Become their wicked yet gentle lord.

It was Zona's voice, followed by Beth's voice. After hearing Esther's voice, she asked, "Miss, are you alright? The banquet is over, when...when are you going back?"

Bette was visibly nervous. Had the governor really taken advantage of Miss? The two of them went into the next room and didn't come out for a long time, while the other nobles were gossiping about it.

He realized that he and the others had been so engrossed in eating that they had completely forgotten about Esther. If something were to happen… then he and his servants would have been utterly negligent! Although, in the eyes of Beth and the others, the young and brilliant Governor of Ryukyu and their incomparably beautiful young lady were indeed a perfect match, and he even hoped to see something happen between them—that would elevate the Miller family to great heights and improve his own impoverished career—if Esther's father, Viscount Miller, found out, he would kill them!

Although that man usually seems pathetic, constantly being cheated by women and always in debt, when it comes to Miss Esther... he's not someone to be trifled with...

Oh no! My reputation!

"It's all...it's all your fault..."

She didn't even call him Governor anymore. Esther looked at Ryusha with a face full of anger, her bright eyes filled with grievance.

Whether it was Esther or the scene inside the room, the sight before them made Zona and the servants outside the door mutter to themselves.

Kira was leaning against Ryūka, and although they weren't doing anything, a strong sense of ambiguity was conveyed. The key point is...

Esther's boots lay carelessly to one side, and even when she rushed out, her socks were still on the carpet. Her flushed face, tinged with shame and indignation, and the clothes she had changed into, only fueled the imagination…

Her original dress was placed next to Ryukatsu's hand.

Even if it's explained as mending clothes, the fact that an unmarried young noblewoman would take off her boots and expose her feet in a room with other men is enough to make people suspicious... not to mention the smug smiles on Ryusha and Kira's faces, even though it was just from teasing Esther.

Seeing the suspicious looks from Zona, another maid, and her own servants, Esther felt as if the sky had fallen.

I was determined to avoid being in the same room as Ryukyu, but things somehow turned out this way.

Esther stamped her foot, rushed into the house, grabbed her boots, and hurried away, not forgetting to turn back and say to Ryukyu before leaving:

"We'll discuss it again next time! I'm definitely joining! Otherwise, I won't forgive you!"

Join? Join what?

Completely unaware that her words could easily be misunderstood, Esther fled in panic after saying them...

Chapter 10 A Wonderful Game

After Esther left, Zona, dressed as a maid, reported to Ruka:

“Master, everyone has left. The nobles who have traveled far have stayed in inns or the homes of their confidants in Sochi, while those who have lived nearby have returned to their territories. Before Prince Hypnos left you a message: ‘Beware of the Church’s knights of judgment.’”

Ryuu nodded. It seemed that Zona and the others were keeping a close watch on the nobles, and Hypnos's reminder had also made him take note. The Church did have its own armed forces, although most of them were located in what they called the 'Holy City'—after all, Otus would not allow a large-scale Papacy armed force within its borders—but the nobles who supported the Papacy's faith often referred to themselves as 'Holy Knights'.

However, true paladins are the regular army of the Papacy. They are melee elites skilled in holy magic and often proficient in various blessing-type holy spells. When they cooperate with clergy who play a support role, they are quite powerful.

The Inquisition Knights… that's just a euphemism. They don't necessarily wear armor or carry swords, and their abilities are incredibly diverse. To put it bluntly, they're the group that does the dirty work for the Papacy, a unique force of the Inquisition. Some of their actions don't even require reporting to the Pope…

Punishing heretics and killing enemies is the style of the Judgment Knights.

"I shouldn't have revealed my abilities. Is Hinatil targeting me? Or is she planning to 'hunt heretics' right under my nose...?"

Liu Xia shook his head. He had already experienced enough today. This was only his first day as governor, and he didn't want to die from overwork.

So he looked with interest at the other maid beside Zona, Nemi. This shadow guard girl he had rescued earlier had changed into a maid's outfit and come with Zona. When she saw Ryuga looking her over, she lifted the hem of her skirt and smiled sweetly:

"Master, Miss Kania said everything is ready on her end; the 'shelf' and 'roulette wheel' have already been moved into the room."

Nemi's intense gaze made no attempt to conceal her feelings for Ryukatsu. She wasn't the only female shadow guard who longed for her handsome new master, but whether she would have the chance to meet Ryukatsu and offer herself to him depended on her luck.

