Chapter 390
< succubus (2) >
In an instant, the surrounding air changed completely..
“······.”
“···Huh.”
A heavy air current that makes you feel like you shouldn’t open your mouth carelessly..
But in the meantime, the suction power that continues to grab attention.
Gulp.
Even while those at the scene swallowed their dry saliva without realizing it, the being's footsteps did not stop..
Although it seems like a light step, it is full of spirit, as if taking a space with each step..
The strangely tense atmosphere disappeared only when she reached the presence of the person in the highest position..
By that bright smile on your face.
“Hehe, it's nice to meet you like this. My name is Hela. Please take care of me in the future?”
All I did was smile and say a few words..
However, that image was bound to be deeply imprinted in the minds of those present with a different meaning than before..
···No, actually, the engraving on my chest was bigger than my head..
‘It's literally demonic..’
Dream Walker's godmother placed one hand on her heart and let out a soft exclamation in her mind..
As much as I pride myself on being the best in this area, thanks to that tolerance, my heart doesn't flinch from even the slightest temptation, and my stomach is usually beating fast..
If you are like this, how can other people be like this?.
“Oh hoho, nice to meet you. My name is Liliana and I am currently leading the Dream Workers. I would like to express my sincere gratitude for deliberately coming all the way to this place despite the inconvenience..”
However, she did not show it and calmly accepted what the other person said..
In contrast to the other person, who consistently speaks informally from the beginning, she shows an old-fashioned attitude as if she were a noble lady..
“But this doesn't seem like an appropriate place to talk. Shall we go inside first? We prepared delicious refreshments to welcome our precious guests..”
Then he took a quick look around the still messy surroundings and led Hella inside..
This is an important facility that is the core of troop transport..
It was a place where you had to always be on edge, not a place where you could be preoccupied with other things like you are now..
‘By the way···.’
As she moved, she glanced at Hela, who was saying goodbye to Sianna again..
She had already reached the level of transcendence and was able to read a lot of information with just that..
The other person's stride and the weight placed on it, the cycle and depth of breathing, changes in facial expressions and eye movements when speaking, habits and gestures that even the person himself is not aware of, etc..
After combining all the factors, there was one conclusion:.
‘···Huh, it can't be LeRae after all..’
That it was my mistake.
There was no need to go into detail..
From the beginning, he was different from the Demon King he knew in many ways, from appearance to body type to the nature of magical power..
‘But it looks similar.’
Even she couldn't deny that much..
Above all, wasn't the name jumping out at a glance the moment you first encountered it??
Although she couldn't pinpoint what it was, the strange atmosphere surrounding the other person was surprisingly similar to that of the monarch Liliana admired a long time ago..
‘Plus those eyes and horns. I'm sure. This is LeRaye's···.’
Her eyes turned to Hela's face..
Reverse red eyes and slightly curved, tall black horns on a black background..
Even if everything else is the same, no matter how you look at it, isn’t it a symbol of the previous Demon Lord?!
While the godmother was lost in thought, her eyes suddenly met directly with the mysterious eye of the station..
It was a small mistake of not being able to adjust my gaze properly due to the complicated thoughts running through my head..
“Hehe, it looks like there's a lot I want to ask.?”
An expression that says you know what you're trying to say.
But Hela said nothing more about him..
I just opened the door to the living room I had just arrived in first, extended one arm towards the inside, and smiled..
“Conversation is the most efficient means of communication to understand each other. It looks like there isn't much time left, so let's not waste time and get straight to the point..”
Then, I casually walked inside..
As if he were the owner of this place..
***
‘Is this the home of the dream walkers? It truly is a prestigious family that produced the previous Demon Lords. It's on a different level from the other people I've encountered so far..’
Hela nodded with a small expression of admiration..
Although she didn't show it outwardly, she was very satisfied with the current situation..
‘This will be quite helpful to my work. Since I am a latecomer, the stronger the foundation, the better..’
The stronger the influence you can exert on the demon world, the faster your power will expand..
If Dream Walker helps with the ongoing work, we will be able to build a powerful force in the near future..
