For a month, things went so smoothly that it was unbelievable. I was not oblivious to the underlying plot. The greatest reason my girls acted without telling me anything was that they already knew I was aware, even if they didn't tell me.
And so long as their actions didn't test my moral compass, there was no reason why I would have to stop them. Although slowly but surely, I have realised that the longer I am a God, the more this compass twists.
Energy Records was a terrifying ability, and as time goes I have only become more skilled and proficient at using it. Not consciously, it just comes as a perk of having it. Being capable of seeing the past, present and future of all energies makes me into a nigh-omniscient being, and thankfully (now that I am an overgod) I can switch it on and off, although the majority of the time I leave it on.
So their movements never go unnoticed to me. I was surprised by Haku, Solution and Kurumi's little plot. Even Elysir was involved in it. It was wonderful, yes. But I was surprised those four could work together to achieve something. Well, maybe because the three of them are rather mentally unstable, they're quite compatible. I am glad Haku made some friends in this world.
My days have been calm and straightforward thanks to Solution, Katsuyu and Kurumi's cloning capabilities. The three of them together amount to nearly ten thousand clones of added manpower for this operation, the majority of them being Solution.
Zariel and his group of angels have little to no work to do; they watch from the sidelines and handled the slaves as Kurumi relentlessly massacres the nobles of the Sloane Theocracy, devours them and plunders their treasures that she's putting together to make a big sacrifice for me (she has already told me this is her plan, and I haven't stopped her). Now, even the southern border of the Re-Estize Kingdom is getting a taste of nightmare. Little by little, we have expanded.
In the Sloane Theocracy capital, Black Scripture has been in a full-blown war against Demiurge and his group, getting purged and unable to assist the many churches in the region as they're slowly taken over by my Sun Church.
In front of the threat of 'Ains Ooal Gown', the Sun Church has become a bastion of hope that keeps innocents safe and gives food and medicine to those in need. Also, miraculously, those churches are not attacked by Ains Ooal Gown's goons, those shameless bastards... I wonder why they don't attack my churches~
In any case, this was all Tsunade's plan... I am just following what my wife told me to do.
In the moonlight mist, most of the tasks are handled by Solution's clones. Even when the ex-slaves are healed and willing to help, she doesn't allow them to. Instead, she tends to all their needs until it is time for them to depart for their new home. Solution has changed in hopes to appeal to my forgiveness, as even now I am still being tended to by Disruption instead of her, alongside someone else whom I will tell you in a minute.
I said I would punish her and I did... although by now I think this is enough, I told Haku that I could continue doing this until the operation was over, and so I will. She has been working hard, so I intend to reward her pretty well.
And I must reward Kurumi too… and Galadriel, Aqua… my hands will be gone by the time I finish rewarding everyone, and Frank too is going to work hard to satisfy all of them.
Another one I have to reward is Leone. This was probably the only mistake Tsunade committed, and it was that she left Jicniv in charge of the 'Triumvirate' that she had unknowingly formed by the conquest of the Baharut Empire, the Dragon Kingdom and the Beastman Country.
I overrode that mandate and instead gave the leash to Leone. This woman surpassed all my expectations. I can understand why Tsunade did what she did. Leone is not loyal to me, and she more than likely will never be (unless I give her a good massage).
But Leone knows I'm Tsunade's husband, and she's loyal to Tsunade... by proxy, she's loyal to me, and her efficiency and way of dealing with things are beyond exceptional. She put both Jicniv and Draudillon in line and started giving more founding, territory and power to the Sun Church in all three territories, welcoming all the slaves and creating communities, territories, and nobility positions for them according to their strength.
I was awed.
Due to all this, I began meeting with her more often and only her... she didn't waste time in offering her daughters to me each time, but I always declined. It is not her daughters I want, it is her.
Busty mommies must be loved and protected, a thousand years could go by... but this truth remains.
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In the Elf Kingdom. Things couldn't be going any better… the campaign sailed like ship in calm waters. Anna found little resistance and plenty of incompetence from the enemy generals. She began by invading small villages and spreading her word as a revolutionary. Many recognised her as the girl from the Blair Family. But that didn't mean they supported her.
