Editing Shinmai Maou no Keiyakusha:Volume 6 Chapter 3

Five years before the tragedy attacked the 《 Village 》, while her older sister Yuki learned sword skills one after another increasing her abilities as a {{furigana|Skill-Type Swordsman|Multisaber}} <ref>全応型剣士</ref>, Kurumi bloomed her talent as a {{furigana|Spirit Magician|Element Master}}. Right now, among the {{furigana| Spirit Magician|Element Master}} in the 《 Village 》, her skill developed to the extent that she could fight with one or two.

──What Kurumi called for was a spirit of a water attribute. Usually, Undine and Nereids, and various spirits such as Apsaras <ref>female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist mythology </ref> lend their powers to Kurumi.

Before the tragedy that happened five years ago, when Basara was still in the 《 Village 》of the Hero Tribe──Kurumi had often gone out to play in a nearby river with Basara and Yuki. Fishing together, swimming together, they get along well just like true siblings. Being the younger one, Kurumi always loved Basara and Yuki, and piled up many wonderful memories with the two people.

After the sad reunion five years after, they had fought one time──still, Basara remained unchanged from the old days, and valued Kurumi as she was. Therefore, even though it's her mission to live under the same roof as them, she was really happy. Even little by little, she thought that she could go back to the old days from the bottom of her heart. She actually wanted to come to this river together with everyone. While remembering her childhood with Basara and Yuki and their past relationships, she wanted to make a new memory here, with Mio and Maria added. And then──if desired, Kurumi wouldn't even mind if Zest was there.

…However, her making a Master and Servant Contract with Basara is a different story.

Though they thought that the amount in the basket was too many to fill in two people, partly due to the fact of almost running outside in the morning, she was able to eat it up with Maria in no time. Even if feeling depressed, if the stomach is filled with something good, a person can get well in a little while.

"Hey, have you had your meal properly?" "……Un<ref>Nod of Approval </ref>. Thank you."

So Kurumi, reaching to the point of using magic to this degree was because of that woman who gave the dark element which made contacts with the spirits of the Demon Realm easier.

"To me, who was given such a thing… and even getting along well with her, I'm thankful. However, isn't she the adjutant of Ramses, who dislikes Mio?"

"It is so… that merciless Lucia ane-sama<ref>Ane-sama is an honorific meaning “esteemed older sister”. A very formal way of addressing your big sis </ref>, to be on good terms with me and even give me a special treatment, it’s difficult just to think about it."

Though Kurumi tried to stop her desperately while turning red, before the physical strength of Maria who is a power type, her resisting at this level became futile. Afterwards,

"I, until now, have been cooperating so that Kurumi-san could catch up to Yuki-san and Mio-san. Nevertheless, doing it with Basara-san in front of Lucia Ane-sama without me knowing… in addition, hearing that it's because of you stealing glances at Basara-san that it happened, is it true?"

"Yaa……I, idiot!"

Kurumi tried to cover her chest with both hands in a hurry, but Maria bound both of her arms with her tail, making Kurumi raise both of her hands on the top of her head. And, revealing the good things that the both hands were blocking, while Maria slowly unclothed the socks and shoes of Kurumi one by one,

“Fufu, Kurumi-san is such a bad person… didn't you say such things in the bath last night?”

"But, tha-that’s because…"

Disregarding the hesitation of what she wanted to say, Maria continued unclothing Kurumi──and then,

“For Kurumi to be liked by Lucia ane-sama, I'm very happy as a friend. There is no need to hide anything. Really now… there is no need to be reserved in these sort of things for me.”

Kurumi leaked a sweet cry. The pleasure brought by the touches of love of the succubus Maria was unbelievable. Additionally, Kurumi, to the whisper of the devil called Maria to catch up to Mio and Yuki, indecent things have been done to her almost every day by Maria in the Toujou house.

Of course, Kurumi's body completely remembered the taste of that pleasure──though she didn't enter a Master and Servant Contract in particular, her body had recently become almost as sensitive as Mio and Yuki.

Caressing Kurumi's body dearly until she's completely unable to stand up, she continued giving pleasures of a woman badly until she was satisfied. It was no longer just a simple training. Afterwards, having taken a break till the sun sets, the two people returned to the Wildart Castle.

And now, heading for the bathroom, Kurumi stepped her foot inside. She couldn't return for the reason of having a smell of a woman, so she washed it off at the river with Maria, but her body had become a little chilly as a result.

If she caught a cold with this, she herself would become even more of a burden to everyone.

Because she had taken such an attitude on that breakfast, it was still difficult for her to face everyone.

