It's Troublesome That My Doting Dad Became A Villain

It was a blunt declaration, but Prima wasn’t fazed in the slightest.

He already knew Bonnie had probably figured it out.
And it wasn’t just her. The Demon King himself was likely doubting Prima’s intentions.
He had no plans to hide it.

She was desperately trying to kill Crescent right in front of his eyes—what point was there in pretending he wasn’t on the humans’ side?
“You should’ve picked your enemies better. If you’d stayed quiet, you wouldn’t be dying now.”
Bonnie let out a bitter snort at Prima’s remark.

How the hell did someone like him become the Duke of Dimensions?
She suddenly felt pity for His Majesty the Demon King—her eyes stung with the urge to cry.
“Fucking traitor.”

“I never betrayed anyone. I was never on the demons’ side to begin with.”
“Knew something was off about you the first time we met.”
Bonnie gave a hollow scoff.

And suddenly, tears welled up in her eyes.
Humans were attacking her from the front, and now a turncoat demon was closing in from behind.
There wasn’t a single demon left who would stand by her.

Retreating didn’t even cross her mind.
There was only one thing that truly terrified her:
If she died… what would happen to His Majesty?

Who would remain at his side now?
Cyrillote had vanished without a trace, and now Bonnie might be unable to stay with him either.
“Don’t you dare touch our king.”
“And you shouldn’t have touched Crescent.”

Step.
Step, step.
Prima’s footsteps echoed as he closed the distance.

Each sound felt like it was intruding farther and farther into Bonnie’s domain—threatening, invasive.
Her magic, which had engulfed the human world, had already weakened considerably.
Prima’s overwhelming presence made it impossible to focus on the humans anymore. And thanks to that, most of the land that had been tainted by Magi was now slowly restoring itself beneath the starlit sky.

So this is how he reveals his true face, huh?
If she didn’t stop Prima here, he’d become a serious threat to His Majesty.
Even if her body was destroyed in the process, she had to take him down.
If she couldn’t annihilate him completely, then she’d at least half-kill the bastard—

Crack.
Thud.
“!”

It happened in an instant. Bonnie blinked.
She had been staring straight ahead, but in the blink of an eye, the ceiling was now looming above her.
What… just happened? She hadn’t sensed a thing.

Prima’s voice spoke from above her head.
“And this is the demon ranked second in the hierarchy? What a joke.”
Bonnie’s eyes darted around.

She couldn’t move—her body felt paralyzed.
Her large eyes strained, lids tearing slightly as she forced them to roll around and take in the situation.
Was her body twisted? Her back was visible instead of her stomach.

Was her head even still attached?
Damn it.
Of all times, why did he have to strike when she was worn out from dealing with the humans?

That crack she heard just now… was that the sound of her neck snapping?
“Repent. Because of you, our Crescent had a hell of a time in the human world.”
Bullshit!

Absolute fucking nonsense!
Bonnie glared at Prima with murderous fury and called forth her Magi, trying to warp space and fight back.
If she could access spatial magic, she could at least put up a fight.

…Huh?
Why wasn’t anything happening?
Her body couldn’t move, sure—but her magic had been nullified too?

As she tried once more to summon her power—
“At this rate, are you even capable of protecting your precious Demon King?”
Step. Prima’s footsteps echoed again as he entered her field of vision.

Bonnie glared at him with sheer hatred.
What the hell did you do to me?!
Even if Prima was the highest-ranked demon in the Demon Realm beneath the Demon King himself, he shouldn’t have been able to subdue her this easily.

Before Prima showed up, Bonnie had been holding her own against the previous Duke of Dimensions.
She couldn’t have been brought down like a dandelion.
Prima seemed to read her thoughts like an open book. He smiled gently.

“You should be grateful I’m letting you go peacefully. The human in me couldn’t bring itself to rip you apart.”
“!”
Bonnie’s eyes flew open wide—

And then, darkness blinked across her vision.
Before she could ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) even register the next shock, her consciousness had already shattered and scattered into the void.
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“Huh? What the hell?”
“Are the Magi… not regenerating anymore?”
Meanwhile, at the same moment in the human world, the Holy Knights began lowering their swords one after another.

Crescent stood atop a rock, staring high into the sky.
The Magi that had once surged and twisted through the night sky was now quietly receding. It was collapsing on its own, without needing to be cleansed.
What the hell was going on?

Did the Duke of Dimensions suddenly get hit with a bathroom emergency?
…No, definitely not.
Maybe she changed her mind—or worst case, she might be planning to descend to the human world again.

No, this won’t do.
Crescent quickly ducked into the forest and teleported to the Demon Realm.
She didn’t want anyone to witness her crossing dimensions in an instant.

She had to end this in the Demon Realm before the Duke of Dimensions could cause more trouble.
Soon enough, Crescent arrived at the Duke of Dimensions’ stronghold.
And immediately froze.

That… that was supposed to be a castle?
A massive black liquid creature, fitted with a giant gate, was writhing and steaming as it pulsed with life.
There was a gate, so it technically qualified as a castle… but the damn thing was moving.

Crescent grimaced at the nauseating sight and shook her head before stepping forward.
Whatever. The Demon Realm was full of gross shit anyway—no point complaining about it now.
BANG!

Crescent slammed her foot into the castle gate.
With divine power packed into the kick, the door went flying. Unfortunately, there was no one behind it.
She had really hoped it would smack Bonnie right in the skull.

“Hey! Duke of Dimensions! Get out here!”
Her voice rang through the castle’s interior.
The inside looked just as grotesque as the outside.

Bumpy walls breathed like living flesh, and the stairs and pillars all writhed grotesquely.
The floor was the same—she had to focus a bit to keep her balance while walking.
Luckily, she was exceptionally skilled at maintaining her footing. A lesser knight would’ve had to reinforce their steps with divine power just to stand upright.

Weirdly quiet, though.
“Bonnie Antalia! You’re in here, aren’t you?!”
Her shout echoed again through the sprawling stronghold.

But in the vast space, not a single presence could be felt.
Then—
Blorp.

A wet gurgling sound came from the ground. A portion of the floor beneath her left foot suddenly rose up.
It shot higher than her waist, tipping her off balance and sending her tumbling down a slope.
She rolled for a while, then—

Schlup.
Her body sank into a gelatinous mass.
After a brief fall—

Thud.
She hit solid ground.
Was it over?

Feeling thoroughly disgusted, Crescent sat up.
Now she realized—this entire castle seemed to be a place where walls and floors had no real distinction.
Where the hell is Bonnie?

As she took a few steps forward, that’s when she saw it.
Her footsteps stopped.
Not far away, someone lay collapsed.

A girl with short black hair.
Her eyes were empty.
Crescent recognized her instantly.

Bonnie Antalia.
But what the hell…?
Was she dead?

Was she actually dead?
Her chest tightened as she looked at the lifeless girl.
It was good news if she was dead, sure—but the fact that she’d died so suddenly, in this way, made no sense.

Just as she was about to step closer—
“Crescent.”
A familiar voice called her name, and someone grabbed her arm.

Startled, she turned her head.
It was Prima.
Someone she hadn’t expected to see here.

Her heart leapt again in surprise.
“Prima?”
She hadn’t even finished saying his name when a hand rose over her eyes.

Her vision went dark, but the touch against her skin was gentle.
So this is what they mean by hands like carved jade…
And then, a voice just as soft as the touch whispered into her ear, warm breath brushing her cheek.

“What are you doing here? Don’t look at things like that. You should only see beautiful things.”
“…”