Chapter 340 (2/2)

Celia and Myla glares at them, their mood killed by what was said .

While I thought they would remain quiet, Remia’s actions surpa.s.sed by expectations .

「Villain! Know that you are mere infidels who show their faith once only to betray it later, such blasphemy!」

She is accusing us in an enraged state .

I don’t remember displaying any belief in their religion or whatever, but I apologize if I frightened Altair .

She’s unarmed and her arms are slender . Maybe she will calm down if I let her slap me once on the cheek .

「How dare you disappoint Her Grace!」

「……ow . 」

I expected an open palm and got scratched instead .

The wound itself isn’t deep, however her nails are long so they left distinct marks behind .

I will likely feel the sting for a while whenever I take a bath .

That was a mistake .

To me, getting scratched by a pretty girl is nothing, but I forgot Celia was beside me .

Celia’s eyes widen in rage when she sees blood drip down my face .

「What do you think you’re doing to Aegir-sama!」

Without any time to stop her, Celia jumps at Remia and kicks her in the side .

「Aagh!」

While she holds her stomach from the blow, Celia follows up with an elbow strike, sending Remia flying to the corner of the room .

Since Remia doesn’t have any fighting experience, Celia’s. .h.i.ts landed perfectly .

She won’t be able to stand for a while .

「Aaaah, look what you did . 」

「……it was an expected result . 」

Tristan smiles awkwardly while shrugging and Myla watches with her arms folded .

「Celia, that’s enough . Stop . 」

「Uu……」

Celia wets a handkerchief and tearfully wipes away the blood on my face .

I know, you were worried .

「Gehoh! Goho!」

「Are you alright? Call a doctor over here . 」

Remia collapses in the corner of the room, coughing violently and showing no signs of being able to stand up .

Celia isn’t that strong so I don’t think she’s in serious trouble, but I’ll still call a doctor just in case .

「A……ah……」

The small Altair points at Celia and lets out a soft whimper-like sound, almost like she’s trying to say something .

Oh yeah, I haven’t heard her voice yet .

Remia was doing all the talking for her .

The girl points and says something in a weak, fading voice .

「……what do you want?」

n.o.body can hear because she’s speaking too softly and the cloth covering her head hides her expression so n.o.body can tell how she’s feeling either .

When I try to step forward to make out what she’s saying, she responds by taking an equal amount of steps backward .

「Uuu……」

Altair seems to be in anguish like she’s frustrated about something .

And then I see Remia trying to crawl over to her side .

「Y-your Grace…… guh . 」

「Hey, don’t push yourself . 」

Remia brings her ear close to Altair, and then declares painfully .

「That girl is a renegade! Execute her at once! Kill her immediately!」

She points at Celia .

I think I heard something snap in my head .

Me getting scratched is not a big deal, however I can’t stand anybody telling Celia to die .

She might be respected, but she is nowhere near the same level as the cute Celia .

There’s also one more thing I can’t stand .

「Myla, hold her down . 」

I get Myla to restrain Remia and then stand in front of Altair .

「W-what are…… gehoh- stop!」

Remia is still in pain from Celia’s attack so she can’t go wild like she did in the interrogation room, plus she can’t escape from Myla .

I grab Altair as she tries to say something again, then pull off the cloth covering her in one swift motion .

「Hii……」

Her true face is now revealed .

Her arms and legs are eerily white, no, it’s not just her skin . Her hair and eyebrows are also white…… well, more like they don’t have any color to them .

Her red eyes stand out more because of the snowy landscape of her body .

That reminds me of a vampire for a second, but if she was one, blisters on her feet wouldn’t stop her from walking .

In terms of age, she looks around 15 or 16, which is more mature than I initially thought based on her behavior .

She has a really pretty face and her chest is a decent size .

She is larger than Cheri, who I slept with last night, and she can compete with Celia .

「Au…… au……」

Altair, with her swaying white hair tied in two places, stretches out her hand to take back the cloth from me .

My inner demon makes me toss it over my shoulder .

「Fiend! How dare you do that to Her Grace, gehogeho!」

「Stay still!」

Altair once again seems frustrated, but Remia is being suppressed by Myla and can’t move .

That p.i.s.ses me off .

「Who do you think you are?」

I fix my gaze into Altair’s eyes .

When the girl tries to look away, I grab her head and turn her back in my direction .

It would be bad if she says “I am G.o.d”, and then lightning strikes me, however seeing the girl tremble in fear from my angry voice a.s.sures me that won’t happen . She is merely a pretty girl .

「You want to kill my precious Celia? You gotta be kidding . 」

My anger can’t help seeping into the tone of my voice .

That just shows how important Celia is to me .

Even if it was G.o.d who said they want to kill Celia, I would fight them .

「Hi…… hiih……」

The little girl shudders and writhes as if trying to complain to somebody .

That’s what I dislike the most .

「What are you agonizing about? Are you waiting for somebody to save you?」

I grab her head again and turn her to Remia .

The woman is being held down by Myla .

「See what is happening with her? If you have something to say, say it yourself . 」

The young girl shakes her head and closes her eyes as if unwilling to listen to me, meanwhile she groans as if calling for Remia to come right away .

Seeing that, Remia tries her hardest to somehow get to where Altair is .

My mood worsens and I once again yell in a scolding tone .

「Are you a toddler!? If you have something to say to me, use your own mouth! If you can’t do that, then keep quiet!」

It happened as soon as I slam my fist on the desk .

「U…… u…… uueee…… waaaaaaaah!!!」

I made her cry .

