Chapter 233 Yamato Hina and the Demon King Medinilla ㉜
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
Demon King Medinilla sat on her throne with her legs crossed, looking down with a fearless, mocking smile. Her appearance was like a child playing king, but her pressure was unmistakably that of a Demon King. Yet, some were deceived by her looks.
”That girl… is the Demon King? She is just a child.”
”True. She does not look particularly strong either.”
Yamato Hine and Ise Maya judged her solely on her looks, but we were different. Honoka and I—all of us—had seen the memories of Yamihama, witnessing the gruesome slaughter of Hino and his group. However.
”Umm, I hate to say this, but doesn’t Tsunami-san¹ look stronger?”
Honoka tilted her head. Mihiro and Reese remained unfazed. Conversely, Yukiko looked pale. Well, she was a blood-sucking ogre, so she was already pale, but now she had turned a ghostly white. I, too, felt a cold sweat trickling down my spine.
It was the opposite of our experience with Tsunami. Likely, everyone except Yukiko and me found Medinilla so overwhelming that they couldn’t even process her true strength. Yukiko and I, however, had gained significant power. Because of that, we could see the truth.
”Now then, humans. For what purpose have you come before me? Well, since the Mazoku² and the human race are at odds, I suppose you’ve come to take my head ja.”
”That’s right! He—the Master—will avenge us!”
Yamihama, who had been lurking in my shadow, suddenly manifested. She planted her left hand on her hip and pointed a sharp, accusing finger at Medinilla.
”!? Yamihama! What happened to you…?”
Yamato gasped, startled by her sudden appearance. Come to think of it, I hadn’t introduced them yet. I’d told her that Yamihama’s group had been wiped out, but she’d never asked how I knew.
Originally, I’d planned to have Yamihama act as our guide, but since we had a local like Bolgano, she’d had no role at all except at night. And even during those nights, I’d been playing the sadist by leaving her alone in an aphrodisiac state induced by her contract. She’d been practically useless. My resentment had cooled a bit because of that, though.
”Long time no see, Yamato-san. Actually… I’ve been right beside you the whole time, hidden in the Master’s shadow. I was even there during the battle at Fort Misone. I was busy doing some very… pleasant things, though.”
Was she emphasizing “pleasant” just to mess with me? Everything she did was a result of her own desires once she couldn’t take it anymore.
”Pleasant?! H-h-how scandalous! N-no, more importantly, that form…”
Yamato stammered, clearly having zero immunity to that kind of talk. Actually, given that she called it “scandalous,” she must have a general idea of what she meant.
Yamato is surprisingly repressed.
”I merged with the Dark Spirit King to seek revenge. And I found the man who can defeat the Demon King. I made a promise! Now, Master! As promised, kill the Demon King and avenge us!”
”But I refuse.”
I’d always wanted to say that famous line. Yamihama’s face contorted with rage as she snapped at me.
”Why?! You said it back then! You said you’d kill the Demon King! That you’d get revenge!”
”I certainly said I’d think about it. I don’t recall ever giving my consent.”
”Eh? …Ah!”
Why should I bother seeking revenge for someone who betrayed me? Especially since she knows who I am and still hasn’t offered a single apology.
”N-no… then what was it all for…”
Yamihama collapsed to her knees, her face masked in total resignation.
”Gah-ha-ha-ha! What is this? I thought you looked familiar. You’re one of the Heroes who managed to slip away from me back then. Truly… what an entertaining farce! My sides are splitting wai.”
Medinilla doubled over, howling with laughter. It was a farce, indeed. I never had any intention of defeating the Demon King for her sake, let alone getting revenge.
”So, what is your business here, then? From the look of it, it doesn’t seem like you’re here to fight me ja.”
To the Demon King, humans were simply enemies. Her question was only natural. As for why I was here…
”Demon King Medinilla. Why don’t you join forces with me?”
””What!?””
”Master!?”
”I figured as much…”
”Just like the opposite of the game.”
Yamato and Ise were stunned. Honoka’s eyes went wide, never imagining I’d try to team up with the Demon King. Mihiro just shrugged, looking exasperated. Reese’s comment was definitely a reference to that famous RPG choice.
”Hooh?”
On the other hand, the Demon King leaned forward, her interest piqued.
”But first, as a gesture of good faith… Nyx, it’s time to collect the price for your contract with Yamihama. Make sure she pays in full.”
’Yes, Master.’
