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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: selkie
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“Kill me…!”
Cassandra muttered, her face slightly flushed as she spoke a line that felt oddly familiar.
Watching her, I couldn’t help but feel a strange mix of emotions.
She probably thought she was hiding it, but from my perspective, it was impossible not to notice the subtle sensuality or perhaps a kind of eerie lust in her demeanor.
It was clear that she was having inappropriate thoughts. Internally, I clicked my tongue in slight exasperation.
‘Seriously… what is this, some kind of erotic doujinshi? I guess in this NTR game world, the basic mindset tends to be like this?’
Of course, upon reflecting more calmly, her reaction couldn’t be solely attributed to being overwhelmed by lust.
In this world, there were countless stories of demons violating humans, and because of that, there was a deep-seated hostility toward demons among humans and other races.
However,
having lived with demons for the past few weeks, and also through the hints scattered throughout the original work, I knew very well that ‘such things do not exist.’
The Demon King and her subordinates fundamentally valued honor and pride, and the regulations within the Demon Army were quite strict, making war crimes like that rare.
Moreover, the aesthetic preferences of lower demons like goblins and orcs leaned toward rugged-
looking females that resembled themselves, meaning that a beauty by human standards, like Cassandra, would be seen as unattractive to them.
Despite this, the reason such baseless rumors spread.
In this regard, I personally judged that it was highly likely a scheme by those so-called high-ranking individuals to incite hostility towards the demon race and use it as a pretext for war.
‘Given the ongoing turmoil aimed at redirecting internal dissatisfaction, it makes sense for them to portray demons in a malicious light from their perspective.’
Thus, while once again realizing through Cassandra, who was blushing and uttering words like “Kuh, kill me,” that the image of demons was in a mess,
my thoughts soon returned to the question of how to deal with the creature in front of me.
Cassandra, who had no ill will like the Hero party or Glenn… To be honest, I could say she held a bit of goodwill due to her brief experience helping the Hero party in the original story.
However, from a strategic perspective, it seemed that eliminating one of the greatest forces of the human empire, whether by killing her or taking her captive, might be the right answer.
But…
‘No, wait a minute… Thinking about it, isn’t that so?’
A sudden thought began to emerge in my mind.
In relation to this, a slight smile started to form on my lips.
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Cassandra, who requested a noble death from the ‘Demon King’.
Although she had no certainty that this would be accepted, depending on the situation, it might only serve to provoke the Demon King’s filthy desires.
However, in this moment, Cassandra believed…
No, she wanted to believe.
That the being known as the Demon King was, as the stories went, a figure of nobility as a warrior.
Thus, Cassandra, filled with desperation, begged the Demon King for mercy in the name of death.
But…
“…”
“?”
For some reason, the Demon King, who remained silent with his head bowed, showed no particular reaction no matter how long she waited.
Regarding that fact, Cassandra began to feel a deep sense of doubt…
Then she felt a profound sense of doubt and an even heavier fear. And beyond that, an unbearable curiosity, as he slowly started to lift her head.
“Uh?”
At the same time, a short word escaped her lips.
In this moment,
what she saw was…
The Demon King, who had slung the beastwoman warrior that was collapsed in front of her over her shoulder, slowly turning away to leave.
It was as if the Demon King regarded Cassandra as if she were nothing at all.
In response to this incomprehensible situation, Cassandra momentarily felt a deep sense of doubt and shouted toward the departing Demon King.
“W-why? Why are you letting me live while taking her with you?”
“…”
The Demon King slowly turned around at her words.
Immediately after…
The Demon King spoke to Cassandra.
In a voice so small that only she could hear, he said briefly.
“Not an enemy.”
“What… what did you say?”
In that moment, the Demon King uttered something that Cassandra could not understand.
However, before Cassandra could ask anything further, the Demon King vanished from her sight along with the beastwoman warrior slung over his shoulder.
