The Melancholy of the Demon Army Officer
Translator: Tsukii
Editor: Derpy
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Chapter 106 – Ambition [B]
――It was a sudden turn of events.
He was a demon. And he was from an uncommon species known as flame kappa.
He had red skin that preferred fire instead of water, and a plate on his head that was always lit in flame.
This demon, which could manipulate fire when fighting and would sometimes set his body ablaze, was recognized as a troublesome demon even by adventurers specialized in subjugating demons.
He, who was born in a volcano as a flame kappa, was competing for survival with other demons while walking across dungeons and wilderness. Along the way, he has been attacked by humans many times, but he always burned his opponent to death and enjoyed his life as a demon.
He was conceited. He thought he wouldn’t encounter an opponent he was helpless against as a demon.
After all, he has never met such an opponent. He always burned people he didn’t like to death. He would have a hard time fighting against a lot of people at once, but if it was one on one, he would come out victorious against most demons.
That was why he had no idea how wide the world was.
He thought he would never fear anything――until that moment.
――Suddenly, a group of demons appeared in front of him.
It was a group of demons with matching colors of green, blue, and red.
These were the demon soldiers he heard from the rumors. They were demons belonging to the Demon Army.
For him, who had never lived under anyone’s rule, he looked down on those demon soldiers a bit.
However, his thoughts changed the moment he saw that existence.
“――Fumu, Leonhart. What is that?”
“――Yes. That…… seems to be a flame kappa. It is an uncommon demon, what about it?”
He saw despair in front of him. There lies the incarnation of strength.
His instinct as a demon understood what they were.
They were――the maou and a majin.
That was the king of the demon species and the ruler of the continent. As he felt the overwhelming difference in power, he was looking up at them before he knew it.
――Aah, how foolish I was!
The demon society was a vertical meritocratic society. It was where strength was justice.
The strong stood above while the weak were left below. It was at that moment the flame kappa understood.
Even picking a fight would be useless. He couldn’t muster any will to fight against them. The maou was something he ought to look up to. A mere demon like him had to bend his knees and leave the rest to fate.
The maou and the majin approached. The flame kappa prepared for death.
“…That one over there, raise your head.”
A voice came. He felt a pressure that seemingly crushed his body just from being in the maou’s line of sight.
But the flame kappa—
“…Ha, hah…!”
He squeezed out his voice and managed to obey the command.
The maou’s eyebrows raised.
“……Hou? That’s the first that actually responded.”
“So he’s the first to pass the test…”
Hearing the maou’s words, even the majin directed his gaze toward the flame kappa.
The sharp gaze made the flame kappa cower in terror. It wasn’t as overwhelming as the maou’s, but it didn’t change the fact it was too much for a mere demon like him.
The maou continued his words from overhead.
“…Then let us ask. Art thou willing to be our subordinate?”
Subordinate. The first thing that came to the flame kappa’s mind were the demon soldiers around.
He might end up being treated the same as riffraff. It was something he would normally feel indignant about. However,
“……Ye, s… I, pled, ge, my… loyalty… to, you…!”
It was something he couldn’t avoid. But that wasn’t really the case.
The flame kappa chose to swear allegiance by his own will. He thought it was worth it.
With such a terrifying and mighty being, joining the ranks of those soldiers and rampaging together didn’t seem to be a bad idea.
He was sure it would grant him a place that he could be satisfied with.
Therefore, the flame kappa accepted it. He pledged his allegiance.
――That became his moment of destiny.
“……Very well. Then thou shall become our vassal――”
“――――”
What do you mean? But the words couldn’t come out.
The maou approached and wrapped his claws around the flame kappa’s neck rapidly.
Then, something flowed in.
“Oh… ah… gh!”
He felt something run wild in his body. He felt like his body was being remade all over.
It was severely painful and his body was enveloped in light. After enduring a pain that felt like forever, before he knew it,
“――Ah……?”
His reborn self was standing there.
He had black hands similar to that of a human. He then looked at himself as he stretched out his arms.
He wore black clothes and a red cloak that could cover his whole body. As he catalogued the body that now probably looked similar to a human’s, the maou huffed as if impressed.
“It seems to be successful. But this… is quite an interesting phenomenon.”
“……It’s the birth of a new majin.”
The kappa heard the word ‘majin’. That meant,
“……I… have turned into a majin…?”
He could understand even without asking. The power in his whole body made him aware of it.
He gained so much power that his previous self was now comparable to dust. He waited for the maou’s answer while thinking about it.
Then the maou looked down at him,
“Exactly. Thou has become a majin――a vassal of ours.”
“Oh, ooohh…!”
He was moved and his body trembled.
Not only was he allowed to be a subordinate, he was even granted a new power.
He genuflected to the great maou that allowed him to be reborn.
However,
“Then, what is your name?”
“! …Name, is it…?”
He couldn’t answer the maou’s question.
It was an obvious thing. He didn’t have a name. He was formerly a mere demon after all.
The majin beside the maou informed,
“Nighcisa-sama, a normal demon doesn’t have a personal name.”
“Muu, I see… In that case, we need to grant him a new name… fumu…”
Nighcisa seemed to be the name of the maou. The new majin waited for the answer of his master.
He would be named by his master. Was there any greater honor? He kept kneeling and waited.
Eventually, the maou opened his mouth.
“――Xavier.”
“!”
That became the proof that he was reborn.
“That shall be thine name.”
“――Hah, from now on, I…! Will be known as Xavier…!”
“Umu, Majin Xavier. Thou shall pledge thy allegiance to us and help us commit evil.”
“Hahah! I pledge my allegiance to you…!”
From the beginning, that was what he sought.
