Free Web NovelChapter 127: The Signboard Girl’s Dogeza
Rigel had joined the secret meeting.
The participants, still completely unaware that he was the very person who had destroyed the Valenstein Kingdom, passionately discussed the kingdom’s restoration.
Rigel had been silently listening to their foolish conversation, but—
"Ahahahahaha!!"
He finally reached his limit and burst into loud laughter.
"W-What the!?"
"What’s wrong with you all of a sudden?"
"What exactly are you laughing at?"
The participants were visibly shaken.
It was only natural. Anyone would be shocked if a child who had been completely silent suddenly started laughing like a madman.
"Nah~ Sorry, sorry. It was just too funny. You guys were saying such ridiculously stupid things that I couldn’t help but laugh!"
Rigel grinned wickedly.
Several people, including Miranda, furrowed their brows at his words.
"What do you mean by ’stupid things’? We let you join us because you said you were a victim of the invasion army..."
"Enough, Miranda. He’s just a child. He probably couldn’t keep up with the adults’ conversation."
The beautiful boy leader tried to reason with her.
But Rigel ignored him and continued mocking them.
"Hey, hey, give me a break... When exactly did I become one of you guys?"
"You’re also a citizen of Valenstein Kingdom like us, aren’t you? Look at this proud national flag!"
The beautiful boy leader raised the Valenstein Kingdom’s flag high.
Rigel recognized that flag.
"Yeah, that’s definitely Valenstein’s flag."
"The royal family of this country were truly wonderful people. It is an immense tragedy that they were publicly executed... But I will definitely drive out those invaders! And I will take back the day when we can proudly raise this flag again!!!"
"Ahahahaha! That’s a nice idea!!"
Rigel laughed with amusement.
The townspeople, including Miranda, watched the beautiful boy’s speech with moved expressions.
"But your plan has a huge problem, you know?"
"A problem? You mean our lack of military strength? I’m well aware of that. That’s exactly why we’re going to storm that mansion—"
"Nope, that’s not it. It’s a much more fundamental and far bigger problem."
"Fundamental? What do you mean?"
The beautiful boy leader tilted his head.
Rigel didn’t answer the question.
Instead, he snatched the flag from the boy’s hands.
"H-Hey! What are you doing!?"
"How long are you going to keep clinging to this old flag..."
Ignoring the boy, Rigel tore the Valenstein Kingdom’s flag to shreds.
He then threw it on the floor and ground it under his foot.
"W-What are you doing...!?"
"Our symbol of loyalty...!?"
"Stop it—!! Don’t step on it!!!"
The participants screamed.
Miranda in particular was extremely distraught. She seemed to have some special attachment to it.
But Rigel ignored them completely.
"Do you idiots even understand? The Valenstein Kingdom has already been destroyed. This town now belongs to the Wistaria Kingdom. Trying to restore the Valenstein Kingdom is an act of treason."
"We already know that! That’s why we’re gathering like this at night, so they won’t notice us!!"
"No, you don’t understand at all. Because I... am Rigel, the Supreme Commander of the invasion army!!"
"...Huh?"
The beautiful boy leader stood frozen with his mouth open.
The others reacted the same way.
Miranda, in particular, looked like she couldn’t process what was happening at all.
"W-What are you saying...? You’re just a child!"
"That’s right! You told us you were born and raised in Mimetsu! That’s why I felt sorry for you and..."
"Kukuku... You really believed everything I said just like that? What a gullible bunch."
Rigel laughed.
His smile was pure evil—nothing a child should be capable of.
"Th-This is a joke, right...?"
"It’s not a joke. Well then, time to use force. —All units, charge!!"
At Rigel’s command, the tavern’s doors and windows were smashed open one after another.
Armored soldiers poured in.
They were Rigel’s subordinates who had been monitoring the secret meeting.
"Wha...! The invasion army!?"
"Why are they here!?"
"Don’t tell me they’ve been watching us the whole time!?"
"Damn it!! Fight back!!"
"Y-You idiots! Stop! With just the forces we have now—!"
Some were simply confused.
Some tried to run.
Some tried to fight.
Others tried to stop them.
The soldiers mercilessly subdued the townspeople who showed various reactions.
"Gyaaaaah!!"
"Hiiii—!!"
"Uwaaaaaah—!!"
It was a hellish scene of screams and chaos.
In the blink of an eye, the secret meeting was completely suppressed.
Some were already dead.
"Hey, hey... I told you to just neutralize them... Whether they live or die is my decision, got it?"
"My apologies. Their resistance was fierce, and their insults toward Commander Rigel were especially vicious, so we had no choice..."
"Hmph, can’t be helped."
Rigel casually brushed off his subordinate’s report.
Killing them indiscriminately would interfere with his rape-filled lifestyle made possible by his cheat skill [Rape].
Fortunately, the few who died in this raid were all men.
In that case, it didn’t matter.
