Chapter 123
In fact, what Ashtel didn’t know was that, shortly after she left, Hela, Carmen, and Matys were thoroughly scolded by Sermedes.
‘Not only did you fail to stop the youngest, you even helped her. And you still call yourselves older sisters?’
Sermedes had expected this from the moment they had brought a human, one they had no intention of eating, into the demon realm.
While each of them nervously looked around, Liz, who had been there just to observe, ended up receiving the scolding as well, and she pouted in frustration.
‘I’ll let this go this time. If this happens again, next time, I’ll break your domain.’
Sermedes said this and tried to leave, her cloak swirling dramatically behind her.
‘Eldest Sister, still, trying to kill that human was too much.’
If it hadn’t been for Carmen’s sharp comment, things might have gone differently.
The room had frozen in place, as if someone had splashed cold water on them.
Even the normally quiet Hela had chimed in, supporting Carmen’s opinion.
‘Right. You saw how much Sue was upset.’
‘…I know.’
‘You need to apologize the next time you see her. If not, it’ll just remain as a grudge.’
Fortunately, it seemed that Sermedes had realized her mistake.
Although, in their eyes, Payne still held no value—he was nothing more than a weed by the roadside—it was only because Ashtel cared for him that they tried to avoid trampling on him.
And even that could be seen as significant progress.
‘Everyone really cares about Sue.’
Liz thought to herself as she returned to her domain first.
Since the fun party had been ruined by Sermedes’s appearance, she was planning to try a new scheme.
As each of them returned to their usual lives, there was one older sister who became enraged after hearing the news that Ashtel had brought Payne to the demon realm.
—Suuueeee!!
“Ah!”
Of course, it was Ashtel’s fifth older sister, Chacha, who was obsessed with humans.
—I heard! You brought a perfectly healthy human male to the demon realm?
“Uh, yeah…”
—So where is he? Did he already go back to the human world?
“Yes. He’s struggling with the demonic energy.”
—Ah, demonic energy! Of course! The demon realm is a difficult place for humans to live in. You brought him so long ago, I forgot about it…
Chacha enjoyed strange research in a different way from Carmen. She divided her hair, which was the same mysterious purple color as the demon realm’s sky, into two sections, twisting them on each side. Her thick, yellow-rimmed artistic glasses clinked as she constantly moved between the human and demon realms.
Though she didn’t possess the perfect transformation magic like Ashtel or the brilliant intellect like Carmen, Chacha had the ability to turn invisible, allowing her to slip unnoticed among humans.
Chacha’s hobby was human observation. To be more precise, it was ‘voyeurism.’
—So, you’re asking me for help?
“I’ve made a list of what Payne might need. Can you check it for me?”
—”Oh, okay. Go ahead and read it out.”
Ashtel fumbled for a moment, pulling out a small piece of paper from her pocket and began reading it.
“First, he needs three meals a day, with meat dishes mixed in. Is that right?”
—That sounds good, but humans have different digestive abilities, so you’ll need to check with him. He could have a problem eating that for breakfast, for example.
“Wait, what? Can eating food make him sick?”
—It’s similar.
In that case, she’d need Payne’s input. Ashtel picked up her pen and underlined it carefully.
“I’m thinking of tying him up in case he tries to escape. How many times should I let him go to the bathroom? Three times a day, like meals?”
—Sue, when you transform into a human, don’t you need to go to the bathroom?
“Yes, but I can control that.”
—Well, that might not be the case for him. Humans need to go to the bathroom regularly. The timing is different every time, so you’ll need to make sure there’s a bathroom nearby.
“Ugh…”
Does that mean Payne’s leash is going to be too long?
What if, suddenly, he says, “It’s better to go to a priest than to be treated by a demon”?
What if he cuts the chains and runs to the temple?
According to Sermedes and Juvia, no one had noticed the curse on Payne’s body yet, so it might be faster to remove it with demon magic. They’d explained this to Payne, but he might think differently.
‘He didn’t show it, but… I’m sure he wants to go to Medialle.’
And, in fact, Ashtel’s worries turned out to be correct.
While she was outside the cabin receiving communications, Payne was watching her through the window, already planning his next move.
‘I can’t live with a succubus for a month.’
Once he gets through his heat, his lust-filled body would just come back.
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