Taboo (1)

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『Martyr’s Moon – 12th (Morning)』

【Imperial Invasion – Day 2】

“Haa… I didn’t get a wink of sleep…”

Just before dawn, I sat on my bed, not having slept a wink.

Thoughts that wouldn’t leave my head all night made it impossible to even calm my mind, let alone sleep.

“Those people… they’re targeting the Empire. Why on earth…”

The conversation between Francis, Samson, and Chris echoed in my ears.

“Even Chris has changed so much… just yesterday, we were happily reading fairy tales together…”

Their ominous talk, the words they spat out as if predicting the Empire’s downfall, and their attitude of mentioning and worshiping the existence of a ‘Goddess’.

All of that mysterious conversation made my heart even more uneasy.

“What’s going to happen? Maybe… it’s already happening.”

Last night, I was eavesdropping on the three of them, but I was caught and toyed with by Chris… and then I fled back to my room.

Normally, I would have gone straight to Father or Sultan to tell them about this…

[Ah, that’s right♥ Since we met like this… shall we go see some important figures of the Empire? Like… the councilman you guys knocked out, or Prince Barkle, who’s been reduced to a mere guard♥]

Chris seemed to know who was precious to me, and shouted loudly enough for me to hear as I ran away.

Saying that if I did anything foolish, he might threaten Father and… Barkle…

“I’m tired… but I’m too confused to sleep…”

Also, I kept replaying the warning I received from Father, and I wanted to go to him right away to warn him, but…

They seemed to possess superhuman abilities or strange Magical power, with overwhelming physical abilities and high-level Magic.

That was enough to make even me, the Chief Alchemist, unable to move easily…

Even this hair ornament that Father made for me, which has the effect of providing resistance to immobilization Magic, didn’t activate.

“Haa… I have a headache. I feel nauseous too… I have to work on the Sexual perversion today, but I’m too anxious to focus on it…”

I’m the only one who knows about the Empire’s demise. And there’s the threat of powerful enemies coming from all directions to prevent me from revealing it.

I felt like giving up… but I can’t just stand by and watch…!

“Even if it becomes a threat later, I must tell Father about this. If it’s Father… he’ll definitely give me a solution!”

As if sensing my determination, the morning sun rose, and I calmed my trembling heart and left my room.

“I can’t delay any longer…! Even just to confirm Father’s safety…!”

I hurriedly left my room and ran towards the office where Father would be sleeping.

The Sexual perversion work can be postponed a little… more than anything, my family’s safety is the most important thing, right!?

“Father……… Uh, uh…?”

I dragged my tired body, sweating profusely, and arrived near the office…

But in front of it stood a face that was far from welcoming.

“F, Francis…!?”

Seeing her standing calmly in front of the office, carefully stroking her green wings… my heart sank.

The sight of her giving that wicked smile yesterday, her golden eyes gleaming, made me stop in my tracks.

[Oh my, this is a coincidence♥ Arc, Captain♥]

“W, why are you here…!”

[Hehe♥ It’s a coincidence. I was just passing by, and my wing muscles were a little stiff. I stopped to loosen them up a bit, and that place just happened to be in front of Patient’s office♥]

The ridiculous smile she wore seemed to indicate that she already knew I would come here.

Because of her massive size, I couldn’t help but look up, and because of what happened yesterday, I couldn’t even make proper eye contact…

Even though I was trying to quickly assess the situation, I was out of breath and couldn’t think straight.

[But why is the Captain here? Surely you should be busy working on the Sexual perversion today?]

Francis said with a gentle smile, but I couldn’t fail to notice the ominous intent hidden within.

The reason she was so persistently forcing my movements and threatening me was to keep me, the saboteur trying to stop their plan to destroy the Empire, at bay…!

“I, I don’t think I need to tell you that…! Does a daughter need a reason to see her father?”

