Stealing Heroines’ Affections Is My Job as the Villain

The group moved through the floors of the Gold Rock Dungeon pretty smoothly.

The dungeon's temperature seemed unpredictable—not in terms of being hot or cold, but more about whether the area was safe or dangerous.

There was no clear pattern to it, so they stayed on guard the whole time.

Sometimes, they'd only face mild threats; other times, they'd stroll through without any trouble. But every now and then, intense waves of monsters and golems would show up out of nowhere, attacking fiercely.

It felt like no real thought went into the dungeon's layout, which actually made sense… it used to be just a mountain, brought down from a higher world to keep King Midas's corpse sealed at the core of the Three Worlds Domain.

So, these attacks weren't automated; they seemed to pop up randomly, triggered by the fluctuations in King Midas's immense magic power.

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On the fifth floor, they encountered a room full of dangerous reptiles that spat fast-moving, sticky balls of acid that could easily chew through rocks as if they were paper.

Vritra had no issues dispatching them by casting [Lava Cloud], a Type-3 [Lava Magic] spell strong enough not only to melt almost the entire room to cinders but also to dissolve the hard-skinned reptiles into liquefied corpses.

"Yay!" Ghislaine celebrated.

Luciana nodded proudly. "As expected of my husband. His magical prowess is unmatched."

The young lord cleared his throat.

"All right, on to the next floor…"

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On the next floor, they encountered huge slimes in every nook and cranny of the room. They were even slipping out of cracks and shooting themselves at Vritra and his companions like bullets.

… TOOOOOM!

Two slimes shot toward Esmeralda, and Vritra appeared in front of her, holding out his hand.

[Lightning Shot!]

A small sphere of lightning formed in his palm and diverged outward into four streams of electricity, ripping the slimes apart as if they were droplets of water.

For some odd reason, Vritra looked very relieved that he had been able to protect Esmeralda in time, to the point that he even broke character and looked a little stressed.

"I-, Is everything okay, my lord?" Esmeralda asked as she edged closer to Vritra, hugging him affectionately from behind.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

He could even feel her breasts press against his back.

"Ahhh, nothing to worry about, Esme…"

But in truth, there was everything to worry about.

What would have the young lord so stressed that he, an ancient god, would be sweating?

『Slimes…』

The word itself sent a shiver down his spine.

Why, of all the monstrosities, did those wretched things haunt his nightmares? It wasn't the goo or the way they oozed through armor that made them an enemy, nor the obnoxiously sticky mess they left behind.

No, it was that unspeakable horror… the NTR potential.

『Tentacles…』

The way their slimy, girthy limbs would latch onto women and sneak into the most private and sexiest parts of their bodies just to make them moan.

『Disgusting…』

Vritra's face twisted like that of a child who just tasted very bitter medicine.

『Honestly… those damn things are the ultimate enemy! You could face down an army of dragons, but once a blob of goo gets involved, it's all over. Who are these sick-minded authors who think, "Oh yes, let's add in slimes—that'll spice things up"? NO, YOU'RE WEIRD!』

The young lord shuddered as he recalled that one light novel where the protagonist's beloved was helplessly entangled by tentacles and violated in the worst way possible.

『It's the worst form of NTR! These poor protagonists lose their harems in one squelching, jiggling horror show. And the authors love it—every time! Disgusting. Twisted! I wouldn't even wish it upon these fated sons! Who'd want to be responsible for such madness?』

He quickly turned around and hugged Esmeralda tightly, grabbing her big, plump butt even tighter just to reassure himself that she was his and only his.

"EEEEEK──!!"

The head maid couldn't stop herself from screaming abruptly because of the unexpectedness of his grab and the firmness and love in his grip.

"God Vritra~ ♡ We can't do that here ♡♡"

An erotic smile spread across Esmeralda's face.

Meanwhile, Vritra just looked relieved.

