The Impersonating Daimaou Wants to be Hated (WN): Chapter 94

 

Chapter 94: Arrogance

 A clown could make a better entrance than this.

 Sighing quietly at the appearance of the thuggish Aquim Bonvoul, I pressed my aching temples.

 Seriously, thinking that the fate of this country would depend on the actions of this guy makes me feel like I'm lost in a terrible nightmare.

 When he looked around at the people in the conference room with an arrogant attitude, he blatantly clicked his tongue.

"Ha? You all look like a bunch of deadbeats. I'm wasting my time coming here. Can't you guys even say thank you?"

 What kind of mindset makes someone say such a line? How can anyone say thanks to a moron who breaks down doors for no reason at all?

 Clap*, clap*. Clap*, clap*.

 The sound of applause echoed in the quiet conference room after the appearance of Aquim Bonvoul. Two of them.

“Bravo! As expected of my son. What a cool way to make an entrance. Wait a minute. I'll record it with this memory stone now."

 Memory Stone. It is a magic tool that can record still images, but the one that the head minister held is the more advanced one. It would be able to take a video like the "Eye of the Law".

"Oh! Looking good. That's cool, my son.

 Dedeb activated the record with his mana. I am amazed at this, but this is the kind of guy he is. But the problem isーー

"As expected, you too."

 For some reason, it was Sharna who was applauding Aquim Bonvoul…… you? He speaks to her in a very casual manner.

 Of the two who were applauding, Aquim Bonvoul glanced at Dedeb, ignoring Sharna. And had such an innocent smile that seemed to overturn all his previous impressions.

"Father! It's been a long time since we met in person. What's the matter? You haven't come to see me since I became the Knight of Light. You must miss me."

"Sorry, sorry. I'm busy with work. But I've sent a lot of congratulatory gifts."

"Yeah, it was great. I especially liked the house. It's the perfect love nest. Hey, Elana."

 Aquim Bonvoul wrapped his arm around Elana's shoulders, who had followed him, and pulled her into a big hug.

"……Onee-chan."

 A shock ran through Tiara's body. I feigned an unchanged attitude on the surface but prepared myself to throw a knife at any moment.

"Hoho. It's the first time I've seen her so close, but is that Rosina's daughter? She certainly has a resemblance to her."

 Dedeb turned his eyes to Elana's entire body. I remember that Dedeb used to woo Rosina when he was young and she always beat him up.

 Thinking about the days when I was still immature. I scoff at my sentimental self, who misses her past at times like this. I thought that even though I looked much the same under the influence of magic, I was still getting older.

"...I apologize for the delay in greeting you. I'm Elana Shield, who has decided to serve Aquim-sama. I look forward to working with you from now on."

 Dedeb is not as famous for his lust as Aquim. But he is not a person Elana would want to befriend with. 

 Tiara, who looked like she was on the verge of losing her temper, was staring at the exchange between Elana and Dedeb with a praying look on her face. Ouma's expression was also a little stiff.

"Fumu. Unlike her mother, she seems to be auspicious. She also has beautiful black hair like her mother."

 Dedeb's eyes looking at Elana were a little suspicious…… Please give me a break. I am a woman too. I don't want to see a scene where Elana is handed over to Dedeb like a slave.

 Intervene? But even though she is Rosina's daughter, I don't owe Elana personally. A small matter before the big one. Regardless of personal feelings, as a Knight of Light, I wanted to avoid any trouble. The attendant is a role that certainly has that aspect to it.

 It all depends on the master, Aquim Bonvoul. And that's why I thought a disgusting development would happen....... or so I thought.

"Heh, what a bad father. I'm really in love with Elana. So I won't forgive you if you touch her, even if you're my father."

 Surprisingly, Aquim Bonvoul said this and tightened his arm around Elana's shoulder.

"...Aquim."

 Although her expression did not change, Elana, who was being held on the shoulder by Aquim Bonvoul, did not seem to be disgusted....... At least it didn't look like she was desperately trying to push away her disgust.

 Dedeb must have felt the same thing, pressing his hands on his bulging belly and exaggeratedly shrugging his shoulders.

"Hahaha. As expected of my son. You got the daughter of a woman I couldn't get so easily. Also, there's no way I'll lay a hand on my cute son's woman. No need to worry."

"I'm asking, just in case. But would you open your legs for anyone but me, Elana?"

"You don't have to worry about that..."

"I see. I see. You're too cute."

 Aquim Bonvoul happily rubs his cheek against Elana.

"That's good. It seems like it was the right decision not to go to the mansion. As a parent, I can't interfere in my cute son's love life."

"Ah? No, you don't have to worry about it that much. I'm a flexible man."

"Enough, you people! Where do you think you are?"

 The ministers had been completely shut out since the appearance of Aquim Bonvoul. But one of them shouted angrily.

