Bestowal of Grace - 2
“Mission complete! I have returned and now report for duty!”
“Proceed, Knight Serin.”
In my private office as Lord of Muller—an estate even my internal affairs vassals called a headache—Serin forced her tense body to move. Right now, only three of us occupied the room: Serin, myself, and Chloe, who had trained alongside her.
“So far we have identified the Red Blood faction… and confirmed that one of their branches calls itself Purple.”
“Mm. That matches the interrogation results.”
“They are apparently the most active faction in the southern region right now.”
A blend of red and blue. Hence, purple. Just as the previous Lord of Muller had said, not all of Red Blood were the same. Many branches were outright hostile to one another. In places where ideological clashes ran especially deep, they even waged war among themselves. Most of them didn’t even communicate, and plenty of cells had no idea the others existed. In practice, they were closer to entirely separate organizations.
The group that had been meddling in my territory was one of those.
When I gave her a nod to continue, Serin resumed her report.
“I will now brief you on the items discovered in the last branch we raided.”
“This is it?”
“Yes!”
I examined the object Serin had submitted. An unpleasant magical energy definitely radiated from it, yet it felt slightly different from what I sensed in the monsters. The drug that transformed people into monsters had been a liquid; this was a powder. I still couldn’t pinpoint what the common unpleasant magical resonance was. Perhaps because it was artificially created? …I’d look into that later.
“You don’t know what it’s used for?”
“Correct. We searched the village where it was found, as well as every other location, but found no related documents.”
“So they planned to ship the goods first and have someone who knew its purpose use it later.”
…Well, fine. In any case, I needed to squeeze every last drop of information out of the prisoners we’d captured. The researchers were already swamped organizing data on the monsters and studying the new drug. It was time to inspect our internal security.
“Spread the word to every village. Strengthen inspections on all outsiders entering the territory, and make reporting mandatory.”
“Understood.”
I nodded as Serin straightened her posture at my command. Even if I tightened things this much, determined infiltrators would still slip through, but blocking the small fry was enough for now.
Hmm. Honestly, I’d love to introduce something like ID cards or visas in this world too, but without a computerized system like the internet it would be difficult. I remembered a novel I once read that simply slapped a literal game System onto the setting. I jotted down a few more ideas that might prove useful later.
“Um…”
“Ah, sorry. I got lost in thought for a second. You did well reporting back immediately. The knights who took on this mission will be given leave for the time being, so rest comfortably.”
“Y-yes. Thank you.”
I’d kept Serin standing while I scribbled notes. She bowed her head at my words, then hesitated and looked up at me. Did she have something else to say?
“Speak.”
“Yes!”
Serin’s cheeks flushed as she gazed at me.
“With this mission I have finally accumulated enough Loyalty Points to request a reward!”
“Already?”
I thought for a moment, but it wasn’t strange. I had issued several special missions recently because of the incidents, so it made sense that some knights had already gathered that many points. I nodded.
“Very well. You’ve worked hard. A reward is only fair.”
“Y-yes! About that reward…”
Her face now scarlet, Serin stole a glance at me and murmured in a tiny voice. I watched her fidget with her fingers in embarrassment and understood.
Hmm. Indeed.
“Considering how busy things will get with the coming-of-age ceremonies, this is actually perfect timing.”
“Th-then…?”
“Yes. Make the preparations.”
Seeing her break into a delighted smile, I smiled as well. Chloe was the only one who shook her head at the pair of us.
“What a view.”
One moon, two moons, three… Six women lay on the bed, baring their pure-white skin.
“Ah, um… It is an honor, My Lord!”
“To be granted an opportunity like this today… I am truly grateful!”
“Please bestow your grace upon us…!”
Completely naked, the women knelt and bowed their heads, offering words of gratitude as they revealed smooth, pale bodies. The time had come for legal sexual relations under the name of reward—under the name of grace.
It wasn’t taken by force of power. The group consisted of four female knights including Serin, the wife of one male knight, and the daughter of another—six in total. Dealing with them one by one wasn’t bad, but I was busy. Handling them all at once like this didn’t seem so terrible either.
I approached them.
Even if magical reinforcement made a trained warrior beat a baby in a fight, physical training still held meaning. The four female knights, Serin included, displayed the beautiful, honed physiques befitting their title.
“Knight Serin, Knight Portia, Knight Yumi, and Knight Liane, correct?”
“Y-yes!”
“For the lord to remember my name…!”
“It is an honor, My Lord!”
“Aah, my heart is pounding!”
Serin possessed an ordinary woman’s frame yet boasted a solidly trained body that was quite attractive. Portia and Yumi had larger breasts than most women, while Liane’s chest was modest but her lower body—from firm buttocks to toned thighs—was excellent.
I turned my gaze to the remaining two. The knight’s wife appeared to be in her late twenties, and the daughter in her early twenties.
“You are Knight Turen’s wife and Knight Kesker’s daughter, yes? What are your names?”
