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Chapter 30
Chapter 2, Princess And I — Episode 30 : Hero【Kaori's Perspective】
Translated by KaiesV
Edited by KaiesV
————The Imperial Palace Of Asotaros
I came to the one with whom I had a physical relationship. Walls, fences, moats, soldiers on guard cannot be my obstacle at all.
A beautiful lady appears from the balcony and invites me in.
After making love through the night, the beautiful princess sleeps next to me with her bare skin exposed. Gently stroking her purplish silver hair as she sleeps with a peaceful expression on her face…
Her closed eyelids opened and her eyes, shining like emeralds, seemed to catch sight of me.
「Krim-sama, good morning to you.」
She gazes at me with round, innocent eyes and gives me a cute morning greeting.
「Morning, Morgana.」
I touch her soft cheek and kiss her on the mouth. She was an interesting woman who fulfilled her duties as a saint in the imperial palace, but in front of me, she became a mere woman…
She is embraced by me.
Morgana, who after the morning’s skin-on-skin session ended with a winning smile. I gather my undressed underwear and clothes out of the canopy bed, and as I change, she wraps herself in the sheets and pulls herself closer to me.
「Please, be safe out there…」
「Yes, I will definitely come back to Morgana with my head up my ass. I’ll see you then…」
「Yes.」
When I combed her long purple-silver hair, a single drop fell on her white, translucent cheek. I caressed her cheek and kissed her on the mouth. Her lips were moist and heated from the embrace we had just shared.
「Morgana-sama, it’s time to get up!」
「Got it!」
It seems that the maid with Morgana has come to wake her up. She replies a little restlessly.
「So long, then!」
I bid farewell to her as she waves to me from the balcony window, then leap out of the fifth level of the Imperial Palace and soars through the air. My mantle fluttered in the wind, and just as I was about to enter the fall, he used his flying skills and landed softly on the toes of my boots.
I left the Imperial Palace using my skills of Jump, Invisible, and such. In a few hours, I would have to come back…
After a secret meeting with the princess, I returned to the house with an innocent look on my face. While I was sitting with my parents, the butler brought me some news. The butler told my father.
「Krim, a messenger from the Imperial Palace has arrived.」
「I know you will do your duty with distinction…」
「「You’re our child.」」
「Father, Mother. To repay the debt of gratitude for raising me, I will surely defeat Luxel the Rage of the Four Heavenly Kings with my own hands. Please look forward to it.」
To my parents, who had blond hair and blue eyes like me, the Four Heavenly Kings under the Demon King I vowed to defeat one of them. I can only thank them for bringing me up to the age of fifteen as a nobleman of the Imperial Kingdom of Asotaros without any inconvenience.
Mother holding a handkerchief and waving. Father watches, arms crossed. The two and many servants saw me off, and I climbed into the carriage that came from the Imperial Palace.
Upon arrival, I was invited into the audience chamber, where courtiers were lined up on either side of the elegant red carpet. I walked down the center of that carpet and knelt before y lord, Emperor Limpos VII of Asotaros.
「Krim Vermier, I order you to defeat the enraged Luxel.」
「Haha, a royal decree from His Majesty… this is a blessing in disguise!」
The minister reads the details of the extended imperial letter and passes it to me. Furthermore, Morgana was holding a jeweled sword, decorated with jewels in addition to gold and silver on the hilt and scabbard handed to her by the chamberlain, and she was presenting it to me with a smile.
In return, I kissed the back of Morgana’s beautiful hand, and her face turns cherry red. I wondered inwardly if it was right to take such a bland look when she was apparently engaged to a prince from a neighboring country.
————Near the Border.
「Stop———!!!」
The village that Luxel ruled was located near the border between the Imperial Kingdom and the Demon Kingdom. I led the Holy Knights of the Imperial Kingdom to attack the village. A scream emanates from a particularly large mansion. It was the voice of a man who had emerged from the window of the wooden mansion. I pointed at the man and instructed the knights.
「I will deal with him. You guys can go ahead and hunt all the demons. You can torment them, you can rape them, you can enslave them. Let those who bow to the Crown know.」
「Yes!」
These holy knights… They are usually revered by people and value discipline above all else, but the stress of not being able to let loose in their daily duties and routines was released at once with my words.
Justice in the name of defeat is built in the name of justice.
A one-sided battle. The male demons fought back with stag and sickle, club and bow, but they were no match for the fully armed holy knights. The sloppy edges were easily dispatched, arrows failed to pierce armor, and sticks and other wooden objects were cut off by the sword, rendering them useless.
Outnumbered, the male demons are cut down like toys by the knights.
