CH 38.1

Chapter 38. The Succubus’ Cries

Frizcop: Sorry about the problem with chapter 37.2. I’ve already contacted with one of the novelupdates staff, so I’m hoping an answer to fix it.

The sudden appearance of the man caused the air in the place to become still. It was mainly Carrot who made the air flow again.

“…Haa? Is he a clown brought in to liven up the wedding? This is not the place for the ceremony…”

“Unfortunately, I’m not a clown, although I’m aware that I’m doing something crazy.” Errol cleared his throat and let out an “ahhhhh” sound, then went back to playing his instrument. He made a bogii, the sound like the scream of a dying pig flowing through the air around him. He braced himself as if he was about to begin playing, but it wasn’t. “Carrot ‘of the hissing voice’. I followed in your footsteps.”

“Hmm? So you’re a dedicated fan? I guess there are those who want me to devour them…”

“I’ve been looking for you for a long time, more or less since I found out that the forces that wanted to resurrect Gediguz were going to stage something at the wedding. If I hadn’t realized that the guards near the Sacred Tree were charmed, I might not have thought to come…  I’m glad I got here in time.”

“…Tell me the truth, who are you?”

Carrot returned to Silviana’s side, becoming more alert. Errol stepped in front of her.

“Carrot. As a Succubus Hero, you must have earned a place according to your position in your country…”

“Aha yes, but you didn’t answer my question. Although I don’t dislike men being overbearing.”

“Why are you trying to resurrect Gediguz in this time of peace and return it to a time of chaos?”

Carrot, who had been smiling calmly, stopped in her tracks when she heard this.

“Peace? You call this peace?” Carrot laughed and held out her hand. Errol’s eyes took in her beautiful body. Her clothes were truly breathtaking. If he didn’t know she was a succubus, any human male would be attracted to her. “Do you think I look good in this outfit?”

“Yes, very. It’s almost a sight for sore eyes.”

“Do you think so too? I like it too. But… you know what? Treaty of Lunias, Article XVI.”

It was a famous treatise.

“…Succubi shall not expose their skin in other countries.”

“Yes, thanks to that law, we were forbidden to even wear the clothes we liked.”

“But this law only forbids you to expose your private parts.”

“Ha, where does it say that? When it says skin, it means all skin. Breasts, shoulders, arms, back, legs, hair, and even fingertips, if you look closely! If you’re in another country, you have to cover your hair and face! And then there’s Article XVII of the Treaty of Lunias!

“…Succubi shall not needlessly seduce men in public places.”

“Hey, and you know what? Even a fucking ‘Hello!’ is considered seduction!”

“…”

“This is our life! We are forbidden to even talk to a man of another race in public!” Carrot’s voice grew louder and louder. Finally, it became a scream, and it came out loud from her mouth. “Everyone’s life is at stake! Not just the old and the young. Children born after the war are also dying because they don’t have enough to eat! And don’t tell me I’m lying! All because our food now depends only on you.”

“But that was because… you treated the criminals too harshly in the first year after the war and ended up killing them.”

“We didn’t kill them because we wanted to! It was because we didn’t even have enough to feed ourselves satisfactorily from the semen slaves back then! And none of your countries supported us!”

“It’s because no country could afford it!”

“Don’t tell me those stories! From the beginning, you didn’t want to send them because we were criminals rejected by your prissy countries! You didn’t care whether we lived or died!”

“…”

“And so, even though we adhered to the status quo and went along with your unilaterally determined code, you continued to treat us with contempt and discriminate against us just because we were succubi!”

“…”

“What peace is there in that? This peace was not meant for you alone, all members of the Four Races Alliance! Succubi are on the verge of extinction!”

“I understand, then I will contact the higher-ups in my country and find out who is willing to go to your nation to serve…”

“Don’t be ridiculous!”

Carrot’s shouts echoed through the Sacred Tree compound. Errol struggled for words as tears welled in Carrot’s eyes.

“I’ve been all over the world this past year. I went to each country and asked them to share some people with us. I bowed my head and asked with all my heart. But… hey, human, you know, Errol, I think that was your name, what did they tell me when I went with them? What do you think they did?”

Errol did not answer. He did not know the answer. But what he did know was that succubi were not well regarded by either humans or elves. In particular, women hated them as much as they hated the ugliest cockroaches. They hated them as much as they hated orcs.

To make matters worse, succubi were forbidden to speak to men in public. The higher echelons of each country had appointed an officer in charge of dealing with succubi. And the officer in charge on the human side was a woman known for her hatred of succubi. He didn’t know what she had said to her, nor did he know what she had done to her. But it was more than possible that her dignity had been shattered on the ground.

“I am truly sorry. Let me bow my head on their behalf.”

“What is it to me? Your bowing doesn’t fill my stomach. Besides, it’s not just your country. The dwarves were a little better, but the elves were just as bad as the humans… and the beastmen too.” Carrot said and put her hand on Silviana’s head, which was carried by an orc. Though her arms were thin, succubi could strengthen their bodies with magic. She could crush Silviana’s head with ease. “I came to ask them openly to let me see the Sacred Tree first, you know, I’m a succubus who believes in the Hunt God. ‘Please let me pray to the Sacred Tree just once…’ and guess what they said.” Carrot’s hand tightened. “‘It’s disgusting that someone from such a disgusting race as yours would believe in the Hunt God, isn’t it?’ As succubi, we can’t even worship our faith!”