Attack Operation (6)

The rooftop of Fort 9.

It was easily visible from the surroundings, and I was up there alone with Vivia.

… And then…

"Vivia… sorry. Really, sorry…"

I said that to Vivia, then…

stripped off her top.

"Fueh, Goshujin-sama…?"

Vivia was bewildered.

Her still-small breasts. At the tips of that white skin, plump cherry-pink points…

I gently touched those faint swells.

"Fuah, ah…"

Vivia let out a sweet breath.

"… Sorry. I really hate doing this kind of thing to a girl who doesn't wish for it from the heart.

"But… at this rate… everyone won't hold out.

"To win… I have to become a demon too…"

I said that, and…

Sawa, sawa…

But my hand was gentle.

I softly fondled Vivia's small breasts.

"Fuah, ah, aaa… Goshujin-sama…"

Vivia leaked sweet breaths.

Chu… kuchu, chu…

And then, I kissed her.

Sweet lips, still so young… I felt awful, but I lost myself in their sweet, delicious taste.

… Whoops, I couldn't keep getting drunk on it.

I couldn't neglect watching the surroundings.

While glaring around, I kept…

caressing Vivia.

From Vivia's stories, I could tell Demon General Miria had doted on Vivia like a little sister.

The current state of that same Vivia, captured by us, had to be unbearable for Miria.

And if that very Vivia were being put through terrible things…

Wouldn't she find herself unable to stop herself from rushing out to save her?

… That was the sweet calculation.

A cold-blooded commander would abandon her. This was obviously a trap at a glance.

But the fact that the enemy leader was personally exposing herself like this also made it a prime chance to take out their chief in one stroke.

For Miria, who specialized in long-range sniping, it was well worth attacking.

If she attacked, her location would be revealed.

We could then launch a Garumon Battle aimed at that spot.

That way, Miria could no longer escape.

After that, we only had to win the Garumon Battle.

… In short, if she showed herself, good. Even if she attacked without showing herself, that itself was the trap.

The only concern was being completely ignored and passed over.

… To make sure she couldn't possibly ignore it, I'd have to do worse, more terrible things…

I… stripped Vivia's bottom too, leaving her fully naked.

The still-hairless slit was pink, tightly closed.

… A pretty, cute slit… If only I were seeing it under different circumstances, how happy I'd have been.

… But this was… terrible.

No matter that she was a former enemy, this was the absolute last thing I ever wanted to do.

"… Sorry, sorry, Vivia…"

… I was the one about to cry.

Was this really okay? When I had sex, I wanted our hearts joined and to truly make her feel good as I held her…

That was my conviction. Was it okay to twist it?

Really… if Miria didn't come to save her, would I attack Vivia as is and violate her?

Aah, but if it was necessary for victory…

Aah, no, no. Wasn't this a yakuza's method?

How was it any different from cutting off a finger as a threat? It was the work of scum, of fiends.

"I'm right, I'm fighting for justice."

Doing utterly evil, inhuman things while thinking that.

That was the structure of bullying. The ugliest part of humanity.

Did I really have to do something so… ugly and hateful…?

"… Goshujin-sama… why… are you crying?"

Vivia ended up asking me.

"… Sorry… sorry, Vivia.

"Because I'm doing such terrible things to you… I'm so sorry…"

I said it in a nasal voice.

"… I-I… don't… mind.

"To begin with, if you lose in battle, being violated is… only natural.

"I only managed not to lose because I was fighting under Miria-chan's directions…

"I'm weaker than Miria-chan, and it wouldn't have been strange for me to have lost much sooner.

"But Goshujin-sama, you've been kind to me.

"… Until now, besides Miria-chan, no one has been this kind to me… Goshujin-sama is the first.

"So… my first time, if it's with Goshujin-sama…

"I'm willing to give it.

"… I'm really glad that the one I lost to for the first time was Goshujin-sama."

Vivia… told me that.

"… I'm really, sorry… For hurting you like this… I'll spend my whole life making it up to you.

"I'll cherish you, all my life…"

I held Vivia tight.

"I'm so happy, Goshujin-sama…"

Vivia hugged me back tight.

