"Then, please be careful on your way back. I will send someone if I need your help later, and then…"
"Yes. I will come immediately."
"Haha. Thank you so much, Lord Shimo. I hope to see you again another day, Saintess."
"Yes. I hope Lord is safe and well…"
After the banquet, she had a pleasant conversation with the lord and prepared to go back.
Ha…this banquet was quite grand and long; I didn't expect even the time for greetings to be so long.
Since it's over, why not just go home? Why bother coming over to greet everyone one by one? Thanks to you all, it's almost midnight. It's completely dark.
However, the time was well spent.
"Then, Lady Celestia. See you 'again' next time."
"Uh…okay, okay. See you next time…"
"Pfft. I'll look forward to the day we meet again."
"…" Pfft. Her bewildered expression was so cute. Very good, Celestia. Is it because of our past physical intimacy? I initially thought Celestia was a hysterical, ill-tempered old woman, but now, for some reason, my impression of her has changed to that of a lovely married woman.
However… since I've already provoked her like this, it would be a problem if my impression remained negative.
I have no intention of letting go of my prey.
Let me see… So, what is Celestia's status bar as my intended female…?
...... Name: Radil Neb Celestia
Race: Human
Level: 52 (12800/164000)
Title: A noble female whose female desires have awakened, formerly known as the Ice Witch.
Age: 42
Female Skills: [Lewdness LV.2] [Male Scent Poisoning: LV.1] [Horse Semen Poisoning LV.3] [Desire LV.2] [Submission LV.1] [Disgust LV.8]
Female Records: [Husband: Radil Bell Albert] [Birth Records: 1]
Male Affinity: Radil Bell Albert 92% Zheng Shimo 8%
****...What?
Disgust?
Disgust…!?
[Disgust] – A female who feels a resistance to beasts. This woman will never become a beast's female until this disgust disappears.
[Male Affinity] – This female, who has mated with other males, will change her body towards the superior male by comparing which male is superior.
What nonsense, it's disgust!
And it's LV.8!? The reason it displays affinity instead of intimacy is probably because she's a married woman, not a virgin… She actually dislikes me… I thought Celestia was practically my possession, but in reality, she harbors such strong resistance towards me?
Considering her other skills… level 8 means she's quite averse to me.
It seems that Celestia, whom I thought would come to me soon, might never come.
…I need to prepare a contingency plan in advance.
......
"Understood, Master."
After checking Celestia's status bar, I immediately commissioned Claire and Lisbeth to gather information about her upon returning from the lord's city.
Only by knowing the reason can I deal with it. To make Celestia my female, I must first find out the root of her aversion to monsters.
The two accepted this almost commanding commission with an almost flattered and delighted attitude, and immediately began gathering information… Today is the second day, and my two females began reporting to me with an inexplicably solemn demeanor.
"Celestea's hometown is Ladia…and her parents were lords who ruled Ladia."
"Since her parents were nobles, Celestia is a direct descendant of nobility…and her status in noble society is probably even higher than that of her husband, the lord."
…A direct descendant of nobility? Higher than her husband in noble society? Why is there such confusing content from the start?
"A direct descendant of nobility? Are there non-direct descendants of nobility?"
"Ah. You seem to be thinking about hereditary systems, but the kingdom's nobility is not currently hereditary."
"When someone achieves a great feat or demonstrates corresponding abilities, the kingdom grants them a noble title. All noble titles are managed by the king."
Huh?
If it's not hereditary but granted by the king…then isn't nobility just an individual status?
"Hmm? What about families and such?"
"Well... while the king bestows titles, wouldn't it be troublesome to re-grant titles every time someone dies?"
"Therefore, unless a noble's child commits a serious offense, the title is usually inherited directly by the child."
"Noble parents will first have their children do some tasks, then report to the king, 'My child has accomplished these things,' as a recommendation. The king also finds this troublesome, and will allow the inheritance of the title as long as there are no major problems."
Although it's not officially hereditary, it's still a de facto hereditary system in most cases. Quite unique.
"Hmm... so Celestia is a noblewoman who inherited her title from her parents?"
"Ah, that's a bit complicated..."
"34 years ago, Ladia apparently suffered a massive monster invasion."
"Celestia, originally just a young noblewoman, lost her parents in that invasion."
"It's said that Ladia wasn't a large city like this at the time. It was only a medium-sized city, but it was almost completely destroyed by that invasion."
34 years ago... Celestia was only 8 years old? She lost her parents at such a young age.
What kind of invasion was it that led to the deaths of the noble couple who were lords, and brought Ladia to the brink of destruction?
"But it's not a small city after all; it seems they managed to rebuild, albeit with some difficulty..."
"Celestea, a noblewoman, became an orphan overnight. She spent the next few years studying magic somewhere before returning to Ladia to become an adventurer."
"But it doesn't seem to be the life of an ordinary adventurer. She's known for hunting every monster she sees, even without quests."
"She was known as the Frost Witch because of her mastery of ice magic? Anyway, around that time, she met the commoner who is now a lord. Although there aren't detailed records, she inherited her parents' titles based on their combined monster-hunting exploits."
"That was when she was only 22... The lord, who was still a commoner at the time, was also granted a title, thus becoming the lord of Ladia. It's said that both of them stopped being adventurers afterward." Good heavens... Does that mean she reached level 52 at 22?
No, even if she didn't reach it then... to be close to that level at only 22?
Among the adventurers in their twenties I've met at the Adventurers' Guild, the probability of someone over level 40 is probably only one or two out of ten… Just how many monsters has she hunted?
That's terrifying, Celestia.
...Indeed. If something like that happened, every monster would be like a murderer to her.
"So, the Adventurers' Guild in Ladia is so large…"
"Yes. It's said the lord provided a huge amount of support."
"And the lord and Celestia seem very capable. Ladia has changed a lot compared to 20 years ago. I've only been in Ladia for about seven years…"
Claya wasn't blind back then. It's hard for her to notice these changes.
Hmm… good. Finally, I understand.
Celestia harbors resentment because of the loss of her parents and hates monster organizations.
Although she was an orphan and unable to inherit her parents' titles normally, she regained her inheritance rights through adventurer activities… She briefly lived as a commoner, but now she is a legitimate direct descendant of a noble family who inherited her parents' titles.
Although the details are unknown, the lord she met during her commoner days was also granted a title… The two, who later married, are now lords of Radia…
"…So, it seems Celestia harbors deep affection for Radia?"
"That should be correct, right? I've heard she still regularly patrols the area around Radia to monitor the monsters' movements."
"Perhaps she specifically made her husband lord to maintain this mobility."
"Lords also patrol the area, but it's said they only do so once every two or three years… The lord's position certainly restricts their movement."
Good. The general outline is clear.
Then the question is, how to lessen Celestia's hatred for 'me'?
If the object of her hatred isn't 'me' as an individual, but rather the monster race, then there are many more methods.
"Hmm. Good. Fortunately, it's not the worst-case scenario. We can leisurely take our time to conquer Celestia."
"Ah, Master. Before that..."
"Hmm?"
"I hope you can mate with a female named Angela who is waiting in the church... Is that alright?"... Good heavens... Angela, that must be the one I saw the day before yesterday... that nun, for some reason, seemed very close to Claire... She wants me to mate with that kind of woman?
She actually made this suggestion with such a casual attitude, like 'Want to eat this?' What are my females thinking... Before the two of them could even formulate a plan based on the information they had gathered, I was already dizzy from Claire's absurd request... Without realizing it, I followed Claire towards the church.