Chapter 84: Delinquent's Home Away from home!

Kathryn stood, her heart calm after it all ended.

She watched the two sitting against an old mahogany tree. Three hours after the event with the bandits, the intensity of their competition had escalated.

"I have never seen the princess show such a genuine smile... A brief break should be okay."

The pair fighting the small horn rabbits and other weak monsters she allowed them to face with a ferocity that was both thrilling and terrifying.

The princess, her heart heavy with the weight of her powers.

Liana used her lightning magic in ways she never dared to in the past, each bolt tearing a part of her doubts and hesitation the more she felt accepted by Ryuji.

In stark contrast, Ryuji used his hands, axe, and blood magic to surpass her every step of the way. Though Liana seemed frustrated, she seemed to enjoy watching Ryuji fight, especially when he used his axe and caused destruction.

"Ryuji?" The princess's tired voice danced on the breeze like a note of music.

"Ah?"

"Do you not feel regret when taking human life?" The princess turned to face Ryuji, her beautiful eyes shimmering as her long lashes fluttered.

When he gazed back, he realised her eyes contained faint tears. Out of habit, he reached out, using his large thumb to wipe the tear.

Normally, one would never act this way to a princess. Even Ryuji was aware of this, but because of Alan and the way he met her. Ryuji didn't see Liana as a princess from the start.

He noticed her loneliness and desire for stimulation.

"Honestly, I used to fear this world. I thought I might not accept killing others. However, the reality betrayed me... Like the monster, I felt I was back in my previous world. In reality, I turned out to be far worse than the worse demons I imagined."

"What do you mean..." The princess lost her bratty attitude and peered deeper into his ocean sapphire-coloured eyes, which glistened like gemstones.

"I..." Ryuji felt these feelings of uncertainty were part of his human self, in conflict with his demon blood. "I enjoyed it. The moment I see their blood, my body feels euphoria, and the instant their hearts stop, I feel a pleasure close to orgasm."

He gave the princess a weak, bitter smile. Though he wasn't ashamed of these feelings, admitting them to the girl who felt like a mirror to his past self felt ticklish.

"I see, but what is wrong with that? I felt the same delight when killing monsters... or feeling your touch."

"Oh? From my touch, like this?"

Ryuji's hand, out of Kathryn's view, slipped along the princess's thigh. The pair knew how wrong, improper and dangerous such contact could become if seen.

Though Ryuji gained the noble title of Baron, it would be long before another noble, or even the king himself, would accept such an action.

"R-Ryuji!!" The princess also understood the dangers, yet she didn't take her eyes off his face, her eyes narrowing, her lips parted, while she grasped his hand with hers.

Not rejecting his touch but keeping it in place, just below her dress material, feeling his hand squeezing her meaty thigh made her body tremble from the sensation of lightning and electricity flowing through her body. "We... can't do this... I don't know you that well."

So he could think to himself what he wanted.

Who would he become, and could he take control completely?

'No... That line of thought is flawed. I am me either way. Both the boy who loved his mother a little too much and the demon who loves sex and violence... I also enjoyed fighting and the sex in the previous world.'

"I should stop thinking of my different aspects as two people, but one whole. That is my true self... I am sure there would be others who deny that but why should I reject something that likely came from my beloved mother? That thought itself is foolish!"

While Ryuji reflected on himself entering the mansion garden, he saw Alan waiting at the entrance with a concerned look on his face.

However, the moment Alan saw Ryuji, he curled his worried lips from a frown into a smile, a brisk and sunny smile. "Welcome home, brother. She didn't hurt you or steal any of your organs?"

"W-What? Alan, are you retarded? We just killed some bandits, and she used her lightning on me a few times."

"WHAT!? Brother... come here! Let me check you over!" Alan made a big fuss, examining Ryuji's body before hugging him. "You don't understand the horror of that witch! I'm so glad you came home—let's go.

I have prepared a feast for your homecoming!"

He then dragged Ryuji in the door, the boy with a brooding look on his face, but his lips at some point curled into a smile matching Alan's.

'Dear mother above... Why does this place feel like home after only a few days? Is it wrong for me to seek solace here when you are wandering alone in the other world? I would give anything to know you were reborn in this world... At least then, I know you would be happy again.'

The only thing both sides of Ryuji felt the same about was the love for his mother and maybe father.

**

Inside the mansion, all the maids gathered, bowing to the two who entered.

"Welcome home, Master, Lord Ryuji!"

Erika and Yumiko stood at the top of the stairs, both wearing new clothes... Erika in a beautiful wine-red ballroom dress with fluttering patterns and a long pair of white stockings. Yumiko wore a dark green corset, with a long, flowing black skirt with golden patterns.

The pair looked at Ryuji while his eyes met theirs.

Only their beauty remained on his mind while Alan dragged him to the bottom of the stairs to meet them.

"Let us celebrate Ryuji's freedom and the successful dungeon clearance!" Alan shouted as Yumiko rushed down the stairs in her high heels and leapt into Ryuji's arms.

"Ryuji, I love you," he whispered as he spun her around, holding her tight with his right arm, before offering the left to Erika, who looked stunned.

"Come, jump."

Then, with a nervous leap, she almost fell short as Ryuji leaned forward to catch her. His muscles bulged as he held both women and spun them around.

A wide smile on his face.

"Damn, show off..." Alan muttered before the maids fired several confetti bombs, and the welcoming party started.