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182 – I Can’t Stand It Anymore

182 – I Can’t Stand It Anymore

Yuris was deep in thought.

“Haa, I need a vacation.”

The Imperial Knights had been on high alert ever since the Saintess discovered the Succubus.

The news from the Theocracy that a demon might have arrived in the Imperial capital prompted the Emperor to do his best to increase security to protect civilians as well as himself.

And with Yuris, the Goddess of Victory, leading the charge, she became the commander-in-chief of the capital’s defense, spending every day working without rest.

Working all night was a given, and she even explored the vast capital herself every day to maintain public order.

She wanted to slack off sometimes, but unlike her desires, she couldn’t properly carry out her goal.

This capital defense wasn’t just a matter for the 1st Knights alone.

Leon Silvesta, the commander of the 2nd Knights, Asuka, the commander of the Capital Guard and defense commander, and even the heads of various schools of Magic.

All the important figures with some power were summoned and suffered together for the defense of the Empire.

There was no justification for rest.

‘I want to rest.’

Of course, the fatigue Yuris felt, who transcended humanity, wasn’t just physical fatigue.

She wasn’t so weak that she would get tired after staying up for only a few nights.

Rather, she was the most energetic of those gathered for the defense.

But what was building up inside her was…

‘I miss Max.’

It was sexual desire.

She hadn’t been able to visit Max’s shop for the past few days, or rather, almost weeks now.

If it weren’t for this special situation, she would have called Max to her dormitory.

Now, even that was impossible, so she comforted her sexual desire by masturbating about once every three days.

However, as time went on, the frequency increased, and now she spent almost every day masturbating.

Even so, it wasn’t enough.

‘It has to be Max.’

Unless it was Max who filled her up, who filled the emptiness inside her…

“Haa.”

“You’ve been sighing a lot lately.”

Her vice-commander, Zeco, said after hearing her sigh.

“Have I?”

“Yes. You seem to sigh about once every 20 minutes. Have you had any worries recently?”

“I’m worried. It hasn’t even been a few years since the Demon King was defeated, and they say a new demon has already appeared in the Empire.”

“Is that really the reason?”

She looked at Zeco.

He was looking at her with a faint smile.

“Is it because of that person?”

“Who?”

“The man named Max you called to your office last time.”

“……”

She couldn’t deny it.

It was the sighs that had increased because she couldn’t see Max.

“It’s been very busy lately. It’s an emergency, so we can’t even leave work properly, and the subordinate knights are all clamoring to see their families and lovers. Every day is overtime and all-nighters.”

“It will be over soon.”

“I understand. If you can’t see the person you love, worries are bound to pile up. I’m the same.”

The person you love?

Yuris frowned at Zeco’s words.

“Zeco, what are you talking about?”

“What do you mean? I’m cheering on our commander’s love.”

“Wh, who’s in love?”

Yuris was startled by the sudden words.

“Huh? Wasn’t it? I thought you were having a secret meeting with that man, Max, who came that time.”

“Wh, wh, what are you talking about?”

Of course, she had called Max and had real sex using Illusion magic, but…

It wasn’t because of love…

Rather, it was because of her unspeakable desires.

“Wasn’t it? The commander’s face when she saw that young man off looked like a woman completely in love…”

“Zeco, you’ve never had a girlfriend, have you?”

“Even if I don’t have experience, I know everything in theory.”

“…There’s no credibility in what a virgin says.”

Yuris denied Zeco’s words.

Love Max?

That couldn’t be.

Their relationship was that of a customer and a shop owner.

A relationship where they enjoyed using each other.

They were not at all in a relationship where they could harbor love.

Of course, the frequency of thinking about him increased.

The number of times she masturbated while thinking about his things also increased.

Recently, Max hadn’t left her head, but…

‘I shouldn’t harbor love.’

Yuris shook her head.

When she was with Max, she had the desire to give up her own title, but Yuris was the commander of the 1st Knights, who guarded the Empire’s security, and the Goddess of Victory.

Because she was responsible for so much, she couldn’t spend time on the soft and sweet emotion called love.

Didn’t she pledge when she became the Goddess of Victory?

She would dedicate herself to protecting the Empire.

“Don’t tell me, is it because of the oath you took when you first took office as the commander of the Knights?”

On the day she was appointed as the commander of the Knights, she read a declaration in front of the Emperor that she would dedicate herself to the Empire.

Dedication to the Empire.

That held Yuris back.

“……It’s not like that.”

“Then why did you bring that friend to your office and meet him alone?”

Yuris closed her mouth at Zeco’s question.

There was nothing else to say.

Because there was an act she did with Max in the office when everyone else was focused on training.

“Don’t think too complicatedly. Now is the era of peace, and until this time comes, the commander has dedicated herself to the Empire. Now you can live a little more for yourself. I think everyone will be fine with it.”

“……”

She couldn’t answer Zeco’s words.

His words to live for myself resonated deeply in her heart.

It was then.

“Good morning.”

“Commander, have you been well?”

