Arthur, the Crossdressing Princess of Britannia
Nadia asked me. It might be presumptuous, but it seems the Great Khan is handling things quite well. However, if it's the Memphis I know, simply winning Leona over won't be enough to put my mind at ease.
She was speaking in a roundabout way. Grace was too far away to offer any military assistance. Even without the Morion issue, the Mohican tribe had unified after being divided, so Memphis would naturally feel threatened. Historically, Memphis had clashed with the Mohican tribe more than any other nation. That meant there was a real chance Memphis would make a move out of fear. Being the closest nation, it would happen in an instant.
Nadia had already considered this, but there was no way for her to help militarily. That was why she had accepted the troublesome position of prime minister in the first place. Of course, I hadn't overlooked that point either. I'd been thinking about it ever since before I became chieftain.
I answered humbly, saying that I was also concerned about it, Princess. I added that I had come up with a plan of my own and was preparing to put it into action. Leona had only ever been a stalling tactic from the beginning. Since we were buying time, it was time to execute the direct solution. And what was that direct solution?
Forming a military alliance with a nearby power. A highly reliable force with solid military strength.
An alliance. Even when playing World Conquest Chronicles, the way for a weak country to survive the early game was to leverage the surrounding situation and create friendly nations. That had been my specialty, which was why I cleared the game faster than the other testers.
The Mohican tribe had now become my homeland, but to be honest, they were still small fry. A tricky kind of small fry, perhaps. The kind that someone would come and crush if the situation demanded it. Maybe that was why no Great Khan had appeared for so long. As long as they stayed divided, they weren't threatening, so other countries left them alone. But now that I had become Great Khan, they had turned into a threatening kind of small fry. To escape being targeted, I intended to use the same method I had in World Conquest Chronicles. Creating allies by leveraging the surrounding situation.
There was a country perfectly suited to become an ally of the Mohicans. And the roadmap was already drawn.
"I see. I expected as much, Leona."
I headed to the Jasmine communication office and attempted my first long-distance secret communication with Leona using the highest-grade communication magic stone. It was Leona's, and I had forcibly taken it because she wanted me to have it.
[Don't talk nonsense. There's no way a barbarian like you could have that level of situational awareness.]
"Says the bitch who was moaning while getting pounded by this barbarian's cock."
[You filthy bastard. You're the one who was howling with pleasure while squeezing your cock inside this bitch's pussy.]
"Of course I howled. I filled your womb with my seed twenty times over. Kekeke!"
[Eeeeek...!!!]
Leona seemed to be in a very good mood during our first magic stone communication. This damn woman always started cursing at me whenever she got too excited. She just wanted attention.
"Fine. I'll turn a blind eye to you and Daimon roaming around certain areas. You need some achievements to report back to Louis and Antoine anyway."
[That's a rather Great Khan-like decision. I'll acknowledge what needs to be acknowledged on my end as well.]
"Pfft! Arrogant bitch."
According to Leona's spy report, both Louis, the commander-in-chief of Tyranos, and even Antoine above him, had reacted sensitively to the unification of the Mohican tribe. So they needed some bait to lower their guard. Therefore, I decided to overlook any activity outside the Elhazad ruins near the Gaia tribe.
[How's Marie doing? You haven't laid a hand on her yet, have you?]
"You sound like you want me to. If you want, I can go fuck her right now."
[Cut the bullshit.]
"Actually, I've been thinking about touching Marie. Unlike you, she's modest and listens well."
[If you do that, I'll cut off that massive cock of yours, you fucking bastard.]
Marie had already grown very close to the Great Mother. She had also become extremely close with the children, which had greatly reduced Athena's workload. I was planning to have Marie teach the tribe's children. In the game, Marie's other dream had been to become a teacher.
Marie had never liked being an assassin in the first place. She had only stayed because of her loyalty to Leona and her childhood friendship with Daimon. She actually seemed to enjoy our tribal life.
Of course, just because I ordered it didn't mean she could become a teacher. But it was what Marie wanted. She wanted to give something back to the tribe in return for all the help she had received.
"Do your best. If you succeed in what I ordered, there'll be a big reward. I might even knock you up without the contraceptive pill."
[Y-you crazy bastard. I'm only cooperating with you for Marie's safety.]
From now on, Leona and I really needed to work well together. With that in mind, I especially encouraged her. Leona became shy. After the twenty rounds of sex last time, I had told her late that I had taken the contraceptive pill. The disappointed look she had tried so hard to hide back then—Leona really was a proper lunatic.
