The Demon King became a labourer.
A dependency spell, shaped like an eyeball, was engraved on the Demon King’s forehead.
Not knowing where it could be useful, but since there was work to be done, we decided to make use of the Demon King somewhere at least.
“First, let’s change the appearance. Wizard.”
“Oh, if it’s something like that, it’s no problem. I, the ruler of thousands, have mastered a thousand magics.”
As the Demon King flicked its finger, black mana flowed out of its body, causing the Demon King’s body to begin shrinking in proportion to the amount of mana.
It was a strange sight.
It seemed as if parts of the body were being transformed into mana.
“It’s done.”
“A girl…?”
The transformed appearance of the Demon King… looked like a girl.
Although the eyes were still inverted, and the skin was still purple.
“Why specifically a girl?”
“I simply decided the appearance based on your forms.”
“Our forms…?”
Ah.
Now that I think about it, everyone except for myself is a girl.
“I am a being of destruction existing since ancient times. Even when the appearance of humans was different, I was still me, so I could change my appearance as I pleased.”
“Your attitude seems a bit arrogant. Should I teach you a lesson?”
It seems like I could teach her honorifics if I was to beat her up a bit.
But it seems unnecessary.
There might be unnecessary controversies over animal abuse.
“Rogue…”
“Huh? Why, Elf?”
“Something seems… more resolute than usual.”
“Huh?”
Suddenly, what are they talking about?
“It seems like you’re particularly harsh on the Demon King.”
“Even though he’s the Demon King…?”
“That’s true, but… It seems like she’s a reasonable person to talk to.”
“We’ve killed her before. Every time she resurrects, she becomes an enemy we have to kill again.”
“…It’s a bit confusing because we’ve never really talked to the Demon King like this before.”
“Elf. Think simple.”
It’s a simple problem.
“The Demon King is not a human. It’s kind of like… a monster. It has a bit of intelligence, but that’s not the problem. The problem is its utility or inconvenience, not human rights.”
“…I see.”
“The Demon King doesn’t have human rights.”
“I understand.”
Every Human has human rights.
The Demon King is not a human.
The Demon King does not have human rights.
“That’s right, Demon King?”
“…I’m not sure what ‘human rights’ are, but it seems like it’s something that doesn’t exist for demons.”
“Right! You’re smart.”
“I just repeated what I heard.”
With such high intelligence, there shouldn’t be a shortage of hands.
Good.
“Then, first… Demon King, you said you mastered a thousand magics?”
“That’s right.”
“First, you should help with the Wizard’s research.”
“Hehehe!”
“Since the Demon King has multiple hearts, you might make some progress if you research them yourself.”
Thus, the Demon King’s first job was to assist the Wizard’s research.
***
I feel lethargic.
It seems like the tension has eased a bit after solving several problems in a row.
I sat in a corner of the adventurer guild and absentmindedly stared at the reception desk.
“It’s peaceful…”
“S-S-Sentimental-se!”
As soon as I said it was peaceful, Darami popped out from somewhere.
I seem to meet her often these days.
“Ah, Darami…”
“A-Ah, hello! A-Are you tired?!”
“Uh, it’s not so much tiredness as it is feeling a bit lethargic.”
“I’ve been feeling like I’ve been working really hard lately. It was supposed to be easy after the job of the Hero Party, but somehow I find myself working hard as usual.”
“Sh-Should I give you an energy potion?!”
“No, it’s okay…”
“A drop of holy water that comes out just by reaching out your finger would probably work better than most energy potions anyway. If it’s mixed with Darami’s saliva, then I’m not so sure, but still.”
“Are you still supplying saliva these days? I’ve been mostly delegating miscellaneous tasks to others lately, so I’m not sure.”
“It might be a bit dirty to think of it as saliva, but the saliva is practically a universal catalyst. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a potion. It can be used for anything from reinforcing equipment to enhancing the performance of consumables.”
“If it weren’t for hygiene issues, there would be far more uses for it. Actually, Darami’s saliva has disinfectant effects, so it’s not that dirty…”
“Hm?”
“Hm?”
“My saliva…?”
“Yeah.”
“It’s… clean! Probably… I-I brush my teeth properly every day…”
“Good job.”
“Hehe… Thank you.”
The hero often used to throw tantrums about not wanting to brush her teeth.
What did I do back then? I think I ended up having to open her mouth and brush her teeth for Her.
Even then, the hero was disgusted.
After that, she started brushing her teeth properly even when alone.
“Oh, I remember that now.”
Would the Hero’s opinion of me drop if I treated her like a child like back then? Hmm.
“No…”
“Huh?”
“Oh, it was just talking to myself.”
On the contrary, lately the hero seems to be asking for help like a child more often.
