The Count's Daughter (4)
I still remember that day. The day I was forcibly violated by Alpha.
The instant his cock slid into my pussy, every trace of pain and terror from the violence vanished. My mind was flooded with pure pleasure.
It was the first time in my life.
The first time I realized I wasn’t a woman—I was a female.
The first time I learned lotion wasn’t actually required for sex.
The first time I discovered that the squirting I’d only read about in erotic novels was genuinely possible.
Alpha’s “real sex” taught me everything from the ground up, as if everything I’d done before hadn’t even deserved the name. Every night afterward I went to his room, begging to learn more.
But he never opened the locked door. When he finally did, it was only because he needed me for something.
The knowledge that he had opened it purely out of necessity didn’t anger me. After all, as I had already confessed to him, I was nothing more than a slave to his cock.
Besides, if I carried out the task well, there would be a reward. There was no reason to hate that.
A reward.
A prize or honor granted to someone who has achieved something of merit.
In all my life, Ertia had never particularly longed for such a thing.
Our relationship was cold now, but when I was young I had been Wellington’s beloved daughter. He was only a baron, yet he ruled a respectable territory.
If Wellington had possessed even a little more ability, it would not have been strange for him to be granted the rank of count. The Viken lands were vast and wealthy.
I was the daughter of the man who ruled those lands.
Most things I desired could be obtained with ease.
Therefore I had never shown much interest in rewards that could only be earned through genuine effort.
But now, for the first time, I wanted to receive a prize from someone.
“Turn Elisa Soryu into something like you. Without anyone noticing. Lure her to the breeding chamber. During my breeding time. Understood?”
The order Alpha had given me.
A simple task: bring Elisa Soryu to the breeding chamber.
Simple, yet far from easy.
Still, I had to do it.
I’ll get bred—!
If I could deliver her to that room, I would earn a reward from Alpha.
For the first time in my life, my mind spun at full speed. I began to form a plan.
“Hmm…”
Wellington was visibly startled that the daughter he had grown distant from had come to see him.
No choice, I suppose.
He quickly regained his composure. Originally he had intended to name her brother Alex as heir, not Ertia.
After Alex’s pointless death, however, Ertia was now his only remaining blood relative.
I’ll have to push forward with a political marriage.
That was why Wellington had considered the idea. It was rude for a vassal house to request a strategic marriage with the ruling family, but he had no alternative.
Wellington was a noble of the classic male-supremacist mold. To him, a woman’s greatest virtue was not refining her own talents but finding a suitable husband and supporting him from the shadows.
With only Ertia left as successor, his solution was to produce a new heir through a political marriage with Elisa Soryu.
Any modern person would have called a man in his fifties marrying a woman in her mid-twenties fresh out of the academy insane, but this was a medieval fantasy world ruled by nobles. Such arrangements were commonplace.
“I see. You’ve come to formally request appointment as heir. Regrettable, but your father is still in excellent health and intends to take a new wife. Come to your senses and prepare to marry into another house.”
Ertia frowned at Wellington’s words but offered no open complaint.
She already knew exactly what kind of man her father was.
“An heir… I cannot say how well a child born to your new wife would be able to control the family, but if they possess the skill to compete with me, they should be more than capable of becoming head and ruling the territory. In any case, that is not why I came today, Father.”
“If not to request the position of heir, what possible reason could you have for seeking me out?”
“It concerns Lady Elisa.”
Ertia went straight to the point.
“What about Lady Elisa? Is there some problem?”
“The work at the Black Death and Pregnancy Countermeasures Headquarters seems to be taking a heavy toll. When we spoke recently, she mentioned it is difficult to breathe properly because the department is filled with nothing but commoners.”
“I am aware. But what can be done? Lady Melania herself assigned the young lady there.”
“Even so, I believe we should show Lady Elisa Soryu at least a minimum of courtesy. Please dispatch Erika to the monster subjugation unit for a time. I will fill the empty position.”
“You…?”
Wellington pondered briefly, then nodded. It would resolve Elisa’s dissatisfaction while also restraining Ertia, who was clearly trying to expand her influence within the territory.
No matter how many results she produced, the Black Death and Pregnancy Countermeasures Headquarters was only a temporary department. Once the problems were solved it would likely be dissolved, and its staff was small. It was better than her recruiting young knights from the order into her own faction. Besides, even if she grew close to Elisa Soryu, the moment Elisa bore Wellington’s child they would inevitably fight over succession.
