13. Founding

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“Lame.”

“Your… Majesty…”

 

Chwaaaak!

 

 

Blood scattered in the air, and the necks of the beautiful young men, trembling in fear, fell.

Seorae, staring at it without any emotion, sighed and put on her clothes.

 

 

 

After Aran left (?), she brought in men to soothe her burning body, but they were all pathetic. Their technique might have been better than Aran’s, but the difference in absolute talent was too great.

 

 

Aran only had to move without any special technique to give her immense pleasure, but these useless corpses were only tantalizing and unpleasant.

 

“Men are useless after all. Except for that bastard.”

“…Your Majesty, this is already over a hundred. The nobles are trembling in fear, so please stop now, hasoseo.”

“Hmph. Get rid of that.”

“….”

 

 

The eunuch attending her sighed even deeper and gestured to the soldiers.

The soldiers hurriedly carried away the corpses, and the servants wiped away the bloodstains.

 

 

“Will the young masters be any better?”

“Y-Your Majesty! That cannot be, ani doenaiopeumnida!”

“It’s a joke. Why are you taking it so seriously?”

“…Please refrain from saying such things, even as a joke. My heart feels like it’s falling out!”

 

When Seorae was just getting lazy, there was a precedent of conscripting young masters from many noble families. The purpose was simply as sex toys.

At the time, over 4,000 young masters were dragged away by Seorae, but only 4 of them returned home alive.

 

It was only because she no longer had any interest in lewdness that their turn didn’t come, but Seorae killed all the young masters she didn’t like. Saying they were useless.

 

 

Because of that precedent, the nobles were anxious that it might happen again.

Thanks to that, the wedding ceremonies of young masters have surged in the past few weeks.

 

 

“I guess it has to be that bastard. Can you bring him here?”

“…Your Majesty, he is now a man who will become the king of a nation. How can we tell him to come and go, itgesseumnikka.”

“What’s wrong with that? He’s my son-in-law.”

“….”

 

 

The words ‘Then it’s even more impossible’ almost came out, but he held them back.

 

“Or should I go? The founding ceremony and coronation will be held soon, right? And to see Moae.”

“There is a mountain of work in the home country. Wasn’t there a rebellion in the frontier recently?”

“Ah, right. Was it suppressed?”

“That’s….”

 

 

The eunuch trailed off.

 

Far from being suppressed, their power is actually growing and is approaching 500,000.

 

“What, it’s still not done?”

“The nobles’ armies were mobilized, but their power is only growing. One barony and three viscountcies have already been overthrown, and they are currently confronting Duke Yuso.”

“Hmm… then can’t we just tell Yuri to push them? It’s close. Right next door.”

“The matter will become too big. Their power may have grown, but it’s still just an event in one province. If you deploy even Duke Yuri, it’s like using a butcher’s knife to kill a chicken. Please be prudent, shinjunghasoseo.”

“Hmm… I see. But why did the rebellion happen?”

“It’s a common peasant rebellion. They are people who have risen up with plows and sickles because life is too harsh.”

“What did you do to cause a rebellion? You said it was Yuso Province?”

“Yes. Your Majesty.”

“Sweep it. A useless bitch is not needed.”

“…Yes?”

“Men are not needed, so kill them all, and the women… well, I’ll give them to Moae as a gift.”

“Y-Your Majesty! Are you saying you want to wipe out an entire province, sotangharaneun malsseumisiobnika?”

“This kind of thing happens because they’re incompetent. Get rid of them all and replace them. If there’s no one good enough, pick from the bitches who started the rebellion. Then there won’t be any complaints.”

 

 

The eunuch prostrated himself before her.

 

 

“Your Majesty! Please reconsider, gojunghasiososeo! There are over five thousand nobles in that province alone! Are you going to execute them all!”

“We can do without about five thousand nobles.”

“Your Majesty…!”

“How much did they embezzle that the powerless peasants rose up? They must have been embezzling the taxes they were supposed to pay me here and there. Apply the charge of lese-majesty and execute or enslave them all.”

“Ah….”

 

The eunuch dropped his face in despair.

He can’t grasp this tyrant at all.

 

 

Sometimes she seems like a wise ruler, sometimes she seems like a foolish or tyrannical ruler.

 

“Then I should start preparing.”

“Yes? What do you mean by preparing…?”

“I said I was going to that bastard. The founding ceremony and coronation will be held soon.”

“I told you that’s not allowed, ani doendago malsseum deuryeotji anseumnikka!”

“Why should I listen to you? I’m the Emperor.”

“Ah….”

 

 

The eunuch tasted his second despair.

In the end, she shed tears like chicken droppings.

 

 

“…I will prepare, junbihagetnaiobnida.”

