Chapter 277: Meeting of the Elders!
Asmodeus sat at a round table made of beautiful wood—the purple patterns from the Moka wood made the elegant room feel vibrant and warm. And the purple carpet and display fixtures looked elegant and rather charming.
'This table could sit over ten people...'
At first he wondered why Yuina summoned him and Yumiko after breakfast. However, now, with her sitting beside him and holding his hands while facing the various elders who caused the issues the night before felt stifling.
"Asmodeus, are you alright?" Yumiko's beautiful ruby eyes peered into his face as she held his hands tight underneath the table.
As their arms gently swayed, the elders began to enter the room with sour faces. Those who were aware of who Asmodeus was had forced smiles as they sat around them. Continue your adventure with mvl
Others didn't notice him at all, their focus only on Yumiko. Their lost heiress, now appearing with a strange male demon... No, a demon king, and to make that worse, they could sense she was carrying his seed in her stomach.
Asmodeus felt irritated whenever they showed such looks of contempt and disgust towards Yumiko. However, he promised not to cause any problems during the meeting because she wanted to learn more and get closer to her sister. His heart clenched whenever Yumiko tried her best to reassure him.
'I wonder what kind of plans they have for me. Will they pretend to accept me before making an issue to banish me? Or will they simply attempt to murder me?'
A young woman with long blonde hair entered the room, wearing a very light pink dress with silver patterns and frills.
The way her hips moved with each step was like a devilish seductress. Asmodeus realised this woman was also an elder, her eyes gazing at him instead of Yumiko before lifting the corners of her lips with a cryptic smirk as she sat.
"Well, now, it seems we are all here." The woman spoke first, a charming and clear voice like a bell wrapped in velvet ribbons. "Princess Yuina, thank you for attending this meeting today. The same to Princess Yumiko, thank you."
"We welcome you as the elders of the Inukami tribe."
After the seductive female spoke, the elders began to greet them one by one. It seemed they were attempting to apologise, so Asmodeus stopped emitting his aura to crush their spirits.
The old man who caused so much trouble last night bowed, but his smile twitched. He wasn't happy about Yuina calling them this early.
"I think we should first address Your Highness and the future; forgive me, Princess Yumiko. We were too far ahead of ourselves. Can you forgive our actions?"
'Hmmm... they are only apologising to Yumiko, but that's fine with me.'
Yumiko looked at Yuina with a curious glance before squeezing the hand of her lover for confirmation. She had done well to play the part of an obedient princess in her youth, but now she was a demon and the future empress of the demon king. Her plans changed, and so did her heart.
'I will make him the emperor of this world... Since these men and others always look down on him...' She thought of something that Yumiko had considered for the longest time.
"Yes, we will accept your apology," Yumiko said in a sweet and high-pitched voice.
At those words, the elders sighed in relief. As if expecting Asmodeus to react, they turned to him with cold faces filled with fear, but he didn't respond at all. Although Asmodeus hated them, he wanted to know their plan first, so he played along with Yumiko, hoping she'd let him punish the elders later.
'After all, they are her family. She seems happy to just trick them for now... My lovely wife.'
Then, the agenda moved to the sudden invitation a few hours prior. This caused many of the elders to look sour because this invite would cause them to suffer significant damage and because it was their turn to serve as the emperor next. The Fenrir used this underhanded proposal to try to tie up their heir.
"What should we do about those damn dogs?" The elder, who was uptight the night before, sounded more pleasing to Asmodeus when he began to curse the wolves.
This wasn't how an elder would speak in the presence of royalty. But his disdain for the Fenrir tribe showed another side of the elders and Inukami to Yumiko and Asmodeus.
Despite this, his words caused several elders to turn pale, while others laughed and began to drink from the wooden mugs filled with special alcohol brewed by the foxes.
"What if they attack us?"
"Who can stop them from killing our innocent and young?!"
"To be honest, I agree..." The beautiful elder, who had been glancing over at Asmodeus with flirtatious eyes, made everyone else in the room shut up. "We MUST stop this agreement, but there is no male strong enough to join the princess as her partner to make the wolves back down... Well, no Inukami male at least." Once again, her eyes shone like glistening stars as she looked at Asmodeus.
With a sneaky wink, she blew him a kiss.
'Wait... this old woman, what is she planning to do!'
The discussion became heated, with quite a few Inukami elders siding with the Fenrir family, which made Asmodeus confused and doubtful. Yuina and Yumiko, however, weren't affected and continued speaking with a straight face.
"It will take a lot to convince those damn wolves." A slightly chubby female fox with greyish-brown ears scratched her head. She also seemed annoyed by the situation, not worried about offending Yumiko anymore. Though she was erotic, because of her humongous breasts and thick thighs, she wasn't to the taste of Asmodeus.
