Chapter 26 - Chapter 26: Abalon and Abensis
Harvest AutumnThe people of each village were astonished.
"First, secure the portion you yourselves will eat. Then, secure the portion for sowing next year. The remainder may be sold at the market."
The proclamation from the lord was, for the farmers, nothing short of astounding.
"I hear he's still young... but is it really alright to do something like that?"
"Back in Darda's time, it was only natural to be fleeced!"
The five villages were in a festive uproar.This rumor quickly spread to the neighboring territories as well.
"I hear they've adopted a policy favoring farmers in Shivans Territory?"
"For real? Then I'd want to farm over there!"
The farmers suffering under oppressive rule said, "If we're to flee, it's to Lord Shivans's place!" and ran away from their territories.
"Sera. Rice, wheat, and soybeans will likely flood the market. We'll buy them all up!"
"Understood!"
Sera understood that this was because he thought prices would collapse if left as is.Thanks to the special products, their finances were flourishing.
"Sales of the Lobster, Lotion, Premium, and 'Holy Water Aqua' have already reached 300 million G since their release!"
In my office, when we were alone, Sera would unbutton her blouse and come braless. Because I praised her for having beautiful breasts, she had taken to always saying, "It's hot again today," and showing them to me.
"So, I'm going to Cielo-san's place to make our next move. Sera, you're coming too."
"As long as you don't tell me to just go back. I'll go."
When we went by instant movement, he met with us even without an appointment.
"Without even contacting us, despite this sudden visit..."
"Enough of that, don't be so distant! Come now! It's good you came!"
Cielo and his wife welcomed me with smiles, seating me on a high-grade sofa.Then the eldest son and second son arrived.
They were introduced as the eldest son, Abalon, and the second son, Abensis.Abalon asked if he could ask a question, so I nodded.
"You, hey. I hear you don't collect taxes from farmers? You're quite the soft touch, aren't you?"
Ahahaha, he was clearly mocking me. Then, the short-tempered Sera moved to act, so I held her back with my hand.
"Leaving my cute little sister under a lord who seems to have no future like that... I simply cannot bear it. How about it? Shall I take her off your hands?"
He said it brimming with a sense of superiority, but he seemed displeased that I kept smiling the whole time.
"What! If you have something to say, spit it out!"
"Abalon, Brother. May I speak in your stead?"
"Wha, what is it? Say it, Sera!"
First, Sera began by asking whether one would want to open a shop on a road with heavy foot traffic or a road with none. When she asked if customers would come to a dirty, small shop or one with an unappealing selection even if foot traffic was heavy, Abalon got angry, saying, "What are you trying to say!"
Why did Lord Shivans ask His Majesty to build such a large road? And why did he build a beautiful city, the likes of which no one has ever seen, in a position visible from the road? And why did he create special products unique to Aqua? And why did he introduce a consumption tax? As she calmly laid out these points, those around us seemed to understand.
As if to say, "Even your deficient brain should understand now," she puffed out her large chest, disproportionate to her age.
"Fufufu. Brother, you lose. That was an explanation that truly makes it clear it's not the traditional method of relying on agriculture, Sera. You really understand his policies well, don't you!"
Abensis praised Sera with a gentle smile, so I joined in.
"In reality, Sera is a genius. When I say 1, she perceives 10; when I say 10, she understands 100. She is truly excellent as a manager as well."
Hearing her praised to that extent, the others looked happy too. So I praised her further.
"In practice, she reigns as Commerce Minister, so even if I were absent, the territory's economy remains stable."
Her cheeks flushed, she covered her face, and Sera was in a state of ecstasy, bright red.
"Th-then, you'd be in trouble without Sera, wouldn't you?"
Still trying to persist, Abalon?
"Yes. That's correct."
"I am the next head of the family and Sera's brother! I will take Sera back..."
As he started to say it, the lady of the house gave him a fierce slap.
"Unsightly... pathetic child... a sore loser with nothing but pride..."
So saying, she began to cry.
"Abalon. You have been negligent in many things."
"Huh? Me? What have I been negligent in?"
"First, gathering intel on him. That was fatal. Do you know his background?"
