Chapter 1: Part 8
Lukana was shocked beyond words.
It couldn’t be helped.
Sateriasis, whom she had just left from after saying her farewells, suddenly appeared in front of her—— not only that, he came flying from the sky with a pair of bat-like wings on his back.
“L-Lord Venomania?! Eh-EHHHHHHH?!”
“Sorry Lukana, I must’ve scared you. I flew here because I wanted to see you again no matter what.”
Both of them are currently on a forest pathway between Lasaland and a neighboring village.
Just as Sateriasis wanted, there wasn’t a single soul around.
“I still don’t wish to let you go, Lukana. Let’s get married.”
Sateriasis held onto Lukana’s hands firmly.
“Not only did you appear so abruptly in this form, what kind of nonsense are you spouting!”
Lukana flinged Sateriasis’s hand away and lowered her head.
“Ah, that’s true, I shouldn’t look so unsightly and untidy in front of a lady, my bad——”
“I’m not referring to your clothes being messy! Those wings… as I thought, Lord Venomania has sold his soul to a scary thing…”
The way that Lukana said it caught Sateriasis’ attention.
“… “As I thought”? ”
As if she knew about the contract that Sateriasis made with the demon.
(How is that possible?! Even I have only just remembered it.)
“…Please return. I will pretend that I didn’t see all this and forget about everything that has happened. That’s why Lord Venomania too—— ”
“That’s not possible; I will no longer put on a facade. I want you and no matter what, I will attain you.”
“My heart will never be yours again.”
Lukana stared unblinking at Sateriasis.
Those eyes that shone with her determination.
“Is that so… then it can’t be helped.”
Sateriasis took a step back.
But yet, that att.i.tude of his said nothing about giving up.
“Lukana, I will repeat myself. No matter what, I will attain the things I want… even if it means that I have to resort to violence!”
Then, Sateriasis’ appearance took another drastic change.
Two ram-like horns sprouted from his head, his fingernails lengthened, and his purple eyes turned red.
His body started looking less and less like a human.
“Noooooo!?”
Lukana lost herself in her screams as she looked at his changing appearance. She dropped onto the ground shivering helplessly, boiling tears rolling down her cheeks.
“Ahhh…. everything is exactly the same as that dream—— that, that “purple dream” was really a premonition dream…”
“Hahaha, Lukana, are you afraid? Afraid of my current appearance!”
Sateriasis let out a roaring laugh.
The chaos within his mind has nearly dropped him into a state of confusion. It was a side-effect from not being able to control the demon’s raw power yet.
“It’s not that… Lord Venomania. I’m not crying out of fear. If only you were a normal human, if only we met under normal circ.u.mstances, I’m sure that I would’ve——”
Whatever Lukana said after that could no longer reach his ears.
He raised her chin, forcing her to look into his eyes.
“Now, Lukana, look into my eyes.”
Lukana was still crying.
Even though some sort of realization has already dawned upon her, she still obeyed his words.
Looking into his eyes she said,
“Lord Venomania, you will be marrying a lot of women to live in enjoyment. It can perhaps be considered a blessing for you as well as for the women. Even if there is only one woman in your eyes. ”
Sateriasis’s red eyes shone more intensely, and Lukana’s eyes widened imperceptibly as though she was replying to him.
“However, what awaits Lord Venomania is nothing but…destruction. To…prevent… such an ending… definitely… cannot let… true… love…slip through your hands… ”
Lukana’s body fell limply towards Sateriasis.
“Lukana, let’s return. Let’s return to my mansion.”
Sateriasis hugged the unconscious Lukana and kissed her softly.
And, her eyes fluttered open slowly, and soon she was completely awake.
Lukana did not try to run away, instead, she returned his affections, her hand looping across his back holding him tightly towards her.
“Yes, let’s return together. My beloved Lord Venomania.”
Followed by that was a series of kisses that continued for quite a while.
Lukana Octo, the rational and pure girl that rejected Sateriasis, has disappeared without a trace.
When Sateriasis retrieved his lips from Lukana’s face——
A shattering sound came from the front.
Sateriasis raised his head, only to see a shattered gla.s.s bottle alongside the green-haired girl who once held it.
“Wa… waaaaaaaaaaa…..”
After uttering a series of incomprehensible sentences, the girl dropped to the ground into a sitting position, trembling.
For a moment, Sateriasis was mesmerized with her green hair.
Because she had the same hair color as the girl he was searching for.
However, not only did both of them not look alike, they also had different hair lengths.
The girl was most likely a farmer from the nearby village, wearing dirty overalls with her long messy hair, which was tied up into a ponytail. She was still young, around 17 to 18 years old.
“Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee…”
She let out a frantic scream and tried to flee from the location. However, she was so frightened that she could no longer find strength in her legs to stand up and run and could only crawl away.
Sateriasis stared at the incomprehensible girl’s actions with distaste.
“What’s there to be frightened about… Ah, I see.”
Staring at himself, Sateriasis seemed to realize the cause of her reactions.
“It’s because she saw my half-naked body, isn’t it.”
“That’s not it!! Idiot!!”
Another scream from behind him.
Sateriasis turned his head only to see a white-haired girl with braids wearing a robe.
On her shoulders was a red cat.
“Decided to use a human body this time, I.R.? ”
“It’s because I was worried that I followed behind you… and even though I repeatedly reminded you to not let anyone see you…”
“Ah, is that so?”
“Your horns! Your claws! Your wings! Have all been seen!”
“Oh I see, what a predicament I’m in.”
Although he said that, his expression did not reflect his worry at all.
“But I.R., there’s no need for concern.”
Sateriasis released Lukana and came face to face with the frightened green-haired girl.
“On second glance, she’s quite cute. How about it? Would you like to come to my mansion with me?”
Realizing his intentions, I.R. sighed softly.
“So this was what you were planning…haaa… do whatever you want.”
Sateriasis stared into the girl’s eyes and his own red eyes illuminated once again.
“Ah….”
The eyes of the girl dimmed just like how Lukana’s did.
Yet, what happened soon after was different from before.
“N….Nooo!”
The girl shoved Sateriasis to the side and ran away without turning back.
“Heuh… How strange.”
Sateriasis turned to look at I.R.
“The spell of l.u.s.t didn’t work. What’s going on, I.R.?”
“Yeah… It looks like things have gotten a little out of hand. I can think of a few reasons why, but…”
“How? Do I need to fly and chase after that girl?”
“No, don’t do that. Looking at the time, the carriages carrying the goods to market are about to pa.s.s by, there’s no need to insinuate more trouble.”
I.R. turned around, her back facing Sateriasis.
“Let’s return to the mansion first before we talk. There’s a lot regarding our future plans that have yet to be discussed.”
“It’s okay to leave that girl alone?”
“That’s also part of the things that we have to discuss, there’s no need for worry… for now. There will be always be a way to solve that when we need to.”
“…Since she said that, let’s return, Lukana. ”
Once again, Sateriasis hugged Lukana who stood un-movingly at a distance, witnessing the scene in front of her.
“As you wish, Lord Venomania.”
Lukana smiled widely as she replied.
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