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H28.11.7 Ruby Specification Correction (Character Limit Exceeded)
① This time, Ly appeared and reported that preparations for “Class Change” and “Effect (Strip & Shin)” were complete. → … and “Effect (Strip &) Confirmation ()”…
I, Hal Raymond, was contemplating future matters in my private office within my dedicated section on the second floor of the “Princess Harem” Base Mansion.
However, I haven’t been feeling well since yesterday.
Yesterday, I was struck by intermittent, severe headaches and lost consciousness several times.
I probably fainted about four times.
And this sensation was familiar.
It was the same symptom as when Swan Hilda rescued Edele.
Despite this, today the weather is favorable, and a refreshing breeze flows through the open window, making me feel good.
“Hal-sama, I’m back. May I come in?”
As I was indulging in a sentimental mood due to my poor health, Swan Hilda, who had flown through the sky using her Valkyrie racial skill, Sky-soaring, landed on the balcony of my office.
“Swan Hilda!? You startled me! Do you need something?”
“I captured four Demonkin maidens, may I bring them? And I’ve persuaded them to Class Change into the Human Race.”
Swan Hilda had a smug look on her face, appearing quite proud.
“That matter has already been approved, so it’s fine, but four at once is impressive.”
“Right? Right? Then I’ll bring them.”
Swan Hilda took off again using Sky-soaring and returned about two hours later, carrying one maiden under each arm.
One of the maidens she was carrying was Edele, and the other was an unfamiliar Demonkin maiden.
After setting them down, Swan Hilda immediately turned back and flew away.
“Hal-sama, I’ve returned.”
“Edele-sama, who is this Human boy?”
“This is Hal Raymond-sama. He is the first Human for Swan Hilda and me, and our Master.”
Edele explained, her cheeks flushed and her expression entranced.
Meanwhile, the Demonkin maiden, after a moment of stunned silence at Edele’s explanation, glared at me while backing away.
As Swan Hilda and Edele had explained before, the male Demonkin are rough and violent, exactly fitting the known characteristics of their race.
On the other hand, the female Demonkin, although having somewhat monstrous appearances, are intelligent but significantly inferior to the males in terms of abilities.
In that sense, Edele, who belonged to the Demon Lord Army, seemed to be an unusual existence.
And this tendency is apparently more pronounced among the higher-ranking Demonkin.
For these reasons, this Demonkin maiden probably possesses almost no combat ability.
“M-Master!? How dare you! Even setting aside the Incompetent Princess, to defile our revered Edele-sama… Fight me!!”
The Demonkin maiden, trembling, demanded that I fight her.
Furthermore, she shielded Edele, who had been weakened by becoming Human, behind her.
She seems like a good girl, despite her appearance.
“Stop it, Miralca. Hal-sama is a very kind person, and I am content with our current relationship… Besides, do I look like I’m wearing a Vaginus plug?”
“Edele Elder Sister, you’re not being deceived, are you?”
With Edele’s supplementary explanation, the Demonkin maiden’s attitude began to soften.
“Yes, of course, Miralca. Hal-sama, this girl is Miralca, the second daughter of Beberon, who serves as the Demon Lord Army’s Chief of Staff and the commander of the expeditionary force to the Southern Nations.”
At Edele’s explanation, I was now speechless.
This Demonkin maiden was the daughter of Beberon, one of the Demon King’s Four Heavenly Kings, who had tormented the Hero Party, including Lester the Cleric, in my past life.
I re-examined the Demonkin maiden’s appearance.
The Demonkin maiden named Miralca, whom Swan Hilda brought, was glaring at me with sharp purple eyes unique to Demonkin, her blood-red long hair disheveled. However, she seemed to have calmed down after Edele persuaded her.
She lacked the horns that Swan Hilda and Edele had, and her long canine teeth and a black, whip-like tail with a heart-shaped tip were apparently her characteristics as a Demonkin.
When she was enraged upon meeting me, the tip of her tail was standing on end, but it drooped as she was persuaded by Edele.
“My name is Hal Raymond. This is the Base Mansion of the Adventurer Party ‘Princess Harem’. First, Miralca? Was it!? Welcome.”
“…Miralca… It is. Please be well.”
Just as Miralca was finally beginning to open up to me, Swan Hilda returned, bringing two more Demonkin maidens.
