Operation Demon Castle Date ch12

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>>The Princess Returns.

>...Kukuru Lislia
>has returned to Lislia Castle.

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>Mother...

>Kukuru-sam!

>Laiza...
>I'm so...
>so glad you're okay...

>Yes... I'm sorry I worried you...
>There there.
>Wha!?

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>No fair, Laiza!
>I'm the one who saved the princess!

>Princess! Please give me more praise too!
>And also,

>give me more headpats and touches and loving.
>No way. That sounds like a pain.

>Ah, are you embarrassed to do it in public?
>Then let's return to my room later so we can...<3
>Seriously, shut up.
>!

>My apologies, Queen Selen.
>I have succesfully brought the princess back as you ordered.

>With this, our marriage is also

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>I told you
>you were to stay here forever.

>...My apologies.

>Selen-sama!!
>This incident was all the Demon Lord's doing!
>Kukuru-sama didn't do anything wrong!

>Yotsuha.

>You did well to retrieve Kukuru.
>Since Kukuru has been returned safely,
>my plan has been advancing smoothly.

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>Proceed with "Operation Demon Eradication".

>What!?

>Seek all the demons living in that castle...
>and

>wipe out them and the Demon Lord's bloodline.

>W-Wait!
>If you do that, you'll definitely incite a war!

>Besides, Diana is already...

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>DON'T YOU DARE SPEAK THAT DEMON'S NAME!!

>...A war?
>From the day you were kidnapped...
>No.
>From the day you were injured,
>this war had already begun.
>Eh...?

>Hero Yotsuha, prepare the Lislia army for the operation right away.
>R-Right!

>Once prepared, we'll carry out the operation as soon as...

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>Princess!?

>...Please.
>Don't start a war...

>I don't want to see
>that girl get hurt anymore because of me...

>I won't complain again.
>I'll do as you say, Mother.
>I'll do everything that's needed of the next queen.
>I'll never try to leave this castle again.

>So please...

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>Don't do anything
>to my beloved one...

>Wha-...
>That fiend still has control over your mind...?

>I'm gonna kill her right away!

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>Understood.

>Why, stepmother!!
>The Demon Lord has Kukuru-chan under her control!!

>Eep!?

>...Well then, it's a little overdue,
>but come tomorrow,

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>we shall hold Kukuru and Yotsuha's wedding.

>...

>It was originally
>to be held on the day the Demon Lord kidnapped you, Kukuru.

>I trust there are no objections,
>Kukuru?

>We did it, Kukuru-chan!
>Now I can finally become Kukuru-chan's destined one...

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>...Are you okay, Kukuru-sama...?

>Yes.
>Thank you for standing up for me earlier.
>You're always coming to my rescue, Laiza.

>But I guess,

>I'm back to being a puppet like always.

>Well, not that it matters.

>...You're wrong,
>Kukuru-sama...

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>Selen-sama simply...

>Without fail, you're the only one
>that I'll...

>>What lies with Selen's heart...?