Chapter 46 - Chapter 46: The End of the Namibia Faction
The newspapers, day after day, wrote that after the soldiers of the Kaoz and Namibia houses defected and successive coups ended in failure, "the two houses meet their ruin." Then, this time, an article appeared stating that students of the Imperial Academy who were part of the Namibia faction were oppressing students of the Imperial faction.
"Surely... my child wouldn't be complicit in such a thing, would they? They shouldn't be that much of a fool."
Every noble was optimistic.
Count Gracia and Viscount Carola were summoned to the Palace.First, only Count Gracia was called and knelt before His Majesty.
"It has been a while, Gracia. I heard your mansion was set ablaze—what a disaster, was it not?"
Wondering what he would be told, he remained kneeling, unable to even give a proper reply.
"The reason I had you come today is nothing else. I thought I would have you see this corpse."
The presented corpse was familiar. It was a member of the Shadow Corps who had been at the mansion in the Imperial Capital. Why is this person here? The thought that they might have targeted His Majesty crossed his mind, and a cold sweat ran down his back. Then, when asked, "Does it look familiar?", for a moment he considered playing dumb, but he reconsidered, thinking that even if he feigned ignorance here, they surely held some evidence, and honestly answered, "Yes."
"Good. The moment you said you didn't know, I would have had to take your head! Wahahaha!"
Hearing that, he felt the bloodlust around him, and sweat dripped uncontrollably from his forehead.
This time, Klaus questioned him.
"This assassin infiltrated the Imperial Academy at the request of your son. According to your son, he targeted a certain person with your permission. Incidentally, it seems your son repeatedly engaged in extortion, wanting money for drugs. Did you know?"
Gracia wanted to say, "Don't be ridiculous." He had not permitted any assassin. He surmised that the extortion target was likely Klaus's grandson.
"There was also a secret report stating that you sent the assassin to curry favor with Kaoz. His Majesty and I both wish to believe otherwise, but upon investigation, it appears the assassin was indeed from your house. Do you have any defense? If so, let us hear it."
Who made such a secret report? Certainly, he had sent gifts to Kaoz. It was to ask a favor of the former Chancellor. Rumors had spread that the rebellion of Namibia and Kaoz had ended in failure. He understood that His Majesty had embarked on a purge of the Namibia faction, and that he himself was considered part of it.
"I-I have absolutely no intention of turning my bow against Your Majesty! Please believe me!"
"I, too, wish to believe your words. In that case..."
After saying that, what was presented was an order: "Gracia, gather ten thousand soldiers. Defeat the enemy, the Rhodesian army!" And he was told to assemble them with astonishing speed—in two weeks. However... if he did not comply without objection, the Gracia house would be destroyed, following Namibia and Kaoz.
(Ten thousand! ...Impossible... Even if I gather well, it's around six thousand. This is all because of that idiot son... What am I going to do with him!)
Anger was boiling up, but he had no choice but to say things he didn't mean: "Of course, Your Majesty! I will rush to your aid with an army of ten thousand, so please believe in our loyalty!"
When he went outside, Viscount Carola, who was waiting next, stood there with a pale face, so he called out to him.
"My idiot son and your son have done something outrageous. Do not tell lies before His Majesty. If you try to deceive him, both you and the Carola house will end at that moment."
Nervously, he said, "I am grateful for your advice," and bowed his head.Following that advice, the Viscount also honestly testified without lies or falsehoods, but he would end up receiving a shock. And he fell into a situation where he had no choice but to participate in the war.
Starting with these two houses, nobles were summoned one after another. Marquis Felder was one of them.
"Do you know Margrave Kruger?"
"O-Of course, Your Majesty!"
"Kruger was a loyal retainer, but regrettably, he fought the enemy and was defeated. As if in concert with that enemy, there are those who have betrayed me. It is deeply regrettable."
Felder knew about the Namibia faction, but thought it had nothing to do with him. The conversation turned to the Academy, and he was astonished to be told that Kaoz's grandson Kamuri was oppressing students of the Imperial faction, and that Fubin was at the center of the Namibia faction students.
"So, you were betraying me..."
"N-No! I am Your Majesty's loyal subject!"
"Oh? Then show me proof of it!"
He wondered what foolish thing Fubin had done, but in the end, he had no choice but to participate in the war against Rhodesia. He was told to gather twenty thousand soldiers and come in two weeks, and he had to agree.
Neither Ivan's army nor Namibia's army had yet reached the lake.
"Lord Ivan... the soldiers who numbered 18,000... have fallen below 2,000..."
Hearing the report from a soldier, he was enraged.
"One-tenth... Why has it come to this...?"
