318 Chapter 318 (2/2)
«A hundred push-ups a day. A hundred crunches a day. A hundred squats a day. 10 km of daily jogging. That's my secret!» – The fat guy claimed with fanatical zeal.
«Really?!» – Triana's eyes got wide with amazement. – «But… But I've been training at least thirty times harder since I was little! You don't even have any muscles! Wait... Are you... You are lying to me!» – She bristled, angry again.
Kyon burst out laughing at her childish reaction. She could hardly recognize an obvious lie. Supreme beasts were truly naive creatures.
«I knew it! Filthy liar! Gr-r-r! Despicable, wretched monkey!» – Triana bared her teeth, snarling at the vicious enemy, a human being.
Kyon laughed out loud, wiped away the tears that came into his eyes, and said dryly: - «Now tell me why you're here, in the human empire.» – He swore that if she said something along the lines of ”hunting for humans,” he wouldn't have any mercy for her in her upcoming service.
Triana began her sad story: «It happened two months ago. Out of the blue, my father received a letter from the seventh prince of the manticores. Diamant expressed a desire to make me, Triana Tirindun, the senior wife in his harem, using the right of the dominant choice.»
«What does it mean?» – Kyon interrupted her.
«The dominant choice is a right to create a harem from any nine virgin weaker females or males. Only the best of the best are awarded this right for certain achievements before the empire, with the exception of the manticore princes and the princesses, who have it from birth. Young prince Diamant is the only male who has this right to this day.»
«I see.» – Kyon nodded. – «Go on.»
«I would never be happy being a manticore wife. Their cruelty is well-known, isn't it? Anyway, my heart belongs to Fenrir and only to him. My father has always wished only the best for me. When he saw me grieving, he came up with a plan…»
«Wait, who is Fenrir?» – Kyon interrupted her again with a sullen look on his face.
Triana rolled her beautiful amber eyes, fluttering her eyelashes: «Fenrir is the best male warrior in the entire young generation of the central forest. He belongs to the ancient wolves (3), and his father is the family leader. Fenrir... He is so... He is wayward, unbridled, wild... He is a handsome and noble genius, the future alpha leader of his mighty family…» – Kyon could hear adoration in her voice, her eyes sparkled with emotions overwhelming her, her heart beating faster. – «Lots of high-status females always hang around him, eager to become part of his harem, but he has not chosen a wife yet because he is too demanding and picky. All of them are unworthy of him, but... Well, he likes me.» – Triana smiled happily. – «His predatory glance conquered my heart during that amazing dance... Purr, I want to be Fenrir's senior wife and make him lots of cute kids, wolf cubs as well as tiger cubs…» – She lowered her dreamy gaze from the sky and met the harsh reality in the form of the unsightly fat man, her owner.
Triana's face reflected the whole spectrum of despair. She was just an obedient servant of this vile, ugly, both inside and outside, man. Why should she always wear her heart on her sleeve?
Kyon could barely keep himself together. He caught himself feeling jealous, but he wanted to burst out laughing even more. His damned weakness for everything beautiful was killing him: «Alright, I get it. I guess I know who he is. Go one, baby tiger. You haven't finished your story.»
Triana covered her naked boobs and gave him a stern look: «Don't call me baby tiger! I am the princess of the white tigers, not a kid…»
«I'll call you whatever I wish, baby tiger.» – Kyon snapped.
Triana bared her teeth, but didn't insist. She didn't want to spoil the relationship with the man. He called her baby tiger, so what? It was the smallest of her problems.
Triana returned to her story: «Ildun came up with a plan. I had to escape from the central forest with my uncle and hide from everyone, including my father, for several years until the day of Ceres, the goddess of all beasts. Traditionally, there's a grand tournament of young beasts on this day. The winner gets different awards, even from the goddess herself, among which the absolute dominant choice.» – She added, anticipating his question. – «Every male and female in our empire dreams of getting this award. It has absolute priority over other ”dominant choices” and gives the right to create a harem of thirty-three members! The absolute dominant choice also gives the right to lead the alpha's harem, regardless of his authority in the empire. My father has already made an agreement with the ancient wolves' leader. When his son takes first place - no doubt about it - he will choose me. Thus, Fenrir will get beyond the competition with Diamant the invincible. Dad had considered everything.»
«Everything? Are you sure?» – Kyon chuckled skeptically, not taking his eyes off the harnessed tigress.