Rupegia Novel Chapter 52: Glare – Part 3

Chapter 52: Glare – Part 3

My heart tries to suddenly leap through my mouth. The girls feel it through [Bind] and a wave of determined anger washes over , helping

control myself. Gify turns on a light "massage" to help.

"W-what…? What 'private property' are you talking about?" I ask while I recollect my composure.

Taavi narrows his eyes at

and says, "Katasko's office in Goldport was completely razed. You're accused of destroying it."

Well… this ain't good.

"And how did I supposedly do that?"

"We know that you're a talented summoner. There are plenty of ways to do it."

So, they don't know how it was done? Why else would he be so vague about it when just knowing that I have [Summon Monster] would turn

into a suspect?

Aoi rubs her scaly blue head against my cheek, calming

even further.

"Why do you think that I would do such a thing?"

"That's what the trial is for. You're a pri suspect," Taavi says, matter-of-factly.

I grit my teeth in annoyance.

You're being awfully vague.

"I've never associated or interacted with Katasko before. I've only t a representative of them once, who offered

a job that I declined, which made them quite angry. So, is this Katasko admitting that they have a vendetta against

because I refused to work for them?" I add a bit of smugness to my words.

Taavi pauses and looks at one of his n. The significance of that is not lost on . Then he turns to us and his glare is fully reignited. "Such matters will be revealed during the trial. You'll have your chance to defend yourself and turn your questions to Katasko."

I feel like facepalming and groaning, but Anton's and the other caravan guards' movent catches my attention. Anton stands beside an earth elental, the other guards stand behind him and form a line between us and the Enforcers.

Taavi turns his glare to Rande. "Think very thoroughly about what you are about to do. We are here to take them back for trial, not arrest them, yet. And if not now, then soone else will, and that person won't be very gentle."

"You want to take away my personal guards?! You want us to die out there?!" Rande exclaims, his face flushing red with anger.

Taavi's tone turns to one of annoyance as if he's talking to a petulant child. "The road to Goldport is safe. You won't find any danger that your other guards and you yourself won't be able to handle."

Rande gets so angry that he spits saliva as he says, "Did you know that not even a day-cycle ago we were attacked by a circle of magi?! I lost eight of my n!"

This gives him so pause, then he speaks without as much conviction as before, "The road to Goldport is safe. If you do not feel safe, then we will allow you to co along. You should have looked deeper into Helios' character before hiring them if you were that concerned for your safety."

Hana glares at him with so much anger that it even scares

a little.

"Co alon-…" Rande stops himself before he has a heart attack. "I'll appeal in the Tribunal for lost profits due to imperial ddling!"

"I'll appeal in the Tribunal for a deferred trial," I say and Taavi grips his bridle tighter. He can't stop either of us from appealing. "And I also demand a suspension of your escort due to extenuating circumstances. We will report to the Tribunal after our escort job is complete."

Taavi's glare cos back in full blast. "Do you take

for a fool?! What 'extenuating circumstances'?"

I gather all of my courage to look as sure of myself as I can. "Nobleman Ento, Noblewoman Silvina, and Root Lord Ricardo were targeted by the circle of magi Dawn of Fire. We killed all of the attackers, but only because of my 'talent' with [Summoning Magic], as you yourself said that I possess."

Even behind his helt I see Taavi grit his teeth.

I continue piling it on, taking the chance now that I've seen a way out. "The law is there to ensure justice and bring order, but what is more important: the law or the lives of these n and won? As you said, I'm no murderer, I'm only being accused of destruction of private property. So tell

this: will the God of the Sun look kindly on you when you take

away and threaten their safety?

"I'll report to the nearest Tribunal when my job is complete and my employers are safe," I finish with perfect confidence, because that's exactly what I'm going to do.

I can still get the temple or the Tribunal to protect ; there's a lot of room for

to work with.

I see approval in the eyes of Alissa, Ciel, and Lina.

Taavi narrows his eyes at

and his tone grows less confident as he speaks. "When you get to Goldport there are hundreds of ways you could take to escape the Empire. What stops you from taking any of them?"

"My fiancee and I are both blessed by the Gods; you can trust that we won't run from the Empire. And if that's not enough, I have a letter from an Agent of the Tribunal attesting to my character," I say and pull out Rudito's letter.

I summon a small bird and have it fly to Taavi. It lands on his hand and he takes the letter from its beak, slightly impressed at my display.

