Chapter 47 - Chapter 47: Lion's Day Off
The next morning
When Lion arrived, I immediately asked, "Wanna go on a date or something?" She complained, "Huh? With you? Why do I have to go on a date with you!" but I quickly took her to the bath, got her cleaned up, fixed her hair, and we headed out to the imperial capital's entertainment district.
I took her to a specialty shop for women backed by the Cielo Trading Company and had her look at clothes. After having her try on various things, I said, "Huh! You're surprisingly cute!" She puffed out her chest and said, "Surprisingly is unnecessary! It's obvious I'd be cute no matter what I wear!"
And so, she tried on various camisoles and dresses.
"H-hey? How's this?"
"It's a bit calculated, but for Lion, isn't it fine? Something a little more erotic would suit you even better, you know?"
She tried on dozens of outfits, and at the end, she looked longingly at the clothes and skirts she liked best, but I could see her desire withering as she saw the prices and was shocked.
"Th-this is 120,000..."
She looked ready to give up, so I said, "This one suited you best. Get changed, Lion!" I stripped her down to her underwear, threw her into the fitting room, and had a few places adjusted. After that, I had them bring erotic underwear and made her try those on too.
"And, I'll take all of these!"
"Y-you idiot! All of this is over 2 million...!"
Of course, I said it was fine and paid. "Shivans-sama! Thank you very much!!" all the shop staff said, bowing their heads.
I carried the bags and invited her to go to a jewelry store next. "Yeah!" she said, linking her arm with mine.
We looked at colorful gems, rings studded with precious metals, necklaces, earrings, and the like. Lion said she liked gold, so I had them show us gold crafted items. There, we listened to a craftsman talk about gold.
"Young lady, items made of pure gold hardly exist, you see."
I was impressed hearing various things, like how the price is high, it's heavy, and it deforms easily. We laughed hearing stories about how nobles are surprisingly often deceived.
"Well then, which would be good?"
"That person there, if it's Shivans-sama, he's a master of discernment, you know?"
Do they want to test my eye? They didn't seem to know I could appraise things. They brought out three items and started something like a quiz: "Among these three items, one is quite expensive, one is so-so, and one is a cheap item. Which one costs how much? Please guess!" Lion also took them in her hands and thought seriously.
"It's no good... I have no idea. Do you know?"
"Yeah. The most expensive one is this. It's worth 1,000,000 G. Next is this. About 300,000 G, I guess? The cheap one is this, and the inside is glass. Probably around 1,000 G?"
When I hit the nail on the head, the shop clerks applauded. "As expected of the Lord of Water City Aqua!" the clerks praised me. It didn't feel bad, but I felt like I was cheating.
"Wow! Amazing!"
Lion looked happy too. So, I decided to show them three pieces of craftsmanship I had made. Lion had also wanted the necklace.
"These are items I made. If you can guess the most expensive one, I'll give it to you. If I had to put a price on it, it wouldn't be less than 5 million. I've enchanted it with magic."
Hearing that, even the clerks started saying they wanted to participate. Lion said, "No! After I choose!" and stared at them seriously. But, perhaps she couldn't tell, she chose the one she personally wanted.
"That's correct. Then, I'll give it to you."
Overjoyed, Lion clung to me and kissed me. I immediately put it around her neck and showed her a mirror. "Hey? How is it?" she asked excitedly.
"It suits you! You look more mature."
Thinking I couldn't just leave without buying anything, I decided to look at earrings and rings too. When I told her she could choose what she wanted, she hesitated, saying, "Which one is good? I don't know their value."
So, I picked out only the valuable ones and showed her. "This one and this one... this one is also nice... I'm torn..." she said, putting them on and looking in the mirror.
"I've decided on this!"
Here too, when I paid 2,000,000 G for the ring and earrings, she was shocked enough to nearly collapse but was incredibly happy. I decided to put the ring on her.
When she held out her hand and I put the ring on, the clerks and other customers applauded and congratulated us.
"That couple is nice! A handsome man and a beautiful woman!"
"Hey, mister! Make your girlfriend happy!"
We ended up being seen off by a crowd of people as if we'd just had a wedding ceremony. Lion also looked happy with a joyful face. I didn't quite understand it, but if everyone around was happy, I figured it was fine. Just then, a mental announcement played, and I apparently acquired Euphoria.
After that, we headed to a shoe store and looked at sandals and pumps. Thinking there were even things like glass slippers, I looked and saw they were made in the Butler territory. Immediately, she tried on various pairs, carefully considering ones that seemed to fit her size.
