Mental Management (1)
The Empire and Palos's Bird. Kings and queens who have hoarded their strength.
They wage war to claim the entire continent — even if it means setting the whole land ablaze.
A great war to sate desire will inevitably come.
"Th-that's... W-wait. Wait a second, Alan."
Canisia staggered, reeling from the shock of what I'd just told her. Her ample breasts swayed with the motion, and I nearly reached for them on pure instinct.
That was close!
We were in the middle of a deadly serious conversation. Grabbing her chest right now would have shattered the atmosphere I'd worked so hard to build.
I exercised superhuman self-restraint. I was so proud of myself.
"That's impossible... The entire continent, burning..."
Canisia murmured the words, staring down at her own reflection in the lake.
What I'd told her was a mixture of truth and lies.
The story of twelve monsters of irresistible power appearing to slaughter humanity doesn't even exist in Fairy Masters, the game that captured this world in its entirety. On the contrary, it's the humans — the players — who lead their powerful fairies into the Relay Dungeon to hunt the 10-Star monsters sitting there quietly.
And yet I mentioned those twelve monsters because of a hint I'd gotten from what Gigaesingwan had told me.
There are eleven more monsters comparable to Uroboros, a 10-Star. I'm going to kill Uroboros anyway. So if I have enough power, I can kill the rest of them too. No — killing them would actually be better. The rewards for taking those things down would be enormous.
They were beasts that had betrayed a god, after all. Hunting beings that belonged in mythology. Of course the rewards would be just as extraordinary.
Having the power to kill Uroboros, and then reaping those colossal rewards on top of it?
At that point, I'd be a king. No — I'd be the ruler of this world.
I could call myself the master of this world without anyone arguing. The kings and queens currently known as powerful occupied a single city at best. I had no intention of settling for that.
The arrow of my desire pointed at the Gaiarium continent. I would devour Gaiarium whole.
Anyway, I had woven the twelve monsters into the story I told Canisia because I needed something to underpin the gravity of it all — and to justify why I pursued power so relentlessly. My near-fanatical obsession with strength existed solely to protect the world from those monsters. If I drove that point hard enough, Canisia would come to understand me. And then she would never leave my side.
Besides, it's true that I need to get stronger as fast as possible.
But the part about a great war turning the entire Gaiarium continent into a sea of fire — and that it would happen in the not-too-distant future — that was the truth.
The main axes of that war would be the sole nation, the Ferdium Empire, and the shadow empire that rivaled them in power: Palos's Bird.
A battle between a setting sun and a rising one. In the clash of those two suns, the continent would be reduced to ash. Corpses would pile into mountains. Blood would fill the seas.
And as those two colossal forces tore into each other, a third power would join the fray — the rulers of the cities, the kings and queens. Occupied with Palos's Bird, the Ferdium Empire would no longer have the luxury of watching the kings and queens of each region. The moment that gaze of surveillance vanished, the warlords would unveil the desires they'd been hiding, plunging an already chaotic world into even greater chaos.
But who could have known?
That the one who would finally quell the chaos and claim everything would be a single person — the player.
The player would lead the fairies they'd raised through time and money, crushing one faction after another. And in the end, they would even bring down Palos's Bird and the Ferdium Empire, becoming the one and only emperor.
That was the main story of Fairy Masters. And it was also what was going to happen in this world, which had been copied wholesale from that setting.
To survive a great war that would drag every living thing into its inferno like a vortex that swallowed all, and to become the final victor the way the Fairy Masters story intended — I had to become far stronger than I was now.
"So that's why you were so obsessed with power, Alan... That's what it was..."
Still staring down at the lake, Canisia muttered to herself. She was already starting to understand my position on her own.
Amazingly, she believed me when I said I was a regressor.
My conscience twinged a little.
If I were Canisia, I would have been suspicious first. If a close friend suddenly announced one day, "I'm actually a regressor, lmao," I obviously wouldn't have believed them. Wouldn't have believed them? That's putting it mildly. I would have seriously suggested they go see a doctor. Or, to exaggerate a bit, I would have had them committed.
But Canisia didn't do any of that. She simply believed me when I said I was a regressor, without a shred of doubt or denial. That was how much faith she had in me.
But whether you're from another dimension or a regressor, you still know the future, right? So I am a regressor, technically.
Different words. Same meaning.
"...Alan."
"Yeah."
Having finally sorted through her thoughts, Canisia looked at me.
"Is it true...? Will all those wars you talked about really happen?"
"Yeah. They will, no question. And not in some distant future, either."
Honestly, I didn't know exactly when the great war would break out. Fairy Masters never specified a timeline. But it would definitely happen soon.
Why?
Because if a war doesn't start on its own, I'll start one.
I was just another human seized by desire. If it meant getting what rightfully belonged to me, I would light the powder keg without a second thought. I'd been carrying that conviction ever since I decided to join Palos's Bird.
The Ferdium Empire and Palos's Bird. The more thoroughly those two tore into each other, the more spoils there would be for me.
"Ah... aaah..."
"You okay?"
When I said it with such certainty, Canisia staggered as if a wave of dizziness had hit her. I caught her in a hurry.
Smack—!
Ah, shit.
The moment my hand met her soft skin, my cock — already hard from the sight of her naked body — slapped against my lower stomach with a wet, meaty sound. A noise that had absolutely no place in an atmosphere this serious. I glanced at her carefully, wondering if she'd noticed and think I was being weird.
Phew... thank god.
Mercifully, Canisia didn't have the mental bandwidth to pay any attention to my dick.
I want to do it already.
I'd been forcing down a lust that kept surging up on its own, but the physical contact made it nearly impossible to hold back any longer. Time to change the mood.
"Canisia."
"...Yeah, Alan."
