Chapter 146

Chapter 146

Otherworld Demon King Survival Guide.

Episode 146: Lizardmen Scoundrels (10)

“Then, Juragi. This is your first command. Gather and organize the tribesmen.”

“Shwack. Understood.”

Juragi, who responded coolly, was about to approach the bound lizardmen. I added,

“As this is your first command, I will see how well you do.”

“Shw-, Shwaack?! Understood!”

Only then did Juragi seem a bit more desperate as he ran. This guy, it seems, follows orders quite well if they come from someone stronger than himself. Simply put, he has a personality that thoroughly respects the hierarchy of power.

It can be said that this is a good trait for a subordinate.

-Papapat!

As Juragi ran and spoke with the tribesmen, the atmosphere among the lizardmen visibly started to improve.

They must have been pleased to hear the news that they would be saved.

“Kek…!”

“Kkruk.”

The goblins and imps were still wary of the lizardmen, but they would soon realize it’s okay.

“Buril. Imsoong. Come here.”

“Kek!”

“Kkruk!”

They immediately ran over.

“I’ll explain, so listen carefully. This guy was able to speak as soon as he became my subordinate because he originally had some strength.”

“Is that so? Kek! That’s fortunate!”

“Hehehe, fortunate, is it?”

“Kerk! Indeed! I thought Master had already bestowed blessings on such baseless fools and almost got hurt! Kek!”

“Such an honest critter!”

-Bukbuk!

“Carurung.”

I immediately petted Buril’s head hard. That’s how the world works. If a baseless fool gets a high position or a blessing right from the start while there are subordinates with roots, resentment arises.

“Kkruk! Master! I thought the same!”

“Kek! Speak respectfully! Imsoong!”

“Krrrk! Thought so! Luckily not!!”

Imsoong seemed to think similarly.

“Hey. If I give you something good, do you think I’d give it to others first?”

Saying that, I petted Imsoong’s head.

“Kkruk. It’s deeply appreciated!”

My feelings were well conveyed.

“Anyway. Seeing that guy, he follows my commands very well. So, let’s lower our guard a bit and start organizing things.”

“Kek! Understood!”

Thus, my subordinates began the task of cleaning up the battlefield.

“Shwaack! Strong being! I calmed all the tribesmen!”

“Strong, what?”

“Shwack?”

“No, never mind. Call it whatever you want. Good. Then, release the lizardmen from their bonds.”

“Shwaack! Understood!”

Juragi immediately freed them from their restraints.

“Shwaack.”

“Shwack.”

“Jurarak.”

After being released, the lizardmen stood quietly. They appeared a bit scared but made no attempt to flee or display aggression.

-Chuek.

The same was true when I stood before them. By subduing one chieftain, I had brought the entire lizardmen tribe under my control.

Now, they will become warriors willing to sacrifice their lives for me. I planned to assign them to more perilous missions, in place of my demon castle family.

“…”

Thinking about it… No.

Never mind.

“Juragi, convey that they are to submit to me.”

“Shwack! Understood! Shurarararak!”

-Filtfilt!

Immediately, as Juragi flicked his tongue and shouted, the lizardmen knelt. Becoming the predator, I could sense that the prey had submitted to me.

“Juragi, what do you plan to do with the bodies of the tribesmen?”

“Shwack. Send them down the river.”

“Then do that. But,”

“Shwack?”

“What are your thoughts on us killing the tribesmen?”

“Shwaack. Strong being, you were strong. So, we died. Shwaack. It was inevitable.”

Such a pragmatic way of thinking.

“The loser naturally dies. Shwack. But we survived. So, thank you. Shurararak.”

Juragi nodded, expressing that sentiment.

“Good. That’s enough. I saved you. Now, you just need to follow me.”

“Shwack shwack.”

Let’s have a conversation with Juragi and then depart.

What I told Juragi was straightforward. They were to relocate near our dungeon. Fortunately, there’s a lake nearby that Lumica used to frequent. It seems the lizardmen can thrive in water as well, so they should find it a comfortable habitat.

“Move and… Shwack. Send a messenger every day?”

“Yes. And come when I call, all of you.”

“It’s challenging, but… understood. Shwack.”

“You will fight alongside other races with us.”

“Shwack!”

“Of course, we will win it all.”

“Shwack. If that’s the case, it doesn’t matter. You are a strong being. The strong win.”

Warriors tended to exaggerate the power of those who defeated them. The chieftain has recognized me as an incredibly strong being.

“But, Shwack. Why fight?”

“Because.”

Simple.

“I plan to subjugate more races and rule this land.”

“Shw, Shwaack?!”

Juragi was astonished at those words.

“Why surprised?”

“To rule this land! Shwaack! I only ruled a swamp! How can you think like that! Shurarararak!”

-Sarararak!

Juragi, so surprised, jumped up and roared, his tongue swirling around like some kind of ribbon stick.

“That’s because I am a strong being.”

“Amazing!!! Shurarang!!!”

He’s really surprised.

“Anyway, just know that. Live as usual until I give a direct command. Ah. Prepare to move.”

“Shurarack! Understood!”

If we settle them in Lumica’s old house on the way back, it’ll be easy to provide support.

“Now, then! This demon king will make an important announcement! Everyone, clap!”

“Stop messing around and just talk.”

“Hey! Lumica! Sharan! Punish that insolent Reika!”

“Shaa!”

“What!”

At my command, Lumica and Sharan immediately subdued Reika and started groping her breasts and thighs.

“Ah, what are you doing! Ah damn! Don’t touch thereee!”

“The world!!! To see Reika so powerlessly subdued!!!”

