The Ancient Tower.
Humans began inhabiting it centuries ago, only to be driven out by monsters. This cycle of reclaiming their homes, only to lose them again, repeated. The last recorded inhabitant was a woman known as a Witch, who could wield multiple forms of magic simultaneously.
“This is my house from today! You lot can go elsewhere!”
Thus, the woman known as a Witch, a female magician, was welcomed by no one, not even gaining passage to shelter from storms. The Witch continued to live alone in the Ancient Tower, still maintaining no connections with anyone. It seems she continues to pursue the ultimate mastery of magic within the Ancient Tower.
“Ruins…”
We discovered what appeared to be the ruins of the Ancient Tower. An investigation is currently underway. The snake-types, not having had their turn yet, are quite enthusiastic.
“Shaaa♪”
“Oh, did you find an entrance♪? Good, good.”
“Sha~♪”
The two others, who had been disguised, nuzzled the snake-type’s head along with me. The two, no longer disguised, further widened the hole dug by the snake-type, infiltrating the interior of the Witch’s Tower, a place no human of this era had ever set foot.
“Magic Sense… no reaction? Is the Witch already dead? No, she must have moved somewhere else.”
It had to be. We searched for clues, remaining vigilant for any traps designed for intruders. We sent the three ahead.
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Each floor had a reasonable number of rooms. If confirming them one by one took too much time, a subjugation force from a country might arrive. Using Possession Ability, we swiftly investigated from the lower floors, discovering traces of someone, presumably the Witch, having lived there.
“A diary or something…”
This might provide a clue as to where she moved before. The paper was blank and tattered. Some experimental equipment lay in ruins, having fallen during an earthquake and rendered unusable. Since I am an Astral Body, I cannot detect strange odors. Monsters, however, can adapt to any environment. It’s an otherworldly phenomenon. Super-disaster-level “Cosmic Monsters” exist on some planets. From a third-party perspective, am I also a Cosmic Monster? After all, I’ve traveled across the cosmos from another star and world to invade this planet!
“…Sigh. A Witch…”
Ah, what a shame. No young witches, no mature seductive women, no eternally young witches, and so on. I wanted to experience them… what a pity. To dispel this feeling of disappointment, on the tower’s rooftop, without burdening the unborn children in my wives’ bellies, I engaged in anal sex. With my “nursery” wives, I had hard sex.
“Now that I’m refreshed, let’s escape♪!”
“”Orah♪!”
“Shaaaatsu♪!”
***
East Continent.
The Crystal Alliance.
Rayos and others, by annihilating innocent villagers of small countries, a significant act, had provoked the kings and armies of central small countries that were eyeing the West. To those around them, seeking hegemony over the continent and leadership of the Crystal Alliance, individuals with reason offered advice and pleas to move their armies. Factions clashed in various ways, attempting to stop the rampage. Rumors and information about this further fanned the ambitions of the aspiring rulers in the North, East, and South. Stopping one side only led to another’s rampage. Information about these rampages, in turn, reignited the ambitions of those who had been halted or were being halted.
The Crystal Alliance became internally divided.
The kings of small countries declared neutrality and formed an alliance, though their territories were scattered. Those with ambition and extremist views declared their own alliance, thus completing the assembly of a disorganized mob.
Continental Peace Allied Army VS Continental Hegemony Allied Army
Information warfare would be the first battle.
“Our side is full of talented individuals. If we fight, you might die?”
This was a tactic to sow discord in the opposing camp, leading to defections, betrayals, and those playing both sides.
“My magician can use ice magic! I’ll freeze their mouths and noses. They wouldn’t want to die of suffocation, would they?”
This elicited a defiant response:
“No way! We have warriors who can use physical enhancement! They become several times stronger than ordinary people with their possessed magic power! They’re the strongest warriors!”
Such verbal sparring continued. Rumors of these exchanges also reached Rayos’s ears.
“Actually, I’ve kept this quiet, but my wife can use mental magic!” Upon hearing this, his ears twitched. Rayos, who had been searching for beauties from old tales, interrupted his pursuit.
