Chapter 282: Malfunction

"Hello, Queen Eve." Beatrice greeted her back and sat on the chair opposite from the Queen, leaning her elbow on the chair. "Nothing except for what I told you back then. The Princess cooperates with a Vampire and tries to kidnap the King. The rumor was true, and I was almost killed if you didn't help me!"

Secretly, a pink fog was released from Beatrice's body. She couldn't use the skill she used to charm that red-haired beast girl from the Border City, which Nina was currently training to be an obedient girl. That would only lead the Queen to suspect her.

So she used another skill, derived from Lvl 6 <Charm Magic> named <Soothing Aroma>, which made the target in the 5 meters area trust her easier. The effect wasn't strong, and needed time for them to be affected, but Beatrice had all she needed in the world.

Since she arrived in this place, she made sure she didn't affect the Queen too much and used the skill each night. Only on the fifth day and when the Queen was uneasy from the rumor, did she appear battered

Of course, with a fabricated story that she had prepared.

"You told me that already." The Queen nodded with a sad expression, heaving a sigh. "I believe in you because you suddenly became younger and smaller. Poor you."

Averting her gaze that was filled with sadness and disappointment, the Queen looked at the Capital City.

"I really hope the rumor is false. As a mother, I still love my daughter. But as a Queen and a wife, I can't help but be disappointed and angry that Carissa has such a plan to the point she involves the Vampire from an Underground City."

"Me too." Beatrice nodded, putting up an innocent and sad expression.

"I just hid in the Underground City to live nicely. But because I was driven out after I accidentally saw Princess colluding with some people there, I was kicked out and was forced to come here. When I heard the rumor, I thought it was my last hope and appeared in front of you a few days ago, Your Majesty."

With a carefully crafted story, her kindness, and the fact that she had fallen to Beatrice's skill, the Queen nodded in agreement. She had subdued the rumor about the Princess around the Royal Castle before the King could even hear it.

However, some nobles heard it and began to push the first Prince to take the throne in the future instead of the Princess. The King's position in the political scene was also disturbed. In fact, it was lower than the Queen, who could handle the situation faster.

"I am very worried about the future." The Queen sighed once again and continued enjoying the iced tea.

Beatrice reassured her that she would support her as long as possible. But inside, she had a different opinion.

'Fufufu, maybe having sex with Master and Eve together will be good. Yes. I don't know whether Master wants to get Eve with that meaning or just get her to his side, but I am more inclined if she enjoys sex with Master. I've taken a liking to her as a human. She's intelligent.'

If the Queen lowered her guard or were just a bit stupid, Beatrice wouldn't need to wait a few days before her skill took effect.

'Giving a Queen to Master. Yes, that will make him very happy! I should probably influence her in that direction slowly but still maintain her personality and quick thinking. It will be hard, but I can do it.'

There was nothing a primordial Succubus couldn't do when it was related to making people fall into their lust. She had many skills in her storage.

But her Master didn't like force or using drugs. So brainwashing the Queen slowly with sweet words was the only thing she could do.

'Fufufufu.'

***

Brr!

Somehow, I felt a chill sent down my spine as the host announced the end of the tournament, and the civilians began to disperse.

What happened? Was there someone talking about me?

"8 students. Not bad." Alesia muttered with a proud expression as she looked at the board for the long-range division. "Compared to 2 from close-range division, we did pretty well in long-range one. We almost dominate half of the chart." She continued, her tone contained happiness.

While knowing that we couldn't get the 1st place due to Tristan participating, it seemed like Alesia still didn't give up on getting at least the 2nd to 9th position for the Royal Academy. It was possible in the long-range division because the final was just endurance on how many targets they could shoot in a row.

We should look at the bright light instead of thinking we couldn't win.

The headmasters from various Academies also left shortly after, including Alesia and me. We walked down the corridor to go to her office because she needed to talk to me about something.

As we walked, she suddenly spoke.

"So, I watched that pig trying to hit my student, Vivian, when it was lunch. What did you feel about that?"

"What did I feel?" I asked, looking at Alesia curiously as I couldn't understand what she meant.

She looked back at me with a clear gaze and blurted out, "You knock her up, no? Together with her daughter until morning."

I stopped on my track for a second before continuing to walk. Could it be that she was watching? No, that wasn't possible because I couldn't feel it.

Unlike when I had sex with Emilia in the Academy, Alesia's turf, where she could put any magic items to spy on us, I had sex with Vivian in my own mansion, complete with a barrier. And I ensured that my room had no hidden magic item or something similar.

Sighing, I gave up and asked, "How did you know?"

"Your personality." She replied almost immediately. This woman was truly frank and honest. "Just kidding." She added with a playful smile.

'... I don't really get her.' I thought as I looked at her, observing her expression to find out what she was actually thinking.

"Teacher Emilia told me. I threa- asked her nicely to report everything to me related to her sex life. It was a punishment for having sex in my Academy."

'She was about to say threaten, wasn't she?' I mused in my mind, deciding to ignore it.

"Why?" I asked curiously.

That punishment was... really strange. Actually, I couldn't say anything because I also punished Milea and ordered her to wear a rotor and anal beads while we were walking in public.

"I am curious."

That was Alesia's answer before we reached a quiet place. She snapped her fingers and teleported us to the headmistress' office room.

Taking off her robe, Alesia sat on the couch across from me and crossed her legs.

"Let's talk about the tournament and forget the matter from before." She started, watching me sit down on the couch. "What do you plan to do with the Patientia Academy's students in the final?"

I smiled warmly at her, devoid of any malice. If the believers of Goddess Teri saw my smile, they would definitely say that I was truly the Goddess' apostle and that I was her blessed. Or they would say that I had a radiant smile and any other things related to holy.

However, my gesture of slicing my neck with my thumb wasn't radiant at all. Instead, it contained the malice and disgust I held back when that pig came closer earlier.

'I can take advantage of that pig and make him loyal to me. But first...'

"Show their place and kill them all," I answered in the most cheerful tone I could muster. "The final of the close-range division will be a bloodbath."

"As expected." Alesia nodded without any ounce of surprise. Then she tapped her fingers against her thigh and continued.

"It seems the board has a bit of malfunction. Coincidentally, you and the other student, Oliver, will not meet until the last fight. Your opponent would be those from Patientia and the winner between Patientia vs Temperantia students.

"How unexpected. It has never happened before. Oh, that's because the malfunction didn't really affect a local tournament."

'This woman can hold a grudge.' I thought as I clasped my hands, looking a bit troubled.

"I hope it can be fixed soon. The board, I mean."

"Me too." The headmistress nodded along with me.

After that, we continued to talk about tomorrow's tournament.