# 047 The Rape Dragon's Status
# 047 The Rape Dragon's Status
At that moment.
At the western edge of the Land of Darkness, in Hellifonia, several gods gathered in one place.
Around a circular table, there were nine of them in all.
Excluding the Mad Demon God, whose location was always unknown because of his perpetual insanity, every other Demon God assembled in one place.
"The Saintesses are currently devising a plan to lure the Demon Dragon Lord. In that spirit, I believe we too must move together."
The most proactive among them was the Lightning Demon God, Zeus.
"We must capture the Rape Dragon and kill him. We must let the Saintesses rape him to their hearts' content, humiliate him, and then kill him with our own hands."
With his golden hair like a lion's mane and his long beard, he made no secret of his murderous intent toward the Rape Dragon.
The bloodlust could have been unpleasant, but the other Demon Gods' hostility toward the Rape Dragon was not much different.
"Illusion Demon God, I heard your Saintess was looking for another method?"
"It is said to have failed. The Heavenly Demon Saintess apparently killed the doppelgänger on the spot."
"Oh, dear...."
Because all the Demon Gods gathered here shared the same opinion, even though under normal circumstances they would have bickered, they were able to unite as one when it came to the 'Rape Dragon'.
"What a shame. Had it succeeded, we could have lured that dragon in heat with the doppelgänger virgin."
"Let us find another way. There is also the method of issuing oracles to each religious order."
Ordinarily, they would certainly have quibbled—is that the only thing you can do, isn't the Illusion Demon Saintess incompetent—but their shared hostility toward the Rape Dragon made them stick tightly together.
"How about we offer one virgin as a sacrifice? If there is a virgin among the kingdom's princesses, we present her as an offering to the gods. If it is the Rape Dragon, he will surely fly across the continent."
"Indeed, if it's him, he'd abduct any god. Be it a Demon God or a goddess."
"True. However...."
Zeus swept his gaze over the other Demon Gods.
"In the lands where your followers reside, is there a virgin beautiful enough to surpass the 'Elf of the Seal'?"
Everyone fell silent.
Someone shook their head with a resolute face, while another frowned and looked uncertain.
"There is one, but...."
"Oh, truly?!"
"I cannot be certain whether she is a virgin."
"Damn, that's no good."
Yet another had not even confirmed whether she met the conditions.
"Is there no unicorn?"
"There is not. Did not the Church of the Twin Moon Goddesses round up every single unicorn on the continent and slaughter them?"
"Damn, they went so far as to fuck them and then pretend to be virgins, putting in great effort to hide it.... They are making trouble for us."
"There is no way to distinguish them other than a unicorn.... Ah!"
Zeus clapped his hands.
"Let us ask the Vampire Queen! By examining their blood, we should be able to tell whether they are virgins or not!"
"Have you forgotten? The Vampire Queen is a woman who suffered 'Mental Rape' from the Rape Dragon. Even though her flesh was raped, she sides with the Rape Dragon. Are there not one or two of those among us as well?"
A few of the goddesses among the Demon Gods quietly closed their eyes.
"...It is true that I suffered at his hands in a previous life. But not now. What I direct at him now is only fury and hatred."
"Those bitches will meet him again, reverse-rape him in the cowgirl position, get led around, and then cry out, 'Aahng, the Black Dragon's cock is amazingggg!' and cum their brains out."
"Zeus!"
They had tried their utmost not to badmouth one another, but the nature of Demon Gods was an unavoidable thing.
For beings bound together by pride alone, an apology was something they would sooner trade their lives for.
Especially now, having risen to the status of Demon God, all the more so.
"...Hmph, it's not as if I said anything incorrect."
"It was not incorrect. Because it has happened in the past. But it is not the case now."
The Illusion Demon God drew a line across his throat with a ferocious smile.
"If only we can eliminate the Rape Dragon and ignite a war across the continent, I will kill him again and again as many times as it takes."
"...Apologize, Skadi."
"I can. Because the memory of my body and mind being violated by the Rape Dragon still remains with me. However."
Killing intent billowed from the Illusion Demon God, Skadi.
"By killing the Rape Dragon, I can have my personal revenge, and if on that basis we can reignite the Great Heavenly Demon War, then I can set aside my personal feelings as much as necessary."
"You're not separately planning to sever the Rape Dragon's tendons and lock him in your basement?"
"Fuck him for about a hundred years and then kill him, that should do?"
"Heh heh, to see the powerless fellow being devoured by you. That would be amusing. You may violate him for another thousand years before killing him, it would please me."
"...Enough, let us get on with the discussion."
"Indeed! I have no interest in whether you were raped, or whether your family was raped! I merely wish to fight the Rape Dragon right now!"
Demon Gods united in malice toward the Rape Dragon.
Demon Gods with no malice toward the Rape Dragon, but who sought to eliminate him in order to ignite the Great Heavenly Demon War.
Demon Gods who would do anything as long as they could fight the Rape Dragon.
"...If only the war between light and darkness could begin anew."
Shaaa.
At the center of the Demon Gods, a wide map unfurled across the round table.
A vast continent stretched from east to west, and at the heart of the eastern continent, which was dyed white, a single dot black as pitch had been marked.
