Editing Shinmai Maou no Keiyakusha:Volume 7 Prologue (section)

===Part 4===

Leohart stepped into the room that was the closest to the sky in Lundvall.

In the wide room in the shape of a semi-circle, high-class furnishings and decorations made by experienced craftsmen were everywhere.

Other than the canopy bed and a luxurious dresser and other furniture that would usually attract one’s sights, there were also many houseplants that relieved the mind that would also usually attract one’s sights too.

In this multipurpose room that functioned as the living room, dining room and bed room at the same time, there wasn’t an element at all which would cause trouble to anyone living in this room for a long time.

As the room’s position is in a tower much high than a watchtower looking out at the city’s wall for enemies, one can see the horizon and see the setting sun from this room; but under the hidden cover of the barrier here, the view isn’t visible from inside the room.

Leohart who had just entered this room, headed straight towards the large bed located right in the center of the rom.

“……?”

Upon not seeing a certain someone who should be there on the bed, not on the bed, he frowned and began looking around.

But just then, with the sound of something dropping, the door on the opposite side of the room from the door Leohart entered from suddenly slammed open, and a black shadow jumped out from within, running towards Leohart – a hellhound. It curled up at Leohart’s feet, as if sobbing, appearing as if having risked its bones despite its age.

“…What is it, why are you so drenched?”

The hellhound’s body was thoroughly wet, with its appearance much smaller due to all the water. When Leohart noticed the foam on its body and came up with a rough guess of what happened—

“Hey~! Don’t run away, I’m not with done washing you yet! If you don’t listen to me, I’ll have you neutered, you know?”

While saying that slowly, someone ran out from the door that the hellhound had ran out from.

That someone was a beautiful woman with translucent white skin and flowing golden hair and an appearance rare for female demons. Probably, she was having a bath behind that door just now. Just like the hellhound, the body of the stark naked female was drenched, and there was still some foam on her hair that was sticking to her body.

“Ah~ Leo-kun~… Waa -- It’s really Leo-kun~~♥”

The girl originally looking around the room to look to the jailed hound with a foul face, suddenly became very happy upon seeing Leohart and extended both her hands, and began running towards him while leaving behind wet footprints. The jailed hound received a big shock, and immediately hid behind him. Seeing this, Leohart covered it with a cloak, and then slightly opened his arms, letting that beautiful girl run into him and ignoring the wetness spreading onto his clothes.

Because he had even more important things to attend to.

“I’m back, aneue<ref>elder sister</ref>”

After saying that while lightly hugging her, his elder sister rubbing her head cutely on his chest – Riara, then looked up at him.

“Welcome back, Leo-kun. Thanks for working hard today again.”

With smiles and happy eyes, she welcomed him back lovingly.

Leohart’s expression, hence became naturally relaxed.

Taking off the mask of the young demon lord, it became one that is of loving the elder sister before his eyes – that of an ordinary young man.

–Demon Lord Leohart, has got a very important huge secret that is only known by his close confidents.

And that secret is, before he was adopted by Riara’s family, he was just living in an orphanage as an orphan who had lost his parents due to war.

Riara is from an extremely prestigious Duke house who had produced quite a number of Demon Lords. For an extremely prestigious Duke house to adopt an orphan like Leohart simply just like that, there was of course, a reason behind it.

It was all due to – Riara’s appearance. White skin, as well as golden hair… it was the appearance of those who had caused the greatest pain to Demons in the past by exiling them from the God Realm, the god race, and it just had to be that of the daughter of a Demon Race’s Duke family, Riara. However – Riara didn’t have that appearance right from the start. When she was born, she possessed the all that the appearance of her parents had; but as she gradually grew up, her appearance slowly became more and more like that of one from the god race.

It was a cruel and odious<ref>extremely unpleasant; repulsive</ref> atavism<ref>Atavism is the tendency to revert to ancestral type. In biology, an atavism is an evolutionary throwback, such as traits reappearing which had disappeared generations before</ref>.

