When the Villainous Flame User Trapped in a Time Loop Starts Living Earnestly, Every Female Party Member Turns into a Pervert and Now the World Is in Danger!? - 79

Chapter 79: Interlude – Didn’t You Know? You Can’t Escape from the Heroines (Third Person’s POV) ♥

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This was an event that would be etched in history for ages as the Great Hellish Catastrophe. The imperial capital was buried under the blood of demons. And at its center were…

“Uuuuuuuuuuu~~~, UGAAAAAAAAA!!! Bocchamaaaaaaa!!! Uwooooooooooooooooo!!!!!”

Sword, transformed into a fiendish demon, was howling madly from the palace terrace.

“…No good… He’s not even registering on my perception network… He must be quite far away… Those bastards… The Demon Lord’s army… Killkillkillkill.”

Magina, outwardly maintaining a blank expression while barely concealing the seething rage and murderous intent boiling within.

“Senpai… Where are you? I defeated the Six Stars, you know? I killed them, you know? Why won’t you praise me? Is it not enough? Should I kill more?”

Nemeth, muttering with broken, deranged eyes and a twisted smile. She who, just days ago, achieved a historic feat by slaying one of the Demon Lord’s Six Stars, a general infamous for both fame and infamy. That accomplishment was praised, medals were bestowed, and despite being a student and a woman, she was even granted the title of hero—but she remained broken.

“Ahhhh! Enough already! I went remnant-hunting, but those guys don’t know a thing about pervy Senpai! I beat maybe ten thousand of them to death, but I’m still so pissed off!”

And storming into the palace with rough speech was Chio, her fists caked in demon blood and chunks of flesh, venting her irritation without a care.

“Haa-kun… Haa-kun… Haa-kun… u-uh… Aha… My good boy, good boy… KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!”

And Vabumi, once a maternal sister figure of the church, now clutching a tattered doll like a baby all day, murmuring “Haa-kun” while occasionally breaking into frenzied screams. She, too, was broken.

“Your Highness, I heard from the interrogators of the captives, but it seems the whereabouts of Six Star Sefurena, her knight order, and the Lord remain unknown, na.”

“…Where is that woman…? Where…?”

“Truly, na… This is my lifelong regret… Husband-sama… My Lord… Please wait for me, na… Absolutely… I won’t let you escape, na.”

And even the kingdom’s pride, its flower and light—the beautiful princess Toilette—her eyes, too, were deranged, alongside her aide Ichikuno. This was Toilette’s room, located in the heart of the imperial palace in the capital, which until recently had been surrounded by the Demon Lord’s great army and faced national ruin.

A room that should not have been easily entered under normal circumstances had now become both a gathering place and meeting room for these deranged maidens… All for the sake of finding Habiri.

“…I was worried about Toilette and the others and thought to check on them, but… Perhaps I should refrain… Habiri, please be safe…”

Toilette’s father, the emperor, turned pale and left without opening the door. The miasma leaking from the room was so foul that even the emperor, her father, hesitated to step inside.

Known to the world as the “Generation of Devils from Hell” and feared for raising the Demon Lord’s army in a bloodbath, these girls—representative figures of that terror—had turned their expressions and hearts even more demonic due to their beloved Habiri’s disappearance. Then…

“Your Majesty! There you are!”

“Hm? What’s all the commotion?”

As the emperor tried to leave the front of the room, a knight came rushing in frantically. The knight dropped to one knee and reported.

“Information just came in! The Toraretta Pirate Crew that had been ravaging the nearby seas have washed up on the shore!”

“Toraretta… That pirate crew that’s been attacking merchant ships, towns, and villages lately… Hm? Washed up on the shore? What do you mean? Did their ship wreck?”

“No, not that… Apparently, they were suddenly attacked, their ship stolen, and they were thrown into the sea…”

“…What? Attacked and robbed? What does that mean? It wasn’t the imperial navy that defeated them… Robbed? Those pirates? By whom…?”

“That is…”

The emperor couldn’t help raising his voice in shock in the hallway at the sudden report. But that shock was…

“The ones who attacked… Were a group of armed female demon knights and one human male—”

“Wha-…! Demon female knights and a human—!”

“““““WHERE!??!! TELL US NOW!!! FALSE REPORTS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!!! HURRY!!! TELL US WHERE THOSE PIRATES WERE ATTACKED AND WHERE THOSE PEOPLE WENT AFTER!!! KILL!!! HURRY!! TELL US!!!!!!!!”””””

“HYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!??”