He reads it three tis and returns it to the bird. "I have to discuss this."

He dismounts and gathers four n with yellow bands on their arms. I notice that one of the n he's talking to is the one that he looked at in the beginning of our conversation, so I focus on him.

Soul Info

Na:

Nero Gavalas

Race:

Human

Level:

44

MP:

250

Magic Power:

30

Strength:

23

Endurance:

22

His level is awfully high for an imperial soldier, it's even higher than Taavi's.

From under his helt, I can see a perfectly trimd square black beard jutting out. It seems that his skin color is similar to Hana's, the common color of the average imperial. His arms are like logs, though they are still thinner than Anton's.

The imperials talk for a few minutes, sotis a little heatedly, while the rest of the imperial soldiers stare at us sternly, leaving us rather tense. Rande calms himself down and his skin color returns to his natural tan.

Enforcers are trained to look an so you don't even think of opposing them.

They finally stop talking and Taavi turns to us, his glare and confidence returned to him.

"The trial was set for the next 25th. If you are not in Goldcross by then, you'll be hunted down by the Enforcers and the temple, blessed by the Gods or not," Taavi says, nearly spitting as he speaks.

"That is acceptable," I say and nod courteously.

"Do not think that hiding in Maoka will get you out of this," he adds.

I simply smile back at him, unnerving him yet again.

He motions to his n and they move off to the side of the road. Rande motions to his own n and we return to our positions.

Thankfully, I'm on horseback, otherwise, I would have shown them that I've forgotten how to walk.

The imperials stare at us as we slowly make our way. The commoners look just about terrified of the situation, and the caravan guards show so discipline by remaining calm and alert.

When we pass by the officers following Taavi, I stop in front of Nero.

"You, what's your na?" I ask him.

"Sargeant Barak," a low and gravely voice answers. The man's brown eyes stare at

intently, but his expression is neutral.

"Oh, I thought I recognized you, my mistake," I give him a fake smile and spur my horse forward.

Once the imperials are out of sight, everyone's composure crumbles in an instant.

Rande imdiately turns to , eyes open wide in disbelief. "Wolf! Did you fuck soone's wife?!" He asks.

I imdiately frown at him. "No… why would you think that I did?"

"Because he did," Osaria says from the window of the carriage. "This situation is… very familiar to Rande."

"Wolf is far too kind to be a wife-stealer like you," Oura says from the other window of the carriage.

I sigh and massage the bridge of my nose. "Anyway, I want to thank you all for the support," I say and look around.

"You're all good people," Ciel adds.

"You had our backs, so we have yours," Julien says.

"Ha! That's what I like to hear!" Hana exclaims.

"Even if only temporary, we are brothers-in-arms," Rande says.

"Paying us back for the tis we saved your balls," Hana says and gives a fearso smile to Rande.

Anton snorts and says, "You can unite the beastfolk if it ans pissing off so nobles."

Ciel cringes slightly at his words. That's because the beastfolk united and pushed the Empire and the temple out of Bestiaram a long ti ago.

"You can consider that you made a true friend today," Alissa says, putting into words the emotions she felt coming from

through my [Bind].

Julien gives us a friendly smile, Anton gives us a neutral nod, and the rest of them give

a short salute and so smiles.

Rande gives

a sympathetic smile and says, "Well, it's the least we could do, but it's not like you're going to be in much danger of being convicted. Lord Confiel can make the accusations disappear quite easily."

"I think the trial itself is a sham. Katasko wants to recruit us, so they might be trying to use the trial to cut a deal or sothing," Alissa says.

Rande frowns. "Ah, I see. Katasko is run by so pretty obnoxious nobles, so it doesn't surprise

that they would use such a tactic."

"If you end up not getting protection from Lord Confiel you can co to us and we'll do what we can to help," Osaria says, and Rande and Oura nod. Osaria's juicy lips form a smile, but her slightly droopy eyes have a hint of sadness to them.

"Thank you for the offer. We'll keep it in mind," I say and bow to them.

We return to our usual mood and continue on, then I gather the girls for a small eting.

"So, we are going to Lord Confiel first," I say.

"Our bargaining power has decreased, though," Alissa says with a small frown.

"Eh, I still think we're going to be fine. We just have a lot of power," Roxanne says.

I let a sigh escape. "I'm more worried about what they have in store for us besides the trial," I say.

