Welcome to the Impregnable Demon King Castle

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「Y’know, I can change into any form that a person desires.
I want to repay your kindness by becoming the most beautiful woman of your dreams.
So what do you say? Just say the word, I’ll become anything you want.」

I was shocked for only a moment.

I take her hand and pull it away from my face.

I remove my tunic and put it on her.

「Lem?」

「This is the form that you wish to be, right Sitri?」

「Yeah…」

「Then you’re perfectly fine the way you are.
You don’t have to worry about thanking me」

Maybe it was just a bit of fun, but I didn’t want an ally to change themselves to suit someone else’s convenience.

After Sitri blinked her eyes in surprise, her whole expression changed into a laugh.

「Ahaha.
I get why Milly likes you.
You’re a real player, aren’t you?」

「Huh, what do you…」

「Sorry for testing you like that, Lem.
Milly’s such an easily tempted girl, I couldn’t leave it to her to do it.」

「I…can’t get mad at that.」

If she says so, then that’s what it is.

Sitri stretches her hand towards my ring.

「I’ve taken a liking to you.
So, let’s be friends!」

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「Yes, please.」

「And a friend helps a friend in need, right?」

「I hope so.」

「Me too.
That’s why I’ll come help when you’re in trouble.」

Our Magical Energies flow together, and I form a contract with Sitri.

「Looking forward to working with ya, Lem.」

「Likewise.」

「Now, should I put on my clothes?」

「I’ll head out.」

「How kind.」

「I thought it was an obvious thing to do…」

「I’ll be borrowing your tunic.」

「It’d be trouble if you gave it back to me right now.」

「Ahaha.」

Just as I was about to leave the Supply Room, a thought popped into my head that I just had to ask her.

「Does your true form have anything to do with how Milla doesn’t get angry when I talk to you?」

Milla isn’t the type of woman who wouldn’t be worried about a Demi-Beast.

There must be something about Sitri as a person that causes her to let her guard down.

「Huh? Oh, y’see, it’s because I have transcended the boundaries of gender.」

「What…do you mean by that…?」

「That’s still a se~cret.」

Does she mean she’s a species that has no gender…or is she actually a boy?

Anyway, there must be a reason that even Milla has decided that it’s OK for Sitri to come into contact with me.

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But I suppose if the person in question says it’s a secret, I can’t get her to divulge it.

「Oh, let’s have lunch together.」

「Sure, I’ll just wait in front of the door.」

「I won’t tell Milly if you take a little sneak peek, y’know?」

「I’ll make sure the door is firmly shut.」

「So not cute.」

I left the room.

I grab my chest.

「…man, I was so nervous.」

I don’t have enough experience with situations like that, so it took a tremendous amount of willpower to keep calm.

Will there ever come a time where I’m used to seeing naked women?

I find it a little hard to imagine a day like that ever coming to fruition.

I may or may not have heard a voice saying「How cute.」from the other side of the door.

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「Do you believe that you all can rise to the third rank and above as you are right now?」

I stare fixedly at the man in front of me.
A man with crimson hair and a pair of black horns.

「We are aiming to be first ranked.」

「That is your objective.
I am talking about the reality of the situation.
The top three ranked parties have been the same for years, thus it is difficult to break the status quo.
That is why you dismissed your Black Sorcerer, ushered in the Frost Hero, and embarked on your Clear of the Impregnable Demon King Castle.
You somehow garnered attention and your popularity skyrocketed.」

We were called into a room in an inn under the guise of collecting information for an article related to the party, but it seems like the man in front of us had no intention of interviewing us.

「Sir Fenix, you are suitably a person of outstanding talent.
The other four are also worthy of their own merits…Yet somehow, three of you haven’t been able to exhibit your strength as you once could, but time heals all wounds as they say.」

「I don’t see the point of this conversation.
What is it you want us to say?」

「Are you interested in a Hero of a new age?」

This man really resembles my best friend Lem’s elderly master.