Chapter 121

Chapter 121

Otherworld Demon King Survival Guide.

Episode 121: Let’s Defend The Dungeon! (3)

“Human!”

ㅡSshhh!

My guts felt like they were shrinking.

The appearance of humans always brought extreme tension for me. Just like the lions of the savannah fear the Maasai tribe, so did I fear humans.

“Hey! A human has appeared!”

“Shaa! Master! It’s dangerous!”

Serinu and Sharan exclaimed with excitement.

I needed to calm them down first.

“Quiet. Just stay quiet. I’m aware of the situation.”

I couldn’t let any signs of agitation show. After all, I was a demon lord leading a significant force. Calmly, I soothed my clenched insides and with a very calm voice, I restrained them.

“All troops, retreat. Return the way we came and erase our tracks as we go. The priority is to escape.”

I commanded.

Fortunately, today I had only brought the pixie unit. Since the entire unit hadn’t yet moved, we could erase our tracks immediately. We should be able to retreat without any problems.

“Ah, got it, Master.”

Sharan calmed down seeing my composed demeanor.

“Quiet! Did you hear that? Quietly prepare to run!”

Serinu tried to guide them properly as well.

“Humans!”

“This is serious!”

“Keep quiet, I said!”

“Serinu, your voice is the loudest!”

This wasn’t good.

The pixies were on the verge of panic. Humans were such a profound source of fear.

Even the mighty lions of the savannah would, upon hearing the name of the Maasai tribe, urinate in fear and flee, crying like babies. It was common sense. Regardless of how strong they were or how sharp their teeth, they were nothing but a mess when scolded by humans.

Lions that didn’t know this were long dead. Only those who feared humans survived.

“Huff.”

I calmed my heart, which felt like it was about to burst.

“Hurry! We need to run!”

“What do we do? Humans! They’ll kill us all!”

“We need to kill them before they kill us!”

I approached the pixies who were on the brink of panic.

“Everyone, calm down.”

ㅡChwak.

Like a martial arts master, I grasped the large fatty breast tissue on the upper bodies of the pixies with both hands.

“Kyaa♥”

“Ah♥”

The consciousness of the pixies, on the brink of panic, shifted to their chests. They made suggestive noises, seemingly pleased by the touch.

ㅡSwoosh.

And so, like flowing water, I freely moved my hands, massaging the breasts of each pixie one by one. It seemed as if afterimages were created every time I moved my hands.

“Keep your voices low.”

Was this the realm of a master?

“…”

“…”

“…”

As I touched their breasts, the pixies closed their mouths.

“Good. The confusion has been quelled.”

“Master, you’re amazing…!”

“Good to know. Now, Serinu. Let’s retreat.”

“Uh, um… Okay.”

Serinu, with a flushed face, nodded, and we promptly retreated.

“…”

I needed to think carefully.

What should I do now? Hide? First of all, making contact wouldn’t be good. If it was possible to hide, I must hide.

But.

Recently, Buril and Imsoong had been moving around this area with their subordinates. What if they left traces? And what if the humans discovered those traces?

It would be a disaster.

“Could it be?”

Maybe they followed the traces to get here?

My ominous imagination swelled.

Our absolute advantage was that our identity had not been revealed. But if they already knew… that was absolutely disadvantageous.

If the humans had detected the movement of a group of monsters, they would definitely try to find out the cause, and they might even reach my dungeon.

We were fully prepared for that.

“If that happens, I’ll have to kill them all.”

I needed to gather information about the enemies… but killing them was also problematic. If people with a specific purpose kept disappearing in the forest, it wouldn’t be strange for a formal expedition to be organized. And such an expedition would surely kill everything, regardless of whether the monsters were in an army or not.

Thinking this, I looked at Reika.

“…”

She did not look good.

“Sister Reika.”

“…Why.”

“Sister, you’re now fatefully tied to us.”

“Damn it. Why should I follow someone like you.”

“Having horns on your head, following those humans won’t bring anything good. Not at all.”

“…”

Reika fell silent at those words.

“Damn.”

She cursed.

There was no separate reaction. She simply retreated with us. So, I led my subordinates to a certain point and then called for Serinu.

First, we needed to understand the scale of the enemy.

“Serinu. Call that pixie from earlier.”

“Okay. Got it.”

The pixie who had been scouting immediately approached me.

“Pixie. Did you see the scale of the humans?”

“No, no. I was so scared, I came back right away.”

A face filled with fear.

But this seemed like something that needed to be retrained.

“Of course. You must have been startled by seeing humans suddenly. Right?”

“Uh, yes! I came back right away because I was so scared!”

“Right. I understand. But still, pixie. When you spot humans, you need to be cautious and try to find out as much as you can about their numbers before coming back. That’s how we stay safe. Got it? Let’s do that next time.”

