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Volume 11 Chapter 313

The Sage, the Demon King, and the Dragon Priestess

　

　I guess I overdid it a little.

　The normally so unexpressive Kikyo in such disarray was cute and……I kind of felt like teasing her.

　So I overdid it.

　I had poured tens of millions of units of mana into her.

　As a result──

　When I woke up in the morning, her body was hazily glowing.

　There was this feeling of divinity to it, I thought.

　──and I was right on the money.

　I asked Shiro, who said that Kikyo had accidentally become a『Divine Beast』in the process.

　Magical creatures also have status boards.

　So that’s how I checked her status.

　Race：Divine Beast (Kyubi)

　──is what it now displayed.

　It would seem that I had unleashed the sixth Divine Beast into this world.

　I mean, we already did have the plan of going right over to the evil god’s lair, our battle prowess had now been increased even higher, so I figured hey, why not.

　At least that much would have been fine, but……

　Because I went too hard, there were several wives who now refused to sleep with me.

　They were Sylph, Hakua, and Akari.

　And this was because Merdi and Ermia were telling everyone that『Haruto is a brute in bed.』

　I’ll have to give them a good spanking later.

　Sylph and the others said they’d sleep with me after I calmed down a bit. So at least I got them to agree to that, but──

　They still treated me with quite a bit of suspicion, and since being alone was seen as a dangerous thing, the three of them would be sleeping with me all at once.

　In addition, to make sure I didn’t force myself on them in a rough manner, I was to be completely constricted with a cord that Akari made.

　Getting binded by cords and such would cause one’s status to change.

　Status：Binding

　That’s what it would normally become.

　However in my case, the status was〘fixed〙.

　Which meant that──

「B-But why!?　This cord, Tina-san said it was above legendary class, the class of gods, right!?」

「You can’t bind me. I mean, my status is called〘fixed〙for a reason」

　The cord that should have still been tying me firmly had easily come off.

「Wha, Haruto!?　That’s not fair！」

「And using duplicates isn’t fair!!」

　I made two duplicates using divine magic, taking the cord from Akari and using it to bind the three of them instead.

　If they hadn’t tried to restrain me like this, I really would have just slept with them like normal.

　When someone tells you not to do something……aren’t there some occasions where you want to do the opposite and do it anyway？

　Not to mention these three tried to do all sorts of mischief to me.

　Well, that being said, it’s not like tickling my armpits or the bottom of my feet is going to work at all.

　After all, my status is〘fixed〙.

　If I perceive tickling as something discomforting, it’s registered as an attack, which apparently moves it into the〘fixed〙category.

　Now that was something cool to learn.

　I better thank them, and properly too.

「W-Wait, Haru-nii. W-What……are those feathers!?」

「Oh, you mean these. These are feathers from the divine phoenix beast」

　An immortal bird that can revive over and over again.

　I had Shiro introduce me, so I met with it.

　That’s when I received several feathers.

　I heard these are the silkiest items in the world that have the ability to heal whoever touches them.

　To put it simply, these feathers have an extremely pleasant texture.

　And now I held them in my hands.

　Then right in front of me now lay the hero, the white dragon, and the wind fairy queen on the bed.

　Their skin was exposed up to their chest, so the bottom of their feet, armpits, and even their necks were completely open to attack.

　Now that we’ve come this far, there’s only one thing to do.

「I hope you enjoy, you three」

　With the phoenix plummage, I made sure that these girls were, entirely, ta・ken・care・of.

　──＊＊＊──

「Please, Danna-sama. I’ll behave myself, so please don’t constrain me or use duplicates or phoenix feathers on me. Also nothing with forcing mana into me please.」

　The next day was Shitori’s turn.

　The phoenix feathers were only payback for Sylph and the other girls attempting to prank me.

「Oh, no, if we’re just sleeping together then I don’t try any of that.」

「You’re certain about this？　I’m holding you to that promise, okay!?」

　Wow, sounds like everyone’s fallen into deep suspicion.

