Chapter 439: 439

Aegir POV

After eating, we look around to see if theres anything else that is worth noting .

Ah, a water fountain!

Miti points happily .

In a corner of the main street lined with many street stands is a newly built fountain spouting water up high .

There is a pretty large fountain on the perimeter where people are cheering .

It seems the fountain is public and can be enjoyed freely by the citizens .

Trisnia is adjacent to the North Teries river and is also connected to many other smaller streams so there are plenty of water sources available for the city .

Thats why they have the luxury of discharging water like this without worry .

Rafens water situation has dramatically improved since the completion of the aqueduct, but theres no comparison to a city thats beside a large river . Nonna would be overjoyed if such a fountain was added to the city, whereas Adolph would most likely faint and go bald .

Still, dont you think its strange? Why is it shooting the water up at the sky?

Err, it feels like someone explained it to me beforemmm .

Miti ponders the question .

Its too complicated for me to understand~

Maria gave up .

Well, theres no reason to rack my brains over it, Im not a fountain craftsman after all .

Then, Miti and Maria start squirming restlessly .

Why dont you go play? Its not like were pressed for time .

Its summer time . After eating and walking around for a while, they would want to cool their sweaty bodies in the water .

Theyre also wearing travel clothes, which are fine with getting wet .

Urm

It might be a little embarrassing

Oh, I guess playing in the fountain is a childlike act .

In that case

I pick up Maria and Miti, one in each of my arms, and head towards the fountain .

Kyaa! I said it was embarrassing!

Waa~ everyone is looking .

I hop into the fountain with the two of them regardless of their screams .

Gyaa! A big person jumped in!!

Fuee Im soaked now .

Is he the same as Mr . Maroo? Hes a grown-up and plays tag with me every day until late~

I made a large splash when I entered, causing the kids nearby to shriek . Their parents groan in disapproval .

Hahaha, seems like I upset some people .

Gosh! Its not normal for someone as big as master to get in!

I dont care anymore~ Might as well enjoy ourselves if were going to be embarrassed anyways~

Becoming unbound, Miti and Maria start frolicking in the water without concern of being watched .

That led to the adults sitting in the vicinity to gradually slip in the water too .

Everyone actually wanted to go in . Because I was so gung ho about it, they figured it wasnt such a bad idea .

Ufu, Ill join too .

Mel comes in and splashes the other two .

Kyaa! Thats too much~

Aahn, dont get water in my back~

The three of themforgetting Mels age, play noisily .

I get out of the water and sit on the edge of the fountain, letting the girls have fun .

I only jumped in to get Miti and Maria in the water, not because I wanted to play .

Id rather sit here and admire the wet clothes sticking to the girls bodies .

A married woman throws an especially large wave of water at her own child .

Her clothes are so thin that I can see her nipples underneath .

Her nipples are dark and her areolas are fairly big, indicative of a mature lady .

The tugging of my sleeve interrupts my thoughts .

I dont see anyone at first, it was only when I looked down that I found a little kid .

Hey mister, youre big .

And youre still small .

The childwho is taking a break from playing in the water, was half naked on top .

Nevertheless, I cant tell whether the child is male or female .

Techi is a girl .

Is that so? Then Ill have to be careful with you .

I remind myself as I lift the child and rest her on the side of the fountain .

Carry me .

Haanh?

I let out a dumb sound when the child extends her arms .

Carry me . You look like you can do it higher than mama .

Now I understand what she meant .

Currying favor with a child, albeit a female, wont do much for me now, however refusing her and making her cry will leave me in an awkward position too .

There, high enough?

I support the girl with my hands in her armpits and raise her until shes up to my eye level .

She doesnt weigh anything and I can probably lift her with one finger .

So high~ Its way higher than mama!

In the corner of my vision, a person who I believe to be the mother is staring at me nervously .

Shes attractive and has a nice pair of boobs .

Higher~

Sure .

I smile at the mother and then raise the child up to my head .

Woah so high Techi is looking down at everyone fuoh .

What a strange sense of happiness .

