
...—Capital of Excelia, Arestia— Empire...
...—24 August 1238—...
In Ares' private room which he hardly ever used— for accidentally falling asleep in the office or with his women, Milly and all the other Ares mistresses sat in a circle, looks relaxed because it does not feel the slightest formality in the atmosphere.
Milly von Vienna, Ares' cousin from his grandfather's mistress's son and concubine who now has the title of Baron's nobility, is Wilma's mother.
Amalia Verett, a 19-year-old woman of the same age as Ares. His long straight black hair was scattered, his height was quite normal like a woman in general— about 160 cm—his slightly yellow skin was well-groomed, as well as the mother of First Princess Ares, Lia Verett.
A commoner who had previously raped Ares before transmigrating souls, Ares—a new individual whose soul had just moved—feels to be responsible for the actions of others.
Moreover, as a man who has lived in the modern era, hearing that he has killed his fiancee Amalia makes his feelings of guilt even more.
In retaliation for the heinous deeds Ares did before, not only Amalia, even every pregnant woman was made into a knight family that held certain positions in the House of Rueter in the past as well as the imperial palace in the present.
Ody Mars, a waitress who previously worked at Ereth— City CastleThe capital of Rueter— County also did not escape being a rape victim.
The bright green hair that was bound, everyone who looked at her would approve if Ody had a cute face. After being raped by Ares, Ody gave birth to a baby boy, Leon Mars, one of Ares' slightly whiny sons.
Currently, Ares placed Ody as one of the Emperor's auxiliary bureaucrats.
Sena Ecard, a long brown-haired waitress who has a sensual body with a very large chest, although she hides her curves behind her servant uniform and is the mother of Nina, Third Princess Ares after Wilma.
Sena was a former commoner who was forcibly taken by Ares's subordinates in the past and presented to her as the exclusive woman of the Margrave.
Now, no different from Ody, Sena became one of the officials who helped the Emperor.
Mia Orient, a high-level waitress who now takes care of everything Excel needs and her two children.
Long blonde curls, her oval face looks very mature. Even so with the age of seven years older than Ares.
No different from Sena, Mia also has a body similar to him, although her chest is slightly smaller but still can be said to be big.
However, there was one girl who was a former slave. Purchased by Ares's subordinates and intended to serve him, Ares treated the girl as similar to other rape victims.
Ivy, a black-haired girl with a small face who was 3 years younger compared to Ares.
No different from his face, Ivy's stature was like a little girl whose height was only around 150 cm and now was a high official who took care of Rueter County, his former territory, he was also tasked with helping the half-sister of Ares' late father's mistress, Elsa Lenoir.
For more than 2 years Ares had touched her and freed her from slave status, but Ivy was not blessed with a child, causing her great sadness.
Unlike people who live in the modern era where Childfree is freedom and a choice. People who lived in the middle ages craved a child.
Not only can they help their work which is considered heavy—farming, raising, to fishermen—if the parents of the common people can make their daughters become concubines of the nobles, he said, their lives up to their old age and extended family are assured.
Actually, there is another girl who is now looking after the children of Ares in the room right next to Ares' private room.
Esther, a child that Ares saved first and now his personal knight who is still in the apprenticeship stage.
Not unlike Ivy, Esther, who has just entered adulthood, 15 years, has a petite stature with white hair that is very similar to Excel.
Wearing a blindfold to cover one of her eyes due to heterochromia in the color of her eyes, Esther is no longer feared and dubbed a cursed child.
Ares has given Esther extra protection. For anyone who tries to forcefully open his blindfold, that person will be put to death.
In a circular row, Milly and the other concubines sat opposite Ares. In the middle of them, there was a round wooden table that was quite small, only about 1 meter in diameter.
Ares slowly rolled his eyes, staring at his concubines and concubines. Samar, unknown to them, Ares's gaze was actually on each of the women's breasts in front of him, suggesting that Ares was also a man who also had a considerable.
Justness.
Also, premium quality.
A wry smile was etched. The women in front of him just stared strangely at the behavior that you and your partner unconsciously did.
Distorting his distorted thinking, Ares pulled out a sizable sheet of parchment from the large bag he was leaning beside.
"Ares, what is it?" Milly asked, curious about the contents of the parchment. If in the private room, Milly did not hesitate to express his closeness to Ares, no different from the other women.
"The former map of Rowling County." Spreading the parchment sheet, Ares put in order the Rueter— Region Ares' private territory located at the southwestern end of the empire—can be seen by all of them, "I want to discuss how the future of our children."
The mood turned tense.
None of the girls wanted to ask Ares for any territory to govern or office for their children, although some of them expected it.
Social caste is very different. In fact, for concubines like Amalia and Sena who were former commoners and now bear the title of knights, the title of "Baron" or the lowest level noble for them was just a wish.
Although they were affectionately cared for and loved by Ares, their status was only that of a mistress, a mistress of nobles whose children never once had the right to be an heir.
In short, they only had a slightly higher position than the satisfied slaves**** the nobles because they were independent individuals.
Unlike the other nobles who treated his mistresses, Ares paid great attention not only to themselves and their children, but also to their parents and extended family.
Even today, due to Ares' help, the Sena family who previously only had one rundown inn building, had been, their business increased sharply and has now become a family of owners of a luxury lodging network spread across several large cities and small towns of the Arestia Empire.
The hope that their children are well established certainly remains. Ares did not refuse if he also wanted his children to be successful, even if his son was born from someone who had been a slave like Ivy.
Looking at the reaction of the girls, Ares displayed a gentle smile, "Don't worry. As a father, I also want them to be respected people, regardless of what social status my children's mothers have."
"The Mu—Ares..." Ody gets a meaningful smile from Ares, immediately changing his calling to be more intimate.
"Yes?" timpal Ares soft.
"Um... Why are you showing us this map?" ask Ody.
"To be honest, I wanted to give Leon and Zack some territory around Rueter County after they matured as some of those areas were territory without a master after the coup." Ares momentarily stopped his words, looking at the girls to check their reactions while pointing at the region in question.
Just finding shock, a wry smile was immediately etched on Ares's face, "If it's Rueter County and not including the Free Trade Zone, I want to give the territory in full to Elsa... sorry."
"Ti—no need to apologize, Sir! We have felt very good about the situation we have right now!" Mia chimed in in panic, not expecting her son to be granted such great power.
"I—it's right, Ares! We feel pretty good with just this!" timpal Amalia panicked.
In stark contrast to the other girls, Milly displayed a calm face. The hope he had hoped for had come true.
Unlike the other girls who have a background of a commoner, Milly is a girl who is purely educated with the teachings of a knight family, making Milly feel if Wilma deserves it.
Although not at a very high level, only a viscount-ranked palace official, Milly considered that it was enough to give to Wilma.
Ares turned his face warm, trying to calm the state of the hot room, "No need to worry. It was only a last resort if they didn't want to be palace officials or military attaches."
"So, please think carefully." Ares stopped his words, slowly lowered his head and acted pleading. Not because of the title "emperor" but because of the title "father" attached to him, "At least, I really hope that my other children can help Raze and Orcian in the future..."
Looking at their Master and husband, the girls could only paint a complicated expression. Even so, an agreement in silence was etched between them.
We will definitely educate them well, Your Majesty.
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