3 days later
"Aqua-kun... Is there any unresolved conflict between us? I believe our families will be engaged and much closer in the future. If you ever need help from the royal family, please say so. We can assist you."
The woman speaking was Queen Mylene Rapha Holfort, queen of the Holfort Kingdom.
She was an incredibly beautiful woman with long, flowing silvery-white hair, striking blue eyes, and an unmistakably voluptuous body.
Her breasts were full and heavy, straining against the elegant fabric of her dress, while her wide hips and thick thighs gave her a lush, fertile figure that screamed pure MILF.
She was undeniably thicc in all the right places.
"Why would you say that, Auntie? I don't think we need any help," Aqua answered with a chuckle, treating the royal dining table as casually as if it were his own home.
His gaze, however, kept drifting toward Erica Rapha Holfort.
In his opinion, the princess was far more appealing—younger, fresher, and much more pleasant to look at than her mother.
He had more a taste for younger women.
The queen, while undeniably beautiful, simply didn't stir the same heat in his blood.
Erica seemed to have dyed her hair to match her mother's rather than keeping that ugly purple like her father and her idiot brother.
[Main Task: Royal Family Breeding]
[Details: You have identified two high-quality women as targets—mother and daughter, the queen and the princess. Your objective: breed both of them at the same time. Prove you can bed both women, keep yourself unharmed, and even thrive while doing it simultaneously.]
[Time Limit: 3 Years]
[Reward: Red Dragon Core (Nasuverse)]
[Status Quest]
Mylene Rapha Holfort (Incomplete)
Erica Rapha Holfort (Incomplete)
Well, fuck yeah.
A red dragon core from the Nasuverse.
With this thing, his physical stats, his mana reserves, and everything else about him would at least reach the same level as Saber.
That was some serious power.
He also didn't forget to activate his Mystic Eyes of Lust the moment his gaze locked onto Erica.
Let the seduction begin.
The princess had no idea what was about to hit her—or how deep he planned to go.
Noticing where his eyes lingered, Queen Mylene smiled with visible relief. "It seems you like her. How about we arrange a match between the two of you?"
"But, Mother... we've only just met each other for the first time," Erica protested weakly, though her eyes kept glancing at Aqua shyly, her face flushing a deep red.
The duke's son was dangerously handsome—his calm, piercing blue eyes and rich, deep voice made her heart flutter.
He reminded her of a charming actor from her previous life.
Yes, Erica was a reincarnator. Leon, Marie, and all the other cast members in Mobuseka? This wasn't a bug. It was simply the setting of the anime—where they had all been reincarnated into an Otome Game.
Aqua chuckled in response. "It doesn't matter to me. But you'll need to talk with Earl Offrey about this, Queen Mylene. I'm already engaged. However, if polygamy is allowed, I could marry the princess as my first wife and swear loyalty only to her."
Queen Mylene looked at him deeply as he continued sipping his wine, enjoying their conversation as if nothing was at stake.
She replied calmly, "Then I suppose it can't be helped. I wanted my daughter to live happily ever after with her own prince charming. Not to spend her life doing political work inside some harem."
"Regrettable indeed," Aqua said smoothly, then gave Erica a playful wink.
The princess turned even redder and gave him a tiny, shy nod, saying nothing.
Then the queen's expression darkened. She pressed forward, her tone growing sharper. "Let's talk about our previous topic, Aqua-kun. Your father told us this came on your orders. Why did you kill one of the royal family's knights?"
Aqua's eyes widened in surprise, his expression looking genuinely innocent. "Is that so? When did this happen? Please tell me, Your Majesty. I will personally punish anyone who disrespected the royal family."
Now it was the queen's turn to feel embarrassed.
She couldn't exactly admit that the spies who had been monitoring Elf Island—the ones slain under Aqua Redgrave's direct orders—were actually the royal family's own men, could she?
However, she quickly recovered, her calm and poised composure returning. "You know exactly what we're talking about, Lord Redgrave."
The intimate form of address was gone. She had switched back to formal, cold, and distant.
That alone was enough to express the queen's attitude—she wanted to get to the bottom of this, and she wasn't going to let him dodge the question any longer.
