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"The woman you called your "aunt" and the blessed girl have awakened, the others are still waiting," Almanfi said and I nodded.
This was perfect after all, I could explain what happened step by step to my family and they would assimilate it.
And so I chose to go first with the blessed girl
*Tock, tock, tock!*
I knocked on the room door three times waiting for a response.
"Come in..." The blessed girl's voice sounded softly and so I opened the door.
When I opened it I was greeted by the image of the blonde-haired girl sitting on the bed with an expression of absolute confusion.
But when she looked at me she smiled instinctively and quickly got out of bed.
"Rudeus...what happened?!" She asked but I just looked into her eyes, it was the best way to explain it.
"hmmm..." She immediately understood what I meant and her eyes glowed white as she looked at my recent memories.
At the end his expression became complicated and then turned into a slight smile.
"I see...that bastard cardinal asked for it haa..." She muttered with exhaustion as she used her power and sat down on the chair in the room.
"But...was it really necessary to destroy the city?" She asked.
"Not completely, the residential district and the Vatican were left messed up by me, they can rebuild," I explained.
Still, she raised an eyebrow at me but said nothing and just nodded.
"But in that case, where will we go?"
"I'll take you all to Sharia, where you can stop being the blessed girl and just be you!" I told her with a smile, but she was still hesitant.
"But what would I do there? I have never lived outside my residence in the cardinal's faction..." She murmured fearfully.
Apparently she also seemed to be a person who was scared by the J word.
"you will be with us at the magic university There you'll be able to develop your talents and make friends. Didn't you say you wanted to make friends?" I asked her, and she nodded shyly.
"In that case, there will be the best option. There you can be you and not the blessed girl. You won't be a weapon or a political tool, just you! A beautiful lady from Millis!" I told her with a smile.
The Miko immediately blushed at this and looked away from mine.
"Beatuful?!, m-me?!" She squealed in embarrassment and I nodded.
"Yes, beautiful you, why do you think those guards of yours favored you so much?" I asked and she just let out a long sigh.
"I guess I don't have a choice, right?...then I'll be in your care" she said as she took my hand with a smile but then she blinked repeatedly as if she was remembering something.
"But... And now where are we?..."
"Hah, I know it sounds crazy but right now we're in Perugius Castle...The Armored Dragon King" I muttered and she practically froze.
"..."
"..."
"..."
A full minute passed and she didn't move from her spot or blink.
In the end I had to use King rank healing magic to get her to react.
She practically had a heart attack from shock...
"I-I'm sorry... I'm just very surprised... I've always admired the armored dragon and I would like to meet him..." She murmured shyly.
"You can do it, but it will be later, okay? I also brought Therese here, I will talk to her and you will also talk to her later, okay?" I asked and she nodded.
So I left the room where Almanfi was waiting for me.
"Lord Perugius is willing to meet Lady Miko if you wish," he said suddenly.
"Yes, I would like to, but in a few moments, I want Therese to go with her too," I told him and he nodded.
'Shit... I forgot for a moment that Perugius can see everything that happens through his light spirits...'
But I didn't say that out loud and just walked into the room where Therese was.
"Rudeus!" She exclaimed in surprise upon seeing me, as she stood pacing back and forth across the room with an anxious expression.
"What happened? Where are we?, Where is the blessed girl?! And why did I see you attacking Millis?!!!" She shouted, clearly more worried than the Miko.
"Calm down, aunt, the blessed girl is in the room in front of us and she is fine, and why Millis attacked, well..." I murmured and so I began to tell her everything that had happened.
I also made sure to use my [Charm] skill to make her relax even more around me.
"n-no...no! That's not possible! The cardinal never!..." She murmured in terror upon hearing my reasons.
Her devotion to Millis was also clear from the way she refused to believe it.
"Believe it or not, it's the truth, Aunt, the Doldias were simply defending themselves and since they are my family, I helped them," I told her seriously.
Therese clenched her fists tightly, looking at the ground as tears accumulated on her face.
"w-what you're saying is true?!" She demanded as she trembled, her own beliefs crumbling in front of her, leaving her in shock.
"Yes, otherwise I would never have attacked your city, aunt," I whispered in her ear while hugging her tightly.
I made sure to leave my hands on her lower back near her fleshy buttocks.
She instantly blushed but nodded slightly with her face buried in my chest.
"b-but my family..."
"Don't worry, I've already talked this over with my mom and she specifically asked me to save the Latreia, they're here too," I said with a smile.
"Zenith..." Therese murmured in relief as tears began to fall from her eyes.
"How is it possible that the cardinal...they should love their neighbors not do this!" She sobbed into my chest as she hugged me tightly.
I hugged her just as tightly, one hand on her buttocks and the other gently stroking her head.
"nnnghn!!~" as her feelings calmed down my aunt felt my hand on her buttocks and she blushed visibly looking at me reproachfully.
[Ding!]
[Therese's affection increased to 65%]
[n-no! We are aunt and nephew! Our love can't be...or can it?]
"Rudeus... I'm your aunt..." She murmured weakly but made no real effort to get away from me.
"I know, but you're also a woman and a very beautiful one," I said and she blushed even more.
"b-but that girl Eris...she loves you and you're going after your aunt..." She said weakly, her face getting closer to mine.
"That doesn't matter, I married my mother and we have a beautiful little daughter, Norn, our love can also be" I said while kissing her on the neck.
"nnngh!!!" She visibly shuddered and tried to get away from me.
"No...Lord Millis says that...oh god~" she moaned as my hands reached her tits and nipples.
"Shh...don't resist, let's keep the bloodline pure" I whispered to her and she pressed her lips together, completely aroused.
Her panties quickly became wet with drops of love juices falling to the floor repeatedly, like a drip in her pussy.
