Carrot and Whip
Having been suddenly appointed as Maid Chief, Angelica returned to the castle and spent her days in a whirlwind of activity. The Grand Duke’s attendants and maids were all exceptionally competent, so managing them posed no real difficulty. The true problem lay elsewhere.
‘Why are all these reports coming to me…?’
Updates on the chaos unfolding across the empire over the World Tree Seeds. Requests for aid from nearby lords. There were even blunt pleas from imperial provincial governors literally begging to be saved. And in the midst of all this, strangely romantic and personal letters… were those marriage proposals?
Every single one seemed like something the Grand Duke should review personally, yet they were being passed to Angelica as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
She would have liked to ask her predecessor for guidance, but the former Chief Seneschal, Jeras, was currently imprisoned for treason.
‘Should I just take everything to His Highness…?’
Angelica looked at the mountain of documents that wouldn’t even fit in her arms and decided that definitely wasn’t the answer. In the end, she decided to seek advice from someone else and went to find Dimaria, who had been appointed as the Tanalif family physician and Magic Advisor.
“Reviewing and analyzing all of that data is part of the Chief Maid’s… no, the Maid Chief’s duties.”
“What?!”
Dimaria had been organizing her newly assigned office. She continued placing the books she held one by one onto the shelves as she spoke.
“The Maid Chief is the position that oversees and supports all of His Highness’s affairs.”
“B-but I was nothing more than an ordinary maid just a few days ago. All of this feels far too overwhelming to keep in my head…”
“Hmm… In my opinion, even if you bring the raw, unprocessed information as it is, His Highness won’t reprimand you. After all, he was the one who appointed you as Maid Chief without any proper handover.”
“That still feels too irresponsible of me.”
“……Ah.”
Dimaria paused for a moment, as if something had occurred to her.
“There’s someone who might be more helpful than I am.”
Sia blinked her golden eyes at the towering pile of documents placed on her bed.
“D-Dimaria told you to ask me…?”
“Yes… I’m sorry, but could you possibly help me a little?”
“U-um… sure, I’ll take a look…”
Sia had no idea why Dimaria had pointed her out. But seeing Angelica—who had always devoted herself so completely to her—wearing such a troubled expression, she simply couldn’t bring herself to say no.
“Hmm… These are reports sent in by informants from various regions…?”
“Yes.”
“Did you sort them by region?”
“Yes. For now…”
“Hmmm… It feels a bit… disorganized somehow.”
“I-is it? I’m sorry.”
“Ah, no, it’s not that. Sorting by region first is the right approach… but given the current situation…”
Sia began lifting stacks of documents and spreading them across the floor so she could see everything at once. Her pink hair swept across the ground as she toddled around, looking exactly like a small, adorable creature.
To Angelica, it seemed as though Sia was sorting the papers according to some standard. While much of it overlapped with her own regional categorization, there were subtle differences.
“Um… what exactly are you using as your sorting criteria?”
“I-I guess you could call it spheres of influence…?”
“Spheres of influence…?”
“The spheres of influence belonging to the Grand Elf families… excluding the imperial family, of course. It’s similar to sorting by region, but not perfectly aligned. F-for example, here.”
She pointed at one section with her toe. It looked like she simply couldn’t be bothered to bend over. Her small, pale toes and the black-painted nails on them were strikingly noticeable.
How can even her feet be this beautiful?
Angelica had noticed that lately the Grand Duke kept stealing glances at Sia’s feet whenever she wore glass slippers.
“Angelica…?”
“Ah, I’m sorry. It’s so different from what I’ve been doing that I lost focus for a moment.”
“It’s fine. That can happen. I was just worried you might be hurt… Anyway, this area here…”
“It’s the sphere of influence of Marquis Zotba.”
“R-right. The Zotba Marquisate is the weakest and quietest among the Grand Elf families. But looking at the volume of reports…”
“……There are far more than anywhere else.”
“E-exactly. It means they’re in greater chaos than anywhere else… which probably means Marquis Zotba has failed to maintain control over his own territory… I think…?”
“You’re truly amazing!”
Angelica clapped, not out of mere encouragement, but with genuine admiration. Sia’s confidence always seemed to plummet at the very end of her explanations.
“E-ehehe… B-but, Angelica. Would it be okay if I just took care of this myself…?”
“Pardon?”
“You’re already so busy with other things, so I-I’ll organize everything and report it to Lua. Looking at all this, I also have some personal opinions I’d like to share…”
“Is that really all right? I’d be grateful, but…”
“I-it should be fine. This is something a member of the family should be handling in the first place. Father didn’t trust me, so he passed it to the Chief Seneschal…”
“If that’s the case… then thank you so much, Lady Sia. It seems everyone has been blind to your true worth.”
