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“… Will he be okay?”

“Mm. Demons are sturdy, so he’ll be fine.”

Kanata opened his mouth as he looked at the blown-away demon and wondered if that was the problem.

By the way, all the demons that Kanata and Shrouza were currently looking at had wings and horns, but Kanata was unsure about their species.

(… Whoa. There are so many with wings and horns… but I don’t think I can say for sure from what race this one is from or that one… Ah!)

Despite their differences in physique, almost all demons share similarities in horns and wings, so Kanata had no idea how to differentiate their race.

In the midst of all this, Kanata found an all-too-obvious presence.

“Hey, Shrouza! Is that a cyclops?”

“Hmm? Yeah.”

Kanata turned his attention to the first giant.

He was much taller than Kanata, perhaps as much as three metres.

It would seem that if such a being were to attack a human, they wouldn’t be able to block it… However, the cyclops turned its eyes from Kanata to Shrouza and quickly looked away.

“What’s wrong?”

“… Kanata, are you more interested in that big thing than me?”

“Eh?”

Shrouza muttered with an uninteresting face.

Kanata was interested not only in cyclops but also in other demons. However, he intuitively felt that if he paid too much attention to other things, Shrouza’s mood would turn bad, so Kanata shook his head.

“No, but please understand me. For me… No, for humans, the Demon Kingdom is truly an unknown area. Of course, I’d want to see various things.”

“… Is that so? Then… You, come here.”

“!?!?”

When Shuroza called out, the cyclops trembled significantly.

It seemed as if his red eye had become teary, and the other demons around pitifully looked at the cyclops.

(… Shrouza, you’re definitely hiding something.)

While glancing at Shrouza’s beautiful profile, Kanata thought so.

The Demon Kingdom is a place where the Demon King rules, and is it okay for Kanata to enter there at Shrouza’s discretion?

Furthermore, the demons around that make Kanata feel a sense of fear towards Shrouza… Kanata reached the hypothesis that far.

(The demon tribe just said ‘My Lo—’ Was it for the Demon King?)

The absolute ruler of the demons, Shrouza… could she be? As he was thinking, the cyclops came before him with a loud noise. 

“… Ohh so big.”

“W-What do you want?”

The cyclops that stood before him was indeed big when he saw it up close.

It was strange, though, as he seemed afraid of Shrouza, so his presence felt very small.

“Are you okay…?”

When he asked that question, the cyclops stared at Kanata as if he felt somewhat moved and then was startled again by Shrouza’s words.

“Am I that scary? I’m just doing what I normally do, aren’t I?”

“Hiiii!”

Apparently, he was quite scared.

Now that it came to this, Kanata felt more apologetic for calling him.

“Um… I just wanted to take a closer look, it’s okay now.”

Kanata said that, took Shuroza’s hand, and walked away. 

He didn’t want to trouble the cyclops anymore, but more than anything, as Kanata, he wanted to clarify his doubts for a while now.

“Shrouza—”

“It’s too sudden, Shrouza-sama. I feel sorry for them.”

“…?”

—Are you the Demon King? 

Just as Kanata was about to utter the core words, a voice interrupted him… and Kanata naturally turned his eyes in that direction, then quickly turned his face away.

“Lucia!”

So Shrouza called the woman.

Now, the reason why Kanata turned away so vigorously was because of the woman’s outfit.

She had the same jet-black hair as Shrouza, and the horns and wings unique to demons were still fine.

On the other hand, her clothes could technically be called clothes, but they were very lacking in that area.

(Those are just strings… What’s with her? Is she a str*pper!?)

It was not covering her chest and thighs the least, like a string of underwear.

It could be said that its only purpose was to show her beautifully charming body line, and Kanata, as a man, certainly felt the desire to stare at her… But that desire was blown away by the overwhelming sexiness that woman exuded.

“… Ah, that’s right. I think this is too much for you.”

As if noticing Kanata’s state, the woman immediately changed into a dress.

The dress was jet black, the same colour as her hair, and it suited her very well as it exuded an irresistible charm.

Afterwards, Shrouza reflected on the chaos she had caused in the Demon Kingdom by being talked down to by Lucia, and Kanata heard what had happened.

