"Haah… haah…"
Lena was sitting on my pelvis, breathing heavily.
After clinging to the wall and engaging in an act close to mating, Lena and I lay on the bed and continued without rest.
Since coming to the Demon King's castle, I've had intercourse with Lena several times, and I noticed something.
'Lena has learned a lot, but she doesn't know much about this.'
While she was proficient in the basics of sexual acts, she had no concept of anything beyond that.
Perhaps it was because she hadn't socialized much with noblewomen.
Until now, for Lena, sexual intercourse was nothing more or less than having a child.
It was only through our encounters that she learned to surrender her body to pleasure…
'She has no idea how to please a man. She doesn't even know what fellatio is…'
[It seems she only knows what she's been taught.]
Given Lena's personality, I had expected her to perform fellatio after intercourse.
But Lena, without any such thought, simply wiped me with the frills of her maid uniform and looked up at me as if expecting praise.
It's not that I disliked it.
In fact, her behavior was an indicator of the life she had lived.
She preferred swordsmanship, spearmanship, and rolling around in the dirt to develop her body over attending women's social gatherings.
What she had learned was not about pleasure but about conceiving and bearing an heir.
Lena had even apologized to me, feeling that she lacked femininity since meeting me.
Certainly, her hands weren't entirely smooth and soft.
They were rough in places, with calluses here and there.
But in my eyes, Lena's hands were the epitome of beauty.
"Haah… haah… Master… did it feel good?"
Lena asked while still sitting on my pelvis, my penis inside her.
She seemed anxious as I grew quiet.
"Lie down for a moment."
"Huh!"
I laid Lena down on top of me while still inside her.
Her large breasts spread over my chest like pudding.
I pulled out, laid her beside me, and hugged her.
Lena trembled as she exhaled onto my chest.
"Haah… Master…"
"…"
Lena hugged me, closed her eyes, and wore an expression of deep emotion.
Though it was just a hug, I wondered if I too was making a happy face while looking at her.
What would most people think if they heard someone was playing an NTL game?
They'd probably see him as a despicable person.
They wouldn't consider someone who plays a game about stealing another's woman as normal.
They'd say it's incomprehensible to do such things without love.
But I can confidently say this.
I have always loved the heroines.
I'm not playing the game just to consume and discard them.
It's just that the game forces me to seek other women to reach the end.
If I truly like someone, what's wrong with having a lover?
I'm not here to preach about goalkeepers.
Why should I give up a woman just because of some guy's feelings I don't even know?
It might sound trashy, but that's how I think.
'I think I'm really suited for this.'
[…That's why you were summoned.]
I only need to feel guilt toward the women I love.
There are too many lovely women like Lena to feel guilt toward men.
I carefully opened my mouth while hugging Lena.
"I have something to say."
"…Please tell me."
Sensing my tone, Lena composed herself and put on her usual attentive expression.
I explained everything to Lena.
That the world had become this way because of me…
She probably had an inkling.
But she only heard the full story now…
"Ilunia ended up like this because of me. I stole Viola from the hero."
"The hero… was really that kind of person."
Lena looked shocked, bowing her head.
Fortunately, she believed everything I said.
After a moment of silence, Lena asked me.
"Why did you tell me this… when you didn't have to…?"
"...."
She continued.
"I didn't know exactly what you had done, but I had a good idea it was related to the current situation."
From Lena's perspective, it must have been puzzling.
She probably thought this story didn't need to be told.
"I don't know why you told me this. But…"
Lena closed her eyes, buried her face in my neck, and said.
"You are my last pillar. That fact remains unchanged."
"...."
I was a man who had destroyed the world he lived in, overthrown nations, ruined families, and driven her father to death.
This was the moment I truly understood what kind of woman Lena was.
Lena is strong.
As a human living in this world, she had climbed to the very top. An incredible woman.
Such a woman could only reach the top because she had a pillar to lean on.
And for Lena, the morality of that pillar didn't matter.
Lena closed her eyes and quietly said.
"I love you."
"...."
I didn't respond to Lena's words and simply fell asleep while holding her.
***
"...."
When Lena opened her eyes, she saw her room bathed in morning sunlight.
Only the dust floating in the air greeted her.
S,uho who had been lying beside her was already gone.
"Huuu… Uuu…"
Unable to bear the overwhelming emptiness, Lena hugged the blanket and cried.
She buried her face in the blanket to stifle her sobs.
"Huuu… Uuu…"
Even after crying for dozens of minutes, the tears wouldn't stop, and her sobs showed no sign of ceasing.
But eventually, her crying came to an end.
Lena got up from the bed with red eyes, tear-streaked cheeks, and a lifeless gaze.
"You haven't… left yet… Dying comes after…"
But as Lena looked around the room to change her clothes, she felt something strange.
"The clothes… are folded…."
Her maid uniform was neatly folded on the table.
For a moment, she managed a faint smile.
Clearly, after yesterday's passionate encounter, Suho had torn off her clothes and thrown them aside.
Lena carefully picked up the neatly folded maid uniform, held it to her face, and whispered.