Everyone pointed at a tent.Inside, there were apparently ten women, and being told that was the reason, he seemed unable to accept it.
When pressed with "You're making light of war" and "While we're fighting with our lives on the line, you're thinking of holding women?", he finally understood.
"More than that, it's unacceptable as a human being."
Told this by a knight, he was irritated, but was troubled when asked, "His Majesty has no reason to rebel, so why?"
"Let's retreat..."
By the time they returned to their territory, the remaining soldiers numbered only about ten, and they would be captured by the Imperial Army. The Namibia army was the same; they returned to their territory, but when the Imperial Army came to the territory capital, they surrendered easily.
Then, when a rumor spread in society asking, "Which noble will rebel next?", the newspapers published in time with it. There, under a title naming nobles deeply connected to the Namibia and Kaoz houses, a newspaper was released and stirred up the public.
[The Namibia Faction Infesting the Imperial Academy. Nobles Likely to Betray His Majesty Next]
A newspaper article appeared with such a title.The names of people plotting rebellion along with Kamuri were listed. At the top was the Principal, and also the six from the first duel. The names of the twenty who were hung, and others, came out one after another, causing each noble to panic.
Karina, Julia, and Lion were not named.
That was because the branch manager of the newspaper in the Imperial Capital was a subordinate of my butler, Harrier. Of course, he was also well-versed in the underworld, but it seemed difficult for him. The reason was that Kaoz had controlled the underworld, but I had completely annihilated them.
"With this, the organizations under Kaoz's influence are gone, right?"
"Thank you very much! It'll be much easier to work now, Young Master!"
We also absorbed the thugs from the underworld organizations and had taken control of the Imperial Capital's entertainment district. Under my instructions, money was given to the thugs, and they were made to collect gossip on the nobles.
At the Academy, Ipu, the son of Viscount Pisam, had been re-arrested. A tip that he had bought poison in the underworld reached the Military Police, and when they raided, Ipu became violent.
"I am a noble! The likes of you Military Police!"
The Captain of the Military Police laughed.
"Sorry 'bout that. It's an order from the top! Did you think everything would be forgiven just because you're a noble? I hate guys like you! Acting all high and mighty without any ability! This time, it's the crime of possessing poison. We'll have you tell us what you planned to use it for!"
"E-Even if you threaten me, I won't talk!"
"Good! That spirit! Take him away!"
Kate and I were watching that scene from the rooftop.
"See? Even noble children can be dealt with, right?"
"Ufufu... As expected of a devil! Those guys should squeal more! Make them suffer!"
Her eyes were clouded with madness, but her face wore a bewitching smile as she linked arms with me and pressed her breasts against me.
Around the same time.
In a corner of Kaoz's territory, there were vassal noble barons crying. Information had spread that the soldiers of the Kaoz and Namibia houses had deserted, and that Ivan had been captured by the Imperial Army.
"It was good you listened to what I said, wasn't it? By now, your head and body would have parted ways, you know?"
It was Garna who was crying and apologizing. He had ignored Jennifer's advice and participated in the war. However, he had sent a letter to His Majesty saying, "I will obey," and not join the Kaoz army, and had been captured and confined by Jennifer's parents.
Having dropped out one after another, and receiving news of Ivan, who met a miserable end, he was being lectured by Jennifer. Not just Garna, but the other two as well, having been close to Ivan and Ivan's wife, had said until the end, "We can't betray him!"
"From now on, the real power in the territory will be transferred to me, and you will retire!"
The three barons had lost the trust of even their subordinates and had come to rely on Jennifer and the others for everything. Even when they gave orders, they were told, "Please get the Madam's permission first." The wives of the three baron families, pregnant with their second children, were working energetically.
When I showed my face at the Cielo Trading Company, Cielo asked me, "Isn't the son-in-law of the Tarsel Trading Company likely to get off without any punishment?"
"I wonder? The higher-ups are discussing various things, but I doubt he'll get off completely without any reprimand, don't you think?"
He gave a wry smile, saying, "I suppose so."Apparently, he had been presented with a litmus test, told to join the noble coalition. However, even without those three baron houses coming to the Imperial Capital to buy soldiers, there were many soldiers and knights who had lost their jobs at the Kaoz house. It seems they weren't acting as mercenaries. I heard that there were many soldiers joining the baron houses in the form of temporary service.
Cielo's eyes sparkled as he told me the upcoming schedule.
"The auction will finally be held in three days. It seems over thirty noble houses are already participating. We plan to hold it every day and sell out completely in about five days. You're already playing your role splendidly as a face of the underworld, aren't you?"
He apparently knew that I was on good terms not only with the entertainment district but also with the slave traders. I want to control things so it doesn't become a free-for-all, but... I wonder how far my influence will reach.
