Chapter 99 – Imperial Palace ~ Ball and Decision 7
The news that I was marrying both Natsuki and Fuyuki was such a big topic that even the events of Mariana and Abril seemed small.
If the incident between Mariana and Ivril makes people question marriage between women, what if the royal family also does it? What are you going to do if you object? Are you a traitor? And I could attack it.
And if you can overcome the opposition of the nobles, you can also marry women who have visited the lez village or who show similar tendencies! It was also a big step to be able to declare.
To prevent Mariana and Avril from being swept away, Ain, who was very considerate, took them out to the back of the stage as soon as the situation changed. After all, it’s Ain. After giving him a thumbs up and praising him, I quietly listened to what the nobles were saying two steps in front of the emperor.
He tried to say something, but it was all an emotional reaction, so he didn’t respond and just listened quietly. The nobles who were shouting hard also panted and caught their breath, probably because they were tired from talking too loudly.
“Don’t you think the nobles are angry because His Majesty expressed himself briefly?”
“Well. “The shorter and clearer the expression, the better.”
I was annoyed, but I held it in because I didn’t want to waste time making jokes with the emperor in front of Natsuki, Fuyuki, and all these people.
“First, there is a misunderstanding. I am not ascending to the throne.”
“Hmm. Yes. Natsuki and Fuyuki. The two will be entrusted with reigning as co-emperors.”
The nobles who were first to assert the legitimacy of the throne took deep breaths and poured alcohol into their mouths to calm down. Instead, nobles who tried to join the royal family by marrying non-inheritors of the throne foamed at the mouth.
“And for those who are worried about their heirs, don’t worry. “What I am researching is how women get pregnant and give birth to children.”
“This is my first time hearing that. It’s even interesting.”
“I’ll tell you the details later.”
Now that he is giving up the throne, does he feel relieved from the pressure? He smiled brightly as if he were the grandfather next door, calmed down the emperor who was joking with him, and continued answering the questions mentioned by the nobles one by one.
Several nobles wanted to know about the throne, heir, and ability to rule. They had prepared a lot and most of their concerns were similar, so they were able to answer without difficulty.
They were rational aristocrats who focused on the benefits and changes that could be achieved by marrying women, rather than on the feelings of destroying existing common sense.
Although understanding was sought from one side, it was difficult to obtain understanding from the side that wanted to become a collateral family of the royal family that was foaming at the mouth.
I just listened quietly to all the things the woman was saying, and clapped my hands three times, looking for a quiet moment. Then, women who usually went to the lez village participated in this dance and moved to find a partner who was most compatible with them.
When noble women suddenly moved as a group, confusion broke out for a while.
Families that have been enemies, families that have recently been fighting over interests, and even the most noble families and the most humble families. Women from various families linked arms or hugged each other and smiled brightly.
“You may not know it, but in fact, many people are enjoying happy times with the same feelings as me. Therefore. You could say it’s a new mainstream culture.”
In addition, if the magic that allowed women to have children, which I mentioned a moment ago, was developed and made public, a situation would arise where yesterday’s enemy would literally become today’s in-law.
Cold sweat broke out from the faces of the heads of the families who foresaw a situation that was nothing short of chaos, where existing political factions, interests, and title successions were complicatedly mixed.
“So wouldn’t it be better to unite instead of fighting each other? No way. Do you plan on snarling at each other even though you are in-laws?”
Even the families of Mariana and Avril, who were the first to experience the shock of becoming in-laws in an enemy family, had not yet recovered from the shock, and the heads of the heads of the families seemed as hot as smoke as they contemplated what would unfold in the future.
“Of course. Because a sudden change causes a big shock, just like it did for the current head of the household. How about allowing dating now? “Wouldn’t it be okay to discuss the rest step by step?”
If you first present something big and unacceptable and reject it, then the real purpose is presented. Even though we knew that it was a basic negotiation skill, it was a traditional strategy that was inevitable.
