Chapter 161

Chapter 161

Otherworld Demon King Survival Guide.

Episode 161: Collision (4)

A brilliant idea. It was too fascinating. Could the series of disappearances that occurred in this forest be framed as the work of orcs?

“Huh?”

If humans believed it was the orcs’ doing, wouldn’t they take care of the orcs on their own and then leave?

Could it be that they would never suspect the existence of an unidentified demon in this unexplored area and only think of the orcs?

If so, I could hide my identity for a longer time!!!

“Yes!”

That’s it!

Framing it as the orcs’ doing!

Thinking about it was like thunder striking my head! Using humans to subdue the orcs and hide my identity!

Wasn’t that killing two birds with one stone!

The longer I hid my identity, the larger my forces would become! And my knowledge increased as well! That would increase my chances of survival!

Swoosh.

I quickly thought about how to make this brilliant scheme a reality. The orc tribe. They seemed like they had just moved in from somewhere, but their numbers were quite significant.

At a glance, they seemed to surpass a platoon. I didn’t know why they moved. That’s not important right now, so let’s skip it.

A race with better physical abilities than humans with numbers that amounted to a platoon.

They might be able to break through my phalanx head-on.

Dangerous.

But if there were that many of them, humans would understand. So many muscular brutes? Those bastards must have killed all the people who entered! That’s what they would definitely think.

But I had to check first.

“Lady Vanessa.”

I called for Vanessa.

“Lady Vanessa, how many orcs can you take on alone?”

“Well… I’ve never fought them alone, so I’m not sure. Being a knight doesn’t mean I’m invincible. If I’m surrounded, I could be defeated.”

“What if you fought three against one?”

“That would be manageable. If I kill one first and then face the other two, I could win. But if it’s about five, that would be dangerous.”

“Five, huh.”

A regular soldier said it was damn hard to beat an orc alone. It’s almost impossible. But Vanessa, a knight, claimed she could handle about four on her own.

Real fights were usually decided by numbers. In games or movies, one could easily beat seventeen, but in reality, even one-on-one was damn hard.

“Two adventurers, two nuns, and Lady Vanessa. Do you think that number could handle that orc tribe?”

“Hmm… That would be difficult. Wait, you’re not thinking of using those orcs, are you?”

“Indeed, quick as expected of a knight.”

“…That’s wicked.”

Can it really be called wicked?

“Sharan, let’s end our reconnaissance here for today.”

“Shasha.”

We should head back home.

I also needed to gather the lizardmen and hobgoblins to this area.

We shouldn’t fight with the orcs until the human invasion is imminent. Although our territories overlapped and they would soon discover our existence… as long as we didn’t attack first, they wouldn’t rashly attack either.

Regardless of anything else, the monsters in our demon castle were different from the usual ones. The orcs had just moved in. They would naturally act cautiously.

Maintaining a non-aggression pact until…

The human regular army stormed in, then we would use the orcs. If we acted like we were attacking first, they would prepare to fight in anger.

And if humans discovered that, everything would be okay.

“The most important thing is to maintain a non-aggression pact with the orcs until the humans storm in.”

We decided on our policy and returned to the dungeon.

As expected, the orcs began to scout. They’ve come to a new area, so it’s natural they’d want to look around.

In the process, our goblins and a few orcs encountered each other.

“Keuk! Master! I will report in detail!”

“Good! Report, Squad Leader Buril!”

“Keuk!”

Buril, who was scouting with the goblin unit, encountered the orcs. The standing order was to assess their size immediately upon discovery and to flee if they seemed numerous.

But Buril decided it was okay and made contact.

“There were two orcs! At first, they seemed like they’d attack us! Keuk! But when we showed them our numbers, they got scared! And then they left!”

“Is that all, Buril?”

“Keuk! Yes!”

“Good! Well done!”

It’s important to let the orcs know about our existence.

Anyway, keep an eye on the orc tribe. Avoid direct clashes and just show off our strength. It wouldn’t be bad to establish a sort of territory.

From this point onwards was our territory. If we could plant that rule in the orcs’ heads, they wouldn’t rashly make contact, and if we invaded their territory first at a critical moment, they’d be furious, wondering why we’re coming.

That’s what setting a territory was about.

Create a boundary they could not cross, and if they did, the enemy would become enraged. We could use that rule.

“Buril, from now on, scout in that direction and demonstrate to the orcs that they cannot cross a certain radius. If it seems wrong, flee immediately.”

“Keuk! Understood! So we just need to tell them this is our turf!”

“Exactly that!”

Indeed, smart thinking.

Swish swish.

I ruffled Buril’s head in praise, and he growled happily. Next, let’s listen to Serinu’s report.

“Serinu, come in!”

“Yep!”

Jiggle jiggle.

Serinu came running at my call, bouncing. A very serious face.

“Report, Serinu!”

