Dungeon Overlord: Monster Girl Harem!
Chapter 227: The Promised Date

Chapter 227: The Promised Date

Leonhardt wore a loose brown tunic and simple pants. Even though his clothes lacked elegance, they couldn’t hide his overflowing charm. Beside him, Zafira wore a simple summer dress with blue flowers and trim.

"Are you sure walking around Luka is enough?"

"Of course, Leon."

Hands together, fingers interlocked.

They held each other tightly. The pair appeared to be a young couple, possibly even newlyweds, taking a romantic stroll through the city. However, it was clear that they were on a date; they were inspecting the buildings, shops, and facilities, with Zafira answering all his questions.

"How is the earnings from this place?"

Zafira leaned against his chest, tapping his muscles before she answered. "Ten gold a month, with the low tax and rent, it’s seven gold profit, one gold for staff and wages, and the rest goes to you."

Leonhardt nodded and looked at the bakery; he could see people coming in and out like ants. "Increase the amount of sweet sap from the trees for this bakery and use half their tax to improve the city’s sanitation and protection."

"It seems we may have to increase the tax rate soon."

"But won’t that make everyone angry?"

Zafira’s lips curled into a smirk, her tail swaying under her dress as she gripped Leonhardt tightly. "Do you think it makes sense for the people to get richer thant heir master?" Her soft lips touched his as she pulled back with a smile.

"Zafira, don’t increase taxes for those who excel and do well. That’s my order; we have the money, and the dungeon provides an endless amount... I want ALL my people to be happy."

His words caused the succubus to freeze for a moment, "Not just the goblins?" Her golden eyes shone as she flicked her tail curiously along her back.

"At first I only wanted to help them... but now that the humans have settled, look." Leonhardt pointed to the same bakery he had just praised; inside, the workers weren’t human but two goblins and a young dark elf. "How can I forsake the humans when they gave my people a chance too?"

’Not to mention, humans seem to be weak to food and things like this...’

He wanted humans to associate goblins in Embervale with Knights, bakers, and positive emotions rather than the violent and dirty creatures found underground.

"Did you know there was a rumour that goblins kidnapped young women and took turns to inseminate her for the rest of her life, eating the corpse after they died?"

"W-What?" Zafira stared at Leonhardt in silence; her face was a mix of shock and disgust. She looked around to make sure no one overheard before whispering, "I’ve never heard of such things."

"Exactly, but I heard many humans speaking about it. The day we took over the city of Astrea, the females were petrified they would be gang raped." Leonhardt sighed, "Humans have been fighting us monsters since the dawn of their civilisation, so much that there are countless books and tales of our evil nature."

Leonhardt’s eyes became sombre as he recalled these stories.

"I understand..." Zafira nodded quietly.

"But how can goblins who lack sexual organs rape women? I have a feeling their companions were the true culprits."

Leonhardt’s feet kicked a small stone across the ground while Zafira followed him with a complicated expression, "Leon..."

"Hm?" Leonhardt turned towards her, but a soft kiss cut off his words from her. "Mph!"

Her arms wrapped around him as she pushed her tongue into his mouth and began kissing him passionately. The sweet taste of her saliva flowed into his mouth and dulled his thoughts.

"Oh my, look at the passionate couple." An old lady working at a fruit stall chuckled.

Zafira used her tail to place four gold coins on her stall before taking a peach wrapped tightly. She lifted it in the air and pulled away from Leonhardt, who panted for air.

Leonhardt’s lips felt sticky from Zafira’s spit until he noticed the peach in her tail, "What’s that for?"

The succubus smiled and took a bite from the peach; juice spilt down the sides of her mouth, dribbling across her chin as she kissed him once more, a slow and calm kiss as the soft pulp of the peach slid down her throat, her drool like sweet cream.

Thick threads dripped from her lips as she pulled away with narrowed eyes.

"Sweet?"

Leonhardt nodded slowly.

Zafira made a cute sound, and soon, the pair finished four peaches, their lips swollen from the sweetness. The old woman packed up her earnings, but Leonhardt wanted more.