Her mother, realizing that I wont do any harm, pats her chest and slowly walks over to me .

Hey no, Techi! Dont bother someone you dont know!

Being scolded wasnt enough to rid the young girls curiosity .

More! Go higher!

Sadly, my arms wont stretch any further .

Higher! Techi wants to go even higher!

Fine . Stay still then .

Ill do the same thing that makes Pipi happy .

The mother bows and apologizes for imposing on me .

Its fine, pleasing a child isnt a big deal .

I smile in return, lower my hips, and thentoss the girl in the air .

She must have flown 10 no, 20 m up .

Gyaaaaaaaaaa!!

The mother suddenly screams .

Hey, doing that right next to me is dangerous . What if I fail to catch her?

After hovering briefly at the apex of the toss, she falls back down rapidly .

I adjust my position by shifting a few steps to the left and right, then absorb as much of the impact as I catch her .

Woaaaah a bird Techi became a bird

A mysterious ecstacy washes over the childs face .

I immediately turn around from the blood lust directed at me .

She should be f

The mothers right fist meets my jaw .

Of course not

Her left fist plunges into my solar plexus . A splendid combo .

gah!!

Her final blow was a sharp knee to my groin .

I dont know why shes hitting me, but shes quite the impressive woman .

While I was reeling, the mother took her child and left .

The little girl wanted me to toss her once more, but her mother gave me a death stare .

By this time, Maria and the others had their fill playing in the water and are now on the side wringing their clothes and brushing their hair .

Sometimes its nice to be a kid again and do kid activities .

Just coming to Trisnia to play makes me feel at peace .

Oh my, look here Littoria-san . The common folk are making a fuss .

Yes mother, I was wondering why it was so noisy . There is quite a strong vulgar smell around here .

Appearing before us are two women, one wearing frilly clothes and the other holding a frilly parasol .

The first is in her 40s and the second is likely in her mid-teens; I cant tell her actual age because of how thick her makeup is .

Unfortunately, neither of them were blessed with a decent face or figure .

The younger one walks over as were tidying our outfits, and after staring for some time, waves her paper fan over her mouth, deliberately showing her superiority .

Mother, they think that just because their clothes are slightly presentable, they can play in the water .

The mature lady reacts in an exaggerated manner .

Oh my! Thats why lowly peasants are hopeless . They dont know how to dress and no, look carefully, Littoria-san . At first glance, their clothes appear nice, but they arent sewn with gold or silver thread and they dont even have jeweled buttons in other words, theyre cheap and perfectly suitable to their class .

Of course we dont have gold threads woven into our travel clothes . Jewels are out of the question too . It would be too heavy .

How pitiful, mother .

Yes, we should at least let them see what high class jewels look like .

The duo display their necklaces and bracelets decorated with gems .

Theyre certainly big, but the shapes are somewhat uneven to me .

Previously, Claire told me the true value of a jewel is based on the clarity of its shine and how its processed .

If the gem is badly cut and cloudy, its size doesnt matter or so she said .

What do these people want?

How meddlesome

Miti, who was in a good mood, became glum, Maria frowned and Mel simply went quiet with a smile plastered on her face .

Meanwhile, the arrogant mother and child do as they please in front of the fountain .

They brushed the toddlers aside with a folding fan as if they were insects to prevent being bumped .

Shoo, shoo! What if you dirty my clothes .

Even after chasing the kids back to their parents, the mother rained abusive comments from afar .

Since were at it, how about getting the brats to do our laundry here . No, nevermind, the water is so filthy that itll ruin the scenery . It would waste the beauty of Trisnia .

This is too much .

Yet the mothers around the pair dont fight back, instead they bow in apology and run off with their children .

They might be prominent nobles of this area Goldonia was once like that too .

Miti suggests in disgust .

If people like that lived in the neighborhood and acted so self-importantly everyday, she probably wouldnt be able to tolerate it .

In Roleil, you see some pretty delinquent knights here and there too .

Maria has also experienced this behavior?

The mother and child come over to us again, seemingly finished with the other citizens .

