Episode 1) Poppy (1)
Episode 1) Poppy (1)
In the west of the Demon Realm, there is a place known as the Bleeding Forest, where a tribe of demonic beasts with exceptionally strong beastly traits among demons lives.
It is a place where the most dangerous monsters in the Demon Realm lurk, and even high-ranking demons are afraid of being harmed and thus reluctant to go to the Bleeding Forest.
However, one day, a human knight, devoid of all fear, barged into a prisoner of war camp located deep within the forest and caused an uproar to rescue the captured prisoners.
Considering she acted alone, she put up quite a good fight, but ultimately, due to numerical inferiority, she was subdued by the guards, and tales of that commotion eventually reached the ears of the Demon King.
Later, when the guards stripped off the knight's armor to investigate, they found that she was a human female, and on the inside of her armor, the insignia of the mortal realm's Valeria Empire could be confirmed.
Bleeding Forest, Demon King army's 4th Prisoner of War Camp, in a solitary cell located on the second floor...
"Hehehe... Even you, the so-called high and mighty Knight-nari of the Empire, once hit with poison, end up in a state where you can't even twitch a single finger?!"
"And yet you dared to swing your sword at me earlier, huh—?!"
Ta-hang-! Accompanied by a sound tearing through the air, a thin whip fiercely lashed across the knight's back, leaving a single line of wound upon her fair skin from which blood began to trickle.
However, the knight bit her lip so hard it bled, narrowly blocking a scream from bursting out of her mouth.
Incredible endurance. But her unyielding demeanor only provoked the chief warden's stubbornness.
'Hmph! What a tough bitch. I whipped her bare skin, and she doesn't even let out a single scream?'
"...Alright, then let's see just how far that petty pride of yours goes..."
Zzak! Zzak! Zzak! Zzak!
The sound of the whip, chilling enough just to hear, filled the pitch-black solitary cell. Pain that felt like it would cause her to lose consciousness in an instant poured over the knight repeatedly, yet she tried with all her might to endure it.
Harsh whipping was inflicted upon the gaping wounds, and as whips piled on top of them again, wounds accumulated layer upon layer.
And she managed to endure all that pain. A burning sensation still remained in her wounds, causing her body to scream, but no sound other than ragged breathing came out of her mouth.
Rather, the chief warden, who had been swinging the whip at her, started to get tired bit by bit, until beads of sweat eventually formed on her forehead.
Even while being whipped, hearing the chief warden's panting, the knight spat out mockingly,
"......Like a rat... your way of venting your anger is utterly shady."
"If you torment someone who can't do anything with crappy whipping like this... does it make you feel a bit better...? What a nauseating taste you have..."
"Krk...!"
"How dare you... How dare you... How daaare you...!!"
Tub-
"Chief Warden— That's about enough."
When a subordinate next to her grabbed and stopped her hand as she tried to swing the whip once more, the chief warden glared at him with eyes filled with immense anger.
"Let go of this?! I'm working right now, don't interrupt me!"
"If we go any further, this woman will definitely die of infection. Isn't her back already torn to shreds?"
"It's not like we're going to move her to some hospital ward after torturing her to our heart's content anyway. Stopping at around this much is appropriate."
"Tsk..."
"Even so... this bitch to me..."
"Chief Warden—"
"His Majesty the Demon King-nim only permitted us to do preparatory work to corrupt this woman. If you accidentally kill her while doing so, wouldn't that make the Chief Warden violate the Demon King-nim's orders?"
"..."
"I get it, tsk..."
Here in the Demon Realm, the Demon King's command is absolute. Disobeying the Demon King's command is no different from rebelling against him, and rebelling against the Demon King is no different from throwing away one's life.
If they think their lives are precious, none of the demons dare to disobey the Demon King. No matter how trivial the matter may be.
Yet, perhaps because her anger still hadn't subsided, the chief warden stood blankly without a word for a while, only staring at the knight's tattered back.
Meanwhile, as if something had just occurred to her, she suddenly became greatly excited and immediately ordered her subordinate.
