Chapter 157

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Three days later, a banquet was held in the ‘Castle of Mirrors’ to celebrate Mirror Princess Anaxia’s usurpation of the Duchy.

Vassals dressed to the nines in fancy gowns and ceremonial robes danced in a grand hall illuminated by magical candles.

At first glance, it looked like an ordinary ballroom. The only suspicious thing was that the wrists and ankles of all the retainers were handcuffed and shackled with long chains stretching out through the place.

The source of the chains was in the many mirrors that covered the walls and ceilings of the castle. They were connected, like marionettes on a string, to four rows of chains extending from the mirrors.

Clank, clank, clank.

Thanks to this, no matter how gracefully they danced, the sound of metal dragging on the floor caused dissonance.

It was inevitable. Because this was the relationship between the ruler and the ruled in the realm of Demons.Alll latest novels on novelbin/(.)com

The Demon World followed the Law of The Jungle. For a demon to acquire a vassal, it meant that it used its power to force another demon, weaker than itself, to submit its soul.

In other words, they were called vassals, but they were Anaxia’s eternal slaves.

Anaxia sat in her chair and sourly watched the ball.

“Haa......”

Letting a loud sigh to call for attention, the Succubus Queen looked at her.

“Are you uncomfortable, Lady Anaxia?”

“Do I look comfortable to you? Look at the conditions of this ballroom.”

“Hmm......Oh, I see! Are you unhappy because the vassals can’t dance? I’ll cut off their ankles right now!”

The dancing slave-like vassals hiccuped and their feet slipped, causing them to stumble.

“You idiot, that’s not it.”

“Kyaang, then please tell me why.”

“There are no guests at the banquet hall, only retainers. I sent out a lot of invitations to the Demon World, but how come not a single one came to celebrate?”

“......”

For a moment, the Succubus Queen almost forgot her cunning coquetry but held out before changing her face.

Chains were worn on the wrists and ankles of the Succubus Queen, just like the other vassals.

It had been a long time since she had been dethroned as Queen of her species and was treated like a dog by Anaxia, so she knew better than anyone what kind of demon Anaxia was.

Just 150 years after her birth, she killed her brother and sister, as well as her father, and ascended to the Ducal throne.

Among her current vassals, there were more demons she’d enslaved herself than slaves inherited from her family generation after generation.

When she applied for a soul duel, most of the demons avoided encountering her because of her aggressive nature.

‘Do you think they are insane? Could there be anyone who would come to offer themselves as a slave for a succession gift?’

While the Succubus Queen rambled inside, Anaxia was genuinely distressed.

“Alas, I thought that Lord Carpeus would come.”

“Why would the Demon King of Sanarak come here......haang~! You must be upset, Lady Anaxia!”

“Yes, I am upset. So, react correctly.”

“Yes.”

“Anyway, if things had gone according to plan, I was going to propose to Lord Carpeus today with a black and purple spider lily.”

“So romantic, Lady Anaxia.”

“But everything is a mess. Lord Carpeus isn’t coming, and there’s no black-purple spider lily.”

News of the Marquis of Gibrilte’s black market auction of a black and purple spider lily swept the Demon World.

That’s why Anaxia even let go of prey who walked into her thousand-year-old ice castle on their own feet and ran in a hurry, but it turned out that it was a fake.

“Marquis Gibrilte, how dare you fool me with false information!”

Anaxia’s wrath engulfed the grand hall.

As a result, the music played by slave musicians stretched as if melting, causing a bizarre cacophony.

It was then.

Kieeee-.

The door to the Grand Hall began to open left and right.

“Gu-guest?”

“A guest?”

“Kyaaaang!”

The chain pulled them into the mirror and out of the way. The Succubus Queen was no exception.

Anaxia began to welcome her guests as the owner of the Castle.

“It’s a banquet that leaves much to be desired, but I hope you will enjoy it.”

Compared to the polite host, the customer’s reaction was bitter.

“It is indeed lacking.”

“......!”

“A mere imitation of a human ball, at best.”

Anaxia hastily explained, embarrassed.

“Pl-please wait a moment. The real thing is a banquet at night. At midnight, everyone is mesmerized and......”

But apparently, this wasn’t Reed’s cup of tea either.

“Wasn’t Pelhemstein a venerable Ducal family of Great Demons?”

“Th-that’s right.”

“Then wouldn’t it be better to follow the classics?”

“Classic......What do you mean?”

“Since ancient times, demons used to kidnap princesses and princes to their castles to taunt warriors.”

“Oh......!”

Anaxia and other demons were amazed.

Kidnapping royalty!

Perhaps because he was a higher existence, outdated tastes sounded noble when he spoke about them.

However, there was a problem and Anaxia wiggled her fingers in embarrassment.

“Well, with all due respect, things are different nowadays than they were back then, and I don’t know of any way to kidnap them.......”

“You don’t have to worry about that.”

Reed snapped his fingers.

A giant gate opened in the middle of the ballroom, spilling out dozens of screaming humans.

“Aaaagh!”

The demons marveled at the sudden Dungeon Sink.

“Oh my!”

“This is the power of Newborn Chaos and Evil!”

“Awesome! Exciting!”

Meanwhile, the humans who had landed in an unfamiliar place were confused but moved in an orderly manner.

“Du-dungeon sync!”

“This magi is not ordinary!”

“Protect the prince and princess!”

Less than ten knights and maids stood in a circle, guarding their surroundings.

The subjects they protected were a man and woman in their 20s with platinum-blond hair.

Reed, looked back at Anaxia and said.

“I have placed a toy in front of you, and now you may play with it to your heart’s content.”

“You mean classically, right?”

“Yes, classic.”

Reed replied, laughing a deep, almost ecstatic laugh.

It was a smile he reserved for the puppet who would wreak havoc on his behalf.

He opened the exit gate for himself and turned his back.

“I’ll be back when the banquet begins, Duke.”

“Yes! Wishing you a pleasant journey, Newborn Chaos and Evil!”

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