Chapter 93: World's Greatest Husband Contest—Finals (The Eve)
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 93: World's Greatest Husband Contest—Finals (The Eve)
Tomorrow is finally the long-awaited day of the finals.
I had returned home after securing another smooth victory today.
I intended to spend the remaining time savoring the lingering glow of triumph, my heart fluttering with anticipation for tomorrow, while cooling my boiling blood… or so I thought.
“Open the door! Leon! Bestow your seed upon me!”
Irusan’s voice echoing from outside the window gave me a splitting headache, leaving me with no choice but to sit there, unable to do anything.
“Perhaps that’s why this little one has no energy… He was always such a brave and sturdy boy…”
Helena’s disappointed voice drifted up from below.
What is with this lewd teacher?
When did she even kneel before me, let alone unbutton my pants?
“Honey~ perk up~ Doing it just once this morning isn't enough~”
On top of that, even Valeria was whining.
But why were they looking between my legs while calling me "sturdy boy" and "honey"?
Meanwhile…
“Hey, move! Let go! I’ve fallen for Leon! Therefore, it is only right that I bear his child!”
Not content with screaming at the top of her lungs, Irusan was now scuffling with the guards protecting my mansion and the sentries who stood at the forefront of the capital’s security.
“This is driving me crazy… How did she even find out where my mansion is?”
The moment I muttered to myself, a soft and warm sensation wrapped around the nape of my neck.
This touch, this scent… it was Natalia.
Embracing me from behind, Natalia whispered as she teased my ear with her tongue.
“Her nose is as sharp as it looks. She has been following us ever since we left the stadium.”
“Then you should have stopped her.”
“Fufu, how could we stop someone who wishes to be held in the Master’s arms?”
“Sigh…”
A deep sigh escaped me.
I’m not the type of scavenger who sticks it in any woman he sees.
If anything, I’m an incredibly picky eater.
Therefore, the idea of "just closing my eyes and doing it once" was something I could never put into practice.
To me, Irusan was nothing more and nothing less than a stray cat wailing loudly outside my house.
In the end, there was only one person—no, one demon—I could rely on at a time like this.
“Help me, Sitri~”
“Fuhuhu, I’ve lived long enough to see the day you’re troubled by a woman. It truly is a long life worth living.”
Today, as always, Sitri appeared before my eyes in a flash, her eyes glowing like rubies.
Floating as if completely unaffected by gravity, Sitri drifted over and cupped my face with both hands.
“There is a woman who desires you so desperately, yet you don't feel like it at all?”
“I’m not a 'suspiciously wealthy person,' you know.”
“Hmph, that’s another one of your incomprehensible sayings… Well, regardless, I understand your wish.”
“You’ll help me?!”
“Help? It’s a simple matter of placing a suggestion to resolve this peacefully.”
It’s not like I hadn't tried using suggestion myself.
I certainly attempted it, but unfortunately, Irusan was completely immune to it.
Why? Because suggestion has little to no effect on those with strong mental fortitude.
Because of that, Sitri’s expression shifted into one of slight annoyance.
“Hmm, I suppose… it would be its own kind of problem if a warrior known as the First Spear of the Imperial Guard could be easily manipulated by suggestion.”
“Could you worry about your contractor instead of someone else’s Imperial Guard!”
Above all, I didn't want to deal with Irusan any further.
They say you can't spit on a smiling face, and regardless of the situation, there was nothing I could do to a woman who was shouting to the whole neighborhood that she loved me.
Furthermore, Sreng, who should have been holding her reins, was knocked out by poison, and it was far too private a matter for King Andrasta to intervene.
So, the only one I could trust was the Great Demon of Lust, one of the 72 who rule over Hell—Lady Sitri.
“That Great Demon is currently in a state where she cannot use even a hundredth of her power, let alone a tenth, due to the seal.”
“Ugh.”
“Fuhuhu, I didn't say it was impossible. Thanks to the fulfilling days I’ve spent with you, a good amount of my power has returned. However… I have one condition.”
“Just name it.”
“Then first… Mmph… Chu…”
As if saying this is a down payment, Sitri kissed me.
Well… for a down payment, it was a deep, affection-filled kiss.
After receiving her payment, Sitri looked into my eyes and spoke.
“Hold me first today. Understood?”
“I’m always down for that.”
“Fuhuhu, then I shall be looking forward to it.”
“I’ll be looking forward to it too~”
“Boo~ That’s cheating~!” “That’s an abuse of power—no, magic power!”
I cleanly ignored the outcries erupting from all around me.
Soon after, Irusan’s voice, which had been echoing outside the window, vanished completely.
“Hmm, that went better than expected.”
Looking at Sitri, who had popped back up in front of me, I asked urgently.
“You didn't kill her, did you?”
“As if I would. I simply… showed her a simple illusion. I happened to see a guard whose eyes were sparkling as he looked at Irusan.”
“So, you made that guard look like me?”
“Something like that. Irusan wanted you so badly that she slung that guard over her shoulder and vanished somewhere in an instant.”
Well… I guess I can consider that a successful conclusion…?
Irusan will think she received my seed, and the guard gets to satisfy his suspicious tastes, so everyone wins.
As soon as the situation was settled.
“Oh my, he’s finally perked up.”
“That’s my honey. Haa… look at how big and hard it is…”
“Master… I am always longing for you as well…”
Helena, Natalia, and Valeria all rushed in at once… but.
“Ahem. Back off, all of you!”
“That’s not fair, Lady Sitri!”
“Yeah! That’s an abuse of magic!”
At a single word from Sitri, who could be called the eldest sister of the group, everyone backed away, smacking their lips in regret.
Of course, I stood up, pulling Sitri—who had settled into my arms—into a firm embrace.
