want to go unarmedâ
âIf itâs in your luggage, weâve already secured it. Letâs get out of here firstâ
Urged by them, we left the dungeon.
We walked around the area, then there was a place that seemed to be an observation post.
But once we came near it, I saw demons, lying on the floor.
âYou are quite careless, arenât yaâŠâŠI just squeezed you three times and you immediately droppedâ
It is the blonde succubus, smiling as she muttered so.
Sheâs not at the same level as Glinnis, but she does have quite the techniques.
If the demons are already suppressed at this degree, what would it be if they were humans?
While I was thinking about it, the red-haired succubus received a luggage from a fellow succubus then gave it to me.
âHey, is this yours?â
âOh, thank youâ
I checked inside, and luckily, there is not a single thing missing, except for the branches of course.
I pulled out my sword and checked its condition.
Yep, itâs still good as new.
âNow then, shall we go?â
After I said so, the succubi around me nodded.
Their hands are now holding spears, shields, bows and arrows and different kinds of weapons.
There are still some who are still unarmed, but I think they can use magic, probably.
Though Glinnis isnât a magic user,to think thereâs someone in their tribe that can use magic. I guess her intel isnât that reliable, and thank goodness they didnât use it against me earlier.
âWe have to hurry. We have to defeat her before the invasion starts at any costâ
We ran up to the top floor of the castle.
We have kept running for a while, but there was no one who stood in our way. Maybe the army has already made its sortie?
If thatâs the case, then itâs a race against time.
I sped up and came back to the audience chamber, where I have been earlier.
Then, I thew the door wide open.
âI have returned, Beatrice!âă
I unsheathed my sword, and thrown away my luggage to make things light.
Beatrice is still sitting in the same chair as before.
âOh, you came backâŠâŠlooks like there are traitors among the succubiâ
She looked surprised when she saw me, but soon regained her calm and responded immediately.
âUnfortunately, it seems that Iâm more popular than youâ
I said as I pointed my sword to Beatrice.
I now have come this far. I have to do this with the intent to kill or Iâll be killed.
Because I had plenty of time in that cell, I have thought of several strategies, but for them to work or not is still questionable.
I have no choice but to test them while fighting.
âBeatrice, do you have the branches of the King Tree?â
âI have it, but Iâm not telling you where it isâ
âThen Iâll defeat you and hear it from you, even if I have to kill youâ
âHmph, big words. Comeâ
Sensing my blood thirst, Beatrice stood up from her chair.
âDonât expect me to give you a warm welcome like beforeâ
She pointed her hand at me again.
Sure enough, that flame magic from before assaulted me again.
However, this time the power was higher than expected. The pale flames from a while ago turned into deep red color!
âDamn, so she was really holding back earlier!â
I evaded it, and the floor where I stood a while ago burned in my place.
But unlike before, the floor was scorching red on the spot.
I knew that the power of the flameâs changes when its color changes, but I will surely die if that touched me.
âYou guys, donât come forth!â
I stepped forward while I warned the succubi behind me.
âDo you think Iâll flinch after seeing this? Iâm a lot braver than you think!â
âI can avoid that, just watch me!â
While avoiding the flames, I brandished my sword.
âDo you really think you can defeat me with that?â
However, Beatrice avoided my slash like a joke.
But then, one of the succubi followed up and shot an arrow on the spot she evaded.
âI donât have any grudges with the Demon Lord, but this is also for our precious semen!â
âSo, you donât have to worry about us!â
The sharp arrow then approached the Demon Lord who cannot move from the earlier attack.
But then, she raised her hands without panic.
âHmph. Donât think that a Demon Lord like me could be approached by a single lump of iron!â
She created a vortex of flames from that hand, and aimed it towards the arrow.
In an instant, the approaching arrow was burned to ashes.
âHey hey, isnât that a little too much?â
âIdiot, Shut up and duck!â
The succubus who had the bow was pulled down by her comrades.
Immediately after that, a number of fireballs flooded in the spot where her head was a while ago.
From the vortex of flames Beatrice used as a counter for the arrows, she produced fireballs and immediately fought back.
âNow then. You guys, what are you going to do next?â
The Demon Lord in front of them spoke, accompanied by an overwhelming aura.
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