## Chapter 662 – Promotion

“Hehehe, but Winia. Am I that good?”
“I don’t know, you idiot.”
“Why are you so cute?”

Winia’s small frame fit perfectly in my arms.

After spending time with Winia, I soon heard footsteps. Claudie and Hilde had returned. They appeared in the distance, smiling as if satisfied.

What on earth did they talk about?

“Katt! We’re back from talking!”

Hilde even waved her hand energetically as she spoke.

“Oh, yeah. But why do you look so happy?”
“Well! Anyway, Claudie! Thank you so much for listening to me!”

Claudie immediately approached and grabbed my wrist.

“Claudie?”
“Katt, shall we talk?”
“Just the two of us?”
“Yeah.”

Hilde was looking at me with an expectant expression. I wondered if we could just talk here instead of going somewhere else, but Claudie grabbed me and led me into the forest.

“Claudie, what on earth did you talk about with Hilde that made her like that?”
“Hmm, what did we talk about?”
“Again, something like, ‘How can I be embraced by Katt?’ and she asked you to help her, right?”
“Hehehe, close. But it was a bit more direct.”

Direct, huh.

“That she wants to be Katt’s seventh wife? How admirable.”
“Oh.”

To say that to Claudie.

“Katt. Mama can’t help but like a woman who sincerely expresses her affection for Katt. She likes my Katt so much, how can I not see her as lovely?”

Hildegard, you little…!

Knowing that I can’t refuse Claudie, she whined to her! This crazy Demon Friend…!

“Such a good girl. To offer her heart to Katt on her own… Hehehe, she explained how devoted she is. That if she can’t be a wife, she’s okay with being a sex slave?”
“She tells me that all the time too.”
“She’s so good.”

She really appealed to Claudie with words that Claudie would like.

Claudie likes all the women who love me. If she explained it that way, Claudie couldn’t help but like her.

“That’s how she asked. To talk to Katt and change his mind. That if an Alraune is okay, why isn’t a succubus okay?”
“Ah.”

To explain that… honestly, there isn’t a big difference between Ari and Hilde. It’s just that Ari became my woman because of the situation, but there wasn’t such an unavoidable situation with Hilde.

No, even though Claudie likes to increase the number of my wives, isn’t this increasing too much?

“Katt, a succubus could be a good toy for Katt.”

Claudie hugged my neck and said that in a very benevolent tone. Her actions and tone are warm, but is she treating Hilde as a good toy right now?

“No, why is a woman a toy?”

Ah, but Claudie has that side to her. She’s a half-elf who’s lived for over a hundred years, so her values are a bit different from humans, and she’s a cruel woman to begin with.

She’s only kind to me and things related to me.

“Ah, a slip of the tongue. I’m sorry about that. But it’s okay, right? She wants to be so loyal to Katt, it would be good to accept her in many ways. Her abilities are good, right? She’s useful too.”
“…”

It’s true that I received help from Hilde. After all, I was able to become a quasi-priest thanks to her.

At first, I had extreme prejudices because she attacked me and Elise, but Hilde repeatedly apologized to me and gave me various gifts of reconciliation.

She’s a woman who knows etiquette very well, more so than ordinary people.

That’s why she’s a Demon Friend.

“Demon Friend… she’s qualified enough. Hildegard’s abilities can definitely take Katt to higher places. Remember when we went to that city to deal with demons last time? She solved all the troublesome things with her demonic abilities.”
“No, but. Even so, to immediately make her my woman…”
“That’s a very good attitude for a `ruler`.”

Ruler.

“Katt must become the best, the strongest. If women can help with that, it’s welcome. Hildegard will be helpful in the future, and.”

ㅡHoo.

Claudie briefly breathed into my ear.

Suddenly, the tension is relieved.

“She’s Katt’s type of woman, right? If there’s something like that, you should take it right away. As Mama always says, if you like something, take it, and if you don’t like someone, kill them. Katt always thinks correctly, so doing that is the right answer.”
“…”
“It’s important to make Katt grow… but it’s also important to attach good women to you.”

Anyway, Hilde put some thought into it. To make me promise back then and call out Claudie. This is completely effective, isn’t it?

“Well… if that’s what Claudie thinks, I should talk to her.”

It’s not like I think badly of Hilde. She’s a Demon Friend to begin with. There are suspicious points, but it’s a fact that I received help from her.

I trust Hilde.

“No, but Claudie. Succubi only give birth to succubi even if they make children with humans, right? It’s not a concept of spreading offspring, is it?”
“That’s not a very important issue in this case. The more women who can give birth to children, the better, but if you think about it that way, Ari is the same, right?”
“Ah. That’s true.”
“Would it be right to understand that Hildegard has a different role?”

After saying that, she released the arm she had around my neck.

“Just. She asked me to say this much. If Katt doesn’t like it, I won’t force it. This is… hmm. It might be Mama’s self-satisfaction. Self-satisfaction that comes from wanting to do everything for Katt… if thinking that way puts a burden on Katt…”

For a moment, Claudie put her hand on her chest and looked depressedㅡ

“ㅡNo! It’s not Claudie’s self-satisfaction! It’s really good to have everything done for me! So don’t say that! I’m sorry! I was wrong!”
“Katt… I’m really happy.”

Claudie immediately hugged me.

Damn it, I thought my heart was going to drop just now. No, my heart is still pounding like crazy.

ㅡThump, thump.
ㅡThump, thump.

I feel an intense beat.
Without lying, it felt like blood was rushing backwards once.

