Chapter 142

Chapter 142

Otherworld Demon King Survival Guide.

Episode 142: Lizardmen Scoundrels (6)

We conducted a military march.

ㅡTrudging along.

Just as described, a platoon of the Demon Army was marching. Seeing so many soldiers walking in line filled me with contentment.

“It’s not bad.”

It’s not particularly hard. The gear wasn’t too heavy. Unlike humans, monsters could relatively easily acquire food in this dense jungle.

So, even though we’re purely focused on marching, our pace was slower, but what could you do? If there’s an advantage, there’s bound to be a disadvantage.

“Where did you acquire such military knowledge? Were you taught this in the demon world you lived in?”

As we marched, Vanessa asked with a suspicious look.

“Of course. In the hellish demon world, every man serves in the Demon Army for two years.”

“I knew it!”

Vanessa nodded seriously, as if she understood.

“These creatures are living in another world, and humans are not even prepared…!”

An unknown enemy was preparing to invade the human world, and nobody was properly aware. Vanessa was worried about this.

“Yes, that’s right! Demons are beings from legends…! Everyone thinks that! It’s impossible to prepare!”

Then Irene, startled, suddenly screamed while clutching her head.

“If this continues, demons will invade the human world! If powerful and wicked demons fall like rain, all the women in this world will become sex slaves to these demon warriors!”

What.

“Kyaaaah! Each demon will have dozens of human women…! In this world, in this world!!! Locked in a room filled with lecherous tentacles for days on end! No! For years on end, forever subjected to sexual torture!!!”

I was going to go crazy.

“Irene? Want a hit?”

Expressing my feelings, Reika approached Irene with a raised fist. It seems she used to be quite straightforward even when she was at the convent.

“No, why do you keep trying to hit me! Have you turned into a demon too, Reika, after growing horns!”

“You’re the same, you wench!”

“Aaack!”

She was immediately subdued by having her ear grabbed. Such a lewd woman quickly became adept at dark magic, but why couldn’t I?

“Huff.”

In such a relaxed atmosphere, we continued our march. After all, there were no enemies that could pose a threat to us in this jungle at the moment. It was okay to march in a more relaxed mood.

“Master. Sharan still hasn’t produced any milk.”

“Oh, Sharan. Have you been waiting all this time?”

“Shasha.”

“It’s okay. It will come out soon.”

Reika transformed due to what she endured from me. Then, Sharan will soon be able to do the same.

“I’ll massage you a lot in the future. I want to drink Sharan’s milk too.”

“I want to give milk to Master soon.”

“Hehehe, I also want to suck it soon.”

Having such a conversation, I felt as if Reika was glaring at me. But when I turned around, it seemed I was mistaken, and it was just a normal look.

“Sister Reika?”

“Go away.”

“Yes.”

I wanted to ask for breast milk again… Ah, this. You couldn’t taste that sweet flavor with fruit.

“Anyway. Serinu. We just keep going this way?”

“Yes. Oh, but we’ll stop by our old home on the way.”

“If it’s on the way, that’s fine.”

Let’s go.

Upon arriving near the Pixie Village.

“Gruk.”

“Gruk gruk.”

In front of the village, there stood a hobgoblin.

“Those bastards?”

It had been a long time since I’d seen them. Ever since we recruited Muturi, the greatest loner of our Demon Army, I hadn’t seen these bastards at all.

It seems they’ve taken over the empty homes of the pixies.

“Uh, uh?! That guy!”

“They’ve occupied our house!”

“To just take someone else’s things like that…!”

The pixies were outraged.

“Those bad guys! We should kill them all! Let’s go quickly!”

“Just wait.”

“Why!”

“There’s no need to waste our energy before fighting lizardmen now. Let’s focus on our main objective for now. We can deal with them later.”

“Ugh…!”

Serinu seemed convinced by my words, clenching her fist and grinding her teeth. Then she nodded.

“Alright. The lizardmen come first. We’ll have to overlook these guys for now.”

“Exactly.”

Getting sidetracked when we have a task at hand isn’t good. There’s no need for unnecessary destruction here.

If we can successfully subjugate the lizardmen, then there’s a possibility to do the same with the hobgoblins.

“Subjugation.”

The reason why the Conqueror King was called so was simple. The Conqueror King conquered; he didn’t annihilate. Killing wasn’t the only option. If it’s possible to conquer, then one must conquer.

If we continued to subjugate the races of the forest and expand our power, then yes, we would be able to stand against humans.

“Then, guys. Let’s take a detour. Serinu, lead the way again.”

“Got it.”

As we detoured around the Pixie Village, it was soon time for sunset.

“Set up the camp!”

“Kek!”

“Krrk!”

Having experienced digging up the ground before, setting up a campsite was extremely simple. Dig for water drainage, and then break off branches to make pillars. With Sharan’s help, even the roof was quickly constructed.

