Chapter 111

EP.111 Shock and Horror #2

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“That child has always been very curious since she was young. She used to roam around the royal palace, causing trouble and getting scolded often.”

“She does seem like that.”

“If the Demon King could understand, I would be truly grateful.”

“Of course. She’s your daughter, after all.”

“Ah…♡ As expected of the Demon King… You’re on a different level…!”

Thump!

Yuria, who was eavesdropping on the conversation in the Audience Room, felt her heart race just like yesterday.

The voice cooing was unmistakably her mother’s.

It wasn’t a moan like yesterday, so it was even more certain.

Moreover, the content of the conversation… It was clearly about her.

When she was young, she was indeed as curious as they said.

Of course, what child isn’t curious when they’re little… But aside from that, the context of the conversation was pointing directly at her.

‘No… No!’

Yuria, whose patience had completely run out, kicked the door of the Audience Room open.

With a loud bang, the door flew off its hinges.

Yuria rushed to the throne in the dimly lit Audience Room.

And immediately, she emitted a bright light.

Whoosh!

A bright green light shot toward the throne, and Yuria scrutinized the woman in a dress who was massaging Tairat’s shoulders from behind.

Long golden hair flowing down to her waist, large blue eyes.

Even the gentle, beautiful eyes that were softer than Yuria’s own…

“Uh… Mother…”

It was her mother, Margaret Elenard, whose appearance was hard to believe for someone in her early 40s.

Panic upon panic. She couldn’t gather her thoughts at all.

With her mouth slightly open and her eyes wide, Yuria stared at her mother as Margaret straightened her back and walked forward with dignity.

“You’re here? Yuria. My daughter… The Demon King told me you had arrived.”

Margaret, wearing a tight black dress that accentuated her figure, revealing her ample chest.

With each step, her long, straight legs peeked through, and her high-heeled black shoes added a sensual charm.

The black wedding gloves, matching her dress, clearly showed that she had fallen into darkness.

“You’ve changed a lot? Your hair, for one… But I could recognize you at once. Come here.”

“No… You’re not my mother…”

But it was indeed the mother she had missed.

Exactly as she remembered her.

No, don’t waver. The point is when she arrived.

If that demon wearing her mother’s guise just arrived… It makes sense that Meril’s ears didn’t twitch.

“Hoo… Hoo…”

Yuria barely managed to control her emotions.

As she was about to ask Margaret something, Tairat struck first.

“Yuria thinks you’re a demon transformed into her mother’s form, Margaret.”

At those words, Margaret brought a hand to her mouth and laughed softly.

“Oh my, how disappointing. A transformed demon… But you’re half right?”

“Not yet, so in this situation, it can be considered wrong.”

“That’s true.”

Yuria had no idea what the two were talking about.

Half right? Not yet, so it’s wrong?

She couldn’t understand at all.

“Demon King, our beautiful daughter seems too suspicious… May I have the opportunity to prove it myself?”

“I grant you permission.”

“Thank you♡”

Margaret, with a flirtatious air, approached Yuria.

Then she gave a seductive smile.

“Mom arrived an hour ago and has been chatting with the Demon King.”

“Tha… That’s a lie…”

“If you’re really suspicious, ask me anything.”

“Wh… What…?”

“Of course, the memories with this mother, even the dreams I had when I was pregnant with you, I can tell you everything.”

“…..”

“Shall I tell you? Alright. In the year 3017 of the Kingdom’s calendar, I conceived you right after mating with a bug. Three months later, a mage from the Magic Tower informed me that I was pregnant. The Kingdom was in celebration.”

Margaret explained in a soft voice the time when she first conceived Yuria.

Yuria, who had been listening blankly, swayed unsteadily.

“Ah…”

When she was young, Margaret had told her when she was conceived, when she first moved, and when she first kicked.

Even what words made her react in her mother’s womb.

And now, her mother was saying all of that with her characteristic gentle smile.

Even detailing the accidents Yuria had as a child and how she was scolded.

If that person wasn’t her mother, then who was?

After listening to Margaret’s warm words for a long time, Yuria had no choice but to believe that the woman before her was indeed her mother.

She thought the feeling of having her denial denied would be the worst, but it wasn’t.

The surge of longing softened that feeling.

“Mother…”

A tear rolled down her cheek.

Margaret was the same. Tears of longing and joy flowed from her eyes.

“Yuria, this isn’t the Kingdom. You can call me Mom.”

Margaret’s affectionate words that pierced Yuria’s heart.

Yuria’s lips trembled.

“Mo… Mom…”

“That’s right. My daughter… I missed you.”

Margaret spread her arms and hugged Yuria’s neck.

The warm feeling. Yuria, who had missed this feeling so much, wrapped her arms around Margaret’s back and sobbed.

Thus, the mother and daughter reunited in a somewhat bizarre situation.

After a while, Yuria, who had been tightly hugging her mother and crying, was startled by Tairat’s words.

“A heartwarming reunion, isn’t it?”

This wasn’t the time for this.

She had to save her mother, who had fallen into Tairat’s clutches.

Yuria released her embrace with Margaret and moved her arms behind her back.

Then, with a voice filled with anger, she shouted at Tairat.

“Tairat…! What did you do to my mother!?”

She didn’t know for sure, but Tairat must have brainwashed her mother using the abilities of various demons.

She had to bring her back to normal. And they had to escape from here.

“I did nothing. We simply shared love.”

“Don’t lie!”

“How frustrating, Yuria. Isn’t it time to believe?”

“You trash… Ugh!?”