Anyways, mother . These individuals dont you think its odd? There is one man and three women

Yes, most likely the man is a feudal lord of some rural area who picked up a few girls from a deserted poor village to play with . Aah, how obscene!

Mel awkwardly averts her eyes, but it doesnt bother me that shes from a poor village .

Whats wrong with picking up a girl, loving her, and having kids with her? Its great .

Now that you mention it, these three dont have any aura at all . Their faces are forgettable .

Yes, this one is depressing .

D-depressing?

Mitis shoulders slump .

That one ismediocre, no distinguishing features at all . She looks the same as all the girls standing at the front of the inns of any town .

Mediocre .

Marias voice disappears into the shadows .

And the far woman her face is decent but shes old . It wont be long until her looks fade .

Mels eyes widen and she silently reaches around my waist .

Woah, dont pull out the Dual Crater . Murdering someone in broad daylight is a bad idea .

However, the next words of the arrogant mother and child saved their lives .

To that point, mother is turning 35 this year and is still beautiful as I thought, its the difference in upbringing .

Ufufufu, exactly right Littoria-san . That woman should be in her late twenties, but her lack of dignity makes her look like shes in her thirties .

Mel releases my Dual Crater and grins .

Her earlier blood lust vanished like it never existed .

Mel turns to me and gives me a thumbs up .

Im just happy she isnt seeing red .

Actually, Im reaching the limits of my patience .

I could endure it if I was the one being bad-mouthed, not when Mel and the others are being insulted .

They might be putting on airs, since real important people cant simply stroll outside without a care in the world .

Although were in the city, I cant imagine them being higher ranked than me if theyre walking around like this .

Let me put them in their place .

Nonna would tell me to make the most of the opportunity and greet the Trisnian nobles while Im at it anyways .

My emblem is quite distinct so Im sure theyll know it when they see it .

With a smirk, I reach into my shirt pocket .

I left it in the restaurant .

What are you going!? Celia-san warned you repeatedly to be careful not to lose it! She said unreasonable things like how shell blame me if you lost it!

Miti runs back in the direction of the restaurant in a panic .

What am I going to do if I dont have the seal?

My gaze moves up to the sky as I consider my options .

Ngyaaaah! Thieeef!!

So ugly wondering who could let out such an ugly scream, I see the arrogant mother fall to the ground on her ass .

It appears her heavy bag was snatched away .

The culprit has already run far away .

Mother! S-someone, chase after him! Capture him!

The daughter pleads to the citizens near her, but nobody does anything .

People briskly walk past, pretending not to hear her, or they bend down to grab their foot, faking an injury, and then the mothers whose children were treated like bugs actually smile at the arrogant duos misfortune .

Obviously, there wont be anyone who would help .

They did this to themselves .

They got their just desserts .

Haa, haa found the seal thank goodness .

I honestly dont feel like helping either .

Losing something trivial like a bag should serve as a good lesson .

What I didnt expect was their reactions .

A-all of our monthly allowance is in that bag! After him!

Understood, mother!

The two of them started to run at a surprising speed .

At the rate theyre going, I think its possible to even catch up .

Ill be back .

Feeling obligated, I also follow them .

Its possible the thief will threaten the use of violence once he realizes hes being chased .

I thought it would be good to teach them a lesson, but itll leave a bad taste in my mouth if I found out they died to the robber afterward .

Sure enough, I encountered the exact scenario which I pictured in my mind .

Haa, haa w-we caught up! Now, return the bag!

Fuu, fuu Im going to hand you over to the guards and get you sentenced to death!

After running around for some time, they finally caught the robber at the edge of the harbor near the levee of the North Teries river .

The previous levee was destroyed by a flood and dirt is being used as a temporary blockage while under construction, but there dont seem to be any workers here at this time .

A construction site without any workers in other words, this place is out of sight .

Rather than being chased here, its more accurate to say that he was luring them here .

The robber whistles, signalling four men to emerge from the shadows, who quickly surround the mother and daughter .

By the time they notice the predicament theyre in, its already too late .

