Episode 10: Demon God
“Oh, have you given up on running around?”
Descending the long staircase with Noah and Nia, we reached the underground, where Mylene, accompanied by handsome butlers and maids, awaited me in a corner of the vast cave.
“So, have you abandoned the furious pursuit?”
As I casually touched my cheek and tilted my head, Mylene, who had been gracefully fanning herself, developed a vein on her temple.
“Well… You seem quite composed. Hunting for a high ranking person involves chasing the prey and shooting them in the end. Didn’t our princess know that?”
So many of them were outside was to prevent any escape, I suppose.
“Oh, I apologize. I can’t allow such barbaric things. I’m a city girl, you see.”
“Hehehehe.”
As we exchanged smiles and laughter, for some reason, one of the vampire maids swayed as if she had just experienced dizziness. Anemia, perhaps? She must be lacking blood.
In the underground of Count Auber’s mansion, there was a huge cavern. Well, it’s cool and dark. Convenient for vampires as a resting place.
“Finally decided to show up.”
While playing with Mylene, the middle-aged vampire – Count Auber – appeared from the depths of the cavern. Well, the real count probably ended up on their dining table.
“Your complexion is not great, Count. Lack of sleep, perhaps?”
“Young troublemaker, still not resting in the grave, I see. Has one of my minions attacked you along the way?”
Count Auber had a faint smile upon realizing that my followers had decreased. Quite chatty, I thought, and not sharing information with the countess.
Moreover, not only was he chatting, but also the reason for his lengthy conversation was puzzling. Seeing the slight frown on his face, he seemed to be wary, despite hiding the demonic presence. Something was different about Noah and Nia, even though their demonic aura was concealed. A slight sense of discomfort, perhaps.
Truly an ancient vampire. But does the appearance of a vampire matter? Even Mylene, who looked like an eleven-year-old, appeared this way. Oh, I was stared at.
“Those two have gone to greet the lady in the chapel. She suddenly decided to go out, leaving me behind. I wonder where she’s heading?”
As I sighed in a troubled manner, Count Auber focused his gaze, and Mylene glared at the sky as if she could see something.
“Well, I’ve grown tired of it, so I came to bid my greetings. It seems like I’ll be leaving soon.”
“Hahaha, the rumors of the gentle and graceful princess of the Holy Kingdom were quite off. You’re quite the tomboy princess.”
Count Auber laughed at my words, baring his fangs.
“So, Lady Eurushia, do you think you can go back?”
At that moment, from every shadow in the cavern, hundreds of vampires appeared. No, not just vampires; half of them, judging by their skin color, seemed to be ghouls?
It’s not a number you can easily hide in the darkness, but maybe shadow magic? Some form of dark magic?
Well, it’s a classic move for vampire subordinates. Smelly, though. Did Count Auber come to the underground to bring out these creatures?
One hundred vampires and one hundred ghouls of Count Auber.
Mylene and fifty beautiful vampires.
Tension and a murderous aura hung heavily between us…
But.
“Eurushia-sama, may I have permission to exterminate them?”
In that silent cave, Noah calmly sought my permission.
“Eurushia-sama, me too.”
Nia chimed in. Nia’s sluggish demeanor seemed to convey a desire to finish quickly and go home. But more than that, both of them seemed unable to tolerate the disrespect from the vampires and ghouls who repeatedly insulted me.
Well, can’t be helped…
“Permission granted… Noah, Nia. Do your best.”
“Yes.”
The twins responded happily to my words and stepped forward.
If the power I had witnessed in that place was usable, there shouldn’t be a problem. But in the worst case, I was ready to sweep them all away with my Megaton Punch… or so I thought.
“─Release─”
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BOOM!
Circuits of power connected from Nia to Noah, and Noah’s black breath swept through the vampires and ghouls like a dragon’s breath.
“What the hell!?”
Fortunately veering off course, Mylene, who had avoided the black breath with her subordinates, raised her voice and prepared herself. At that moment, an incredibly sinister aura pierced her.
“Get down, Mylene!”
Feeling the same, Count Auber, who sensed it, used his subordinates as a shield to bypass it. In his eyes, something unbelievable was reflected.
The two attendants Eurushia brought with her. Children not yet ten years old were transforming into something inhuman.
The skin of the boy called Noah turned dark blue. His whites of the eyes turned black, and the black of the eyes turned white. Distorted black goat horns protruded from his head, which bore an evil grin.