As Zona's friend, Nemi had long been aware of the influence of the Dark Elves' unrestrained bloodline on them, and after today's encounter, she had secretly fallen for Ryuka. Ryuka had quite a few women around him, so even though Zona mentioned that at least several female shadow guards hoped to receive Ryuka's 'reward,' they would come one by one. And today, Nemi was determined to seize this opportunity.

Upon hearing Nemi's report, Ryuka knew that another 'reward ceremony' was about to begin...

……

"Ahem! My dear sisters~ I know you all feel the same way I do~ You've all accumulated a lot of 'stress' during the previous war~ And our little darling has finally settled down today~ He's become the Governor of Sochi~ Let's give him a round of applause~~~"

Inside a room on the upper level of the castle, Kania was delivering an ambiguous speech to Hetia and the others seated below. Aside from Kira and Megan, the clapping of the others seemed somewhat perfunctory. They glanced at the large black sheet covering Kania's back, wondering what trick she was playing.

Wasn't tonight's 'victory celebration' supposed to start with unbridled revelry as soon as Ryūka arrived? But now that kid is obediently waiting on the sidelines, a mischievous, expectant smile on his face. What on earth are he and Kania plotting?

"Kanya, not everyone is as insatiable as you. Besides, I've heard that some people have already had their fill of sex while the war is raging."

Kira jokingly chimed in, glancing at Hetia and the others. The saying goes, "When the front lines are strained, the rear can eat well," but for Ryusha, Hetia and Melanie, who fought alongside him on the front lines, were not suffering from that problem.

Kira and Kania, on the other hand, became the 'poor wives' who struggled to maintain logistics in the rear and were left alone in their empty rooms.

"Hey~ Don't worry about these things so much~"

Kania, who was usually prone to jealousy and even compared the number of times others climaxed, was surprisingly magnanimous today, which surprised the other girls. Kania, however, said mysteriously:

"I know everyone's really looking forward to tonight~ After all, it's fun to have Ryuka all to yourself in private~ But it's even more exciting for the sisters to get together and mess around with this guy, right~ But..."

Kania's words made everyone blush, especially Nemi, who had just joined. She clutched the hem of her skirt and stared wide-eyed at the others' nonchalant expressions. Melanie even whistled, as if denying that she was looking forward to it, while Zona gave her a 'you'll get used to it' look.

Kania then changed the subject, talking about what happened after the 'however':

Kania then changed the subject, talking about what happened after the 'however':

"Establishing new territories is also a very important matter~ Everyone will have a ton of work to do!"

Discontented voices rose, and Hafulen was the first to stand up, pointing at Ryūka with her hands on her hips as she spoke to Kania:

"What do you mean, Miss Kania? Is there nothing tonight? Why are you saying all this? Just get that kid to take off his clothes!"

“Kanya means that we need to ‘balance work and rest’…” Ryuka laughed at Haiflian’s straightforwardness, then lifted the black cloth covering an item.

"Cheep cheep~"

Kania let out a cheerful sound and introduced the strange device revealed from under the black cloth: "This is the tool used to solve situations like today's! The roulette wheel of joy and pain!"

It was a strange roulette wheel, like some kind of lottery machine, powered by magical crystals. With Kania's explanation, the women finally understood its function.

In short, this is a lottery box that is isolated from all interference from battle aura and magic. The roulette wheel will give cards or items to the people present each round, and they will use these to decide what each person should do next.

Some of these tasks involve playful interactions with Ryusha, which must be completed once drawn, whether gentle and sweet or embarrassing and intense. Others are more serious matters to be done later in Sochi, but the tasks drawn may not be those that suit each person's strengths. For example, Kira, who excels in business and management, might draw 'training troops,' while Hetia and the others might draw tasks they are not good at, such as 'intelligence gathering' or 'planning and construction.'

At this point, they need to exchange the task they drew with someone who is good at it. As for what they exchange, it might be the other person's important task, or it might be a humiliating punishment that the other person doesn't want to undergo.

"It's an interesting game. Lucky players might get all the items they want, while some unlucky ones might spend the whole night drawing punishments, or only get serious tasks without any rewards..."

Melanie quickly grasped the game and her face lit up with anticipation: "Well, I'm pretty lucky!"

"That's right! Each person will draw one item per round. If you want to keep the card in your hand and use it later instead of using it, well~ then you'll just have to put up with it there~"

Kania laughed and lifted the other black cloths, revealing a row of strange shelves in the room.

It looked like a row of strange seats, but with some embarrassing things on them.

