Steel and Mana

Chapter 302 – Peeping

"Ugh... my back..." I moaned, standing in my office, trying to stretch. Turning around, I watched as my door opened, Luna coming in with a tray with my breakfast on it.

"For the record, it wasn't my idea." She muttered, holding back a giggle, watching me groaning. "I wasn't angry at you."

"Sleeping on the floor was not the most comfortable, but, eh, I experienced worse." I chuckled, shaking my head while taking the coffee cup and sipping it. "Well, the tests were still good, and I can understand why Sacchy was in a spicy mood."

"How was it?" she asked curiously, sitting up on my desk and dangling her bare feet, dressed in her maid outfit.

"It was nice. Really nice. But also strange..."

"How so?"

"Well," I hummed, recalling the sight from the Camelot's bridge, "a God's magic is no joke. After clearing the first layer of clouds, around 4,000 meters high, the mountain is still there."

"But... but... When there is a clear day, it... it doesn't reach the clouds..." She muttered, wondering how that could be true. They could see the top of the mountains, even if they were really high up or when they were surrounded by thick clouds rolling down on their sides.

"Exactly my question. They were also weird. More shimmery, sometimes a bit translucent. So, I don't think it was the mountain but something that looked like one. At any rate, Merlin reported that it was indeed some kind of magic force, one that he didn't dare to interact with. If he is unsure, so are we! So we steered clear, even when we reached our maximum altitude of 11,000 meters."

"Woah... that's high!"

"And cold. Very cold. But yes, it is high, and it also explained to me why no flying beasts are coming over. They simply can't. Now, after knowing this, we can likewise test the barrier Pascal has raised along the border. If it also reaches up to that height, we will skirt it through the east, heading to the old Scorc territory. If not, then we can simply fly over it."

"What about the duke?" She asked, watching me with a smile while I began eating the sandwich she had brought for me.

"He will report back to Mirian and then return. He served her enough, and by now, Mirian had established herself in the Silver Region. I don't think she needs him anymore, so I will employ our good old friend as the captain of Camelot. By the time he comes back, the ship should be equipped with all the weapons, ready for winter."

"Sasha already told me about it!" she exclaimed proudly. "It will be stuffed, eh? How many cannons in total? Fifty?"

"Sixty-eight." I chuckled, "Eighteen Dragonfire Cannons on the broadsides, counting up to thirty-six in total. Then, there will be four aft and fore cannons, numbering eight in total. That's forty-four. Same amount of topsite and underside cannons. That brings us up to fifty-two. The remaining sixteen will be non-magical, using the gunpowder we have been making. For those cannons, we will also have ammunition stored aboard the ship. They will be siege-variant or, in this case, magic-breaking weapons. We already know that magical shields can’t block physical projectiles, so I will space out cannons to counter such defenses.”

“What about the death ray?” She grinned, making me stop eating and raising an eyebrow at her. Did Sasha tell her about it? Although I kept it a secret, besides Merlin, I also explained it to her… Naturally.

“Did Sasha mention it?”

“Ah, so there is one!”

“Damn.” I chuckled, shaking my head, “You got me there.”

“Fufufufu, I knew you wouldn’t pass up on it! Don’t worry, I won’t tell Yuri or Mikan! Although, I think the former would be able to keep it under wraps. As for Mikki, yeah, she would be… Hm, I don’t know.”

“I’ll tell them,” I interrupted her, waving my hand, “but only after the ship is finished. By then, it will be done, and I will emphasize to Mikan that she should not feel any responsibility.”

“It is not like you need to hide it from us. I don’t think Mikan would be angry at you because of it.”

“I just want her conscience to be clear and make sure that as few people know about it as possible. I won’t tell Kustov about it either, for starters. That weapon is dangerous, and I don’t want anyone to think about copying or using it for an easy solution.”

“But you will use it, though?”

“You would be a good interrogator,” I smiled at her, pecking her neck and making her giggle. “Of course I will. I just don’t trust others to be as responsible as I will be. Some may say that's a way too prideful thing to say... but... we'll see if they are right or not. The targets I would utilize it against are going to be monsters and Pascal personally. When nothing else works.”

