I Will Make This World My Slaves (End of Part 1)
The coronation ceremony was held in the throne room.
"To the first Emperor of the Desire Empire."
Countless women had gathered in the throne room. They were the ones who had come after receiving Kang-rim’s invitation to attend the coronation. Their eyes were fixed on their master—no, the Emperor, as he should now be called—who knelt before the throne with faces full of anticipation.
In front of the kneeling Kang-rim, a nun held a crown in both hands. It was a crown Kang-rim had crafted specifically for this day. Once the nun placed this gold-plated crown upon his head, the coronation would be complete.
Some might ask why it was customary for a nun to crown the monarch, but it was only natural. To become a true ruler, one had to receive the recognition of the Holy Kingdom, which operated the Caritas Order to which this nun belonged. Even if, in reality, the event was nothing more than empty pageantry.
The Caritas Order. It was an organization officially run by the Holy Kingdom. Its head was the Pope, who was simultaneously the leader of the Holy Kingdom. The Pope controlled the citizens of the Holy Kingdom through the Caritas Order, and the citizens took it for granted that they should live according to the doctrine. At this moment, the Holy Kingdom was the one and only strongest nation in this broken world.
"Therefore, I hope you, too, will fulfill your promise."
And that strongest nation had recognized Grid, a man who intended to turn all his subjects into slaves. It had recognized the Desire Empire established by Grid. The Holy Kingdom, which hadn’t even recognized the Beastman Union as a country simply because it was founded by a gathering of heretics, had now recognized a nation founded by a pirate.
The Pope had originally intended not to recognize the Desire Empire, but a reason had arisen that left him no choice. That reason was simple:
"I earnestly beg you to release the sisters of ours whom you have captured."
Grid had captured the sisters of the Holy Kingdom. "Please show mercy so that my sisters may return to their homeland."
It had happened when Kang-rim attacked a lord who had pointed a sword at him. The lord, who had belittled Kang-rim as a mere pirate and invaded with mercenaries, was defeated in turn and barely managed to escape with his life back to his own territory. Naturally, Kang-rim, having no intention of letting that slide, immediately carried out his retaliation. He turned the territory into a wasteland along with the lord and dragged the surviving inhabitants away as slaves. When he succeeded in his revenge, he happened to discover a ship passing nearby. On that ship were high-ranking officials of the Holy Kingdom.
As it turned out, they were a diplomatic mission dispatched to the Nechia Kingdom. While searching for a safe sea route due to the intensifying civil war in Nechia, they had run straight into the pirates. They hadn't expected pirates to appear in these waters, and Kang-rim hadn't expected a ship carrying people from the Holy Kingdom to appear here either. However, Kang-rim had no intention of just watching.
"Seize that ship. Even the great Pope will have no choice but to bow his head if it’s for the sake of his own power."
Kang-rim took them hostage. He demanded one thing from the Pope as a condition for their release: recognize the Desire Empire as a nation, and recognize him as the Emperor. He proposed that if these two conditions were met, he would release the hostages.
Of course, things might not have gone as planned. Sometimes, those fanatically devoted to their god might refuse without a second thought, or they might even launch a counterattack, labeling the captured sisters as heretics. Fortunately, the Pope was not a fanatic. Since there were high-ranking officials in the diplomatic mission, and ignoring them would invite backlash in many ways, he had no choice but to accept Kang-rim’s demands, however much he disliked it. Thus, the Pope immediately dispatched his aide, Sister Site. This was the reason Sister Site had no choice but to participate in the coronation, knowing full well she was walking into the enemy's maw.
"Yes, I will release them."
For the sake of that heavy mission….
"Since you’ve endured the humiliation of wearing a wedding dress, it’s only right. Isn't that so, Sister Site?"
"Ugh…."
The nun had been forced to wear clothes she didn't want to.
'I’m sorry, but you’re mine, too.'
The women in the throne room were wearing white wedding dresses. No, it would be more accurate to call them bikinis. They were wearing nothing but panties and bras. The only other things they wore were long white stockings, white gloves, and a white veil over their heads. And without exception, everyone had a choker locked around their neck. The chokers had a function to suppress their power, so no one could attempt to use their abilities. The nun was the same, so even when she heard insulting remarks, she had no choice but to bite her lip and endure it.
'The hostages you’re trying to save are the same. I’m just lending them to you, not returning them.'
It wasn't just the throne room. The women who couldn't enter in person, those watching this coronation in real-time through magical tools, were also wearing the same clothes. They, too, had chokers locked around their necks. It was Kang-rim who had ordered them to come in such attire, and the reason for that order was simple.
'Because I won't give my slaves to anyone.'
They were his possessions. They were the livestock that had spent hot nights with him. They were the pillars supporting this country, and only he had the authority to use those pillars. No one else could touch them but him. To prove this, Kang-rim had forced them to wear swimsuits disguised as wedding dresses.
'You lot are the same.'
The nun wasn't the only one whose face flushed with shame.
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Unlike the others, women with long, pointed ears—foreign-looking women with appearances that would make anyone fall in love at first sight—also participated in the coronation. To enter here, they too had to wear the swimsuits disguised as wedding dresses. Their identity was that of Elves. They were special envoys dispatched to save the Great Forest, which had been besieged by the Desire Empire. They had come all the way to the capital, Fox Island, but being told to wear these clothes out of the blue was naturally humiliating.
