Become their wicked yet gentle lord.

"Hmm... whatever you like~ Looks like someone can't resist anymore~"

She first avoided eye contact and remained silent, then returned to her nonchalant expression.

"What? If you don't want it, then forget it."

Ryuka seemed somewhat displeased and coldly left Kania's body.

Snap! A soft, warm little hand grabbed him.

"want."

"Ok?"

I said I wanted it.

What do you want?

"Of course I'll take it... mmm..."

Ryuka's displeased expression vanished instantly, replaced by a smug smile. Kania realized she had been fooled by his earlier indifference once again.

Before she could react, the boy's lips were already on hers. His lips were dry from the journey, and the slightly upturned tips of his skin brushed against Kania's soft, moist lips—a stinging yet pleasurable sensation…

Chapter 2 Daily Life of the Three

As their lips parted, Ryuka took away not only the calm of Kania's heartbeat, but also the saliva that clung to their lips. Seeing Kania's surprised look, Ryuka wiped the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand.

"Much better."

"What exactly happened...?"

Kania frowned slightly and muttered to herself.

"It's nothing, I just changed my mindset a little."

Ryuka smiled and stepped back, about to leave, but was stopped by Kania again.

He noticed that Kania's brows were still furrowed, but her eyes were filled with a sharp, defiant, and aggressive gaze.

A slight smile played at the corners of her lips, her face flushed slightly, and she exhaled a breath of warm air from her rosy lips.

"One more time..."

After the engineering students arrived, Linhu Town, which had quieted down a bit, returned to its bustling activity. Although these young students from the capital city initially looked down on this dilapidated little mountain town, the arduous journey had worn down their spirits, and they quickly rallied.

The two nuns seemed to have disappeared from sight, but the town priest left the church happily, carrying large bags and small packages.

He was promoted and could go to any church in any city. He eventually chose a medium-sized city outside Sochi, where the presiding priest had just passed away, so there would be no higher-ranking clergy above him after he went there.

Ryūka finally learned about the next step in the Princess's faction's plan: to carry out infrastructure construction in Linhu Town, with the ultimate goal of building a magic factory.

Although Anyaberg is usually very easygoing, she turned out to be the head of the engineering department. Whenever their plans were discussed, she became a completely different person, utterly tight-lipped.

"His Highness forbids us from revealing the specific details. Senior Hetia only needs to provide us with logistical support."

"How cautious," Ryuka thought to herself. Even though they were all her subordinates, she maintained strict secrecy between them. It seemed this princess was truly a control freak.

But according to his speculation, the magic factory should have two purposes: one is to make and adjust the experimental bombs that Hetia used before, and the ultimate goal is the heretical seal of East Heaven Lake.

The second... is probably the arsenal used as a military base. Although magical technology has only developed for a few decades, Anjaberg's magical gun, Ryusha, had used it. (The remaining text appears to be gibberish and unrelated to the preceding sentences.)

Despite the many areas that still need improvement, Ryuka believes that magical technology will ultimately change the nature of battlefields in this world.

However, the engineering students encountered some minor problems.

That is, most of their equipment and money, including some basic production equipment, were seized by Melanie.

There were also reserves of magical crystals... The one pulled out of Anjaberg's boot was the last one.

"Don't worry about that!"

Inside the lord's mansion, Anjaberg spread a map on the table.

"His Highness sent people to survey this area several years ago. There are magic stone deposits in the mountains five kilometers from Linhu Town! As long as we have raw stones, we can quickly process and refine them into usable magic crystals!"

Looking into Anyaberg's bright eyes, Ryusha couldn't help but ask:

"What about personnel, excavation equipment, road construction, and refining equipment?"

"Huh?" Anjaberg blinked.

Liu Xia didn't think that Anjaberg's group of less than twenty people could complete so many projects.

Ultimately, it all comes down to one word: equipment and manpower.

money……

Although the plan was for more than 100 people to arrive over the next three months, given the situation in Sochi, it was uncertain whether the remaining people would be able to make it.

Thinking of the great mage Melanie and the semi-hostile situation in Sochi City, Ryusha sighed.

The official statement was that Bran Duke was defeated and captured by Hetia for leading his troops across the border and instigating the conflict, and Hetia was demanding an expensive ransom from Earl Duke.

After confirming that Bran was still alive, Sochi City seemed to have no intention of directly provoking war due to its lack of legal and claim advantages... Therefore, both sides temporarily fell into silence. The other side agreed to the ransom request of one thousand imperial gold coins, but needed time to prepare.

Was the second son really that unimportant, or was it just a delaying tactic? Ryūka wasn't sure. But he sensed that the old count in Sochi... didn't seem particularly interested in the power struggle between the two royal heirs.

After all, Melanie did escape back, but she didn't bring a large army to the border.

It shouldn't be because they're afraid of delaying spring planting, right? Although large-scale wars need to consider the season, attacking a small place like Linhu Town doesn't require that.

Regardless, there is still precious time for development, and the goal of building up the territory of Liuxia is the same as that of the princess.

"Forget about the magic mine for now. If possible, I hope you can help with some basic construction to improve productivity here. Or teach the townspeople some engineering skills, or even carpentry. Anything is fine. Let's do what we can first."

"We'll figure out a way to handle the money and other things, okay, Miss Hetia?"

Ryuga looked at Hetia, who was sitting high in the chair, and asked.

She still had to put on an act in front of others. Anyway, Hetia wasn't good at management, so she simply let Ryuka and Kania communicate with others, while she just acted as a nodding machine.

"Can……"

Hetia rested her chin on her hand and nodded.

He felt that Senior Hetia's face was a little red. Was it just his imagination? Anjaberg blinked, not thinking too much about it, took a stack of proposals from Kania, and left the conference room.