“Then, Imsoong!”

“Krrk?”

“I’ll pair you with Vanessa, so go and gather food!”

“Krrrk?! A mission with a human?! Krrrk! Master! I don’t wanna!”

“Hey, hey. You’ll get used to it. Even if it’s a human, if they’re part of our group, they’re on our side, you know.”

“Krrrk! Family…! Got it! Imsoong will do it!”

“Hehehe, good.”

With Vanessa tagging along, there’s no need to worry even if a monster as big as a wild boar appears.

“Kuh…! A mission with a monster!”

“We don’t know what might appear around here, so please take good care of the imps.”

“Damn it!”

The imps set out to gather food. We just needed to finish setting up the camp and prepare for dinner. Then, after eating and waking up in the morning, we could continue our march.

“Supplies. Supplies are important.”

It’s obvious, but engaging in full-scale war would make local supplies nearly impossible to obtain. Regardless, food must be produced and stored.

This meant we needed to create farmlands, grow crops, and then store them in a warehouse.

“Shit.”

Even the Demon Army needed sustenance to operate. For now, our forces are small, and no specific enemies threaten us, so it’s manageable. However, if we start engaging humans seriously, we too need to prepare accordingly.

“We need a castle, not a dungeon…”

“Master? What’s a castle?”

“Ah. It’s like, not a cave, but a house made by stacking up stone walls.”

“Shasha… Sharan is happy anywhere as long as I’m with Master.”

“Me too!!!”

But how do we secure farmland?

If the entire human world was against us, then it’s not a feasible opponent. Plus, there might be angels or something, though I was not certain.

Without support from the demon world, it seems like the game itself won’t work… Well, we have to do what we can for now.

As I was pondering this.

“Krrk! Master! I’m back!”

The imps who went to gather food have returned.

“The human caught a big pig! It’s a pig woman!”

“Who are you calling a pig woman! You rude little brat!”

“I have a higher rank!”

“This brat!”

It seemed that Imsoong was completely treating Vanessa as a fool. However, if we’re talking about rank, Imsoong was actually higher.

It’s somewhat of a special position here.

“Lady Vanessa, is it okay if I hit Imsoong?”

“But he insulted me!”

“I’ll comfort you separately for that. So, please forgive him.”

“Separate comfort?!”

“Lady Vanessa, with your broad-mindedness, please let it pass.”

“Kuh! Fighting will bring no good, so I’ll let it pass! But don’t you dare think I want any sort of comfort!”

“Yes, yes.”

Good.

“Then, everyone! Let’s eat! Buril! Since the imps have caught it, you guys cook!”

“Kerrr! Understood, Master!”

The goblins immediately set to work preparing the meal. Though it’s referred to as cooking, it’s quite simple.

“Hahaha, looking at this, it feels like we’re on a trip.”

Lumica, standing beside me, smiled as she held my wrist.

“It does feel that way.”

Going on a trip with my subordinates… Will there ever be such a day? A day when we all take a break and go somewhere to relax freely.

“…”

I wonder.

After camping and waking up, we started marching again, and soon we reached the habitat of the lizardmen.

“A swamp.”

The place where the lizardmen lived was none other than an unpleasant swamp.

“Ugh… Look at the dirty water. I don’t like it.”

“Hehe, such a clean freak.”

Lumica, a water monster, didn’t like just any water. She preferred clean water.

“The trees are dense too. Serinu. Can we find the lizardmen’s homes here?”

“Umm… I don’t know the exact location… From here on, we’ll have to search directly.”

“Then we’ll just have to search. We’ll set up camp here, so get the pixies ready to scout in pairs.”

“Got it!”

Since we might get stuck, we have to send the pixies who can fly. I immediately formed teams with Serinu.

“Okay! Then our pixie scouting team! Always stay safe! Don’t let your guard down and forget to check your surroundings!”

“Yes!”

“Charge bravely!”

“Chargeee!”

-0–Whoosh!

The pixies who responded cheerily flew up.

“Then, guys. Let’s wait here for the pixies. Buril, don’t put your feet in the water. Keep a close watch, okay?”

“Kerung… Master, something ominous here.”

“I feel a bit ominous too, but if it were really ominous, satyrs and those sneaky lizardmen couldn’t live here. So, just be careful with the water.”

“Kerrk! Understood, Master!”

Could there be crocodiles?

Well, as long as we’re careful not to go near the water, it should be fine.

As we were waiting for the pixies.

—Kyaaaak!

A scream from the pixies came from somewhere!

“What! Guys! Get ready for battle!”

Could it be that the lizardmen appeared?!

Looking in the direction of the scream!

—Whoosh!

Two pixies were hurrying back!

“Pixie! Why!”

“De, Demon King!”

The pixie pointed behind itself upon seeing me.

“Over there!”

Over there?

“A freaking huge frog!”

“Damn it!”