Chapter 56
Chapter 56
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 56
Chapter Title: Gut Punch for the Demon Bitch!
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This forest was thick with grass and leaves. It wasn't the easiest terrain for running, but I was used to paths like this.
And up ahead, I could see a demon hightailing it away, her back turned as she scrambled desperately.
"You fucking bitch. Stop right there?!"
Despite my order, that snake charmer slut kept shaking her fat ass, not even glancing back as she focused solely on fleeing.
The nerve of this bitch, ignoring my question like that. Hmm, was I being rude?
"Hey! You there, beautiful lady! Stop a sec! I just wanna stab you a few times!"
"Like hell I'd stop for youuu—!"
Finally, she turned her head and snapped back at me. Oh, calling her pretty did the trick, huh? First time hearing her voice, and now I finally got a good look at her face. Damn, this fucking bitch was hot enough to fuck, just testing the waters there.
"I said stop."
"You're gonna stab me with that sword!"
"Won't stab you with the sword!"
"Then you're gonna slice me?!"
I did wanna stab her with my dick instead, but not the time for that. Guess I'd have to slice her with the sword.
"Oh, oppaaa—!"
I hadn't denied it, just didn't answer—which meant I really was gonna slice her up. The snake charmer bitch bolted even harder in terror.
Come to think of it, she kinda looked like that other demon from before. But she couldn't get here that fast. My voice wouldn't carry that far anyway, and Rise and the knights were there. The guy was strong, sure, but not enough to break through that many that easily.
"Huff...... huff......"
As the snake charmer demon started tiring out, she hopped onto one of the black anacondas nearby.
Pii, piiiik—.
She was so exhausted she couldn't even play the flute properly. Figures her raw strength was weak. The black anaconda itself wasn't all that fast. But I was starting to run out of breath too. First time sprinting like this since my regression. I was only keeping up thanks to my mana.
"Fucking...... bitch. Won't you stop?"
"Quit chasing me!"
At this rate, I'd never catch her. No choice. I'd been holding off on this because I didn't wanna kill her right away, but if I let her slip, I was screwed.
"Hyaah!"
I hurled my sword at the black anaconda she was riding. It sliced cleanly through the air and embedded right into the snake's back.
"Gyaah!"
The snake charmer bitch riding it tumbled straight to the ground amid its thrashing.
"Hii, hiiik."
She must've recovered a bit on the anaconda, because she scrambled up quick and started running again.
"Huh? What the."
I yanked my sword out of the snake and chased after her. She ducked into a cave opening leading downward. Who knew there was a cave like this in the forest?
"Ugh. What a pain in the ass."
This was starting to feel like I'd never catch her. Every time I got close, she slipped away. Couldn't waste more time. Even in a cave, I didn't slow down. If she got deep into the dark parts, I'd lose her for good.
I figured I could throw the scabbard too, not just the sword, and acted on it immediately.
Thwack!
"Kyaaak!"
She staggered as my scabbard smacked her leg. She wobbled up and tried to flee again, but I was faster.
"Haa....... haa...... Gotcha."
"Heuk...... hik, hiiik......"
My blade was pointed right at the snake charmer's throat.
"You're the snakes' master, right?"
"Wh-what if I am?"
"I know you're a demon. What the hell are you doing here?"
"Hmph. Like I'd tell a puny human."
Even with my sword at her throat, the bitch smirked defiantly and refused to answer.
"Fair enough. I'm just a puny human. Wanna find out what that feels like?"
"Even if you kill me, oppa will come rescue me. You won't get away clean."
"You fucking cunt still don't get it."
"Hah?"
I nailed her with a kick to the gut right away. She doubled over and crumpled to the ground.
"Cough, cough. You crazy fuck. To a lady......"
"You're the enemy. What lady?"
"Aaaak, let go!"
This was reminding me of Rise. I grabbed the kneeling bitch's hair and yanked her head up.
"Listen up. I don't let demons like you slide. If I didn't need info from you, I'd have thrown the sword, not the scabbard."
Demons invading human territory in plain sight. That alone was enough to justify crushing them under imperial law, and with clear intent, I had no reason to hold back. Unlike Ellis, this bitch was pure evil.
"You'll never get what you want outta me. Ptui."
She spat at me, and I dodged easily.
"Ha, what a dogshit attitude."
"Kyaaak!"
