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The food storage looked as if it had been swept through by a storm caused by two beasts.

The beasts, having filled their stomachs to some extent, casually sat on top of the boxes.

“Heukgu couldn’t leave because of his romance, but why didn’t you leave?”

“……”

The mouth that had been greedily eating was now tightly shut.

“You… you’re in love too, huh?”

“Well, it just happened.”

“What’s so embarrassing about love that you both try to hide it? If you’re going to hide it, at least do it well. It’s written all over your faces.”

“….”

“But… how did you end up becoming a wolf?”

“That’s the reason I was trying to hide it…”

Heukrang sighed and continued with a sorrowful expression.

“I felt like I had met the companion I would dedicate my life to, so I poured all my passion into a fiery love.”

“I don’t care how hard you tried, get to the point.”

“But that woman was a spy for Satan… well, I’m not sure if ‘spy’ is the right word, but anyway, she was following Satan’s orders and used me!”

The scenario I imagined Heukgu had gone through was now being recounted by Heukrang.

“A man who shares a bed with a succubus significantly loses resistance to their techniques. I wasn’t weak enough to lose to her, but I was charmed and then…”

“…Why a succubus of all things?”

While debating whether to call him a fool or Heukrang, I remembered Heukgu’s lover.

“Heukgu has a lover too, right? Is she also a succubus?”

“Heukgu’s lover is dead…”

“Huh?”

“When Heukgu was beaten by Satan and disappeared somewhere, his lover came to save us. Unlike me, it seems their love was genuine.”

“….”

Jeong Gyeoul’s eyes began to pity Heukrang.

Heukgu’s love was real, but Heukrang…

Anyway, I felt bad for saying such harsh things to Heukgu without knowing.

I decided to apologize to Heukgu later and stood up abruptly.

“This isn’t the time to leisurely listen to love stories… Can you explain why there’s no one in the Demon King’s Castle? Didn’t you just fight with Satan?”

“Heukgu was the one getting beaten up, I was charmed in the middle of it so I don’t know. Probably, everyone from the Demon King’s Castle went to the battlefield.”

Hearing that, my head started to ache.

I came to meet Satan, but Satan isn’t here?

Moreover, Satan, who went to the battlefield, is the supreme commander of a country.

He’s not some easy-to-meet uncle like when he was in the Demon King’s Castle.

Even if I manage to find him, I’ll likely be stopped by his subordinates, and breaking through by force won’t be easy.

‘How many subordinates does he have to break through…’

Even though I’ve crossed into the demon realm, magic power detection is troublesome, so the plan to find a B-Class hero through detection and locate the filming team is already impossible.

In the end, it means I have to put in the legwork.

“Did you see any humans while getting beaten up?”

“…Where would I have the mind for that? Have you never been charmed?”

“Useless.”

“….”

Searching the entire Demon King’s Castle with the useless Heukrang, it was just an empty castle.

Finally, when we went out to the streets, everyone seemed to be avoiding outsiders. Maybe they were avoiding Heukrang.

“Did you cause trouble in the city?”

“That’s unfair! I even helped out with various things and was friendly with the residents! All to look good in front of Lilia… ahem.”

“Is that so? Then you should take the lead. Let’s go to the person who received the most from you.”

The person who received the most support from Heukrang was, surprisingly, a prostitute.

“You crazy guy!”

“Huh? What suddenly…”

“Just a while ago, you were talking about trying to look good in front of Lilia or whatever, and now the person you helped the most is a prostitute?”

“She knew about it too! In fact, she fell for me because of that and came more often…”

“….”

“W-we even came together sometimes…”

“Shut up! Stop talking!”

Where did it all go wrong?

Heukrang’s sense of chastity? Or the succubus who tried to seduce Heukrang enjoying NTR or threesomes?

Whatever it was, Jeong Gyeoul decided to close her eyes.

Whether it was what happened on the island earlier or what just came out of Heukrang’s mouth.

It was all the same chaotic mess.

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“Ah, Heukrang is here again? Who is it today?”

…So it wasn’t just one or two people he did this with?

While the madam was talking with Heukrang, she looked me up and down.

That look in her eyes was very unpleasant.

“Today it’s Daisy… Wait! Don’t look at her like that! You’ll die!”

“Look at him growling over his woman, so cool. But your taste is quite broad, huh? A young human girl.”

“Shut up if you don’t want the shop closed!”

Heukrang, panicking, quickly covered the madam’s mouth.

The madam made an unpleasant face but didn’t show any disrespect to Heukrang, the legendary fool.

“Daisy is in room 3. She’s probably showering now, and you like it more when she’s showering, right? Go in.”

“…Zzzzzz…”

Jeong Gyeoul growled while looking at me, and the madam chuckled.

“Alright, go in quickly.”

Heukrang walked towards room 3 as naturally as if it were his own home.

