Chapter 262

Chapter 262

Otherworld Demon King Survival Guide.

Episode 262: This Castle Is Now Mine (1)

“AAAAAAH!”

This baron was scheming to use the angels to capture the saintess and gain power.

But the angel he summoned ended up siding with the saintess and now threatened to devour his barony, which must be driving him insane.

It was enough to shatter one’s mental state.

“Vanessa. Restrain him.”

“Va, Vanessa?!”

He was shocked at the mention of Vanessa.

“Nice to see you, Baron.”

As Vanessa lifted her helmet’s visor and approached, the baron was visibly shocked.

“Weren’t you reported dead during a reconnaissance?!”

“Well, this is how it turned out. I have no intention of being rough, given you were my old employer. That is if you don’t resist.”

“You, you’re a knight! Why are you threatening me with a sword!”

“Quiet. Speaking won’t help you. Sharan, can you bind him?”

“It’s hard to use here since there’s no soil. Shasha.”

“Ah. That’s a drawback…? I didn’t know that.”

Anyway, it’s about restraining.

“Everyone! Surround the baron! We’re going to bind him! Lea! Lea, come and help us!”

“Okay, I’ll do that.”

The baron threw away his weapon as we demanded, but any disturbance could still lead to injuries.

We must completely subdue him.

“What a pathetic sight. How dare you threaten the saintess. It’s time for you to pay.”

“Argh…!”

Lea also had many grudges towards the baron.

Like this.

“Kerk!”

“Kerrrrk!”

Goblins aimed their spears, and under Lea’s supervision, Vanessa disarmed the baron of his hidden armor and restrained him.

With that, the baron was completely neutralized.

“Don’t think this will go as you plan! You witch!”

It seems the baron genuinely believed the saintess to be a witch.

“And these monstrous soldiers! Though hidden by armor, everyone knows they are the army of demons!”

Oh. He had noticed that too.

“Hehehe, Baron Fickel. So, what are you suggesting?”

“You wench!”

“For me, devouring this barony is a trivial task.”

“Shut up!”

“Don’t worry too much. After all, you are ‘officially’ supporting and cooperating with us.”

“I never gave such an opinion!”

The baron shouted, but.

“Hehehe, Baron Fickel. You were already at our mercy from the moment you were captured. Whatever you say doesn’t matter. From now on, we will decide your opinions.”

“You evil brat!”

He could only bow his head at my words.

I had no intention of negotiating with the baron. Showing mercy was foolish. Once you decided to devour, you must use them thoroughly.

“Vanessa. Cover his mouth and eyes. We’ll lock him up in jail in a bit.”

“Understood.”

“Buril! We’ve won!”

“Ke-”

Just as Buril was about to let out an exultant cry!

“First, clean up the battlefield! We must celebrate our perfect victory thoroughly! Clear the corpses and debris! Begin!”

“Kerk! Clean up quickly! Begin!”

“Begin Kerrrk!”

Just like that.

We smoothly took over the baron’s castle.

“Kyuse oppa…! Congratulations! We’ve taken a human castle! Hehehe! From here on!”

“We will build even greater power, Karuti!”

“Exactly! I must inform Mother Duchess right away! Hurray for Kyuse brother!”

News about mom was somewhat…

Prisoners were locked in the underground dungeon. Bodies and the remnants of a shattered barricade were carelessly gathered. The loot was also properly collected.

After finishing the cleanup, I headed towards the hall we had checked earlier.

It was a hall large enough to accommodate all my soldiers.

I gathered the soldiers there and shouted.

“Comrades!”

Vigorously!

“This is our perfect victory! From now on, this grand castle is ours!”

“KERRRRAAAK!”

“Krrrurruk!”

“Kyuusasaat!”

The shouts echoed!

“Hurry! I want to explore here!”

“So many curious things!”

“Quick! We must explore!”

The excited pixies fluttered their wings and twinkled their eyes, while the dark elves admired the chandeliers hanging from the ceiling.

After feeling the thrill of victory, it was time to indulge in greed. It was time to enjoy the loot.

Not just the pixies.

“It’s beautiful.”

“Why would they hang treasures on the ceiling?”

“It’s simple. They hung them up there so everyone could see.”

“Wow. Is that so, Nekri?”

“I, I’m not sure.”

The dark elves exchanged opinions and marveled among themselves.

It seems to them that the chandelier appears as a treasure. Well, it did seem fitting. For dark elves who lived in the jungle, a chandelier indeed counted as a treasure.

It was splendid and beautiful.

“Kyaahaak. I want to make ornaments out of it.”

“Kakak, shall we ask the Demon King?”