Then, though it was still early for dinner, Kurumi found that there were figures of somebody who came ahead of her in the wash place<ref>this is the area in the bathroom for washing oneself before soaking</ref>.

The moment Kurumi raised her voice in awareness, the two who had been washing their own bodies noticed her. To Kurumi who had an awkward expression in a moment, Yuki and Mio looked at each other, then expressed a gentle expression at once.

"Although big Sis had agreed upon the contract of Basara……Of all things, I did such behavior."

At Mio's suggestion, Kurumi nodded again, and washed down her body in hot water.

On each hand that was feeling the stone bottom, Mio and Yuki's hands overlapped hers gently.

"While meeting Zest again in the Demon Realm… Right now, revealing her lack of intention of harming us, I thought that it's possible to approach her in the same way as Kurumi-chan, don't you think? Plus, while working as a maid and Sheera-san's bodyguard, when you see her looking at Basara with eyes which seem to be in pain…… I see my former self overlapping her."

"Basara said that that he will still protect me… and Yuki will remain as an important childhood friend, but that doesn't mean he forgot what happened five years ago, so if the Hero Tribe who protects this world can’t protect me, then it will be his duty."

"Even if she is the subordinate of the enemy who murdered your parents?"

"But I supposed that…If Zest was the one who killed my parents, I would never forgive her. But she's not… and as for opposing us, it was only in accordance with Zolgear who is her creator and as his subordinate. Then, it is just the same as with Maria being threatened on the pretext of Sheera-san's safety. In addition, Zolgear who was the main culprit for all of this was no more. Being on good terms with each other all of a sudden may be difficult, but by understanding each other little by little, I think we can."

"Until now, and also from now on──I know best that such behavior is impossible for Kurumi. When coming with Takashi and Shiba before, even though you said that you hate him so much, you never seriously tried to kill Basara."

"Well, our saying such things had gotten an adverse effect… and thus Maria went. So…"

Basara didn't only just enter a Master and Servant Contract with Zest last night. Regarding Kurumi's affairs Basara explained midway, though Mio didn't know the reason either, it is said that Basara made a conflict with Ramses who was the present top of the moderates.

His chasing of Kurumi who had gone out this morning had become a problem, and because of that, they were forbidden from going outside the Wildart Castle. Basara was forbidden from going out of his guest room tonight, so he was unable to meet Kurumi until tomorrow morning. A maid was standing in front of his room, preventing anyone from going in and out.

In addition, Zest, by making the bentou which Maria brought to Kurumi, was blamed for entering the kitchen in defiance of the original order imposed to her, which was rearranging the archives.

Night at Wildart Castle──as the moonlight creeped in behind the courtyard, Nonaka Kurumi sat down on one knee. Before that, she was in the guest room fitted for a girl, taken care of by Mio and Yuki, until it became impossible to endure and she left the room ──arriving at this courtyard.

Knowing how long she been troubling everyone around her, Kurumi bore an intense self-hatred.

Ever since she had come back from leaving the castle, she hadn't seen Maria’s figure at all. According to the story of Noel the housemaid, there seems to be a person who saw Maria being invited into the room of Sheera, her mother, but when she was called for dinner, there weren't even an answer inside the room. After looking inside, there were not a single sign of the two people.

Because of the incident with Zolgear, when Maria betrayed Basara in order to help Sheera who was taken hostage, Maria was now in a very delicate position among the Moderates. Yesterday after arriving at the Demon Realm, she was called by Lucia and was severely punished to an extent in her office.

Worrying about Kurumi, Basara went outside, but Maria didn't chase Kurumi immediately, waiting for Zest prepare their lunch box. From that point of view, Maria was connected to Basara and Zest's misconduct. Finding an opportunity for something like a false charge to find an error of the other party's behavior, then blaming them and putting one selves in an advantageous position is commonplace in politics, therefore a calm judgement is required more than anything.

She had certainly troubled Basara and Zest, and may have also involved Maria ── that's why she mustn't trouble them any further. Though she is not a leading figure of the government, Mio who inherited the traits and talents from the family line of the Demon King Predecessors had set foot to the spot that greatly affected the fate of the Demon Realm. That matter in question must be borne in her mind ── As Kurumi renewed her determination, a person came and quietly stepped over the lawn of the courtyard.

A single maid had come. However, this maid was different from the amiable Noel and other gentle maids, a beauty with coldness of absolute zero. After that,

"……Nothing……I just want to be alone for now."

"You haven't seen them? I thought you had dinner together…"

"──The “Negative<ref>Kanji 負 in the original, also means minus</ref>” part inside yourself, accept it."