The extremely cramped seat surface is powered by magical crystals, and the protrusions on it produce strange vibrations. The cramped area makes it impossible to sit comfortably; instead, it forces one to concentrate their weight on a very small area. Not to mention the restraint-like devices on either side of the seat, combined with its awkward height, which clearly forces one to sit with their legs spread apart in a humiliating, semi-squatting position.

As for the row of scaffold-like structures above, although the strange devices on them are somewhat incomprehensible, combined with the seats below, they are probably shameful instruments used to torture and tease the upper body... There are also some flexible tubes connected to canisters above, the purpose of which is unknown.

Whether they were female knights, mages, or shadow assassins, their breathing became heavy as they stared in disbelief at what they were seeing. Kania, however, grinned wickedly and said:

"Here's some good news and some good news. First, the magical device on top is set to an absolutely gentle intensity that won't cause any discomfort—even if you sit on it all day, you'll only feel soreness!"

Kania's words relieved the girls, who had expected this to be an unbearable torture device, since it was a 'pause zone' that allowed them to keep their cards and pause the game. But as soon as they breathed a sigh of relief, Kania laughed even more happily:

"Secondly! Besides pausing for one round, choosing to stay on top for another round also allows you to destroy one card you don't want to use! This only applies to humiliation punishment cards! However, this will cause a slight change to the chair~"

That's because it keeps oozing out a potion that makes people incredibly excited! Thanks to Ms. Zani from our Agriculture and Pharmaceuticals department—even though she didn't know what I wanted the potion for, she still made it according to my specifications!

And the vibrations will get stronger~ But it's definitely not the kind of vibration you'd easily experience~

"What kind of good news is this?!" Hetia couldn't help but shout. "It's just that kind of uncomfortable drug that leaves you feeling neither up nor down! Hey! Ryukatsu! This must be one of your bad ideas too!"

The vibrations alone wouldn't matter, but with the aphrodisiac added, it's a different story! Being stuck in that awkward position will definitely be unbearable! Ryuka and Kania clearly didn't want them to enjoy this game comfortably.

"Hmph~ Scared yet? If you're scared, just quit~ Go back to your room and scratch it by yourself~"

Although Melanie didn't think this was a good thing, seeing Hetia like this, she still pretended not to care and provoked Hetia.

"Well, this is more challenging." Heflian didn't seem to care at all, and instead stretched her arms and legs as if this were some kind of trial.

“If Master wants to play this kind of game.” Megan and Zona nodded in agreement; their motto was that as long as Ryusha was happy.

Seeing that no one was listening to her, Hetia reluctantly sat down: "Who...who wants to go back..."

"Hehe~ Since everyone agrees, let's begin the first round of drawing~ Oh, right! I forgot to mention, different instructions will be marked with different points, the more difficult the one, the higher the points~ The person with the highest score~ will get to enjoy Ryuka's reward enhancement for a whole month~ Don't be sad if you lose, you can use your points to exchange for other rewards, from gold coins to custom magical weapons, or even have Ryuka spend a whole day on a date with you~"

Kania's words reignited the excitement, and upon hearing about the enhancements and rewards, the girls eagerly began to rub their hands together in anticipation.

Only Nemi looked completely bewildered, as she knew nothing about enhancement. Meanwhile, Zona beside her became fervent, regretting that she only possessed the strength of her primary class and couldn't offer Ryūka more help; her eyes now held an intense seriousness.

It was supposed to be just a fun game, but now it's taken on a tense, almost hostile tone...

Ryuka then came to Nemi's side, patted the shadow guard girl on the shoulder, and said comfortingly:

"Nemi, just watch from the sidelines for now. After all, you're still a virgin, and this kind of game is too intense for you. But that's just how I am, aren't I? You're disappointed, aren't you? If you've thought it through, then you can talk to me again."

Disappointed? How could that be!

“Master, I…” Nemi wanted to say something more, but Kania, who couldn’t wait any longer, had already excitedly pressed the button.

"Alright! Let's begin the first round of card drawing!"

The roulette wheel began to spin, then handed out the results to the girls in line. Some received only a card, while others received a small black box containing the items related to the card.

Kania wore a strange smile, this unknown form of pleasure seemed to excite her witch instincts, but the truth was far more complex.

Although she and Ryukatsu created the cards together, she was the one who organized and summarized the proper tasks for the territory. Therefore, she took this opportunity to secretly stuff in a bunch of shameful punishments that suited her twisted fantasies! And she knew exactly which cards were in there!

In addition, that is...