"Hey, father. What's wrong with her? That frustrated woman walking around in a suit."

“The Minister of Finance. I've been trying to get her, but she's a very difficult woman to flirt with."

"Is she a homo or something?"

"Ah, I see. Then it certainly makes sense that she's not falling in love with my status… don't you agree?"

"It can't be helped. Leave this to me."

 Saying that, Aquim Bonvoul steps forward to the Minister of Finance.

"W-what is it?"

 The Minister of Finance is getting ready... You're not going to attack the minister here, are you?

 I wondered if I should throw my knife at the bad feeling.

 Damn it, hey Sharna. Why are you so calm?

 Not only I but also the other ministers and generals are frustrated because they can't read Aquim Bonvoul's intentions. Meanwhileーー

“Aquim…… sama. Everyone has gathered today for an important discussion. Please leave it for another time."

 Elana grabbed Aquim Bonvoul's arm.

“Ah?...... Well, if you, my dear, say so, I'll put up with it. But even so......"

"……What is it?"

"No, you're fine, but I also like that 'subordinate' feeling. Hey, try saying Aquim-sama again."

 Aquim Bonvoul hugs Elana again and begins to touch her breasts and buttocks.

"Playing around. I will respond to any requests later, so please stop for now... Aquim-sama."

"Whoa, whoa. But a kiss is fine, right? Hora, muchu."

 Aquim Bonvoul deliberately sticks out his lips as if he was showing off...... but just before that...

 Crash*!!

 Part of the huge table we were surrounding shattered into pieces. Standing in front of the shattered part was Tiara, her short-cut black hair rising with lightning.

"Don't touch onee-chan!"

 Tiara entered into an attacking stance with serious murderous intent flowing.

 Seriously, you're still a kid.

 I personally don't care what happens to Aquim Bonvoul, but Tiara won't be able to beat him. In fact, he's going to use the attack as an excuse to violate her. I couldn't bear to see all of Rosina's daughters become his plaything.

 That's why I was going to stop Tiara before she attacked.......

 In the interval compressed by mana, I saw Ouma try to move at the edge of my vision. He was probably going to hit Tiara. The mana in his clenched fist is quite merciless.

 It would probably be less damaging for Tiara if I stopped her, but it might be more convenient for her to be punished by her parent and considering what would happen later.

 I decided not to do anything unnecessary and leave it to Ouma. Immediately afterーー a flash of red pushed Tiara to the floor.

"What!?"

 I opened my eyes wide. What was that speed? Even I, a Knight of Light, couldn't completely follow it with my eyes.

"O-onee-chan?"

 I guess she didn't understand what had happened. With a stunned look on her face, Tiara looked up at the person who was locking her elbow. Andーー

"Tiara Shield. I will not allow you to attack Aquim-sama."

 Elana, her hair and eyes dyed a fiery red, declared with a horrified look on her face.

"No, I just..."

"Shut up."

 Elana puts strength into the hand that is locking Tiara's joints.

"...Uu!?"

 Tiara groaned once at the voice, but after that she kept her mouth shut and continued to look up at her own sister with puzzled eyes.

"Oi, oi Elana. Siblings fighting are not good."

"I'm sorry, Aquim-sama. I'll kick this rude person out right now."

"Ah? No, you don't have to go that far, but if that's what you want to do, you can do it. I was going to kick them all out anyway."

 Aquim Bonvoul said something disturbing that she couldn't pass up, but Elana, worried about her sister, probably deliberately didn't ask about it.

“Thank you very much… Mina, Laura. I'm sorry, but please take care of Tiara for a moment."

 Elana called out to the two who were quiet in the corner of the room.

"I understand. Tiara-sama, please come this way."

"O-okay."

 Released from her restraints, Tiara stood up and turned her eyes toward her sister, but Elana ignored her.

"Tiara-sama, is something wrong?"

"N-nothing...... hey, Laura."

"What is it?"

"No, um... i-it's nothing..."

 She is restrained by her sister and her friends behaved like strangers. Tiara is understandably disheartened. Considering her age (she just graduated from the academy), it is hard not to feel a little sorry for her.

 Even I, a total stranger, thought so, so I would have felt even more so if it was one of my family members.

"Laura, I'll take the responsibility, so please treat Tiara as you normally would, okay?"

 Elana said without ever making eye contact with Tiara.

"Is that so? Then won't hesitate... torya."

"Ouch?"

 Laura, who was giving off the air of a modest servant, suddenly changed her tone and slammed her hand into Tiara's head.

 It's a good move. My opinion of Laura has risen once again.

"Jeez, I don't know why you and Mina are so emotional. It's okay to fight, but you should at least choose the right person to fight with."

"But."

"No buts."

"Don't worry. I understand how you feel."

"I don't understand!"

 Nuo!? That damn maid. She hit the most beautiful in the world, Mina......