"This brat's background? He's just a rich boy who can't even collect taxes from farmers, right?"
Cielo clenched his fist, his anger apparent.
"Do you intend to ruin the Cielo Trading Company! You colossal fool! Do you not even understand the reason why that stingy His Majesty invested an enormous budget to build a road for him? Many people are grateful to His Majesty. He, for his part, swept away the slums of the Imperial Capital and brought many slum dwellers into his own territory. Do you not know that thanks to that, the land in the Imperial Capital has been further developed, and His Majesty is overjoyed?"
I didn't know that either, Cielo-san. I only took in the slum dwellers because I needed manpower... Somehow, I'm being thought of favorably on my own.
At that point, I smoothly rose from the sofa and, with a smile, extended my hand to Abalon, who had fallen and was rolling on the floor from the slap.
"The reason I came here today is to deepen ties with the Cielo Trading Company. If I may offer one piece of advice, it is best for a merchant to make as few enemies as possible. Besides, I am still 13 years old. If you make such a scary face, I might just cry, you know?"
I extended my hand with a smile, but when I applied a full dose of Intimidation, his outstretched hand trembled, he let out a small shriek of "Hii!" and pulled it back, wetting himself. Behind him, laughter erupted, but Abalon looked as if he were dying.
"Oh my? This child... was that slap really so painful?"
Noticing Abalon had wet himself, she laughed.
After that, for dinner, I asked, "Please let me prepare it," and borrowed the garden. I was also given permission to use the cooking area as I pleased. Then, I brought out a large iron plate and grilled steaks.
"This is the meat of a monster called Kusarikku, but it has no gamey smell, the texture is very tender, and I will grill it in a way that allows you to savor the meat's natural sweetness and flavor."
I salted the meat and grilled it slowly on the iron plate. I poured strong liquor over it and used Fire Magic to sear the surface all at once. I added a little Soy Sauce, transforming it into an even more fragrant and appetizing aroma.
"Now, please. Enjoy your meal."
All five of them bit into it simultaneously.
"What is this... I've never eaten meat like this! It's delicious!"
Abalon, who had wet himself, was devouring the meat with abandon.
"It's sweet and melts right away! Do you always eat this, Sera?"
"There's no way that's true, Mother! Today is the first time!"
Really? Everyone was surprised.
"Fufufu. Which means this meat... is precious, isn't it?"
"As expected of you, Abensis-san. Only the Grand Duke family has partaken of it so far. We can't obtain it in large quantities..."
To my words, he said, "I understand!"
"I see. So, Shivans-kun, your desire to deepen ties with our family is not a lie. And you wanted to gauge whether our family was worthy of being fed this meat, didn't you? Though feeding it to a fool like you is a waste."
Don't read too much into it, Cielo! It's just a service! But Abalon, who had been innocently eating and saying it was delicious, now looked dejected.
"I have absolutely no such intention. I merely thought that, just as with the Grand Duke, I would be grateful for your patronage here as well."
I brought out sake and shochu, and sparkling wine for the two women. Perhaps because it was smooth on the palate, the lady of the house said, "Delicious! Another!" and seemed to take to it even more than the meat.
And then... dead drunk and pleasantly tipsy, the lady of the house was all over Sera.
"Ehh? I gave birth to you and gave you such a fine body. And you still haven't been embraced? What on earth are you doing? Let him fondle a breast or two! It's not like they'll diminish."
She groped her daughter's breasts, and Sera moaned, "Yann... Mother..."One or two... is that really okay for a mother? Won't they diminish?
"That's enough, Mother! Shivans and the servants are watching too!"
"Mama! You call me Mama! Just a little while ago, you were obsessed with my breasts! Even though you're Abalon who still wets himself! What's with this 'Mother' business!"
When the servants started whispering about it, Abalon made excuses, saying, "N-no, that's wrong! I'm not a mama's boy!" and dug himself deeper into a hole.
After that, I provided treatment after their baths.
"Cielo-san, do you ever experience numbness in your legs?"
"How did you know? No matter how many doctors I see, they all say they can't tell..."
So, while massaging from his lower back to his buttocks, I applied Heal.
