The Noble Lady of Lust

Chapter 352: Exchange Of Truths

”Ughhh... okay, calm down, I understand. I’ll do it.”

I really wasn’t very motivated. I didn’t want to get involved in meaningless power struggles and wanted to avoid them like the plague.

And contrary to what she believes, his sister knowing he’s a demon isn’t a big deal.

Anyway, I was acting and saying all this because, in a way, it helps in how to deal with this woman.

”Fine, tell her I don’t have you under my control and no more nonsense.”

Well, at this point that should already be clear. She’s smart and should have noticed this; in fact, it was logical that she jumped to the immediate conclusion that I was controlled by Aurora.

Aurora, in her current appearance, has nothing special about her, apart from her title as a princess, and I am one of the most prominent of my generation.

Not to mention that here, the rejection of demons is high, to the point that, if I knew that fact, it was more logical that I was under her charm than of my own free will... what a pity she was wrong.

’She really has patience.’

I looked at the princess, who said nothing while we did our thing; she didn’t say anything even when I insulted her.

’Hey, what’s going on here? Ah, oh, so that’s what happened.’

’Hey, do you want to switch?’

’No! You take care of it, I’m leaving.’

’Damn it.’

That bastard just came to annoy me. Well, he’s busy stalking someone; depending on whether he’s lucky, I’ll be able to get a new skill again, and see why Lily hasn’t arrived.

”Well, in other words, sister-in-law: since you heard her charm, it wouldn’t work on me. Since you don’t know, I’ll tell you that my blessing prevents any mental interference; the charm of a half-demon virgin with a simple face wouldn’t work? Ugh! But yes, I started defending you.”

”I’ll kill you anyway! The world is better off without you!”

”I demand to die between your thighs, not at your hands. At least give me a dignified death!”

”You’re not really going to act serious. Do you really want to see me die? She... she has my secret. What happens if your attitude angers her?”

”Nothing.”

”Huh?”

”Nothing will happen. She must be really pissed off right now, even though she’s looking at us and smiling calmly. Don’t you think that’s scary? Look: even as I say this, her face is still smiling. I think she’s killed a few people with that same smile. Later, I will tell William how disturbing this princess is”.

”I see that you’re not a simple person, and you understand why I called you; and you can stop your provocations, it makes no sense, although I guess I have to change my opinion of you.”

”No, I am; in fact, I’m very easy. Look, Aurora convinced me with just her thighs. Or am I that fickle? And since when did I provoke you? Did I say something I shouldn’t have?”

”Wait, you really shouldn’t—”

”You know, it’s true that you lack wit when you’re with your sister. Look, even if she knows you’re a demon, she can’t do anything about it.”

”No?”

”Come on, use your brain. You’re worried that once she exposes you, you’ll be persecuted or executed, but neither Seraphina nor I will allow that. In the worst case scenario, you’ll live with Ciel and Rosy, and well, we can also make Aurora disappear—I miss Auran; he was a good guy.”

Yes, Aurora wasn’t really in any great danger. If she were, I would have taken this seriously.

In this kingdom, no one can stop me from hiding her. I’ve already been smuggling two demons for months.

”Ah! Oh! Aha!, I see!”

I don’t care if she hears that I can hide Aurora. I say this so that she will understand that this threat won’t work any more and leave her alone.

”Second, that crazy lover of domination wants to connect with William no matter what. She must have done her research on him; she must understand even what he likes for breakfast and what time he goes to the bathroom. Anyway, she must know that even if she reveals that you’re a demon, there’s a chance he’ll defend you, since you’re his friend. But the important thing for her is that she could earn his hatred or resentment, for telling on you.

”...Ah! That’s why... it’s William, ah, I understand now.”

”Yes, it seems your brain is finally working. Well, and lastly: there’s your beloved Oni-chan, Maximilian, her competition, and someone who clearly has a preference for one of his sisters over the rest. The fact that you’re a demon won’t change his mind. Oh, but princess, don’t be discouraged; he loves you too, even though you probably want to kill him. Huehue.”

”...”

If that was my way of dealing with that annoying princess, now that she forced me to interact with her, I’ll be the last thing she likes... She was obsessed with control and had her ambitions, and she would use everything at her disposal to achieve them.

Once she saw something vulnerable that she could use, she would just keep digging and digging for more ,so that she could use people and bring them under her control.

I actually think she has an aversion to demons, but even so, she decided to keep Aurora’s secret to herself and use it to her advantage. That’s the kind of person she is.

So I’m not going to give her the slightest chance to do anything to me or the girls.

And since she’s obsessed with control, she keeps at a distance anything she can’t handle and that gets in her way, and I want to be that kind of existence for her.

I want her to be as wary of me as possible, to see me as an incomprehensible being she can’t handle, and to think it’s better not to get involved.

