Chapter 106: Gentle Persuasion – Part 2

Chapter 106: Gentle Persuasion – Part 2

"Your Highness, are you an exhibitionist, by chance...?" Enomosa stoically asks.

I feel so attacked by her question that I struggle to come up with an answer, but then her expression gains a surprising amount of warmth.

"There's no shame in such a fetish, and I ask merely because some of the Companions and I would like to watch," she gently continues.

"Ooh~..." I coo in understanding, but then I sigh and scratch one of my horns. "But you're right, I do enjoy being watched, like I'm 'performing' before an 'audience.'"

"Which is why some like to watch," she smugly points out.

I smile wryly and awkwardly order, "Hm, yes. Well... ask the Companions if they want to watch."

"At once, your Highness." She salutes, then quickly leaves the room.

"Nyou're making me both excited and afraid, nyah," Lala comments with a smile as she sits on the bed, her head resting on her hand and her shapely legs crossed in a very alluring way.

I walk up to her and kneel, then I run a (padded) claw along her leg, and I notice her hair visibly stand on end from the stimulation.

"I'll give you an experience you'll never forget," I huskily reply and slowly remove her sandals.

I bring her bestial feet towards my mouth and lick under her toe, then run my tongue along the edge of her claw, padding my tongue to not get cut.

She raises her eyebrows in surprise, then her grin widens, revealing her cute little fangs.

The Lordsguard start to pour in just as I intensify my toe and claw sucking, and I hear them whispering excitedly, though Alissa isn't here, so I can't make out what they're saying.

Lala removes her top, and I salivate in anticipation.

"Good luck," we all wish for Yunia as she goes to meet Nero, then I start the Ryder Routine of Pleasure.

One of my Companion women offers me a cup of Eia. It's not the high-grade stuff that I really like to drink, but it's still good enough to quench my thirst.

I pull Lala's limp body towards my chest and pet her ears until she's revived, then I cast [Clean] and [Refresh] on her as thanks for enduring a full-blown Ravaging.

After I'm dressed again, Lala comes up to me and kisses me on my lips. "Come again, one day, nya, but not every day since nyou'd kill me, nya," she shyly requests, and I caress her ears, earning myself another purr.

"I will," I huskily reply and leave, then we return to the castle.

Enough playing around. It's time to get back to work.

I join up with Lina, who's guiding a few Nature and Earth mages in building the wind tunnel testbed.

A problem that's quickly becoming evident is the lack of standardized measurement units. The entire empire still uses the Rupegia equivalent to imperial units, so we have to develop Metrology in this world to allow manufacturing and interchangeable parts to spread more easily. Also, airplanes are sensitive enough that just eyeballing the measurements would create a lot of inefficiencies.

There are a lot of measurement units based on the emperor's body, so they aren't really useful for long-term engineering. The most useful units are based on the Throne of Ascension, such as its height and width, but the problem is that these units still vary due to changes in temperature and degradation over time, so we need to use something more stable.

Curiously, there's a unit that's said to be either the length of the emperor's dick or the depth of the empress' vagina. Legend tells that it's used to find appropriate partners for the emperor or empress, though the temple has no comment about it.

Anyway, the problem of Metrology will be solved with time, but that's not the only hurdle we have to overcome. I feel like there's a bit of friction among the mages. The Earth mages want to use metal while the Nature mages want to use wood, but there's no clear advantage to using either.

Metal interferes with magic, so enchantments on wood are better, but elven wood is expensive to maintain. The wind tunnel doesn't really benefit from either of them since the needed enchantment is only a simple boosted [Breeze] at the end of the tunnel, but the planes that I want to build will benefit from this type of research.

Not only do we need to develop Metrology, but also Materials Science.

Earth obviously went the path of metal since they didn't have magic to let them shape wood, so there might be some unknown merit in using elven wood.

I shouldn't put the horse before the wagon.

"We'll use wood first simply because it's easier for us, but later on, we should also build one from metal since it'll be more useful for the rest of the empire," I decide, and the friction is resolved, for now.

