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112 – It’s Me, Teacher

112 – It’s Me, Teacher

“I greet the sun of the Empire.”

Yuris knelt before the Empress, bowing her head in respect for the ruler of the Empire.

“You’re late.”

From the top of the high twelve steps, the Empress spoke while feeding the red eagle perched on her arm.

“I apologize, Your Majesty. I was busy handling overdue work…”

“Is that so?”

Overdue work.

It was a lie.

She had heard from Zeco that the Emperor was calling for her, but she had forgotten to go, lost in the pleasure of tasting Max’s manhood.

Just barely able to hear the Emperor’s command to come before sunset.

Yuris looked up at the red-haired Empress who was gazing down at her.

The unnecessary guilt made it hard to lift her head.

The Empress’s golden eyes traced a line as she looked at her.

“It’s been a while. I see you prioritize other matters over my suggestions.”

When the Demon King reigned and threatened the Empire, there were many times she could not follow the Emperor’s orders.

Resolving the urgent situation on the front lines took precedence over the Emperor’s commands.

Each time, the Empress would say:

“It’s alright. It’s more important to save the crisis on the front lines than to listen to my words. After all, I called you for that very reason.”

It was alright.

But now, it was not such a wartime situation.

She hadn’t disobeyed the Empress’s words, but it was true that she had delayed in responding to them.

“I am truly sorry, Your Majesty.”

Yuris bowed her head.

“It’s alright. I have no desire to blame you. However…”

The Empress continued speaking while feeding the red eagle.

“I can feel that you have changed a little.”

“…”

“Have you found a man?”

“…What?”

Yuris lifted her head, feeding the eagle, but her eyes met those of the Empress.

“Love often blinds us to other things. It makes us mistake it for everything in the world, and we can’t distinguish what is important and what is not.”

“…”

“Do you know why the Empire was briefly shaken during the great invasion of the northern barbarians 120 years ago?”

“I do not.”

“It was because of the northern commander who loved a barbarian woman. He revealed information about the important stronghold in the north to her. He thought it was a path to the unity of the races.”

“…”

“Do you know what the outcome was?”

The Empress waved her arm.

At that, the red eagle flew up and returned to its cage.

“The stronghold was captured by the barbarians, and a ten-year war broke out.”

“You know well. We paid an enormous price to prevent that.”

The Empress finished speaking with a smile.

“Isn’t it frightening? That a mere fleeting emotion can change a person so drastically.”

Yuris closed her mouth.

Her heart sank as if pierced by a dagger.

What could she say?

It was difficult to say ‘love’ as the Empress had, but it was true that she had delayed her duty because of the ‘pleasure’ with a man.

In a way, the Empress’s words were half true.

“That is not the case, Your Majesty.”

“Is it not?”

“Yes.”

She could say it was not love.

Her relationship with Max was…

“I am merely using him to satisfy my desires.”

She did not know if there was any feeling of love in that relationship.

“How disappointing. I was going to congratulate you if you were to marry.”

“I am a knight who has devoted myself to the Empire. If such a partner were to appear, I would report to Your Majesty first.”

“Ha ha, yes. If that time comes, bring him to the palace. I would like to see for myself what kind of man approaches you.”

“I will keep that in mind.”

“I truly want to congratulate you. Though it is a bit disappointing.”

The Empress smiled and continued speaking softly, flicking her finger.

“By the way, do you know the hidden story behind that tale?”

“…I do not.”

“The woman who seduced the northern commander was a Succubus.”

“Really…?”

“It was a scheme by the Demon Lord’s Army to weaken the Empire’s power. It’s truly frightening. To use a demon that plays with emotions to cause collapse from within… And the terrifying fact is…”

The smile on the Empress’s face vanished.

“A Succubus can also transform into a man.”

“…”

Yuris saw the golden eyes of the Empress shining as she looked down at her.

“I worry that a Succubus with such powerful abilities has appeared, one that could make you disregard the Emperor’s command.”

A Succubus.

The Empress was implying that Yuris might have been seduced by a Succubus.

That couldn’t be true.

Max could not be a Succubus.

If he truly were, he would not have been able to evade Yuris’s senses, honed from facing numerous demons.

“…That is not the case.”

Staring into the Empress’s sparkling eyes, Yuris felt them sweep over her body.

Just for a moment.

“It seems I have misunderstood. My apologies.”

The Empress regained her smile after briefly examining Yuris.

“It seems your duties are quite heavy. Even though there has been no war recently, you have been sent to various battles from managing the capital’s security, so it’s only natural. I will either summon personnel from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to assist you or reduce your workload.”

“It’s alright. What is difficult about serving the Empire?”

“Your dedication to the Empire is truly deep and wide.”

After a brief smile, the Empress got to the point.

“The reason I called you is not for any other reason, but because of the Hero.”

“The Hero, you say?”

“I heard she has returned to the capital. Yet, it has been a week and she has not come to the palace.”

“Ah…”

Hero Nikki always visited the palace whenever she returned to the capital.