"Which do you think is good?"
"With the clothes you're wearing now, maybe this color?"
I knew it! she said, deciding on those and buying five pairs. Here, it only came to about 100,000 G. Then we went to a bag shop and chose a bag.
"You must be hungry? Let's go for a late lunch."
"Yeah! I'm starving!"
Recently, stylish shops had been increasing. In Water City Aqua, the stylish poolside café managed by the head clerk of Cielo Trading Company was hugely popular, and its influence seemed to be appearing as they opened a branch in the imperial capital too.
While eating lunch, Lion asked me, "Hey? Why did you invite me on a date today?" So I said, "You seemed to lack energy lately. I thought maybe you had a fight with your boyfriend or something, and I just thought I'd help you change your mood." She looked surprised.
"You noticed well, didn't you?"
"Are you making fun of me? We see each other every day."
No, no, she said, flustered. Apparently, even her boyfriend hadn't noticed at all.
"Well, isn't he probably just staring at your boobs instead of your face?"
"You know well, don't you? We've only met three times, but he's always looking at my chest."
She said that and laughed loudly, but then her face turned serious and she said, "I'm scared..." Apparently, she regretted bullying Kate. Hearing the rumor that Kate had nearly committed suicide, thinking she had driven her that far, she said she felt anxious every day and started crying.
"In that case, you should apologize directly to Kate properly, right? The other person suffered enough to die."
She said she would apologize tomorrow but was afraid she might not be forgiven.
"That's... something you won't know until you try apologizing, but if you don't apologize now, an opportunity like this might not come again, right? Did you talk with your boyfriend?"
"I haven't. I'm scared he'll think I was that kind of woman... and besides, I don't know him that well."
Well, I can understand that. When I said I'd go with her if she apologized tomorrow, she was overjoyed. In a good mood, we left the shop and were surrounded by thugs.
"Making a woman cry, you're the worst, big bro! I was watching!"
They approached with grins. About ten of them probably thought they could beat me. They were only about level three, so I could kill them instantly, but what to do? One said to Lion, "Hey, let's go have a go with me at that love hotel over there! I'll make you cry in a different way!"
(Should I kill them?)
As I was thinking that, two men came over and apologized, "We're sorry, Shivans-sama. These guys just joined recently and don't know Shivans-sama."
They must have explained the situation to the thugs. The ten of them trembled, saying, "Shivans, big bro! Ma'am! We're terribly sorry," and performed a dogeza.
After the ten left, she said in exasperation, "You're amazing, aren't you?" So I said, "Say that in bed," and she laughed again.
"Ufufu! My slutty pussy is already soaking wet, you know? Wanna do it?"
She said that, so I used Instant Movement to go to the White Castle, and when I brought her to my room, she was surprised. Since it was expensive clothing, she said, so I hung it on a hanger and we took a bath.
"What an amazing building... where is this?"
"My room. It's a special date, after all."
Starting with a titty fuck fellatio, she attended to me more carefully than usual. When I found it strange and asked, she smiled and said, "It's thanks!" I too, more thoroughly than usual, performed cunnilingus on her, and she convulsed and climaxed many times.
"If I'm the one who's made to come a lot, it's not thanks, is it!"
"If it feels good, I'm happy!"
When I said that, she said, "It's obvious it feels good! Hurry up and give me your cock!" being assertive.
When I was about to come and hesitated to finish inside, she said shyly, "Jeez! It's too late for that now! After making my pussy so lewd! I want to be creampied too!"
When I did cleaning fellatio, she said, "Semen is delicious!" and licked it all up. Then, since she was concerned about outside, she probably wanted to go to the pool. When I asked if she wanted to go, she nodded. When I let her choose a swimsuit, she picked a fairly risqué bikini.
"Everyone's paying attention to Lion, you know?"
"I-it's you, right? It's not me..."
Even as she said that, the men's gazes probably felt good. She linked her arm with mine and said, "Do my boobs feel good? The men are looking, but right now they're yours!" pressing them against me. While attracting attention, we enjoyed the water slide several times, then she bounced on the water trampoline, her boobs bouncing boing-boing, and she squealed "Kya-kya!" in delight.
After playing thoroughly, her face looked refreshed, and we took a short break. She was looking around restlessly, like a suspicious person, unable to settle down. When I asked what was wrong, she subtly signaled. Looking in that direction, a couple was having outdoor sex in the shade of a tree.
"Shall we do it too? Sex outside!"
