[The Virginity Collection]
I had devoured three virgins. The succubus, a total slut, had been completely breached. I had filled her to the brim with my essence, and while Shaitan was busy digesting the magical energy, her seal had turned a deep, vibrant red. The watermelon-flavored elf had also been thoroughly broken in. I hadn't been able to make her belly swell up as much as I did with the dark elf, but since I had ejaculated inside her, it didn't make much of a difference.
And then, the last one. Ryun, a woman who had been "eaten" but remained a virgin. I checked the system to ensure she hadn't lost her qualification. I specifically looked into the evolution conditions, confirming whether Ryun's virgin status was a prerequisite for her advancement to 4-star.
Target: Ryun
Virginity Status: O
"Heh, look at that. The system never lies."
The system still marked Ryun's virginity as "O." I grabbed the breasts of the woman who had made that miracle happen—Shaitan, who was buried against my right shoulder—and praised her. "How on earth did you learn such a sex-magic technique? Heh."
"...In the Demon King's army, such tricks are used all the time. As you said, Master, it's a sort of ruse to maintain the 'somehow still a virgin' status."
"Who would need a trick like that?"
"Please don't tell anyone else... It's the Demon King's concubines."
Feeling like an interesting story was about to unfold, the gazes of Ryun, Luna, and myself all locked onto Shaitan. Ryun lay on top of me, while Luna pressed her body firmly against my left flank.
"The concubines? They've got guts. What is the Demon King doing?"
"Well, it feels like spitting in my own face to say this, but..." Shaitan hesitated, clearly reluctant to answer. I gathered my support team to give her some courage. "It's fine, tell us. We won't tell a soul. Ryun, Luna, are you going to go around blabbing about this?"
"Where would we go besides here?"
"Talking about the Demon King's private affairs would just get us killed. What is it? What's going on?"
"......My father collects virgins."
Shaitan finally revealed Solomon's secret. I was dumbfounded by her absurd statement. For a moment, I couldn't even process it.
"Collecting virgins? The guy who lays up to 720 eggs a day keeps his concubines as virgins? Why?"
"Because if they cheat, he'll know immediately. Even if they were to mate with another man, the evidence would remain. The evidence of something being missing that should be there."
"Holy crap."
I already thought he was impressive in many ways, but he was even more extraordinary than I had imagined. I suddenly felt a wave of fear, wondering if I had taken Shaitan's first time. "He's not going to come after me for that, is he?"
"Father wouldn't do that. The reason he maintains their virginity isn't for that reason, but because it signifies that there is no longer a need for them to lay more eggs."
"Huh?"
"The concubines are all women who have repeatedly offered their virginity to Father. ...So, because they don't want to do it anymore, Father elevates them to a higher state of existence, and they stop."
I genuinely could not understand the Demon King, Solomon. "If you don't take the virginity, what's the point? They aren't action figures."
"Action figures... perhaps you're right. But Master, this isn't the case for everyone. Most of the concubines continue to enjoy the nights with Father. It's just for those whose lives would be at risk if they received his seed and laid eggs..."
"So he basically put chastity belts on the women who shouldn't be laying eggs."
There must be a complex issue here that I couldn't judge based on a snippet of information. Otherwise, Solomon was just the embodiment of hypocrisy and a pervert obsessed with virgins. I pushed aside the problem of Solomon's bizarre sexual habits and turned the topic to Shaitan's ability to alter Ryun's interior with sex magic.
"And that technique was created because those concubines wanted to have sex so badly while remaining virgins?"
"Yes. It's a sex magic that widens the folds from the vaginal opening to the hymen and pushes the hymen back."
Shaitan scattered mana into the air, creating a purple mist before us. From Shaitan's perspective, the scene of my insertion into Ryun was laid bare. Ryun was embarrassed to see her own interior exposed, but as I watched the cross-section of my organ being inserted, I couldn't help but swallow hard.
"Look closely here."
The hymen, which had been about 6cm deep from the vaginal opening, was pushed far back. The fine folds of the vaginal wall began to spread wide, looking like a compressed tube of paint being squeezed out.
"Who on earth came up with such a insanely brilliant idea?"
"......It was Father. For the concubines who wanted to maintain their virginity but still wanted to sleep with him..."
Good god, Solomon. I had been like this since the moment I declared I would defile a goddess, but I genuinely wanted to have a private audience with Solomon to get a glimpse of his mental state. He might just be the abyss itself, or something equivalent.
"Is that the kind of class you need to reach to be a Demon King?"
"Master, you're no less impressive yourself!"
"Is that a compliment or an insult?"
"Isn't it a compliment from a 'Las' perspective? It means you're a total pervert."
"......The highest praise imaginable. I accept it."
I still had a long way to go in living a creative, 'Las'-filled life. 'But I won't lose when it comes to women.' I had Ryun right here, Luna, and even his daughter, Shaitan. If the day ever comes when I stand shoulder-to-shoulder with him, I will declare it to his face: Virginity is not something to be preserved, but something to be taken.
"Ah."
"What's wrong?"
"There's still a virgin I haven't eaten yet."
They say snake is so good for the body, so it was a shame I couldn't eat it. The three of them pouted their lips simultaneously and began to attack me again. My anger was already starting to well up again just in time.