In addition, isn't the succubus' godmother named Liliana one of the best talents we've ever seen in the demon world??
‘It must be taken into account that the power of the demons is further amplified within the demon world... If the marquis level is this strong, how strong is the duke level??’
Of course, even in his current state, he said he was confident in dealing with them one-on-one, but considering that his forces would also intervene, it was still too early to fight them properly..
What you need for that is to take Dream Walker completely under your control..
‘Perhaps because they have a strong resistance to charm, it seems like it will be difficult to forcibly subjugate them like before..’
Of course, there was no need for them to do that..
It was already a relationship that was stronger than anything else..
Hela, Liliana, and Syana sitting across from each other in the living room.
The story progressed quickly as it was not time for either side to relax..
From public matters to somewhat personal matters..
“···‘Well, what does that mean??”
While the conversation was going on like that, Liliana frowned as if she was dumbfounded..
He clearly looked frustrated because he didn't get a clear answer to the question he really wanted to hear..
But Hela just shrugged lightly..
“Of course, it has something to do with Sentai Demon Lord, right? Because a being like me would not have arisen naturally. But actually, I only recently became conscious, and this is my first time coming to the demon world.···.”
When asked about his origins, he simply remained ignorant..
How can I be honest in this situation??
He realized that he was one of many avatars created using the remains of the previous Demon King as a medium..
However, he avoided giving a definite answer by spinning his words around and did not lie at all..
For a devil of that level, it would be easy to see through the lies contained in the words..
‘I don't know if that will work for me, but it's still best to be as careful as possible..’
Although it was recently fully adapted, Hela was a fledgling individual that had only recently been born..
It is natural to prepare for emergencies..
Moreover, if you leave room for all possibilities with such an ambiguous attitude,···.
“···Could it be that something had been arranged in advance? In preparation for after they die...? Well, it also has the essence of a queen. Maybe those two really···.”
I will create a scenario based on the context so that you can understand it..
There was no need to worry about it myself..
“Now that I think about it, I’m curious too, right? What is Godmother Liliana’s relationship with the 14th Demon Lord and the Succubus Queen? From what I'm saying, it seems like we know each other well..”
The godmother's body, which had been pondering as she frowned at the question asked lightly by Hela, stopped..
Silence that flows for a moment.
But soon he opened his mouth casually, as if he had never done anything like that..
Looking at Hella with a strange look.
“···They are my biological sisters and mother..”
With those words, a quiet explanation followed..
As if telling an old story to an ex-family member or confessing past family history to a nephew whom you haven't seen in a long time..
Leraye and Liliana had the same succubus queen as their mother..
Among them, Leraye was a very special being..
Unlike Liliana, who was born as an ordinary succubus, her father's genes were expressed excessively and she was born as a mutant called 'succubus hybrid'..
Originally, for the succubus race, the male body was just food and an object of exploitation, so it was generally impossible, but considering the power of the person who became the father, it was not completely impossible..
Because he was the 13th Demon King, the strongest of his time..
‘His father is the 13th Demon King and his mother is a Succubus Queen..’
It was a greater lineage than I thought..
Well, so he could have ascended to the position of devil king in the devil world where all kinds of vicious monsters run rampant..
“Now, the eyes and horns you inherited were also features passed down to you by the 13th Demon King. I didn't really like it because I thought it was too splashy. Really, I had no idea how much other kids, including me, were jealous of..”
Liliana sighed and played with her horn, which was about a span long..
The same goes for Siana, who sits quietly next to him..
And her story, briefly summarized, soon led to the invasion of the continent by the 14th Demon Lord Leraye and his executive, Queen..
Thanks to the Queen, who not only produced the Demon King but also had a relationship with the previous Demon King and grew to the level of a duke, the Dream Walker Territory enjoyed great prosperity, but they could not just remain complacent with reality..
They had a desire to escape this barren land and plunder its abundant resources, but rather, they had one mission that they had to fulfill..
“···It's the meaning of the devil?”
“It is said to be a duty handed down from the time the first Demon King was born. Well, actually, it wouldn't have changed even if that hadn't happened. To them, that fertile land was like a well-prepared table..”
