Chapter 64 (1/2)
「I, I have a report…… General Ouka has encountered the target in the va.s.sal state of Samantha…… however, she was defeated and currently held captive……」
An Oni soldier reports with a trembling voice.
「Seriously, each and everyone useless. With this, three of the four general were defeated?」
The one who answered was a man sitting on a throne.
A youth with no characteristic features who looks ordinary from every angle.
But, the fact is, that this man is the Emperor of the Rein Empire.
The young man appeared out of nowhere, cruelly defeated the Empire’s elite forces and shocked the nation.
Thus, the young man dethroned the previous Emperor and made the imperial throne his own.
Since then, he has been ruling over the country with overwhelming power and fear.
「Certainly, that woman was the hero of Oni? Wouldn’t it better if I make her a prost.i.tute or a s.e.x slave instead? She has a good body, I think everyone would want a turn…… Yosh, let’s do that when she returns. tte, you said she was taken a prisoner?」
「Ugh……」
When the man speaks ill of the hero of Oni they are so proud of, the soldier’s face turns red in anger.
However, he strongly endured. He clearly understands that he’s not the young man’s match if he turned his sword against him, and moreover, there’s a likelihood that he would bring harm onto his brethren.
But, as if ridiculing the soldier’s innermost thoughts, the Emperor said.
「By the way, I have to punish you, the Oni for this time’s failure, don’t I? Rather, you have been quite disobedient recently. It’s obvious even if you conceal it, ya know?」
「!」
The Oni soldier gasps.
The Emperor looked at him weirdly and ordered one of the ministers beside him.
「Onihime-chan, was it? Bring her here」
An expression of despair floats on the soldier’s face.
He immediately appeals to the Emperor.
「P, please wait…… s, somehow…… anyone, but that person!」
The minister was bewildered by that reaction, but Emperor continued without minding.
「Also, gather everyone as usual」
「P, please don’t…… I don’t care what happens to me! However, not that persooon!」
The soldier was already half-crazed.
「So noisy」
The Emperor swatted his hand sideways in irritation.
The soldier crashed into a wall and remained silent.
「Looks like we will have a good show today」
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Many people gathered before the Emperor’s throne.
High-ranking officials and military officers of Rein Empire and representatives of the va.s.sal states.
Everyone’s expression is gloomy.
However, everyone endures their feelings and lower their heads in submission.
「Um…… umm…… just what is going to happen from now on……?」
A girl restricted by soldiers is carried in.
It’s a beautiful Oni girl wearing traditional Oni clothes.
She nervously looks around the people gathered in the throne room with an innocent expression on her face.
「Ku…… Onihime-sama……」
The Oni people who gathered in front of the throne grind their teeth.
The Emperor views their state with a grin.
The reason for the gathering is the defeat of the Oni General, in other words, a lesson for others.
The defiance has been growing recently, so the Emperor intends to show them what happens when they disobey him.
「Well, besides anything else, I just want to simply enjoy myself」
At that time, zun, loud footsteps start resounding.