"Fine. Let's just conquer them."
Esdeath casually decided the fate of the nobels and dignitaries in these two city-states.
Thus, the howling soldiers followed Esdeath, who had barely fought a satisfying battle and charged towards the Sixth and Seventh Fortresses.
The combat process wasn't worth mentioning. Esdeath continuously emitted cold air from her surroundings, unleashing various knights made of ice to slaughter any soldiers still daring to resist.
Behind her were countless soldiers burning with impatience. They dragged away nobles without hesitation for interrogation and plundered their wealth.
The situation of the Sixth and Seventh Fortresses were very similar to that of the First and Second Fortresses. They are two connected city-states. Otherwise, Claudia wouldn't have commanded the military affairs of both fortresses alone.
So, after casually breaching the Sixth Fortress, Esdeath headed towards the Seventh Fortresses.
But just as she intended to shatter the city walls herself like before, a blonde elf emitting a power that even she found unsettling approached her, surrounded by numerous clergy.
Esdeath immediately halted, warily watching this woman.
The woman had skin as pale as milk. Her figure and appearance were such that even Esdeath couldn't deny one thing: she was more beautiful than herself.
And most importantly, she carried a strange aura and a seemingly holy feeling.
But these things were useless to Esdeath. The only thing she feared was the terrifying power hidden inside this woman.
So, she halted her advance, ready to counter the other's attack at a moment's notice.
And immediately realized that this woman might be the legendary female elf who was known as: 'Reincarnation of the Goddess'.
However, what Esdeath didn't expect was that this woman, who should be called Celestine Lucross, believed to be the Reincarnation of the Goddess, possessing a power even Esdeath feared, suddenly opened her arms towards Esdeath.
"Although I don't know why you killed our envoys, to prevent more children from suffering, I am willing to offer myself in exchange for King Ryuji's forgiveness towards my people. After all, King Ryuji clearly intends to turn all female leaders into his slaves. Then I shall satisfy him."
Having said that, the woman named Celestine took a slave collar handed to her by someone beside her, put it on her neck quite naturally and then presented the other end of the leash to Esdeath.
She genuinely believed this.
She had already determined through divination and magic that Ryuji's rule could be considered wise and benevolent in this world.
But Ryuji's subordinate, Esdeath, was collecting female leaders for Ryuji. Therefore, with her immense power and extraordinary wisdom, she quickly understood one thing.
Ryuji intended to use the bodies of these female leaders to unify the world swiftly.
This could be seen from Ryuji capturing the Dark Elf Queen but not killing her, seizing the First and Second Fortresses without killing Alicia, and treating the old officials well.
Although some of Ryuji's governance policies seemed brutal and heartless to her, not giving guilty people a chance to repent but undeniably the people of the First and Second Fortresses were indeed living better now.
So, she made a decision.
Since Ryuji wanted all female leaders to become his women and if he sought to use overwhelming power to purge corruption and unify the world.
Then as the goddess, she should take the lead, set an example and accept Ryuji's approach.
Moreover, there were world-threatening dangers currently requiring this world's mortals to overcome. Wasting time on political unification was pointless.
For the goddess, surrendering to Ryuji, even becoming his plaything, wasn't a big deal. Even if her submission implicated the people of two city-states, it didn't matter.
Because as long as they didn't commit evil, Ryuji would not kill them.
She believed Ryuji was a good child. Even if he was somewhat lustful, he was still a good child.
Since he was a good child; becoming his 'women' was her way of rewarding and encouraging him. So, she decided to proactively become his slave.
Hence, this current scene unfolded.
But this situation left Esdeath a little bewildered. She couldn't quite understand what this cow-like elf was thinking. But when she saw that this woman was also dressed in lingerie-like clothing, she decided to stop thinking about these absurd questions.
Because in her perception, if this woman wanted to harm her, she would have died the moment she saw her!
The difference was that big!
