Slave of the Demon King’s Castle 39

## Chapter 39 – Asser. Circumstances #1

Charlotte reacted to those words even faster than Number 25.

“Are you serious? You’re going to meet Orca in person? And with Number 25?”

“Do you think I’m going to meet Orca? I’m just going to look around.”

Since the area is directly ruled by Orca as the Demon King, they might run into him while passing by, but she had no intention of meeting him directly.

She simply wanted to know how her former subordinates were doing. More than anything, she wanted to spend time alone with Number 25 without being disturbed by anyone, and she wanted to show him a wider world.

Asser’s gaze turned back to Number 25.

“Number 25, what do you want to do?”

“I…”

The answer was already decided. From the start, Number 25 had only one master. More than anything, he wanted to see more of the outside world. Asser’s proposal perfectly met Number 25’s expectations.

“I will follow you, Master.”

Asser gave a satisfied smile.

“We’re leaving in three days, so you should probably start packing now.”

Having heard the answer she wanted, Asser went down to the first floor with a lighter step than before.

Number 25 cautiously checked to see if Charlotte was upset by his choice. Fortunately, he couldn’t find any signs of that on Charlotte’s face. Charlotte crossed her arms, rested her chin on her hand, and muttered.

“Three days from now… it’s going to be lonely for a while.”

“Aren’t you coming with us, Charlotte?”

“Who knows how many days we’ll be gone? Someone has to stay and manage the castle.”

“Then, I’ll come back as soon as possible.”

“That’s not something you can decide, is it? If the Demon King decides to stay there for a year, you’ll have to stay by her side for a year too.”

It was an exaggeration, but it wasn’t wrong. The thought of not seeing Charlotte for a few days brought a strange loneliness to a corner of his heart. Charlotte, reading Number 25’s expression, which couldn’t hide his inner thoughts, smiled playfully.

“If you don’t come back soon, I might have to find another nice guy to hang out with.”

Just imagining Charlotte getting intimate with another man sent shivers down his spine. Number 25, clutching Charlotte’s skirt tightly, had tears welling up in his eyes.

“I don’t want that…”

Seeing that expression, Charlotte felt a surge of joy run through her body. Number 25’s dependence on her, the fact that he couldn’t do without her, was exactly what Charlotte wanted.

“So, you shouldn’t make me wait too long, okay?”

Number 25 nodded quickly a couple of times.

“Still, I’m worried. What if you forget me while you’re in District 6? Ah, I know what to do.”

After saying that, Charlotte checked to make sure no one was around, and without any warning, she kissed Number 25. Charlotte’s languid tongue skillfully found the tongue hidden behind Number 25’s teeth and intertwined with it.

Number 25, no longer flustered, diligently moved his tongue to please Charlotte, as he was used to doing. The sweet scent of Charlotte’s mouth, and the sharp fangs that occasionally caught on his tongue, were now familiar.

“Hng… ungh…”

Sorry to Hilda, but the childish kiss he had shared with her at dawn was instantly erased from his mind by Charlotte’s sensual kiss.

After finishing the short but intense kiss, Charlotte broke the string of saliva with her finger and smiled with narrowed eyes.

“Your kissing has improved, hasn’t it?”

Number 25 blushed and puckered his lips as if wanting more. Charlotte stopped his lips with her index finger and opened her mouth with a regretful tone.

“I want to do more with you too. But not now. I don’t want the Demon King to suspect anything from the morning, do I?”

Number 25, who had barely regained his reason, wiped the saliva from his lips and nodded.

Asser was sitting alone in the dining room, having arrived late. She hadn’t touched her food and was waiting for Number 25 and Charlotte while reading a thick book.

At the sound of a chair being pulled out, Asser closed the book she was reading and grumbled at the two of them.

“Why are you so late?”

“You came too early, Master. And you could have started eating first…”

“It’s okay, I didn’t wait long.”

Contrary to her words that she hadn’t waited long, Asser’s food was already lukewarm.

After a short conversation, Asser immediately started eating. Number 25 followed her lead and shoveled food into his mouth.

While they were eating, Asser spoke up.

“Number 25, are you reading the book I gave you?”

By book, she meant that thick book about magic. It was presumptuous to say, but he hadn’t read it even once since then. Asser had gone to the trouble of preparing it for him, and he was ignoring her kindness.

He couldn’t face her.

Seeing Number 25’s head droop, Asser seemed to grasp the situation.

“It’s okay. I’m not forcing you to read it. You can read it slowly when you have time. However, wouldn’t it be better to develop the power to protect yourself? I can’t always protect you, and neither can Charlotte.”

She was right.

But Charlotte, who was next to him, put down her knife and retorted with a smile.

“Isn’t he cute enough as he is? I can protect him forever.”

Asser’s eyes widened at Charlotte’s unexpected reaction, and she said in a trembling voice.