“… So that’s what happened. There’s no need to worry about it.”

“Muu… I was worried that if Kanata knew I was the Demon King, he would act differently.”

Although this was sudden, when Kanata was about to come to the Demon Kingdom, Shrouza spread the word throughout the land using her magic.

The content of the message was that anyone who showed hostility toward Kanata would not be forgiven and that even just telling or hinting that Shrouza was the Demon King was worthy of death. 

… But still, if Shrouza appeared in front of them as Demon King, they would have no choice but to call her that. 

The demon who was punched and sent flying earlier was truly unlucky.

“… I did something bad.”

Kanata thought the Demon Kingdom would have remained peaceful if he hadn’t made the suggestion, but Lucia reassured him that everything was okay.

“It’s okay. The demon that got punched and sent flying is quite a m*******t, so he passed out while having a climax.”

“Wha…”

“… How weird? I never knew that before.”

In this case, perhaps climax means that way.

… And a lot happened, but now that they both knew that Shrouza was the Demon King and Kanata was Haishin, they didn’t need to hide anything strange.

And as it started getting dark, Kanata was immediately invited to the Demon King’s castle.

“… Is this the infamous castle?”

In one word, it was solid.

The Capital’s royal palace had a sturdy construction, and the walls to protect against outside attacks were also on a tremendous scale, but this castle exceeded that.

As Kanata stared blankly at the building, Lucia placed her hand on his back.

“Let’s go, Kanata-sama.”

“Y-yeah…”

Kanata felt her hand on his back and felt a strange sensation even though it was just a touch.

He walked around the castle, not understanding what it was, while Shrouza said she had some business to attend to and left the two behind, disappearing somewhere.

“She went to give instructions to her subordinates, and the moment Kanata-sama returned from the Principality, the Demon King skipped out of the meeting.”

“… I see.”

In the meantime, while Shrouza was absent, Lucia showed her true self to Kanata while spending time with Kanata.

“… phew. Still, I’m having a hard time with the Demon King. I don’t blame her, but for her to suddenly disappear while discussing the budget is just…”

“I see… is that how you normally talk, Lucia-san?”

“Yeah. I’m like this, but my people tell me to talk more like a girl.”

“Heh… I like it, though.”

“Really?”

“O-ou..”

Lucia approached Kanata with a grin, but Kanata took a step back. 

She then coughed and apologized before bowing her head again.

“Let me introduce myself once again. My name is Lucia, a succubus, and I am a big fan of Haishin-sama.”

“… Thanks for that.”

As soon as Kanata heard her introduction, he realized the meaning behind her seductive aura.

“… A succubus, huh?”

“Yeah. Do you remember, Kanata-sama, when you talked about succubus on your stream?”

“Eh?”

That was a memory of something too embarrassing to mention.

The fact that he talked about the Demon King on his stream meant that he also talked about what kind of beings the demon race was.

He also talked about succubi, as they were rumoured to be very erotic and beautiful older women, as he put it.

“Well, that… um … “

“Why are you embarrassed? Other succubi and I were happy to hear those words, and there is no succubus who does not get wet from being told that by someone they are infatuated with, you know.”

“…”

Kanata’s face turned red, and he looked down.

Through talking with Lucia, Kanata understood that because she is a succubus, she has no hesitation whatsoever about talking dirty or anything of that nature, so she spoke directly and honestly without hiding anything.

“And I’ve told everyone that if I ever get to know you, I’ll give you the greatest possible welcome.”

“… W-what does that mean?”

“It means we’ll fill a bed with succubus girls and invite you there to provide a dream-like experience. Although, knowing it is Haishin-sama, some girls might faint from happiness, but still.”

“…”

Kanata couldn’t help but swallow hard.

However, he was still a bit of a coward in these types of situations, so he couldn’t bring himself to be swayed by desire.

“Hey, f*cking b*tch, don’t embarrass our guest.”

“… Ah?”

Another voice suddenly rang out.

This time it was a man’s voice, but because she was called a b*tch, Lucia’s killing intent exploded.

When Kanata turned his eyes to the source of the voice, he saw the demon who had taken away Aguila.

“Yo! It’s been a long time, huh?”

Kanata finally got to meet him.