The Great Demon King Who Was Kidnapped After Jokingly Flirting - Didn't You Know? You Can't Escape from the Female Heroes - Chapter 23: The Loyal Retainer of Hope

“――Great Demon King, it’s me! Fate!”

“Wait a few minutes, Fate. I’ll be done soon.”

Long ago, I whimsically picked up a demon child in a war-torn town.

He was a genius demon warrior who quickly climbed to become my right-hand man, blossoming with exceptional talent.

And now, I receive a telepathic message from him, filled with near-worshipful loyalty.

So he was still alive.

And he had sensed my presence.

“Jar-kun♥”

“Ah, whoa, Annest, suddenly so forceful!?”

“Hehe♥ Jar-kun, I’m, ah, melting♥”

“Just with kisses and fingers, ah, Jar-kun――――!”

“Flying!!??”

I relentlessly send the five utterly smitten girls to heaven.

I can’t miss this opportunity from Fate’s telepathic message.

To do that, I have to knock all of them unconscious.

Using all my techniques, I make sure the consciousness of the five girls is completely gone.

“Phew… now…”

I move away from the dining room, where the girls lie twitching and unconscious, their clothes scattered all over the floor, and mentally reach out to him again.

“Fate, can you hear me?”

“Great Demon King, ugh, uhh, you’re safe…”

Even though I can’t see his face, I can tell he’s crying. He has such loyalty that he’d smile even in death for me.

“What’s the situation with the army?”

“Ah, yes, sniffling… Currently, both humans and the Demon King’s army are at a stalemate due to the uncertainty of the Great Demon King and the heroes’ whereabouts. The fighting has temporarily ceased…”

“I see…”

“So, what happened to you, Great Demon King? I’ve been listening and, um, it seems you’re with the heroes… and, um, the Great Demon King is, uh…”

The situation is unfolding as I anticipated.

Both armies halting due to the absence of their leaders makes sense.

But after he finishes his report, Fate hesitantly mumbles… no, he must have heard what happened earlier.

“Did the Great Demon King, um, do lewd things to make the heroes moan… maybe, the Great Demon King is holding the heroes captive and, um, forcing them…”

Fate is usually very serious and not accustomed to such topics.

But…

“That’s a misunderstanding. I am the one who’s been held captive.”

“Eh?”

“Fate, you might find it hard to believe, but… during that final battle, while you and the elite forces of the alliance were engaged… I faced the five valkyrie heroes and was defeated.”

“Wha!? The Great Demon King… that’s… impossible… that can’t be true!”

Fate, who idolizes me as an absolute being, cannot believe that I have been defeated and starts sobbing again.

“I’m sorry, Great Demon King. It’s my fault… if I had crushed the humans sooner, ugh, uhh… I should die to atone for this sin―――”

“Stop. It’s not your fault alone. I was the one defeated.”

“But…”

“Listen to me. The unbelievable part is yet to come.”

“?”

If I hadn’t stopped him, he might have actually killed himself… but right now, I can’t afford to lose him.

He’s my hope.

“The heroes should have finished me off… that was supposed to be the end. But, incredibly… it seems that the five of them have fallen for me, as a man.”

“…Huh?”

“They fell for me and decided that the world would never accept a union between the Great Demon King and demonkin… so we… eloped to a remote area of a different continent…”

“……….Eh?”

Yes, I expect such a reaction. It’s only natural.

I have to explain this humiliating situation in detail.