Excluding the noisy nuns, there’s no one left but Vanessa.

“You seem to have… conquered the lizardmen well. I don’t know about other things, but you seem to have military talent?”

It’s not really military talent; I just had special abilities.

“Maybe so. Anyway, Ms. Vanessa. You did very well attacking the chieftain. I’ll reward you next time.”

“Reward?!”

Vanessa exclaimed in surprise at that.

“Why are you surprised?”

“You! You’re planning to torture me under the guise of a reward, aren’t you!”

“Should I kiss you then?”

“Kiss?!”

-Woosh!

Vanessa immediately covered her mouth with her hand.

“Uh, ugh…!”

Her face turned bright red.

“Or maybe spend a night beside you.”

“What?!”

Why so surprised?

“Who said I wanted that! Stop talking nonsense!”

“If you don’t like it, never mind.”

“Ah, no, that’s not what I meant!”

“Hehehe.”

Vanessa, though outwardly resistant, harbored a deep craving for sexual pleasure. The womb seal engraving and horns were clear indicators of this. A woman couldn’t resist.

“You! If you want to do such wicked things, do them to me, not Ms. Vanessa!”

“What did you say?”

“Ms. Vanessa! Don’t worry! I will sacrifice myself instead…!”

“Sister Irene, you haven’t done anything, so that’s rejected.”

“No!!!”

Irene appeared greatly disappointed.

“Anyway. Now the lizardmen will live under my command as soldiers. Our demon castle’s power has increased, Lumica.”

“Uh?”

When I called her, Lumica, who had been tickling Reika’s thighs, responded.

“The lizardmen will move to where you used to live.”

“The lizardmen?”

“You don’t mind, do you?”

“Why would I mind? I don’t care about that.”

Then there’s no problem.

“Good. Then, since it’s late today, let’s spend the night here and return tomorrow!”

“Shaa!”

“Let me go alreadyyy! Ahhhhh!”

Reika cried out cutely, but I didn’t let her go. I signaled Sharan to rub her chest even more vigorously.

After finishing the work, we made a suitable place to sleep, a bit away from the lizardmen’s habitat. No matter what, sleeping near a swamp is out of the question.

“Don’t forget you promised to play with us when we get back.”

Serinu reminded me of this the whole time we were making the sleeping area. It seems her body has heated up quite a bit since we left the dungeon, unable to satisfy her sexual desires.

“I remember. Don’t worry. Would I lie about something like that?”

“Don’t lie!”

“Right?”

Serinu easily accepted it.

After making a place to sleep, I distributed the night watch duties and lay down with Sharan and Lumica beside me.

“Sleep well, Master.”

“Sleep well, demon king.”

Feeling quite tired, my eyes closed quickly.

“Ah. You guys too…”

Drowsiness overwhelmed me.

The moment I closed my eyes and relaxed my mind.

-…!

Suddenly, something like a dream whirled in my head!

“Uh?!”

I woke up from my sleep as if I had been ejected from a dream!

“Huh… Huh…!”

With my upper body suddenly jolting upright, I was panting heavily. What’s happening? Did I just fall asleep? How long did I sleep?

As I pondered,

-Soft snores.

Everyone beside me was sleeping soundly. It seems I fell asleep instantly and woke up due to a nightmare… Suddenly,

-Thumping.

An ominous feeling crept up on me.

Because I remembered the dream.

“Damn it. What kind of dream was that?”

I felt a very ominous emotion.

And then, I tried to recall the nightmare.

“…”

It was a dream where I was enveloped in a brilliant, bright light, but for some reason, my body started to burn up because of it.

I woke up freaking scared because of that.

“Sigh…”

Anyhow, as I tried to calm down and go back to sleep,

“Shaa…?”

Perhaps woken up by me, Sharan sat up.

“Master…? Did you wake up?”

“Yeah. It’s just…”

“A nightmare?”

“Not sure… If it’s a nightmare.”

“What kind of nightmare?”

She’s perceptive.

“Well, it’s like suddenly this intense light was wrapping around me.”

“Intense light?”

“Yeah. It was an incredible light.”

As I said that,

“Light? Hmm.”

Lumica, who was lying down, said that.

She woke up too.

“Yeah. What kind of light?”

“Master. Didn’t something like that happen before?”

“What?”

“Sleeping in the room, and suddenly it gets bright outside…”

“Oh! Right! It feels similar to that!”

There was such a time! In the middle of the night, a strong light suddenly assaulted us from outside the dungeon!

And it seemed like I saw a column of light… It felt exactly like when I saw that!

It’s certain! The ‘feeling’ I’m experiencing now is identical to that time!

“Hm?”

Wait a minute.

Thinking about it… Was that direction towards here?

-Swish.

I immediately got up from my spot.

“Master?”

“Master?”

Then, I stepped out of the temporary tent and stared in the direction where the column of light had appeared. What was this ominous feeling? Was it instinct? After becoming a demon, I’ve developed the ability to feel things instinctively. I’ve felt it occasionally.

Does this mean it’s some kind of instinctual threat?

“Kek? Kekkek!”

“Shaa! Master! Where are you going!”

As I walked towards the forest, the goblin on guard and Sharan came and grabbed me… No. What was I doing?

“What the hell.”

“Master, you’re acting a bit strange.”

“Indeed. I don’t feel like myself right now. Sharan, tie me up so I can’t move. And put me to sleep.”

“Shaa… Yes, Master.”

Sharan wrapped me in plants and took me back to the spot.

“…”

The moment I stepped into the forest.

I felt something unsettling.

“There’s something here.”

The pillar of light.

Now, it started to bother me.

Should I investigate?