How many times had he come here to move around so familiarly?

Bang—

“Who is it? Madam sister?”

“It’s me, Daisy.”

“Ah, it’s Rang oppa? I’m showering, do you want to come in?”

“No, today I have something to talk about. Finish quickly and come out.”

“Okay, I’m done, just wait a bit. But what’s the talk about that you’re speaking so seriously? Can I look forward to it?”

“…It’s not that kind of thing.”

What on earth is she expecting?

I couldn’t follow their conversation at all.

Shortly after, a woman named Daisy came out, completely naked.

Wow….

The best body I’ve seen so far was Seolhwa unnie’s, but this is even better.

“Put some clothes on, Daisy.”

“What? It’s not the usual sister? Is this woman your new lover? Hmm~ I guess you’re not at the stage of sharing fantasies yet?”

“Are you going to be like this too? If you make a mistake, the shop will be gone!”

“…Oppa, why are you acting like this all of a sudden? What’s with the threats that don’t suit you?”

Did she interpret it as ‘If you upset my lover, I’ll destroy the shop’?

Daisy’s expression turned bad.

Of course, my expression turned bad too.

“…Do whatever you want with this horny wolf, breed or whatever, but do you know anything about the Demon King’s Castle?”

“…You’re quite cheeky for a human? Are all sex slaves like this these days?”

Crack—

My neck felt stiff, and I turned it to make a cracking sound.

Ugh. So stressful.

“I’m trying to be nice, but these guys are really…”

“You dare as a human… Kyah!”

I didn’t need to raise my hand or focus my mind.

I didn’t need to summon or gather magic power.

Just a bit of strength in my eyes was enough.

Finally, fear appeared in Daisy’s eyes, and she looked at Heukrang with a desperate expression.

Heukrang struggled to avoid her gaze.

“I have some questions, and if you act like before, it won’t be fun.”

Reciting lines that seemed straight out of a third-rate movie, we exchanged questions and answers.

Satan had taken all his subordinates to conquer Asmodeus’s territory.

All the servants of the Demon King’s Castle were combat-capable, so he took them all.

“Did you see any humans being taken?”

“I watched the departure ceremony, but there were no humans…”

“Damn it… Where do I even look? I guess I have no choice but to go meet Satan.”

“If you’re looking for humans captured by Satan, you might want to check the underground of the Demon King’s Castle… That’s where Satan keeps his prisoners, so they might be there.”

I guess I have to make them kneel first.

Answers to questions I didn’t even ask came pouring out.

And in a very helpful direction.

“Thanks, it would have been great if you did this earlier. I wouldn’t have had to make you kneel.”

“Right. It’s all my fault… Not recognizing such a strong person…”

Whether she realized I wouldn’t harm her or not, she was full of excuses.

With this much sense, I don’t know why she acted up earlier.

Didn’t she see Heukrang trembling in front of me?

Anyway.

As Daisy said, I decided to search the underground of the Demon King’s Castle.

“But… I don’t know the way to the underground?”

“The way to the underground? Why do you need to find it?”

“…Huh? You need to know the way to go underground.”

Boom—

“Now there’s a way, right?”

“….”

This is why prejudice and preconceptions are scary.

You can just break through anywhere and go down, why bother looking for a path to the underground and wander around the Demon King’s Castle?

I floated a light spell and continued the underground search.

“Ugh… the smell…”

The stench of rotting corpses vibrated inside the underground.

It was so strong that it was surprising it didn’t rise to the first floor.

The walls, presumably black, were all stained with bright red blood.

Torture tools were scattered everywhere, and debris (details omitted) was lying around.

“Damn, what the hell did they do here?”

I hoped the filming team wasn’t here, the scene was so horrifying.

Continuing to search the underground, I finally found the filming team.

I sent Heukrang to the first floor just in case they would be startled by him.

They were all lying down like corpses, but thankfully, they were still alive and breathing.

It wasn’t the number of people PD Choi had mentioned.

Some must have died on the way here, or been tortured to death after being captured.

It’s unfortunate, but there’s nothing I can do about it.

I need to get the healthy ones out.

“Everyone, wake up.”

“…Wha, what! Are we being taken again! I can’t! My family is waiting for me! Please! Please!”

The first man to wake up ran to the corner, begging for his life.

“I’m here to rescue you, so relax.”

At the commotion, the others woke up one by one, trembling.

“Res, rescue team? Are we alive now? Waaah!”

“I knew it! We’re Korean! They said they’d come to rescue us! Even those church guys who lied about volunteering in a war zone were rescued, they wouldn’t abandon us! But why are you alone? Where are the others? Kid, where are the adults?”

“Hey! When adults ask questions, answer right away!”

It’s already dizzying.

Can I really take these people and escape the demon realm back to the base camp?

It feels like I’m being given too difficult a trial…

 

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