"W-what are you saying?!" She squealed in shock as she tried to separate herself from me, looking at me lustfully.
"I say marry me" I said and she froze.
"...but I'm your aunt and you-"
"I dont care, I love you and only you, just as you are" I said and she started to shake heavily and she was about to come.
"hoooo...n-no...you...uuuugh!! " She moaned as she came on the floor wetting her panties and the floor.
"haaa...haa... I-I guess I don't have a choice, right?..." She muttered as she stared at me but soon looked away.
"I-I'll marry you...b-but I want time... I want to see Zenith and adjust...you said we're in Sharia, right?" She murmured weakly.
"Yes, in the Kingdom of Ranoa to be more specific" I said and she nodded.
"So please...give me time, and when I'm ready...I'll marry you..."
[Ding!]
[Therese's affection increased to 80%!]
[I don't care if you're my nephew anymore...but I want to get to know you better first...]
A smile formed on my face at the system notification and I kissed Therese on the neck causing her to shudder.
"Okay, I'll let you process it, like I said the blessed girl is in the other room, she asked for you so you should go see her" I said and she nodded firmly.
So we both left the room but I stayed there doing nothing for a few moments.
My uncles and grandparents hadn't woken up yet, maybe it was a side effect of my hypnosis magic or something but when I checked them all with healing magic I found they were fine so I left.
Or so I would say, since when I was walking out of the hallways of the rooms, Almanfi immediately stopped me.
"Lord Rudeus, Lord Perugius requests your presence in the meeting room, it's about the black-haired girl" he said and I narrowed my eyes in confusion.
"Nanahoshi? What happened to her?" I asked, but the guy with the cat mask didn't answer and instead transformed into a ray of light.
I had no choice but to follow him and so we arrived where Perugius was.
To my surprise he was already out of his throne at the foot of the last step looking at me with fear.
"Since the last time you left, the girl has locked herself in her room and hasn't come out to eat. Almanfi reports hearing noises similar to sobbing," he said, and I was in shock.
'Sobbing? But why? She looked fine when I left, it was only two days ago, damn it!'
"I see, thanks for letting me know" I said and before he could react I moved quickly to Nanahoshi's room.
I stood at the door for a few moments to see if I could hear anything, but it was all silent.
*tock, tock, tock!*
I knocked on the door three times and called her.
"..." After twenty seconds I got no response and knocked again.
"..." No response again and using my Superd eye I could sense that she was inside the room which is why she was ignoring me.
"Nanahoshi, I'm going in..." I told her and so I entered the room which was dark, she hadn't lit her candles...
"Nanahoshi?..." I asked and to my surprise I found her wrapped in her sheets and looking towards the wall opposite the door.
"Nanahoshi?..." I asked but she didn't answer me instead she covered her head with her blanket.
"d-don't call me Nanahoshi...I told you to call me Shisuka... you sound like you're keeping your distance between us..." She murmured in a tearful tone while her body trembled slightly.
'Oh shit...'
"I'm sorry Shizuka...but what's wrong? Do you miss home? If so, then we can move forward with my theory if you like. I can be here with you for a few hours if you want..." I said while putting a hand on her shoulder.
This simple act caused her to shudder and curl into a fetal position.
"n-no...it's not that...y-you...you....(Sniff!)...y-you looked so happy with that winged woman!...(Sniff!) And...uuhhh..." She mumbled and then began to cry uncontrollably, burying her face in her pillow.
'Oh shit, I get it now...but isn't it a little early for her?...'
[Ding!!]
[Ding!!]
[Ding!!]
[Ding!!]
[Ding!!]
[make her happy!!!]
[reward: whatever you want!]
[Ding!!!]
[Ding!!]
''Okay, I get it! Shut up!' I screamed in my mind while shaking my head.
I immediately lay down next to her, holding her in my arms. She resisted strongly, trying to get away from me, but I was stronger, so I continued to hug her.
"Let me go! You have that winged bitch! Isn't she enough? Are you playing with me? You come, you get me excited, you make me let my guard down and then you break my heart! Is this a little game for You?!, Am I a game to you?!" She screamed at the top of her lungs with indignation, anger and sadness in her tone as tears fell from her eyes rapidly and her body trembled.
But I still continued to hold her and stroke her hair as she sobbed loudly into my chest.
Her crying was even more heartbreaking than Therese's a few moments ago.
So after a long ten minutes Nanahoshi finally calmed down and held onto me tightly.
"You are all I have from my world... Please don't leave me..." She sobbed with a hoarse voice and eyes swollen from crying.
For my part, I was completely speechless. I never thought my interactions with her would leave such a lasting impression on her.
And those last words were all I needed to know.
"No, I'll never leave you... And I'll help you return to your world, okay? It's a promise," I told him.
She didn't answer, instead she looked me straight in the eyes, hugged my neck and... kissed me on the lips.
But it was a quick kiss, our lips barely touched but that was enough for her as her face turned red as a tomato as she buried her face in my chest.
"Th-that was my first kiss..." She squealed in embarrassment.
"Hehe, it shows," I whispered in her ear and she gave me a furtive glance before remembering what had happened and becoming shy once again.
"Please... don't leave me... I'm alone here, I don't know anyone... you're the only person I can relax and be myself with..." She murmured as she held onto me tightly.
"I already told you I won't leave you," I said as I continued to hug her tightly.
But she still didn't seem convinced so I made a decision.
"Shisuka...in that case come live with me in Sharia, I have my house there and you won't have to live here alone," I said.
She nodded immediately as she clung to me while a small smile formed on her face.
So I hugged her until she could control herself and stopped crying, so she could relax in my arms and fall deeply asleep.
[Ding!]
[No bullshit!]
"..."