It was not due to any procedure.

She always wanted to see the palace and enjoyed exploring its various facilities.

Especially, she loved the palace’s bathhouse more than anyone else.

So it was common for her to visit at least once to use the bathhouse upon her return.

“I am worried that something may have happened. They say if one does not do what they usually do, it may be time for them to die.”

The Empress seemed genuinely concerned about that.

It was not due to any important task.

Yuris felt a bit of the burden that had weighed on her heart lift.

At the same time.

“Couldn’t another knight have been sent for such a matter?”

She thought.

If that were the case, she could have delayed seeing Max a little longer.

To question the Empress’s command.

It was a thought she would never have entertained in the past.

“It seems I called you for such a trivial matter, which is quite regrettable.”

“It is not, Your Majesty.”

“If something has happened to Hero Nikki, you are the only one who can handle it, so I have no choice but to ask you.”

That was true.

There were not many who could rival the Hero in the Empire.

Yuris was also not guaranteed victory against her.

“Then go and check on the Hero’s condition.”

“Understood, Your Majesty.”

Yuris bowed her head and stood up to faithfully follow the command.

It was a somewhat surprising order, but it was alright.

The Empress’s commands were often difficult for ordinary people to understand.

Sometimes, the orders made no sense, but as she followed them, problems that had been blocked would often resolve themselves.

As if the Empress had foreseen the future and made a prophecy.

Perhaps it was a simple command, but Yuris did not doubt that it was for the sake of the Empire.

Of course, the regret of not being able to enjoy pleasure more remained.

“I can do it next time.”

She stood up, wrapping her still-throbbing lower abdomen.

She could feel the semen Max had poured into her.

“Then I will take my leave.”

“Good. I hope to see the Hero’s face directly.”

“I will keep that in mind.”

The Empress silently watched Yuris’s back as she left the palace.

“Please enter.”

Zeco, who had escorted her all the way home after leaving the knight order, bowed his head.

“Thank you.”

There was no need for him to see her off this far.

Receiving a bit too much kindness, I awkwardly smiled.

“Since I accompanied you, it is my duty to see you back, is it not?”

“That is true.”

“And who knows what kind of relationship we may have in the future, so I should earn some points in advance, shouldn’t I?”

“…What?”

What does that mean?

I felt a sense of discomfort at his words for a moment.

Zeco, with his smooth head shining, bowed to me and left.

It seemed that my long stay in the office with Yuris had led to some misunderstandings.

“I’m just in a position to provide a service.”

Of course, I had a feeling that the level of service had increased significantly lately.

“It’s not a fantasy, but to think I would do it in reality…”

Of course, I had included items about whether or not one was a virgin, and whether guests could lose their virginity, but…

“The questions for real sex were not intended.”

Originally, the plan was to end with just using a dildo.

I had intended to apply the sensation of using a dildo to make it feel real.

However, since Yuris and all the other noble ladies became anxious that the fantasy would break if they had a dildo in their mouths, it was an unavoidable choice.

I had made them take my manhood in their mouths.

“Though it sounds like an excuse…”

I couldn’t just say, “This is how it is,” after coming this far.

“I must take responsibility for what I have done.”

Once I started, I had to satisfy her completely.

So I had gone with Yuris until my trained waist was about to give out.

They say a woman who exercises has an enormous libido.

“Impressive.”

It felt a bit different from when I first had sex with Helen.

She had completely submitted to me, while Yuris, even while being drawn in, charged at me with tireless energy to satisfy her own desires.

“It was incredibly good.”

The sensations were still vivid.

The feeling of her trained, tight vagina gripping my manhood.

“I need to forget. This is work.”

I slapped my cheek to regain my focus.

What I had done with Yuris was a kind of business.

I must not misunderstand this as a personal feeling.

If I crossed the wrong line due to that misunderstanding…

-How dare you approach the Goddess of Victory. Die.

-This man has taken the virginity of the Goddess of Victory!

-Helen of the Silvesta family also lost her virginity to this man!

-What a bastard!

-Die!

-Execute him!

-Tear him apart!

-No, tear his manhood apart!

Ugh, just imagining it sent shivers down my spine.

I brushed off the goosebumps that were rising.

“People must know their limits.”

One must consider where to lie down and stretch their legs.

But that was that.

“I need to data-fy the materials I obtained today.”

For the first time in a while, it was data I felt directly in reality, not data I manipulated in a fantasy.

Such data needed to be organized and stored separately.

I began to save the new information data into the Magic Circle.

And that work continued until the sun rose again over the mountains.

Chirp chirp!

“…It’s morning.”

As I organized my sexual experiences with Yuris, a whole day had already passed.

I wondered if someone would think I was a shameless person writing a sex diary.

Knock knock.

Someone knocked on the door.

Who could it be at this early hour?

“Who is it?”

“It’s me. The teacher.”

A familiar voice came from the other side of the door.

“I came because I have something to ask the teacher.”

It was Helen.