266. The long-awaited party (3)
“You’re thirsty.”
Leah wiped her red lips with golden alcohol.
A little while ago, when I was talking to the southern royals on the first floor, it was extremely cold.
Her face looking at me from the shadows of the dark hallway was very lewd.
It was as if she was trying to alert the male she was targeting.
“Whoa…” .”
Saliva naturally formed in her dry mouth at the sight.
After tasting me, she swallowed her bodily fluids deeply.
“….”
I stared down at this cheeky lioness who kept trying to take control from me.
She stared into my black eyes and asked leisurely.
“Why? “Are you sorry for interrupting our alone time?”
Leah crossed her arms alone.
Her own heavy skin was supported by both her arms.
Thanks to this, the golden liquor pooling between her voluptuous skin caught her eyes.
The pond heated by her warm body temperature.
“This is punishment for having fun first while leaving me alone.”
The first princess of the empire spoke confidently as if she was trying to enforce my discipline.
But, that was a mistake.
I wasn’t embarrassed at all by Leah’s surprise kiss.
“… ?”
Instead, he approached her calmly.
Then, she grabbed both of Leah’s shoulders and slowly pushed her face in.
She was haughty and noble, like an emperor.
Blue eyes sparkled at my shadow on her own face.
However, it was too late.
I have already lowered her head towards the sweet water pooling on her voluptuous skin.
“Huh…… !!”
She buried the sharp bridge of her nose between her hot breasts.
Then, he ran his long tongue between her skin and gorged on the sweet water to his heart’s content.
“Whoop….”
Like a fox visiting a pond, he coveted the princess’s breasts while wearing her mask.
This was the punishment given to the arrogant beast that dared to touch my lips without permission.
“Ha…. Whoa….”
Leah covered her eyes with the back of her hand.
However, when she saw me lowering her head and drinking her own sweet water, her breathing became rough, as if she felt a strange thrill.
My body trembled at the feel of her sticky tongue digging between her sensitive breasts.
At first, I thought it was shameful to see myself like that.
However, I began to feel a proud sense of accomplishment as my feminine appearance grew without me realizing it.
Like a mother pampering her child.
“It’s like a baby…” .”
She enjoyed the feeling of maternal love she felt for the first time in her life.
She slowly lifted her hand and tried to stroke the top of my head.
However, that was all Leah was allowed to do.
The moment you dare to touch my head.
“Thank you. “Thanks to you, my thirst has decreased.”
Because I raised my face with a cold expression.
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Her face was covered in her body scent and she wiped her lips with the back of her hand.
“Uh….”
Rather than taking the initiative, Leah answers blankly.
I chuckled, removing a strand of her hair that was sticking to her cheek.
With a fox mask on.
“It was a delicious drink.”
He smiled victoriously.
The princess just stared at my lips after drinking a lot of champagne.
“….”
In the meantime, I turned my head and looked around to see if anyone was watching.
Then, I leisurely turned around, thinking it would be okay since it was a masquerade ball anyway.
Leah stared at my back.
She then caught her breath, placing her hand on her now cleansed chest.
“It has increased a lot. Veil.”
The princess quietly closed her sharp eyes.
Then, the corners of her mouth turned up and she muttered quietly.
“But can we be so confident even in the middle of the night?”
Leah had a mature eye smile that resembled Rosanna’s in the shadows.
Her maturity felt even more sensual through the maternal love she felt starting today.
However, the princess had no choice but to hide her expression again.
Richard, the commander of the Knights of Light who was looking for us, approached us at a fast pace.
“You both are here.”
Upon her appearance by her white-suited retainer, Leah straightened her own disheveled dress.
Afterwards, she appeared again as a noble princess.
“What’s going on, Richard?”
“No other than that, right now, a royal guest is requesting to see you.”
Leah and I tilted our heads at the same time.
“A royal guest? “I’ve already talked to everyone I might meet.”
“That…” . “They said they were people who rushed from the capital for today.”
Guest from the capital.
The capital of Hawthorne Kingdom is here, close to Belair, the border city of the empire.
Still, it would take about 5 hours by carriage.
This is the level we started right after hearing the results of the sparring with Nambu First Sword.
“Really? “It seems like the result of the sparring was a big shock.”
Leah’s lips smiled softly.
Her blue eyes beneath the lioness mask looked at me with great joy.
“But I’ll come in person if I need to. I guess it’s a bit rude to call you, right?”
The princess immediately spoke in a cold voice full of her professional spirit.
As the next emperor, I made sure to discipline others, not myself.
“That…” .”
Richard took a deep breath at the sight of Leah’s stubborn appearance.
After that, I looked at her eyes and whispered quietly.
‘If Richard is like that, he seems to be quite a big man.’
