Novel Full Omake 2 - Ouroboros And The Demon King’s Hayashi Rice
My farm work was done.
Ouroboros prepared a cup of tea for us and we were drinking it together on the wood deck in the garden. Then, the skipping Sonja said something like this.
「She’s the Demon King Cornelia’s aide….but here, the devil marshal Ouroboros is being treated as a maid…Tatsuya is amazing nano desu♪」
「Eh? Is Ouroboros actually that amazing?」
No, I know she was Cornelia’s aide.
Then, Ouroboros only giggled.
「No way that’s true.」
「No, Sonja would never lie nor say nonsense.」
Well, she’s always the happy-go-lucky type.
She’s the one who doesn’t care about upper or lower social positions.
「Fufufu, I may be amazing compared to the weak but among the true strong, I’m…」
No, I know you’re strong.
What I want to hear is your backstory.
The previous master of Ouroboros is a legal loli so she’s not very dignified.
In this house, she’s completely treated like a maid.
「By the way, how many subordinates does Ouroboros used to have?」
「I’m a cadre of Cornelia-sama’s Dragon Shrine. Hmmm….I’d say there are around 20 people who are lower than me.」
「Oh? That’s surprisingly few.」
Well, what can I say? She’s just a little girl demon king who likes curry.
In addition, I heard that she’s half retired so I guess she really doesn’t have much power.
「Well, there used to be a lot of servants and soldiers but now, Cornelia-sama is unarmed and frugal.」
「By the way, how many subordinates do you used to have?」
「In the Dragon Shrine, I used to have around…500000 people working full time.」
「You were that amazing?」
「I’m an aide of a demon king…in short, her direct subordinate. That much is normal.」
She has 500000 in that place alone?
I see. They really seemed to have been very amazing in the past.
No, but if you think about it, Cornelia is a legit demon king and if she seriously wants it, she can easily make millions of demons move.
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Fuh, if you underestimate her just because she’s a curry lover, you’ll get beaten up.
In the future, I’ll be a little more careful and add fukujinzuke to her curry.
Fufufu, I can already see her smiling.
「So this Dragon Shrine is big enough to accommodate 500000 people?」
「Yeah, it’s big.」
「Well, how big is it exactly?」
「It’s about 20 kilometers from the entrance to Cornelia-sama’s bed-chamber. The site is 30 kilometers square and it includes the soldier’s quarters, maid’s quarters, tavern, and stores selling daily necessities.」
「That’s no longer a compound, that’s a city.」
「Including dragons and lizardmen, I am a reptile king. I am named Ouroboros because I am a demi-god called serpent god.」
「Demi god….amazing.」
「Cornelia-sama is not a demigod, she is, one of the 12 demon kings…an existence synonymous with god.」
「Cornelia-sama is not a demigod, she is, one of the 12 demon kings…an existence synonymous with god.」
「……all right, let’s increase her curry’s meat and not just fukujinzuke.」
「Yes? What are you talking about?」
「No, I’m talking to myself.」
We’re acting like good friends but I think I’ve actually been treating her badly.
I’ve been teasing her a lot….
The other day, when I served her Hayashi rice instead of curry, she was really upset.
In a certain punishment game, I pinched her cheeks….
「Ouroboros, should I give you a little more salary or should I give you pocket money?」
「Eh? Why are you going to do that?」
「A demi god’s monthly salary is 25 pieces of silver coins(250000 yen), isn’t that bad?」
Originally, Ouroboros came to serve me as a form of punishment from Cornelia. After all, a demi-god should be properly treated as a demi-god.
Then, Ouroboros giggled.
「It’s fine, master.」
「What do you mean?」
「The food here is better than the Dragon Shrine and master always gives us clothes and other gifts.」
「Maa, that’s true. But I’d be happy to give you more money if that’s alright with you.」
Ouroboros smiled and said,
「I already feel incomparably blessed to be able to serve master.」
Music to my ears.
I can’t help but smile after hearing that.