"If the trial really happens, we can just put the bla on them for harassing us," Hana says.

"Then there's not much else to do besides waiting," Ciel says.

"Wait, did you actually do it?" Klein asks.

I smile at her and reach over to pat her head. "I can't say anything to you yet."

"Well… fine…" She crosses her arms and pouts. "Actually, now that I think about it, the answer is pretty obvious."

I smile wryly at her and [Massage] her tail.

"It will all depend on how anable Lord Confiel is. If he doesn't want to help us, then we can run to the Low Forest," Lina says.

"I'm tempted to ignore the trial while we hunt for the 'Noble' title," I say.

Ciel frowns and says, "That's too dangerous."

I shrug. "If we are running to the Low Forest, then we might as well do it before going there."

Ciel insists, "I would rather not. Even though it's Gecynd's 'advice.'" And Lina nods along.

"Well, we'll make the decision when the ti cos."

Klein suddenly speaks up, "Just… just promise

that you'll all be safe? That you won't try anything stupid against the Enforcers?"

Hana gives her a pained smile and nods. Her heart went up into her throat, so she temporarily lost the ability to speak.

I grab her hand and give it a squeeze. "I promise. This, I promise."

The way forward is calm as usual. Night cos and we stop to rest.

I appease Hana of her frustration about today's matter. It was too close to her own experience for her to not fear a repeat of her family breaking up.

I link our minds together and our pleasure echoes within one another. Everything about Hana is intense, even her own pleasure makes

orgasm faster than with the two other girls.

Dinner is as usual, but the guards and Rande are more friendly, then things get lively when the commoners start a small dance and song.

Alissa and Klein are the als for tonight.

Klein entwines her long tail with Alissa's and they start cuddling on the bed. Their naked cuddling quickly turns to kisses and giggles. Then it progresses to them being on top of each other while their tongues explore their mouths. This position aligns their slits for , giving

the choice of fucking either a pink one or a dark one.

I take it out to cum on Alissa's ass, only to have my entire dick gobbled up by Aoi. Her scaly face and dangerous fangs send a shiver through

as they lightly brush on my shaft.

Then her tongue wraps around my mber and pumps . I groan as the stimulation becos too intense; her extra slippery tongue is just too good.

She lowers her lips and it looks like she's chomping down on my cock, but the danger only makes

more excited. The power fantasy of fucking a monster, let alone a goddamn dragon takes

over and I cum down Aoi's throat.

She swallows it all and lets my still erect mber go.

"Tasty! Lots of mana, too!" She exclaims.

"Uh, oh. Hana, Alissa, you have a new competitor, now," Roxanne says and starts laughing.

Alissa stops kissing Klein and says, "We'll just take turns. If I teach Aoi how to do it right, then it'll take less than a minute to make him cum."

"He can cum more tis than I have fingers on my hands and feet. He'll do fine," Hana says and returns to eating Roxanne out.

"C-can I… ahn… do it too?" Lina asks between moans.

"Uh… sure. Cum for all!" I say and open my arms wide.

I return to fucking the girls and Aoi lays her head on top of Alissa's ass, waiting for her al.

I reach over to the side and slide a finger inside Aoi's little opening. Her pussy is far hotter and more slick than a humanoid's.

She imdiately closes her eyes and breathes in, relaxing her body while I finger her.

Her juices easily leak out and I lick them off my hand. Aoi watches

with intense glee.

The idea of sex seems to be growing quite quickly in her mind these past few days.

When I'm about to cum again, I take it out of Klein and let Aoi pump it out of .

Hm… her tongue is long, slippery, and thin…

"Aoi, shove your tongue inside Alissa's ass," I say.

"Okay."

"Huh?" Alissa imdiately looks at us. "HNGH!"

Aoi's tongue helps Alissa orgasm quite a few tis tonight.

After calming down, I continue my [Regeneration] of the golem's bones with both of the now satisfied girls resting their heads on my chest. Klein's soft tail brushes against my skin while I fondle Alissa's fluffy one.

"Shouldn't we make them bigger?" Hana asks.

I hum in thought and say, "Maybe. The Gno race doesn't need big bodies to fight, so I'm considering whether it's really necessary."

"You're really thinking of keeping them in doll-like bodies just so that they look cuter?" Hana gives

a questioning look.

"Yes," Ciel imdiately answers for .

"Really?" Hana gives her a disappointed look.

