Chapter 72: New Location

A/N - The only name change I have is…

Orange → Mikan

[Day 27]

I was the first one to wake up today and decided to let my wives sleep some more. It was also surprising that my body felt great since every time I enjoyed a night with them, the next day I would feel really sore.

As I walked to the bath I told a maid to come with me so she can give me a massage. Even though I'm not sore, massages still felt nice.

*sigh*

Letting out a long sigh of relief after getting out of the bath, my maids changed me into a black and white dress that went down to my calves. The sleeves were loose and cut short at my elbows.

I wore all of the jewelry I bought and also wore my crown because of the status buffs it gives.

After changing, I checked on my wives but none of them were awake so I just ate breakfast by myself. I didn't even realize how early it was until I saw the night sky while I was in the bath earlier.

My breakfast was pretty light since I wanted to eat some of the monsters I killed. Today I was planning on exploring a region of the [Mountain of Twilight] that we haven't visited yet. If I run into any of the mountain guardians, I'll kill them without hesitation.

But first… I have to assign a mission for my assassin corps.

"Do you know where Yin and the rest are staying in?" I ask the maid beside me.

"If you would like to meet them, they are sparring in the training room," The maids says, reading me like an open book.

"Thank you," I say before getting up out of my chair and walking down the hallway.

I saw the maid bow in the corner of my eye which made me smile.

It seems they are picking up more proper etiquette.

…

CLANG CLANG CLANG

As I watched down from a window on the floor above, I saw Yin mercilessly training the new recruits with all her might. She wasn't holding back in the slightest, causing the recruits to have cuts and bruises all over their body. Most of their cold expressions were wiped from their faces as they felt the press of death weighing on their shoulders.

Even Yin's cold expression sent a shiver down my spine. I couldn't help but produce a sadistic smile because I wanted to fight her so bad. I held my mouth to cover my sadistic smile in case any of the maids saw but my bloodlust leaked out without me knowing.

Yin received a shiver down her spine as well but dismissed it quickly thinking it was just due to the chilly morning.

"M-master, please calm yourself," said a maid from behind me.

Realizing my state, I quickly sealed my bloodlust away and returned to my normal calm expression.

"Thanks," I say before jumping out of the window into the training room.

I landed on the ground for a split second but instead of creating a crater or web of cracks below me, I pushed off the ground once again instantly appearing in front of Yin. I caught both of her daggers with my hands and then activated [Ancient Fire Magic: Ichimei].

A white flame engulfed the recruits causing their wounds to heal instantly. Most of them were barely standing up, but now they felt refreshed, almost like they just took a nap. Even Mikan's anemic appearance turned normal as she was as thin as Midori now.

"M-master! W-what are you doing here?" Yin says switching her personality instantly.

"I wanted to give you guys a mission," I say, releasing the daggers.

"W-will I get a reward if I do it?!" Yin says, her face brightening up.

"Only if you complete it… now moving onto the mission," I say while the recruits gather next to Yin, shivering from her change in personality.

They could only imagine how strong I was, the person who was able to make their cold and merciless leader into an obedient and cheerful pet. Most of them tried to look me in my eyes but forgot about my creepy and unique eyes which shoved fear down their throats.

I began to explain the mission which I thought of during breakfast. As it was still early in the morning and the sun hadn't risen yet, it was the perfect time to assassinate some rats.

I explained to them that I found some "Bandits" in my kingdom and that if there are more I want them to track them and then when the time is right, kill them. Don't leave a single one alive, no mercy.

"Is there a reason why you want to eliminate these "rats" so badly?" Yin asks.

"No, it's just this should be a nice warm-up mission. Now don't be outdone by any of the assassins in this city. I will be severely disappointed if you do, also take your masks just so nobody knows about your identity," I say.

"As you wish," Yin says with a smile, before disappearing into a shadow… well it was more like the night.

The recruits followed Yin into the night, quickly disappearing from sight.

Feeling their presence leave my range, I then activated my wings and quickly flew towards the [Forest of Poison]. It took me about 2 hours to reach the other edge of the [Forest of Poison] and the sun was already rising but my patience bore fruit.

Right in front of me was a blood-red swamp that gave off the worst stench imaginable. It wasn't even the smell of fresh blood; it was horrendous. I threw up a couple of times because of my skill which enhanced the terrible smell at least 10 fold.

