## Chapter 205 – District 5 (3)
How long had they been walking? Ryu felt as if he had shackles on his legs, just like he used to.
The sunlight, which had initially felt pleasant, now felt uncomfortably hot. The refreshing breeze that had caressed his skin now felt like a cold wind trying to peel off his hide.
Clara had said they would arrive soon, but did she even realize that it had been three hours since she said that? Walking aimlessly across an endless field for three hours was not something a person should have to endure.
Aser and Charlotte were just as exhausted. Even Charlotte, who usually had no problem being active in the sunlight, had become silent at some point, and Aser spoke to Clara, who was walking ahead.
“Can’t we just use my ability to get there in one go?”
It wasn’t as if he hadn’t suggested it before. However, Clara’s response was always the same.
“But we’re almost there, aren’t we? I also wanted to show you the scenery that our kids have been managing…”
With her eyes drooping down, giving her a sad impression like a rain-soaked puppy, he couldn’t bring himself to say no to her face. Everyone knew that Clara had no ill intentions, but her innocence felt too cruel. In the end, Aser reluctantly shook his head and continued to move his heavy feet.
Ryu received a water bottle from Charlotte and drank water, barely managing to move forward with his blurring vision. In the midst of all this, he saw a huge building ahead. Was it a mirage he was seeing before his death? He would have genuinely thought so if he hadn’t heard Clara’s words that followed.
“See, I told you we’d arrive soon, right?”
Clara, without showing any signs of fatigue, smiled brightly and pointed at the mansion. Ryu finally opened his mouth with a voice mixed with relief that he could finally rest and the fatigue he had accumulated.
“Is that Clara-nim’s castle?”
“Ah, this isn’t a castle, it’s just a villa.”
“A villa?”
“The district is quite large, you know? So, I had them built in various places so that the kids who manage it and I can rest in between.”
She called it a villa, but it was much larger than most mansions. When they reached the entrance of the villa, the gate swung open as if it had been waiting for them.
The woman who came out from inside was slightly smaller than Clara, but still quite large compared to Charlotte and Aser. Even though Charlotte and Aser were by no means small.
“Greetings! I completely forgot that I was supposed to come out to greet you!”
A voice loud enough to make your ears fall off. She didn’t stop there, and when she saw the various items Clara had bought in District 7 in her hands, she raised her voice happily.
“Oh? Is that a gift for me?!”
Before Clara could even say anything, she started rummaging through Clara’s bag. Clara, far from stopping her subordinate, simply watched with a smile as if it were a familiar occurrence.
A black suit that revealed her cleavage, white hair contrasting with her brown skin. Bangs that completely covered her eyes and a long ponytail that stretched downwards, a figure as curvaceous as Clara’s. The physical characteristics didn’t reveal what kind of demon she was, but the pointed teeth that were revealed whenever she smiled gave a clue.
Her casual attitude and frivolous tone towards her superior, Clara. A woman like a loafer that could be found anywhere, but Ryu was instinctively feeling it.
This woman is dangerous. The amount of magical power felt was hard to see as that of a mere executive.
Unfazed by Ryu’s worries, she took out a straw hat from Clara’s bag and put it on her head, then took out a mirror from her pocket. After examining herself from various angles, she hugged Clara and spoke again.
“Wow, our Demon Lord is the best! How did you know my taste?!”
Lost in her own world for a while, she belatedly discovered Aser and Charlotte and approached them with a delighted expression. In particular, her gaze was directed at Charlotte, who was making a sulky face due to the arduous march.
“Oh! Charlotte-nim!?”
Charlotte, avoiding her attempt to grab her hand as she approached in an instant, opened her mouth with a bothered tone.
“You haven’t changed your frivolous personality from then until now.”
She took Charlotte’s sarcasm as a compliment as she twisted her body shyly and replied.
“Haha, I’ll take that as a compliment.”
Ryu and Aser blankly watched the scene. There was no room for them to intervene in their conversation. Clara introduced her to Ryu and Aser, who were meeting her for the first time, after she had finally calmed down.
“Say hello. This is one of our kids, and her name is Heart. Isn’t she cute?”
She was far from giving a cute impression, but it seemed that Clara found her endlessly cute. Heart gradually narrowed the distance with Aser and opened her mouth.
“I’ve seen the Demon Lord of District 7 from afar, so I already know him. But who is this…”
Heart’s gaze was directed at Ryu. Although her eyes were not visible, Heart’s gaze was clearly felt.
Aser instinctively felt something and grabbed Ryu’s shoulder, bringing him next to him. It was as if a parent was protecting their young in the wild. Aser did not let go of his wary gaze and spoke briefly.
“He’s my lover. Is there a problem?”
Then Heart took a step back, showing her teeth and smiling.
“No, there’s no problem.”
Ryu felt Heart’s gaze scanning him from top to bottom, but he was used to receiving such gazes, so he didn’t take it seriously. Ryu moved out of Heart’s sight and whispered to Charlotte.
“Does Charlotte-nim know her?”
