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Extra Story 3 – Welcome to the Impregnable Beach Castle (Part 3)

Extra Story 3 – Welcome to the Impregnable Beach Castle (Part 3)

While feeling relieved to see that, I then start feeling the wind blowing as well.

Its origin is the running of a certain group.

「Oh! Chief of Staff, Sir!」

A group of Werewolves passes by in front of me, and all of them greet me with a「Sir!」.

The “Chief of the Werewolves” Marchosias, who was running in the lead, passes through their formation and comes towards me.

「Good morning, Marchosias. It seems that you’re taking good care of our Foras. Thank you.」

Foras bows and resumes his running with the other Werewolves.

「Don’t mention it, those who seek strength are most welcome! Even so… Hmmm, it’s rare to see you without any clothes on, even if it’s just above the waist, Chief of Staff, Sir! As expected, your body seems to be well trained, as a man’s should be! Well, I wouldn’t be able to explain the feats you’ve accomplished thus far, Chief of Staff, Sir!」

「Well, I’m not as well built as you Werewolves are.」

I’ve seen their human forms, including Marchosias, and they’re all very well built.

「Ahahaha! Well, we are brawlers after all! So, how about you join us for a sweat around the beach, huh? What do you say?」

「Maybe next time. Cashew’s here with us today, so I was hoping to just chill and relax.」

「What?! I see, Miss Cashew is here! Then — we gotta play some watermelon split! Fortunately, we’ve brought some watermelons with us!」

「Watermelon… split?」

『It’s a game where you give a blindfolded person a stick and have them smash a watermelon placed somewhere nearby with it.』

Dark answered my question.

As expected from the Spirit that rules over mysteries.

『Don’t praise me for knowing this kind of stuff.』

「Chief of Staff, Sir?」

「Oh, that sounds good… watermelon split.」

「It does, doesn’t it?!」

Marchosias then turns around and finds Cashew, to which he starts waving his hand.

「Good morning, Marco!」

「Yeah, good morning, Miss Cashew! That swimsuit looks really nice on you!」

「Ah, thank you very much!」

「Let’s play some watermelon split later! I’m sure you’ll love it!」

「Watermelon… split?」

It seems Cashew doesn’t know about that game either.

「Ahaha, I’ll teach you how to play later.」

「Okay. See you later!」

Marchosias then started running again, disappearing from sight in an instant.

With this, I had finally accounted for everyone, except…

「– Lem.」

Her gentle voice.

I turn around only to find myself at a loss for words.

It’s Milla.

Actually, should I call her Boss of the 3rd Floor “Vampire Queen” Carmilla here?

A beautiful Vampire with long golden hair blowing in the wind, she approaches me with a smile.

Milla’s swimsuit is a black bikini.

It’s similar to what’s included in her Avatar’s costume, but the details are different.

It seems that it has been fixed to a simple design based on it.

Rather than continuing all the way up to her shoulders, her top’s straps cross each other slightly above her cleavage and reach her neck through a small ring. The usual costume her Avatar uses is also sensational, but the fact that her current swimsuit has even less fabric than her usual outfit further emphasizes her already outstanding proportions.

Her silky hair which looks like it’s been woven with golden threads shines with the room’s lighting that reproduces sunlight, her fine white skin is almost dazzling, and her jewel-like crimson eyes seem to draw you.

The voluptuous chest that sways with each step is nothing short of poisonous to the eyes, and she gives off an impeccable beauty that would make you nervous no matter where you looked.

— But…

She looks way, way too perfect.

Oh well, there’s something called “a woman’s efforts” which are far beyond my power, and this may be the result of that.

— I can see it very well.

『I think that girl’s skill to win people’s hearts, or rather the absolute loyalty of her subordinates, is amazing.』, mutters Dark in amazement.

Yeah.

Behind the entrance on stage of the “way too perfect” Milla, I can see those who support her.

They remain behind the scenes, but still are perfectly within our field of vision.

