Chapter 74 73: Hunting Event (4)

PoV Kat

"Well, I... may need to confirm it with the Empress, but... would... would you be okay with me joining your family?"

Leone was extremely crimson, her red eyes fixed to the floor as she shuffled slightly.

I looked at her, stunned, before chuckling. I couldn't hold it back; she was just so cute when she asked that~!

"I wouldn't mind that at all, Leone. However, I am not the one you need to ask; that is Lady Jahi. She is the one you would be marrying, after all."

She looked back up at me, pursing her lips before saying "On the surface that is true, but Anput and I both know that you hold a lot of sway over Jahi. If you didn't like us, Jahi would never look our way. Besides, we both also know... know how far you two have gone..."

At the end of her sentence Leone looked down, her voice lowering to a mutter as she looked up at me from under her long, red lashes.

I chuckled again, not denying her claim.

I knew better than her how much 'power' I held over Jahi, especially after I had started receiving her large doses of 'love' nightly.

If I asked her to burn the world, she would look for the most plausible way to go about it if it made me happy.

That thought... made me warm.

To have someone so devoted to me...

Smiling, I gently took Leone's hand and leaned towards her, whispering "I wouldn't mind being 'sisters' with you and Anput~"

She blushed again, but she kept my hand in hers.

Smirking, I couldn't resist teasing her, running my thumb over the back of her hand.

Leone shivered slightly, before biting her lip as she looked up at me.

Chuckling again, I let her hand go before resuming my neutral expression, watching in amusement as Leone glared at me before turning with a slight huff.

However, her hands were folded over her lap, and I could briefly make out the large bulge that threatened to tear her exquisite dress.

Licking my lips slightly, I found myself wondering just how Leone would indulge herself when she joined Jahi and I.

Would she continue to be the shy, embarrassed girl in front of me? Or would she be domineering and demanding in bed?

Either way, I gulped, rubbing my thighs together to try and quell the small ember of arousal that threatened to ignite into an unquenchable flame.

As we sat there in silence, Draka returned, a large grin on her face.

Standing behind her was Fresca, who was currently blushing hard.

Taking a seat, Draka pulled Fresca into her lap, ignoring the surprised and annoyed gazes of her peers, burying her face into the crook of her new maids neck.

After taking a deep breath, Draka grinned at us as she said "I want this event over soon... As do you, if your red face is anything to go by, Lady Presa-Ash~"

I fought a grin again, watching as Leone flushed again before covering her face with both hands.

Draka helped pass the time as she started teasing Fresca and Leone, enjoying the way they pouted or glared at her after every light jab.

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Jahi PoV

I licked the blood off my lips, looking down at the fourth rabbit I had killed.

My haul was quite good; three deer, four rabbits, and three large birds.

Attaching the rabbits corpse to my long mana rope, I let it dangle with the other small critters, before sighing when I looked down at the three deer.

The first one, the large buck I had encountered first, was heavy. The other two were doe, and combined were just under the large buck.

Slinging the buck over my shoulders, I summoned two discs of light underneath the doe, lifting them into the air before having them float behind me.

Feeling my muscles straining slightly under the weight of the buck, I grinned, making my way slowly but surely towards the Vesca Estate.

It didn't take long, or at least my journey went by easily, and I found myself on the forests edge.

The old man looked at me in surprise, the long tube in his hands aimed at the sky.

"Why, Lady Asmodia, you have impeccable timing! Haha, go lay your prey out before the lucky person who caught your affections!"

I just smiled at the enthusiastic old man, watching as he sent the flare soaring through the sky.

Turning back to the tables, I saw Draka with a maid sitting on her lap, her hands wrapped around the girls waist as she talked with Leone.

Leone was smiling, nodding as she responded to Draka.

As for Kat, she was calmly sitting beside Leone, taking a sip of tea before her head snapped towards me.

Smirking at her, I watched as she got up, making her way to my side before asking "May I help you, Mistress?"

Hearing the familiar form of address being used somewhere other than our bedroom made me shiver, and I just nodded as I sent the light discs forwards, watching as Kat gently lifted the doe off them before laying them onto the grass.