"Shall we continue our date?" She asked with a chuckle.

"Yes."

***

They arrived at a small shop filled with many books and a cosy seating area where patrons could browse.

It was small compared to other buildings, but Leonhardt loved its quiet atmosphere and warm wooden floors.

"Did you see Gobomir deal with that foolish human?" Zafira held a childish picture book about a demon who saved the princess. It seemed she liked romantic tales like this.

"I did."

Leonhardt’s eyes lingered on the scene outside where Kaito, the hero from another world, had fought against Gobomir a few minutes ago. It was pretty surprising for him to see how much Gobomir worshipped him. "He should get a reward, the squires too."

Despite their date, it made Zafira a little upset that Leon also needed to check things at each place they visited, whether it was sales or public safety.

Yet when she saw him working so earnestly, writing down the issues and worries of the people of Luka, it tickled her chest, a different type of ruler from her father.

The demon emperor would never do something like this, nor even think about it.

"You know," she said as she put the book down. She walked up behind Leon and leaned over his shoulder to whisper into his ear, "You are a very handsome man when you are working hard like this."

"Well that’s because you’re in love with me."

"Eh?"

Zafira’s mouth opened wide.

Leonhardt looked at her with a sneaky smirk. "What? Did you think I wouldn’t use that against you?"

"Mm..." She looked shy, different from the confident and brutish succubus berserker. "It made me wet."

"!!!" Leonhardt covered her mouth. The surrounding women stared at him with shock at first, but then, when they saw his face, they seemed to agree with something and started nodding.

"I can’t help it... If you feel like doing it right here," she bit her finger, her tail wrapping around his wrist as she pouted. Her golden eyes filled with lust. "No?"

"Zafira... you are..."

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw many women shifting in their seats and listening in on them. He frowned and shook his head, not wanting to end the date so soon. "Let’s get something to eat first."

Zafira’s tails danced behind her; she didn’t insist on sex. Instead, the build-up and wait seemed to increase her delight.

Her eyes lit up like two little stars. "Okay!"

After leaving the bookstore, Leonhardt received a report that a large number of female-oriented erotica novels had sold like hotcakes.

***

"This place looks perfect." Leonhardt looked at the large sign hanging outside a beautiful inn called The Sleepy Kobold.

"It’s huge; this must have been the old mayor’s house, right?"

Of course, he knew the place was Veronica’s.

The calm lighting and ambience suited Leonhardt well, while Zafira enjoyed the scent of fruited ales and other beers on sale here.

’She took my advice to add other types of beer and wine to extend her menu.’

Goblins, Orcs, Dark Elves and even the Dragonoid. All the races had their customs, and these customs included the use of alcohol.

Wine, beer, cider, ale and vodka.

"Eh, no way is that Veronica!"

Zafira waved to Veronica, who stood at the door greeting the customers.

"Ah! Lady Zafira!" The elven mistress smiled as if she didn’t care about Zafira’s true identity.

’Oh? She looks quite sexy today.’

Veronica wore a low-cut red dress with black flowers around the hems and sleeves. Her creamy hair was tied up in an elegant braid with a few strands left loose around her face to frame her beauty.

"And... Sir Leon?"

The woman’s eyes narrowed on him; she looked at him like prey, focused on his body before returning to his face.

"Can we get a table? A decent one would be nice."

Leonhardt stepped inside the main restaurant and gasped. Full. Tables packed with goblins, orcs, humans and elves... all of them eating different dishes with the pretty waitresses all floating around.

’It was a great idea to have Dark Elves train here to improve their skill and dexterity.’

Nyxara might have doubted him, but Leonhardt thought that learning more skills other than fighting and killing might help the dark elves increase their numbers.

"Please follow me, there is a special VIP table on the landing."

Veronica led them through the noisy room, past tables filled with customers, until they arrived near some steps to their left. A balcony overlooked everything, but the sound didn’t overwhelm them.

"Did you add sound-dampening runes? A smart move, this is very nice."

He could tell from the smile on Zafira’s face that this was a good idea.