Chapter 129: 27th Floor: Final Day of Week 3
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 129: 27th Floor: Final Day of Week 3
"Oh, my lady Princess!! Do you have any idea how worried we were?"
Seeing them waiting right where I had left them, it looked like they had been up all night.
They probably thought I’d been abducted by the Bicorn.
"Haha... I'm sorry. Taming this one wasn't as easy as I thought."
As I dismounted, I could feel my legs trembling slightly.
"Princess? Are you alright?"
"Ah, I'm fine. More importantly, today is the sixth day, right?"
"Yes, today is the last day. You've done an excellent job with everything. I'm sure anyone can see that we've won both parts."
The Crown Prince's vote accounted for 20%.
Even if I secured all of that, it still wouldn't be enough.
Even if the hereditary nobles were split fifty-fifty, I needed something to definitively win over the non-hereditary nobles.
"For now, let's return to the mansion, rest a bit, and then regroup. I have an idea."
On the way, I asked the spymaster if the concepts of unicorns and bicorns existed in this world.
"Ah, yes, I know of them. There's a divine beast known for only allowing virgins to ride it, shunning non-virgins. Of course, it's a creature of myth."
So unicorns did exist, albeit as fantasy creatures.
Strangely, however, bicorns did not.
"You ask if there's an opposite? No. One that shuns virgins... such a horrifying creature couldn't possibly exist, could it? An amusing thought, though."
What's this? Unicorns exist, but bicorns don't?
Did that mean the Crown Prince hadn't actually set a trap?
Well, it's possible Elina just gave it to me thinking I could tame it normally...
Lost in thought, I arrived at the mansion.
The first thing I did after washing up was go straight to the stables and tame the Bicorn.
If I tamed and summoned it right away, there would be no issues.
It did turn into a semi-corporeal being that didn't need to eat or excrete, but my summoning skill allowed a creature, once summoned, to remain until it died or was unsummoned.
[Ding~]
[Bicorn]
Species: Sacred Beast
Unique Traits: [SSS-rank Virgin-hater], [SS-rank Toughness], [S-rank Sacred Beast], [S-rank Multi-Attribute], [S-rank Water Walking], [S-rank Innate Sense of Balance], [S-rank Giant Dick], [A-rank Dignity]
Skills: <Roar Lv.43>, <Lightning Strike Lv.55>, <Burning Earth Lv.26>, <Wind Storm Lv.22>, <Dark Breath Lv.16>, <Blizzard Lv.19>, <Charge Lv.65>
<Final Stats>
Strength: 411
Agility: 317.4 (Master's max stat 200% is being applied)
Defense: 802
Mana: 782
"Whoa... you're strong, aren't you?"
Not only were its final stats impressive, but its traits and skills were all plastered with high ranks and levels.
Damn, I would've been in deep shit if I hadn't tamed it just to protect my pride. As expected, you can't be picky about your methods in the Tower.
Once again, I realized my pussy taming was the right call.
It has a lot of magic skills. In that case, the pig mages could work in the mines... no, using a Bicorn as a mage would be inefficient.
The pig mages were still blank slates as mages.
If I focused on teaching them area-of-effect and support magic, they could become quite powerful.
In any case, based on its status window alone, the Bicorn seemed stronger than me.
For reference, my final stats were as follows.
<Final Stats>
Strength: 222 → 280
Agility: 155.5 → 158.7
Defense: 683 → 700.7
Divine Power: 2966 → 3356.1
My total stats were higher because of my Divine Power, but the sum of my physical stats—Strength, Agility, and Defense—was lower.
Of course, if we actually fought, I'd likely win, but it was still a testament to its strength.
Now I can just send this guy into the repeatable floors and relax.
It would be nice to have an ability to communicate with my summons, but that required a separate trait.
There was a reason becoming a summoner was so difficult.
You needed to pull about five high-rank summoning-related traits before the class even started to become viable.
First and foremost, the most important thing was a summoning or taming trait.
Couldn't pull an S-rank or higher? You might as well give up on being a summoner and just switch classes later.
But even pulling a good one didn't solve all the problems.
To use the class properly, you needed a multitude of traits and skills for summon duration, communication, class acquisition, increasing the number of summons, buffs, enhancements, summon equipment, command traits, and so on.
Of course, for me, I just tame and summon. That's it.
