Chapter 166: O Men with Bowed Heads, Arise! (3)
Chapter 166: O Men with Bowed Heads, Arise! (3)
The moment I saw the poster Charlotte pulled out, I was genuinely stunned.
‘To think it would actually work here.’
Aside from Yurdias, who had approached me with a specific motive, no one else had come looking for me.
Well, people did come by occasionally.
Whenever someone thought they had a strange-looking Magic Stone, I’d buy it for 1.5 times its value, but they always turned out to be nothing more than sinister-looking rocks, not Mythstones.
So, I had put it out of my mind.
I thought about it from time to time, but with no results, I stopped expecting much.
But then, this happened.
It was like a stock I’d put a hundred bucks into a year ago suddenly hitting a thousand... no, it wasn't just a stock.
‘It’s crypto level. Lottery level.’
It wasn't just a massive profit; it was a Mythstone.
A single Mythstone had already sent the prices of Magic Stones in Fermaton into a tailspin. What would happen if there were another one?
‘It’ll be the end of it.’
All of Fermaton would be shaken to its core.
Beyond that, the entire continent would tremble.
The problem was...
"Charlotte."
"Yes, Young Lord."
"How did you get this?"
"A merchant leader who came to purchase slaves left it in my care."
"Left it in your care?"
"Yes. You’ve probably heard the name. The Resellers."
"Ah."
The ones who had tried to secretly sell off my Cock Glasses.
The Kingdom’s stooges.
"...They left something with you?"
"There are no borders when it comes to the pussy. I primarily trade with the Empire, but no one knows my specific identity except for you, Young Lord. They simply think of me as an Imperial merchant."
"I see. Since the Resellers have been chased out of Fermaton, does that mean this item is now ownerless?"
"Technically, the ownership still belongs to the Resellers' leader."
Charlotte toyed with the Three Circle.
"However, if the Young Lord were to conduct a surprise inspection of Nine-Tail and confiscate this item, I would have a valid excuse to give the Resellers."
If she simply handed it over to me, Nine-Tail’s credibility would plummet.
If the Resellers sent someone later to reclaim the item, Charlotte and Nine-Tail would be in a bind.
No matter the friction between the Kingdom and the Empire, just as there are no borders in front of a pussy, there are no borders in front of money.
"Since the Resellers committed a grave offense in Fermaton, their goods are being seized. If we play it that way, I have no reason to pay them a penalty. Though, future dealings might become difficult."
"So, I just need to make sure you earn more than what you’d get through the Resellers?"
"For now, yes."
For now.
That caveat was a bit unsettling.
Especially considering she had brought a small, thirty-centimeter rabbit doll—the shrunken Vorpal Rabbit—in her arms, which suggested she was prepared to use force if necessary.
"I don't know what this item means to you, Young Lord. If it were just simple Anal Beads, it would be more efficient for you to make them yourself. I imagine someone who can mass-produce Breast-Shaped Magic Stones through Dark Jeanne could easily craft Anal Beads in any shape they desired."
As expected, Charlotte was a sharp woman.
"So you think I want the object itself, not just its form?"
"Yes. That is my thought. There might be something like an Elixir hidden inside these Magic Stone Anal Beads, or perhaps it’s a seal of some kind. I don't know what it is, but I am certain this object itself holds immense value."
"......."
Just how much value?
The question rose to the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't bring myself to say it.
I didn't know how much Charlotte would demand.
‘I intentionally left Charlotte out when discussing the Mythstones.’
Ever since Yoanna joined us.
I hadn't informed Charlotte about the revolutionary army, the Black Flame, or the Mythstones.
Charlotte wants to seize the Empire, while Yoanna wants to see it destroyed.
Trying to balance the two of them was like walking a tightrope between two very dangerous people.
They were women fully capable of eliminating me if they ever turned into enemies.
I had two choices.
Either pick a side and commit to it.
Or pull a 'Ruji Days' and keep them both together, even if it meant launching a fancy boat on the river flowing through the Infinite Labyrinth.
Two-timing usually leads to disaster, but this was a fantasy world.
If I failed, I’d end up having to deal with both the faction trying to take over the Empire and the one trying to destroy it.
But if I succeeded, I could have Yoanna on my left and Charlotte on my right, and bed them both.
If you're a man...
Even if people call you a piece of shit, a scumbag, or a lunatic.
‘Fuck it, I’m going for it.’
It’s never too late to think after you’ve already done it.
Even if today’s decision snowballs into a great calamity in the distant future, I won't regret this choice.
I’ll catch both rabbits at once.
However, I’ll do it the Ruji Fermaton way.
"Charlotte."
I straightened my posture, becoming serious.
"I need that item. Even if you take every single cent of the profits from the Breast-Shaped Magic Stones from now on, I still want that object."
"Are you saying it’s an item worth that much?"
"No. I’m saying it’s worth even more than that."
I could put up as much money as I possibly could, but I couldn't make a bet that would destroy my livelihood and my life.
"It’s an item I’m willing to give my all to acquire, but if obtaining it ruins the entire system I’ve built, then that’s a problem."