“Mental Magic? That’s dangerous. I must possess it♪”
“Exactly.”
“Understood.”
Through their travels, the snake-types had finally grown to speak broken human language. Rayos and the others turned back, departing for the source of the rumors to pay respects to the rumored Queen who could use mental magic. …What would become of the conflict between the two factions?
***
The Neutral Country.
They claimed to have gathered talented individuals in their castle, but in reality, they secretly invited beautiful women from within the country to the castle for nighttime rendezvous. However, as this would be immediately discovered if witnessed, soldiers who were skilled in special makeup and disguise were accompanied on these missions. Sometimes, using the skin of livestock, they appeared as ancient men who had mastered wisdom or as warriors bearing painful scars, capable of decimating bandit groups alone. With fruits that produced unusual colors, they would inflict bruises on the faces of the soldiers sent to escort them.
“I wonder what kind of girl will come tonight♪?”
The King, anticipating this with enjoyment, was met with a report:
“Attacked!?”
The King’s first thought for the culprit was a man infatuated with beauty. Next, a traitor within his faction.
The man infatuated with beauty was impossible to investigate. The husband or boyfriend could be dealt with through cooperation with influential figures present. The traitor within the faction was still under investigation. As a parting gift for defecting, they had stolen the outwardly strong individuals.
“Which one is it!! Whoever interrupted my enjoymentgggggg!”
He hurled a decorative spear that was nearby at the subordinate who came to report.
“Eek!”
Even decorative, a weapon is still a weapon. If it hit, one could be seriously injured, or even killed.
“Hmph. Hurry up and bring me my women――… What?”
The castle became chaotic.
“Your Majesty――!”
“…What is it now??”
Already irritated by his nighttime entertainment being disrupted, he then heard:
“Yes! I will report!”
Standing at attention, he reported what was happening.
“–Huh?!! In my castle? An intruder??”
Thinking it was the one who took the woman.
“Apprehend them all! I will sever their head with my own hands!”
“Yes, understood.”
Alone in his bedroom, minutes felt like hours.
“You’re taking too long… They still can’t bring her…”
Rustle! Rustle!
“Finally…”
With a BANG, the door opened. The person who appeared was a man no one had ever seen before, alone!
“Hah, you useless idiots!”
“Hello♪ And, to get straight to the point~♪”
The robber was a fool who believed my lie that my wife could use mental magic!! Moreover, he was powerful enough to incapacitate the castle guards. He was the type who didn’t care about money or fame. This is bad. My self-defense skills are no better than those of the soldiers I mentioned, or even worse. If I fought, I would undoubtedly be defeated.
“My wife (the Queen) is currently stepping out to wash her hands♪”
“Oh, is that so♪ Well, I’ll just wait here then♪”
Damn it, go to the washroom. I’m waiting for any surviving soldiers to appear… No? Could they all be dead? This robber… perhaps I can get him to serve me…
“Ooooh♪? Is your wife here yet?”
The robber’s smile disappeared. This is bad, bad, bad… My wife must have fled. Along with the women I invited to the castle. I don’t want to die yet!
The King nervously proposed a deal to Rayos.
“So?”
“If you make me your ally, you can have all the women in this country as you please♪?”
Rayos listened to the King’s words. If he could ally with a king of a small country, he could enjoy a life of being a hidden ruler. In case of trouble, he could easily discard the king like a broken tail.
“Hmm… Alright.”
“Yes! I won♪!” The King thought. Whether the soldiers were annihilated or not, this fool would be their substitute.
Rayos, upon learning that the Queen and the other women had fled the castle, became enraged. The King, sweating profusely, tried to appease Rayos’s anger and together they inferred the women’s escape route, discovering it within a day.
“Darliiiing, I’m sooooo sorryyyy!”
“Help us!”
The King offered both the Queen and the women from the nightly rendezvous to Rayos, barely escaping his wrath.
“Looks like we’re going to be very busy from now on…♪”
With Rayos now in his hand, the King’s ambition flared. He abandoned his neutral stance and secretly plotted his path to continental domination by himself.
