The Lamia Princess #5
Thump-thump.
I could feel Julia’s heartbeat against my own. There’s something uniquely satisfying about a woman who becomes docile after spending the night together. The way she clung to me, holding me tight, was undeniably cute.
I spent the time gently stroking her ears and hair.
"You know, you were incredibly tight last night."
"Th-that...!"
"Your tail, and... inside. Both were so intense."
"Please, don't say things like that...!"
*Snuggle.*
Julia, clearly embarrassed, buried her face in my chest as she squeezed out the words. Right. Between her snake lower half and her internal tightness, she had squeezed me as if she were trying to kill me.
It was a great experience.
"I... this is my first time with something like this... I'm sorry. I got more excited than I should have."
"It happens. I understand. You eventually let go, didn't you?"
"..."
"I intend to keep stirring you up with my own 'tool' from now on. How does that sound?"
To that teasing question, she replied:
"I never knew... that being with a male could feel this good. Yes. Anytime is fine. Next time, I will be careful... not to be so rude."
Julia answered, her face flushed with shame.
"Hehehe, see that you do."
*Squeeze.*
As I said that, I pulled her even closer.
"Ah!"
I whispered into her ear as she let out a startled sound.
"Princess Julia."
"...Yes?"
"Will you serve me from now on?"
"..."
Silence.
"Serve me, and let’s conquer the world together. You just need to lead the strong and swift Lamias according to my command. We are going to dominate this jungle."
Julia remained silent for a while, her face still buried in my chest, before she finally opened her mouth.
"Like that..."
"Does that mean you'll be leading other monster units as well?"
"Exactly. I am currently expanding my forces. Based on that, I intend to conquer the tribes of this forest one by one and expand my reach even further."
Julia would be joining those ranks as well.
"It’ll be simple if I have the Lamias. With fast and strong Lamias, there is nothing to fear. I’m planning to start by clearing out the surroundings; wouldn't it be easy if my troops and your warriors joined forces?"
"..."
I continued to stroke Julia’s hair as she listened quietly. Regardless, once my Demon Imprint was carved into her, she couldn't refuse me. Julia would eventually serve me.
"Julia, is there a Lamia city nearby?"
"...Yes."
"What about the Dark Elves?"
"I know where they are as well."
"Good. We will subjugate them all. If you and I combine our strength to grow our power, it is entirely possible. We might even swallow the entire Lamia Kingdom whole. You could become the Queen of a new Lamia Kingdom."
"..."
When I said that much, she finally gave me an answer, as if she had made up her mind.
"Very well. I will follow the Demon King."
"Then, as proof, give me a kiss."
"Whaaat?!"
"Come now, look at me."
"...!"
I shook Julia, who was completely ignorant of such stimulation. As I kissed her, the strength of her snake lower half, which was coiled around me, tightened.
After the kiss ended,
"..."
I could see that Julia was looking at me with eyes dripping with honey.
"Shall we get up now? Oh, and Julia, I’d like to introduce you to the members of my dungeon. Could you wait here? I’ll call for you in a bit."
I should introduce her to the executive staff since she’ll be seeing them often.
"Understood. It is a necessary step for our cooperation."
"Good."
I stood up immediately and called for a roll call.
The roll call was simple. The monster subordinates were to rest, and all the women of the dungeon were to head to the basement to bathe.
After giving those instructions, I returned to the prison to flirt with Julia for a while before taking her down to the basement.
*Splash.*
It was, quite literally, paradise.
I could see a group of sexy, beautiful women all bathing in the water together.
"Whew."
The moment I whistled to call them over,
"...!"
"...!"
"...!"
The eyes of the women who looked over widened. The reason was simple: Julia, the Lamia Princess, was clinging to my arm.
*Slither.*
She was even moving her snake lower half as she did so. They couldn't help but be shocked.
"Hey, everyone gathered? As expected, you follow my words very well."
"W-wha...!"
"Gasp!"
Total astonishment.
Of course, I ignored it.
"Anyway. Let me introduce the person next to me. This is Julia, the Princess leading the Lamia warriors. Come on, say hello."
"Hehehe, nice to meet you. I'm Julia."
At my request, Julia waved her hand in a friendly manner. There was no hostility toward other races. Her attitude was excellent.
"I see. You have quite a lot of females under your command... Are they all the Demon King's?"
"Yes. They are mine."
"Hehehe, usually a strong Lamia warrior keeps many males, but the Demon King is the opposite."
That statement was proof that I was a strong male.
Julia seemed satisfied with that fact.
"Then, Julia, would you mind taking off your clothes? Let’s wash together and get to know each other."
"Yes. I will do that."
As soon as Julia took off her bra,
"Shaa."
Sharan approached.
"Sharan?"
"Demon King. That’s Sharan’s spot."
"That’s right. And that’s my spot."
Lumika approached as well.
"Oh, my poor Sharan and Lumika."
It seemed they didn't like that I had brought Julia along. Still, Sharan was my first woman.
But seeing them try to establish discipline was quite cute!
"Snake female. You follow the Demon King?"
"Ah... yes. I said I would follow him."
"Then welcome. Shaa."
Sharan smiled and reached out her hand.
"...I look forward to working with you too."
