Chapter 43
Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 43
Chapter Title: Insect King Diabolos
A quiet downtown intersection.
The vibrant peace there had shattered into pieces with the arrival of the villains.
“Khehehehe!!! Abolish the comprehensive wage system!!!”
“Ban weekend overtime, you bourgeois scum!!!”
“Workers of the world, unite!!!”
They shouted bizarre slogans while smashing buildings and threatening passersby on the street.
“Uwaaaah! It’s the Red Squad! Run!!!”
“You bastard! Working on the weekend like this? I’ll set you free!!!”
The ones in red tights attacked the office workers on their way to the grind, sending everyone into a panic...
“Magical Girl Ersia has arrived!☆”
“What?!”
And at that moment, a silver-haired beauty(?) fluttering down from the sky shouted at them.
“You lot! I won’t forgive you for tormenting innocent people!”
She was none other than Magical Live’s 47-year-old rookie magical girl, Ersia.
Jiggle!!
Of course, her uniform was a bit on the small side, so her massive chest and hips were spilling out...
“What nonsense! We’re not the ones tormenting those humans—it’s the company execs!”
“Th-that’s... legitimate economic activity! Anyway, Ersia-tan’s gonna punish you all!”
“What’re you blabbering about, you old hag?!”
“Hah?! Sorry, but right now Ersia-tan’s an eternal 17-year-old cutie, got it?!”
Zzzzzzap!!!
With that, I channeled my magic power to the max and chanted my spell.
“Magical☆ Squishy-Squash♡ Explosion!”
BOOOOM!!!!
“D-damn it... Failed to liberate the workers...”
Thud.
The spell I unleashed exploded right in the middle of the monsters, wiping them all out.
“Everyone! The monsters are all gone now, so you can head to work without worry!”
“...Sure.”
But for some reason...
Even after escaping the monsters, they didn’t look particularly relieved.
Probably just shaken up from the shock!
“Um, are you Ersia by any chance?”
“Eh.”
But when I spotted a woman approaching, having seen through my disguise, cold sweat started pouring down my back.
“Your face and that figure look just like her...”
“N-nope?! I’m Ersia-tan from Magical Live!”
“Ah, okay...”
The young woman tilted her head at me, and I desperately shook my head in denial.
Scarlet, didn’t you say transformation magic blocks recognition?
“Mind if I check for sure?”
“Uh, well...”
And then she persistently circled around me, giving me this weird look...
Squish!
“Eek?!”
“Hmm, these national-treasure-grade boobs are Ersia’s exclusive domain.”
She just went straight for groping my chest with her hands.
Ugh, what do I do?
If I get found out here, I’ll be forever branded on the gallery as the auntie who can’t act her age...
And my image will take a huge hit!
“Hehe, what should we do~? The noble Ersia herself playing magical girl like some little kid.”
“Ugh...”
The woman smirked slyly with a knowing grin.
“Kshaaaaa!!!!!”
“Kyaaah!”
Whoosh!!!
In that instant, a black shadow shot out like a bullet and snatched the woman right in front of me.
“What the hell?!”
- Screeeeech! Help me!!!!
- B-bugs! Bug monsters!!!
I hurriedly scanned the surroundings amid the chaos, and countless giant insects were kidnapping women left and right.
“Begone!”
BOOOOM!!!!!
I fired off a spell in a panic, blasting a few bugs away, but it wasn’t enough.
- Kyaaaaah!!!
“Tch, no alert siren went off, but...”
I tried to save people amid the pandemonium, but dozens had already been taken.
“Whew, this won’t do.”
I couldn’t rescue them all alone right now.
Call for backup or infiltrate their lair myself—those were my only options.
“Too long to gather the others.”
But this was a race against time.
Here... I’d storm their base and rescue everyone myself.
Fwosh!!!
Decision made, I kicked off and flew after the bugs.
Leaving the city behind, past the fields, I arrived at...
“The Insect King’s Gate...!”
The infamous S-Rank Gate, home base of Insect King Diabolos.
Hard shell, vicious attack power.
Even I, the strongest, hesitated to face it head-on...
This massive insect monster had been an impregnable fortress so far.
“Shaaa!”
“Hngh...”
The bugs started shoving their captives inside the Gate while flapping their wings to communicate.