I slapped her cheek hard. Whew, I'd been keeping my temper in check lately, but she was setting me off again. It hadn't even been that long since I broke Rise, and now another bitch like this.
I watched the snake charmer writhing on the cave floor. Yeah, yeah, getting mad was just hurting me. Time to cool off and extract the info nice and gentle.
"Hey, you—."
"Daron! Why the hell did you run from the battlefield?!"
What the fuck?
I whipped around at the voice echoing through the cave. There were several people there—Princess Asabel and a bunch of her escort knights.
"I thought you were decent, but you bolt the second things go south. By military law—."
"Turning your back in front of me?!"
The princess made me turn naturally out of respect, and the snake charmer bitch seized the moment to smash my head from behind. Everything went black.
Piiiik—! Pip, piiiik—!
As I collapsed, a massively loud flute sound rang out. I could tell instinctively it was some serious snake signal.
"One step closer, and this guy dies."
The sword I'd been holding was now in her hands.
"You're a demon?!"
Asabel's words got a cocky reply from the snake charmer.
"Bingo. Demon girl here. Whoops, told ya not to come closer. Gonna kill for real."
She was stalling. But my mouth wouldn't work right. The world was still spinning.
"Hehehehehe, thanks for waiting. Rakt!"
"Gaaah!"
Her laughter mixed with the knights' screams. Through my blurry vision, snakes had appeared and were biting their throats—no, devouring them was more like it.
"Th-this guyyy—urk. Gurk."
One knight bit the dust. It was a single black anaconda, but not like the others. Way bigger, bright red all over. And the horn on its head looked sharp as hell, solid too. Like my dick, it was an outlier among black anacondas—massive.
"Even among black anacondas, Rakt here's a rare one. Impressed?"
Only five knights left guarding Asabel now.
"Asdol, Gipan. Kill it now!"
"Oh, and Rakt can spit crazy strong venom."
Spit—!
"Gak, gaaaak!"
"Aaaak!"
Rakt flicked its long tongue and sprayed venom, hitting the knights square in the face. Too close to dodge. Down to three knights.
"You run now, I won't chase."
"We must retreat, Your Highness!"
"Kyaaak!"
"Y-Your Highness!"
Asabel glanced at her two grotesquely poisoned knights and tried to follow the fleeing ones. But Rakt's tail tripped her legs.
"Knew she was important from the human side just by looking...... Princess, huh?"
"Y-you."
"Told ya to run? Rakt."
Spit—!
"Gaaaaak!"
Another knight went down, face gripped by venom.
"Run now, I won't catch ya."
Abandoning the princess? Huge crime. But if she died here, no one would know the full story, so probably not execution.
The knights hesitated, so the snake charmer barked impatiently.
"Rakt."
"Forgive us, Your Highness!"
Sspit—!
Rakt spat again, but missed the two knights who'd bolted quick. They apologized to the princess as they fled the cave.
"Th-this can't be."
Asabel hung her head, staring at her abandoning knights.
"Princess, huh. Never heard the empress had a daughter, so imperial princess? Jackpot."
"Y-you bastard."
"Hey, don't piss me off? Even princess or not, if I snap, I'll tell it to swallow you whole."
"What're you gonna do, you cunt."
"Kak?!"
I snatched the scabbard off the ground and cracked it over the snake charmer's skull.
"Hey, snake slut. Don't fuck with me. Or I'll smash your master's head. Hey, quit rolling your eyes. Freeze."
"Kk!"
"Freeze, I said. You think I'm joking?"
I kicked her gut again, and she finally stopped. The massive black anaconda froze, realizing its master's life was in my hands. Smart enough to obey words, huh.
"Princess, come here."
"A-alright."
Wanna curse her out, but she's the princess. Gotta hold back. Still not confident I could handle the fallout from this bitch.
"Hey. Tell that thing to back off far."
"Hah...... hah......"
"No answer, and I kick again."
"Kuh...... Without the flute. Kuk!!"
"Fucking bitch still scheming. I know it understands speech. Needed the flute to call from afar, but up close, words work fine."
"A-alright. Rakt. Go outside the cave."
Nailed it. She sent the snake away. Guess it wasn't smart enough to turn the tables—it slithered obediently out.
"Now, where were we?"
"Agh! Let go!"
"Let's move spots."
I grabbed the demon bitch's hair and dragged her along. Ha...... How the hell do I interrogate this fucking cunt to make her spill?