127. The Return of the Successor (1)

The two of them proceeded to pull down my pants.

Aylin was asleep to my right. I was flustered, but…

Aylin, knocked out by the hangover and the aftereffects of our all-night sexcapade, didn’t seem likely to wake up easily.

“Aylin-ssi doesn’t seem like she’ll wake up anytime soon… Wouldn’t this be alright? Hehe.”

Tricia gave a sly smile.

Cecilia, clinging to my lower half along with her, blushed as if embarrassed, but didn’t move away from my crotch.

“Oppa has been so neglectful lately…”

Cecilia said to me, sounding a bit resentful.

As she said, in Harsen, I couldn’t pay attention to all my lovers like I did in Pantheon.

I had a few intimate moments with Uriel, who was my adjutant, when the mood struck.

But the rest of the time was spent entirely on the siege warfare.

‘I didn’t even have time to attend to Aylin…’

So, I couldn’t spend time with Cecilia.

And not only me, but Cecilia, as an excellent artisan, was constantly in charge of the defensive weaponry of Harsen Castle.

The same went for Tricia, a spiritist who did the work of more than three people in the war.

The sisters had been somewhat neglected by me for a while.

‘Strictly speaking, Tricia isn’t exactly in that kind of relationship, but…’

Still, like when she seduced me at the inn before arriving in Harsen, Tricia was subtly proactive towards me.

‘But I never expected this.’

That didn’t mean I imagined the sisters would simultaneously attempt a double fellatio on me like this.

“Chyurupt… hurupt… jjop jjop…”

“Nalrum… nalrum… uup…”

The sisters dove into my crotch.

The two of them put their heads on either side of my penis and diligently moved their lips and tongues.

‘They’re biological sisters, but…’

It wasn’t like they were drunk or having a wet dream.

So, this surprise attack in broad daylight… They were originally close, but sharing such lewd acts was a whole different level.

‘Come to think of it… I heard that the Demon race has a culture where sisters marry the same man.’

Essenmund had a smaller population than other regions of Islan, but it was still better off than the current Demon King’s nation.

‘I heard that the Demon King’s nation’s population is less than half of Essenmund’s.’

The Demon race’s standards for sexual desire are much stricter than humans. There were many Demons who didn’t bother with sexual activity if they didn’t meet those standards.

But if they found someone who met their standards, the Demons were much more proactive than humans.

Demons don’t engage in unnecessary mind games, which are common among humans.

“Hurupt… How is it, Oppa? Does it feel good? Nalrum…”

Cecilia diligently moved her tongue and looked up at me.

I could see her usual gentle amber eyes, but since it had been a while since she tasted my cock, Cecilia had a seductive glint in her eyes that I didn’t usually see.

“Cecilia. Yulian-nim is sensitive here… If you stimulate him like this… Nalrum…”

And Tricia said to Cecilia as if she was giving her instructions.

“Chyurop, uup, ku pup… jjeut… nalrum…”

Then she stuck out her tongue and began to target the tip of my urethra and the mushroom cap under the glans. The sticky and electrifying pleasure made my cock twitch.

‘When did her tongue skills get so good?’

It hadn’t been long since she lost her virginity to me, but Tricia was a former priestess of Yunir.

That temple dedicated to the Goddess of Darkness might have a special book for sacred nighttime duties.

Anyway, the two of them got more intense with their fellatio.

Tricia first stimulated my erogenous zones with the tip of her tongue, and then Cecilia covered it with her lips and tongue, applying plenty of lewd saliva.

“Hurupt… haa… The blood vessels of your cock… and the smell are all so good…♡”

“Huupt… Oppa’s scent…♡ I love it…♡”

With those two beautiful sisters attacking my cock like that, I couldn’t hold back any longer.

“Heut… Yulian-nim’s rich baby batter… It’s coming out a lot…♡”

I splattered white fluid all over their faces.

And so, the two of them kept attacking me whenever they had a chance in the carriage. Eventually, even Aylin joined in.