The testbed and a few toys will be ready tomorrow, thanks to magic making building prototypes so easy, so after getting the boosted [Breeze] enchantment ready, Lina and I retire and join the other girls in relaxation.

"The Blood Slave merchant Esvisor has arrived," a maid gives us the message, then I sigh and we go down to the main hall.

Nero is brought before us, and Esvisor frowns when he sees the prisoner. The charming and devilish slaver looks very lofty when he's displeased.

"Did your Highness check this prisoner's compatibility with a Truth Seeker?" Esvisor warily asks and turns his intense stare towards Yunia and me.

"No. He's a prisoner, an agent of someone else that we wish would serve us, instead," I calmly reply and pompously lay my claws upon my lap.

Esvisor narrows his eyes and hesitates for a moment. "May I talk to the prisoner, first? As a Blood Slave merchant, I'll have to answer to the Gods if I make a mistake in turning this man into a Blood Slave."

"Do as you wish."

The two walk a good distance away to talk, and while we can't eavesdrop, Yunia notices that Nero's happy-go-lucky demeanor seems to unnerve Esvisor.

Eventually, Esvisor comes back, and he harshly states as he bows, "I can't approve of making him into a Blood Slave, but I also can't stop you, so instead, I must plead that you be careful, your Highnesses."

"Though I admit that we're forcing Nero's hand, we don't plan on using him as any less than a humanoid," Yunia soberly replies.

"I see..." He humbly whispers, then straightens his back and neutrally asks, "Do you wish for any additional [Slavery Magic] spells?"

"All of them," she immediately answers, and Esvisor's eye twitches.

If we wish, we could treat Nero as nothing more than a mere doll, but I have a feeling that the Gods wouldn't like it if we did that.

Nero Skill ReportPhysicalSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelDagger Use12Sword Use19Bow Use12Grappling13Parry10Block8Dodge11Shield Bash2Battlefield Perception5Muscle Explosion5Intimidate4Quiet Action8Quiet Steps7Sense Presence1Hide Presence9Imperial Dulleum Style4Erceptum Style6Unarmed Style5Tracking4Enhanced Reflexes2MagicalSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelFire Magic1Light Magic1Earth Magic1Conjuring Magic1Illusion Magic5MiscellaneousSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelSkill NameLevelCooking3Cleaning2Washing2Riding4Dismantling5Swimming2Charm2InfoNameNeroAge58RaceHumanHP100MP515Magic Power160Level44StatsStrength20Endurance20Dexterity21Speed18Intelligence17Wisdom19Willpower20Charisma22Piety9Perception18Sanity12OtherStatus EffectsNONETitles'Beer Hound, Bottomless Pit'Affiliations'NONE'Companions'NONE'Crimes'Minor Theft (Mainland (PAID)), Minor Burglary (Mainland (PAID)), Minor Assault (Mainland (PAID)), Minor Bribery (Mainland (PAID), Antano (PAID))'

I frown as I stare at his ID tablet. "I thought there'd be more in your 'Crimes'?" I skeptically question Nero.

"There should be, yes, but nobody ever found out that I did it," he cheekily replies.

"His stats are really good, but he really is a bit insane," Yunia comments through [Bind], and I agree wholeheartedly.

With that done, we give him to Sandoro to extract everything he knows about Katasko, and then he'll train him into an acceptable soldier.

Just as the sun starts to set, the rest of the wives return, and Alissa jumps into my arms, glowing with happiness.

"I love you," she whispers lovingly and nuzzles herself into my neck as her tail softly wags.

"I love you, too," I whisper back and caress her fluffy ears, then wrap my tail around us.

After a bit of cuddling, we go take a bath, and I enjoy my maids again.

Klein is very tired from training archery all day long with the werefoxes, so I recruit Osaria and Poosh for a special [Massage] session.

I lick her tight dark abs and gently bite her soft skin, making her squeak like a mouse, then I add a bit of spirit touch to my tongue, and moans of pleasure become interspersed between the squeaks.

Two pairs of hands and one pair of claws play with her muscles, kneading them rhythmically, providing a cycle of tension and release that relaxes her muscles.

