Chapter 87
Chapter 87
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 87
Chapter Title: The Demon's Predicament
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“What the hell is this?! Bringing a cheat item like that! It's against the rules!!”
BAM! BAM!
As Liliet slammed her fist down on her throne, her palace began to shake as if struck by an earthquake. But no matter how many times she pounded, her rage wouldn't subside, and she ground her teeth in frustration.
“Not only does he keep interfering with ridiculous magic at the worst possible moments! He turns a unicorn into a bacon with sex, so why the hell is he using holy power?!”
Enthralling that pretty boy called Kaiyen had been easy.
Of course, for some reason, the young man had strong resistance to magic and divine powers themselves, but in her eyes—which had corrupted or broken countless heroes—she could see the cracks in his heart. In fact, his mind was more unstable than most people's.
The pink mist blanketing the entire Rose Pavilion was created by her own authority. For Liliet, manipulating the mist to enchant someone was far easier than picking up a wine glass.
After using Sirka to subdue the young man, Liliet couldn't hide her joy upon seeing the new woman who entered. Among the remaining three women, this one was the most inexperienced and weak-willed?
-“If I don't toy with this one, it would be a disgrace to my title as the Dream Demon Lord! And she's a mid-tier demon with such dense mana to boot♡”-
So she had deliberately unleashed extra tentacles she usually held back, and set up plenty of traps to torment them. The mist would disorient them, and once she fell, the little brat Rexton would complete the ritual for checkmate. There were no flaws in the plan.
Until that staff embedded with two Dragon Hearts swung into action.
The familiar's power, unusually rich in mana, amplified by that suspiciously powerful staff, had left even Sirka—an upper-tier demon—groggy after just two spells and authorities.
“At this rate, even my precious Sirka will get sealed...! No choice, I have to step in myself...!”
Liliet gripped her pink crystal orb and began injecting her immense demonic energy and authority into Sirka.
'I wasn't planning to share it until Sirka was guaranteed to never marry...!'
Her goals were twofold: rescue Sirka and eliminate that pathetic novice witch.
The unicorn's contractor, the beastkin half-breed, and the empire's princess wouldn't be as big a threat compared to that witch.
“Just you wait, Demon King! I'll show you the terror of the wrath of one of your Four Great Kin...!”
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VRRRMMM──!!
“Are we still far, Arthin?! I'm getting a bit scared she'll wake up like this!”
“We've sealed half already! Just one more minute—no, 30 seconds—and we can fully seal that dream demon!”
Unicorn shouted in worry, but the sealing rune was steadily sucking in the dream demon Sirka. Weakened by the rune, Sirka could no longer scream; she merely writhed in futile resistance.
'Should I catch that dream demon and make her Violet's familiar? Or just use her myself!'
Either way, it was a jackpot. Contracting with a unicorn was an early-game cheat, but commanding an upper-tier demon as a subordinate would be a massive boon even late-game. And she was an executive of the Four Great Kin?
'Plus that outrageous outfit! Time to get revenge for all the torment from succubi in my past life!'
How should he torment her to make rumors spread that he'd properly broken a dream demon? Imagining Sirka utterly defiled brought a satisfied smile to his face.
“Alright, almost there─”
💥 DEMONIC VOICE 💥 [How dare you touch my toy?!]
Just as Sirka's form was about to be fully sucked into the sealing rune, Liliet's intense psychic wave rang in his head, and pink mist enveloped Sirka, interfering with the rune's power.
“Ah, fuck, I had her! You said let's play a game, but is this how you cheat?!”
💥 DEMONIC VOICE 💥 [Shut up! Who are you to complain about cheats after bringing that scam item?!]
As part of the pink mist was sucked into the rune instead, demonic energy surged through Sirka's body, and a spatial transfer magic circle began forming around her.
'Fuck, shoulda prepped a Master Ball!'
Of course, he hadn't had time to prepare a stronger sealing rune. He regretted not reinforcing it instead of making Jorba's dagger. Never trust a guy's crotch after all.
