The Beast King (1)
Tsk tsk tsk. There's an old saying: If you stay put, you'll end up in the middle. If I hadn't fled and stayed still, I wouldn't have ended up like this, right?
Grr...
How dare you lay a hand on the Master's face! I will never let you off, you villains!
I clicked my tongue as I spoke, and Jeriko, the younger brother of the Beast King, let out a furious growl. His fairy Telmuer stood her hair on end and roared like a whale.
Hmm... look at this?
What? Villains? Villains are nothing!
Slap!
Cough!
M-Master!
I slapped Jeriko across the face. The 3-star, level 48 beastman was knocked sideways and collapsed with a thud. When Telmuer saw her Master fall, her eyes nearly popped out of her head.
Hey. Your fairy just called me a villain. Wow, this is so unfair. In one morning, I've become a villain. Hah... there's an old saying: If someone treats you like trash, make them eat their own words. I'll kill you and become a real villain. Get up. Get up right now!
K-Kuuu...!
I'm sorry! I'm not a villain! I must have been temporarily insane and spoken recklessly! Please forgive me! I'm sorry!
I grabbed Jeriko by the collar and was about to slap him again when Telmuer hurriedly dropped to the ground and begged for forgiveness. Hmm... three seconds of groveling is acceptable.
You were lucky. If your fairy had apologized even one second late, I would have slapped the other cheek too.
Thank you! Thank you!
Telmuer shouted her thanks as if she thought my mood might change.
...
Watching her, I felt a surge of vigilance.
Look at this. This is what happens when the weak try to act tough.
The one who made their faces swollen was me. The one who slapped them was me. Yet they were thanking me.
If you lack power, you have to act like this even when you suffer injustice.
Power. It is the only means to live boldly in this world.
That said, I was already feeling vigilant, so now I had to do what needed to be done.
'Now, what should I do?'
First, I would enter the dungeon and subdue the Beast King's younger brother and his fairies. That was my primary goal.
My secondary goal was to lure the Beast King into this dungeon.
Pista City or the surrounding areas were the Beast King's home ground, so fighting there would be disadvantageous for us. Moreover, the bastard was a 6-star and stronger than us.
He held the advantage in troops, fairies, subordinate masters, and everything else. It was important to create the most advantageous environment and conditions for myself.
After considering all of that, no matter how I thought about it, the dungeon was the most advantageous battlefield for me.
There were monsters that would attack everyone equally and dangerous traps set up in the dungeon.
Of course, there was one concern.
The Beast King might camp outside the dungeon and wait for us to come out.
If the bastard really came out that way, we wouldn't be able to fight him properly and would just wither away.
But that possibility completely disappeared when I learned about the Beast King's fairy, the wolf beastman Rodica.
She knew we had already entered the dungeon yet had not left it. Instead, she approached us.
That meant she had a lot of confidence in her own strength. So where had that confidence come from?
When Kanisia told me she had found out the dungeon's攻略 schedule, I bought a scroll with her and asked the merchants about the personalities of the Beast King and his fairies.
It wasn't important information, just asking about their personalities. The merchants answered without suspicion, telling me what they knew about their personalities.
The Beast King and his fairies.
There was one common trait among them: they were quick-tempered. They were said to be on the level of having anger management issues and being wild.
For example, there was a famous incident where, during negotiations for trade with another city, they threw a tantrum when things didn't go their way, nearly starting a war.
So Rodica had entered the dungeon first, waited, and provoked me.
If Rodica had been cautious contrary to rumors, she would have surrendered immediately and thought of another way.
'Now I need to lure the Beast King here.'
I didn't need to send anyone. If I killed one of the captured beastmen, the Beast King would immediately rush into the dungeon.
Since the master and fairy are connected by soul, no matter how far apart they are, if one dies, the other will immediately sense it.
'I feel bad killing the fairy.'
Although they have a fatal weakness against CC skills, beastmen are a usable class.
I had bought insurance for the future, but more insurance is better, right?
I wanted all the beastman fairies the Beast King possessed.
'Then I have to send one of these two bastards.'
Jeriko, the Beast King's younger brother, and his fairy Telmuer.
If I had to send one, it should be Telmuer. If I took Jeriko as a hostage, Telmuer would never betray me.
Hey, fairy.
Y-Yes?
Right now, go back to Pista City and tell the Beast King this. If you want to save your brother, come to the dungeon immediately. If you don't come alone, you'll see the corpse of your only brother.
W-What?!
...
Telmuer was shocked, but for some reason, Jeriko showed no reaction even when I said he would die. Instead, he wore a bitter expression.
