CH 85

Vampire Princess, Former Hero, and the Oldest Past

Translated by AmaLynne

「…E-Ex-lover!? That…eh? Vinel-san and Fleuretia-sama?」

「R-Really…?」

「It’s true. In the past, they used to make out all over the place…」

「I’m not! Vinel just one-sidedly hooked up with me!」

「…Letty? Such a rude word to Demon Lord…do you want more punishment?」

「I’m sorry.」

These two?

What can I say, rather than being lovers…a master-slave relationship?

「…So, Fleuretia-sama was an M?」

「I’m not!」

「My, did you? If so, why didn’t you just say so? …I’ll give you a whip, shall I?」

「No, thank you. And, would you please get out of my way, Vinel?」

「My, you’re still not sorry for inflicting so many wounds on two of our best and brightest…」

「That’s all right! I’m reflecting on myself!」

……

「May I ask for an explanation, Demon Lord?」

「I’m a little curious too.」

「Umu. They were very close until a few hundred years ago. And eventually, the two of them started dating for some reason or another.」

「I’m curious about what happened.」

「But after they became lovers, something unusual happened.」

「The details…No, I’m curious to see the rest of the story, so please.」

「I only found out after we became lovers… You know that Vinel is a pedophile.」

「Well…」

「It’s a famous story.」

Vinel-san shota loli attribute is a story that is quite prevalent in the Demon Army.

「When we first started dating, Fleuretia didn’t appear this mature. At best, she was about the same age as me.」

「I can see the punchline.」

「And it seems that she was Vinel’s favorite… And so, Vinel, not wanting to give Fleuretia to anyone else, improved her charm magic, perfected the love magic, and used it on Fleuretia, making her fall in love with her to the point where she couldn’t live without her……」

「The story is about thirty times thicker than I imagined it would be!」

Charm magic is a magic that Yomi’s sister, Mia, who is already dead, is also good at, a magic that causes the target to listen to whatever she commands.

It is true that if you improve on that one, you could at least make love magic. …….

I mean, Vinel-san, you don’t have a Yandere attribute!?

「…..Eh? T-Then, Fleuretia-sama…are you in love with Vinel-san to the level where you can’t live without her?」

「Not at the moment! When I completed the《Otherworldly Boundary》and tried to seal the magic, the love magic was broken along with it…」

Oh, I see.

So you are this afraid of Vinel-san who had cast a spell on you?

「Wh-What a great story, Lean…」

「I fear Vinel-san more than Tiana at once because of this incident.」

That natural, unselfconscious S is still more reasonable than someone who uses love magic to force you to fall in love with her to the extreme point.

「I-I understand your story, but…there’s one thing I don’t understand.」

「Hmm? What is it?」

「Vinel-san…How did you manage to break Fleuretia-sama’s ward?」

Right.

Vinel-san is indeed extremely outstanding, but if you ask me if she is stronger than Fleuretia-sama, the answer is no. If anything, she should be lower in the ranks of the Demon Army.

I don’t think it is strong enough to break the uppermost boundaries of Fleuretia-sama.

「Ah…that…umm, that…」

Hm? What is it?

It’s rare for the Demon Lord to be at a loss for words.

「The《Otherworldly Boundary》is, you know, that thing. It can erase all magic, but there is an exception.」

「「Exceptions?」」

「Yes. The longer you keep the mental magic, the stronger the effect will be, right?」

「That’s right.」

「In other words, the magic that has been applied for a very long time is now completely…so ingrained in her body that even I, the magician, can’t break it.」

I wonder.

I have a feeling that if I hear the rest of this, it’s going to be bad.

「I’ve been casting a spell on her for a long time, you know. The magic residue has remained for so long that it cannot be erased even with the《Otherworldly Boundary》. The effects of love magic and enchantment magic can still be applied to Letty.」

I have a bad feeling about this.

