Chapter 418 – About the Existence Called Mine (1)
Knight Lambert.
If I were to tell the story of this man’s activities, one autobiography would easily exceed 500 pages, and the number of pages is increasing with each passing year.
In fact, he was the only man in the Fermaten Empire who maintained his ‘sexual identity’ against the emperor.
A man who maintained his sexual orientation despite having a sexual preference that Emperor Permaton did not prefer, and rather despised and disliked.
He is gay.
It’s not a joke, he’s really gay and a homo.
It’s a bit difficult to go into detail, but there is an appropriate balance between offense and defense.
But now, rather than that, we should pay attention to the fact that he appeared in a different form from his original appearance.
“Let me introduce myself once again.” Knight Lambert. He is the leader of the ‘Knights of the Red Rose’ directly under our Fermatten Imperial Family.”
“Nice to meet you, Princess Serazade.”
Lambert bowed gracefully, looking exactly like Serazade.
“Uh, uh… “
“Do you know about a monster called a doppelganger?”
“Oh, I know, but…”
“Lambert is a doppelganger. He was originally human, but he was deliberately cursed by the doppelganger demons in the Infinite Labyrinth and became a doppelganger.”
“I cursed you on purpose…?”
“Yes.”
Since ancient times, the Infinite Labyrinth has been famous as a place that imposes curses on adventurers.
In fact, in the case of Serazad, he was just an adventurer, but he also appeared as a new 3-star so-called ‘different character’.
Lamia Serazade.
She was cursed to become the so-called ‘snake woman’, and on full moon days, her lower body turned into a snake.
Because it was a performance character, I used it often, but since ‘Snake Woman’ was the default when placed in the lobby, it was a character that I had quite a lot of likes and dislikes about.
The reason she became a snake woman was also because she was cursed with the infinite labyrinth.
If there is a difference with the doppelganger Lambert, it can be said to be ‘arbitrary’.
“It is said that if you are cursed by the demonic beast of the Infinite Labyrinth, a problem will arise. Do you know anything?”
“Yes, yes. It is said that a being obsessed with a curse becomes a monster that seeks to kill people…”
“That’s right. The desire to kill humans boils over. To be exact, the cognitive barrier to killing life is lowered… Well, don’t make it complicated. To put it simply, think of humans like other animals or other races. .It will happen.”
Just as goblins think of humans.
Just like an elf thinks of an orc.
Just as humans think of mosquitoes.
Those who were cursed in the infinite labyrinth and became non-humans, demi-humans, and demons lost their love for humanity and came to view humans as a completely separate species.
If I had to use an analogy, I would say it’s like a ‘talking and annoying mosquito’.
“But we Fermatons have overcome the curse. “The curse is no longer a curse.”
“Anyone can overcome the curse by practicing ‘mental training’ for two years. To be precise, it means that you have to suppress and overcome the murderous intent for the rest of your life…”
Lambert smiled softly in the image of Serazade.
“I overcame my indiscriminate desire to kill people based on my strong will and will without any special mental training.”
“Uh…”
“Instead, I changed my focus in a different direction.”
When Lambert brought his hands together, his body began to go limp like liquid.
“Huh?!”
“…It’s natural to be surprised when you first see it. That’s also the characteristic of a doppelganger.”
Just as a slime changes its form, Lambert, who was Serazade, transformed into a completely different being.
“Who, who… “
“One of the fallen nobles. You don’t need to know his name His His. He’s already dead. What’s important is the characteristics of the doppelganger.”
“You can make the face, shape, and appearance as similar as possible. It is not yet a complete doppelganger, and it is not possible to transform into the same person as that person…”
“If that’s the case, then Lambert will no longer be Lambert, so it’s impossible. If the acting is solid, just changing the appearance is enough. So that’s the end of the story about doppelgängers.”
I stood up, drew my sword and walked forward towards Lambert, who had transformed into Serazade again.
“In the name of Rouge Permaton, Knight Lambert. From now on, you will be kidnapped instead of Serazade.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“I was kidnapped…?”
“Hamar Abdul will try to find women who look like Serazade, and he will try to kidnap Serazade by mobilizing warriors. The most vulnerable time to be kidnapped would be after leaving the island again.”
Leaving the islands and traveling to the south in a regular carriage.
Or when I was staying with Meradin in the south.
“I will leave the acting up to you. Whether kidnapped or seduced, the goal of this operation is ultimately to get you into Amar Habdul’s bedroom.”
“Your Majesty. I would like to ask you one thing.”
“Okay.”
“After I entered the bed of a man named Hamar Abdul, what should I do next?”
“That is.”
Of course.
“One-man army Lambert, do whatever you want.”
“…Huh.”
“As always, I give you full authority.”
“To your Majesty, loyalty.”
* * *
Three hours later.
To ensure that Lambert could act as Serazade’s stand-in, I provided enough time for the two to talk.
