By the time Asuna woke up, it was already noon. The first thing she felt upon waking was a hand playing with her breasts.
It was a pair of warm, large hands, continuously kneading her tender peaks, squeezing them into strange shapes.
With this squeezing, she also felt a sensation that brought both satisfaction and emptiness, along with a strange feeling of pleasure that was constantly rising!
But the hands were too slow, their strength too light.
It wasn't enough, not enough...
The moment she realized this, Asuna's spirit jolted. She was stunned for a moment, her body even tensing up. But immediately, the familiar scent and warmth reminded her: she wasn't in the hands of those terrifying people but in the embrace of that gentle man.
So, Asuna didn't open her eyes. Feeling the warm sunshine on her buttocks and silently endured Ryuji's continuous fondling.
Golden sunlight shone on the young woman's face, revealing an unimaginable beauty and even a holy aura.
But the blush on her face and her constantly trembling eyebrows also carried a hint of springtime allure.
However, although Asuna didn't want to open her eyes, she soon realized her pussy was also craving Ryuji's touch, even more intensely than her chest!
She bit her lip, trying to endure the urge. But as she became aware of this, she felt something in her pussy seemed to be slowly awakening due to Ryuji's persistent teasing of her chest, and it was about to burst forth...
"The sun is already shining on your butt, and you're still not awake? My lewd little scribe."
A crisp slapping sound rang out. Asuna felt a sudden pain on her sun-warmed buttock. The feeling reaching her orgasm was interrupted, and even Ryuji's hand withdrew from her chest, leaving her with a sense of emptiness and melancholy.
She had no choice but to open her eyes, biting her lip, looking at Ryuji with a gaze full of resentful longing and unwillingness.
"I'm not... I'm not a lewd little scribe..."
Ryuji chuckled softly, gently tapping the tip of her nose with his finger. Watching her show a shy expression, he then smiled and spoke.
"So, are you admitting you're still a bit childish, then?"
"Mmm..."
Asuna pouted, looking at Ryuji with dissatisfaction. Ryuji also smiled, stood up, and showed off his body in the sunlight.
"But you are indeed my scribe, and also my consort. As for the wedding, do you want it here or in your world?"
Ryuji gently pinched Asuna cheek, who was staring dazedly at his body. He had known for a long time that women could be lustful too. Although most women preferred softer, more effeminate men, this was actually due to societal guidance and because such men made them feel they could maintain control.
That's right, girls also very much enjoyed using their physical advantages to dominate men.
But clearly, most women weren't capable of dominating muscular men because of the physiological difference that cannot be overcome.
So, for those softer-bodied men who looked like they could be easily dominated, they held extraordinary interest.
It gave a feeling of being in control.
But for girls like Asuna, who had just experienced danger, their preference was definitely for tall and strong men.
However, discussing this topic further risked venturing into political territory.
So, Ryuji was intentionally displaying his body in the sunlight, letting Asuna see his well-proportioned physique and that masculine handsomeness.
"Mmm..."
Sure enough, Asuna couldn't help but blush and feel shy. While grabbing the blanket to cover her face, her eyes remained fixed on Ryuji.
"Anyway, get up quickly. My ministers must be waiting very anxiously."
Ryuji stretched lazily. Although it was already noon, he believed his ministers were definitely waiting for him in the Royal court.
"Huh?"
Asuna couldn't help but glance at the pocket watch Ryuji had placed by the bedside. It clearly showed it was now twelve o'clock. She looked at Ryuji in shock and couldn't help but ask,
"Is it really okay for you to neglect state affairs like this?"
She couldn't help but be shocked, but she was also somewhat touched.
However, she also knew that as a king, he shouldn't act like this!
"Hmm, actually, they'd prefer I didn't go. That way, most of them wouldn't be held accountable by me. But since you're so worried, hurry up and get ready."
Ryuji smiled and explained the reason. Asuna was startled by his words and quickly put on her clothes.
Although she was touched that Ryuji had postponed official duties to accompany her, she didn't want him to neglect state affairs because of it!
She didn't want to be a 'nine-tailed fox'!
Asuna, who had swiftly dressed, completely forgot when Ryuji had appointed her as scribe or that she didn't even know how to be one. She just put on her clothes and hurriedly wanted to head to the Royal court.