「That’s why Letty…」

「…Vinel’s words and thoughts… I can’t go against it…」

It’s just a master-slave relationship.

「So here’s what I thought.『Letty, can you break the wards?』and it’s done.」

「Regardless of my will…」

How pathetic.

「Well, however, I can’t be attracted to Letty whose appearance has grown so much. She said she was going to retire and return to the city of the Dragon Tribe, so I took that as an opportunity to part ways with her, and here we are.」

「…What should I do, Leanne? For a moment I thought of Vinel-san,『Wow, that’s horrible……』.」

Odd, me too.

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「You call Fleuretia-sama『Letty』because you know her from the past. Maybe Vinel-san is…」

「I am one of the oldest and most respected members of the Army, just like Letty.」

Ah, as I thought.

「Hmmm…I miss it. It’s been hundreds of years since then… I never thought that the Demon Army, once so small, would now be so large.」

「The Demon Tribe, the Devil Tribe, and the Undead Tribe were the only ones who were with us. In addition to that, me, Letty, and the Demon Lord… And then there was Diche and Fran. It’s still fun now, but those days were good, too!」

「…I have almost no memories of being attacked by Vinel.」

I’m really curious about that story.

It sounds like they’re all women by name. You could write a whole novel about how the five female demonesses created the Demon Army.

After that, the three of them started reminiscing.

We thought it would be tactless to mix in with the conversation, so Yomi and I quietly…

…Hmm?

「Hey, Yomi. I feel like I’m forgetting something…Is it my imagination?」

「Ah, Lean? I feel like I’m forgetting something really important, too.」

「Right? What am I forgetting?」

「…I don’t know.」

Hmm?

No, I think it was something very important. …….

What is…?

………

「「……Aaah!」」

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――BOOOOOMMMM!

A hail of destructive magic is shot toward the door that has been unbound.

I am the one shooting out.

「Eeiiii, get the hell out of here, you slacker! Have some pride as a Demon Army Executive, get out quickly or I’ll smash the door down!」

「Lean, they are your seniors, remember!? He doesn’t want to talk, and if that’s the case, I’m about to break the door!」

「No! No, Lean, Yomi! I don’t want any more! I don’t want to be an executive anymore! I don’t want to lose anymore, Leanne!」

「What’s with the『I don’t want to lose』bullshit, you chicken! Do you have any idea how much Fleuretia-sama has hurt me and Yomi because you stayed back! Get out of the door, you idiot!」

「Lean, keep it down, keep it down!」

That’s right, what were we doing?

Dragging this idiot out was the original purpose!

「Hiiiiii! Lean, please! R-Right, I’ll give you some things made by me! I’ll give you a custom-made piece of pottery made by my flame, Yomi, too……t-that’s why…」

「「Hell about that!」」

――-KABOOOMMMMMMM!!!

It’s broken.

「Aaaaaaa!!!! Help me!!!」

「Give up! Do you know how much trouble you’ve caused me because you left the battlefield? Come on, let’s get out of here, we’re going straight to the battlefield! Come on, Yomi, I’m coming too!」

「I understand. Here you go, Luz-san, it’s time to work.」

「No! Fleuretia, help me! I don’t want to go to war anymore! I’m going to marry my room!」

「Then, stay in your room, and I’ll teleport you to the middle of the battlefield!」

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「Also about Fleuretia. Why did she take such a liking to Luz?」

「Eh? T-That’s…uhh…」

「It’s very simple, Demon Lord. Just reverse everything about Luz’s personality and whatnot.」

「Hmm? …Hmm. Stick to instincts, short-circuited, good at violence, man…Inverted…Rational, cautious, good at analysis, woman…Ah, I see. That’s a fine example, Vinel.」

「I guess you were relieved to see that I’m the opposite of afraid, huh? Letty?」

「Hiiiii…」

AN: To be honest, Vinel is a bit of a scab.

The author is quite fond of that aspect as well.