Chapter 177

Chapter 177

Although the method was a bit off, it was a clear fact that one of the four Heavenly Kings had disappeared. Since we had achieved our goal, we needed to return to the nearest city and decide on our next destination.

“Alright, alright. Let’s hurry back!”

Meanwhile, Lindy was smiling broadly, unlike when she was nagging earlier, as if she was very excited.

“By the way… how should we take her?”

In the end, it was decided by everyone’s agreement to take Lilith with us. However, even though Lilith resembled a human woman, the horns on her head, the wings fluttering behind her back, and the tail swaying gently clearly indicated that she was a demon.

In this situation, no matter how much we tried to persuade them that Lilith was a demon who didn’t harm people, as soon as we reached the village entrance, the guards would immediately mobilize all their forces and try to subdue Lilith.

“Ah! Don’t worry about that!”

However, perhaps she was taking care of her own safety? Lilith stepped a few paces ahead of the group and turned around, spinning towards us.

Then, with a few small exclamations of “Yapyap!”, the features that identified her as a succubus all disappeared. The horns, wings, and tail vanished without a trace. However, they didn’t completely disappear; they left a slight mark, like a scar, but it was unnoticeable unless you looked closely, and as mentioned before, it was something that could be easily overlooked as a scar. Moreover, there was no particular need to show her back or buttocks to others.

“Then we just need to do something about that outfit. Does anyone have any spare clothes?”

Even though Lilith’s succubus features had disappeared, the outfit she was wearing was still quite revealing. The exposed area was wider than the covered area. Moreover, all of Lilith’s other clothes were the same kind, so I left them at the hideout.

Even if I considered letting her wear a robe, unlike us who could prove our identities, a demon like Lilith would have nothing like that. They would surely check for at least minimal identification, such as whether she was armed, and would naturally try to take off the robe.

However, instead of answering my question, the companions just stared blankly at me.

“Ah…”

Only then did I realize my mistake. Luna and Presia are shorter than me, so if I lent their clothes to Lilith, she might look even more revealing than she already was, in a different way. So this time, I looked at Lindy.

In terms of height, Lindy was the closest to Lilith. However, there was one major problem with borrowing Lindy’s clothes.

“…Hey, what are you staring at so intently? And may I ask what you mean by shaking your head at me?”

Well, Lindy’s figure isn’t lacking. It’s rather beautiful. However, compared to Lilith, the meaning of that beauty is in a slightly different direction. Her body is the epitome of what is commonly called a slender beauty. If Lilith were to wear Lindy’s clothes, I’m worried she might not be able to breathe and die.

“It won’t work. Just let me hit you once.”

Lightly dodging Lindy’s punch, I looked back at Lilith. Well, what else could I do? The best option left was my own clothes. It might be a bit tight, but it’s better than someone else’s clothes.

“Let’s go buy clothes right away when we get back. I’ll give you the money.”

“Yes, Master. I’ll wear it cleanly and return it!”

I took out a set of my clothes from the backpack containing clothes and handed them to Lilith. Then, as if she had no shame, she casually took off her clothes in the middle of nowhere and changed into mine. Perhaps it’s because she’s a succubus by nature, but a pervert who surpasses Lindy, a perverted lesbian, has joined us. Fortunately, unlike Lindy, Lilith follows instructions well, calling me ‘Master’ or ‘Great Master,’ so it’s a relief.

Presia and Lindy suggested imprinting a master-servant mark in case Lilith betrayed us, but I and Luna opposed it, so it was scrapped. Both of us had suffered too much from the master-servant imprint.

However, Lilith herself, for some reason, seemed happy at the mention of imprinting a master-servant mark, which surprised me.

***

After returning to the town, the other companions decided to act separately to find lodging, while I, with only Lilith, headed to the clothing store first. There was no need to take away the clothes she was currently wearing, but since Lilith was also a woman, she would need several outfits to change into.

“Shall we go in here first? You’ll be sleeping outdoors often, so buy plenty.”

“Yes!”

The first place we found was an underwear store, so we decided to choose underwear first and I led Lilith into the store.

Thinking back to my previous life, it’s been quite some time since I was TS’d, but buying women’s underwear still feels awkward every time, so I let her choose on her own.

Lilith, looking around the store as if seeing something amazing, soon came back with an armful of underwear.

“Why did you bring so many underwear? We still need to buy clothes later.”

