Vol 2 Chapter 13 – On How to Handle a Succubus Female Knight Who Became an Orc’s Captive (Shion’s POV)【Vol 2 – The Succubus Knight Order】

The changing room after the Succubus Knight Order’s training session.

Shion let out a quiet sigh while wiping away her sweat.

Haah… Once again today, I couldn’t get Master to instruct me…

She looked up at the heavens, wondering how things had come to this.

Shion—who felt equal parts gratitude, affection, and indebtedness toward her master—had fully wielded her authority as both princess and Demonbane Princess Knight to install her master as Chief Instructor of the Succubus Knight Order.

Of course, this came from her genuine desire to be useful to her master and to take care of his daily needs, but if that were all, there were countless other ways she could have accomplished that.

She could have simply pushed her master into the military high command without forcing through the male admission into the Succubus Knight Order that was bound to draw criticism from all directions. Or she could have connected him to the Adventurer’s Guild with appropriate support.

But Shion hadn’t done any of that because she had a secret objective.

That objective, of course, was singular.

Uuugh… The plan was to train together with Master every day, get praised like in the old days, get head pats, and gradually deepen our intimacy…!

The situation had turned sour right after his admission was finalized.

The consequences of Shion neglecting her duties as princess while chasing after the Holy Maiden’s prophecies had caught up with her.

She’d been abducted to her office by her highly competent maid and kept under essentially house arrest for several days, forced to process the massive backlog of documents that had piled up.

When Shion finally returned to the knight order, her master had already become far more familiar with the members than she’d anticipated.

Not only was his reputation among the members excellent—they praised him endlessly, saying things like “As expected of the Captain’s master” and “His critiques are sharp” and “He’s such a good teacher”—she was even thanked for bringing him. As his disciple, she felt her nose rising with pride.

Moreover, when she saw no signs of her master fawning over the squadron of beautiful succubi, triumphant fanfares rang through Shion’s mind.

But then, as more time passed…

According to her plan, by now Shion should have been training happily with her master every day, but things weren’t going well at all.

Today, as always, Shion watched over her subordinates’ training as their captain, and whenever she found an opening, she repeatedly tried to launch direct attacks on her master.

No, she tried to launch them.

Specifically, she planned to approach her master’s ear with the composure of a princess who had matured compared to her childhood self and say something like, “Master, I have a question about how to handle a situation where a succubus female knight becomes an orc’s captive—would you have time tonight…?”

Additionally, she had a whole plan to use this consultation as an excuse to have dinner with him at the royal castle, then bring him to her private chambers afterward.

However, every time Shion tried to make her move, other members would call out to her, and in the end, Shion couldn’t say a single word to her master—

I have to do something about this. Shion worried as she fastened the buttons on her skirt when a cheerful-sounding member approached her.

“Princess Shion, good work today!”

“Oh, Akari. Good work… Wait, you seem pretty energetic?”

Akari, the vice-captain of the seventh squadron, was universally recognized as talented but had been struggling to improve.

The person most aware of this was Akari herself, which was why Shion had only seen her wearing a dark expression lately.

Yet right now, Akari wore the brightest face Shion had ever seen from her.

Before she could be asked what happened, Akari gleefully began explaining.

“The Instructor is really, truly amazing!”

“That’s only natural. He’s my master, after all—but what happened?”

“Well, this morning I received advice from the Instructor.”

“Yes?”

“At first I was skeptical, but then I tried it all afternoon, and it was incredibly effective!”

“Oh?”

“My body felt so light, like I’d been carrying weights all this time, and my movements were sharp and precise! The Instructor only looked at me briefly, but he solved a problem I couldn’t fix for years in one shot!!”

“W-well, he is my master, so…!”

In contrast to Akari’s beaming smile, Shion’s expression was slightly stiff.

It was a delicate blend of happiness that a subordinate whose talent she recognized had broken through her limits.

Pride that the catalyst was her magnificent master.

And yet, despite all that, an irrational anger at the fact that Akari had managed to speak with her master when she—his direct disciple—hadn’t been able to consult with him.

“It’s all thanks to you bringing the Instructor here, Princess Shion! Not just me, but all the other members are truly grateful!”

“Oh, yes… That’s fine, but I’m Master’s only official disciple, so I think everyone should be considerate enough to let Master and me have time together…”

Shion protested in a small voice, but the excited Akari didn’t notice and continued.

“By the way, Princess Shion, I want to ask you secretly—is the Instructor currently single…?”

“Wh-what!?”

“Because we all initially thought he might be in a good relationship with you, Princess Shion. But when someone asked the Instructor directly, he apparently said firmly, ‘Shion and I have a pure and proper master-disciple relationship.'”

“Uugh…!”

“Everyone’s been talking about how the Instructor is incredibly strong and skilled, yet so friendly—he’s really the ideal gentleman!”

“U-um!? Master is the Chief Instructor of the Succubus Knight Order, so seducing him or anything like that is absolutely forbidden—!”

Even from Shion’s perspective as a fellow woman, Akari ranked quite high among succubi in terms of face and figure. Her chest development in particular was tremendous—possibly second only to Shion’s own.

If Akari showed even the slightest interest, any man would fall instantly.

Shion wanted to believe her master was an exception, but it was still better to make sure.

Seeing Shion flustered and panicking, Akari nodded as if it were obvious.

“Of course I’ll be fine. Don’t worry.”

“R-right. I knew you all wouldn’t do anything like that…”

“Oh, but come to think of it, we’re planning to ask him about combat techniques when going braless—”

“Absolutely not!!”

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The next day, Shion announced mandatory underwear wear for the Succubus Knight Order.

At that time, for some reason her master looked extremely relieved, but Shion never quite understood why.