"Let's not show an ugly side until the very end."
Lena changed into her maid uniform and sighed as she looked at the wooden basin in the corner of the room for washing up.
"How foolish… I didn't set it up yesterday. No matter what, I should wash up before leaving…"
Lena had no choice but to head to the riverbank with her tear-streaked face.
As she opened the door, Berius came into view.
He wasn't blocking the door but stood to the side, head bowed, silent.
'…What now?'
Whenever Berius appeared, something bad usually happened to Lena.
Though reluctant, Lena bowed and asked him.
"Is something the matter?"
"…"
Berius didn't respond.
Lena decided to leave.
Her mood wasn't great, and she had no patience for his complaints.
As Lena straightened up and prepared to leave, Berius finally spoke.
"Lady Lena…"
"…?"
"I will definitely restore you to your former self!"
Berius shouted this and hugged Lena.
'Ugh… annoying. What is he even saying…?'
Lena, unable to understand Berius, asked.
"Lord Berius. I don't understand what you're saying…"
"Lady Lena! I'll work hard! I'll work hard, so… please come back."
"…? What are you talking about…."
Berius said his piece, then turned and ran off.
"Haah…"
Lena covered her face with her hands and muttered.
"Please, just give me one peaceful day…"
She almost cried again but held back.
Now, all she wanted was to go to the guest room and see Suho.
But once again, obstacles appeared.
"Lady L-Lena! We need your help! Please, just this once…."
"…"
Men began to block her path, pleading.
But when Lena heard their request, she was utterly dumbfounded.
After listening to their explanation, Lena spoke in a cold tone.
"Why did you recklessly use the items in the storage?"
"Well, that…"
None of the men could answer.
They couldn't bring themselves to say they had done it because of Lena.
They stammered and pleaded with her.
"We, we just wanted to try them on… If this continues, we'll end up like Lorian!"
"…"
'It's the last day. Just endure it for one more day.'
Lena felt a pang of pity for them, knowing today was the day she would end her life.
"What happened to Lord Lorian?"
"He's in his room now…"
According to them, yesterday his penis exploded, and he nearly died from excessive bleeding but barely survived.
However, he remained unconscious and hadn't woken up since.
"If this continues…"
"I'll take care of Lord Lorian's emergency treatment. As for disassembly… I have nothing to say about that."
"Please, we beg you!"
"…Why on earth did you recklessly use the guest's belongings!"
Lena unintentionally raised her voice at them.
But their reaction left her even more flustered.
All the men suddenly fell backward, wetting themselves.
"Hiiiik…"
".…"
Even though Lena rarely got angry, their behavior was utterly baffling.
'Did I go too far…?'
Feeling pity, Lena apologized to them.
"I'm sorry. …I'll see what I can do."
"Th-thank you."
The men, hearing Lena's words, scrambled away in a panic.
"…At the very least, they should clean up after themselves. But I'm in a hurry too…"
Lena ignored the mess the men left and headed to the riverbank.
When she arrived, noblewomen were doing their laundry, their daily chore.
Lena could feel their eyes on her, but she found the thought of meeting Suho without washing up even more horrifying.
She cautiously approached the women.
But their expressions were quite different from usual.
Unlike before, they were laughing and chatting happily while doing laundry.
However, the atmosphere grew quiet as Lena approached.
Lena forced a smile and greeted them.
"Good morning."
"…Yes."
They all glared at her, wary.
'Right, it's all my fault…'
Lena felt their wariness as she washed up.
She wanted to wash thoroughly as usual, but there was no time, and the situation didn't allow it.
As Lena finished washing and left the riverbank, she heard the women whispering in the distance.
"What's so great about her…"
"Hurry up and bring her back, then take me…"
".…"
Lena left them behind, feeling a deep gloom as she headed to the guest room.
'Come to think of it, they asked for a favor…'
As Lena walked down the hallway, she remembered the men's request.
"A favor…"
A man came to mind.
Suddenly, she wanted to know the condition of Duke Feron, even if her life were to end.
The lower-ranking demons communicating with her here could only reply that they didn't know.
From the bits and pieces she had overheard, all she knew was that his condition was critical.
"I know it's shameless of me... but just once... just this once, I'll make a request."
Though she had resolved herself, as she walked, she couldn't help but realize how unfilial she was being.
'But... I haven't seen Father in so long... and today might be the last chance to see him...'
Her mind began to cloud with the fear that if she made the request, she might be seen as a bothersome woman.
"A woman like me being his child..."
Lena felt a surge of self-loathing, and a wave of nausea washed over her.
But despite the turmoil, she had made up her mind.
"News... just some news about Father... It's my final day..."
She wanted to know even a little about Duke Feron.
"Master... isn't the type to refuse... A request like this..."
Lena judged that before leaving, he could at least ask Gardia to relay the news.
"If he grants it... though it's hard, I'll try to live a little longer, just until I hear the news."
Unconsciously, Lena smiled.
She imagined Suho smiling brightly and granting her request.
"Huh? There's no need to ask the Demon King, though."
***
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