 

 

 

 

 

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“This is ridiculous!”

 

Hmph!

And Moae turned her back.

 

She was brutally defeated in the previous Aran conquest war (?) and was sentenced to solitary confinement for a week.

Her face and body are definitely the best among the group, but her night skills are too weak, so she was unfortunately pushed back.

 

In addition, the first place is Iliana of Affection.

 

“Hehe. That’s why experience is important for women. Do you understand? Princess-nim.”

“Ugh….”

 

Moae trembled and eventually chose the path of escapism.

She raised her chin and spoke with a condescending gaze.

 

 

“Hmph. I already expected it. A mere human cannot recognize my beauty that transcends humanity. It’s exceeded. If you were a being other than human, you would have chosen me!”

 

 

People looked at her pitifully, but she, who had escaped into her own world, did not notice.

 

 

“More than that, we’ve decided on the national name and administrative capital, so we should go down soon.”

“Huh? What are you talking about, Aran? Shouldn’t you be with this sister for five days?”

“I want to, but I can’t stay too long.”

 

Iliana’s face crumbled and Moae came back to life.

 

 

“Oh! That’s right. Let’s go down quickly. We are….”

“Instead, go and do that.”

“Ek.”

“Hehe. That’s right, isn’t it? Aran.”

 

Iliana, relieved, stroked her chest.

Aran smiled warmly.

 

 

“…That kind of smile doesn’t suit Your Highness. Please give us a more devilish and Demon King-like smile!”

 

 

Hancock stomped her feet, feeling jealous for no reason.

 

 

 

As soon as Aran finished speaking, the group moved in perfect order (一絲不亂) and finished all the preparations in just a few hours.

 

 

“You stay here for now and come when I call you.”

“…Okay.”

“Here, this is the royal seal.”

 

Aran handed the royal seal to Terina.

She received the royal seal with a face full of mixed emotions.

 

 

“Tell everyone that your family has been taken hostage by me. It’ll be easier to move that way.”

“I don’t think it’ll matter, but… I guess so.”

 

He nodded at her answer and turned his back.

 

 

 

The place Aran is currently heading to is ‘Kora’, which will be the capital. It is the center of the Lower Peninsula and can also put pressure on the capital of North Srodia, so he designated it as such.

 

 

Also, even if all of Srodia is merged in the future, it is suitable because it is geographically in the center, and even if you consider Persia and the Mei Empire, it is still in the center.

 

 

‘It’s still a long way off, but… I can get all of the East Continent.’

 

 

As fate would have it, he became the king of a country even though he had been living without much thought, he touched three princesses of the Persian Empire, and he also has a princess of the Mei Empire as his wife. He even has an affair with the Emperor there.

Srodia’s queen is his Vagnil, so if he handles himself well, he can swallow up the entire East Continent.

 

 

The only obstacle is Yuri Yuri, the vampire.

He was more bothered because he didn’t know what she was thinking.

 

‘She’s not an enemy right now… but I’ll have to do something about her someday.’

 

 

 

 

 

“Your Highness.”

 

 

Then, Terin, who was coming from behind, approached him.

 

“Ah… Duke Yerina.”

“I have something to say about my daughter. When are you planning to hold the ceremony?”

“Ceremony….”

 

 

He briefly hardened his face at her sudden words.

 

 

Of course, the ceremony must be held.

 

“In my opinion, it would be good to hold the wedding ceremony together with the founding ceremony and coronation. It seems that Your Highness has many women who have not been sorted out, so why not do it all at once?”

 

She is scary as she speaks with a strange expression.

When you think about it, she is the woman who will become his mother-in-law, so how can he treat her comfortably?

 

“Ahem… y-yes. I was thinking that too.”

“Who is the first wife?”

“Um….”

 

 

Cold sweat dripped down.

He had already gone through measles with the women over that issue, but at that time, Hancock caused a ruckus, saying that they should all be the first wife, and it was glossed over.

 

In the first place, it was unprecedented for a man to take in several women above the nobility for thousands of years, so he had no idea what to do.

 

 

Among them, the title of the wives is a concern.

 

There are titles such as Guibu (貴夫), Guimok (貴木), and Jain (子人) for the husband of a noble, but there is nothing special for the wife other than ‘wife’. Since the word itself did not exist, they all had to be created anew.

 

“Hehe. With the princess of the Mei Empire and the princess of this country here, I have no intention of claiming my daughter as the first wife. Of course, if Your Highness ‘cherishes’ my daughter, ‘truly loves’ her, and ‘gives her affection’, perhaps our Theodora might have a small hope of becoming the ‘first wife’. But everything will follow Your Highness’s wishes, so please speak com.fort.ably.”

“…Isn’t it time for us to eat? Let’s take a break for a while.”