Invading the continent at regular intervals to break the spirit of humans, as well as taking some kind of action there..
The moment she heard those words, a hypothesis flashed through Hella's mind..
‘The demon god was periodically interfering with the resurrection of the human god.!’
I don't know why a demon god who is isolated in the demon world, which is difficult to come and go, rather than another god, took on such a role..
Maybe it's just because they don't get along, or maybe it's because of a rule he doesn't know yet..
What is important is that the consciousness has appeared in the form of an invasion of the continent..
That was the last time the 14th Demon King was cut off..
In the end, the Arrangements of the Human Gods, including the Immortal King, began to open their eyes one by one..
‘Wow, this guy really has great tenacity. Even though he was thrown into the abyss, he didn't give up for more than a thousand years and kept trying, and eventually succeeded.?’
And then he even takes revenge by counterattacking the demon who has been interfering with him all along..
It was impossible to even guess how great the power it must have had before it was sealed in the abyss..
Well, so the Lord, who usually doesn't step forward, probably did it himself..
“Her mother volunteered to accompany Leraye to help her. I was so desperate to keep the other dukes in check..”
The power of fascination possessed by the 14th Demon King was very threatening..
If she had had a little more time, she could have defeated all the high-ranking demons and achieved absolute power..
Of course, that was already in the past, and as a result, not only Demon King Leraye but also the Succubus Queen died during the invasion of the continent..
I didn't know what happened in the process, or whether it was the work of other operatives or human gods.···.
“···But it seems like we have another chance..”
Liliana's voice, which continued quietly as if telling a fairy tale, began to fill with a strange warmth..
A fire like never before was burning in her eyes..
“I acknowledge you as my sister and daughter of the 14th Demon Lord Leraye. Even if he wasn't born directly, his strength and will seem to have been properly inherited..”
Then he slowly stood up and tapped the side of the table in the center..
With that light gesture, the heavy table with the refreshments on it was pushed all the way to the wall, but no one here paid any attention to it..
“Liliana, the godmother of the dream walker—.”
“—His daughter Sianna.”
Siana, who had been quiet so far, opened her mouth after Liliana..
Without any time to react to the fact that she was the godmother's daughter, the two people standing side by side slowly knelt in front of Hella..
““I swear allegiance to Hella..””
The language resonated, and waves imbued with magic flowed heavily..
At the same time, a double contract was made not only with Liliana but also with Syanna, a descendant of the Immortal King..
Perhaps, as a demon from the demon world, being under the command of a higher class is treated separately from contracts made outside of it..
“There's only one thing we want.”
At that time, Liliana, with her forehead on the floor, spoke in a passionate voice..
Although they recognized Hela as their niece, their polite tone did not show any disturbance, as if they would prioritize honoring him as a monarch who would fulfill their wishes rather than such a personal relationship..
“—After exterminating all those ugly dukes, Hela will rise to the top of the demon world.!”
Her eyes met Hela's as she raised her head from her prone position..
Eyes burning with anger and revenge that cannot be hidden even by a tired face..
A soft smile appeared on Hella's lips as she quietly looked at it..
Of course, the answer to that was already decided..
***
“···This, this.”
Ken Miyamoto swallowed dry saliva..
[Grumble! Grumble!]
[iced coffee···! This refreshing blood! more! give me more!]
Strange beings that could not be considered normal living creatures wriggled before his eyes..
Eyes, nose, mouth as well as limbs and head.
They were pure white monsters with different positions and numbers, as if a child had roughly assembled the parts, and an instinctive feeling of rejection arose the moment you saw them..
“Hmm, I guess you were surprised..”
“yes a little···.”
The owner with a kind voice slowly approached from behind Ken..
Then, I patted his shoulder a few times and looked at the view ahead with happy eyes..
“What is it like? Isn't it cool??”
A sticky desire that cannot be hidden even by the packaging of kindness..
Before Ken could reply, the owner of the voice spoke again..
“These are the ones who will lead us to victory—.”
Eyes that are like an abyss without a single ray of light are bent like a crescent moon.
“God's soldiers.”
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