Chapter 57

In the borderlands of the Forlight territory one day,

Kostas, an elderly man, was sitting in his study, fidgeting restlessly.

He looked unwell and was unable to settle down.

He seemed unable to sit still or stand still.

Then Nephil entered the study.

"Master, I have finished today's monster extermination."

"Oh, I've been waiting for you, Nephil! Come, come! Over here!"

Kostas, while unfastening his belt, showed a lecherous smile on his wrinkled face.

However, Nephil stood straight with a businesslike attitude, showing no trace of her usual allure.

"Master, our contract period is about to end. I will return to the slave trader."

"What!?! -- Wait! There are still monsters! Without your power, it's impossible to manage the territory!"

"But it's a contract."

Nephil twisted her plump lips into a sly smile.

Kostas could only bow his bald head.

"P-Please... stay a little longer..."

Nephil slowly approached Kostas.

She smiled seductively, like a snake that has found a frog.

"Then, Master, if you want to extend the contract, please sign this document as well."

"T-This! A will!? It says you'll inherit my property when I die! -- I can't accept such a contract!"

"In that case, I will return to the slave trader. Thank you for everything --"

Before Nephil could finish, Kostas lunged at her slender body.

"Wait! If you sign this document, you'll stay with me, right!?"

"--- Yes, I'll stay with you until you die."

Nephil smiled seductively and kissed Kostas's withered cheek.

She undressed him and made him sit on the floor.

She straddled him and moved her hips over her skirt.

"Sign it."

"Ugh! Nephil, absolutely!"

"Of course."

Kostas, while clinging to Nephil's toned, slender body, signed the document.

Nephil, with a trembling smile of joy, embraced him.

"Oh, Master, it's wonderful!"

"Nephil, more, Nephil!"

Nephil moved more intensely than ever before. She kissed him deeply, their tongues entwining.

Transparent saliva mixed between them.

Kostas, breathing heavily, clung to her young body and sucked her lips.

That night, Nephil entertained Kostas until dawn, over and over again.

--- And the next day.

In the morning, a maid, suspicious of Kostas not waking up, visited the study.

Kostas was found naked, lying on the floor, lifeless.

The maid screamed.

"Ah! Master, Master!"

The maid ran down the hallway of the mansion.

By then, Nephil had already left the mansion.

She walked down the road with a seductive smile.

"Hehe, men who cheat on their wives should die..."

She then looked at the stack of documents in her hand.

She licked her red lips while examining them.

"Hmm. Just 60 million goats. For a noble, that's pretty meager... But I've saved up 165 million. I can rejuvenate by ten years. I need to go to the slave trader -- but first, I need to restock my drugs."

Nephil, smiling like an innocent girl, skipped into the wilderness.

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Later, one morning.

Marius was sleeping in his private room when the guard suddenly opened the door.

Surprised, Marius raised his head from the bed.

"...Huh? What's going on, so early in the morning?"

"The Forlight family has gone bankrupt due to poor management. No one will send you money anymore. Move to the common room!"

"Eh? What?"

Ignoring the bewildered Marius, the guard grabbed his arm and led him to the common room.

The common room was filled with rough men.

When Marius entered, they stared at him with hungry eyes.

The guard said,

"Since you no longer have money, you won't be treated specially anymore. ...Get along with each other."

"Okay," the men replied in unison with rough voices.

The iron bars behind Marius were locked.

Then a muscular man approached, holding out a large woman's dress.

"Marius, your clothes are dirty. Want to borrow my nightgown?"

Marius, frowning, pushed him away.

"Stop it! Don't come near me! I am a chosen elite!"

But the men began to close in on him.

Not just one, but two, three, and more hands grabbed him.

Marius, despite his efforts to push them away, was no match for the men who had fought monsters day and night. In adventurer ranks, many were A-rank.

Marius, his beautiful face contorted in panic, screamed.

"U-uh... Ugh!"

"You won't survive in the Valley of Death without feeling someone's life. You're going to be here for 20 years, right? Come, enjoy the naked forest fairy."

"Ugh! Why, why am I in this situation... Hell, this world's hell -- Ugh!"

The sweat and hot breath in the common room never ceased.

Marius, tears of frustration streaming down his face, continued to curse.

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Meanwhile, in the demon world.

The Demon King, accompanied by the Great Mage Goub, was inspecting a printing factory located on a cliff not far from the Demon King's castle.

The monsters were operating the printing presses.

The Demon King, looking at them, called out,

"Are you working hard, my excellent subordinates!"

"Y-Yes, Demon King!"

"Now we are only invading through culture, but we will launch a major offensive on the human world eventually! This is to raise funds! We have already created a world map! Count on me!"

"Y-Yes! As expected, Demon King!"

The monsters and demons, with sweat on their foreheads, smiled and responded to the Demon King.

Goub, standing beside the Demon King, said,

"The great goal of world conquest is almost within reach, Demon King!"

"World conquest? That's just for the sake of my subordinates' lives. It's just a means for me!"

"Eh!? World conquest is a means!? I thought the Demon King's goal was world conquest... May I ask, Demon King?"

"What is it? Ask away."

"What is the Demon King's true goal?"

"That thing, to punch the cheek of a god! That's my goal!"

"Killing a god is the Demon King's goal! To obtain everything, as expected of the Demon King!"

"Unfortunately, that's not it either."

"Eh?"

Goub, tilting his head in confusion, asked.

The Demon King, with a sharp gaze, looked down at Goub.

"You were a D-rank Goblin Sorcerer, weren't you?"

"Y-Yes."

Goub, confused, answered.

The Demon King looked at the monsters working in the factory.

"That one is A-rank, that one is C-rank."

"That's correct, Demon King."

"Is that okay?"

"Eh... What do you mean?"

Goub, tilting his head in confusion, asked.

The Demon King, with a sharp gaze, shouted,

"Are you not questioning this! You are D-rank, yet your knowledge and wisdom are among the best in the Demon Army! You studied tirelessly and worked hard! I trust you the most! Yet you are still D-rank! The rank of monsters only reflects their combat strength!"

"T-That's true, but..."

"I can't accept it! No matter what monster or demon, they have talents in many areas! Some are good at drawing, some are good at calculations! Yet their ranks are low! It's as if we are ranked to be defeated by humans! What is the meaning of our existence! -- No, that's exactly it! We were created by the gods to be defeated by humans!"

"M-Master... What do you intend to do...?"

"That's why I rebel! I will raise my fist to the heavens! I won't rest until I destroy the gods who created this damn ranking system!"

"Can you really do that...?"

"It's not a matter of whether I can, but whether I will! I will absolutely destroy them! ...And I will change the ranking system to include not just combat strength but also talents! One day, all the monsters in the Demon Army will receive fair evaluations! That is my goal -- no, my dream, as the Demon King leading the Demon Army!"

The Demon King clenched his fist and shouted from the heart.

Goub, with large tears streaming down his face, said,

"M-Master... I will follow you... wherever you go!"

"As expected, Master! Our Master! It's great to follow Master!"

The monsters working in the factory shouted with tears streaming down their faces.

The Demon King, chest puffed out, opened his jagged mouth and laughed loudly.

"Hahaha! I expect great things from you, my loyal subordinates!"

"Ugh! ...Master, banzai! Banzai! Glory to Master! Banzai!"

The voices praising the Demon King echoed through the headquarters of Mao Mao Printing Company, the main factory, for a long time.

'The Demon King will cry and dash until the end of the day'

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