“Now then, how shall I serve you, Lady Great Demon? Shall we all enjoy ourselves together harmoniously, or will you indulge yourself to your heart's content alone, as befits a Great Demon?”
“Fufu, that is quite a dilemma. Then… shall I enjoy myself fully alone for the first time in a while?”
“I shall serve you with all my heart and soul. Now, this way…”
With that, I headed to the bedroom with Sitri alone.
I tried my best to ignore the whispers coming from behind us.
“Since it’s Lady Sitri, it won't take long, right?”
“Yes, since she’s… a weakling…”
“Hmm~ Then while we wait for the Master, shall we make Lady Valeria happy? Lena.”
“Fufu, shall we? Sister.”
“Wait… hold on…! Kyaaaah!”
*
Dusk fell as it always did.
The twilight sky was soon covered by the black shroud of night, and even the moonlight was hidden behind the clouds.
The streets of the Imperial Capital, Berlina, were literally in pitch-black darkness where one couldn't see an inch ahead.
Yet, hiding within the even deeper shadows of that darkness, Medir was sprinting through the deserted streets like the wind.
—Squeak! Skritch! Squeak!
“Good, that’s the place.”
Finally coming to a halt, a large mansion appeared before Medir’s eyes.
Guards were stationed at the main gate of the grand, elegant estate, but…
—Sshhh…
At a sweet fragrance that wafted from somewhere, the guards collapsed one by one like dolls with their strings cut.
“Zzzzz…”
“Phew…”
As soon as he confirmed all the guards were asleep, Medir scaled the main gate.
Immediately hiding in the bushes of the garden, Medir observed the mansion for a moment.
‘Hmph, easy. Let’s see… Leon is undoubtedly up there. Like the disgusting noble he is.’
The top floor, where a faint light leaked out.
Believing without a doubt that Leon was there, Medir infiltrated the mansion.
Fortunately, all the servants working in the mansion were asleep.
Without even needing to hide, Medir smoothly reached the ceiling of the room where Leon was… but.
“Haaah…! Ah, ahhh…! Young Master, Young Master…!”
“Ugh… Mas…ter…! Please…! Haah…!”
“Honey…! N-no…! I’m coming…! Again…!”
At the sight unfolding beneath his feet, Medir reflexively looked away.
‘Heh, he’s enjoying himself enough to make one jealous.’
The fact that his partners were Helena and Natalia made Medir hesitate for a moment.
He didn't know about the others, but Helena and Natalia were warriors whose skills could take his head if he moved carelessly.
‘Besides, Leon is still awake…’
Therefore, it was not yet the right time to carry out the assassination.
However, the night was still young.
Furthermore, sexual intercourse always comes to an end, and it was common sense to fall into a deep sleep from exhaustion afterward.
“In that case…”
He would wait in the next room or another room until the time was right.
Coincidentally, the ceiling he was currently on was a place where it was truly difficult to concentrate.
Moreover, if he stayed on the strangely creaking ceiling, there was no telling what might happen.
As soon as he made that judgment, Medir immediately moved to the room adjacent to Leon’s.
“Good, now I just have to wait…”
“A guest I never invited has arrived.”
“?!”
It was a chilling, eerie voice that made his entire body break out in goosebumps just by hearing it.
Nevertheless, Medir tried his best to overcome his fear, drawing a dagger coated in thick poison as he spun around.
However, before him stood a demon with a blood-red smile.
“H-how…”
Large horns sprouting like a crown, a black tail swaying like a flickering tongue, and red eyes glowing like blood even in the darkness.
Overcoming the fear that spread like mold, Medir tried to mutter something, but…
The demon finally spread the wings on her back slowly, approaching Medir like an inescapable death.
—Clang…
He couldn't muster an instinctive resistance, nor even a shred of defiance.
Medir not only feebly dropped his dagger but also prostrated himself before the demon.
“I-I was wrong. Please, just my life… I will never come here again, please… please…”
However, the demon only approached in silence.
Without a trace of fishy mockery or burning rage, the demon suspended the prostrate Medir in mid-air with a mere gesture.
“My body… won't move… Gack…!”
Before he knew it, the demon’s long-grown claws were buried in Medir’s chest.
The demon literally gripped Medir’s heart, whispering in a voice that dripped with blood.
“Did you think I would let myself be bested again?”
“Cough… Gack…!”
“Did you think I would lose another contractor?”
“Hack… I… no…!”
“That boy is my flower, who will be with me until the day the world ends. He is my final contractor!”
“Gurgle…”
“I will never lose him again. No matter what it takes!”
—Splurt…!
Finally, the demon ripped Medir’s heart out while he was still alive.
A fountain of blood erupted, staining the demon’s silver hair and snow-white skin completely red.
Crushing the feebly pulsing heart in her hand before his eyes, the blood-soaked demon looked down at Medir’s corpse as it slumped to the floor.
“Vanish. As if you never existed. Your existence shall remain in no one’s memory. No one shall remember you!”
—Crunch, crack, snap…
Medir’s corpse vanished into the darkness.
The darkness literally chewed his flesh, drank his blood, and crushed and swallowed even his bones.
Soon, nothing remained in the pitch-black room.
Not the bloodstains splattered everywhere, not the poisoned dagger, not even the blood that had soaked the demon’s hands and body.
As soon as all traces vanished, the door to the room where only the demon remained opened.
“I wondered where you went. Were you here, Sitri?”
“Fuhu, yes. I simply mistook the room.”
“Huh, really? That’s unusual. By the way…”
“Yes? Wh-what is it?”
“You look even more beautiful than usual today. I love you, Sitri.”
“Ah… I, I love you too…”
Leaning into Leon’s embrace, Sitri left the room.
As if nothing had happened, leaving behind the darkness where nothing remained.