“W-wait, what does that mean… urgh…”
Cassandra asked urgently toward the vanished Demon King, but all she received in return was silence.
Thus, the Demon King who had attacked Rob left behind a deep confusion in Cassandra.
The soldiers who witnessed this could only stare blankly, gripped by their own helplessness and shock.
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In just a few seconds, the Demon King left behind feelings of horror, despair, resignation, and finally a deep sense of doubt.
Because of this, Cassandra couldn’t help but feel a thick confusion that overshadowed her relief and joy at being alive.
‘I’m… not an enemy? Does that mean I’m not even worth recognizing as one? No… that doesn’t seem right… then the Demon King wouldn’t have taken that warrior slave of the Hero party who has equal power to me…’
Somehow, the Demon King took the ring that had been on her hand.
Cassandra easily deduced that the Demon King had captured that beastwoman slave to strengthen his power… or for some other purpose.
But if that were the case, what could be the reason for not taking her?
Cassandra began to consider her own combat capabilities and wondered if it was because the Demon King’s preference lay with beastwomen and not with a human warrior like herself.
As she was buried in such thoughts of confusion, unable to come to any conclusion, a sudden thought crossed her mind.
‘No… wait a minute… could it be…’
Suddenly, a realization flashed through her head.
Cassandra pushed aside all other thoughts and began to reach a conclusion that this might be the closest to the truth.
‘Right… this might actually be it… no matter how you slice it, the opponent is the Demon King. A lord
ruling over a nation, and a person who must have a considerable intelligence network… If that’s the case, perhaps he knows something about our family…’
As this thought crossed her mind, Cassandra began to feel a slight chill.
Immediately afterward, instead of the anxiety and doubt that had previously lingered on her face… a smile began to emerge, as if the shadows of black desires were writhing.
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The scene was horrifically devastated, swept away by the flames.
Watching it, the soldiers and commanders guarding the village of Rob sank down to the ground in a daze.
The scene entering their eyes was nothing but the supplies being reduced to mere ashes.
Due to the surprise attack from the Demon King and his subordinates, the soldiers had been completely distracted.
As a result, they failed to protect the most crucial supplies.
And now the consequence was a tremendous loss, with over 80% of the military supplies in Rob gone.
Even as they struggled to extinguish the remaining embers by fetching water, the situation regarding the supplies had already reached an irreversible state.
Numerous soldiers attacking the Demon Kingdom had their food and weapons reduced to black smoke, vanishing into nothing.
Thus, the commanders and soldiers there became engulfed in deep despair…
At this moment,
Cassandra, who was receiving reports about this, also wore a dark expression on her face.
“Is the damage really that severe?”
“Yes… We only have enough food left for ourselves, and the supplies have reached a point where we cannot salvage anything.”
“What should we do? If our homeland finds out about this…”
“…Sigh… I will do my best to handle this. You all focus on damage recovery immediately.”
With a heavy sigh, Cassandra replied with a sense of responsibility.
Her subordinates nodded their heads with difficulty and then left Cassandra’s room.
And…
As she watched them,
a slow smile began to bloom on Cassandra’s lips.
“They say the dead say nothing… Thanks to the Demon King, that Glenn fellow is done for, so now I can just use this…”
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“Ugh…”
A heavy headache that felt like it could shatter.
Within it, the beastwoman warrior Terra began to feel her consciousness slowly returning.
‘What… is this? What on earth…’
In the dimness that lay over her, Terra struggled to comprehend her situation.
Then…
“Finally awake, huh?”
“!”
In the next moment, a familiar voice suddenly rang out.
At this, Terra’s face momentarily turned to shock…
and immediately after, she began to see the figure of that person.
“H-Hero?”
Classic kr webnovel. Kill everybody, spare the female.
For real. I mean, I get that your emotions towards the former hero party members and that general would be a bit more complicated, but the ‘woe is me’ attitude falls a little flat when you’ll happily murder waves of former comrades who haven’t even done anything wrong.