Hans, the practical leader of the Blood Demons, has fallen. This news spread rapidly among the Racial Alliance. His infamous reputation had particularly spread among the upper echelons and knights.
The fact that he had been successfully dealt with was enough to greatly boost the morale of the Racial Alliance. Of course, a few hardliners expressed dissatisfaction with cooperating with the Anti-Demon Alliance.
But at this point, no one cared about that. A meeting of the Racial Alliance was scheduled again in a short time. The single purpose was clear: to ride this momentum and wipe out all the demons.
Revel, the leader of the Anti-Demon Alliance, also joined the Racial Alliance. It seemed that his actions to delay Yahira and protect the envoy had benefited the Racial Alliance greatly.
“Yahira is dead, and there aren’t many Blood Demons left. If it’s not now, there won’t be another chance.”
“But doesn’t that mean we should plan more calmly and slowly?”
“Who knows if a second Yahira will pop up in the meantime? Moreover, the Alliance is painfully slow in its operations. It would take at least 2-3 years.”
At least two years. That was enough time for the demons to recover and finish their preparations. Given the Racial Alliance’s massive size, if they delayed even once, they’d continue to get pushed back.
If that happened, it would be like giving the demons another chance. If they didn’t finish preparations quickly and press forward, this long conflict would repeat once more.
The leaders of the Racial Alliance were reading the momentum. They realized that they could no longer remain coiled up. It was time to move forward. The Racial Alliance prioritized gathering as much information as possible.
The Anti-Demons actively collaborated with the Alliance as well. They selected nimble Anti-Demons to gather information through reconnaissance. They prepared countermeasures for the surviving Blood Demons. Things were going quite smoothly.
Hans temporarily stepped away. He couldn’t endure the scorching heat any longer. Now that the end of what seemed like an unending battle was in sight, he felt an indescribable mood.
“Commander?”
“Yuren? What are you doing here?”
“I felt your presence and came to check.”
“You sensed my presence?”
Yuren always found Hans regardless of where he was. Of course, Helia was usually faster than Yuren. For some reason, Helia was nowhere to be seen. Where could she be?
“By the way, have you seen Helia?”
“Are you looking for Helia? Is it because she’s your girlfriend?”
“No, well… we’re not exactly at that stage….”
Hans chose his words carefully. After doing something that wouldn’t exactly count under “not being a couple,” he felt a bit uneasy denying it so desperately. But admitting it was also a little…
“I really don’t want to admit it, but I feel jealous.”
“What?”
“I said I’m jealous! Commander!”
A dragon’s roar shook the castle walls. Surprised by the sudden reaction, Hans was taken aback, but Yuren didn’t care about that. Her focus was solely on Hans before her.
“What’s before you is me! Focus on me!”
Yuren desperately clung to Hans’ shoulders. While she didn’t think Hans would leave her, the anxiety of falling behind made her act desperately.
“Okay, okay, just calm down.”
Hans first tried to calm Yuren down. He could feel her fear. Thanks to Hans’ gentle words, Yuren gradually calmed down, taking a moment before speaking again.
“Speaking of which, didn’t you say you’d grant me a wish?”
“I remember. What is your wish?”
“Then, I want a hug.”
“Got it.”
Surprisingly, Hans nodded readily. Just as a smile was about to bloom on Yuren’s lips, Hans suddenly opened his arms wide and pulled her into a tight embrace.
“……”
“……”
“What is this?”
“What? You asked for a hug, didn’t you?”
Hans spoke so confidently that Yuren experienced the feeling of her brain short-circuiting. Was he pretending not to know? Or did he really take it at face value?
For a brief moment, Yuren pondered but eventually shook her head as if it didn’t matter. Then she grabbed Hans’ arm. With his crude strength, Hans was pulled along like a sack of potatoes.
“Why are you doing this? Didn’t I hug you when you asked?”
“This isn’t what I meant.”
“Then, by any chance….”
“You know exactly.”