"As you know, there exists the『Holy attribute』and the 『Dark attribute』, and the Hero Tribe can borrow both of these powers. Basically, just like when you operate on "Positivity<ref>Kanji 正 in the original, also means plus</ref>", to use the Dark Attribute, we the Demon Race utilize it using "Negativity"… however, this "Positive" and "Negative" rather than good and evil, has a concept that is almost near as the plus and minus <ref>written in Katakana</ref> or positive and negative values of temperature." '''(!<!-- Note: The terminology used in the past volumes is [Hero Tribe] and [Demon Race], but your one might seem easier to understand... I'll defer the decision to you -->)'''

"Mend her clothes, right? ── Please leave it to me, Lucia-sama"

Lucy replied with a nod, and as Lucia released her hand away from Kurumi's mouth,

Kurumi's thoughts couldn't catch up with the sudden events,

As she said so, her will to go back to the room wavered. She who wanted to be alone said "I need some fresh air for a moment" and left the room, but if she were to return wearing only a single panty, everyone would surely get worried.

Not wanting such thing to happen, Kurumi obeyed Sheera's words. And, even though the room was identical to what Mio was using, Kurumi was led to a more gorgeous space.

Though it was inferior to the guest rooms which Kurumi and the others used that accommodated more people, the space had excellent quality decorated with luxurious furniture, eloquently indicating the rank of Sheera's position among the Moderates. And now,

She was speechless. What Sheera had put on Kurumi, though different when put on Mio and Yuki, was an underwear which looked like too adult-like for a junior high school student. And yet──No, for this reason,

Sheera's childish eyes turned cold for a moment, then she sipped her share.

Kurumi apologized immediately. Though she had a childish figure right now, Sheera was once a great succubus famous all over the demon realm, and Kurumi was only just a little girl. Though her behavior would only hurt Sheera's pride as a succubus badly, Kurumi didn't know what she had done. As she put out her lips to the hot milk which Sheera made,

As she saw Sheera, Kurumi whose mind was still wandering in the clouds momentarily held her breath.

"I heard it from Maria this morning. That daughter of mine was really troubled, you know?"

What the heck did she confess to her mother, that loli-ero-succcubus. Saying things like Maria in the daytime, as Lucia was saying a while ago, what on earth do they want to demand Kurumi to do that intensely?

To Kurumi who stared blankly, Sheera ‘fufu’ smiled.

"Hey, Kurumi-chan. To you, I who am the mother of those daughters, while being dressed in such clothes, asking whether it excites me, perhaps──"

As Sheera inquired "Have you heard about it?," Kurumi who contorted her face a little responded.

"I’m also partly responsible for the vexation you're holding…… These words aren't really meant as an apology, but I think your feelings have become lighter this time"

"Like you, it’s also a big deal for Maria who couldn't enter a Master and Servant Contract with Basara, you see? Besides, Maria is indebted to Basara, whom she betrayed regarding the matter of Zolgear. You tried to eliminate Mio-chan by the orders of the 《Village》, and fought against Basara too, and for that, this child who is mentally indebted thought of you as a companion in a similar situation."

"Mio-chan has the pretext with Zolgear, and unlike Yuki who participated in the battle, you don't have any direct grudge to Zest…… Besides, due to the fact that she's Zolgear’s subordinate, she has a higher debt than you and Maria. However, though Basara mentioned the possibility, you judged that he who valued Mio shouldn't exchange a master and Servant Contract with Zest"

"In the spur of the moment, you decided to raise your voice in protest in place of Mio and Yuki under the pretext of Zolgear, so you justified yourself out of jealousy and criticized the contract of Basara and Zest. But since Mio has forgiven such a thing, it didn't have any meaning…… for this reason, it became impossible for you to endure the atmosphere and you left the dining room."

"………And what will that be?"

"Well, I wonder……"

"Yes……You know it perfectly well. On top of that, you ran away, opposite of your real intention. In war, it's important to attack the enemy's weak point ── for the current Demon Lord Faction, the present you will be an easy target, right? You who always worries and hesitates, causing you to suffer. Not to mention yourself, are you even aware that you are exposing Basara and the others to danger too?”

"You shouldn't make a Master and Servant Contract with Basara……it's absolutely no good!”

Sheera understood the risk. If Kurumi were to enter a Master and Servant Contract with Basara, and if it were to be found out by the 《Village》, all would be finished. If she were to become known to have a contract with the Magic of the Demon Race, Kurumi would be punished without hearing her talk. If the 《Village》were to launch an investigation in full scale, it would be noticed immediately that Yuki had entered a Master and Servant Contract. If so, then the responsibility would extend to their parents, and the《Village》would not overlook Basara and Mio this time.

