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Chapter 37: The Villainous Aristocrat Encounters the Last Boss (?) Encountering the Last Boss

Demon King Mevius.

The ultimate boss of “Fantasista Stories,” it’s not an exaggeration to call her the root of all evil. 

Once created by the gods as their servant, she is the most beautiful being in the world.

Possessing the characteristics of all living creatures, she truly embodies the word “chaos.”

Her personality is extremely arrogant; she even killed the gods who created her and aimed to conquer the world.

The character design was both stylish and cute, and due to its fetishistic style, it was incredibly popular among male players.

I remember that she was almost as popular as the heroine, if not more.

The Demon King is, for some reason, in the slave trader’s mansion.

Yeah.

Let’s calm down a bit. Let me say this deliberately, now that I’ve calmed down.

“Why!?”

I don’t understand.

First, Kito being in that forest, and now Mevius being a slave, what’s happening with the Demon King’s army!?

“Ah, that slave?”

“Isn’t it rare? Yes. Like a dragon person, devilish, and angelic at the same time… I thought it would sell well, so I acquired it, yes.”

“…Why isn’t it selling?”

“…It vomits, yes.”

“Huh? Vomits…?”

“When a customer who shows interest talks to it, it suddenly vomits, yes.”

Wait a moment. There shouldn’t have been a bizarre setting like a vomiting habit for the game’s Mevius.

In that case…

No, but it’s highly unlikely. Even if that were the case, I would be the third person to encounter it.

“Huh? Are you muttering something?”

“That’s also a mystery, yes. It used incomprehensible words that I, who handle various languages, have never heard before. Perhaps it has lost its mind, yes.”

“Oh, I see…”

“Is something the matter?”

…Yeah. Yeah, an unknown language, yeah.

I secretly eavesdrop on Mevius’s mutterings.

“Please, let this be a dream. It’s too long. Way too long. How much longer will this dream continue? Seriously, three years is a really long time, right? Could it be that I had an accident and I’m sleeping in bed? I’m exhausted. It hurts. Anyone, please end this dream, no matter who you are. I want to go back to Japan. I want to indulge in potato chips and cola while watching TV and reading manga in a warm room. Oh, yeah. I’m sorry, Mom. Sorry for quitting high school without telling you. I’ll work hard even if I have just a middle school education, so please wake me up. I’ll brush my teeth properly before going to bed. I won’t stay up late. I’ll live seriously from today, not just tomorrow. So please wake me up from this dream. Dad, I’m sorry for being cold to you even though you always worry about me. But when I think calmly, it’s definitely your fault for using an absurd amount of my slightly expensive shampoo even though you’re bald. I won’t apologize for that, no matter what. Oh, but if you buy me potato chips and cola, I might forgive you. Yeah, I’ll forgive you. Also, if you buy me the Blu-ray of my favorite anime, I’ll give you a kiss on the cheek. So please wake me up, anyone, I’ll do anything. Ahhhhhhhh!! Enough already!! I want to return to my peaceful and comfortable life in Japan!! I’m not being selfish!! I don’t have preferences!! Just because it’s anonymous on the internet doesn’t mean I write bad things about people!! Oh, but it’s fine because I only wrote bad things about the people who bullied me!! Yeah, yeah, I admit I said I liked that boy, but I’m the one who spread the face and name of that scumbag who stole him from me, my former best friend, all over the internet. But I’m not the bad one here!! Ughhhhh!! And what’s with being the final boss of a game!? It should’ve been some random character!! Someone like me, an introverted, socially awkward, lonely NEET, can’t possibly be the final boss!! Damn it, you piece of crap, my piece of crap, shitty, shitty life!!”

I-It seems like she’s completely losing it!! 

W-What should I do? What should I say to calm her down?

For now…

“I want to talk to this slave for a bit, so please leave the room.” 

Maxwell nodded and said, “Understood, yes,” before leaving the room.

I’m glad he left without any issues.

“Um, hello?”

“…”

“Hey? You can hear my voice, right?”

When I spoke to Mevius (temporary name) in Japanese, she stared back at me silently.

Her rainbow-colored eyes were mesmerizing to look at, but I couldn’t help but feel a strange sense of intimidation. Perhaps it was because she was the Demon King.

No, there’s no need to overthink this.

