Chapter 116 – Assemble
It was three days later that we joined the demon king’s army.
As if implying that it was an all-out war, all the four heavenly kings except for Dorothea participated in this war, and the Demon King’s army was steadily advancing towards the capital.
At first, it seems that he was held captive in the Hamburg area for quite a while, but it seems that the Demon King’s right-hand man, Walter Leonhart, jumped up on the walls of Hamburg himself, cleared the kingdom’s soldiers, and opened the gate.
When I first heard about his performance, I wondered what kind of physical ability he had.
Being a wear lion, of course, he must have great strength, but it is very rare among beastmen to be able to climb a castle wall over 20m with his bare body.
It was the same for the Hamburg Fort built on a cliff, but it’s a different story since we attacked it while it was half-collapsed by an avalanche.
In this war, as much as the demon king directly borrowed troops from each tribe in Doom Land, he took responsibility himself and participated as a general commander.
In other words, as long as most of the forces were separated and even Master, the only breakwater, declared neutrality, the kingdom’s fate was no different from a flashlight.
Not only Maou-sama, but all the Demon Kings and the Four Heavenly Kings are gathered, how can they endure this without a hero?
Although the 2nd and 3rd Divisions, which supported the defense of Hamburg, escaped before the fall and retreated without major losses, they are left with a rat in the dock anyway.
After all, the only place they can return to is Oz, the last bastion surrounded by the walls of Constantinople.
***
“It’s been a while. Kaldrash.”
“Have you been safe all this time, Maou-nim?”
“I’m just watching from the rear, so what’s the reason for not getting rid of it?”
Maou-sama smiled mischievously as he said that, then pointed to Ozma who was standing next to him.
“In this war, Ozma also participated in the role of commander. You help me well.”
“I’ll take care of you. Kaldrash.”
Perhaps feeling a heavy sense of responsibility, Ozma’s tone was a little stiffer than usual.
After briefly exchanging glances, when I looked at Maou-sama again, he tilted his head as if wondering.
“Hey, have you lost some weight?”
“Yes? Ah, yes. I received some training from Master. Thanks to you, I was able to rise to the 7th level.”
“7th level!”
Demon King was amazed when he heard my words.
Then he laughed and patted my shoulder.
“As expected, my eyes were not mistaken in my talent. From the first time I saw it, it was unusual, but to reach that level at the age of less than thirty.”
“It’s too much praise.”
When I said that and bowed my head pretending to be humble, Lord Maou told Ozma that this was not the time.
“Ozma! The man who will become your wife has reached a higher level, so why not be happy!”
Then, Ozma, who had been standing with her hands behind her back with a strict, dignified, and serious expression, suddenly said Pong!
“Yes? No, me and Kaldrash are still like that…”
“It would have been enough if a man and a woman had spent the night together. Now what! The great mage Kaldrash, the pride of our demon king army, didn’t seem like a man who couldn’t take responsibility for you alone!”
“…”
Uh, how did you know?
Of course, it was a consensual relationship, but I never dreamed that Lord Maou would find out about an inappropriate relationship between me and Ozuma.
No matter how I look at it, I was sweating profusely in a situation where I seemed to have to take care of Ozma, but Mawang-nim looked down at me coldly and asked.
“Couldn’t it be that you messed up the bridesmaid’s road, and you’re not going to take responsibility now?”
No matter how much I thought about it, if I denied it here, a knife would come to her throat.
In the end, I answered by crying and eating mustard.
“Yes, take responsibility. As a man.”
In this way, Ozuma and I’s engagement was decided.
***
On the way back from meeting the Demon King, Ozma hurriedly chased me and said with a puzzled face.
“Kaldrash, it’s a misunderstanding. I didn’t say that.”
I stared at Ozma like that.
It certainly wasn’t a face that was telling lies.
In the first place, this guy has a frustratingly naive personality, so what he decided to hide once, he’ll keep it hidden until the end.
The problem, however, was that few people were aware of this fact.
If it’s not Vanessa, at most Gabriel, or…
“I told the demon king.”
While saying that, the one who appeared was Camilla, whom he had seen for the first time in three months.
I blinked her eyes as I listened to her words.