"The numbness is in the tips of my feet, you know?"
"That's because the cause is from your lower back to your butt."
And five minutes later.Cielo was overjoyed that he was cured. After that, when I guessed, "You suffer from headaches, don't you?" to the surprised Abalon, and said, "Your stomach is irritated. It's stress," and treated Abensis, everyone's faces became refreshed.
The lady of the house had stiff shoulders, sensitivity to cold, and constipation.Sera also had constipation and hemorrhoids.
"Madam, please drink this every day. It is water named Holy Water Aqua. I would like you to drink at least one liter per day."
I had her gulp it down immediately and applied Heal, and she seemed to feel better.
"And also, daily exercise. It would be good to go up and down stairs a little to move your abdominal area. With this, you'll have a big one tomorrow morning!"
I also used telekinesis to move and adjust the twisting in her intestines.
"With this, if it comes gushing out, it's all good! Stomachaches, skin troubles, and other bodily ailments will also be cured!"
She laughed, "Fufufu," and said, "I want to feel refreshed!"
Unlike the other four, Sera appeared completely naked.
"Perfect timing. Get on all fours. Spread your crotch wider!"
"It feels like Lord Shivans is doing something naughty to me!"
When I toyed with her anus thoroughly, her pussy became soaking wet, and she let out a voice, "Haa haa... Aah," dripping love juices.
"To have my backside trained before my front has even been used..."
"What are you talking about? It's hemorrhoids, right? It shouldn't hurt anymore. Make sure you have a proper bowel movement."
When I said that, her face turned bright red, and she said, "A maiden does not do such things!" and hurriedly changed clothes and left.
That NightSensing a presence as if they might send a maid or someone, I locked the door to my room and returned to my own room via instant movement.
"You said you were going to the Imperial Capital today!"
"Even saying that! You're sleeping naked in my bed, Emi-nee!"
W-well, yes, she said, but Emilia immediately began to moan and accepted me.
"Look! Your lewd pussy is already squelching and crying!"
"It can't be helped! Because your cock has turned me into a total slut!"
After climaxing intensely many times, she sought help from Reimi.
"Rei-nee! Pretending to sleep won't work, you know! Your erotic pussy is twitching and dripping with love juices!"
When Emilia woke her up, it seemed she really had been asleep... but we both laughed at just how lewd she was.
"Do you know the proverb, 'waking a sleeping child'? I won't forgive you! Come on, come on! Satisfy this slutty pussy! Ann! I'm cumming, cumming, cumming!"
Reimi immediately reached climax multiple times and then switched with Emilia.
"This is what they mean by all talk! Why do I have to cover for Rei-nee too... Aaan! I hate this sensitive body! It's craving cock again!" Emilia said as she climaxed.
Early the Next Morning
I was standing in the kitchen of the Cielo Trading Company.
"Those helping, please watch the sample and imitate it!"
This morning, I was making sandwiches. Not tonkatsu sandwiches, but Boar Cutlet Sandwiches, and vegetable sandwiches and egg sandwiches spread with Mayo.
One cute maid came to help.
"Last night, I went to your room as ordered by the Madam. The door was locked and I couldn't enter."
I apologized, saying I was sorry about that.
"But, you know. You don't have to do that kind of thing with someone like me. A boyfriend or someone you like would be better, right? It wouldn't be fun with someone like me you just met yesterday, would it?"
Then, she said she had neither a boyfriend nor someone she liked. As a bonus, she told me she was a virgin and was a little scared, so she was partly relieved.
"I see, I see. Next time, if you're ordered to, just refuse and say I said no! If you're going to do it, someone you like is better, right! Even if there's no one now."
"Yes! But there's no one decent around me, you know? Besides, I... I've never seen a prince like Lord Shivans before! Your face is like something out of a dream!"
So she's what they call a face-lover, huh...
"If you choose by looks, nothing good will come of it, you know? Pick someone with a good personality!"
"Does Lord Shivans have a bad personality?"
"Far from bad, it's utterly no good, you know?"
When I said that, she burst out laughing.
"I've never met anyone who calls their own personality bad!"
"Anyone who calls themselves good is definitely worse than me!"
