Operation Demon Castle Date ch16

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>>Selen's feelings are brought to light...

>To Selen...
>who had lost Olivia, the one she loved, to the same illness,
>you were gravely important, Kukuru.

>...Wasn't that just
>because I was the sole heir...?

>...Of course not.

>Even if you and I were normal villagers,

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>I care for you
>so much.

>...Then why?

>Why did you lock me away!?

>I really wanted!
>To spend more time...

>with you, Mother...

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>Kukuru.

>Don't be too hard on her.
>Her methods were extreme, of course,
>but the blame lies with me.

>Eh...?

>Continuing our story...

>Why!?
>Why are you still pointing your sword at me!?
>I saved Kukuru's life, y'know!?

>But you're still a demon.
>Enemy to us humans.
>Then what was that hug about!?
>Th-That was...
>Please forget about that...
>So cute!

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>I've gone this far and it's still no good...
>How do I get her to believe me...?

>I know!

>...This is...
>a demon sealing pendant.
>If you use this, then I...

>a demon will become completely unable to use magic.

>...Do you
>really think I won't kill you?
>I don't really care about that.
>Even if you let me live, I'm just a figurehead demon lord with nothing to do at the castle.
>If anything, nothing could make me happier than being killed by the queen I love.

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>I want to abolish the Human-Demon Non-Aggression Treaty.

>Please assist me.

>This is what I wanted to accomplish with Olivia.
>To learn about demons
>and be friends with them.
>Not just for our small country.

>It's so me and Kukuru
>can fulfil our dream of travelling around the world as a family of three.

>To accomplish that, I need humans and demons to coexist.
>If you can help grant my wish,
>I don't mind trusting you a little.

>...Besides,

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>in the unlikely event that I were to marry you,
>we would need to annul the treaty first...

>Of course~♪

>And so, the two of us began preparing to annul the treaty.
>...However,

>fairytales like that never go the way you want them to...

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>Stop it, you lot!
>We're brethren starting today!

>Put down your swords!
>Nothing will change unless we meet each other halfway!
>The lives we can save will remain unsaveable!

>But your majesty!

>We've lost countless lives to those demons!
>History has proven that.

>Do you intend to repeat the same mistake!?

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>Hey, Fiari-sama.
>Rea...?
>It seems coexisting with humans is impossible after all.

>For us demons to be on equal terms with these inferior lifeforms
>would be like turning heaven and earth upside down.

>In which case...

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>Kukuru!!

>Now then!
>If you don't want me to kill this human, then get on your knees
>and swear loyalty to Fiari-sama!

>Fiari-sama.
>This is the more logical option.

>And with this, this entire world belongs to Fiari-sama.

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>...Eh?

>What the hell
>are you doing to my precious one.

>I'm sorry, Selen!
>Kukuru's okay!
>I'll bring her to you right-

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>...I'm sorry, Fiari.
>It seems...

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>that demons are not but monsters, after all!
>I was a fool for trusting you...!

>Just try and hurt this girl if you can!

>I will

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>kill you all.

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>Follow Selen-sama's lead!
>Kill all those demons!!

>...Why did things turn out like this...?

>I just
>wanted to marry you...

>...Is it

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>really impossible
>for humans and demons to be anything but enemies...?

>And so, Selen dumped me, I became a shut-in,
>Selen locked Kukuru away to protect her and the treaty annulment ended in failure♪
>That's not funny in the slightest, Mama...

>...Huh...?
>To protect me...?
>What the heck...?

>So it was all that damn hag's fault...
>Saya...

>Rea was Saya's mama, after all...

>Well, you tried to do the same thing to Princess, didn't you?
>I'm really sorry about that!

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>But why did you choose now to show up, Mama?

>Isn't it obvious?

>It's to get you two married.

>Things didn't work out for me and Selen.
>The two of us...
>went overboard trying to protect our daughters, who were burdened with our countries.

>But I don't want you to follow the same path we took.
>You should just leave me the meddlesome stuff to me and this idiot Selen.

>And if it'll let you two marry and live happily,
>then this time, the treaty will...

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>I'm sorry!

>I swore...
>that I would protect you with my own hands, Kukuru...!

>I didn't want to lose...
>another important person...

>Mother...

>...I'm sorry, Kukuru.

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>I knew all along...
>that I was making you suffer...

>But this world is overflowing with danger.
>You can't trust demons.

>They will surely betray us

>and hurt you.

>You yourself should have been attacked countless times by now.
>You should know how disgusting demons are.

>In which case,

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>I will defeat these demon lords
>and obtain true peace.

>And we'll go around the world...
>No.

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>We'll go on a date.

>We'll fulfil that promise.
>With Olivia, the three of us.

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>...I should've known it'd turn out like this...

>Argh, geez! I hate meddlesome stuff!
>Let's just do this!

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>Diana and Selen!
>Whoever wins may do whatever they wish with Kukuru!

>...Heh?

>If Selen wins, we demons will never set foot out of Brosfell Castle ever again.
>You can go on dates whenever and whereever you want.

>However!

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>If Diana wins,
>then just let Kukuru be free already.

>Her life is for her to decide.
>We mothers can't tell our daughters what to do forever.

>...Very well.

>This battle is very much in my favor.

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>Hold on!?
>Don't I get a say!?
>Don't do it, Diana!
>This time, she really will-

>It's okay, Princess.
>After all,

>Diana's love
>won't lose to someone like her.

>Someone who doesn't even consider
>putting your happiness first.

>>A battle neither can back away from...!