Moto Sekai Ichi - 080b

Part 2. Next is Maseki Gurume 24

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"They really got us."

In a large room so gorgeous that the word "luxury" wasn’t enough to make it justice, a man spoke to himself.

Good looks that anybody would envy. A perfect body in every aspect. A man with no less presence than the room itself.

"What do you think, Merson?"

"I think we should've sent reinforcements."

"Hahaha, I thought so. But this isn’t what I was referring to."

Sitting in front of the man was a young woman, that considered their age differences, one would think as her daughter. She was an exquisite beauty with an atmosphere similar to that of the man.

"The subordination of the Kingdom ended up in failure. That being the case, maybe we need to change our approach."

"Hoo. Do you have something in mind already? Let's hear it."

Seemingly interested, and acting like spoiling a child, the man urged the woman to continue.

"If it were me, I would win over the Kingdom and admonish the Sacred Country."

"And how would you win them over? With this time's issue, the Kingdom will be wary."

"That's a simple answer. Wouldn’t it work out if I were to marry into them?"

There was a moment of silence. The man erased his previous smile and faced the woman.

"That's a good idea. However, a daughter like you is more precious than the Kingdom."

"Your praise is wasted in me."

"Do you think I was trying to praise you? That's wrong. It would be naive to think that by marrying a little boy like Maine we would be able to obtain the Kingdom."

"Why so? Even if he's young, he'll still be the King of the country."

"Don’t be an idiot. You don’t seem to understand anything from this one piece."

"Is that...... is that related as to why you rejected the request for reinforcements, Father? "

"You heard the Shadow's report too, right?"

"……You jest, wasn’t that really meant to be taken as some kind of joke?"

"Hahaha! You said it. Well, just wait and see. It will be a good learning experience for you."

"Understood. If you say so, Father."

"The Sacred Country won’t be able to put their hands in the Kingdom again. This will be a sight to see."

"Looks like you're having fun, Father."

"Indeed, they picked a fight with a man like that. Why should I not enjoy it?"

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"Haaa, I don’t want to do it......"

On the way to the frontier.

I was worrying all by myself. I kept on thinking about how do you apologize to a friend after getting angry and having offended them.

Speaking of which, when was the last time I used 《Monster Summoning》?

It's been since that incident when she almost killed her allies, right?

Thinking about dealing with it some other time, I simply put that off for later. I was just unconsciously avoiding it since I didn’t really know how to deal with it. All this issue with her.

However, the time has come. That's all there is.

At last, I have to make up my mind.

Born in the darkness of the underground library of the upper-class dungeon 『Isoreus』, a mutant species of the Dark Flame Wolf, the Darkness Wolf――Anko.

A trump card that I spent every day for several months to acquire, but also, an oversized land mine that I don’t really know how to deal with.

To be honest, I'm a little scared.

I don’t know what am I scared of in particular, but I afraid of meeting her face to face again and exchange words.

Maybe it's my feelings of guilt from having ignored her for a long time or a sense of shame for trying to use her as a tool, or maybe just primordial fear. Or probably……her "too heavy affection", which I've noticed slightly.

Well, I'll never know unless we meet up and talk.

"……Shall I call her?"

It's been three hours since I started worrying. I finally made up my mind.

Fortunately, it's late at night. Right now, I'm in the middle of an overnight journey.

Stopping by the side of the road, I got off Seventh Teiō.

In this dim forest road, only the moonlight illuminates the surroundings. I take one deep breath……Then activate 《Monster Summoning》.

Immediately after. As if darkness turned and twisted itself, the void slowly took the shape of a bewitching woman wearing black garments, revealing her.

Narrowed eyes and a gently smiling face from which you couldn’t feel a specific expression. Then, she silently kneeled down on the spot and bowed her head.

"…………"

Silence followed.

A few seconds later, I remembered. At that time, I ordered her "Do not take any action without my permission".

……Does this mean Anko is obeying my orders even though I've neglected her for such a long time?

At the same time a chill runs down my spine, a question arises. What makes her do that? Thinking about it, I don’t know much about her.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. I don’t mind if you speak."

When I gave her permission, Anko bowed further down and respectfully spoke.

"Ahh, my Lord. My beloved Lord. I wanted to see you."

And again, silence followed.

……Was that all? After I ignored her for a long time since I thought it was troublesome to handle her, she tells me she loves me and she wanted to see me...... is that really everything?

