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Chapter 239 – The Kind Demon King
“Who the hell are you?!”
The first floor of the Shinjuku Station underground dungeon.
I rushed over when I saw the signs that my special blue portal had been activated. There, I found a blue-haired magician with a collar around her neck and a man who looked like her employer.
Judging by her face, the female magician must be in her mid-teens. She’s probably a bit older than Honoka-chan.
She’s probably not even old enough to work part-time, let alone be a full-time explorer.
The emblem sewn into her robe is that of the Magic Kingdom of Erythusia in the other world of Spring Raven.
I heard that only the chosen ones are allowed to wear this emblem.
She must be an excellent magician for her age.
The man on the other hand, I’ve seen his face before in the documents.
“Weren��t you the master of the Hecatoncheires? The Thunder Chain… or something like that. I don’t remember the name.”
“It’s Sakaki! What are you doing? Showing up out of the blue and trying to take away my slave?”
“You don’t even bother to pretend. I can see why they call you a problem explorer.”
I snap my fingers.
A portal opens in the air, and a mad scientist with a mechanical device emerges.
It’s the mechanical doctor, Gennai, whom I summoned with Secret Monster Summoning (originally).
“Please remove the collar.”
Nodding at my words, Gennai leans over the girl lying on the ground.
“Hyiii!”
“It’s okay. The monster won’t hurt you.”
“The guardian of the ruins, the killing golem…? No, that’s not it…”
Gennai reaches out to touch the girl, who mumbles to herself.
“Hey, you! Do you know what will happen if you touch her?!”
A man with bad manners and dyed orange hair says to me.
“If you try to force it, it’ll send out an electric shock, right? I know that much.”
“I-if that’s the case…”
“I know. Do you know how many collars I’ve deactivated so far?”
At the same time as I said this, there was a clicking sound on Gennai’s hand.
A part of the “Freedom Contract Collar” that looked like an old-fashioned fluorescent light turned, and the lock came off.
“Take it off. With your own hands.”
As I said this, the girl hesitantly reached for her own neck.
As the girl fumbled with the collar, half of it slid out and settled into the remaining part.
The girl stared dazedly at the collar that had become a semicircle.
“S-she took the collar off?! What the hell is going on?”
As Sakaki tried to rush over to me screaming, Atropos on my shoulder released a gust of wind.
“Guh…! Damn, it’s just some slime!”
Ignoring Sakaki, who was unable to move due to the storm, I spoke to the girl.
“I can only say so much. It was a hard time. If you go through the portal, I’ve prepared a safe place for you. I’ll help you with the rest.”
“Y-you are…”
“That’s right. Um… what is the greeting for important people in the kingdom?”
I cleared my throat and said,
“I take it you are a noble of Erythusia. My name is Yuto Kurashiki, and I am the one who helps the people of another world who have been illegally taken away.”
It may seem a bit theatrical, but Haitani-san told me that it is important to respect the other person’s culture.
But on the other hand, it’s not good to be too humble, so it’s difficult.
“You’re the savior of the rumor…”
“Is that what they say about me?”
“The benevolent demon king of the underground who sends a blue portal to save those who are lost and desperate…”
“…They said they were spreading rumors, but I think they went a little too far, don’t you?”
I’ll have to complain to Haitani-san later.
“D-Demon King…? Could it be that you’re the rumored summoner?!”
I’m not wanted by the police, but it seems that my name is well-known among the executives of the top guilds in the country.
It’s not surprising that this guy knows about me.
“…Can you please be quiet? I’m talking to the girl.”
Without even looking at me with anger, Sakaki just gave me a quick glance and then fell silent, breaking out in a cold sweat.
I reached out and pulled the girl up and said,
“You may not be able to trust people in this world. But I…”
“No, your clear eyes. I believe in you.”
The girl said in a determined voice.
Her eyes were moist, and her cheeks looked flushed.
Clear eyes…?
I can only think that my eyes are always dull and cloudy.
“I’m sorry I didn’t introduce myself before. I am Shaina Reze Shua Erythusia, the fourth princess of the Kingdom of Erythusia and the court mage. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude for saving me from my predicament.”
She bowed deeply and picked up the hem of her dusty robe.
“A princess?”
So the princess of Erythusia, who was auctioned off first, as Haitani-san said, is this girl?
“You! You want to help my slave escape! Just because you can control a strong monster, you think you’re better than everyone else…!”
Sakaki, who was able to shrug off the pressure I put on him, created a lightning ball between his hands.
“I put 1.2 billion on that thing! Give it back to me!”
“Thunder Chain… I see.”
I restrained Atropos, who was trying to protect me, and grabbed the lightning ball with my bare hands as it flew toward me.
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