Chapter 202: Sinners (2)
Smack!
The thorn whip struck Alzar's large back.
It was safe to say that the outco had already been decided.
Just because the summoning of his clones was blocked, it didn't an his magical power, which was considered top-tier even among demons for operating dozens of those precise clones like his own body, had gone anywhere.
However, making that magical power pointless, after Alzar cast (high-ranking) magic a few tis, his mana ran out shortly after, and now he was struggling to even cast 「Flight」 to float his body.
After all, just being in this world of 'dream', he was in a situation where his mana was constantly being drained.
In other words, the mana was actually 'going sowhere'.
And naturally, that destination was the owner of this dream, Lily.
That is the reason succubi invite opponents into their dreams.
Eventually, there was nothing Alzar, whose mana depleted in an instant, could do.
"Ugh...!"
Since he couldn't even easily turn over his fallen body like now without 「Flight」.
So, we just had to quietly watch the sight of him paying the price.
A mont later, the choice Alzar made after barely turning his body over to the front was.
"I, I am sorry...!"
Apology.
Of course, it was absolutely not said out of true remorse, so it would be more correct to call it begging for his life.
"I, I did everything wrong...! Please forgive ...!"
It was a pathetic sight, unbelievable for one called a Corps Commander of the Demon King's Army.
Still, the Corps Commanders we had faced so far did not try to throw away at least their 'honor'.
Since demons generally revere strength, they tend to value the honor that cos with it more than their lives.
...Well, there might be differences in perspective on whether they were truly honorable, but it's relative.
"Spare ...!"
At least, there had never been anyone who crawled on the ground begging for their life like this.
"......."
Sure enough, Lily looked down at Alzar, who started showing such a pathetic appearance, with eyes filled with even more contempt.
At the sa ti, perhaps thinking it was no longer even worth wielding, she even folded the thorn whip in her hand back up.
"What did you do wrong?"
"That is..."
Considering the usual Lily, it was a cold tone that made one wonder if it was really her.
Instinctively flinching at that, Alzar.
"Th, That is..."
He showed an appearance of hesitating and unable to answer easily.
Rather than being unable to pick one easily because there were too many, it looked more like he really couldn't think of anything.
"...Ha."
Watching this, Lilith scoffed as if dumbfounded.
"You are truly disgusting."
Seeing that, Alzar flinched again and only then opened his mouth again.
"I, I will never monitor you again...! I won't approach you either!"
He continued urgently.
"I will never divulge your secrets either! I'll take them to the grave until I die! A, And if you want, I will fight together against the Demon King too! So please..."
"...You called us a disgrace to demons or whatever, but you really make the fact that we are the sa demons shaful."
Lilith wasn't the only one who felt this emotion.
...I really can't watch this anymore.
'The Beginning', the very person who created the word 'demon', also muttered as if he was fed up.
Just how far has the standard fallen these days?
Just because they are strong, they serve things like that?
Saying there was sothing called honor in his era, Alzar, in whom not even the letter 'h' of honor could be found, must have been an unacceptable existence to 'The Beginning'.
To keep such a guy as a Corps Commander under him.
Surely that arrogant pretender isn't a proper guy either.
'The Beginning's' words were ultimately correct.
As the saying goes, the water downstream is only clear if the water upstream is clear.
The current 'Demon King', well, no matter how nicely put, has absolutely no interest in his 'downstream'.
Should I call him a thorough ritocrat who thinks anything is fine as long as they are strong?
He was the type who didn't care at all what kind of vicious acts were committed.
As long as they didn't presumptuously challenge him.
It's a bit much to call that a 'proper guy'.
I can't wait to drag him down as soon as possible.
'It's very rare that I completely agree with your words. I agree with everything you've said since a while ago.'
The world needs a proper king.
'...Cancel. I don't really agree with that.'
Well, Alzar cos first for now.
If we finish him off, we will get closer to the Demon King in many ways.
In the sense of physical distance, and in the sense that our levels will get closer by gaining substantial experience points.
"...It's rather fortunate."
And the only people who would decide how to finish Alzar were those two.
"If you had shown a truly remorseful appearance, this child might have forgiven you."
Lily couldn't bear to refute.
Because she probably thought herself that the possibility wasn't non-existent.
"So, thank you for not reflecting."
Of course, saying she had no intention of doing so anyway, Lilith grinned.
"Lilith... No, Your Majesty the Queen...!"
"Your Majesty, huh."
Then she slowly approached Alzar and kicked away his urgent hand that looked ready to lick her feet, as if striking away sothing dirty.
After that, she glanced back at Lily as if asking for permission, and Lily nodded quietly.