"Ah... right! There was that method!"
"Poppy, bring Poppy here!"
"...Why are you suddenly looking for Poppy?"
"Don't talk back and bring him! I'll tell you once you bring him, so hurry up—!"
There was once a demonic beast that made a great contribution to elevating the infamy of the Bleeding Forest. That monster was the size of a house, and its entire body was covered in black fur.
Its overall appearance seemed like a mixture of a wolf, a bat, and a typical demon.
A large, muscular demon fitted with a wolf's sharp eyes, fangs, and razor-sharp belligerence, while the ominous aura it exuded was that of a bat.
That demonic beast, let alone speaking language, didn't have a speck of sane reason. It only endlessly craved blood and flesh... looking as if it was cursed by an evil spell and unable to control its desires and impulses.
Sirbel, the chief warden of the camp, showed considerable interest in that demonic beast. She had her subordinates capture the monster, and after a bloody battle by her subordinates, they barely succeeded in capturing it.
"Grr..."
"Ahhh~♡ Poppy is here!"
"Welcome... Mommy prepared a gift for Poppy~ Just wait a moment~♡"
Clank- As Sirbel pointed at the lever beyond the iron bars with her chin, the subordinate pulled the lever according to the order.
Then, the iron chain connected to the knight's handcuffs and tightly fixed to the ceiling unspooled from the ceiling, and the knight collapsed limply onto the floor.
However, she was still not a free person, because the shackles still attached to her ankles were binding her to the floor.
"Krk..."
The knight endured the pain that made her body feel like it was melting right into the floor and turned her head back to see what on earth the chief warden was making such a fuss about.
And right after, she could not hide her shock at 'that thing' she faced.
'W-What the hell... is that...'
Ever since the knight set foot in the Demon Realm, she had dealt with various demons and demonic beasts without a moment of rest, and because of that, she had truly seen a wide variety of bizarre monster appearances... but the monster in front of her was on a completely different dimension.
It was an appearance that could truly be called atrocious. Not a single creature she had seen until then exuded a ferocious aura quite like 'that'.
And most terrifying of all was the thing dangling between those crotches. Resembling a single large python...
Dangling... Dangling...
"You see, our Poppy has always been cooped up in his cage and living all alone... so he needed a suitable female. A female to make Poppy happy..."
"But thinking about it, you were here! A body like yours should be able to withstand our Poppy's stuff to some extent..."
"......You bastard... Don't fuck with me...!"
As the knight glared at her with eyes filled with hatred, Sirbel finally wore a look of satisfaction and revealed a bright expression.
"Kikik... Krk!"
However, as if her subordinate next to her found this situation entirely untrustworthy, he showed a hesitant demeanor and spoke to Sirbel in a low whisper.
"Is this... really okay?"
"Like that elf last time, if this thing tears her apart trying to eat her, then... this woman will definitely die in an instant..."
"It's fine, that's why I trained him to stop biting last time... Even though I kept him by my side all day long, not a single accident happened."
"Even so, if the same thing happens again... Then I'll take full responsibility whether I like it or not. It doesn't matter, right? If I do..."
"..."
Tap-tap-! As Sirbel patted the monster's butt, the monster stepped inside the iron bars and began to mount the defencelessly lying knight. Saliva dripping from the monster's mouth settled thickly upon her face.
At the same time, the knight could feel something long and fleshy near her legs raising its head higher and growing stiff.
"Grr... Grrr..."
"Ugh... Krk...!"
"I will definitely kill you! You of all people... The moment I get out of this place... I'll definitely...!"
As the knight shouted at her in a fierce voice like a roaring beast, Sirbel got even more excited, laughed loudly, mocked her, walked outside, and closed the iron cell door.
"Kihihihihih-!"
"Try it if you can! Though you'd probably be better off staying cooped up in there...!"
"Because rough outdoor activities are harmful to pregnant women, you see...!"
Grind... Trembling with humiliation, the knight clenched her fists tightly, but since there was nothing she could do, she could only seethe with anger inwardly.