That’s why I talk as if I know everything and make it seem like she’s the one in the palm of my hand.

That way she’ll avoid me, and I won’t get involved in any way with her devious plans, although I don’t think I’ll get away completely, since I’m close to William.

She probably brought me in to create some kind of connection or something, but I’ve done nothing but piss her off since she met me.

She definitely seems to be keeping her cool, but she’s out of her comfort zone, but since she’s also thorough, she wants to see if she really can’t use me.

Even if she doesn’t believe my act, she’ll just send her minions. One thing I’m already prepared for: since I couldn’t be the eminence of the shadows, I really think I can deal with all of them, even if they come in a group.

I can even deal with her, who must be in the late eighth or early ninth metamorphosis. Being talented, she can fight above her rank.

But even so, if I give it my all, even if I don’t win, I won’t lose, and she would never get involved in a fight she doesn’t think she can win or that won’t benefit her.

So I’m not afraid of any repercussions either.

’Hmm, but I have to make it clear to her that fighting me is nothing but a loss and she won’t gain anything... hmm, I guess I have to do it to be sure.’

”And uff, I see the light. Finally. So, princess, is there anything you want to tell me or ask me? I’m open to discussion.”

I took off the blindfold, separated myself from Aurora’s soft thighs even though I didn’t want to, and looked her in the eyes, as if to make it clear to her that I even knew about her ability, the one that at this moment she had only told her closest subordinates about, what it was for.

Tacitly telling her that everything was under my control...

But even so,

”Earlier, what you said about William and the rumors... is it true?”

’As I thought, it won’t be so easy; she’s also very tenacious.’

She wasn’t so easy to intimidate and didn’t back down, even though I tacitly said that I knew one of her big secrets, she didn’t hesitate for more than a fraction of a second.

Although I think it’s more because she was dying to know how much of what I said was true.

”So you’re going to start with Willian; I guess that’s your priority. Well, I was just kidding. Although I did hear some things about you, I’ll tell you that they weren’t good, and they could reach Willian.”

’...yes, she’s a bitch who uses others as objects and stuff.’

’Oh! Tell me more.’

the fact that it is my parallel thoughts that are causing these rumours to circulate among them does not change the fact that I am hearing it.

Technically, they’re rumours, and my parallel thoughts are gossipy. If they tell Willian, it’s not my problem.

’Fine, but don’t say I told you. But once she... oh!, wait, I see the target. Okay, all or nothing.’

’Okay, go get that trap skill.’

These guys aren’t focused on anything, but it’s true that I want to get that skill, even if I put aside the earth affinity I was going to take from Alexander. He was lucky that the academy ended early.

”...Tell me, you—”

”Hey, calm down! Since we’re doing this, why don’t we do it one at a time: now you answer mine and so on.”

”Fair... enough...”

”What colour is your underwear? No lies; I’ll know too if you do”.

”...White.”

”Hey, you lied to me. Even though I told you I could tell if you were lying... so meticulous. Now, as compensation, you’ll also have to tell me a guilty pleasure or we won’t continue.”

”...red...”

”(⊙o⊙) I didn’t expect that, what a daring color! And your guilty pleasures?”

”...feet.”

”(⊙o⊙)Oh! That’s even more unexpected. Aurora, write that down; later you can tell me if I have pretty feet.”

”Huh? Why?”

”Well, if I do, I have to do something to stop them from being that way, lest my feet attract she .”

”Enough! I already answered. Now tell me, is it true that you are blessed by Aeloria? What does your blessing do?”

”That’s two questions, but anyway, the answer is yes. And I didn’t lie to you, I have a blessing that makes me mentally immune to everything, so the charm of my lust demon girlfriend, flat and virgin, won’t work!”

”Hey, stop saying that every time, you’re really going to make me angry!”

”Well, we could remove some of the adjectives. Oh, and I don’t mean ’flat’ or ’demon of lust.’”

”Grrr... you’ll pay for this later. I’ll ask Elena to lend me ’George’.”

”＼(°ロ°)ﾉ let’s handle this diplomatically, no need to get excited, we are rational beings and we can talk about it. Look, you out of danger now; like I said, I did what you asked. No, rather, don’t I deserve something like increasing your favorability for getting you out of a bad situation?”

”I would have done it if it weren’t for your mouth ruining everything.”

”Hey, well, I know deep down you’re moved by my masculinity. Well, princess, sorry to keep you waiting, although you’re probably listening, let’s see if you can get something good out of our conversation. Okay, my next question is... princess, are you a virgin?”

I didn’t really have anything serious to ask her, but asking random questions will leave her baffled and probably thinking that there must be something deeper, when really I’m just saying the first thing that comes to mind.

To her, someone who acts and knows as much as I do wouldn’t ask meaningless questions.