Chapter 23
Chapter 23
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 23
Chapter Title: The Protagonist is the Villain
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"Th-that.... what is the request? If it's something I can grant... anything... Erina! Stay still for a moment!"
At this rate, she wasn't an elf princess—she was just a crazy bitch. Erina, who had spent her whole life pampered in the kingdom, was a rude character who knew nothing of the world. Some called her a refreshment machine for trash-talking bandits and villains without hesitation, but that was just in the game.
Life is a tragedy when seen up close, but a comedy from afar, or so they say. Watching Aei right in front of me tending to this psycho young lady made my heart ache. No matter how obsessed I was with women, I had no intention of living with a lunatic like her.
Aei. Marry that bitch and live happily ever after. I hope Erina feels the lifespan difference and despairs enough to kill herself. Fucking cunt.
"It's nothing too difficult. As you can see, our territory is critically short on manpower right now, so we desperately need every helping hand."
Erina nodded with a furrowed brow, apparently agreeing that our territory's situation was dire. These guys must have gone through hell breaking through the monsters to get here. Even this crazy princess seemed to have at least a minimal capacity for empathy, nodding sympathetically. I cautiously broached the subject I wanted to raise.
"So, I'd like you to help bolster our kingdom's defenses for just a few days until my stamina recovers."
Here's a predictable question. The Demon King grows stronger over time, so doesn't dragging this out for days hurt us? Wouldn't it be better for Erina and the Hero to go ahead and defeat the Demon King?
As I mentioned before, this game lets you build a harem party of up to 16 before defeating the Demon King. Playing through the full story takes about a year and a half in game time.
And the Peta Lucius territory I'm in handles the mid-to-late game story. In simple terms, this hardcore veteran Hero bastard crossed that distance in just one month. A few days here wouldn't affect the game progression at all.
The Demon King revives three months after the prophecy. A standard four-person party takes exactly three months. Right now, the Demon King is probably just poking out one leg from its egg or whining for sacrifices.
"Hmm.... We need to hurry to defeat the Demon King...."
Even for a Hero, this request must have been awkward. Erina, her mouth gagged, nodded vigorously and glared at me. I decided to ask once more.
"Can't it be done somehow?"
It wasn't a lie that we were in a tough spot. If monsters attacked right now, we had no way to stop them. As I said before, nothing's more frustrating than losing to foes you could beat. I needed rest now, and if monsters ravaged my territory while I was out, I wouldn't sleep properly.
"....No helping it, then."
"Mmph! Mmmph! Mmmpph!!!"
Erina's eyes bulged as she glared at the Hero. But already firmly restrained, she couldn't resist properly. Erina was the type of heroine who hated casual skinship, yet she stayed put like that—her favorability must be pretty high.
"Then, just for a short while, I appreciate it."
I said that, told them Robin would brief them on the details, and headed straight to the mansion. With Erina in tow and his status clearly marking him as the Hero, there was no risk of scamming or slacking. Robin, looking gaunt and exhausted, began explaining to Erina and the Hero.
"My Lord!"
Aira rushed to me the moment she saw me. The soft sensation pressing against my face made me feel like this was heaven. Buried in her ample breasts, I steadied my dizzy mind. Aira gazed at me with eyes whose excitement came from joy at seeing me or pent-up lust after a week without sex—I couldn't tell.
"Aira. I'm pretty tired right now...? So...."
Aira whispered so no one else could hear.
"Just lie down, and I'll take care of everything. Okay? Okay?"
I felt like I might die. But would I really die from one round? With that, I took Aira up to my room.
"Ahhk! Hnng...! Haaang! Haaang! So good... Hngg...!"
Cruel. That rigid lump of desire was cruel. The sloppy mating sounds and the thick ass clapping wetly against me were cruel. Even as I thought the sight was magnificent, I hated myself for not fully enjoying it.
Aira had turned around and was grinding on top of me relentlessly. Each time she swallowed my cock to the hilt, her body shuddered like she'd been electrocuted, chin tilted back. The beads of sweat on her forehead revealed the intensity of her pleasure. Aira moaned with every hip thrust.
"Aha... Haat! M-my Lord... I... I'm already...!"
She twisted her waist serpentine, her flexible movements on full display. Her ass rippled dramatically with each smack against my pelvis. Her pussy, devouring my cock root-deep, peeked out lewdly whenever she leaned forward, oozing sticky fluids.
"Ung! Haa! So good....! So good...! Aaaah! Aaaaahh!"
Aira slammed her hips down fiercely, as if devouring my member, screaming out. Her trance-like waist work let me understand what it felt like to be drained to death. The pleasure was insane, but any more and my life would end with it.
