"Y-You can't do this to us! We have rights... this is our lan—mmmgh...!?"
Luka wrapped a rope tightly around Iris's face, sealing her mouth with a jovial glint in his eyes as he squatted beside her face and gently brushed the wet orange hair from her face.
"No, that land has and always will belong to Babylon; the only reason we didn't wipe you out sooner was the fact that you are related to the dwarves."
The shimmering panel before his eyes told him that this situation was dangerous.
[Destiny Record]
Name: Iris Fenix
Title: The Fallen Princess
Age: 18
Race: Human, Dwarf
Rating: Platinum
Level: 1
Class: Bandit (Changeable)
Talent: Iron Will (Rare), Weapon Mastery (Uncommon), ?????? (Sealed)
Skill: Axe Mastery (Level 5), Horse Riding (Level 6), Natural Charm (Level 5), Leadership (Level 3)
[Extra Attributes]
Loyalty: -20
Affection: -50
Corruption: 6
Charm: 21
Originally, he had planned for Brea to come sooner. Thus, he avoided the scuffle and instead brought them into his plans more casually.
'However, what is life without some errors?'
[Oblivion devoured the surrounding fear]
[Desire +3]
'Fear?'
The announcement brought an unexpected delight to Luka.
He stared deeply into the vibrant emerald eyes of the dwarf before him, slowly caressing her cheek with a growing smile. "I didn't plan to do this from the start. Originally, you should have arrived sooner, so we could cooperate."
Iris thrashed around trying to attack him despite being tied to the stool.
A dark swirl grew inside Luka's chest while watching her struggle. He squeezed her nose, tightly blocking the dwarf's ability to breathe.
His heart thumped faster as he held it for one second, then two. By the time Iris's cheeks began to redden, he let go.
Her little nose snorted desperately for air as tears dripped from the corners of her eyes.
[The situation has stirred your lust]
[Desire +5]
"Well, having such a lovely woman around does help." He mused.
"Ahem!"
From behind, Galatea cleared her throat.
'Ah, she's jealous. How wonderful is this situation?'
Luka shook his head to adjust himself, with Brea on his right and Iris on his left.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
The two gave off different scents, one with the hint of soap and a coconut aroma, while Brea's body carried the sensual musk of a female warrior. Galatea's body odour lingered on his body, mixing with the others to create a tantalising fragrance.
He rested a hand on both women's laps, squeezing the muscular meat of their thighs, before glancing at the pair alternatively.
Of course, the two struggled against the ropes binding them.
Alas, this only boosted his power.
[Desire +2]
"I plan to burn Amol Village to kill most of the goblins, then rush in with a few elite knights to kill them before they have a chance to react."
"!!!!!"
"?!"
What amused Luka was the difference in expression between the two women.
Although Brea showed concern, it wasn't to the level of Iris, who began to gnaw at the rope, drool soaking into the fabric as she raged.
Brea instead glanced at him with searching eyes.
That's why he ignored the princess, letting her stew in her own juices.
"Warrior Brea, or should I say, Former Templar Brenna?"
This time, her reaction was much like Iris's, and somehow knowing her past made the beautiful, tanned knight irritable.
"Ngh!!!"
The stool rocked with such force that it almost broke free of the nail embedded in the ground that held it still. Her muscles tightened, revealing a sensual six-pack beneath her loose gown, unlike the tribal armour they wore during the day.
The two women wore rather elegant silk gowns to bed, though he couldn't understand why they hadn't dressed for combat when they left.
"Stop it, or I'll have to hurt your lady."
"Agh!?" A look of fury burned in Brenna's eyes, but Luka didn't fear her.
'They will never turn down the offer I have for them.'
If something went wrong, then thanks to the system under his power, he could keep one of them under control if needed.
'At worst, I'll kill them.'
"So, can we discuss the future properly now. Former Princess, Iris Fenix, Daughter of the King who lost his throne after he betrayed the dwarves?"
Tears brimmed more and more inside her eyes, but she stopped thrashing around and just stared at Luka with a hopeless stare.
He shook his head, feeling the gazes of Vaun, Gerard and Galatea from the other side of the table. Two were a little heavy, but the last was like sharp blades poking the back of his neck each time he stroked their thighs.
'Galatea is a little strange.'
"Look, I am not going to send you to them. Rather than make a flimsy alliance with those old bastards who love gold too much... I want to make you an offer. As the princess of the Fenix clan."
Without waiting for her to react, he unfastened the rope from her lips.
'Ugh, it's so wet and nasty...'
"You Fiend! Release us, don't think I will submit to your overbearing requests!"
The young dwarven princess covered her chest and pointed at Luka.
Luka listened to her mouth off for a few moments before leaning back against Brenna's body until he felt the oversized pillows cushion his fall and smirked back at Iris.
"Do you think I would choose you, with that washboard, if I wanted to enjoy those sorts of things? Look at Brenna, look at Galatea! How do you compare with such a pathetic little body!"
"Y-You... You.... how...could you say that!?"
'After all, a sheltered princess cannot easily change her colours.'
"You're not from Amol Village, in fact, you people only recently arrived there and took control, right?"
"Shut up, what do you know?!"
'Everything... the fact that the original Amol Village was a violent, lustful bandit hole that was a thorn in my grandfather's side. Yet somehow, the moment these two arrived with their 'bandit' forces and formed a militia, all those rapists died somehow.'
However, he just smiled at Iris, somehow by instinct knowing this would make her angrier and lower her rational thought enough to deal with.
"Don't be so quick to anger. What will happen to your poor husband in the future? Will you beat him if he asks for sex, or tries to touch your pretty little cheeks?"
He reached out, easily pinching them.
Iris trembled like a firework about to explode.
"Luka de Babylon! How dare you treat me this way as a mere lord, a mere lord dares to caress and fondle this princess's face!"
"Oh? What a cute little outburst, I almost fell for you."
"W-Who cares about your feelings, damned pervert, shut up! Leave here and leave Amol!"
Her pride swelled as she folded both arms over her modest chest.
Luka watched her with an endless smile before shaking his head and pointing to the map, hoping to wake Iris from her dream.
"In the Village, there are at least two hundred goblins with a shaman heading the charge. They will have slaughtered all men by now, and multiple goblins are raping the women to increase their forces as we speak."
"Eh?" Iris froze, her eyes opening wide at Luka's words.
"To kill them is to save them, a goblin burned is a woman saved. I know you adore your people, but the women remaining will be broken husks, losing their will to live, knowing they are sulleyed and no man would wish to share a body with a goblin."
His words were cold, dark and yet honest.
Both Brea and Iris shook violently, their anger no longer directed at him but at the filthy goblins which were ravaging their people.
"I promise to slaughter every last goblin in the entire highland, to build an outpost that stops them from entering and kill any goblin on sight. All you have to do is become my ally, whether through an oath, marriage, or submission."
"LUKA!"
"W-What?!"
"My Lord!?"
"Sire...!"
Galatea's shout echoed through the room, while the demure Iris glanced up at him with wet, tearful eyes, barely able to swallow the current state of her people.
Luka didn't speak without thinking; he offered everything to Iris.
What she chose would determine his next actions.
[Oblivion devoured the surrounding Wrath and Greed]
[Desire +10]
If the proposal before shocked them.
Then his next words sparked a storm that tore through the room and the people within.
"Are you truly not going to ally with me, the Lord of Babylon.
Future king of all humanity?"