As expected, first contact with their despised Human race seemed to make them tense, and like Miralca earlier, they glared at me.
Meanwhile, Swan Hilda, who waved her hand in greeting, flew away without even taking a rest.
“Hal-sama, this girl is Beatrice, the only daughter of Gugunbel, the Grand Marshal of the Demon Lord Army. And this is Esmeralda, the only daughter of the Demon Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Zarigara.”
Edele, who had been waiting, introduced the newly arrived Demonkin maidens.
“Edele, including Miralca, their fathers have impressive titles… Could it be!?”
“Yes, the ones Swan Hilda kidnapped this time are all daughters of the Demon King’s Four Heavenly Kings.”
“Ah man! I bet the Demon King’s castle is in an uproar right now, like a beehive kicked over!”
“It’s probably fine. Swan Hilda seems to have left a letter under Princess Jumilande’s name. And in the world of Demonkin, there’s such a thing as a marriage by abduction—”
Seeing Miralca already calm, Beatrice and Esmeralda also quickly calmed down.
Having companions who understand the situation must be reassuring.
Thinking about it that way, Swan Hilda’s act of suddenly kidnapping four people seemed like the right move.
Edele, who had nothing else to do while the three Demonkin maidens calmed down, went to the Kitchen and brought out tea and sweets.
We sat on the sofas of the reception set in the office and waited for Swan Hilda’s group to arrive while drinking tea.
“Even though I’m working diligently, is it fair to have a tea party without me?”
“I’m finally back too. Edele, please make me some tea as well.”
“Understood, Dietlinde.”
“W-What!? Miralca and the others are mingling with Humans and relaxing?”
After a while, Swan Hilda returned, carrying the fourth Demonkin maiden and Dietlinde.
Swan Hilda was indignant upon seeing us relaxing, and Dietlinde immediately joined the tea party.
The fourth Demonkin maiden was also surprised.
After that, she ended up in conversation and told me she was Mercurynande, the only daughter of Mayougan, the Demon Lord Army’s Grand Dark Magician.
Indeed, as explained, the daughters of the Demon King’s Four Heavenly Kings were now all accounted for.
Currently, my office has a strange gathering: four Demonkin maidens, Swan Hilda and Edele from “Princess Harem,” Dietlinde, and myself.
“Hal-sama, what are the plans for after this?”
“After the tea party is over, could you please call Mai, Edele?”
“Yes, I understand.”
“When Mai arrives, I, Mai, and Swan Hilda will use Holy Magic to dissolve their evil magic, and then they will Class Change into the Human Race. And then—”
“W-Wait a moment! We have to share something this interesting with everyone!”
As Hal and Edele were confirming the future schedule, Elise burst into the room with such force that she seemed to kick open the office door.
It’s unclear whether she saw Swan Hilda transporting the Demonkin maidens via Sky-soaring, or noticed Edele preparing tea for the rare visitors, but Elise has a good nose for these kinds of situations.
“Why did you leave Elise unchecked?”
“I completely forgot about her.”
“I was so engrossed in executing the plan that I forgot to make arrangements for her.”
In response to my question, both Swan Hilda and Edele seemed to have forgotten about dealing with Elise.
“Hal-sama, I have already contacted the Party Members who are out and Alicia as well.”
Upon inquiring with Elise, she stated that she had informed not only the Party Members who were out on day-trip subjugation or gathering requests at the Adventurer Guild but also Alicia.
This passion is both a good and bad trait of Elise’s.
“Hal-sama, everyone is here. Please come to the Living room in your private section.”
This time Ly appeared and reported that preparations for “Class Change” and “Effect (Strip & Shin)” were complete.
You guys are really well-prepared. I was dumbfounded.
Led by me, the four Demonkin maidens Miralca, Esmeralda, Beatrice, and Mercurynande followed, with Swan Hilda and Edele accompanying them.
Following behind us was a large group consisting of Elise, Ly, and Dietlinde, heading to the Living room several rooms away.
Inside the Living room, the long table had been moved, and four chairs for the Demonkin maidens were arranged on the upper side.
Additionally, seven chairs were lined up on each of the left and right walls.
The right wall had seats: empty, Alicia, empty, Mai, Freya, Tirna, Shera. Hal and Elise took the empty seats.
