Yes, Aqua Stigma."
"Thank you...!?"
A water spirit appeared out of nowhere, carved a water crest onto my chest, and then left.
what?
Are these annual events starting to get sloppy?
I only just heard that a water spirit lives in this underground cavern...
Maybe the fourth time the crests were awarded, it had become an assembly line process. I couldn't tell if the water spirit was particularly careless.
Anyway, now the fourth crest finally shines on my chest.
A red fire crest, a golden earth crest, a green wind crest, and a deep blue water crest.
...My chest looks like a gaming PC.
"To think you had four spirit crests. You're more incredible than I thought."
The dwarf Daqifa said teasingly.
We had already finished water cave exploration mode (or sex mode) and were back dressed, but when I realized that her vagina was already dripping with my semen, I got an erection again.
"That's why Gangastora was killed without being able to do anything. No matter how ferocious his skills are, they are still within the human frame. There's no way they can compete with the threat of nature itself."
"Hahahaha...!?"
"With that much power, you can do whatever you want. You can even force my daughter to spread her legs."
Dakifa's fixed gaze has been hurting me for a while now.
He seemed extremely upset that his blood relative had been laid to rest.
She didn't care one bit about the fact that she herself had been taken advantage of.
Is this how a mother feels?
"I didn't force you. When I was flirting with Septequifa, I only had one crest..."
"One is enough! Just one spirit crest can destroy a country, and you, as its owner, should know that better than anyone!"
surely....
"But Septequifa also has a crest. She was recognized by the earth spirits along with me."
"Seriously?!"
I had only intended it to be some small talk, but she took a surprise liking to it.
"My daughter has been recognized by the spirits...?! The spirit of the earth...?! Kuh, kufufufufufufufufufufufufu...?!"
"Wh-what's wrong?"
I was startled by the sudden laughter that erupted into a very creepy voice.
Scary...
"Well, isn't that right? That Gangastora sought and sought after the spirit crest but in the end was unable to obtain it, and now my daughter has gotten it!!"
So you're smiling and happy?
"When my daughter had barely turned ten, she was made to fight Gangastora. She was thoroughly beaten and branded as 'useless' by the royal family of Niosebuku. It was an unfair fight. My daughter, like most dwarves, has a 'vocation' related to production. She's not the type to shine in a frontal fight."
"yes"
"If he were given the proper equipment and environment, he would be much more useful than the battle-crazy Gangastora. If he'd been given the proper position, Niosebuku would have been the ruler of the world by now!"
"But that's a problem in itself...?"
"Anyway, Niosebuku is a stupid country that deserves to be destroyed. What's with the survival of the fittest thing? Stupid beasts are one thing, but humanity is much more complicated, so they need more than just strength! They actually need technology, so they rely on the Dwarf country, and yet they have the nerve to say that, you idiot!"
He is in a state of despair.
It is not difficult to imagine that living in Niosebuku was a considerable burden.
There are some environments in which it is impossible to survive without being distorted and twisted.
I want them to at least be able to enjoy themselves freely during sex.
"Hmm... If that's the case, then there seems to be even less of a reason for me to be here. The water spirit I was looking for was easily found, and King Niosebuku and Gangastora are no longer around to report it to. On top of that, someone apparently pulverized the ``Material Jail'' that I risked my life to invent...!"
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!"
It's not crushed.
I just made a small crack in it, and then the spirit inside destroyed it.
"I'm going straight back to the Dwarven Kingdom. I won't be returning to Niosebuku."
"Are you okay? All by yourself...?!"
"Don't underestimate me. It might have been one thing when I was a princess who had just been taken hostage, but I've been through the rough waves of life too. If you're just traveling the roads from town to town, it's probably much easier than being in a hidden place like this."
"surely..."
Honestly, if he can survive alone in the depths of the mountains like this, then human settlements are probably just the first level of an action game.
When I heard that she was a hostage princess, I had the impression that she was unfortunate, but she was so strong that she blew away that preconceived notion.
Even though she's a princess, she's a dwarf and has experience giving birth.
The attributes are too diverse, causing aerial combat.
"Besides, you have better things to worry about than me. The Niosebuku aren't completely extinct yet."
That point was also very valid.
"...Is this the rival to Gangastora?"
"Don't underestimate him just because he's a lower rank than that stupid third prince. Gangastora was a symbol of Niosebuku and worshipped power with all his heart. He was strong, but he was also easy to control. You understand that, right?"
"Well, that's..."
No matter how powerful a beast is, it is easy to manipulate an unintelligent one.
It's like a wild animal in a circus being used to perform tricks by humans who are supposed to be much weaker than themselves.
"That's why I joined him after the king died. Idiots who only believe in power are easy to handle, and because they have nothing else but power, they have no choice but to rely on my techniques. Especially when it comes to capturing spirits and obtaining their powers."
"Tahaha...!"
"But Niosebuku isn't all idiots. It's a large country after all, so there are many talented people. The one we need to be especially careful of is the fourth princess, Synthenoisa..."
When Gangasurah was the leading candidate to become the next king, this name was mentioned as the second favourite.
He conspired with the Sixth Prince and somehow managed to stand up to the all-powerful Gangastora.
Based on that information, I don't think it will be a tougher battle than Gangastura...
"He's a born schemer. He's constantly plotting in his head, coming up with new schemes one after the other. It's almost like creating conspiracies is his reason for living."
Well, I heard that sort of thing from Tamagushi too...
"That Fourth Princess is keeping the Sixth Prince, who was the king's favorite while he was alive. If Gangastora is a mindless beast, then Synthenoiser is a human who knows how to use all kinds of weapons. Remember that sometimes, humans can be more frightening than beasts."