Vampires directly affected by that ominous aura turned to ashes, and ghouls rotted away while still alive.
“Aha♪”
Entering the chaotic swarm of vampires and ghouls alone, Nia, who had transformed into the same color as her brother, with twisted black sheep horns different from her brother’s, swung her magical sword. With a single swing, dozens of ghouls were torn apart, their evil lives and souls sucked away, turning into dust.
Her appearance was truly that of a demon feared by humans, and Count Auber was wide-eyed in astonishment at her demonic-like figure.
“─It’s a Great Demon!?”
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Noah was born in the lowest depths of the demon realm. It wasn’t about the physical depth but the place where the weakest beings were born, and Noah was in a position where everyone considered him prey.
Although they shared the same birthplace, Noah and Nia never resorted to eating each other, maybe because they had the same color, or perhaps out of loneliness.
Demons don’t have feelings like loneliness. However, the demon realm was so harsh that such feelings were born, and Noah and Nia were weak beings.
Perhaps it was because of such feelings, but simply due to their rarity, the two were captured by a formidable presence, and they encountered what could be called fate.
The golden beast—Eurushia. At that moment, she was already too powerful, and although they had thought they would simply be devoured, she nurtured them with care, even if it was just play.
And the budding feeling of wanting everything… It grew stronger, and they wanted to offer it to their benevolent masters by desiring everything.
That was Noah’s only wish as a “greedy” demon.
That’s why he could understand the feelings of the dark beast that sought everything from her. But knowing this, Noah watched as the golden beast disappeared and betrayed the dark beast because he believed it wasn’t for the good of his beloved masters.
His sister, Nia, would feel the same way. Nia may seem carefree and ditzy, but she’s not foolish. She always kept an eye out for her masters and companions, trying to protect them from all threats.
To protect. That’s a feeling demons don’t have. Raised by Eurushia and experiencing what it means to care for others for the first time, Nia wanted to protect everything about her beloved “mother”.
As a “slothful” demon, she sought not laziness but a different kind of sloth. Nia’s sloth was not about wanting to do nothing, but rather, it was about ensuring that her masters, who had been lonely in the demon world, could live peacefully with everyone.
For that reason, the two sought power.
That’s why Eurushia probably granted them that power.
Nia, the succubus with the power of “absorption,” a shield to protect everything.
Noah, the incubus with the power of “release,” a spear to slaughter everything.
But…
Eurushia, who set that “setting,” simply didn’t want R18. ……. She just gave them abilities that seemed like it, but unaware of this, the two demons eagerly wielded their powers for the peace of their beloved Eurushia.
She underwent magical modifications at Eurushia’s whim, evolving into a “Greater Demon.”
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“Damn it…”
Count Auber muttered filthy words at the sight of overwhelming despair.
Two Greater Demons… Moreover, they took the form of the holy maiden’s attendants, likely possessing them as vessels to manifest in this world.
If these two were unleashed, the Holy Kingdom would undoubtedly be destroyed. Why would such abominable entities, even taking the form of the holy maiden’s attendants, follow Eurushia?
By calling the two by a “name,” Eurushia probably summoned them when they were still high-level demons, named them with the immense magical power of the holy maiden, and made a contract as compensation.
But even that wasn’t absolute. Those who named demons might become “special,” but they wouldn’t become subjects of obedience. To contract with demons, further compensation was needed.
(Perhaps… her soul as a holy maiden!?)
A pure maiden’s soul like hers would be more than enough compensation. But why would Eurushia, a noble princess and a holy maiden, contract with demons to the extent of sacrificing her pure soul?
Had she foreseen the arrival of their “catastrophic” level of vampires or disasters?
Perhaps, with no hero in the Holy Kingdom at the time, she thought they couldn’t win and sacrificed herself without consulting anyone?
A child’s sad level of self-sacrifice… she truly was the saint of the Holy Kingdom.
They knew this, and even Mylene was desperately trying to face Eurushia to break the situation. But defeating a holy maiden wasn’t an easy task.
If the holy maiden stood with the hero, even they could be defeated.
They thought such a being wouldn’t appear. That’s why they chose this land as their hiding place. However, the strongest holy maiden in history existed in this era.
Even Auber, who had become something more than human over four hundred years and had forgotten his real name, felt his heart cleansed by her dazzling presence.