[Ahahahahahaha♥ Ahahahaha♥ That’s right, isn’t it♥ You don’t need a bothersome reason to see your family. I asked a stupid question♥]

“Ugh…!”

Francis burst out laughing at my answer.

A laughter that seemed to shake my mind, despite her soft and sweet voice.

The firm resolve I had just made was violently shaken, and I felt like anxiety was engulfing my entire body…

“I, if you’re done here… would you please… step aside…? I, I, I need to see my father!”

I barely managed to utter the trembling words, urging Francis to leave…

[Ahaha♥ Of course. I should step aside♥ Please, go ahead♥ You should go see your precious father♥]

Francis simply gave a relaxed smile, politely stepping aside, but there was mockery in it…

Then, she casually bowed her head slightly and brushed past me, and at that moment…

“Ugh…!!? W, what is this smell…? Kkeueut♡”

As soon as it brushed past my nose, a sweet scent spread out with a fierce momentum, as if a sharp wind was seeping deep into my lungs, and I collapsed without even being able to resist.

It instantly took over the surrounding air, and its intensity, which made it difficult to even breathe, stimulated all my senses.

The scent, as thick and intense as the scent of dried dates, initially felt only sweet, but as time passed, it transformed into a thick and heavy scent that emanated from the ripe fruit, enveloping not only my nasal passages but even my heart.

Once you smelled it, it left a lingering scent that lingered on your nose and didn’t disappear easily…

[How do you like my Scent of magic♥ Arc, Captain♥]

As I staggered, unable to escape the lingering scent, I caught a glimpse of Francis in my eyes.

At that moment, Francis’s appearance was no longer that of a guard… but a vulgar body that seemed to be barely held together by thin straps, and she was nonchalantly showing off her attractive body with glossy and smooth muscles…

And even though she was turned away, I could clearly see the grotesquely large Dick that curved sideways…!

At the end of it, there was a glistening drop of dew… and the same scent that stimulated my nose was coming from there too…!

[Let me introduce myself again♥ My name isn’t Francis… it’s Francesca Zero Wing♥ Once a member of the Avian race born in this Empire, and now a faithful Slave of the Goddess♥]

“F, Francesca… Avian race…!? Keueut♡ Th, that name is…!”

[Is it a familiar name♥ Hehe♥ Then I’ll see you again next time. Arc, Captain♥]

Francesca… the name of the Avian race who had previously trespassed into the Empire and was personally subdued by me…

I could never forget it…

The reason she came to the Empire was because of some experiment that Father had conducted on the Beast-person tribe…!

“Haat…! Fran, cesca…!”

Francesca… not Francis, had already disappeared from this place, and I was breathing heavily, trying to vomit out this sweetness that filled my lungs…

But my small body was already addicted to this sweetness, and it didn’t even think about throwing up…

My heart was beating fast, and everything felt ominous.

The fact that someone who shouldn’t be here had reappeared, and to make matters worse, had returned with a changed appearance and great power… it felt like a scene from a well-crafted play…

“Haa…♡ Kkeueut…! I have to tell Father…! I must, I must…! Tell him everything…!”

My face was hot, and my chest felt stuffy.

But I can’t delay…!

The slower I am, the more danger Father and the Empire will be in…!

“Haa… Haeu, eut…! Father, F, Father…! It’s Arc. I’m coming in!”

Forcibly dragging my trembling arms, I laboriously knocked on the door of the office…

And desperately praying that he would be safe, I opened the doorknob, and inside was…!

“Huh…? Captain… no, Arc, Captain? Why are you here at this hour…? Weren’t you supposed to be going to work on the Sexual perversion today?”

“Bar… Barkle? Why are you, why are you here!?”

Beyond the door that I had opened, barely managing to calm my shaking arms, Barkle was unexpectedly sitting there instead of Father.

Why was Barkle in Father’s office…?

And it wasn’t just anyone, but Barkle, who I liked… no, no, no, no…! Just someone I thought that way about…!?!

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