I nodded obediently to Dakifa-san's advice.
"If you want to destroy Niosebuku, the Fourth Princess is an enemy you cannot avoid. If you fight her with the same mindset as you did against Gangastora, you will be caught off guard. And then there is the other person..."
"?"
Her advice still seems to hold true.
"Apart from the fourth princess, there is another person in Niosebuku who should not be underestimated. Although she has abandoned the fight for succession and is watching the situation calmly, I don't know what she is thinking deep down. Depending on how she acts, the current situation could change in any way. In some ways, she may be even more troublesome than the fourth princess."
"it is...?"
"You too should keep an eye on her movements. About the Eighth Princess of Niosebuku, Tamagushi…!"
Oh, it's okay.
Tamagushi is now my cute little flesh toilet.
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I decided to part ways with Dakifa there and then, and head back to the royal capital of Niosebuku first.
The next thing they should do is to attack the combined forces of the Fourth Princess and the Sixth Prince.
Although he is of a lower rank than Gangasurah, since he has made his name as a force he probably has the desire to become king.
From what we've heard, it seems like the fourth princess has the initiative, so will she take the throne herself? Or will she put the sixth prince on the throne and manipulate him as a puppet?
Either way, once a king is born, Niosebuku, who had been driven to the brink of death, will come back to life.
That would be a sloppy approach at best.
In order for the battles we've fought so far to be meaningful, we must crush this final enemy.
With that thought in mind, I flew back to the royal capital of Niosebuku, and this is not a metaphor.
As I was approaching the royal capital of Niosebuku, I witnessed something I never expected.
"this is...!?"
It is flying using the power it receives from the wind spirit, so the bird's-eye view makes it even more clear.
A huge army, intimidating just by its presence, kicking up dust across the flat wasteland.
It was a large military march numbering several thousand people.
The direction they were heading was undoubtedly the royal capital of Niosebuku.
A large army is approaching the royal capital of Niosebuku.
There was still some distance between the army and the royal capital, so it would take some time before they arrived, but there was nothing to get in their way so they would surely get there.
If there was someone capable of mobilizing such a large army in the current situation...
"The rumored fourth princess with the sixth prince...?!"
Who would have thought they would take action so soon?
Dangerous, dangerous.
I thought it would be okay since he was just going to look for Dakifa and would be back soon, but isn't this a bit of a tricky situation?
The capital of Niosebuku itself can be destroyed however much I want, but there are tons of women there that I've had my hands on, including Tamagushi.
This was true of the women in the prison camps, as well as the concubines in the harem.
I will never allow anyone to hurt them.
The wicked beast soldiers were bristling with the idea of me burning them down on the spot, burying them underground, or washing them away with a flood or blowing them away with a tornado, but just before they could carry it out...
"Please wait! Please wait, Sao-sama!!"
Suddenly, a voice came saying "Wait."
I turned around to see what was going on, and saw a strange figure flying through the sky.
Wearing armor.
However, that armor was wide open at the chest and exposed the belly button, so it didn't look like a suitable outfit for armouring.
Currently, I can only think of one person who would wear this kind of erotic armor, which can only be seen as a way to make someone cum.
It was Tamagushi, the Priestess Princess, who made full use of the skills of her [Valkyrie] class.
"Oh, the troublesome Eighth Princess is a woman you can't let your guard down over."
"What's this all of a sudden!?"
That armor also gave him the ability to fly.
If she's a Valkyrie, that makes sense.
「What do you mean, wait? That army is obviously heading towards the capital of Niosebuku, isn't it? If we don't annihilate them here, the cute girls of the royal capital will be in danger...!」
"Do people still say things like 'cute girl' these days?"
I don't know about that.
Anyway, for me, the safety of women is the top priority.
If danger is approaching, the key is to eliminate it before it gets there!
"Please calm down. Those troops are led by the Fourth Princess of Niosebuku, Lady Synthenoisa."
"on second thoughts!!"
"However, this is not a hostile act. We have been notified in advance. Therefore, we must greet them with courtesy. If we don't, we will be the bad guys."
"We...?!"
I thought of myself as an outsider who had barged in, but before I knew it, I was being treated like one of the people involved?
...Now?
"Sister Synthenoisa is demanding the surrender of the royal capital of Niosebuku. It seems that news of Gangastora's defeat and death has already spread. I don't know how she gathered her information, but she has quick ears...!"
surely.
They say that he who controls information controls the world, but this is not bad behavior coming from the Fourth Princess who has a reputation for being a schemer.
"That's what he's been doing. With Gangasurah dead, the royal capital is now empty. Therefore, he believes that he and the sixth prince are the ones who should take over as the next king, and that we should accept it obediently..."
"What is that?"
Shouldn't he at least make it clear whether he or the sixth prince will be the next king before making his recommendation?
However, making an appointment in advance is actually a surprisingly effective tactic.
If they visit you politely, you can't just turn them away.
In this case, it would be easier to deal with someone who just barges in arrogantly.
"But in the end, if it's an enemy, you just have to crush them. No matter how good you try to do it, that's the end of it."
"But it seems that won't be the case...!"
Seeing Tamagushi's worried expression, I tilt my head, wondering what's going on.
The fourth princess has a reputation for being a schemer.
The first move of this enemy, who was an anomaly among the Niosebuku, was truly insidious.
"It was written in the advance notice. The Fourth Princess' faction has formed an alliance with Queen Laevatine of the Kingdom of Leniosegura. That is your homeland. If we become an ally of that, we will no longer be able to fight."