Seeing that none of those people intended to resist, Esdeath boldly jumped in front of Celestine. Looked at her face, she couldn't help but ask,
"Why aren't you resisting?"
She roughly knew the answer, as the woman before her reminded her of people she couldn't easily evaluate. But without wasting time, she directly grabbed the chain Celestine offered.
"Because this is a matter among the children; I cannot intervene."
Celestine saw that Esdeath took her chain, understanding that Esdeath was willing to help this world's humans resist the impending monsters. She smiled gratefully and amidst the weeping of the priests and nuns asked,
"Do you need me to crawl out? So that the children can give up resisting."
Her words shocked Esdeath once more. She thought for a moment and shook her head.
"Not necessary."
She had listened to the earlier discussion. If the people here needed their support to survive, it meant they truly had no ability to resist.
If that's the case, then I can just take the spoils and return to Ryuji.
Thinking this and looking at the very obedient sow in front of her, Esdeath couldn't help but recall the last gift she had offered Ryuji.
"I wonder if Ryuji has used it yet."
That sow was quite unruly, not as obedient as the one in front of her. She wondered if Ryuji had managed to subdue her.
If not, they would have to fight again to decide who was master and who was slave.
So, she couldn't help but lick her lips. Because once Ryuji lost to her, then he would belong to her alone. She would kill those women she disliked and then find some women she approved of to take care of Ryuji's physical needs and hone his skills while she was out fighting.
After all, as the master, you must give you pet toys! Just like Ryuji gave me these opportunities for battle and slaughter, I can't treat Ryuji unfairly!
"Hmm, at the very least, it should be like that female swordswoman I fought, right?"
Esdeath stroked her chin, lost in thought, completely not caring that, as she walked, the once lofty goddess was following her like a bitch.
Actually, she knew but didn't care.
Because what was on the ground was a bitch, not a person like her. She didn't need to care about the bitch's thoughts. Anyway, it was just a toy and prey she, the hunting dog, had brought for Ryuji. Until she turned the tables, how to treat her was Ryuji's business. So, she couldn't help but mutter,
"Hmm, but if I turn the tables, then I'll be on top during sex. But this goddess should be enough as a toy, right? Of course, if she has a child before me, she must be killed..."
Yes, having learned magic, Esdeath felt empowered. Because after practical use, she realized magic was really useful!
So, she was genuinely seriously contemplating how to rape and enjoy Ryuji after she overpowered him. However, she wasn't in a hurry to return now. Instead, she began having the soldiers under her inventory supplies, control the populace, then led her men to investigate the monsters behind the Seventh Fortress.
She planned to leave immediately after the investigation, leaving behind an appropriate number of troops to protect the area depending on the situation.
And what about those she left behind? Naturally, people from different fortresses would keep an eye on each other. Whoever made a mistake, the party catching the mistake would get the other's property and women.
As for retaliation issues?
There was no issue of retaliation.
Those making mistakes would have all males in their family killed.
So, even though Esdeath didn't personally oversee this sweeping and reorganization of the fortresses this time, it was still carried out in an orderly manner.
However, when Esdeath and her guide saw the traces of the goblins, even Esdeath couldn't help but frown.
There were too many.
As far as the eye could see, dense with goblins. And the moment these goblins saw Esdeath and her group, the lust in their eyes was so thick it sent chills down one's spine!
Moreover, this place gave Esdeath a special feeling, as if the reason she came to this world was because of this!
"It seems it really is here."
Esdeath's expression turned serious. The goblins roared as they charged towards her. With their low-level thinking capacity, they clearly sensed Esdeath's excellent bloodline. They wanted to use Esdeath's and the goddess Celestine's bloodline behind her to strengthen their own power!
Esdeath frowned and imitating Ryuji, snapped her fingers.
"Frozen General!"
