Three days have passed since Cecilia's first experience with the Сock, and it's already Friday evening, nearing the weekend.
Unfortunately, Cecilia has been avoiding training and hiding from me for the past three days, using illness as an excuse.
I went to Cecilia's room to look for her once, but she wouldn't even let me hear her voice, completely ignoring me.
I almost broke down the door, but then I thought that since that's the case, I might as well finish Ceres's training first, so I said, "Let's start again next week," and let it go.
Is my Сock really that impactful...? Heh.
This is only the beginning, and our Cecilia is too delicate!
What should I use to make up for Cecilia's tutoring...? Oh dear, that's...
"Haa!!!"
"Oh!?" Just as I was pondering how to punish Cecilia for skipping class, a gust of wind mixed with ice blades swept towards me.
Since Cecilia's class was canceled, I took Celes to spar outside Ladia City with nothing to do.
Ugh... what's with this blizzard? I almost got blown away if I wasn't careful!
Clang!
Pfft!
Good heavens!
These ice blocks are ridiculously powerful!
They're incredibly heavy!
If these ice blocks were still as sharp as before, it would be quite dangerous.
"What? Celes, you have this kind of move!?"
"Hoo hoo. This is a personally modified version of the superior magic 'Blizzard.'"
"This is no joke... Ugh! That was close! I almost got hit!"
"It's not over yet! Lord Semo♡" Celes launched an ice blade at me with a delighted smile.
Even though there was no need to defeat me anymore, she's become so strong... In our previous duel, I could barely hold on and subdue the exhausted Celes, but now I'll probably fall before her!
"This... if Ceres's attitude towards me had changed any later, it would have been truly dangerous!?"
"Don't just focus on ranged attacks, Lord Semo♡ Come on, this one too♡"
While I was frantically deflecting the incoming ice blade, Ceres had already quietly moved closer, brandishing a condensed ice crystal in her hand.
What is that!
An ice sword!?
Ceres even knows this kind of move!?
"What the hell! When did this happen...!"
"Activate the skill set first, then use the crystal sword for close combat. This is my specialty from my adventurer days♡"
Ceres's translucent ice sword was slashing down with considerable force.
Simultaneously, ice shards flew from all directions. And Ceres's relaxed, seemingly enjoying smile.
This is... the true strength of a high-level adventurer...! "Hoo hoo hoo!!!"
"Lord Shimo. That was too much of a movement...!"
Ugh...!
I won't admit defeat in terms of strength...!
But thinking about it, aside from my stats, I'm just an ordinary monster...!
Although I've defeated Bivora, who's over level 40, that guy was exhausted from breaking through the safety barrier!
Cough...!
Yeah.
Is this my current level, with nothing but stamina and strength...?
Even though I didn't use my full strength because it was a sparring match with my female, the difference is just too much...!
"Pfft!!!" Just as I was marveling at Celeste's noticeably improved strength, a heavy shard of ice suddenly pierced my side.
As I staggered, Celeste's crystal sword seized the opening and approached the hilt of my wand...—clang! It knocked my wand away, sending me sprawling to the ground.
This is my first defeat against Celeste—I'd always won using unorthodox methods before.
"Puha... I lost..."
"Hehe♡ I won, Lord Semo♡"
Although I knew Celeste was recovering her strength, I didn't expect there was still room for improvement.
Based on past experience, I thought that attribute values alone would be enough to place her among the top in this other world. It seems I was overconfident.
Ugh... I never thought I'd suffer a defeat in a one-on-one battle with my female...
"She's definitely different from before... Is this Celeste's strength from her adventurer days?"
"Hmm... It feels like she's still about 10% weaker? But I can definitely feel her strength recovering."
It's not 100% yet... Hmm.
This life of only caring about mating and pleasure is starting to make me a little uneasy.
"Wow, our Celeste is amazing... *chuckles*. If she had this strength back then, she would have been driven away without a second thought."
"Hehe♡ Then I wouldn't have been able to enjoy the happiness of being Lord Semo's female. Thank goodness♡"
"Hehe. That's true."
The happiness of being my female... To actually say something like that. Our Celeste is truly ripe now.
"Oh dear. So, the victorious Lady Celeste, what is your wish~"
"Oh dear♡ Would you like to hear it?" I dusted off my trousers, stood up, and hugged Celeste, asking with a happy giggle.
The expression on her face back then in Ladia, gritting her teeth and saying she wanted to drive me away, is now completely gone.
"Of course. Didn't we agree that winning the duel would grant one wish? How about, like we agreed before, kicking me out of Radia~"
"Ah…♡You're so mean…♡Absolutely not♡" Celestia happily accepted my hand kneading her ample breasts, yet grabbed my hand as if this was the only thing she couldn't agree to.
Now, she had become a female who couldn't live without me, belonging exclusively to Сock—Celes.
"Don't go anywhere, Radia…no, just stay by my side♡Lord Semo♡"
The female who had won the duel confessed her wish and smiled.
......
"…Ah, you've come! Lady Celestia…God, God Beast!"
The soldiers at the entrance to the lord's castle greeted her with slightly panicked voices.
That's understandable.
The lord's wife returning arm in arm with a monster—who wouldn't be surprised?
However, since some people are still shocked, it seems the news hasn't spread too far among the soldiers yet…
"…Lady Celestia is with a monster…"
"I've never seen her so intimate with the lord…"
"She used to tremble with anger at the sight of monsters. What's going on?"
"Um, I heard from the maids who clean the lord's bedroom…"
Judging from the maids' conversation overheard in the corridor, it seems the news has spread to some extent among them.
Well, Celestia doesn't seem to care much now… but letting it go unchecked is still a bit inappropriate.
…Maybe I should just turn those maids into slaves too… Now that Celestia is my female, the maids of this lord's castle are ultimately my females as well… No, this is too much.
She's actually considering harming innocent ordinary people.
Is it because she had a pleasant time with our slaves at the birthday party? Her resistance to increasing the number of slaves has completely disappeared.
Hmm… what's with this strange feeling?
"...Huh? Cecilia?"
"..." Just as I was pondering my increasingly dangerous humanity, I saw Cecilia standing at the end of the corridor, staring at Celeste.
When I waved, Cecilia disappeared with a subtle expression.
Hmm... Was she angry because of my intimacy with Celeste? No, saying she was angry was a bit too subtle...? Oh well, what could she do? Celeste is my female now.
Since I said I'd rest this week, I'll let you off this time. Cecilia.
There are more important things now.
"Where's your luggage?"
"Hehe. I prepared it yesterday."
"Pfft. How long have you been looking forward to this? You actually prepared it a long time ago."
"A pleasant weekend with Lord Semo, of course I'm looking forward to it♡"
"Hehehe. I really am... Okay. Then hurry up and finish talking and come back."
"Okay♡ Please wait a moment♡" Celeste planned to spend the weekend in the Demon King's Castle, enjoying the happy time she wanted.
She walked confidently into her husband's office and told him about her affair.
This was the behavior of a female without shame or guilt, an act that filled me with pride.
Through the open door, I watched Albert's brilliantly desperate expression as he discovered Celine and me.
Although the hallway couldn't hear, Celine, in announcing the affair, infused her husband's despair with an indescribable emotion.
Watching Albert tremble and bow his head, a surge of pleasure welled up within me, and I smiled.