"In the war that's coming... I don't want to lose the people I love. Not like before."
"....."
"No matter how strong I get, I can't protect everyone alone. That's why I need your help. Why I need more fairies, more comrades."
"...My help? Can I... can I really be of any help to you in a war like that? I..."
Language had a terrible power. A fierce warrior who never lost her fighting spirit before any monster had, with a single sentence from me, lost her will and her will to fight. The woman standing before me was not a fierce warrior. She was just a fragile woman who needed something to lean on.
"You are a help. And... even if you weren't, that would be fine."
"...What? What do you mean?"
"I'll protect you. I'll make sure no one can ever harm you. Because..."
"....."
I let the words trail off on purpose. The look in Canisia's eyes as she watched me was desperate for what came next.
"...Alan."
"I love you, Canisia. I want to spend my whole life with you. I'll protect you. So... stay with me. Until the end. Until the very last moment."
"....."
Tears began to well in Canisia's eyes.
"Alan!"
She'd been hanging her head, trembling in fits and starts, and then she couldn't hold back the emotion surging up inside her. She threw her arms around me.
Oh, I'm going to lose my mind.
My cock pressed against her abs — soft on the surface, with firm muscle hidden underneath. Lust surged.
"I... I love you too, Alan."
"I'm happy, Canisia. Really happy. And thank you. For loving me."
"Alan..."
"Canisia..."
A charged, sensual atmosphere formed between us on its own, and neither of us refused it.
"Mmh..."
I pulled her close and kissed her. Her incredibly soft, ample breasts pressed against my chest.
Canisia's done.
Managing Canisia's mental state had been a complete success. All that remained was to savor the sweet reward of that success — and then return to the lovely fairies waiting for me back at base camp, counting the seconds until I came back.
"I'm putting it in, Canisia."
"Yes... come inside me, Alan."
Of course, I was going to taste that reward first.
Schlick—!
"Hah~! Ah, aaaah... I'm so full inside! I'm full of you, Alan!"
I pushed my cock into Canisia's pussy.
Slap—! Slap—! Slap—!
Every time we moved, flesh clapped against flesh in a lewd, wet rhythm, water splashing around our hips.
"Aaaah~ I love you! I love you, Alan!"
"Me too! I love you too, Canisia!"
The entire time our bodies were joined, Canisia confessed her love to me. I whispered it right back — to make her even happier, and to make sure she could never leave me. Every time I snapped my hips hard, love filled her pink eyes to the brim.
We were standing face to face in the lake, having sex. I had her left leg hiked up against my waist and was driving my cock into her pussy with everything I had.
Ah, I want to take her from behind already.
If I could have sex with Canisia, the position didn't matter. But taking her from behind was still the best. Because doing her doggy-style made her feel like she was mine. I could spank that pretty, moon-round ass as hard as I wanted, and I could grab her shimmering pink hair like a set of reins.
On all fours like a dog, offering up her most private place to me. That was a dizzying, exquisite sight only a master was allowed to see.
"Canisia."
"Yes! Nnnngh~!"
"I want to do you from behind now."
"A-all right."
Canisia, panting roughly, didn't refuse. She pulled back for a moment, then sank into the lake and dropped onto all fours in front of me like a dog. We weren't in deep water, so she didn't go under completely.
Thwack-thwack-thwack—!
Before I started in earnest, I slapped her ass with my cock. Water sprayed, and the spots I'd struck flushed red.
Schlick—!
"Haaauuunnngh~!"
I grabbed her ass like a steering wheel and shoved my cock into her pussy. The thick shaft split her inner walls and drove straight to the deepest point, and Canisia's back arched like a drawn bow.
Slap—! Slap—! Slap—!
"Aaaah! Haguuuhk~! A-Alan! Yes! Harder, harder! Torment me harder!"
"Heheheh. Look at this filthy slut!"
Smack—!
"Hah~!"
I brought my hand down hard on Canisia's ass. That pale, creamy flesh went red in an instant. We'd always talked dirty like this during sex, so she never flinched when I cursed at her.
I gathered her water-soaked pink hair in one fist and yanked it like a bridle.
"Hauk!"
Pulled by my strength, her head and upper body lifted.
Smack—!
"Hauuuuuhk?!"
I swung full-force and struck her breast the way you'd slap a face. Canisia screamed, her whole body shuddering. I seized that soft breast in a crushing grip, as if I meant to tear it off.
This was the beautiful sight I had wanted. The one I had wished for.
Slap—! Slap—! Slap—!
I never stopped snapping my hips, tasting Canisia's pussy, her ass, her entire body.
"Canisia!"
"Yes! Yes! Nnnngh~!"
"You're mine! You'll be mine forever! I'm never letting you go. I'm the only one who gets to do this to your body! You understand?"
"Yes! Yes, Alan! I'm yours! I love you, Alan!"
"Aaaah... I love you, Canisia! I love you, Canisia! Khhhk!"
"Kyaaaaauuuh~!"
Spurt—! Spurt—! Spurt—!
I buried my cock to the root and poured out every drop of cum I'd been holding back. Canisia came with me, screaming a moan and shaking apart in my arms.
Fuck, that feels so damn good...
I wrapped my arms around her from behind, holding her tight, and savored the aftershocks of climax.
Ordinarily, when I had sex with Canisia, I either pulled out or only came inside her if she'd taken a contraceptive. Unlike the fairies Aquaril and Oralisa, Canisia could get pregnant from my semen.
This time, I didn't pull out. I came inside her. And she hadn't taken anything.
If things went wrong, Canisia could end up carrying my child.
I knew that perfectly well, and I came inside her anyway.
Because Canisia was mine.
I stamped that claim into her with my cum, clear and unmistakable.