Chapter 97: Look at the world from many perspectives
Celes had forced her master to cut all that bonded her with him.
She felt disgusted with her choice and how everything had played out, but Celes didn't have much time to think about her choice and how to properly set it up. If she were to use a system to contact her master, the succubi would have noticed that and dropped the idea of taking her into their ranks.
Celes had an excellent reason to see through them from the inside.
'The Human Emperor had demons on his side. I remember hearing about succubi fighting on a different front for him, led by the woman he deemed his queen.' Celes inwardly spoke, following the backs of alluring women.
It wasn't all that Celes knew. She was aware of more important detail about that peculiar relationship between The Human Emperor and the succubi. That detail forced her to join their side and follow them like a servant she never wanted to become again in her life.
'I must see that queen… or learn her name… her title… I must hear her voice, at least….'
In the demon's community, there are many queens and kings. That was because demons believe it's the highest title a demon can ever receive, finding it cool. And since there are many kinds of demons, every kind has its own queen and king… In the past, before The Human Emperor caused his chaos, the succubi had many queens and kings, and each was known for their fetish.
For example, The Crimson Succubus Queen Elia. Her title might not ring anything lewd to ordinary people, but those who knew her were aware of her fetish — her love of getting her ass spanked. She had white and sensitive skin that easily left marks on her body. She would get a vivid red mark on her flesh if someone lightly grasped her forearm.
And thus, crimson in her title stood for her fetish of turning her bottom so red from spanks it was like a familiar image of a heart. She even had a heart-shaped ass, but it was one of the arts that the greatest artists couldn't easily reproduce, even with the succubus queen's booty up before their faces.
Perhaps, it was too hard for them to focus… Who knows, actually?
Celes had heard of many other queens like that with her insight and tracking skills. Nearly all of those queens had fallen and lost their titles because of one woman. That human turned into a succubus with her unique physique, stole forces and concepts of the succubus queens, killed the incubus kings, and nearly dominated that part of the demonic community.
'Irene Crownedge… If you're alive, I'll believe your people. I'll believe that you have turned my sworn sisters into your succubi and…' Celes clenched her little hands, doing her best to keep her killing intent hidden in the lowest bottom of her rocking heart.
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"I've forgotten about slavery in this world…." Leon narrowed his eyes at the group of male humans taking out items similar to the Monster Collector Class' collars and chains.
He heard that those people owned those items to enslave precious monsters, but he didn't doubt that their main purpose was to actually enslave humanoid monsters… and humans. True, slavery was banned in the Silver Wing Kingdom, but no one would confiscate those items or put someone in prison for possessing them.
Leon initially thought that those guys would forcefully invite themselves into the soft bodies of the unconscious succubi, so he had been preparing to leave before seeing such a scene. But now that those guys took out collars and other slavery stuff, Leon remained rooted in one spot.
He had a succubus card in his inventory, which was enough for him. "Even girls are interested in those succubi… I wonder if they want to learn skills from them?"
Since Leon's new forces also had a few girls, he had been bemused to see them interested in succubi and supportive of their teammates. He quickly understood that this world really had different principles and beliefs and that no one should ever feel sorry for succubi and other monsters and demons famous for their inhumane practices.
Humans were the same as they had infamous kingdoms, too, to say nothing of the dark guilds hiding in the shadows with their practices. Leon had yet to meet someone from that guild, but he heard those were always a mix of many races unless some dark guild believed in The Human Emperor's philosophy.
"Master…" Alexandra's voice grabbed Leon's attention, drawing his eyes to her, and surprising him. "I can't… keep this within myself… The evil dragon also… jeers at me… She says you're the same… That… humans are all the same… And she even managed to steal control of my hand once…."
Leon had indifferent feelings toward this dragon; even as she became different with her double personality, that stayed the same. He made a few mistakes in that process, but because of that, Leon also had a much better view of her. There were things that those with close bonds couldn't notice in their beloveds.
For example, Leon saw a few things differently in his vampiress. Others would think she's too crazy, but that man found her adorable. He even found Louise's cold side adorable, even though it was such an abrupt change that Leon worried about her lost memories and what she had forgotten.
