Chapter 171

Chapter 171

I Proposed While Drunk and Now the Princesses are Obsessed.

Episode 171: 0th Princess, Reunion, Forced Marriage (46)

Jaekiel, still reeling from shock, spoke after a long pause.

“Akne?”

“Yes, Husband.”

Akne, who had been licking Jaekiel’s fingers as if they were the most precious thing in the world, looked at him.

Her tongue was still extended. The wetness on his fingers mixed with her warm breath, created a rather lascivious scene.

It might have been a scene that could have been savored, if only the situation had allowed for some leisure.

Jaekiel hesitated before asking a delicate question.

“The princesses… I suppose you could call each other sisters. Didn’t you feel anything significant? I expected some delicate tension or serious discussions.”

“First of all, I don’t feel any sisterly bond. If I did, I think I would feel even more repulsed. Someone who shares blood with me… such a person shouldn’t exist except for you, my Husband.”

It might be expected, but it was still unsettling.

Akne, if anything, hated the fact that she had originally been a princess, and she showed no sign of considering the other princesses as special or precious.

After all, she was the only one abandoned among the princesses who had grown up in luxury. She had no reason to think highly of anything related to the Imperial family.

“That aside…”

Jaekiel still couldn’t understand.

The princesses would have conducted the meeting in a way that would involve interrogating Akne, so how could she have had the opportunity to speak at length?

“I can’t understand how you got the chance to say all that. I thought they would be busy asking about information regarding the Demon Realm, but they ignored that, and you just spoke your mind?”

The movement of Akne licking Jaekiel’s fingers paused for a moment. A silver thread connected his fingers to her lips.

In that moment, she tilted her head.

“Demon Realm information? They didn’t ask about that at all.”

This was hard for Jaekiel to comprehend.

So what exactly did they ask during the entire meeting?

“They kept asking why I used the term ‘Husband’, and what our relationship was… The First Princess, Second Princess, and Third Princess, all of them, asked the same questions. There were no exceptions.”

Jaekiel could only swallow a sigh upon hearing that.

He never expected that the princesses would prioritize those questions over information about the Demon Realm. Should he be grateful for their attention, or should he be afraid of it?

Both.

He felt both grateful and afraid at the same time.

“Don’t worry, Husband. I made sure to explain everything.”

“What?”

“I explained very clearly how I feel towards you, what I’m prepared to do for you… everything, without leaving anything out.”

“What do you mean by ‘what you’re prepared to do’?”

“Things like being your exclusive prostitute or your exclusive toilet, you know? Ah… You should have seen the princesses’ faces. They looked completely stunned.”

“…”

Cold sweat formed on Jaekiel’s back.

The reason Jaekiel had allowed these conversations with Akne was because he knew that he couldn’t reform her all at once, and because it was a conversation just between the two of them.

In other words, no matter how provocative Akne’s words were, they wouldn’t reach anyone else’s ears, so it was fine. Or at least, that was how it had been…

‘Now, the princesses have heard it all?’

Akne’s thoughts and the things she had said to Jaekiel had reached the princesses’ ears. Jaekiel couldn’t even imagine how big the repercussions might be.

“After that, every time they came, it was all about you, Husband. The interest they have in you, even though they’re just mere human women… Hehehe…”

Jaekiel asked in disbelief.

“Don’t you get tired of talking about me all day?”

Akne only tilted her head in confusion.

“How could that be?”

“You must have many things on your mind, right? Wondering what will happen next, asking for better treatment, negotiating for something…”

“Ah.”

Akne smiled as if dismissing the thought.

“There’s only you in my mind, Husband.”

Jaekiel sighed deeply, feeling resigned.

It was still an incomprehensible mindset, but there was no changing what had already happened.

Jaekiel was already worried about how the princesses would behave after the bold conversation with Akne, but that was something he would have to face directly.

He could only say this to Akne.

“When we have time later, let’s travel around together.”

“Ah… For our honeymoon…?”

Jaekiel let out a deep sigh at Akne’s bold thoughts.

Akne seemed to take pleasure in the way people became flustered when she made outrageous statements, and it was clearly a troublesome attitude.

When there was time later, Jaekiel thought, he would travel around the continent with her and teach her various things. That was his simple plan in his heart.

However, did she think Jaekiel’s silence was an agreement?

Akne began to indulge in her own fantasies.

