“Well, that’s pretty much what happened.”
“So, you were able to save your friend. That’s wonderful.”
Having returned to the Demon Lord’s Castle in the Mechabaulnought, I was reporting the whole affair to Marisela, Demon Lord Lucifiel’s mother.
Marisela listened to my story with a smile the whole time, and as soon as I finished, she gently stroked my head.
It didn’t feel too bad.
“By the way, Marisela-sama,”
“What is it?”
“Could you do something about the Demon Lord?”
“Fufu, that’s impossible for me…”
For some reason, Demon Lord Lucifiel was gnawing on my head.
She was clearly in a bad mood.
“…Um, Demon Lord-sama,”
“What is it?”
“Please cheer up already. Or rather, why are you so angry?”
“I wanted to go too!!”
“Huh?”
“I wanted to ride that big thing and fight too!!”
The “big thing” was probably the Mechabaulnought.
When I came back with Eret and Lacia on it, Lucifiel’s eyes were sparkling.
I struggled to peel Lucifiel off me while explaining.
“No, I didn’t exactly fight while riding it.”
“Anything is fine!! I’m just mad that you left me out!!”
Left her out.
“Fufu. Lucifiel, you’re just sulking because you couldn’t eat delicious food without Lugas-kun.”
“!? N-no, th-that’s not it!! I’m not thinking about that at all!!”
“Ah, well, then how about I make hamburg steak today?”
“!? Hamburg steak!? I’ll eat it!!”
I moved to the kitchen and quickly started kneading the hamburg steak mixture.
Since there wasn’t a meat grinder, I used a knife to chop the meat.
Making minced meat was a pain, but other than that, it wasn’t too difficult.
“Should I chop up some green peppers too?”
Lucifiel didn’t like bitter vegetables like green peppers.
I’ll chop them up finely and mix them in.
Then, I dumped the eggs, breadcrumbs, and onions into a bowl and kneaded it all together.
Once it became sticky, I tossed it from my right hand to my left, and from my left hand to my right, to remove the air.
I also didn’t forget to make a dent in the middle to prevent uneven cooking.
I lightly oiled a frying pan and cooked it over medium heat for about three minutes until it was browned.
After three minutes, I flipped it over and steamed it over low heat until it was cooked through.
…Alright.
“Kukuku, it’s perfect.”
“Oh, hurry and give it to me!!”
“Did you wash your hands properly?”
“I washed them!!”
Lucifiel said, showing me her palms.
I put the hamburg steak on a plate and handed it to Lucifiel.
As soon as she received the plate, Lucifiel dashed out of the kitchen.
She was probably going to eat it with Marisela.
“Well then,”
I put the hamburg steak on a plate and headed to my original workplace, the dungeon.
In the cell, Eret was in the middle of making some suspicious magical tool, and Lacia was teary-eyed beside her.
“P-please help me, Master!! Only you can stop this psycho madwoman!!”
“That’s harsh, Lacia-chan.”
“It’s Lacia!!”
“…What’s going on?”
For Lacia, who was supposed to be a member of the Demon Lord Army, to be brought to tears.
What on earth was Eret trying to do to Lacia?
“I’m just trying to fulfill your wish to become stronger, by modifying your body.”
“That’s not what I meant!! I said I wanted a weapon, that’s what I said!!”
“Don’t worry so much. You’ll just end up only being able to speak using the word ‘Eee!!'”
“…Eret-san. If I could shoot rocket punches or something, you can modify my body too. I’d even be okay with being a full cyborg.”
“Master!?”
“I don’t plan on doing a full body modification because I want to have children with you.”
Oh, she said it so casually again.
I was a little flustered by how casually Eret said it, when she suddenly opened the cell door and came out.
She made a spare key again, didn’t she? I’ll confiscate it later—
“Don’t you want to have children with me? Rugas-kun.”
“…Huh?”
Did she just say my name correctly…?
“Oh, is that hamburg steak? It looks delicious. I’ll have some right away.”
“Eh, ah, go ahead. …But did you just say my name…”
“Is there something wrong with your name, Rugasussu-kun?”
No, huh? Did I mishear?
I was a little flustered by Eret’s words and actions, when it happened.
The ground floor became noisy.
Had another intruder come to take Lucifiel’s life?
After a while, the Demon Lord’s Castle soldiers captured the intruder and brought them to the dungeon.
The woman was someone I recognized—
“I-it’s been a while, Lugas-dono.”
“What are you doing here, Katiana-jo?”
It seemed that Katiana was the one who caused the commotion.
“N-no, it’s not like that!! Let me explain a little!!”
“It’s fine.”
“I came this time to propose peace, not to fight!! But I was captured before I could even say that…”
“Ah, well, do you want to eat some hamburg steak?”
“…I will.”
After that, the Demon Lord Army and humans continued to fight, and heroines came regularly.
Well, what I do doesn’t change.
Like a loser jailer, I’ll continue to feed the heroines who are captured in this dungeon delicious food.
The End.
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Afterword
A trivial side story
Author: “Sorry for ending it so suddenly.”
Lugas: “See ya.”
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