He was turned into majin and was overflowing with power. He wanted to kill people and make others suffer.
And that was also his master’s wish. There was no reason for him to hesitate.
As he―― Majin Xavier received an unexpected gift, he wholeheartedly pledged his allegiance to Maou Nighcisa. The maou nodded with satisfaction,
“Then we shall return to our castle. Follow.”
“Hahah! I shall follow you forever!”
“Leonhart. We will have thou teach Xavier for some time. We leave the details to thee.”
“…Certainly.”
After the majin known as Leonhart received the order and gave a reverent bow, he immediately gave instructions to the nearby demon captain. As the troops began to move in unison, the new majin, Xavier, followed the two from behind and joined the army.
At that time, Xavier turned his eyes toward Leonhart, the majin who was most likely the aide of the maou,
――I’ll eventually climb up to where you are now…!
Maou Nighcisa was the one he pledged allegiance to. He would eventually earn the position as his aide. Xavier’s heart burned with that ambition.
Author’s Note:
Ssulal : “Weren’t the stories only about wine and kappa for this chapter?”
Pale : “He has a hard time understanding the ambition of wanting to ‘become a wine’…”
Leonhart : “Leaving the wine aside… the next chapter is also about the kappa, okay?”
Hunty : “It might sound like me defending him… but isn’t it pitiful to keep calling him kappa?”
Everyone : “He’s a kappa after all…”
Launea : “…………(I have included the information regarding Leonhart’s three apostles in the activity report. Please see it if you’re curious.)”
Tsukii’s Note:
Hello again!
As mentioned above, we got an activity report regarding Leonhart’s three apostles. Without further ado, here it is.
Hello everyone, Kuroiwa here. Thank you for supporting “Melancholy of the Demon Army Officer.”
This time would be the introduction of the apostles.
Anyway, here it is.
Name : Carol
Age : 210 years old, born SS 291.
Height : 158 cm
Weight : Secret
Three Sizes : B78 W56 H86
Homeland : A certain dungeon
Occupation : Apostle, the chairman of Leonhart-sama’s fan club and the leader of the guard unit, administrator of Leonhart City.
LV : 42
Talent Limit : ???
Skill LV : Strategist LV0, Tactic LV1, Gun Combat LV1, Sword Combat LV0, Espionage LV 0, Leaderships LV1, Adventure LV1, Sewing LV1, Study LV1.
Special Talent : Sewing
Hobby : Making Leonhart-sama’s goods, thinking about cool poses and lines.
Goal : Becoming the greatest, most perfect apostle in the demon realm (the rival to overcome is Shichisei.)
Remarks : Her hair became pig tail when she was turned into an apostle, her outfit changed (modeled after the Daiteikoku character with the same name). Slow at leveling up.
Name : Hunty Kalar
Age : Around 1,000s
Height : 170cm
Weight : ???
Three Sizes : B77 W53 H79
Homeland : Kalar Forest
Occupation : Formerly dragon kalar, apostle.
LV : 78
Talent Limit : ???
Skill LV : Magic LV3, Sword Combat LV1
Special Talent : Instant Movement, Tennis
Hobby : Training (VS Leonhart)
Goal : ???
Remarks : Not only her appearance didn’t change much upon becoming an apostle, she also didn’t get new power. However, it seems there’s another level of her dragon transformation… Slow at leveling up.
Name : Pale
Age : 98 years old
Height : 165 cm
Weight : Secret
Three Sizes : B102 W57 H88
Homeland : Kalar Forest
Occupation : Former kalar, apostle, deputy chairman of Leonhart-sama’s fan club and the tactician of the guard unit
LV : 65
Talent Limit : ???
Skill LV : Magic LV2, Bow Combat LV0, Cooking LV1, Writing LV1, Sex Technique LV1, Summon Magic LV1, Curse LV1, Governance LV1, Management LV1
Special Talent : Every kind of housework, bedtime service.
Hobby : Writing erotic novel
Goal : Supporting Leonhart in various meaning as his apostle
Remarks : Her hair became lilac color when she was turned into an apostle, and her outfit became a seductive swimsuit leotard covered with black cloak(The model is from famous game series with two B on the person’s name. it’s someone you had no idea who unless you played the game).Since her level originally high (was in her 50s before transformed into apostle) her level raised fast. 1
Well, that’s about it. His apostle increased in number again.
By the way, my initial plan is 4 apostles in total, but it increased by one, which made them 5 in total. The other two are characters that appeared in the GL era and GI Era. It’s just a plan, so it’s possible things might change. If we lined up the strength of named apostle so far,
Hunty >>> Shichisei>Pale>>Carol (Brad, Pitt, and the mushi apostle trios are excluded)
That’s how it became. Bluntly speaking, Hunty became the strongest apostle by far(). If we talk about later apostles, that homo yakitori and cat butler would also rank among the top considering how troublesome they are. Ah, the other two apostle candidates for Leonhart also ranked there.
By the NC era, not only majins, but apostles would increase in number, so you can look forward to it. Personally speaking, I look forward to those naked apostles.
If you want to ask something, just write it in the comments. I would only answer things I could answer though, sorry about that!
There you go
Next up, illustration time! We got Xavier and the model for the Carol character!
Xavier: https://i.ibb.co/mR4mjTs/Xavier-Real-Form.png
Ignore the monkey on his shoulder for now. That one will get his part later. Also, I won’t bother to explain about Xavier since the story would reveal itself.
Carol Killing: https://i.ibb.co/n6vL0YN/CG01290.png
Since she belongs to a different game, the illustration style feels a bit different, but that should be enough to show how Carol looks.
That’s all for now, see you again!
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