This is a detailed version of chapter 259, “Solutions to Discord.” “Let’s start with introductions. Even if it feels redundant, let’s do this properly♪” Selene took the lead. She then placed her hand on her chest. “I’ll go first. I’m Selene from Affilm Empire, a half-elf. My clan is technically deep green, but don’t worry about that. As a female slave, I am your second choice♪” Then she prompted Apple beside her. Apple looked flustered for an instant, glanced at me, and then squared up with determination. “I’m Apple. My clan system is purple, though as you can see, I’m a half-elf. I don’t remember this myself, but apparently I was the first female slave. Nice to meet you.” “You don’t remember…?” “What’s going on?”
Sharon and Almeida raised their eyebrows. “Ah, this sounds interesting.” “You shouldn’t do that, Tetes.” Naris held back Tetes as she leaned forward. “Aa…” For a moment, Apple was intimidated. “But before Andy returned, he had been severely injured in a conflict with the north and lost his memories. But it’s true that this girl was the first one to become his female slave.” Selen provided an accurate follow-up. Irina cleared her throat. “Regarding that matter, there is no way for us to apologize… but it has already been confirmed at the clan council meeting. Apple had been in a coma for years and was revived by Lady Hilda… and lost her memories.”
“Is that so?” “…Well, conflicts arise everywhere. It’s not surprising.” Sharon and Almeida seemed to be satisfied with this explanation. “I wonder if it’s Diane next?” Iryna prompted as Diane stood up. “She is Diane Ashton, daughter of the Dark Elf from the Southern Desert. As you all know, she’s a bit clumsy but wants to marry Andy.” Tetes chimed in. “Isn’t she your slave then?” “No… I didn’t make such an agreement with her.” “Aren’t you at a disadvantage? Unlike everyone else.”
“I haven’t felt any discomfort, and I have no intention of being submissive or making anyone else submit. I want to love Andy on equal terms.” Diane said it confidently. …That’s right, she had never once wanted a collar. It was the more normal thing, but she was an unusual existence. “I see, so that works here too…” “By the way, Tethys, why are you here? And Christie as well.” “What? Isn’t it interesting to meet such amazing people?” Tethys gave me a puzzled look in response to my question—why would I ask something like that. She had some guts. She really did stick out like a sore thumb. “Besides, there’s nothing more amusing than watching others’ tangled affairs.”
“Hey, Tetes-chan, you should be a little more tactful.” At sixteen, she’s already this bold. It’s scary to even think about how much worse it could get. Then she turned her gaze towards Christie and said, ”…But Mr. Smisson sometimes tries to make me pregnant!” “At least call it sex!” “It might actually happen… so I don’t see why it’s strange for me to be here.” “Can’t you question your own position a little?” “And anyway, it’s Mr. Smisson who is being too extreme by putting an actual collar on Aileen! The Azure Princess alone could already become an international incident, and he’s the clan leader of all people—let alone such a small one…” “I am not small because I’m young!”
“…Um. Anyway, since we’re here, I’ll take it that you agree to get pregnant by Andy-san.”
Selen spoke seriously as she wrapped things up.
“Is that okay?”
Christie stopped for a few seconds before responding.
“…Well, that’s…”
“Do you have any objections?”
“No… well, if Smythe-san wants to do it, I wouldn’t mind…”
“Would you be willing to be his sex slave?”
Selen. That wasn’t something she should ask about herself.
“Well, uh… It doesn’t seem like a proper marriage is going to happen anyway.”
Christie reluctantly agrees to go along with it, but Tettese interrupts. “Looks like you’re ready and willing to be a slave girl.” “N-no! It’s not that bad…” “You look like a widow who’s well into her affair. How about I call you sensei for short?” “Please don’t say such weird things, Tettese-san!” I wonder if Christie and Tettese are teacher and student. …Tetthes seems to have the upper hand mentally. Next, Angelos stands up. He hesitates a bit, considering the mood of the room, but in the end he raises his fist to his chest and announces himself.
