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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: selkie
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The scene was clearly visible in her eyes.
Seeing Shude with her beloved man tied up, Aileen was automatically overwhelmed with deep anger.
“Shude… how dare you try to kidnap my Torare? Even disguising yourself as a demon?”
“Kidnap? Aren’t you being too harsh? As one of those with a legitimate claim to Torare, I’m just trying to enjoy what I haven’t been able to enjoy until now.”
“Clai…m?”
Shude was displaying an attitude that was far too confident.
At this, Aileen slightly frowned, and Shude, seeing her, spoke with a deep smile on her face.
“Yes, a claim. Surely you haven’t forgotten already? The day we betrayed the Hero and decided to stab him in the back. What the four of us and Torare swore to each other. That the only four people in this world who have the right to receive Torare’s love are us four.”
“Keuk…”
Aileen seemed momentarily speechless at Shude’s words, which stated the obvious.
Then, Shude didn’t miss her opportunity and continued the story clearly.
“Nevertheless, for the past few months, you have monopolized Torare alone. On the other hand, due to my job, I haven’t been able to see Torare, let alone have a relationship with him. At this point, wouldn’t you say that I have the right to spend time with Torare for at least a similar period?”
“Th…That’s… hmm…”
Shude was telling the story with reasons that Aileen could not possibly refute.
However, immediately after that, Aileen quickly came up with other reasons and said to Shude, who was wearing a triumphant expression in front of her.
“Okay, let’s say that problem is solved. But… even so, what you did in Thebes clearly showed hostility to our empire! You and your subordinates attacked…”
“Oh my, what are you talking about? As far as I know, the guys who attacked were demons. Why are you suddenly bringing up that story here?”
“Wh… What?”
Shude was telling the story naturally without blinking an eye.
At this, Aileen showed a reaction as if she was dumbfounded, and said to the shameless woman in front of her in a fierce voice.
“Stop with the excuses! I already know that you and your subordinates disguised themselves as demons and attacked. Taking Torare was also something that happened during that attack!”
“Oh, oh… It’s a shame, but that’s a misunderstanding, Aileen. A former member of the Hero party and a human like me would never attack humans, not even other races.”
Shude continued to deny it in this situation.
At this, Aileen thought that she didn’t need to listen to this woman’s story anymore, and began to prepare to attack her in front of her.
However, her attitude was not because of the innocent residents who were sacrificed.
Whatever the reason, Aileen now wanted to prevent Torare from leaving no matter what.
For her, Shude’s moral flaws were acting as a kind of excuse to shake the contract they had made.
With that calculation in mind, Aileen tried to drive Shude hard.
At that time…
“N… No… That’s not it…”
“…Huh?”
The next moment, Torare’s voice was heard in her ear.
At this, Aileen momentarily made a questioning expression and looked at his face.
Torare, whose body had been untied and was standing in place.
He made a stiff expression and continued to speak while looking at Aileen.
“That’s not it… Shude just came to meet me and rescued me from the demons who attacked me. She has nothing to do with the demons who attacked the village.”
“Th… That…”
“See? Torare is saying that too? Demons… the witches here are just my guards who came with me to meet Torare. As you know, it’s a war situation these days, so the situation isn’t very good.”
“Th… That means… you just came here to meet Torare and have nothing to do with the demon attack?”
“Well, to sum it up, that’s right. And to add to that, I saved Torare, who was about to die because you didn’t pay attention.”
“Keuk….”
Aileen could no longer find an excuse to overcome the situation due to Torare’s cooperation and Shude’s additional attack.
In reality, she had only tracked down someone with strong power and came here. She couldn’t necessarily conclude that he was a demon.
Even immediately after arriving here, Aileen was thinking that something was going strangely when she realized that the people here were witches, not demons.
Perhaps the demons had already completely left before she returned to Thebes.
Decisively, Torare was even vouching for the situation, so she had no choice but to give up without saying anything more.
“…Okay… Then. Make sure to keep your promise and return him…”
“Yes, that’s how it should be. Don’t worry about that. I’ll give Torare back to you after I’ve showered him with love, without a single scratch.”
“…”
With that, Aileen left the place, leaving Shude, who was making irritating noises until the end, behind her.
Then, she passed the witches who were sending her cold glares and headed to where the soldiers were waiting.
“High Priestess, what happened?”
“I’m sorry. It seems I was mistaken. These people seem to be simply passing through here and have nothing to do with this.”
“Is… that so?”
“Yes, perhaps the demons have already fled elsewhere. We should quickly return and come up with countermeasures for that.”
Aileen was no longer able to touch Torare for the time being.
However,
Regardless of this fact, she had no intention of neglecting her duties as the High Priestess of the Falcon Empire.
‘Either way, it’s clear that demon soldiers have infiltrated somewhere in the empire. We need to prepare in advance, as we don’t know what kind of evil scheme they might be planning somewhere.’ Depending on the situation, the incident that occurred in Thebes might happen again somewhere else.
After making that decision, Aileen immediately left the place with her subordinates and headed towards the imperial capital.
To inform the Emperor of this fact and come up with countermeasures as quickly as possible.
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“Ugh…”
Shude was caressing his chin with her toes in front of him.
At her actions, Torare could only prostrate himself on the floor and look up at her face with trembling eyes.
“You did well, Torare. Thanks to you, things were finished well so that there would be no troublesome things happening.”
“Th-Thank you… Shude.”
“It’s really fortunate. If Torare had said something strange there, I would have had to tell Aileen all about the fact that Torare had been having fun having affairs… If that had happened, Torare would have been in quite a bit of trouble.”
“Keuk….”
“Hehe… Anyway, with this, the troublesome troublemaker is gone… Torare. Shall we enjoy ourselves for the first time in a while?”
With those words, Shude casually lay down on the bed where she had been sitting.
At this, Torare slowly got up from his seat and looked at her lying defenselessly, looking at him.
Even in this situation, her body exuded a thick sensuality.
At this, Torare began the act he had been doing until now, captivated by his male instincts…
Looking at him, a deep smile began to spread across Shude’s face.
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A secluded sandbar on a long coastline.
A group of demons carefully got off the ship there.
The demons were hiding their identities by pressing their robes down deeply.
At the head of them, a demon who appeared to be the leader was looking at the only human male who was revealing his face next to him… the current Hero, Hector.
“Is this place definitely safe?”
“It’s safe. This area has been poorly defended since long ago. It’s also difficult to access due to the terrain, and it’s quite far from the village.”
“But you know this kind of place very well. There’s something suspicious.”
The demon was showing undisguised suspicion in her ●△● face as she looked at Hector.
At this, Hector blushed slightly and said to her in a slightly stiff voice.
“It’s because it’s a secret place I used to come to often since I was a child. I wouldn’t be able to do anything tricky now that I’m being held hostage!”
“Hmm… I see. Let’s trust you for now.”
With those words, the demon immediately gestured to the subordinates sitting in the back.
As the instruction was given, about 30 demons got off the ship.
Towards their destination…
Olympus, the imperial capital of the Falcon Empire.