“Ehehe…”
After organizing everything she needed to report, Sia headed to the Grand Duke’s office. Once the Grand Duke gave permission, the royal guards opened the door for her.
“You said you had a report…? Not just something you wanted to say?”
Lua inside tilted her head with mild confusion. It was strange for Sia—who normally had no official duties—to use the word “report.”
“I-I do…?”
Sia couldn’t begin her report right away. There was an unexpected person in front of Lua.
From the posture, it looked like she had tried to hide under the desk but failed due to her large frame.
“S-Sia, Brother. Th-that is…”
“Don’t mind her. Just keep licking.”
“Nngh……”
Mina wore a deeply ashamed expression as she diligently licked Lua’s cock, as if savoring the sweetest candy in the world. Just watching made Sia’s womb throb and cry out with wet little sounds. I’m so jealous… I want to do it too…
Sia shook her head vigorously, trying to clear the filthy thoughts from her mind.
Even though she had announced she was there to give a report, Lua was leisurely receiving oral service. Her intention was obvious—she was deliberately showing Sia a provocative scene to make her submit.
“Haa… slurp… chuu…”
“Mmm♥ Brother? What is this report about?”
Between the clinking of Mina’s armor, the lewd sounds of her tongue echoed obscenely.
“……Angelica still hasn’t fully adjusted to her duties. I wanted to report on the situation in the other territories.”
“Ah, I see. Nngh♥ I hadn’t paid proper attention. My mind’s been a bit scattered lately… haaang♥”
“I-I understand.”
In truth, Lua’s body was in terrible condition. The successive battles and reckless teleportations had left her exhausted and in need of rest. But with the entire empire thrown into chaos over the World Tree Seeds, she couldn’t let go of her duties even if she couldn’t travel personally.
On top of that, the betrayal of her close aides had suddenly left many important positions vacant, yet she had no time to carefully select successors for each one.
The reason she was making Mina do this right now… was probably to quickly relieve her sexual frustration and return to work. Probably.
Sia decided to believe that.
Fortunately, Lua had a large map spread out on her desk, so Sia began her explanation centered around it.
“……And thanks to you coming as quickly as possible, our territory was able to stabilize relatively fast. The other dukes seem to be struggling, and it looks like Marquis Zotba has completely lost control over his domain. As for Archduke Arpis…”
While explaining, Sia felt something strange and looked up. Lua was blinking at her. Mina was in a similar state. Even though Mina had stopped licking, Lua wasn’t scolding her at all.
“Wh-why are you looking at me like that? D-did I say something wrong…?”
“No… You explained it very well… And it seems the situation is even worse than I anticipated. You’ve worked hard.”
Lua stood up and stroked Sia’s head. Sia blushed and wrapped her delicate hands around her little sister’s.
“Ehehe…”
It was a heartwarming scene of sibling affection that would naturally bring a smile—provided one ignored the panting wolf with a flushed face and the throbbing cock that didn’t belong in the picture.
“Th-then… since I did a good job… can I ask for one favor…?”
“Of course. Anything. Tell me.”
“……Please let Mina rest now.”
Sia realized she had spoken in a low, husky voice without meaning to and became flustered.
“……Pardon?”
“I-I made a promise with Lina. If Lina doesn’t cause any trouble, I won’t torment Mina…”
“I haven’t been tormenting Mina. I simply made a request.”
“H-he’s right, Sia, Brother. I’m perfectly fine with it.”
“B-but Mina must be exhausted doing this every day… At least for the sake of how hard I worked…”
“Hmmm.”
Lua walked around the desk with clicking steps and approached Sia. Poke.
“Hik…!♡”
It wasn’t intentional, but as Lua drew close, her massive cock prodded Sia in the side. Lua lowered herself, bringing her lips to Sia’s ear and whispered.
“You’re jealous of Mina right now, aren’t you? Because she’s been getting fucked by me every day in your place.”
“N-no…!”
Sia shook her head in denial, but it was obvious her pussy was gushing just from having the cock pressed against her. After all, the thick scent of her lewd nectar was filling the air—what exactly was she denying?
Since returning from the imperial capital, Lua had not touched Sia even once. She had been venting her lust roughly and exclusively on Mina.
She had been waiting for this delicious bitch to beg to be fucked first. The male was patiently waiting for the fruit to ripen.
‘It’s not the best outcome, but…♥’
Asking to let Mina rest in her place was an indirect, passive way of saying “fuck me instead.” Lua wanted a more active and direct plea, but expecting the perfect result immediately would be greedy.
Besides, even Lua was finding it harder and harder to hold back her desire to ravish Sia.
“Very well, Brother. Then… you’ll have to work hard in Mina’s place…♥”
“……♡”
Sia pressed her lips tightly together and nodded with an embarrassed expression.