“He will surely let us make them. Kyaruk.”

It’s the same with the lamias. Was it because they’re women too? It seemed they really liked the chandelier.

“No, but seeing them all like this, why are they so cute?”

It must be because they’re women; they liked shiny things. Good. If it’s just one chandelier, it should be fine to take it down and distribute it as loot.

“Come, come! Don’t worry! Everything in this castle is ours now! Think about that later! For now, enjoy the joy of victory! Invincible Kyuse troops! Ah! How can you be so powerful! You are truly great!”

“Kerrruk! Your highness is even greater!”

“Krrrurruk!”

So, after praising my subordinates, I gave them some rest. Let’s take a short break and then move again.

“Vanessa. Reika. I’m thinking of taking over the castle now; please give me your thoughts.”

“Let’s first understand the structure. We need to decide what to do when morning comes.”

“Morning, huh.”

Right.

It was still dawn.

“Hey.”

“Yes, Lady Reika.”

“Shouldn’t we start by clearing the bodies near the walls?”

“That makes sense.”

We needed to clean everything up before sunrise.

“Then, clear the bodies. We will lock the castle gates for today. Lady Vanessa, do you see any problems with that?”

“Well, for one day… there shouldn’t be any major issues.”

Then, let’s lock the gates and clean up.

“Wow, but there’s really a ton of work to do.”

When attacking, it was just about attacking.

But taking full control of the castle was a completely different issue. From now on, I must take over all the operations that have been happening in this castle.

And I had to distribute these tasks to the officers. Luckily, there were many human-origin officers, so I was not particularly worried about assigning tasks, but the thought of receiving a medieval-style handover from prisoners already made me dizzy.

However, if I completed all these tasks.

This castle would fully become mine.

“Lady Vanessa. You are somewhat familiar with the castle’s servants, right?”

“That’s right. Most of them are captured as prisoners. Do you need to consult about the operations?”

“Yes. From now on, we need to take over all their tasks. Go to the prison and bring out the necessary personnel. We will have a meeting afterward.”

“Well, we should do that first.”

Vanessa nodded.

“There’s a lot to do in the castle. Understood. I’ll bring them right away.”

“Yes.”

After giving Vanessa the orders, the saintess came and spoke.

“For now, disguise the dark elves as soldiers and send them to guard the outer castle. There was some disturbance last night, but no one from the barony should come to complain. If we show them a natural appearance, wouldn’t doubts settle?”

“Ah, that seems likely. Wow, saintess, you are quite thoughtful?”

“To be honest, after entering the castle, it feels like my mind has opened up. I didn’t need to think about such matters in the dungeon, but from now on.”

“The role of the saintess was very important.”

The saintess laughed at that.

“Hehehe, just trust this mother?”

“Kuu! You are truly reliable like a real mother today!”

“Let’s start the meeting soon. There’s a lot to decide.”

That’s right.

Just thinking about it, there was a lot to do. From now on, we must handle the maintenance of the castle. We must collect taxes, and we must also run the restaurant.

And the most important thing was to completely captivate the humans of this baron’s castle.

While looking for a suitable room for the meeting, Vanessa returned with a prisoner.

“Who is that?”

“She’s the head maid of the baron’s castle.”

“Ah.”

A young-looking woman. This wasn’t so important, but if she’s called the head maid, wasn’t she almost the senior among the servants?

“What’s her experience?”

“She’s quite senior. She oversees all the servants working in the baron’s castle. Since she manages the operations, you can discuss the handover with the head maid.”

“I see. Understood.”

—Creak.

I walked up to the head maid and removed the cloth covering her eyes and mouth.

“Ha, haa…”

“Nice to meet you, head maid.”

“Ah, aah?”

The head maid looked up at me with a frightened face.

“From today, I’m the new owner of this castle, Kyuse. I ask for your cooperation.”

“…”

After a moment of silence, the head maid quickly took my hand.

“What kind of cooperation would you need?”

“You just need to hand over the tasks done in the castle to my subordinates.”

“If that’s the case, what about the existing staff…”

“Ah. Are you worried about that?”

Of course, I was not going to kill them or anything. But I couldn’t just release them right away. They all know about my monster army.

Honestly, others could be adequately hidden by armor, so it didn’t matter much, but imps, kobolds, lamias, and the like were obviously monsters. The details about my monster army needed to be carefully disclosed.

“Well, if you cooperate well, there won’t be any harm. But I can’t release you right away. Do you understand, head maid?”

“Yes… I understand.”

“Good. Then now, head maid, you can start handing over the tasks to my subordinates.”

That alleviated some worries.

Indeed, such managers should be captured alive.