Yuren glared at Hans. He was left speechless. Anything more would be awkward, so pretending to be unaware was indeed the right choice. But now, he couldn’t do that anymore.
“Answer me clearly, Commander.”
It was already too late to avoid the fear.
*
Somewhere, the sound of birds chirping could be heard.
It felt like it was coming from right by his head. It wasn’t unpleasant. Rather, it felt like floating among the clouds in the sky. It was a familiar yet strangely different sensation.
When he was just blankly staring at the ceiling, he sensed a warm presence beside him. Curiously, he turned his head, finding Yuren, who had returned to her primal form, holding his hand.
She was holding it tight against her chest. Thanks to that, Hans’ hand, completely enveloped by her ample curves, was nowhere to be seen. The warmth felt not just warm but downright hot.
“……Last night, that happened.”
Hans could feel a headache coming on. Seeing Yuren, who had entered with great energy but now was fidgeting like a clueless virgin on their wedding night, he involuntarily felt excitement.
The result was what he was seeing now. Hans covered his face with his palm, thinking he had at least some sense of responsibility as a commander. But was that really the case?
Was he just a beast that jumped at any woman? In the midst of these troubling thoughts, Yuren woke up and looked at Hans, opening her mouth.
“Good morning, Commander!”
“Yeah, good morning.”
“Last night was, how should I say… too quick.”
“Let’s avoid talking about last night.”
As Yuren started to bring it up with a flushed face, Hans quickly shut her down. His mind had only just calmed, and hearing her talk about it now would blow him up.
“Got it, we don’t need to bring up our memories.”
“Memories… huh.”
Hans’ gaze briefly flicked to Yuren’s chest. It was far too big to simply call a woman’s chest. That monstrous mass was practically a battering ram.
But for some reason, it didn’t sag down. Instead, the proud, raised peaks stood defiantly before Hans.
Feeling embarrassed from staring at her chest, Hans finally turned his head away. Yet, Yuren seemed to be completely oblivious. Instead, she looked happy.
“Last night was especially rough.”
“I-I’m sorry. Was it your first experience?”
“Of course it was. I’m not a prostitute.”
“I lost my composure. I truly apologize.”
No matter how much of a dragon he was, the first experience should ideally be gentle. But last night, with Yuren’s contrast, Hans lost his mind and acted too roughly.
So much so that Yuren had screamed and shed tears. Thinking back to her face at that moment made Hans feel strangely tense, but he tried to hide it as much as possible.
“Are you talking about that from last night?”
“Yeah.”
“I actually liked that.”
“?”
“Please be a little rougher from now on.”
“???”
Yuren’s appearance, comforting herself while saying she liked it, left Hans speechless. Wait, did she actually like that last night? He had felt this from before, but did Yuren actually have a real M tendency…?
“By the way, Commander, you seem surprisingly full of desire?”
“No, it’s not like that.”
“It’s okay. My mouth isn’t just for eating food.”
“Kuah?!”
Soon, Yuren’s warm yet fiery hands completely covered the pillar. A moment later, a thoroughly cooked Hans was led by Yuren to the dining room. There, they were waiting for them.
“Yuren! How did it go?!”
“Um, it was successful.”
“It means the operation was a success!”
“Next time, please cooperate.”
“Leave it to me!”
It seemed they had made some sort of plan among themselves. Hans sat down in a chair weakly. Was it because of the intense exercise last night? He felt especially hungry this morning. Soon, the food was brought out.
“Looks great.”
“Were you okay last night?”
“……Helia.”
The person who brought the food was none other than Helia. While Helia’s mouth was smiling brightly, her eyes were lifeless. Hans could feel the jealousy radiating from her and quickly said.
“It wasn’t that peaceful!”
“Then that means I was in a better mood, right?”
“That’s….”
“I hear you can’t deny anything.”
Hearing Helia’s words, Yuren stepped forward. They glared at each other from a close distance. While Helia was also quite busty, she was not quite like Yuren.
In a literal showdown that expanded their chests.
Hans sighed and turned his head away.
Rather, he wished everything was just a dream.
