Chapter 315 – Strategy

Akhae and Ilka come in next, also in black dresses. I guess Aurora or Shyla has coordinated a theme for my wives. The rest of the women had better have the same look. But maybe the Princesses can have a different theme.

"Scratch my head, or let me go," Mai says. "I'm not a drum."

"Sorry. Fretting about the ex-wives I don't really care about," I say. "Sometimes it seems that it's better not to be the head wife. Well, I didn't want them around at all. That would make this all a lot easier. Damn Goddesses."

"They're pretty," Mai says. "But it is strange being married to so many nobles, even if it is just a contractual marriage. I'm used to them just being around and trying to figure out if they want to buy me for the night. I mean, we haven't been around them much, but the dinner was odd. You don't have to worry about our clothing. Aurora confirmed that we would all be in black besides the royals."

"Yes," Ilka says. "Sorry, but we also got rid of most of the jewelry. The gold felt too heavy. We aren't used to such soft and tailored dresses, so adding all that gold was just too much for us. That isn't the maid's fault, it's ours. And your Mother is wearing a different color, which is probably why she's taking so long."

"That's good," I say. "But you'll need to get used to the jewelry. They won't always let you skip the jewelry."

"You are the head of the harem," Kelly says, coming in with her black dress. "They can only push so far if you don't say anything. But we do need to get used to all the fancy stuff. It will make things easier for us all."

"Thank you for helping Asariel," I say. "You look beautiful." Her dress doesn't hug her body like mine and Mai's do, but it does plenty to show off her wonderful figure with its loose skirt.

"Thank you, dear. I'm happy to help bring a child you can raise into the world. I know plenty more are on the way, and I look forward to working together to bring the children into the world."

"You can join the hug," I say. Kelly keeps eyeing my little kitty. "All of you can. You don't have to be scared of Mai. She'll only bite me."

"They've been helping me feed," Mai says. "They know I'm gentle when I bite. I just take up a lot of space while I'm pregnant."

"I'll manage," Kelly says, stepping to my side.

"Hello, my Love," Yuki says. Nakuma is in black, which looks great with her red and orange tails. Yuki has a similarly colored silver/white sundress with pearls for jewelry.

"Hi," I say. "I was thinking of having you join Calli, one of the maids who is pregnant, and me in bed tonight, and maybe I'll brush your tail? I should have you there, too, Mai. You have to be ready to go into labor soon. So it would be great to have you close by, and I promised you could feed on me."

"I would love to join you," Yuki says.

"That would be lovely," Mai says, giving in and starting to purr under my hand. Little cutie. "It is hard to pass up you brushing my tail."

"Perfect," I say. "I'll have to find a good way to get you all into my bed. And I'm not about to forget about you two, Ilka and Akhae. I appreciate you helping my Mother, and I'm sure you both would like to have your own kids. I care about you both, and I'll find time to have you join me in bed."

"We're old, Alzi. There's no need to go out of your way," Akhae says. "But thank you for showing us care."

"Your Mother, Your Highness," Shyla announces.

Mommy steps in behind her in the same color dress as mine and Yuki's. Her dress and heels are a lot more conservative than even Yuki's, but she's no less beautiful. Shyla is really proving herself with these outfits. I'll have to make sure she has plenty of time to work if she's going to make Mommy look this stunning for the world.

"You're beautiful!" I shout.

"Thank you, baby," Mommy says. "I'm not sure how I should feel. I'm not used to this kind of dress. But I do like how it looks. Thank you, Shyla, for helping us. This is a beautiful group. Thank you all for supporting me and my baby."

"Thank you for raising such a wonderful woman," Yuki says, spreading her fluffy white tails out behind her. Damn tease. I'll get her knocked up soon. Having her and Mommy stuck in my bed would be fun. But Mommy would probably kill me if I ever did that to her.

"Happy to help," Aurora says. "Sorry to cut into this, I know my daughter and I didn't do much. But the meeting is starting soon, and I have the slaves ready for you, Your Highness."

"That is fine. I'll make time to thank them all," I say. I give Mai one last scratch and head towards my heavily pregnant maid. Soon, all my maids will be heavily pregnant, but Aurora gets to be the only one like that for now. Eight kids really show through well when she's in her black and white uniform.

Outside the room, I find all my slaves. The ant and bitch look practically dead in their rags. Azula and Esiyae's leashes are held up with mana for me to easily grab them. They are good little pets that crawl on the ground. Esiyae's belly even touches the floor.

Dumb bitch.

I give their collars a good yank and follow the waddling maid down the hallway. "Come on, bitches and ant. We have a stupid Queen to fuck over. Azula De Vil, you say a damn word that isn't about them becoming my pet or slitting their throat, and I'll lock you in the stockades, naked, in the city square, until you give birth to a hundred children of mine. And I don't promise you'll be constantly pregnant."