Before, she used to get angry often about being treated like a child, but lately, there’s been no such incidents.
“If it was a few months ago, I would have tried it at least once, but…”
Seeing the opposite results every time makes my enthusiasm wane.
I haven’t even thought about the future where the hero declares to exile me anymore.
It feels like I’m burnt out.
“I actually enjoyed monastery life…”
But I got kicked out for causing trouble there, and anyway, the world is so complicated and unpredictable.
Nothing goes as expected.
“Darami…”
“Yes, yes?”
Maybe I should try an extreme method.
Like retiring due to marriage or something.
“Shall we get married?”
“…What?”
“Oh, it’s not really marriage…”
“Y-Yes, yes! That! I-I mean! It’s not that I don’t like it, but! I-I just need some time to think.”
“…It was a joke.”
“Ah, ah. O-Of course?! I-I was, um, surprised. Hehe.”
No, let’s think rationally.
This absolutely cannot be backed up.
“Haah…”
“Hehe.”
“Sorry for the talk.”
Even though we briefly teamed up in the party, it was difficult to call each other comrades.
Perhaps that’s why I could open up my heart more easily.
“A Rogue getting married…”
I imagined a scene where a Rogue gets married.
A person wearing formal attire, pledging eternal love with the bride.
A person spending the first night with the bride.
The Person feeling lacking in the relationship with the groom but pretending it’s okay with a smile.
The Rogue approaching the bride, forcibly pushing her, claiming that he can fulfil the thirst… Even though I know it’s wrong to think of it, I can’t resist the pleasure I’ve never felt in my relationship with the bride, and I inevitably give in…
“…No, this isn’t right.”
This way, I’m no different from other.
How could I even think of forcing myself onto a comrade…?
“…Maybe it wouldn’t be a problem if it’s a comrade.”
If I forcibly take a comrade’s lover, it would surely be condemnable.
But if I take a comrade… Wouldn’t it be okay since I’m not betraying a comrade?
“…I should go back to the lodging for now.”
***
“Elf?”
“Huh?!”
“Why are you so startled?”
“R-Rogue… W-When did you come?”
“A little while ago, you were standing in front of the adventurer guild, what were you doing?”
I didn’t pay proper attention to the Rogue because I was lost in my thoughts.
That was a big mistake.
“R-Rogue, I was escorting you. You’re a benefactor to us elves, after all.”
“I see. Since noon?”
“Yeah. It’s not necessarily safe during the day.”
“You’ve been through a lot. Thank you, Elf.”
“I just did what I had to do.”
“I’d like to repay you sometime… Is there anything you want, Elf?”
“…Something I want?”
“Yeah. If there’s anything I can provide, it’s okay.”
Anything…?
“…I don’t wish for repayment, so there’s no need to worry about it. In fact, if I were to receive repayment for repaying a favour, other elves might think poorly of me.”
“Haha, you’re consistent, Elf. Thank you.”
“…”
“Then please take care of tonight too, Elf.”
“…Tonight?!”
“Yeah?”
“Oh, it’s nothing. Did you feel uncomfortable with the escort last time?”
“Well, honestly, it’s still a bit burdensome…”
I know that the Rogue doesn’t expect such favours.
Only the hero would be ignorant of all this.
“Since you’re doing this for me too, I’ll leave it to you… I want to trust you, you know?”
“…So, sometimes, I envy the hero’s ignorance so much it’s dreadful. As a long-lived elf, I can’t even offer pure kindness due to my knowledge. I can’t interpret kindness as anything other than twisted fantasies.”
“I wish I could have the leisure of an elf sometimes…”
“…Elf?”
“It doesn’t mean I’m always leisurely just because I’m an elf.”
“Oh, sorry. Was that a bit racially insensitive?”
If only I could brush off every trouble with a smile like the Wizard.
If only I could rely on the goddess for every hardship like the Saint.
I wouldn’t be so miserable if it was like that.
“Rogue, what would you do if I forced you to do something you really didn’t want?”
“Huh? Why all of a sudden…?”
“I’d like to know.”
“Well, I’d probably refuse if I really didn’t want to, but if you mean ‘forcefully’…”
“Yeah.”
“Then I’d probably try my best to deal with it somehow.”
“Not resisting?”
“Well, I mean, if it’s something I have to do anyway, it’s better to finish it quickly rather than wasting time resisting…”
You believe I wouldn’t force anything upon you with your heart, Rogue.
If I was to force something, surely there would be a reason according to him.
“I hope there’s a reason for you, Elf and me, to do what we do.”
I want to see that belief shattered into pieces, witnessing you breaking down in betrayal and shame.
Surely, it’s because I’m an elf.
I want to cut off these long ears.
