Chapter 46
Chapter 46
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 46
Chapter Title: After Sex with Yuno, I Became a Master (1)
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Having finished making love with Eliza, Yuno was enjoying some sweet afterglow when suddenly her body heated up intensely, and she lost consciousness. Without even a moment to pull his cock out of her pussy, he poured his mana into her body.
As Yuno's mana probed through Eliza's body, he sensed mana leaking from her Mana Core and racing through her at an accelerating pace. He realized she was on the verge of reaching the Master realm.
"Th-this is... Mom!! Order the Imperial Guard Knights to secure my palace!! Eliza has become a Master!!"
"O-okay, Yuno!!"
The moment Yuno shouted, Yuria quickly threw on some clothes and rushed to the knights guarding his palace to relay the news.
The information spread instantly to the Imperial Guard Knights' headquarters. Stunned that his disciple had ascended to Master, Richtenaur Count led his knights in forming an ironclad defense around the Third Palace.
"If anything like last time happens again, I won't let any of you off the hook. Maintain airtight security from the palace walls to the outer ramparts without a single gap!"
"Understood!"
"How on earth did that girl Eliza start her Body Change in Prince Yuno's palace? Did she train with His Highness today since I wasn't there to supervise, and reach the realm that way?"
Richtenaur felt a twinge of regret that she hadn't achieved it under his guidance, but he sent congratulations to his newly ascended disciple while directing the knights' defensive formation.
With the reserve forces of the Imperial Guard Knights fully mobilized, they guarded the area without a single blind spot. Richtenaur tried to enter to see if he could assist, but turned back upon hearing from Yuria that Yuno was already inside.
"Whew... If I let Count Richtenaur in, rumors would spread that Yuno and Eliza are already doing that before marriage... Mom's holding the line for now, but Yuno, you better handle this well..."
Yuria prayed to the heavens that Eliza—now like her own daughter—and Yuno would come through safely.
Wondering if there was anything he could do for his new partner, Yuno recalled the ritual Katrin Aragon had performed on him. He generated mana from his cock and carefully approached Eliza's Mana Core.
As mana churned violently in Eliza's Mana Core, he connected it with his own mana. Yuno's and Eliza's Mana Cores began to resonate.
Her mana surged rapidly through her body, causing it to glow blue.
"Phew... Good, it's working... Now I should... Ugh!!"
Just as Eliza's Body Change seemed to start successfully and Yuno tried to pull out and stand guard, something unexpected happened to him too.
"Wh-what's happening to me...? Ugh... My body..."
The mana in Yuno's Mana Core, resonating with Eliza's, didn't stop—it kept rampaging. But it didn't feel dangerous. Sensing this, Yuno let his body flow with the natural mana surge.
Crackle... Crackle...
Unlike Eliza's body glowing blue all over, only Yuno's lower abdomen glowed red as his second Body Change began. His Mana Core started amplifying.
It swelled and contracted repeatedly, eventually settling 1.2 times larger. Thus ended Yuno's second Body Change.
"Grrgh... Damn, I didn't realize how much this hurts when you're conscious... At least it finished way faster than last time. But my body doesn't seem any different... Just the Mana Core got bigger? I'll ask Katrin later."
With that thought, Yuno circulated mana through his body. He definitely felt it was larger than before the Body Change, and the density seemed much higher too.
"Phew~ Yeah, the Mana Core's about 1.2 times bigger. Mana capacity and concentration increased accordingly."
Yuno recalled the Strebr expedition when he'd shattered the gates and collapsed from exhaustion. He felt like he could handle that twice over now.
"Anyway... When Eliza wakes up, I should congratulate her. What should I say? Heh heh heh."
Muttering to himself, Yuno dressed properly and stayed by her side. Come morning without incident, Eliza's Body Change finally ended.
"Haaaah... Hm? Yuno? What happened? Why's it already morning? Get me some clothes."
"Mom~ Bring some clothes Eliza can wear."
"Got it."
At Yuria's order, a maid fetched a pretty dress from the Empress's palace. It was a bit revealing, so Eliza blushed as she put it on.
"I-it's a little embarrassing... Yuno, how do I look? Pretty?"
"That's not the important thing right now...?"
"Tch! What's more important than looking pretty for your husband?"
Eliza puffed her cheeks and thrust her face toward him.
Yuno pinched her cheeks lightly with both hands and told her the truth.
"Congrats on becoming a Master, Eliza. You were a bit late compared to me... But you're still the second-youngest Master in continental history."
Clap clap clap clap
Even amid Yuno's applause, Eliza stared blankly. After a long daze, she pinched her own cheek, then buried herself in his arms and burst into tears.
"Waaah... Did I really become a Master? Waaah... Thank you, Yuno... It's all thanks to you... Waaah."
"You're so happy you're crying, Eliza~ Congrats~"
Despite Yuno's congratulations, Eliza kept sobbing, burying her face in his chest and shaking her head.
"No... That's not it, waaah... Now I have the freedom to choose my marriage too... Waaah."
Patting her back, Yuno suddenly remembered how her sister Fiona had become a Master and escaped a political marriage.
"But... Won't the Leon Kingdom want to marry you off to me even more now? No country would marry off their Master to a foreign prince."
At Yuno's words, Eliza shot up and dropped a bombshell.
"I'm not going back home... And I'll boldly declare that I'm marrying you here. With a foreign Master saying she'll marry you and become Valkan, you think the Empire would oppose it?"
Listening quietly, Yuno found Eliza's argument surprisingly solid. And in fact, her claim was already being discussed in the urgently convened State Council chamber.
"Eh~ The commotion last night... It was caused by Princess Eliza, staying here for her studies, ascending to Master. But Heinrich and Princess Rachel's wedding is soon, and she needs to return home... What do you all think?"
As the presiding Crown Prince Franz asked the nobles' opinions, voices erupted from all sides.
Bam!!
"We must not let Princess Eliza return home!!"
"Exactly! Wasn't she trained by Count Richtenaur? That makes her his disciple—and a knight of the Empire!"
"Well said!! I hear she's close with Prince Yuno too. And recently, His Highness opposed her return, so they must be in love. Let's marry them off quick!"
These nobles, who usually bickered fiercely, were in near-unanimous agreement. After all, a new Master—a strategic weapon of war—had been born; nothing else mattered.
"But the Leon Kingdom will try to bring her back somehow... How do we handle that? And if she wants to go, how do we stop her?"
"...Hmm. For now, let's summon Prince Yuno and Princess Eliza and hear them out."
In the end, as Eliza stabilized her body and mind in Yuno's palace with his help, a request arrived for them to attend the State Council.
"Eliza, let's go! We'll state our case there."
"Yeah, Yuno."
Arm in arm like the lovers they were, Yuno and Eliza entered the chamber. This greatly satisfied the Empire's nobles.
"Ahem... Princess Eliza. First, congratulations on reaching the exalted realm of Master. The second-youngest in continental history after Prince Yuno! A truly remarkable achievement."
Clap clap clap clap
Bathed in the nobles' applause, Eliza shyly bowed her head in thanks.
"No, this is all because of Yuno here, who... loved me so much. I trained hard to keep up with my beloved, and that's how I reached this realm."
At Eliza's words, the nobles' mouths stretched ear to ear, and a bright smile bloomed on Crown Prince Franz's face.
*The Secret Hidden in Eliza's Dress Illustration