Chapter 164 - The Growing Beast's Desires!

"Then, take care on your way back. I'll send someone when I need your help later, so..."

"Yes. I'll come running right away."

"Haha. Thank you so much. Sema. We'll see the Saintess ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠another time, too."

"Yes. I hope you stay well, my lord..."

After the party ended, I exchanged warm farewells with the lord as we prepared to leave.

Ha... It was a pretty grand and long party, but damn, even the goodbyes are taking forever.

Once it's over, why not just let everyone head home on their own? Why bother coming up one by one like this?

Thanks to that, it's already almost midnight. So damn dark out here.

Well, at least it was worth the time.

"Then, Lady Celestia. Until we meet 'again'."

"Eut... Y-yeah. Until next time..."

"Puhuhu. I'm looking forward to the day we meet again."

"......"

Puhuhu. That clueless look on her face is just too cute.

Perfect, Celestia. Has it changed because we've already fucked once? The hysterical bitchy auntie vibe I had for Celestia has somehow turned into this cute married woman impression.

Well... now that I've gotten my hands on her, it'd be a problem if her impression stayed bad. I don't plan on letting go of a fish I've already hooked.

Let's see... Now that Celestia's my future bitch, time to check her status window.

...What? Disgust? Disgust...!?

[Disgust] – A bitch who feels repulsion toward beasts. Until this disgust fades, this woman will never become a beast's bitch.

[Male Affinity] – This bitch, who has experience with other males, will compare them and reshape her body to fit the superior male.

What the hell does that mean, disgust! And Lv.8!?

It's not intimacy, but affinity—probably because she's not a virgin, but a married woman...

But disgust... I thought Celestia was basically mine already, but she's actually got that much repulsion toward me?

Looking at the other skills... Lv.8 means she's seriously rejecting me.

This might mean Celestia, who I thought would come crawling back soon, might never show up at all.

...I need to think up some countermeasures just in case.

"We've figured it out, Master."

After checking Celestia's status window, I asked Klea and Lizbet to gather info on her as soon as we got back from the lord's castle.

You have to know the cause to counter it. To make Celestia my bitch, I need to figure out why she hates monsters first.

The two of them accepted my commanding request with bizarre enthusiasm and immediately started collecting information...

And on the second day, today, my two bitches began reporting to me with an oddly formal air.

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"Celestia's hometown is Radia... and her parents were the lords who ruled Radia."

"Since her parents were nobles, Celestia is a direct-line noble... Probably higher status in noble society than her husband the lord."

...Direct-line noble? Higher status than her husband among nobles?

Why is this starting with stuff that's hard for me to understand?

"Direct-line noble? There are nobles who aren't direct-line?"

"Ah. You might be thinking of hereditary succession, but the kingdom's nobility isn't strictly hereditary."

"The kingdom grants noble titles to those who achieve great feats or demonstrate worthy ability. The king manages all noble titles."

Eh? If it's not hereditary and the king grants titles... then nobility is just a personal status?

"Huh? What about family lineages then?"

"Well... even if the king grants titles, it'd be a hassle to reassign them every time someone dies, right?"

"So, ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠unless the noble's child has major issues, they usually inherit the title as is."

"The parent noble has their child do something beforehand, then recommends to the king like, 'My child did all this~' The king, being lazy, lets them inherit unless it's a big problem."

So it's not strictly hereditary, but mostly functions that way. Pretty unique.

"Hmm... So Celestia inherited her title from her parents?"

"Ah, it's a bit complicated..."

"34 years ago, there was a massive monster invasion in Radia."

"Celestia, just the young daughter of nobles back then, lost her parents in that invasion."

"Radia wasn't as big a city back then—just a decent mid-sized one—but the invasion nearly destroyed it completely."

34 years ago... Celestia was 8? She lost her parents at that age.

How huge was the scale that even noble lord and lady died, and Radia was on the brink of ruin?

"It wasn't a small town, so they somehow rebuilt..."

"Celestia the noble became an orphan overnight. For a few years after, she learned magic somewhere, then returned to Radia and lived as an adventurer."

"Not a normal adventurer life, though. She was famous for hunting down any noticeable monster, even without quests."

"Specializing in ice magic, she was called the Ice Witch. Around then, she met her current husband, a commoner, and though records are sparse, they got credit for handling monsters together and she inherited her parents' title."

"That was at just 22... Her commoner husband got a title too, becoming Radia's lord. Both quit adventuring after that."

Whoa... So she hit level 52 by 22? Even if not exactly then, close to it at just 22?

Among 20-somethings at the guild, over level 40 was maybe 1-2 in 10...

How many monsters did she slaughter? Terrifying, Celestia.

...Makes sense. After that, all monsters would look like her parents' killers.

"So that's why Radia's adventurer guild is so big..."

"Yeah. The lord's side provides massive support."

"Plus, both the lord and Celestia are capable—Radia's changed a lot compared to 20 years ago. I've only been here 7 years myself..."

Klea couldn't see anyway. Hard to notice changes.

Hmm... Good. It's coming together.

She hates monsters due to grudge over losing her parents. Orphaned, couldn't inherit normally at first, but reclaimed it through adventuring...

Had a commoner phase, but now she's a proper direct-line noble inheriting her parents' title.

Details fuzzy, but her commoner husband got a title too... and now the couple rules Radia.

"...So, Celestia has strong attachment to Radia?"

"Probably. She still patrols the surroundings periodically to check monster status."

"Maybe that's why she left the lordship to her husband—to move freely."

"He patrols too, but every 2-3 years... Being lord limits mobility."

Good. Got the flow.

Now, how to reduce her disgust toward me. If it's just hatred for monsters as a species, not me personally, plenty of ways.

"Mm. Good. Not all bad. I can take my time targeting Celestia slowly."

"Ah, Master. Before that..."

"Hm?"

"There's a bitch named Angela waiting at the church right now... Could ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠you mate with her?"

...Mommy... Angela—that nun from the other day? She seemed close to Klea...

And they want me to fuck her? Tossing it out like 'want this snack?'

What the hell with my bitches...

Before I could even plan based on their info, I felt dizzy from Klea's absurd request...

And somehow, I ended up following her to the church.