“Camilla? Why are you?”
Then Camilla answered quietly, placing her hand on her own chest.
“Some of my original duties included serving Lord Kaldrash right beside me and reporting on what I was doing and what I was saying.”
“What?”
I felt a slight tingle in the back of my head.
Because she didn’t notice anything like that in her actions.
I asked calmly without getting excited.
“Why did you tell me that now?”
Then Camilla answered, closing her eyes slightly.
“Because there’s no reason to watch anymore.”
“Is there no reason to keep an eye on it?”
“Yes. The demon lord even wrote the Gears Scroll, even though Kaldrash-nim wrote it, but he did not fully trust it. Because he thought that a Gears scroll was originally an oath with many gaps, and that after surrendering with lies, something could be conspired. That’s why I called Kaldrash. He appointed you as your servant and ordered you to watch over his every move.”
“Then you know that my betrayal of humanity is real, so you don’t need to watch it anymore?”
“Yes, it is as you said. Although the charge of false betrayal had already been released since the capture of the Hamburg Fortress.”
After listening to her, I thought about the story once more.
Certainly, it would have been difficult for the Demon King to believe in me as a traitor.
That’s why he must have watched carefully through Camilla for a while.
It was quite embarrassing to know the truth, but it was rather comfortable to say it openly like this.
It wouldn’t be a lie to say that you trusted me from the time I captured the Hamburg Fortress.
If you doubted me, you wouldn’t have entrusted me with escorting Ozma, my blood relative.
“Looking at you telling me that, it seems you’ve decided that you don’t have to hide it any longer, right?”
“Yes. The Demon King said that there would be no remorse only if the person involved, Kaldrash, knew the truth.”
Hey, you’re an unapologetically honest man.
It wasn’t wrong though.
I said to her with her hollow smile.
“Yes. I’ll forgive you for cheating on me. I’m already on the same boat anyway.”
“…Thank you.”
As I watched Camilla bend over and try to step back, something came to my mind.
“Camilla, do you know of any succubus with pink hair?”
Then Camilla winced and stopped her body.
“Have you ever had big breasts?”
“It’s almost like watermelon.”
Then Camilla hesitated for a moment, then she answered.
“Probably, it’s my aunt.”
“Aunt?”
“Yes. My mother’s younger sister, most likely Mr. Gremory, the succubus queen.”
“Why did someone like that tell me to stay away from you?”
“…That is because I am the disgrace of the clan.”
“Shame on the clan?”
Then Camilla nodded at my words and said with a sad face.
“Yes. Actually, I am a half between a human and a succubus.”
***
“It never occurred to her that Camilla was a half-succubus.”
To be honest, rather than the story that my information was being leaked, what I heard later was more shocking.
Having a body full of sexiness like that, but being half?
Dorothea, who was naked after hearing what I had to say, said as if she was dumbfounded.
“Well, humans and demons can have a rice cake. Do you think it’s a disgrace to the clan with something like that?”
“That’s right. If you and I have a good inner compatibility, it could be that way.”
“But it’s not to the extent that I can’t understand it. Demons tend to emphasize pure blood the higher they rank. If she was the sister of the Succubus Queen, she would probably have the noblest bloodline among the succubus. Such a person is compatible with humans and even gives birth to children. If you throw it away, it wouldn’t be strange to regard it as a disgrace to the clan.”
As the naked Vanessa said, she took my right arm and embraced it.
“By the way, there’s no such thing as me, so you don’t have to worry. Originally, Dyurahans are born from noble knights’ souls, so there’s no such thing as a clan.”
A half of a human and a durahan, is that possible?
I don’t know if it’s possible since it’s classified as a fairy, but I couldn’t imagine what the baby would look like.
“You! How many times have I told you not to be clever and appeal! Tsar!”
As Dorothea cried out a beat late and hugged her left arm, Vanessa laughed and trembled.
“He’s going to decide who he’ll be with next anyway, so could you help make the choice a little easier?”
I took turns staring at the two women who were arguing over the next turn, then looked up at the ceiling with a proud face.
‘This dissolute life isn’t bad either.’
It was one of the biggest reasons why I completely converted to the Demon King’s Army.
