Tea’s chest was as pleasant as usual—bouncy and so soft he felt like he could melt into it.
Rozbeth’s breasts, on the other hand, were lacking in size. Still, they were also very soft, and the hard bit at their centers didn’t feel bad at all. More than anything, though, her expression as she bit her lip in embarrassment and tried to stop her face from going slack with pleasure was very exciting to see. Rozbeth the Headhuntress, who had once been called the strongest assassin in the underworld, was now looking at him like a female in heat. It gave Caim the same sense of accomplishment as he’d felt when he’d made Millicia his.
“Here I come...!”
“Grrraow!”
“Aaah!”
Caim rewarded them with his aphrodisiac, staining their faces and breasts with white poison.
“Aaah... It’s so delicious...”
“Mmm... Slurp...”
Tea and Rozbeth both swallowed the special aphrodisiac, making them climax lightly—but their eyes were still full of lust as they looked at Caim longingly, sticking out their tongues in invitation.
“Upsy-daisy.” Caim stood up, lifted the girls, then threw them onto the bed, which made them yelp in surprise. “Prepare yourselves,” Caim said, smiling savagely as he approached the pair of beauties. Rozbeth was on top, with Tea below, their private parts perfectly aligned. Caim aimed with his “sword” and thrust forward.
“Aaaaaaaaaaah!” The beastfolk maid and the former assassin moaned loudly, their voices echoing throughout the room as Caim brought them to orgasm over and over again.
Some time later, four listless girls in a very unladylike state were all lying on a makeshift king-sized bed created by pushing together the three smaller beds in the room.
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After that, they continued their journey, and a few days later, their destination at last came into view.
“We have finally arrived at Berwick, where Lance resides,” Millicia said, excited, peeking out of the carriage and looking at the town’s castle gate at the end of the road. It was obvious from her tone that she was very eager to reunite with her brother. It wasn’t just because she wanted to meet him, however—she was also deeply moved at reaching the end of their long journey that had started in the Jade Kingdom.
“Seems like it’s prospering. There are quite a lot of traveling merchants, considering a civil war is brewing,” Rozbeth commented, noticing the long line of peddlers in front of the town’s entrance.
A civil war was on the verge of breaking out, so there should have been fewer people, and yet Berwick’s gate was so crowded that Caim and his companions would likely have to wait more than an hour before they could enter.
“It is a trading city connected to the southern nations of the continent, after all. Many foreign dignitaries are staying here too, so they must not anticipate it turning into a war zone,” Millicia explained.
The Garnet Empire had two princes.
The first one, Arthur, excelled at military affairs and had a great deal of combat experience. He had achieved numerous victories in skirmishes against other nations and foreign tribes.
The second, Lance, was more of a diplomat. He had averted a few wars thanks to his negotiation skills and forged many profitable trade agreements.
The two princes couldn’t be more different. However, if they joined forces and Millicia—who embodied love and faith—assisted them, surely, the Garnet Empire would flourish even more.
“War and diplomacy are like oil and water. As the leaders of their respective factions, perhaps they were destined to fight,” Rozbeth commented, which made Millicia bite her lip in vexation. She likely was thinking that if she’d managed to become the bond connecting her brothers, then maybe...
“This is not your fault, Princess. Prince Arthur is the one to blame for everything!” Lenka comforted her dejected master, hugging her. “The current mayhem in the empire is all due to Prince Arthur exploiting His Imperial Majesty’s illness to do whatever he wants. This is not your responsibility to bear!”
“Lenka...”
“Don’t you agree, Sir Caim?” Lenka asked, thinking that Caim would console Millicia too, but she received an unexpected reply instead.
“Huh? Sorry, wasn’t listening.” Caim turned her way, just noticing he was being talked to. Apparently, he had been gazing outside of the canopied carriage, focused on the scenery.
“Caim...”
“Sir Caim...”
Millicia and Lenka were disappointed that Caim hadn’t listened to their important conversation.
“Hey, I can’t help it! Look, it’s the sea!” Caim pointed outside of the carriage in answer to his lovers’ condemning stares. The road to Berwick ran parallel to the coastline, offering a beautiful view of the blue ocean. “I was surprised when I saw that big river separating the empire and the kingdom, but to think that a puddle of water this ridiculously huge existed! Who could’ve created it?!” Caim cried, excited, his eyes sparkling at seeing the sea for the first time.
Seeing their lover act so childishly, Lenka and Millicia’s anger and anxiety faded.
“Good grief, Sir Caim. Sometimes you can be so...”
“You are adorable.”
The knight and her master smiled at the heartwarming sight.
However, Caim wasn’t the only one seeing the ocean for the first time—Tea and Lykos were also gazing out at the sea.
“This is incredible... You’d never lack drinking water with so much of it,” Tea commented.
“Oh, you didn’t know? Seawater is salty, so you can’t drink it,” Rozbeth said. “Most salt comes from evaporating seawater, though there’s also rock salt that can be mined from the mountains.”
“Isn’t the ocean being salty just a myth? I think I heard that the giant who created the world dropped a pot that produced salt in the sea or something.”
“I heard that legend too, but no, seawater really is salty. That part’s not just an old tale. You can see for yourself when we reach the town.”
“I will—no, I must.” Tea nodded to herself.
“But if salt comes from seawater, then why is it so expensive? Can’t people just get some directly from the sea for free...?”
“Mmmh?”
Caim and Lykos tilted their heads in confusion.
The group talked to pass the time, waiting for their turn to be inspected at the entrance of the town.
Caim and his companions were finally reaching the end of their long, difficult journey. But would they be able to meet with Lance Garnet without trouble?