Meanwhile, the left side had seats: empty, empty, Liliana, empty, Kirika, Sophie, Ilisha. Ly, Edele, and Dietlinde took the empty seats, filling them up.
Furthermore, a sturdy chair with restraints was placed in the center of the Living room.
It seems this chair is for restraining them while their evil magic is removed.
Suddenly, the number of Human and Demi-Human spectators increased, and the Demonkin maidens appeared to be in a state of trepidation.
“I don’t know how it became such a big event, but Swan Hilda and Edele will now proceed with the Class Change of the Demonkin maidens they brought. To re-introduce myself, I, Hal Raymond, am—”
I didn’t intend for it to be this grand, but since it has started, there’s nothing to be done.
I announced the start of the Class Change and, preceding it, introduced the Party Members of “Princess Harem” along with Alicia and Ilisha.
“Now then, before you Class Change, please introduce yourselves.”
“My name is Miralca. I am currently 14 years old and was starting to fear a marriage by abduction, so this offer was a godsend. I am also overjoyed that my revered Elder Sister Edele is alive.”
“Incidentally, Miralca’s father is Beberon, the second-ranked of the Demon King’s Four Heavenly Kings, Chief of Staff of the Demon Lord Army, and currently leading the expeditionary force to the Southern Nations.”
Miralca raised her head and began her self-introduction, looking down on us with a resolute demeanor.
When Edele mentioned Miralca’s father, a strange silence fell over the room.
“Edele, is it safe to kidnap the daughters of such important figures in the Demon Lord Army?”
Alicia, who seemed to possess the most common sense in the room, asked.
“In this rescue, Swan Hilda left a letter stating that she was holding them under Princess Jumilande’s care, so it should be fine. Moreover, they are all good girls, despite their unusual appearances. If left unattended, they would be defeated by the Hero Party when they reach the Demon King’s castle, which is why we saved them.”
“Still, it’s fascinating that removing the evil magic from Demonkin allows them to Class Change into Humans.”
This time, Liliana, a fan of Heroes, murmured, her eyes sparkling.
After Miralca, who had finished her self-introduction, took her seat, the Demonkin girl sitting next to her stood up.
“My name is Mercurynande. I am 13 years old and a magic user.”
“Mercurynande’s father is the third-ranked of the Demon King’s Four Heavenly Kings, Mayougan, the Demon Lord Army’s Grand Dark Magician.”
“My old man’s an unlikeable old geezer, but Mercurynande is more serious than Elise.”
“What a horrible thing to say, Swan Hilda. Aren’t you afraid of my revenge?”
“E-Elise, have mercy!”
The second speaker, Mercurynande, completed her self-introduction, and as before, Edele provided supplementary explanations, while Swan Hilda and Elise chimed in.
“Given that they are daughters of such important figures, they seem valuable as hostages.”
“Sophie, you’re foolish even when you Class Change into a Beautiful girl.”
“Ly, why am I foolish?”
“You see, the ‘Princess Harem’ that we belong to cannot be revealed publicly…”
“Ah!? How could I forget!”
“Next is me. My name is Esmeralda. Like Mercurynande, I am 13 years old.”
“Esmeralda’s father is Zarigara, the fourth-ranked of the Demon King’s Four Heavenly Kings and the Prime Minister of the Demon Kingdom.”
“Esmeralda is a bookworm, unlike most Demonkin. I captured her in the Library.”
“That was an oversight, but there was nothing I could do as it was sudden.”
“And finally, me. My name is Beatrice. I am the youngest here, at 12 years old.”
“Beatrice’s father is Gugunbel, the foremost of the Demon King’s Four Heavenly Kings.”
“Beatrice is a good girl, unlike her brute father.”
“Please refrain from calling me the ‘Incompetent Princess’ in front of everyone.”
“Calling someone the ‘Incompetent Princess’ in front of everyone is forbidden!”
“I want to hear more about that.”
“E-Elise, that’s not allowed. This is absolutely a secret.”
“Jumi, are you aware that you’re digging up dark histories like that?”
“Now even Ede-nee—”
Thus, the self-introductions of the Demonkin maidens concluded, and the preparations to Class Change them from Demonkin to Human were complete.
Thank you for reading.
episode25.5-4, Class Change to Human Race, is scheduled to be posted on November 8th at 0:00.
