Vol 3 Chapter 21 – The First Knight Order’s Magical Beast Subjugation【Vol 3 – The First Knight Commander is a Dark Elf Half-Succubus Who Hates Men】

I showed up for work as usual, and sure enough—

The Succubus Knight Order headquarters was littered with vomit, and Succubi lay scattered about like corpses.

The scene was like fish washed ashore in a drunken stupor.

And since everyone was completely naked, it was a real assault on the eyes.

“…………”

As I looked away from the naked Succubi and vomit, thinking about getting kicked out of my inn, I must have been scowling without realizing it, because Shion came rushing over in a panic. “Ah, um, Master! I know it was a no-holds-barred party, but we were terribly rude…!” she apologized profusely.

Seems I gave her the wrong idea.

“No, Shion, that’s not it. I was just thinking about where I’m going to sleep from now on.”

“What do you mean?”

I explained what had happened when I got back to the inn last night.

Hearing this, Shion was outraged. “What kind of nonsense is that?”

“Understood. I’ll head over right now and, as a princess, give them a proper talking-to about how honored they should be to have you stay there.”

“Don’t even think about it!?”

“Ah, and while I’m at it, I’ll properly capture that worthless maid who’s been going around claiming to be your personal maid. —Hehehe, if she wants to be a maid that badly, I’ll have the head maid put her through the Wonderful Maid Hell Training Tiger’s Den Full Course.”

“Let’s show some mercy there, okay? Besides, it’s not like Nagisa wanted to become crown prince.”

“That’s true, I suppose…”

“Besides, I was thinking about moving to a different inn anyway. So in that sense, the timing worked out pretty well.”

The inn I’d been staying at wasn’t bad, but it was far from headquarters. And a bit pricey.

So if I was going to keep living like this, I’d been thinking of renting a long-term room near the Knight Order headquarters.

So if she wanted to help me out, I’d rather she introduced me to a good realtor than go yell at the innkeeper.

When I told her that, Shion puffed out her chest. “Leave it to me, Master!”

“If that’s the case, Master, please leave all your housing matters to me!”

“Got something in mind?”

“Yes, I can have the perfect room ready for you right away.”

“Great!”

Having a well-connected disciple sure has its perks, I thought, silently praising Shion.

“So where specifically?”

“The Succubus Knight Order has a dormitory.”

“That’s the girls’ dorm, right!?”

“No, no. It’s for members only, so it is technically a girls’ dorm, but I don’t think a single member would object to you—”

“I’m the one who definitely objects, okay!?”

I was already barely holding it together during the day, surrounded by Succubi.

No way could I spend my nights with them too.

When I objected vehemently, Shion backed down surprisingly easily.

“Understood. If Master is against the members’ dorm, I’ll look elsewhere.”

“Y-yeah. Sorry, but I’d appreciate it.”

“Not at all. Besides, this actually works out better for us.”

“Huh?”

“The dorm members have been hounding me with requests to make you the dorm manager. But since you’re not interested, I can now officially reject them.”

“Wait, I never heard about that…”

“After all, Master’s room simply must be right next to your disciple’s. I’ve been working behind the scenes to get approval for a new Master Wing in the female royal quarters… Or better yet, if our rooms were one and the same, that would solve everything…”

“Shion?”

“Yes!”

Shion had been muttering something terrifying under her breath, but she snapped back to reality when I called her name.

“…Um, Master, in any case, please rest assured that I will take full responsibility for finding you a room. In the meantime, feel free to use one of the guest rooms in the royal castle.”

“Thanks, that’d be a big help.”

“Not at all. I’ll have a first-class room worthy of your status prepared by the end of the day.”

“No, no. I don’t have any ‘status’ to speak of. A normal room is fine.”

“I can’t allow that, Master. As the master of a princess and the Chief Instructor of the Succubus Knight Order, your residence must have a certain standing. Otherwise, rival nobles will look down on you or seize upon any excuse to find fault.”

“Ugh…”

“Besides, Prince Nagisa’s been rehired as your maid, hasn’t she? Then a noble guest room with an adjacent maid’s quarters would be the most convenient setup, don’t you think?”

“I-I see…?”

When she put it that way, I couldn’t really argue.

I had no interest in noble society anyway, so I decided to leave it to Shion.

Shion beamed. “Leave everything to me, Master!”

“—Though this might make accepting that other offer a good idea.”

“That offer?”

“Every year, right after the Imperial Tournament, the First Knight Order heads out on an expedition to hunt magical beasts. They’ve asked us to join them this time—both me and Master. I was planning to refuse since it came up so suddenly, but if we can use that time to have your room prepared…”

“Let’s go, Shion! Let’s go together!”

After all, yesterday I was bothered non-stop by drunk Succubus knights.

What started as grateful hugs escalated into cheek-rubbing.

They pressed their chests against me and said things like, “It’s not touching you by accident—I’m doing it on purpose.”

They even tried to kiss me on the lips, not just my cheeks.

—Shion drove them off each time, but it was quite the ordeal.

So as you can imagine, I’d had my fill of Succubi for a while.

That’s why Shion’s proposal couldn’t have come at a better time.

“Ahh…! M-Master wants to go on a pre-honeymoon trip with me…!?”

“No, it’s not a pre-honeymoon! Or a post-honeymoon, for that matter!”

“What difference does it make?”

“It makes a difference! Actually, if you’re busy, Shion, I could just go alone…”

“If Master is going, it’s only natural that I, your disciple, accompany you!”

In the end, I wasn’t sure if the princess was busy or not, I thought, but…

And so, Shion and I decided to join the First Knight Order on their magical beast subjugation expedition.