Chapter 920: The Demon King Kidnaps the Princess!
For a moment, the villa's living room suddenly fell silent.
Iris blinked her eyes. Being stared at by so many people made her a little shy, and she instinctively hid behind Eiji.
So cute!
Kazuma suffered a critical hit!
"Your Highness the Prince and Your Highness the Princess? What brings you to our humble home?"
While Kazuma was overwhelmed by the cuteness assault, Megumin calmly stepped forward, naturally blocking his line of sight.
As a member of the Crimson Demon Clan, she would never bow to any authority!
Unless you're extremely rich!
But Princess Iris was different!
Megumin felt a strong sense of crisis about that princess. If you asked why, it was obviously because their character routes overlapped! She already had the loli route covered—there couldn't be any new lolis added!
"That's right, actually we came to pay our respects to the goddess Aqua-sama."
Prince Jedith's gaze shifted away from Iris, immediately turning serious as he smiled gently like a prince on a white horse.
"I wonder if Aqua-sama is home right now?"
For a moment, Megumin suddenly froze.
"Aqua? Goddess?"
Could it be—
"Kazuma, run! Aqua's scam of claiming to be a goddess must have been exposed! We can't stay in Axel anymore!"
Megumin panicked, urgently pushing Kazuma several times while frantically trying to leave Axel.
"Calm down, Megumin."
Kazuma looked at her helplessly.
"Though I really don't want to admit it, that idiot Aqua really is a goddess!"
"Kazuma, what's wrong with you? Have you been brainwashed by Aqua too?"
Megumin stared at him with disbelief, her face full of heartbreak.
"What's what? Someone's looking for this goddess?"
Right at that moment, Aqua came rushing out from the back wrapped in a bath towel, her hair still dripping as she laughed triumphantly.
"Yahahahaha! Can't be helped, I knew there would be someone with sharp eyes—the radiance of this goddess is just too dazzling—"
"Eris-sama, is this person really a goddess?"
Jedith leaned closer to Chris, asking her with a doubtful expression.
"Well, Aqua-senpai's personality is a bit strange... but her divine power is genuine!"
Chris felt inexplicably embarrassed.
As fellow gods, Aqua was truly an embarrassment to the heavenly goddesses!
"Eris?"
Hearing this, Aqua immediately looked suspiciously at Chris.
She stepped closer to Chris, her eyes emitting an intense pressure as she stared fixedly at her.
"Um, could you stop staring at me, Aqua-senpai?"
Chris was the first to break under the pressure, retreating in defeat.
"So it's you, Chris! You dare impersonate a goddess! Tell me, are you trying to scam money!"
Aqua suddenly grabbed Chris by the collar, wearing an expression of triumphant cleverness.
Chris's face instantly went blank as she slapped away Aqua's hand.
"As you can see, Prince Jedith, her mind has some problems. I hope you'll be understanding."
"As expected of Eris-sama, your magnanimity far surpasses that unknown water goddess!"
Jedith seized the opportunity to offer some flattery.
"Who are you calling an unknown goddess?! I am Lady Aqua, worshipped by two hundred million followers across the nation! Don't make me smite you with divine punishment!"
"Be that as it may, Lady Aqua, I've come with a mission this time," Prince Zestes completely ignored Aqua's threat and spoke in a businesslike tone.
"The truth is, our Belzerg Kingdom has already reached an agreement with the new Demon King. As long as we can break through the Demon King's Castle barrier and confront him directly, he will sign a peace treaty with us!"
Kazuma pricked up his ears and glanced at his boss who was acting completely unconcerned.
"However, the Demon King's Castle barrier has been indestructible - not even gods could break it. But recently, thanks to the efforts of Mr. Kazuma's party and Mr. Nangou, half of the Demon Lord Army officers responsible for reinforcing the barrier have been eliminated. The barrier is no longer impenetrable! With the assistance of two goddesses, we can break through and charge into the Demon King's Castle!"
"Lady Aqua, for the sake of all living beings, we beg you to help us with this!"
Kazuma's eyes widened.
So that's your game, boss! No wonder you had all those officers fake their deaths - this was your plan all along!
This sounds fun! I want in too!
"Charge into the Demon King's Castle! I'm going! I absolutely have to go!" Aqua's eyes immediately sparkled as she desperately raised her hand.
"Demon King killer! Demon King killer!" Megumin murmured with her head lowered, her eyes glowing with intense red light.
...
"Haa... what in the world is all this?!" In the bath, Darkness let out a deep sigh and submerged her entire body in the water.
For some reason, getting through this long day felt more exhausting than fighting Demon Lord Army officers!
The only man she'd ever fallen for and given her body to turned out to be the Demon King, and her childhood friend was actually a goddess incarnate... She didn't know why she'd suddenly become so popular, catching the attention of both the Demon King and a goddess!
Still, with the fat pig lord dead and her father's curse healed by the goddess Eris, a weight had been lifted from her mind. At least she didn't have to think about fulfilling her filial duties in hell anymore.
Suddenly, the bathroom door opened silently.
Darkness's eyes widened.
Before she could say anything, the newcomer had already removed their towel and slipped into the bath, squeezing in beside her. Skin pressed against skin, making her heart pound wildly.
"What are you doing in here?" Darkness deliberately lowered her voice, looking at him nervously.
"What, are you shy?" Eiji looked at her with amusement. "Weren't you quite open last night? Or do you want to play Demon King and Knight?"
Demon King and Knight play!
Hearing those words, Darkness couldn't help but tremble slightly, a faint pink coloring the corners of her eyes.
S-so exciting!
Having the Demon King as a husband is just wonderful!
"That's not the problem! It's just that Princess Iris is still in the house..." Darkness quickly shook her head, driving the strange thoughts from her mind. What she feared most was being discovered by Princess Iris!
After discussing official matters, Chris and Prince Zestes had already left to prepare for the assault on the Demon King's Castle. But Princess Iris had insisted on staying here overnight.
She wasn't worried about Kazuma and Megumin finding out, but if Princess Iris were to discover it, things would become troublesome in every possible way!
She had clearly noticed the princess's fondness for this man. Although he himself showed no indication of it, Darkness couldn't shake the feeling that she was somehow competing with the princess for his affection!
"Mentioning Iris actually reminds me of something."
As Eiji spoke, a malicious smile curled at the corners of his lips.
"The Demon King's traditional skills shouldn't be forgotten!"
"What are you planning to do?"
Darkness stared at him in horror, suddenly understanding why Kazuma secretly called this boss a bastard!
"You—!"
Eiji abruptly pulled Darkness into his embrace.
The night grew deeper.
"Oh my god, the Demon King is kidnapping the princess—!!!"