For now, the priority was to engage in a conversation with the girl in front of me.

“I am Kunou von Draussen, a reincarnate from Japan. Nice to meet you.”

“…”

“Uhm, can you understand what I’m saying?”

Mevius suddenly fell silent, and it was a bit unnerving.

“Uhh…”

“Huh? Uhh?”

“…Ah, s-sorry. Th-this is the first time Japanese has been understandable since I came here. I, um, forgot how to talk to people, and, um, oh no, I can’t… I’m feeling nauseous because of the nervousness— bleh!!!”

　In the next moment, Mevius vomited.

I quickly dodged, but some of it splattered, staining my clothes.

“Ugh, gross!!!”

“Ahhhhh!!! Un-unsightly!!! To vomit at a first meeting, so unsightly!!! I can’t hold it back because of the nerves when I try to talk!! Ugh, uh-oh, I still feel nauseous—”

“I-I get it!! Calm down!! You don’t have to force yourself to talk!! Just nod or shake your head, it’s fine!! Take a deep breath, just breathe in and out!!”

“Phew, haa, ughhh!!!”

While exhaling, Mevius vomited again.

I didn’t want to see the final boss in this state…

I tried to calm Mevius down and asked as gently as possible.

“…Are you feeling better?” 

**(Nod)**

Mevius nodded her head.

Good. It seems like I can have a normal conversation without her vomiting using this method.

…No, it’s not really a conversation, is it?

“Ah, you’re Japanese, right?”

**(Nod, nod)**

“Do you have knowledge about games? Do you understand that this is the world of Fantasista Stories?”

**(Nod, nod, nod, nod)!!**

Hmm. Another reincarnate with gaming knowledge like me.

“Why is the final boss in a place like this? Did something happen?”

**(Panicking, panicking)**

“Ah, sorry. You can only answer with yes or no, huh? Tch, if I had paper and a pen, we could communicate through writing.”

Even I, despite my resourcefulness, didn’t have such items in my magic bag.

“…Well, fine. I’ll cooperate to get you out of here. It means you’ll become my slave, though. Is that okay with you?”

**(Nod, nod, nod, nod, nod)**

It seemed like she really hated living behind iron bars, given her quick response.

Afterward, I called back Maxwell, whom I had temporarily sent out of the room, and conveyed my intention to purchase and contract Mevius.

I expected a hefty price given her status as a dark slave, but surprisingly, it was quite affordable.

“Is it really okay to be this cheap?”

“In this world, there are only people of all ages, men and women, whose hearts are lonely. We fill the gaps in their hearts. Of course, we do charge a little money, but customer satisfaction is our greatest reward.”

Maxwell said with a sly smile.

I couldn’t help but be bothered by this guy’s words and actions. It made me worry, though I didn’t quite understand why.

Well, let’s just assume it’s because of the special discount for Leon-senpai’s friend and leave it at that.

Even though it was a bargain, it still felt like I was scraping the bottom of the barrel.

If it’s not there, it’s not. I’ll just sell magical tools to Freya and Maria again to earn some money.

“Boom!! Next, please, yes. Boom!!”

…By the way, that chant Maxwell uses when casting enslavement magic is really bothering me.

I feel like I saw it in an anime from a little while back in my past life…

Well, yeah, but that chant is usually used when someone succumbs to their desires, right? I don’t think Maxwell does it on purpose, though.

I bought and contracted Mevius, along with ten other dark slaves, and headed to Reldo’s mansion.

I couldn’t bring non-affiliated individuals into the academy dorms, after all.

Until the summer vacation when I would visit the Draussen territory for inspection, Reldo would be taking care of them.

“…I heard you were going to buy slaves, but I never expected them to be dark slaves. Even though Her Majesty the Queen is aware, my nephew has quite the nerve.”

That was Reldo’s only reaction upon seeing the purchased slaves.

I had anticipated some sort of reaction regarding the dark slaves, but I was left disappointed.

It seemed like Freya did indeed condone the use of dark slaves.

“Oh my!! So many cute girls!! I’ll have to make at least double the usual amount of food!!”

“Mother!! Are you planning to empty our pantry!! Please restrain yourself!! Ingredients are not free, you know!!”

My grandmother eagerly headed for the kitchen, while Reldo tried to stop her.

They never change, do they?

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