“Directly under the Celesta Army Command, Special Forces Team Dianne, Guard Infantry Captain Anzeross. I’ve known Andy for about eight years.”
Her introduction was very formal in public settings… though. “Hmm. The only ones who would recognize your rank here are Almeida and the Glorious Princess, wouldn’t they?” Irina pointed out. Indeed, military ranks or ten-man captains were completely foreign to Fennel and her sisters. Therefore, the first part of her introduction was meaningless to them. “Anzeross… Introduce yourself based on where you’re from.” When I prompted her, she pursed her lips but introduced herself again. “I’m Anzeross, daughter of Linda Noiman from Trot’s capital city and Aaron from the White Clan.” Ah… Fennel and her three sisters nodded in recognition. “I’ve met your father. His archery skills were on par with my dad.”
“Huh, isn’t that amazing?” Laurel said. Sebory’s eyes widened. Maybe she was pretty good after all? “Well, my father and mother were adventurers outside, so…” …Now that he thought about it, that might have been the case. Yeah, if elves went out to be adventurers, their families would worry unless they could at least handle something like the Labyrinth of Holy Beasts. And Laurel’s dad might also be pretty amazing in order to compete with them. “…Well, Laurel is from a warrior family anyway.” Oregano added as an explanation. …Huh?
“Swordsman rank…” “Hmm. It’s someone who takes the lead in battle, like a noble or knight family among humans. Though they don’t boast as much.” “Laurel is actually pretty strong too. At least she’s the best at martial arts among us.” Irina and then Oregano explained to me. But Laurel herself looked troubled… more like annoyed. “I can’t really live up to that expectation… I didn’t take my training seriously, so I’m not good enough to fight monsters.” “How strong are you? Could we spar with swords?” Angelos seemed a bit excited by the prospect, but Laurel shook her head vigorously. “No way. I only know self-defense techniques… just enough to avoid getting hurt if some guy tries to grab me.” “I see… so about as strong as Jeanne then.”
“I’m stronger than that. I can take out monsters.” Jeanne argued back against Angelos’ words. Well, she does have some experience, after all. Yeah. “H-Heaven forbid you do something reckless. You’re not in the best shape to get hurt.” “Well… I wouldn’t go looking for a fight anyway. I’m not as agile as Angelos is.” “That’s good. Jeanne and Peter will be protected by me and Lila.” Angelos patted Jeanne on the head, treating her like a little sister. In reality, Jeanne was only slightly older than him.
Next up was Aurora. Unlike Angelos, she didn’t put on airs. As befitting an elf princess, she took a graceful bow by tugging at the hem of her dress.
“Aurora, daughter of the blue-blooded chieftain Dior of Colony Leader Clavess. You should know her.”
“Surely you can’t have missed meeting Aurora.” Irina was right; Aurora was well-known even in the counter area.
“Selen told me to take it seriously and not say something like that to Seren…” “Well said.”
Selen clapped her hands together, praising Aurora. “But why is someone of your caliber a master’s slave…?”
“I’m curious,” Fennel and Sevory chimed in.
“Of course, ever since I saw how big Andy’s vessel was…”
Aurora, on the other hand, started answering smoothly… but was grabbed by the shoulder by Angeleos. “Are you skipping over any misunderstandings about General Lucas?” “It’s not a big deal.” “I think it’s hard to say that. Andy did have his leg cut off and suffered quite a bit, but in reality he didn’t win…” “Yes, but actually, Andy had the potential to be greater than his brother as an outstanding hero, so that’s fine♪” I also thought her justification was a little forced. But the Counter group was interested in something else. “Leg cut off!?” “My, my master, did you have your leg cut off!? By that southern noble!? ” Sebory and Oregano were all ears.
