Chapter 184 (2/2)

Mel appears around the corner of the hallway and pa.s.ses by with a sinister-looking smile .

「……Ahem, that’s why I wanted to do harsh training until my stamina and appearance returns to normal . 」

Fumu, joining Celia might be a nice idea .

「I’ll accompany you, where are you doing it?」

「Eh!? This isn’t important enough for Aegir-sama to spend time on!」

「It’s fine, I think it’ll be enjoyable for the two of us to train our bodies together . 」

Celia felt extremely grateful and smiled exuberantly .

Just seeing that expression on her face is more than enough value for me .

Celia and I walk to the southeast part of Rafen, and reach an open field…… one of the many remaining places which are vacant even with all the development the city has gone through .

「Still, this place is no different than the fields outside the walls . I thought there has been considerable development . 」

「The city has an unusually large area after all . According to Adolph, setting the expected limits of a city is one of the main reasons that inhibit development . 」

I see, this open area is useful for gathering merchant caravans or allowing the army to make preparations for training exercises .

If the enemy comes, it will also serve as extra s.p.a.ce to store supplies or soldiers .

「I think we should use this place . 」

Celia wants to do her training in the corner of an area where the surface of the ground is covered in dry gra.s.s .

It’ll put less burden on our legs than if we were to use an area with a rough and uneven surface .

Most importantly, n.o.body can see us here .

「First……I want to lose the flab on my stomach . 」

Celia pinches her own stomach miserably .

Originally, Celia’s body was toned and there was elastic muscles under her skin .

I secretly felt her stomach when I embraced her yesterday and it felt squishy .

「I’ll hold it down for you . 」

Celia rolls on her back and I hold her legs still .

「Let’s warm up by doing 100 sit ups……」

Celia nimbly raises the upper half of her body .

The girl was trained as a soldier so 100 or 200 sit ups is simple …… .

「Fuun-! Huh? Fuungh…… . 」

She can’t even do one .

I thought she would make it part way through, but after struggling for a while, she lifelessly laid back down .

「I-I didn’t think I would be dulled to this extent……」

「I don’t know what to say, but I’m sorry . 」

She lost stamina just by being injured but getting carried away and letting her eat all that sugary stuff made it so the excess fat on her stomach got in the way .

I need to take responsibility somehow .

I release her legs and climb on top of Celia’s legs without putting all my weight on them .

「If you can reach this spot, I’ll give you a kiss . 」

「Eh, alright . Ngghgghh…… Eeei!」

Tensing her stomach, Celia manages to raise her head, despite her face turning red, to where I indicated .

I give her a light peck on the lips before she lies down again with a look of relief .

「So you can do it after all . I’ll give you a kiss every time you do one, so do your best . 」

「Y-yes! I will!」

As promised, our lips touch every time she completes one sit up, and for every 10 times, I hold her head for a deeper kiss with tongue .

Desperate to attain my lips, Celia does her sit ups over and over .

「Two……two hundred and thirty! Haah, haah…… I can do more!」

「No…… I think it’s about time to stop . This is just supposed to be a warmup . 」

Besides, I don’t want to see Celia’s abs get all hard and bulging .

I have my fair share of bulging muscles from feeling up Irijina .

「Next I think I’ll do some running to lose the fat . 」

「I haven’t been doing any running lately either, so I’ll join you . 」

Celia has a surprising amount of toughness .

Her body is already that of an adult’s and she definitely won’t be outdone by a typical male soldier……

「Hiiiii…… fuuuuu…… it- it shouldn’t be like this……」

Celia runs around in a circle inside the open grounds, but her breathing gets rough after a few minutes and she starts slowing down .

Since she hasn’t moved her body around much, her physical strength has deteriorated, but I guess that much was obvious from seeing how much fat she put on .

「That just shows how important daily exercise is . 」

「Hiii, fuuu, hiii, fuuu, I can’t go on……」

Now that I think about it, she quickly exhausted herself last night when swinging her hips on top of me .

I’ll help her out here too .

「Celia, there is a stone block over there . 」

It must have been surplus material from building something and was left here .

Conveniently, the surrounding area is covered in dry gra.s.s .

「Haahhi ……haaahhiii…… and what about it?」

「If you can catch up to me as I run, I’ll make love to you there . It’ll be your favorite, one-on-one time . 」

「Eh…… b-but if someone sees-」

「There isn’t anyone around here and no buildings around either . If we lay low on the ground, n.o.body will find out . 」

After a brief moment of silence from Celia, she suddenly increases her speed .

I smile, increasing my own speed and keeping myself ahead of her just enough so she can’t catch up .