Julia shook her hand. Lumika did the same. Shall we go in together?
*Slither.*
I took off my clothes and entered the water.
"Alright, everyone! Say hello to Julia!"
"U-um. I understand. N-nice to meet you. I am Vanessa."
"Hmm... Are you a human? But for a human, you have horns..."
"I was originally human, but I changed like this."
"Ah, is that also the Demon King's ability?"
"It is."
"My goodness...!"
Julia clasped her hands together, seemingly moved by Vanessa's words.
"Nice to meet you, Vanessa. I look forward to working with you."
"...Hmm."
She was still wary of the snake lower half, but she would get used to it soon.
Next, Ruby greeted her.
"Ah, hello..."
"Yes. Nice to meet you."
As expected, she was timid. Liliel tried to say something, but Vanessa covered her mouth. Well done, Vanessa. You control Liliel very well.
"And who is that?"
"Her name is Liliel. Do you happen to know her?"
"A race with wings..."
"Are there any?"
"Yes."
"But they are a bit different."
According to Julia, there was a winged race. But their appearance was different from Liliel’s. She described a woman with feathered wings attached to her forearms and feet like a bird of prey.
Could this be... a Harpy? Is it a Harpy?
It sounds like a Harpy.
I’ll look into that later.
"Ah, ahaha. Nice to meet you. I’m Irene. I look forward to working with you."
"Yes. Irene. My name is Julia."
The nuns also began to greet her. Of course, Irene was the only one who communicated properly. Reika just bowed in dissatisfaction, and Liza seemed to just go along with it.
Finally, the Pixie.
"Ah, so the Demon King is ruling over these races."
"Are you aware of them?"
"They are also major races."
Listening to Julia’s brief explanation, it seemed Pixie villages were quite widespread. They were in a state of non-aggression because their magic and flight were troublesome. Since there was no benefit to clashing, Lamias and Pixies rarely fought.
"A Pixie swarm. Serineu. Wouldn't it be good to bring in Pixies from other villages too?"
"Are they all going to become my subordinates?"
"Of course."
"Then I like it!"
First, subjugate the Lamias. Collect additional Pixies. And on top of that, the Dark Elves? As for the Harpy... I’ll know once I check. There are so many women to dominate.
"Nice to meet you! I’m Serineu! The Pixie representative! You’re the snake representative, right!"
"I suppose you could say that."
"Let’s get along! Oh, by the way, can I touch the snake part?"
"Ah... that is?"
"Please allow it, Julia."
"Then, I understand."
Because the Demon Imprint had formed on her lower abdomen, her wariness had completely vanished. The Pixies treated Julia in a friendly manner and touched her lower half.
"The scales are hard!"
"This one sparkles!"
"It’s so long!"
The atmosphere was great.
"Reika, you seem to be in a bad mood?"
"Bad mood, my foot... Hey. More importantly. Are you planning to do it with all the Lamias?"
"For now, yes."
"...Make sure you manage your time properly."
As expected, that was the issue!
"Of course! There will be plenty of time to take care of you, Reika!"
"Damn it!"
And so, we spent the day bathing together, talking, exchanging information, and building friendships.
Starting tomorrow, I must begin the work of making the Lamias truly mine.
The angels of the Great Heaven, who had always been launching fierce attacks, retreated their front lines. The reason was clear: the Great Heaven had begun to focus on the Middle Realm.
As a result, the burden on the front lines was reduced, but that was all. Now, the Demon World faced a new problem.
That was, the Middle Realm.
Archduchess Kerasys took the angels' retreat as an opportunity to implement measures to solve the Middle Realm problem.
She pulled back the soldiers from the front lines, used their manpower and resources to properly restore the gates leading to the Middle Realm, and began modifying Evil Eyes and spells to somehow conduct reconnaissance.
The information obtained from observing Culls was interesting, but since Culls had not left the jungle, she couldn't obtain information about the angels who had descended into the Middle Realm.
She was putting in effort in many ways, but...
"*Sigh.*"
The situation was not good.
Even the great Archduchess let out a heavy sigh.
Kerasys was pouring massive amounts of resources and manpower into advancing into the Middle Realm. Of course, it was unclear whether they would be able to properly advance into the Middle Realm even with such work.
It was a situation where they needed to focus, focus, and focus more, but...
"Mother Archduchess! We have intelligence that Count Cardentua is preparing an invasion!"
While they were engaged in such large-scale development, other high-ranking demons began to invade the Duchy of Veracruz.
It was an invasion that targeted the gap where military power had dropped due to the massive input of resources and manpower. Thinking about that, the Archduchess felt a headache coming on.
The logic was that when demons needed to gather their strength and focus on the Middle Realm, attacking other demons who were preparing for it would lead to an easy victory.
If the demons fought among themselves like that, they would surely be late. It was clear that even if they joined forces now, they would be late, but to advance into the Middle Realm, they had to withstand the joint attacks of other demons.
If the power of the demons weakened because of that?
The Great Heaven would be able to eliminate their strongest competitor very easily.
"Bring Carti to me."
"Understood!"
Divided demons could never defeat the Heavenly Realm, which had united as one centered around the Great Heaven.
"Culls..."
As she closed her eyes, the image of Culls appeared in her mind.