Freya: The Emperor's Daughter
Ch. 16: Before the incident

My mother stayed with me from yesterday. Although I was still worried about Father declaring war, for now, I guess my peaceful days would go on for quite a while.

At least until Franklin stopped crying!

—12 years later

Franklin had grown up, though I told him he had grown up, he was only 12. However, his talent in controlling the sword in his hand, was almost on par with the sword technique I had developed for my soldiers.

It took quite a long time for my soldiers to control my sword techniques. However, Franklin was able to do so in just a few months. Normally, those who practice the sword techniques I developed, need at least 3 years to be able to master my sword techniques.

But Franklin.

"Mama!! Is there anything else I can try? I'm tired of having to practice swords constantly every day."

"Mmm," I said, "Try asking Myline."

"Geh.".", looks unhappy face engraved on his face, "I'm lazy to deal with him. I'm sure he'll just tease me!"

"Haha that's clear. You're the only man in this castle."

"Well, I want to keep practicing!"

"Well, don't push yourself?"

"Mama take it easy!"

My son grew up as perfect as I expected. And Niera, my 18-year-old daughter.

"Hey, Niera... How many times do you have to say, why do your clothes always break when you come back?"

"Ah... was it hit by sharp branches...?"

"No way, the cloth and thread were chosen directly by me. How could the clothes we use be easily damaged."

"..."

"Well, stop. Go take a shower there. And, sometimes look at your appearance! Aren't you a girl?"

"Whispering~ indeed Mama never messed up huh?"

"It's precisely because I taught you, that I asked you to do things that I didn't do just yet. I don't want you to regret it at the end."

"Let's calm down, I don't intend to break my virgin before marriage. So I'm not gonna be like you."

"Huh, at least I'd be happy if you brought home a man to introduce to me. But there, you come home every day with the results of your hunt. Come on, your mama's not always lounging around. I need to be queen of my country!"

"I have no intention of getting married. Besides, I don't like to be betrothed. So, I implore you to understand how I feel."

"Despite that, Niera, you should immediately find a soul mate! Your mother wants a grandchild from you."

"Are you sick?", my daughter must have thought I was weird when I said that to her.

"Have, do you really like showing your skin?", I switched the conversation and told Niera to go take a shower.

"I don't want to hear those words from the woman who's always dressed sexy in front of my eyes."

"It's still polite you know!"

"Yes-yes, just like Mama. By the way, I want to go see Dad. I want to talk to him."

"Ah, then I'll come."

"Why?", wear it. I obviously miss him too! Even though she's married now, I still love her.

"Ah, your face is flushed. Mom is very funny when she's shy. It should be that Aunt Myline and Aunt Yuna were here to see the embarrassed face of mama."

"Whisper!"

"Haha..."

Compared to calling her a child, I felt that Niera was not my son but rather, like my own friend. Speaking freely, the status of mother and child is only limited to feeling shy. Ah, I should start styling her so that her future is assured.

"Yuna."

"Yes, Queen?"

"I command you to have children immediately!", with a smile, I stroked Yuna's cheeks with our faces adjacent to each other.

"What's all of a sudden? Freya, are you sick?"

"Don't like me, Yuna. I'm a girl, and I can't give you a child."

"Seriously, what the hell are you, Freya!" Yuna shyly broke away from me. And then get as far away from where I stand.

I don't know what he's thinking. As a good employer, I should pay more attention to him.

****

Running down the hallway in her servant uniform, Yuna ran aimlessly. At least the goal this time was to get away from Freya.

"Well...."

When he did not pay attention to the surroundings, at the intersection, Yuna hit the Vampire who was walking casually together with Fillfya.

"Auch... Why the hell, Yuna? Usually you scold me when I run down the aisle. Why are you running in the hallway now?" said the Vampire who was still sitting on the floor.

"Wait, why is your face flushed?! Why are your eyes watering? Yuna, are you crying?", continued the Vampire after seeing Yuna's facial condition after Yuna stood back up.

"It's none of your business!", said Yuna then continued her steps.

That was Yuna's initial intention after she woke up standing back up.

"That's my business too! You and Freya haven't had a fight in years. So, tell me what's the matter that made you like this? At least if you tell it to someone, surely the burden you bear will be lighter.", it's just that, Vampires keep it from going. As a result, Yuna is forced to obey the wishes of the Vampires so that she can escape safely.

"Is Fillfya bothering you? If you get annoyed with her, I'll tell her to leave for a while" the Vampire said after taking Yuna to her secret place.

"I just want you to leave from before me, Kyu," Yuna said with a sour face.