"I'm Karen, 17 years old. Next time you come to stay... please!"
She suddenly introduced herself, and it seems she's willing to offer her virginity?Her hands were about to stop, so I cut off the conversation and resumed making breakfast.
The cooks were already about to drool, so I decided to make extra.
"You can sample up to 3 pieces per person!"
As soon as I said that, everyone reached out their hands and started eating all at once.
"Kyaa! It's incredibly delicious!"
"What's this? It's super tasty!"
This is bad. They won't stop at 3 pieces... I have to make them quickly!I somehow finished making them and went to see the lady of the house and Sera.
"From now on, I want to make the Madam even more beautiful, so I'd like you to gather all the women immediately."
She reacted instantly to those words.
"How were your bowel movements?"
"It was amazing! Thanks to that, my skin feels refreshed too!"
When I looked at Sera, she turned red and said, "I-I went! I feel refreshed too!"
First, I said I wanted to explain how to wear underwear.I asked for one person to volunteer to get completely naked, but there was only a stir.
"If possible, someone older, around their 30s or above, would be preferable..."
As expected, no one raised their hand immediately, so the moment I said, "I would like you to wear underwear I made. Magical underwear. Of course, I will give it to you as a gift!" they rushed over.
"Only those who don't mind me touching their body!"
Among several people, I chose one woman.
A 29-year-old woman named Isis got completely naked for me.Her breasts were somewhat sagging and splayed apart. Her buttocks were also drooping.
"First, we lift the flesh of the buttocks and gather the flesh of the belly towards the chest. Then, we put on this Corset. And then, we gather the collected fat, the flesh, to the chest and support it with this bra, and look! A splendid cleavage! The position of the bust top has also widened, and what was drooping is now at this position!"
Isis had her whole body toyed with by me from behind, her butt caressed, her breasts groped, her nipples played with, and her breathing became ragged, "Haa haa."
Then, more women got completely naked and said they wanted to receive the instruction.
"Hold the Corset and lift the flesh of your buttocks with one hand! Like this!"
Isis felt her body pressed against mine and caressed many times, and she realized she was getting wet.
"Alright? Isis-san, if you do bust enhancement, the position of your nipples should become about here. I don't know when. Will it be one month later, or six months later?"
When I said there were individual differences, everyone nodded.
Her nipple was pinched tightly, and a voice, "Hau," leaked out.When I whispered in her ear, "Did it hurt?" she whispered back, "It feels good."
Even when lifting the flesh of her belly, when I deliberately toyed with her clit, she trembled.
(What should I do? I'm genuinely wet. This boy is attacking my pleasure points. It's not on purpose, right? It feels too good! Am I sexually frustrated?)
"Your husband?"
"He exists. Children too. But because of this figure, I've been neglected for years."
So I said, "Let's become beautiful and show him! You might even be pregnant in six months, you know?" and she laughed, saying, "That might not be my husband's child."
"Alright? During the day, wear this, called a Bust-enhancing Bra. When sleeping, I think many people go braless, but please wear a Night Bra. Sera does too."
"I want to maintain my figure in the future!"
Since I was going outside for a bit, I asked the lady of the house to put on the underwear, and she tempted me, saying, "You can watch, you know."
"Then, I will record your figure before putting it on in a drawing. And then I will draw it after wearing it."
I sketched the completely naked lady of the house, and everyone praised me, saying, "You're good!" but she looked sad, saying, "So this is my current figure. I hate it."
After she put it on, it improved considerably.So, I sketched her again, applied 'Premium' to her face, and cast 'High Heal' over her entire body, and she was rejuvenated to look like she was in her early to mid-thirties.
Then, I explained again while toying with Isis.
"Like this, it's no good if your back is bent. Stretch it straight! Yes, yes!"
Perhaps her back was sensitive too, as she was stroked by me and let out sweet sighs.
"The problem is the legs. Alright, lift it a little higher!"
Touched from her inner thigh to her pussy, more sighs leaked out, but she covered her mouth and endured.
"When climbing stairs, if you don't lift your legs enough, your back won't straighten and your leg muscles will weaken. Lift them up to about here!"