 It was the moment when Laura's hand hit her head.

"Aquim-dono. I heard you say earlier that you were going to kick us all out?"

 Perhaps thinking that Tiara's situation had been settled, or perhaps fearing that Aquim might change his mind if left unchecked, Ouma interrupted Aquim's earlier comment.

"Ah, yes. We are going to have a very important meeting in this conference room right now to save this kingdom. All of you who are in the way, get out."

"What!? We are in the way? Even if you are the knight of light, you can't talk like that."

“That's right. That's right. It's suspicious that you won't discuss it with us. Are you up to something evil?

 The ministers were all criticizing Aquim Bonvoul. I suppressed my desire to join them in criticizing him.

"You idiot! I know the enemy has the ability who can dominate an opponent just by looking at them. If that is the case, it is only natural to limit the information to a limited number of people!”

"T-that's..."

"Well, there might already be someone in this room who is being manipulated. Are you taking the right measures for that? Ah!?"

 Surprisingly, Aquim Bonvoul's statement made a lot of sense, and coupled with his position as a knight of light, everyone kept their mouths shut. Meanwhileーー

"Excuse me, Aquim-dono. Will you show me your power?"

 Ouma said something very unexpected.

"Ah!? Who the hell are you?"

"Ouma Shield. I'm your attendant's father."

“Ha? Ah, you... why? Why the hell are you telling me to show my strength?"

“You seem to have a secret plan, but many here are skeptical that you really have the power to call yourself a Knight of Light. That's why I want you to show us first in an easy-to-understand way. I want to see if you really have the power we believe you have."

"Speaking like that, isn't it really just because you want to kill me?"

"I will not deny it."

 Tiara shouted, "Kill him, Father," loudly enough to be heard throughout the room, followed by Laura next to her, who hit her on the head.

"Haa. Honest bastard. Alright, come."

"W-wait son. You don't need to accept such a stupid match. Leave this to me."

 Dedeb shouts louder than Tiara. Dedeb, who spent the same time as Ouma, is well aware of Ouma's ability. Even for me, there is no guarantee that I would be able to win a melee battle with Ouma without the power of the Holy Sword.

"Father, don't worry. Here, I will show a cool fightーー"

Swish*!!

 Just as Aquim Bonvoul was talking to Dedeb, Ouma's fist, which contained mana, seemed to hit Aquim Bonvoul in the face, taking advantage of the gap while he was still talking.

 Turning around, Ouma's body floated through the air.

"Kuh!?"

 Ouma, who had been thrown away, adjusted his stance in the air and landed on his feet safely.

"Just watch."

 Aquim Bonvoul turned a triumphant face to Dedeb as if nothing had happened.

"This is... a surprise."

 Ouma looked at Aquim Bonvoul with astonishment and lightly shook the arm he used to punch.

 I have seen it. At that moment when Ouma was about to hit him, Aquim Bonvoul gave a slight yank to his fist by touching Ouma's hand. Then, as if a huge swell of force was generated, Ouma's body was turned upside down, starting from the arm.

 I cannot determine whether it was magic or martial art, but if such a thing could be done, it should have been possible to simply snap or tear off his arm, instead of throwing and flipping over Ouma's body.

 In other words, Aquim Bonvoul went easy on Ouma so that he would not get hurt. And a fighter as good as Ouma would have understood that without anyone pointing it out to him.

"It was my complete defeat. I will follow your instructions, Aquim-dono."

“F-father!?”

 Tiara's shrieking cry. Laura is looking somewhat happily at Aquim Bonvoul, and Mina was just beautiful (a goddess!?).

 The conference room suddenly became noisy after Ouma recognized Aquim Bonvoul's ability. In the midst of all this, Ouma asks Aquim Bonvoul in the same manner as before he hit him.

"So, Aquim-dono, you said everyone earlier, but does that mean everyone except Aquim-dono should leave this room?"

"Ah? No, that's not a meeting... ah, that's right. That's right! The knights of light should remain. I have something important to tell them."

 I pressed my temples at the unexpected nomination.  Looking around, there were even those who showed blatant relief.

"I knew you needed me."

 Meanwhile, for some reason, only Sharna happily said that.

 What is really wrong with her?

 I began to worry about Sharna's words and doing, and decided to observe her carefully. In the meantime, people were disappearing from the conference room one after another, and in no time at all we were alone.

"Just in case, I'll use magic to soundproof the room. So, what do you want us to do?"

“Ah? ... Ah, well. There are things I would like to do, but frankly, I just thought it would be cool to have a secret meeting with only the Knights of Light...... Um, well...... do you want to have sex?"

"Don't joke around!" 

 Even a monkey in heat would say something a little better if it could speak human language. At Aquim Bonvoul's words, I forgot to be friendly and found myself yelling back with all my might.