Volume 2 Chapter 3 (1/2)

We left the dungeon after talking with Marcho.

Accompanying me was Kuina, my [Monster of the Covenant], along with the other two candidates, Elder Dwarf and Ancient Elf. Gryphon was with us, too.

Wight was left behind to attend to some important tasks I had assigned to him together with the Dwarf Smiths, and the Skeletons.

Marcho had taught us about a place that satisfied the condition of being near both a large town and a popular dungeon.

The four of us wore human clothes Marcho bought from a human town. I didn’t know much about this world’s clothing but the ones we wore felt like clothes of considerable quality.

It would seem Demon Lords with too much free time would sometimes go visit human towns and thus had human clothes prepared.

The clothes we wore were just at right size too. I and Ancient Elf wore clothes for people on the middle of their teens while the other two wore clothes for people on the first half of their teens.

The clothes’ sizes definitely weren’t for Marcho though. My clothes weren’t even for a girl and that bothered me a little.

“Oto-san, the wind feels nice!”

“Master’s back, so big. So comforting.”

“Yeah, it does feel so nice.”

At the moment, I was riding on the Gryphon as it flew.

There was still some distance away from our destination.

I was gripping on the Gryphon’s bridle while Kuina was sitting in-between me and the Gryphon. Meanwhile, Elder Dwarf was clinging to me from behind.

It smelled nice and felt soft and warm.

Being sandwiched by my beloved girls definitely was wonderful. It was the best.

“Yeah, I bet it feels good there.”

“Come on now, you know I also want you to be here with us but Gryphon could only carry a maximum of three people.”

Flying next to us was Ancient Elf.

She was able to control the wind and thus make herself fly. Her speed was nothing to write-off either; she could overtake the Gryphon as it flew at its top speed, all while humming a tune.

She—when performing some long distance sniping with her anti-materiel rifle while flying in the sky at full speed—arguably boasted the highest combat prowess among my monsters.

“I know but… Ei! ♪”

Just when I thought she flew higher, I felt something against the back of both my head and body. Yes, it was her ample bosoms that pressed against me.

“There should be no problem if we’re like this. Kuina-chan has taken the front while El-chan has taken the back so this’ll be my place. Fufufu, a privilege only for me who’s flying.”

Careful not to burden the Griffon, she flew as she pressed her body on mine.

It was dangerous so I wanted to scold her, I really did, but I also wanted to enjoy that soft and warm feeling.

“Oto-san, you’re making a weird face.”

“Master’s so dirty.”

The coldness in their voices somehow snapped me back.

That was dangerous. A little bit more and I might not have been able to snap out of it.

“Ancient Elf, this is dangerous so let go. If you want to cling on to me like this, you may do so as much as you want once we’re on the ground.”

“I’m sorry, my master. I’ll have my fun later, then.”

“Uhh, foolish Oto-san.”

Kuina glared at me with scornful eyes. Maybe she thought I’ll be taken away from her.

Ancient Elf then spoke as she giggled and laughed at Kuina.

“If you let me hug you, I’ll stop being so near master. What do you say?”

“Ugggghhhh, uggghhhhh. Do what you want with me, Elf-chan, just get away from Oto-san.”

It would seem her desire to monopolize me won over her wariness of Ancient Elf.

Ancient Elf laughed, thoroughly enjoying Kuina’s response. I guess she really liked Kuina a lot.

Being like this, we covered a great deal of distance.

“We’re gonna arrive soon.”

“Oto-san, why are we purposefully visiting a human town?”

“Because it’s important for us to know how we can lure the humans into a Demon Lord’s dungeon. In order to do so, we have to know in much detail what kind of creatures humans are. It won’t be easy and the first steps are always the hardest. Not to mention, I’m trying to build a town with lots humans living in it so it’s that much harder.”

“That sounds so exciting, Oto-san!”

Kuina looked at me with sparkling eyes as her fox ears twitched.

She seemed more than interested so I decided to continue talking about it some more.

“Do you know what this is?”

I took out a transparent and round object.

“Hmm, no, I don’t but maybe El-chan does.”

“Is that perhaps the heart of a dungeon? The thing a dungeon is built around?”