Chapter 357 – Reunion
In front of the castle gate, a succubus with a familiar face came out to meet him.
The succubus politely bowed her head and said.
“Welcome to the Great Devil Castle.”
Ignis, who was in the lead, stood out. It was because it was a familiar face that the succubus had seen before.
“You…”
“This is Neria.”
“Looks like you didn’t lie.”
“Of course! Master, I am always true!”
“…Your outfit is different from before.”
When Ignis saw her for the first time, Neria was wearing an embarrassing outfit that seemed to be wearing only her underwear, and now, unlike before, she was wearing black clothes that didn’t reveal her flesh.
“I have become the master’s female slave, so I have to take care of myself.”
Ignis thought that the way Neria responded by wagging her tail was like her fox.
It’s just that she’s less exposed… She’s wearing tight-fitting clothes that reveal her body as it is.
He knew that his master, Unho, had a strong desire for his woman, and he was willing to do so.
Ignis led his party and followed Neria through a huge gate and entered the interior.
“Is that the human species of Pantera?”
“It’s been a while since I’ve seen a human slave?”
“I’m seeing this for the first time. Are you going to do something corrupt like that?”
“I’m not trying to make you work. I heard that demons buy them expensively. Especially females.”
In the streets, countless demons were standing on the side of the road, watching the march of humans as if they were a mysterious animal.
“Why is that guy’s nostrils so big?! He looks funny!”
Cristina, who was looking around curiously here and there, pointed at a demon and said,
Ignis laughed when he saw Christina as usual even among the numerous demons of all kinds.
Even those who are called adventurers are quite shriveled. But Christina was not afraid of the demons. She was teasing them.
It must have been an action because there was a strong support called Unho, but even so, the princess girl’s innocence was special.
‘Um…Is Judith a bit dangerous?’
Judith’s face was distorted as she looked at the demons.
It’s not because I’m afraid.
It seemed that they were holding the handle of the sword tightly, wanting to draw the sword and decapitate all the hideous demons watching them.
‘If it explodes, I’ll have to restrain it, right?’
Ignis thought that there must be a reason why Unho saved these beings called demons.
Neria led her party to a huge castle on the high ground in the center of the city.
Fortunately, Judith hadn’t exploded in the meantime.
And Ignis could see Unho sitting on the throne in the huge hall.
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Black Mage Suppression Team.
Should we still call the black magician subjugation party that lost its purpose after falling into the demon realm?
I received a message that such a subjugation party had almost arrived at the Great Demon Castle.
Still, after sending Neria, whom I knew well, I sat on the throne and waited patiently for the punitive force.
Looking around, I saw people entering the hall of the Great Devil.
Seeing the big female demon, Kazel, startled, and after seeing me, she put on an expression of relief.
The subjugation party… After that, many adventurers hesitantly followed.
It was expected that adventurers would stick around.
There is no water or food to eat, and there is no answer.
Then Christina rushed out and looked at me with her twinkling eyes and asked.
“Unho, you…Wow, have you become a king?!”
“King…? What… You could say something similar.”
The demons obeyed me and even took control of the system of the Great Demon Castle, so it wasn’t entirely wrong.
Demons call me the new great devil.
Only the words are different, wouldn’t there be a big difference in the meaning of being an absolute ruler?
“Well, then…I am the queen!!”
“…”
I was speechless at the brazenness of the little boy.
She was a child who dreamed outrageous dreams on her own.
“Hey maid! Where is my chair?”
“Yes? Me, me?”
At Christina’s question, Fatima, who was standing next to her throne, gave a bewildered look.
“Yes! What did you do without preparing for the position of queen in advance!”
“What is that…”
Fatima takes notice of Christina’s brazen request.
What the hell is this little boy looking at?
“The lady-in-waiting has to be so ignorant to use it! I am Christina, the princess of the Great Kingdom of Barulas! I am Unho’s fiancée!”
“Bar, Barulas? Hey, fiancée? That, what is that?”
“You mean you don’t know your fiancé? It’s the one you’re going to marry.”
“Marriage…Marriage? Uh…So you mean the master’s…Woman?”
“Yes!”
“Ah! Female slave! You said that a long time ago!”
Fatima claps her hands! As she struck, she said as if she understood only then.
In the first place, there is no such thing as marriage among demons. He doesn’t understand words like “Fiancé” Or “Marriage”.