Suddenly, the two men who got off the carriage come to mind.
Two suspicious people arrived hiding their faces after knowing the news about the masquerade ball in advance.
‘Could it be them?’
“I see, then, I have no choice but to go first.”
Leah nodded her head after listening to the knight commander’s report.
Then, she looked at me and ordered me to accompany her.
“Let’s go together, Bale.”
I followed the two people down the large stairs of the party hall.
The two men in question were sitting at a table in a corner of the first floor.
Beside them were many men wearing eagle-shaped masks like Archduke Luke.
When I saw them, I immediately guessed that they were escort knights.
Unlike ordinary nobles, their hearts were overflowing with quite strong mana.
Margo, who had changed her clothes in the bathroom, also joined our group.
Because everyone was currently wearing masks, they joined the imperial group without hesitation.
“Where are you going, Veil?”
“I heard there is a guest who came to see Her Majesty the Princess, so I’m going with her.”
I quietly whispered to the black cat woman, and she nodded her head.
And then, he walked along with a somewhat nervous pace.
“You are here, Your Majesty. “I’ve been looking for it for a while.”
“I’m sorry, I’m a little thirsty.”
Leah glanced up at me and said happily.
I cleared my throat, and Margo looked at us suspiciously.
“Please take a seat. An important guest has arrived.”
“Yes, that way?”
The princess followed Archduke Luke’s gesture and sat across from her two suspicious men.
Margo and I sat on either side of her.
Archduke Luke also joined the two men, and thanks to this, he had three eagles across from him.
「Nice to meet you, Princess Leia.」
A deep voice spoke briefly to the princess as soon as she saw him.
It was the voice of a man who appeared to be in his 40s or 50s.
「It is an honor to meet you, princess.」
The short eagle sitting next to me also answered.
Just looking at him, I guessed he was in his early to mid teens due to his young voice.
“I didn’t know you would come this far to see me. “I heard you’re not feeling well.”
Leah replied with a polite smile that she had already received the report from Richard.
That smile was an expression of respect that the first princess only showed to those she respected.
In other words, the men in front of her were ‘big shots’ recognized by Leah, who had strong self-esteem.
「I’m sorry, I had to write something so frustrating all of a sudden.」
A middle-aged man who speaks in a polite voice while paying attention to us as well.
He adjusted his black eagle mask and asked for our understanding.
「But, I couldn’t help it. “If you suddenly leave the palace at this age, the ministers will be very anxious.”
Exit the palace.
Only after hearing those words did my prediction change to certainty.
「I am Hodrian, the king of the Hawthorn Kingdom.」
Emperor Hodrian.
The owner of Hawthorne, the strongest of the southern kingdoms, and a man who was called the king in his younger days.
Although he was not a sword master, he was a model of a virtuous leader who led the alliance with excellent tactics and mercenary skills.
As if to prove this, there was an intellectual atmosphere around him like a scholar.
「You know Luke well since you met him a long time ago, and this is my son Juan.」
The ruler of the south, accompanied by even the heirs of the Hawthorne Kingdom.
He introduced himself in a relaxed voice.
“Emperor, Leonhard’s eldest daughter. “This is Rhea Andalusia.”
Leah greeted politely, placing her hand on her chest.
She also introduced us to her own entourage.
“This is my escort, Bale Mikhail. “On the other side is Mago, the great mage of the empire.”
Mago flinched for a moment when he was called the Great Mage of the Empire.
However, he soon followed the mood and bowed his head politely.
“May I ask why you wanted to see me in such a hurry?”
The princess asked in a suitably polite tone, befitting her next emperor.
Hodrian also nodded in response.
「hahahaha…. Right, I should have revealed the reason first, but I was too late.”
The emperor chuckled and grabbed the wine glass in front of him.
Then, he swirled the white wine with his elegant hands and smelled its scent.
「The woman who will soon become emperor visited my land, so how could I not meet her?」
As expected of a man who was famous for his virtue, he had already predicted Leah as the next emperor.
However, the reason he came was not simply to recognize Leah as the leader of a nation.
「To greet each other and discuss the future of our two countries.」
“It is the future of both countries…. “I think the alliance has already been formally concluded.”
Leah answered calmly while sipping the cocktail placed in front of her.
At this, the emperor calmly nodded.
「Yes, but there is one inconvenience.」
Hodrian’s black eyes flashed through his eagle mask as if he was trying to reveal his intentions in earnest.
It was the bloody look of a cruel animal that was suffocating a dying beast.
「It’s not good to see the empire forming alliances so generously.」
The southern magistrate’s voice was full of confidence as he had completed all the calculations during the five hours he had spent coming from the carriage.
