06. Evolution?
06. Evolution?
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"That child's slaves were all females, right?"
"Yes. All human females."
"Since he's gotten married and has a husband now, we should provide him with some slaves too."
The moment the marriage contract between Yu Ina and Ryu Si-hwan was finalized, Tae-hee, who had been rushing around the front lines putting out urgent fires, finally took a moment to return to the main house.
The Yu Family's main estate, befitting the top martial family in the Tower, had been relocated multiple times to stay close to the front lines.
They'd settled on the 25th floor as their base lately, using floors in sets of five.
Unlike other families that put down roots to expand their power, the Yu Family devoted themselves solely to the peace of the continental forces and Noblesse society, earning them considerable conveniences from the Committee in return.
Anyway, the first thing Tae-hee did upon returning to the main house on the 25th floor was address her granddaughter's situation.
The process had been a bit messy and not to her liking, but her granddaughter Yu Ina had gotten married.
She now had a husband, and she'd have to live with him for at least 100 years.
"Select a few males and send them over. He's the Yu Family's son-in-law; we can't have him uncomfortable."
If it were some no-name family tucked away in a corner, that'd be one thing, but neglecting a son-in-law from the great Yu Family was unthinkable.
Since all the slaves assigned to Yu Ina—from Luna onward—were females, they decided to assign some males as well.
"Yes. I'll see to it."
"And... shouldn't that kid be put in charge of something too?"
"Yes? Already... you mean?"
"It's a bit early, sure, but since they're married, he needs to pull his weight as one person. The Ha Family already handed the Academy over to their granddaughter, didn't they?"
"That's true, but..."
"Is there some suitable business around?"
"...Ah! Actually, I have something to report on that."
"?"
The Steward, who had been reporting in front of Tae-hee all this time, pulled something out.
"What's this?"
"It's a cigarette called a 'kwellien.' The young miss sent them."
"That kid did?"
Kwellien.
The ones Yu Ina had sent to the main house had arrived ages ago, but they'd been stashed in the warehouse while Tae-hee was off gallivanting everywhere.
"Yes. That... her husband-to-be... apparently developed it."
"That hum—that person, you mean?"
She almost said 'that human?' but quickly corrected herself.
She'd apparently taken such a shock from him that half-curse, half-not curses were sticking to her tongue.
"Yes. Rumor has it he's even opened a workshop and started mass production. With a merchant guild in the works too, it looks like he's planning a full-scale business venture."
"Hmm. Business, huh... Any prospects?"
"Better than expected."
The Steward offered her a kwellien, and she rummaged through a pack before pulling out a single one.
"Similar to a cigar."
"Yes. But much more compact, with superior addictiveness. No need to fuss over maintenance either. Word's already spreading quietly."
"Oh... already?"
Her interest piqued, she put the kwellien in her mouth and lit it.
Unlike a pipe or cigar, it filled her mouth with a mild yet subtly fragrant smoke.
"Fhew."
Not bad.
No, actually pretty good.
She thought so as she puffed on the kwellien.
"Quality stuff. Not bad at all. But he opened a workshop? That land's all owned by the Chief Instructor. Did the family act as middleman?"
"He got it as an investment from the Chief Instructor herself. In exchange for 5% equity."
"..."
Tae-hee's expression soured a bit.
Equity in a business, of all things.
"...We're not short on cash, so if he wanted to start a business, we could've gotten him land easily. It's not like he's wasting money; this is a solid venture with real potential. We should've supported him even without me around. Giving away equity like that. What was that kid doing?"
"Well... the young miss... demanded 30% equity."
"..."
Her temples throbbed, and she leaned back in her chair.
What an idiot girl.
"Demanding 30% from her own husband... Ugh... Whatever. Drop it. Just make sure to handle that slave matter properly. Wouldn't want any of them thinking they can climb because they're the same human."
"We'll train them thoroughly before sending them."
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The human slaves serving the Yu Family followed one rule.
It was the rule of 'yielding,' colloquially known as the 'Couple Rule.'
Normally, once female slaves reached breeding age, they'd either be given a stud or thrown into orgies to ensure pregnancy.
For slaves working at the main house, it was orgies among themselves; for those serving distant retainers, they'd call in a stud (usually because they only sent one gender).
But here's the rule the slaves had formed among themselves.
If a couple liked each other, they'd yield during orgies to let the pair do it just between themselves as much as possible.
In other words, if female slave A and male slave B were into each other, during orgies for breeding, the others would make allowances for A and B to stick together.
Early on, the family frowned on this and punished them whenever they caught it.
Slave loyalty should be to the family and its members only—harboring pointless feelings for fellow slaves was forbidden, seen as a form of disloyalty.
But lately, it had loosened up a lot. As long as they weren't openly flirting or defying family policy out of obsession (like opposing bringing in a stud for a guy's favorite girl), they turned a blind eye even if they knew.
Jack had been living depressed days lately.
It was because Yu Ina, the Yu Family's granddaughter, had become an instructor at the Ha Family's Academy at the start of the year.
What did that matter to a mere human slave like him?
The problem was Luna, who went with her.
Until last year, there'd been a subtle vibe between her and Jack.
A vibe anyone could spot.