「Ugyaaahhhh——!!!」
「Even if they are demons, they are just small fry when it comes to the hero and us. It’s no big deal.」
Among them were a mixture of demons and humans who had become husband and wife…
「Please have mercy on my wife and daughter…」
「Hah? There is no mercy for a traitor who begets a demon!」
The knights stripped his wife and daughter of their clothes in front of her husband, a demoness, and pushed them straight down. The husband stormed out, but they made him get down on the ground, grabbed him by the hair, and forced him to witness the tragedy of his wife and daughter being raped.
The beautiful female demoness becomes the consort of a wild beast called a holy knight, and the old man is left to be licked to death. Usable children are kidnapped and violently thrown into cages.
The demon tribe, outraged by the arrogance of the knights, appeared.
A hulking figure holding a Golden Axe in both hands cut down both knights who were astride a woman.
The woman is surprised to see the knight’s blood on her upper body, but she is grateful for the help and runs away.
The angry gaze of the hulking demon caught mine.
「Unforgivable… I won’t forgive you, Hero Krim!」
「Forgive me? That’s a word only winners are allowed to utter. Losers just lick the shoes of the winners. That’s the way of the world.」
Luxel the Rage… the Orc Lord who appeared before me was called so by the people with awe.
For being an Orc Lord, Luxel is not very big in stature. He is about the size of a heavy knight. That’s how much his body has been stretched.
「Why do you do this outrageous thing… Why, human… Many of us wanted to join hands with humans and live in peace…」
「Hahah! That really makes me laugh. Humans, demons and races are not important to me. You’re just a stepping stone, nothing more. Isn’t it the same for you? You slain and killed humans and even became known as one of the Four Heavenly Kings. I don’t see how that differs from…」
「It’s different! I was only trying to kidnap the demon tribe and sanction those who treated them as slaves and longevity pills! Feted by my own kind and feared by humans. I don’t want any of that.」
Somehow, talking to the pig made me feel irresistibly angry. Besides, I thought it was useless to talk any further.
「Oh, I’m not here to question anything. I’m here to kill you. Let’s get this over with.」
「Geobreak!!!」
The… the ground shakes!
I was about to finish speaking when Luxel thrust his Battle-axe into the earth. The knights, who had destroyed the entire village, were suddenly startled by the earthquake and wondered what was going on.
The skill that Luxel had unleashed was tremendous, and countless stone blocks were flying toward me. I had buffed my physical defense on my cloak and surpassed…
「You filthy hero, burn and perish in the flames of my rage! Fire Edge!」
Kuh! It’s fast!
I must give credit to the enemy, the name of the “Four Heavenly Kings” is not a given title! A huge battle-axe covered in flames, as fast as I am, rips apart my body, which had been focused solely on defense.
Ahh, again, huh…
The conditions for activation of【Unique Skill】have been met.
I see in my mind’s eye the letters as if they were a game. What do you think?
「This is ridiculous!? My axe surely cut your body in two… Was that an illusion!?」
Luxel was just plain stumped.
「I don’t care about those things. Armor Piercing.」
I nonchalantly draw my sword and pierce the Orc Lord’s heart. The raw pulsation of the sword through my arm, as if I were holding the heart in my hand, holding the life and death in my hand.
The pig is pierced through the chest and theatrically coughs up blood from its mouth in an exaggerated manner.
「Oh right, is it true that high ranking Demons have three hearts? Firecrest」
One heart is pierced and another sword is thrust at the kneeling Heavenly King. The red emblem that appeared on the blade of the sword… The hot knife pierced through the pig’s flesh as easily as if it were melting butter.
「Guuaaaggghh!!! It’s buuuuurrrrninnng! My chest, my lungs are burning…」
「Aha! Tonight, it’s pigsteak with all the Holy Knights.」
The smell of burning meat wafted around us, and I couldn’t help but let the words escape. The knights were cackling and tilting their heads, not knowing what I was talking about.
「Okay, last one. Any last words?」
「This grudge… I’m sure someone will take hold of this… haa, haah… At best… a few lives will be… guhuu!」
「You’re a real pain in the ass.」
I plunged the treasured sword Damocles, a gift from the emperor that I hadn’t asked for, into the last heart of the Luxel at once, gouging it relentlessly.
Luxel spat out a large amount of blood from his mouth and slammed his huge frame into the earth.
Hmmm, what’s more, I love the moment of hunting for life when this is just a game world. The feeling in my hand is as if I have shaved off that man’s crotch. The disdainful look he gives me… yes, I remember the way he looks at me.
————Again, the Imperial Palace.
【The end of the pathetic pig who bowed to the Imperial Power.】
A poster is put up by the Holy Knights disparaging one of the Four Heavenly Kings and exposed to the people. Luxel’s corpse was towed away in a wagon, and the people of the Imperial Capital were informed of the completion of the defeat. After them walks a newly enslaved demon tribe in chains.