Some people invest enormous sums to get a good summon, but for me, all it took was a little click with my pussy.
Wait, no, it's not really a 'click'...
More like a squish...? A splurt? No, the onomatopoeia wasn't important. The point was, it wasn't that easy for me either.
Think about it. A normal woman wouldn't even dare to try. And even if she did, her pussy wasn't as durable as mine and would end up in tatters.
And if it were a man...?
Ugh, definitely not. I'd rather get fucked by a pig or a horse...
Still, thanks to that penalty, as long as I successfully docked with my pussy, I could command powerful summons.
Of course, I'd still need to acquire traits for communication and enhancement, but even as things were, they were more than useful.
Since it's come to this, I might as well just tame Necroumbra too.
I had planned to tame it after the trial was over, just in case some variable popped up, but seeing the docile Bicorn, it seemed fine to do it now.
[Ding~]
[Necroumbra]
Unique Traits: [SS-rank Assimilation], [SS-rank Nutrient-rich Sap], [SS-rank Polymorph], [S-rank Memory Transfer], [S-rank Digestion], [S-rank Genius], [A-rank Human-friendly], [D-rank Dependency]
Skills: <Charm Lv.15>, <Mutation Lv.17>, <Poison Injection Lv.33>
<Final Stats>
Strength: 255
Agility: 299
Defense: 225
Divine Power: 907.8 (Currently applying 20% of minimum stat.)
"Oh... you're strong too, huh?"
This one also seemed to have a lot of high-rank traits. It was incomparable to those pigs.
This is what a real summon is like...
I decided to look at the traits in detail later in the waiting room after the trial ended and began today's important discussion.
The venue was, as usual, the familiar round table.
I had no idea why the botanist was still here, but regardless, we held our final meeting.
*
At last, the final day of the third week.
The location was a massive plaza in the imperial capital.
Nobles of all ranks, both hereditary and non-hereditary, had gathered to watch, forming a circle as if waiting for some event.
Judging by the presence of guards, they had clearly been notified of the location in advance.
That damn Crown Prince. Is he so confident in Elina's victory? Or is he planning to humiliate me with some dirty trick?
Of course, the moment the Crown Prince laid a hand on me, I would show him exactly why a villainess is a villainess.
If he meekly acknowledged my victory and gave me his 20% share, then this would all pass without incident.
We'll see about that.
Soon, an announcer appeared, and the trial presentation began.
"Now! We will verify the results of the Crown Prince's third-week trial. First, will the three Crown Princess candidates please step forward."
The same guy who had commentated at the duel during the first week's trial was the announcer again.
Clack, clack, clack.
With the sound of heels, the three candidates ascended the stage.
Elina had come wearing a beautiful, flowing dress and heels.
Kesira was simply draped in a mage's robe, looking around with an annoyed expression before casting a noise-canceling spell and pulling out a thick grimoire to read.
In slight contrast to Elina, I wore a tight-fitting riding suit, staring confidently at the audience.
Murmur, murmur...
The audience was already starting to whisper, seeing our outfits.
"Wasn't there a trial to tame a horse? To come in a dress means she already..."
"This time, Elina too..."
"Her determination is on another level."
Just as the murmuring grew louder,
"Alright!! Without further ado, let's begin immediately!!"
The announcer, sensing the atmosphere wasn't favorable for his master, quickly started the trial.
First, the Crown Prince came out and gave another sugar-coated explanation of the trial's purpose and significance, and then the trial began in earnest.
"Now, first, we will see the plant grown by Lady Elina Luminous. Let it enter!"
A band, procured from who knows where, even began to play grand music, going Bba-ba-ba-bam~.
Guards in full plate armor and a magnificent carriage appeared from behind the crowd.
On a cart adorned with beautiful silk decorations sat a large pot with a tall plant.
'Oh... that's quite large.'
The botanist had said 2 meters was the maximum height, but the plant Elina had grown was nearly 3 meters tall.
Although it only grew straight up, making it look a bit unstable and gaunt, growing it to this size in just a week was certainly worthy of being called 'well-raised.'
And the grand, splendid presentation around it compensated for the plant's flimsy appearance.
"Wow, this is a foregone conclusion. I guess there's no beating a Spirit User, huh?"
"There won't be any surprises."
"It's over."
Everyone, anticipating the result, applauded Elina.