"To think Lion would say she wants to have outdoor sex. That's unexpected."
"But, today is a date!"
With a lustful face, she pulled my hand, looking for a place with no one around. Then, once she knew no one was there, she turned her back and got completely naked.
"Hurry! My pussy is already aching! I want your cock!"
When I undressed too, she sucked on me frantically. Once I got big, she put her hands on a tree, stuck out her butt, and spread herself open with one hand. When I thrust in, she screamed, "My pussy feels good! Being fucked outside... I'm going to come right away!" and climaxed many times.
"Rub my boobs too! Kiss me when I come! I'm coming too!"
She looked happy as I poured thickly inside her. We returned to the room, and she raised moans of pleasure as both her pussy and ass were fucked. After enjoying ourselves until evening, she changed clothes and I sent her to the girls' dormitory. She looked around, and once she knew no one was there, she clung to me and gave me a deep kiss.
"You're unexpectedly kind! I was happy!"
"Unexpectedly is unnecessary. Tomorrow morning, come to the student council room."
She said "Yeah" and kissed me again, entwining our tongues. She clung to me for a while without trying to let go, so when I groped her chest over her clothes, she opened her front herself and let me fondle her bare breasts. When we heard someone's voice, she hurriedly pulled away, closed her front, said "See you later!" and left.
The next morning
I went to see Kate and explained the situation.
"I didn't know, but so that's what happened. Fine! On the surface, I just have to forgive her, right?"
When I said either was fine, she said, "Forgiving seems more fun!" and kissed me while letting me fondle her bare breasts.
"And... if you let me kill that guy, I'll also give you a blowjob! Of course, I'll swallow your semen too! I'll practice so I can make you come a lot in this mouth!"
She seems to want David executed. So, I made a certain proposal.
"That! That's good! Let's definitely do that!"
Thus, I headed to the student council and waited for Lion. Eventually, Lion arrived and performed a dogeza. "It's fine. You've reflected enough already, haven't you?" Kate said with a smile.
"Thank you! I'm truly sorry!"
Relieved, she cried. After that, I held Lion plenty, then headed to the auction venue. Since there were no suspicious characters, I went to the slave traders' area.
"Is everything going according to plan?"
People level 10 and above would be sold one by one, starting from 10,000 G. Level 5 and above in sets of five for 10,000 G. For those below level 5, I decided to sell them in sets of ten, starting from 10,000 G. That would sell them off faster, I figured.
The nobles who appeared numbered roughly over sixty. Probably many of them had some weakness held by His Majesty.
Over 150 people appeared at the auction venue. Among them were likely people who wanted to observe, as well as His Majesty and Klaus mixed in.
This morning, we started first with the groups of ten, but the ones rushing to buy were mostly weak nobles who wanted numbers. Mid-ranking nobles were rushing to buy mainly the groups of five. And the type worth a thousand soldiers were being bought up by the great nobles. The total number sold today seemed to be over 5,000.
(And the average was 300,000 to 400,000 G, so it looks like it'll be a decent profit.)
I felt like an underworld merchant profiting from war. No suspicious-looking characters appeared anywhere at the auction venue or near it.
At night, I held Karina and Julia as usual, and the next morning, I held Lion and then headed to the auction venue. Days like that passed, and five days went by.
"Thanks to that, all 22,000 soldiers sold without any left over!"
The number was slightly higher than the soldiers I handled because remnants of Namibia and Kaoz had become bandits and were captured, and they managed to sell off slaves that hadn't sold before. The slave traders were also overjoyed. Cielo was also in a good mood and came to shake my hand, so I made a proposal.
"If peace comes from this, the war will settle down and the economy will start moving, right? If so, shall we start a new business?"
He immediately lent an ear to my story and said, "Let's hear it." In this world, there are barbershops, but they just cut hair. I proposed starting a beauty business that also incorporates shampoo and conditioner, lotion, massages, esthetics, and nails.
(Even in this world, women have a high sense of beauty. So do noble men.)
Cielo, unfamiliar with beauty, didn't seem to get it right away.
"First, let's try it at my place, and if it seems like it'll become popular, how about giving it a shot?"
"No. It's something you're doing. It'll definitely be a hit first. I'll make arrangements immediately!"
With this war, the number of nobles falling into ruin will likely increase. His Majesty's imperial domain should also expand. Just in the eastern region, Namibia and Kaoz became large imperial domains. From now on, nobles with economic power and wealthy merchants will likely gain strength...
