The NTR Hero Knelt Before the Demon King – Chapter 174

Once, there was a former porter of the now-nameless Hero Party, Torare.

For the past few days, he had been living what could only be described as a dream.

With the witch Shude, who had been bothering him endlessly, away on a business trip, Torare finally grasped a taste of freedom.

Immediately after, he began to seriously flirt with the women he had secretly eyed, spending each day happily in pursuit of his desires.

And right at this moment, it was happening in his ‘nest’ set up in the basement of Shude’s manor.

“Hee… Torare-san… Is this really okay? If Shude-sama finds out, I…”

“Don’t worry. I know her schedule inside out. If she does come back, I’ll have someone to tell me.”

“But… ahh~!”

“And hey, doesn’t that tension make it even more exciting? Look, you’re soaked with excitement right now!”

“Ugh…! Torare-san… ah!”

Torare indulged as his fingers explored the witch’s body, embracing her, as if he were a beast satisfying a long-hungry belly, reveling in the moment.

‘Hehe… Yes, this is life. How could someone like me be satisfied with just one woman? Even with one woman a day like this, it would still be too little. Asking me to love just one is pure nonsense!’

Thus, Torare lived a life indulging in women, fully relying on Shude for financial support.

However, despite his character, his ability to charm women and satisfy them remained impressively high.

‘I hope Shude stays on her trip for a while longer… but I’ve heard something about some magic or other. Is she coming back once that’s over? Hmm… Honestly, that’s a bit unwelcome.’

Though he would much rather be free of that bothersome woman, he was in no position to think of cutting ties, considering she was the one keeping him alive.

Thus, while Torare pondered how to hold her in check, he continued to play with his fingers and slowly tried to unveil his desires.

Then…

– Bang!

“…Ugh!?”

In the next instant, a loud sound erupted from the door, which suddenly began to shake with commotion.

In a momentary panic, Torare felt his body tense up, fearing that Shude had returned without him knowing.

“Tor… Torare-san?”

“No… no way? Ah… no. That can’t be. There hadn’t been any signs up to now. How could…?”

Among the witches he had seduced, there were those who managed the city gates of Rehi. They had promised to send a magical signal if Shude passed through the gate.

With that in mind, and given there hadn’t been any news so far, it clearly indicated that Shude hadn’t returned to Rehi yet.

Still, with the horrors he had endured before, Torare couldn’t help but tremble in instinctual fear.

‘No way, if that woman really has returned… Damn it. Am I going to face that unbearable treatment again? It feels like it’s getting more intense each time…’

Feeling the dread of Shude’s dreadful punishment looming over him once more, Torare stared at the door, which was being rattled continuously.

And then…

– Bang!!

“!!”

“Eh?”

Finally, the door burst open with a loud crash.

However, instead of Shude appearing as Torare expected, something entirely unexpected began to reveal itself before him.

“What… what is that?”

– “Grrr…” –

A creature stood before him.

It was a beast with a mane of golden fur.

Its bizarre appearance resembled that of either a lion or a wolf, baring sharp teeth as it growled low towards them.

Looking at it, Torare felt a fear unlike what he experienced when Shude had appeared, sending shivers down his spine.

“Hey… what… what is that thing?!”

“I… I don’t know. I’ve never seen a monster like that…”

“You’re a witch! D… do something! Use a spell or swing your staff, chase the monster away right now!”

“Ugh!”

Faced with Torare, whose combat power as a porter was practically non-existent, the witch reluctantly reached for her staff.

At that moment…

“Roar!!”

“Wha…?”

In the next instant, the beast charged at the witch with a speed so fast it was almost invisible.

And then…

– Thud!

“Eeeek!!!”

In an instant, the beast crushed the witch’s skull.

As a result, the witch, who had been completely bare, collapsed onto the floor, having lost her head.

Despite being known as a somewhat competent witch, she was utterly annihilated without being able to put up a fight.

Torare, who had been right next to her, was now drenched in her blood, gripped by a heavy terror.

And then…

“Ugh! Uuugh!… Uweeeeek!!!”

His view of the woman he had been with just moments before, having her head crushed and devoured, made his stomach churn.

