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Opening the door, Valerie couldn't contain her instinctive jealousy.
There was no odor left, everything in the club room was in perfect order, but some omnipresent aura of lust just hung in the room.
Even if she hadn't already agreed with Akeno, she'd still realize what had happened here last night.
And she had made a deal. And, still not believing in her own prudence, she had long ago subconsciously shared her lover with Akeno.
For lack of better alternatives, the two closest female friends in the entourage were just them. Of course, until recently, they'd been the only ones in the entourage.
Not to say that they were best friends, but they could be called close companions, who, due to time, had already thoroughly managed to study each other.
So, it was no surprise to either of them to share a crush on the same person. After all, that's their biggest commonality.
I mean, falling head over heels in love with some idiot.
Even before her first sex with Emeric, Valerie had thought that dragon feelings would kick in more strongly, after all, the greed of dragons has been known for centuries. But surprisingly, those feelings were not as strong. Yes, irritation was present, but that was all.
Apparently she had long ago accepted that she would have to share Emeric with others. Besides, she's always liked Akeno, even though she never said it out loud. She's a real tsundere.
When she entered the room, she didn't find Akeno, but Emeric was at his desk, concentrating on paperwork. It was surprising, actually, because he hated it, usually leaving it to Akeno.
«Valerie-" she raised an eyebrow at his misfire when he couldn't pronounce her name. - What's up?
«What's wrong with you? - Valerie raised an eyebrow suspiciously. - King, has your topographical cretinism evolved and you've just become retarded?
«I'm just," he relaxed his tie with excitement. - I'm working, you know?
She was initially hurt by his behavior. Just when you've fucked another girl, you forget about her? But putting all the oddities together, she realized something was wrong with him.
Emeric loved hugs. Usually, as soon as she entered the room, he would come to her for a hug. And, she admitted to herself, it always lifted her spirits a little. But not only did he not go to her, but he's working? He? Working?!
There's something wrong with Emerick! Had it not worked out with Akeno? Sure she knew she was too good, but did she now ruin her king for everyone else? How cool!
«Well, don't worry so much," Valerie smiled affectionately at him and started to walk over. - Let me comfort you...
«Sto-OY! - Emeric mouthed the end of his sentence loudly.
The moan was just incredibly familiar. He let out similar sounds with her every night.
Valerie's face petrified and she stopped in place. That bitch!...
The unexpected silence that had formed after his moan began to be broken by very, very inappropriate sounds. As if someone, she could roughly guess who, was licking something, she guessed here too, vigorously. More accurately, "cleaning up after themselves."
Emeric, red-faced and not meeting her gaze, sat slumped in his chair. While she, very uncharacteristically, silently glared at him with an annoyed look.
The intensified licking was interrupted by an equally resounding zipping of his fly. I guess she's done.
In confirmation of her thoughts, Akeno rose from under Emeric's desk, shaking off her knees. Her hair was a little disheveled, which she began to tidy up at once, and her cheeks were red with excitement, with an unhealthy gleam in her eyes that hinted unmistakably at what Akeno had been doing under their king's table.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, he didn't make it. That motherfucker did it!
«Valerie-san," Akeno nodded in greeting with a devious smile. - What a good morning today, don't you think?
«Morning," Valerie nodded in response, who surprisingly wasn't throwing lightning bolts from her eyes, just annoyed. - What were you doing under his desk?
Akeno covered her eyes, which gave off such a vulgarity, and replied:
«Valerie-san, how can you ask such a thing? - She had the nerve to look away. Kind of embarrassed, so Valerie believed it, yes. - Modest girls don't share such details.....
Valerie didn't even know what to say to something like that. Apparently, Akeno was in incredible shape today. Only a very impudent person could say such a thing with a serious face. No, she had always known that Akeno was not a man of her word, but something like this....
«Modest girl," she rolled those words around on her tongue, trying to decide what they meant in Akeno's mind. - You've got your 'modesty' on your cheek," she couldn't stop trying to insert a stiletto.
«Nice try, Valerie-san," her eyes met with eyes full of unbelievable smugness. - But my master ordered me not to leave a drop, and I, as a model servant, followed his instructions exactly....
At those words, Emeric spat out all the water he had been able to get into his mouth while they were exchanging pleasantries.
«Fucking modest! - Valerie exploded. - Do you even know what that word means?!
While they were bickering in this way, Emeric tried his best to keep a low profile.
*****
«Ichika-chan, you've been kind of a mess these days," Ayeka Kiryu stopped by her desk. - It's like you've been run over by a car...
«Not just the car... - Ichika mumbled murderously into her folded hands. - She was shot a couple of times, thrown from high-rises, and at the end of it she had her own personal torturer....
