Chapter 53: Make Others Cry, and You Shall Shed Tears of Blood (4)
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 53: Make Others Cry, and You Shall Shed Tears of Blood (4)
Natalia’s divorce petition threw the Imperial Capital into even more of an uproar than I had anticipated.
From noblewomen enjoying tea in their gardens to beggars in the back alleys, everyone was talking about the Clausewitz family the moment they opened their mouths.
Thanks to that, Loengram’s downfall was decided much faster and more decisively than I had expected…
“Is that the gist of it, Matthias?”
“Yes, Young Master. His Majesty the Emperor issued the decree just today. Not only has Loengram been dismissed from his position as the Imperial Knight Commander, but His Majesty also stated that the next commander will be someone whose loyalty and skill have been proven.”
“Hmm. That’s how a proper country should run. What about Nina and Nadia?”
“I have sent them to the Konstanz territory along with some trusted subordinates. Also, the Eldest Young Master sent a letter stating that he would handle the aftermath personally.”
As he spoke, Matthias handed me a letter with its seal still intact.
As expected, Brother sent one. ‘I understand the situation; I’ll take care of the two of them until things settle down’… Haha, good.
If I wait about ten years, both of them will have ripened quite deliciously.
And the Konstanz territory is the perfect place to pass that kind of time.
“…My brother won’t snatch them up first, will he…?”
“Pardon?”
“Ah, no. It’s nothing. Hmm…”
I stared out the window, lost in thought for a moment.
In the end, I was stuck in a position where I could only hear about the downfall of Loengram and the Clausewitz family from afar.
In my heart, I wanted to see Loengram’s pathetic face as he trembled, unable to utter a single word before the Emperor.
Unfortunately, as the second son of a Count with no official title, it wasn’t easy to enter the Imperial Palace, let alone meet the Emperor.
Considering my final goal is the Imperial Consort, my current position has very clear limitations…
As long as I can’t even cross the threshold of the Imperial Palace, the dream of making the Imperial Consort kneel before me is literally just a dream.
Furthermore, the opponent is the Emperor, someone who can’t even be compared to the likes of Loengram.
I was just starting to worry that the voluptuous Imperial Consort might turn into a wrinkled old grandmother while I was idling around when—
“There are already leaves beginning to change color.”
“Hmm?”
“It’s still early, but some leaves are already turning red. It seems autumn will be here soon.”
“Autumn, huh…”
Come to think of it, it’s already been about eight months since I came up to the Imperial Capital.
Well… I did spend six whole months getting to know Natalia and investing in my diet.
But Natalia is a woman so fantastically delicious—even more so than in my dreams—that it was more than worth the effort.
And I’ll be able to keep living that dream from now on.
“It’s been a very productive year. Thank you, Matthias. It’s all thanks to you.”
“Haha, thank you. It has been a very meaningful year for me as well.”
I suppose so. Having brought down the Empire’s Knight Commander with just a few words, he must feel a significant sense of accomplishment.
Of course… Matthias has a much more important reason than that.
“I got a confirmation from my brother. Your son, who is currently imprisoned, will be pardoned as soon as my brother becomes the Lord. Consider this my own way of showing gratitude for this matter.”
“Oh! Is that true? Thank you, Young Master!”
In truth, Matthias’s son is also someone who serves the Konstanz family from the shadows, just like his father.
The reason such a man was locked in prison was… because he touched something he shouldn’t have.
I heard he insisted on reporting his mother’s adultery to his father, even though Matthias tried to stop him… Too much loyalty can be a poison.
Naturally, my father confronted my mother, and naturally, she denied it.
Since there’s no way to prove an affair other than catching them in the act, Matthias’s son ended up rotting in prison for life as the price.
Actually, for an incident of this magnitude, being beheaded would have been perfectly normal…
The fact that my father personally commuted it to life imprisonment in consideration of his past loyalty and service shows that my parents are basically strangers who are married in name only.
Thanks to that, another part of the brilliant Imperial Capital outside the window caught my eye.
The shadows hidden behind the facade of a peaceful reign as dazzling as the midday sun.
—Whish.
“Hmm, the wind has gotten quite chilly.”
“It has. Shall I close the window?”
“No, it’s fine. It’s nice to feel the change of seasons with my own body.”
The sky will grow higher, and the harvest season where horses grow fat will pass in an instant.
After that, a long winter will arrive.
However, the frozen ground will surely melt, and the season when new sprouts burst forth will also surely come.
And… Part 2 of Milfgard begins.
Part 2, where all sorts of incidents and accidents break out, belonged to the main story where the protagonist, Luan, forms bonds and develops relationships with other heroines.
But the Luan I know isn't in the Imperial Capital; he’s in the Konstanz territory.
In other words, the protagonist of this world isn't my brother—it’s me.
“I’m already looking forward to the New Year.”
“You have a surprisingly impatient side, hoho.”