The carriage continued towards Lineheim.

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Meanwhile, at the Margrave’s mansion located on the outskirts of Lineheim.

It’s called a mansion, but in reality, it’s a vast estate much larger than the royal palace of a small kingdom within the Royal Alliance.

In Essenmund, the Margrave of the Reinhardt family was no different from a king.

The mansion where the Archduke resided was called this by the people of Essenmund.

The White Lion Palace.

Essenmund’s high-ranking officials were gathered in the White Lion Palace, which was made of snow-white exterior materials like winter snow.

“A messenger has arrived from Harsen!”

The eyes of the officials gathered in the conference hall turned urgently towards the messenger.

Baron Mason, the official leading today’s working meeting, hurriedly shouted.

“How is Harsen?”

Baron Mason. Although he remained in the position of a Baron.

He was an official who had long been in charge of all the administrative affairs of the territory as Margrave Wilhelm’s right-hand man.

He had refused countless titles in order to only be the Margrave’s shadow and handle practical matters, but recently Baron Mason accepted Margrave Wilhelm’s proposal.

So, his exact title was now Count, not Baron.

Count Mason’s gaze urgently followed the messenger. The messenger replied.

“H, Harsen has won! The Baia army has been crushed! The Harsen territory army has 7,500 troops remaining! They have achieved an unbelievably great victory!”

“R, Really!”

The conference hall became very noisy.

“You mean 7,500 troops survived against that Baia army?”

“The Harsen territory army was clearly at a disadvantage compared to the Baia army. I can’t believe it!”

“And according to the intelligence department, there was definitely an Apostle of Palludis in the Baia army… What happened?”

Everyone was having a hard time believing the news the messenger had brought.

Count Mason was also very happy about the victory, but…

He simply couldn’t believe the result the messenger had reported.

‘Young Master… No, it’s true that we forced ourselves to send as many reinforcements as possible because Count Yulian was there. But even so, we definitely lacked the odds to win against the Baia army…’

Even if the numbers were right, the Baia army was an elite force that had gone through countless battles.

Their combat experience was comparable to that of the Essenmund elite army.

Above all, when he heard the news that the Apostle of Palludis from the Western Chaotic Gate was in that Baia army.

Mason despaired. And he told the High Knight of the White Night, who was in charge of the reinforcements.

‘Even if it means abandoning Harsen, you must save Count Yulian. Count Yulian is Margrave Wilhelm’s only heir. He is the one who will lead Essenmund in the future.’

The war situation predicted by the officials was so bad.

But the result was the opposite.

“And not only the commander-in-chief of the Baia army, Keissler, but also the Apostle of Palludis… Count Yulian personally executed that alchemist known as Laiar!”

“You mean he killed that Apostle himself!”

Even the general of the Essenmund army couldn’t help but shout. The detailed results would have to be confirmed in a later report, as it was news from a messenger.

Clearly, the Harsen territory army had achieved an unbelievably great victory.

‘And at the center of it is Count Yulian…’

Mason groaned without realizing it.

Mason had once visited the Imperial Capital as the representative of the Essenmund delegation for the former Emperor’s birthday tribute.

And at that time, Count Yulian accompanied the delegation and directly showed the nobles of the Imperial Capital what the next heir of the Margrave should look like.

‘That fact was also conveyed to the White Lion Palace, but…’

Until last year, or rather, until the military parade last winter, Yulian had committed more than one act of debauchery.

The officials of the White Lion Palace, who had not seen the changed Yulian in person, were skeptical of the news that Yulian had changed.

“And if he’s an Apostle of Palludis, he’s at least a Master-level powerhouse. Our Essenmund army already knew that Keissler, that vicious mercenary bastard, was at the Master level. But we clearly knew that the Count had only awakened his Mana last winter…”

Even the general of the elite army couldn’t easily believe those words. The reactions of the other officials, except for Mason, were similar.