The next moment, countless soldiers formed of ice continuously manifested from the surroundings, charging towards the swarming goblins. Not only that, but snowflakes also began falling from the sky, instantly plunging this city-state which was still in the middle of summer into winter!
The cavalry and soldiers formed of ice charged madly. Wherever they went, no goblin remained with intact limbs.
Their bodies were continuously frozen and cut. Soon, the charging wave began to crumble. These seemingly endless goblins began to flee!
Esdeath frowned and couldn't help mock out loud.
"Worthless..."
But before she finished speaking, a poisoned arrow shot towards her body but was instantly blocked by an ice wall.
A goblin hiding in a cave was also instantly pierced by ice.
If this were a female strong warrior from this world, she probably would have fallen for it. But Esdeath wasn't from this world. Though her style was similar, it was completely different.
To put it simply, if not for censorship, Esdeath's life would have been much more gory and bloody than Black Dog Mercenary.
So, there was no way she would fall for such a petty trick.
Those who wanted to kill her were far more despicable than these goblins!
"...Brainless idiots."
Casually summoning more ice cavalry, watching them continuously slaughter the monsters known as goblins, Esdeath found it boring.
Moreover, because of her slave status, she decided to find Ryuji and discuss the matter further.
After all, she might not respect the so-called strong people in this world but she had to respect the mission assigned by whoever brought her here unnoticed!
Most importantly.
She was Ryuji's property!
So, Esdeath tidied up, made some arrangements and swiftly headed back towards the First Fortress with her spoils.
In others' eyes, Esdeath was incredibly awesome. But in Esdeath's eyes, she didn't think this campaign was anything remarkable.
As for Ryuji...
He didn't care much about the strong people of this world either; he was more concerned about his mission.
"Still no special news?"
Looking at the reports before him, Ryuji had a headache.
Although he had defeated this world's strongest villain, and the other kingdoms were swiftly conquered by Esdeath.
Ryuji was still having a headache about having no clues regarding how to complete his mission.
Only Esdeath had turned up something vaguely related but the other personnel he dispatched found only some ambiguous things. He had even personally visited several locations these past few days, investigating incidents that looked like they might be caused by World Fragments. But every single time, they turned out to be nothing more than mage experiments or magical artifacts acting up.
There wasn't even a single trace of a World Fragment.
He even took out the compass to find clues. But when Asuna held the compass, no matter how he instructed her, she couldn't focus on the mission. The compass needle kept pointing at him, Ryuji.
Although he was quite happy about it and consequently fucked Asuna three or four times,
It did absolutely nothing for the mission!
And Origami...
The compass in her hand almost turned into a propeller. Clearly, the girl herself was confused about what she truly wanted. The compass was completely useless in her hands!
And Ryuji or Alicia or anyone else.... wasn't any better.
Ryuji certainly wasn't going to tell anyone that when he held the compass, its needle spun so fast in this world that it literally lifted him off the ground.
Meanwhile, the maids and Alicia?
The compasses did only one thing: point straight at him.
More specifically: at his crotch.
This left Ryuji completely speechless. He could only hope that when Esdeath returned, she would be more reliable and could activate his compass and truly utilize its intended function!
But the more Ryuji thought about it now, the more irritated he became. He wanted to leave this world as soon as possible because he felt his thinking was becoming increasingly strange under the influence of this world.
But there were no clues whatsoever.
"…Forget it."
Ryuji, annoyed from what what he was thinking, stood up. Then he suddenly remembered that Alicia was visiting her parents with her sister today, and Asuna had fainted from exhaustion this morning.
So, he reached out to touch Roxanne's butt beside him, but she dodged. Ryuji was stunned, then saw Roxanne bow apologetically.
"Master… today I'm not available."
Ryuji immediately understood what she meant. And then...
He thought of the Dark Elf Queen Olga, whom he had ignored for three days!
"Hmm, it seems like today is a good time for some turning malice into productivity."
Ryuji stood up.
Stood up in every sense of the word.
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