NOVEL NEXT Chapter 125: Meanwhile, The Hero Party
“…So you abandoned them and came here?”
Lilith looked at me, lying comfortably on the bed, with a disbelieving expression.
Initially, I had entered this temple by risking my life, but now it had become quite comfortable.
For your information, the Goddess of the temple, in her naked glory, was making a knee pillow for me and stroking my head.
It seemed she appreciated the welcome sex I offered when I first arrived.
“Where else would I go but here?”
Having run away (?) from the Armeina estate, I was now resting in Lilith’s temple.
It was an attempt to score points with the homeowner.
Lilith just chuckled dryly.
When was I ever impotent?
After being expelled from the party, I focused all my efforts on seducing women.
This was a serious defamation.
“So you left them unattended after getting so angry? A woman already deep in your trap?”
“I thought that kind of shock therapy was necessary.”
Of course, I wasn’t really angry with them.
But seeing them draw swords and fight, I thought I needed to take a strong stand.
I felt that even make-up sex wouldn’t be enough.
“If, as you say, they really can’t live without me… wouldn’t they fight less just because of my mood?”
“Well… that’s probably true. The scariest thing for them right now would be if you suddenly left. They wouldn’t even think about competing for a rightful place.”
It’s awkward to say this, but I was in high demand.
Nominally, I was on vacation in the Armeina territory.
Maybe the royal court and the magic tower, who were unaware of this, suspected each other of hiding me.
Now that the Hero had fallen, they probably didn’t have the capacity to worry about such things.
Thanks to that, I could act so comfortably.
“Anyway, if playing neglect can reconcile the sisters, wouldn’t that be good?”
“Hmm, are you not just using that as an excuse to gaslight the girls who like you? So they’ll never stand up to you again?”
“I’m making sacrifices too. I can’t even cherish my cute maid, let alone the sisters.”
“…Coming here and immediately trying to seduce the Goddess doesn’t seem like something you should be proud of.”
Lilith scolded me by lightly tugging at my ear.
“But it’s necessary for the conquest. All that’s left is to seduce her mother. I can’t do that in such an atmosphere.”
“Yeah, yeah. Just hurry up and show me the NTR scene with the daughter. I’m really looking forward to it.”
Even if everyone fell for my charm, if the Armeina family itself collapsed, it would all be for naught.
I still had a promise to keep with Priscilla because of the sisters issue…
Before pursuing her, I needed to tame Lorein and Ryuz first.
And the simplest way to reconcile them was to make them cling to me and teach them a lesson.
“After all, a woman is her own worst enemy.”
Ignoring Lilith’s curses, I turned my head to lie down.
I didn’t come to Lilith because I had nowhere else to go.
“Besides, I’ve just found something to do. You said you found Tina?”
A beast warrior who was part of the ‘past’ Hero Party.
I had finally found the exact location of her, who disappeared after the Hero Party crumbled.
“Yes, now that I know where she is, I can find her anytime. Shall we go right away?”
“If we’ve found her, it would be best to see her face soon.”
As per Lilith’s wish, I planned to make her a sex slave.
Officially, she would be a maid to the Goddess.
Still, as a toy of the succubus Lilith, her life would be nothing but an endless cycle of climaxes, like a plaything unable to die.
But that’s probably better than dying or ruining her life.
Well, even if she disliked it, I planned to deliver her forcefully anyway.
I really had a big heart and was too nice for my own good.
“You shameless jerk.”
Lilith glared at me, but I simply ignored her.
After all, she and I were accomplices.
The place where Tina was located was in a relatively ordinary territory.
But one shouldn’t expect the peaceful atmosphere of Armenia.
The streets were overflowing with beggars, and the alleys were filled with suspicious characters.
It was clearly a place with poor security.
“Well, it’s only natural since it was defeated by the Demon King’s army.”
Previously, it probably thrived due to the standoff between the Demon King’s army and the knights.
But since Leon’s defeat, the morale of the knights had hit rock bottom.
As a result, the knights abandoned the forest they were targeting and retreated.
Naturally, this was devastating news for the territories affected.
The Demon King’s forces were nearby, and the knights were pushed back.
The rich and the nobility had probably moved to other regions long ago.
It was only natural that the security in such a place was poor.
‘When you get down to it, this is all because of that bastard Leon. He’s just useless.’
And in those dark alleys, the beast girl I was looking for was there.
‘…She looks terrible.’
She had her hood pulled down deep to cover her ears, but she couldn’t fool my eyes.
Her clothes were filthy, and she was squatting in the alley.
It was hard to believe she had once been a member of the Hero Party.
She looked just like an abandoned stray dog.
The shock of being abandoned was probably as bad as her injuries.
“Are you still alive?”
I asked quietly as I approached.
She flinched and then looked up at me.
She looked at me quietly for a moment before opening her mouth weakly.
There was a slight tremble in her voice.
“Did you come to kill me?”
“Me, kill you?”
“You hated us.”
Still, Tina had a better grasp of the situation than the other blockheads.
Maybe she had anticipated this kind of question.
