The Good Old Liatris Chains!

Walking through the rainbow-colored buildings, Noah's group was slightly tense. They just stepped inside the Glipike Empire and already caught a Princess's attention. They were all Princesses and ex-wives of the Emperor of the Delos Empire, themselves. Even though the Glipike Empire had strained relationships with the Delos Empire, the chances of someone finding out their identities were still high, especially among nobility and royals.

Thus some were apprehensive and who didn't know about Noah's powers, they were relying on themselves and Valentina, the demoness who created several waves, sweeping through the Empire with her top battle prowess, only to be restricted by the Emperor, with blackmailing.

"Who did this thing?" Curious, Gina asked while pointing at the colorfully painted buildings. She took notes as a small notebook appeared magically in her hands. After all, she was a perfect manager. She had to take into account all the possible business deals their adventurer guild may have to make. And right now, this person looked reeked of money, who may buy their guilds 'protection services' if he comes up with an idea that requires escorts or safeguarding.

"Hehe," The leader who was in front chuckled while other men surrounding the group, obviously not protectively but with nefarious intentions also laughed proudly.

"It was the Prince of The Imandu Kingdom. He was the one who came up with these ideas."

"You mean Princess Ashe's brother?" Adah probed.

"Yes yes! He is very talented. A genius of sorts. He was also the one who designed these multi-story buildings that were cheap and efficient to build."

"Bingo!" Gina could already see piles of mana crystals rolling around this Prince as he had a creator in his heart. He would definitely need escorts for missions like collecting particular pieces of materials from dungeons when he requests them.

"Hmm..." Eve pursed her lips in contemplation as they reached a black-colored mansion that was giving off eerie vibes. For some reason, it felt strange, and the atmosphere reeked of sinisterness. The knights shuddered but taking a few deep breaths, the leader stood at the entrance of the garden in front of the mansion while pointing towards the building with a trembling finger.

"This is as far as we could guide you. Rest is all up to you! Goddess bless you!" He spoke in a monotonous voice but inwardly pitied the young handsome man who didn't have any status to stop what was about to befall him.

"Thank you." With a kind smile, Noah pushed the gates as they creaked while a gust of chilly wind blew, riffling his purple hair, as he looked at a particular window where a silhouette of a feminine figure peeked from behind the curtains.

'Hunting Time!' Noah's lips curved up in a wolfish grin. He stepped forward, leading the flock of sheep, towards the mansion where a man in a butler outfit stood in front of the door, with a plastered fake smile on his face.

"Welcome guests of Princess Ashe." The butler turned around and opened the doors of the mansion as he said in a neutral voice, "Follow me." He then leads them towards the Main Hall.

"Do you have any idea why Princess invited us, humble adventurers, to the town hall?" Intrigued, Eve tried to probe their intentions but the butler only shrugged as he replied, "I have no idea miss. Princess does things on a whim. You must have caught her attention."

The butler glanced at Noah from the corner of his eyes but held back the urge you scream, 'Fly, You Fools!'

"I see," Eve nodded.

"She must have been bewitched by Daddy's charm!" Leah couldn't help but wonder aloud, "Hmm...why does it feel like Daddy will have another daughter soon..." She slightly felt jealous but also happy that her Daddy was finally making more daughters.

Ares broke out in cold sweat as she turned her head towards Leah, 'She knows? How is this possible?'

Ares's eyes glowed goldenly for a split second after which she relaxed, thinking about Ashe. Naturally, Ares didn't know every event related to Noah and only the important ones. Thus she misunderstood Leah's remarks about him having a 'daughter' and her pregnancy that was still hidden from other people's eyes.

And to prove her point, Leah added, "I am sure Princess Ashe will be a filial daughter like me. Yes, Daddy?"

"Mn." Noah nodded with a small smile.

"..." Everyone's eyelids were twitching a lot every time Leah spoke.

"But- I will always be your first daughter!" She exclaimed proudly to which Noah nodded again.