"Kghk....!"
I let out a weird groan and came powerfully. Aira trembled at the thick semen flooding her insides, smiling in satisfaction. My cock, untouched for a week, kept pumping out ropes without stopping.
"Huu... Huu...."
I'd thought dying during sex was a reward, but experiencing it proved otherwise. This was hell. The draining exhaustion and helplessness as my life force was sucked away was pure torment. I rolled over to face Aira head-on.
She stared at me with eyes soaked in ecstasy. Love filled her gaze. Aira gently licked my nipple and said,
"My Lord... Do you know how scared I was this past week? You said if I did this, you wouldn't go anywhere...."
Aira kissed me, slipping her tongue in to lick every corner of my mouth from the roof down. The intense stimulation made my cock react again. Feeling it harden slowly inside her, Aira closed her eyes and lightly rocked her hips.
"Eut....!"
I let out a strange moan, and Aira tried to lift her hips again. This would kill me. Any more and I'd really die. Like a martial arts master succumbing to life-draining arts. I grabbed Aira's thighs and said,
"W-wait a sec! Just a moment, Aira!"
"Wh-what? Did you... come to hate me...?"
"No. No. Just a moment! A moment! Can't we stop here for today? Yeah?"
"My Lord... Just one more time? Please?"
"....Aira. You'll get punished?"
"....Ah...."
At those words, Aira shuddered like an aspen leaf and pulled away from me. Trembling pitifully in the corner of the bed, she looked heartbreaking—yet the chill of nearly being drained dry remained.
I stroked Aira's head and gently persuaded her. It was a shame, but any more and I'd really die.
"Aira. I'd love to stay with you too, but I've been hunting monsters for a week straight. I'm exhausted right now—how about next time?"
".....Yes."
Aira nodded. As she dressed, bending over revealed her pussy glistening with white fluid. Lust stirred again, blood rushing below; I turned away to hide it.
My lower body was a mess of fluids again. Annoyed at needing another wash before bed, I sighed and gathered a towel and clothes for the bath.
Someone knocked.
"Who is it?"
"My Lord. It's me. Sieri."
"What's the matter?"
"I thought you might need some... comfort before bed...."
I thought to myself, Aira, you damn bitch.
Elves take the strong as husbands. Erina, princess of the elf kingdom, hears the Hero who defeats the Demon King will be her spouse and flees the kingdom. Her excuse: to bear the Hero's child who slays the Demon King and return.
Too vulgar? It's an eroge. Of course, that insane excuse was just that—an excuse. Her real plan: defeat the Demon King herself to nix the marriage talk.
But Erina gets chased by monsters right after leaving the forest, joins the Hero's party after his help, and if the Hero picks her at the end, she says:
"W-well, no helping it. You're the one who defeated the Demon King. But marrying me means no more adventures you love, and as a non-elf, you can't take the throne. Still okay?"
Lost in Erina's story early that morning, a sudden thought struck me. If she fled to bear the Hero's child as justification, couldn't I fuck Erina by defeating the Demon King instead?
Justification be damned—Erina's an eroge elf princess. No matter how independent and rude, a princess must continue the line. Hero's human? Half-elf offspring. Mine? Pure elf. Better for the elf kingdom too.
I organized my thoughts again. If I replaced Erina, defeated the Demon King alongside the Hero, and then crushed his exhausted head, no one would be able to tell whether the Demon King or I had killed him
I'd just mourn over his corpse, hold a lavish funeral. Then I'd be the sole Demon King slayer left, and I could force Erina into sex. Our relationship wouldn't be smooth, but an elf princess yielding her body reluctantly had its own charm.
Erina moaning under that half-elf she'd sneered at like vermin. Damn, that's hot. The catch: Erina out, me in the party; Hero dies; proxy for territory while I'm gone.
Couldn't use the neighboring lord. That lucky NTR freak suffered no damage because we were the bulwark against the monster wave. He didn't send even one soldier—practically praying for my downfall.
I'll kill him someday, for real.
While I pondered sex, days passed outside. Robin's occasional reports said Erina and the Hero were expertly repelling monsters. As Demon King revival neared, monsters gathered toward the site—our territory unfortunately on the path.
Three days later, refreshed and fit, I stepped into the mansion courtyard. There stood weary Erina and Hero Aei. His signature forelock was a mess; Erina's pale skin caked in dirt. Checking their statuses, I was slightly surprised.
Their levels had risen several stages in three days.
"We... think we've done enough...."
Hero Aei said to me. As he claimed, he'd performed admirably. No reason or excuse to delay further. I ordered the warehouse opened and had Aei and Erina follow me.