Word had even spread among the slaves, reassuring the pair that once they hit adulthood and orgies started for real, they'd apply the 'Couple Rule' for them.
But then, shockingly at the start of the year, Yu Ina headed to the 1st floor Academy and took Luna with her.
Luna was 15 years and 9 months old then.
Just 3 months shy of adulthood, when she'd dive into orgies or get a stud for full-on baby-making.
If she'd stayed at the main house, the slaves would've orgied among themselves with the 'Couple Rule,' letting her hook up only with Jack, the guy she shared that subtle vibe with.
But on an outside assignment like this, with no suitable opposite-sex slave around? They'd call a stud.
And needless to say, the slaves' homemade 'Couple Rule' meant jack shit there.
She'd just spread her legs on family orders until she got pregnant.
That's why Jack was depressed.
It was a feeling a slave shouldn't have, but he loved Luna, and the thought of her taking another man's seed made his blood boil in reverse.
But he was just a slave.
Defying family policy was out of the question.
As he spent those miserable days,
An unexpected ray of light descended.
"The Clan Head has ordered male slaves sent to the young miss."
"Yes?"
The news hit him.
It was shining news.
"What's that all of a sudden?"
"To be precise, they're for the young miss's husband. Since he's male, she figured he'd need male slaves too."
"Y-Yeah, makes sense."
Jack prayed.
Please let it be me.
The other slaves subtly eyed him too.
"We're selecting three in total. Any volunteers?"
Jack shot his hand up.
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"The Chief Instructor seems interested in Master."
"Huh?"
Bari, who'd been rhythmically grinding her hips atop Sihwan as he lounged comfortably on the bed, suddenly dropped that bombshell.
"It won't be long for her now."
"Ugh... Wait, didn't you say... Noblesse can't read emotions?"
He vaguely remembered her saying something like that early on.
The Chief Instructor suddenly having a crush on him?
It'd be great if true, but he couldn't quite buy it.
"Master, I'm an AI. I've already learned."
"I see."
Yeah, figures.
That's Bari for you.
With that thought, he unleashed his seventh load of the session deep inside Bari.
Absolute limit. No more possible.
For the record, that was seven just with Bari—next to them lay Eleonore, thoroughly ravaged, legs splayed frog-like, globs of congealed cum oozing from her pussy.
Bari, savoring the afterglow with twitching hips, leaned forward to press against Sihwan.
Her soft breasts squished against his firm chest, their faces dangerously close.
"Haaah... That woman... total greed machine. Press her once, and she'll go into heat, helpless."
"But that's... only if I fuck her good, right?"
"Well... yeah."
"Ugh."
Lately, Sihwan had been busy as hell in every way.
Setting up and running a company, managing the base, keeping up with Academy schedule.
That wasn't all? After classes(?), Yu Ina would grab him for all sorts of training, ramping up the intensity daily—lately adding magic lessons too—so he'd collapse exhausted at home.
A fulfilling yet grueling day even then.
Sadly, that wasn't the end.
Once home, there was Bari's heart-pounding (and secretly terrifying) nighttime 'education.'
From techniques to please women, holding back ejaculation, producing more, making them pass out, plus stamina-boosting training galore...
Under the bizarre yet plausible banner of 'even harems need training,' they treated sex like drills.
Tonight was stamina-building: endless stimulation to force maximum ejaculations.
The funny part? It actually worked.
This world seemed to have game-like stats, so it affected that side too.
"Shouldn't be too hard, though. She's already got desires for you, Master. Might even come running first soon."
"Oho. Now that I'm looking forward to. The Chief Instructor charging in first."
Academy's top beauty, Ha Yeon-seo.
Frankly, judging purely on looks or sex appeal, she outshone even his wife Yu Ina.
Yu Ina was like... a tomboy freshly turned adult? First impression was cool ice queen, but somehow her image had flipped.
Ha Yeon-seo, though: cold, haughty, with a sticky allure.
Her model-crushing body was cheat-level already, and that cultured-yet-subtly-condescending speech was charming.
Plus the charisma radiating everywhere even at rest.
If Sihwan had brought Bari at full spec when he arrived here, Ha Yeon-seo would've been his first lay, flat on her back.
Throb!
Sihwan's cock inside Bari suddenly surged with power.
"Hehe. Excited, huh? So,"
Bari whispered in his ear.
"Let's cum five more times today, Master♥"
"Huh? Wait, hold on... that's already two more than yesterday... Hngh?!"
Bari showed no mercy.
Next day.
At breakfast, Yu Ina brought up Luna after ages.
"Gold supply's secured plenty now, so we can buy Luna, right?"
"..."
Sihwan shot her a deadpan stare, looking traumatized.
That damn Luna Luna Luna.
His ears were callused.
"You seriously don't get sick of it?"
"Why say that? We agreed. I'd buy Luna."
"No we didn't. I said I'd think about it, not that I'd definitely buy her. You fabricator."
"Hmph. Don't dodge pointlessly. You're buying her anyway."
"Such confidence. What's your basis?"
"You who fuck dolls and elves alike, passing on a beauty of your own species like Luna? You expect me to buy that? Don't spout nonsense. You perverted sex fiend."
"..."
What.
This judgment.
Sihwan felt wronged.