Chapter 1: Rule 1

The battle between the Demon King’s army and the heroes was now in its final stages.

The only two left standing on the cliff was me, the general, and the hero.

I could barely stand with wounds all over my body, but the hero should be the same.

The next blow would decide the game.

I gather all my remaining mana and formed a huge dark magic spell.

“These are your last rites. Dark Explode!”

“This is the end! Sacred Sword!!”

Light and dark magic clashed against each other with flashy sounds.

They were evenly matched for a while, but he was gradually pushed back.

“Damn, so this is it…”

As his mana ran out, a sword clad in brilliant silver light pierced through his body.

He fell into the abyss with the same momentum.

The last thing he saw was the dark eyes of the hero.

My body crumbled to pieces.

I lost.

However, not all of the Demon King’s army was defeated.

Starting with his foster father, the Demon King and his aides were all well-trained.

You won’t be able to win if you’re struggling against me.

–My body should’ve completely collapsed by now.

However, a vague bit of consciousness remained.

I don’t know if I’ve reached the bottom of the abyss.

I wonder how much time had passed while I retained barely a wisp of consciousness.

A voice came from somewhere.

『 Heed this voice!《Hero Summon》! 』

For a moment, I felt my body return and land on the ground.

When I looked up, there was a pure white light.

As if being guided by that light, I stretched out my hand.

My body floated gently, and I closed my eyes tightly as I was wrapped in a bright light.

When the light finally subsided and I opened my eyes again, there stood a hero with a stunned expression in front of me.

In that room, there was not only the hero but also his human companions and demons that had defected.

Also, the magic circle at his feet.

I got an answer from these.

This was a summoning rite.

I heard the hero’s companions say that the hero could use a special magic called《Hero Summon》to increase the number of allies.

It was a magic to draw the necessary force at the right time.

And I seemed to have answered that summons.

Along with the memories of being an enemy.

With a smile on my face, I bowed as a retainer.

“I have responded to your summons. My name is Julius von Belzeburg. I may be a demon, but under the hero’s will, I will aid in the annihilation of the Demon King’s army.”

“J-Julius, why are you…!”

A man who seemed to be a magician pointed and yelled at me.

I gave a troubled smile and tilted my head.

“I apologize, have we met before?”

“You were the general of the Demon King’s army, weren’t you?!”

“I’m a newborn demon, I don’t have any memories of my life from before the darkness. General of the Demon King’s army may have been my title in my past life, but that’s a story from a previous life. Memories are another (separate thing). However, my ability was retained so I believe that I can assist you.”

This was not entirely false.

Demons could revive over and over unless their cores were destroyed.

But even if they were revived, their memories would generally not be inherited, and they would only have the same appearance and abilities.

The demon behind the magician nodded in agreement.

“But…”

“Even so…”

The noisy conversation stopped with a word from the hero.

“The summoning was successful. Julius will be our companion from now on.”

Deep blue eyes stared straight at me.

“Great to have you from now on!”

“Yes, thank you very much.”

I took the hand that was offered to me with a smile.

I was guided to a room that looked like a guest room. The hero left after telling me to wait a minute.

Now that I was alone, I started thinking about the future.

I wasn’t sure what happened, but I was summoned as the hero’s companion.

However, I don’t seem to be welcomed by anyone other than the hero.

Perhaps my plan to destroy them would be discovered at this rate.

If that happens, I would be greatly outnumbered and no one would come to save me.

But if the hero allows me to stay by his side like this…

Let’s hide quietly and find a chance to attack when his guard is down.

The hero returned after I finished setting my future plans.

He looked at me with sparkling eyes.

–I’m not good with those eyes.

“Julius… No, can I call you Juli?”

“Sure, I don’t mind.”

It seemed that he really wanted me as an ally.

However, that came with conditions.

“Juli, I want you to make a contract with me. That’s the condition.”

A contract was a type of magic that bound two people.

The dominant party could determine the ‘contract rules’ and enforce them.

On the other hand, the other party would be able to use more powerful magic by borrowing the power of the dominant party.

For that reason, it wasn’t uncommon to sign a contract in a battle relationship.

I see, the purpose of the hero was to prevent me from harming him by making a contract.

However, magic like that wouldn’t work on someone like me with my amount of magic power.

The tougher the contract, the easier it was to resist with mana. Even if there was a clause like ‘You cannot harm the hero’, it would be easy to break.

“With Juli’s amount of magic power, we can’t make the rules of the contract too strict. That’s why I’m thinking of making it a condition that makes it easy to follow my orders. What do you think?”

I thought the terms were fairly loose.

The fact that the rules were easy to follow meant there wasn’t a big problem if they did not pass.

I don’t know if there’s any meaning to it then, but if the hero’s satisfied with it, then it was convenient.

It was possible to use magic power even without being bound by the conditions.

“I don’t mind, please contract.”

“Great, let’s contract right away then.”

The hero chanted a spell and light overflowed from his palm and gathered in my right hand, gradually turning hot.

“…That concludes the contract.”

When I opened my hand and checked it, a distorted plant-like pattern was on it.

The same pattern was on the hero’s left palm.

I checked the flow of magic power but there was no change even with magic power being transmitted from the hero.

I was just a little disappointed.

“This makes it easier for Juli to follow my orders but not to the extent of enforcement. You can do as you please, I don’t really mind.”

He cut off his words and stared at me.

“However, we need to get along in order to reassure the others. First off, I would like to start by observing the rules between the contractors, is that okay?”

I nodded at the hero’s words.

“Both contractors must kiss when they’re alone. It’s a simple rule, right?”

“Yes, you’re right.”

Such things were common sense.

And right now, it was just the two of us, perfect timing for a kiss.

I put my hand on the hero’s cheek and bring my face closer.

I closed my eyes and gently touched his lips.

A few seconds later, I drew away and found the hero staring at me.

Were you watching the entire time you were kissed? That feels a bit awkward.

Thinking that, I suddenly laughed.

“Is this your first kiss, Juli?”

“Yes, is there a problem?”

A slightly embarrassed smile came to my face, but I tried my best to reply calmly.

“Well, we’ll have to practice from now on.”

Saying that, the hero took my chin and kissed me.

A thick tongue pried open the thin lips.

Surprised by the sudden invasion, I didn’t move in time and the hero quickly hooked my tongue.

“Ngh, hngh…!”

My tongue was lightly bitten and sucked on.

As the inside of my mouth was violently invaded, saliva flowed in.

Two people’s saliva mixed inside my mouth.

The splashing sound made me feel like my ears were being violated too.

I couldn’t breathe and my consciousness was growing fuzzy.

I gripped the hero’s shoulder tightly in pain.

“Mmn… mouth… haa….”

I was finally let go of and sucked in a deep breath.

The saliva I couldn’t swallow dripped down the side of my mouth.

The hero wiped it with his thumb and chuckled.

“You have to breathe through your nose when kissing.”

One more time, I put my lips together.

When I became aware of breathing through my nose, it became somewhat easier than before.

Now that I was no longer suffocating, I could afford to pick up on my other senses.

The hero’s tongue traced my teeth, and after stroking the roof of my mouth, he rubbed against my tongue.

A tingling sensation ran down my spine.

The strength in my legs was gone and I clung to the hero.

The hero firmly held me by my waist and supported me.

I wrapped my arms around the hero’s neck so that I wouldn’t fall and clumsily imitated his movements with my tongue.

“Ngh, mmh…”

When the long kiss finally ended and I was released, the hero gently sat me down on the sofa.

“Let’s practice like this every day from now on.”

The hero stroked my cheek and gave me an ecstatic smile.

His face looked much more attractive now compared to that sparkling smile.