“Surely, it might get boring for you, Husband, to unite in the same setting every time. But if we change locations and have intense, intimate moments… Hehe… You might just melt. I’m already feeling hot.”

Jaekiel slowly shook his head.

“It’s not that; I just have many things to teach you. Let’s travel around the continent.”

“Yes, please teach me well. I want to know how a dedicated servant like me should be treated and how to use my body to please you.”

The misunderstanding wasn’t corrected.

Instead, Akne pushed further and asked.

“Husband, when would be a good time to leave? Should I just undo all these bindings and we can start traveling the continent right now?”

“Calm down.”

As soon as the suggestion to leave was made, Akne became hasty, and Jaekiel quickly tried to calm her down.

“First, we need to finish the tasks at hand. Only after we deal with the Purple Tower will we have time.”

“Ah, the Purple Tower. Right, they betrayed you, Husband. But didn’t the Emperor personally grant the killing license?”

“How did you know?”

“All the spiders in the Tribunal have become my eyes and ears. I can even hear the gossip from the Inquisition right now. I have a lot of information.”

Perhaps because it was related to Jaekiel, Akne’s tone was filled with sincerity. In this moment, she seemed to be truly contemplating as if it were her own issue.

“The Emperor is quite powerful, but even so, he hasn’t dealt with the Purple Tower directly. I think there might be another reason. Am I right in what I’m sensing?”

“Yes.”

Jaekiel nodded.

Even after pondering several times, he still hadn’t found an answer, and since he knew Akne was genuinely offering her help, there was no reason to hide it.

“I hope to not only punish the Purple Tower but also elevate the Imperial family’s reputation. With the Sun Water involved, of course.”

“Hmm… The Sun Water is necessary. The longer you live, the longer my happiness will last.”

Akne blinked several times.

“Ah, Husband, what do you think of this?”

“Have you thought of something?”

“Yes. Han Shin’s followers are still making slaves across the continent. I’ll find their base somehow.”

Akne continued with a very serious tone.

“Husband, you should take the Purple Tower with you. Use their members as meat shields, while also increasing your record of demon slaying.”

“…”

Jaekiel paused before responding.

The method Akne proposed was indeed clever.

‘This method might also be useful for selecting those to execute.’

Just as the head of the Black Tower, who was actually a witch, was an upright individual, not all the magicians of the Purple Tower deserve to die just because they belong to it.

Jaekiel had been bothered by this. If he wiped them all out, even the good magicians would lose their lives.

However, Akne’s method was truly remarkable.

If they went out hunting demons with the Purple Tower in front, he could quickly identify which of the Purple Tower magicians were worth sparing.

Jaekiel unconsciously reached out.

His hand was headed toward Akne’s head.

“Akne.”

“Yes, Husband… Hnn…?!”

Akne’s usual response didn’t come through. After a few light pats, she let out a loud cry.

“W-Wow… the stimulation is too strong…”

By the time Akne was muttering with a face that seemed on the brink of losing control, Jaekiel withdrew his hand.

He couldn’t help but commend her. The idea was excellent.

“Thanks. I got an idea from you.”

“Hehehehe… I’m so glad I could help… I-I just need a little more patting…”

Jaekiel ignored the request and adjusted his collar. The ice he had frozen the guards with was beginning to melt, signaling that it was time to leave.

“I’ll finish up and be back shortly. Just wait a bit.”

However.

It didn’t take long for Jaekiel to realize that giving Akne such strong stimulation had been a mistake.

Whoosh!

Jaekiel’s body was quickly ensnared by spider webs. Before he knew it, Akne was standing perfectly fine on the ground.

“Akne?”

“The fact that it’s time to punish the Purple Tower means that other things have been resolved. For example, destroying cities in the Demon Realm and rescuing all the hostages…”

Her sunset-colored eyes gleamed for a moment.

“We made a promise, right? If we succeed in those goals, we must unite.”

Oh, that promise… it came to his mind late.

“Well, not necessarily ‘must’…”

Akne began to take a step closer.

She licked her lower lip suggestively.

“Husband, you’re the bad one. I tried so hard to hold back, but you gave me such a strong stimulus… made me lose control, made my body wet… I can’t help it…”

Akne began to untangle the spider webs binding Jaekiel, especially around his lower body, as if she was going to strip him and devour him until her desire was satisfied.

At the same time, Jaekiel felt an immense surge of energy.

“…!”

It was unmistakable.

One of the princesses was indeed approaching this way.