When I made her spread her legs, my fingers slightly entered her pussy from her inner thigh, and Isis herself could tell she was wet and squelching.
(Oh no! This old lady is definitely being thought of as lewd. But it feels good. His fingers are inside my pussy! I want them deeper! Hah... I'm a married woman. I'm such an idiot! I mustn't lust after a boy close to my son's age! But when his fingers move, I'm so happy!)
When a drop of love juice fell, I hid it with my foot.
"You're kind!"
"Making a lady feel shame is a failure as a man, right?"
(Oh no! He called me a lady! This is bad... my pussy just clenched!)
Even when she closed her thighs, the love juice trickled down her thighs and dripped.
"Please come to the bath later. I'll clean you up."
"Yes! Clean me up! I'll go right away!"
And then, having her pubic hair shaved by me, Isis pleaded, "Today is a safe day. I think it's okay... so you can finish inside!" begging for a creampie.
"Maybe in six months, it'll be Lord Shivans's baby!"
"Eh? But it's a safe day?"
"It's a small thing! Look at my body again! I'll become beautiful!"
Even though she said she had never done Cleaning Fellatio before, she asked, "Do you want me to do it?" so I nodded, and she did it for me while saying, "Honestly! Making a married woman do this!"
When I hurried to breakfast, the lady of the house had taken center stage.
"Mama? Is it Mama?"
"My! Abalon really does love his Mama after all!"
Abalon, having been told that, gasped and looked around, but it was already too late. Apparently, when the lady of the house appeared, the Butler was stunned, Cielo was stunned asking, "Who is that?" and there had been a bit of a commotion while I was gone.
Then the sandwiches were brought in.
"What is this? Sera, have you eaten it?"
"No, Abensis, Brother. It's my first time."
So saying, they began to eat.
"It originates from the person who created this food. The busy Mr. Sandwich apparently wanted something delicious that he could easily eat with one hand and devised it."
There's no such thing as playing cards here. I guess this explanation is fine? Then, the lady of the house, I think out of concern for Sera, asked, "Why don't you embrace her?"
So I confessed my feelings. In this world too, the status of women is low. Even if they have high abilities, they marry, settle into the home, bear children, and end their lives.
"Of course, there are many who play active roles, but from the overall perspective, it's only a handful. I am giving such women positions like Commerce Minister and General. From society's view, they would be treated as eccentrics, wouldn't they?"
Cielo also nodded at what I said.
Moreover, in a world centered on agriculture, I am trying to shift the focus to the economy. How does society see someone like me? Many say I'm just the foolish son of a lowly Baron, not even collecting taxes from agriculture, an idiot. The sons of foolish nobles who can only boast of their inherited status completely fail to understand this system and are running a negative campaign.
"Oh my? Is this about Abalon, Brother?"
When Sera said that, everyone looked at Abalon.
"No. Abalon is even more of a fool."
"That's certainly true, Father!"
And I continued.
"Society scoffs, calling me a mere 13-year-old brat. I am aware of that myself, but..."
"I'm sorry. I was one of those people at first too."
Cielo honestly bowed his head.
"I am doing unconventional things, and society is still unable to recognize them. So, if I were to have a relationship with a Commerce Minister or a General, society would increasingly see it this way, wouldn't they? 'He used women to curry favor, right?' If this grows, the truth will be distorted, and those two capable women will be seen as mere mistresses and will be looked down upon by other nobles."
Both Cielo and his wife had the scales fall from their eyes.
"I believe the times will become even more intense from now on. Eventually, I predict that the economy will dominate the world. I think that foolish nobles who cling to agriculture forever, lament poor harvests, and lack ability will eventually be weeded out."
Sera was moved and on the verge of tears.
"Probably, in 10 or 20 years, I am convinced that an era where economic power speaks will come! Therefore, for now, I am storing up power without making enemies."
Abensis stood up and applauded while crying.
"You are wonderful! You truly hold my sister in high regard! Next time, I want to see that female General too! And I've come to want to visit your territory! A world ruled not by nobles but by the economy... You can see the future, can't you!"
Sera realized that she had been protected in a different sense once again and wept profusely.