I opened Vivia's legs, then… pressed my throbbing member against her immature slit.

… You sure about this? If you don't come save her now… I'll violate Vivia, you know?

Miria…!

I shouted to her in my heart with all my strength.

… No good…?

If so…

I didn't think I could go through with it to the end after all.

I was about to give up and let Vivia go when, in that very instant…

I sensed a flash of light behind me!

"… So you came, Miria! Over there!"

"Vivi-aa! You wretched humans! I won't, forgive this anymore!"

So saying, a red-haired beautiful girl appeared, dressed in the same tight suit as Vivia.

… A truly cute girl.

The difference from Vivia was that she had splendidly buxom loli-busty — loli-explosive breasts.

But there was no time to be entranced by her.

She had already loosed a beam of ultra-thermal flame.

"Demon Art - Flame Laser!"

… This was Miria's attack, the one that had defeated Seika and Moruna-chan!

"Garumon Battle, commence!"

My system operation was one instant faster.

The laser she'd fired dispersed without hitting me.

Once a Garumon Battle began, outside attacks became impossible.

So attacks fired before the Battle started were nullified.

"Vivia, fix your clothes.

"… Ursula, Libera!"

I dropped onto the battlefield in one go.

… Waiting for my erection to soften was pretty rough, though.

"… Miria-chan… uu… too bad… if you'd been just a bit later…"

Vivia, even though her beloved onee-chan had come to save her, didn't seem all that happy about it.

No, if it had been just a bit later, I really wouldn't have been able to violate her after all.

It would have ended in failure.

… Up close, Miria really was a cute girl. Her features resembled Vivia's, and her big eyes were terribly endearing.

She was called the older one, but more like an older twin.

Despite her still-young face, her breasts were… a magnificent loli-explosive!

Uh, wasn't she like 12 or 13? At that age, those breasts were ridiculous. Future Patty-tier hyper-bust, no question. With breasts like that wearing a tight suit, the swell of her chest got emphasized to the max…

… I hadn't gotten to finish, so I reacted strongly.

"Vivia…! You coward! More evil than us Demon Race! Fiend! That's what you humans are!"

I got reviled.

A worst-possible first impression. Yeah, of course…

On the other hand, she seemed far gentler, more good-natured than I'd predicted.

I'd grown fond of her seeing the way she'd flown out and launched an attack to save Vivia.

That I'd done something like this to ensnare such a girl filled me with self-loathing. I really hated it.

"… I'm truly sorry. But you wouldn't have come out unless I did this… I'm sorry. Vivia too… I'm sorry."

I really did feel awful, so I bowed deeply to both Vivia and Miria.

I had Vivia go over to Miria first so I could bow to the two of them together.

"… W-what… wh-what are you doing? You…"

At my apology, Miria, while embracing Vivia, was completely put off. "If you're going to apologize, don't do it in the first place" — that was the gist, huh…

I thought so too.

"G-Goshujin-sama, please stop.

"I… didn't mind it. Rather… it felt good… I wanted you to keep going just as you were…"

Vivia said that for me, but…

"Vivia! I've told you to stop using that speech style during battle! You're cute, so… you'll get targeted for it! Really, are you all right? Aah, thank goodness!"

Gyu, Miria pulled Vivia into her ample chest.

"Aah, my dear cute Vivia! I'm so glad you're safe!

"I'm so glad I rescued you before you fell prey to this fellow's filthy fangs!

"Human, how dare you…!"

Gyu, Miria held Vivia tight and glared at me.

"M-Miria-chan… b-but Goshujin-sama is a kind person.

"He's been kind to me too, and praised me lots for being strong, for being cute…

"I, I want to serve Goshujin-sama just like this…

"Miria-chan, you should serve Goshujin-sama with me. If you do, it'll be so much fun!"

From within Miria's chest, Vivia urged her.

"… Vivia… what are you saying! You're… brainwashed! Really, this, fiendish thing…!

"Absolutely unforgivable!"

Miria absolutely refused to believe, and reviled me.

Well, that was natural. Once you'd contracted as Garumon, that was how it worked.