“Must be after broodmothers to replenish their stock.”
Unable to reproduce on their own, they kidnapped human women like goblins did—forcing them to breed as baby factories.
But far more savage and terrifying than any goblins.
My rational side said retreat, rally the team, and strike together...
“Delay it, and it’s irreversible. Stopping here means even more casualties.”
A half-baked Hunter would get slaughtered in seconds, and countless women would suffer in the meantime.
I’d dive in solo.
“This is Ersia. Commencing subjugation of Insect King Diabolos.”
- What’s the situation?!
I filed my report before heading in.
If I fail or something goes wrong, they’d come help.
“Diabolos...”
I opened my status window to check the current situation.
Choose the male you want to be fertilized by.
*Caution! Males outside the choices will not count.
You must select one to proceed to the next candidate!
Unchosen males will remain in future options.
1. Unknown
2. Insect King Diabolos
[Current Ascension Progress: 8/100]
“...”
No updates since Hakurou.
Killing Diabolos might stall my Circle ascension for good.
“But I can’t abandon these people.”
If I only chased power, I’d spread my legs for him and play nice.
But now, I bore children for the greater good.
“I’ll slay the Insect King.”
Power for the people.
Sacrifice for that power.
No contest—I’d pick the former.
Though, yeah, it’d suck if ascension stalled mid-kill.
“Diving in...!”
BOOOOM!!!!!!
Decision finalized, I dove straight down without hesitation, hurtling toward the enemy-guarded Gate.
“Keeek?!”
“Shaaaaaa!!!”
The bugs spotting me screeched and charged, but whatever.
“Begone!”
BOOOOOOOM!!!!!
My spell incinerated the bug swarm blocking the way, clearing a path.
“Hngh!!”
I sliced through the air and got sucked straight into the Gate.
“So many people captured like this...”
- Ah... ah.
- Ugh...
Before my eyes, kidnapped women were bound by tentacles, staring blankly into space.
“Tch!”
And between their legs lay larvae and shattered eggs.
It pained me that I couldn’t save them sooner.
Gates lurked everywhere on this land, and we’d been too busy plugging the leaks.
“I’ll handle it.”
But here, I’d kill the Insect King and rescue everyone.
Even if it means failing 9th Circle!
“Pierce!”
BOOOM!!!!
I forged a massive iron ball and launched it like a battering ram, smashing the cavern wall with a thunderous roar.
- Kyaaaaah!!!
- KSHAAAAA!!!!
Like poking a hornet’s nest, winged insect monsters swarmed me furiously.
“Bring it on—I’ll take you all!”
I’d beat every last one and save these people...!
“Halt.”
Screech.
But a heavy voice brimming with authority echoed through the space, freezing the charging insects in their tracks.
“No way—you’re...”
“Indeed. I am the king of insects, lord of the black shell!”
The voice’s owner stepped slowly from the shadows, proclaiming proudly.
“I am Diabolos, Insect King and ruler of the world!!!”
Thud!!!
Finally revealed: a kingly insect radiating crushing pressure, clad in jet-black chitin armor and crowned with savage horns.
“Arrogant for a mere bug.”
“Kukuku, to my eyes, you humans are the arrogant ones—less than bugs.”
He smirked slyly at my scornful words, firing back casually.
“Release the people.”
“Become my broodmother, and I will.”
“Don’t make me laugh. You think I don’t know you’d mass-produce elite soldiers from me?”
“Oh? A clever human after all.”
Step step.
He approached nonchalantly and continued in a light tone.
“Some idiot women spread their legs just hearing that.”
“...”
“Guess what those pathetic bitches said later?”
Swish.
The Insect King circled me slowly, reciting dramatically like an actor.
- N-no... The bugs we birthed are taking people...
- This isn’t what we agreed to!
- No! I don’t wanna birth bug babies!!
“They whined that when they saw their own spawn kidnapping other women.”
“...”
“Truly idiotic bitches—they’re the ones who escalated this mess.”
He turned his back, looming over me as he spoke.
“Ersia, strongest of human females. Become my broodmother, and I’ll spare your life... like those women.”
Diabolos extended a hand in mock mercy...
“Insect King.”
Grrrrrind!!!
I gripped my staff tightly and spat.
“You’re a pest that shouldn’t exist.”