Decem Hougan had uprooted the trust and faith of the common folk among elves, he had made them used to his tyranny. Anna hadn't been the first one who tried to change things, and they had all failed miserably, leaving the elves hopeless and thinking that Decem Hougan just couldn't be dethroned.
But that all changed with the first battle, where the knight army sent Sir Caspian to deal with Anna. Alana would allow her to deal with the likes of a knight personally… so she took on the duel and, as a result, beheaded Caspian there and then.
The army revolted against Anna, Alana and their small numbers at that time… they were outnumbered ten to one, but that was all part of the plan. The elf knights all fell on their knees one by one with itching eyes, and that's when they knew that Anna wasn't on her own. Elysir descended, proclaiming that Anna's campaign was backed by the Sun God.
The future Elf Queen had returned to her homeland to free it, and she had the backing of the gods. Quite the amazing narrative.
Naturally, Anna's objective was not only to reclaim the throne but to settle my sun church in the region as well. All this drama was her idea, and it settled in successfully. From then on, a slow invasion started in which my five princesses reclaimed village after village, town after town, all with little resistance and incompetent leadership.
It was as if Decem Hougan was deliberately handing over his generals to be massacred, how curious. Hehe, I wonder why?
While that campaign took place, Kurumi also helped fetch into the moonlight mist some of the slaves that were held by corrupt nobles in the elf kingdom. Paramount among them was this girl who personally served me and assisted together with Disruption and my other guest.
Her name was Hannah Bonantes. Through Leone, we discovered that she was a descendant of a line of priestesses from the Beastman Country that had been lost for centuries. Basically… either Decem Hougan's father or grandfather kidnapped Hannah's ancestors and held them as slaves secretly in the elf Kingdom. Slavery was prohibited during the previous dynasty, so he committed a grave crime.
During this captivity, Hannah was born as a slave, and that is how she has lived for her seventeen years of life… as nothing more than a doll to be tortured and abused due to her overwhelming beauty.
And I must admit, this girl is certainly one of the most polished beauties I have ever seen, and that's a lot to say. It took deep therapy for me to make her brain and body forget that disgusting and shameful past. Leone was more than willing to take Hannah back home, but she vehemently refused.
"My home is with Lord Ray!" I could only laugh awkwardly and pat her head. I would allow her to stay with me in the meantime, but she would have to go home eventually.
However, contrary to my expectations, rather than just stand by and serve me as Disruption did, Hannah became interested in my therapies and even asked me if she would ever be able to perform them in the same way I did.
I didn't want to discourage her, telling her that more than skill, I had innate capabilities. Even if it was minimal, I still had skills, and if she was interested in knowing, I could teach her that much.
Who knows? Perhaps if she has talent, I'll ask Tsunade to take her in as a medical-nin. She served me well, together with Disruption and even held deep philosophical conversations with my patients after their therapies. She was more than just a meat doll or whatever that motherfucker wanted her to be. She was so smart, wise and cheerful. Her life was way better now, and it would stay like that. With her beauty and wisdom, she was fated to be a ruler back in the Beastman Kingdom, which was Leone's desire.
…
With all these happenings, two individuals were increasingly becoming closer to me, one step at a time, bringing me to an unimpeded climax in which Ains Ooal Gown and I would have to settle scores.
One I had currently as my 'prisoner' although I don't know if it is accurate to call her that given that she seems to be so happy here serving me, sucking my blood for free once in a while and everything.
Shaltear Bloodfallen was here with me and then there was Albedo, who was still in the Sloane Theocracy capital, settling her mind on what her next move would be. She was at odds with herself, and although I didn't know what she was thinking, I had a rough idea.
These two were the joker cards that Solution had prepared for me... and who would have thought, they ended up being such delightful and pleasurable cards.
I could only feel pity for Ains, wondering how things ended up this way, in which he was fated to surrender everything he held dear to me, even when I didn't want... even when he didn't want.
That was just the way it was supposed to be.