“Yeah… Sorry.”

“It’s okay.”

I could leave it to Serinu.

“Serinu. Can you secretly scout and come back without being caught?”

“Uh…”

Serinu hesitated at my words.

“We need to know what kind of people they are to win. Serinu. Just go secretly and come back after seeing what you can. Can you do that?”

“What if, what if I get caught? Humans won’t just leave us alone.”

That was true.

The fairies of the forest were very beautiful. Considering human characteristics, it wouldn’t be strange if they were kidnapped and sold as slaves.

“Serinu. You can do it. And if we don’t find out about them here, all of us might end up in that situation.”

Persuasion.

“This is something only you can do.”

“Uh, uh! Okay! I’ll go and report back. I understand the importance. I was just a bit scared.”

ㅡSwoosh.

I placed my hand on Serinu’s head.

“I’m really grateful. You’re the only one who can do this, Serinu. Thanks for being brave.”

“What, what. Thanks. It’s my duty as the pixie leader… But don’t forget to appreciate it! It’s dangerous to scout humans!”

“Haha, yes. I’ll be forever grateful.”

“Then that’s settled. Alright, guys. Let’s go and observe the humans.”

“Bu, but it’s scary…”

“We still have to go. Let’s go.”

Serinu quickly grabbed the wrists of two pixies and leaped.

“We’ll wait here until Serinu returns.”

“Shaa. Yes, Master.”

“I’m worried about Serinu… Will she be okay?”

“We can only hope for the best.”

Once this was over, I planned to give the pixies some training in scouting and intelligence. How should I do it? Maybe by practicing hiding in a game of tag?

“Why hasn’t Serinu come back?”

“Was she caught?”

“She must have been captured because the demon lord told her to go!”

Minutes ticked by since Serinu had left. The pixies began to show their agitation. I quickly reassured them and gave them simple tasks to focus on the current situation.

Hide in the nearby trees and keep watch.

In this anxious situation, this task was necessary for safety. The pixies suppressed their agitation and took on their tasks seriously.

“Sharan, feel around the area too.”

“Yes, Master.”

As we waited for Serinu.

ㅡVroom!

The sound of flapping wings came from over there!

“Serinu…! You’re back!”

“I’m here!”

Fortunately, Serinu had returned safely. I had been anxious after sending her off, thinking she might have been caught. I worried for Serinu, and if the pixies were discovered, more humans might come.

“You did really well! Serinu! You did a great job!”

The relief was palpable. Gently touching her shoulder to show my gratitude, Serinu, blushing, responded coyly.

“Yo, you realize you’re thankful! Always be thankful to me from now on! It was a difficult task!”

“Got it. But you weren’t caught, right?”

“If I had been caught, I wouldn’t have been able to come back. What are you talking about?”

“Haha, right. That’s good. So what happened?”

“Well… I’ll explain it slowly. Ah. I thought I was going to die; it was so scary. The humans looked so ferocious…!”

I listened to Serinu’s explanation.

First, the number of humans discovered wasn’t that many—fewer than I had feared.

“Six of them?”

Was that somewhat relieving?

It lessened my burden.

“Yes. Three females and three males.”

“Describe their clothing more accurately.”

“Well… Ah! There were two females dressed like Reika!”

What?

Two nuns?

I looked at Reika, but since she couldn’t speak the fairy language, she just crossed her arms and glared at me.

“So… there were two nuns.”

According to Reika, the other nuns weren’t that strong. They could wield holy power as nuns but didn’t have combat skills beyond self-defense.

Of course, caution was needed. But the fact that they didn’t have combat abilities like Reika was good news.

“What about the males?”

“They all had weapons. They were dressed similarly to you.”

“Dressed like me? You mean like the clothes I’m wearing now?”

The clothes I was wearing now were taken from adventurers.

“Yes. Similar to that.”

“Is that so… Phew. We’re safe.”

This meant they were likely at the level of the adventurers I had been killing until now. Good news. There was no need to worry too much. Two nuns and three adventurers. A tricky combination, but we had combat experience, didn’t we?

Even if we confronted them head-on, we should be able to win.

“So, about the last woman… you said there were three females. What about the last one?”

Upon asking this.

“…”

Serinu’s expression darkened.

“Serinu?”

“That… she seemed a bit strong.”

“What?! Why?”

“She had black hair and seemed to have good weapons, and she was wearing something like iron armor!”

“What, what…!”

A woman with good weapons.

And wearing something like iron armor?

“Could it be, a knight?!”

This could be dangerous!

She might be even stronger than Reika!

“And I felt a kind of power emanating from her!”

“Like magical power!”

It really seemed as though she might be a knight!

If the world were to end, I’d want to shout ‘disaster’ there!