And that time will continue in the future, and Lambert will use the characteristics of his race to adjust himself so that his speech, gait, and even voice his can closely match Serazade’s 99%.
“Your Majesty. I have a question.”
“What is it?”
Separately from the doppelganger training, while I was having a meal with Serazade for a short break, Serazade hesitated and asked me a question.
“If you accept the curse of the demon from the Infinite Labyrinth and become a human, are you free to make that choice?”
“Why? Is there anything you want to be?”
“Well, that is.”
Serazade blushed slightly and softly.
“If possible, should I say that I want to live in a reincarnation according to my brother’s tastes… Well, I know that I shouldn’t dare to be greedy, but…”
“What do you think Meradin likes? Oh, no. Don’t tell me. I think I know what it is.”
Considering that among the many curses, Lamia’s curse was the one that struck him, one can get a glimpse of Meradin’s abnormal sexual desires.
“First, reincarnate as a succubus. Then, reincarnate a second time as a demon. You will become increasingly distant from humans, but only then will you be able to suppress the side effects of the curse.”
Side effects are a more serious problem than you think.
“Since we’ve just finished eating, why don’t we take a short walk after the meal and check out the sights? Excluding the case of being reincarnated as a succubus, I’m talking about the side effects that occur when you accept a curse and become a demon.”
“…Lord Lambert said it was two years of mental training.”
“Yes. Follow me. Let me show you how those who have been reincarnated as demons for two years can get rid of their murderous intent towards humans…The so-called ‘venom’. Asti?”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Astarotte approached my call and cast a spell on the door installed on the wall.
“Is that…?”
“It is a movement magic installed within the imperial palace. It is a magic used to shorten movement through hallways and stairs as much as possible.”
Although there are magical restrictions, there is no major problem moving inside the Fermaten Castle.
“Follow me. To the ‘rehabilitation room’ in the basement of our Permaten.”
“…”
Serazade swallowed his saliva and followed me.
When Astarote opened the door, beyond the door there appeared not just a wall, but a fairly dark staircase going down.
“Eup… ?”
“It smells a bit like that.”
“This smell can’t be…”
“It is what you think. And it is also the darkness of this Fermaten.”
I deliberately smiled slyly and pointed down.
“Will you be easily reincarnated as a succubus, or will it be difficult, but reincarnate according to your brother’s preference? I don’t know about the former, but if you choose the latter, shouldn’t you make up your mind not to kill people carelessly?”
“Is that determination…”
“I can guess what you’re thinking, but it’s just one of the ways to be rehabilitated. Follow me.”
I went down the stairs first.
I deliberately didn’t say anything to Serazade, but she seemed to have made up her mind and followed me down the stairs.
Sigh.
The door closed automatically, and we went round and round up the spiral staircase and arrived in the basement.
Ha, ha, ha, ha!
“Wow…”
A harsh moan coming from inside.
It is a sound that echoes throughout Fermaten, but the groans that echo from the deepest part of this dungeon are quite different.
“Let me introduce you. Our Permaton’s rehabilitation room. It is a place for mental training to remove the poison of the infinite labyrinth.”
“…”
Iron bars spread to the left and right in a long, straight hallway.
And inside those iron bars, all kinds of ‘magic people’ are confined naked.
“These are… “
“Don’t misunderstand. Among these, there are no demons captured from the Infinite Labyrinth. These are all people who accepted the curse ‘of their own will’ and became demons.”
“…”
“Those who were once human, but could not become succubi, so they hoped to become demons themselves.”
An elf, a female demon, a beastman, or a spirit.
“There were even people who were reincarnated as succubi and hoped to become elves. If you become a succubus, you have to have sex at least once a week to survive, so those who are tired of sex change to another race to extend their lifespan. Because I try.”
“…”
“If you want to change into that kind of race, you have to suppress your murderous intent towards humans. And the best way to do that is of course.”
I pointed to an elf who was trapped in a place that resembled a scaffold, beyond the iron bars.
“You will be eaten until the poison disappears.”
“Haan, haan, haaan!!”
Here.
“Human’s cock, wow, it’s amazing!!”
“…Sometimes people even seal the memories of their past lives and accept the curse, but this is a bit of a special case.”
There are people who succumb to sex with humans and are forcibly sealed with their murderous intentions toward humans.
“At first, it was ‘Kill me,’ then ‘I don’t want sex with humans.’ … Then, on average, it took two years to say, ‘From now on, I will live without harming humans and having sex.'”
In order to become a demon, a long period of mental training is required.
“Will I still become a demon instead of a succubus? To satisfy my brother’s tastes?”
“…”
For reference.
The person who most briefly overcame the malice of the Infinite Labyrinth, its murderous intent and poison toward humans, was Sir Lambert.
By eating ■ and □□ for thirty-seven days, he was able to overcome the doppelganger’s malignancy and become a demon.