"You've arrived, Great Khan Geum Taeyang!"
When I arrived at the communication office and opened the door, Kyle Jasmine greeted me.
"Yes. You said the item I requested has arrived?"
I had asked the Jasmine communication office to handle something for me some time ago.
"That's right, Great Khan. We received a reply from Britannia."
It was a request to establish a communication line with the Britannia Kingdom. Why had I made such a request? Because Britannia was the first country I had marked as a military ally.
Britannia was just as close as Memphis and one of the few kingdoms friendly to the Mohican tribe. Among the great kingdoms, Memphis was the closest to Galatea, while Britannia was a bit farther but not by much. However, in terms of scale, Britannia was a mid-sized kingdom among the four major powers. Even so, with a population of 400,000 to 600,000, it possessed considerable military strength. For reference, Britannia had 600,000 people, while Memphis had 1.4 million. The official population of the Pangea continent, excluding the barbarian tribes and other races, was approximately 12 million. After becoming Great Khan, I had conducted a census of the Mohican tribe and found it had grown to 100,000, an increase of 10,000 over the past decade.
Historically, when the kingdom was founded, they had received help from the Mohican tribe. Britannia was a kingdom with a long history and conservative values. Normally, such places disliked barbarians, but Britannia was different. They were so friendly that they had even carved Mohican warriors who had helped them into the massive statue commemorating the founding of the nation.
They also didn't get along with Memphis, so if I could pull them in, it would be perfect. There weren't many countries friendly with Memphis to begin with, but the rivalry between Britannia and Memphis ran deep. From Britannia's perspective, Memphis was a nouveau riche without roots, while from Memphis's view, Britannia was an outdated old fogey. Of course, by now that relationship had probably become somewhat ambiguous. Either way, there was plenty of room for me to exploit from my position.
"I'm truly surprised. I did my best since it was your request, Great Khan, but I honestly thought it would be difficult. Britannia is such a conservative kingdom, after all."
Just because they were friendly to the Mohican tribe didn't mean establishing relations would be easy. A mid-sized kingdom like that had an incredibly complex system. But I had created the Silk Road.
"If I knew it would turn out like this, I should've entered the Imperial Academy instead of showing off following my sister."
"With your skills, Kyle, you could do it even now."
What had made it possible? My greatest social asset—the Imperial Academy of the Darmina Empire.
School and personal connections were the best. Of course, this wasn't simply about school ties.
I received the letter Kyle handed me.
Kek, my junior Arthur. The sentences are filled with joy at our reunion. What a sentimental friend.
The sender of the letter was Prince Arthur of the Britannia Kingdom. Arthur. Yes, that Arthur.
"I know Prince Arthur as well, Great Khan. He's the same age as me, and since we're both people who pursue the sword, I've heard a lot about him. Of course, we never had a proper conversation. I only saw him briefly at a social gathering."
Kyle showed interest in Arthur. Just like the historical Arthur who served as the character's motif, this world's Arthur was also a knight who wielded a sword. That was why he had entered the knight department at the Imperial Academy. He was such a great genius that he entered at age 19 and graduated early after only two years. In other words, he graduated together with me at the beginning of this year. However, since he entered later than me, he was indeed my junior.
"I can picture the atmosphere of your meeting in my head. Kyle trying to strike up a conversation, and Arthur putting up an iron wall. Just imagining it is frustrating."
"Hahaha! I thought I handled it pretty well given my personality, but I was completely ignored. His aura was almost on the level of Nadia. How can a man be that beautiful?"
As I had already mentioned, Britannia was a conservative kingdom. One of its princes was Arthur. So just how conservative an education must he have received growing up? Even the ultimate social butterfly Kyle Jasmine was shaking his head.
"That's why I'm even more surprised, having experienced it myself. Both Nadia and Great Khan Geum Taeyang seem to possess a charm that draws people in."
Despite being that kind of person, I had become close enough with him to even make this kind of request. This wasn't simply because we were both from the Imperial Academy. Arthur and I were just genuinely close. The Imperial Academy was merely the justification Arthur could use to accept my request. Since Britannia and the Darmina Empire had close ties, Britannia's trust in the Imperial Academy was immense.
"Oh my, really? You're taking me with you?"
Athena, who had been diligently helping the Great Mother, widened her eyes.
"Yeah. That's what I decided."
I answered coolly to her confirming question.