"Hm… Maybe. Maybe we coould find a way to make them bigger." Ciel looks away and her dark skin reddens a little in embarrassnt.

"You could create new golems, instead," Roxanne suggests.

"Let these ones be personal guards who stay with us all the ti," Lina piles on and intently stares at .

"We could use the rest of the tal we have to make a new one," Alissa suggests.

"That tal is too bent to be used again, it needs to be reforged," Lina says.

"Right, prototype living armor will be done after we reach Goldport," I say.

Roxanne teaches Aoi and the Golems [Conjure Water]. After that, she'll teach them [Torrent] and the other spells because apparently, their magic aptitude is increasing by quite a lot.

"Well, the golems do have your mories," Roxanne says with a shrug.

Today is the 25th.

A sequence is established: Alissa, Lina, Aoi, then Hana to finish.

"Okay, this is a little inconvenient. Too much stimulation," I say.

"Just learn to cum at will," Hana says and gives

one last suck, making

shiver.

"For you, nothing is impossible," Ciel says and smiles wryly.

"Beco a cum dispenser," Alissa says with a giggle.

I narrow my eyes at her and ask, "And what does that make you?"

"A cum dumpster," she answers without a hint of sha.

The morning trip is very quiet and calm. We only co across the occasional caravan or average traveler going either way and they share news of the way ahead with our commoners and soldiers.

The ground starts to angle downwards and becos a little hilly. This ans that we are close to the end of the High Forest.

I spend my ti playing with [Materialization].

"You're a Spirit mage now, Wolf?" Osaria asks when she notices my glowing soul. "And what's that blue thing coming out of your hand?"

"This is my soul," I respond and extend my hand to show it to her. "Gify taught

that. He's been teaching

this sort of magic."

"Gih!" He puffs his chest so much that it grows to nearly his own size.

Her mouth hangs open and she blinks blankly. "How… how are you doing it?"

"This is my secret 'touch.'" I guide my horse towards the window of the carriage and touch her arm with my soul. She shivers and her face flushes slightly.

"You… you touched

with your soul?"

"Yep…" I answer with a smile that quickly fades. "I-is that a problem?"

Her eyes start to glimr as she says, "No. It's just so… lewd…" She looks away and breathes heavily.

"I never thought of it that way," Alissa chis in.

"It kind of makes sense. Our souls are the most bare forms we have, it's a very intimate touch," Ciel says while she and Lina nod along, then she blushes slightly as her mind wanders.

Okay, maaybe it could be considered sexual harassnt when I did that to Ciel and Roxanne before they beca my fiancees.

"Bah, you romantics. It's just pleasure," Hana says with a shrug.

Yeah, just pleasure. Juu~st pleasure…

Intermission 15

Fuck … did he recognize ? How…? His [Sense Soul] should only see my MP and "Magic Power."

Oh no! Was he observing with his summons while I surveyed the building?!

Wait… that would be risky for him; we had magic sniffers all over the street…

Maybe he just paid soone to observe the street…

Damn it! I was careless and now he knows my face!

"Attention!" Commander Taavi yells and the n straighten up. "We are going to Goloria! Formation!"

The horsen all neatly line up behind him.

"March!"

The officers move off from the formation and start their own private discussion. I'm obviously not invited.

Commander Taavi notices them but pretends not to. I see his expression stiffen for a mont, then he sends

a glance.

That's it; I need to disappear. Fuck this disguise; it's better to destroy it than to risk being ambushed by the Enforcers. Nobody can trace the forgery back to , anyway.

The more we march on, the more obvious the officers' displeasure towards

becos.

They might not stop with just , Taavi could also be investigated. And if they get Taavi, then the pissers will be angry with , too.

I can't risk it; I need to start looking for a new occupation.

Announcent

Hall of Fa of Patrons

The patrons who support Rupegia shall have their nas sung by the bards for they deserve the glory and honor. Their nas are:

Oracle Maximillian Hübner.

Prince Bradly.

Prince PreownedFIN.

Lord Andrew yers.

Lord Hope.

Lord Samuel Lim.

Lord Cody Weigel.

Lord Bill.

Lord Novgarod.

Lord DJ.

Lord Ashadun.

Lord D4rk Sheep.

Lord Michale Erwin.

Lord Cidant.

Lord Joxsan Herrera.

Lord Enrique Pe??a Goz.

Noble Salty Panda.