A voice that was not Yamihama’s echoed from her mouth. This was the voice of the Dark Spirit King, Nyx.
”Wait! Nyx? I’m your Master, aren’t I!?”
’The Master’s authority has been transferred to him. Therefore, you are no longer mine to serve. Furthermore, despite fulfilling the contract, you show no intent to pay the price. Instead, you tried to usurp my ego. How pathetic, Kaine.’
”So what!? I have to be Nyx to get my revenge! Besides, you aren’t supposed to have a self! I’ll become Nyx and act as the Dark Spirit King! What’s wrong with that!?”
To an outsider, it looked like Yamihama was arguing with herself. But her panic was far too real to be an act.
’I had an ego from the beginning. It was simply suppressed. I felt only anger and exasperation toward you for refusing to pay your due. I allowed it to continue until now, but the Master has given his permission. I shall take everything that is yours.’
”No… stop… no, nooooooo! I don’t want to! I’ll disappear! I’m… wait… who was I? I’m… fading…”
Yamihama’s eyes went hollow. Simultaneously, her hair and eyes were dyed the color of deep twilight.
As I said before, we had seen her memories. We knew she hadn’t paid her price.
The authority over Nyx had shifted to me the moment I used Snatch³ on her Darkness Protection of a Spirit King⁴. I’d initially thought Spirits lacked egos, too. In truth, they have them, but their emotions are suppressed by a certain force. When the authority was transferred to me, that suppressed ego surfaced. I can guess what was holding it back. But I had forbidden Nyx from showing her true self until this exact moment. All for this. To give Yamihama a glimmer of hope, only to cast her into the abyss of despair just as her wish seemed within reach. That was my vengeance.
If she had said just one word—”I’m sorry”—I wouldn’t have let Nyx devour her soul. I would have stopped at a simple assimilation. She was a fool.
”How is it, Nyx? The new body.”
’There are no issues. If I must say something, the chest is… significantly larger than my previous form.’
Nyx knelt before me, bowing her head. Since she looked exactly like Yamihama, seeing her prostrate herself gave me a dark sense of superiority.
”You… you’re a monster. Making a woman grovel like that… you really are a piece of trash.”
Ise spat the words out. Whether I’m trash or not is irrelevant; the fact is Nyx is kneeling. However, it was Nyx who shot back at her.
’Is it not natural to show respect to the Master one serves? Are you not the same? If your Master ordered you to kneel, would you not obey?’
”That—well, yes. But I won’t have you comparing this lowlife to the Young Lady!”
”I won’t! I would never give an order like that!”
Yamato interjected a frantic tsukkomi to Ise’s comment. Putting aside the comedy…
”Demon King Medinilla. I hope this proves I can be trusted. I hate the Heroes—they’re my enemies, same as yours. The Goddess, too. Our interests are perfectly aligned. So, what do you say? If you want, I’ll even kill these two Heroes, Yamato and Ise, right here.”
”Sieben!”
”You bastard… you planned this from the start!”
Yamato and Ise reached for their weapons. Simultaneously, Honoka and the others took their stances against them.
”Narumi! Himezaki! Himuro! Why are you following him?! We’re classmates! We’re comrades!”
”We are classmates. But we aren’t comrades. The Master’s enemy… is my enemy.”
Medinilla watched the scene unfold, then closed her eyes and sighed.
”Hah… what a pity. Truly a pity. If only you had come to me sooner, I might have considered taking your hand. But the answer is no ja. I see humans as nothing but enemies.”
She rejected my proposal. But I still wanted her. As the Demon King and the pinnacle of this world, she was a prize I refused to give up. So, I pushed.
”Is that your final word?”
”It is. If you truly wish to take my hand… then prove your strength! Make me submit! If you can do that, then I shall become yours ja!”
Medinilla stood, entering a combat stance.
I suppose it’s unavoidable. “Make me submit” is a tall order. It means I’m forbidden from killing her, while she is perfectly willing to kill us. Honestly, no one here but me stands a chance. This was going to be a duel between me and the Demon King.
”Yukiko, deploy Aegis⁵. Protect Honoka and the others. And the Heroes, too.”
”Got it.”
”Honoka, make sure Yamato and the others don’t do anything stupid.”
”If that’s what the Master wants.”
I raised my two greatswords, leveling the blades at the Demon King.