“Very well. Make it so.”
“Alpha. Ertia will be acting as your supervisor in my stead. Um… I don’t usually say things like this, but…”
Erika fidgeted with her fingers, glanced around nervously, then leaned in and whispered.
“There are rumors that Ertia’s relationships with men are rather… promiscuous. So please be careful. There are also stories that she disposes of every man she sleeps with. Don’t let yourself be taken in just because she’s the lord’s daughter and think you can improve your station. Understood?”
“Yes, Lady Erika.”
“…Well, they’re only rumors. Still, I felt I should warn you. Who else would tell you such things if not me?”
Erika looked extremely anxious.
It was probably because she had seen how clingy Ertia had been on the day I killed Alex. She seemed deeply uneasy about leaving me alone with her.
Perhaps she was imagining me making love to Ertia.
Well, we had communicated with our bodies.
“Absolutely do not fall for her seduction. The tale of meeting a good woman and turning your life around is nothing but a fairy story!”
Unaware of the truth, Erika could only repeat her warnings.
“What about you, Lady Erika?”
“Me…? Me?! I-I am… an exception! The man who marries me is marrying a woman who will soon become a Sword Master! This is the absolute bottom for me—!”
When I teased her lightly, Erika jumped in surprise, yanked her lips away from my ear, and flushed with embarrassment.
“…Excuse me, commoners? Could you please be quiet while working? Every time you open your mouths the stench of commoners fills the air. Actually, would you kindly stop breathing for about two hours? The smell persists even when you breathe.”
Elisa turned toward us, her eyes brimming with aristocratic contempt.
“……”
We didn’t bother answering. We simply pretended she wasn’t there and ignored her completely.
“Yes, exactly like that. How pleasant it is when you offer neither reply nor words. Ah~! I cannot wait for tomorrow to arrive. At least that commoner knight is leaving and Lady Ertia is joining us… The air in this place should become somewhat cleaner.”
Of course, to Elisa—who lived inside her own perfect little world—our silence simply meant we were obediently following her instructions, so she was pleased.
The next day.
“You’ve endured a great deal until now, Lady Elisa.”
“Oh my. We’re close in age, so please call me Miss Elisa comfortably.”
“Thank you, Miss Elisa.”
“I’ll call you Miss Ertia as well. I cannot express how much I suffered surrounded only by commoners. Now I feel I might actually be able to breathe.”
Erika had been reassigned to the monster subjugation unit and left the department. In her place, Ertia had joined.
Elisa Soryu was visibly delighted by the new arrival.
“Here, please have a cup of black tea.”
“Thank you so very much, Miss Ertia. The commoners never even knew how to serve properly.”
Every single thing Ertia did earned lavish praise. It wasn’t as if we had never brought her tea.
“Drink black tea prepared by commoners? They undoubtedly spat in it. Ugh… how revolting.”
Both Erika and I had brought her tea only to have the cups overturned onto our faces.
At the time I had nearly lost control and taken her right then and there.
“Ah… you there, commoner. Cease looking this way. Your kind is not even permitted to gaze upon us. If you continue staring and we somehow become pregnant, you will be executed immediately.”
“As expected of Lady Elisa. To even extend warnings to commoners.”
“Well, such basic courtesy is merely a noble’s duty.”
Elisa Soryu chatted with Ertia in perfect delight.
Having only ever seen her perpetual scowl, this cheerful version of her felt strangely refreshing.
“Ertia. Are the preparations going smoothly?”
“Yes. I just need to bring her to the breeding chamber as Alpha ordered, right? I’ll make sure she goes there of her own accord. Hngh…! Th-thank you.”
While Elisa was momentarily focused on her work, I stepped close to Ertia and gently kneaded her ass. Even through the leggings beneath her knight’s armor, the touch drew a hot, sweet moan from her lips.
Along with words of gratitude.
“Whew… I’ve almost finished everything for now. Shall we take a short break?”
“Let’s do that, Miss Elisa.”
“Excellent. Let us take a stroll through the garden together. Commoners have no appreciation for elegance, after all.”
She never once mentioned the garden before.
Completely unaware of Ertia’s current condition, Elisa casually invited her for a walk.
As Ertia followed her out, just before passing through the door she lifted the edge of her armor slightly, deliberately showing off the curve of her ass.
Grabbing her own rear with both hands… It was no illusion that hot steam seemed to rise from between her thighs.