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Kat PoV

I watched as Leone offered Jahi the tassel she made, and I held back a smile when I saw Jahi quickly tie it onto her bow, raising a brow as she looked towards me.

Leone had asked me what would suit Jah the best; her initial idea was to blend various blues together for the tassel, as a way to compliment Jahi's skin tone.

However, I quickly pointed to the red and amber ribbons, before whispering "Twine those around a blue ribbon~"

Leone had blushed, but she just nodded, her hands going to work as she quickly braided the ribbons together.

What came out of her work was a unique tassel, one that had an obvious enough meaning; Leone was red, I was amber, and Jahi was blue. When the red and amber were wrapped so tightly around the singular blue strand?

Seeing Jahi grin at both of us, I held back a laugh as I followed behind Leone, her face crimson as she sped towards her seat.

Staring behind her, I watched as Jahi made her way towards the forests edge, Jillian and Ulysses beside her.

Shrugging, I looked back at Leone, who was taking a sip of her tea, while Draka just chuckled.

"Hey, Kat, right? Do you know anything of that maid behind Gia?"

I looked towards Lady Vesca, nodding when I saw Fresca standing behind her, her eyes flickering from Gia to Draka.

"Her name is Fresca, and she seemed quite nice at the party in the North."

Nodding, Draka continued looking at Fresca, her lips pursed before she turned back to Leone.

"So, I guess we have three hours to idle about, yes? Any ideas on how to pass the time?"

Leone took another sip of her tea, before suggesting "Why not discuss the ruins found…"

I tuned them out, looking back towards Jahi, shivering slightly when I saw her staring straight at me, her eyes golden as she smirked.

Winking, she looked towards the old man, before slipping into the forest when the old man gave the signal.

I returned my attention to Leone and Draka, who were currently debating about what the ruins found on the southern border might contain.

~~~

Jahi PoV

Standing on the forests edge, I turned my gaze back to Kat, wishing for nothing more than to hold her in my arms.

These last few days had been stressful, mainly because mother insisted on getting various clothes prepared for this long string of events, and because this was the third event I had attended in the last five days.

Sadly, each one had resulted in me being swarmed by pests, so I had no chance to take Kat somewhere private and enjoy ourselves.

I still remember how much more she reacted when I had tasted her in that hall at Duchess Klaki's palace compared to normal.

Biting my lips, I winked at Kat when she looked towards me, and I enjoyed the way she shivered from just that.

"Get ready… Go!"

The old man gave the signal, and with a sigh I bolted into the forest, bow in hand as I gracefully made my way over the various roots and leaves littering the ground.

This forest was thinner than Fovos, and wasn't as seeped in mana as Fovos either, making this feel more like a normal excursion than a hunt.

Sighing again, I scaled a tree and leaned against the trunk, looking around for any tracks or traces of life.

Nothing.

Dropping back down, I stalked quietly through the forest, my ears perked as I listened for any noise.

Gently nocking an arrow, I turned towards the low call of a deer, and carefully moved towards it.

Leaning past a tree, I nodded in appreciation at the large antlers on the buck, as well as its rather large build.

It was standing in the center of a small clearing, cautiously nibbling on some berries as its head swayed side to side.

Moving around the clearing, I positioned myself to look directly at its large chest.

Pulling the arrow back, I took aim towards its heart before letting it fly, watching as the arrow sliced through the air before plunging deep into the bucks chest.

Letting out a whine, it staggered, before trying to run away.

However, I had rushed into the forest, forgoing any stealth as I drew my small dagger, quickly sinking the blade into the bucks throat. pan(da-n0vel.c)om

Falling to the ground with a thud, it shuddered a few times before going still.

Nodding to myself, I flicked the blood off my blade and gently removed the arrow, taking care to not snap it.

The arrowhead was blunted, making me frown.

Shrugging, I traced a few runes around the buck, setting up a neat little circle I had created on my own.

It had two variations, lethal and non lethal.

Since this was an event, I went for the less fun option of non lethal, rigging the area around the corpse to flare with a bright light for a minute if anyone tried to set foot inside the circle.

I could easily make it back to the clearing before anyone snatched the buck, so I had no issue leaving the corpse nestled under some roots, slightly hidden and well protected.

Getting up, I took in a deep breath of the forest air before setting back out on my hunt, wanting to get a few more animals to sufficiently stomp Jillian and Ulysses attempts at wooing Leone.

~~~

Kat PoV

Roughly two hours had passed, and I now sat beside Leone and Draka, answering any questions they sent my way.

I could feel the various gazes the nobles and servants sent my way, mainly being disgust or surprise that Leone and Draka were 'lowering' themselves to talk with a maid.

However, I could care less.

I don't mind playing the role of a maid, both in public or in private, and would rather have something to 'play' as rather than being myself.

It's easier to hide and avoid others when you are acting in a role, after all. Especially if it is a servant of some kind.

People tend to avoid talking to or inspecting servants at all, since you could potentially offend their master by doing something untoward to their servant.

So, it was quite an enjoyable thing to be; no one would focus intently on me, instead focusing their gazes onto the person I serve.