But she noticed Ryuji was moving leisurely, completely unconcerned.
"What's wrong with you?! Don't delay official business!"
She anxiously pushed Ryuji's back with her hands, trying to make him walk faster. But Ryuji just chuckled, showing no intention of running, only slightly quickening his pace.
"Don't worry, it's fine, it's fine."
Asuna was almost going crazy with frustration.
How could Ryuji be like this?! Didn't he understand this would make him a tyrant?!
"But I don't want to become Tamamo-no-Mae! I don't want to cause chaos in the court!"
She shouted, her face flushed red. This act of directly admitting she was Ryuji's consort made Asuna's brain feel like it was about to explode from overthinking. As a result, she pushed him even harder, forcing Ryuji to increase his pace, which made Head Maid Roxanne, watching from the side, cover her mouth and laugh.
"Lady Asuna is really full of energy."
She couldn't help but comment. Ryuji just chuckled lightly, letting Asuna push him. Taking a new cloak and the crown.
He didn't like the crown because his throne came from the sword, not the crown. So, upon entering the Royal court, he casually placed the crown on Asuna's head.
Asuna instinctively grabbed the object on her head. Taking it down and seeing it was the crown, she was completely stunned.
But she soon realized they were already in the Royal court, and all the ministers present were looking their way.
There were many ministers, about one or two hundred. Their stares made Asuna instantly lose all her strength. But just as she was at a loss, Ryuji placed a hand on her shoulder, pressed the crown onto her head again, and spoke.
"This is my new consort and also my scribe. If you have any pleas for leniency in the future, you can go to her. But you'd better know your limits, what can be pleaded for and what cannot."
Ryuji's voice, which he felt hadn't changed, carried a king's authority in Asuna's ears. She listened, somewhat entranced, not even realizing the immense power Ryuji had just given her.
However, this authority was something all members of Ryuji's harem possessed; he was just adding one more person. So, everyone present gave Asuna a friendly, even ingratiating smile.
Because when Ryuji executed someone, he showed no mercy, didn't listen to explanations, didn't care about reasons.
If you encountered difficulties in your work that you couldn't solve yourself, you could approach Ryuji or request a replacement. Although you might face penalties, you wouldn't lose your head.
But once you failed, it meant death. Anyone who pleaded for you would die with you. Moreover, during the execution, the reasons for their death would be announced. Ryuji would declare the entire sequence of events leading to the punishment.
So for the first month, it had been a constant parade of rolling heads.
That's right, Ryuji's approach to governance was just that simple.
Because of this, many people who wanted to plead for mercy found it impossible. Only when approaching Princess Alicia did pleas have any effect.
"Ryuji... I..."
Asuna nervously tried to speak, but Ryuji gently pulled her aside and motioned for her to stand next to him. He then casually sat on the throne in a rather unseemly manner.
It was only then that Asuna noticed Esdeath was also standing below. When Esdeath saw Ryuji, a smile appeared on her face.
The ministers below quickly began reporting various reports upon Ryuji's arrival. These reports were quite concise, and some ministers even specifically explained why things were a certain way, showing no intention of hiding anything.
Asuna listened and didn't find it particularly remarkable, just somewhat interesting, though some people were truly disgusting.
But Esdeath's heart was in complete turmoil.
Because even the imperial ministers in her world couldn't achieve something like this, making these nobles and officials articulate their thought processes, methods, and even the dirty aspects of their actions.
But Ryuji had done it, and in a way she loved!
By killing!
This made her couldn't help but reflect on whether she had done wrong back in the Empire.
In her world, she existed as a general. The reason she was a general for that Empire wasn't for anything else but because she wanted war.... wars she could personally participate in.
But she hated things like politics, hated preparing supplies, hated considering people's livelihood.
That's why she cooperated with the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister continuously provided her with supplies and troops, allowing her to wage war recklessly, while she offered the Prime Minister protection.
But now, it seemed she could also be like Ryuji: simply state her requirements to her subordinates and wait for them to fulfill them.
As for meeting the needs of the common people below to have enough food, ensuring officials were clean and ensuring that her own power was always the strongest...
These were like commonplace for her!
Even with the supplies and personnel provided by the Prime Minister, she would still investigate corrupt individuals!
After all, she clearly knew what a scoundrel the Prime Minister was.