“I, I was just saying that.”

“Really… you’re still as dishonest as ever.”

Asser only stabbed the innocent steak with her fork. It wasn’t that she didn’t know how to express her feelings honestly like Charlotte. She had no choice but to hide her feelings because of the responsibility of her position and the eyes of those around her.

Besides, from some point on, Charlotte’s words towards Number 25 felt kinder than usual. Every time she heard that voice, Asser felt the anxiety in her heart growing larger and larger.

Finishing her meal with a queasy feeling, Asser got up from her seat and headed to her office without saying anything.

Following behind her, Number 25, who had emptied his plate, looked around and asked Charlotte, who was sitting across from him.

“What should I do now?”

Since coming to the Demon King’s castle, the only proper work he had done was satisfying Asser and Charlotte’s bodies. He felt sorry for the other maids, and he wanted to prove that he could do proper work too.

“You want to work that badly?”

“Yes.”

“Still, the Demon King told me not to give you any menial tasks if possible…”

Charlotte looked around, searching for a suitable task. She disappeared into the corner of the dining room as if she had a good idea. Before long, Charlotte reappeared with a tray of simple refreshments in her hand.

“Here, take this to the Demon King. You can do that much, right?”

Number 25 nodded and took the tray of snacks from Charlotte’s hand.

Arriving on the third floor, Number 25 knocked twice on the office in the center and waited for Asser’s reply.

Soon, he heard a solemn voice from inside telling him to come in. Number 25 quietly opened the door to the office and approached Asser.

Asser, who was working in the office, exuded a different atmosphere than usual. She was flipping through documents with a sharp gaze, occasionally stamping them with a seal. Number 25 realized for the first time that the sight of a woman concentrating on her work was much more impressive than he had thought.

Asser belatedly raised her head and looked at the person who had entered the office. Asser, who had been expressionless all along, smiled brightly as soon as she confirmed that the person who had entered the office was Number 25.

Certainly, with no one around, her unrestrained expression of emotions was much clearer than usual.

“What brings you here?”

“I came to bring you this.”

“Is that so? Thank you.”

Just as Number 25 was about to leave after placing the tray on Asser’s desk, Asser stopped him.

“Lock the door and come here.”

It was a short sentence, but it had an irresistible power. Number 25 locked the door to the office and cautiously approached Asser.

Asser didn’t even glance at the refreshments that Number 25 had brought. She pushed the tray to the corner of the desk and stared intently at Number 25’s face.

Asser’s eyes were moist. She had transformed from the Demon King handling her duties into a female who only wanted to ravage the male in front of her. With no one around, Asser asked directly.

“Why haven’t you been with me lately?”

“Well, that’s…”

Number 25 wasn’t stupid enough to mention Charlotte’s name here. As he was trying to think of a suitable excuse, Asser spoke again.

“Ah, don’t just stand there, why don’t you sit here first?”

The place that Asser was pointing to while saying, “Why don’t you sit here,” was her lap. She even pulled the chair back to make room for Number 25 to sit.

Number 25 hesitated and looked at her lap. Because she was wearing a short skirt today, her white thighs were exposed, and he couldn’t take his eyes off them. Number 25 sat his butt on Asser’s lap as if he were possessed.

Her wide, slightly firm, yet overall soft thighs had much better cushioning than most chairs.

Asser hugged Number 25, who had entrusted himself to her, from behind. She had missed this feeling, this warmth. Asser buried her nose in Number 25’s neck, whom she was holding tightly in her arms, and took a deep breath.

Number 25 trembled every time her hot breath touched him.

But she couldn’t completely fill this hunger, this loneliness, just by smelling him.

Asser licked his neck and sucked on it, making kissing sounds. It was as if she was marking this male as her own. Red kiss marks began to appear one by one on Number 25’s neck.

She couldn’t take it anymore. Asser put her hand inside Number 25’s clothes and caressed his body, lightly biting his ear or inserting her tongue into his ear to make lewd sounds.

A small moan began to flow from Number 25’s disheveled mouth.

“T-that place is dirty…”

“It’s okay. There’s no dirty place on your body.”

As if to prove that those words were not wrong, Asser licked the line from Number 25’s face to his neck to his collarbone. Every time her tongue, which was stickier than usual, passed over his skin, thick saliva dripped down.

The caresses that started with her tongue continued for a full 30 minutes. Number 25 couldn’t properly control his body due to the ambiguous stimulation that seemed to be about to reach its peak but didn’t. He only wanted to feel comfortable quickly. Asser put more strength into her arms that were holding Number 25 and whispered in his ear.

“Do you know how lonely I’ve been all this time? No one will disturb us here. I’ll give you all the love I couldn’t give you all this time…”

Asser had already flipped the switch.

Number 25, whose thoughts were gradually blurring, could instinctively feel that this time would not end easily.