The Countess's Daughter's Misstep
Ertia quickly grew close to Elisa in a short span of time.
This was partly because Ertia had always worked hard to expand her influence beyond her baronial status by befriending others, but fundamentally, Elisa simply liked nobles.
In her mind, all nobles shared noble bloodlines, and those with such bloodlines ought to associate with one another—so long as they were not enemies.
Thanks to that, Ertia managed to become close enough with Elisa to go shopping together in the city.
"How does this dress look?"
"Oh my. It's beautiful."
Ertia offered a soulless compliment to Elisa, who had come out wearing an expensive outfit. Clothes no longer held any meaning for her beyond preventing other men from seeing her bare skin. After meeting Alpha, garments existed solely to keep her body hidden from lesser males.
In front of Alpha, she was always required to wear sheer, revealing outfits that left nothing to the imagination, so ordinary clothing had become unnecessary.
"Hmm~ Then shall I buy this one too?"
"That's a waste of mo— I mean, no, it's fine."
Watching Elisa pick out several dresses, Ertia nearly blurted out that she was wasting money. After all, no matter how expensive the clothes, Alpha would soon soil them anyway.
"Phew. Today was fun."
"Yes. I enjoyed it as well, Lady Elisa."
"The knights should be returning soon after finishing their monster subjugation, right? Ah~ Having to share space with that commoner Erika again, pretending to be a knight… How annoying."
"Huhu. Don't worry, Lady Elisa. That problem will be resolved soon enough."
She'll be grateful just to share the same space as Alpha.
Unaware of Ertia's sinister intentions, Elisa simply assumed Ertia wanted to continue working with her instead of Erika.
Time passed, and one week remained until Erika's return.
"Hmm…? Recently… the number of pregnant women has increased. Is it thanks to the pregnancy tests?"
Around that time, while handling administrative work, Elisa noticed something odd. The pregnancy rate had risen significantly.
Was it because of the pregnancy tests?
"Still, these numbers don't make sense."
Unlike before, when pregnancy could only be confirmed after several weeks, the tests now allowed detection around the second week. Yet the actual pregnancy rate far exceeded what Elisa had calculated multiple times.
Such a drastic difference could only mean something was wrong.
"Lady Ertia, do you know why this is happening?"
I've been caught!
Ertia inwardly rejoiced at finally being noticed, then composed her expression.
"Yes. I believe we've recently introduced a new routine for our breeders."
In truth, it was because every woman Alpha ejaculated inside became pregnant immediately, but Ertia fed Elisa an absurd lie to lure her in.
"Hmm…"
"If you'd like, I can show you. How our breeders impregnate the women."
"…All right. Could we use this method in our county as well?"
"Of course. In exchange, the county will provide appropriate compensation, yes?"
"Yes. Naturally."
The Breeding Chamber.
A filthy, horrific place akin to a factory where commoners mingled their bodies to produce children.
If a noble like herself went there, she might end up pregnant. Yet she desperately wanted to uncover the secret behind the pregnancy rate.
The entire continent was in turmoil due to the Black Death.
Most territories had built these ridiculous breeding facilities to replace the dead. The Soryu County was no exception.
If there was a special method to raise the breeders' pregnancy rate beyond the tests, she had to learn it.
After casting air-purification magic on herself and Ertia, Elisa began heading toward the Breeding Chamber.
"Loyalty! Lady Ertia! What brings you here?"
"Lady Elisa wished to observe for a moment. Could you step outside? I'll supervise in your place."
"Understood. I'll wait outside the door, so please call me when the observation ends."
The soldier who had been monitoring the breeding pairs from above to prevent violence saluted and quickly left.
After all, witnessing the acts taking place openly in the Breeding Chamber alongside beautiful noble ladies might lead to trouble.
"Hmm… What exactly is special about this?"
"It doesn't stand out to you at a glance, does it, Lady Elisa? Shall we go down? I'll explain. Seeing it directly is easier to understand than hearing about it, don't you think?"
There was a saying: seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times. It was a phrase Elisa had grown sick of hearing from her professors while studying administration at the academy.
"Very well."