What Ryuji was doing was exactly the same as what she did in her own world!
To be precise, Ryuji had just taken it a step further: instead of choosing to be a general, he became the emperor, announcing his demands to numerous ministers, while she only announced her demands to the Prime minister!
So it could be done this way!
Watching these ministers trembling as they described their work progress before Ryuji, blaming themselves for any shortcomings instead of making demands of Ryuji, a change occurred in Esdeath's heart.
The smile on Esdeath's face grew more bloodthirsty. She hadn't acted against the Empire before simply because the Empire could provide her with war.
But she had long wanted to challenge the so-called Supreme Teigu. (Imperial Arm)
Now, Ryuji had shown her with a practical example that even if she knew nothing about governing a country, it didn't matter. She simply needed to keep competent people under her hand… and kill them whenever they disobeyed.
As long as she could kill them at any time, and regularly inspect the situation in various departments, check the thoughts of people in each position, she could easily know if these people were acting according to her wishes!
And at other times, she could wage war freely in all directions!
Wonderful… absolutely wonderful…
Esdeath's heart was incredibly excited. She decided that once she returned to her world, she would immediately rebel, first eliminate those pointless rebels, then take the opportunity to deal with the Empire's forces!
After all, although she wanted to challenge the Supreme Teigu's power, she wasn't brainless enough to challenge it recklessly.
Her life no longer belonged to herself; it belonged to Ryuji! She couldn't squander it like that!
Having made up her mind, Esdeath's smile slightly subsided, but the look in her eyes towards Ryuji grew even more filled with affection. She felt a faint heat rising in her lower body just from looking at him.
Just then, Ryuji also noticed Esdeath's figure. Seeing Esdeath's flushed face, Ryuji was curious about what had happened. So, after a minister finished reporting on this year's agricultural situation in a way that he couldn't understand at all, Ryuji spoke up.
"By the way, Esdeath, did you take the soldiers out yesterday to earn some merits?"
Ryuji was very curious about this matter because he felt Esdeath would definitely take those soldiers out to kill!
"You truly understand me best, Master."
Esdeath didn't hesitate to address Ryuji as 'Master' because it was the truth. She would never call him King or Your Majesty! Because subjects didn't belong to the king; she had known this long ago. But she was Ryuji's captive. His slave. His possession.
"Your soldiers were too weak, so I took them out to see some blood and brought back some trophies."
A happy expression appeared on Esdeath's face because, for her, this was a wonderful thing!
"Trophies?"
Ryuji was stunned for a moment, then looked at Esdeath curiously.
"Yes. Some petty thieves trying to investigate our kingdom, and some beings that seemed to be called 'dark elves.' While leading my troops out, I saw a tall tower, so I left the subordinates and went to check it out."
Esdeath gently tossed her hair, smiled at Ryuji, and snapped her fingers.
The next moment, the guards looked at Ryuji. Ryuji nodded slightly, and three cages were pushed in by soldiers. Ryuji glanced at them and a very surprised look flashed through his eyes.
The first cage contained a short-haired human female mercenary, which was nothing special.
But the next two...
Esdeath stepped forward at this point and pointed at the two dark-skinned women in the cages.
"They call themselves Dark Elves and claimed to be the only queen of this world or something. But after I fought with them, I found out they were nothing special."
As she spoke, Esdeath walked over, kicked the female Dark Elf wearing a crown to the ground, and stepped on the elf's head with her high heel, making the silent female elf show an expression of resentment.
The other Dark Elf in the adjacent cage immediately became anxious.
"Your Majesty! You demon! Come at me! Don't you dare disrespect our Queen! I will definitely..."
Although she said this, Esdeath wouldn't indulge this prisoner. With a wave of her hand, she slapped the female elf, sending her flying inside the cage.
Then, she pressed down harder on the crowned female Dark Elf's head, her white high heel grinding, and spoke the woman's name.
"Other monsters and people all say this one is the Queen Olga who has plagued this world for centuries... Honestly, she's a bit weak. Is it really her?"
Esdeath truly didn't believe this person could be the so-called queen.
Because she was too weak!
The Black Dog Mercenary Group, which Ryuji easily killed, was nothing more than small fry in her eyes. Although they could exchange a few blows with her and Ryuji, that was it.
