Damn Reincarnation

egg would take a hundred years, give or take a dozen.

Raizakia had been revered as an Ancient Dragon long before he betrayed his own kind.
He had mated with another dragon, and together they had fought alongside their brethren against the Demon King of Destruction and the Demon King of Incarceration.
However, in the midst of battle, Raizakia’s mate perished at the hands of the Demon King of Destruction.
Seizing the opportunity, Raizakia consumed the lord’s heart before turning traitor, taking his egg with him.

“…So, I guess even that traitor has paternal love.
I can’t believe he bothered to take the egg when he turned sides,” muttered Eugene.

“What did you just say?” asked Noir with a curious expression.

“Even that traitor has paternal—”

“Ahahahaha!” Noir couldn ’t contain her laughter as Eugene attempted to finish his sentence.

Her amusement was overwhelming her even though Eugene had gone through the trouble of repeating himself.
Noir clutched her stomach and let out a roaring laugh, not even bothering to hide her mirth.

“Paternal love? Raizakia? Ah, I understand.
Eugene Lionheart, in the end, you’re still a human, so it may seem like that from a human’s perspective.
Raizakia loving his children…? We’re talking about the crazy Black Dragon, right? There’s no way he could have such emotions.”

“Then what is it?” asked Eugene.

“It’s obvious, right? He brought the egg so that he could raise his child before eating them,” responded Noir.

Just as Noir couldn’t understand the concept of paternal love, Eugene couldn’t understand her words either.
He stared at Noir with a look of disbelief.

Noir couldn ’t help but chuckle as she recounted Raizakia ’s depraved plans to Eugene.

”Ah, to be exact, ” she said, ”he planned to raise his child, have them give birth, and then eat them.
Ah, and this isn ’t my speculation.
As I said before, Raizakia was arrogant and ostentatious.
He would tell me all about his plans when we sometimes met in Pandemonium. ”

The gathering of the Loyalty at Babel in Pandemonium was a longstanding tradition, initially conceived as a means for the three Dukes to keep each other in line.
Over time, the meetings evolved into a more relaxed and social affair, spanning centuries.

“It’s not a pleasant thing to talk about, but Raizakia planned to raise his hatchling, have them lay eggs, and have the new hatchlings breed to give birth to more dragons… Well, that’s how he planned to raise his descendants.”

“…”

“He would devour the descendants who were lacking, and instead of demons, he would make dragons into his subjects.
Usually, inbreeding results in odd results, but I wonder if it’s the same for dragons.
I was curious about that, but since Raizakia disappeared, I have no way of confirming it.”

“Crazy bastard.”

Eugene had never imagined that the Black Dragon would be so depraved.
No, in the first place, was doing such a thing as he’d planned even possible?

“His plan wasn’t an impossible one.
Even though Raizakia was crazy, he wasn’t lacking in ability.”

In the moments leading up to Raizakia ’s sudden disappearance, his hatchling had just emerged from its egg.
Raizakia wasted no time in taking a piece of his own Dragon Heart and implanting it into the newborn ’s forehead.
With this act, he ensured absolute control over the hatchling, whose sole purpose was to lay eggs indefinitely.

“It couldn’t have been Raizakia’s intention, but the Dragon Duchess is able to rule over the Dragon Demon Castle thanks to the dragon heart that he gave her when she hatched” said Noir.

Raizakia’s few subjects were bound to the Black Dragon by contract and, in turn, also to the hatchling who possessed a portion of his Dragon Heart.

“It would’ve been useless if Raizakia had died though.
So, my dear Eugene, are you going to continue playing dumb? I know you heard the story about Raizakia from Sienna Merdein.
I don’t think he’s dead, considering that the contracts and the Draconic spell of the Dragon Demon Castle are still intact,” said Noir.

“I told you, I don’t know,” repeated Eugene.

“You just keep telling blatant lies, don’t you? I guess you don’t have any intention of telling me the truth.
Then, let me ask you something else.
My dear Eugene, why are you trying to infiltrate the Dragon Demon Castle?” asked Noir.

“I want the Dragon Heart,” said Eugene.

It was an excuse, but it was a convincing one.

“Ah, as expected.
Are you the same as the rest? Dragon Heart… It really is a rare treasure.
If I knew that the world would turn out like this, I would have killed some dragons and taken their hearts three hundred years ago,” Noir said with genuine regret while licking her lips.
Then, she turned her gaze to Eugene with a deep smile.
“So, I was right about what you said after all.
You came because you knew Raizakia wasn’t at the Dragon Demon Castle.
You weren’t sure about the existence of the Dragon Duchess, but you had speculated about a hatchling.”

“Think as you please,” said Eugene.

“Hehehe, it’s truly adorable how you so desperately pretend.
My dear Eugene, I can also guess why you are greedy for the Dragon Heart.
It’s because you’re anxious, right? You want to build up your strength as fast as possible.
Then that leaves me no choice but to cooperate,” said Noir.

“…I don’t understand that.
Noir Giabella, why are you cooperating with me? I am your enemy,” said Eugene.

He needed to know for sure, which was why he asked, but his words made Noir hug her chest with an erotic moan.

