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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Chaos
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Pleasant things always come to an end.
The sweet moans, the feeling of skin against skin, the sticky sweat dripping down—all became things of the past.
We were dressed and sitting across from each other.
“You’ve really remodeled this place. There’s even a shower.”
I said, drying my hair with a towel.
Sophia sat on the mattress, glancing at me nervously.
The way her lips twitched suggested she was quite unhappy with the current situation.
To be honest, this was my first time making a demon subordinate, so I wasn’t sure how to give her orders.
When I brainwashed Lumia, Lilith had been there, so I was confident it had been done properly.
In a way, Sophia was my first demon subordinate subjugated purely through my own power.
I sat facing her and asked a question.
I wanted to see how honestly she would answer.
“Did you remodel this place yourself?”
Sophia pouted and said, sounding like a sulky child talking to a relative, which I found ridiculous.
“…Yes. I connected the water valves, and I bought the furniture with the money I earned…”
She looked like she really didn’t want to answer.
If a shop assistant had that expression, the customers would definitely leave feeling offended.
Should I be grateful she was even answering? I tapped the floor and asked,
“What about this barrier? What kind of barrier is this? Did you set this up too?”
Even to me, who knew little about barriers, it seemed quite sophisticated.
Sophia shook her head at my question and said,
“This barrier was created using a scroll the Succubus Queen gave me… It has a perception-blocking effect, so if you’re not a demon, you can’t even perceive this space…”
“Even if a priest came here?”
“It’s not a barrier that emits demonic energy, but one that conceals it, so unless someone uses a really powerful ability, they won’t notice it…”
“I see. So, why did this Succubus Queen put you here and even give you this barrier? What’s her goal?”
“The Succubus Queen wants to make the academy her kingdom…”
Her formal speech was starting to annoy me.
She’d speak casually out of habit, then switch to formal speech whenever the subordinate mark glowed, drawing out her sentences.
It seemed like we were going to have a long conversation, and I felt like I’d lose my mind if she kept dragging out the ends of her sentences like that.
“Hey, drop the formal speech. It’s annoying. Just talk comfortably.”
“Oh, really? Oh, it’s true! Master is the best!”
Sophia’s face lit up, as if she had never been sulking.
“So, what’s the specific plan?”
“I disable the alarm systems from the inside, and then the Succubus Queen’s subordinates are brought in one by one. After that, they’ll take care of the rest. I don’t know the details of the plan after that.”
It seemed the lower-ranking succubi weren’t privy to the full plan.
I asked,
“But why aren’t you the Succubus Queen’s subordinate? You don’t have a mark.”
“If the difference in magical power is too great, the subordinate’s mind can’t handle the power and becomes like a puppet. So, someone like the Succubus Queen doesn’t bother making direct subordinates unless they’re already strong or were subjugated when they were weak.”
“Can she trust you even if you’re not a subordinate? You could suddenly betray her and run away, or become someone else’s subordinate, like mine.”
“…Actually, I have an emergency scroll for situations like that.”
Sophia rummaged under the bed and pulled out an old scroll.
The scroll, emanating an unsettling aura, had a magic circle drawn on it in red.
“What kind of scroll is this?”
“I don’t know. If you tear it, a demon from the demon world appears. She told me to tear it and run if I encountered a paladin or another demon who threatened me.”
A chill ran down my spine, and I made her put the scroll away.
It was fortunate she hadn’t kept it on hand out of carelessness; I could have been eaten by some unknown monster.
“I see. So, how exactly do you disable the alarm systems? Do they just break if you pull them out?”
I thought about the alarm systems installed at the academy’s main gate and in various other locations.
The devices, with their embedded red orbs, gave me the creeps, like they were constantly watching me.
If there was a plan to disable them, I was willing to cooperate.
It would be more convenient for me to move around without the alarm systems.
Sophia drew a diagram on the floor as she explained.
She was depicting the structure of the academy, and she drew it quite neatly and accurately, suggesting she hadn’t been completely slacking off.
Sophia marked the locations of the alarm systems with circles.
Since they matched the locations I remembered, it seemed she was quite competent despite her ditzy appearance.
“Actually, the alarm systems aren’t independent; they’re connected to each other underground. My mission is to go to a deserted area and disable these connecting devices… wait a minute…”
Sophia rummaged under the bed. I heard the sound of miscellaneous items rolling around.
The way she frowned, stretched out her arm, and wiggled her ass was quite enticing.
“Ah, found it.”
She pulled out a large box.