When I went to the Palace, there were many nobles with pale faces. Among them, there were cases where they brought their sons to let them defend themselves, only to have their misdeeds exposed, resulting in a huge failure. The worst was Abby, the son of Count Jester.
"I haven't done anything wrong! Kruger lost to the Kingdom of Rhodesia because he was weak! What's wrong with bullying his daughter? If you're bitter about it, you should have just not lost!"
He blurted out his true feelings, incurring antipathy and ridicule from those around him.
"That house is finished now, huh?"
"That guy's the heir, right? He's caught His Majesty's glare."
People whispered among themselves, while also feeling a sense of crisis that their own houses "would be the same if they let their children talk."
His Majesty calmly said, "Oh? Then, if I were to confiscate your territory, I could simply say 'the weak ones are at fault,' yes?" The father said, "I'll cut this one down right here!" and Abby shouted, "Stop joking, old man! There are things you should and shouldn't do!"
"My greatest failure was having a good-for-nothing son like you!"
He was stopped from trying to kill Abby right in front of His Majesty, and was made to promise to participate in the war. In this way, every noble swore loyalty one after another, returned to their territories, and prepared for war.
After waiting for everyone to leave, I went to see His Majesty. When I said I had written a recipe book for medicine and presented it, he was pleased and immediately showed it to the court physicians.
"How should we obtain the ingredients written here?"
The court physicians said they had never seen monsters.So, I explained, showing a map, that if they were escorted by soldiers and went to the Forest of Confusion, they could encounter them. His Majesty then said, "I want to go too!"
"That is impossible!"
He was stopped by everyone and became dejected.For the time being, saying I had some materials, I tried to hand over materials for research, but they didn't seem motivated to study. His Majesty watched that with cold eyes. He dismissed everyone except Klaus and me.
"Regarding this matter, only the Namibia house will be allowed to continue. However, as a baron house."
Ivan of the Kaoz house had been connected to Rhodesia. During the great war eighteen years ago, Kaoz had also committed betrayal. It seems they decided to exterminate the clan members who knew about that.
Ivan's son also knew about the past events and this betrayal, and rather seemed to have been proud of it. The other people of the Kaoz house lost everything and were apparently allowed to live as commoners, but for a while, they would live in this Imperial Capital under surveillance.
"You will let only the Namibia house survive?"
Namibia had apparently left a will expressing regret and committed suicide, taking his eldest and second sons with him. His wife and grandchildren seemed to have wished for forgiveness.
"Do you think it's naive?"
"Not at all, Your Majesty. They will bear the stigma of traitors and carry that cross for life. Living on will be difficult, won't it?"
His Majesty murmured, "Indeed."
When I informed him that the auction would be held in three days, he seemed to already know. Apparently, the two of them would go incognito to see it. I thought it would be tough for the people guarding them, so I was also to serve as a guard. Also, he said that David would be executed soon. I was ordered to subtly confirm with Kate what she wanted to do.
When I returned to the school, Lion, who had been drugged by me, had finally fallen. After a while, she came to my place every day, making sucking sounds, and happily performed fellatio.
"To be so absorbed in sucking cock... just how starved are you? You slut! I can't believe you were a virgin until recently."
When I said that, she said, "That's not... true..." and tried to take it in her mouth again, so I lifted her onto the desk and made her spread her legs.
"Going commando, getting your pussy this obscenely wet... you were about to come just from sucking, weren't you? Look at it yourself. It's twitching like it's begging for something, isn't it?"
She turned her face away in frustration and said, "If you want to do it, just get on with it," not breaking her defiant attitude. Even though she gets even wetter when watched. So I inserted a finger and whispered, "Is that okay? If you say things like that, I won't put in the cock you love so much, Lion?"
"S-Shut up! Just do it!"
"That way of talking... it's a turn-off..."
When I rubbed her G-spot, she couldn't hold back and let out sweet sighs.
"Please... put your cock in Lion's slutty pussy... It's aching... My nipples have been hard all this time too... Suck them!"
When I said, "I'll pull out," and tried to withdraw my cock, she said, "No... if it gets on my clothes or body, the smell will give it away... Just like that, inside... I want to come together with you!" and held me tight.
After I came, until I went soft, we embraced and kissed. After that, it had become routine for her to give me a cleaning fellatio. When we finished and she was changing, she properly put on her panties, which I found curious. She said, "If semen leaks out of my pussy or butt, everyone will find out, right?"
"Was it that good?"
She nodded with a red face.
"B-But don't get the wrong idea! With you, it's just physical! The one I love is only Markun!"
Saying that, she left.
That Night.
