Chapter 145
It was one of those days. Luina’s face was haggard. The Hero himself had said there was no need for her to be by his side. Naturally, this foolish Priestess came running to me.
“P-Please. I beg you.” “Begging?” “Yes. If things continue like this, I’ll become useless again. So please.”
In the end, she knelt before me and began to plead.
Useless? Hehehe. Can’t you tell, even with common sense? The Hero is strong enough now that he doesn’t need your help. The Hero was already strong enough. There was no reason to give him a Buff. In other words, the Priestess had already become useless. Yet, this woman was clinging to me now, denying it.
No. I’m not.
But the funny thing was, this foolish woman’s face was incredibly honest now. Her face was slack, her expression hazy, like someone addicted to drugs, and drool was dribbling from her mouth. I heard she’d been getting nothing but insults lately, so it made sense that Plena and Ruel were ignoring her.
“Be honest. Do you simply want to get a potion from me to give the Hero a Buff? Or do you want it for yourself?” “Of course, I want to give him a Buff!” “Then it’s meaningless, isn’t it?” “What did you say?”
She was quite indignant, but this was nothing to be indignant about. Rather, she should blame her own incompetence.
You already know, don’t you? I’ll say it again. The Hero is strong. There’s no point in giving him a Yongyong Potion. And can you even give him a Buff?” “Ah. No, I can’t.”
Her head probably wasn’t working right. It seemed her mind was truly messed up. My Heroines, with their own standing, could endure my magic power, but there’s no way a Priestess like her could. Her brain was probably pickled in Yongyong Potion. I whispered carefully into Luina’s ear.
You can’t use Divine Power anymore. Why? Because what you inhaled was Evil Magic Power. W-What exactly do you mean by that? It means exactly what it says. That’s a potion I made. And it turns people into Mutants. No, is it different here? Demonkind, right? Yes, it turns Humans into Demonkind.
The Priestess had already lost her Divine Power. This meant she was no longer Human, but something else.
“Ah. Ahh. Th-Then.”
“Yes. You have nowhere left to go. The Hero?”
“What grudge do you hold against me that you would do such a thing!”
“You made the choice, didn’t you?”
Of course, I hadn’t explained it in detail, but she was the one who wanted it. So, when you take strange medicine, you should always check the risks.
“You didn’t tell me it was like that!” “Are you a child? Do I have to explain every single thing? You should have asked, shouldn’t you?”
Is this a kindergarten class? Do I have to explain every single thing?
“Then what about Our Hero? Our Hero?”
“The Hero? The Hero has a holy sword, so it filters everything out, and he only gets stronger.”
So, I am completely innocent.
The danger only applies to ordinary people.
“What did I even do?” “'What did I do,' you say? You should speak properly. You all! How much did you interfere when I joined this Party?”
They glared at me every day. Those bitches.
“That’s because you were privately with Our Hero.” “'Privately' is bullshit. From the perspective of the one being targeted, it’s truly fucked up. Why would I bother with such a small-dick Hero? Why should I feel bad because of your circumstances? Is that what the Goddess you believe in taught you? Or did your mother teach you that?”
My blood is just boiling.
“I wasn’t the only one. I was, in fact - ““It’s even more fucked up to pretend ignorance and maintain a 'proper' distance than those annoying Beubmi bitches or Ear-grabber bitches., the kind of woman who just hangs back and shows ambiguous attitudes.” “I-I’ll tell Our Hero!”
Saying that was useless. All she’d do was dig her own grave.
To Our Hero? What? That Dragon Silverlyuk turned her into Demonkind? Do you think the Hero will avenge you if you say that? “What do you mean?” “I still made the Hero stronger, didn’t I? That’s an undeniable truth. But you’ve become Demonkind. You’ll eventually die by the Hero’s hand, won’t you?”
Not that it would happen, but this woman’s intelligence seemed to be plummeting, and her mind wasn’t working properly.
It’s fine if I get kicked out, but since she’s Demonkind, the Hero will have no choice but to cut her off.
“That can’t be!” “You’re not Human anymore, are you? Really? Besides, don’t you know how much trust I’ve built with the Hero all this time?”
I truly worked incredibly hard to earn the Hero’s trust. I diligently did laundry and cooked, and I even used Subspace for him. If I left this Party and someone asked about me, they’d probably praise me for being a good cook. I ran errands quite a bit too. The Hero, unless he’s an idiot, must know that the Heroines are badmouthing me. If the Priestess Luina reported me, the Hero wouldn’t dismiss me; he’d suspect Luina. Especially since she’d already lost her abilities, and she was now badmouthing me.
Ah, well, she’s not Demonkind yet, so it’s fine. Go ahead and report it or not, do as you please.” “Do you think I can’t?”
Just then, the Hero and the other Heroines approached me. As soon as she finished speaking, the Priestess woman scurried towards the Hero.
Our Ruin, that woman, made me drink Yongyong Potion and took away my Divine Power!
Wow, she’s reporting it so directly. What a sneaky bitch.
“Is that true?””It’s unfair. I only gave her what was left over from what I gave you, Our Hero, and now the Priestess is saying strange things. You, Our Hero, know more about Yongyong Potion than anyone, don’t you?”