Once the plant was placed in front of the stage, the announcer began an interview with great fanfare.
"Wow!! Isn't this amazing, everyone!! How on earth were you able to grow a plant so much in such a short time?"
"Well~ I simply cared for it with all my heart. Perhaps it's because I'm a Spirit User and have a high affinity for them~"
"It seems to have fallen for my Eli's charms. I have another rival, hahaha!!"
What a load of crap.
The cringey display, disguised as a boast about the plant, from the announcer, the Crown Prince, and Elina went on for quite some time.
After a while, the announcer, noticing the increasingly sharp glares from the audience, moved on to the next turn.
Next up was Kesira Hanover.
"Now! Lady Hanover's plant! Please come out!!"
But even after some time passed, the pot she had raised did not appear.
The sound of people murmuring could be heard, and the atmosphere grew unsettled. The mood, already soured by the Crown Prince and Elina's antics, worsened.
"Um... Miss Kesira? What happened?"
What is it? Does she have a hidden card up her sleeve like me?
But contrary to my expectations, she hadn't even brought the pot.
"It was annoying, so I just burned it."
She replied dismissively and took out her thick grimoire to read again.
"......"
Kesira had apparently decided to just go all out. Not only the announcer and the audience, but even the Crown Prince wore a dumbfounded expression upon hearing her words.
Even so, burning it is a bit much...
Even I, the former villainess, shook my head at such a ruthless act.
And next was my turn.
"Now! For our final contestant~! The Empire's worst villainess! Kalisha!! Did she even bother to bring a plant~~! Hahaha!!"
Some in the audience laughed along with the announcer's playful words, meant to lighten the mood.
Yeah, yeah. Just try not to faint from shock.
Rumble, rumble, rumble...
It appeared in silence.
As a sound of something being dragged, loud enough to lightly shake the ground, was heard, the audience's gazes turned to the back.
And there...
Was a massive pot, 5 meters high and 5 meters in diameter.
And growing to a similar size was an enormous cluster of plants.
Large, human-sized red flowers and several smaller red flowers. Green vines, tangled together, covered the top of the pot.
How's that! This, you bastards, is the child I raised with my own breast milk!
And this giant plant was being transported on a massive cart connected to 16 horses.
In an instant, the crowd fell silent before its overwhelming presence.
This was the reason for its quiet entrance.
Everyone who had come to watch was rendered speechless the moment they saw it.
"No way..."
"Huh?"
"Wait, is that... real?"
"That's impossible."
Everyone's jaws dropped as they stared at my pot, unable to believe the situation.
Overwhelmed by its colossal size, no one could speak properly, just stammering, and a few people were so shocked they collapsed to the ground.
The Crown Prince and Elina looked no less surprised than the audience, and the announcer was once again at a loss for words at this bizarre event.
It went without saying, but I had continued to give it breast milk even after the day I was violated by the plant. No, to be precise, it was taken from me.
On days I didn't give it milk, it would sneak in while I was sleeping and suckle away...
Even on the day I returned from my time with the Bicorn, it had secretly checked if my milk jugs were full with a little poke and then stolen it all.
On top of that, it was currently transformed to look as large as possible at my request.
Its original size was about half of this.
Rumble, rumble...
As the giant cart carrying the pot passed, people moved aside to make way.
At first, they watched with eyes full of fear, but as Necroumbra passed by, they soon began to stare as if mesmerized.
"It's beautiful."
"Truly, magnificent."
"Ooh... what is the name of that plant?"
"This trial is Kalisha's victory."
"What a majestic size. What species could it be to grow like this?"
"Surely, they can't rule on this with bias."
Necroumbra's skill, [Charm], had activated, captivating the people. The crowd's gazes gradually shifted from fear and terror to awe and favor.
The cart, slowly making its way through the crowd, eventually stopped next to Elina's lanky Haig Wood.
At first, the tall Haig Wood had looked impressive, but standing next to my lush and colorful Necroumbra, it looked like a malnourished prostitute.
Its fancy decorations suddenly seemed like a cheap whore's desperate attempt to look classy.
This was my victory, no matter how you looked at it.
A Spirit User?
As if a pathetic class like that could ever beat my breast milk.
There's a reason breast milk is SSS-rank.
Now then, Crown Prince, what are you going to do? Care to speak the truth?