It wasn’t too long ago that I was the one chasing Lucy .

Right now, a woman is chasing me for my body .

「You’ve grown up a lot too . 」

「C-caught up!」

I was too busy talking to my d.i.c.k and let her catch up .

It can’t be helped, I’ll uphold my end of the deal .

I pick up the heavily breathing Celia .

「I’ll do 20 thrusts . Once I’m finished, we’ll race again . 」

It won’t be good if I do it too much and her hips give out after all .

「I-I’ll show you I can catch up every time!」

We repeat the cycle of running, making love, and then running all the way until evening .

It was only the first day of training, but it felt like Celia looked a little slimmer .

「Eat proper meals too . It won’t mean a thing if you don’t have the energy . 」

「Yes! And um…… I’ll be training from tomorrow onwards too……」

「Of course I’ll accompany you . I’ll do it with you until you’re satisfied . 」

Celia was all smiles as she wolfed plenty of dinner into her stomach .

At this rate, I can see her returning to being the energetic, toned Celia .

「……you were really training, right?」

「Celia-san is all s.h.i.+ny…… is that really sweat?」

「It kind of smells like a woman . 」

Fuhahahaha .

–Third Person POV–

Some time later, In the City States, A Certain City

Several men wrapped in black mantles whisper in a back alley .

「After you guys finish your part, meet back at the spot we agreed on…… and on the off chance that isn’t possible?」

「When there is a risk of being captured, and when the chance to escape has disappeared……」

The men take out short knives from inside their cloak .

The knives were dripping with a poisonous-looking liquid and a single drop ominously trickles down the tip of the blade .

「Even if you guys commit suicide, your family will be well-protected and can live lives of luxury . However, if you guys get captured and you leak information, everything will be denied from your family and they will be thrown to the roadside . Keep that in mind . 」

「「Yessir!」」

With the exception of the man in the middle, everyone scatters .

The man secretly mutters to himself .

「Such dirty methods are fitting for such dirty remnants of Magrado . 」

「Hahaha! I’ve gotten pretty drunk today, what a pleasant feeling!」

「Oh my, Lunteik-sama, getting your face all red . 」

「You’re still handsome when you’re drunk . 」

The man walks unsteadily, supported by one woman on each side .

「I’m feeling so good~ . The three of us should have fun together when we get back~ I’ll give you the bonus too~」

「Kya~ how lovely~!」

「As expected of one of the great merchants in the Polis, Lunteik-sama!」

「……」

A man cloaked in a black mantle stands in front of the merry trio .

「What’s this~? You~ Who do you think I am~」

「You’re the merchant, President Lunteik right?」

「……if you know, then get out of the way . If I use my power against someone like you……」

The man takes out a sword from inside his mantle .

「We are Orthodox Magrado, and you refused our request to sponsor us with your funds . The sin of spitting on justice by drowning in money is deserving of certain death . 」

「W-what did you say!? You’re just mere survivors……turning Goldonia into your enemy in exchange is-……」

The man ignores Lunteik’s words and swings his sword at him .

「Divine punishment!」

「Gyaaaaah!」

The man’s blade runs down Lunteik’s shoulder, and then the man stabs Lunteik’s neck to finish him off once he fell to the ground .

A large amount of blood starts pooling around his body .

「M-murderer!」「Someone, someoneee! Gyaah!」

The man slices the back of one of the women who started to run and scream for help, then tosses away the sword before fleeing the scene .

Several similar attacks occurred simultaneously within the city, and the once peaceful city became enveloped in chaos .

In each of these incidents, the targets were the individuals and acquaintances who refused to cooperate with the group Maximilian self-proclaimed as Orthodox Magrado .

In one night, five cases of murder occurred and the total number of casualties numbered 12 people .

Out of the 8 perpetrators, 3 committed suicide while the other 5 managed to flee .

From the skillful execution of the attacks, it was clear that they made scrupulous preparations and had other people aiding in their escape .

Protagonist: Aegir Hardlett . 23 years old . Spring .

Status: Goldonia Kingdom Margrave . Great Feudal Lord of Eastern Area . King of the Mountains . Friend of the Dwarves .

Citizens: 158,000 . Major Cities – Rafen: 23,000 . Lintbloom: 4000 .

Private Army: 7000 men

Infantry: 4000, Cavalry: 1000, Archers: 1000, Bow Cavalry: 1000

Cannons: 15

Reserve Army: 3000 men

a.s.sets: 62,300 gold (New Mansion: Planning, Surveying, Researching, Testing -100)

s.e.xual Partners: 198, children who have been born: 43

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