## Chapter 551 – 551 Abyss
The incubi who appeared before us were very tense.
The incubus who had spoken to us again said,
“Who are you! How are you flying in the sky without wings!”
Certainly, if it was a difference in race, it was natural to be wary of a group approaching in a way like mine.
While I was wondering how to talk to them, Jason spoke.
“You’re Phanian of the Incubus Aerial Patrol.”
“What?! H-how do you know my name…”
“It’s me.”
Jason took off the cloth covering his face, revealing it.
Moreover, unlike when he revealed it to us, this time he had two horns on his forehead.
The incubi in front of us flinched and widened their eyes at the sight of Jason’s face.
“Y-you are…!? L-Lord Jason!”
“Sorry to surprise you. Let’s walk from now on.”
“N-no! P-please, come in! You can fly as you are…”
“No, I was planning to go down in the first place. We shouldn’t spread unnecessary confusion in Bendina at this time. Rent, I’m counting on you.”
“Yes.”
I lowered the altitude and switched the mode to land, and the other incubi groups followed us down to the ground.
“Lord Jason, who are these people?”
“They are my colleagues who will help me and attend the upcoming meeting.”
“Lord Jason’s colleagues…”
“Behave yourselves so as not to be rude.”
At Jason’s words, the incubi groups all took a stance and said,
“Yes! Understood!”
“Lord Jason, we will escort you to Bendina…”
“There’s no need for that. You do your duty now.”
“B-but…”
“That will be more helpful to Bendina.”
“Understood.”
The incubi group flew back towards the sky, heading for Bendina.
“Then let’s go too… Why are you doing that?”
When Jason turned to look at us, Craig was holding his mouth and trying not to laugh.
“Hehe, Lord Jason. You, were you of high status?”
“Even if it’s faint, I have the blood of the Demon King… In Escal terms, I’m like a low-ranking noble.”
“Hoo~. So, there’s a proper class system for demons other than the Demon King.”
“At first, there were only the Demon King and his executives. But… as time passed and human culture was introduced, they began to create a class system to match it. To be honest, you can think of the Abyss as no different from Escal now.”
“Did Nino know about this too?”
Nino, who had clung to me as soon as we landed, said,
“No, I didn’t know much about it. I wasn’t that interested in the Abyss in the first place. More importantly, Rent~♡ Let’s go quickly♡ When we arrive at the inn, I’ll serve you for bringing us here, Rent~♡”
Nino was most interested in having sex with me.
Hmm, I wonder if there are proper night streets in the Abyss too?
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Walking calmly, we arrived at Bendina, the capital of the Abyss.
As Jason said, the appearance of Bendina was no different from that of Pland, with the same building structure.
However, the difference was that most of the people walking the streets were demons with horns, tails, or skin that was light purple or blue.
And the demons walking around the streets were glancing at us, who were walking with Jason, with curious eyes.
“Isn’t that… Jason of the First Prince faction?”
“He’s back in Bendina…”
“I heard he went to Pland, but did he come back?”
“The ones next to him are a succubus and… humans?”
The gazes of various demons were fixed on us.
“Jason, should we have worn cloths or disguised ourselves?”
“No, there’s no need. Be confident.”
“Hey~ Jason~ When are we going to the hotel~?”
“First, follow me to the Demon King’s Castle.”
“Huh? The Demon King’s Castle… you mean that big castle over there?”
Craig pointed to a huge building in the center of Bendina, comparable to the royal palace of Camel.
“Yes, that’s the Demon King’s Castle. I need to report to the First Prince… Lord Barba that I’ve arrived with you.”
“What happens after that?”
“I’ll guide you out of the Demon King’s Castle to the designated inn. After that, you’re free to do as you please. With your skills, you won’t be a match for most demons.”
“Hahaha, that’s so refreshing! Hey, is there an Adventurer’s Guild here?”
“There is one that operates independently. But it’s not connected to other places. The only ones that are connected are the guilds in the border areas.”
At Jason’s words, Craig grinned.
“Is that so…?”
What was Craig planning to do during his free time?
It seemed I wasn’t the only one thinking that.
“Hey, Craig, what are you going to do?”
“Huh? No, we’re going to be here for more than five days anyway, right? It’s boring to just sit around, so let’s take on some requests from the guild here. Jason also wants demons and other races to get along, right? Then it’s good to take on requests here to solve my boredom!”
“If you do that… I’d be grateful too.”
“Hahaha! Amanda! You’ll do it too, right?”
“Well, as you said, there’s nothing much to do here for five days. Rent, what about you?”
“I’m…”
Certainly, we had to stay here for five days.
If I wanted to, I could spend all five days holed up in a hotel with Nino… but since I came all this way, I also wanted to see various sights.
Besides, when I go back, I can show my lovers the scenery of the Abyss in a video.
But that’s only from tomorrow.
First, I need to meet the person named First Prince Barba, and then spend time with Nino.
“I’ll stop by the guild from tomorrow. I have plans for today.”
“Rent~♡♡”
“Is that so? Then it’s just Amanda and… Jason, what about you?”
“I’ll guide you and then I have something to talk about with Lord Barba. If I join, it’ll be from tomorrow.”
“Then it’s just Amanda and me today.”
As we walked towards the Demon King’s Castle, each of our plans for the day were decided.
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After arriving at the Demon King’s Castle, we continued to walk through the corridors inside, following Jason.
