Chapter 11:
The Tale of how I was Reincarnated as a Hero but Decided I'd Help the Demon Lord Instead.
One by one my senses returned to me, first I could smell various meats and other delicacies, then I could hear the chatter of countless people amongst a few I recognized, in my mouth remained the distant flavor of porridge, on my hand I felt a warmth unfamiliar to me. Finally I opened my eyes and Saw Makono laying atop me with my hand in hers. I was in a small room with barely enough room for the bed I was in and Makono beside me, there was a single door leading in or out and it was lit only by the two windows letting in the morning sunlight.
Makono must've been a heavy sleeper because she probably could've drowned a small child with the amount of drool she produced. " I didn't know you drooled in your sleep. " I said before taking a good stretch.
Makono instantly woke up and looked at me with dried tears on her cheeks. " Tokuma? " For a moment she looked happy to see me then she jumped back and engulfed her body in black flames preparing to put me right back into a coma. " How long were you awake? You didn't hear anything right? " She interrogated in a hushed tone.
Even if I did hear her I wouldn't admit it when she was threatening my life. " I heard nothing I swear. " I said with a bow, unbeknownst to me however was that I was in a gown and it was a very drafty room.
My gown flew up like an anime girl's, but I was no girl, and I had no panties on.
Makono's entire head matched her eyes in a crimson red, as she hastily turned away.
I did the only thing I could, knowing that if I show weakness I could be killed. " Well. Was it nice? "
Surprisingly I was left alive, but the amount of power behind her slap sent shockwaves scaring birds miles away and cracking the windows.
Makono left and waiting out by the door as I changed into my edgy armor she had sat down beside my bed.
Once finished I left the room and Makono began to explain. " Your in Towyn, after killing Andre you went into a coma, Lux would be better to explain why but he's on a run. You've been in the coma for six months. " She explained bluntly without anymore then a second between each word.
" Six months!? Damn! I'm surprised you still had faith in me. "
Makono turned her head away to hide her face. " Anyways, the demon slayers didn't take lightly to us taking out their members so they went all out, they have eight heroes so Lyrn didn't have a choice but to submit to their will, but there were still enough people on our side to help us to evacuate everyone the demon slayers would've killed. Luckily this town is populated by weird masochistic demon worshipers so Koroki was abled to move everyone from her hideout over here as well. "
" So Andre was bluffing after all. That's good to know. " I sighed in relieve.
" A lot has changed since you were asleep. But I know there are others who will want to speak with you. Graxia for sure, Usagi, Luna, Volx, and even some people you haven't met. "
After Makono finished explaining we proceeded into a large open room that looked to be at one point a ballroom. It was now serving as a dining hall where demons sat eating fine foods while dressed in silk garments.
" I said rare! This is medium rare at best! " A demon shouted.
" Oh mistress I have sinned so! I shall fetch the whip! " The waiter said in a lustful voice. " Please punish me. "
I felt a chill could as ice run down my spine.
" Told you they were masochists. " Makono said.
" Oh my God! There she is! Our infernal mistress demon lord! Makono herself! " Another waiter said like an announcer. " And she's accompanied by our newest master Tokuma! "
" The hell? " I shouted as I was carried by the masochistic mob. " Oh God kill me now. Again. "
" Oh Lord master Tokuma I cannot tell you how fortunate I am to be allowed to carry you. To be so close to your feet. " The masochist passed out mid sentence.
I saw Makono laugh briefly before she too was carried off by the mob.
" Put me down this instant! You filthy scum! "
" Ohh! Please have a little mercy before you shatter my fragile dreams! "
Makono began falling about kicking the mob only invigorating them. " Oh harder mommy! Hit me harder! "
Suddenly a gunshot echoed through the air drawing everyone's attention. " Settle down. Everyone is overjoyed to see Makono and Tokuma, but we shouldn't scare them away so soon. "
The source of the voice was across the room and none other then Miyamoto but he was completely healed, even his eye and arm looked as though nothing happened, he dressed casually making me the lone edgelord, in a rush of fiery I charged him and lifted him by his collar.
" How are you still alive? Lux decapitated you with your own gun!? " I asked, I didn't even understand how I closed the distance so fast or how I was abled to lift him so easily but at the time I didn't care.
" The head priestess revived me. " he said with a smile. " Okay jokes aside you have to calm down. Killing Andre changed you. I would love to explain but it's getting hard to breathe. "
I let Miyamoto go and he began to explain. " Lux is better at this but I'll try. Whenever a hero kills a being with direct influence from a deity such as a fellow hero, they turn into an archdemon, basically your a demon now be careful about getting mad because if you thought the aura of malice was bad, your in for a rude awakening. "
I figured that I could probably trust Miyamoto, if he was a threat I doubt he would be allowed to just wander around. Even so something was bothering me. " What changed your mind? " I asked.
" I found out you were right. Back home I was considered a psychopath, a freak in spite of the fact that I was harmless. But here my lack of empathy is useful, after all we're going to be in a war soon, nobody needs a bleeding heart especially when you can recruit someone without a heart at all. "
" You really are awake! " Graxia shouted at me clearing the silence that was building between me and Miyamoto as she ran into the building and smothered me with her celestial orbs. " Luna and Volx will be happy to know you back. Oh and once Lux and Usagi get back they'll want to know as well. "
Meanwhile Makono was still being carried. " Damn you all! Put me down or I will turn you to ash! "
" Oh burn me mistress. Burn me please. "
I decided to help her by creating a illusion of a couple hundred copies of her, it wasn't on purpose but my spells seemed to have changed a bit.
