Reader’S Regeneration Life [EN]: Chapter 99

99

If you want peace, prepare for war.

Thanks to Count Lichten’s consideration, Kim Yu-hyun and Lilith were able to use the spacious training grounds.

They were controlling their strength to keep the additional condition of ‘do it moderately’ while sparring, but suddenly Lilith’s expression turned fierce and her momentum changed in an instant.

‘Hmm?’

Since being dropped into this world, there has been only one opponent who has skillfully dealt with him.

His teacher, the former court magician, and a man with extreme martial arts skills.

Raido.

Kim Yu-hyun didn’t think he had met anyone else worthy of being called a strongman.

Perhaps Rishikida or Amsel, the leader of the Lion Knights, were fairly decent opponents.

But this human, no, this demon named Lilith was stronger than he had imagined.

Her swordsmanship was only at the level of an average knight, but she was skilled at reading her opponent’s movements, reacting to them, and trapping her enemies.

Even though it was just a sparring match, there were more than a few times when even he felt a chill down his spine.

‘But such a woman suddenly changed her momentum?’

Kim Yu-hyun adjusted his breathing and changed his stance.

If that woman was now going to be serious and engage in a real fight, not just a sparring match, then he would have to be quite nervous.

Meanwhile, Lilith was seething inside.

Was she unhappy with the fight against Kim Yu-hyun?

Surely the Succubus Queen wouldn’t be trembling with such a petty reason, would she?

‘Sion, Sion!
You really!’

She definitely had a feeling.

This was definite proof that there was another woman next to her man.

Was it Rishikida?

Or Lucia?

But both of them have been busy with various things lately, haven’t they?

In Lilith’s view, they were both still a bit shy, so they wouldn’t be the type to have a passionate love affair with Sion in broad daylight.

At least, not ‘yet’.

‘Just what kind of thieving bitch is having her way with Sion in broad daylight…’

The only person who came to mind when she thought of a thief was one person.

To be precise, it should be called a cat.

Lilith gritted her teeth, recalling the Myo Eun woman who was almost naked in Sion’s arms in the carriage last time, whimpering.

‘I will definitely cut that thieving cat off at the knees!’

Kwaaaang!―.

Lilith, who had been cherishing her mana lately, used it to strike Kim Yu-hyun’s sword.

The force was so strong that Kim Yu-hyun was pushed back and glared at Lilith with cold eyes.

An unspoken question of whether she was going to get serious and compete with ‘full power’ from now on.

“Ah.
Ah, aaaaaaaack!”

However, Kim Yu-hyun was taken aback by the sudden scream from Lilith in front of him and could only watch her.

“How dare you flirt while I’m away?
Ha!
I was wary from the carriage and felt something was strange!
That damn thieving cat!”

With that shout, Lilith turned around and ran off somewhere, stomping her feet.

Thanks to this, Kim Yu-hyun, who was left alone in the training ground, could only blink his eyes like a man who had asked a woman with a partner out on a date without knowing anything and was coolly ignored.

“…What the hell?”

Even the great Kim Yu-hyun muttered to himself as if he was very embarrassed by this situation.

After letting out a sigh, he felt embarrassed when he thought of how nervous he had been just now, so he cleared his throat, finished cleaning up the training ground, and decided to go back to his room to rest.

Meanwhile, Lilith was running towards Sion’s room with a murderous glint in her eyes, like a vengeful virgin ghost.

Her target was not her man, Sion.

She already knew that there were other women besides herself by his side, and she had no intention of showing vulgar emotions such as jealousy or displeasure.

As a succubus [a demon in female form believed to have sexual intercourse with men in their sleep], she knew better than anyone how fatal the feeling of attraction to the opposite sex could be, so it was perhaps a natural thing.

The reason Lilith was so angry now was that she was resentful that the cat had been hiding herself, pretending not to be interested in Sion, but suddenly stole everything at the last minute like a thieving cat.

Rishikida and Lucia were at least trying to gain Sion’s interest and love, which Lilith could see, but that thieving cat had always been saying, ‘Hmph!’

‘I can forgive everything else, but I can’t stand pretense, you damn cat!’

It was truly the march of the nightmare.

Lilith instantly entered Sion’s room and, before the Myo Eun woman inside could sense her and go into alert mode, she burst in!

“I’m here!”

And as she expected, the thieving cat, who had just finished the deed and was in her man’s arms, was startled.

“Eeeeek!”

Lilith, who was furious, moved to cut that cat off at the knees.

That question last time was the first and last chance she had given that woman.

If you want to be next to Sion, don’t pretend and run to him, whimpering that you like him.

If she made such an effort, she would be able to understand and accept it.

But that cat eventually chose her pride over her true feelings.

Therefore, Lilith no longer recognized or intended to accept her.

‘But you still managed to steal while I was careless?’

Kugugugu!―.

Lilith was emitting a force that was not enough to lift the entire castle, but enough to pose a threat.

The intention was to scare her and make her run far, far away, but the next development was strange.

“No, no! Sion is not at fault!
Get away!
Haak!
Haaaaaaak!”

What is this thieving cat saying now?

She was trying to punish you, not Sion.

Lilith smirked and continued to move closer and closer, and Ria, who was in Sion’s arms, jumped down and began to react more sharply.

“Don’t come! Haak!
Sion, Sion is not at fault!”

“What are you talking about?
I am now…”

“I will never give him to you.
Sion is my mate.
Don’t come any closer if you plan to harm him!
Haaaaaaak!”

It was clear that the cat was very scared of her.

She was making a hissing sound and showing her wariness, but the fear and terror in her eyes were clearly what a being facing the worst enemy would have.

‘But she’s still standing her ground?’

At this point, she should have run behind Sion.

