For now, I just answered like usual.
"If it's within my capability, then I will definitely grant it."
Hearing my answer, Rania beamed a smile, and Emilia smiled mysteriously. From that, I could guess that the lewd teacher influenced my masochistic sister's request.
And from my conversation with Emilia earlier, I could pull a conclusion.
'Her request will be something lewd!'
I left the room after I bid them farewell. Then I spent my time walking around Academy City until the sun had set.
Only when I saw all the blue and pink dots gathered in my mansion did I return to my mansion in a happy mood. Just one pink dot belonged to Beatrice, who was still sleeping in the Royal Academy.
'As expected, they were planning to hold a party for me.'
***
Arriving at my mansion, the twin nuns didn't welcome me like usual. Instead, a little black tiger was waving his tail happily and waiting for me near the gate.
"What are you doing here, Astro?" I asked with a soft voice as I crouched down.
"Kyu!" It cried softly and licked the hand that I stretched toward him. Then it bit my sleeve and tried to pull me inside the mansion. "Kyu!"
"Hahaha, you want me to enter the mansion?"
"Kyu!" Astro answered my question with a slight nod and a high-pitched cry. His tail kept wagging happily behind him.
"Alright. Let's enter." I said, lifting the baby [Black Tiger] and putting him on my shoulder.
It was his spot, and he held on tightly as I walked toward my mansion, enjoying the ride. Once I entered the mansion, the ones waiting on the other side shouted at once.
"Congratulations!"
They were everyone who I came in contact with too. Even Oliver joined and stood beside Karin. He wore a silver medal like a necklace, seemingly proud of it.
Alesia, Emilia, Rania, Tristan, Cecil, Eliza, and Vivian were the others. My subordinates from the Paladin Knight Squad also joined, including Sana. The cute Archbishop smiled and said 'thank you' in a low voice. Ertha didn't join this time.
"Congratulations on winning the close-range division." Everyone repeated at once.
Then Vivian stepped forward, "Let's go to the dining hall. The others have been waiting there."
The others that the Madam meant were the nuns and two maids. That was why I didn't see Garcia in the lobby.
I nodded and let them escort me. Somehow, the party they prepared was more luxurious than what I prepared for Eliza. Now I felt bad after I heard this was planned by my childhood friend as well as my lover, Cecil.
It seemed like my girls, including Emilia, Tristan, and Rania, pooled some money to prepare my gift. It was a sword with a golden hilt, looking luxurious. When I used <Appraisal> on it when I equipped it, I was pretty surprised that it needed Level 50 to equip it.
The effect wasn't that great, just increasing my AGI and DEX by 10 points, but I was quite happy with the gift. What was important was the meaning and not how expensive the gift was.
Even Karin prepared some gifts for her fiancé, Oliver.
The party atmosphere was lively and fun. It lasted until before midnight as Milea and Garcia, helped by two maids and twin nuns, pour food every few minutes. Sandra also showed up and ate bread quietly in the corner.
I took out my best wine and let Alesia, Emilia, and Vivian drink it. If I didn't take it out, the headmistress would keep staring at me like prey. That was distracting.
While it was a shame I couldn't join them because I decided to stay sharp until tomorrow, I still had enough fun.
After the party, everyone left except for those who lived in this mansion and, unexpectedly, Tristan. Eliza was tired and returned to her room. Vivian decided to take a bath with Cecil, saying she wanted to know the minotaur girl better and have a woman talk.
The nuns and two maids, Linda and Jane, tidied the venue up, helped by Sandra.
My former comrade and now my girlfriend gestured to me to leave the mansion after I bid my guests goodbye. I followed her, and we sat on the bench in the garden.
Once we sat down, Tristan leaned her head against my shoulder, just like usual. A soft summer wind made the plant sway around gently.
In the middle of the silence, Tristan's soft voice rang.
"I heard you wanted to get engaged to Eliza?" She asked with a hint of jealousy.
Her gaze met with mine as I lowered my head, and she continued,
"She told me when we went to a blacksmith to buy your gift. She's honest and told me she doesn't want to lie about it. Also, I heard something interesting from her. It seems like you want to propose and get engaged to me if she refuses. What do you mean by that, crybaby?"
Tristan's elbow nudged my ribcage gently. Her tone was playful, and her lips curled into a smug grin as she was unable to contain it.
In the past, I might get flustered by it. However, I was already experienced. So I grinned back and leaned closer until our noses touched each other. Her face boiled red as she didn't expect that I would lean that close and try to dodge by moving back.
But this bench had no backrest or armrest. So…
"Hya!"
Tristan fell to the grass with me on top of her. Our position was close to each other, and her now modest breasts were pushed against my chest as my lips connected with hers. I purposely made her fall and did this to answer her playful advance.
"Hnn!"
My tongue slid inside her mouth, surprising her. Until now, we only kissed gently and played around with our tongues once or twice. And that was me still holding back because Tristan wasn't experienced yet.
This time, I didn't hold back because I was quite excited and didn't like the way she asked me about the engagement. It was as if she didn't care at all. So I punished her a little bit.
"W-Wa… Ar– Hmnn! Slurp~ Hnn~ Ann…"
I ignored her plea and continued. My tongue went around hers, mixing our saliva together. Tristan's hands went over my back, hugging me tightly as her legs were spread, allowing my knee to go between. However, I didn't do anything more than kiss.
After a few minutes, I backed away and breathed heavily. A trail of saliva connected our stuck-out tongues. Then I smiled as I managed to regulate my breath first.
"You asked such a funny question," I said, leaning forward once again. This time, her hands blocked my advance.
"S-Stop… I… I am not ready yet." Tristan rejected as her face flushed red. "Dummy…"
I smiled and stood up while pulling her gently. We didn't say anything as we sat side by side again. Tristan didn't lean her head against my shoulder this time.
"…"
The silence was awkward. But then, I felt a soft touch on my right hand and noticed that it was Tristan's hand.
"I know." She simply said that before standing up, running away from the garden, and leaving my mansion.
As I watched her from behind, my lips couldn't help but curl up, feeling the warmth she had left behind.
'I know, huh?' I repeated what she said in my mind. 'So she's just trying to tease me as expected. How cute.'
Thankfully, I had prepared two rings for both Eliza and Tristan. I had planned to get engaged to both of them at the same time.
'After that, I would ask Cecil, Emilia, and Rania. But I need time before making my relationship with them official as I don't want my reputation to be hurt and people think of me as a womanizer.'
Looking up, I couldn't see the moon as it was hidden behind a black cloud. The weather was ominous as if it would rain soon.
'Tomorrow… This Kingdom will experience a big change tomorrow.'
No matter what happened, whether I succeded or not, it would definitely throw this Kingdom into chaos for a while.
I was prepared to help resolve it. My preparation was complete, and I had considered how much damage it would do to this country.
'I just need to threat– ask Duke Blacktomb nicely to leave this kingdom as soon as the tournament ends so he won't get swept or involved in it.' I thought as I walked back to my mansion.
This 𝓬ontent is taken from fre𝒆webnove(l).𝐜𝐨𝗺