Chapter 326: Cordelia

"Regarding Aurora and Cordelia, your Highness, shouldn't they be making their way right here as we speak? They must be seeking to claim one of the mountains as their own residence." Asked Marley curiously as she looked at Elif, who nodded before pointing toward the left.

"Yes; as a matter of fact, they are currently floating just outside the second and third mountains, respectively, intending to challenge whoever resides there." Replied Elif lightly as he glanced at Marley while watching everything through his divine sense, his words slightly surprising them as they all did the same.

I suppose it's good that over the year, Echo, Eyvor, Goliath, Birger, and Shelia have lost their residence to someone else; Aurora isn't someone I'd ever advise them to fight willingly. Even though it may be forbidden to kill unless they were fighting in an arena, I've got no doubt Aurora would excessively injure them just because he could; that sounds like something he'd do.

"Where is Sarah?" Asked Elif in slight concern with a frown as he looked at Marley and Idonea while further spreading his divine sense.

"She's with Echo, Eyvor, and Shelia, Your Highness; they invited her on a little woman's day out, if you will." Replied Idonea softly as she looked at Elif while Marley side-glanced her.

Just as Idonea had said that, I had found Sarah, Echo, Eyvor, and Shelia sitting together, watching a play, causing me to sigh in relief as I didn't feel comfortable not knowing where she knew that Aurora and Cordelia had arrived. I doubted either of them would attack Sarah, at least not right since neither of them should hate me, but now that they've arrived, two rather strong cultivators, I didn't have confidence that my status would repel them, especially considering our status is equal.

'Hmm, weird, I wonder why she didn't inform me; she serviced me with her mouth in the morning and then just left.' Mused Elif lightly with a confused expression as he observed Sarah through his divine sense before shaking his head.

"Anyways, there isn't much that'll happen right now; I highly doubt either Cordelia or Aurora will do anything excessive right now. They'll most likely wait several months after the Realm sect stops accepting disciples if not a few years. So until then, we will most likely just be amiable between each other." Remarked Elif lightly as he waved his hands while glancing between Marley, Idonea, and Ember, who all nodded with a slight bow.

Following my words, my three servants promptly left the room while heading to whatever, leaving me and Illumia alone as we silently pondered for multiple minutes.

"It seems things are finally starting to happen at the Realm sect; waiting nearly one year is a bit excessive, but I'm glad something of interest has finally happened." Said Elif lightly, breaking the silence between the two as he stood up and slowly approached the door, prompting Illumia to follow behind him.

"Prince Ivan had arrived a few months ago; did he not interest you, Elif?" Asked Illumia softly as she glanced at Elif, who stopped and blankly looked at her, causing her to chuckle.

"Oh please, Illumia; if you're going to make a joke, at least try to make it funny." Muttered Elif with a shake of his head as he turned around and exited the room while a chuckling Illumia followed closely behind.

"Hehe, I understand, Your Highness." Said Illumia with a mischievous smirk while nodding.

As of right now, I intend to leave my two new neighbors alone; I'll meet them eventually, so there is no need for me to rush.

Entering the arena, I summoned Hokori, swiftly unsheathing my sword while pointing at Illumia, who stood opposite of me while holding two wooden battle axes.

"Depending on how badly you injure me, that's how much I'll please you, Illumia." Said Elif with a faint smirk as he glided his hand across the broad side of his blade, causing it to be covered in a faint, purple, ethereal aura.

"Haa, that is greatly unfortunate, Your Highness, since it seems I won't be getting pleasured one bit." Said Illumia lightly as she eyed Elif, whose face twitched.

'Well, I expected that.' Mused Elif lightly as he shook his head and narrowed his eyes before lunging towards Illumia, who did the same.

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"Ember, from now on, you're required to feed me lightning cherries; I don't know what made you think roasting them would be a good idea, but you're an absolute genius." Remarked Elif solemnly as he glanced at Ember, who happily smiled while feeding him lightning cherries before shifting his focus to the two fighting.

"I'm happy you liked my idea, Your Highness." Said Ember with a large smile as she happily fed Elif roasted lightning cherries.

