Chapter 93 - 92 Exam Ends
I brought the two back to the hospital and introduced them to Athena. They were only a year apart in age and had similar experiences. Hoping they could get along as well as possible, I watched them warm up to each other right away.
"Lime and Lina! I'm Athena. Well, I can talk about it and laugh now, but..."
She told them about how she was nearly taken by the army, how her parents entrusted her to her fiancé, but he sold her to the army to save himself. How in the end she was told, "I don't need a woman who isn't a virgin," how drugs were used on her, and her body was made lewd. How she was turned into a meat toilet for old men. Hearing this, Lime cried, perhaps out of sympathy, and Lina didn't hide her indignation, saying, "You absolutely have to find and kill that fiancé!"
"I thought I'd marry my childhood friend in a small village, have children, and live out my life taking care of my parents and his. But I learned it all falls apart so easily."
As Athena spoke of her fear of war and soldiers, and the experience of being betrayed by the childhood friend she trusted, Lime and Lina listened, frightened yet attentive.
"I also learned that people will betray me so easily out of self-interest. I learned there was no love from him. Taken by soldiers, I... was trampled by men, became a meat toilet through drug-induced pleasure, was forced to call filthy cocks 'delicious,' and thought myself despicable for coming to serve them willingly..."
Athena, too, had tears in her eyes as she remembered. Then Lime asked, "How did you recover?" and Lina said, "When we were being trained as sex slaves at the slave trader, we thought about dying so many times! We cursed that all men in the world should just die!"
As her body gradually weakened and she was on the verge of death, "That's when Shivans came to rescue me," she said, continuing her story.
"Even after Shivans saved me, I kept wanting to die. I had undergone lewd training I couldn't tell anyone about. You could blame the drugs, but I willingly offered myself up. My body had become defiled, you see. But Shivans taught me that no matter how much you regret it, the past won't change, so look forward. Now, I've even gained companions I can trust! Thanks to Shivans! What do you two want to do?"
The two were bewildered, as if to say, what do you mean what do we want to do? So I asked them how they came to be sex slaves.
"Ours is kind of similar to Athena's..."
What Lime recounted was that two years ago, when their village was attacked by bandits, the village chief tried to hide the women and children, thinking they'd be taken. But the one who said, "If we hand these ones over, we'll be saved!" was a childhood friend she had feelings for.
"Times like that really show a person's true nature, don't they?"
At Athena's words, Lina nodded, muttering regretfully, "He was scum!" They were captured immediately after, sold to a slave trader, and taught how to please men.
"We were trained and conditioned by many men in everything besides using our pussies. About a year ago, we were bought by a marquis's house. Along with maid skills, they said it was for further refinement, and many men touched our bodies..."
Lime said with self-deprecation that she had already been made to suck over a hundred cocks.
"Hey? Athena, you had drugs used on you too, right? How did you quell the heat in your body? What did you do when the throbbing wouldn't stop?"
To Lina's question, Athena replied, "Of course, I had Shivans hold me! He doesn't care even knowing my body is defiled!" The two looked surprised.
Then, right in front of them, Athena said, "Watch!" and took off her clothes. She undressed me too and was embraced. She climaxed many times, squirted, was creampied, and performed cleaning fellatio.
Athena, who said that kissing, fellatio, and sex with me were all exceptionally "pleasurable!", then suggested, "Would one of you like to try kissing Shivans?" Lime raised her hand.
First, when I kissed Lime, she was moved, saying, "It's different from before! It feels gentle!"
When Athena said, "I used to hate fellatio. But I won't suck any other cocks anymore!", Lime and Lina stared intently.
"Th-then, what about now?"
To Lime's question, Athena replied with a happy face, "I think it's delicious. Of course, I'd say another man's cock would taste bad. Because I love Shivans!"
Lime and Lina grew wet watching sex that looked like that of a happy couple.
After finishing cleaning fellatio, Athena pushed Lime's back, and she got into bed.