And then, the executions of Kaoz, Ivan, and Kamuri were finally decided. The one decided to be executed on the same day was David. David, confined in the underground prison, seemed like a completely different person. I asked everyone to leave, requesting that they let Kate and David talk alone. Everyone understood. Surely, she would kill him here. The people present went up to the surface, agreeing not to come down until called.
When Kate spoke to him gently, he said, "Who are you...?" She felt anger anew that he didn't even remember her.
"Kate. I was your wife."
When she said it coldly, he finally seemed to remember and laughed loudly.
"That idiot Kruger's little girl, huh! You've become a bit more refined. Did you find yourself a man?"
To the laughing David, Kate raged, "I'm living a better life than the fool who betrayed his father, became a male prostitute, and was happy to have the enemy general's cock put in him!"
"How do you know that..."
"Oh? There's no one in this country who doesn't know. Everyone knows! It seems it'll even become a book, called 'The Idiot Homo David'! Your entire clan was killed by General Strong, and they died cursing you. A very pitiful story, isn't it?"
Having been held by such a man and cried out "I love you," she had been on the verge of going mad.
"Hey... you came to save me, right? Right?"
"Yes! I have to make a clean break! I'll show you at the end whether I'm still a little girl!"
David shouted, asking what she was talking about. When I appeared there, he said, "You... I've seen you before...!"
"That's right! Because I'm the one who brought you here! Even if you're a huge idiot, I'd like you to remember that much. I'm called Shivans, the young lady's lover!"
When I got completely naked and slowly caressed Kate while undressing her, her face became bewitching as I undressed her. The candlelight increased, and Kate's naked body must have looked even more lustrous. As she was undressed, she writhed and let out seductive voices.
With a deep kiss, I devoured her mouth noisily. I sat on a sofa that had been prepared at some point, and Kate sat in a reverse sitting position. She showed off her lewd limbs to David.
"Look, David. The woman who was your wife has these rich, beautiful breasts being fondled by me without reservation, her pretty nipples being toyed with. This place, which still doesn't know a man, is even hairless, wanting to know a man's touch quickly, wanting to be caressed by me! Right now, it's overflowing with love juices like a spring."
David got an erection as Kate spread her crotch, smiled, and said, "It's still a virgin pussy! Pretty, isn't it!"
Then I sat on the sofa, made Kate kneel, and finally the fellatio began. She deliberately made wet, sloppy sounds, slowly moving her tongue lewdly as she started licking.
"Stop it! Why are you showing me such a sight! Please stop!"
Thinking that David was suffering, Kate sucked more eagerly.
"Look, David! She's already my lover and wants to be fucked by me!"
"Darling, I love you... give me lots of semen in my mouth!"
Kate responded to my ad-lib with great enthusiasm.
"What do you mean lover! The little girl should be in love with me, right?"
Seeing the enraged David, she held it in her mouth with a happy face and quickened her strokes.
"I'm going to cum, Kate!"
She nodded, and when I came in her mouth, she went in front of David and opened her mouth. She showed him the semen I had released and swallowed it with a "gulp" sound.
"Why... why! Don't show me such a sight! You're my wife, aren't you!"
When David cried out in protest, she shouted, "No! You're not my husband! You're the devil who killed my father and clan! I was never your wife, not now, not ever!"
Linking arms with me, she said, "I have no more business with you," and left the cell.
"Wait! Wait, please! I don't want to die! Don't leave me, save me!"
As we left the cell and were changing, we could still hear David's lamentations.
"If he didn't want to die that badly, why did he betray you? He should have just not betrayed you from the start! He really was an idiot. How could you marry someone like that?"
At my words, she said something like an excuse, "I was young too, and I just couldn't see what was around me!" and returned to the surface. The soldiers seemed worried about whether David had been killed, so I said, "It's fine. He'll live until tomorrow's execution," and they nodded.
Kate walked back holding my hand and linking arms with me.
"Hey, hey? I'm worth about 500,000 G now, right?"
"Huh? At best, about 200,000 G, isn't it?"
"I even did semen ingestion! It was delicious, though. Then, 400,000 G!"
Hearing that, the soldiers were asking, "What's semen ingestion?"
"Idiot! Isn't that embarrassing? The soldiers can hear, you know?"
"It's fine! Once my revenge is over, I'm going to become an even lewder and more erotic woman! Kyaa! Just imagining it, I'm getting soaking wet!"
Kate clung tightly to my arm and said with a happy face, "You called me your lover, didn't you?"