The commander of the Capital Guard, Asuka, came to work with the guard captains.

He looked too energetic for someone who patrolled and supervised the entire security post in the outer areas of the capital.

That area was so large that even ordinary knights would be exhausted after working for a few days.

“You look good.”

“Oh, is that so? Hahaha!”

Asuka, who laughed coolly, opened his mouth.

“The troops have looked very tired these past few days, so I left only the minimum number of people when working in the outer areas and took turns resting.”

Then the guard captain chimed in.

“We can’t all be on guard all night in a situation where we don’t know when the demon will come. I ordered it to be in the best possible condition.”

At those words, Yuris frowned.

“In this emergency situation, you left only the minimum number of people?”

“That’s right. It was a choice I made to get them back to work as soon as possible. Otherwise, their bodies wouldn’t be able to handle it.”

At those words, Yuris rubbed her forehead.

They had deployed all available personnel to maintain extreme vigilance.

They hadn’t slept almost at all until now.

Knights who could use Mana were those who transcended humans, but they were also human.

Even the strongest knight would get tired if they didn’t sleep for a few days.

She felt betrayed by the fact that the Capital Guard, who should be suffering together, had withdrawn personnel, even though she had deployed as many people as possible in preparation for a possible emergency.

“How can you be so naive? We must maintain this state of alert until the Hero who went to defeat the demon returns.”

“But Yuris, it’s already been over a week. Ordinary people can’t handle it.”

She knew.

That’s why she didn’t give them too much time off for shift work.

It was at least at a level that a trained soldier could handle.

“Knights sleep one day every three days! I haven’t slept a wink until now!”

“……”

Vice-commander Zeco, who was next to her, also hadn’t slept a day with her.

The only rest time allowed for the knights was one hour of nap time during shift changes.

Annoyance surged.

But Yuris closed her eyes tightly.

Yuris knew very well that there was no point in dividing each other here.

“Okay. The commander of the Capital Guard will be in charge of the Capital Guard, so I won’t say anything more. Lower the intensity of the guard duty. But from now on, the Knights will also increase their days off.”

“……”

The commander of the Capital Guard nodded.

“I will.”

“But the Imperial Guards who serve His Majesty the Emperor must never! Relax your guard.”

“I understand.”

After speaking, Yuris got up from her seat.

“Commander, where are you going?”

Zeco asked in surprise at her sudden action.

“I need to rest too.”

“That’s a good choice. You’ve been overdoing it lately.”

“Zeco, you rest too.”

“No. I can’t leave while the commander is absent. I’ll rest when you get back.”

At those words, Yuris smiled and looked at Zeco.

“……Thank you.”

“Have a good trip.”

“I have to learn all of this?”

“Yes.”

“Ugh……”

“Why, you don’t like it?”

I glared at the Succubus Frelia, who was hesitating in front of the Magic Circle installed in the studio where she would serve customers.

“No, but even without using this Magic Circle, one dream of mine would be enough……”

“I clearly told you, didn’t I? If you simply use dreams, you’ll end up sucking Essence.”

“……”

“I ordered you. Never suck human Essence.”

Even I couldn’t stop the aftermath of that.

The purpose of a Succubus’s dream was to steal the opponent’s Essence.

The illusion would not end unless Essence was taken in some way.

Therefore, her task was to utilize her dream ability, but create an illusion that could be ended without sucking Essence through the Magic Circle.

“You said you would utilize my abilities.”

“I have to utilize them. But there is a line.”

“Ugh……”

She lowered her head after meeting my eyes.

“So, use the principles of the Illusion Magic Circle to create dreams and serve them to customers.”

“I understand.”

Frelia nodded.

She didn’t argue any further.

She was definitely obedient, so she was easy to handle.

Maybe it was thanks to the Yin Seal.

Our shop’s schedule changed a little after the new employee joined.

Thanks to her cleaning the interior, I increased the time I spent on side jobs and Illusion magic research.

I had already reached the point where I could pay the rent without doing a side job, but I still needed a side job to buy materials such as Magic reagents.

Tia sent us the profits she earned through the development of the Mana Battery, but we decided to leave some of that money as an emergency fund to be used in case of emergency.

Most of the funds were reinvested to develop the store.

‘When will I be able to achieve economic freedom?’

Anyway, Frelia helped me well with everything from chores to research, and I had a little more time.

Enough to enjoy a cup of coffee.

It was then.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

I heard a rough sound of knocking on the door.

“Hiii!”

It was so loud that Frelia was startled and hid behind the sofa.

Who is it?

I paid off all the money I borrowed.

I opened the door to greet the uninvited guest.

And there.

“Haa, haa. Max……”

Yuris was standing there, breathing heavily.

“I can’t take it anymore.”

Huh? What do you mean?

Author’s words (Author’s afterword)

I was originally going to skip this due to condition issues, but I saw that the main banner was attached.

There’s a saying that you should row when the water comes in, and since the water has come in properly, I’ll cancel today’s hiatus and try to row!

Thank you for reading.