In order to protect her, the duke and duchess who had lied that their daughter had suddenly died tragically, had hidden Riara’s existence from society and even their family; they had understood that if anyone where to know that they have had a daughter with an appearance that is so symbolic as akin to taboo, an impending massacre would be looming over all those related to them. After that, the family then requested them to give birth to a new heir, but for some unknown reason the duchess was unable to become pregnant again – and so they adopted an orphaned male in secret and with deceit, while announcing publicly that he had born a little later, brought up to be the eldest male in the family.

And that male orphaned boy, was Leohart.

The situation where he had learned of Riara’s plight soon after that, was still fresh as yesterday in Leohart’s mind. That beautiful young girl of similar age who had appeared before the young Leohart – as well as her sincere hug that she gave him when he was very anxious due to their sudden meeting, all of it are completely unforgettable.

Her own self being regarded dead, and being forced to live a life where she was not allowed to take a step outside – from a certain viewpoint, it was even more tragic from Leohart’s life as someone orphaned dur to war. But yet, Riara was much more cheerful and innocent than anyone else he had ever known… Very soon, Leohart became attracted to her.

“Mou… Do you even know how late it is already, Leo-kun? It’s already past midnight…”

While still warmly hugging Riara, he said to that pouting face:

“Sorry… I got caught up in the work that had suddenly came up and returned back late.”

“…Leo-kun, onee-chan hates excuses.”

Riara increased her pouting.

“While Leo-kun left onee-chan all alone for so long, can you even begin to fathom just how lonely onee-chan was? It was sooo lonely, that it was onee-chan-could-not-take-it-anymore-and-had-to grab-Pero-along-to-take-a-bath-first lonely!”

Just then, Riara then said as if suddenly remembering something:

“Aah, listen to onee-chan, Leo-kun – Pero was really naughty! It was a really rare opportunity for onee-chan to be the one giving him a bath, but then he suddenly ran away mid-way with its tail tucked between its legs while wailing! That damned dog… it couldn’t take it any longer after being stroked a few times with a metal brush, how unmanly. Hurry up came come out now, Pero~~. It’s time for you to be neutered~!”

Hearing Riara say angrily, the hellhound hiding behind Leohart trembled heavily.

“Aneue… I understand how you feel, but neutering Bearu is just…”

After Leohart finally said out loud the name of the hellhound Riara had been calling [Pero]<ref>SFX for lick lick lick lick lick lick lick lick lcik lick lick lick lick lick lick lick lick lick lick lick lick lick lick (you get the idea…)</ref> up till now—

“Leo-kun… You’re not taking Pero’s side, are you?”

“I’m not. However, Bea-ru, is, a, girl. So technically she can’t be neutered.”

“Onee-chan’s needlework skills are super great, so that’s not a problem! I’ll just have to find a billy club<ref> A baton or truncheon (also called a cosh, billystick, billy club, nightstick, sap, blackjack, stick) </ref> from somewhere and sew it onto his crotch area, scold him ‘Why are you so wild, you’re practically no different from an animal!’, and then just amputate it with a saw!”

“…Aneue, there aren’t any billy clubs or saws in this room.”

Riara’s kinks cause Bearu to tremble greatly, causing Leohart to have a bitter smile while tryig to console her.

“Just ignore Bearu for now, you said you were in the middle of bathing...? You might catch a cold if you continue to expose yourself to the cold air. So return back to the bathroom first.”

“Muu… Leo-kun, then you will carry me there.”

Leohart nodded, and then gently carried Riara with his arms.

And just then, Riara wrapped her hands around his neck and kissed him.

“——————”

However, Demon Lord Leohart wasn’t surprised.

Because he had already kissed his non-blood-related elder sister countless times.

And even had a much deeper relation with her.

“Nn…Chuu. Leo-kun, its Leo-kun’s turn to kiss now.”

Under the urging of Riara’s sweet fawning voice, Leohart used his lips this time to answer his elder sister’s request. Just like that, while kissing each other, he carried her into the bathroom.

The reason the duke and duchess had adopted him, was not just simply to help the Duke family to find a heir.