It wasn’t that I was stingy with money. As I received support from the Emperor, I had quite a bit of funding. Even though I told her to buy plenty, this was beyond plenty; it was excessive.

“What? Weren’t we here to buy clothes?”

“Yeah? And?”

“Then why are we going to buy clothes again?”

?

What is this now? The conversation with Lilith felt strangely off.

“We’re going to buy clothes at the next store, what are you talking about?”

“I have enough with just the clothes here?”

?

What Lilith pointed to was the pile of underwear she was holding.

“Of course, these are clothes too, but strictly speaking, they are underwear, to be worn under clothes.”

“What? You wear clothes under clothes again? Why would you do that, it’s uncomfortable?”

Is this the common sense of a succubus? It seems Lilith has no concept of underwear. I don’t know if it’s because she’s young or if all succubi are like this. I’ll have to teach her basic common sense whenever I have time. It’s ridiculous that I, who was a man, have to teach a woman common sense.

“That’s enough, pick a few you like from these, and take the rest back to their original place.”

“Tch, Master is so stingy.”

Even though she knew I could hear her perfectly, Lilith grumbled and returned the underwear, leaving only a few. However, Lilith’s pouting lip disappeared again the moment we entered the next store to buy actual clothes.

Lilith, once again excited, wandered around the store. Occasionally, when she saw clothes she liked, she would bring them to me and ask what I thought, looking very happy. Of course, seeing Lilith happy made me smile too.

However, since all the clothes she brought were narrow-cut like the succubus clothes she used to wear, there was no point in buying them separately, so I sent them all back to choose again.

***

“Are you that happy?”

“Yes! I liked the clothes I wore before too, but the clothes I bought this time are also incredibly pretty! And they have meaning because Master chose and bought them for me.”

In the end, since she kept picking only revealing clothes, all the clothes Lilith bought were chosen by me. Reflecting Lilith’s taste, I bought a few outfits that were moderately revealing but not excessively so, and also practical.

“Welcome… Ah, it’s the young lady.”

Finding the inn Presia had booked was not difficult. Since it was the same city where we had stayed briefly before leaving to capture the Four Heavenly Kings, there was no need to change to a different inn than before.

Perhaps because it had only been a few days, the innkeeper recognized my face and greeted me.

“Hello.”

“Your girlfriend changed again in just a few days. Young lady, can you secretly pass on that know-how to this old man?”

Ah… Come to think of it, last time, when I tried to leave Luna behind, she started chattering, and the innkeeper misunderstood. I brushed it off at the time, but I didn’t expect to encounter the innkeeper again in such a misunderstood situation. Moreover, Lilith was tightly holding my arm and sticking close to me. It’s understandable that the innkeeper’s misunderstanding would deepen. I should have cleared up the misunderstanding earlier.

“Stop saying strange things. More importantly, my companions must have arrived and booked a room in advance, so which room is it?”

“Go up to the second floor, it’s the last room. It’s spacious and soundproof, so don’t worry.”

“It’s not like that. And if I may offer some advice, sir, you should tuck in that protruding belly.”

Leaving the innkeeper, who was laughing heartily while patting his belly, behind, I headed to the room. Upon entering, Luna was already lying on the bed with Rabbit, rolling around, and Presia was drinking tea poured by Bear.

“Luna! I told you to wash up and change clothes before lying on the bed after going out, didn’t I?”

“Hiiing…”

I picked up Luna, who was rolling on the bed, and threw her straight into the shower room. Rabbit, who was dragged into the shower room with her, struggled belatedly, but couldn’t escape Luna’s grasp.

“Huh? You’re not back yet? Aren’t you busy?”

And unlike Luna, Lindy, who had already changed clothes and was sitting on another bed, caught my eye.

“You haven’t forgotten our date, have you?”

“It’s a joke, a joke. The sun has already set today, so it’s fine for today. Let’s go tomorrow.”

Given what I had done to Lindy before, Lindy reacted sensitively to even a light joke. But seeing Lindy’s happy face after receiving the date promise, and seeing how Lindy had rushed to finish all her busy schedules in one day, how could I forget the promise? I had already told Presia and Luna, so I had postponed the schedule by a day.

Upon hearing that it was a joke, Lindy’s tense expression softened, and she regained her bright smile.

By the way, I’m already worried about how to assign the beds for Lindy and Lilith.