I called Karina and Julia over as usual and told them that the Namibia house would be allowed to survive. Karina seemed indifferent.
"More importantly, hurry up and get me pregnant with Jun, Papa!"
Saying that, she took off her clothes and got into bed. Including Julia, we had a naughty threesome.Julia asked anxiously, "Darling, won't you get tired of us? Don't you want to hold other women more?"
"On the contrary, handing over two women as good as you to Narcy would be a waste!"
Wondering why she would ask such a thing, it turned out that the worthless Narcy had been discharged from the hospital and came to school. Though he still seemed to be in a pitiful state.
There, over thirty women he had relations with swarmed him, and there seemed to have been some trouble.
"I have a headache... So I'll be living with them from now on..."
"We have to divorce him soon! I can't see a good future, Darling..."
When Julia said something despairing, Karina encouraged her.
"I've thought about it. Just because we are women, we shouldn't give up; we should build a suitable position for ourselves, right? We'll live in a way that doesn't rely on men!"
Apparently, Karina intended to live resiliently even if she married Narcy.
"If there's anything I can help with, tell me anytime. I'll do everything I can for you two!"
When I said I wouldn't abandon the two who might be pregnant with my child, it seemed Karina's period was late. Julia's was apparently due soon, but she was praying, "Don't come!"
The Next Morning.
When I showed my face at the Student Council Room, Kate was there. Immediately, I called her to a separate room, and she quickly took off her top and let me fondle her breasts.
"Isn't that what you called me here for?"
"Let's talk while I fondle them."
I asked if she wanted to kill David with her own hands, as he would be executed soon, and she nodded.
"Who do you think is to blame for me nearly dying by suicide? You should know that better than anyone! I'm trying to sell even my soul to you! At least let me do this!"
When I said she probably hadn't killed anyone before and I couldn't recommend it, she said, "That's true... When it comes down to it, I might tremble and be unable to do anything... At that time, lend me your hand! Let me avenge my father!" tears streaming down her face.
"Understood! I'll help."
She smiled happily and said, "A reward!" Then she sat me in a chair, took off everything except her panties in a doggy-style posture, and let me fondle her breasts.
"Ahh... Look... My nipples are already hard and fully erect! Touch them more! Tease them gently!"
She spread her legs and let me touch her pussy over her panties. Immediately, a slippery feeling transmitted, and she twisted her slippery tongue into mine, kissing me while facing backward.
"The continuation will be after everything is over! Give those who tormented me... the same suffering I endured! How about it? These lips have still only kissed you! Don't you want to shove your cock in and make me suck it? You want this slippery, naughty virgin pussy too, right? I won't let you call me just a 100,000 woman anymore!"
She was still holding a grudge... Slightly exasperated, I watched as she fixed her appearance, winked, and left.
When I went to the lab, Lion was there, lustful from the morning.
"Jeez! You're late!"
"You were waiting for me?"
As I was a little pleased, she said, "You want to do it anyway, right? Here!" So I teased and caressed her, stopping just as she was about to come. When this was repeated, she went crazy and said, "Just put it in already! I'm sorry for being cheeky," spreading her legs while crying.
After holding her for about an hour, she left in a good mood. Apparently, she still hadn't even kissed her boyfriend... I wondered if that was okay.
After that, I headed to the former territory capital of Margrave Kruger.
As the final stage, I was kidnapping soldiers of the Rhodesian army, but today I was more on the helping side. I was kidnapping and sending back people who were former farmers, those called serfs, and those forcibly made into soldiers. At first, they were surprised, but when I sent them back, they were worshipped as "God!" by their families, hands clasped in prayer. If it helps people, it's not bad. I also distributed the food and money I had taken from the Rhodesian army.
I showed the soldiers guarding Kruger's territory capital an order, saying it was a command from General Strong.
"Exterminate criminals. Show no mercy even if they are soldiers! From now on, this place belongs to the people of His Majesty the King!"
It was written that anyone attempting to assault women would be crucified. I strictly enforced this with the soldier chiefs and others, and with my help, it took effect immediately. Thanks to that, I was able to bring Gin and Emu out from underground.
"For the time being, the guard soldiers shouldn't do anything improper."
Half-doubting, they came out from underground. Then, in the town, rumors spread: "The guard soldiers seem like completely different people compared to yesterday. What happened?" To make it easier for Gin and Emu to do business, I placed Slave Marks on the nearby guard soldiers and strengthened the security.
"You want to resume business, right?"
I took out a large amount of food from my Inventory for them and had them prepare to reopen. I repaired the broken parts of the shop with 'Revive' and cleaned up the exterior.
"Thank you, Young Master! Now we can do business!"
Seen off by the smiling faces of Gin and Emu, I returned.