『Somewhere out there is an entire league of depraved writers, rubbing their hands together as they hatch another slime ambush. But not in my harem. If a single tentacle so much as twitched in my domain, I'd have it exterminated with fire, steel, and the purest of intentions!』

While the others were still fighting off the slimes, Luciana's eyes drifted to the corner, where she saw Vritra passionately squeezing the head maid. Her face quickly turned red with envy and arousal.

It had been quite some time since the young lord had touched her in such a romantic way.

Her red cheeks puffed as she pouted.

"Honey, aren't you going to touch me too?!"

She didn't care if they were in the middle of a battle. If the young lord was giving a maid that kind of attention, she wanted something ten times harder.

The princess stuck out her butt, which surprisingly showed quite well even under the robes of her magic garment. She then gently shook it from side to side, keeping her movements slow and tempting.

"God Vritr~ahhhh ♡ Touch me too ♡♡!"

Shameless, but who cared?

The Asura Prince's eyes shifted to the princess, widening in shock.

Because the princess was so focused on wiggling her peach-sized butt, she didn't realize the huge slime creeping toward her.

The slime didn't have a face, but what Vritra saw was the perverted expression of a thirsty slime, hungrily crawling to get a taste of his woman.

『You filthy creature!』

He quickly shot out his palm and grunted.

[Lightning Pillar!]

In an instant flash of light, a powerful beam of lightning blasted from Vritra's palm like a huge pillar, traveling at luminal speeds toward the slime. The gooey creature could barely react as it was instantly fried to the point of disintegration by the overwhelming heat of the lightning beam.

Luciana was startled by this.

It was very rare for the young lord to try so hard with his magic, especially against something as lowly as slimes.

"Honey, is everything alright?"

The princess lifted an eyebrow, innocently.

Prince Vritra growled and held up a hand.

[Chaos Lightning Ring!]

… BRZZZZZZT!

A massive light-blue magic circle appeared above Vritra, from which emerged long, destructive cables of lightning that vaporized every slime, snaking through all of Vritra's allies and covering every corner of the room.

All that was left was the burnt smell of slimes.

They were all gone.

『Excellent…』

Suddenly, all the calm and composure Vritra usually displayed returned as he dusted his hands and tucked them behind his back.

『This isn't just about protecting my women. It's about saving my dignity as the main villain.』

He exhaled a sigh of relief and continued forward.

"Come on, let's go…"

The young lord didn't even look back to check on the others; he simply started advancing to the next floor.

Rosemarie edged close to Esmeralda and asked,

"What's wrong with the young lord?"

"I wish I knew… but I kind of liked it…"

"Liked what?" Rosemarie asked plainly.

Instead of answering, Esmeralda's face turned an erotic shade of pink as she walked past Rosemarie.

Two things on the head maid's chest were now hard and pointing out, and she could feel a familiar wetness soaking up her tight creek.

… Mmmm~ ♡

Esmeralda bit her lower lip in excitement.

"Uhhh…"

Rosemarie was still very lost.

"I don't get it… what did she mean?"

"Don't stress it. Let's go."

Sadim smiled at her as he placed a gentle hand on her shoulder, guiding them forward.

Choosing not to worry about it, Rosemarie smiled softly and rested against Sadim's broad shoulder as she walked side by side with him.

Soon after, Ghislaine and Luciana also advanced, and the only one left was Sophia, who was silent and deeply frustrated.

She looked at the empty room filled with nothing but the scorched remains of slimes. These were the same slimes she had struggled with, yet for the young lord, a simple wave of his wrist was all it took to destroy them.

It simply meant that, if he wanted, the young lord could clear this entire ancient dungeon by himself without any need for an Imperial Knight like herself.

She was useless.

『No…』

She was absolutely useless.

『NO! I'm not useless…』

The young lord didn't need her one bit.

He could do this all on his own.

『I'm useful… I'm useful… I'm useful…』

Slowly, Sophia's eyes started to widen like a drug-deprived psychopath, and she began breathing heavily as though she might keel over.

"Please, don't abandon me… I'm useful…"

Sophia's voice cracked with sadness.