　Well, it’s true that I’m at fault for not being able to stop my rampaging.

　My wives are just too cute, what did you expect? I can’t help myself, I’m a dude after all.

　Shitori seems to be on guard too. I should talk to her a bit and open up.

「I think I mentioned this before……I’m thinking of going over to the evil god’s place to give him a good knuckle sandwich. What do you think about that, Shitori？」

「What do I……think. Well──」

　When she said this, Shitori embraced me in a hug.

「I said before to go ahead and punch him. But as of now, I also feel like I might not want you to go through with it.」

「Ah, so you do feel bad about me going to fight the evil god？」

「No. I wouldn’t mind giving him a good punch myself. What I’m concerned about is──」

　Shitori lifted her face up, gazing at me.

「Me？」

「Yes. Your opponent is the god of this world, after all. Besides, Danna-sama, your power was granted from this very god, was it not?」

　Previously, when I had asked Shitori if it’s cool to punch the evil god, she hadn’t known that my power was due to the god’s curse bestowed on me.

　Then time elapsed, and all of my family now knew about the god’s curse.

「True, I might get my power stolen, or maybe even get a stronger curse cast on me」

「Then──」

「That’s exactly why I have you with me. If I get in a pinch, I want you to help me, Shitori」

「Eh-？」

　Until this point I had never asked for anyone’s help around me, so Shitori was astonished.

「Right now, I am stronger than the evil god」

　This wasn’t me swaggering about or underestimating the evil god.

「Both you and Akari can win against the evil god, you know」

「Eh……Ehhh!?」

　In truth, I am stronger than the evil god.

　I can intuitively tell that.

　And I can also tell that Shitori and Akari are stronger than that god.

「I could fight like normal and still not lose, but there’s always a possibility of the evil god casting a curse, laying a trap, or using some unconventional method to stop me」

「So we’re here to protect you for when things get rough？」

「Right. First, I charge at the god. Then I hit him and it’s over. If I’m interrupted by a curse or trap, please rescue me.」

　Shitori, who had been flabbergasted, began laughing.

「That sounds like a very interesting plan. I would have never expected Danna-sama to seek aid from us.」

「Really？　I get rescued by you guys all the time though」

　I hardly do any housework, plus the Elnore house’s funds are all taken care of by Tina.

「Fufufu. I mean on the battlefield. You are the kind of person who can easily tame a demon king. I didn’t think we could ever be of help to you.」

「Yeah. If I can go it alone then that’s the best. But I still want to be with all of you, so when it comes down to it, I want you to help me, okay?」

「Understood. I don’t want to ever lose Danna-sama, no matter what.」

　After that, I envisioned possible outcomes in the evil god’s lair together with Shitori, making preparations.

　──＊＊＊──

「Haruto-san. It looks like I’m the last one.」

　Ryuka came at the end of the rotation.

「I know it’s overdue to ask, but you’ve heard from everyone, right？」

「Yes. About you going to the evil god. And also……that you’re more of a brute than a beast in heat」

　WaaaAAIIT！

　Wait, wAAAIIIIT！

　Who the heck let that rumor float around!?

　The second half of that rumor is totally unfounded！

　……Wait, no, sorry.

　It’s not entirely wrong, is it.

「If possible, I’d like you to be gentle with me」

　Ahhh, right……

　I’m basically guaranteed to be seen as a brute in Ryuka’s eyes.

　Kay, I got it！

　I’ll show you that I’m no such thing!!

　I’ve already faced off against fourteen people here.

　Everything’s fine now.

　I’m sure I’ll be able to calm down and treat her the way that a proper gentleman would.

　──Or so I thought.

「I am a dragonoid, so my body is tough. I do think I can endure just a little bit of rough play……」

　Seeing her look up at me with those eyes, there was no way I could possibly resist.