“Enemy… You said ‘enemy.’ Ah, I love it.
Why am I cooperating with you? Because I want you to be strong like Vermouth and run rampant like Hamel,” explained Noir.

‘What nonsense is this?’ Eugene felt startled, but he desperately kept a straight face.

“That’s all?” he asked.

“I guess you don’t like my answer? Then I’ll give you another reason.
I don’t like Raizakia, and I don’t like the Dragon Demon Castle.
I’ve always wanted to kill him myself, but I was never in a position to do that.
Why? Because Duke Gavid, the wonderful Blade of Incarceration, is always wary of me reigning solo.”

In fact, Noir had never been fond of the name ‘Three Dukes.’ Rather than having Raizakia, who wasn’t even here, she sincerely believed it would be better for someone else, like Edmund or other new demons, to ascend to the title.

In other words, what Noir wanted was a break in the status quo, and this fueled her desire to help Eugene.
Eugene Lionheart, the Hero, would cause the Dragon Demon Castle to sink.
She couldn’t help but be excited about what further changes it would bring.

“Firstly, you will need to figure out how things are in Karablum.
Do you know the current situation?” asked Noir.

“…I heard that the lord of Ruol, who is located next to it, is picking a fight,” answered Eugene.

He had come to an understanding of the situation from the news he gathered after arriving.

“It was simple provocations until now, but Count Karad seems to be wanting something more.
He’s preparing for a real war,” explained Noir.

“I thought he was unaware of Raizakia ’s situation,” said Eugene.

“Well, they are located adjacent to each other.
He must have gotten a hint about it after two hundred years of silence, but that’s not his only reason,” continued Noir.

The mining district of Karablum was under the jurisdiction of the Dragon Demon Castle, and the dwarves there were being spotted in the black market.

“Count Karad is blatantly preparing for a territorial war, but the Dragon Demon Castle isn’t showing any response at all.
On the contrary, the inhabitants of Karablum are hoping for Count Karad to become their new lord.
That’s how bad the public opinion is right now.”

The lord of the Dragon Demon Castle had not appeared in public for two hundred years.
He was a lord who neglected his territory and its residents.
The only reason they could not openly blame him was that they feared him as he was a dragon.

“The more scared and anxious the people are, the more desperate they will be to find peace of mind,” said Noir with a grin.
“Obviously, there are many Night Demons in Karablum.
Firstly, I will let you into Karablum using my children.
That will be very easy.”

“And then? The place I want to go to is the Dragon Demon Castle,” retorted Eugene.

“Well, that won’t be very difficult either.
The easiest way would be for me to use the Demoneye of Fantasy, but… I have no intention of getting involved.
I don’t want to be forced to take responsibility later,” said Noir.

“Aren’t you already involved?” asked Eugene.

“This is different.
I’m only helping through my children.
That way, if it ever becomes a problem, I could resolve the problem by giving them the heads of my children,” answered Noir without hesitation.

Even though she was referring to them as her ‘children,’ she didn’t seem to possess any feelings toward them.

“Only the chosen aristocrats live in the Dragon Demon Castle, and because of Raizakia’s stupid idea, I never got any of the Night Demons into the castle.
However, both commoners and nobles wish to have pleasant dreams, right? Among my diligent children in Karablum, there are high-ranking Night Demons who deal with the nobles of the Dragon Demon Castle.
I should be able to get inside using them as a connection.”

“…It can’t be that easy.
I’m a human after all,” Eugene expressed his doubts.

“It wouldn’t be, but that’s only if Raizakia were still present.
My dear Eugene, there’s no need to think too hard about this.
In these two hundred years of his absence, Raizakia’s territory has rotted.
Ah, of course, it would be impossible for you to infiltrate the castle by yourself,” Noir stated, making sure to emphasize the significance of her help.
“Additionally, even though it’s me, there’s one thing I can’t do.
Kristina Rogeris, you will not be able to enter Karablum.
You should know why, right?”

“I knew from the beginning,” responded Kristina while maintaining a calm expression.

With her divine power, she would stand out like a sore thumb among the demons.

“I’m glad you’re quick to understand.
Now then, should we start with a stage name?” said Noir with a brilliant smile.

Neither Eugene, Kristina, nor Anise understood what Noir was talking about.
aced with their questioning gazes, Noir looked confused too.

“Why are you looking at me like that? I just told you, right? My dear Eugene, you will infiltrate Karablum with the Night Demons under my rule,” said Noir.

“…Right.”

“So, that means you’ll have to pretend to be a Night Demon as well, right? Otherwise, it wouldn’t be fun.
You’re too big to be a succubus, so that would be… No, maybe it doesn’t really matter since they’re demons anyways.
Some like the muscular ones, and you have a pretty face compared to your body, so if we put on makeup and get a wig—”

“Don’t… fuck with me.”

“Ah, then shall we go with an incubus? That shouldn’t be too hard.”

Noir’s earlier words, ‘Otherwise, it wouldn’t be fun,’ indicated there was no reason for Eugene to pretend to be a Night Demon.
In other words, the disguise was just a fun activity for that lunatic.

“You can’t use the name Eugene, so we will need something else.
A stage name… What would be good? What about Terius? It’s a favorite for the incubi.”

“Get out,” spat Eugene with contempt.