Of course, she was still the one who clung to Leon and messed up the strategies.
But that didn’t mean there was absolutely no room for consideration.
At least she was better off than the elf with a head full of flowers who was still waiting for me to rescue her from prison.
I chuckled to myself, drawing a comparison.
Tina’s reaction made her shiver even more.
“So, you really do hate us…”
“It’s not so much hate as it is disdain and loathing.”
“Can’t you just let it go? You see, I’m finished anyway. The little money I had went to treatment, and even then, my body’s too broken to fight.”
Tina’s voice trembled as much as her body as she pleaded.
“I’ll be disowned as a disgrace to my family if I go back home. That bastard Leon doesn’t even look for me! Uhuh! Just let me die unknown, please…”
As she spoke, tears streamed down her face, overwhelmed by her sorrow.
“Damn it! I fought so hard to protect them. Whether we live or die, they just run away… If I had known it would be like this, I would rather have died honorably in battle!”
Her words carried the sincerity of someone who truly wished for death.
But really, it was less about wanting to die and more about feeling utterly hopeless.
As she said, Tina had nowhere to go back to.
If her existence were to be revealed now, it would only add to the shame of her people.
Perhaps it would have been better for her if she had actually died fighting the Demon King’s army.
“Well, that’s not my concern.”
Unfortunately for Tina, her wish would not come true.
Or maybe, in a sense, it would happen just as she wanted.
She’s destined to become a sex slave and a living onahole, in accordance with the contract I made with the goddess.
“Done crying?”
“Uhgh!”
I grabbed Tina by the scruff of her neck.
She hadn’t eaten, as evident from her lack of strength.
Well, dealing with members of the Hero Party was rather straightforward.
They didn’t take it personally, unlike normal women.
“From now on, don’t ask for favors or plead with me. I’m not inclined to listen.”
Tina looked at me with trembling eyes.
Soon, resignation settled in her green eyes.
She was quick to grasp the situation.
I took Tina straight to a reserved inn.
It was an upscale inn in a larger city, far superior to where Tina had previously stayed.
The cost for one night here could easily be several times that of a stay in Armeina.
I had money to burn, so it didn’t bother me.
I pushed Tina into the shower room and said,
“Take a shower first. You smell.”
“What, what? Weren’t you going to kill me?”
“If you don’t want me to make you wish for death, just shut up and do as you’re told.”
“…”
Tina silently nodded.
She was clearly aware of the power dynamics between us.
Not only was I wealthier, but I was also overwhelmingly stronger.
Even if she attempted to assassinate me in my sleep, I was confident I could subdue her in a second.
—Swoosh—
Soon, the sound of water echoed from the shower room.
The room was designed so that the shower could be seen from the bed.
The glass was frosted, so not everything was visible.
But the curves of her body were clear, and the sound of the water was vivid.
“Aaah…”
It seemed the warmth of the shower was a pleasant change for her.
A slightly relaxed voice could be heard.
Soon after finishing, Tina peeked her head out.
“Um… I don’t have any clothes to change into…”
“If you don’t mind, you can wear my dress shirt.”
“Th-thank you…”
Of course, my dress shirt didn’t fit her properly.
Tina had a rather large bust, which the shirt accentuated even more.
To begin with, she wasn’t wearing anything below.
Even the moisture on her body quickly soaked the shirt, making her almost nude.
In such a state, Tina timidly stepped out.
“Ha! You were all open with Leon, and now you’re shy?”
“It’s… it’s different…”
Tina’s eyes widened as she replied.
On the table was a feast of delicious dishes I had ordered in advance.
Tina swallowed hard when she saw it.
However, she didn’t rush to the table immediately.
Instead, she looked at me with suspicion.
“What are you thinking?”
“About what?”
“You’re not the kind of person who cares for a teammate who abandoned you.”
“Do you think I’m trash like Leon, or are you?”
Of course, I was not kind enough to be nice to bitches.
But I didn’t have a hobby of training a woman who’s just skin and bones.
It was much more fun to give hope and then snatch it away.
Seeing those tears earlier, I wanted to distort her face to my heart’s content.
‘Plus, if she’s trained by Lilith in such a damaged state, she might actually die.’
Now that it’s come to this, I planned to use her as a toy for a long time to make it worth the effort.
For that, I needed to take care of her hygiene and health first.
“Eat it or don’t.”
“Wait! I didn’t say I didn’t want to.”
I was the kind of person who could throw all this in the trash if I felt like it.
Knowing this, Tina hurriedly sat at the table.
After taking a bite of stew, she burst into tears again.
“Ugh! Uhuh… it’s delicious… damn, it’s so good…”
Seeing how she stuffed her mouth while crying, it seemed she had suffered quite a bit.
I waited until she finished her meal.
Seeing her face so pathetically happy stirred the sadistic pleasure within me.
If tears and moans could come out of that smiling face at the same time…
Just imagining it was thrilling enough to arouse me.
What would happen after the meal ends?
Tina, who thought of me by the ‘old’ standards, couldn’t even imagine.