“Where do you think you're escaping to?!”
Unicorn, staggering from depleted holy power, charged through the pink mist to disrupt the spatial transfer, but Liliet showered mid-tier monsters from the ceiling to block her path, determined not to lose Sirka.
💥 DEMONIC VOICE 💥 [Just wait, Bacon and her contractor! Once the ritual completes, I'll descend myself and make you my slaves!]
“Ah!!! Fuck, she's escaping!!!! I almost had her!!!!!”
With my frustrated shout, the activated spatial transfer whisked Sirka away. The now-targetless sealing rune dimmed green and stopped functioning.
This is why early boss events have insane difficulty. I barely got her groggy for capture, and she directly intervenes to bail her out.
Of course, remote interference has limits, so drawing Liliet out personally was a win. But it still sucked. Burying my face in those huge tits would've been heaven.
“Arthin! These monsters are tough! Help me!”
“Tch, coming now! Hold on just a bit!”
I shoved the rune into my inventory for later, drew the Orconhile Longsword, and charged forward.
At least the mid-tier monsters popping out hid my erection from Unicorn over succubus torment fantasies. She hates demons like crazy.
'Still time left. Just find Sion and one... no, two more heroines!'
I vowed to clear this event perfectly out of spite and started slashing the monsters blocking Unicorn.
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Following the three beams of light led to stairs descending underground. Violet and Almiraz confidently entered the basement first floor, buoyed by their unprecedented magical success.
“This is basement level 1...! The demonic energy swirling around feels ominous!”
“Be careful, Miss Violet. Enemies could pop out from anywhere!”
In truth, though Almiraz warned caution, she felt no fear.
'The day has finally come when I can unleash my great power properly! Even if a Demon King's executive appears, with Miss Violet, I can handle it!'
Her already baseless overconfidence now had foundation, filling her with courage to conquer even the Demon King's castle itself, not just this demon-made dungeon.
Then, a horde of monsters appeared before them. Clearly a cut above the first-floor ones, these were surely the demons' aces.
“Enemies sighted! Don't worry, Miss Violet! Leave it to your Contract Demon Almiraz—I can wipe them out in one go!”
But Almiraz had no doubts. Losing to trash like that? She was undoubtedly a powerhouse rivaling upper demons now.
Those sharp claws dripping venom, glowing red eyes—she could flick them away effortlessly.
“Come on! Call my name quick! We need to hurry to the next floor!”
...Something was off. Violet's energetic voice calling her name didn't come.
Suddenly, Almiraz realized Violet hadn't responded for a while. Turning back in alarm, she knew something was definitely wrong.
“M-Miss Violet? Why are your eyes unfocused?”
“....”
Violet stared blankly into space with unfocused eyes. The pink mist—it had surely clouded her mind. Unaffected as a demon, Almiraz had let her guard down; this was a bolt from the blue.
“Miss Violet! Snap out of it! The monsters are closing in like they want to rape and eat me!”
As if sensing the change, the monsters slowly encircled them without haste.
Almiraz unleashed her mana to intimidate, but despite the overwhelming amount, the monsters leered lewdly and grinned without fear.
'I-I have to retreat...! I, of the great Contract Demon bloodline, can't get gang-raped by low-tier monsters here!!'
Almiraz hurriedly gathered mana to return to hell, but before her frantic eyes, only text appeared—no reverse summon.
『The 'A' party, when summoned by 'B', must expend mana 50 times that used by 'B' for the summon, or obtain permission for reverse summon, to return to hell.』 'FUUUUCK!!!!'
Realizing escape was impossible, Almiraz refused reality and grabbed Violet's shoulders, shaking her desperately.
“Please! Snap out of it, Miss Violet! We'll get gangbanged by those monsters!”
Her first time with troll-like ape creatures?! Almiraz couldn't accept such horror.
But despite her pleas, Violet remained lost. Exposed defenselessly to Liliet's authority right after entering, she was trapped in painful past memories she'd buried deep.