In fact—
"B-Boy... you’re Rigel...? The leader of the invasion army...?"
"N-No way... This can’t be happening..."
Miranda and the remaining survivors trembled as they backed away.
In the end, successfully crushing the remnants’ will to resist was a good result.
Looking at the women, Rigel felt his crotch swell with excitement.
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A secret nighttime meeting was held at the Itsumetsu tavern.
Its purpose was the restoration of the Valenstein Kingdom.
However, their greatest misfortune was inviting Rigel—the supreme leader of the invasion army—without realizing who he was.
His subordinate soldiers stormed into the tavern and suppressed the entire gathering in an instant.
"Uuu... W-We’re going to be killed... Everyone’s going to die..."
Miranda was trembling in terror.
She was one of the most beautiful girls in Itsumetsu, with an outstanding figure.
As the tavern’s signboard girl, she was extremely popular among the townspeople.
(Heh heh... I could just rape her by force, but I might as well take full advantage of this situation.)
Rigel licked his lips.
Before him were several women, starting with Miranda.
He would eventually rape all of them, but Miranda would naturally be first.
There were men present too, but they didn’t matter.
"Hey, you."
"Hii...!"
When Rigel spoke to her, Miranda’s shoulders jumped in fear.
"What’s your name?"
"M-Miranda..."
"’Miranda yo—’? What?"
"Hii!? N-No! It’s Miranda!"
The moment Rigel slightly intimidated her, Miranda hurriedly corrected herself. Her face had gone completely pale.
"I see. So, Miranda. This is the tavern you work at, right?"
"Y-Yes, it is... Is there something...?"
Miranda answered fearfully.
Rigel grinned.
"As the person in charge here, let me ask you something. It seems this place was being used as a gathering spot for rebels. Don’t you think rebels should be executed?"
"E-Executed!?"
"That’s right. Every single person here will lose their heads. That’s the most efficient and quickest way, don’t you think?"
"T-That’s..."
Miranda looked down.
She was born and raised in this town.
This tavern was run by her father, and she had been working as the signboard girl since she was a child.
The regular customers were like family to her.
All those people were about to be killed.
Of course, that included herself and her father.
Miranda felt terror from the bottom of her heart.
And then—
"I... I’m so sorry! Please forgive us!!"
She dropped to her knees and prostrated herself in a dogeza.
Her voice was wet with tears.
"Are you stupid? Do you really think a simple apology will pardon the crime of treason? Execution is already decided."
"N-No, that’s not it! That was... um... not really treason..."
"Not treason? Then what was it? Speak clearly."
"It was just drunk people talking nonsense!"
"...Huh?"
Rigel frowned.
Miranda desperately continued.
"This village was once struck by disaster. But the Valenstein royal family helped save us! That’s why everyone still remembers that kindness... So sometimes we gather and complain a little... That’s all it was! It’s the truth!!"
"..."
Rigel stayed silent and pondered.
(For "just complaining," they were pretty specific with their actual plan... But I guess this is the best excuse she can come up with.) fɾēewebnσveℓ.com
In truth, whether it was treason or not didn’t really matter to Rigel.
He was annoyed that they had targeted the secret mansion where he kept his women, but even if they had actually tried to attack, it wouldn’t have been a problem.
There was no way they could break through the security of the Silver Moon Squad and Kaine, who were hiding their identities.
Even if they managed to sneak inside, the three beautiful princesses and Stella, who had already been completely trained by Rigel, would never try to escape.
"Kukuku..."
"U-Um...?"
"So you’re saying it was just drunkards getting carried away with their complaints. Well, I suppose that kind of thing does happen sometimes."
"Y-Yes! Exactly!!"
"But treason is still a serious crime. I wonder if it’s okay to overlook it just because ’that sort of thing can happen’... The safest option really is to execute everyone..."
Rigel deliberately pretended to be troubled.
Miranda’s face turned deathly pale.
"Please! I’m begging you!!"
"Hmmm... This is difficult..."
Rigel continued acting like he was deep in thought.
During that time, Miranda kept pressing her forehead against the floor.
But then she slightly raised her gaze and noticed something strange.
(...Eh?)
Rigel’s crotch was bulging. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
It was clearly visible even through his pants.
Seeing that, Miranda thought for a moment, then made up her mind.
"U-Um..."
"Hm...?"
"If you’d like... shall we talk in one of the rooms upstairs? This place also serves as an inn, so there are beds. We could talk slowly there without anyone disturbing us..."
"Oh...?"
Rigel smirked.
It was going exactly as planned.
He had enjoyed rape through intimidation before, but those cases were mostly direct threats.
A situation like this—where Miranda was half-voluntarily offering her body—was about to add a brand new page to his path of rape.
"Fine. Lead the way."
"Y-Yes! This way!!"
Miranda stood up and guided Rigel.
The two of them headed toward the stairs in the back of the tavern.
