The Lizardmen #5
"Hmm?"
I woke up to find myself in Reika's arms. To make matters worse, I had been sleeping with my face buried right between her breasts.
"Ah."
Reika was fast asleep, breathing softly. It seemed I had fallen asleep right in the middle of getting a "nursing handjob" yesterday.
No, but... even in that situation, she let me sleep with her? It seems her resistance toward me has dropped significantly. Given how she's been worrying about me lately, it seems the conditioning has been a resounding success.
Anyway, sleeping in the arms of a woman who produces sweet breast milk was quite a pleasant experience, so I stayed like that for a while before getting up.
But.
"What the?"
Is it late? The feeling is... you know that feeling when you wake up and realize you're late for something? It felt exactly like that.
"Ah! The Demon King is awake!"
Just then, a pixie standing outside the door shouted. Then, she zipped away in a flash.
"What? Hey! Wait! Pixie!"
What’s going on this morning?
For some reason.
"You! How did you do it? How does milk come out?!"
"What the...! Hey! Get lost!"
The rumor that breast milk came out of Reika had spread everywhere.
"Tell me too!"
"Me too!"
"Hurry!"
The pixies, who had swarmed in, were clinging to Reika... It seemed that because I had overslept in Reika's arms yesterday, everything had been exposed.
"What are you busty bitches talking about! Get lost!"
For some reason, the pixies were extremely envious of it. The pixies were pushing their own "king-sized" breasts forward, pressuring Reika, who was larger than them. Watching this, I was reminded of how honeybees swarm a hornet to cook it to death.
"Demon King-nim. Does Reika have milk?"
"Uh, uh? That is..."
Just then, Sharan approached, supporting her own breasts with her hands.
"Sharan wants to give milk to Demon King-nim too."
"What."
"Sharan wants to produce milk too."
"No, Sharan!"
What a grateful thing to say!
"But Sharan's milk doesn't come out. Shaa..."
However, Sharan looked very disappointed because she couldn't produce milk! To think she wanted to give me milk but couldn't! What a tragedy!
"Sharan...! I don't know the details either, but I will definitely make it happen! I want to drink Sharan's milk too!"
"Really? Shaa."
I don't know why only Reika produces it, but I will definitely make Sharan that way too! Absolutely!
"Hehehe, what is this commotion from the morning? Demon King. Does milk really come out of Reika?"
"That... yeah. It does."
"Is that why you snuck out at night? Because you wanted to drink milk?"
That wasn't the only reason, though.
"Demon King, you're mean. Sneaking out at night."
"Ah! Lumika! I'm sorry!"
Seeing that Lumika seemed sulky, I immediately stroked her back. It was a morning commotion because of the milk.
"I wish I produced milk too..."
"Doesn't water come out of Lumika?"
"Whaaat!"
"Ack! I know! I know! I'll make Lumika produce milk too!"
"Really? I'm so happy!"
A commotion had broken out over milk since the morning. It took forever to calm them down. Anyway, the situation was roughly suppressed by my promise to find a way.
To think they all want to give me milk. I have no choice but to find a method as quickly as possible.
"You've calmed down, right? Now, let's start the daily routine!"
Starting today's work.
"Alright, then! Let's start today's meeting! Everyone, cheer and clap!"
—Clap, clap, clap!
"Shaaaa!"
"Keruruk!"
"Kkeureuk!"
"Gyu-sat-sat!"
At my words, the executives of the Kuls Demon King Army cheered and clapped. It was a scene literally radiating evil energy.
"Good. The atmosphere is great. Then let's get straight to the point. Everyone. From now on, we are going to 'subjugate' the Lizardmen. If you have any questions, raise your hand."
—Swoosh.
Buril raised his hand immediately.
"Good. Buril, speak."
"King-nim. What is subjugation? Keruk."
"Good question, Buril."
I have to teach them such difficult words.
"Buril. What are all the members of our Demon King Castle?"
"They are family, literally! Keruk!"
"Precious family members should live together and protect each other, right?"
"That is correct! Kerurung!"
To me, the most precious things are these family members of mine. That is a part Buril thinks the same way about.
"Good. Then, Im-sung. You."
"Kkeureuk! That's right! Family is on the same side!"
"What about Gyu-il?"
"Gyu-sat-sat. We must protect all our family."
"An excellent answer."
—Clap, clap, clap.
I clapped immediately and said,
"Yes. That is what family is. It's something very precious, so you must protect it. It means they are beings you live together with."
But at those words,
"...Precious?"
Reika, who was standing to the side, said that with her arms crossed.
"Yes? Sister Reika. Are you requesting to speak?"
"No. It's nothing."
