Conquering the Barony #12
"If the conditions allow, I can help you as much as you need."
The Duchess said with a smile.
"My son is working so hard, isn't he? So, shouldn't his mother do her part to support him? I intend to do everything I possibly can. Anything at all. Filled with a mother's love."
Honestly, hearing her say that made me feel like my hostile feelings were melting away. If someone offers to support you, you'd have to be inhuman not to feel a bit of warmth!
That is what diplomacy is all about. You can hide your true intentions as much as you like.
"Thank you, Mother!"
So, I replied with a bright smile of my own.
"Hehehe, it makes me happy to see my son smile."
The Duchess responded in kind. She truly is a woman with a fatal charm.
"For now, Carti is working hard, so please continue to receive her help. I will also provide support from my side, my son. You do realize that I cannot send powerful demons down there, don't you?"
I was aware of that.
"I've heard as much from Carti."
Apparently, the angels had created some sort of dimensional defensive barrier. Just as powerful angels couldn't descend, demons were subject to similar penalties.
The angels intended to solidify their position using the angels they had already sent down. Since they had already claimed the territory, they planned to use the barrier to buy time.
Anyway.
It was difficult to provide manpower from the Demon World.
"I understand that troop support is difficult, right?"
"Yes. That's correct. If you were to open a gate connecting to the Demon World from your side, it would be possible. But that would likely take time."
"Ah."
That must be the human sacrifice Carti mentioned before. I hadn't heard the specific details, but she said that if I gathered living humans and performed a wicked black magic ritual, I could open a gate to the Demon World.
I didn't know the specifics either. I only knew that such a method was required. Of course, I had no intention of doing it, and if I did, it would take a long time.
"Still, I should be able to provide supplies. So, my son? Please wait just a little longer, will you? Carti is currently adjusting the gate so that we can send supplies."
"Supplies!"
If I could receive supplies from the Demon World, I could carry out my conquest much more easily! After all, war is fought with supplies!
"Hehehe! Thank you! Mother!"
"Hehehe, my good son. I am the one who is more grateful."
Gulp.
"..."
But she was saying that in such a tender tone while wearing a seductive smile. Was this woman actually planning to seduce her own son?
She was so overflowing with sex appeal that such a thought actually crossed my mind.
Well, I suppose it's a trait of our race.
As an Incubus, I can easily turn women into slaves of pleasure. Likewise, the Duchess who gave birth to me must possess similar magical power.
If I let my guard down even for a moment, I'd become a madman lusting after his own mother. But as an Incubus... it is a fact that such thoughts arise.
"My son?"
If I were to pin that beautiful and powerful woman beneath me and ravish her, how much would I grow? Such an absurd thought crossed my mind. But that's just because I still have the common sense of a human. And well, ancient human royalty used to do such things as a matter of course anyway.
"No. It's nothing. I was just thinking that if I receive the supplies, I'll be able to conquer the humans more easily."
"Hehehe, as expected. To think such things even in front of your mother. You are truly remarkable. You are always striving to improve yourself, aren't you? How admirable. You are truly lovely."
"Hahaha... Yes."
She was praising me to the point of being burdensome. And in such an affectionate voice, too. Is this what maternal love feels like?
"I will select a few useful things and send them so that you can manage your territory well, Culs."
"I look forward to it."
What is needed to govern a territory? It is money and administrative power. It would be great if the supplies could cover those needs.
"Ah, Culs. Truly... I want to hold you in my arms so badly."
"Pardon?"
Suddenly.
—...
The Duchess's face flushed, and she began to speak in a sticky, viscous tone.
"Hurry... come to Mother and hold me. It's hard to endure while just talking like this. Hmm?"
"Ah... that is."
"My son. Even if it's a bit difficult, could you open the gate to the Demon World? Mother wants to hold her beloved Culs right now. To do that, I need the gate."
"Wait, hold on."
W-what is this?
The disheveled appearance of the Duchess visible through the screen. Her face was flushed, she was exposing her upper chest, and she was biting her own finger.
She looked as if she were aroused.
"I haven't been able to give you a mother's love until now, have I? From now on, I want to cherish and love you dearly, Culs. My lovely son. Hurry and come into Mother's arms and hold me tight with those arms. Hmm? My son."
"That... Mother? Whether it's possible to return immediately or not..."
"Haa... haa, haa."
Her ragged breathing.
What on earth is this situation...!
"My son. I'm sorry for being so harsh to you all this time. Will you accept Mother's love now?"
"O-of course I must accept it. Isn't it natural for a mother to love her son? It's fine that you were harsh. My strength hadn't been proven back then."