Upon this, Lilith pushed Alzar's huge fra, which he had really barely managed to turn over, back down with the end of her scythe.
"It's tragic."
And pinned one of his flailing legs down with the back of the blade.
"Since you possessed such a small vessel that couldn't contain even a bit of your bloated desire, it must have overflowed."
Sneering.
"Lilith, please..."
"Let's end the tragedy now."
And she rcilessly swung the scythe between the crotch... where the 'vessel of desire' was.
A scream rang out.
This ti too, certainly, black blood could no longer be found.
***
After Alzar beca unable to move anymore, the 'dream', which could no longer receive a smooth supply of mana, could no longer maintain its form and began to collapse rapidly.
Like that, when we ca out of the neat hall of the 'dream' and returned to the hall of reality that had beco ruins again.
"Your Highness!"
The surrounding succubi instantly surrounded us, especially Lilith, who had disappeared in an instant.
"Are you alright?! Are you hurt anywhere..."
"I'm fine."
According to them, after we suddenly disappeared (more precisely, after we entered the Unique Barrier called 'dream'), the clones of Alzar they were fighting outside also disappeared all at once.
Since there were no enemies left in this hall except those clones, most had left to clean up the remnants remaining in the castle, and only a few were waiting here for Lilith's return.
"It's over."
To them, Lilith spoke calmly.
"Now Alzar won't be able to pester us anymore."
As a bonus, he won't be able to move anymore either.
As soon as they heard the news of victory, the succubi imdiately brightened up and started cheering.
But that was only for a mont, they soon flinched seeing Lily standing next to Lilith.
Among them were those who had seen Lily while attending to her, and those who were encountering her for the first ti here.
But seeing Lily in her succubus form like now would be a first for everyone.
And such Lily looked more like Lilith than ever before.
"T, This person, has Your Highness's ability...?"
"Yes."
At that, Lilith gently held Lily's arm and said.
"This child is Lily."
As if she could no longer hide it,
"She is, my daughter."
And had no intention to.
At that mont.
"...!"
Lily, who hadn't shown any sign of embarrassnt until she was fully dressed in the succubus 'hunting clothes', seed to avoid her gaze hurriedly as if she was shy only then(?),
"I, I am Lily."
Towards the new sisters, she carefully offered a greeting.
"A cleric of the Sistina Order and..."
As if she, too, would not hide it anymore.
"Like everyone, I am a succubus."
Just like her horns and tail that were still revealed despite having returned to her usual nun habit in an instant with the release of the Unique Barrier.
Alzar died.
And most of the troops he brought were cleaned up, or the few survivors ran away on their own.
However, various parts of the castle were destroyed, and there were many who suffered injuries big and small.
Furthermore, the 'threat' could actually strike again at any ti.
Because Alzar didn't bring troops without any justification.
Since we protected us who killed Etian, it was practically the sa as raising a rebellion against the entire Demon King's Army.
Furthermore, now we even killed Alzar.
Now Lilith and the Demon King were enemies.
Only war remained.
Saying she put everyone in danger because of herself, Lilith bowed her head and apologized in front of everyone remaining in the castle.
However, the succubi reacted as if they didn't care at all.
"We did not serve the Demon King, but Your Highness."
It was just as Chris said.
"Wherever that place is, we will follow Your Highness's path."
So they all just revealed an even firr loyalty, saying they would follow whatever Lilith decided.
"Everyone..."
Even if those remaining in this castle now were only those with strong loyalty gathered in the first place, most succubi probably would have shown a similar reaction.
That's how imnse the respect Lilith received from her kin was.
──Of course, they won't get swept up in a war.
Since we ca here across the barrier to prevent such a war in the first place.
There will be many battles in the future.
And there will be engagents between armies too.
But there won't be a war.
We will make it so there isn't.
To do that, before the result of the battle here spreads widely and the Demon King's Army troops storm in here again, we had to storm into the Demon King's Castle first and knock.
"There is a 'Passage' that the Corps Commanders use."
Naturally, we knew that thod too.
"etings between Corps Commanders are held regularly at the Demon King's Castle. No matter how far apart they are, if they use that 'Passage', they can move to the vicinity of the Demon King's Castle imdiately."
Yes.
We intended to use that 'Passage'.
And the only ones in the Demon King's Army who could let us use this passage were two people.
Lilith.
And Luce.
But setting aside the fact that the latter naturally had an ulterior motive, since that ulterior motive was exposed and he had long since beco a deceased person, now there was only Lilith.
"...There are still many stories we couldn't share."
Of course, even if there was no such reason, we would have co to et Lilith sohow.
"So... I will definitely, co back."
Because my companion Lily had to et Lilith.
"...M, Mother."
"...!"
That alone was reason enough to co here.
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