Chapter 27 - Another Day, Another Problem

I woke up from my deep sleep, for the past few years my body has been engraved by the tight hugs of two girls every night.

 For some reason, Mercedes and Chiyuki were fighting over and dominating my room. Even though, they had their private rooms.

 Well.. from the start they wanted to be in the same room as me. But, this turned into a disaster that I had never faced.

 In the past, I didn't have the chance to feel youth like this because I died early.

 Now.. the body of a cute little girl has turned into a girl. Some of their sizes are too dangerous if they come into contact with my current condition.

 Of course, right now I can still control it but with the touch they give. I can also reach my limits.

 I hurriedly got up from my bed to avoid the worst possibility. Slowly I let go of Chiyuki and Mercedes' tight hug.

 "Hng~ Master~"

 "Uhn~ Onii-sama~"

 Their voices have changed and feel seductive. It is very beautiful but deadly if used to the maximum. I once heard that a dancer could extract information just from the seduction of her voice.

 They both woke up at the same time after my hands left their embrace.

 "Good morning, Master."

 "Good morning, Onii-sama."

 Well, this routine had been going on for several years before. It seemed that their body clock woke up when my hands left their embrace.

 "Good morning, Chiyuki... Mercedes.." I replied to their greetings.

 They still held back their drowsiness and hurried off to the small bathroom in the room.

 Thanks to the development in the past few years, our territory has advanced a little with technology and the development of magic. Because of that, several nobles who still understand their situation have begun to join our society.

 We gladly accepted them with some consideration and the result of that one-sided cooperation is this...

 A cheap mimic magic cellphone was created to manage this territory.

 Several developments such as public transportation, health services, variations in cuisine, clothing creations, and management of residences can be easily completed.

 Even though... in the previous life, this territory was very poor and dirty. This is my penance after dying early and abandoning the promises that I had previously made.

 I glanced at a news article that had just been published by our staff. A military academy was built in the city center replacing the adventurer's guild building. Since we left the Flora Kingdom nobility, we chose to be ready to survive in any situation.

 For that, an academy and community services were improved so that they were ready to face emergencies. After all these sudden preparations, we now have enough staff as teachers at the academy.

 As a region responsible for the losses of two kingdoms. Of course, there is the possibility of interference from other parties who try to learn our technology. Besides, some of the kingdoms around us are indeed troublesome.

 A special report came into my magic inbox cellphone.

 "Hmm.. what is this? An invitation from the Temple?"

 Our father suddenly sent a picture containing an invitation to attend a religious event. Based on my previous experience, the temple only interacts for activities related to their Goddess. However, this invitation is a little different because I should have received this invitation in previous years.

 Yes, this is an invitation to receive the divine power bestowed by the Goddess of this World.

 Should I accept this invitation after knowing how useless my power is?

 Or.. should I attend it just for the sake of formality?

 Ahh.. I am getting more and more worried about this.

 My lifespan is indeed longer than before and.. what will happen is still a mystery.

 For that.. additional preparation is needed.

 It would be better if we had additional allies to rely on.

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 "You know the current situation, right?" asked my father.

 I immediately went to my father to solve this problem. In our family history, dealing with religion was very troublesome. That was because there were too many rules it regarding the obligations and prohibitions for each follower.

 Since long ago, we only helped the temple when needed. Putting aside the petty corruption and fraud based on their religion, we were not stupid enough to be fooled.

 "Seriously, a donation of 10,000 Gold Coins just to support abandoned children and the cost of treating war victims? They are exaggerating a small things." I replied.

 "Not really, it is true that they are a troublesome group of people but their power is strong enough to shake the world believer."

 "Ah.. that's right. If I'm not mistaken.. they have great influence in our neighboring kingdom, right? The problem is.. is it possible that they are making small moves behind the scenes?"

 "Of course they do, they already manipulated political policies in the Flora Kingdom. Thanks to that.. we now have additional taxes to build a large buildings."

 "It sounds suspicious, should we go to war with them?"

 "With the current situation, it's better to avoid war for now. There are still many shortcomings that we need to fix. Like… why did I become the Headmaster of the academy?"

 "Father, if they find out that I'm the headmaster of the academy… wouldn't it look ridiculous? I don't have the power for that at all."

 "…" Our father fell silent and let out a long sigh.

 "Just so you know, Karl. They will submit to you without exception?"

 "Huh? Why?" I was very confused by my father's words.

 "Forget that, you should prepare to take the entrance exam that has been planned."

 "Eh? Why do I have to take it?" I had a slightly bad feeling about this.

 "Karl, what would happen if Chiyuki was let loose in an academy filled with nobles from other kingdoms?"

 "Eh? Why did they come here? Doesn't their kingdom have its academy?"

 "It seems… our territory is currently an oasis in the middle of the desert. They just curious about our magic tech."

 "Ah, so that's it. They want to investigate how dangerous we are by sending their spies in noble obligation? Hmm.. I thought of a good idea about this."

 "What other idea did you come up with?" asked my curious father.

 "Just a little bit of planting a Sleeper Agent in the enemy's heart."

 "Well... it's up to you. I'll wait for your decision on this."

 "Oh, we'll do that later."

 "Eh?"

 "Can I have some papers? There are some additional questions required during the entrance exam."

 My father immediately gave me some papers and the necessary writing utensils. If the neighboring kingdom was spying on us then there was only one thing that could be done. Give them our secret information without any flaws.

 The basic question was.. how do we differentiate between a noble and a spy agent?

 That question could only be answered directly by the person concerned.

 A simple yet trapping question had been planted. The answer to this simple question would determine their minor identity.

 "Oh... I see. I'm sure the kingdom's nobles would be trapped in this question, especially with such a high score." My father who was curious about this list of questions sat down next to me.

 "Well, not only that.. this question will peek into their daily lives and identities."

 "Smart enough, how did you know this question would determine their personalities?"

 "Well, this is just a small part of psychological warfare. They are afraid of losing if they compete in pure strength, so we will give them a choice regarding psychological warfare."

 "Karl.. for a rough note. We don't want to make the situation worse again like previous years."

 "Don't worry, Dad. For this one war.. it is guaranteed to be safe as long as they are not too stupid to act or Chiyuki who acts out of line."

 "Ah.. put that on our list of worst-case situations. Oh! I almost forgot. What about the temple's offer?"

 "Well, let's just accept it. Ah! If we can adopt talented children to fill our empty Academy."

 "Ready, Boss!" joked my Dad.

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