"Ah... how can you be so broad-minded."
"Yes."
While we were talking, I felt a strange emotion.
To be precise, I realized it by looking into the Duchess's eyes.
Possessiveness.
She was feeling a great sense of possessiveness toward me. Whether it was love or the feeling one gets when looking at a useful tool, it was hard to distinguish, but at the very least, I could feel her affection.
"Hmm, time is up. Then, Culs. Will you talk to Mother again next time? It's so enjoyable talking to my son like this... Hehehe. I find myself wanting more and more."
"Of course. Anytime."
That was how I concluded my conversation with the Duchess.
—*Whoosh.*
As the screen turned off, the Evil Eye melted away.
"Haa."
Only then did my tension ease, and my constricted muscles finally relaxed. My heart had been on the verge of bursting. As the state of extreme tension dissipated, sleepiness washed over me.
"Wow, seriously."
The Duchess kept praising me in a tender tone and repeating that she loved me. This hit harder than I had imagined.
My feelings were definitely strange.
No, was she always that kind of woman? Talking to her, I started to feel a sense of maternal love, and it was almost embarrassing.
"It must be a racial trait."
As an Incubus, I can make women extremely aroused through bodily fluids or skin contact. I amplify their sexual sensitivity, make them more sensitive, and make them addicted to it.
The women currently in my Demon King's Dungeon are living proof of that. They seem to get aroused and feel pleasure a bit too easily, but that is all because they are addicted to the pleasure I, an Incubus, provide.
Because the Duchess possessed similar characteristics, it seemed that I was naturally developing a fondness for her. It felt like my emotions were being manipulated. Even now, good feelings toward the Duchess were blooming within me.
"Dangerous."
To think that just talking to her could make me harbor such feelings. I must be wary of this. If I let my guard down for a moment, I might end up offering everything I've built with my own hands.
"That can never happen."
But one thing was certain.
Whether it was a mother's love or the favor shown to a useful tool, the fact remained that the Duchess currently viewed me favorably.
If I continued to cater to her whims like I did today, I would be able to receive support without any issues.
"Alright! Buril!"
Let's start with infiltration training! Based on the information about the sewers I've stored in my head, I'll use the rat tunnels dug by the Kobolds to practice maneuvering and eliminating the guards inside the castle.
I'll just do that, organize the supplies, and then I can launch the attack.
"Haa, haa... Ahh!"
A gasp escaped her.
After finishing her conversation with Culs, the Duchess headed to her room in a hurry. Her body was hot, and her breathing was ragged.
Her body was aroused beyond imagination.
"Culs. My Culs...!"
Through Culs, she would become stronger. It was something her other children could not do. Only Culs. Only Culs, who had been abandoned in the Middle Realm without any support, could do it.
He was more capable and mature than she had imagined. He was also reliable and masculine. If she only provided support, Culs would swallow the Middle Realm whole. No. In fact, he might not even need support.
Because Culs would surely accomplish it.
"Aung♥"
As she thought of that, she realized her entire body was burning up. In the past, there had been no demon who ruled the Middle Realm other than that great Great Demon King. It was a feat only the greatest of demons could achieve.
Thinking that one of her own children could become such a being made her unable to contain herself. What other demon could achieve such a feat with nothing but a weak physical body?
Culs was a very lovely child.
One with the qualities of a great demon.
"Aang♥ Aaang♥"
Sticky pleasure. Ecstasy. As she felt those things, a sense of guilt began to emerge.
She had been so harsh to Culs until now. Treating him like a tool, she had effectively driven him to his death. The more Culs's talent and greatness were proven, the greater her guilt regarding him grew.
But it was fine.
Because Culs had said he would accept her apology.
"I'm happy...♥"
And he had replied that he would accept Mother's love. Although she felt tormented by the guilt she still felt for her past mistakes, Culs had said he would forgive her, his mother.
It was the happiest thing she had ever heard.
"I want to get pregnant, with Culs's child...♥"
If Culs, who possessed such great qualities, were to impregnate her, surely even stronger children would be born.
Although she sat in the position of the great Duchess of the Demon World, she was, in the end, a woman. Kerasys made a decision. The next time she reunited with Culs, she would show him her most attractive self.
Until now, she had only groomed herself as much as was strictly necessary, but from now on, she would adorn her body to look good for her male.
"Culs... please become this mother's husband♥"
She felt a little shy thinking about marrying her son, but Culs was a demon with the qualities of a Great Demon King. Such a demon would be more than sufficient as a husband.