The door creaked shut, and a soft gasp escaped Hetia's lips.

"Is it alright now, Master..."

Her cold and arrogant facade crumbled instantly. Hetia slid off the chair and knelt on the floor, clutching her stomach in discomfort.

"Good girl, you held back so well~"

Ryuka stroked Hetia's hair like he was petting a dog. The latter showed a shy expression, then obediently picked up a bucket from under the table, stood up, and lifted the red skirt that was completely covered by her armor.

"Mmm~ Ah..."

Hetia, in a shameful pose in front of Ryukyu and Kania, squeezed the cork out of her body, and it fell into the bucket with a rushing sound.

"You've kept it very clean~" Ryuka chuckled.

"How can I not be clean if I have to be washed so many times every day?" Kania also shed her usual disguise, transforming into her witch form and enjoying the enhanced magic brought about by this atmosphere.

Sadly, Hetia had grown accustomed to their mockery...

After being severely "disciplined" by Liu Xia's "disciplinary rod" for half the night, she no longer dared to resist.

Because she knew that it was because Ryūka was thinking about getting up early the next day, not because he was at his physical limit...

She never wanted to experience that feeling of her own body being violently and rapidly stirred by her own crimson battle aura again...

"Yes, so that my master will be in a good mood to use my rear end, it must be kept clean at all times..."

Even so, Ryuka was not in a hurry to pluck her anus, but still kept her clean...

Hetia took out a die, nervously threw it on the ground, and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw it was facing up.

Thankfully, it wasn't the scariest one...

Then she crawled back under the table in the conference room and used her mouth to pull out a long wooden board with a handle.

"Oh, this is it today." Ryuka took the wooden board from her mouth and waved it lightly a couple of times.

"Please, please have mercy..."

Hetia moved a chair over, obediently lay down on it, and stuck her butt out.

The fixed 500 repetitions per day were reduced to 250 after her persistent pleading, and of course, the duration was also extended.

Fortunately, she could heal her daily wounds and bruises by circulating her battle qi. Although she was not allowed to use her battle qi to resist punishment, Ryusha also held back her strength so as not to exceed Hetia's tolerance limit.

Snap! Snap! Snap! With the sound of the wooden board striking flesh, Hetia's painful counting could be heard.

Kania knelt down in front of Ryusha with great interest, pressed her face against his pants, and felt the hot, firm heat inside.

"So energetic~ What a little weirdo~"

She skillfully untied Ryuka's belt, opened her warm mouth, and expertly swallowed it down her throat.

"Sigh~"

Ryusuke couldn't help but let out a comfortable inhale. He was actually quite curious about how Kania's beautiful, slender neck could accommodate that.

At first, Kania would gag, but now even if you knead the thick bulge inside her neck, she doesn't feel uncomfortable.

Perhaps this is the bloodline of a cruel witch~

Kania's faintly glowing purple eyes were fixed on Ryukatsu's expression as she looked up, her head jerking wildly back and forth in sync with his whipping motions, her tongue twitching occasionally beneath her...

This has almost become a daily routine. Naturally, Kania enjoys it first, and the two enhance each other's magic in this act. Finally, Hetia uses her mouth to clean up the bodily fluids from both of them while enduring his whipping.

But Hetia's clumsy technique always resulted in her teeth hitting the ground, which meant her punishment period would be extended again...

"We still need to find a few more; two people can't handle the workload..."

Afterwards, Kania lay on the table, fiddling with her disheveled purple hair. She looked at Hetia, pinned beneath Ryūka, who was covering her mouth, seemingly trying to stifle a sound—whether from pain or pleasure—and silently thought…

If Ryusha used all his skills and techniques, he could defeat either her or Hetia in no time.

But even with their own energy alone, it would take a lot of time and stimulating methods for two people to satisfy him.

Although Ryuga didn't have to do it every day, this activity would increase both his and Kania's strength, so it became a regular event.

Chapter 3 Elbow! Time to get a scrub!

In the morning, he discussed work and practiced physical skills at the lord's mansion. In the afternoon, as the captain of the guard and the governor, he inspected the construction sites and worked alongside the people.

After the meeting in the evening, I'll have some fun with Kania and Hetia, and then I'll read and study before bed.

Liu Xia has had a very fulfilling time lately, and before she knew it, more than half a month had passed...

Linhu Town is not located in the tropics, but the spring rains came earlier than Liuxia had expected.

The light drizzle, while not making the roads overly muddy, did hinder the progress of territory construction.

"It's going to fall! Watch out!!!"

Today, Ryuka is leading the way in the logging site, sleeves rolled up, while a tree that hasn't been completely cut down has fallen earlier than usual, perhaps because its canopy absorbed some water.

With a leap, Ryuka saved the boy... no, the girl, who was wearing a headscarf under the tree.

Her soft body was pressed down on the muddy ground, her headscarf disheveled, and her soft, light golden hair stained with mud.

Looking at the girl beneath him, Ryuka frowned and asked:

"Atina? What are you doing here?"

Why? Because the daily wage of one silver coin was so high that men over sixteen years old were all vying for the job.

But Atina was neither sixteen nor male; she was simply physically stronger than others. So, feeling a pang of guilt, she pursed her lips, turned her head away, and dared not look Ryūka in the eye.

"Who sent her? Where is the person in charge?!"

The surrounding lumberjacks all lowered their heads, their eyes filled with remorse. A female engineering student jogged over, unsure of what to say. From her and their eyes, Liu Xia understood that everyone already knew the truth.

Finally, Atina spoke calmly.

"I asked others not to talk about it. I can do any job that others can do. It was just an accident just now..."

"An accident that could kill you."