Hehe, hehehehe~~~ The advantage of staying in the back is that she can run to Anyaberg's magic workshop every few days, and this roulette machine was made by her. Therefore, Kania knows very well that by adjusting some internal parts, she can make the roulette draw cards according to her will!

Hmph~ So-called games are decided before they even begin! In all games involving gambling, the house always wins in the end!

Come on!! This is a shameful punishment that even I can't honestly admit in front of everyone, but I've been fantasizing about for so long!!! Today, let me and Ruka have some fun under the guise of a game!!!

Kania smiled, barely able to suppress the corners of her mouth, and reached for the cards and box in front of her.

Hmph~ A game with props right from the start~ That should be pretty cool~ In the first round, everyone only has one card, so even if someone is more freakish than me, the chances of them wanting to trade with me after drawing a good card are slim~ In fact, I doubt anyone would want to play like this~

The little witch smiled and flipped open the card in front of her, and then...

The smile froze.

Postpartum care for ewes...what the heck?!

She stared in disbelief at the description on the card in her hand. Her task was to solve the problem of sheep farrowing rates in the future livestock industry of the Sochi Territory...

This must be a mistake! There should have been a shameful punishment with props! Kania frantically tore open one side of the box, only to find a stack of books about animal husbandry inside…

She suddenly raised her head and looked at Ryuka to the side.

The boy's mischievous grin spoke volumes; he had already discovered and corrected Kania's tampering with the machine. Ryuka waved to her ally, "Cheating isn't good, is it?"

Meanwhile, Hetia on the other side let out a mournful cry.

"What...what kind of despicable thing is this?!"

Judging from the box she opened, she had also drawn a task that required props to complete, but she threw it heavily to the ground.

Kania looked at the tangled mess of leather straps and metal and let out a mournful cry.

Ahhh!! My nose hook, pig tail plug, and restraints!!!

"To fawn over Ryukyu in front of everyone like a sow, using the most vulgar words... Ugh... Hetia, your luck is really bad..." You're reciting, I'm reciting, you've got time, but Lin Zaizai isn't...

Heflian glanced at the card Hetia had drawn and gave a smile that was a mixture of schadenfreude and speechlessness.

The schadenfreude was directed at Hetia, while the speechlessness was directed at Ryuka. Ryuka shrugged in response to her sarcastic, almost twisted gaze: "I didn't put it in."

Kania, feigning kindness, approached Hetia and said, "If you're so unwilling, then I'll switch with you... Although it's a little embarrassing for me, we're friends after all~"

Hetia was filled with anticipation, but after glancing at the contents of Kania's card and the thick stack of books, she turned around, took off her clothes, and walked towards the punishment chair in the 'pause zone'.

The problem that can only be solved by letting her read a book is better solved by killing her.

Chapter 11 The Game Begins

"Wait, wait!"

Kania hurriedly called out to the aggressive Hetia, who was angrily taking off her knight's uniform. Although Hetia envied Ryusha's handsome military uniform, her knight's attire was no less impressive. The elegant and valiant knight's uniform coat was removed, revealing a white floral collared shirt that perfectly accentuated Hetia's beautiful figure.

After a day of banquets and social engagements, her white shirt was damp with a thin layer of sweat, faintly revealing her black bra and slightly flushed skin. Her shirt was tucked into her dark riding breeches, which exuded both feminine charm and equestrian strength, while a gold-trimmed belt perfectly accentuated her slender, powerful waist and firm, full breasts.

Not only Hetia, but also Hafren and the others were quite satisfied with their formal attire today. It emphasized the nobility and power of their knightly status while perfectly showcasing the charm of their figures. Ultimately, it was thanks to the corsets that Ryusha had made for them beneath the white shirts, using soft fabric and iron rings.

Although the first version was quite simple in design, this groundbreaking garment was irresistible to female knights who were troubled by their large breasts. Even they, as high-ranking knights, sometimes found their shoulders aching from the weight of their ample bosom. Kira, less generous than the others, sullenly remarked that if they disliked it so much, they should share some with her…

So even though she was filled with shame and indignation, Hetia was still very careful when taking off her knight's attire, seemingly cherishing the clothes that Ryūka had tailored for her. Just as she unbuttoned the buttons on her high, beautiful breasts, revealing her full, smooth bosom bound by a black bra, and recklessly sat on that evil instrument of torture, Kania finally couldn't hold back any longer. She grabbed Hetia and asked somewhat uneasily:

"He, Hetia, you're not thinking of 'destroying' this card, are you?"