Episode 132

“Only on the lips?”

The Heavenly Palace’s garden fell eerily silent at Irina’s remark.

So much so that one could hear the crickets in the grass.

“……”

In that silence, the leaders from each territory glared fiercely at the 2nd Princess.

Never before had they felt threatened by her.

But now, Irina was particularly irksome.

Moreover, she had recently dropped the bombshell that she had kissed Vail.

Despite them bringing achievements that surpassed hers…

Only the lips?

They frowned at the implication that she had already gone further.

“So, you’ve done even more?”

Lidia flashed her intense, leopard-like red eyes.

“You’re brimming with confidence, Irina.”

Rea felt the same.

She stared intently at her sister with her lion-like blue eyes.

“A kiss is just the beginning.”

However, Irina was not daunted by their gazes.

Instead, she smirked, as if she had anticipated their reaction.

“Being with me must have been blissful, for Vail explored my body even more deeply.”

She placed her hand on her left chest.

Then, she stroked it provocatively.

“He said so himself.”

As if sending a signal.

“…!”

The two princesses caught on to the secret meaning behind Irina’s gesture.

Because they guessed where Vail had kissed.

“Ha, to think…”

Even though Irina wasn’t quite like Rea, she had a beautiful figure that surpassed the imperial average for women.

Therefore, both thought that the words of the 2nd Princess weren’t entirely lies.

“So, you’ve crossed the line, you audacious commoner!”

Lidia, taken aback, crossed her arms alone.

It felt like a castle they had both been eyeing was snatched away in an instant.

“……”

Lidia gulped down the tea in front of her.

It was still hot, but she didn’t care.

Right now, what was hotter than the tea was her insides.

It seemed she couldn’t calm down unless she poured something into her burning insides.

‘When he saw me in my dancer’s costume, we just danced… and he kissed Irina’s chest?’

The Princess, her pride hurt, gnawed at her lip.

Her moist skin had become dry.

“….”

The Princess pondered carefully.

Then, she smiled viciously as if she had investigated all of her opponent’s strength.

‘When I think about it, there’s no way Vail kissed Irina while sober.’

Especially not in such a secretive area.

‘If it was something he did in a daze after drinking or taking drugs…’

She judged that she had nothing to be ashamed of for having shared a suffocating kiss while dressed as a dancer.

Afterwards, she boldly counterattacked Irina.

“I don’t know what methods you used to make Vail do such a thing. However…”

Lidia parted her lips in the sacred sanctuary.

And then, she showed her shark-like sharp canines with her finger.

“While you’re happy about just being kissed on the chest, I shared a very deep kiss with Vail.”

The youngest Princess, who had just become an adult, gave a suggestive smile.

And then, she flaunted her teeth as if to tease Irina.

“It was so intense I almost suffocated, you know.”

Lidia elegantly spread the hem of her dress.

Thanks to that, her smooth thighs, hidden until then, came into the view of the other two.

“How intense the kiss was that I wrapped my legs completely around him, afraid we might fall apart.”

At that, Irina frowned.

Lidia’s weakness was her short stature and being somewhat more petite than the other princesses.

But….

“What other action could there be that confirms each other’s sincerity as much as this?”

To think of a sticky, suffocating kiss while being held by a man with such a physique…

It was rather a lascivious caress that only Lidia could do.

“Ha… Have you completely lost your pride as a royal? You, who used to call me a commoner and whatnot…!”

Irina, imagining such audacious scenes, was infuriated.

Especially since her sister, who performed such vulgar caresses, was also wearing a dancer’s outfit.

“You provoked me first, Irina.”

The two princesses looked at each other coldly.

Even the temperature around them seemed to drop with their gazes.

“……”

Rea alternately observed her sisters sitting on either side of her.

‘A kiss on the chest and a suffocating kiss while being lifted…’

She silently picked up her teacup.

She intended not to vulgarly interfere in the fight between the two.

However…

“……”

She was inwardly surprised to see her reflection in the water.

Noticing her lips twitching as if they wanted to boast.

“Hoo…”

Rea calmly exhaled.

Then, with the calm eyes befitting the empire’s eldest daughter, she said to her sisters,

“It seems you both had a good time with Vail.”

“……”

The two princesses faltered at Rea’s composed words.

And they looked at the more relaxed 1st Princess with suspicious eyes.

“Come to think of it, you’re unusually quiet today.”

“Yes, that’s because I already know how you guys approached Vail.”

At the two’s question, Rea smirked.

Then, resting her chin gracefully on the back of her hand, she said,

“But wouldn’t it be too disgraceful to do so without a just cause?”

Rea elegantly lifted her thigh as if to show off.

And, crossing her legs in a sensual pose, she said,

“Like going to his house without notice or calling him to a secret office. It’s all too transparent.”

The Princess slightly opened her uniform jacket, perhaps due to the heat.

Then….

A familiar and baggy man’s shirt caught their eye.

Clearly too large for her body, the fabric was taut because she tucked it in.

It snugly wrapped around her voluptuous figure.

“Is that really a date befitting lovers?”

A date befitting lovers.

At that pointed remark, the two princesses furrowed their brows.

“You just used your rank to coerce Vail.”

The empire’s 1st Princess pointed out her two sisters’ audacious behavior.

At the same time, she noticed her fit shirt…

“But I met him on ‘equal footing’, considering his position.”

She pointed at the school uniform tie with her finger.

“Don’t tell me…”

“Is that an academy uniform…?”

Lidia asked, suddenly standing up.

Irina also grimaced at the sight of her four-year older sister wearing a school uniform tie.

“Wearing uniforms, meeting as equals. There’s no better way to become close and understand each other.”

The youngest Princess was astounded.

Certainly, Vail had recommended uniforms to her as well.