"I-I'm only lusting because of the drugs!"
"I know."
I silently held her, stroked her head, and said, "It must have been hard," while using Euphoria on her. "It was hard... It really was painful for so long! No one would help me! If it was going to be like this, I wished I'd been born ugly..." she wailed, clinging to me and crying.
As I kept stroking her head, she said, "If I'm to be held, I want someone like you. You saved us, after all! The real me isn't lewd, okay! Don't get the wrong idea!" But when she was caressed and given cunnilingus, her body reacted.
Athena and Lina could tell she was climaxing many times.
"It's okay... cum inside!"
Lime said while squirting, and Lina was excited too. Then, as Lime performed cleaning fellatio with a happy face, Lina got angry, saying, "Hurry up and switch!"
"It's fine! Just a little more..."
When Lime said that, Lina said, "No!" and clung to me, kissing me, saying, "Hold me too!"
I held them in turns until both were satisfied.
When I asked them what they wanted to do from now on, Lime said, "I heard the village was destroyed, so I'd like to continue my maid training at the marquis's house, but..." and Lina muttered, "I don't want to go back until the drugs wear off..." So I said, "I'll talk to the marquis's house and smooth things over," and the two were delighted.
Thus, it was decided they would live here until the drugs wore off, and I would be their partner. I had acquired two lewd maids!
The Next Morning
At the exam venue, there was a bit of an uproar. It was because most of the Imperial Knights, having sustained major injuries, didn't show up at the exam venue.
"W-what should we do, Your Majesty?"
"Just fill the spots with soldiers. There are mountains of noble soldiers who've done nothing but sit around arrogantly until now, aren't there?"
The generals, unit commanders, and their entourages who had been building this exam venue until the day before yesterday were dragged out. When this was conveyed by His Majesty's aide, the generals, unit commanders, and non-commissioned officers of noble birth fiercely opposed it.
"I-I am a general! Commanding is my duty! I am not a soldier who fights on the front lines!"
To the general's words, the unit commanders also fiercely opposed, saying, "Th-that's right! For us to fight... it's unthinkable!"
"So that's why, in losing battles, you left the soldiers fighting on the front lines behind and escaped quickly and unharmed. Are you saying you don't know how to fight? Understood. I shall report this to His Majesty just as it is."
As he turned on his heel, the general stopped him, saying, "W-wait!"
"Will you be sure to convey this to His Majesty without any misunderstanding?"
"I will convey that you refused His Majesty's order. Is there a problem?"
He listened wearily to a mountain of excuses, but the aide said, "Will you fight? Or will you defy His Majesty's order and receive the death penalty? It's your choice. Choose whichever you like!" Everyone realized they had no choice but to fight.
The adventurers quickly noticed that they hadn't even properly held a sword until now.
"Those guys are noble soldiers, huh?"
"They've got clean hands! They probably haven't even trained until now! They're perfect prey!"
The adventurers, thinking they could get one win here, nominated them one after another.
The adventurers who lost yesterday had no tomorrow. Other adventurers who didn't want to lose were searching for soldiers they could likely beat.
And the few knights who won yesterday became targets for stronger opponents.
I brought Shironoa along too.
"The sun looks yellow!"
Even his companions were put off by Shironoa, who was dripping semen from his ass.
The four teams—Stranger, Jupiter, Moon Beauty, White Tiger—and other strong individuals were searching for opponents who looked energetic and strong.
"We gotta find guys who are as energetic and fresh as possible! After all, we've been trained by Shivans!"
Everyone nodded at Nick's words.
"If we beat them thoroughly, His Majesty the Emperor will acknowledge us! It's no good if we're underestimated just because we're women! We'll do it thoroughly!"
The women agreed with Sion's words.
His Majesty had not explicitly stated that if they won, everyone would be made Imperial Guard Knights. Adventurers who simply thought winning was enough were casually targeting the weak, but those who realized this were searching for stronger opponents, declaring, "We must beat them thoroughly!"
