Chapter 69

CHAPTER 1 Alien Planet Exploration Log 1 It’s been one month since the massive celebration commemorating the destruction of the Sand King, the giant monster that wreaked havoc on the surrounding countries. With the Demon Lord’s spectacular self-destruction in the midst of the celebration, the war between humanity and the Demon Lord’s Army came to an end. The kingdom of Grace declared an end to the war, and in our Hideout City, the demon refugees were hard at work. Although there was the occasional attack from barbarians and monsters from the Great Woods near Hideout City, the Kisaragi Combat Agents had been dealing with them pretty easily. “Vi, when are you gonna be done with work? This video game’s getting a little stale, so why don’t we take a break and go bother Heine?” We’re currently enjoying a period of peace. “I’m working on projects that aren’t due for quite a while, so I’m free to take a break whenever, but… No, Mr. Six, we shouldn’t bother others while they’re working. Please don’t tease Heine too much.” As I lie on the sofa and toss my portable game console onto the table in boredom, Viper’s pen stops as she turns to look at me, her brow faintly pinched with concern. “I’m not teasing her. Besides, boys tease girls because they like them. It’s the thing where I can’t help but tease the girls I like.” “I see… So, Mr. Six, does that mean you like Heine…?” Perhaps because we’ve never broached the subject, Viper asks with a faintly hopeful expression. “I like her face and body.” “Honestly, I don’t dislike how honest and direct you are. But please don’t say that to her face.” We’re in Viper’s office. Viper switched jobs from being the Demon Lord to one of Kisaragi’s female mutants, and Alice has officially given her this room to serve as her executive office. It’s a slightly nicer room than most, and it has also become my preferred hangout spot. …Oh, speaking of which. “Do you have any special abilities other than your healing magic, Vi? For example, can you manipulate fire or water like Heine and Russell?” “Special abilities? Well, I’m good at time magic. I can rewind time and fix people’s injuries or mend broken items. I can also accelerate time, which allows me to do things like make crops grow faster.” Ah, I see, so she’s a time mage. In anime and video games, that’s definitely something only super-powerful characters can do. “…So does that mean you can stop time, too? Damn, Vi, I’m super impressed! You can peek on baths and changing rooms all you want, can’t you?!” “Stopping time takes an enormous amount of mana, so I can’t do that. I mean, even if I could, I wouldn’t do such things… Goodness, why are you always plotting such nefarious schemes, Mr. Six?” She speaks as though she’s lecturing a small child. “You’re a Supreme Leader of an evil corporation. If anything, Vi, you’re supposed to be one of the people who seduces me, the innocent and pure Six, to the path of evil.” Yes, that’s right. Viper is now a Supreme Leader in the evil Kisaragi Corporation. I have no doubt that in the near future I’ll be able to see evil Viper in action. “M-me?! …I suppose that’s true. They were nice enough to give me a leadership role, so I suppose I should put all my effort into luring you to the dark side. Um… And what am I supposed to do, exactly?” “Since you’re a female Supreme Leader, I think drawing me in with promises of erotic pleasure is your best bet. While your skintight bodysuit is a little lewd, I think you could show some more skin… What’s with that look, Vi? Are you questioning my wisdom?” For some reason, Viper is wearing an exasperated expression and mumbling something under her breath. “Um…well, I feel like you just want me to wear sexy clothes, Mr. Six…” I guess I’ve been teasing her a little too much lately. She’s finally growing suspicious of me. When Viper first took the job, I told her that female Supreme Leaders were supposed to help Combat Agents relax, and I talked her into giving me massages or lap-pillow ear-cleaning sessions, but it’s gotten much harder to convince her to do that sort of stuff. Right now, she isn’t wearing the appropriately lascivious bodysuit that she had as Snake Woman, but rather, the clothing she had worn as the Demon Lord.