…Oh yeah, I felt like I was stuck with the injury for a long time, but my leg had healed by the time I got involved with the Elfhame territory. ”…So you went through such hardship?” “I didn’t know that… It’s recent, right?” Ah, so even Aileen and Christi don’t know about it. “Come to think of it, something like that did happen…” Luna seems troubled too. Back when I first met her, I had to treat myself with magic and force myself to have sex despite the injury. I just realized how many people in my group didn’t know about this major injury. “My left leg… from here, ouch… It was actually the worst pinch so far.” “But you fought back, Andy-san. For me and Angelos-san♪” Selen adds dreamily to my explanation, while Apple looks interested too.
This kid doesn’t know that my limping is due to an injury, huh? Oh yeah. “And then Diane-chan and I used Polka’s sacred spring together to fully heal me.” Hilda sets down her cup and stands up. “So, I’m Hilda, Diane-chan’s big sister and doctor. I’ve been working on the front lines of southern medicine for centuries, so I can treat any injury or illness you have! My hobby is naughty stuff. Nice to meet you☆” She’s being too honest. And she’s completely integrated herself as a female slave. …Well, I’ve pretty much given up on that recently. I should really sit down and talk with her sometime. “Hm. Now there’s no one left who doesn’t know me. I am Lira of the desert, pet to Black Dragon Andy Smisson.” ”…Maya. Blue Dragon. Me too, pet.”
Lylah and Miah also took advantage of the stunned silence to quickly introduce themselves.
…I feel like dragons who’ve made a contract with someone should be introduced in more detail than just saying they’re pets, but I guess it’s okay this way. “So I’m Jeanne, the dwarf who gave birth to Andy’s first child.” ”…Luna Basil. …Granddaughter of the leader of the catkin colony that Andy occupied.” “Occupied…!?” The atmosphere was such that we could have rushed through introductions, but Luna’s introduction stopped everyone in their tracks. By the way, it was Tetheus who reacted with surprise. He’s got a knack for timing his reactions perfectly. ”…Occupation. Andy single-handedly impregnated almost all of the women in a colony full of them.” When Luna quietly said this, there was an uproar. ”…So that’s what they were like over there…”
Naris puts his head in his hands. The girls, who know little about the cat colony, praise him unnecessarily with a look of admiration. “Well, it’s not surprising for such a lecherous man as this one…” “The heat of the cat-humanoids is said to be intense. But to do that to so many people…” Almeida and Christi both wear an expression somewhere between awe and exasperation. …Since I’m mixed in without any dilution, I don’t really feel like chiming in either. But it’s not everyone. Just the young ones up to their thirties or so. The older ladies are out of range anyway.
“Well then, shall we move on to Knight Commander Sharon or Lady Aileen next?” Tetes tries to ease the tension with a friendly smile, but everyone’s gaze stops him from moving on to Sharon and Aileen. The eyes remain fixed on Tetes and Naris.
“…eh, what?” “If you two are fine with it, I don’t mind continuing as is. But still, I do want to know about the both of you.” Iryna explained the meaning behind her gaze. “I’m curious not only why you’re here but also your backgrounds a little bit more.” …For Oregano, they were indeed two mysterious people. “Eh, eh… Nalis-chan, go ahead first, since you are kind of qualified?” “What’s that supposed to mean!? Ah—fine… My name is Nalis. I’m from the Southern Great Plains. As for my clan, I don’t really know. When I was a kid, we got roasted alive in the War of Fire Dragons.” “That’s…” “But shouldn’t you be able to look it up now?” Fennel and others were surprised by Nalis’ background.
“Even if we were to investigate, it wouldn’t do us any good now. Knowing the bloodline doesn’t mean anyone will give me money,” Naris shrugged.
…Though she was joking, her words also seemed like a rebellion against the elven society’s clan and lineage-based system. For someone who had struggled to live outside of that system, there wasn’t much point in trying to reclaim a lost family line now…
“And I’m Tettes Marley. I’m the daughter of a branch house of the noble family of Lefangas, and I’m pretty strong too! And by the way, I don’t have any relations with Smisson’s ten commanders,”
Tetts blew away the heavy atmosphere with her light tone.