"I don't know what you're talking about, Queen Mylene," Aqua said with a chuckle, swirling the wine in his glass.
"If you're referring to traitors, then yes—I did kill quite a lot of them. Their executions were carried out under my direct orders. Elf Island is now territory of the Redgrave House. We have never, ever appreciated intruders who violate our sovereignty, our safety, or our comfort."
"I went there once, but because we opened it to the public, pirates attacked us and nearly succeeded—if not for the efficiency of my father's forces."
"I believe my decision to close it off and prevent outsiders from disrupting Elf Island's security was a wise one, Queen Mylene."
Mylene was trapped in deep thought.
She had never imagined she would encounter someone so difficult to pry open, someone who deflected every question with such infuriating ease.
Her eyes sharpened.
She continued pressing. "I am talking about why your knights seem to be searching and digging around Elf Island, Lord Redgrave. You are destroying the nature, the sovereignty, and the culture of the natives."
"Did the Royal Family ever truly care for the well-being of other races?" Aqua replied, his voice dripping with sarcasm. "Wow. How amazing. They cared so much that they were whoring elves out with price tags still attached."
"Mind your mouth, Lord Redgrave." Queen Mylene slammed her palm against the table before her, the sharp crack of impact silencing the room.
The atmosphere shifted instantly, aggressive tension coiling thick in the air.
Erica gulped nervously beside them.
"Please, Mother... Aqua-kun... this is dinner," she pleaded softly.
Queen Mylene's expression softened slightly at her daughter's words.
She glanced back at Aqua, her composure returning but her resolve unshaken. "We will get to the bottom of this, Lord Redgrave. Do not hinder the Royal Family from investigating."
Aqua sipped his wine leisurely, utterly unbothered by her threat. "Then may they live long enough to witness it. Don't play games with us, Queen Mylene. Elf Island is ours. We have no problem summoning every noble house to defend their respective rights from a Royal Family that wants to interfere with their interests."
Queen Mylene chuckled in return, though there was no warmth in it. "We shall see how many friends you can gather, Lord Redgrave. Moreover, your own position may not be as safe as you think. Your father will never allow you to do whatever you please."
But her smile didn't last long.
Servants suddenly burst into the room, their faces pale, their voices trembling with urgency.
"Queen! Duke Redgrave has been attacked! He was shot in the chest by one of the Sky Pirate leaders. His fleets have been destroyed. The Sky Pirates have been pushed back, but the Duke... he's already drawing his last breath..."
The smile vanished completely from Queen Mylene's face.
She stared at Aqua, who had risen from his seat, his expression a volatile mix of rage and grief.
He let out a heavy sigh and turned to her.
"Forgive me, Queen Mylene. I don't think we can continue our conversation. The Redgrave Family needs me."
With that, he turned away without looking back.
Good grief. The old man is gone.
Now, no one could ever take his inheritance or his power again.
Never.
Rest in peace, old man.
It wasn't a waste for him to move so many knights and station them so heavily on Elf Island.
That very move left Duke Redgrave vulnerable to a surprise attack—because all the best knights and mechas had been taken by Aqua, leaving the old man with only a pathetic handful of troops.
With Aqua helping to coordinate the old man's location, the Sky Pirates found him easily.
They struck hard and fast, putting a bullet clean through his chest and ending his miserable life right then and there.
The moment Duke Redgrave threatened to take back his power—that very same moment—Aqua had already begun scheming his demise.
He never allowed anyone to interfere with his plans.
Never.
And on top of that, the Royal Family couldn't accuse him of a damn thing.
So far, he had been the reasonable one. He had offered friendship. He had offered marriage.
Meanwhile, the Royal Family was throwing tantrums and demanding he allow them to intervene in his territory at will, invading his sovereign land like they owned it.
If the Royal Family jumped out and started pointing fingers at his nose, it would be easy for him to make them look like nothing but power-hungry grabbers.
After all, they had been sniffing around Elf Island without the Redgrave Family's permission.
Whatever cooperation had once existed between the Royal Family and the old man—it was over now.
And it ended exactly the way Aqua wanted it to.
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