Finished, she moved towards me, gently lifting the rabbits and birds off of me as she whispered "I missed you..."

Taking a shuddering breath, I bit the inside of my cheek to prevent myself from dropping the buck and pulling Kat into me.

Seeing her amber eyes gleaming with mischief, I smirked at her, whispering "Don't expect any rest on the way home."

However, instead of the expected reaction of her blushing or just ignoring me, she responded "This maid is yours to use, Mistress~"

I growled in annoyance, turning away from her so I could refocus myself.

Laying the buck down, I stretched out the muscles of my back, before feeling the familiar cool rush of Kat's water magic cleaning me off.

Finishing, she slid a chair out for me, before getting me a cup of tea and a biscuit.

Looking over at the fidgeting Leone, I raised a brow as I took a sip.

"So... what happened while I was gone? Why is Draka assaulting a maid?"

Hearing that, Draka hissed at me, before saying "I bought her services from Gia. She is number one for my harem."

Saying that with not a care in the world was just... Draka of her, I guess?

Many of the surrounding nobles gave her weird gazes, however I just shrugged.

Leone took a deep breath, before leaning towards me.

Meeting her halfway, I heard her whisper "I... I will discuss our marriage with the Empress... if that is okay with you?"

Raising a brow, I looked towards Kat, only to chuckle when I saw her nod at me.

"Very well. I'll let the Marquess know to send a sufficient dowry to the Empress in advance."

Leone beamed at me, her cheeks slightly red as she looked at me.

Her eyes were glowing like molten lava, and I chuckled when she continued to grin, her gaze switching between Kat and I.

Leaning back into my chair, I took a sip of tea as I waited for the other participants to return.

Ah, I really wanted to just tell them that Leone had just offered her hand to me.

The looks on their faces~

Chuckling, I watched in amusement as people slowly came back, most sporting a few rabbits or birds, only three people having a deer.

Those three were of course Jillian, Ulysses, and some random Baron that I didn't pay attention to.

They all looked proud of themselves, before widening their eyes as they saw the small mountain of flesh laying before me.

Making his way towards us, the old man chuckled when he said "Now go offer you bounty to whoever you wish to woo~!"

Jillian almost snarled, before plastering a fake smile on her face as she laid her deer and two rabbits in front of a Countess, the girl blushing as she received the Duchess' 'affections'.

Ulysses kept his cool, offering a Baroness his bounty, giving the girl a smile before placing a kiss on the back of her hand.

Turning to Leone, I said "Oh, yeah. This is all for you. Think of it... as an engagement present?"

She shook her head, grinning at me as she looked over the prey.

"Why... thank you, I guess?"

We both chuckled, before listening to the old man close the event.

However, as I realized the end was coming soon, I turned my thoughts to what I wanted to do to my puppy on our way home.

My thoughts also turned to what Leone would feel like under me, but that thought was pushed away as I felt Kat lay her hand on my shoulder, shaking me from my daydreams.

Looking up, I saw Leone offering her hand to me, and I took it, placing my lips on it before smiling at her.

Giving her a deep bow, I had to tear my gaze off her cleavage as she gave me a curtsy, before watching her walk away, a palace guard escorting her back to her carriage.

The way her hips moved...

Shaking myself, I gave a fake smile to Jillian Sariel and Ulysses Gragori, bowing to them before gesturing for Kat to follow behind me.

Giving the various nobles around me small nods, I reached our carriage.

Before I could enter I heard Draka call over "Jahi~ I guess we have the same idea, hmm?"

Looking towards her, I grinned when I saw her pulling the maid into her, her hands holding a spot that they shouldn't.

The maid was blushing, however the lust in her eyes was apparent even from here, as she took labored breaths.

Chuckling, I nodded, watching as Draka licked her lips before dragging the maid into her carriage with a yelp.

Turning, I saw Kat looking at me, her eyes a pale blue as she smirked.

Taking her hand, I threw her into the carriage, nodding to the Banshee that acted as our coachman.

Entering, I licked my lips as I looked at the sprawled figure of Kat, her dress 'accidentally' sliding off her shoulder as she gave me a look of 'fear'.

Oh, this was going to be fun~