"Then moving on. Anyway, that is what family is."
I continued.
"However, not everyone in the world is family. Besides family, we need subordinates to subjugate. Buril. Are the livestock we raise family?"
"Kerurung... They are not family, they are food, Keruk."
"Correct. The Lizardmen are the same."
Subjugated slave soldiers are not family.
They are like livestock.
You could even call them consumables.
To wage war, such beings are indispensable.
"They will become our slaves. They will become slaves who fight for us and die for us."
I clearly informed my subordinates of that. I, Demon King Kuls, distinguish between family and non-family slaves. Family are beings to live with, but slaves are not.
"Demon King."
"Hmm? Lumika. Do you have a question?"
"So, since the Lizardmen aren't family? Does that mean we can work them a bit more dangerously?"
"You understood well, Lumika."
"Then subjugating them means making those slave soldiers?"
"Correct."
We will use our spears and swords to suppress the Lizardman tribe and create a kind of colony. Not only will we seize their resources, but we will also conscript their manpower. It is truly a vicious and terrible thing to do.
However, the history of Earth's humanity flowed that way.
Suppress other communities, turn them into conquered territories, and take the profits. That is the history of humanity.
Of course, by modern standards, it is naturally an evil act. By modern standards, the brilliant Roman Empire and the glorious British Empire were all just evil empires that expanded through war and colonization. But almost no one thinks that way... because they think it was a 'natural' thing at the time.
This place is not a modern society. It is a society similar to the Middle Ages. So, we have to do it that way.
"Serineu. You know the location, right?"
"Of course! Let's make all those Lizardmen slaves!"
Serineu, with her arms crossed, answered vigorously.
"What is this. Did you originally hate Lizardmen?"
"I didn't like them from the start! Because if the Satyrs disappeared, those guys were the most dangerous ones! You have to cut off such guys at the root when you can!"
She doesn't seem like it, but she's secretly a warmonger.
No. The pixies themselves are like that. Fairies living in the forest don't think about trivial things like grudges. If they think something will harm their survival, they naturally become hostile.
There is no need for emotion or grudges there.
Perhaps this way of thinking is the most natural instinct of life itself.
"Then, King-nim. When are we going to catch the Lizardmen?"
"As soon as possible."
We are in a situation where we don't know when humans will invade. To quickly clash once and retreat, we must expand our forces as quickly as possible.
"Then let's establish a strategy. Serineu. Tell me everything you know about the Lizardmen."
"Got it!"
And so, we established our strategy.
"Everyone! Block the entrance!"
"Shaa!"
—Creak!
As Sharan exerted her power, the roots located at the dungeon entrance grew rapidly, blocking the entrance like falling iron bars.
"Hmm."
It's better than I thought.
As the roots all came down, the entrance was blocked quite well. I immediately ordered my subordinates.
"Everyone! Cover it with mud!"
"Keruk!"
The troops holding wooden shovels immediately scooped up mud and threw it at the entrance. It was mud Lumika had made.
—Thud!
—Thud!
As the mud covered the dense tree roots, the dungeon entrance began to be perfectly hidden. After covering it all with mud, I sprinkled dry soil, and had Sharan make weeds grow around it to camouflage it.
"Phew."
This turned out better than I thought?
If I can hide the entrance this well, I don't think I'll need to retreat.
Hiding the entrance like this... yeah. If we dig underground tunnels like the Viet Cong and move, we'll be able to act without exposing our location.
I think I can just leave the entrance open normally and close it like this only in an emergency. Well, let's consider it properly if stealth is maintained even after catching the Lizardmen.
If we can avoid abandoning our main base, that is the best option.
"...It seems perfectly blocked."
"Vanessa-nim. In this state, do you think humans will be able to find this place?"
"Probably... they won't be able to."
"That's good. Anyway, Vanessa-nim. When we encounter the Lizardmen, you need to show off your skills."
The strategy is simple.
The Lizardmen move according to the tribe leader's orders. After breaking through their defensive line with our overwhelming combat power, we will capture the tribe leader and force them to surrender.
That is how we will subjugate the Lizardmen.
"Even if they are monsters, to be subjugated by such an evil being... I feel sympathy."
Over there, the nuns were muttering among themselves. Hearing Reika's report, it seemed Irene and Liza had also achieved some success in black magic.
No, even those perverted nuns are seeing results immediately, so what am I really?
"Dark Spear!"
—Crackle!
I tried making a Dark Spear as a test, but as expected, it exploded in my hand. Although I have grown quite a bit, black magic is really difficult for me.
"King-nim? What are you doing?"
"It's nothing! Then let's depart!"
And so, we began our march.
Toward the main base of the Lizardmen.