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117 –  The Chief of Staff, the Queen, and the Pig

In order for the reborn tenth stratum to work as I envisioned, I would need the help of all the Floor Bosses.

The Floor Bosses that I have made a Contract with are the Watchdog of Hell Naberius of the first stratum, the Spirit Commanding General Kimaris of the second stratum, the Vampire Queen Carmilla of the third stratum, the Chief of the Werewolves Marchosias of the fourth stratum, the Demon of Love Sitri of the fifth stratum, the Eloquent Thrush Lord Caim of the seventh stratum, the Reaper Knight Furcus of the eighth stratum, and the Time Demon Agares of the ninth stratum.

I’ve had many the opportunity to speak to Caim from time to time and this time, when I consulted with him about the reborn tenth stratum, he cheerfully formed a Contract with me.

…Well, accurately speaking, he made a Contract with me after I managed to solve his riddles.

I am also consulting with rare Monsters who have the strength equivalent to Floor Boss, and the Contract situation there is also going smoothly.

The remaining Floor Boss is the Ruler of the Waters Vepar, but she’s a woman.

It’s not like it’s a rule or anything, but if I meet her without Milla’s permission, she’ll be in a bad mood.

Rather than being afraid of her wrath, I just think it’s better for all parties involved if I can avoid making her angry.

Anyway, at the first stratum playing field.

One of the spaces for staff in the Dungeon.

I tap my Registration Card on the Recording Stone and transfer. According to Cashew, she’s supposed to be here…

「Ahhn!」

I can hear a moan.

The sweet, high-pitched voice of a woman can be heard echoing throughout this wide space.

It’s not Carmilla’s voice.

The Vampire Queen Carmilla is standing there holding a whip.

She flicked her wrist and the whip disappeared. No, she swung it. It’s true that the whip is capable of moving at incredible speeds depending on how you use it. That…cracking, explosive sound is…the sound of it breaking the sound barrier, right?

Anyway, the sound of the whip-cracking continues.

That person is the source of the moans. The voice belongs to a fellow female Vampire.

「I told you, yes? I told you I’d leave the education of the newcomers to you, didn’t I?」

「Yesh you jdid…」

「And you said「Leave it to me. I’ll do it perfectly」, didn’t you?」

「Yeshh. Itz just as sister sayz…!」

The woman on all fours having her posterior whipped lets out moans of joy as her face melts in pleasure.

Is it because it’s not her actual body and is an…Avatar? But even if there is feeling, there should be no sense of pain…

I guess it’s a sensation?

「Oh my, what did you just say? You didn’t just call me sister, did you?」

「I…I-」

「If you are the younger sister of I, the Vampire Queen, that makes you, what? A princess?」

「I-I’m sorry! Forgive m-hyah…!」

The whip was swung again. The woman was drooling and quivering in pleasure.

I was completely overwhelmed and couldn’t say anything.

They haven’t noticed me.

「I asked you if you were a princess!」

「I’m not! I’m just a useless pig!」

「How odd. I swear I can hear normal words coming out of this pig.」

Carmilla tilts her head unnaturally.

「…! …o-oink」

Wheezing pig-like squeals came out of that woman’s mouth.

「Are you telling me to understand the words of a swine? Speak normally, you witless pig!」

She let’s loose the whip, once again.

This was the height of absurdity.

But the woman is so happy that she can’t express it in words.

「So? Why is it that the newcomers’ movements are so sluggish? And it’s only the men.」

「…」

「Did you hear me? Fine, if you’re eardrums can’t pick up my words then those things stuck to the sides of your head are useless. How about I tear them off, hmm?」

「Th-the new girl was cute!」

「…And?」

「While passionately guiding her…I neglected the men.」

「Is that so…」

「…! I’m sorry, I’m sorry! I am devoted to you-Ow! My queen! I am devoted to my queen-Ow, ouch, more!」

I feel like there were some strange words mixed in there…

「I don’t care about your preferences. Complete your late work.」

「Uu…b-but you’re to blame too, my queen. Ever since that man came, you stopped caring about me…you don’t come back to the apartment much anymore, you even did things you never did with me like going on a date, and, and-hyah!」

「What I do outside of work is of no concern to you.」

「If-if only you’d treat me like a pig in our private life as well…」

「You don’t do your job and all you do is make demands…what am I to do with a subordinate such as you.」

「…! I’ll do it! I’ll do my job! So please don’t throw me away!」

The woman tries to cling to Carmilla’s feet, but she takes a step back.

「Ah.」

「You try to touch my skin without permission? Do I look like a cheap whore to you?」

「No, no that’s not it at all!」

「Whatever. I’m going to have a look at the newly remodeled tenth stratum, so you better do your job.」

「Uu…you’re going to see that man again.」

「I’m taking a break from now on. Also, it isn’t going to be just me. Lord Lemegeton has consulted with all of the Floor Bosses and we are working together to complete the Realm of Monsters.」

「And I will be left alone…uu…I…I think being left alone is starting to…turn me on…」

「If you skip out on work again, I’ll find another pig to be my adjutant.」

「No! I-I understand.」

Saying that, the woman stood up, I watched over them with bated breath as she turns to face a large number of Vampires.

That’s right. This isn’t a punishment room, but a playing field.

Its purpose was never for whiplashes, but to train all Vampires.

The woman turns from the sweet, softly spoken voice she had just used with Carmilla, to a violent tone.