“She’s someone I briefly took with me before coming to District 7. And it’s better not to get too close to her because of her frivolous attitude. She may seem foolish, but she’s in the same position as me.”
“The same as Charlotte-nim means…”
Only one thing came to mind. Nulli Secundus.
Aser added an explanation from the side.
“Clara has the most Nulli Secundus as her aides among us. The number is as many as six.”
A hierarchy created for Charlotte, this was the first time he had seen someone else possess it. Moreover, a Demon Lord who monopolizes six Nulli Secundus? Of course, they must have gathered because they were drawn to Clara’s own popularity, but he felt like he knew a little why people around her evaluated Clara as dangerous.
As if not allowing Ryu to be lost in thought, Heart’s voice struck his ears again.
“Anyway, that’s too much…”
“Huh? Was there a problem?”
Heart naturally buried her face in Clara’s ample breasts and began to fondle them as she pleased.
“Well, this maternal love pouch… do you know how much I’ve missed this?!”
Clara did not show any signs of displeasure even when she saw Heart harassing her. Rather, she treated Heart, who was in her arms, like a child. She gently stroked her head and pulled her closer to her.
“Oh my, you… then you should have said so in advance.”
“Ah! First of all, everyone must be tired from the long journey! I’ll carry your luggage, so please come inside!”
As soon as Heart finished speaking, she instantly took the luggage that Clara, Aser, and Charlotte were carrying and entered the villa with energetic steps. Aser wiped the sweat flowing down his face and briefly left a comment about Heart.
“I can’t figure her out.”
“Right? That’s Heart’s charm.”
After entering the villa, Heart quickly brought refreshments, saying that she would treat them.
The result was not very good. Charlotte’s brow furrowed. She didn’t openly criticize it, but Aser had the same expression, so he could guess the taste. In the ensuing silence, Clara spoke first.
“Heart, how’s work been lately?”
“Well, it’s the same here as it’s always been. It’s too peaceful, so it’s not fun. There’s been one problem recently…”
Upon hearing the word problem, Clara’s face contorted with worry.
“Problem?”
Heart even waved her hands, denying the words she had just uttered.
“Ah, no! It’s not that serious of a problem! I can handle it on my own, so I don’t want the Demon Lord to make that kind of face…”
“Is that so? Then that’s a relief.”
Clara finished eating all the snacks placed in front of her, then stood up and stretched, speaking to Aser in a friendly tone.
“Then rest. There are many places to rest around here, so I’ll guide you.”
“Okay, I’ll be waiting. Ryu, let’s rest too. Aren’t you tired from walking for so long?”
After Clara left her seat and Aser and Ryu headed to their room holding hands, Heart called Charlotte aside, who was naturally trying to follow them, and headed to the kitchen. It was obvious that the two of them would be having a good time in the room, and Charlotte’s expression was not very good because she felt like she was being disturbed from interfering.
Heart looked around, then put her hands together and bowed her head deeply.
“Charlotte-nim! I’m sorry to ask, but there’s something I’d like to ask you for a favor.”
She couldn’t coldly refuse the request of her former subordinate.
“What is it? It’s rare for you to ask me for a favor.”
“I pretended to be strong in front of the Demon Lord earlier, but the problem is actually not trivial.”
Charlotte knew Heart’s personality well. If this child was saying that the problem was not trivial, it meant that it was a really big problem. But there was something she didn’t understand. Heart’s martial power was considerable, but there were five more strong people in District 5 who could be compared to her.
“Even if it’s not you, can’t you ask the other guys for help? There are five more, right?”
At those words, Heart raised her voice sharply. Charlotte had expected Heart’s reaction and had covered her ears in advance.
“I hate borrowing their hands to death!”
After shouting once, Heart covered her head with both hands and imagined bad things.
“Those guys will definitely treat me as an incompetent guy in front of Clara-nim if a problem occurs in the area I manage in order to look good to Clara-nim! Ugh… I hate being caught by those guys to death.”
More than anything, the real problem that Heart thought was not that.
“And I hate it the most if this matter gets into Clara-nim’s ears and she sees us fighting. It’s our wish that she always be bright.”
Charlotte pressed her temples as if she had a headache.
“Ah, I can relate to that. If I see Clara-nim fighting, I can’t get any food down the next day.”
“What! That gap is really cool, you don’t know anything!”
Without responding to the unnecessary words, Charlotte opened her mouth again.
“Still, we came here for vacation, so it’s difficult to listen to such a request suddenly. Shouldn’t you find someone else this time?”
Heart, hearing Charlotte’s words, looked noticeably dejected.
“Is that so… then should I just throw away the succubus special stamina tonic and aphrodisiac that I worked so hard to get in case there’s a day when I can use it…”
Before she could finish speaking, Charlotte grabbed Heart’s hand and said with a more motivated expression than ever.
“Still, I can’t just pass by seeing my former subordinate struggling. Leave it to me.”
“I knew you’d come out like that if it was Charlotte-nim!”
In that place, a secret between the two of them was blooming, taking desire as its nourishment, while everyone was away.