"… Understood. As an apology for cowardly trapping you, I promise to release you both once this attack operation ends.

"After that, decide anew whether to become my companions.

"But on this attack operation hang my dearest companions' feelings… and the purpose of my life. I won't let anyone hinder it.

"Miria. You too, I'll defeat you here… and even if I have to forcibly make you a companion, I'll stop any further interference with this attack operation!"

"… Ha! A mere human, defeat me!? Getting cocky…"

Miria glared at me with eyes like flames.

Ursula and Libera stepped forward to block.

"Ursula Belzebute! Ahaha! I've come to kill you!

"I'll kill you, eat you, and take the Belzebute power for myself! I'll become Demon God Miria Belzebute!"

So saying, she pointed a finger at Ursula.

… So that was how the Demon God system worked.

"… Hoho. This precious name inherited from my mother… I cannot so easily hand it over… Thou art ten years too early to challenge me, little girl."

"Be killed by that little girl, you withered husk of a Demon God!"

"… Miria."

It might have been just pre-fight trash talk, but I couldn't forgive her for insulting my Ursula.

I blew away all my guilt toward Miria… and resolved to crush her in earnest.

"Here we go, Ursula, Libera, Vivia!"

"Mn. I shall crush her thoroughly."

"Yes!"

"Miria-chan…! When Goshujin-sama touches you, it feels so soft and fluffy and wonderful…!

"To teach Miria-chan that too, I'm absolutely going to win!"

"Vivia?!"

Vivia brushed off Miria's arms and came over to my side.

"… Fine. I'll crush you, and erase that brainwashing!"

Miria too looked fully ready for battle.

All right, time for the contest.

"Demon General Awakening!"

Miria immediately powered up. Like Vivia, with the boss correction she could probably use it from the start.

HP 20x, all stats 2x… probably the same as Vivia in that respect.

But she seemed higher level than Vivia. If so, HP would be somewhere between 3300 and 3500.

"Demon Art - Flame Volley!"

She nocked a flame bow and… loosed flame arrows!

Shubababa!

An 8-shot volley.

Fast… strong!

"Holy Shield!"

Kakakakakakan!

If Libera hadn't been protecting Ursula, Ursula would have fallen in one turn.

Plus the speed-based re-action made it 16 shots.

… Good, she was a surprisingly readable kid.

In all her Magical Beast direction up to now she'd always taken the optimal strategy, so I'd worried right up to the wire that, after pretending all this time to be aiming at Ursula, she might flip and attack Vivia…

But since her gaze told me she was aiming for Ursula, I'd trusted it.

"… Tch, defense, huh. Annoying.

"Demon Art - Flame Laser!"

Dogō!

A tremendous flame, loosed at super-high speed! The same attack she'd sniped me with earlier.

Fast! The instant it flashed, it flew in near-zero time.

… I had to give myself credit for getting the battle application off in time.

Kān!

But it was deflected by Libera's Holy Shield.

"… What!? Impossible… complete defense!?"

Tch, she clicked her tongue.

… A "kind of annoying" reaction. This probably meant…

like Vivia, with a turn-3-onward trump card, she had a way to manage it. Penetration grant was probably possible.

I didn't have much room to spare. I had to take her down fast.

"Ursula."

"Mn… Behold. This is the Belzebute power thou dost seek.

"Demon Art - Belzebute!"

Ursula's signature attack.

"Ugu, a, aa…"

Du, du, do…!

Black effects assailed Miria.

Sickness and poison hit absolutely, ignoring resistance.

After that, from her wandering gaze, she seemed caught by illusion too.

This was a huge help.

"Sorry, Miria-chan! Demon Sword Riot!"

Zan, zan, zan, zan!

Vivia's attack. 4 hits landed for 2 dots. Trivial damage.

Well, that was about par.

The poison was doing more. Even so, only around 5 dots.

About 5% per turn, that was poison damage. Not great, but enough to swing the outcome.

"Ku… Demon Art - Flame Volley! Demon Art - Flame Laser!"

Miria's second-turn attacks were half-hearted. She probably meant to start in earnest from the next turn.