“I’m still a kid, after all.”
“Hoho, I didn't realize you were such a person.”
—Knock, knock.
Just as I was finishing my conversation with Matthias, someone knocked on the door.
“Young Master, it’s Helena. May I come in?”
“Yes. Come in, Teacher.”
*
Sending me a subtle, coquettish glance while offering a dignified and polite greeting to Matthias, Helena stood before me.
Come to think of it… the first woman I conquered was Helena.
Perhaps because of that memory, she looked even more beautiful as she delivered the news I had been waiting for.
“My sister has just arrived at the mansion.”
“Haha, already?”
“Fufu, yes. When I told her everything she needed was here, she came with only one maid named Ella.”
With that settled, I looked at Matthias once more.
The all-purpose butler who perfectly executed whatever I instructed.
“Lady Natalia… no, she’s not a ‘Lady’ anymore. Anyway, Natalia will also be living in this mansion from now on. Please make the appropriate preparations.”
“That… if it is Lady Natalia, isn't she the noblewoman who was the wife of the former Knight Commander…? Why…?”
“Her family fell. She got a divorce, too. Besides, Natalia is like a real sister to Teacher, so they decided to stay together like they used to.”
“I didn't know she had such a relationship with Lady Helena. Hmm, come to think of it, Lady Helena is also someone who carries the blood of the first Sword Saint…”
Only then did Matthias give his assent and naturally withdraw.
Now, only Helena and I remained in the study.
When I lightly tapped my thigh, Helena leaned her body onto my lap as if she had been waiting for it.
Of course, I also reached my hand between Helena’s legs as if I had been waiting…
“You’re already soaking wet, Teacher.”
“Haah…!”
“Didn't you say you wanted me to restrain myself while the sun is up or while we’re working?”
“Haa… I, I am… just a lewd woman who always wants to be fucked by the Young Master… Even today, I could only think about when you would ravish me…”
“Hahaha, is that so?”
This time, I grabbed Helena’s breasts, which I never grew tired of touching.
As I poked around her increasingly drenched crotch and toyed with her already hardened nipples—
With a breath that had grown completely hot, Helena whispered a single sentence into my ear.
“Haah, haah… Young Master…”
“What, do you want me to stick it in already?”
“Fufu, I am always longing for you, Young Master… but how about doing the rest a little later…?”
“Why? Did you prepare something?”
“Yes… not just me, but my sister, and even Lady Sitri…”
Because she whispered that while licking my ear, I couldn't hold back anymore… or so I thought.
With a truly Herculean effort, I suppressed the urge to plunge into Helena right then and there.
“Ha… fine. Delicious food tastes best when you wait for it.”
“Fufufu, then shall we see how long you can endure? Haah… mwah, mwah…”
Despite being the one who asked me to wait, Helena began to kiss me.
And unlike her usual style of crazily entangling our tongues, it was literally just light pecks on the lips.
“…Lately, it feels like you’re teasing me on purpose. Both you and Sitri.”
“Oh my, I’ve been caught? Fufu. Then… are you going to ravish me right now? Mwah, mwah… Haah, Young Master… Young Master… I love you… Haah… mwah…”
Helena wasn't just slowly sliding her tongue in; before I knew it, she was exposing her breasts, which were larger than her head.
Furthermore, she even started grinding her hips coquettishly.
Thanks to that, my master sword, which is always hungry, stood up rock-hard as if asking, Is it time?
Ha… I can’t take it anymore…!
The moment I pushed Helena down onto the desk—
—SLAM!
The door was thrown open violently, and two women appeared.
“I knew this would happen! Helena, you impudent thing! How dare you deceive Us and try to taste Leon first!”
“I wondered why no one came out to meet me, and it turns out it was this! Lena! You promised we’d serve Master together!”
“Ah… th-that… as soon as I stood before the Young Master, I just got hot without realizing it…”
It looks like things are going to get quite noisy from now on.
It was a scene that made me think that instinctively.
Anyway…
“Argh…! Kh… Haaang…!”
I punished Helena for deceiving Sitri and Natalia.
By firmly pinching and twisting her still-hard nipples.
“Hmm, I meant to punish you… but you seem to love it too much. This isn't working as a punishment.”
“Haah, haah… Young… Master…!”
“What, do you want me to pinch harder?”
“Ahaaaang!!”
Helena hugged me with all her might, her entire body trembling.
She’s been a submissive little bitch who loves being treated roughly since the beginning.
So… I whispered while nibbling on Helena’s ear.
“It’s not over yet, Helena.”
“Argh, haaaah…!”
Before I knew it, I could see the sun setting outside the window.
The already crimson sunset soaked Helena’s panting body and dyed Sitri and Natalia a deep red as well.
“Well then, since the sun is down, shall we head to the bed? Sitri, Natalia.”
“We have been waiting for those very words!”
“Yes, Master.”