"HOLY *gasp* SHIT!" I yell barely able to breathe between each puke.

I pinched my nose but once the smell slightly subsided, a wave of nausea overcame me. I was barely able to keep myself from throwing up whenever I moved.

I felt my concentration with my wings waver so I quickly descended to the ground. When I landed my temporary heels were soaked instantly so I decided to take them off for now.

Looking around, I saw the normal look of a swamp beside the blood-red trees and the water that resembled blood. As I waded through the blood-like water that went up to my ankles, I felt something watching me.

It was already way within my sense range but extreme nausea hindered my ability to sense it. Snapping my head in its direction, I shot a spear of [Ancient Fire Magic: Amaterasu] towards it.

"KYAKEKKEKE!" Screamed a screechy and scratchy voice.

It was almost like the sound of nails on a chalkboard.

I saw a red humanoid body that was the size of a baby fall out of the tree. Amaterasu spread all over its body and had melted most of it. Before the rest of it burned away, I snapped my fingers which extinguished the black flames instantly.

"[Inspect]," I muttered.

[Blood Imp]

[This monster is very sneaky and cunning but it also adores shiny things. It is extremely fast but in return, its strength is very low, right below a goblin. It will go out of its way to track anybody or anything that has something shiny and immediately try to steal it. If you ever enter its territory or where its home is, then you best look out for the numerous traps it has set up.]

After I finished reading the description I looked back at where the imp was and found chunks of cooked and burnt imp meat, floating on top of the water.

"Uh… if it wasn't for this horrendous smell that thing would have died right as it entered my sensing range," I mutter to myself, picking up a piece of the dead imp with only 2 fingers.

I also decided to check my status once more just to know where I started before and after this little hunting trip.

『Status』

[Name: Arpious]

[Race: Lamassu of Ancient Fires]

[Status: Nauseous]

[Servants: 3]

[Subordinates: 7]

[Pets: 1]

[Level: 1/100]

[HP: 700/700 MP: 500/500 SP: 500/500]

[Strength: 170 (+5) (+25) (+25) (+25)]

[Defense: 170 (+5)]

[Magic: 170 (+25) (+25) (+25)]

[Speed: 170 (+5) (+25) (+25) (+25)]

[Luck: 2]

[Charisma: 50]

[Skills: [******] [Forbidden Magic: Zeus's Nimbus] [Mind Magic] [Shadow Magic (4/10)] [Poison Immunity] [Disease Immunity] [Virus] [Forbidden Magic: Medusa] [Fire Immunity] [Lightning Resistance] [Flying Sense] [Domain of the Night (Locked)] [Ancient Fire Magic: Amaterasu] [Ancient Fire Magic: Ichimei] [Inspect] [Gluttons Stomach] [Pickpocket] [Concentration] [Seeds of the Ancient Fires] [Evolution Switch] [Gold Manipulation] [Concentration] [Assimilation] [Weather Manipulation: Wind and Rain] [Mystic Arm] [The Art of Sex: 3] [Blood Craving Army Enhancement] [Lavas Will] [Commanding Guardian Phoenixes Presence] [Heightened 5 Senses and More]

[Body Modification: [Fangs] [Cursed Eyes] [Aquatic Lungs] [Metal Bones] [Mark of a Berserker] [Boiling Bloodline of the Phoenix] [Iron Skin] [Great Wings of the Cursed and Blessed Lamassu] [Cursed and Blessed Tattoos] [Incinerating Tail of the Cursed and Blessed Lamassu]

[Mastered Weapons: [Scythe (Partial)]

[Soul Equipment: [Fire of Deaths Sword: Raiu] [Fire of Deaths Armour: Araes Dress]

[Equipment: [Queens Crown] [Green Ring of Twilight] [Purple Ring of Twilight] [Blue Ring of Twilight]

[Titles: [Blessed by the ********* Spirit of *************] [Savage Assassin] [Heartless] [Blessed by a Star] [Chief of the Fire Harpies] [Blessed by the Overlord Spirit of Curses] [Blessed by the Phoenix Mountain Guardian] [Blessed by the Overlord Spirit of Blessings] [Incomplete Monster (Humanoid and Intelligent Monsters Killed (43/50)]

…

"Fuck this smell," I say before bringing the piece of dead imp towards my mouth.