"──Nothing. As I said, entering a Master and Servant Contract is impossible."

"Such a thing……How?"

“Face your true feelings…… didn't Lucia-chan talked about this too? Not only to take pride of feelings of righteousness<ref>(正しい) Righteousness contains the kanji 正 meaning Positive/plus</ref>, but also to accept the weak『Minus』part as well. Not only you will be able to make a contract with a spirit…..but you will also be liberated from your suffering right now."

"Because that feeling of yours is a feeling of yearning for somebody, you won't be able to let go if you keep holding it all alone. If you want to face it seriously, you'll have to convey it to your partner properly, right?"

"Have you looked at Mio-chan and Yuki-chan when the curse of the Master and Servant contract activates? Those children who have obtained guilty feelings are eased, just from being lead by their feelings, and this talk isn't only limited to the person who entered the Master and Servant Contract.”

"Go face its way……to the place of the person whom your feelings have to go to. When you are able to become honest with yourself, there will be no need to think that you will become a burden to Basara and the others. If you do so, the spirits of this world will surely answer to you."

Because of Kurumi, Basara was banned from going out. So not to add more of this, she mustn't trouble Basara and intrude for her own convenience. However,

"As long as you wear it, your voice and the other the person's voice who is looking at you will never be heard to the other parties. It has that magical effect."

"Eeh, that's ──"

"……Was I deceived……?"

"Besides, you know I'm not the type who tells lies right? I don't do something as boorish as playing tricks on someone's drink, and that negligee you're wearing right now really suits you well……Also, the obstinate you has no choice but to become obedient in front of Basara, so that Basara can do you to the extent without you being jealous with the other girls again, because that's his intention for you in the first place"

"But ──once he says that he doesn't really hate you, that horny condition of yours will be cured right away. It's an easy task for me who made the underwear, and it's because I don't want to bully you particularly."

"If you really want to be freed from that state, if you want to really help Basara and everyone, please be serious from then on……I'll be there to support you. Now go, to the person who will liberate you from your suffering ── to the place where Toujou Basara is."

Saying those words to that extent, her resistance was already futile. Her situation, her condition, all of them urged the current Kurumi to go under Basara. Therefore,

It was the night of the second day they came to the Demon Realm. Though it was quite different from his first assumption, many have already moved in parallel with the situation, though several problems that needed dealing with had arisen.

Among them, he didn't imagine Ramses, who desired the power of Wilbert which Mio inherited, refused to have a talk with him.

Of course, considering the situation he had put Zest in was the best choice. Basara didn't regret having entered a Master and Servant Contract with her. Even with complicated feelings, Mio and the others still consented. But──there was one person who was against his Master and Servant Contract with Zest.

Zest had completely fought against Basara as an enemy. For Kurumi who was an active member of the Hero Tribe, she would obviously reject the contract by all means. Though Yuki seemed to have accepted somehow, she who has gone to the point of going against Takashi and defying the orders of the 《Village》 in order to protect Basara, is a special exemption. As Kurumi had said, she was ordered to become Yuki's support and monitor the situation from the 《Village》, in case Mio was being targeted again by S-class Demon Race such as Zolgear, in order for the damage not to appear in the Human Realm, that's why she came to Basara's place again.

''……Perhaps, monitoring Yuki is also included in that order, too.''

Therefore, the worst case scenario is not only Mio, Maria, even Basara ── to get rid of them all together with Yuki. The 《Village》 won't restrict themselves to launch that order for sure. As for Kurumi having chosen as a double agent, did the elders judge that they could investigate this trend without him being cautious if it was her?

……Or.

Still, Sheera had urged him to have a Master-Servant Contract with Zest, but it meant that he was now in a situation where he had driven her into a corner. Basara couldn't leave Zest alone like this──entrusting her to the Moderates, Basara reassured that in particular.

Just like Yuki from a long time ago…… She was already valued like their younger sister from her discretion. There was the tragedy five years ago, and even though they fought a few days ago, Basara had already thought of Kurumi as a member of his family he wanted to protect no matter what. However ──he couldn't leave Zest alone. Even if it will be called a selfish whitewashing.

Even then, Toujou Basara would never hand them over ── no one, not any one.