This gave me a mysteriously pleasant feeling. Like when after you apologize to a friend who you thought was angry, then you feel as if they weren’t angry at all. No, that's not all. Behind this relief was the guilty pleasure of having obtained a woman who had absolute obedience to me. A convenient woman. Seems like in the end, I'll take advantage of her.

But, that's no good. No good. I will hold off temptation with a resolute spirit.

"Speak your true feelings, Anko. You and I need to speak by laying everything on the table."

Squatting down, I talked while looking at Anko's eyes.

Making a surprised face, with her eyes in the shape of a ハ and her eyes moistened, Anko began to put together her words.

"Only you can kill me(stop me), my Lord. Only you can let me live(make the best use of me), my Lord. I can’t help but love you unconditionally, my Lord. That's all there is to it. I'm just satisfied with you, my Lord, having released me from that binding spell from God."

"In other words, you love me just because I tamed you? "

"You're wrong! I love you because you are you, my Lord. Not just anyone, but because it's you, my Lord! "

A fervent confession. It makes me quite happy. Happy……But I'm not quite convinced. Does she have absolute obedience because she loves me? Did she put up with it because she loves me? Is this alright with her?

"......You have a face as if this doesn’t make sense for you, my Lord. It's alright, I have made up my mind. I will talk more thoroughly."

Anko, who read my expression, spoke with a sharp face and a more serious expression. The dark mole next to her lips made her look very sexy.

"First of all, there's one thing you're misunderstanding, my Lord. It would be a huge mistake to think that I would love anyone who had tamed me. If you think otherwise, then please bring that person here right now! Do you understand? For me, now and in the future, you're the only one. My one and only."

"O-okay."

"Next is. You've apologized for keeping me waiting. Why so!? I have no complaint about being treated as your tool, my Lord. Rather, it feels very pleasant when you do! Of course, there's the desire of being closer and at your side a little more, but if I push it, there's still pleasure in the fact that I, a Darkness Wolf, would be neglected! "

"O-okay......"

"Just by being used by you, I feel ecstatic! I can be at the zenith just by serving you! Ahhh, my Lord! I am yours, my Lord. My Lord's Anko! Just that is good enough! Absolutely do not forget that! "

"I-I see. I get it. I'm convinced! "

This packed quite the punch. I had no choice but to nod my head.

Maybe, I've opened a frightening Pandora's Box.

"Ahh, you being convinced is just great. My Lord, please use this Anko here as a tool by all means. Let me be your slaughtering weapon. I will become the shield that protects you from anything. Here, I'm at your will, my Lord."

Looking like she's in a euphoric state, Anko hugged my body.

……I see, with this, I can be convinced.

In retrospect, whenever I gave her an order, she has always this rapturous expression on her face. I suppose it is a pleasure for her to be ordered, to be used. After spending centuries in solitude as the strongest being, the Darkness Wolf, at the Isoreus' Underground Library, she rejoices at being used by a presence stronger than herself. And that just happened to be me. She has been waiting for decades, for centuries to find a crazy guy like me. And then, I appeared. For her, I'm the only person in the world she can rely on. And that caused to 'become twisted'. For her, this isn’t described as a simple dependence, but as deep and dense love. Her life. Her soul. She stakes her whole body and soul to me.

"……Ah……"

Just as she was about to touch my lips, I released her body. As she uttered a slightly disappointed voice, Anko, for some reason, looked many times more attractive than before.

"Don’t make that face. You didn’t do anything bad."

I, her master, must accept her overflowing twisted feelings. This is the responsibility of the man who named her, and also, the man who half-killed her 2,168 times.

I have to stop avoiding it. Also, I need to stop making assumptions and deciding what's convenient for me. It was utterly meaningless trying not to stimulate her. I need to face her head-on. That's all I need to do. Just that.

We exchanged whispered words at a distance where we could sense each other’s breath.

"I have a job for you. It's a big job."

"Yes, it doesn’t matter what it is."

"……But before that."

"My Lord, I'm very happy. Ahhh, For Anko, this is the best reward……"

Anko said as she moved her face closer and her eyes moistened, so as to not let me finish.

"Please,  take the lead ."

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Thank you for reading.

TLN: I have a feeling Second really misunderstands Anko, and there’s something else going on there. Especially with the God part. Also, Anko sometimes speaks with words that have a double meaning, like what I put in parenthesis.

Edit: I knew it, double meaning... I changed the last phrase since it had a sexual innuendo and I just had made it more generic because I didn't expect that would happen... Yeah, they have sex after that sentence.