Around the same time, at the hospital, Louvre of the Louvre Trading Company arrived. He had come to the hospital to pick up Fran, but was surprised when Fran said, "The marquis and his son won't be appearing today, Father."
"On what grounds do you say that? This is an important deal for them too, you know? Don't say foolish things!"
Then a maid appeared and greeted him, saying, "What the young lady says is true. I am Lime, a maid working at the marquis's house." Louvre panicked and became confused, asking, "Why aren't they coming...?"
"I am Lina, also a maid at the marquis's house. It's no wonder you're confused. For details, it would be best to hear from Director Shivans, who will return around noon."
Louvre was confused, asking, "What's going on?", and didn't even mention that his daughter had become beautiful. Taking the hand of the agitated and confused Louvre, Fran said with a smile, "Isn't such a thing trivial, Father?"
"What do you mean trivial! This is important for both me and you!"
Then, still smiling, she began to say something.
"It seems many of the nobles in this country are facing the crisis of extinction. Are you aware of this, Father?"
"That's... still uncertain, isn't it?"
Fran smiled at her father, who spoke weakly, and told him admonishingly.
"You do know, don't you? If the marquis's house were to fall, and my husband intended to kill us and take over the Louvre family? What were you planning to do, Father?"
He had vaguely thought so, but had optimistically dismissed it as (surely not). Then Fran asked with a serious face, "What if we were killed after paying 2 billion?" but he couldn't answer.
"Even if it's a tragedy for us, from the world's perspective, it would be a ridiculous comedy, wouldn't it? I don't even know what I became beautiful for. Don't you think so?"
It was only then that he finally noticed Fran had lost weight and become beautiful.
"You... you've lost so much weight and become beautiful... I'm sorry for not noticing."
"Oh my! You finally noticed!"
He finally smiled at Fran, who was laughing merrily. When I returned at noon, Louvre, who had been waiting, sidled up to me like a dog. I said, "What Fran, Lime, and Lina said was true," and he wore an expression of despair, saying, "No..."
Marquis Zelle has disappeared.
This information had been circulating, so he believed my words and looked ready to cry.Fran and the other two watched him with concern. It seemed the three of them had perfectly performed the roles I had given them.
I gave Louvre-san my final words.
"But isn't it a good thing? The marquis tried to use you, Louvre-san. Don't you want to strike back? If you'll leave it to me, I'll send the marquis to hell. And I'll change his son's life so that he spends the rest of it serving the Louvre family."
Louvre-san seemed to find hope in my words within his dark eyes.
"Please, Doctor... save me... save the Louvre family..."
"Understood. Leave it to me!"
As I pulled up Louvre-san, who seemed about to collapse to the floor, Fran called out.
"The doctor saved both my heart and body! He will save you too, Father! I want to thank the doctor, so I'll be staying here for a while!"
Without questioning Fran's words, he nodded and went home.
By evening, the Imperial Guard Knight exam had ended early, leaving His Majesty appalled. Because both the Imperial Knights and the noble soldiers of the Imperial Army had been thoroughly beaten by the adventurers, in an even worse state than yesterday.
"It's because they're such weak soldiers that the army that went west and the army that headed north are missing. What is the Minister of Military Affairs doing now? He must be shown this situation and taught about responsibility."
Tomorrow was the final day, but there were no more knights.
(Tomorrow's exam is impossible...)
Over the two days, about 6,000 people were injured.The military hospital was like a field hospital. It was no exaggeration to say that all the participating noble soldiers were in critical condition, near death.
These were soldiers who had been officers simply because they were nobles. His Majesty intended to show this disgraceful sight to the Minister of Military Affairs and make him fight the rebel army.
Immediately, the Minister of Military Affairs was summoned like a criminal and shown this situation.
"Well? These are the noble sons you favored as soldiers. They're being beaten without being able to do a thing. By what standard, exactly, were they chosen? Explain it so I can understand."
His Majesty asked the Minister of Military Affairs, but he just cried, saying, "Forgive me, Your Majesty..."