「Alright, you pig bastards! Are you trying to get me fired! Be able to manipulate blood as freely as possible! Regeneration is a conscious process! Do you think you have time to fully heal yourself automatically after receiving heavy damage?! What? How? The only way is to look at the example and practice, practice, practice, you moron! Alright, I’ll show you an example. But first, you! You were getting all excited, listening to my heavy panting, weren’t you? Don’t get sexually aroused over your superior, you pervert!」

「That’s not very convincing coming from you…」

「Ehehe」

「That wasn’t a comment. You are one twisted girl.」

「…Teeheehee.」

「I’m curious, what would it take to depress you?」

「I guess if I was ever thrown away by you, my queen.」

「…I won’t do that, now get to work.」

「Yes, ma’am!」

When the conversation between the two ended, I approached Carmilla.

「Carmilla.」

「…」

I called her from behind, but for some reason, she seems to be standing as still as a statue.

「Geh…you’re Leme-Lord Lemegeton… Have you come to steal…pick up the queen?」

「Yes. You are…Haagenti, yes?」

Carmilla didn’t want me to meet her subordinates much.

But that’s not going to be the case from now on, so I came to see her today but…

Her being her, it seems she had plans to go meet me after this.

「Ye-yes I…am but…」

In brief, I would say that she’s a smaller Carmilla.

From her hairstyle to the way she dresses, they all match Carmilla save for her height and bust size.

Her way of fighting is similar but she is crude in dealing with men and far too courteous with women.

That isn’t to say that she’s staying her hand, more so that she defeats the men quickly and then captures the women. The female Adventurers are tormented until they Withdraw, returning their consciousness of their own volition.

Carmilla torments men and women equally, so I guess you can say this is the difference between them.

As she works in the Demon King Castle, of course, she’s strong. She wouldn’t be Carmilla’s adjutant if she wasn’t.

「Wha-what are you staring at…No way, don’t tell me you want to form a Contact with me?! Guh…who would want to be owned by a man…but it’s hard to pass up being in the same position as my queen…f-fine. Make me your servant. Call me and use my body whenever and however you want, I don’t care! My heart still belongs to my que-blargh?!」

She burst into a cloud of Magical Energy particles.

…She was defeated.

「Please forgive the crude words of my subordinate, Lord Lemegeton.」

She finished her in one blow without hesitation.

「Whoa, Miss Haage got got.」「That fearsome Miss Haage was defeated in one blow?」「Beautiful…」「I couldn’t catch it but was that a Blood Manipulation Technique…?」「Has it been too long since Miss Haage was rewarded with a whip?」「She got stepped on.」「Hey, I’ll tell Miss Haage about that.」

And so on and so on go the surprised group of Vampires, but apparently, this isn’t the kind of incident that makes them speechless.

「Oh, it’s fine. I’ll make sure to make her reimburse her Avatar regeneration cost. Pay it no mind. Now, let us go.」

「…R-right.」

I felt a mysterious pressure from Carmilla, and I headed straight to the Recording Stone.

Just once, Carmilla looked back at her subordinates.

「Review what you have been taught until Haagenti gets back.」

They all responded immediately. Her leadership skills are spot on.

After transferring, Carmilla returned to being Milla. Taking off her mask, her true face was bright red.

「Lord Lemegeton? H-how long were you there?」

I checked my surroundings to make sure no one else was there and removed my mask.

「Hmm, at least since the whipping?」

「…! It’s not what it looks like! If I don’t punish that girl appropriately, her efficiency will go down! So it couldn’t be helped…She get’s even happier if you do it in front of her subordinates so it’s easier to…to…uu…I’m not into this kinda thing…」

「I-I know.」

「Really? You’re not thinking「She’s been hiding it from me, but she’s actually way into S&M, oh god」or something like that, right?」 

「No, I’m not, also I don’t talk like that.」

「…What were you doing there in the first place, Lem?」

「Huh? Oh, I’m thinking of going to see Vepar, but I thought it would be smoother if Milla could talk me through it.」

Let’s just go with that.

「Ah…certainly. She’s quite the moody one, and when she doesn’t feel like it, she’ll just dive underwater.」

The sixth stratum is the Realm of Aquatic Monsters. A stratum where a sea spreads out. If she dives underwater, it would be difficult to find her, much less meet with her.

「Fufufu, but I am glad. I believe this is the first time you have come to see me.」

「…Is that so?」

「It is. It’s usually me who goes to see you, so today is a day to remember.」

Milla seems happy.

「We spend a lot of time together, so even if I remember something, I tend to think about talking to you about it later when I see you. I’m sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable.」

「It’s fine. In fact, It is a good sign that it has become rather commonplace…fufufu.」

「Milla?」

「Nothing. Although from now, if you meet more of my pig…subordinates, they know me as Carmilla, not Milla, so if you would please keep it that way?」

「Y-yeah. Now that you mention it, just now…」

「Oh, about Haagenti? She’s fine, that girl created an excessive amount of spare Avatars.」

…Possibly because she wants to be defeated by Milla.

「I’m sorry I got in the way of you making a Contract. I got irritated. She is quite excellent, so let’s go together and form a Contract with her later on.」

「You’re okay with that?」

「I trust you. However, be sure to summon me and her as a set, okay?」

Her smiling face was the same face of the gentle woman I’ve always known.