But it was too late…
Even if he manage to defeat Eurushia here, the unleashed archdemon will kill Mylene and destroy this holy kingdom.
Mylene is an exceptional talent. Once a pitiful girl when turned into a vampire by Count Auber, Camilla polished her into a stunning beauty. With Camilla’s guidance, she mastered controlling her body, transforming from a young girl to a mature woman, making her useful for impersonating others.
However, when Auber and Camilla abandoned her former comrade, she rebelled against them.
Count Auber, having lived as a vampire for four centuries, could not afford to die here.
Becoming a vampire was a means to gain the wisdom of this world. By extensively studying various texts, he acquired fragments of the [Knowledge from Another World] left behind by the great demon summoned in the past.
He could not die. To gain the great wisdom: …….
Not until he encountered that “existence.”
Just as vampires have their hierarchy, demons also have a “rank.”
In the long span of mythology, only demons with a high rank evolve from archdemons and reach the realm of gods.
The knowledge from another world mentioned three beings that reached the realm of gods:
One is the god of the great demonic realm – [Demon Lord].
One is the beast of the great demonic realm – [Demon Beast].
And the last one…
That demon had devoured countless humans over countless years, finally understanding the human heart.
Enveloping her otherworldly beauty, which rejected humans, with the hearts of “people,” she simply existed and charmed everyone. She played with the knowledge from another world she gained over time, bringing chaos to the world.
Even in the eternal demonic realm, there was only one confirmed rarity among demons
The Demon God.
Regardless of how many centuries it would take, Auber must encounter the demon that brings knowledge from another world – the [Demon God] – and gain its wisdom, even if it means selling his soul
For that, Auber couldn’t afford to die. Hence, in the battle of Tatiteld, Auber survived even by abandoning his comrades.
Pity, but Mylene would be sacrificed. She would surely buy Count Auber the time he needed to leave this place.
Finally, Auber glanced at Mylene and the holy maiden who had been engaging with her. The saintly girl, Eurushia, looked at Count Auber and flashed an eerily beautiful smile.
The “Demon God” simply existed and charmed everything.
“Where are you going?”
Enchanted by that smile, Count Auber paused slightly… and that’s when the appearing archdemon, Nia, mercilessly slashed Count Auber into two from the top of his head.
“Oh dear…”
When Count Auber tried to escape, I gave him a friendly smile, and then was suddenly cut into two by Nia…
Was it my fault?
“…………”
Mylene, who had been keeping me company, looked over there. Whether she was sad or angry, her expression was incredibly subtle.
But perhaps she had finally snapped. When she turned to me, she glared strongly.
“…Enough of this. Instead of running away, fight me!”
“Even if you say that…”
Unbelievable revelations unfolded.
I… I have no grudge against Mylene! Well, I was just trying to get rid of pests, you know? It seems that the Count was the one who created it unnecessarily. So what do I do now?
I’ve been engaging with Mylene, but even with my current magical abilities, which are still not at their full potential, Mylene’s attacks don’t hit me due to the pressure of her magical power.
…Well, whatever.
“Fine. I’ll seriously take you on…”
“…Come at me.”
As I said that, Mylene extended her black claws and flexed the muscles throughout her body, utilizing the vampire’s physical strength.
But Mylene… you must have noticed by now, right?
That I am not human… let alone a “saint.”
Fine. I’ll take you on.
Offer that despair to the “demon”…
“────! “
Mylene instinctively jumped back.
Seizing her face with my crimson claws, I smashed the stalactites at several times the speed, causing eye color to change.
The white part was invaded by “black,” the pupils dyed a vivid crimson. With a smile, I bared my fangs against the backdrop of the vast darkness in the cavern, then threw her into it.
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! “
Crushing the icicle stones as she flew nearly a hundred meters, Mylene screamed while sprouting black wings from her back. Blood, perhaps? Shadows, maybe?
“Devil!!”
“Yes, that’s right.”
At that moment, I flipped my golden wings, each about five meters long, and whispered into Mylene’s ear.
“So swift!?”
“You’re just slow.”
From the disoriented and contorted face of Mylene, a fragrant sense of “fear” emanated, and my face naturally transformed into a smile.
Reflexively dodging Mylene’s hand chop by circling behind her, I grabbed her legs with the bat-like claws on my wings, leaving a golden afterimage. I then threw her to the ground.