Violet was now a mere puppet. One manipulated by Liliet, watching amused from afar in her castle.
💥 DEMONIC VOICE 💥 [Alright~ This witch and familiar are out♡ Losers get an intense gangbang with the Daltrolls♡ Brace yourselves?]
“KRA AAAH!!!”
“Hnyaah!! Save me, Lord Mephisto!!!”
As the Daltrolls charged, Almiraz clutched her head and collapsed, wailing her lord's name. Why? Perhaps the strongest being she could think of.
But miracles don't happen for demons. Miracles are blessings gods grant only to humans.
💥 DEMONIC VOICE 💥 [As expected of a half-baked witch.] For demons, only causality exists.
💥 DEMONIC VOICE 💥 [But I can't let her get defiled. Even a half-baked one is a woman Arthin cherishes.] 💥 DEMONIC VOICE 💥 [Wh-what?! Who's interfering in my dungeon?!] The unfamiliar woman's voice made Liliet hastily pull back the Daltrolls.
Not breaching her barrier or authority, but dominating the space as if ignoring them—the mana felt extraordinary.
“Lo-Lord... Mephisto...?”
Almiraz belatedly recognized it as her lord Mephistopheles's voice. Simultaneously, new text appeared before her.
『The 'A' party must fulfill duties even in emergencies, deploying their guarantor demon if needed.』 The contract clause, but Almiraz still didn't grasp it. Fulfill duties? Did Mephisto gift her powerful authority?
👑 ARCHDEMON VOICE 👑 [Didn't expect to intervene so soon. But for Arthin, I have no choice but to step in myself.] Mephisto's method was more direct: she'd seized control of the puppet Liliet toyed with.
💥 DEMONIC VOICE 💥 [W-wait! What are you doing?! That's breaking the game rules!!!] Liliet, quickest to grasp it, sent Daltrolls to shred Violet. She was certain killing it now wasn't just about ritual failure—something worse loomed.
SPLAT!
At that moment, Violet—who'd stood blankly—gestured, and the Daltrolls' heads exploded simultaneously, freeing them from Liliet's control.
💥 DEMONIC VOICE 💥 [KYAAAH!! This is cheating!!! No! This is my space! My dungeon...]
CRASH!!!
Violet gestured again; space shattered with a sound, and the pervasive pink mist vanished without trace amid Liliet's dying scream.
Silence followed. Only Almiraz stared at Violet in shock. Shattering an authority stronger than an upper demon's so easily?
“...Y-you're back! Miss Violet! Did Lord Mephisto snap you out of it?”
As Almiraz stammered, Violet's head turned toward her. Focus returned to her eyes, but the gaze wasn't Violet's.
'Th-that's not Miss Violet's gaze. No way...!'
An absolute gaze overlooking all, like the great demon from her throne. Almiraz noticed Violet's formerly pink hair had turned violet like her eyes.
“...Lo-Lord Mephisto? Are you... Mephistopheles...?”
“Indeed, I have borrowed this body for a time. Waking the half-baked one trapped in her mind is less reliable than this.”
Violet—no, the great demon possessing her—nodded with a seductive smile.
“The human realm after so long is still unpleasant and shabby. To think beings live in such frail flesh.”
“H-how did you descend into a woman's body directly?! I apologize for forcing my lord to act due to my failings!!”
“Heh, no need to panic so, my little rabbit. I descended to the human realm for another purpose.”
Another purpose? The great hell lady having business here? Almiraz was utterly confused.
“Wh-what... purpose...?”
“Watching through your eyes, I could no longer hold back.”
Mephisto had overcome long sloth, expending authority and mana to descend for one reason.
“I want to meet Arthin myself. My heart races just thinking of it. A first for me.”
“...Pardon?”
Almiraz thought it a bad joke—until seeing the hell lady's lovestruck girl expression.
“Wait for me, Arthin. I'll come to you soon.”
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Arthin, locked in fierce battle with mid-tier monsters, suddenly felt a chill for no reason.