Though she had no desire to witness commoners breeding, Elisa layered another air-purification spell and followed Ertia downward.
The soldiers in charge of the breeders were stationed further outside rather than right in front of each chamber door.
Regardless of gender, none of them wanted to hear the sounds of breeding.
Thanks to the soundproofing magic Melania had cast, no one outside the breeding grounds could hear anything from within. The only sounds audible were specially treated bells.
That was how Ertia had safely brought Elisa here without anyone noticing.
Only the soldier in the watchtower overlooking all the chambers knew, and he was currently outside.
In other words, no one would know that Elisa had come right up to the chamber doors—!
"This should be an empty room."
"I see."
Click.
The door opened.
Elisa strode confidently inside the room Ertia had opened—only to freeze in place.
"Huh…? Huh…? What…?"
Before her eyes appeared Alpha, his massive cock dangling freely.
Click.
And the door shut behind her.
"Ah… I'm sorry. It was just force of habit, so I closed it. I'll fetch the key right away!"
Ertia said only what she needed to and left, as if it were an accident.
"Aah-!! Stop-!!"
"Hic! Hnnngh!! Hic hic-!!"
Perhaps because she was now alone with a naked man without Ertia, the sounds from the other chambers seemed even louder to Elisa.
Clank clank-!
Elisa pushed against the door with all her strength, but unfortunately, it wouldn't open.
"That door only opens from the outside."
"Don't come near me! Commoner!!"
Elisa shouted at Alpha as he approached while she tried to escape.
"I-Ice-!!"
She attempted to use magic, but this was the Breeding Chamber. Powerful spells had been cast to prevent mana usage in case of violence, so Elisa's words merely echoed uselessly inside the room.
"Aah… Quite the rebellious female."
"I-I'm Elisa Soryu-! If you touch me…!"
"…"
Alpha stopped in his tracks. Elisa let out a sigh of relief.
That's right. She was the daughter of a count. No matter how unruly commoners were, they wouldn't dare force themselves on her.
"How annoying. Yesterday someone claimed to be Ertia Bicken, and today it's Elisa Soryu again? Haah…"
But Alpha's reaction was strange.
Wearing a pair of thick black glasses Elisa had never seen before, Alpha looked as though he couldn't see her face at all.
"Seriously, what a problem. The moment the breeders started wearing these face-covering glasses, they began impersonating nobles left and right."
At Alpha's words, Elisa realized what Ertia had meant. Women's appearances varied greatly.
She had heard that women with unattractive faces struggled to arouse men even when naked, making breeding difficult.
The item Alpha wore was likely an artifact that solved that issue.
Though it was merely a pair of sunglasses Alpha happened to possess, Elisa had no way of knowing that.
"Hic-! I-I'm the r-real Elisa Soryu… D-Didn't you hear Ertia just now before she left?!"
Elisa, who had always pointed her finger at Alpha with confidence, now trembled like a frightened hamster beneath his gaze as he leaned one hand against the door above her head.
Until now, she could act boldly because her magic skills and status as a count's daughter had been absolute. But now she couldn't use magic, nor could she prove her identity with her face. With that advantage gone, fear was inevitable.
"Aaaah-!! It hurts! You bastard-!!"
"Please stop!! Stop!!"
"Sorry, but this place needs to be noisy."
Alpha spoke with a sly smile.
"Still, that was clever. Finding out the names of the soldiers or knights who lock people in here."
"I really am…"
"Enough. I fell for that trick a few days ago and got whipped for it. So… stop talking. Strip."
"I really am Elisa Soryu-! Kyaa-!!"
Elisa began to panic as Alpha's rough hands grabbed her body.
Her clothes were forcibly torn away.
"I have other work to do after lunch besides breeding duties, you know? Let's finish this quickly."
"…Y-You bastard… I'll kill you! I'll kill you and feed you to the dogs!!"
Now completely naked, Elisa made one last desperate struggle, pushing Alpha away and covering her most important parts as she shouted venomously.
But Alpha merely snorted.
"They all say that."
Though it had never actually happened, Alpha approached while thinking that this smooth-bodied female was worth devouring.