The NTR Hero Knelt Before the Demon King – Chapter 115

There are principles that govern worldly affairs. When these principles are violated, no matter how strong one might be, everything is bound to shake significantly.

At this moment, the Elf Church Country, which has seized upon this so-called “justification,” started sending people to the Magic Kingdom to vehemently criticize the Empire regarding this incident.

“The Empire is currently serving the Evil God Amun and leading the world towards destruction. There was intel suggesting that those who failed to eradicate the World Tree have their sights set on what can be considered the heart of the Magic Kingdom.”

“Hoh…”

The Magic King Overseer showed a glimmer of interest at the words of the envoy from the church country.

With his figure completely shrouded in a black robe while seated on the throne, he spoke in a calm voice to the elf envoy before him.

“If that’s true, then we must certainly be on guard. That is a treasure that supports the entirety of our Magic Kingdom. Anyone attempting to threaten it would be considered an enemy of the Magic Kingdom by that very fact.”

“Indeed, Your Majesty.”

“Thank you for providing this crucial information. I will decide on the matters regarding the peace treaty after discussing it with my retainers, so please wait.”

“Yes, understood, Your Majesty.”

Satisfied with the somewhat positive response, the envoy stepped outside.

As he observed the envoy’s retreating figure, a cold smile began to form at the corner of the Magic King’s mouth.

‘I don’t know which little rat did this, but… thanks to that, things seem to be getting more interesting.’

*

In the Falcon Empire, Vice Minister Eileen could not help but feel a deep gloom due to the news flooding in one after another lately.

The Elf Church Country had officially allied with the Demon Kingdom without being destroyed by the Empire.

On top of that, using the black flame that had caused massive damage back then as a pretext, rumors were swirling from all directions that the Falcon Empire was an evil group in collusion with the Evil God.

For Eileen, a devoted follower of Neltelion, this was an utter humiliation.

However, putting aside such external problems, at this moment, Eileen was simply living an exceedingly empty day-to-day life, having lost the joy in her life.

The man who accounted for more than half of her existence—Torare.

Since he had vanished, she had no choice but to drown in profound emptiness while living alone in her hollowed-out home.

‘Torare… I bet you’re happily living with Shude right now, leaving me out of it… just the two of you…’

It had already been several months since Torare was led away by Shude.

In such a situation, Eileen would like nothing more than to charge into Shude’s home and bring Torare back.

However, due to a series of terror incidents, the Falcon Empire and the Magic Kingdom were on the brink of war at any moment.

For her, the Vice Minister of the Empire, to go to the Magic Kingdom would be an incredibly perilous act in itself.

If things went awry, instead of bringing Torare back, she could very well find herself facing the blade of Shude, who would be on the lookout to eliminate her at any opportunity.

“I have no way out… In this situation… unless by some stroke of luck, the Empire manages to take over the Magic Kingdom, there’s no way I can bring Torare back.”

Of course, it wasn’t entirely impossible, but the Falcon Empire couldn’t even swallow the Elf Church Country, let alone that—taking over the second strongest nation on the continent, the Magic Kingdom, was nearly impossible.

On top of that, Shude was one of the Four Demon Maidens, renowned as a strong figure within the Magic Kingdom.

Even if the war resulted in the defeat of the Magic Kingdom, someone of her caliber would have no trouble returning to another country with Torare.

Ultimately, at this point, Eileen had virtually no means of bringing Torare back.

Just as Eileen was deeply despairing over her unrequited love for him, who she could no longer meet, suddenly the image of a person who was no longer even from this world floated into her mind.

‘That guy… he always looked solely at me. If only I had been with him… instead of forming some useless party with the heroes, if I had just been with him, wouldn’t I be happier than I am now?’

As she reflected on this belatedly and began to feel a sense of regret for thoughts that were now utterly impossible, she was unaware of an important fact.

At this moment, both men in her thoughts were in situations completely different from what she imagined.

*

A person strives their hardest to find happiness, and that was no different for him.

He put forth all efforts to obtain what he desired, and even if it poses a threat to world peace, he pursued his own interests until the end.

And at this moment.

He was sincerely regretting all the efforts he had put in until now.

“Uh… excuse me… Shude? … Even so, this is…”

“Oh? What are you saying now? Since when did the laws change so that a slave could speak back to their master?”

“Ugh….”

“Come on, eat up, Torare is my beloved dog after all. Eating from a dog bowl is undoubtedly right, isn’t it? Though barking like a dog is a bit uncomfortable, so I hope you can endure this much.”

With a chilling smile on her lips, Shude spoke.

Torare, feeling overwhelming humiliation, had no choice but to slowly reach for the dog food placed before him.

But then…

“Wait a minute. Dogs don’t use their hands, do they?”

“Y-yes?”

“Of course, you have to eat with your mouth, right? Come on, hurry up before it cools down. You’ve been starving for two days, and you should chew thoroughly.”

“…”

Her tone was light, yet it was filled with a sense of ominous malice.

Realizing that if he resisted any further, he would experience the ‘terrible punishment’ he had once gone through, Torare had no choice but to bury his head in the food bowl.

And then…

“Glomp… glomp… glomp…”

“Heh, you’re eating well. Indeed, Torare, you’re the type who listens better when forced to exert yourself, huh? I should have done this sooner; otherwise, my friend wouldn’t have been unable to resist and acted like that with you.”

“…”

With a voice laced with terrible rage, Shude continued.

In response, Torare could say nothing, merely swallowing the humiliating dog food to satisfy his grumbling stomach.

‘Damn… I should have appropriately toyed with this freak. I never expected things to turn out like this…’

Since coming here, Torare had struggled to contain his overflowing lust, flirting with various women.

While not as much as Eileen, Shude often left home for work, taking the opportunity to enjoy some fun with a few of the witches from the Magic Kingdom.

However, unlike innocent Eileen, Shude was not an easy opponent to deal with.

Given the history of an affair in the past, she had been mentally prepared for such a situation from the beginning.

As a result, when it really mattered, Torare’s affair was discovered.

After that day, under the pretext of ensuring he would never do something like that again, Shude placed a dog collar around Torare’s neck, treating him as a sexual slave and a dog in every sense of the word.

Whenever she felt even slightly displeased, she would make him miss meals, and as soon as it was provoked, she would whip him, tormenting him like a beast.

The disturbing thing was that this was all out of Shude’s genuine love for him, and this obsession twisted Torare’s body with magical seals so that he couldn’t even attempt to escape.

Thus, having been leashed to this witch, Torare now led an utterly miserable life.

However, even in this worst-case scenario, he still did not despair.

Admittedly, the situation he found himself in was one of the most extreme hardships of his life.

But at this moment, a glimmer of hope shined within his heart… an expectation that he could escape this hellish place.

‘I will definitely find a way out… this Torare cannot crumble like this… Am I really going to fall here, after having devoured even the hero’s party? I will carve out my own harem, just as I’ve always dreamed!’