At the time when the Kingdom of Karland was fully under control and the resistance in various regions had quieted down, I was listening to a report from Almena.
“Lord Baldin, the allied forces of the Kingdom of Haiden, the Duchy of Raiz, and the Empire of Barzac are marching towards the capital of Karland. What should we do?”
“How many are there?”
“Approximately one hundred thousand. Ten thousand cavalry, thirty thousand archers, and the rest are infantry. No mages were spotted among them.”
A hundred thousand, huh? That’s quite a number.
“Alright, I’ll go myself.”
“Yourself, Lord Baldin?”
“Yes. I don’t need any accompaniment. I want to wreak havoc alone.”
“…That’s very much like you, Lord Baldin. Understood.”
With that, I left the castle and headed towards the location of the allied forces, treating it as a casual stroll.
The place I arrived at was a grassland.
The terrain wasn’t bad, and the hundred thousand allied forces were marching in a disorderly manner towards the capital of Karland.
If I were to unleash a massive spell here, I’d probably see a beautiful fireworks display.
I stood in a position to block the advance of the allied forces and—
“Scarlet Nova.”
It’s my favorite spell—a wide-area annihilation magic.
A massive magic circle appeared in the sky, and a rain of fire that covered the heavens descended.
But this wasn’t just ordinary fire.
Each flame was like a bomb, obliterating everything within hundreds of meters upon impact.
All of it rained down upon the allied forces.
“—Hoh.”
I couldn’t help but let out a sigh of admiration.
Someone had blocked my spell, which I could confidently say was my specialty—a wide-area annihilation magic.
They didn’t protect the entire allied force, but they managed to shield about thirty percent of it with what seemed to be a defensive barrier.
I had intended to wipe them out in one strike, but I never expected it to be blocked.
“Oh well. One more—wait, they’re not going to give me another chance.”
I could see a portion of the allied cavalry charging towards me.
They must have noticed my presence.
Despite the near-total devastation caused by just one spell, they still had the courage to charge at me…
From the perspective of the Demon King, I have to give them high marks for that.
I could vaporize them with another spell from here, but since they’re coming at me, I might as well settle this in close combat.
—Little did I know, this overconfidence would later prove to be a mistake.
“Was it you who cast that spell just now?!”
“That was magic, not a spell—whoa?!”
I was left speechless when I saw the members of the allied force charging towards me.
No, it wasn’t because they were a group of rugged warriors.
So, what surprised me?
It was the fact that every single one of them was wearing armor with an absurdly high level of exposure.
I’m not even sure if it could be called armor anymore.
On top of that, each one of them was a stunning beauty, the kind that would steal anyone’s attention at first glance.
And to add to that, they were all impressively well-endowed.
As for the beauty leading the group, she had melons that rivaled Almena’s.
“Prepare yourselves!! Everyone, use barrier magic!”
“Yes!!”
“Hmm.”
While I was mesmerized by the countless pairs of breasts, the group began to move.
A hemispherical curtain of light enveloped me.
At the same time, I felt a tingling sensation in my fingertips, and my movements began to lag by fractions of a second.
This is…
“It seems you’ve realized it now!! This barrier magic weakens the physical abilities of the target while strengthening me and my subordinates!! It’s our victory!!”
“Bloodline magic…”
Another unfamiliar term.
“But well, it’s not a problem.”
“Eh?”
The Demon King isn’t so weak that a slight lag in movement would hinder him.
I unleashed a wave of killing intent across the area.
Humans, being rational creatures, are somewhat resistant to such killing intent.
However, the horses they were riding are animals that act on instinct.
The horses, terrified by my killing intent, began to buck wildly.
The beauties riding them were thrown off one after another.
“Kyaa?!”
“W-what’s going on?!”
“E-everyone, don’t break formation!!”
The melon girl frantically gave orders, but it was too late.
The barrier magic seemed troublesome, so I wanted to take it out first, but it would be better to deal with the melon girl who could give clear orders without hesitation.
I closed in on the melon girl.
The human body is fragile. With my bare hands, I could pierce through her torso.
Thinking that, I reached out towards the melon girl—and—
“Huh?”
For some reason, I ended up groping the melon girl’s breasts.
Squish. Squish. Squish squish.
They were soft. The elasticity wasn’t the best, but they had a softness that made my fingers sink in.
(These breasts are a perfect score!! Thank you!!)
…No, that’s not it. What am I thinking?
I quickly distanced myself from the melon girl and stared at my hand.
“Could it be…”
My past life’s personality must have resurfaced.
It had mixed in but hadn’t completely disappeared.
No, if I think about it calmly, there were signs of this before.
I had an urge to grope Almena and Mariaritte’s breasts, and I actually did it.
With Klyune, I even groped her without any conscious intention.
And just now, the hand that was supposed to strike with genuine killing intent unconsciously groped her breasts, and I could clearly feel the discomfort.
Since when? Since when had I become like this?
I know the answer.
Ever since I recalled my past life’s memories, I was no longer the pure Baldin.
The current me can’t kill a girl with amazing breasts.
The hand that was supposed to kill unconsciously moves towards the breasts.
The current me—can’t kill women.
“Y-you!! How dare you grope my chest!! Everyone, attack!!”
“Yes!!”
No, it’s fine. There’s no need to panic yet.
Even if I can’t attack, I can just dodge their attacks.
If their attacks don’t land, then I can’t lose.
As I thought that, I saw it.
The breasts of the women charging at me, bouncing violently.
My lower half’s demon sword reacted, and I couldn’t move.
“How dare you touch our sister’s breasts!!”
“Take this!!”
“You pervert!!”
I was showered with insults and beaten to a pulp.
I almost awakened to that kind of fetish, but the pain was too much, and I regained my senses.
After repeating that a few times…
“W-what is this man? He has horns, so I assume he’s a demon from the ‘Great Hole’ of Karland…”
“Was he the one who cast that massive spell earlier?”
“No, it couldn’t be him. The one who cast that spell must have been exhausted and left this guy behind to cover their retreat. We’ll pursue them immediately!!”
“Yes!!”
I had died.
Well, not really. Since I’m immortal, I can’t die, so it was just a fake death.
What a turn of events.
The Demon King Baldin, who hadn’t tasted defeat in so long.
The Demon King Baldin!! To think I would lose to breasts!!
Tears streamed down my face as I watched the melon girl and her group leave, chasing after the non-existent caster of the wide-area annihilation magic.
After that, I took out my frustration on the remaining allied forces, turning them into charcoal, which caused the melon girl and her group to retreat.
It was a victory, but also a defeat.
For the Demon King, who is expected to possess absolute strength, this defeat was significant.
It was a good thing I didn’t bring any subordinates.
If they had seen this, the Demon King’s army would undoubtedly split.
This can’t go on.
I need to find a way to overcome my weakness for breasts!!