“So, that’s why the Demon Lord Army executives are serving in maid outfits?”
“That’s the gist of it.”
“Hmph, it’s humiliating!! For me to be serving meals to humans!”
Lacia had become my slave maid.
She’s cheeky and never shuts her mouth, but I’ll forgive her since she’s a beautiful girl.
Anyway…
I call out to Eret, who’s relaxing in the cell next to Katiana’s.
“Eret-san, you really saved me. Thanks to you making the magic item and potion.”
“It’s nothing, we’re friends, aren’t we? If you need anything else, just say the word. I’ll prepare it for you.”
I’ve built a good relationship with Eret, to the point where we could call each other friends.
If she hadn’t been there, I probably wouldn’t have been able to beat Lacia.
Therefore, I need to give her a proper reward.
“Here, this is for you.”
I secretly hand Eret a box containing something.
Eret’s cheeks slightly loosen.
“Oh my, oh my. You’re quite perceptive, aren’t you?”
“Well, it was quite a task to prepare. By the way, this one is better than the last one.”
“I’m looking forward to it.”
Lacia, who had been listening to our exchange, approached me.
“H-hey, you!! What did you give that prisoner? Don’t tell me it was something suspicious!?”
“Huh? It’s nothing like that.”
Lacia seems to be misunderstanding something, but the contents of the box are nothing shady.
Eret opens the box and takes a bite of its contents.
It’s a rather bold way of eating for the usually intellectual Eret, but it’s cute, like a squirrel gnawing on a big acorn.
“Munch munch… As expected, ‘baumkuchen’ is the best. This moist texture is wonderful.”
“W-what is that?”
“Oh, you don’t know? Munch munch. It’s a sweet that Rugasussu-kun made.”
“S-sweets?”
This is actually the second time I’ve made baumkuchen.
The first time, it was my first attempt, so it got a little burnt…
But Eret loved it.
When I asked her to prepare smokescreen bombs and potions, she casually requested baumkuchen, so I obliged.
Lacia frowned unhappily.
“Again with such things… But, I see. So that’s how you’ve been bribing Lucifiel-sama!”
“Bribing? I’m not an animal. Well, I’ve prepared a different sweet for you, Lacia-sama, so please have some.”
I hand Lacia another sweet that I had prepared.
“What is this…?”
“It’s a macaron. Lacia-sama seems like she has a good upbringing, so I thought you might like it.”
“I-I’m fine!! If I eat such things, I’ll become weak!”
“There she goes again…”
Well, the idea that eating delicious food makes you weak is quite common among the Demonkin.
It’s not like Lacia is saying anything strange.
…Just because it’s sweets.
“Then, consider it an order from your master.”
“Hmph, that’s unfair!”
“Oh, really? You’re disobeying the Demon Lord’s order to become a slave, are you?”
When I said that to provoke her, Lacia clicked her tongue.
She’s making a good face.
Lacia, unable to disobey an order, reluctantly put the macaron in her mouth.
Let me say this first.
These macarons are carefully selected from the best ones I made.
In other words, they’re guaranteed to be crispy and delicious.
“T-this is…”
“Hey, how do you feel now? It’s delicious, right? It’s super delicious, right? How do you feel eating it right now?”
“I-it’s not a big deal at all!!”
Lacia glares at me while shouting.
However, her hand was definitely reaching for a second macaron.
“Oh, so you don’t need any more?”
“Eh, ah…”
“Oh, I’m so sad. I was hoping that Lacia-sama would change her perception of food with this macaron. It must be because my skills aren’t good enough.”
“A-ah, well, that…”
“It can’t be helped. In that case, I’ll deliver it to my senior or the Demon Lord, or maybe Marisela-sama.”
“W-wait a minute!!”
Lacia hurriedly stops me.
I can’t help but grin, so she can’t see it.
“I-I can’t let Lucifiel-sama or someone as noble as Lucifiel-sama’s mother eat such things!!”
“So, my senior is a Mid-tier Demon, so it’s okay, then.”
“N-no, that’s not it!!”
“Slave maid-kun, I think it’s better to be honest instead of being stubborn.”
“S-shut up, prisoner!! And, you’ve already finished eating that sweet!?”
Eret, who had finished eating the entire baumkuchen, provided cover fire.
Lacia groans in frustration.
“I-it was, delicious. Give, it, to, me!!”
“Huh? What? Is that all? Isn’t there something else you want to say?”
“I-I swear, I won’t waste food anymore!!”
“Heh heh heh, you should have said that from the beginning–“
Just as I nodded and was about to return the macaron to Lacia, it happened.
“From now on, I won’t disobey you–no, my master anymore!!”
“–That’s great, eh?”
“Even if my master tells me to cry like a female dog in heat, I will obediently follow!! I’ll do anything else!! So, give it to me…”
“A-ah, okay, here you go.”
I hand her the macaron while slightly backing away, and Lacia immediately stuffs it in her mouth.
She trembles with happiness with every bite, chewing contentedly.
…I made it with a normal recipe, but did I mix in some dangerous substance?
“W-well, whatever, it’s all going according to plan!!”
With this, another Demonkin who understands the value of food has increased.
Let’s be happy about that for now, yes.
It was a few days later.
“Don’t move, Lugas-dono. If possible, I don’t want to hurt you.”
“W-what, Katiana-jo!?”
I was pinned down by Katiana, with a dining knife pressed against my neck.
Is Katiana planning to escape?
However, her expression is very apologetic, and I don’t feel any intention to kill me.
That means my plan was a success.
No, that might be important, but there’s something more important right now.
“U-um, your chest and butt are, like, all pressed against me…”
“D-don’t worry about the details!!”
“A-ah, if you move, it’ll be even more!!”
“Huh? H-hey!! What are you hardening!?”
Her soft, big breasts and her fleshy, plump butt are pressed against me.
This is bad. My son is also full of energy.
How did I end up in this situation? I calmly try to remember.
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Afterword
A trivial side story
Author: “Anyone who imagined something lewd when I said ‘training,’ tell me honestly, I won’t get mad.”
Lugas: “No way, there’s no one like that–“
Author: “Ssssh.”
Lugas: “…”
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