This was only assuming Charlotte and Yoanna didn't have any friction.
"Specifically, if the condition for obtaining it involves harming my women, I will politely decline."
"People are more important?"
"Not just people. My people."
I didn't know what Charlotte was thinking, but both she and I were gripping each other's leashes.
Would one of us pull the leash to strangle the other, or would we run together for a lifetime with those leashes in hand?
That would be decided today.
"Charlotte. Do you want to know what this Magic Stone is?"
"Honestly, yes. I need to know its value to make a judgment."
"Then you’d better be prepared."
I pulled out a Bitch Collar that was in the room.
"This is a collar enchanted with estrus magic. An aphrodisiac bomb of a collar. It won't actually kill you, but it’ll make you sexually aroused as if you’d taken a potent aphrodisiac."
"......!"
Charlotte’s eyes wavered violently.
"Listen carefully. After I tell you the true nature of those Anal Beads, if you choose not to join hands with me... I will..."
I hesitated for a moment.
But to show her my resolve.
"I’ll put this on you, rape you, and turn you into a sex addict who knows nothing but my cock, even if it means making you mine by force. Both you and this Magic Stone."
"......."
The bomb had been dropped.
The path of retreat was cut off; there was only the way forward.
"Do you still want to hear it? If you decide to keep walking with me after hearing it, you will become my true partner. If you refuse, you won't even be a sex partner—you’ll be something far lower: a sex slave."
"Are you threatening me?"
"It is a threat. A threat that I will crush any traitor who tries to join hands with someone else after I’ve shared this much with them."
"......Phew."
Charlotte gave a faint smile and took a light sip of her tea.
"You want this so badly that you’d go as far as raping me?"
"Because you are currently the owner of that item."
"Pardon?"
"If I own the owner of the item, the item naturally becomes mine. Why bother with anything else?"
Obtaining the Mythstone was the goal, but I was taking it one step further.
"If I have Charlotte, the owner of this Magic Stone, then this stone naturally becomes mine. Right?"
"...So you’ll rape me?"
"No, no. We can continue our relationship as it is now. But if you decide to cross me, I’ll rape you right here and now."
"Someone jokingly said that the Young Lord runs a Rape Dictatorship. ...Is this what they meant?"
"Yes."
A dictator takes everything by force.
"I don't want to lose you. I will keep you by my side. Even if you have to become a doll."
Even if she was a woman.
"Will you walk with me as Charlotte the human, or will you become Charlotte the flesh-slave doll?"
"......What’s the difference between the two?"
"The latter involves only physical communion and sexual pleasure, while the former includes the sense of accomplishment that comes from being comrades who achieve everything together."
"Ha."
The corners of Charlotte’s eyes trembled.
"I suppose asking for a few days to think it over isn't an option. If I don't answer right now, you’ll force that longsword in your trousers into me."
"Correct."
"Then I’ll give you my answer. It’s similar to last time, but I’ll say it more clearly this time."
Charlotte set the doll aside.
"...You’ll have to be prepared to bring down the Empire."
"Bring down the Empire?"
Wait, what?
"Wasn't your goal to make the Empire yours?"
"That’s right. Usurping the throne. That is my goal."
"Then why?"
"I’ve changed my mind slightly. Watching Fermaton’s progress, I realized that joining forces with the Young Lord would be better than trying to build power alone. Especially after seeing your recent achievements."
My business ventures increased Charlotte’s favorability?
"The Young Lord isn't just a man of smooth words. Over time, you’ve steadily demonstrated your capabilities. Most of it was related to sex, but you’ve shown more than enough competence even through that."
The Dream Factory, Dark Jeanne, the Breast-Shaped Magic Stones, and Penisilin?
"I want to look in the same direction as the Young Lord. I’m truly curious about what kind of thoughts lead you to create such things."
Charlotte pointed at the Bitch Collar.
"Don't you think this would suit Nine-Tail perfectly?"
"...I’ve been too busy lately to think about it, but you’re right."
Certainly.
If prisoners and slaves were in the same boat, the Bitch Collars would definitely have a massive effect on the slaves.
"Young Lord. I dare to ask. Does the value of this item, this thing that looks like Anal Beads... have enough power to spark a dynastic revolution?"
"...It goes beyond that. It has the power to potentially destroy the Empire itself."
"Then it’s a deal."
Charlotte pushed the Anal Beads—no, the Mythstone—toward me.
"Let’s trade. In exchange for my guild using those collars, I will give you this."
"What do you plan to do with them?"
"Isn't it obvious?"
Charlotte licked her lips and gave a suggestive smile.
"I’ll create slave soldiers who will fall into heat and die if they disobey an order."
"......Incredible. And here I was just thinking of using them to lock up prisoners."
This woman.
"Is that so? I think the effects would be quite lucrative if we put them on people from birth and educated them. Wouldn't the possibilities be endless?"
"What?"
"When I become Empress, I’ll make every newly born citizen of the Empire wear this collar. What do you think?"
She’s the real deal.