They also asked Leohart to have children with Riara in the future, so as to not cut off the blood lineage of the Duke family just like that.

But as Riara’s existence cannot be revealed at all, Leohart needed to find a wife for a cover, and then thus exchange the children of the mothers… That was the plan that the duke and duchess had thought up.

The time when Leohart had received that request was when the signs of the previous Great War between the Demon Race and Heroes ending appeared – when he had temporarily returned from the battlefield.

As parents, the duke and duchess wished to protect Riara’s life no matter what, but they still had to worry about the matter of the duty of children inheriting the Dukedom’s bloodline; hence on day, they told Leohart the reason of why they had truly adopted him as if confessing, as well as telling him – at the moment they adopted him, as Riara’s parents, they had already planned out what they would do.

The truth was just this cruel. But Leohart harboured no resentment towards them at all, because they had given the unrelated by blood him the love a blood-related child would receive – and he knew that they also loved Riara just as deeply, or perhaps much much more.

Not only did Leohart wish to fulfil his adoptive parent’s wish, he himself actually harboured a secret crush for her from when he was little. When he found out that Riara was willing to accept all that – when he asked her whether she would accept this younger brother whom she grew up with and she nodded as if it was natural, Leohart’s will to repay his adoptive parents multiplied.

The Demon Lord Wilbert back then despite the opposition and resistance from within the Moderates Faction and around him, his example of successfully bringing his daughter who has strong Human blood within her to the backseat, brought him much confidence.

Times have already begun to change… Who knows, society might very soon accept Riaara’s existence, and he might not need to find a wife just for show. Thus, he told Riara’s existence to Balthier and Lars who were his closest comrades and let them meet, and requested for them to fight alongside him for Riara’s freedom when the Great War ends.

Finally, Leohart had promised with Riara and his adoptive parents that when he returned from the war, they will discuss and come up with the method with the best possible endings for everyone before going back to the battlefield – carrying solid hopes for the future, he returned to the frontlines of the war.

However – those hopes were shattered by the extremely bad circumstances.

What awaited Leohart’s return from the War, was the notice of his adoptive parent’s deaths.

It said that they had died from illnesses. From then onwards, staying true to the saying that 'it never rains but it pours', another piece of bad news came to him – Wilbert’s wife Ashe had passed on. With that, it would seem that Riara will never be able to receive society’s recognition and approval as his relative.

--But, Leohart didn’t give up. No matter what happened in the end, Wilbert still had left behind the past example of leaving behind a daughter with Human Blood within her. Leohart had earned countless achievements in the Great War, and his fame had spread far and wide; with that as a foundation, he fervently sought out many materials, with the intention of shutting up his relatives who saw the face of the Dukedom as a lifeline and breaking the prejudice of Riara’s appearances being taboo, never once bowing his head to anyone.

At around half a year ago, when the news of Wilbert’s death shocked the entire Demon Realm, Leohart finally found an opportunity. When the Radical and Conservative Faction united as a new force in the Demon Realm – the Council revealed themselves and crowned him Demon Lord with their power.

After bathing with Riara, Leohart immediately headed for the bed the moment he got out of the bathroom.

For a man and woman who had tied their vows and entering the bed naked together, is something inevitable.

As if fearing wasting this alone time with each other, Leohart and Riara hugged each other and kissed on the bed. The speed at which their tongues intertwined increased gradually, and they started to seek for each other passionately, enchanted.

Roaming every single spot on the body with the mouth and hands, and taking turns to stimulate each other’s most sensitive spots, and after that, Leohart’s and Riara’s body and soul finally conjoined together.

The coitus<ref>sexual intercourse</ref> engaged by a male and female completely aware of each other’s sensitive spots, brought the both of them immense pleasure.

The two of them lusted for the peak of the climaxes again and again, and in the end the both of them collapsed on the bed – still connected together.

It was only until their breathing and heartbeat had settled down, then did Leohart pull himself out from Riara and embrace her with his left arm.

And told her, the reason why he had showed up this late.