Somehow, everyone who had been inside the room burst into the hallway, ignoring the emperor’s presence. In the speed of light, they closed in on the reporting soldier with murderous intensity. The demonic pressure nearly made him soil himself.

“According to the pirates, in this sea area around here…”

In the conference room, a large map marking the empire and nearby waters was spread out, and a crowd confirmed the location.

“But why even the son of Commander Engou?”

“Could he be a hostage…? No, if that were the case, they would have come to negotiate with the empire long ago… Habiri-kun is Commander Engou’s son and Retsuka’s younger brother, after all.”

“The pirates said he was acting together with them…”

“I’ve heard he recently awakened to justice. He might be manipulated.”

“I heard that even if Six Star Sefurena of the Demon Lord’s army survived the recent incident, she would be held accountable if she returned to the demon world. She might be fleeing because she doesn’t want that…”

This was an emergency meeting convened with knights and ministers. Since Engou and the others, as Habiri’s father, could not leave the front lines, those present had to handle Habiri’s case themselves.

“Still, whether Habiri is being manipulated or held captive, Sefurena’s group’s objective is unclear. What do they intend to do with Habiri?”

^[1](That woman… She said she was in love with Bocchama (Goshujin-sama) (Senpai) (Habiri) (my lord), (Pervy Senpai), (Haa-kun)… In other words, this must be a lovers’ elopement!!!!))

Well, they were nearly correct.

“In any case, instruct the navy to search these nearby waters. On top of that, if they were to land, where would it be…?”

“If it’s a large city nearby… Perhaps landing around here, where the city of Imarsen is…”

“No, no, they’re fugitives. They might cross the sea and head to the continent on this side…”

“What about this island?”

However, though they found a clue, narrowing it down was not so simple. Rather, opinions like “What about here?” and “What about there?” kept pouring out, and checking them all would take time. Amidst this…

^[2]Huh!?

Sword and Magina, who had been silently staring at the map, noticed something. It was…

(This sea area… It’s quite a detour and hasn’t come up in discussion, but if they deliberately took us by surprise and went this route, what then? Beyond here is…)

(Last time… Yes, before the loop… The remote hidden village where I last reunited with Goshujin-sama… It was around the Tasai Village on the Ippu Peninsula…)

One possibility came to mind.

(The history of this world has greatly diverged from last time… So this deduction is no longer reliable… The timing of the war, the relationships around Bocchama plays a huge part as well… But…)

(Even so… It’s not entirely impossible… After all, last time Goshujin-sama ended up there after wandering aimlessly… If this time, too, those women have no destination to begin with… Yes, that village also had the event of a ‘Demon Lord’s army raid’ in the end. Sefurena and the others are part of the Demon Lord’s army… Then… This possibility could align with history…)

(It’s quite far, not a distance one can go lightly… Hm? Wait a second. I’m Bocchama’s slave to begin with, and though I did participate in repelling the Demon Lord’s army, I don’t have any official position. In other words, I’m free! No one can bind me, and if I find Bocchama by myself first… O-ohhh!)

(If Goshujin-sama is still in this land… I’ll dispose of the annoying Sefurena and the others… Hm? If I’m the one who finds him first… Then just the two of us… Huh? Oh? This is good! Isn’t this good?!)

And the two maidens’ expressions shifted from demonic to succubus-like grins…

“Hmm, I have absolutely no idea, but I’ll head back to the mansion for a bit—(monotone)”

“Yes, I also have absolutely no clue anywhere, but I’ll return to the mansion for now—(monotone)”

“““““Eh? (What’s with the monotone!? And why are they returning to the mansion all of a sudden?! )”””””

The conference participants shuddered as Sword and Magina suddenly said this. For the past few days, Sword and Magina had been bloodshot and demonic in appearance, yet now they were deliberately leaving the scene in an obviously fake manner. And then…

“Hey, Magina, why are you following me! (I’m hurrying to prepare for the trip and depart!)”

“No, no, Sword, shouldn’t you stay for the meeting? (I need to hurry with travel preparations!)”

The two dashed out of the conference room, competing with each other. Seeing that…

(That behavior… Maybe both of them noticed something? But hiding it from us means…)

(Haha~n, if they find Pervy Senpai… Those two would just… I won’t let that happen!)

(Fu~n, I thought we were in a cooperative relationship until we found Habiri, and I even considered them as concubines… But I won’t allow any sneaking off!)

(I’ll finish travel preparations at once, na.)

(Haa-kun, it’s okay. Mama will definitely find you.)

Of course, the eyes of the other maidens gleamed with a sharp glint as well.

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