Chapter 18 The Empty Mansion

The next few days went by like a flash. Upon finding a sort of balance. I would train in the forest with the rabbit and the fox during the morning. In the afternoon, I would study the world's history and languages with Emura and Marina. Alice had become rather clingy since I allowed her to stay with Chuchu for the next few months before College.

[Sub/Main Quest completed]

[Seduce the twin princesses of the Arachne tribe.]

[Gain 6 EXP]

[Reward 800SP]

[Strength +2] [Charm +1]

[Emura Affection: 177/100]

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Marina used her spider's leg to fill the carriages with haste. As she supported Emura, who was filling the rear carriages with other goods. Emura carried heavy boxes filled with ores and various goods. She was going to use them to improve her lord's territory.

"Marina, are you really willing to leave with me for our lord's territory?"

Emura was the one to propose to Lucian for the two of them to handle his neglected territory. He wasn't keen on being apart from them. But her passion and desire to achieve things in his territory helped change his mind.

"I can only help the lord by cleaning and cooking right now. It's not nearly enough to show my feelings for him. I want to be his strength to support him when he faces hardship. My current power is limited and leaving with you to learn how to manage his territory will help me support him with more than just massages and cleaning his mansion!"

Emura felt glad to have chosen this adorable arachnid as her partner in crime. She proposed to be his substitute lord and use the only ways she knew to help support her beloved. Both girls didn't want to just blindly receive his love for no reason.

"He even cured my body's problems…." She grasped a dark black pendant that he'd got for an enormous price to help purify her red dragon mana.

Since Lucian had completed her sub task. The way she acted became even more drastic as she researched about the elves and humans. How deep was their treaty? When would they attack and where? If it could affect her beloved master in any way possible. Although she could stay with him and spread her legs, receiving his love in the most direct way. She wanted to pave his way forward as the new king of all beings.

Marina was much simpler. She believed the more skills her mind learned, the better it would server her lord. As a fake maid, she could stay by his side. She wanted to become the pinnacle of a maid. Able to assist him no matter what the occasion; be it combat, daily life, wartime or even child care?

Marina and Emura didn't just want to be slaves or women he kept around as ornaments. They wanted him to realise how much they loved him through their actions. Their first one would be to help fix his small town into a stronghold for their beloved man.

"I was thinking we should recruit a squadron of Arachne from my kingdom. They would serve me until death and knowing Master is my spouse, they would serve him with even more devotion."

"Not to mention they would be cheap because of their unwanted visual bodies." Emura added to the conversation.

"I think they would also be best to double as warriors during times of war or emergency. Maybe even taking part in spying or covert actions..." Marina said. Her spider's leg tapping her chin.

"Okay. Shall we pay a visit to Earl? Darling gave me a large amount of money. It should be enough to purchase a large amount of your former subjects."

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The pair finished loading the carriage only for Chuchu and Alice to play around hopping from piece to piece like idiots.

It thrilled Alice that Lucian allowed her to travel with Chuchu. She'd always been hated by other women or treated like a princess and kept at arm's reach. Chuchu cared nothing about that and would beat her when she acted stupid. The little rabbit was her first friend, with the golden fox being her second. She soon discovered the real princess was, in fact, Miumiu.

She didn't know when her thoughts towards him changed. Alice only knew that rather than stealing him from her sister. She looked for his figure and following him around whenever Chuchu wasn't present.

Today was the day the mansion would empty. Marina and Emura would head south to the town of Adelvania. Chuchu and Miumiu would leave for the north to complete their transformation. It would be over 4 months before meeting with Lucian again at college. Much to Chuchu's sorrow.

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A woman with three fox tails was sitting in the garden. Opposite her was a short, chocolate-skinned girl with black hair. The pair were Chiharu and Ludris. They had moved away from the mansion and were currently discussing their next moves.

"Princess, what are you going to do about your annoying fiancé? You've already given away your core of affection. I don't think his family will take this lying down. They will hunt down whoever you chose and kill them and try forcibly grafting the core into that shrimp dick son of that Earl."

The golden fox gave the rabbit girl a fierce glare. Before clicking her tongue.

"Hah!? Why should I care about some dirty males dick? The only phallus I care for is the one inside my husband's trousers. Ludris, don't make me punish you again!"

Unlike when she was with Lucian, even the princess spoke more roughly and crassly. She was the demon princess after all, not some dainty Elven queen.

"Ludris, we have so many women to compete against. Especially that Carmilla she is very talented and I hear her grandmother is that Rosa! If we don't do everything possible, we'll lose darling to those skanks!"

The black rabbit pouted with her adorable humanoid face.

"He'd never abandon me. It's only you who needs to worry. You hide your true character all the time." Ludris whispered. Then she felt the surroundings grow warmer. Her survival instincts kicked in as she fled, using the wind.

"What do I do? How am I supposed to attract darling's attention?"

Her tails beat the ground, with anger causing large cracks to form. "Maybe mother will have some good ideas!" Chiharu's eyes sparkled and looked forward to meeting her charming mother.

She swore to never let Lucian meet her mother. Her mother seducing Lucian was the worst thing she wanted to avoid.

(Lucian POV)

I was sitting alone in the quiet mansion. It was calming, yet rather empty. The past few days, several of the girls told me of their desires and concerns for their future. My mind was blank and unable to feel my emotions properly.

It felt like someone had put a blanket over my brain making all the signals delayed. I could feel them but only around 15% of what they used to be. At least I could remember what those feelings were like...

That Marina and Emura will visit my almost abandoned town and try to salvage it out of their own initiative made appreciate both of their existences greatly. If the war was to proceed as a single person with a few women. What exactly could I achieve?

"But, they left so suddenly…"

They left me with only emptiness. The feelings I should have were gone. Just a dark and icy feeling remained. Chiharu and Ludris. They took the joyful Alice with them to complete their transformation. I am joined by fate with both of them, so I know they cannot betray me. I felt it was difficult to trust others. Even people like the merchant Earl to the various people I'd known since I was a child.

"To think I'd feel this way, spending over 5 years alone after my sister passed away. This feeling of silence is nostalgic."

[...]

[New primary task added]

[Pop Carmilla's cherry]

[Reward: +1000 SP, +1 all stats, Inspection Skill.]

[Failure: Become impotent]

"..."

(Lucian POV end)

Several women in different places seemed to connect their minds for a single moment as they all uttered the same words.

"I want to see Darling/Master/Husband's delighted face."

Each of the girls, even Alice, had noticed his changes since that night. His eyes were dull and gave a sense of distance. His mouth would sometimes smile, but it was awkward and off beat. Although his body reacted to their bodies touch like a normal man. His face no longer became flushed when shy. He would just stare at them with his piercing eyes, causing the girls to become embarrassed instead.

"Everything I/this queen/this slave does is to see his genuine smile once again!"