Should we kill em? Or maybe we should kidnap and sell them?

Killing them would be bad . Selling they arent pretty enough . Strip them and silence them by fucking either one of them .

All five men take out knives from their pockets and close in .

S-stop this! Do you know who we are!?

Do you know what will happen to you if you anger my father, who is employed by Lord who is the top retainer of sama, the ruler of the proud Trisnia!?

Retainer of a retainer?

If I were to use an example, they would be in the same position as the girl Leopolt keeps by his side .

Man, theres no way they have any kind of prestige .

The men continue to inch forward slowly . Theres almost no room for the two girls to run .

I dont feel like it at all, but Ill help them .

Hey .

I step in between the two parties .

I can see the faces of the confident men warp as their opponent changes .

Who the fuck are you!?

Dont tell me, youre their bodyguard or something!?

I dont reply, rather I keep my eye on the mens weapons .

All of their knives have short blades about 20 cm long .

Im not in much danger even if Im bare-handed .

Y-you are

Dont move, stay where you are .

I instruct them, shielding them with my body .

Hey, this is bad . He looks strong .

Yeah, Im stronger than you guys, so run away . Thatll save me the hassle of fighting .

We have five people . And from what they said before, theyre only related to an insignificant bodyguard .

Idiots dont live long .

They saw our faces anyway . We cant do business tomorrow if we let them go .

What a stupid conclusion they drew .

The five of them ready their knives, partially surround me, and then reduce the distance between us .

Fools .

I stand my ground and merely lower my hips .

Shhu! Shu, shu!

One of the men hiss nastily with every thrust of his knife .

His feints are rather obvious and so easy to avoid that I dont have to move from my spot .

Take that, Im gonna stab ya! Sgonna hurt! Ora, o

Another man comes in from the side while spouting nonsense, and right when he was about to add a feint, I pounce without making eye contact or showing any pre-emptive movements .

I slap the hand holding the knife with my left hand, grab his head by the hair with my right hand and slam his face into the pebble-ridden ground .

He groans painfully as I bring his head back up with blood trickling down from his broken nose and a few teeth falling from his mouth .

Well, thats that .

Since these guys didnt werent going to kill, I dont have to go out of my way to take their lives .

I dont care if they die later .

I toss the man aside and face the remaining four .

Bastard unforgivable!!

Its too late even if you beg for your life! Blood was shed!!

Two men become enraged and assault me .

Im definitely gonna kill you!!

Both of them swing their knives at my face

You liar .

I see through the path of the knife and stop his arm with my right hand .

Oww! S-such strength its gonna break!

I mean, theres really only two ways to kill a standing opponent with a knife .

The first is stabbing the knife in the throat and the second is plunging the knife deep into the abdomen .

Its possible to sever the carotid artery, however, that takes a considerable amount of skill and the difficulty level would instantly be raised by several levels if the opponent was wearing a collared shirt, so its not very realistic .

Celia could easily accomplish the feat, but shes an exception .

In other words, the moment they aimed for my face was when I realized they werent prepared to kill me .

I can step in rather forcefully and come out with only a minor scratch on my handsome face .

Fortunately for you, you werent planning to kill anybody, so Ill do the same .

I add my left hand to the arm Im already grabbing and snap it in half like a twig .

Dammit!!

The other one lunges with his sword from the hip .

Judging by how low the strike is, hes probably aiming for my thigh . Forgive me for what Im about to do, its unavoidable .

I pretend to receive the attack head-on, only to dodge to the side at the last second and trip him .

As he tumbles, I grab his waistand then toss him straight up into the air like I played with the little girl earlier .

The man weighs much more so he flies about 5 m, and obviously, Im not going to catch him .

Guubh! Gehah! Gurbh!!

After falling on his back, the man coughs and writhes on the ground .

He shouldnt be able to do anything other than squirm .

The next man fakes to the right with his knife, so I counter by grabbing his left sleeve and dragging him to the levee then I toss him into the North Teries river .

