- "Submerged Demon Castle", a Duke Demon Levia stronghold

A luscious beauty sat on its deepest throne.

Slightly bluish, clear skin for a soft smiling beauty.

The brilliant scales that cover it locally, while still looking like dresses.

He glimpses the colorful fish swimming around him as if to bore him.

The fantastic sight was like a painting.

But she is the corner of the finest demon ruling a territory second only to the Demon King here in the demonic realm.

It is the Lord of this stronghold, Levia of the Duke Satan.

"Dear Levia!

"Oh, what's wrong? So hasty."

She responded relaxely to the noisy voice of her subordinates, who had suddenly interrupted.

"Big magic is approaching this castle!

"Big magic?

"I thought it was probably the Duke!

No way, the Duke Demon attacked himself.

That just made her look worse too.

Usually, when attacking a demonic stronghold, the invading side needs at least three times the opponent's power.

That's common sense in the demonic world.

If you have therefore attacked this base, naturally, it means that you have all that fighting power available.

But Levia wonders if it would be possible to gather that much power.

In recent years, she had added one new title-bearing demon after another to her distribution, and was growing in strength.

Among the duke demons with six in all, they will probably now have the power to contend for one or two.

No way, did the Duke class join hands with each other?

Impossible.

Because they're all chunks of pride.

And he is the companion of dog monkeys over the years.

I can say that there is absolutely no such thing as working together.

If there is, that would be about if the Demon King embarked on an invasion of the entire demonic world.

"How powerful is the opponent?

"Well, that's... only one of its great magic powers, I can sense it."

"... what do you mean?

Levia tilted her neck.

"You mean your men are not taking anything with them, and the Duke Demon is approaching you alone?

"Oh, probably..."

It was a story I couldn't understand.

Or is the invasion not an end, but a desire for conversation?

But then I should have contacted you beforehand.

It is an act that can't help being taken as a declaration of war, such as suddenly being single and approaching a base.

"I don't know what you're thinking, but which Duke the hell...? Could it be that around the fallen berfene you've abandoned yourself? Heh heh, isn't that possible?

Remembering his retarded Duke face, Levia smiles joyfully.

By her hands, nothing else, Berfene was gradually being stripped of her territory.

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"Heck no!

and Berfene burst a grand sneeze.

"Is someone rumoring about me...?

Snorts as he sips his nose.

"Whoa, could that be it? Levia is a lake with a demonic base."

"... yes"

It is the vast lake that has come under the guidance of Berfene.

Much prettier and clearer water for the demonic world.

I saw a giant castle at the bottom of the water.

That, he said, is the Root Castle of the Duke Demon.

"... ho, are you really going to go in there?

"I'm so freaked out right now."

"I would have refused from the beginning!? I mean, you summon me on your own with summoning magic, so you have no choice but to follow me!

Berfene summoned once and then,

"... as you can see, his base is in the water. I could hold my breath for a few hours, but I don't care what you think. I mean, why are you suddenly stripping out in the first place? Ooh!?

"No, you don't like your clothes getting wet, do you?

I was naked.

My pants are also soggy with my pants off.

"At least put on some pants!?

Berfene screams as she covers her face with her hands.

But he was looking at my groin from the gap between his fingers.

Man, I had no choice but to clap my shoulders... while I put on my swimsuit.

They are boomerang pants.

"Look, you get dressed, too."

"Do you want me to look like such a pervert too!?

"Apologize to Boomerang Panzer nationwide"

"... What is Boomerang Panzer, Master?

Well, it does look obviously bad.

Yet I think the great thing about boomerang pants is that no one can criticize them because they are established as competitive.

"Because I have swimsuits for women. You'd better not have a little water resistance."

"And you have no choice... don't follow me!? Get dressed!

Change into a swimsuit in the shadow of a rock, and Berfene shows up.

By the way, I gave him a microbikini at first, but he just never got tricked into wearing it like Ellen did. Too bad.

"I still don't have much cloth area in this..."

Berfene in a bikini looks uncomfortable.

"Well, since I'm a demon, I think I could dress bolder and fancier from time to time."

"Don't leave me with some slutty demon!

Apparently, even demons have their own concept of chastity.

Plus I use the magic that the mermaids used before.

With this, you can breathe in the water, minimize the effects of water pressure, and even prevent it from getting wet.

"Hey, you didn't have to change into a bathing suit if you had that magic!?

"Come on, let's go!

"Hey! Hey!?

I pulled Berfene's hand and jumped into the lake.

The castle is protected by thick exterior walls and junctions and appears to be only allowed in through the front gate.

Neither the walls nor the junction can be destroyed, but let's just say that this place passes through the entrance with great care.

The door was wide open just as long as there was no welcome.

Maybe it means it's easier to lure them into the castle than deal with them.

We broke into the castle while watching the trap at Detection Pole.

The interior was still like a dungeon.

The first thing that greeted us was the vast space.

It's a beautiful place to call a coral garden, where colorful corals flock.

But jungled, this is also a great place for hunters trying to get rid of intruders to attack while hiding their fruits.

When I passed nearby, the fish that was lurking in the coral - with sharp fangs like pyrania - popped up in unison.

"No use."

As soon as they bit Berfene's body, the pyranea (like demons) instantly rot and become only bones.

With her "Corrosion/Polar" skills, she can rot and erode everything.

It's a suicide act, such as touching it directly like that.

"Engacho"

"I'm not dirty!?

Meanwhile, the Pyranians who attacked me broke their bragging fangs lightly.

It's too resistant to even bite my skin.

"But pyrania on corals is a mess of ecosystems."

Even more so, as if the assault of the Pyranian herd had been a signal, it came under one attack after another: a bunch of dazzling demons with spear-like pointy mouths, a bunch of catfish demons wearing currents, and poisonous humane-like demons, but they were not our enemies.

"Whoa, now there's a big one out there"

What stood before us like that was the famous giant squid monster.

"It's Kraken!

On top of the five, there are always twenty or thirty meters long.

"Tentacle play kita ah!?

"I'm not coming!

"Sure, can't you get a tentacle that size just..."

"Where are you going to put it!?