The Demon King became a labourer.
A dependency spell, shaped like an eyeball, was engraved on the Demon King’s forehead.
Not knowing where it could be useful, but since there was work to be done, we decided to make use of the Demon King somewhere at least.
“First, let’s change the appearance. Wizard.”
“Oh, if it’s something like that, it’s no problem. I, the ruler of thousands, have mastered a thousand magics.”
As the Demon King flicked its finger, black mana flowed out of its body, causing the Demon King’s body to begin shrinking in proportion to the amount of mana.
It was a strange sight.
It seemed as if parts of the body were being transformed into mana.
“It’s done.”
“A girl…?”
The transformed appearance of the Demon King… looked like a girl.
Although the eyes were still inverted, and the skin was still purple.
“Why specifically a girl?”
“I simply decided the appearance based on your forms.”
“Our forms…?”
Ah.
Now that I think about it, everyone except for myself is a girl.
“I am a being of destruction existing since ancient times. Even when the appearance of humans was different, I was still me, so I could change my appearance as I pleased.”
“Your attitude seems a bit arrogant. Should I teach you a lesson?”
It seems like I could teach her honorifics if I was to beat her up a bit.
But it seems unnecessary.
There might be unnecessary controversies over animal abuse.
“Rogue…”
“Huh? Why, Elf?”
“Something seems… more resolute than usual.”
“Huh?”
Suddenly, what are they talking about?
“It seems like you’re particularly harsh on the Demon King.”
“Even though he’s the Demon King…?”
“That’s true, but… It seems like she’s a reasonable person to talk to.”
“We’ve killed her before. Every time she resurrects, she becomes an enemy we have to kill again.”
“…It’s a bit confusing because we’ve never really talked to the Demon King like this before.”
“Elf. Think simple.”
It’s a simple problem.
“The Demon King is not a human. It’s kind of like… a monster. It has a bit of intelligence, but that’s not the problem. The problem is its utility or inconvenience, not human rights.”
“…I see.”
“The Demon King doesn’t have human rights.”
“I understand.”
Every Human has human rights.
The Demon King is not a human.
The Demon King does not have human rights.
“That’s right, Demon King?”
“…I’m not sure what ‘human rights’ are, but it seems like it’s something that doesn’t exist for demons.”
“Right! You’re smart.”
“I just repeated what I heard.”
With such high intelligence, there shouldn’t be a shortage of hands.
Good.
“Then, first… Demon King, you said you mastered a thousand magics?”
“That’s right.”
“First, you should help with the Wizard’s research.”
“Hehehe!”
“Since the Demon King has multiple hearts, you might make some progress if you research them yourself.”
Thus, the Demon King’s first job was to assist the Wizard’s research.
***
I feel lethargic.
It seems like the tension has eased a bit after solving several problems in a row.
I sat in a corner of the adventurer guild and absentmindedly stared at the reception desk.
“It’s peaceful…”
“S-S-Sentimental-se!”
As soon as I said it was peaceful, Darami popped out from somewhere.
I seem to meet her often these days.
“Ah, Darami…”
“A-Ah, hello! A-Are you tired?!”
“Uh, it’s not so much tiredness as it is feeling a bit lethargic.”
“I’ve been feeling like I’ve been working really hard lately. It was supposed to be easy after the job of the Hero Party, but somehow I find myself working hard as usual.”
“Sh-Should I give you an energy potion?!”
“No, it’s okay…”
“A drop of holy water that comes out just by reaching out your finger would probably work better than most energy potions anyway. If it’s mixed with Darami’s saliva, then I’m not so sure, but still.”
“Are you still supplying saliva these days? I’ve been mostly delegating miscellaneous tasks to others lately, so I’m not sure.”
“It might be a bit dirty to think of it as saliva, but the saliva is practically a universal catalyst. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a potion. It can be used for anything from reinforcing equipment to enhancing the performance of consumables.”
“If it weren’t for hygiene issues, there would be far more uses for it. Actually, Darami’s saliva has disinfectant effects, so it’s not that dirty…”
“Hm?”
“Hm?”
“My saliva…?”
“Yeah.”
“It’s… clean! Probably… I-I brush my teeth properly every day…”
“Good job.”
“Hehe… Thank you.”
The hero often used to throw tantrums about not wanting to brush her teeth.
What did I do back then? I think I ended up having to open her mouth and brush her teeth for Her.
Even then, the hero was disgusted.
After that, she started brushing her teeth properly even when alone.
“Oh, I remember that now.”
Would the Hero’s opinion of me drop if I treated her like a child like back then? Hmm.
“No…”
“Huh?”
“Oh, it was just talking to myself.”
On the contrary, lately the hero seems to be asking for help like a child more often.