But the woman was still standing her ground, baring her fangs and claws and threatening her.

As if she could never stand by and watch anyone harm her mate.

“…Haa.”

Lilith sighed and looked at Sion, who was standing beyond her.

When he met Lilith’s eyes, he scratched the back of his neck and shrugged.

The situation was a bit twisted, but he was reacting as if it wasn’t too bad.

It was absurd and ridiculous, but when she thought about it, she thought it might be better this way.

The woman had now become a perfect house cat, not a stray cat or a thieving cat.

‘Rather, it’s much easier to manage the hierarchy this way.’

Lilith’s thoughts were quick, and her decision was even quicker.

She immediately withdrew her momentum, crossed her arms, and began to stare at the cat who was blocking her.

“Hey, cat.”

“…Haak!”

“Stop it now.
I’m not going to harm you or Sion anymore.”

Lilith lightly raised both hands as if to show that it was not a lie but the truth.

Ria seemed to have noticed that the other party no longer had any intention of fighting, and she closed her mouth and hid her claws.

However, she did not take her eyes off her, and Lilith had a strong feeling that she was instinctively refusing to let Lilith approach Sion.

“You, you did it with Sion, right?
From your point of view, I mean ‘mating’.”

At those words, not only Ria but also Sion flinched.

If the main wife had descended and the man and woman were still standing there, it would be even stranger.

When Ria glanced at Lilith, the queen sighed as if she knew it.

“I was originally going to give you both a good scolding, but…”

That’s a lie.

She was only going to punish that thieving cat, not touch Sion.

If she were to touch him, she would have devoured him tonight.

“Winnie.”

“…Ria.”

“Huh?”

“The name Sion gave me, from now on that’s my new name.
Ria Winnie Portable.”

Then Lilith looked at Sion beyond Ria again.

Her eyes seemed to be asking, ‘How did you end up giving her a new name?’

Sion shrugged again, meaning, ‘I don’t know either.
I just ended up giving her a name.’

Lilith decided to listen to the details once this cat calmed down.

“Okay, then Ria.
As you know, Sion is originally mine.
You also know that Risi and Lucia can stay by my side because I’m not claiming ownership with a merciful heart, right?”

“…Meow.”

“But if you’re going to claim ownership of Sion, I have no choice but to do the same.
You know who will be at a disadvantage if that happens.
At the same time, there will be people who will be harmed.”

Ria nodded silently.

In other words, Lilith’s words were a warning not to do anything ridiculous if she wanted to stay by Sion’s side.

“To be honest, I wasn’t going to allow you in the first place.
I can’t stand pretense, no matter what else I can tolerate.”

“Meow.”

“So I’ll ask you one more time.
This is really the last time.
Winnie… no, Ria.”

Ria looks at Lilith with a tense expression at the word ‘last’.

Lilith smiles and opens her mouth, worried that she might attack.

“You, do you like Sion?”

A question full of intentions to tease.

A joke to tease not only Ria but also Sion behind her.

And as Lilith expected, Ria’s face turned bright red, and Sion, who was standing behind her, kept clearing his throat.

‘You have to admit what you have to admit quickly.
That’s how you become a woman who knows how to bend for the person you like.’

Look at herself right now.

She, the Succubus Queen, the Queen of Nightmares, the highest-ranking demon, has allowed two women for the sake of one Sion.

She could have just quietly eliminated both women and monopolized the man, or she could have melted him in bed so that he wouldn’t care about the two women.

But if she did that, the man’s heart would naturally drift away from her at some point.

Therefore, Lilith made a deal by bending herself a little, but instead firmly establishing herself as the first and ‘main wife’ of that man.

“Answer me, Ria.
It’s against the rules to just do it with gestures.”

Ria swallowed hard, stood still for a moment, then turned her head slightly and looked at Sion, who was standing behind her.

To be honest, she still doesn’t know what her heart is.

Whether it’s a debt of gratitude to the benefactor who saved her, or curiosity from the human’s appearance of treating other races without any prejudice, or whether it’s really what the Succubus Queen in front of her is saying, that she likes him…

‘She’s still wandering around.
She was obviously whimpering in Sion’s arms, but she still doesn’t know what her true feelings are?
Anyway, she’s still a kid, a kid.’

She giggles inwardly, but tilts her head as if she doesn’t have much time.

Then Ria turns her gaze back to Lilith as if she has made up her mind and slowly nods her head.

“Answer me, Ria.
It’s against the rules to just do it with gestures.”

“…I think I like him.
No, I like him.
He’s my mate.
So, I want to be next to Sion.”

“Is that so?”

Lilith smiles with satisfaction and gently reaches out to stroke Ria’s head.

Originally, she would have been horrified and run away, saying, ‘A demon is touching someone!’, or made a hissing sound of wariness, but Ria was standing quietly and accepting Lilith’s touch.

It meant that Lilith recognized that she was above her and was willing to obey.

“Good.
I like cute house cats more than thieving cats.”

Hew.

A sigh of relief is heard from somewhere.

At that, Lilith looked at Sion, the source of the sound, and smiled brightly before continuing.

“Sion.
Can I give you some advice?”

“Yes?”

“I admit that your charm is amazing.
Inside and out, day and night.
So I can accept that women keep gathering, but… are you really okay?”

“What, what do you mean?”

When Sion asked that, Lilith covered her mouth and laughed.

“I’m talking about the night job.
You might really die from being too skinny.
I think it would be good to make women while thinking about your stamina.
I don’t know why you keep putting other women by your side when I don’t even know how much I’m going to eat―?”

Lilith’s red eyes shone even brighter as she said that.

It was like Bear Grylls’ eyes, aiming for protein in the middle of the wilderness.

Sion couldn’t help but swallow hard.

―――――――Afterword―――――――

Give me protein