The concept of just having a powerful person was much bigger.
“A female slave… Disrespectful! Not a slave, but a fiancé!”
“Ah…Yes…”
Fatima, who realized that he was a kid who couldn’t communicate, dealt with him appropriately.
At this point, I had no choice but to admit that I was a kid.
Even after falling into the Demon Realm, that unchanging, shameless personality that was consistent was in some sense great.
I honestly thought it would suck…
It was better to show off my somewhat spoiled, usual appearance than to be squeamish.
Does the reinforcement of the raid’s mental strength affect this much?
Or maybe it’s just that kind of personality by nature.
It’s a much better figure than the adventurers who died.
Christina ignored it for the moment, and I looked at the party that had joined.
Since they occupied the Great Devil Castle… It’s been over a week since they broke up, and less than two weeks.
If it’s long, it’s long, if it’s short, it’s a short time. On the surface, everyone’s condition didn’t look bad.
It’s nice to see the somewhat empty space filled with my women.
“Verna. What about the return problem?”
Returning to Pantera is our number one goal.
However, since it was a problem related to magic, I had nothing to do. The issue of returning was entirely left to the archmages.
I asked if there was any progress while I was occupying the Great Demon Castle.
“That…Isn’t easy.”
Verna said with a troubled expression.
“First of all, I think our transfer was strongly influenced by that… Building.”
It seemed like we were talking about a metastasized pyramid.
“Isn’t it possible to go back using that pyramid?”
“That sounds like a tough one. I’ve been researching, but that… Pyramid is close to the exit.”
“Exit?”
“It’s a building built solely to transfer from Pantera to the Pandemonium. The opposite is that it’s difficult.”
To put it simply, it seemed like it could be understood as a one-way street.
“That’s not the only problem. It’s easy enough to transfer from Pantera to the Pandemonium. Oh! Just because it’s easy doesn’t mean it’s really easy? It’s relatively easy. But the opposite is even more difficult. Can you say that you feel a strong repulsive force?”
“If we want to go back… To be honest, it’s difficult on our own. Pantera needs helpers.”
Liliana, who had been listening silently, interrupted with a heavy expression.
“Aid?”
“Yes, even the demon king or the great devil borrows the power of the black magician to be summoned. Do you understand what I mean?”
That means that Pantera needs a presence like a black magician to summon us.
“And…”
“And?”
“The barriers Goddess Tera created in the demon realm responds more strongly to going out than entering. Besides, the stronger the existence, the stronger the repulsive force will be.”
“That means…”
“A great mage like us… Or Unho, who has particularly strong power… Even if Pantera had helpers, it would be difficult to return with magic.”
“…”
Tera’s helper, Bright, who was listening to our conversation, carefully opened her mouth while watching me.
“Tera-sama put up a strong barrier to prevent her from crossing over to Pantera from the Demon Realm. She is a barrier that even the demon king cannot cross. It would be difficult to break Terra-sama’s barrier with magic.”
It can be said that the reason why the Great Demon and the Demon King cannot descend with full power is because of Terra’s barrier.
Now that has become a huge stumbling block to our return.
The faces of the people who heard our conversation became quite dark.
“You don’t mean… Absolutely impossible, do you?”
“There’s no such thing as absolutes… If you research further, there might be another way, but right now I’m honestly skeptical.”
Liliana frowned and replied.
“Does Terra not know we are here?”
“Tera-sama is quite busy… And since the labyrinth is a place that is hard for Terra’s sight to reach… It will be hard to notice right away. And even if he noticed our disappearance… Wouldn’t it be hard to think?”
If this is the case, breaking Terra’s barrier is also a problem that needs to be seriously considered.
“As expected…Should I break Terra’s barrier…”
“That, that’s not possible. Without Terra’s barrier, the Great Devil and the Demon King will descend as their true bodies. Then Pantera will turn into hell.”
Bright was cold and stopped me.
Break the barrier, rescue the space battleship, and return to Pantera.
Currently, even the archmages seemed to have no sharp tips, and the method seemed the simplest and easiest.
“It is a story of last resort when there is no way to return.”
I calmed down the timid Bright for a moment.
It may be selfish, but… I had no intention of living here for the rest of my life by sacrificing for the peace of the world called Pantera.