He began to vomit uncontrollably, releasing all his breakfast onto the blood-and-brain-soaked sheets.

And…

“Grrr…”

Watching him, the beast leaned its dripping bloodied mouth closer to him.

“Ugh… ugh…”

It bore a toothy grin that resembled a saw, as if it was about to bite him.

Just then…

“…Grr?”

“…Huh?”

In the next instant, the beast, which had been exuding sheer murderous intent, suddenly froze in place.

It felt as if something invisible had stopped it in its tracks.

And right after…

“!”

The beast walked out of the room as if nothing had happened.

Still dripping with fresh blood, it slowly exited through the door it had destroyed.

Watching this unfold, Torare felt his body slacken with an overwhelming sense of relief.

He stared blankly at the witch’s lifeless body, now little more than a corpse.

“What… What is… What the hell is going on…?”

It was certain that something horrific was happening in this city of witches, Rehi.

With a weighty sense of dread in his heart, Torare slowly stood up and stepped out of the room.

“Gulp…”

Though it seemed like the beast wouldn’t attack him, he couldn’t shake the feeling of uncertainty.

But leaving the corpse behind on the bloodstained bed was far too terrifying.

He steeled himself and took a step outside.

And right after… an alarming sight greeted his eyes.

It was…

“Wh-what is this… what… what the hell…”

An overwhelming silence enveloped the mansion.

Torare froze at the sight outside the window.

A scene of massacre, more horrific than war, unfolded before him.

Countless corpses littered the streets, and the ground was soaked in blood.

No signs of living people were visible; only death surrounded him in Rehi.

That shocking scene made Torare instinctively take a step back.

Then…

– “…To… Torare-sama.” –

“!!”

In the next moment, a sudden voice echoed in his ear.

It was undeniably a voice he was familiar with, which had piqued his curiosity.

Yet, it felt strangely different from what he knew, carrying a heavy sense of discomfort.

‘Eh… Eileen? A… no, this feels different… What in the…’

Torare experienced a chilling dread as he melded that voice with the horrific sight before him, slowly turning around.

And in the next moment, he saw the figure appear.

It was…

“!! Hiiiii!!! A… a monster!?”

Before him stood a skeleton draped in a black robe.

To be precise, it was a lich.

Torare was seized by a paralyzing fear from the unexpected appearance of this incomprehensible creature.

‘What… what the heck? Why is there a lich here? D… don’t tell me? That lich invaded and killed everyone? A… and that beast earlier was its doing too…’

Torare’s mind scrambled to make sense of this chaotic situation, interpreting it wildly based on what he knew.

At that moment, the lich slowly approached him, one step at a time.

‘Should I… run? Ah… no… that’d be pointless… Perhaps begging for my life here is…’

Even though he didn’t think the brutal creature would spare him, the overwhelming fear left him no capacity to escape.

In that confused state, not knowing what to do, Torare remained frozen.

Then…

“!!! W… what?”

In the next instant, the lich gently wrapped its arms around Torare.

Amidst this bewildering situation, Torare started to feel intense confusion.

– “I’ve missed… you. Torare-sama…” –

“!”

He heard the lich’s voice once more, clear.

The moment he heard it, he instinctively recognized the identity of the lich before him, regardless of his disbelief.

“C-could it be… you… Eileen…?”

– “…. Ahhh… Torare-sama…” –

In response to Torare’s question, the lich spoke with a sense of emotional resonance, despite her twisted form.

Then, she began to naturally pull down Torare’s trousers, as if nothing had changed.

In the midst of this bizarre atmosphere, a strange sense of relief washed over Torare.

Because he felt a belief that, as long as it was Eileen who was so deeply infatuated with him, she wouldn’t attack him in any form, no matter what happened.

‘Is… is this really Eileen? Hahaha, what the hell… so I don’t have to worry right now… Even now, she’s so eager, exploring me like a human would… even though she’s just bones now…!?’

At that moment… Torare began to sense a dissonance amidst the completely natural action.

Suddenly struck by a wave of intuition, he shouted urgently.

“!!! W-wait… are you…?”

– “I’ll enjoy this.” –

– Crunch! –