"You're the vice-chief, and the Great Mother probably can't leave for long because of the children. Britannia is close, but the round trip would take four days of travel."
The content of the letter was naturally a proposal for a meeting between the Great Khan of the Mohican tribe and the prince of the Britannia Kingdom. Of course, it wasn't a grand, official state-level meeting. I was still too much of a small fry on the continent for that. Even though the Mohican people called me the goddess's guardian deity, being a small fry was the undeniable reality. I had decided to bring Vice-Chief Athena to that meeting.
"Wow, me? I'm going to the Britannia Kingdom!"
Athena couldn't contain her excitement. It was one of her wishes, wasn't it? To see the outside world. A trip to the Britannia Kingdom would more than fulfill that wish.
"Hiya~! Our Athena must be so happy. She wanted to go see the outside world with Taeyang so badly."
"But this is official business. My personal feelings are, ahem, ahem."
"It's half a vacation. So you can be as happy as you want."
"R-really?"
The Great Mother, who knew this well, was even happier than if it were her own matter, while Athena struggled to maintain her vice-chief demeanor. In reality, she was just going to visit a friend. Going to see a powerful friend to confirm their friendship and get something meaningful out of it. That was how things started, one step at a time.
"Does it suit me...?"
Athena stood before me shyly.
"It suits you perfectly. Our Athena is so beautiful."
"Hehehe...!♥"
"Just wear the skirt."
"I'm going as a bodyguard! A skirt is impossible!"
Athena's civilized clothing for the trip to Britannia had arrived, and she was trying it on. Since Athena was so excited, I wanted to dress her in pretty clothes. But she stubbornly insisted on pants, saying skirts would make kicking difficult. Still, she looked truly beautiful. So—
"Fuck, dressing you up like this and then fucking you makes it even more delicious. I should've done this sooner."
Thrust! Thrust! Squish! Thrust! Thrust! Squish! Thrust!
"Hwaaang! Hngh! Haang! You bastard! Haang! All you ever think about is fucking me! Huaang! I love you! Chuuuup!"
Shake! Shake! Tremble! Tremble! Shake!
I pushed her down and fucked her energetically.
"Wow! Human cities are really huge!!"
A few days later, we entered the outer city of the Britannia Kingdom. This was where we would meet Arthur. Athena couldn't stop marveling at the scale of the city and the number of people.
"Is that the ice cream you mentioned last time, Taeyang? Made with ice magic stones?"
"Yeah. Want me to buy you one?"
"N-no... It looks expensive."
"It's not much. I'll get it for you."
"Really? Hehehe...!"
As we leisurely made our way to the meeting place, Athena and I enjoyed a date. It wasn't anything special, but to Athena, everything was so new that it became a date. She was so cute and lovable. I wanted to fuck her.
Sure enough, I had become a barbarian now. Just looking at Athena's ass made it hard to control myself. It wasn't a joke. It was real. After living faithfully to my instincts for about four months, I couldn't adapt to civilization at all.
"But people really aren't reacting much even after seeing Mohicans. They're so natural about it."
"Mohicans often come to the outskirts of Britannia to buy goods. Everyone's used to it."
"Oh..."
Athena had been worried that someone might pick a fight with her for being a barbarian. That was why she wore pants. But just as I said, the people were kind to barbarians. It had been the same in the game.
"It's so beautiful! A waterfall gushing upward!"
We arrived at the central fountain, the meeting place with Arthur. Seeing the fountain for the first time, Athena's eyes sparkled and she couldn't tear her gaze away. I wanted to fuck her so badly. Just as I was harboring my natural lust for Athena—
"You've already arrived, Senior!"
I heard Arthur's voice filled with joy.
"Oh, it's been a while, Arthur. Five months already?"
"Yes, Senior!"
Arthur had come dressed rather plainly, but he still exuded the unique aura of royalty. I greeted him coolly, and Arthur smiled as he replied.
"Is that person Arthur? Is he really a man?"
"Yeah, he's a man."
"Hmm... Is it because I've only seen barbarian men? He's even more androgynous than you..."
Athena whispered to me with wide eyes as she looked at Arthur approaching us. Arthur had his blond hair tied back. Even wearing men's clothing, he was an incredibly beautiful young man.
Right. Athena's reaction was the correct one. I had denied it, but what Athena felt was accurate.
"It's truly good to see you, Senior. And welcome to Britannia, Sister-in-law."
Arthur Lucien Elias. This friend was a crossdressing woman.