"I'm still a virgin, you know?"
"You haven't done it with a dark elf, right? There's no barrier, but doesn't that make you a virgin?"
"...It's my first time from behind, too. Hehe."
"Yeah, yeah. I got it."
I grabbed Luna and Shaitan by the waist and lifted them up. Ryun was already clinging to me like a sloth, perched on the pole.
"Let's go to the dungeon. Let's go and die trying, shall we?"
......I ended up having to spend the night with the three of them.
* * *
At the same time Pahuu was having his second round in the dungeon bed, Aries Territory, Lord's Castle
Clang, clang!
A sword glowing with blue light slashed through the air. The knight, clad in full armor, parried the weapon as if it were a real battlefield, despite the sword movements being those of a young child.
Clang!
"Urgh?!"
The boy let out a pained scream and dropped his sword. And once his only weapon for self-defense was gone, it was only a matter of time before his head was taken by his opponent. The middle-aged man watching the sparring match between the boy and the knight observed the battle in silence.
"Stop."
At the middle-aged man's command, the knight gently lowered the sword he had raised high into the air. At a glance, it looked like he was stopping the knight from delivering the final blow, but in reality, he was stopping the boy, who was trying to grab a handful of dirt from the training ground to throw at the knight.
"The outcome has already been decided, Prince."
"But!"
The boy stood up, bursting with frustration. His entire body was flushed red, and he still looked ready to fight, but unfortunately, he had no means left to do so. The sword, specially crafted to suit the boy's strength, was extremely light and had flown off to the corner of the training ground, where it was now stuck.
"It is your defeat, Prince. Accepting defeat gracefully is also a virtue."
"But defeat means death!"
"...Not necessarily."
The middle-aged man twisted the locket hanging around his neck. Inside was a picture of a blonde woman who looked like she shared the same bloodline as him, and the Prince's face twisted violently upon seeing her face.
"Just as my daughter was defeated but still lives, defeat does not always mean death."
"Aries Margrave. But!"
"Even if you have to crawl through the gutter, if you stay alive, the time for a comeback will come. That is the family motto passed down in the Aries house."
"......Even if your daughter has suffered something?"
"That is that child's fate."
The Margrave did not indulge the Prince's whining, his tone almost coldly dismissive. The Prince clenched his fists, trembling, before storming out of the training ground.
"......Are you alright?"
The knight, who hadn't said a word, finally spoke. He didn't remove his helmet, but a gruff, heavy voice flowed from behind the mask.
"I understand a Prince to be a person of quite high standing."
"It doesn't matter."
"He was once your daughter's fiancé."
"As soon as my daughter disappeared, he didn't even think to save her and tried to flee the territory. Emotionally, I want to cast him out right now, but that's impossible. He is a Prince, after all."
At the Margrave's sarcasm, the knight chewed over his words. And he searched his memory.
"Ah, is that what a 'coward' is?"
"What was that?"
"A vulgar term for someone who cannot stand tall in front of a scary and fearsome opponent."
"...Was that also something your friend said?"
"That is correct."
"That's a hell of a word choice. A coward. Who else in this world could that word suit as well as that Prince?"
The Margrave shook his head and giggled. If the Prince heard this, he would have been dragged off and executed for royal blasphemy, but he didn't care at all. Both for the kingdom and for humanity, the Margrave's existence was more valuable than the Prince's. He knew that well himself.
"...You, are you finished preparing?"
"Of course. At any time."
The Margrave looked the knight up and down and gave a bitter smile. Although he was the opponent he had defeated, it was a stretch to say he had achieved a complete victory. He wanted to spar again, without the distinction of weapons, but the situation was no longer that simple.
"I am leaving now to support the Virgo Barony far away. I cannot simply leave an existence like you here. So, I should banish you from this territory, but since you are a being who knows honor, you won't cause any trouble in this city, will you?"
"Because if I did, the Holy Sword's bombardment would surely follow."
"...Don't joke. We've honed our skills sparring with each other, do you think I would really do that?"
"You are more than capable of it."
The knight turned and headed toward his place—the dungeon. The Margrave felt a sense of regret at his departing back.
"...Do you truly have no intention of using your strength for humanity?"
"That is not for me to decide. And strictly speaking, isn't the action I am about to take, in a way, an act for humanity? Hehehe."
The knight shrugged his shoulders and was about to leave the training ground, but he turned back and bowed to the Margrave.
"Thank you for sparing me. Thank you for providing me with gear to cover my body. And even the weapon. I will not forget this grace."
"I cannot guarantee that you will obtain it yet. 'Aries' has simply judged you as suitable, so I told you the location."
"If that's the case, it's as good as obtained. Hehe. The Holy Sword of Taurus... no, can that even be called a sword? Anyway, it is mine now. So, when we meet next time, let's fight after I have found it."
"......If I win again then, you will have to become my subordinate."
The Margrave asked the knight, who was about to descend into the dungeon, in a low voice.
"So, what is your real name? I feel like I've only heard strange names so far. ...Bural? Jiral?"
"Tural."
Inside the helmet of the knight who turned his head, dark green skin was reflecting in the light.
"Tural, Stormblast."