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Summary:
The protagonist reaches the Demon King’s throne room and subverts all expectations by offering an alliance instead of a fight. To prove his malice toward the Heroes, he allows the Spirit King Nyx to completely consume the soul of his former classmate, Yamihama Kaine. The chapter ends with a direct challenge from Medinilla, who demands the protagonist make her submit in a duel.
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Trivia:
- The protagonist previously stole (Snatched) the authority of the Spirit King from Yamihama.
- Yamihama was being kept in a state of constant aphrodisiac/torment as a hidden ‘shadow’ slave.
- Medinilla recognizes Yamato and Ise as the Heroes who escaped her during the initial slaughter of the class.
- The protagonist is intentionally mirroring ‘But I refuse’ and ‘joining the Demon King’ pop culture tropes
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Character Insight:
The protagonist demonstrates absolute coldness toward his former classmates, showing that his vengeance isn’t just about killing, but about systematic psychological destruction (letting Yamihama’s identity fade away at the moment she felt hope). Medinilla shows a warrior’s pride, rejecting a ‘human’ alliance but leaving a loophole for submission via strength.
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Behind the Scenes:
The author explicitly apologizes in the raw notes for the delay in writing due to work exhaustion during summer and a lack of motivation, resulting in a two-week gap between updates.
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TL Notes:
Notes:
• Medinilla – The Demon King from two generations ago. She has pale blue skin, long silver hair, goat-like horns, and golden eyes with black sclera. She has a petite, loli-like appearance and wears a twilight-colored dress with red roses.
• Honoka – Petite, cute “transistor‑glamour” girl with high‑level healing magic, built like a tiny bomb of lewdness and huge breasts. Started as a cold‑hearted slave mocking Sasaki, then flipped into full devoted “Goshujin‑sama” maid mode, obsessed with his scent and desperate to bear his child. Used to be Hidaka’s obsession, later violated by Sugita, which left her furious and tightly protective of the protagonist. Bashful smiles, but the second anything touches him she goes nuclear. Usually in a sleazy maid outfit, the anti‑aesthetic to Lotte and Nadja’s clean uniforms.
• Yamato – Yamato Hina. Student council vice-president. Serious, beautiful, with long straight hair and sharp eyes.
• Maya – Ise Maya. Yamato’s attendant/maid. Short hair, cold gaze, wears a maid outfit.
• Tsunami – One of the Six Demon Generals (Water General) and the Demon King’s direct maid. Blue skin, goat-like horns, black sclera with purple irises, large chest, wears high heels and maid, waist-length black hair. Strongest of the generals. Water Demon General and attendant to Medinilla. Previously. reincarnated human male Hero named Souichiro Tsunami from Earth.
• Mihiro – Post-gender swap of Yuki Chihiro: Height 160 cm, B-W-H: 82-55-80. Futanari. Short haired black hair, handsome.
• Reese – Jessica’s sister. Described by Alice as a beautiful blonde lady. She was previously under the control of Sugita’s skill and left in a state of despair and exposure after the effect ended.
• Yuki – Yuki Chihiro. Height 178 cm, weight 70 kg (Male). Natsumi’s childhood friend. A handsome, athletic top student in the soccer club.
• Bolgano – Flame Demon General of the Ogre-kin. A head taller than other ogres with short-cropped red hair and red skin. Wields a massive jagged cleaver. One of the Six Demon Generals. Large-bodied Ogre-kin male. Wields a barbarian sword (hanka-tou) and commands a legion of Ogres. Can summon a Phoenix.
• Nyx – Spirit King of Darkness. Capable of being summoned into a human host via Possession Summoning. Addresses the host as ‘The Master.’ The Spirit King of Darkness. Currently assimilated with the corpse of Yamihama Haine at a 7:3 ratio. Appears as a human dark spirit. The current form of Yamihama. Summoned subordinate.
• Maki – Slender, sharp eyes, no wasted fat girl, lackey of Reika.
• Sieben – Young man with black hair and a mask covering his eyes. He purchased Honoka and Ria.
• Himezaki – Himezaki Rieslett. A half-Japanese, half-Swedish girl with a youthful appearance. Often mistaken for her mother’s sister. A blonde or brunette girl. Currently wearing a black cloak over a white shirt, accented with a red ribbon tie. A navy-blue, knee-length pleated skirt, black knee-highs, and brown leather shoes.
• Narumi – Narumi Honoka. A member of the relief team with healing magic. Despite her cute, short, ‘transistor glamour’ appearance, she is cold-hearted and mocks Sasaki. Black hair, black eyes.
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