Though, aside from them, the others didn't consider it humiliating at all to wear such clothes.
"To be able to see this sight while I'm still alive. It was truly the right choice to serve him."
The secretary, Artria, was moved to see her master ascend as Emperor.
"When he said he was going to found an empire, I thought he’d lost his mind, but to think he’d actually do it. It’s truly astonishing."
The head researcher, Talia, was bewildered by the fact that Kang-rim’s preposterous dream had become reality.
"Now, who will be the Empress? Has he already decided?"
The knight commander, Iris, wondered if there shouldn't be an Empress if there was an Emperor.
"It’s a hassle to pick just one, so wouldn't he just consider them all Empresses? Or perhaps he’ll treat them all as concubines."
The ship captain, Cardian, who stood next to Iris, judged it so.
"To think our homeland would become the capital of the Empire. He wouldn't suddenly move the capital, would he?"
Sua of the Gumiho tribe desperately hoped he wouldn't abandon this place.
"It’ll be fine as long as the Master doesn't have a change of heart."
Kau, the leader of the Bison tribe, reassured her that his wish wouldn't be easily broken.
"Yes, Kau is right. Moving the capital isn't an easy task."
Levi, the former Rabbit tribe queen, agreed with Kau.
"There were no ominous stars, so this place won't collapse, Sua."
Akelon, the leader of the Turtle tribe, reassured her that the results of the divination done today were good, so there would be no problem.
"Yes, Grandma’s divination is always correct, so there won't be any problems."
Tega chimed in, agreeing with her grandmother.
"Haaah, hnnng… P-please finish it quickly. I want to do it."
Croker, the leader of the Crocodile tribe who had fallen from a warrior to a slave, desperately wanted to end this cumbersome ceremony and mate with him.
"Hehehe, I want to be penetrated too. I want to be penetrated…."
Tie, the leader of the Tiger tribe, who had been broken after terrible torture, also wanted him to trample her private parts to her heart's content.
Not a single person felt ashamed of their attire. Not a single person was dissatisfied with Kang-rim ascending as Emperor. They simply conversed as naturally as if they were going about their daily lives.
Of course, there were still those who maintained their sanity. The resentment toward Kang-rim, who had reduced them to slaves, was etched into their bones, but they, too, would soon realize: there was no longer any way to stop Kang-rim, who had become the Emperor.
"Emperor Grid, I ask you."
The nun, who had barely managed to suppress the curses rising in her throat, asked. It was a customary question asked at every coronation.
"You have become a monarch recognized by the Creator. As a monarch, how will you rule this country?"
"I will create a world where I am the master and the rest are slaves."
It was a question that didn't require any thought.
"I will turn everyone living in this world into slaves. Men will be made into dolls, and women will be made into livestock to receive my seed. I will create a world where one can only be happy if they follow my commands."
"Even if it means turning the whole world against you?"
Sister Site, who asked the question, was utterly dumbfounded. No monarch had ever declared that they would rule a country in such a way—'everyone but me is a slave.' What had happened to his mind to make him spout such dog-like nonsense? Did he even know what it meant to do that? In the first place, what was the reason he believed he could do it? What would he do if everyone united to raze the small nation called the Empire to the ground? Why was he trying to do the impossible?
"The whole world will define you as a heretic. The people you rule will also suffer greatly. Will you still do it?"
"Yes, I will."
Kang-rim had to do that impossible thing, no matter what. Because this was the only way for Grid, a hopeless villain, to survive. Only by becoming the true final boss and ruling this world could Kang-rim survive. Even if it were impossible, Kang-rim was determined to push through with it somehow. And this couldn't be seen as purely bad.
"You too will know once you become a slave. That obeying me is the best thing."
Among the women he had taken until now, not one had considered herself unhappy. Without exception, they were greatly overjoyed to have shared their bodies with him and considered it a great honor. Even when treated as livestock, none of them disliked it. Since they all said so, he would continue to treat them that way in the future. He would use every woman as an excellent mother. He would bestow rewards equally without discrimination. If they refused, he would force them to receive the reward. By making them receive it, he would teach them how good it was to live as a slave. He would teach them that the only joy for every woman was to serve him. He would sincerely teach them how happy it was to live in such a world.
Kang-rim, who had become a villain, had no intention of changing this.
"Just watch. As my Empire grows. Even the Holy Kingdom will kneel before my feet."
"How dare you, you— Aaaah?"
He didn't want to wait any longer. Kang-rim immediately snatched the crown from the nun. He put the crown on himself, and while holding the nun with one hand, he sat on the throne.
"W-what are you doing? The custom must be kept— Hmph?"
It was noisy. Kang-rim immediately planted a kiss. To think he would give his first kiss, which he hadn't given to anyone, to such trash. The nun struggled to escape, but—
"Hauuu…."
She couldn't hold out and went limp. It was a natural result, as she had consumed Kang-rim’s saliva.
"Well, anyway, the coronation ends here."
Kang-rim declared so while holding the fainted nun. Since he had already been recognized by the Holy Kingdom, there was no need to do anything more. Now, what remained was….
"Now, who wants to go first?"
It was just to have a spirited time. "Come in order. Don't push."
Seeing the women lined up, wanting to share their bodies with him, Kang-rim wore a smile filled with ecstasy.