Stealing Heroines’ Affections Is My Job as the Villain
Chapter 95 - 95: The Rogue’s Retreat, Relaxation at Night

The Rogue let out a frustrated roar then poured all his strength into a powerful overhead swing.

His blade sliced through the air with deadly force, but Vritra calmly raised his sword, blocking it with ease.

… CLANG!

For a moment, their swords locked.

The Rogue pushed with everything he had, his muscles straining as he tried to overpower Vritra.

But the young lord didn't even budge. Instead, he leaned in closer and whispered in a cold, venomous tone.

"Is this really the best the so-called 'Red Rogue' can do?"

He chuckled maliciously.

"Disappointing…"

The Rogue's eyes burned with anger, but before he could react, Vritra swiftly twisted his wrist and broke through the Red Rogue's defense.

In one smooth motion, he instantly sent the man's sword flying out of his grip.

『What──?!』

Right after that, Vritra dashed forward and delivered a quick kick to the Red Rogue's chest, knocking him to the ground with a loud crash.

The force of the blow was so strong that it left a small crater where the Rogue landed.

"Pathetic."

The young lord's voice was cold.

The Rogue let out a low groan, blood oozing from the sides of his mouth as he tried to stand up.

"Son of a… urrgh!"

His red armor was battered, with dents and cracks all over, but he wasn't ready to give up yet. With a sharp glare at Vritra, he reached out toward his fallen sword and called it back to him with a faint glow of red energy.

Vritra stood there, watching him with a mild smile.

He was clearly entertained.

"Still want to keep going? Admirable… but foolish."

Breathing hard, the Red Rogue readjusted his stance.

His whole body hurt.

But, his pride wouldn't let him back down.

『I refuse to let him disrespect me this way!』

With a burst of speed, he charged forward again, quicker than before, aiming a sharp thrust at Vritra's heart.

The Asura Prince blocked it without much effort.

With one quick spin around he landed a devastating slash across the Rogue's side.

… SCHRRRINNGG!

A sharp, metallic tearing sound echoed as the young Asura's blade tore through the Red Rogue's armor!

Blood sprayed onto the ground as the Rogue stumbled back while gripping his side in agony.

"Hrrgh…!"

His breath hitched as the searing pain surged through him.

Vritra stood tall, not a scratch on him. He glanced down at the Rogue with an expression full of contempt.

"Look at you. Bleeding. Broken. And still fighting for what? The poor people in the city? The love of a woman?

Don't tell me you're doing all this for some pussy, huh?"

He shook his head and chuckled darkly.

"How… heroic."

The Rogue gritted his teeth.

『No…』

His vision blurred as he struggled to stand.

He couldn't afford to fail here.

Not now.

Not when so many people were depending on him.

Vritra put his hands on his hips and sighed tiredly.

"I suppose I'll end this now. It's getting boring."

In a flash, Vritra lunged forward.

The Rogue barely had time to react before Vritra's blade sliced across his broke chest plate.

The impact sent him crashing into a nearby pillar.

… DUUUUUUUUM!

The stone pillar shattered on contact.

The Red Rogue hit the ground, struggling to catch his breath as blood streamed from his wounds.

His vision started to fade, but he fought to stay awake.

He couldn't die here.

Vritra walked up slowly, enjoying the moment.

He raised his sword, ready to strike the final blow.

"Goodbye, little thief."

But just as Vritra was about to strike, the Rogue summoned the last of his strength and unleashed a burst of red energy.

… THRUUUUUUUM!!

The explosion created a shockwave that pushed Vritra back a few feet.

Seizing the opportunity, the Red Rogue used his remaining power to vanish into the shadows, slipping away into the darkness of the night.

Vritra lowered his sword and clucked his tongue.

"Tch. Running away? Typical shit."

He turned and walked back toward the mansion as if nothing had happened. Behind him, the courtyard was scattered with fallen knights, and the night air sparked with the small sounds of footsteps fading away into the mansion.

Vritra smirked to himself.

『Even if I wanted to kill him, it would mean losing all control over Rosemarie. I need to make sure she falls in love with me, but from what I can tell, this guy seems smarter than Lumis. But let's be honest, even a hamster could be smarter than that white pig. For now, I think I'll stay quiet and visit that nun tomorrow. Let's see how things unfold.』

All he did next was to nod thoughtfully.

…

From another balcony of the luxurious mansion, Lord Arcellion watched the young lord make a calm retreat back into the mansion.

