The NTR Hero Knelt Before the Demon King – Chapter 20

“Gweeeeeeeeeek!!!!!!!”

A scream erupts from the depths of her throat.

Like a sound scraped from a bare floor and forcibly squeezed out, Terra once again feels her mind and body separate.

With drool spilling from her mouth and a dazed look in her eyes, Terra collapses to the floor.

Tears had flowed so excessively from her eyes that nothing more could escape, and her face, having endured pain beyond limits, was so distorted it was hard to look at.

Although she bore no other physical injuries, her mind was literally reduced to tatters from the continuous forced separations.

And…

In her mind, there was no longer any capacity for normal thought.

Hatred towards the hero who made her this way, anger at the abyss-like reality she found herself in—

All of it felt like nothing more than a luxurious emotion to her, tormented by the relentless waves of pain.

A sea of despair that tore apart all zeal for life, leaving her unable to think of anything else.

In this moment, perfectly caught within it, the only thought that surfaced was…

-‘Kill… me…’-

If only she could grovel before the man before her.

The extreme pain forced her to wash away all other emotions and unearthed a strong desire to genuinely apologize to the man before her.

Whether it be cowardice or ugliness, none of that mattered anymore.

She had neither the energy nor the reason to fuss over such trivialities.

Only the end of this endless pain was all she wished for, and for that, she could gladly lick the man’s feet, be a slave on the battlefield, offer her body—she believed that she could wholeheartedly do anything terrible as long as it ended in a true smile.

‘Kill… me… Please… Please stop now… I… I was wrong… I’ll do anything… I’ll do whatever it takes… So please… now… now… just… please… no more…!!!’

As Terra repeatedly poured her countless regrets and feelings of repentance into her heart, she desperately pleaded.

However… the embodiment of pain before her did not even give her a moment to voice such words, relentlessly pressing her further.

As her consciousness fragmented in the throes of agony, he would stitch her back together only to tear her apart again before the pain could even fade.

All she could do in that process was let out a meaningless scream from the depths of her soul.

Thus, while shedding tears of unbearable regret and pain, Terra twisted her body in agony.

At that moment…

“!!! Gurrrrrk! …Haaah… Haaaah…”

Suddenly, the deluge of pain from the man stopped.

In response, Terra… at last, recognized the forced blockage of her speech loosening, and began to beg fervently in a raspy voice towards the man before her.

“P-please… just… I… I was… wrong… So please… now… just kill… me…”

Terra expressed her apologies with all her might, filled with desperation and sincerity.

And…

Seeing her like this, the man—

Once called a hero, but now regarded by Terra as a devil crawling up from the depths of hell—

Spoke to her in a voice filled with cold detachment.

“Kill you? Sorry, but I have no reason to show you mercy anymore.”

“P-please… I beg… But… we were… comrades… Kugh!”

–<Crack!>

The next moment, the hero’s foot fell onto her hand.

That foot, clad in black steel military boots, crushed her hand bones in an instant, bursting through flesh and muscle.

With that, a cry of pain burst from Terra’s lips.

Tasting the vivid agony of physical pain—so different from the mental torment—she could say nothing more.

And…

Towards Terra, who lay there screaming in pain, the hero spoke in a voice devoid of any mercy.

“You’re still spouting nonsense about comrades? You don’t think I don’t know what your sly intentions were, do you?”

“!! Th-that…!”

With just a word from the hero, Terra was left speechless.

And…

Towards her, the hero calmly yet chillingly declared.

“So, you think you can toy with human hearts and run away to the afterlife? Sorry, that’s not going to happen… You’ll have a lot to do with that body of yours from now on.”

“W-what…?”

Only unease and fear radiated from the hero’s words.

Hearing that, Terra began to tremble…

And the hero, in a calm tone, began to explain the fate she would face.

It was nothing less than…

“!.. No… can’t…! That… that… can’t happen…!”

A story so horrific that it forced an opposing opinion from Terra, who had been resolved to give up everything.

However.

Seeing her struggle to deny it, the hero began to smile as if he found it amusing.

“Right… I expected you to say that. So I will. I’m going to give you the worst pain I can bestow upon you!”

The hero’s voice dripped with terrible joy.

Then he slowly rose from his seat, raising a finger adorned with a ring—

“D-don’t… don’t do it…”

Seeing him, Terra desperately tried to move her body, which wouldn’t respond, as she began to spill her voice tainted with despair.

“Don’t! Please, just that… Grrrrraaaaaaack!!!!!!”

*

Honestly, to speak coldly…

I’m pretty unlucky when it comes to games.

In the past, I failed 20 consecutive times to enhance an item with a 30% success rate.

I’ve spun countless gacha boxes in the game, yet I’ve never managed to pull a so-called rare item even once.

I’m a literal embodiment of a person who is weak to the whims of chance.

And at this very moment…

Regrettably, I was once again fully aware of my wretched luck.

“Guhhhhh!!”

After countless screams, the mere act of making noise now caused blood to pour from Terra’s mouth.

Seeing her like that made me realize how truly unfortunate I was, and I couldn’t help but smirk bitterly.

“Wait… if I think about it the other way, maybe I’m lucky? To be honest, if it were too easy, I might have felt disappointed…”

Trying desperately to think positively, but…

Looking at it rationally, it felt impossible to maintain that line of thought in a situation like this.

A 3% probability.

At first glance, it seemed like such a tight probability, but in reality, that figure wasn’t too bad for a success rate.

While each individual chance wasn’t great, it meant that with around 30 attempts, the likelihood of success would be around 60%.

Yet… despite that, I had already attempted this over 40 times.

By the numbers, I should have been at about a 70% chance of success, a level where I would have succeeded at least once, yet still, there was no sign of it.

“Maybe it’s not me, but her that’s unlucky? At this point, I’d say it’s about time to let it go…”

Feeling a hint of irritation, I infused the ring with magic once more…

“!!!! Gggrrkkk!!!!”

“Huh?”

The next moment, an anomalous sensation struck me.

Simultaneously, Terra, who was writhing on the ground in pain, began to clutch her head and thrash about madly.

In the midst of extreme agony unlike anything before, she began to twist her body forcefully.

Seeing her like that…

I instinctively recognized what was happening and couldn’t help but smirk.

“Finally succeeded. 46 attempts… of course, I’m such an unlucky bastard.”

With that thought, I gazed upon the pitiful, screeching Terra…

No, to be precise…

I no longer could use that name…

As I watched the figure of a beast crossing over a river from which there was no return, I quietly said goodbye.

“Well then… stay trapped in there and keep watching. See the consequences of your betrayal…”