The Melancholy of the Demon Army Officer
Translator: Tsukii
Editor: Shizukuku
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Chapter 105 – Leonhart’s Castle [A]
The northern half of the continent was the territory of the Demon Army.
For the most part, there were no towns, and except for the tree city on the west side of the continent, all that was built there were garrisons for the Demon Army.
However, there was Maou Castle, which could be considered the headquarters of the Demon Army.
Then a little north of there was one of the few cities in the demon realm.
That large, 30 square kilometer city―― was Leonhart City.
Its main feature was the cultural architecture that imitated the culture of human society.
The whole city was surrounded by walls. Once one passed the city’s gate――one could see the city was crowded with demons.
The road was paved. The sprawling main street was lined with many stores, and the scent of the food served there was fragrant, whetting the appetites of passing demons.
There were many entertainment facilities, which were rare in the demon realm, lined up there as well, and the theater was always full. There wasn’t just a public bath available, there were also high class salons that were popular with demon generals and demon captains. There were also tennis courts.
This town, where one could experience cultural life, was a kind of a boom for the demons. Almost all the inhabitants of the city were the subordinates of the majin who constructed this city, but the number of demons who visited for sightseeing or playing casually was constantly increasing. There were times when a demon who didn’t follow the city’s rules would end up causing problems, but most demons were scared of the majin who reigned over the city, and with a Demon Army unit on patrol, most problems could be settled in no time.
The main street also led to a fountain square in the center of the city, and a large castle could be seen further back. That castle, which was mostly colored red, was the castle of the city’s ruler.
It was the castle of the great majin, who already consolidated his authority about eighty years ago and commanded the construction of this city for a certain purpose. It wasn’t an unusual building for the demon soldiers who inhabited the city, but since the castle was built recently, it became a tourist attraction for the demons who visited this city. There was an artificially created lake around the castle, and it appeared to be floating in the center of the lake. Unwanted visitors could easily be prevented from entering by the sole road that connected to the castle. However, the demons who came to the fountain square marveled,
“Ooh…! So that’s the rumored ‘Crimson Demonic Castle’…!”
“Amazing… I also want to live in a castle like that…”
Making such comments. At that moment,
“! That’s…!”
The main street began to buzz. If one looked at it, the demons near the entrance began moving to clear a path. There was a demon soldier who got pushed and said irritatingly,
“Oops, hey! Don’t push, you idiot!”
“You’re the idiot! Look properly! I won’t care what will happen to you if you don’t open the way.”
“Eh… Ah, perhaps――”
The demon soldier seemed to notice something and looked at the center of the main street.
The ones who passed there were demon generals and demon captains leading dozens of demon soldiers. And at its center, there was a man―― who seemed to be carrying a human girl.
Within the Demon Army, where most of the members shared a similar appearance, having a different appearance meant they would be at least an apostle.
And for those who lived in this city――Nay, for those who were affiliated to the Demon Army, there was nobody who didn’t recognize the appearance of the blond majin with red eyes. Indeed, that very man was,
“――It’s Majin Leonhart-sama…”
“Aah… He looks very imposing as usual…”
The demons suppressed their breath. The noisy main street became a little quieter, but the buzz couldn’t be concealed.
But without feeling bothered by that, said majin went straight toward the path to the castle.
They passed the main street and the fountain square. Then, as they approached the castle grounds, the two demon captains who stood guard greeted him.
“Welcome back, Leonhart-sama!”
“――Thanks for your hard work.”
Upon receiving the short words of appreciation, the demon captains felt honored. It might be short, but such clear greetings were something that no other majin would do. They felt proud to have such a person as their superior and inspired themselves. Even if they were only there to stand guard, they had to do their duty properly. Just as they thought of that,
“……You can stop there. Return to your normal duty.”
“Hah! Roger that! Third squad will proceed to return to normal duty!
――Thank you for your hard work!”
The demon soldiers saluted following the demon general’s lead. After the majin nodded, he didn’t look back and returned to his castle.
The main gate opened and as he entered the room, there was a group of gal demons.
The girls, who lacked the unified appearance of the demon soldiers, bowed all at once.
“Welcome back, Leonhart-sama!”
“…Aah, I just returned―― Are Carol and the others present?”
“Yes. I think they are working in the office right now. Would you like to call them?”
“No need,” Majin Leonhart answered briefly. The gal demon who received his response said, “Is that so,” nodded, and followed behind Leonhart. The other gal demons also did the same.
These girls, who belonged to different species, were the members of a guard unit under the command of Leonhart’s apostles, and the one who spoke earlier was the gal demon who served as the executive of the guard unit.
They were three gal demons of――swordmaster, valkyrie, and mighty witch. They formed a line and escorted Leonhart around the area. They did it properly, so much so that it seemed to be an exaggeration, since Leonhart was inside his own castle. But they actually took their duties seriously and didn’t allow any slack.