Receiving an order from the Council to attack the base of Moderates Faction, Wildart City, which had ended in failure due to resistance from Basara and the others, the Council’s scheming to assassinate Gardo, Lars rescuing an injured Gardo, his proposal of a decisive battle with only the few elites from each Faction – Leohart told Riara everything slowly.

“I see… Then I guess it’s about time.”

When Leohart finished, Riara gently smile while snuggling up against him.

“That’s right – it’ll be over soon.”

Leohart lightly nodded while looking up at the ceiling too.

Once he defeats the Moderates Faction as the new Demon Lord and further reunite the Demon Realm, he would be able to openly marry Riara – at the beginning, Leohart who had planned this from the start was grateful to the Council.

--But however, some secrets will only be realised after one took up a high-up position.

Not too long before he received the throne, Leohart found out the reason he would be getting the throne of the Demon Lord was not only due to his achievements in the Great War – it was also related to the deaths of his adoptive parents.

They had not died from illnesses. When Leohart returned to the battlefield of the War, the Council had found out about Riara’s existence, and had decided to take her, who possessed a rare and unusual appearance, as a toy to pass time; the duke and duchess had obstructed them with their all – only to be met with hostility from the Council.

The reason the Council had found out about Riara’s existence was due to the background checks the Council conducted into the successor candidate Leohart, when they began to be unhappy with the Moderates Faction’s Wilbert. To this, Leohart’s anger was unimaginable; but what angered him even more, was that the Council was originally just after the duke and duchess’s lives, using Riara as an excuse.

The death of his adoptive parents, pushed Leohart further to fulfil their wish of the two of them marrying and having children. In order to fulfil that wish, Leohart has got no choice but to become the new Demon Lord and unite the Demon Realm, which means not defeating the Moderates Faction is not a choice.

Everything – is happening as how the Council had written the script.

Additionally, the reason the Council had not touched Riara after causing the deaths of the duke and duchess, was simply because they can use her to clamp down on Leohart.

--The one coordinating this entire script, was Belphegor.

Such an unforgivable truth – was swallowed by Leohart, and he became the new Demon Lord whilst harbouring intense hate.

After becoming the new Demon Lord, he will make them pay for snatching away Riara’s future and prove that he is more than a simple Dukedom heir. Of course, as he closed the distance with the Council, he must further increase security to protect Riara; in the end, it was still the same as when she was still with the duke and duchess, living a life where she can’t step out of the house at all.

''…How ironic.''

Although he had wanted to dispel the traces of Wilbert’s phantom and become an absolute Lord who accomplished the reunification of the Demon Realm and give Riara a normal and safe life… what Leohart is doing right now is no different from Wilbert who had deprived himself of his freedom with his marrying of someone with mixed Human blood.

However, to want to protect a loved one… and give her happiness, is originally something that is just so difficult.

''…I must succeed.''

''No matter what, I must surpass Wilbert…and accomplish what he was not able to.''

And change the Demon ream to such that Riara will be able to naturally enjoy happiness – a world which is tolerant and forgivable. With that, the bullying because of things like weakness, birth, origins, blood, or appearances will be reduced.

To this day – the first step to fulfilling this dream, is about to be completed.

''Finish the decisive match with the Moderates Faction''.

--Demon Lord Leohart, has got something he wished to attain no matter what.

It was not something rare, but something everyone, no matter how big or small, will possess.

Even Wilbert’s daughter and Jin · Toujou’s son. Despite how common it is, Leohart will not make any concessions for it. As long as anyone obstructs him in eradicating his sworn enemy, the Council, and truly granting freedom for Riara, no matter if it’s Naruse Mio or Toujou basara, or even Jin·Toujou – all of them will be my enemies.

Just like—

The Council who are known as the living histories of the Demon Realm.

''…That’s right.''

Leohart put even more strength into his hands holding Riara’s shoulder.

Anyone who dares to get in my way, even if it’s a god, I will kill them without mercy.

All for the dream he had envisioned when he first met Riara – the future with the two of them together.

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