It wasn’t what I expected either, she is literally crying like an infant .

I hear somebody say “aaah, you made her cry” .

「Uwa! Aegir-sama, step back!」

Celia pulls me backwards .

When I look down, I see Altair’s lower half turning wet and water leaks down to the floor .

It looks like she couldn’t control her bladder .

「She’s really an infant……」

Tristan is in shock and Leopolt has already made himself scarce .

b.a.s.t.a.r.d, he evacuated so quickly .

「Ueeeeeh! Biieeeeh! Buueeeeeeeennh!」

Her wailing resounds throughout the mansion .

I feel like I said the right thing and I probably would have done the same if time were to rewind itself .

Still, hearing her cry like this hurts my heart .

「It’ll be impossible to prepare an inn for them to stay in like this . Get them a guest room as far in the corner as possible and get a male servant to watch over them . Make sure to take away anything that can start a fire since we don’t know what they might do . 」

「It can’t be helped . 」

「Understood . 」

Myla and Celia also agree that it would be pointless to further persecute a crying girl who just peed herself .

「Um, Aegir-sama . 」

After entrusting the two of them to a servant, Celia comes up to me with an uncertain look on her face .

「I…… did I do the wrong thing?」

I embrace Celia tightly .

「No, you did it for me, right? You would have gotten full marks if you swept her legs next and flipped her over . 」

Celia lets out a long sigh of relief when I brush her hair .

「It goes without saying you’re more important to me than them, no matter if they’re the Pope or the reincarnation of G.o.d . After all, you’re my one and only cute Celia . 」

I squeeze her cheeks .

「I am…… your number one?」

「Of course . 」

My instant reply brings a smile back on her face .

Putting aside the fact Celia is important to me, those girls and their extreme way of thinking would not be entertained if they went to the capital . Actually, they probably wouldn’t be able to live a normal life . They’ll be thrown in prison immediately .

「Can’t we reform them somehow…… then they would be simply be a pretty lady and a pretty young girl…… then I could enjoy them together……」

「……」

Oh c.r.a.p, I said it out loud in front of Celia .

Her cute smile disappears and her cheeks slowly puff up .

I’ll have to poke them and let the air out .

As I continue to poke Celia’s inflating cheeks, Leopolt comes beside me before I know it .

Celia quickly separates from me and stands up straight .

「Have a look . 」

Leopolt silently hands me a letter .

「Don’t tell me it’s a love letter to me?」

Leopolt silently jerks his chin . This guy can’t take a joke .

There is no address or sender, and no seal .

「What is this?」

When I open it up, I see somewhat small characters written in a rounded style .

My eyes widened when I saw the name written on the top of the letter .

「It’s from Wilhelmina!」

Leopolt nods .

I thought the envelope was opened, so it was you who read it first .

「Someone claiming to be her messenger delivered it . 」

「M-me too!」

Celia is bouncing up and down beside me so I sit down on the sofa to make it easier for her to peek .

「Let’s see what it says―― aah, I see . 」

The contents of the letter are about the two who were here earlier, the former Pope and shrine maiden .

It was kept brief yet polite and said the following:

“Those girls are without a doubt the former Pope and shrine maiden of Altair”

“I needed to execute them for political reasons”

“But it would be sad to kill off such a young girl, so I let her escape”

“I want them to be kept in the peaceful Goldonia and live their lives as commoners”

Now I know why the two of them were able to make it safely to Rafen .

Wilhelmina supported them from the shadows .

「So Wilhelmina is a nice woman after all . 」

Leopolt and Tristan both look serious .

「There is no sender or seal . It means the letter is nothing more than a sc.r.a.p piece of paper and doesn’t provide proof of anything . 」

「This letter being delivered as soon as we arrived back here tells me they have established a surveillance system within our territory . 」

Those guys see things in such distorted ways .

「Will she come as soon as she takes control of Vandolea?」

「No, our territory aside, she still is two moves short of taking on Goldonia . Although that doesn’t mean we can relax . We should hasten the reinforcement of our military . 」

「What worry warts…… alright then . Is there anything I can do?」

「「Please stay still . 」」

These b.a.s.t.a.r.ds .

Fine, I have a duty to teach Remia and Altair about reality .

Being with them is way better than being with Leopolt and Tristan, besides if things go well, I might be able to make them my women .

「I’m coming too!」

Fumu, having Celia there would be good to teach them about reality .

Alright, let’s get a drink and then head over when Altair stops crying .

Protagonist: Aegir Hardlett . 24 years old . Autumn .

Status: Goldonia Kingdom Margrave . Great Feudal Lord of Eastern Area . Mountain Legend . Friend of the Dwarves . Friend of the King of Aless . Dragon Slayer Hero .

Elf Mediator . s.e.x King of White City .

Celia (KO victory), Alma (shady work)

Citizens: 191,000 . Refugees: 22,000 (2000 a.s.similated)

Major Cities – Rafen: 33,000 . Lintbloom: 5500 . Special Cultivation District: 13,000 .

Army: 11 600 men

Infantry: 8500, Cavalry: 1200, Archers: 1000, Bow Cavalry: 500, Cannoneers: 400

Cannons: 45, Large Cannons: 25, Dwarven Cannons: 16, Chariots: 35

Troops Dispatched to South – Light Infantry: 500 men

Other

Reserve Army: 3000 men . Security Unit: 200 men .

a.s.sets: 22,200 gold (large scale military reinforcements -3300)

s.e.xual Partners: 556, children who have been born: 66 + 555 fish

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