My tentacles wrap around her limbs, and I string her up like a turkey ready to be eaten, though I wait until I give her bliss.

The hands all move in erotic ways, gradually stimulating her little by little, but all the while avoiding the erogenous zones so that she finds no release.

"Wolfy~...! Give it to me!" She starts to beg. "Fuck me...! Please!"

Roxanne's "Wisdom" and [Alchemy] increased by 1 (now 21 and 10).

Hana's "Speed," [Block], and [Draconic Body] increased by 1 (now 16, 15, and 7), and her [Tatesomu Style] increased by 2 (now 10). She was so fired up that she trained all day with the werefoxes, so it isn't surprising that she leveled up her skills so much.

Ciel's "Piety," [Parry], and [Dodge] increased by 1 (now 26, 5+10, and 3+12), and her [Light Magic] increased by 2 (now 8+32). She also gained the title "Star of Hope," which gives her conflicted feelings due to how saintly it sounds.

"It fits you since you're our main support, the backbone of our team. As long as you're there with us, we know that we can still fight on," I sincerely explain, and the strength of my conviction makes her blush.

Lina's [Parry] and [Block] increased by 1 (now 10 and 1+14).

Aoi leveled up to 40, and her "Dexterity," "Wisdom," and "Piety" increased by 1 (now 8, 10, and 8).

Yunia's [Silent Shadow Style] and [Spirit Magic] increased by 1 (now 5+5 and 20+20).

Overall, everyone earned some nice skill-ups due to our desperate fighting against the Clone Soldiers. Since we're mid-high level, we don't easily level up in mass combat anymore, so only Aoi benefited from the free EXP.

For breakfast, we just have a light meal since we ate quite a lot of werefox food yesterday, though I do eat a fair bit of meat to replenish all the cum I unleashed last night. A healthy body means a healthy mana organ, which allows me to release more of my blessings upon the world.

Since we don't have anything we have to do this morning, we return to our mana circulation training, which is a nice break from all the excitement of the last few days.

This time, we take an [Eternal Gate] to our personal retreat in Fledgling Falls, which is a mountain range that spans the entire border between Faium Principality on the west and the Colored Sands on the east. Since it's a private teleport, it's a lot cheaper to use, though if we travel outside of our private estate, the empire will give us a pretty hefty fine for skipping the Network.

This mountain range is full of jagged mountain lines and spikes, covered in moss and vegetation, and occasionally also holds a long, long waterfall, which causes a lot of mist to form near ground level. It all reminds me of those Chinese fantastical mountains that are based on some famous real-life location.

It isn't known how this mountain range was formed, but its jagged topology is attributed to the Axinite Dragons that used to live here and occasionally ate the exposed rock faces. In the present day, this location has been properly tamed and turned into a vacation resort for imperial nobility.

Our estate hangs between two spikes of thick rock, and at the bottom, there's a whole floor made entirely out of crystal clear glass to allow us to feel as if we were floating up in the air.

Lina can't concentrate while she's on the glass floor, so she enters one of the spikes and finds it far more comfortable for her to practice the circulation exercise inside the dark, cold cave.

At first, Hana manages to concentrate fairly well, but she eventually starts to slack off due to anxiety.

"When it's about family, I find it hard to control my emotions," she melancholically confesses.

"You've actually been controlling yourself?" Roxanne reflexively asks in astonishment.

Hana glares at her fearsomely, though that just makes Roxanne get excited. "Of course, I have! You'd all suffer if I just unleashed my dragonkin ferocity all the time," Hana confidently claims, and nobody actually wants to make her prove it.

I stand up and give my fiery dragonkin a hug, surprising her. "It's fine. I'll help you relax," I lovingly whisper, then I release her and brush her hair while she obediently sits and practices her circulation again, feeling a bit embarrassed about her anxiety and neediness.

I manage to keep my red lover calm until lunchtime, then we quickly don our social clothes and get ready to go to Mac Gantus. It's time to meet with the noble that has Hana's brother.

Announcement

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