Both Ryuji and she could kill them instantly if they got serious.
Of course, if they didn't use special abilities, they could fight for a while and appear to be evenly matched.
But that wasn't really the case.
So she felt that while the Black Dog Mercenary Group's strength was average, there must be many more powerful beings in this world. The Dark Elf Queen, who forced seven countries to form an alliance to resist, must also be very powerful, an enemy that required her and Ryuji to join forces to defeat. She absolutely couldn't be this woman whose defenses and body Esdeath had easily broken through.
And this woman seemed afraid of heights!
Too weak!
Ryuji: "....."
Looking at the high-definition, 3D version of the Dark Elf Queen, Ryuji covered his face.
Because he could confirm that this woman was most likely the Queen Olga, and the one next to her was her loyal guard, Chloe.
Because the clothes were exactly the same! The possibility of a substitute here was nonexistent; this woman was extremely arrogant.
Moreover, the Monster Queen's tower was indeed near the First Fortress. The power emanating from the woman in front of him was stronger than the Black Dog Mercenary Group's leader, but compared to him and Esdeath, there was no comparison.
With Esdeath's power, making a round trip in one night was really no issue!
But still...
She really was weaker than I thought.
Looking at the Dark Elf Queen, silently enduring under Esdeath's foot, Ryuji knew she must have been completely crushed by Esdeath.
But this was just too absurd!
I haven't even made a move yet!
How could the Dark Elf Queen raid be over already!
Esdeath was still under a debuff!
How could you be so useless!
Looking at Olga's stubborn face, Ryuji rubbed his forehead, still feeling it was absurd.
He found it somewhat hard to watch and pondered what he had been preparing for, why he thought he needed an army for such a weak queen...
"No, she should be the real Dark Elf Queen!"
A minister nearby, with an expression like he'd seen a ghost, looked at the Dark Elf Queen on the ground, then immediately knelt and shouted loudly to Ryuji!
"Your Majesty! This is the Dark Elf Queen! This immensely powerful dark aura cannot be fake! And the crown on her head absolutely genuine!"
This minister was in charge of weapon forging, so he had some strength and came from a knowledgeable family.
So the moment he saw this Dark Elf Queen, he felt an incredibly dark power and a heart-palpitating sensation!
I know.
Ryuji muttered inside his mind, then looked at the Dark Elf Queen Olga, who was still under Esdeath's foot.
"Speak, who are you really? If you claim to be just a slave, I will release you because, in my kingdom, there are no slaves or superior races. But if you admit you are the Dark Elf Queen Olga, then I will hold you accountable for the blood debt of these past centuries."
Ryuji propped his chin on his hand and asked.
Hearing this, Esdeath withdrew her foot, allowing the queen to move freely.
Olga didn't disappoint Ryuji either. She stubbornly stood up. Looking at Ryuji, she trembled as she rose, creating a wave of dark... movement.
Ryuji raised an eyebrow. He had to admit, this woman's figure was truly impressive.
Moreover, she had an aura that made people just want to dominate her upon sight, to make this arrogant queen submit.
"Don't!"
Chloe, who had been slapped away by Esdeath earlier, quickly grabbed her Olga's skirt, not wanting her to admit her identity. But Olga just glanced at her, then straightened her chest within the cage and acknowledged who she was.
"I am the Monster Queen who has oppressed this continent for centuries, forcing your seven kingdoms into the Seven Shields Alliance! The Dark Elf Queen! Olga Discordia!"
After saying this with a proud voice, she lifted her head and looked at Ryuji with a haughty posture.
"Since I have fallen into your hands, do as you please with me!"
She had lost, defeated head-on. Although her power had weakened, a loss was a loss; she wouldn't deny it!
Since she lost, facing death was nothing to complain about!
Ryuji nodded. Sure enough, it was the Dark Elf Queen.
To be honest, killing her now would best serve political interests, but...
This kingdom existed for one purpose: for him to pick up girls, not to execute them.
So, he casually voiced the decision he had already made.
"Alright. Since your crimes are so heinous."
Ryuji casually waved his hand. The head maid quickly brought two collars, which Ryuji directly threw into the two cages.
"Then atone for your sins by becoming my bitches."
The court fell into complete silence, but no one objected. Only Asuna, standing to the side, showed a shocked expression.
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