Jeriko looked up at me and spoke.
You are aiming for your Beast King.
Yeah.
If you plan to use my life to lure him, it's useless. He doesn't care if I live or die.
What?
At Jeriko's words, I frowned. What the hell was that?
Stop bullshitting. You're the Beast King's younger brother, aren't you?
That's right.
But you say you don't care if I live or die?
That's right. Because I'm just propaganda material to raise his image.
...Propaganda material?
Jeriko's story began.
How he had lived until now and how he had been treated by his older brother, the Beast King.
I see...
So even if I negotiate with my life, it's useless.
'Whatever.'
It was unexpected that Jeriko had no value as a hostage, but it didn't disrupt my plan. Because there were other Beast King fairies besides Jeriko here.
If I couldn't threaten with Jeriko, I could threaten with the fairies.
'Are you going to just let the fairies die?'
Looking at Rodica and Amulie's status windows, I could see that the Beast King was serious about fairy breeding. Not only Rodica, but the stats of the other two were maxed out.
Not one, but three. They had invested a huge amount of resources. The other fairies the Beast King didn't have here would be the same.
They wouldn't easily discard them after investing so much.
The Beast King.
That bastard would definitely come to this dungeon.
Then you're useless?
What?
There's no reason to hold onto someone who is useless. I'll send you painlessly! Cleanly! Refreshingly! In one shot. Close your eyes.
W-Wait!
No! Please! Save the Master!
I approached with a grin, and Jeriko and Telmuer pleaded to be saved.
Hmm... what should I do?
Jeriko had no value. Killing someone who has nothing to say is the cleanest way.
Moreover, he knew my face. If this bastard told even one person my appearance, the Palos's Bird operating in the eastern region would quickly learn of my existence.
'... Or should I use this bastard as a decoy and let him eat Pista City?'
A fleeting thought crossed my mind, but I immediately shook my head.
'There's no need to risk getting caught in the crossfire of a whale fight.'
If I ate Pista City, Montblanc would interfere soon after. Or the eastern administrator would try to reclaim Pista City.
Even if it was the same organization, they wouldn't like someone else, or a woman, touching their territory.
My foundation was still too weak to be greedy for a city.
'Let's think about it later.'
I decided to deal with Jeriko and Telmuer later. Right now, the important thing was capturing the Beast King.
Hah... okay. Aquaril. Take this bastard with you.
Yes, Master.
Kuk...! Let go!
Stay still.
Thud!
Ugh!
Amulie, who had been caught by Aquaril, foolishly resisted and got a fist to the stomach. Amulie, who vomited after taking a proper hit.
What are you doing?
What am I doing? I have to lure the Beast King here. And make sure these two don't wake up.
How... ah, you plan to use that method.
Kanisia, who had sensed what I was going to do, wore a bitter expression.
That's not it.
Kanisia thought I would kill Amulie to lure the Beast King. But I had no intention of killing Amulie. Why kill such a pretty and useful fairy?
Of course, I planned to make her mine.
I couldn't avoid the level-down phenomenon because the Beast King was alive, but in this situation, this was the best choice to lure the Beast King into the dungeon.
After moving to the location, I took a tent out of my inventory.
This tent had magic to block sound, so no matter what I did here, even if Amulie screamed as she left, Kanisia wouldn't hear it.
Watch the entrance. I'll entrust you with this.
Don't worry, Master. I will prevent anyone from approaching the tent.
Kyaaak!
I asked Aquaril to watch the entrance and dragged Amulie into the tent. I threw her inside and closed the tent door.
Die!
When I turned around, Amulie launched a surprise attack on me. Thanks to the beastman skill, cat ears and a tail sprouted on her head and butt.
Heh heh heh. You think I'm your prey.
I laughed as I moved my body. Amulie had the highest power among 4-star fairies, but unfortunately I was 5-star and possessed stats close to 6-star.
Bam!
Kueh?!
Stand straight. It's not over yet.
W-Wait... kyaaak!
The time of merciless violence unfolded. I hit Amulie while avoiding her face and vital points, again and again. Amulie, curled up on the floor, trembled.
With a lewd smile, I lowered my pants and panties. Then I tore off Amulie's clothes.
W-What are you doing...
What else? I'm eating this prickly cat girl.
N-No! Don't! Don't! Kyaaaaak!
Yeah, I'm going to.
I grabbed the fleeing Amulie and forcibly inserted myself. I shook my hips vigorously to increase the penetration progress.
After an hour...
Kueeeeeeeer!!!!!!!!
A furious beast's roar echoed from the dungeon entrance.
The Beast King had come.