Chapter 33

"Look! That's the Demon King's castle." Nao said as she returns from scouting.

"Did you find out anything over there, Nao-san?" Chiyuki, a girl with black hair, asked.

"Yes~, there were no traps or soldiers present."

"That's weird. Isn't that the last stronghold of the Demon King?"

"Aren't they just scared to fight us, so they went into hiding?" Rino chimed in with an optimistic voice.

Unlike her, a blue-haired girl was doubtful.

"Could they have some other trump cards up their sleeves? Or could it be that the Chivalric Order of Dark Knights we defeated earlier was the last line of defense?" Shirone asked.

The Order consisted of demonic soldiers and wyverns that they had fought four days ago. And they were by no means easy. Had it not been for Reiji coming to save them, they would've suffered a defeat.

Runfeld, the leader of the Order, was the most difficult one to deal with. He had swordsmanship on par with Shirone and magic prowess on par with Chiyuki. Only Reiji could easily beat Runfeld.

"...It would've been helpful if they helped us instead of only following us, then maybe we won't have almost suffered a defeat," Sahoko grimly said while pointing at the three veiled women behind them.

They were none other than Yukina, Elenor, and Alice.

"Girls, I'm sure they have their reasons." Reiji, being the person he is, spoke up for the three veiled women.

"Hero of Light, we do not need your help. We can take care of it ourselves. Your concern is unnecessary." Yukina coldly said.

Elenor and Alice also turned cold gazes toward Reiji.

Reiji, who saw their gazes, silently gritted his teeth. He has been trying to attract their attention towards him for the past months now but couldn't do so.

To him, they were beautiful, on par with that of Goddess Rena's beauty. It irritated him a lot when he couldn't lay a hand on them. Just what did he lack?

He was handsome and strong. And most of the girls would flock to him. But THEY were different.

At first, he thought they were women from this world, but when Rena told them that the three women were not from this world and instead from the spirit world (Earth), the entire hero party was shocked.

Knowing this, he wanted them even more as he has never seen such beautiful women on Earth.

Seeing Reiji's obsessive gaze, the three women couldn't help but feel disgusted. They decided to ignore him.

Not long after walking, they arrived at the Demon King's castle.

"Wow, it's huge," Rino said while staring at the huge structure in front of them.

Chiyuki also agreed with Rino. It was big, bigger than any human city that she has seen.

"Oh! Look, someone is standing at the entrance!" Nao suddenly said.

"Is he a Dark Knight?" Chiyuki muttered.

"Seems like it," Reiji answered.

"Even so, he seems to be many times stronger than Runfeld." Shirone chimed in while looking at the Dark Knight's glowing crimson eyes. The crimson eyes came from red crystals embedded inside the helmet that prevents that person's identity from being discovered.

"Hero Reiji! I want to request a one-on-one duel with you!" The Dark Knight said.

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"Ho? This is getting interesting." Seal said as he watches the commencing battle.

"...Indeed. It is as you say, Master," Mona said.

At this time, she was still sitting on top of Seal's lap. Still feeling weird and disgusted, she asked.

"Can I get off now, Master?"

"Tsk tsk, that's no fun now. Stay still until I tell you to get off."

"Anyway, let's continue watching their fight." Seal then continued as his hands slowly crawl down Mona's body.

Unknowingly, Seal was changing, and this change would have a massive impact on him. He would never know about it until the last moment. And whether this change is good or not depends on the future...

(A/N: Before I get hate for this, he isn't going to do anything bad. I'm not a fan of rapists or people who forces themselves on others. So, no, the MC won't become like that.)