Living in this world for almost two years now had proven myself correct; being a 'main character' would be a nuisance. Many houses get offended at very little, and I could already imagine the various idiotic situations I could find myself in by simply being that proud transmigrator/reincarnator that many novels were written about.

I mean, couldn't you just hold your tongue that one time? Or just not act like you are god because you have the POTENTIAL to become strong?

If they weren't novels being written to entertain people, but instead real life, that grandmaster that you just insulted would slap you through your next twenty lives, leaving you to reincarnate into a damn worm if you were lucky.

So, I had no qualms being just 'Jahi's Servant'.

It gave me a shield to hide behind, and fit my personality as well.

I always enjoyed supporting other people, helping them reach a goal of theirs. Besides that, I was a quiet person by nature, and while I enjoyed interacting with people, I would much rather read a book or drown myself in some other activity.

So I just ignored the various gazes sent my way, instead acting as a servant who was just following orders.

"Hey, I've been meaning to ask, but…"

Leaning closer, Draka gently nodded her head towards Lady Vesca and her maid, Fresca.

"Gia's maid, Fresca was it? Is it just me or has she been sending glances my way?"

Leone looked towards Lady Vesca from the corner of her eyes, before nodding.

"She just sent another glance your way. Why?"

Draka leaned back, grinning as she said "I mighta found number one for my harem~"

I held back a chuckle, raising a brow slightly as Draka got up and approached Lady Vesca.

"What?"

Hearing Leone's confusion, I explained that Draka wanted a large group of women that she could try and create an even larger family with, making Leone blush.

Leone turned her orange eyes towards me, swallowing before saying "Kat… do… do you want a large family?"

A smile tugged at my lips as I gazed at Leone's scarlet face, her eyes glistening with hope.

"I am not against one… I just don't think I want children for quite a bit…"

PoV Kat

"Well, I… may need to confirm it with the Empress, but… would… would you be okay with me joining your family?"

Leone was extremely crimson, her red eyes fixed to the floor as she shuffled slightly.

I looked at her, stunned, before chuckling. I couldn't hold it back; she was just so cute when she asked that~!

"I wouldn't mind that at all, Leone. However, I am not the one you need to ask; that is Lady Jahi. She is the one you would be marrying, after all."

She looked back up at me, pursing her lips before saying "On the surface that is true, but Anput and I both know that you hold a lot of sway over Jahi. If you didn't like us, Jahi would never look our way. Besides, we both also know… know how far you two have gone…"

At the end of her sentence Leone looked down, her voice lowering to a mutter as she looked up at me from under her long, red lashes.

I chuckled again, not denying her claim.

I knew better than her how much 'power' I held over Jahi, especially after I had started receiving her large doses of 'love' nightly.

If I asked her to burn the world, she would look for the most plausible way to go about it if it made me happy.

That thought… made me warm.

To have someone so devoted to me…

Smiling, I gently took Leone's hand and leaned towards her, whispering "I wouldn't mind being 'sisters' with you and Anput~"

She blushed again, but she kept my hand in hers.

Smirking, I couldn't resist teasing her, running my thumb over the back of her hand.

Leone shivered slightly, before biting her lip as she looked up at me.

Chuckling again, I let her hand go before resuming my neutral expression, watching in amusement as Leone glared at me before turning with a slight huff.

However, her hands were folded over her lap, and I could briefly make out the large bulge that threatened to tear her exquisite dress.

Licking my lips slightly, I found myself wondering just how Leone would indulge herself when she joined Jahi and I.

Would she continue to be the shy, embarrassed girl in front of me? Or would she be domineering and demanding in bed?

Either way, I gulped, rubbing my thighs together to try and quell the small ember of arousal that threatened to ignite into an unquenchable flame.

As we sat there in silence, Draka returned, a large grin on her face.

Standing behind her was Fresca, who was currently blushing hard.

Taking a seat, Draka pulled Fresca into her lap, ignoring the surprised and annoyed gazes of her peers, burying her face into the crook of her new maids neck.

After taking a deep breath, Draka grinned at us as she said "I want this event over soon… As do you, if your red face is anything to go by, Lady Presa-Ash~"

I fought a grin again, watching as Leone flushed again before covering her face with both hands.