" Oh come on sexy. This way, it's time for your punishment. " My copies also seemed to be abled to speak into their targets mind as I did not intentionally make them say that.
The entire mob passed out in a synonymous spray of nasal blood.
" Makono? Your actually here too? I guess it makes sense after all the whole time Tokuma was asleep you were.. "
Makono rushed by and covered Graxia's mouth. " Pardon her, some things don't change, she's still a stupid pervert. "
" Hey! I've gotten much better! I only touched your tail a little when you were sleeping! And I haven't drooled in months. " Graxia said after she freed her mouth from Makono's grip.
" Bull. I saw you drooling over Koroki when she was playing with her daughter. " Makono argued.
" What in the five minutes your weren't cuddled up with Tokuma? I mean seriously, everyone was worried but you were always hogging the room taking so nobody else could even talk to him. " Graxia argued back.
" I was not! I was barely in there! " Makono growled as she began to glow red.
The situation began heating up, literally as Makono summoned her back flames.
" Why you little lesbian nun! " Makono shouted.
" I am not! If it wasn't for your stupid aura of malice I wouldn't even be addicted to cuteness. You lustful diva! "
The two continued arguing between each other and they probably wouldn't stop so I had to step in.
" Whoa girls. Surely I'm not worth you two arguing over. " I said in my smooth, creepy, flirtatious voice which was immediately met with Makono and Graxia staring at me as though I was growing horns from my nips. I sealed the deal with a wink, though it probably looked more like I simply blinked.
It worked in the sense that they stopped arguing, however I would probably never live this down.
" Lover! " A familiar voice shrieked at me. I turned to see Luna running at me with her arms held out, I sidestepped out of the way and she plummeted into the ground dramatically. " Why did you dodge me? I missed you soooo much. When you were asleep I wanted to visit but Makono insisted that she was the first person you saw. "
" Stop bringing that up! "
" I think I have a rival. But that's okay I like a challenge. " Luna continued as she clutched unto my arm and nuzzled her head into my shoulder while looking into my soul with her glowing eyes she shared with Graxia and their father.
" Tokuma. If you don't let go of my daughter I'll put you right back in a coma. And you won't wake from this one! " Volx shouted fuming in wrath.
" Isn't that just killing me? " Volx continued staring me down I could've sworn he had gotten bigger. " Listen Luna, I do appreciate you and your kawaii anime eyes, but I also appreciate not being in a fist induced coma. "
" It's okay, there will be plenty of time tonight. " Luna said as she released me.
Volx cracked his knuckles and neck a as he prepared to break mine.
" No, no there won't. She's only joking Volx you understand. "
Luckily my life was saved as a kid shouted. " Lux is back! "
" Shall we? " Miyamoto said.
We navigated the hoard of people gathered to greet Lux.
Usagi looked over and pointed at me while Lux was unloading the wagon. He gestured another townsfolk to take over as he approached the building.
" Tokuma it's good to see you up. " Lux said casually before shouting to the town " With Tokuma back we now have the best scout we needed. Tomorrow we will do exactly that, Tokuma will infiltrate the demon slayers castle and report back to us everything we need to know, their numbers, guard patrols, defenses, where their walls are highest, and where their walls are lowest. But today we will celebrate! "
" You don't mean, booze!? " Lux nodded nonchalantly in my direction answering my question.
The ballroom was brimming with people, the long feasting tables were taken down to provide more room for dancing, jovial music was played on various string instruments such as lyres and lutes, a few drinks in Miyamoto pulled an electric guitar from out of nowhere.
" Hey you! " He shouted clearly drunk " Yeah you weirdos playing freaking fairy music at a party! You guys ain't sooo good. I bet I'm better! "
The music suddenly stopped as the band looked at Miyamoto in disdain. " Your clearly drunk out of your mind. If you apologize now I'll let you off easy. "
Lux came up behind Miyamoto equally drunk. " This can mean only one thing ma boys. A song off. Or a sing off. Or is it a music off? Damn it I wanna sing! " Lux voice cracked so horrendously it gave me flashbacks of Andre.
" Oh God no! No offense but it you sing we'll all be dead before we even begin assaulting the demon slayers. " Usagi argued.
" She's right Lux, your voice is like listening to a cat in heat thrown into a garbage disposal. " After stating that I slammed my eleventy tenth shot of whatever I was drinking.
" Sorry but you can't be a band without a singer. "
I saw a look of relieve appear on our entire team.
I slammed my hand into the bar and stormed over to the band. " I'll do it! Lux will be drums! Miyamoto is the guitarist! And I'm the goddamn singer! " At the end of my sentence I puked on the floor and almost tripped in it.
We were carried off to a separate stage as Miyamoto finished setting up his amps.
Unfortunately I only knew the lyrics of a single song, and it wasn't even completely English.
I scratched my hands out and grasped the microphone.♪Moe moe Shinobi moe moe, moe moe Kitsune moe moe, moe moe Neko Chan moe moe. Our tale starts as a couple of maids, on the streets with nowhere to stay, when we met you we were alone, now you've gone and gave us a home.♪ I signaled Miyamoto and Lux to begin as I picked up pace. ♪ Moe Moe Kemono moe moe, moe moe Shisuka moe moe, moe moe Hime Chan moe moe. In our time together we've fallen in love, so welcome master to, Moe. Magic. Crystal. Rush!♪
I forgot the rest and just ended up repeating that for the rest of the night, fortunately everyone was too drunk to care.
Please log in to leave a comment.