Yuria’s body stiffened.

It happened right after Margaret, holding a thin bottle, brought it to Yuria’s nose.

‘Mo… Mom…?’

She wanted to speak, but she couldn’t.

Only her eyes moved. It was strange. She, in her Beast Slayer state, being paralyzed.

But that strange thing was reality.

Yuria sent a questioning look at Margaret, who was slowly examining her body.

“Yuria, you shouldn’t speak to the Demon King like that.”

Her mother… was defending Tairat.

Moreover, the expression on her mother’s face as she looked at her was filled with disdain.

It was too sad. It seemed like she cared more about Tairat than her own flesh and blood.

“The paralyzing potion worked well. Good job, Margaret.”

At Tairat’s low chuckle, Margaret smiled brightly.

“For the Demon King, I can do this much anytime.”

Yuria felt a sudden fear.

Was he planning to rape her?

“You’re scared. Don’t worry. I won’t lay a hand on you.”

Tairat said with a benevolent face.

Even while unable to move, Yuria’s heart sank.

He read her thoughts again. It was as if he had mastered mind-reading.

“You’ve already confirmed it using Meril, haven’t you? Margaret is human. At least until today.”

Again, he did it. She was completely being played like a fiddle.

And what did he mean by “until today”? What was that supposed to mean?

Yuria felt Margaret’s hand touch her cheek and rolled her eyes.

Margaret, gently stroking her daughter’s cheek, asked in a sorrowful voice.

“Yuria, why do you hold hostility toward the Demon King?”

‘Well, obviously…’

Yuria felt her breath catch.

Indeed, she had excessive hostility toward Tairat.

In the past, she had sharpened her blade of revenge because he had destroyed the Kingdom and killed everyone around her.

It was a natural feeling.

But now, she had returned to the past, assimilated into Jihyuk’s justice.

She didn’t even care about the deaths of countless insignificant commoners.

She hated her incompetent father for ruling the Kingdom and lying to her.

Of course, some resentment remained.

She vividly remembered the feeling of her heart being torn when the Kingdom fell.

But now? That torn feeling had turned into indifference.

Humans are evil. They deserved to die.

Moreover, her mother was still alive… There was no need to hold a grudge.

Besides, Tairat was a figure standing at the pinnacle of survival of the fittest.

In other words, he was someone who could create the ideal she aspired to.

A being who exuded the aura of an absolute, like Jihyuk.

Then she should respect him… So why was she expressing such hostility now? It was confusing.

There was an old saying on Earth.

The strong take everything, and the weak dream of revenge.

What she was doing now was exactly the behavior of the weak.

She was showing the very behavior she despised, even more than a mosquito.

Yuria turned her gaze from Margaret to Tairat.

He was smiling mysteriously.

The confident expression suited him perfectly.

But she didn’t want to admire him.

Because Tairat wasn’t Jihyuk.

She acknowledged his strength. But the only person she should serve was Jihyuk.

“Oh? Yuria’s eyes have hardened. How admirable…”

Margaret’s seductive voice.

Tairat shook his head.

“It’s because she’s thinking of someone she holds dear and is steeling her heart.”

“Who could it be? The person Yuria admires…”

“A person who is fierce but merciful, someone fit to be a king.”

“Like the Demon King?”

“Like… Similar. Yuria will know the whole truth in a few days. Let’s end the chit-chat and begin.”

“Yes~”

Margaret approached the throne and stood beside Tairat.

“Tell your daughter. What you plan to do now.”

“Understood♡”

Margaret, with a radiant smile that seemed to brighten the surroundings, turned her gaze to Yuria.

“Yuria, my daughter… You hate humans, don’t you? Weaklings who try to rule others with their tongues, who shirk responsibility but want to express their desires.”

‘….?’

“You think it’s better to follow the Demon King’s orders and adhere to the law of survival of the fittest, don’t you?”

‘That’s…’

Demons are easy to control.

They just need to see strong power.

If you have power, you don’t have to worry about being betrayed, and they unconditionally follow the Demon King’s orders.

Also, seeing Meril, a demon, with the pure appearance of a child, made her cold heart feel purified.

Indeed… Demons seemed better than humans.

“Mom hates humans too. Isn’t it too contradictory to hate humans while being one? And I think our beautiful daughter hates the day she was human, which is truly horrifying.”

Well, she didn’t need to worry about that.

Just as she liked Meril, the demon, she didn’t hate all humans.

If they were aware of their position, enlightened humans… And humans close to her, she didn’t define them as evil.

“Mom feels at ease with demons. They’re very free. They can escape from the complicated affairs of the human world, like politics…”

She fully understood her mother’s feelings.

But why was she making this confession now?

As Yuria looked at her in confusion, Margaret smiled brightly and began to undress.

Margaret, revealing her voluptuous figure without shame. Yuria was shocked.

‘Mom! What are you doing…’

Then her gaze was drawn to one spot.

The ominous red pattern glowing on Margaret’s curved lower abdomen.

“So I want to become like a demon. I will become the Demon King’s retainer and fulfill my mission.”

‘What… did you say…?’

What on earth had she just heard? What did she mean by becoming something?

“I want you to watch as I shed this human shell.”

Now completely naked, Margaret knelt before Tairat.

She bowed respectfully to him and asked.

“Demon King, may I touch your royal body?”

Tairat nodded with a benevolent expression.

“I grant you permission.”

“Thank you♡”

Margaret slowly moved her hand under Tairat’s robe.

Yuria watched her with trembling pupils.

To be continued―――――――――――――――――――――

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