First of all, the wind that’s been making her hair blow was manmade. Several of her supporters were using large folding fans to create an exquisite breeze.

Next, regarding the condition of the light, there are Vampires who can manipulate their own blood to create shadows, and conversely, there are those who can create reflectors to control light, and they had been using something like this to ensure that Milla’s beauty wouldn’t be spoiled even for a moment.

In addition to this, some of her personnel are acting as shields to ensure that there are no obstacles along the straight line between Milla and me, like security guards for events, or personal bodyguards for VIPs.

All of them are Vampires under her command.

All of them are wearing suits, and they are completely focusing on their roles with a bizarre sense of tension around them.

If she was overworking her subordinates outside of working hours, I would have complained, but I know that it’s different for them.

That’s because all of Carmilla’s subordinates are tough guys who perceive themselves as her pigs, and are the type of people that actually enjoys being given orders.

Even now, they’re muttering things directed at me such as 「Don’t get your first words wrong, Chief of Staff」, 「Praise her well, Chief of Staff… Our reward depends on your response」, 「If this operation succeeds, we’ll have the privilege of being stepped on by her」, 「But if it doesn’t, she won’t let us see her for several days…」, 「If that were to happen… we…」, with a serious look on their faces.

「I’m sorry, did I keep you waiting?」

As if she can’t see those subordinates, Milla only looks at me and smiles.

「No, I just got here.」

「Hehe, your swimsuit looks fresh, Lem.」

「It is. I hope it’s not weird.」

「Oh, it’s not like that at all! It looks really good on you! It suits you so much that I want to take pictures of you from every angle!」

I feel a tremendous amount of pressure from her excitement.

「I-I see. Your swimsuit also looks really good on you, Milla.」

While still somewhat nervous, I manage to say a few words of praise.

『Huh? How come you haven’t complimented me on my swimsuit?』

…Got it. It looks good on you, Dark.

『Mm-hmm. I know, right? 』

Dark said something, but my senses were focused on Milla.

After all, her figure, with her embarrassed face dyed red and her hands on her cheeks, was way too pretty.

「I’m happy to hear that from you. Could you take a picture of me in this swimsuit, Lem?」

Seeing her looking up at me with a mischievous gaze made my heart skip a beat.

「W-well, it’s a great opportunity, so it might be a good idea to take some pictures. I’m sure Cashew’s family would be happy to see pictures of her as well, huh?」

『…Wouldn’t it be a good business to sell trading cards with portraits, like the ones that exist for adventurers? We could stir up the children of man’s gambling spirits by selling them in closed packs, each of them with a set rarity. The rarest card would be yours, partner.』

I wonder how many people would want to try to get a Lemegeton trading card…

Through all the events I’ve participated in, I think that I do have a bit more fans than before, but trading cards with portraits tend to work best with people of remarkable looks.

As far as our Demon King Castle goes, the female members and Agares would be more likely to become popular.

And though different from trading cards, videos of animals are also very popular with the public, so I think videos that capture the daily life and training scenes of the Hellhounds are likely to become popular as well.

Eventually, we could make videos featuring other monsters as well.

“How about selling something like Floor Boss Swimsuit pictures, just like our Floor Boss Chocolates? Just imagine, everyone rushing to the store in search of Lemegeton’s precious swimsuit picture.」

『…Stop right there.』

Lately, it’s been common for Milla and Dark to have similar ideas.

Dark finds that unacceptable.

「This reminds me… Where’s Haagenti?」

The Adjutant Monster of the 3rd Floor, “Impaled Daughter” Haagenti.

I can’t imagine that she would refuse to go to the beach with her revered Carmilla.

「Hehe, what are you talking about, Master Lemegeton? Of course she’d be here. Can’t you see her spending time with one of your subordinates?」

Let’s see… Foras is running with the Werewolves, and Amduscias is playing with the Alraune on the beach.

That leaves — the “Evil Eye Assassin” Botis?

She’s another one of Lemegeton’s direct subordinates, a half-snake, half-human Demi-Human.

I take a look around and quickly find her.