The levee was 10 m wide and 5 m tall, which made me doubt how things would turn out, but the splash let me know he reached the water .

Now theres one person left .

Wait, dont move! If you move, this woman will huh?

As I was busy dealing with his buddies, the last guy circled around to the mother and daughter and pointed his knife at them .

His miscalculation was that he didnt account for me reading his actions and matching them .

In terms of speed, I had the clear advantage . I may appear sluggish, but Im actually fast .

I go behind the man who was about to stab the daughter in the back and grab his head .

Youre not supposed to use a woman as a hostage . How unfortunate .

I proceed to twist the mans head around 180 degrees .

With a satisfying crack, his neck bone broke .

Hiieeee!!

The daughters shriek signaled the end of the fight .

The shock from what happened to the mans head in front of her prevented her from standing for some time .

Since I saved her, I felt it was my responsibility to at least watch over her until she calmed down .

Hey you . I guess you did well this time .

Mm .

I casually dismiss the mothers praise .

From what I can see, you arent a low class well, if you are looking for a job, I can ask my husband for you .

No need .

Are the daughters legs still wobbly?

Worried about money perhaps? Rather than a job in the city, I can

Hey, whats going on!!?

Finally, the guards are here .

Like fish who found water, the mother and daughter promptly stood up .

Kinihi, youre late! Im going to tell my husband!

Thats right! Father will lower your wages for that eh?

The guard captain initially looks dubiously at the two of them, however, he hastily dismounts from his horse after confirming my face .

You guys, hurry and get off too or youll be beheaded!!

The other guards ignore the squealing mother and child and kneel in front of me .

I heard about your visit from the management officer of Trisnia, Kyuzel-sama! This incident is due to our ineptitude, there is no excuse

I hold out my hand to stop them from continuing and then pick up one of the fallen men .

There were five armed robbers . I defeated three and killed one . The last one was thrown into the river, so I dont know if hes still alive .

You threw him over the levee? the rumors of your matchless strength are true then . To attack without knowing who they were up against, these idiots were irredeemable anyways .

The captain lightly kicks one of the groaning men .

That was when the arrogant duo cut in .

Kinihi! Whats the big idea, ignoring me like that!? Also, is this man an acquaintance of yours? Why dont you tell me his name while youre at it .

The man called Kinihi looks at the mother in disbelief .

M-madam, you are not aware?

No, how would I know? How can a knights wife like me know the name of

Her words were interrupted by the appearance of another person .

Are you hurt, Lord Hardlett!?

Accompanied by his horse, was the management officer appointed by the Kingwhose name I forgot again .

Once he verified my safety, he breathed a sigh of relief and then went on to yell at his close aide .

What are the people in charge of public order doing, letting a gang commit robbery in broad daylight!? This visit was announced by the Military Commissioner! If injury were to befall him clear the city immediately! Wipe out every last thug!

I chose to interfere on my own accord . No need to make a big deal out of it .

With that said, I choose to leave right away .

If they invite me to some banquet as an apology Id rather avoid it altogether .

Im going to drink and have fun with Mel and the others until morning .

Lord Hardlett? The great feudal lord of the east the number two ranked noble of the new noble faction Goldonias fiercest general demon of war man of 10 000 lovers the walking reproductive machine you mean that Hardlett-sama?

The mother mutters dumbfoundedly .

I want to question where she got the titles in the latter half .

Mother this is bad w-what should we do

The daughter trembles in fear .

When asked what happened by the Trisnia management officer, the man called Kinihi slowly distances himself from the mother and child .

Fumu, I was honestly annoyed by those two, but no matter what, it doesnt feel good to scare women like that .

I place a hand on the mothers shoulder .

Are you okay?

H-hyaah!

She nods timidly .

I smile as gently as possible .

Thats good . Then lets put what happened behind us . Ive already forgotten about something so trivial .

It was extremely rude of us h-how could we ever make amends

The daughter steps forward .

Fumu shes not the prettiest, although some female charm still exists in her young body .

In that case, there is one thing .

Gmh!

I steal the girls lips .