"I refuse to bring the honour and pride of our Inukami family down!"
Yuina seemed displeased and blurted out, cutting off any of the other elders from responding. She opened her fan, covering her face to avoid any hostility or showing emotions, before beginning a lecture on the current situation and status. She needed to force her hand to get the Inukami tribe to unite against the wolves.
Asmodeus felt he wanted to enjoy something interesting, so he squeezed Yumiko's hand as she looked at him. The first thing she did was giggle, then nod. Her body leaned closer as she whispered into his ear.
"Go for it. I know you will protect her for me. If you bang her, though, I am still number one."
'My wife... how can she know me so well?!' He couldn't help but kiss her, a brief and loving kiss, but it was noticed by the elders, who had various reactions—some scoffed, others nodded with a smile, and the beautiful elder looked sneaky. Her gaze narrowed as she looked at Yuina and Asmodeus.
"Then, how about we have the strongest MAN on the planet escort her as a temporary fiancé? He's already close to Princess Yumiko, so he can withstand our clan females, not to mention he can repay us for destroying half the mountain with this. Right, King Asmodeus?"
'This damn sneaky woman! Even though I am happy to do it, she is still sealing my escape route as if to display her power!'
"Haah..." Yumiko sighed, burying her head in the crook of Asmodeus' neck to hide the amusement growing inside her chest. It took a moment for those words to sink into the other members' minds, but even Yuina and Yumiko were stunned into silence.
"Oh my.... me and brother-in-law.... engaged?!" Yuina's face turned bright red. She wasn't like Yumiko, who gained knowledge from another world, boosting her sexual freedom and helping her personality evolve. Thus, the cute Inukami princess took the offer and situation seriously, believing him to become her fiance.
"I will do it! Please, brother-in-law, will you accept this lowly sister as your fiance for the banquet?"
'Hang on... why are my sister's eyes shining that way, Yuina? Are you interested in Asmodeus? That's not allowed! It's off limits...'
Yumiko felt her jealousy stirred up, causing her body to feel warm. Although they discussed this, she didn't believe Yuina would look at him like that. Nor be like a young woman in love with sparkling eyes.
"Oh dear~ Don't worry, Yumiko, I'll take care of your sister," Asmodeus smirked before his lovely empress elbowed his side and growled at him with a snarl.
'Bastard... I know that if she goes, you'll eat her with nothing left! I have to send that woman, Aki, with her too. Then this fool won't bring more females to our bed!'
Meanwhile, the Elders seem to have finished their voting with four against and seven for. It seemed Asmodeus would become Princess Yuina's fiance for the next few weeks at least.
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After the meeting, Asmodeus, Yuina and Yumiko were sitting in the private room of Princess Yuina. Of course, they would be here to talk about the future ball while enjoying some tea and snacks.
'Why are they so close to me... Yumiko is one thing, but Yuina is clinging to me by copying Yumiko's actions!'
Asmodeus was seated between the sisters in a sandwich style. Both sisters wore matching kimonos with thick fur coats and long white socks. Only their hairstyles were different—Yumiko kept her hair straight down to her ass with long bangs, and Yuina tied it in a half braid over her shoulder, revealing her soft, delicate neck to Asmodeus.
"Yuina... you know it's just pretending, right? There's no need to be so close to him."
"Sister~ I need to look realistic, so I am just playing my part... ah, his chest is full of muscle... so sexy..."
"Yuina? What did you say, oi? Stop hugging him!"
"Dear sister~ It's only a hug between in-laws, don't be so jealous.... hehe, so warm and comfortable."
'....'
'They really ARE sisters!'
At first, he thought Yuina was a cute and pure little golden fox, but the moment they weren't being watched, she transformed into a predator! Asmodeus now realised why she sent away her maids and instead brewed the tea himself.
[You are really popular with fox girls...]
'It's good you are a fox too, then, right?'Nôv(el)B\\jnn
[Hmph... that little princess! I used to bless her, but maybe I should curse her instead...]
'Don't be jealous....'
[Who is jealous?!]
Asmodeus noticed something about Serena over the past few months...
The closer and more he spoke with her, it felt like she was an onion at first, with him slowly peeling away the dry outer layers until he found the soft, and emotional inner layers, and now she felt quite human in her interactions.
Though he worried about them becoming something more, because it would cause significant issues if she entered the fight.
"Sister... do you get to lay beneath this body every night?! I am so jealous...."
"Yuina... get your hands out of his robe, or I'll beat your ass!"
"Oh, my~ brother-in-law, my dear sister is going to hurt me. Please keep me safe, hehe~ this is so fun."