The Hero knew me too well. Especially since he’d been drinking only the Yongyong Potion I gave him every day. We had a lot of contact. It was only natural he’d trust me, even though I was constantly being insulted.
O-Our Hero, you must believe me! This woman!
The Priestess Luina, with her deranged face, was earnestly slandering me, but unfortunately, her efforts would be in vain.
Luina. That’s enough! I know how much you’ve all tormented Silverlyuk, but I let it slide because Silverlyuk stayed quiet. But to lose your Divine Power and then claim this? Isn’t that too much?
Now even Plena and Ruel were being criticized alongside her.
Good. They should have been criticized long ago. This way, the Heroines will naturally feel alienated.
Especially Plena, who was the fiancée, will be angry that her fiancé was taking another woman’s side.
“O-Our Hero.” “Honestly, Luina, what do you usually do besides pray? Nothing, right? Silverlyuk takes care of all your laundry and food! And it seems you’ve been ignoring Silverlyuk because of her clothes, but having a surname is proof of nobility.”
No, I’m not exactly a noble. In this world, is it that if you have a surname, you’re a noble?
“No, we just - “
“I know you like me, but there’s a limit. Is it right to treat a comrade like that?”
When he finally put his foot down, the Heroines wore expressions of humiliation.
“S-Sorry.” “We apologize.” “We’ll make sure it doesn’t happen again.”
The Hero’s Heroines all apologized to me, looking humiliated.
How pathetic. Even if it was wrong, the Heroines must be feeling a sense of betrayal from the Hero.
Our Hero, these ladies act this way because they like you so much. I completely understand. I appreciate your thinking that way.
I subtly glanced at the Heroines, and their faces were contorted.
* * *
The Heroines called Luina aside.
Since verbal abuse wasn’t working on me, they decided to just gang up on Luina.
“Damn it, Luina. Look at this mess because of you!” “Exactly! Even if that Crazy Bitch is like that, why do we have to suffer because of you?”
Luina wore a genuinely wronged expression at the verbal abuse from the two Heroines. This isn’t the time for them to be tearing each other down. Eventually, both of those bitches will fall to me.
“I-I’m not, that’s not it.” “We promised to work together, but then you suddenly charged ahead. Did you lose your mind after losing your Divine Power?” Yes. She lost her mind.
“Honestly, isn’t she useless to the Party?” “How can you say such harsh things?” “A Priestess, yet she only acts like a vixen. She got what she deserved.”
Everyone was on edge. In the end, Plena and Ruel, combining their long-suppressed anger with their resentment towards me, fiercely tore into Luina, completely shattering her mental state. The two Heroines abandoned Luina and left, and I, who had been secretly hiding behind a tree, stepped out in front of her. How truly pathetic. Our Luina, having lost her Divine Power, was simply kneeling in despair.
See? You should have been careful. There’s no way I gave her power for nothing. Now you’ll only be a hindrance to the Party. Plena and Ruel are at least damage dealers, but you’re not. Ah, then what am I?
Luina hung her head low. She was in despair now. No one was taking her side, and no one was holding her hand.
“Ugh, you pathetic bitch. You should have known when to stop.” “I… what do I do now? This isn’t right. This is a problem.”
It was pitiful to see her suddenly shaking her head and muttering to herself as if she’d lost her mind.
“Why?”
“I, I need a reason to exist. I need to be useful to someone.”
So this was the reason, after all. I vaguely understood why Luina would fall to the Demon King. Judging by her reaction, it seems she’s lived her life hearing she was useless, whether from the Church in this world or during her childhood. She must have a strong desire to be useful to someone, somehow. And naturally, the Hero accepted her, and just as naturally, she fell for the Hero and became his woman, but now she was truly useless. Even if the Hero said it was okay, she was scolded by the man she loved, and severely criticized by the women she considered comrades. Her mental state must have shattered. The drug’s effects would only amplify it. That Netorare route probably involved the Demon King approaching Luina after she was scolded by the Hero and her mental state was fractured by the other Heroines' scrutiny.
So that’s how it was.
<span class=”docx-paragraph”>The answer was clear.</span> <span class=”docx-paragraph”>At that moment, when a crack appeared in her heart, the Demon King would approach and physically and mentally achieve Subjugation and Corruption.</span> <span class=”docx-paragraph”>Now was precisely that time.</span> <span class=”docx-paragraph”>Unlike the original Netorare route, the Demon King was too preoccupied with the Hero’s continuous victories and the threat to the Demon King’s Territory to engage in Netorare.</span>
Alright, then, now’s the time. Right now, I’ll claim Luina.
“Then, shall I make you useful?”Luina raised her head at my words.Her eyes had already lost their vitality. You pathetic bitch. From now on, I’ll be your Master.
“H-How?”
“Obey me.”
At my words, Luina’s lifeless expression turned towards me.
“What?”
“I can accept you.”
“How? Why would I be useful to you? I’ve already lost my Divine Power.”
Women don’t need Divine Power or anything like that.
They just need excellent looks to tempt me and a plump, bouncy pussy to prove they’re Female.
This bitch is certainly ripe for the taking.
“It doesn’t matter. Just become Demonkind instead.” “Are you the Demon King?” Demon King? I’m no mere Demon King. I’m a being far more successful than any Demon King.
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