My tongue parts her lips and enters her mouth, stirring around inside for a few seconds before I separate from her .

Thats good enough . Farewell now .

I make my gallant escape .

End of Flashback .

It was actually a rather nice story, but there is unfortunately more to it .

After that, the mother and daughter came by to greet me before I left the city .

They brought some tasty wine and even offered to pour it for methen, before I knew it-

I gobbled them up .

By the way, the daughter was a virgin .

Its mysterious how despite not having an attractive face, the act of screaming it hurts while clinging onto me was enough to seem charming .

According to Nonna, there was news of a great turmoil caused by the wife and daughter of a knight household in Trisnia both becoming pregnant with illegitimate children at the same time .

More importantly

Memories of Trisnia resurface again in my mind .

First is the harbor .

The interior and entrance of Trisnias harbor are wide enough to allow combat vessels to rush in .

However, the harbor is equipped with heavy chains to prevent stowaways, and tying them up on land would easily shut down the harbors entrance .

In other words, its impossible for combat vessels to infiltrate Trisnias harbor .

Next is the fountain .

The fountains water supply flows from the north to the south .

So this means that even though Trisnia appears flat at first glance, the north part is actually more elevated than the south .

Last is the levee .

The sturdy levee which was used for many years burst open due to a flood that happened two years ago .

Such a sturdy levee still broke .

Although details have not been gathered, Im sure many levees in the vicinity were also destroyed .

Fixing them takes substantial amounts of time and labor .

They wont be completely repaired in the near future .

I dont think much information is known about these things .

Ill have to tell Leopolt later .

Guh

As I get lost in thought uncharacteristically, my lower half becomes numb .

Gmmh!!

Pamela, who is in between my legs, groans along with me .

Not good, not good . Its rude of me to zone out while shes servicing me .

Pamela cups her hands together and spits out the seed I released in her mouth .

Rather than liquid, its more solid it came out like an over-ripened peach .

What is this?

I wonder .

Recently, my semen has been clumping up .

Its probably because Im pent up . It scares me a little when I think about what the next evolution step will be .

I pat Pamelas head softly and give her some kind advice .

Go back home first thing tomorrow morning .

Is it starting?

I nod silently .

Protagonist: Aegir Hardlett . 25 years old . Summer .

Status: Goldonia Kingdom Margrave . Great Feudal Lord of Eastern Area . Mountain Legend .

Friend of the Dwarves . Friend of the King of Aless . Dragon Slayer Hero .

Elf Mediator . Sex King of White City .

Subordinates:

Myla (militia commander), Leopolt (staff officer A), Tristan (staff officer B), Celia (battalion commander)

Yakov (pissed himself majorly), Irijina (commander), Luna (bow cavalry commander), Gido (in perfect condition)

Ivanna (preparing), Brynhildr (completed), Annette (princess of the 105), Sekrit (preparing)

Piris (step-sister), Harty (military prostitute)

Army Southern Goldonia

Under Protagonist

Escort Unit: 75

Infantry: 7200

Cavalry: 770

Archers: 870

Cannoneers: 430

Bow Cavalry: 7600

Independent Celia Squad: 500

Conscripts + Security Unit: 17 300

Cannons: 50, Large Cannons: 25, Dwarven Cannons: 16, Field Artillery: 20, Chariots: 50

Reinforcements / Allied Forces

Aless Soldiers: 13929

105 Army Corps: 3850

Fleet

Battleship Suvorov, Battleship Aless of Aless (?)

Large Combat Ships: 2, Small Combat Ships: 8, Transport Ships: 20

Ally Forces: Frontal Warfront Royal Army: 78 000

Conscripts: 52 000

Enemy Force

Frontal Warfront Regular Soldiers: 29 000

Conscripts: 75 000 80 000

Cavalry Army: 25 000 ???

West Coast of River Regular Soldiers: 40 000

Magrado Local Army: 30 000

Meldora Fleet: annihilated, only a few small ships remaining

Assets: -10 000 gold

Sexual Partners: 785, children who have been born: 69 + 567