In the last few days, Emerick's entire retinue had begun to actively train Ichika. On the first day, her king had been actively torturing her body to get her used to her new toughness and to look at the very concept of battle differently. That is, modern warfare is pure strategy, where numbers and weaponry played the most important parts. No, on the other side of the world it is also not an unimportant fact, but here the main striking force is personal strength. When only one individual is as strong as an entire army, the general contours of warfare and private battles become blurred and some peculiarities appear. Which Emeric tries his best to instill in her. The saying "one man is not a warrior" has nothing to do with the other side of the world. A warrior, and a warrior at that.
Akeno dealt with her directly with educational material. Information about the supernatural world and Ada in particular. The basics of magic, in which, as Akeno herself admitted, Ichika had no talent at all. And how I wanted to start throwing various avadas at her enemies! But nothing, according to the king, her Longinus predestined her to a completely different path of development.
A full-fledged enforcer. Vanguard of the troops. Which is ironic, just like pawns in chess.
And in Emeric's entourage, besides himself, a mixed-type fighter, there was another full-fledged enforcer present.
Valerie Morningstar. Her greatest tormentor of the last few days. Her historical enemy. Just a big bitch.
Emeric showed up at their training sessions every once in a while to supervise Valerie's training. It's logical that Ichika and Valerie were always fighting with each other.
Ichika didn't like the constant teasing, and Valerie was her weakness. And it was all laced with a good amount of dragon temper, which as it turned out was already starting to awaken in her.
The training was incredibly difficult and exhausting. She'd been forced to lift hundreds of pounds, swim in deep water under immense pressure, and hone her reactions by shooting her with a gun, the latter of which hadn't worked so far, if anything.
And the worst part is that it was only "adaptation" training! So it's going to get worse!
She used to be the trump card of various sports clubs. "Naturally gifted" everyone said and wondered how a slacker like her could almost break school records the first time around. Well, "naturally gifted" is actually a technically correct term. After all, the Sacred Mechanism really slept deep in her soul since birth.
But then again, such a thing gave her absolutely no advantage in her current training. People like her had long ago learned how to properly train and dose them. As in, let her want to die, but don't let her skate away. Something in between.
Ayeka didn't take her answer seriously and with a raspy smile leaned over to tell her:
«I've already determined that the President has a real assassin in his pants, but you," Aika looked around to make sure no one was listening. - He's really going to drive you to your grave at this rate...
Ichika jumped up with a red face and clamped her friend's mouth shut. There was no telling what kind of rumors might be going around. She was all for such rumors, but only if they were true. It would be embarrassing if the President heard it and thought she'd made it up. Although, most likely, he just didn't care about such rumors.
«What are you talking about, Pre... - Ichika stammered in embarrassment. - We've never had anything like this before!
«More?! - Ayeka almost bit her hand off with excitement. - Can it still work?
«What do you mean? - She double-checked to make sure no one was listening. - Didn't you ask me how it went?
Aika looked away a little embarrassed. It was clear that she was embarrassed by her friend's question.
«You know, girlfriend, you're kind of pretty, sure, but...'' - She squeezed her shoulder encouragingly. - Compared to Himejima-sempai and Morningstar-sempai, you're unquotable....
Ichika's chest was already full of indignation, but it deflated abruptly. It was clear that Ayeka had struck a nerve.
«The president once said that looks aren't the most important thing...'' - Puffed up, she replied.
«Well, if the President himself said so! He's a handsome man, by the way," she raised her finger upward with a spiritualized face. - With whom two Miss Universes are always hanging around, it's certainly true..." she said. - She nodded sagely, and then stared at her indignantly. - You, Hiedo, are really a naive fool! Only those who have nothing to give in the "it" department would say such a thing! Losers! It's like getting a certificate for "honorable participation" in a children's competition! Losers...
«I'm not that bad compared to them...'' - Ichika started mumbling excuses in horror.
«Yeah, for real, you're actually very pretty, one of the prettiest girls I know," Ayeka nodded. - Compared to humans...
Ichika had a little panic attack. Had Icah somehow figured it all out...?
-... But not with aliens! Have you seen Himejima-sempai's Death Stars? - Her friend drew circular patterns with her hands in front of her chest. Allegedly, here, see for yourself. - With such a "tool" no "flying saucer" is not necessary! Any man will let himself to experiment!.....
-... They're like an idol and you're like a wrinkled old avocado ...
-... They're like Galadriel and Arvin, and you're like Golum, who wasn't even given money to process, just a man in green spandex....
«I got it, I got it! - She stopped her friend. A friend for now, it should be noted. - But I'm not giving up, okay? Especially," Ichika began to whisper in Ayeka's ear. - I somehow got a promise out of him that he would rub my tits....
«Well done, friend! - With a twinkle in her eye, she fully approved of her plan of action. - He's not going to get away from you if you get knocked up!
«Shut up already, you goggle-eyed fool! - Ichika couldn't help herself.
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