"Yes, Mistress," Azula De Vil says. I need to fix that name. It's too long. I can go with just Azula.

"I'm calling you Azula from now on. Maybe I'll switch it to shifty bitch, like how I used to think of you."

"As you wish, Mistress," Azula says.

They do make good pets.

We quickly run into a problem with how slow Esiyae is. Her belly is meant for a stationary whore, it seems.

"You're lucky," I say. "Getting help with walking. It's fucking sad that my pet can't even crawl on the ground. How pathetic can you get?"

"I'm sorry, my Mistress," the bitch says.

"Bitch," I say. "Help her."

"Yes, Mistress," the Ashmark bitch says. Her mana lets the fucker float, and we start walking again, crossing the short distance from the manor to the main castle. Just outside the castle doors, I see the rest of my wives. Except for Nanoka, but she can do as she likes. It's hard to blame her for not wanting to deal with this shit. And I'm pretty sure she is still around or listening in or something. I should really figure out her other affinity. She has to have more than just space and illusion.

Oh, is she hiding? I wonder if Nakuma is strong enough to see Nanoka if she were hiding. "Nakuma," I ask, since she's right here. "Could you see Nanoka if she were hiding nearby? Or you, Yuki?"

"I doubt we would," Yuki says. "She's the second strongest around for a reason. My Great Grandmother was just recently made fourth to my eldest sister. We have a long way to go to be able to spot my Grandmother. So yes, she may be around, or she may be in her room watching the castle grounds. It's hard to say."

"That's kind of scary," Mommy says. "She's so strong that she could be beside us and we wouldn't even know it."

"Yes," Yuki says. "It teaches the kids to never lie about what they did. Someone likely saw what they did, even if they didn't perceive someone directly next to them while they stole the cookie."

"That would be bad for me," I say. I never lied, but Mommy rarely asked what I was doing. Not that I really did anything bad, I was just always going a bit farther from home than I was supposed to. I got a little too caught up in chasing things.

"Hello, my Love," Elora says, wearing a bright red dress. Shimmer has copied her, while Geta is in a strange gradient black/grey dress. Both are now in their previously hidden forms.

I guess they want to make it easy to take everything from the stupid Queen.

"Hi," I say. "Can we make this quick? I want to check on Irlo and spend time with my kids, and I need to make time for some of my wives."

"It should be quick," Elora says. "They have little hope. Shimmer killed the strongest princess, and you've captured the strongest wife and are treating her like a pet. So I doubt they will put up much of a fight, but it will be easiest if we just make them marry you."

"Are there loopholes to killing your wife? You seemed to act as if I could kill you."

"If your wife says you can kill them, then yes, you can," Elora says. "If the family's goal can be met by letting the woman die, then indirectly, yes."

"So I have to get the Queen to let me kill her?" I say. That makes this a lot harder. But I'll figure it out, or I can just get all the Goddesses pregnant until the real Marriage Goddess is born, use her to divorce her, and then just slaughter her. I'll marry the rest of her harem if they want, as compensation. Azula is stuck with me as my pet.

"Yes, you would have to find a way for her to agree to it," Elora says.

"I'll figure it out. Let's go see the assholes," I say. "Azula, one word that I wish to kill her, and I'll take you around the Queendom as a free whore for anyone to fuck, giving birth to a new kid for me every week for the rest of your miserable life."

"Yes, Mistress," Azula says. "You will become the head wife. I do not need to tell her about these things."

"Good pet. Esiyae, one word, and I swear to the Goddesses, I'll give Death whatever she wants to make sure she tortures you for all eternity."

"I understand, Mistress."

I will have to say, the Mistress sure taught me how to be a good Mistress myself. "Elora, tell me when we are about to enter the room. I'll have the Ashmark bitch stop helping Esiyae and make her crawl into the room herself."

"Ok," Elora says, looking down at my stupid fucking slaves. "It won't be far once we are inside. We'll start in the throne room, greet my Mother, and then head elsewhere to finalize everything. I was planning on taking everything from them, and in return, they will marry us, or you. Is that ok?"

"Yes. I'm guessing that asking for the bitch's head isn't going to work."

"We could. But we would have to give up their Queendom. Mother wouldn't go for that. They've already had their one warning."

"Then we'll marry the stupid bitch, and I'll figure it out from there." Wouldn't Azula become the new headwife? She's already going to be my pet, so can't I just kill the Queen anyway? The land would go to me instead of Elora.

"Thank you, my Love," Elora says. "I'll do what I can."