Eventually, Leonhart arrived at the office with them. Before that,
“You can stop there. Thank you for your hard work.”
As Leonhart said that, the three members of the guard thanked him back. After seeing that, Leonhart――sighed unnoticeably and dexterously opened the office door while holding the girl.
He entered and closed the door behind him. Inside the room,
“――Leonhart-sama! Welcome back!”
“I’m sorry for not greeting you at the gate!”
Two apostles welcomed him.
There was a girl with blond pigtails, wearing a blue modified military uniform with a white leotard inside. She had a gun and a sword on her waist, and a holster that could hold both there. That cheerful beautiful girl greeted him. Then another one was a beautiful girl with long, straight, lilac colored hair, and a blue crystal peeking out from behind her bangs. She wore only a white leotard and black cloak over her well proportioned figure, and greeted him while apologizing. As Leonhart saw the two, he released a big sigh that, unlike earlier, he didn’t bother to hide, and called the names of the two.
“……Carol, Pale. What are you doing?”
“Ah, about that――”
“It’s this!”
“Jyan,” the two made sound effect voices as they took out something.
That was Leonhart’s face drawn in a huge size cover.
“The editing for the latest limited edition Leonhart-sama art book is finally completed! We could make it to the next event this way!”
“It also comes with the bonus novel I wrote! Moreover, it is one that is a little perverted! There’s no doubt it will sell like hot cakes! Not that we are taking money out of it!”
“…”
“Yay!” The two apostles high fived each other happily, and Leonhart had the vaguest expression of the day. How should I react to being shown my own art book? Leonhart thought this, but he swallowed his words before they came out of his mouth.
But on the way, Pale stopped moving as if she had recalled something, but then she resumed moving and looked at Leonhart as it was,
“Aah, I almost forgot! You see, Leonhart-sama. We’re thinking of posting an interview article with Leonhart-sama at the end of the art book, but we haven’t done that yet. You could just answer one question, yep. There’s a certain question that is most asked among the fan club. If you don’t mind, could you please answer it?”
“…………Let’s listen to the question for the time being.”
“Thank you very much! Well then――‘All three of Leonhart-sama’s apostles wear leotards, so maybe Leonhart-sama has a fetish about that? If he really does, I’ll also wear a leotard from now on, honyarara’―― something like that. Ah, I was also curious about that. When I was turned into an apostle, the fetishism of my outfit increased greatly which could be mistaken as perverted. Well, it feels cool and if it really is Leonhart-sama’s fetish, I don’t mind. Does Leonhart-sama have a taste for highly revealing outfits that cover only the important parts? Ah, there’s also a question about what kind of woman Leonhart-sama likes, but that one is easy. Leonhart-sama prefers girls with big boobs! In other words, I’m the one closest to the ideal! My size increased when I turned into an apostle, and Leonhart-sama’s leotard fetish made me complete! …Err, now that I think about it, I didn’t welcome you back yet. I’m sorry, for the time being… Do you want to rub my boobs?”
“…………I have a lot of things to retort there…”
Leonhart furrowed his eyebrows and his face slightly cramped. As Carol saw that, she said with an angry tone,
“What are you talking about, Pale-san! Leonhart-sama’s type isn’t a girl with big boobs!”
“But Carol-senpai, I heard that your size increased when you became an apostle, tho~ugh? Doesn’t that mean Leonhart-sama unconsciously wished for it~~?”
“Uh, that’s…”
Carol winced as if she got struck where it hurt. Meanwhile, Leonhart silently took the girl with him and laid her on the sofa.
Pale pointed her finger at Carol,
“Fufuhn, don’t you have another argument? In the first place, Kesselring-sama had big boobs, you know? Won’t that make your argument fail?”
“Gununu…T-that’s wrong! Leonhart-sama is, well… he prefers it to be a little soft!”
Carol argued. Meanwhile, Leonhart took a blanket and wooden sword used for practice, used the blanket to cover the girl, and returned to his two apostles.
Carol continued,
“Leonhart-sama also likes ass! After all, Leonhart-sama likes leotards! And the leotard emphasizes the shape of the ass!”
“…Certainly, that also makes sense. However… you forgot about something important, you know?”
“Gh! And what is that?!”
In front of a surprised Carol, Pale gave a fearless smile. She pointed her right hand’s index finger to her groin and traced the side of it. Meanwhile, Leonhart took a stance with his wooden sword, and prepared the weak version of simultaneous slashes.
“Leotards also represent another variety of fetish, you know? That is, about the outline of the groin――”
“――Enough already!!! You slutty apostles!!”
“Ouch――?!”
“Hiin, desuno――?!” 1
The simultaneous slashes slammed their hips at the same time, throwing both of them out of the window.
“――Uwah?! Something flew out?!”
Hunty, Leonhart’s other apostle, was about to visit through the window, but suddenly the two apostles flew out, causing her to avoid it due to surprise, but as soon as she noticed they were her fellow apostles, she immediately used Instant Movement to pick them up.
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