The NTR Hero Knelt Before The Demon King – Chapter 19

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: selkie
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Beastwoman warrior Terra.

Among the beastmen, she was known as an exceptional warrior, participating in the hero party for the sake of her kin and personal desires.

In the process, she came to have feelings for a porter who understood her.
To protect him, she, along with other women, joined in using the hero, the leader of the hero party and the strongest warrior she had ever seen.

She expressed false affection for the hero, whom she did not love,
and made sure to offer insincere words of support and encouragement so that he could fight with all his strength.

Although Terra herself was not particularly skilled in this area, it was enough for her to go along with the plans and actions of her companions while merely lending her support.

Thus, the hero, captivated by their praises and false displays of affection, continued to wield his sword, unaware of the dangers lurking behind him.

On one hand, it was somewhat sad to see that foolish man enduring all sorts of hardships, caught up in a mindset of fighting for the world and their fake love.

However, Terra soon decided to dismiss such feelings indifferently.

What mattered most to her was protecting her most precious possession.

Torare, the master who had given her pure affection despite her being a porter and facing discrimination as a beastwoman.

For the sake of protecting that man, making that foolish hero unhappy was no problem at all.

Thus, shaking off the guilt in her heart, Terra meticulously prepared to strike the hero from behind in the final moment.

However…
Her loyalty and affection for her master ultimately…

were shattered in a way she never expected…

From her perspective, it was truly in a way she never expected. No, it was a method that could neither be believed nor accepted, and it shattered her completely.

Torare and his comrades, one of whom was a creditor from whom she had incurred a huge debt, found a way to free themselves by selling her into slavery.

As a result of being betrayed by her comrades and master, Terra was destined to live and die as a pawn for war in the alliance.

However, the despair given to her life did not end there.

As a beastwoman warrior with the power to overwhelm ordinary soldiers, Terra was controlled by Cassandra, who became her manager and master.

Cassandra placed an object known as the “Collar of Domination” around Terra’s neck.

This object sealed the target’s rationality and turned them into a berserker who only obeyed orders.

In other words, the moment it was placed around her neck, Terra would lose control over her body, and it meant that her body would exist solely as a pawn for fighting.

Being conscious yet becoming a puppet,
that is why it is an incredibly terrifying object.

In this situation, Terra struggled violently to avoid wearing it, but in the end, that horrifying collar was placed around her neck.

Ultimately, Terra found herself in a position where she had to live as Cassandra’s battle slave and a beastwoman who obeys her master.

As she lost control of her body, she chewed on despair and anger…

Terra vowed that when the day came for this cursed collar to be removed, even by chance, she would surely take her revenge.

Against Cassandra… and against Torare and the others of the hero’s party.

However…

In that moment, Terra did not know.

Cassandra’s cruel actions toward her…

Cassandra’s intention to use her merely as a weapon in the war against the Demon King…

Compared to what would happen to her in the future, that was actually akin to paradise.

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“You… you’re…?”

Before her stood a man, and Terra expressed her surprise naturally without the shackles of reason.

The moment she recognized this,
Terra automatically began to think that she had been killed… that this must be the afterlife.

“…So, I… am I dead?”

“..What?”

The hero reacted slightly as if he found it amusing to hear Terra’s words.

However, right after that,
he shook off that feeling and began to cast a cold gaze toward Terra standing before him.

“Well, it doesn’t matter. Even if I talk until my mouth hurts, in the end, nothing will remain.”

“…? Wh-what… do you mean?”

Terra felt a slight question arise at the hero’s words,
which were incomprehensible and also made her feel a chilling sense.

But just then.

Before Terra could say anything,
she saw the hero slowly raising his finger in front of her, and her expression began to harden.

“! Wh-what is this..? Wh-why do you…”

At that moment, Terra’s eyes caught sight of the hero’s finger.

And the ring on it.

As she discovered this, Terra felt as if her entire body had frozen and hastily touched her neck.

The cold sensation she felt in her hand.

