Bright moonlight gently descends on a cool night.
As I prepare to drift into sleep, savoring the pleasant night air, I find myself in a precarious situation.
“How dare a mere demon race…”
“Ke…kek…sa..save me…”
I was on the brink of leaving this world.
Athena’s rough hands were tightly choking my neck.
Those hands were tightening their grip with every passing moment.
As the oxygen in my body dwindled, I felt my consciousness fading away.
“Tell me. What did you do to Hera?”
“Cough…cough…I…c-can’t…”
‘Even if I want to say it, I can’t because of you, you bitch!!!’
But I absolutely could not say that.
The look in her eyes as she stared at me made it clear that it wouldn’t be surprising if she lopped off my head at any second.
Did Athena know I was incapable of speaking? She clicked her tongue and slammed me down to the ground.
Bang- As my body collided with the floor, a painful ache spread throughout me.
“Gahh!”
But before I could even catch my breath, Athena pressed her foot against my forehead, forcefully pinning my head to the ground.
“Ugh!!! It hurts!! It really hurts!!”
“Listen, whore. I don’t want to talk to you for long. Just tell me. What did you do to Hera?”
Cha cha cha… Whore?!
How dare she use such a crude term to address someone like me, one of the leading commanders of the great demon army! How could she use such vulgar language?
No matter who she was, this rudeness was unacceptable..!
“Answer quickly before I kill you.”
“Hi…hick…”
F-taking care of her wrath seemed to be the priority.
“I…I didn’t do anything.. I swear..! She’s fine..”
“…..”
Athena silently stared at me for a while, then slowly approached the woman with black hair and placed her hand on her cheek.
At that moment, golden mana began to flow from her hand, slowly seeping into the woman.
“I’m glad you’re safe, Hera…”
Athena, distracted by the woman peacefully sleeping, might have given me the chance to escape.
‘I have to run..!!’
While Athena gazed at her with a dreamy expression, I quietly spread my wings and prepared to take off—
Rumble—!!
“Hyah?!”
In an instant, a massive bundle of golden mana zoomed past me.
As I turned my head, the densely packed trees in the area were wiped away in a single line, leaving no trace behind, only a path of enormous flames remained.
“Give up, whore.”
Cold sweat trickled down my back.
My mind was blank with the fear of approaching death.
It was clear.
I couldn’t escape from her grasp.
Having finished my thoughts, my mind quickly devised another plan.
That was to—
“I…I’m sorry!! I made a mistake!! I won’t touch that woman again..!”
Crouching down to beg.
I began pleading with my hands clasped together, kneeling before her.
It was a tremendous humiliation for someone like me, a revered commander of the demon race, to assume such a position. But I had no choice.
‘I don’t want to die…!’
However, despite my desperate pleading, she was slowly approaching me with a murderous intent.
“Please…please spare me..!”
“No.”
“My…my reason for being here, don’t you want to know?!! Ah.. I can tell you!”
“I don’t care.”
“Don’t you want to know about…the demon race? I may look like this, but I’m a commander with plenty of information..!”
“I don’t need it.”
“I…I…I…hick…please…save me…”
As my means of persuasion dwindled, tears began to flow from my eyes as if urging me to give up.
“I…don’t want to die…”
Athena conjured a sword-like aura in her hand and aimed it at my throat.
“You’ve touched someone you shouldn’t have.”
Hic…hic…
Before long, Athena raised the sword high into the sky without hesitation—
And swung it towards her own neck.
The beautiful full moon hung in the night sky.
An enchanting scene where ethereal moonlight shone down upon the pitch-black darkness.
And the golden sword tipped down upon me.
“Ah…”
That was the last sight I would ever see.
…
…
…
It was supposed to end like that.
“Uh…?”
“….Hera?”
“D…don’t kill me…”
As I opened my eyes, I found my neck still intact.
Cautiously lifting my head revealed a slightly flustered Athena and behind her, a black-haired woman clinging to her.
“Hera, let go of that. She’s the one who tried to kidnap you—”
“No!! Don’t kill her…I’ll…I’ll stop the dark lord…”
The woman spoke in a baffling manner, still under the influence of alcohol, her eyes hazy.
I had no idea what was going on, but it was clear she was trying to save me.
“Step aside, Hera. She’s a demon. I need to kill her after all.”
“She’ll stop…Athena…my family…”
Leaving those words, she pressed her lips against Athena’s mouth.
“Hera? Ugh-”
Smooch- Smooch- Slurp-
Before my eyes, the two exchanged saliva.
An oddly intimate scene made it impossible for me to look away for a moment.
Eventually, the black-haired woman pulled away and, in a teasing voice, said to Athena.
“Promise me…you won’t kill her…”
“No.”
Smack-
As negative responses came from Athena, the woman pouted as if she didn’t want to hear it and planted soft kisses on her.
“Promise me…”
“…Not-”
Smack- smack- smack-
“Promise…”
“……sigh.”
After staring at her for a long time, Athena eventually sighed deeply, gently embracing her.
“…Fine.”
“Hehe…you’re so nice…”
The black-haired woman gently stroked Athena’s head, as if to praise her.
An unbelievable sight.