…Oh, so it was Marley instead of “Tettes Buster” who didn’t have those kinds of relationships?
“And why are you asking about my lord here?” Sebory asked.
Tetts answered with a smile that had just a hint of something scary in it. “I thought I might hear an interesting story.”
The Sebori could only look confused, not knowing how to read the situation. Those who knew Teetes as an intelligence officer could only smile wryly.
Of course, from a spy’s perspective, this place was full of interesting stories. With two dragons and the children of influential figures lying around like that…
But whether she actually had any interesting stories or not remained unclear. …Sometimes I still wonder how things got to be this way.
“Renne Duchy in Affilum… I’m from the Almeida family, a green-blooded clan. Though they’ve disowned me already…” She poked the floor with her cane and glared around at everyone. “Don’t look at me like you expect an interesting comment.”
Almeida continued poking the ground while glaring at them.
“What happened to put that collar on you?” Sebori asked, stopping her from moving on.
Those who had been involved, such as Christy and Iryna, smiled wryly. Almeida blushed.
“Whatever.”
But Selene pointed that out.
“That’s no good, Almeida. This is a gathering to get to know each other better, so it’s not nice to try and hide your embarrassment, right?”
Almeida made a bitter face.
”…You want me to say it? You really want to dig up my humiliating past, Selene?”
“Humiliating…?”
“Yes, humiliating. I admit that it was humiliating at the time. So I’d rather you didn’t pry into it.”
But then she added,
“If you hate it so much, why don’t you just take off your collar? Andy gave everyone collars, but he doesn’t force most people to keep them on, does he?”
Hilda pointed that out.
“That’s…”
“How did you come to accept Andy’s cock? How did you decide to make a statement like this, and walk around proudly as his sex slave? Is it wrong of me to question someone who does so?”
“Guh…”
“You could just say that you lost yourself completely to him.”
“Are you going to push me into a corner like this and then back out?”
Hilda had been acting all wise but was actually being cruel.
Next up, Sharon. Unlike Almeida, she didn’t hesitate at all.
“I am Sharon of the ruling family of Arkas, a member of the glorious clan… Smithson is the one who enlightened me, and repeatedly showed through his actions that I am an attractive woman. While I do not deny that he expected to seduce many women and train them with his stamina and skill… He turned out to be much more kind-hearted than I thought! ♪”
Sharon sighs dreamily. Following Sharon’s words, Christie also begins her introduction. “I am Christie, the representative of the Sakura clan. My history with Mr. Smisson… well, it was an accident that resulted in a rather naughty incident involving misdelivering some Kanetsuki grass tea. …Mr. Smisson’s honesty about his desires and love, regardless of who he is dealing with… I mean, it was just so… delightful… ♪” Christie sighs dreamily. Iryna shrugs her shoulders as she looks at the two women lost in their own worlds. “Women whose female side starts burning slowly are a bit too hot for me.” She says this as if it’s nothing to do with her. Everyone chuckles and seems about to brush off her slight teasing, but Christie quickly retorts when she comes back to herself. “You say that after being a virgin for 150 years, Iryna?!” “Mmgh!?”
Everyone there remembered that Irina was definitely the oldest among them. Only the dark elf sisters, Lila, and Christie were older than her. Seeing her wearing a collar with such delight was just hypocritical. Finally, “Silver’s last seat is Fennel. …I hope to continue receiving your masterly affection.” “I-I’m Oregano of Gold! Being toyed around by you as my lust desires brings me great joy!” “Oregano, calm down a bit. …I’m Gold Sebory. I guess it’s okay if one or two babies get planted in me,” “…Laurel. …You’ve taught me so many naughty things.” The four girls introduced themselves.
Having such attractive women gathered together and eagerly waiting to fulfill my perverted desires was quite the situation.
I was blissfully happy, but that happiness required a considerable amount of effort. …Though I only vaguely understood this fact. However, it wasn’t my style to hesitate when faced with such happiness. So there’s no need to rehash how I threw myself headlong into the rotten winter break.