"Just how long are you going to converse? Are you planning to end the chapter with this rubbish conversation?" The butler couldn't help but ruffle his own hair, nettled.

Clenching his teeth in annoyance he added, "Just skip to the next scene goddammit or I am removing it from my library!"

Ignoring the cryptic butler they finally approached a gigantic door where guards had a dead-pan look on their faces.

"Are they okay?" Ixea who was usually silent asked.

The butler was in no mood to entertain them, he was already getting impatient. Pushing the gates open, he stepped back, frantically as if the room was infectious.

"You are on your own. Goddess bless you!" He ran back through the halls in a hurry as a cartoonish smoke burst from behind him while his legs turned to circular wheels. Noah could swear he heard the sounds of motor engines in the background but ignored it with his usual uncaring attitude.

Although he thought for a moment, 'Just who is this butler?'

Entering the room, which had black tiles all over them, a young girl was sitting on a huge, throne-like chair in the middle of the room, with one of her legs over the other, wearing a new black leather jacket that looked like the copy of 'FashionX' as they stopped operating weeks ago along with a black skirt and black high pencil heels.

"Welcome to my humble abode Ladies and Gentlemen."

The girl had blonde hair with azure eyes as her beautiful curves could enchant any man. A nice D-cup bosom with a perky butt, hiding underneath the short skirt, a lithe waist, and her porcelain jade-like skin, while her ravishing thick thighs attracted unwanted attention from all men.

"How may I help you, Your Highness?" Noah asked humbly.

Ashe smiled sensually taking out a whip from her storage ring, "I don't know what your purpose is in the Imandu Kingdom, but I can't let you all go so easily under my watch."

"..."

"You see, I am under pressure from my mother to oversee this town perfectly. But your bribing almost caused me great harm...as it reflects my inability to control the town!"

"..."

"I don't care what your name is," Ashe looked directly into Noah's eyes and then the women behind him, "I also don't care what your relationship is with those women..."

"..."

"For the next three days, You will be my dog as a punishment, and then I will let you go..." Ashe smiled mischievously as three days were enough to reform a man in her eyes.

"Your women can stay in the mansion till your punishment is over!"

"Sure!" Noah tried his best to main a 'frightened' expression but inwardly he was laughing at poor little naive Ashe. He looked at Leah from the corner of his eyes, who had a silly smile on her face while looking at the familiar old whip in Ashe's hands.

"Have fun sister! Hehehehe" Leah giggled and turned around leading the other women to the empty rooms in the mansion.

"...Huh?" For some reason, Ashe felt a chill racing down her spine but when she looked at Noah's terrified expression, her confidence came along, with a sadistic smirk, she hit the whip on the ground.

The women behind Noah were at least confident in Noah's abilities as Ashe's cultivation was only at D-rank, while some who knew Noah's real abilities couldn't help but pity Ashe's futile attempt. They turned around as well as the guards outside closed the doors.

*Thud!*

They could swear they heard clinking sounds of metal to which Leah informed them with fanatical eyes, glowing with reverence, "Ahh...the good old Liatris Chains! Thank god, I committed that mistake that day otherwise, how could I find my Daddy?" she cupped her cheeks reminiscing those moments where she was reformed into her 'true self'. The one which only has Daddy on her mind.

...........

"..." Three days later, Noah was surrounded by two daughters as all the women's eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

'I hope he doesn't forget about his real daughter.' Ares sighed silently sulking in a corner, 'And keeps his immoral hands off of her...' Ares was not ready for her daughter to join in on the train of debauchery.

People may call her a hypocrite but as a mother, she wanted her daughter to be 'normal' in this weird family with a clusterfuck of relationships. She didn't care about other people's thoughts, she has already crossed the line that siblings shouldn't, thus her own hypocritical sanctimonious thoughts didn't make her feel guilty.

'I hope...' She rubbed her belly with a small satisfied smile.