“What’s next, then?" she asked with a smile, looking up at me happily. “A new experiment?”

“Nah. I want to relax a little. Doing nothing, playing with my wives and my kids. All of our projects are underway; as long as they don’t need me to be there, I can kick back a little.”

“Oh, that sounds fun!” she grinned, hopping off my table and touching her lips. “You could also help me with a scene I am stuck at! You know, with my book!”

“Yeah? And what is it about?”

“It includes… well…” she blushed, but her eyes were sparkling, “ropes… and I can’t tie myself up properly… And don’t say Yuri would! It is not a girl-on-girl scene, and I can’t immerse myself in the play properly if I ask her to help me out!”

“Oh?” I raised my eyebrows, getting really interested now. That’s the creative method for you, eh? “Continue…” I whispered, standing before her, running my hand through her hair, playing with it while also slipping my other hand into her top.

“Hauh, perfect! I need a character just like this! It is a scene where the bandit boss captures an assassin and breaks her in... mhm! It is all about penetrating her defenses and turning her allegiance!” She explained, moaning, her hands gripping the edge of her skirt.

“Damn… Are you totally into writing more and more erotic stories now?” I asked, holding her face in my hand. Without hesitation, she nodded her head while I pressed my knee between her legs, letting her rub up against it. “Well, you can't say that I am not a good husband… Do you have rope prepared?” Before I could finish my question, she already hummed in answer, trying to bob her head. “In your office? Hm… good girl. Let’s go…”

“Y-yes!” She panted, but before I let her go, I gently pulled on her hair, keeping her hack. "Nyauh?!"

“Strip. You are going to walk there naked. A captured assassin could hide weapons everywhere, isn’t she? I need to make sure you are harmless!”

“Hmph, you bastard! I won’t submit!” She answered after blinking her eyes once, settling into character, ending up with torn clothes as I made sure she followed me naked, just as I ordered.

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“Mhmmm… Leon?” I whispered, dreaming about my husband right before I woke up late in the morning, feeling somewhat guilty that I had made him sleep on the floor as a punishment… Uuu… He didn’t even complain or try to explain things! He just accepted it...

Sitting up, Yuri and Mikan were still asleep next to me, snuggling up with Lancelot, Arthur, and Leyla, making me smile while watching them. If there was genuine happiness in this world, this was it.

“He is probably in his office… He should rest sometimes...”

Getting out of bed, careful not to wake the others up, I decided to throw on a robe, wrapping it tightly around my body and tying my hair into a ponytail. With Luna also gone, he most likely already had breakfast, but I can still give him a massage… I bet it wasn’t comfortable sleeping on the floor… Hauh, maybe I went a bit far?

Exiting our room silently, I caught on one of our clocks that it was already nine. I usually woke at seven… It was rare for me to sleep in this long.

“Hm, maybe he is no longer in his office…”

And I was right. Upon entering, it was indeed empty, but then I noticed it. There it was, on the ground, Luna’s usual maid outfit, torn apart and shredded. At first, it did give me a scare, but the moment I noticed her panties and how… soaked it was… I knew why.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

“Haaah… You little!” I pursed my lips because now I for sure had no chance to make it up to him! No wonder she was so slippery and didn’t even wake us while sneaking out! But… where were they?

I didn’t need to think for long, hearing her muffled scream from nearby, coming from her little writing room. What the hell were they doing to make her scream like that? She is usually not the overtly loud type. That role falls onto Yuri's shoulders.

Being a bit curious, I decided not to interrupt them just yet. Instead, I crouched down, pressing my ears against the door to her room, listening. I heard more moans and screams, but all of them were muffled... then came some... gurgling?

“Given up yet, you assassin whore?”

“Mhffmhf!”

“Speak up, I can’t hear your answer with a dick in your mouth!”

“Huh?” I couldn’t help but flinch.