Inside were devices that looked similar to the restraints I wore as a slave, emitting a faint demonic energy.
Sophia said,
“If you bind the alarm system’s connecting wires with these restraints, they disrupt the signals between the devices, disabling all the alarm systems within the network. My mission is complete once I attach these to the connecting wires at key locations.”
“Wow, that’s very systematic. Impressive.”
Sophia smiled and nodded.
“Of course. I used to do this kind of construction work.”
“Used to? Are you originally human?”
Sophia nodded.
The fact that the second demon I met was also originally human amused me.
No wonder she had been counting the time since my demonic awakening.
“Yes. You know the stone structures surrounding the alarm systems? Before I awakened as a succubus, I learned how to build those. There has to be a hole at the bottom of the alarm system for the connecting wires to pass through.”
“So they specifically assigned you to this mission because of the information you provided?”
“That’s right. She promised to make me her subordinate once I become stronger…”
Sophia sat back down on the bed with a dejected look.
Seeing her pitiful and melancholic face made me want to ravage her again.
“I’m a good master too.”
“I’m sure you are. I can’t disobey you anyway, thanks to the mark. Don’t worry… Ugh… it feels strange. Like something is rummaging around in my head.”
“What exactly does it feel like?”
“I should hate that you’re my master now, not the Succubus Queen, but I feel strangely happy… I feel like I shouldn’t disobey you, and I feel uncomfortable even thinking badly of you…”
“Doesn’t seem like a big problem. By the way, is the Succubus Queen’s name ‘Lilith’?”
I finally asked the question I should have asked first.
Sophia tilted her head at my question.
Her eyes, which had lost their red glow and turned blue, were filled with confusion. She asked me back,
“Lilith? Who’s that?”
I was surprised, having assumed Lilith was a well-known demon.
Was she weaker than I thought?
“Lilith. Her hair color changes, she has purple skin and red eyes, and big breasts.”
“…I don’t know anyone with purple skin. I’d know if it was the Succubus Queen.”
“Why don’t you know anyone with purple skin? Do demons discriminate based on skin color?”
Sophia shook her head and continued,
“No, it’s not like that. Demons with purple skin are almost all natives of the demon world. Demons like me, who awakened in the human world, wouldn’t know them even if we heard their names. The great branch chiefs might know them, though. Like our Succubus Queen, Milia.”
“Natives of the demon world… So what’s the difference between natives of the demon world and the five branch chiefs? What are branch chiefs, anyway?”
I didn’t know how strong a “branch chief” level demon was.
I could only guess they were very powerful, considering Sophia used the prefix “great” when referring to them. Sophia explained,
“After the Demon King died, the five strongest demons who extended their influence into the human world are called branch chiefs. To become the next Demon King, you have to gather that much power, and invading the human world is the best way to show off your strength.”
“But why ‘branch chiefs’?”
“Because they each target different regions. The Succubus Queen plans to slowly expand her influence from the south to this academy, and I’ve heard the others are busy in their own ways.”
“What kind of demons are the other branch chiefs?”
“I don’t know. Oh, I do know the branch chief in the east was a vampire.”
“‘Was’?”
Sophia nodded and said,
“I heard he died as soon as he came out of the demon world, but I don’t know what happened after that. Someone new took over as the branch chief in the east, and I hear they’re incredibly powerful.”
“What a mess.”
I shook my head.
Based on the information I had gathered, Sophia was working with the Succubus Queen to overthrow the academy.
“How long will that plan take?”
“I was planning to install all the connecting devices and return before things escalated. This semester ends with graduation, so the main operation will probably start next year.”
It seemed the plan was long-term because installing each device took a lot of time.
I thought to myself, as long as I secured Alice and Sylvia, I didn’t care what happened to the rest of the academy students.
I couldn’t stop the overthrow plan of such a powerful demon anyway.
Interfering would only increase my chances of dying.
Wouldn’t it be better to help a little, get what I could, and then get out, rather than obstructing the plan and making an enemy of a branch chief level demon?
I looked at Sophia and said,
“Hey, wouldn’t it be faster if two people worked on that?”
Sophia said with a surprised look,
“What? Y-you’ll help me? Wait, but are you sure it’s okay to do this? Don’t you have to stay at the academy with your master?”
“I’m leaving in a few months anyway. And I’ll run away sooner if things go south. But listen…”
I’ll seduce Alice and Sylvia within a few months and quickly leave the academy with my women.
I began to lay out my plan to claim the lovely Sylvia.
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