Including the speed-based re-action, everything was stopped by Libera's defense.

"Ku… uu…"

Miria was staggering.

The special effect "sickness" didn't seem to lower stats outright, and game-wise its effect looked slim.

But it simply put her in the state of being severely ill.

It was just plain rough.

There was no choice but to push through by sheer indomitable will.

Even so, mistakes piled up and other influences showed.

We had to push while we could.

"Demon Art - Demon-Blood Awakening, Demon Art - Apocalypse!"

I judged she had no defensive or complete-defense skills, so I went with this instead of Lævateinn.

2x damage times 2-hit combo. Even with Miria's defense doubled, it broke through and dealt around 400 damage.

"Gu…"

Miria's HP was already down to about 2/3. The next exchange, depending on Miria's trump card, would decide things.

"You… Demon-Blood Release!"

Dogogogogo… Miria clad herself in a black aura, and her combat strength leapt up.

Now, what was she going to do?

"Penetration grant, Flame Volley!"

"Holy Shield!"

Libera shielded Ursula. Penetration grant after all…!

Kān! 1 hit was 4 damage, minor, but…

8 times, 16 times! And since up to now I could skip the math because it'd all be blocked, with the speed-based re-action she'd attack a maximum of 32 times.

This time I couldn't ignore it.

128 damage… Next turn we wouldn't be able to defend fully.

"Demon Art - Demon-Blood Awakening, Demon Art - Apocalypse!"

Ursula's attack chipped her further.

And then…

"Demon General Awakening! Demon-Blood Frenzy!"

Vivia powered up. As an enemy she'd been so-so, but as an ally she was tremendously reassuring.

Turn 4.

"Demon Art - Demon-Blood Awakening, Demon Art - Apocalypse!"

In truth I'd been deliberately hiding the preemptive grant up to now, but on this turn I had to use it.

… On this turn, if Ursula and Vivia could both survive, that'd be enough.

Libera probably wouldn't make it. I really wanted to avoid incapacitations… but it couldn't be helped.

… As long as I won this fight, that was enough.

There was probably a way.

"Penetration grant, Demon Art - Flame Volley!"

"Holy Shield!"

At 12 hits, Endurance triggered, and on the 13th hit Libera fell.

"Vivia! Cover Ursula!"

"Mn! Stop it, Miria-chan! Ursula-san is a good person!"

"Vivia! Snap out of it!"

Dogo, dogo, dogo!

With HP 5x, Vivia could withstand about 3 attacks.

And Vivia had Speed 2x. Thanks to that, the speed differential with Miria wasn't quite 2x, so the re-attack got cut off.

Good, she survived.

"Vivia, Demon Art - Maelstrom!"

"Mn…! Sorry, onee-chan! Demon Art - Maelstrom!"

Element-ignoring 4x! In one strike she chipped 10 dots each.

This was amazing. And it was 2-hit, plus with the Demon General Awakening re-action it became 4 attacks!

… Sure felt like an errata was incoming. That kind of strong.

Next turn.

"Demon Art - Demon-Blood Awakening, Demon Art - Apocalypse!"

Dogo… dogō!

Under 20 dots left. If Vivia could survive this attack, we'd win.

"Don't… underestimate me! Demon Art - Flame Volley!"

That said, survival might be impossible…!

Ursula deftly used her defensive skill to dodge vital hits, and somehow drew 7 hits before… Endurance triggered!

"Vivia!"

"Yes! Goshujin-sama!"

Here, Vivia covered Ursula!

With HP 825, currently 750, Vivia could somehow endure the remaining attacks!

Each hit 25 damage. The attack count should be 9 more. Plenty of margin to endure…!

Or so I was calculating, but…

"My Demon-Blood Release increases the attack count every turn!"

8 more added! With further strengthening every turn, if things dragged on it would have been tough.

But Ursula's Demon Lord's Pressure halving damage was a big help too.

Vivia endured even 17 attacks, and then…

"Demon Art - Maelstrom!"

"Aaaaaaa…! No way…! Vivia… why…!"

The finishing 2-hit combo! … Miria was defeated!