「Our Hawthorne Kingdom is the strongest nation in the south, but we are in no good shape to receive a sudden alliance from the empire.」
Once the friendly atmosphere turned to diplomacy, it became very violent.
Margo, who was not used to that sight, swallowed deeply.
「Since ancient times, our alliance has maintained a strong relationship by having a common enemy called the Empire, so why should we break that situation and form an alliance with you?」
I listened silently to the king’s words and watched the situation with narrow eyes.
On the surface, the Emperor is not very pleased with our alliance.
He obviously approved the alliance himself, so this event was hosted.
‘But now you’re starting a fight.’
I glanced around.
Margot looks nervous and Richard turns white.
Everyone was frightened by the king’s skeptical attitude.
‘Even Her Majesty Leia would be a little embarrassed by this.’
I also looked at the worried princess.
But, she was different.
“That makes sense, King Hodrian.”
The princess had a relaxed expression, as if she understood his intentions.
“It seems they are displeased with our alliance proposal because it feels like unification by absorption or belonging to a vassal state.”
She said calmly, putting down her wine glass.
“I completely understand that feeling.”
「I understand… ?」
“Yes.”
The twenty-two-year-old princess slowly put on her lioness mask.
And then, she opened her fresh red lips.
“You think your lifespan is short, so you must be very worried about the future of the kingdom.”
Leah brought up the king’s weaknesses as if to show off.
This is Hodrian’s ‘lifespan’.
「….」
At this, the southern ruler said nothing for a moment.
She simply furrowed her dark eyebrows slightly, as if displeased.
Because she heard these words from a young man who was the opposite of herself.
“You must have been in such a hurry that you would have dared threaten my brother to get a life-extending medicine.”
Archduke Luke, who was listening nearby, flinched.
“That was something I did arbitrarily, princess….”
「It’s okay, Luke. “Stay still.”
The king gently scolded his impatient son.
And, he personally apologized.
「I’m sorry about that, it was a very reckless and rude thing to do. However, please know this.”
Hodrian slowly took off his mask.
Then, the face of a middle-aged man, hard to believe he was in his 70s, appeared.
A middle-aged man with a tall face who looks younger than his age, like an elf.
「My son never intended to harm him.」
However, unlike his youthful face, his vitality was fading away.
The weakened mana in his left chest and the irregular heartbeat proved this.
“I understand, the situation was urgent so I guess there was nothing we could do.”
Leah calmly accepted the king’s apology.
As if he sympathizes with old, sick prey that is cornered.
“A young king and his half-son who will lead the country after his death. “There are even wicked lords who encourage him because they think this is the time.”
The blue eyes of the first princess of the empire were filled with brilliance.
She revealed her true face just as the Emperor took off her mask and revealed her honesty.
“You must have been very anxious. That’s why you must have thought this alliance was particularly important.”
The emperor’s expression softened little by little at Leah’s words.
The princess continued her words logically, as if to further reassure him.
“We are also trying to understand His Majesty’s feelings. To prove this, I plan to refrain as much as possible from entering into vassal alliances or alliances with His Majesty the Emperor.”
Guarantee a fair alliance.
Hodrian’s expression gradually began to brighten at those words.
“In fact, we, Leon, have formed a very equal alliance with Bakal. Trade has also been activated and everyone is satisfied.”
「I heard, a knight was very active for this purpose.」
Leah chuckled at his words.
And then, he looked at me carefully and said.
“Yes, my escort driver seen next to me was active.”
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Once the king was in front of her, Leah introduced me honestly.
Thanks to this, the burdened gaze of the southern royals turned to me.
「Indeed…. The atmosphere it gave off was unusual. “You were the grandmaster who defeated Arthur.”
The emperor did not immediately notice my power like the Southern First Sword and the Emperor.
However, he nodded as if he sensed the special atmosphere.
「It is an honor to meet one of only two great people on the continent.」
I never thought I would hear from the king in my lifetime that it would be an honor to meet him.
I was dumbfounded.
“Okay, thank you.”
「I heard it from Director Archmond. “You not only overpowered Arthur, but you also taught him the ‘qualifications of a leader.'”
It turns out that one of the reasons the king came here included me.
He was interested in the story that he gave honest advice to someone who might become the head of an enemy country.
“I’m just saying it’s a pity that even though I have outstanding talent, it hasn’t fully blossomed yet.”
Leah looked pleased to see that the focus of the story had changed to me.
She whispered softly into my ear.
“I have to get used to this kind of situation from now on.”
As if he was trying to praise me as his husband.
She gently strokes my thighs with her fingers, as if soothing them.
Now he has become very bold and handsome even in front of foreign kings.
‘Somehow I feel like life is getting busier… ?’
The comfortable sofa moves further and further away.
The life I wanted to spend my whole life lying down in comfort seemed to be getting further away.