Waking up in the morning with pets and toys around me was much different than in my previous life. In my past life, I would not trust many to even be in my bedroom, let alone my bed. It came with the territory of being a mobster, or gang leader, or leader of a criminal syndicate. No matter the title you gave yourself, it was something you had to live with.
I had used the ones that did not protect themselves from such potential issues to my advantage. A Mexican cartel boss fell victim to one of my assassinations due to a lovely little honey trap. It was a great achievement for me too. His son, who took over, was a ruthless fellow who did not understand how to separate the criminal elements from the business of dealing drugs.
He was someone I took advantage of to get him to do my dirty work without telling him directly what to do. Too bad I passed away from my blackmail targets before I got to rid the world of that piece of filth. Then again, I think the world thought about me in the same way.
I chuckled as I got up, thinking about things of my past world. It was time to get my crime syndicate here in the Demon Lands on the road. I wanted to start cutting down on all this small bullshit I was dealing with. I had some capable subordinates now that were at the B rank to provide protection. My cute little tigers would assist a lot, and the same with Kitty. But dealing with Avery and either bringing him on completely was still something to think about.
Carl was another issue I should deal with soon, too.
So many things to do, and the deal with the Lich would not last forever. At this point, the Piracy problem of those Necromancers remained small, but that would not remain in the future. Pirates will get greedy —or most do —and develop an increasing appetite. As I grow, I will want more and more plunder from them. I will probably look for ways to bring in their cargo in more legitimate ways, making traversal easier, which will just make everything increasingly more of a problem with the government of the Demon Lands, if not them, then their neighbours.
Bandits and Pirates are the scourge of Civilization.
Allying myself to them was making me a scourge, too, and the only people I had to fear giving out this name at this time were Lich and Carl. Carl, I would deal with it soon enough, but the Lich was a different problem altogether.
So I had to make myself allies, like that cute little masochistic Medusa B-ranker who came by. Getting someone like that on my side and developing them into a tool would be great for me in the long run and would provide cover. But I would have to make use of her rarely, and when I did, I would have to make it her idea.
Lying in bed, I slowly got up my toys around me, still sleeping softly. Kara was happily asleep as I allowed her to join me and have her way with me. It was interesting to see her wanting to pleasure me, and I could even see the mindset she probably had. She thought that all my other toys took their pleasure from me. But she seemed to have forgotten that I do what I enjoy, and pleasuring toys and training them further into my grasp is a pleasure in itself.
I smirked. I liked that naivety, though, and I would do nothing to break that innocence at this point.
I shook my head and took leave of the bedroom for the shower to wash the sweat and sex off my skin. I heard movement from the kitchen, and Freya was humming to herself. I thought about Freya and wondered when she would break through. She was already in a position that could have taken over for the Ironsand family, but her father sold her to me. He was a terrible patriarch in my opinion, but that was neither here nor there.
Although I never had much of an issue, the general populace did have issues even reaching C-ranked. It was something that I failed to understand. It felt like C rank was just the start of the journey, and B rank was when things started to get hard. I did not even understand the cultivation of an A-ranker, or whether there was anything even above that. There had to be some kind of hierarchy.
My mind was wandering, though, and I showered and soon ate with my toys not long after. Today was going to be the day I talked to Avery and Carl, the men in my life, it seemed. I wondered whether I favored women more than men, but then felt I did not really care that much.
I should also do something with Hilda; she was a tool to be taken advantage of, and I would find ways to break her further.
Again, I found my mind wandering a lot in contemplation today when I was usually more focused. So, when, without much thought, I was about to head upstairs to think about how to broach the topics I would need with Carl, I heard a male voice boom from the front.
"I want to see Mistress," I heard Avery's male voice boom. His annoyance was clear, and his frustration was growing.
A smirk grew on my face, and I turned around, heading downstairs. Avery might not be a hardcore Masochist, but he had gotten a taste of forbidden pleasures and could not stop seeking them out. It was like a moth to the flame, or so many other metaphors. He had a taste for Tiger women who were strong, but I think underneath that. He loved women who were able to dominate him, and he proved me right.
And now, he was coming back to that light, desperate for more, looking for the forbidden fruit that the Christians cursed because once you had it. You were forever doomed to chase after the knowledge that you gained.
I came down the stairs and appeared as he glared at Kara, whom I just noticed was manning the front counter at this time. Her expression was serene, and she looked at me, which made Avery look at me. The Devil froze before his face heated, and I stopped by the stairs, saying nothing for the moment before turning around more than enough to gain his attention.
The man's fanatic look bore into my back, and I glanced at Kara, "I will take him upstairs. Let me know if an important guest has arrived for me. " If not," I shrugged, "you know what to do." As for this guest," I paused and clicked my tongue, "Tsk, I will deal with him."
I heard Avery's breath hitch for a moment, and I proceeded to head upstairs, my mind filling with potential punishments I should do.
I licked my lips in anticipation.
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