"Come now! You just need to explain it so I understand. Were you bribed with money? Did you favor them for sleeping with women? Speak honestly!"
He asked with a gentle smile, but the terrified Minister of Military Affairs just cried, saying, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty..."
(This Minister of Military Affairs will die too.)
Everyone present thought so.
What I was worried about was only the treatment of Sion and the others.The eight of them would undoubtedly pass. I had asked His Majesty's aides and military officials to ensure that even if Sion and the others became pregnant, they wouldn't be treated poorly.
Among those military officials was the Military Affairs Bureau Chief. Hearing that the Minister of Military Affairs had been arrested, he was afraid he might be next, but when I told him, "It's alright," he was relieved.
Feeling relieved, he began to tell me about recent events.
"Come to think of it, the wives who used to come and complain stopped coming entirely before I knew it. When I looked into it, it seems they're no longer in the imperial capital. It's a relief for us, but... where could they have disappeared to?"
The Military Affairs Bureau Chief asked me, but I played dumb, saying, "I wonder?" More importantly, I asked him to support the women, and he said, "Leave it to me!"
Three Days Later
Sion, leader of Moon Beauty, was appointed as Captain of the First Imperial Guard Knights.Nick, leader of Stranger, as Captain of the Second Imperial Guard Knights.Leila, leader of White Tiger, as Captain of the Third Imperial Guard Knights.Ralph, leader of Jupiter, was decided as Captain of the Fourth Imperial Guard Knights.
"Select 300 people for each, centered around the new captains. Report as soon as it's decided!"
It was essentially dumped on them by His Majesty's aide.The members panicked, saying they only had one week.The four teams gathered to discuss so they wouldn't overlap on the people they wanted.
"I don't like his face!"
"Skill over looks, right?"
"Oh? Faces are important, aren't they?"
"I think personality is important too?"
Everyone was slightly worried if things would be alright with these new captains.
1,200 people would be selected, and the remaining 1,800 would apparently be employed as castle guards or squires for the Imperial Guard Knights.
I was also busy with various things.In the harem in the Garuga Kingdom, I had them sell carriages and raise money in preparation for our parting soon. I ordered the yakuza types to protect the slum district. I had also prepared a large amount of food in the underground warehouse.
"For an adventurer, you're strangely dutiful. Well, that's what I like about you!"
"Tangerine is right. Any other man would abandon you even if you got pregnant, you know?"
Berry clung to me, acting spoiled.
"I think we're lucky to have lived until today. So many friends and companions died... I never thought I'd be able to bear the child of someone I love!"
When Pia said that, Suteen nodded and said, "That's right. I've seen many women deceived by worthless men, impregnated, and abandoned... Thank you, Shivans!" and clung to me.
"If I can come again, I definitely will!"
"We'll be waiting!!"
I returned to the imperial capital and took care of the aftermath for Lime and Lina. I arranged it so that the servants at the marquis's mansion were told that Lime and Lina "were assigned to take care of Fran, the wife of the marquis's fifth son."
However, the marquis and his fifth son were still missing, and the eldest son seemed troubled as well.
"Where have Father and my idiot brother disappeared to? They said they could arrange the money... The deadline to pay His Majesty is approaching!"
"Even so, we have no idea of their whereabouts. The Louvre family is saying, 'If you can't keep your promise, we'll consider it void.' What shall we do?"
It was clear the butlers were also at a loss.The eldest son had rushed from the territory, but was at his wits' end with no solution.
Lime and Lina went back and forth between the marquis's mansion and the hospital, giving me information while being held by me.
Then Lina started talking about the past in bed.It seems she still remembers being chased by bandits in her dreams, how when she fled with her lover, his hand was let go, and even when she reached out, crying "Wait!" and seeking help, he didn't look back and she was made a human sacrifice.
"Is this hatred? Or lingering attachment?"
