Chapter 252

Chapter 252

Otherworld Demon King Survival Guide.

Episode 252: Conquering The Barony (8)

“Hey. I’ve been thinking seriously, and I think what you need is a mother.”

“Are you going to scold me like that?”

“What? Scold? I gave it some serious thought, and what are you talking about?”

Reika frowned as if she was displeased. But shouldn’t I be the one who’s most displeased right now? Bringing up a mother all of a sudden, what’s going on?

“I agree with her.”

The saintess beside her spoke.

“He needs a mother. But the only one who could become his mother… no matter how much I think about it, it has to be me, doesn’t it?”

“What? No. That’s not right. What are you talking about, coming in late? If you think about it, I’ve been with him longer.”

“But I have the experience of being a saintess, haven’t I? I’ve embraced countless people with faith, so I can surely do a better job.”

“That’s nonsense!”

“Hah!”

Suddenly, the saintess and Reika started fighting. The reason was about who could play the role of a mother better. I was speechless.

“Master’s mother is Sharan!”

Then Sharan jumped in, too. No way!

“Sharan, what are you doing now?”

“Sharan wants to be Master’s mom!”

“Sharan as a mom…!”

Now that I thought about it, it might be good, but Sharan was more like a wife than a mother.

“No! I will!”

“Nonsense!”

This wasn’t going well.

“Enough, enough! Stop this mom nonsense! What are you all talking about?”

“No, it’s just that…”

“It’s true that my mother was strange, but that doesn’t mean I really need a mother. Just go back to your duties. Instead of being a mother, train your abilities as a military commander.”

What I needed wasn’t a mother but a competent military commander!

“Yes, I did have a sad upbringing in the demon realm, but that doesn’t mean I’m longing for a mother. Is it something that just happens because you want it to? Stop talking about mothers and go back to your positions!”

As I said that,

“Ah…”

“Ah…”

The saintess and Reika started to look disappointed. But when they reacted like that, I felt uneasy.

“And Reika, you already take good care of me. Even without being a mother, you do, so what does it matter what you’re called?”

“Th-that’s… is that so?”

With a bit of comfort, their expressions softened again.

“And I also have high expectations from the saintess, so don’t be too disappointed over a title. Fighting over becoming a mother, really?”

“That’s… I see. I was too hasty.”

“It’s fine.”

“Then, not for your sake, but if you could just call me mother for my well-being…”

“Silence!!!”

“Eek!”

Once you started calling her mother, it never ended!

“But I won’t give up!”

“Well… I kind of want to be called that too. Fine. I’ll go back for now.”

The two women left after saying that.

“Goodness.”

What was with this sudden mom fuss?

“Master. Sharan wants to be a mom.”

“Sharan, you’re my wife, not my mom.”

“No mom? Sharan’s sad.”

“Don’t be sad! Being a wife is great too! Almost as good as being a mom!”

“Okay! Then that’s fine!”

Sharan smiled brightly again and hugged me.

“Hehehe, well.”

But still, seeing these women clamoring to be my mom made me feel how much they cared about me.

Reika, too, was practically my wife now.

Maybe not now, but later, I could call them that. As a reward, of course. Even if they were my women, how could I shamelessly call them mom?

And just the thought of a mom reminds me of the Duchess, and I couldn’t hold back my anger.

The march continued.

“Kerrrrrk! Raid the burrows! Initiate the new recruits!”

“Kerrrk! Bind them!”

“New recruits, hurrah! Kerrrururung!”

As we crossed into our territory, monsters began to appear. Upon discovering a goblin burrow, my proud infantry charged forward.

“Keryaaaah!”

“Kerrrk!”

The wild goblins were subdued like trophies and dragged out. The goblins, who were dragged out for voluntary enlistment, were all bound and knelt down.

“New recruits! New recruits! Kerrrk!”

“Kerrrk! Congratulations on your voluntary enlistment!”

“Keryaaaah!”

They were thrilled.

Well, anyone would feel good seeing new recruits joining voluntarily. That’s what soldiers were like. Anyway, seeing the dark goblins dancing in joy warmed my heart.

“Kerrrk! Finally, I have juniors!”

“All the chores are offloaded! Kerrrk!”

“Chores are for the new recruits, kerrrung!”

Wait, these guys?

“Hehehe, Buril, are you bullying the new recruits?”

“This isn’t bullying! Kerrrk! It’s a humane procedure to instill the spirit of command and obedience in the new recruits, Kerrrk!”

—Ssnap!

Buril shouted as he saluted sharply.

“Indeed, it’s the era of education, isn’t it? Master! The reason we were able to become strong! It lies in education and training!”

Exactly!

“By teaching them to willingly do the tasks assigned by their seniors, we’ll improve the efficiency of their training! Trust me! With my education, the new recruits will be reborn as soldiers!”

This guy was really good with words!

“Wow! That’s right, Buril! As expected of you! This big brother only trusts you!”

“Kerrrk! Thank you!”

A little leniency in tasks should be allowed! That’s the way to smoothly run the army! Of course, from a commander’s perspective!

“But Buril, I won’t tolerate any punishment beyond a light flick to the forehead. No starving them or depriving them of sleep either.”