Draka helped pass the time as she started teasing Fresca and Leone, enjoying the way they pouted or glared at her after every light jab.

~~~

Jahi PoV

I licked the blood off my lips, looking down at the fourth rabbit I had killed.

My haul was quite good; three deer, four rabbits, and three large birds.

Attaching the rabbits corpse to my long mana rope, I let it dangle with the other small critters, before sighing when I looked down at the three deer.

The first one, the large buck I had encountered first, was heavy. The other two were doe, and combined were just under the large buck.

Slinging the buck over my shoulders, I summoned two discs of light underneath the doe, lifting them into the air before having them float behind me.

Feeling my muscles straining slightly under the weight of the buck, I grinned, making my way slowly but surely towards the Vesca Estate.

It didn't take long, or at least my journey went by easily, and I found myself on the forests edge.

The old man looked at me in surprise, the long tube in his hands aimed at the sky.

"Why, Lady Asmodia, you have impeccable timing! Haha, go lay your prey out before the lucky person who caught your affections!"

I just smiled at the enthusiastic old man, watching as he sent the flare soaring through the sky.

Turning back to the tables, I saw Draka with a maid sitting on her lap, her hands wrapped around the girls waist as she talked with Leone.

Leone was smiling, nodding as she responded to Draka.

As for Kat, she was calmly sitting beside Leone, taking a sip of tea before her head snapped towards me.

Smirking at her, I watched as she got up, making her way to my side before asking "May I help you, Mistress?"

Hearing the familiar form of address being used somewhere other than our bedroom made me shiver, and I just nodded as I sent the light discs forwards, watching as Kat gently lifted the doe off them before laying them onto the grass.

Finished, she moved towards me, gently lifting the rabbits and birds off of me as she whispered "I missed you…"

Taking a shuddering breath, I bit the inside of my cheek to prevent myself from dropping the buck and pulling Kat into me. pan(da-n0vel.c)om

Seeing her amber eyes gleaming with mischief, I smirked at her, whispering "Don't expect any rest on the way home."

However, instead of the expected reaction of her blushing or just ignoring me, she responded "This maid is yours to use, Mistress~"

I growled in annoyance, turning away from her so I could refocus myself.

Laying the buck down, I stretched out the muscles of my back, before feeling the familiar cool rush of Kat's water magic cleaning me off.

Finishing, she slid a chair out for me, before getting me a cup of tea and a biscuit.

Looking over at the fidgeting Leone, I raised a brow as I took a sip.

"So… what happened while I was gone? Why is Draka assaulting a maid?"

Hearing that, Draka hissed at me, before saying "I bought her services from Gia. She is number one for my harem."

Saying that with not a care in the world was just… Draka of her, I guess?

Many of the surrounding nobles gave her weird gazes, however I just shrugged.

Leone took a deep breath, before leaning towards me.

Meeting her halfway, I heard her whisper "I… I will discuss our marriage with the Empress… if that is okay with you?"

Raising a brow, I looked towards Kat, only to chuckle when I saw her nod at me.

"Very well. I'll let the Marquess know to send a sufficient dowry to the Empress in advance."

Leone beamed at me, her cheeks slightly red as she looked at me.

Her eyes were glowing like molten lava, and I chuckled when she continued to grin, her gaze switching between Kat and I.

Leaning back into my chair, I took a sip of tea as I waited for the other participants to return.

Ah, I really wanted to just tell them that Leone had just offered her hand to me.

The looks on their faces~

Chuckling, I watched in amusement as people slowly came back, most sporting a few rabbits or birds, only three people having a deer.

Those three were of course Jillian, Ulysses, and some random Baron that I didn't pay attention to.

They all looked proud of themselves, before widening their eyes as they saw the small mountain of flesh laying before me.

Making his way towards us, the old man chuckled when he said "Now go offer you bounty to whoever you wish to woo~!"

Jillian almost snarled, before plastering a fake smile on her face as she laid her deer and two rabbits in front of a Countess, the girl blushing as she received the Duchess' 'affections'.

Ulysses kept his cool, offering a Baroness his bounty, giving the girl a smile before placing a kiss on the back of her hand.

Turning to Leone, I said "Oh, yeah. This is all for you. Think of it… as an engagement present?"

She shook her head, grinning at me as she looked over the prey.

"Why… thank you, I guess?"

We both chuckled, before listening to the old man close the event.

However, as I realized the end was coming soon, I turned my thoughts to what I wanted to do to my puppy on our way home.

My thoughts also turned to what Leone would feel like under me, but that thought was pushed away as I felt Kat lay her hand on my shoulder, shaking me from my daydreams.

Looking up, I saw Leone offering her hand to me, and I took it, placing my lips on it before smiling at her.

Giving her a deep bow, I had to tear my gaze off her cleavage as she gave me a curtsy, before watching her walk away, a palace guard escorting her back to her carriage.

The way her hips moved…

Shaking myself, I gave a fake smile to Jillian Sariel and Ulysses Gragori, bowing to them before gesturing for Kat to follow behind me.

Giving the various nobles around me small nods, I reached our carriage.

Before I could enter I heard Draka call over "Jahi~ I guess we have the same idea, hmm?"

Looking towards her, I grinned when I saw her pulling the maid into her, her hands holding a spot that they shouldn't.

The maid was blushing, however the lust in her eyes was apparent even from here, as she took labored breaths.

Chuckling, I nodded, watching as Draka licked her lips before dragging the maid into her carriage with a yelp.

Turning, I saw Kat looking at me, her eyes a pale blue as she smirked.

Taking her hand, I threw her into the carriage, nodding to the Banshee that acted as our coachman.

𝐢𝔫𝖓𝗿𝙚𝓪𝐝.𝑐𝒐𝒎

Entering, I licked my lips as I looked at the sprawled figure of Kat, her dress 'accidentally' sliding off her shoulder as she gave me a look of 'fear'.

Oh, this was going to be fun~