Chapter 99
Consider this: if Payne was desperate enough to abandon confession and flee, how serious must his condition be?
In the meantime, Ashtel, though bewildered, was a maid filled with affection and likely found herself ensnared like a herbivore caught by a predator. The situation was painfully obvious.
Yet, the righteous knight, Duvalkan, did not storm into that room. According to scripture, those who succumbed to lust would have to undergo purification rites, so it was already too late.
Additionally, there was another reason: Ashtel’s moans were incredibly sweet.
“Ah, ah! Payne, yes! A little deeper! Ugh!”
Just moments ago, she had cried for him to stop, but now her voice was filled with pleasure as she whispered for more. Duvalkan, hearing this, hurriedly made his way back to his room.
“First… I should check around the village. We need to find Father Payne.”
“Right.”
Seeing his friend, who was half-pulling his hair out, half-laughing in despair, Van suddenly turned solemn, Duvalkan tilted his head slightly.
“By the way, Duvalkan, don’t you find that maid suspicious?”
“Hmm? What do you mean?”
“When Father Payne disappeared, she was supposedly there with him.”
If that was true, she might have been in the storeroom when the knights were chasing Payne, who had vanished like smoke.
“If that maid led Father Payne to hide…”
“…Nah, that can’t be.”
Van didn’t know the details of Payne’s situation. But Duvalkan had a vague idea and had some doubts about Ashtel.
Nightmare. Succubus. Ashtel. And Payne.
It was astonishing how Ashtel’s appearance coincided with Payne’s heat period, yet no matter how he thought about it, she…
‘She’s not cunning enough. She’s not devious like a demon.’
Just a typical maid… or rather, surely a noblewoman disguised as a maid.
This was the suspicion he had set aside when she handed him the basket containing the d-ldo.
However, Van could only look at Duvalkan with a peculiar expression.
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“…Hey, Sue. Is your human really okay?”
After coaxing and soothing the rebellious Payne into putting on that outfit, Ashtel thought briefly.
Though she had bound him tightly with ropes to prevent him from escaping, she had to loosen the straps around his lower body to allow him some freedom to walk.
This was to ensure he wouldn’t stray too far and wouldn’t get lost in the demon realm…
Yet, strangely, once he was dressed in the short dress with open sides and collar, Payne fell silent.
“Looks like there’s definitely something wrong with that.”
“Lately, Payne has been struggling.”
“Go say something to him. You did talk to him earlier.”
“I can hear everything…”
To silence the chattering demons who were oblivious to his embarrassment, Payne muttered darkly.
Hela, who had been whispering to Ashtel, promptly closed her mouth, but unfortunately, the other two sisters couldn’t be stopped.
“Youngest, is this really enough? What if he escapes? How about breaking his ankles instead?”
“What?”
“If it’s too much to look at, we could just sever his tendons. I’m really good at that!”
With her bulky arm muscles on display, Matys laughed slyly, while Carmen observed Payne closely.
“And besides, he’s a priest with an excess reaction of pheromones… I suddenly feel an urge to dissect him. He’s quite fascinating up close.”
“Sis Carmen!”
Both of them were more than enough to turn Payne’s insides upside down.
In the end, Ashtel couldn’t stand by any longer and pushed Matys and Carmen aside, standing protectively in front of Payne.
“Both of you are forbidden from approaching him, except for Sis Hela. Stay away from Payne!”
“Why not?”
“Noisy.”
“You’re both trying to harm Payne! That can’t happen. He can’t be hurt!”
Ashtel’s reaction was completely normal, but it was precisely because of that that Payne saw a glimmer of hope here.
Ashtel was weak when it came to him. Although he didn’t believe the succubus liked him, he could somewhat understand if her interest was merely due to his looks.
After all, it seemed there were various tastes in the world… or rather, among demons.
So, hesitating for a moment, he timidly grabbed the hem of Ashtel’s dress or the lacy lingerie.
Since arriving at the hut, it was the first time Payne had reached out, causing Ashtel to jump back in surprise like a startled rabbit.
“Payne?”
“I… don’t want to go to the demon realm.”
Though his lips trembled, he pleaded with the most restrained voice he could muster.
“I won’t reveal that you’re a demon, so please let me go.”
“What? Really?!”
Ashtel, without a hint of doubt or hesitation, eagerly accepted his plea.
“Really? You’ll do that for me?”
“…Yes.”
“Yay! This is great! Sisters, Payne says he won’t say anything!”
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