It was the first time I had heard Leon speak so harshly and sound like a ruffian—at least when talking to us. I quickly looked into the keyhole and saw Luna tied up, her small frame bound by thick ropes, cutting into her body. Her legs were spread apart, spaced out by a metal rod at her ankles. Then again, her hands were locked behind her back, and she was unable to use them as she lay on her stomach, right on her table. Looking in, her bottom was facing me, and I could see that they had been doing it for a while because she was dripping with more than just her own juice! And I had never seen her buttocks be so red before… Ah…. I see now. There was a wooden paddle there, right next to the table.

“So rough…” I muttered, unable to hold it back, watching my usually kind husband holding Luna’s messy, ruffled hair, moving his hips right before her face, using her… throat. No wonder she was so muffled. “It’s Yuri’s fault… for sure…”

Probably. Maybe not… hauh…! Before I realized it, I was peeping on my own husband with my hands between my robes. Damn it, this is also Yuri’s fault! Yes! Hers! But I couldn’t stop myself… Oh, I hope my little twins won’t be like their mother! Hauh… come on, you two… finish already!

As if Leon heard my thoughts, I saw him pull out, letting Luna breathe, splurging right on her face and head, showering her. That… should have been mine this morning. So unfair…

“I… I give up… Master… please! Let me… serve you on my… own accord!” Luna whispered, out of breath, exhausted, yet I saw her head move, trying to reach Leon’s throbbing rod.

“Good.” He answered, giving her a slap that surprised me, but she just moaned and sounded way too happy… Oh, Luna, you are worse than Yuri! “From now on, you are my assassin! Got it? My good little bitch.”

“Yeeees! Only yours~ Woof!”

Now I had the proof. That bark? Yuri. This was aaaaaaall Yuri's fault! Still... I kept watching as he untied her, helped her sit up, and brought her water. Then, I saw him begin to caress the rope marks on her pale skin, his kind smile returning to her previously much wilder face.

“Sorry, I may have gone overboard... does it hurt?”

“Huh?” Luna flinched, looking down at herself, “Oh! No, not at all! Nyaaaah! This was great! I will totally write the best scene after this! After I cleaned up… Ehehehe! Confess!”

“Excuse me?” Leon asked, clearly surprised.

“Did you do something like this to Yuri too? Or are you a natural bandit lord?”

“Hm… no, this was a first for me. I don't like doing things that you girls don't enjoy. I only feel pleasure if I see it in your eyes that you like it." He answered, and I felt his sincerity. "Yuri... well, she favors it rough, but I constantly find that if I am gentle with her, switching back and forth, she enjoys it better. Something like this? No, Luna, this was new to me, too.”

“But it was good, isn’t it?! " she asked, and I was amazed at how lively she sounded. Yet she looked like she was ravaged by not only our husband but a whole army! “What about the others? Now, I am curious. Not when we are doing it together, but when you are alone with them!”

Mikan likes it when we do it slowly, sensually, with a lot of hugging and grinding. She usually takes the lead and pampers me. Sasha... She likes it best from behind and likes it when I dictate the tempo. She likes it passionately but not as wildly as Yuri and especially not as wildly as you."

“I can handle that too!” I spoke out involuntarily, and before I caught myself, I was in the room, my robe half slipped off from my naked body, panting. “Ah…”

“M-morning?” Luna gulped, looking around, getting shy… now? Really? What’s the point, hmph? You little... imp!

“How long have you been watching?” Leon asked with a grin, making me pout and drop my robe.

“I’m not telling…. You… You... Bandit scum!”

“Ahahaha! Master!” Luna laughed after a brief pause, hopping down from the table and grinning as she picked up the wooden paddle. “Let me help you break in this noble prisoner!”

“Hmph!” I snorted, my heart racing with an excitement I never felt before, “Like you could!”

“Oh, don’t worry!” my husband whispered, stepping close to me, his breath making me shiver. “We will make you talk… or scream. Probably the latter…”

“D-do…” I stuttered, looking at him, feeling my body burning up, “Do your worst!”