“Of course! My goal is to create invincible goblin soldiers with a strict sense of command and obedience, not just punching bags that only know how to take a beating!!!”

“Wow!!! That’s a great saying!!! Buril!!! Truly wise words!!!”

“I’m now a company commander, aren’t I! I’ve gained that much ‘dignity’! Kerrrung!”

“Hahahaha! To see you grow like this! I’m really touched!”

He was always a sharp guy, but now that he had become a (provisional) company commander, he had gained even more dignity!

“Kerrung Kerrung. Are you touched? Then, Master. How about we do ‘that’ together for the first time in a while?”

“Good! Let’s do it right now!”

“Kerrrrrk!”

—Sob!

So, Buril and I sat down together, shoving our fists into our mouths, and cried out.

Memories were bubbling up. Back in the day, Buril and I used to play around like this all the time. Thinking of those days made my heart feel warm.

“Kerrrurung!”

Well, in that way, we swept through all the goblins in sight and sent out the imps to capture new ones.

But that’s not all.

“Gyusasasat! Gyusaaaaat!”

“New recruits! Gyusaaat!”

“We’ve got more manpower for digging! Gyusat!”

The Kobold engineers were also increasing in number. The more Kobolds we had, the better. Even if we took over the barony, it was the same. Kobolds were masters of civil engineering. We could put them to good use.

“Lord. We’ve discovered a tribe of Lizardmen. What should we do?”

Juragi’s report.

“We’ll bypass them for now. We can deal with them on our way back.”

“Understood.”

“And Ruby! Come here!”

“Yes, Lord.”

I immediately called Ruby over.

“Organize the new recruits. Count them by species, check their health, and so on.”

“I’ll take care of it.”

As I delegated the tasks related to the troops to Ruby, we continued our march.

And then we discovered the Pixie village we were aiming for.

“Stop. We must not provoke the Pixies here. Serinu, it’s a new Pixie village.”

“Great! Leave it to me! I just need to make them our friends, right?”

“Exactly. But take a gift with you first.”

“Well… yeah, giving gifts is always a good idea.”

—Snap.

With a snap of my fingers, other Pixies brought over a box filled with gifts. Sweet honey, sparkling stones, pretty clothes, and useful tools. Pixies go crazy over these things.

“Serinu. Take a few Pixies with you, carry the gifts, and go. Also, invite them to come and check out our army. Convince them to join us.”

“Got it!”

—Vroom!

Soon, Serinu flew off with the gift box and a few Pixies. We’d wait here. The rest was up to Serinu.

There’s nothing to worry about.

The wild Pixies couldn’t possibly beat the current Serinu. Now that Serinu had become a Dark Pixie, she was stronger and faster than a regular Pixie. Her casting speed was also superior.

—Swoosh.

Anyway, I climbed up a tree to observe the Pixie village.

“Hmm.”

I couldn’t hear much, but I could see our Pixies chatting excitedly with the others.

“They’re doing well.”

As expected, Pixies were great at making friends.

While waiting,

—Vroom!

Serinu returned, holding the hand of another Pixie!

“Oh, Serinu! You brought someone!”

“Yes!”

Was this the leader of their Pixies?

The Pixie was very cute and, as expected, had a large chest. She held Serinu’s hand tightly, looking around with a curious expression.

“Serinu? Is this the Demon Lord?”

“Yes! He’s very strong! And he makes us stronger too!”

Let’s greet her warmly.

“Nice to meet you, Pixie! I’m Kyuse! The owner of this army and Serinu’s closest friend!”

“Wow! Are all these people your friends?”

“Yes. They’re all very close friends!”

“Amazing…!”

She looked genuinely impressed.

As expected, Pixies are pure-hearted.

“Can I really become as strong as Serinu if I follow you?”

“Of course!”

But that’s not all.

“Do you see the clothes and tools they’re wearing? You can have those too. But that’s not even the most important thing… The most important thing is that you’ll be under our protection. Everyone here is my friend, so if there are many of us, you’ll be safer, right?”

“Yes! That’s right! The more there are, the safer it is!”

Everyone wanted to be safe.

“Would you like to join us? You’d have to leave your village, but it’ll be fun living with us!”

“I want to join!”

The Pixie, seemingly entranced by Serinu’s words, agreed.

With this, our air force had been successfully reinforced.

“But I think I should ask everyone’s opinion first!”

“Sure, go ahead.”

“Oh, and… there’s something I’d like to ask for.”

A request?

“What is it?”

“Ah. I told her I’d grant a request in exchange for joining us.”

“Good proposal, Serinu. Anyway, tell me. I’ll grant it if I can.”

As I said that, the Pixie responded.

“There are Satyrs nearby! I want them all dead! They’ve been kidnapping our Pixies for a long time! I want revenge!”

“Alright! Extermination is our specialty! We’ll avenge you!”

“Yay!!!”

As expected, Pixies were Pixies.

They harbored deep resentment against the Satyrs. Though innocent and pure, they were ultimately a species surviving in the jungle. They possessed the necessary violence against their enemies, making them excellent warriors.

They would become a formidable air force!