BOOOM!
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!”
Impaled upside down, she shattered the cave floor, and the battered Mylene screamed. Several shadows jumped in.
“Mylene-sama!”
“We’ll help you now!”
Butlers and maid vampire underlings, who broke free from the curse of my sinister aura, rushed to Mylene, surrounding her protectively.
“…Yo…u…all…run…”
“No way!”
“We will never leave Mylene-sama’s side!”
“Why…”
Despite the fear in their eyes as they hovered around me, the servants desperately shielded Mylene, their master. Mylene, with eyes that had started to regenerate despite her battered state, opened them wide in astonishment.
“We were created by Mylene-sama.”
“But we were never deprived of our will!”
“We want to serve Mylene-sama of our own accord!”
“You all…”
As Mylene, with a regenerated body, staggered to her feet with the help of her minions, her eyes showed no despair or impatience. Only a glimmer of hope and love for those protecting her was evident.
“…………”
YOu…
Wait a minute, am I not a complete villain here? Sure, I’m a demon!
I’m kinda stuck here, my body forced to move against my will due to the remnants of my curse flowing out.
If I release that aura again, they’ll turn into ashes!
What should I do!? I’m supposed to be the most socially adept demon in the demon world! I can’t afford to mess up like this!
Ahhhh, damn it!
…Well, there’s no other choice.
Pon.
“────ッ！！！？”
Suddenly, Mylene and the handsome vampires who had just surprised me from behind reacted with shock as I was tapped on the shoulder.
“This place is cramped… Shall we have a little chat outside?”
“…Huh?”
Nonchalantly, I grabbed Mylene wrist, and in an instant, I soared towards the ceiling with her.
“Te, [Pierce]!”
Infusing magic into the divine language, I punched through the presumably several dozen meters of bedrock with my fist.
Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon!!
A thunderous roar and vibration, shaking the entire Count Auber’s territory, echoed as we pierced a vertical hole resembling a well to the surface.
“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
Mylene let out a maiden-like scream as we ascended while still holding her.
“Pain… Wait… I’ll de… di… Ada…”
Thud, thud, thud, thud…
The sound of something hitting the newly opened rough rock surface.
But on that day, I made a decision… never to look back!
Pon!
“Speaking of which, it was [Moonlit Night]…”
Moonlit Night tea party are held on beautiful moonlit nights. I shook off Mylene’s grip, who had flown up about a thousand meters into the night sky, spread my black wings again, and hovered in the air in front of her.
“Huuu…”
Mylene’s surroundings, where she swallowed her breath, were surrounded by my cute demons revealing their true nature.
“…………”
Mylene’s eyes, dripping with sweat, wandered aimlessly. …Surprisingly versatile for a vampire.
With a snap of her fingers, the four of them relax and finally exhale as Mylene bites her lower lip and looks at them reproachfully.
“What do you want…”
“Don’t cry.”
“I’m not crying!”
She’s kinda cute, this kid.
“Mylene, become my subordinate.”
“Wha—”
Mylene is rendered speechless with an expression that doesn’t match her super-beautiful girl appearance.
“If you don’t like that…”
“What should I do…”
“Let’s be friends?”
“Huh?”
Suddenly lowering the bar, I catch Mylene with a dumbfounded expression. Well, the title doesn’t really matter.
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“So, what will you do, Lady Mylene?”
In my devilish form, gently placing my hand on my cheek while tilting my head, Mylene lets out a grand sigh.
“…Let’s be friends, Eurushia-sama.”
“Yes, please.”
Securing labor force.
“I don’t care anymore… Count Auber is also such a guy…”
In her tattered dress, Mylene muttered as if giving up, then lifted her face with a start and turned away as if avoiding something.
“Anyway, I was just angry because I don’t like being underestimated by humans!”
“Yeah.”
Isn’t she a bit too tsundere?
They were drawn into becoming vampires to manage the underground society that preys on the simple folk in this holy kingdom. To oversee the “livestock” even if they’re gone.
Thus, the continuous disappearances in the holy kingdom were swept under the rug, and the threat of vampires that loomed was extinguished without humans noticing.
I also gained a workforce to manage the holy kingdom from behind the scenes. Everything seems to be going well.
…But I can’t say it.
That I used the lives of Mylene and the others for servant education. It’s something I can’t admit.
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