"Everyone's the same." Leon parted his lips and focused his eyes on Alexandra's violet hues, which had been trembling ever since she had looked at him. "You have a cruel dragon within you that loves fighting and killing people. She can't kill everyone because dragons naturally like to show off and induce fear in others."
"Not everyone is like-"
"I'm speaking right now."
"Yes, I apologize, Master…."
"You'll find a human that loves fighting and killing people, too. You'll find the same type of person in every race… If there are angels, some of them will love battle, too. Gods, too, are the same, I reckon." Leon sighed and approached the dragon, whose body was shivering as though she was about to lose to the evil dragon. "You have seen and followed the one side for your whole life. You shouldn't be surprised, but there are many beliefs and people. So… Since you're bounded to me, follow me and look at the world from a different perspective. Don't look into their race, but hearts. I want to adventure and see everything, so you have a lot of time to learn. And when your journey with me ends, you'll decide what to do next. Will you share your altruistic heart with a few individuals? Will you keep it for one race? Will you still try to connect humans and dragons? Will you choose the good dragons and give them a place in the Freya World? You have many options, for you are a legend. But remember that you are one of many legends in this world… I'm the same."
"Has Master seen many perspectives?" Alexandra asked, her eyes and body no longer trembling as though she had taken the reins of her life.
Leon looked far to the past. He had lived a poor life, then tasted success through lucky chance. In both cases, he had people making up problems for him. They looked down on him, were jealous of his talent, and more. When Leon was a child, and his family embraced poverty, Leon accepted that.
He spat a lot of poison and hateful words when he had fame and strength, feeling like he had worth now. But that wasn't him learning about others at all!
Athena showed him the path. Because of her, Leon treasured those closest to him and wanted to have a small but close group of friends that would wholeheartedly accept him for who he was. He wanted to have a good life and turn his family bigger… And since he only had his parents, Leon naturally wanted friends that would be like aunts and uncles to his future children.
Leon's dream was to have a big family and spoil them since he never had that luxury. He knew it was fine since Athena would surely not allow him to shower their children with presents. She'd never hold him back from loving them, though.
"I've seen a few in my previous world… There's so much to learn, you know." Leon replied with a faint smile as the memory of the past, and his dreams warmed him. He couldn't correctly see them before because of his loss, but now that Leon had a second life and did pretty well in another world, he noticed how much his beliefs influenced him.
"Is it because of them that Master just wants to adventure?"
"You need a really strong mind to influence many people. I don't have that… I don't mind that, too… But yeah, it takes a lot… I've been close to many influential people before, so I can tell. The worst is dealing with a public image since people like to jump to conclusions… That won't happen when your only worry is those you hold dear.
"In this world, if I have to choose between a throne of a kingdom of million people and a group of… women, I go for the latter." Leon didn't hide his image of happiness from the dragon maid.
Now that he understood that in this world, he actually could create a really big family and his dreams reignited, Leon felt a need for a new class even more. He didn't even need 'friends' to make sure that his future descendants would have aunts, but following his own words, Leon believed there were men like him that he could befriend.
He looked forward to that. His sketch of happiness kept getting better!
"I'll fight the evil dragon and repeat your words to her, Master!" Alexandra received a lot of courage and a new path, so she bowed low. "Thank you for sharing your view with me, Master. I look forward to your adventure!"
She lifted her eyes and smiled lovingly. "I'll serve you to the utmost of my ability… I'll observe the world through many lenses and see it entirely."
"Beat her real hard." Leon formed a genuine smile, surprising Alexandra and giving her even more strength. When she disappeared to the depths of her soul, he looked high at the sky. "Lens, huh…"
That made him recall Celes' words and how she ensured that he wouldn't turn blind. Their relationship went through many tests, and they were in another one again… Leon believed in her and hoped that everything went her way.
He also didn't dare to stay idle.
When Alexandra closed her eyes, Leon leaned on a tree and took out the succubus card. "Is there really a treasure? Or just the unicorn? And where are your main forces?"
It was time to learn more.
Leon was curious about the main force, whose task was to catch the unicorn.
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