And this time, when the relationship was allowed and the negotiation stage was entered, this document prepared by Mariana and Avril showing that they had raised a criminal group was going to be an excellent negotiation piece.
The story is coming to an end now. I grabbed the hands of Natsuki and Fuyuki, who were sitting quietly watching the situation unfold, and helped them stand up. And then I hugged the waist of the two people in the middle and let their cheeks touch my chest.
Even though the action was tantamount to a declaration that I was marrying two people, the nobles did not shout as a group like before, perhaps because a series of unexpected events occurred, and their brains could not keep up with the processing speed.
The emperor clapped his hands and said that the sudden announcement was over and that he could enjoy the ball. The band started playing vigorously again, but since no one came up to the dance hall, I held Natsuki’s hand and took the center of the dance hall.
Natsuki, wearing a passionate red dress, danced quickly and cheerfully, drawing the attention of the ballroom.
“You greedy bastard.”
After the dance was over, Natsuki patted my back and returned to her seat, taking turns with Fuyuki.
Fuyuki made the band play a slow song by gesturing with his hands, and he seemed to enjoy the leisurely dance by clasping his hands against my body.
“I will tell you, if you touch any woman other than the four of us…” It will be imprisoned by the emperor’s authority.”
“Ahaha. The jokes are funny too.”
“… Heh.”
Isn’t this a joke?
With a short laugh, Fuyuki took turns with Sophia, who was waiting at the edge of the dance hall.
Although Sofia chose an upbeat song like Natsuki, her dancing skills were different. While Natsuki moved like a well-trained war horse, Sophia was excited, shaking her body this way and that like a wild horse running wild.
“Is it okay if I invite all the other colleagues in the underground to this city as well? “I will not enter the imperial palace.”
“Wouldn’t it be okay? If Natsuki, who maintains the barrier, gives permission, let’s do it.”
Hehe… It will be fun.”
Would something so bad happen if a lot of lesbian succubi mixed into the streets? She believed that Sophia would educate her children well so that they would not do anything strange.
As soon as Sofia finished her dance, she took a step back as if she was regretful, and as if taking turns, Ain came over and hugged me. She was a little sweaty and embarrassed because she had danced three times already, but she seemed okay with that. Ain took a deep breath and didn’t resist because she seemed happy.
The dance Ain chose was slower than the one Fuyuki chose, but it was a traditional folk song singing the beauty of the moon. It is said that the moon here represents the person one loves. The nobles, who thought I was only marrying Natsuki and Fuyuki, had countless questions floating around their heads.
After the dance, I come out of the dance hall, and Sofia, who is waiting, hugs her Ain and tells me that these two women will also marry me…
The ballroom became noisy again.
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One week since the Blue Ball.
The emperor chewed his lips in resentment and glared at me sitting across from him.
“… Does that drink go down your throat?”
“Sure. Oh my, run it. So why don’t you leave it all to me?”
Natsuki, Fuyuki, Sophia, and even Ain helped sort out the numerous appeals and lined them up by type in front of the emperor. He may have thought that he would be free from work once he passed the throne in his later years, but that was after the official coronation.
The current emperor was still the emperor, and he had to bear all the fallout after the promulgation of marriage.
“I told you this a while ago, so if you had negotiated behind the scenes with the nobles in advance and gotten their consent, there wouldn’t have been a problem, right?”
“Hmm… “
I guess it was because he said I was recruiting nobles, and he seemed to have realized that it was a mistake not to ask him in detail.
Although they included nobles, they were all women, and in fact, even now, many families seem to have a lot of internal talk about dating or marrying women.
The emperor will also become a co-empress, and the empresses also marry women, so there are stories like what’s the problem, who has the right to succeed to children born between women, etc.
“Okay… “
Natsuki and Fuyuki said they could help with this problem, but they didn’t have the authority yet, so they stayed close next to me and played with my body, touching and stroking it here and there.
Ain was busy making snacks with Sophia in the small kitchen next door.
I had a comfortable time feeling the pain of the emperor who had left Natsuki and Fuyuki in a painful situation and had done nothing.