But imagining such a figure in a tight-fitting uniform with Rea’s stunning physique…

Even she thought it was quite provocative despite being of the same sex.

“Ha, have you gone as far as you could?”

“You once told us we were degrading ourselves…”

Rea covered her lips with her fist at her sisters’ heated reactions.

And then, with a forced, serious expression, she delivered a barb.

“It’s much better than approaching him sinisterly like you did.”

The princesses’ voices grew louder.

Loud enough to be heard in the corridor.

Could that be why?

From afar, the sound of busy footsteps began to be heard.

Step. Step.

A majestic sound as if following someone in a line.

Realizing the meaning of the sound, the princesses fell silent for a moment.

Then….

“Have you all been discussing national affairs?”

The Emperor, who had been recuperating and walking, entered the corridor in front of the garden.

“Even from afar, your voices are filled with passion.”

It seemed he faintly heard his daughters’ heated debate from afar.

“We greet Your Majesty the Emperor.”

As it was a formal occasion, the daughters quickly paid their respects.

They stood up, placed their hands on their chests, and elegantly bowed their heads.

“Right, you must have heard from Moshian, right?”

“Yes, we were discussing how to coordinate the command.”

Rea, as the eldest daughter, answered with a bright smile.

Irina and Lidia also agreed.

“Ha, yes… You all are truly reliable.”

The Emperor nodded his head in satisfaction at his daughters’ focused appearances.

“If there’s anything you need, feel free to tell me.”

Perhaps it was the joy of seeing his three beautiful daughters together after a long time.

The Emperor slowly descended from the corridor to the garden.

“I will listen to everything.”

At the Emperor’s kind gaze, the daughters all smiled at once.

And then, they guided the Emperor to the round table.

“Please sit here.”

Rea graciously offered her seat to the Emperor.

Then, the Emperor sat down with a look of pride.

“I’ll pour you a cup of tea.”

Irina smiled brightly with a pure and beautiful face.

And then, she personally poured tea for her father.

“Bring more snacks.”

Lidia, being the most lively daughter as usual, ordered the servants.

With a cute and innocent face, she gave her father a sweet smile.

“Haha… It seems I’ve come down only to trouble you all.”

Leonhardt was touched by the sight of his daughters busily moving around for him.

Their initiative to act even before the servants.

Watching this beautiful scene, his face, usually as stern as a statue, softened warmly.

But….

In fact, his daughters were not just acting for their father alone.

First, Rea.

She gave up her chair and naturally sat in the seat closest to him.

At the same time, she planned to be the first to submit a petition via telepathy magic to Damian, who was nearby.

“Damian, write that I will personally escort the guests back to Bakal after the meeting. And recommend the Capital Defense Command Unit for additional escort.”

Damian, standing at a distance, nodded.

He immediately began to write.

Second, Irina.

She received the teapot from a servant and ordered them to bring pen and paper.

On the paper she received, she wrote to request the Capital Defense Command Unit for escort support for Christina.

“The route accompanying Princess Christina includes Nostrun. Therefore, I request the support of the Capital Defense Command Unit troops familiar with this geography.”

Lastly, Lidia.

The youngest Princess received a secret letter under the plate of snacks she was given.

The paper included was an elegant cream-colored sheet.

“There are few hot springs in the northern part of the capital within the empire. Therefore, I wish to consult with the Capital Defense Command Unit troops familiar with this for the construction of a hot spring.”

The three princesses submitted their petitions to the Emperor at an alarmingly fast pace.

“Ho… To think you all prepared your petitions so quickly…”

The Emperor was proud of his daughters, who had prepared their petitions as soon as he sat down.

He calmly nodded his head as he read their requests.

“Hmm, it seems the Capital Defense Command Unit will play a significant role in this event…”

Leonhardt read through his daughters’ documents with a serious gaze.

It was as if they were seeing the Conqueror Emperor in his prime.

“If you grant us the authority to mobilize personnel, we will ‘appropriately’ utilize it.”

Rea spoke with gravity as the representative of her sisters.

However, her gaze was strangely suggestive, as if harboring ulterior motives.

“Yes, Your Majesty. We will repay you with ‘results’ as much as you permit.”

Irina smiled innocently.

Yet, for some reason, she seemed more feminine than before.

“Hehe… Just trust us. You will surely be ‘satisfied’.”

Lidia also confidently pointed to herself with her thumb.

As lively as usual, but intriguingly cunning.

“Indeed, with such passion, it’s only natural to grant that level of authority.”

The Emperor was moved by the commendable appearance of his daughters.

While he was asleep, they had become talents befitting a monarch.

“……”

He savored his tea as if their words were beautiful music.

Somehow, today, both the tea tasted good, and the weather was nice.

It seemed like only good things would happen from now on.

Was it because of that good premonition?

Famously strict, he unusually made a merciful proposal.

“If you finish this task well, I will reward you something special.”

The Emperor’s reward.

At those words, the predators gleamed their eyes as if facing prey.

“Really…?”

They all asked their father in unison.

Alarmingly, at the same time.

“Of course, it seems you all have your individual wishes.”

The emperor felt a chill for a moment, but he thought it was just his feeling.

After all, he thought it was because their desire to conquer was strong, just like his bloodline.

“If we finish the task properly, we will tell you then.”

At their meaningful words, the Emperor nodded.

With a look as if he would grant almost any request.

“Haha, yes. Let me look forward to how great your intentions are.”

Leonhardt said this and concluded the meeting.

His face was full of a sense of accomplishment from having raised his children well.

“Thank you, Your Majesty.”

The princesses all smiled simultaneously.

And then….

As soon as the meeting ended, they all sent the Deputy Commander outside the estate.

Their destinations were all the same.

Towards the resting place of a fox taking a leisurely nap.