Recognizing what it was, a panicked voice escaped Terra’s lips.

“W-wait… just a moment…!!! Ughhh!!!”

Suddenly, a horrific pain began to pierce her head.

The shock felt as if her head was being split open, and as it enveloped her, Terra began to roll on the ground, screaming in agony.

“AAAAAAAH!!!!”

Terra let out a cry reminiscent of a beast being tortured.

However, despite this expression of pain, the hero standing before her merely looked down at Terra while holding up the ring that sparkled with a green light.

With a smile devoid of any mercy, he unleashed a torrent of pain upon Terra with the power contained in the ring.

Yet… despite this horrific agony, the greatest source of pain in Terra’s heart at that moment lay elsewhere.

It was the cruel future she could not help but recognize so vividly, having experienced it once before.

The Collar of Domination that was fastened around her neck.

An object that crushes the reason of the bound and takes away the freedom of the body, and in the process, brings immense pain as it was now.

Thus, Terra naturally began to feel deep despair in her heart, thinking that the hero in front of her was trying to enslave her, just as Cassandra had done before.

‘I refuse! To become this man’s possession! To become the possession of a foolish man with only strength!’

As the strongest warrior she had seen, he certainly had abilities.

However, from her perspective, she felt no attraction to him as a man, and viewed him as someone who would use her as a mere tool and then discard her.

Yet at this moment,
the one who had truly become a tool was not the hero she had always dismissed, but rather Terra herself.

With this realization, humiliation mixed with deep anger began to swell within her heart.

‘Just you wait, hero… If the opportunity arises. I will take your head…’

Thus, amidst the deep pain and anger, Terra’s consciousness was sealed once more, and she lost control of her body.

Her eyes, which had regained a hint of life, lost focus again, turning hazy…
Her face, twisted with anger and pain, became an expression devoid of emotion, like a doll.

Just after her body returned to a state akin to a puppet…

Terra’s sealed reason began to steel itself as she looked at the hero before her.

In a way different from when she had become Cassandra’s slave…

She steeled herself for a fact that could only be described as more horrifying.

It was not simply about becoming a slave for battle, but something she never wanted to do with that man.

It was related to the nighttime duties of a slave.

Being in a state like a puppet that has lost its physical freedom, her body could not move a single finger even if the hero were to violate her right in front of her. Being in a state like a puppet that has lost its physical freedom, her body could not move a single finger even if the hero were to violate her right in front of her.

In such a situation, all she could do was endure the forthcoming humiliation and pain.

With that resolve, Terra watched the hero’s actions, preparing her heart for the terrible future that awaited her.

Then…

“…? Huh?”

The next moment, she suddenly began to feel a sensation called peace,
as if she had regained something she had lost. Terra easily recognized what had happened to her.

“What… is this? Why is this happening?”

From a situational perspective, it could be said that she had foolishly canceled the magic she had set up.

However… before she could think about this fact,

The feeling of doubt that had been in Terra’s heart began to shift into deep despair.

“Ugh!!!”

The next moment, pain began to pierce through her head again.

From her mouth, a miserable scream escaped,
and the hero simply wore a cold smile as he watched Terra.

Once more, as her consciousness was forcibly separated from her body,

Terra experienced pain that could be described as burdensome in the name of suffering.

Having endured such pain just once was enough, but to experience it twice in succession was unbearable for Terra.

As a result, her mind became tormented as if salt had been poured into her wounds.

The sensation felt as if her entire body had been burned, and it lingered around her.

Thus… still in the midst of unresolved pain, Terra could not help but feel deep questions about why the hero was doing this.
Then…

“Uh?”

The next moment, Terra naturally regained control of her body once more.

As she did, the ring worn by the hero began to shine again…

‘!…D…don’t… tell me?’

At this hero’s action, Terra finally recognized what he was trying to do.

And…
As she gazed at the hero, whose expression was filled with shock, fear, and pain, a single sentence began to surface in the hero’s mind.

‘A 3% chance… I guess I could just spin it about 20 times like this?’