The knight commander grunted thoughtfully as his grip on his halberd grew tighter.

A knight at his side looked at him in shock.

"Lo-, Lord Arcellion… I don't understand. The young lord ordered you to stay back, and at first, I thought he was going to capture that scoundrel, the Red Rogue. But now it seems like he let him go too easily!"

He wasn't the only one who noticed; everyone did.

The Red Rogue was completely outclassed and could possibly have died upon the first attack from God Vritra. But for some reason, the young lord decided to make the fight seem fair in a sense, even if he did stop the Rogue from succeeding in his theft.

Hrmm…

Lord Arcellion frowned deeply.

"Keep an eye on the young lord. I may trust the princess to an extent, but this monster we've just witnessed fighting cannot be allowed to roam this city unsupervised."

"Y-, Yes, sir!"

With that, Arcellion turned and left.

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Vritra had a tub and a jug of water brought to his room.

He planned to sit in the tub and wash away the dirt from his body with the hot water.

Back in his mansion on the Hell Continent, and even in his chambers at the Armed Palace of Duranzia, he had a large room specifically for bathing.

So, taking a bath in this city felt like a luxury.

Usually, the common folks and even the privileged knights here only wiped themselves down with a wet cloth.

After a while, the young Asura took off his clothes.

… knock! KNOCK!!

Just then, he heard a knock on his door and raised an eyebrow in curiosity.

"Who's there?"

"Uhhh, God Vritra… it's me."

"Oh, Esme? Come in."

Vritra took off his clothes and stepped into the tub of hot water, relaxing there with his arms spread out.

When Esmeralda walked inside, she saw the young lord resting in the tub naked.

Naturally, she didn't see any reason to be surprised or startled by the sight of this handsome man's naked and strong body.

The only thing she was fighting back now was the smile of delight trying to spread across her beautiful face.

She even had the small urge to bite her lower lip out of excitement, but she somehow managed to clear her throat and refocus on the handsome young lord.

"Oh, it seems I came at the wrong time."

"No, no. Have you washed yourself yet?"

"No, not at all. I, uh… I came to see if the hot water was to my young lord's liking."

There was a small blush on her face.

More and more, Esmeralda started to seem more like a younger woman whenever she was around Vritra.

Sometimes he tended to forget that she was a mature, hardworking lady because of how submissive and playful she usually was when around him. It was only when she was taking care of Luciana that he would remember she could be a capable mother.

Nonetheless, he liked both sides of her.

"Esme…"

"Y-, Yes, my lord? You called!"

"Take off your clothes. Come join me."

"A-, Are you sure?"

A small but hopeful smile appeared on Esmeralda's face.

She even gripped the sides of her flay skirt out of excitement and lowered her head to hide her widening smile.

Vritra gave her a lazy side-eye.

"Come on, don't make me repeat myself…"

"Sure ♡!"

The rustling fabric sounded, and by the time Vritra turned around to look at Esmeralda, she was almost done taking off her clothes. He was surprised by how excited she was to join him in the tub that his face turned smug.

While he spent some time tasting her different kinds of tea when they were on the magic airship, they hadn't really spent good time together.

『I suppose we should do that now…』

The young Asura smiled mildly.

By now, Esmeralda had already stripped out of her maid attire and was completely naked. Her beautiful, curvy body was on display for her one and only man to see.

When Vritra looked at her, she felt uncomfortable.

『The young lord has seen and tasted every part of my body, but I can't seem to feel comfortable with the way he's staring at me down there…』

Her slender hand stretched down to her pink garden and gently hid it.

There was quite a bit of hair down there, which had her in such an uncomfortable position. She felt the young lord would frown at this.

"I'm sorry, God Vritra. I haven't really had the chance to shave down th…"

"Don't worry about it. We're not doing that tonight."

"Alright then!"

Esmeralda's eyes lit up as she smiled from ear to ear.

Shortly after, a loud, rough laughter erupted.

"BAHAHAHAHAHA!!"

Ghislaine stood boldly on the young lord's bed with her hands on her small but round hips, her slender little body completely unclothed. Her small but perky breasts and plump buttocks were fully displayed.

She was also quite hairy down there; the only difference between hers and Esmeralda's was that the hair was completely white, and she was proudly displaying her crotch for all to see.

As if she was proud of it.

"I HAVEN'T SHAVED TOO, YOUNG MASTER!"