“Found humans!!”

“What!!!”

Damn it!

“How many?”

“Five!”

“Explain properly!”

“Yep!”

The pixies were also properly trained. If they see humans, they must hide as much as possible, sneakily find out what they can, and come back.

“There’s one female and four males!”

“Hmm.”

One female?

Was my sex elite force about to grow?

Serinu continued her explanation. The woman was holding a staff, and the men were wearing ordinary armor, not full body armor, with backpacks on.

“Likely a reconnaissance team. Well done, Serinu. Thanks to you, we can prepare.”

“If it weren’t for our pixie, it wouldn’t have been possible!”

“Hehehe, yes, yes.”

Rub rub.

I caressed Serinu’s breasts as a sign of praise.

“Ah♥”

“Then, Serinu. Inform everyone. And go rest.”

“Ah, okay…♥ Heh♥”

After caressing her ample breasts, Serinu left the room, her face flushed with red. Truly adorable. It’s incredibly convenient to have pixies that can fly around.

“Sigh.”

“Master. Have the humans arrived?”

“Yes. It seems so.”

“Sharan will kill them all! Sha!”

Sharan hugged my neck, cooing affectionately.

“Hehehe, thank you.”

She then began licking my ear, showing genuine affection. Sharan was the only one who showed me this kind of sincere affection. Lumica was gentle but lacked warmth.

“Ah, wait a moment, Sharan. Go call Vanessa for me.”

“Yes, Master.”

Tiptoe tiptoe.

Sharan, who could now be considered my secretary, went to call Vanessa. Vanessa entered, and I briefed her on the situation.

“Given they have a mage with them, it must be a reconnaissance team… They suspect the presence of medium or larger monsters, so the rest must be skilled too.”

“Knight level?”

“Unlikely knights. But experienced scouts are also experts in escape.”

We could not allow them to escape.

“What about the mage’s combat ability?”

“If it’s a skilled combat mage, it could be challenging. But this time, it’s likely a mage specialized in research.”

“I see. Research might be necessary, after all.”

That meant their combat strength wasn’t that high. From what I gathered, we could definitely repel them. The key was ensuring there were no survivors.

Except for the woman.

“Then.”

Let’s start preparing for the dungeon battle.

The next day, I set out for reconnaissance with the pixies. The human scouting party should be nearby. Let’s try to lure them towards the dungeon.

“Sharan, make grass sprout or something to erase our tracks every time we move. It’s important to move stealthily.”

“Yes, Master.”

Swish.

They were experts at scouting. The chances of them discovering our footprints are high, so we decided to use Sharan’s power to erase our tracks as we moved.

This time, the reconnaissance team consisted of just me, Sharan, and the pixies. More feet meant more tracks, so we must minimize our numbers. It’s risky, but it’s the only way to be sure.

Buzz.

Above, the pixies moved slowly between the trees, conducting their search, while below, Sharan and I kept an eye on our surroundings, advancing slowly as we listened to the pixies’ reports.

After a while, a pixie cautiously flew over to me.

“Found them! The humans! All five are together!”

And then, she whispered loudly in my ear.

“Good. All pixies, retreat to the back. Hide and wait for my orders.”

“Okay!”

“Always watch my hand.”

“That signal, right? Don’t worry!”

After pulling the pixies back, I had Sharan create a ghillie suit, and we stealthily moved in the direction the pixies had indicated.

We could see the humans.

They were sitting, taking a break.

There were five of them, exactly as described. And the mage… quite pretty. She had a large bust, red hair, and was wrapped in a robe. Thinking of undressing her first was so demon-like of me. What would it feel like to have sex with a mage?

That’s not important right now.

Let’s eavesdrop.

“It’s definitely strange. There’s no sign of trolls at all.”

“There are many footprints of goblins and imps. If a troll had appeared, they would have hidden. It’s definitely odd.”

“There are many signs of fruit being picked. Yet, there are no significant marks on the trees… If it were a troll bastard, there would be some damage.”

The scouting party was discussing trolls.

“Uh, um… maybe it’s not a troll…? It could be some other monster…?”

Then the mage chimed in.

“It might be. Maybe an orc tribe has appeared.”

“An orc tribe… If it were that female knight, she would have definitely won.”

“That’s what’s strange. Are there many? But we haven’t seen any signs of orcs yet. There seem to be a lot of goblins, but that’s odd too. If there were many orcs, there wouldn’t be so many goblins.”

Their deductive reasoning was no joke.

Now that they were here to scout, it was almost certain that they were concluding that the danger were not trolls. It would be problematic if they decided to give up the search here.

I couldn’t let them go back.

There was a plan to lead them towards the orcs, but these folks were too clever. With such reasoning skills, they might uncover the truth. I couldn’t afford to act half-heartedly.

I must kill them all here.

Any threat to the demon castle must be eliminated.