Basara in silence firmly grasped his left hand which he pushed out towards the ceiling, but from his distance, a dry sound rang twice unexpectedly. It was a knock from the door to the hallway. As he descended from his bed, Basara moved from the bedroom to the living room and then,

Basara suddenly knitted his eyebrows to the familiar voice. Meeting other members was completely forbidden tonight, and if he wasn't mistaken, Zest should have certainly given an order of rearranging the archives in the library.

"……What about the maid on the lookout?"

Basara averted his glance momentarily. As Zest who has a bountiful chest took deep breaths in such state where her bare chest was exposed to light, with those soft bulges rising and falling lasciviously, the stimulation is too strong for Basara who has fully tasted that sensation last night. It made him want Zest to surrender to her desires, but

While entering a Master-Servant Contract, Zest worried that she may cause a problem to Basara, and that triggered her curse. Basara said to Zest that it was alright, so she surrendered herself to pleasure and made her at ease. After Basara told them, Mio and the others had accepted her entering the contract with him……but when Kurumi ran away from the dining room, the curse had come out, but she got over it somehow thanks to Basara and the others' support. After that, she planned on asking Kurumi for her forgiveness when she returned to the castle.

''──This is bad'', Zest thought. The current Demon Lord Faction is a powerful enemy. Even if we have a chance to win if we take absolute precaution, it will be too dangerous to face them to a battle with our current condition. Therefore,

She stared in utter amazement at the young man who regarded her with utmost importance. And as she entrusted her body to him, Basara hugged Zest tightly on the bed.

"……This is no good, Basara-sama, saying something… like that…"

However, there was no figure of Sheera anywhere. Perhaps, after bringing Kurumi here, she left her as it is inside the closet, and returned immediately by herself. Then,

Suddenly, Toujou Basara felt his pulse throb fast. And, for some reason he was unable to separate his focus on Kurumi. Although Kurumi was alluring to begin with, he felt a sensation similar to when he was in Lucia's office yesterday. Though her baby doll figure is certainly radical, she's like Mio and Yuki yielding under the aphrodisiac curse. Nevertheless,

"I, I heard…… I cannot enter a Master-Servant Contract… with Basara…"

Kurumi said "I heard" to Basara. Then, what he should do, is to let Kurumi spit out all the pains she is holding. On top of that, accept her──just that, and think of the ways to free Kurumi from her suffering. Sheera leaving Kurumi in this condition, surely aimed for that. For the stubborn Kurumi, taking off her mask quickly in front of Basara, is impossible within her normal condition. Then,

Basara too, is the same. He has not forgotten the crime that he himself had committed. But, in order to protect Mio, he cannot remain captive by the past. Mio is also in danger, in suffering…… the way to save her, exists only in the future.

Now that he can never go back to the past, the way Kurumi can be saved is also in the future. Actually, Kurumi might have understood ── for this reason, she suffered even more. That's why,

In a single breath, she separated her lips at once──and just like in the dream, Kurumi's reasoning was completely melted by the pleasure. Slowly, as she looked towards the rear over her shoulders, Zest was already in a single piece of panty. She had probably taken off her maid uniform while Kurumi was immersed with Basara's kisses. The soft sensation touching her back, these highlights even when wearing clothes, was none other than Zest's huge breasts.

"Basara-sama──is your right hand good?"

"Well……it's good, but, is there something wrong?"

"……Such a thing exists?"

Zest understood her wish and suffering more than anyone. Kurumi who was about to cry, turned and faced Zest at her rear

But still ── if Zest even had a little thought of Kurumi not deserving to be Basara's partner somewhere in her heart, the curse should have activated. She, who didn't accept Zest, and even caused trouble to everyone ── Zest completely accepted Kurumi. The moment she thought so, all her ill feelings to Zest vanished in an instant.

"Well, Kurumi-san… let's make you enter a Master-Servant Contract with Basara-sama"

"Haa……Basara-oniicha……rero<ref>licking sfx </ref>, nchu…nfuu…haamu…..nn"

Zest still in the deep ecstasy of her orgasm, from the edge of her panties, love juices which weren't able to absorb in that single piece of fabric overflowed along her brown thighs.

With a captivating smile──she proposed to Kurumi.

Nonaka Kurumi seemed to faint in sweet agony as she indulged herself while holding his thing in her mouth, to a degree that seemed to drown her by its momentum and quantity any time──and yet, Kurumi swallowed it all with a gulp. Then,

So, last night she was able to accomplish it. That's why──Kurumi faced her own self, and intended to accept it. As Sheera had said, Basara accepted Kurumi properly. Zest did, too. So,

Feeling these things that she had finally obtained at last, Nonaka Kurumi happily dozed off once again.

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