“Claudie… I never think that way, and I just think your existence itself is always the best. Everything is good, everything. I’m inhumanly happy.”
“Hehe, I really love that Katt always says that.”

Looking closely, the depressed expression from just now was long gone.

I thought I was going crazy.

“Claudie…? You won’t think like that anymore, right?”
“Yeah. I won’t because it seems like Katt is anxious.”
“I’m so anxious I’m going crazy.”
“Oh my, are you okay, Katt?”
“Ah… I’m okay now.”

Claudie was my foundation. There’s no way I could do something that would make her depressed or sad. Claudie was like my goddess.

“Then Katt, shall we go?”
“We have to go right away.”

And so, I returned to where I was with her. When I got there, Winia and Hilde were talking about something.

“Ah, Katt has returned!!”

Hilde, who had jumped up from her seat, approached me.

“Katt, Katt. It was difficult for me to say it myself, so I asked Claudie to convey it for me, but was my intention conveyed well?”
“Intention…”

ㅡSwaying, swaying.

Hildegard’s demonic tail was wagging like a dog’s tail. Looking at it like this, it feels quite cute. Can you express emotions with your tail?

ㅡFlapping, flapping.

Her wings are also flapping slightly.

ㅡSparkling, sparkling.

The eyes I’m looking at are also sparkling.
As if starlight is contained inside.

“Katt…?”

As I remained silent, the movements of her tail and wings stopped, as if she had become anxious for a moment. Well, I heard that from Claudie, so I should talk about it properly.

“It was conveyed roughly.”
“Not roughly!!! Katt! That’s my true feelings!!!”
“Let’s talk. Winia, Claudie. Just for a moment.”

When I tried to get permission, Claudie waved her hand and Winia nodded. I immediately grabbed Hilde’s hand and pulled her away.

“Aang, Katt…! If you grab my hand so strongly…!”
“What happens?”
“I become too happy!”

Aww, damn it.

And so, I came to the place where I had just talked with Claudie with Hilde. As soon as we were alone, Hilde started fidgeting and twisting her body.

This girl, really.

To make such a request to Claudie…!

“Th, th. Th. Th. Th… Katt!! More than that, more than that!! Can you see that my eyes are swollen here? I felt betrayed. I thought the sixth was definitely my place, but Alraune!!”

Hilde, who had been fidgeting, opened her mouth first. Certainly, that’s… something she could say.

She was thinking that way from the beginning.

“That’s what I’m saying.”
“What was it all about saying that monsters and demons aren’t allowed for me, a Demon Friend!!”
“Damn it, I have nothing to say.”

Saying that Ari couldn’t be helped is just bullshit.

“Anyway, Hilde. Let’s talk. You said to Claudie that you want to be my seventh wife?”
“Aat… Yes! I said that! Claudie thinks in `that way`, right? And it seems like Katt listens to her well too. So I tried it. Originally, I was going to approach more carefully… It’s all because of Katt! Alraune!!”

This girl, really.

“That’s right. If Alraune is okay, then there’s no reason why I can’t be okay too. Claudie liked it very much when I told her.”

Hilde even looked me in the eye as she spoke.

“Honestly, I know very well that Katt feels lust for me. Feeling lust means seeing me as a woman, and if you’re seeing me as a woman, then there’s no problem with having sex, right? That’s natural for humans.”

What do you think humans are?

But certainly, Hilde’s sexiness is enough to make me react. It’s been like that from the beginning. But does that mean that everything happens just because you feel lust? That’s not true.

“Ka, Katt…? Say something…”
“Ah, damn it, okay.”

Let’s talk first.

“First of all, the reason why I said no until now is… it’s because I was a married man.”
“You have so many wives for someone who says that.”

Damn it.

“It was a bit unavoidable… Actually, it wasn’t because I liked them.”
“Does that mean it was unavoidable?”
“Rather than unavoidable, the situation was like that.”

Situation.

Of course, that doesn’t mean I don’t love my wives. It’s just that Claudie is my goddess, and I love them all extremely. I feel so intensely possessive of the women who have become mine that it boils over.

But the more women I have to take responsibility for, the more complicated it becomes.

That’s why Claudie always tells me to hook up with all the women, but I’m reluctant. Winia doesn’t like it either.

“Katt… I know what you’re worried about. I’m a succubus.”

Suddenly, Hilde looked at me with pitiful eyes and touched my face.

“But originally, a man like Katt should dominate females, no. Women. That’s natural and common, but it’s also true that Katt tends to shy away from that.”

Claudie said something similar.

“I want to comfort you, Katt’s feelings.”
“There are so many women who can comfort me, you.”
“Add one more to that.”

Certainly, Hilde is kind too.

“Katt… please. I’m confident I can do well. How domestic and devoted am I? I wasn’t like this originally, but I’m only like this for Katt. I’ll do everything I can for you, all the troublesome and difficult things. I hope you’ll reciprocate my love, okay?”
“…”
“I love Katt so much. I only think about Katt all day long… This… I don’t know if it’s because of my species, but my heart is sincere. The reason why I asked Claudie a bit forcefully this time is because I felt like I was going crazy.”

Was this Hilde’s heart?

“I’m depressed.”
“Why.”
“I’m a succubus, so I’ve never felt these emotions before. Such intense love or betrayal. Depression. When I lie down alone, I sometimes cry while thinking about Katt… This is all new to me. Originally, I lived by going into dreams and taking energy… How am I supposed to live now?”