"If we rashly resume the Great Heavenly Demon War, the Rape Dragon will surely side with the humans. While it is true his lair is originally within the territory of the Twin Moon Goddesses, there is a strong likelihood he will aid the high elves out of consideration for his old bond with the 'Elf of the Seal.'"
"Ha, what kind of nonsense is...."
"He would likely say, 'I shall overlook it even if you mercilessly rape the opposing side's virgins. In return for allowing you to take any virgin from our side who catches your eye, lend us your strength.' ...Is that not entirely plausible?"
The Great Heavenly Demon War.
Depending on which side the Rape Dragon stood on, the tide of battle would change dramatically.
"Therefore, we absolutely must make the Rape Dragon reveal himself. First, we placate him and make him join our side...."
"And after winning the Great Heavenly Demon War, we strike him from behind and kill him?"
"Yes."
Everything.
For the sake of victory in the Great Heavenly Demon War.
...Though, in truth, no one knew what the Heavenly Demon God herself was thinking.
* * *
"Please. That...."
"Call me 'Lord.'"
Lord.
A title commonly used when serving a sovereign, and for dragons, the Dragon Lord, the head of all dragons, was naturally the most widely known.
I too had once been a Dragon Lord.
To be precise, in my youth, I had violated the current Dragon Lord, usurped the position of Dragon Lord by force, and then returned the position to her.
A period when I had stripped her of her dignity through mindless Rape.
At that time, I was undeniably a ruler of terror to all dragons, and I possessed sufficient power to style myself with the title of 'Lord.'
The fact that I had cast it aside of my own accord and returned to my lair did not change the fact that I was qualified to claim the authority of the Dragon Lord at any time.
And 'Lord' also suited the image of the vampire race well.
"The Heavenly Demon God entrusting you to me presupposes that you can step down from the office of Saintess. Considering your current situation, the Heavenly Demon God may have sent you to me because she does not wish for you to be ravaged by the Rape Dragon."
Or it could mean, here, take Leticia, basically take her and get lost.
If viewed favorably, a gesture of peace.
In the worst light....
'The Heavenly Demon God sold you out.'
Leticia had been abandoned by the Heavenly Demon God.
Whether it should be called abandonment from the start, or whether she was convinced that I would cherish Leticia, was a question only the Heavenly Demon God knew the answer to.
'I'll just treat her in my own way.'
I would save Leticia from the Rape Dragon.
No, I would save Leticia from rape itself.
"Whatever the case, if you trust me, I will ensure you are not raped. Though you will become not the Heavenly Demon Saintess Leticia, but merely an ordinary human woman, Leticia...."
"That's all right. If maintaining the position of Heavenly Demon Saintess means becoming a sacrifice to be offered to the Rape Dragon, I would rather abandon the office of Heavenly Demon Saintess. The Heavenly Demon God has also given her understanding."
She had abandoned the office of Saintess in accordance with the oracle.
Who would dare find fault with Leticia?
"Once this tournament is over, I will return to my home. Until then, you will stay in this room, and when you go out, you will move together with me. Understood?"
"Yes. I shall be in your care."
There was no telling when the Illusion Demon Saintess's subordinates might ambush Leticia again to copy her body.
Leticia was safest at my side.
"Very well. If you need anything, tell me right away. You may also tell Ria. Ah, and I will tell you in advance—it's 'Sharia.'"
"...Was Ria not your name?"
"It's like a pet name."
"A pet name...!"
Sharia's eyes curved into crescent moons.
There was a sense that some switch had been flipped, and I immediately signaled her toward the bed with my gaze.
"But there is one issue, Miss Leticia."
"What issue?"
"It's fine that you sleep here. The bed over there, in any case, hasn't been used. You can just use a clean bed."
"What do you mean? There are two people, so to use only one bed...."
Leticia's face flushed in an instant.
"No way...?"
"Yes. We have no need for two beds."
I sat on the edge of the bed and patted the spot beside me, and as a matter of course, Sharia settled her bottom onto my hand and sat down.
"I'm going to have sex with Ria."
"R-right here...?"
"Of course right here; would I need to rent a separate room?"
"......"
This was the most expensive room among the five-star hotels in Shotarape.
While the room was fairly spacious, it wasn't as if it had another room inside it like a house.
In the area that served as a living room, there were two wide beds.
We had only used one of them, and we intended to use it the same way now.
"There's still a long time left in the tournament period, and I can't hide my relationship with Ria. Wouldn't it be easier for you, Miss Leticia, to get used to it if we just let you know clearly from the very first day?"
"S-so... you mean you are going to have relations right now, in front of me...?"
"Yes. If you truly find it unpleasant to watch, you can turn your back, and if you don't want to listen, you can cover your ears. Or you could leave the room while we're doing it, though...."
I pointed at the clock hanging on the wall.
"The time it takes us is rather long, you see. Unless you're going to come back at dawn, you can just think of it as white noise and go to sleep."
Couldn't you just think of it like the crackling of firewood beside you before bed, or the sound of the wind blowing outside?
"I shan't complain even if you watch from beside us."
"......"
"Even if you have objections, I'm going to do it. Because...."
I wrapped my arm around Sharia's waist, kissed the side of her breast, and pushed Sharia down onto the bed.
"Because, right now, I want to have sex with Ria."