"If I had to say, it's probably hatred. That's likely why you've had a deep-rooted distrust of men all this time. And the men you met after that were even more worthless, right? I think you hate him even more because you believe 'I was sacrificed back then.'"
As I treated them kindly, Lime and Lina grew devoted to me. The two of them firmly resolved not to open their hearts or their crotches to any man but me! I invited them to a room at the White Castle and gifted them various clothes, swimsuits, lewd underwear, shoes, and accessories.
After cleaning their entire bodies and making them smooth, the two became lewd maids. They had awakened to the joy of calling me their Master and serving me.
"Don't worry about it! Lina is happy when you cum inside too! You want to cum because Lina's lewd pussy feels good, right? When you pour your hot semen deep inside, I can rejoice in being a woman!"
Not just Lina, but Lime also said, "That's right! We're sex slaves too, after all! Since we've finally got a Master, we have to please him! We didn't end up using the techniques we learned on shitty old men and worthless scum!"
The two said that having sex without contraception was exciting.
"Is it okay if the lewd pussy of a maid who offered her virginity to her Master gets impregnated by another man's sperm?"
Lime provocatively spread open her smooth pussy and showed it. Lina did the same, spreading hers open and saying, "I want my beloved Master's baby too! Fran-sama said, 'Let's become pregnant together!' after all!"
It seemed they were convinced their future was secure.
Then, the day after the knight exam ended, unusual guests came to the hospital.
The wife of the Salt Trading Company and the eldest son's wife had come. Salt's wife introduced herself as Sakura, likely in her mid-thirties. The eldest son's wife was named Mito, about the same age as Plum.
Both were beauties too good for their shitty husbands.
I introduced myself as Shivans and listened to their story.
"May I ask your business?"
"My husband is still detained by the military police! I heard he was arrested because a female staff member here wore a short skirt and provoked him, or because our grandson peeked—things that never happened! Stop grinning and say something!"
Oh no, oh no. Thinking about how to handle these two made my cheeks loosen.
"I couldn't help but gaze at the sight of two beautiful women forgetting themselves in anger. Please forgive my rudeness."
Since I smiled and called them beautiful women, they probably didn't feel too bad about it.
"But is that alright? If Salt-san is released and complaints come from elsewhere, wouldn't that be troublesome? Your business is already starting to decline, isn't it?"
The two thought that was exactly right.
"Moreover, the salt business can no longer obtain rock salt, and the outlook for next year is uncertain, isn't it? If I ask, the Smith Trading Company will transport salt at half the current price."
"I-is that true?"
"There's no point in lying about something like this, is there? If you look into it, you'll find out right away."
Their anger subsided, replaced by fear.
"Why do you know about the rock salt?"
"His Majesty already knows as well. He has ordered me to procure salt for the imperial capital. Because Salt-san has committed numerous criminal acts, the Salt Trading Company has been excluded."
It was enough to shock Sakura and Mito.
(That idiot! How much trouble does he have to cause me before he's satisfied! And to think His Majesty even knows about the salt and ordered this man...)
Sakura thought the shop would collapse and nearly fainted from dizziness.The two were in a panic, sweating, thinking they had to do something or there would be no tomorrow.
"Please! Don't abandon the Salt Trading Company!"
"We'll do anything we can!"
Sakura and Mito remembered being called beautiful women and found hope.They even started saying dangerous things like their husbands could get the death penalty for all they cared, and Sakura said, "You could even hold us here."
"I've given birth, so my body might not be called beautiful, but..."
Mito also pressed forward.
However, Sakura was concerned about her age, and Mito seemed to have a complex about having given birth. Reading their thoughts, they seemed to seriously think they would offer their bodies.
(Neglected by their husbands and sexually frustrated. On top of that, their husbands are fooling around and causing nothing but trouble, so they've likely built up a lot of resentment. They were probably called cute or beautiful in the past, so it must be even more painful for them.)
I'll call Plum too and have them step into a perverse world.As a start, I had the three of them put on bust-enhancing bras, night bras, and shapewear.