Chapter 23

“Hero-san… there is only one concern I have.” Aura speaks up after a while.

“Mm? I ask.

“The reason we summoned Hero-san to this world in the first place, the neighboring demon lord and all of their ilk. I worry that we might one day be in danger if the demon lords are allowed to consolidate their power. I don’t want to grow up in a world where our new baby is threatened.”

“Ah, that might be some concern, after all,” I scratch my chin in thought, then snap my fingers. “Alright, I’ll go take care of that!”

“Huh?” Aura says with a surprise.

“Well, there seems to be no reason to hold it off, so I’ll just go to the demon castle and stop this demon lord guy.”

“Bu-but… the demon lord is very powerful and very scary!” Aura tries to argue back.

“You’re right, I’ll need to consider things carefully before I walk into it.”

I stand up in the middle of the room. I am still naked, but after closing my eyes for a few minutes there is another white light, and then I am completely clothed. What am I wearing? It’s none other than the most badass high-tier outfit I could imagine. Armor fitted exactly to my play style enchanted with every enchantment I could imagine.

In a flash, I go from a naked guy to looking like a knight, or at least the top-level player. In the real world’s games, I’d have to fight and earn the better stuff, steadily affording items as I got better and earned more money from higher-tier enemies. But in the end, all the best armor was always found in dungeons, and the dungeons likely created this high-tier stuff using magic, so I simply made a spell that created this armor on my own.

I think for a second and then another flash gives me a giant sword, one of those impractically large things that could cleave mountains with a single blow. Luckily, it was as light as a feather in my hands.

“Ah, you truly do look like the hero, Hero-san. I am pleased to be able to bear your child.” Aura blushes. 

After her youthful sex-drive has been reignited, a queen like her clearly finds heroism and power erotic. She is eyeing me hungrily like she wants a second go. With magic, I could modify the armor so we could do it this way, but at the moment, I have demon lords to kill. 

“Yes, hero is the best!” Ariel shouts.

.I turn to leave, but Aura stops me, “Uh… first, I don’t know how long it’ll take...”

She is clearly worried about me. After all, I did just get her pregnant, and now I'm running off to war. Well, to me, it's more like an assassination. 

“I don’t expect it to take all that long though…” I laugh, “I’m just going to pop over there, scare them silly, and then come home. They do those strongest are the leader things right? Since we need a place, maybe we’ll just take the demon lord's castle?”

“Ah, raise my baby in the demon country?” Aura looks hesitant.

“Demon lands no good? Eh, when I get back, maybe I'll check this Riun place out. Well, we can work something out then. It might be simpler to just set up my own nation.” I contemplate out loud carefully, “If any of the other nations get in our way, we’ll just destroy them.”

“Is the father of my child the hero or another demon lord?” Aura frowns.

“Let’s not think about that. I’ll see you guys later. Let Millie know I’m stepping out for a bit.”

I open a hole in space and take a step right into the Demon Castle.