Watching Marley and Idonea battle for the umpteenth time, I patiently waited for them to finish, which didn't take much longer as the two had completely exhausted their Qi and were merely fighting with the last tidbits of strength they still had. With a final attack, Marley managed to reach Idonea first, thanks to the advantage of her spear reach, which pierced Idonea's chest, causing her to finally collapse onto the ground, while Marley barely stopped herself from doing the same.

"Huh, I wonder what they were arguing about this time?" Asked Elif lightly as he gazed at Marley and Idonea, who were both taken away by his royal guards.

"It was regarding whether being pleasured by or pleasuring you was better, your Highness. Miss Marley thought being pleasured by you would be superior, while Miss Idonea believed the opposite; the two got into a heated argument, and well, this happened." Stated Ember softly as she glanced at Elif, who raised an eyebrow before sighing in disappointment.

"Haa, I have a pair of truly foolish servants; don't they know being pleasured and pleasuring me is equal? Neither one can be superior to the other." Said Elif with a sigh as he shook his head while sitting upright, stopping Ember from feeding him.

"I-I tried to tell them, but they wouldn't listen." Remarked Ember softly as she looked at Elif, who glanced at her before patting her shoulder.

"At least one of my servants is capable of grasping my majestic magnificence." Muttered Elif softly as he looked deeply at Ember, who ended up faintly blushing.

Standing up, I stretched my body a little, causing someone to be unable to keep to themselves as I felt Illumia's hands wander across my butt, and if it weren't Ember being present, she would've been far bolder. Rolling my eyes, I ignored her touches and continued to stretch before standing upright and gently slapping my Concubine's hands away, causing her to cough as she backed away.

"If you hadn't noticed, we're not practicing our seduction right now, Illumia." Said Elif blandly as he looked at Illumia, who slightly widened her eyes before nodding.

"Ah, my apologies, your Highness, I thought you were seducing me." Remarked Illumia softly with a slight bow as she glanced at Elif, whose face continuously twitched.

I wasn't annoyed at her blatantly obvious lie since, well, she wasn't even trying to hide it from me, not when she had intentionally lowered her shirt, allowing more of her cleavage to be visible.

'Oh, this seductive woman; I was intending to visit Cordelia as it's been a few weeks, but it looks like I'll be postponing my plans until tomorrow as I'm sure Sarah will join Illumia and I.' Thought Elif as he walked forward, grabbing Illumia's hand and leading her back towards his room, while Ember snacked on roasted lighting cherries.

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"No seducing me this time, Illumia." Said Elif with a slight frown as he slowly flew through the sky while eyeing Illumia, who faintly chuckled before nodding.

"Hehe, I do apologize for that, your Highness, but as your Concubine, how do you expect me to control myself when you bend over like that? It's very unfair for Sarah and I when just your mere presence ignites lust within us." Remarked Illumia apologetically as she glanced at Elif with lustful eyes while licking her lips in hunger, causing him to smirk.

"Hmph, well, I suppose I am also to blame; after all, it is impossible for a woman not to lust after myself. My heavenly splendor is simply too much for a mere woman to resist." Stated Elif narcissistically as he flipped his hair behind his head while winking at Illumia, who audibly gulped.

Although I would've loved to bask in my utter brilliance, Cordelia's mountain was right in front of us, so I gathered my bearings and descended toward the ground, landing at the front of the residence where two Atlantean guards stood on either side.

Obviously, my sudden presence caused them to be taken aback, yet before I could even have them inform Cordelia of my arrival, the one person I didn't wish to meet ever again for the rest of my life practically busted through the doors and approached me.

'Urgh, Suscila. Why couldn't you have just died.' Thought Elif with furrowed brows as he looked at Suscila, who was sporting a happy smile.

Thanks to my action of seducing her, she has indeed broken off the engagement contract with Mada, which he profusely thanked me for over the crystal ball, but now, she was my problem, and that didn't make this any better.

'Haa, I can't wait for Elaine to arrive; I'm sure she'll find a way to kill her.' Mused Elif with a sigh, only to smile at Suscila while inwardly anticipating her death.