I don’t know whether they were mourning the death of Luxel or lamenting their own future, but some were weeping and wailing, others were nodding darkly.
When I arrived at the imperial palace, the emperor himself greeted me.
「Hero Krim, well done on your recent success. Is there anything you would like?」
I returned to the imperial palace with the triumph of a successful subjugation, and the emperor said that he would give me a labor of love and even more rewards.
「I appreciate your kind words… I would like…」
I took my gaze away from the emperor and looked to see Morgana, her cheeks flushed and her eyes hot on my face.
I followed my desire and said, “I’ll do it.”
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「The Emperor’s command and Her Imperial Highness the Crown Princess’s body are the only two things that are important to me.」
At the same time, I gave him a grin. The emperor by my side was so surprised by my words that he backed away incredibly quickly and slumped down into his throne. Pointing his finger at me, he exclaimed.
「Krim!?! Y–You have lost your mind! All of you, seize this man, throw him in prison, inflict pain on him, and execute him!」
The courtiers surrounded me, but they were not the only ones,
「Kukuku… Do you think you and your kind are a match for me?」
No one who had witnessed my ability would point a blade at me, although they would put their hand on the hilt of the sword. When a man of spirit draws his sword to face the enemy, a glance from the enemy is enough to make him fall on his backside.
「His Majesty seems to have very good subjects. You seem to know who is the best of the best, kukuh!」
The emperor struggled to get down from his throne, even though it was fixed as I approached… I slowly and deliberately thrust the treasured sword Damocles, which I had been given, into the heart of Limpos. The foolish emperor utters a caged「Urghhh!」in a desperate cry.
「Father!」
Morgana, who had been trying to protect her father, the emperor, shakes herself out of the hold of the courtiers and rushes to the corpse with her eyes wide open.
「Krim-sama, why have you done this terrible thing… Where have you gone, my beloved!」
「Nhn? I never liked you at all from the beginning. I just had the right body to hold you.」
She was shaking her head tearfully from side to side, seemingly throwing her own inability to see people.
「Oh, right! How would you like to be raped while your late father watches? Wouldn’t that be exciting?」
「None of this, none of this will ever save your soul! If you want to violate me, violate me!」
I was expecting more wailing and screaming, but she acted stoutheartedly, which dampened my amusement.
————A certain castle of residence.
After killing my master, Emperor Limpos VII, I was confronted by a certain person, accompanied by Morgana, who had completely lost the will to live after being betrayed by me and losing her father.
「I thought you’d be more of an ominous man, but you’re quite watchable.」
I had imagined a more fearsome monster because of the grandiose title of “Demon Lord,” but it was surprisingly beautiful in appearance.
He had horns like a goat, and his irises were red as if the flames of purgatory were burning. His hair was black and his ears were as long as an elf’s.
The lizardman attendant barked, perhaps annoyed by my comment.
「How dare you! You humans are rude! You are in the presence of the Demon Lord, kneel!」
「Hah? Why should I obey you? You know your place!」
“Gyaahh-gyaahh,” I pushed the noisy chamberlains into silence when I batch them.
「Demon Lord Azarkade, this is just a little souvenir from me.」
I tossed a round object wrapped in a jute bag. The Demon Lord grabbed it with one hand and had his attendant inspect it, saying, “Make sure.” When he finished looking, the chamberlain whispered in the Demon Lord’s ear.
「The head of Limpos and… the Princess Morgana… what do you want? Is it to recognize Asotaros’ right to control? Or money?」
「You know that useless guy Luxel who left? Hire me to replace him as the Fourth Heavenly King. I’ll make it easy for you.」
「Let me tell you something, you bastaaaaaaarrdd—!!」
The demons who had been flanking me rose up all at once and were about to attack me.
「Halt!」
But it was the Demon Lord who halted them.
「Kukuh, interesting… Then let us see what you can do! Krim, the human hero!」
「Yeah, let’s give it our best shot.」
Resting in one of the rooms given by Azarikade.
Haah～! Both Morgana and Azarikade are really simpleminded!!! Morgana is so new to the scene that I was forgiven after just a little bit of hugging.
Ufufu, they’re all NPCs in this game anyway, right? Everybody, everybody should just die! And I will use it for the energy to fulfill my great desire.
As long as I have this【Just World】, I can rule this other world, re-enter the original world, and gain Kaname-chan’s favor!
After tossing Damocles roughly, I held the two swords I had a Master Craftsman created. The inscriptions are Kaname and Kaori, respectively… Two swords meant for each other. I wished that I could incarnate in the world where I used to be again and be always with him, just like this male and female sword.