‘General Miler’s reaction is only natural.’

Count Mason was a civil official, but he was a person of Essenmund.

And he was a person who had assisted the Empire’s best swordsman from the side. So, he knew about the realm of swordsmanship.

It is impossible for someone who has just awakened Mana to bloom Aura within a year, no matter how talented they are.

One must awaken Mana at a young age and train in the way of the sword countless times to barely create the realm of Aura.

But the current Yulian had transcended that realm. He was beyond an Aura user, he was in the realm of an Aura Master. Their reactions were not strange.

However, Mason did not doubt Count Yulian.

‘He is the blood of that Margrave Wilhelm. And the Count’s mother is the great Saintess. And even his father is…’

That fact was highly confidential.

It was already known that Count Yulian’s father was a wandering minstrel named Riel, whose origins were unknown.

In fact, the truth was that the identity of that genius minstrel was the cold-blooded Demon King Lucifer.

Mason, who was Wilhelm’s most trusted official, knew that fact.

Mason had actually carried out the aftermath of Yulian’s birth directly under the Margrave’s orders. As such, he could understand Yulian’s unbelievable growth.

The cold-blooded Demon King. Mason had personally experienced the unbelievable strength that he had shown in the Great War 20 years ago.

Anyway, now that good news had come, it was time to calm the commotion in the meeting.

Count Mason said in a calm voice.

“General Miler. Considering the Count’s bloodline, it’s a possible thing, so there’s no need to be too surprised. It is said that the great Sword Empress, Atlin, had no one to oppose her in Essenmund only a year after she took up the sword.”

And at those words, the officials nodded.

“That’s right. The Sword Empress was truly a swordsmanship genius who would appear once in a century… Then that means Count Yulian has even more talent than the Sword Empress.”

At Miler’s words, all the officials had excited expressions.

“As expected, the prophecy left by the Saintess was true. When a crisis comes to Essenmund once again, a new lion will roar.”

Of course, in Essenmund, which was ruled by Wilhelm, the only one who could use the title of new lion was Yulian.

Just as the officials were rejoicing at the unexpected victory news. Another messenger burst into the conference hall.

However, his expression was different from the previous messenger. He had a very urgent and dark expression.

“I bring urgent news! It’s an emergency message from His Excellency Michael to the White Lion Palace!”

Everyone looked at the messenger at once. Mason hurriedly shouted.

“What’s wrong! Tell me quickly!”

“T, His Highness… Margrave Wilhelm…”

At those words, the officials’ expressions hardened very seriously.

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I finally arrived in Lineheim.

However, the group’s destination was not the city of Lineheim, but its outskirts. It was the Margrave’s mansion.

To the people of Essenmund and the Empire, it was a large mansion called the White Lion Palace.

In fact, for me, it was just a home where I had grown up since I was born.

‘I feel like I’ve been away from this place for a very long time.’

Half a year had passed since last winter. It wasn’t that long of a time.

But I had been consumed by the Curse of Knoia for several years. Although my personality remained.

My personality had been twisted, and I had spent my late teens as a terrible scoundrel. And when I finally got rid of that curse at the beginning of this year, I temporarily lost my memory.

So, regaining my true self and standing in Lineheim again like this was the first time in nearly four years for me.

I finally entered the main gate of the mansion. Not only me, but Aylin’s expression also seemed to be filled with emotion.

She had also lived with me as a maid of the Margrave’s mansion since she was young. So, it must feel like returning to her hometown.

Tricia and Cecilia also seemed excited because they were coming to the mansion where I had lived.

‘It’s a shame that I can’t just sit back and relax at home.’

My position was completely different from when I was a scoundrel.

The reason I returned to Lineheim was to learn the final secret technique of the Lionheart Sword from my maternal grandfather.

‘Still, there’s something special about my hometown.’

I hid my emotions inside and waited at the main gate for a while.

And after a while.

When I announced that I had returned to the Margrave’s mansion, the place was greatly stirred.