Before, she used to get angry often about being treated like a child, but lately, there’s been no such incidents.
“If it was a few months ago, I would have tried it at least once, but…”
Seeing the opposite results every time makes my enthusiasm wane.
I haven’t even thought about the future where the hero declares to exile me anymore.
It feels like I’m burnt out.
“I actually enjoyed monastery life…”
But I got kicked out for causing trouble there, and anyway, the world is so complicated and unpredictable.
Nothing goes as expected.
“Darami…”
“Yes, yes?”
Maybe I should try an extreme method.
Like retiring due to marriage or something.
“Shall we get married?”
“…What?”
“Oh, it’s not really marriage…”
“Y-Yes, yes! That! I-I mean! It’s not that I don’t like it, but! I-I just need some time to think.”
“…It was a joke.”
“Ah, ah. O-Of course?! I-I was, um, surprised. Hehe.”
No, let’s think rationally.
This absolutely cannot be backed up.
“Haah…”
“Hehe.”
“Sorry for the talk.”
Even though we briefly teamed up in the party, it was difficult to call each other comrades.
Perhaps that’s why I could open up my heart more easily.
“A Rogue getting married…”
I imagined a scene where a Rogue gets married.
A person wearing formal attire, pledging eternal love with the bride.
A person spending the first night with the bride.
The Person feeling lacking in the relationship with the groom but pretending it’s okay with a smile.
The Rogue approaching the bride, forcibly pushing her, claiming that he can fulfil the thirst… Even though I know it’s wrong to think of it, I can’t resist the pleasure I’ve never felt in my relationship with the bride, and I inevitably give in…
“…No, this isn’t right.”
This way, I’m no different from other.
How could I even think of forcing myself onto a comrade…?
“…Maybe it wouldn’t be a problem if it’s a comrade.”
If I forcibly take a comrade’s lover, it would surely be condemnable.
But if I take a comrade… Wouldn’t it be okay since I’m not betraying a comrade?
“…I should go back to the lodging for now.”
***
“Elf?”
“Huh?!”
“Why are you so startled?”
“R-Rogue… W-When did you come?”
“A little while ago, you were standing in front of the adventurer guild, what were you doing?”
I didn’t pay proper attention to the Rogue because I was lost in my thoughts.
That was a big mistake.
“R-Rogue, I was escorting you. You’re a benefactor to us elves, after all.”
“I see. Since noon?”
“Yeah. It’s not necessarily safe during the day.”
“You’ve been through a lot. Thank you, Elf.”
“I just did what I had to do.”
“I’d like to repay you sometime… Is there anything you want, Elf?”
“…Something I want?”
“Yeah. If there’s anything I can provide, it’s okay.”
Anything…?
“…I don’t wish for repayment, so there’s no need to worry about it. In fact, if I were to receive repayment for repaying a favour, other elves might think poorly of me.”
“Haha, you’re consistent, Elf. Thank you.”
“…”
“Then please take care of tonight too, Elf.”
“…Tonight?!”
“Yeah?”
“Oh, it’s nothing. Did you feel uncomfortable with the escort last time?”
“Well, honestly, it’s still a bit burdensome…”
I know that the Rogue doesn’t expect such favours.
Only the hero would be ignorant of all this.
“Since you’re doing this for me too, I’ll leave it to you… I want to trust you, you know?”
“…So, sometimes, I envy the hero’s ignorance so much it’s dreadful. As a long-lived elf, I can’t even offer pure kindness due to my knowledge. I can’t interpret kindness as anything other than twisted fantasies.”
“I wish I could have the leisure of an elf sometimes…”
“…Elf?”
“It doesn’t mean I’m always leisurely just because I’m an elf.”
“Oh, sorry. Was that a bit racially insensitive?”
If only I could brush off every trouble with a smile like the Wizard.
If only I could rely on the goddess for every hardship like the Saint.
I wouldn’t be so miserable if it was like that.
“Rogue, what would you do if I forced you to do something you really didn’t want?”
“Huh? Why all of a sudden…?”
“I’d like to know.”
“Well, I’d probably refuse if I really didn’t want to, but if you mean ‘forcefully’…”
“Yeah.”
“Then I’d probably try my best to deal with it somehow.”
“Not resisting?”
“Well, I mean, if it’s something I have to do anyway, it’s better to finish it quickly rather than wasting time resisting…”
You believe I wouldn’t force anything upon you with your heart, Rogue.
If I was to force something, surely there would be a reason according to him.
“I hope there’s a reason for you, Elf and me, to do what we do.”
I want to see that belief shattered into pieces, witnessing you breaking down in betrayal and shame.
Surely, it’s because I’m an elf.
I want to cut off these long ears.