“I-I am Niva Stuger, wife of Turen Stuger. It is an honor, My Lord!”
“I am Ella Shade, daughter of Kesker Shade. I am honored to receive this opportunity today, My Lord…!”
They both looked slightly nervous, but the way they blushed and kept stealing sparkling glances at me made it clear this wasn’t against their will. Grace bestowed by a noble was considered an honor to the entire family. While some might dislike it, common sense held that grace was the greatest reward and the finest chance to elevate bloodline quality. Offering one’s wife or daughter like this was therefore not particularly rare. Though opportunities like this were still uncommon for most.
Honestly, I had no desire to sleep with unattractive women, but the women of this world generally had decent looks. Those possessing magic were mostly from the upper class, so their foundation was solid and they maintained themselves well. There was no reason to refuse. I had already made it clear in advance that I would reject anyone who didn’t suit my tastes, or who was too young or too old. No fool would dare protest if I said I wasn’t interested.
“Then shall we begin with the one who worked the hardest? Serin.”
“Hic… Thank you!”
With tears glistening in her eyes, Serin approached hesitantly. Her breasts swayed with every step. Overall, Serin had the best balanced figure among them. A head taller than Chloe, she looked up at me with flushed cheeks.
“You’re so nervous. Is this your first time?”
“Y-yes! It is my first time!”
“My, my. Are you sure you want to offer your first time to me?”
“Yes! On the contrary, I am truly, truly happy that you would accept my first time…!”
Her eyes sparkled with sincerity and grew moist. I stroked her cheek.
“Ah, ah…!”
“I too am glad to receive the first time of my lovely knight. Will you continue working hard for me in the future?”
“Yes, yes, yesss!”
Her eyes spun with joy as she let out a delighted squeal. I slowly drew closer and pressed my lips to her slightly trembling red ones.
“Mmph…!”
The tremor of a nervous virgin came through clearly. I began caressing her body to ease her tension even a little.
“Oh my, oh my goodness!”
“Th-they’re really doing it…!”
Ignoring the voices around us, I gently pushed Serin’s rigid body backward onto the bed.
“Ah…!”
At the moment our lips parted, Serin looked up at me with a dazed expression as if she were dreaming. I climbed on top of her.
A cute woman with a brown bob haircut gazed at me with an endlessly ecstatic face. It was an expression that filled a man with absolute superiority. Was this the true alpha male of this world?
“Haa, haah! M-My Lord…!”
Her knight’s body offered no softness. Of course not. Physical conditioning was basic, strength training mandatory. Training that used magic naturally consumed stamina, and there was no such thing as gentle, gender-separated exercises.
“Haaauung!”
While fondling her soft breasts, I slowly slid my other hand down her smooth belly. Her trained abs were firm yet not excessive, and I enjoyed their elastic texture until my fingers reached the neatly trimmed patch of hair above her mound.
“Haang! There, that place…!”
“Calm down, Serin. Leave your body to me.”
“Y-yes! My Lord…!”
Seeing how stiffly she held her limbs, I could tell just how nervous she was. For the sake of our cute female knight, I would loosen her up slowly.
With one hand I caressed her tense body while taking her breast into my mouth. The hand that had gone lower patted her mound familiarly before sliding further down. Her adorable clitoris—still not fully erect, proof she was a virgin—and her tightly closed slit came into view. Since directly stimulating her clitoris might feel overwhelming, I avoided it for now and gently stroked the outer lips with my fingers.
“Haauk! M-My Lord is touching me… there…!”
She covered her bright-red face with both hands and writhed. I held her waist, licked her now-stiffening nipple, and continued.
“Ah, aah!”
“Now, entrust everything to me.”
“Y-yes…!”
I moved her hands away from her face, kissed her dreamy, dazed expression, and increased the speed of my fingers on her slit.
“Mmph, mmph!”
Our kiss deepened. I pried open her tightly closed lips with my tongue. As her own tongue awkwardly met mine, I sucked on it while my fingers gradually began to penetrate between her outer lips.
-Twitch!
I held Serin tightly as her waist jerked in surprise at my touch. Even while kissing, her eyes flew open in shock. I met her gaze and did not stop caressing her deepest place with my finger.
“Mmph, huup, haa! Haa! N-no, no…! M-My Lord…!”
“It’s all right. I will accept everything. So don’t reject that feeling.”
“Y-yes!”
Our eyes remained locked as tears shimmered in hers. The moment I slid my finger inside her tightly closed entrance, Serin’s body began to tremble violently.
-Squirt!
Spurt!
“Haaaaaaaang!”
A virgin’s love juices. In a fantasy world, wouldn’t this be a precious ingredient? I chuckled at the wet sensation on my fingers. Watching Serin pant heavily, her breasts heaving, I turned my gaze aside.
“Ah, ah…!”
I smiled at the five women staring at me with sparkling, excited eyes.