The Demon King’s Castle had a majestic atmosphere that was not inferior to the royal palace of Camel.
Inside the Demon King’s Castle, there were people who looked stronger than the demons we had seen on the streets, and some of them were sending hostile gazes towards us or Jason.
They were probably the hardline demons that Jason was talking about.
However, they were only sending gazes and not showing any signs of picking a fight.
The Demon King’s Castle…
Hardline demons…
As I faced a new environment and appearance, hard fantasies were bubbling up.
The moderate demons who want peace with humans.
But to the hardline demons who indulge in their destructive impulses, they are like a thorn in their side.
And then, suddenly, a mysterious demon doctor specializing in drug research appears!
The doctor, who belongs to the hardline faction, makes a proposal to the hardline demon executives to test his research results.
The hardline demons who accepted the demon doctor’s plan capture and imprison a moderate demon executive woman!
The moderate demon executive, who is restrained and protesting, asks what they are doing. The hardline demon laughs and says,
“If you like those other races so much, then get along with them as much as you want!”
And then, men of various races appear, including elves, dwarves, humans, halflings, and other beastmen, who were kidnapped from somewhere.
But their eyes are devoid of reason, and all that remains is a beast-like appearance, with their members stiffly erect and craving only lust!
The cause was the runaway caused by the super-aphrodisiac developed by the demon doctor.
The moderate demon executive realizes the seriousness of the situation.
She cries out, telling them not to come, but the men of each race, already dominated by lust, don’t hear her, and what follows is a merciless gang rape!
The hardline demons’ laughter echoes around as they watch the moderate executive being violated!
『That’s a scene that could come out of a fantasy power struggle with a lewd twist. What happens next?』
There are two routes: one where she turns to the hardline faction due to the humiliation, and another where she becomes a wreck and remains a test subject for the demon doctor.
『H-hey. You’re not thinking of using your clones to treat me like that, are you?』
I don’t have any plans to do that yet.
『Hey! What do you mean “yet”! What do you mean “yet”! I’m telling you not to do it…』
Before Bain could finish speaking, his voice was cut off.
『The communication has been cut off. I will now go back to playing with Number 2.』
I wonder if Solly is secretly enjoying her time with Bain?
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“Here it is.”
While we were walking, Jason stopped in front of a room and knocked on the door.
“Who is it?”
Then, a young man’s voice was heard from beyond the door.
“It’s Jason, Lord Barba.”
“Jason? Come in.”
“Yes.”
Jason immediately opened the door and went inside, and we followed him.
The room had a study-like atmosphere at first glance.
There were long bookshelves with various books lined up on the walls, and a desk was placed near the window, with a man sitting in front of it, holding a book in one hand.
He was a demon with light purple skin, black hair, and blue eyes, similar to Jason.
To put it in a word, he was a man with a gentle smile that suited the atmosphere of a moderate faction leader, as opposed to the hardline faction.
The demon, presumed to be Barba, put down his book and said to Jason,
“I heard that you would be able to come quickly without being late for the meeting… but I didn’t expect you to come this fast. Are they… the reliable people you reported?”
“That’s right. Craig and Amanda, A-rank adventurers from Pland. Nino, the owner of a succubus brothel who cooperated with me in Pland, and… Rent, an S-rank adventurer from Pland. A dungeon crasher.”
“A dungeon… crasher?”
Barba stared at me intently.
“I can’t believe the strongest in Pland would come here to help Jason…”
After showing a sign of thinking about something, Barba got up from his seat and said to us,
“Thank you for coming all the way to Bendina with Jason. I appreciate your cooperation. You know our situation… right?”
“I have explained the general situation to them.”
“Right, we just need to be there as escorts at the meeting that will be held in a few days, right? If a fight breaks out…”
Craig smacked his fist into his palm and grinned.
“We just need to knock down the ones who come at us.”
At Craig’s straightforward words, Barba chuckled.
“Yes, it’s fine if you understand that much.”
Barba sat back down and said with a soft smile,
“You must be tired from coming all this way. Let’s end our meeting here today. Jason.”
“Understood.”
Jason turned around and looked at us.
“The introductions are over, so I’ll guide you to your lodgings.”
“It’s good that it’s progressing quickly? Let’s go!”
Craig seemed eager to go back and do requests with Amanda.
“Hehe♡”
Nino hugged my arm tighter and pressed her chest against me.
Craig wasn’t the only one who wanted to go back quickly.
We went back the way we came and returned to the streets of Bendina.
While walking, I remembered something that bothered me and asked Jason.
“Jason, you said that the First Prince is a moderate and the Second Prince is a hardliner.”
“Yes.”
“Then, which side is the current Demon King on?”
“The current Demon King was a moderate. But… I don’t know now.”
“You don’t know now?”
“Since this lightning pattern appeared, some demons have become violent. But the Demon King has lost consciousness since the day the pattern appeared, and is now lying in his bed. That’s why this meeting is being held.”
It wasn’t just because the pattern appeared, but also because the current Demon King’s condition had worsened, so the meeting was being held to decide the next successor.
“There’s a possibility that the Demon King might side with the hardliners due to the influence of the pattern when he wakes up. So, we don’t know yet.”
“I see.”
It would be very troublesome if the current Demon King sided with the hardliners.
But even if that happens, I will only help Jason.
If the Demon King or the Second Prince faction starts acting like Bain and says that other races need to be ‘destroyed’! Then I’ll just have to teach them a lesson.