‘Is that…monster actually being nice?’
“I promise, so quickly sleep, Hera. You must be tired.”
“U…un…keep your promise..”
Closing her eyes slowly, the woman began to breathe calmly.
It seemed she had fallen back asleep.
Athena cradled her in her arms and lightly laid her back on the bed.
A shallow smile graced Athena’s face as she did so.
“Hey.”
But the voice calling me was chillingly cold.
“Yes…! Yes!!!”
Thanks to the woman, I had been given a chance to save my life.
I quickly answered her in a thunderous voice before Athena changed her mind.
Athena looked at me with an annoyed expression and continued speaking.
“Tell me the plans of the Demon King. From start to finish. Don’t miss a single detail.”
“And if…there’s even the slightest oddity,”
“You’ll witness something very unpleasant.”
…
Gulp
It seemed I would have to betray the Demon King today.
No matter how formidable the Demon King was, my life came first.
“I’m sorry, Demon King.”
I sent a brief apology to the superior I had served until now.
And without hesitating, I opened my mouth to speak to Athena.
“The truth is, our demon race—”
“Suddenly I’m curious.”
But I was cut off by Athena’s sudden interruption.
It seemed a thought struck her, and she raised an eyebrow with a strange expression.
“…W-What is it?”
Her smile as she looked down on me felt ominously unsettling for some reason.
She slowly looked back and forth between me and the black-haired woman, then began to speak.
“I actually wanted to give you a present to commemorate becoming family with Hera…”
“Is it possible to make a Succubus Queen a minion too?”
*
“Ugh…”
I struggled to force my heavy eyes open.
My body felt strangely weighed down.
A persistent throb filled my head.
My stomach churned, leaving me with a nauseous feeling.
“My…throat…is dry…”
Dragging my heavy body, I pulled out a water bottle and drank; the refreshing liquid alleviated my thirst.
As my thirst was quenched, my condition slightly improved. Gradually, I began to regain my senses.
‘…What happened yesterday?’
Pushing through the fog in my mind, I tried to recall what happened the day before.
I was definitely having dinner with Athena…
I got curious about the taste of drinks in another world, and I ended up having a drink with her…
And then…
I couldn’t remember well.
It wasn’t completely gone, but it felt like pieces of a video tape were missing.
“Did I…pass out from drinking last night?”
It was the only explanation for this situation.
But I hadn’t really drunk that much, had I?
Before the possession, that amount would have barely affected me. To pass out from that amount sounded ridiculous.
‘Was the booze in this world that strong…? Or did my body change and…?’
Maybe I had drunk something too strong without realizing it, I thought.
But recalling Athena’s perfectly fine condition, it seemed the issue lay with my body.
Did my tolerance change after switching bodies?
Ugh…
I confidently told Athena that I could handle my drinks…
What must she have thought when she saw me passed out after just a drink?
She probably looked at me with disdain.
Shifting my gaze to the bed, I found Athena peacefully sleeping.
Checking the time, it was still 6 AM. She was in the middle of a deep slumber, so I decided not to wake her.
‘…Speaking of which.’
I felt like I had done something to Athena yesterday…
Though it felt hazy, I recalled trying to comfort her as I usually did with Lily to lift her spirits.
But…was that really Athena?
It felt vaguely different…
Fragments of pink hair floated into my mind.
“Right…”
Must have been just my imagination.
After all, if it wasn’t her, there wouldn’t be anyone else to stick around with me.
However, the vivid image of her bright pink hair kept resurfacing.
That color was so striking that it surely stuck in my memory.
Like the vibrant and beautiful color of tulips.
Yes, just like the hair of the person lying on the floor next to me.
…..
“Uh…?”
“Hyah?!!!!?!”
I startled, nearly jumping out of my skin as I noticed something next to my foot.
In a panic, I tried to pull away, but my foot got tangled.
Unintentionally, I ended up stepping on the abdomen of that feminine-looking body.
“Guuuh?!”
A strange, squawking sound escaped, as if someone had squeezed a rubber chicken.
It was a noise reminiscent of a pig getting slaughtered that came from the woman’s body.
The woman abruptly flipped over in pain, clutching her stomach as she winced.
“Ugggh…”
Though I was perplexed, the priority was the person in front of me.
I rushed toward her, bending down.
“A-are you okay?! I-I didn’t mean to startle you..!”
As I moved closer, the pink-haired woman fixed her gaze on me and exclaimed—
“Hey…hey!! Help me…!!!”
“Hyek?!”
She suddenly rushed towards me, clinging to my leg as if she were a cicada clinging to a tree.
“I might look like this, but I actually have a lot of skills! I can definitely help you!!”
“W-what?”
“I can help you have sweet dreams..! If you want, I could even serve you at night! You..you like that, right?!”
“N-night service?”
“D-do you like that kind of stuff? I-I can do it!! Just…”
Still clinging to my leg, she babbled uncertainly.
“Please take me in as your minion!!”
As if her life depended on it, she pleaded with a desperate expression.
I stared at her, dazed, and cautiously opened my mouth.
“…But who are you…?”
I felt a bit guilty for saying this…
Is she…a crazy person?
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