Chapter 21

After giving her the potion to restore her magic, Carmilla soon woke up.

"How are you feeling?"

Because of the misunderstanding with Leidia, I didn’t approach the awakened Carmilla with a weapon but instead called out to her from a distance.

"I feel much better. But I thought I was going to be killed..."

Carmilla, who had a stern expression, quickly became teary-eyed as she whispered.

Even though she is the daughter of the Demon King, it hurts to see a younger girl so frightened.

"Hey, what happened to your initial bravado?"

"Well, it couldn’t be helped. You took me down so brutally."

Was my fighting style really that brutal? Leidia gave me a look of disbelief.

I bound her with vines, restrained her with a tree, and drained her magic—wait, looking back, it does seem quite harsh.

"I never thought someone as weak-looking as you could be so strong. What’s your goal? Are you planning to take the Demon King’s throne and rule the country?"

"No, I’m not interested in that. I just want to live a normal life here."

"You’re that strong, yet you’re not interested in being the Demon King? You could probably defeat your father, you know?"

Don’t say that with such an innocent face.

"I really have no interest in being the Demon King."

"Is that so? You’re a strange one, Hashira."

Do demons always want to become the Demon King if they are strong? I can’t understand the demon mindset.

Even if I had the power to become the Demon King, I have no interest in it.

"Still, you defeated me, the Demon King’s daughter. State your wish!"

"Why are you so insistent on this?"

"It depends on the race, but demons are often meritocratic."

"The rule is that the loser must follow the winner’s demands. You have that right, Hashira."

It’s simple, but I don’t dislike that straightforward spirit. Honestly, I’d be in trouble if she started causing trouble again.

When suddenly asked to state my wish, I was at a loss, but there was something I wanted to do first.

"Before your wish, there’s something I want to do. Show me your butt."

"What! Are you asking for my body!?! Well, I don’t mind being asked by a man stronger than me..."

Carmilla blushed and fidgeted.

I might have phrased it poorly, but I have no interest in doing such things with a girl I just met.

"What are you thinking? It’s not like that. It’s a punishment for burning my fields and house—spanking your butt."

After I firmly stated this, not only Carmilla but Leidia also looked relieved.

Did they think I was going to do something else right in front of them? I would be upset if they thought I would do such a thing.

"Hey, didn’t you drain my magic to the limit? Shouldn’t that cancel it out?"

"That was part of the battle, not a punishment. Or would you prefer Rent to do it?"

Upon hearing this, Rent punched the air with his large fist, making a sound like a whip cracking and creating a gust of wind.

The thought of being spanked by Rent made Carmilla’s butt hurt just thinking about it.

"O-Okay! I get it, just spare me that!"

Carmilla’s face turned pale, and she obediently came over and got on all fours, pulling down her shorts to expose her white butt.

I thought she didn’t need to expose her butt, but then I noticed a black tail at the base of her butt.

It was a black, long, and pointed tail, like a demon’s tail.

"Ah!?"

Out of curiosity, I reached out, and Carmilla let out a sultry sound I had never heard before.

"Hey! You’re not here for my body, right?! For demons, the tail is a very important part!"

"Ah, sorry. I didn’t know. I was just curious."

It seems to be a sensitive area, and Leidia scolded me. I shouldn’t touch it like a dog or cat’s tail.

I messed up. It’s definitely sexual harassment. In my previous life, I would have been arrested for sure.

I quickly pulled up her shorts to cover her exposed butt.

Still, Carmilla’s tail is surprisingly smooth. It was a strange sensation.

"Alright, let’s get back on track."

I shook off the strange feeling and spanked Carmilla’s butt.

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"Ow, you really went all out."

After the punishment, Carmilla, who was released, rubbed her butt with teary eyes.

"It’s because you were being cocky."

"That’s not fair to use vines to hit me."

At first, I was just spanking her, but she was being cocky and said it didn’t hurt, so I grew vines to hit her.

The vines were much stronger and faster than my hand, and they seemed to hurt a lot. The sound was like a whip cracking.

"Alright, now that the punishment is over, state your wish."

"Hey! Are you going to make me do something else!?"

"That was a punishment, not a wish."

I made her burn the fields as a punishment, which is separate from the winner’s privilege.

I could let Carmilla go, but I can’t tolerate her insulting farmers. I want to correct her thinking that burning the fields and then replanting is no big deal.

"What’s your wish?"

"Help with the farm work."

"…I have to take care of the fields?"

"Yes, because of you, several crops were ruined. I want you to compensate for that."

We managed to prevent the fire from spreading, and Leidia quickly extinguished it with water magic, so the damage to the crops was minimal.

But minimal damage is still damage.

"Why should I do farm work…"

Carmilla said this with a sulky tone, clearly unhappy with the task.

I’ve eaten the crops grown in the fields, so why does she look down on it?

"Isn’t it your custom to follow the winner’s wishes? Are you, the Demon King’s daughter, going to break that custom?"

"Who said I wouldn’t do it! Fine, if that’s your wish, I’ll do it!"

I deliberately provoked her, and Carmilla took the bait perfectly.

She’s strong, but more naive than I thought. Her mental age matches her appearance.

First, I’ll teach her how difficult it is to grow crops. Of course, I won’t use growth accelerators on the fields she works on.

I’ll let her grow them with her own hands, so she can understand the hard work and sense of achievement in growing crops.

At the very least, I don’t want her to casually say that burning the fields and then replanting is no big deal.

"Hashira, your face is scary. Don’t overdo it."

"I know, I understand."

Even though she understands my intentions, Leidia only gives a light warning, which shows she agrees with me.

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