"Evilnya~"

"Fillfya, I want advice from you," Yuna said with no regard for the existence of Vampires.

"Huh?", Fillfya who was just dragged along by the Vampire, was immediately confused by what Yuna would ask herself.

"So, Fillfya. How would you feel if someone you love told you not to love him anymore?", Yuna asked what he was going through.

"Mmm. I think I'd be very disappointed. Putting aside the nature of Kyu that constantly makes me jealous, Kyu never told me to stop loving him," Fillfya replied to Yuna's question, "In addition, why are you asking about it? Did the Queen say those words to you?", asked Fillfya.

"Today, I don't know why Freya suddenly told me to find a partner. I think she misses the moment she was troubled by the cries of her children as a child. Freya wants to take care of at least one more baby however, Charless has married someone. So, it was hard for Freya to find a moment together with Charless. Therefore, he told me to immediately have a baby."

"Why don't you go along with it?", the Vampire gave Yuna a suggestion.

"Can't."

"Huh?"

"I can't leave Freya. If I get married, I will automatically stay with my husband for the rest of his life. In other words, I had to leave Freya for at least 40-60 years. I don't want that to happen! I don't want to be away from Freya. She was the one who brought me to this place but she was also the one who kicked me out of this place..isn't this strange?", slowly, Yuna started to shed her tears.

"But, didn't Freya want to take care of one more baby?", the Vampire asked.

"Yes, but..."

"There is no need to live with your husband. You just need a seed from her and that's enough to make Freya happy" the Vampire gave a suggestion.

"...."

"Like this. You are pregnant with a boy with the initials A for example. After finding out you are pregnant, you immediately decide on that man A and then return to Freya. Then you can take care of the boy together. Besides, I have a playmate again! Duh... ever since they grew up, they became difficult to play with," complained the Vampire.

"But, I. I was still pictured with Freya's screams when she gave birth to Niera and Franklin. Freya, who was that strong, was unable to endure the pain of giving birth. Especially with me?"

"Look down, that's normal. Besides, you're immortal, aren't you? Maybe the pain won't be felt if you can bear it."

"Still, Fillfya. I appreciate your advice but, honestly, I want my first night with Freya. Not another man" Yuna said as she stared at the clear blue sky.

"Why don't you force Freya to do that?", the Vampire asked.

"I would be labeled a prostitute if I did that consciously. Besides, it's rude to force a queen to fuck me."

"Then, then the answer is only in Ryuushi," the Vampire gave Yuna a suggestion.

"Ryuushi?", Yuna asked again.

"I'm sure he has a suitable cure for your case," with a sly smile, the Vampire gave Yuna a negative suggestion.

"Yuna, if you want to see Ryuushi now, he's in his room. Then, I want to come with you" Fillfya said holding Yuna's hand.

"You cheated in front of me blatantly?!", The vampire was furious at what he saw earlier.

After Yuna thanks Kyu and Fillfya, Yuna and Fillfya then head to the place where Ryuushi, a succubus who is good at making potions, is located.

"What, unusually, is the Queen's personal servant, the Queen's left hand coming into my room other than scolding me?"

"Ryuushi, I beg of you do you have a love potion? If you don't have one, can you make one?"

"Love's banquet?", Ryuushi asked back.

"Yes" Yuna said.

"Eh, I can't believe, the girl who always admired the Queen, intended to poison the Queen."

"Then, what are you asking for love potions for? You know, I call it poison because the effects will only stop after two days."

"I didn't poison him!", Yuna insisted back.

"Yes yes. Then, Fillfya. Do you want to babysit Kyu again?"

"Can't it? Me and Kyu are under contract."

"alright. Yuna, don't let the Queen out of the room after taking the love potion straight" Ryuushi made a warning for Yuna.

"Understand."

After the two got what they wanted, the two immediately parted ways and immediately headed to the target spot.

Freya was in her room, thinking about her father's unfailing actions. Freya's father always forced Freya to give her son to be made heir to the empire. Freya refused it. Until now, Freya was still thinking about her next move.

Maybe he wasn't focused because of it.

"Yuna, are you back?"

"Ah, hohoho, enjoy your time," when Yuna returns, I see Myline almost finished sucking Freya's blood. Only half of his usual portion, Myline had to leave faster than usual due to Yuna's arrival with a love potion in her pocket.

"Wait, why are you locking the door? Yuna, say something!", with cold sweat running down her cheeks, Freya begged Yuna not to do something that Yuna did not want to regret later on.

"Freya, I need a special time. As long as I've been your servant, I've never been paid by you."

"Never paid? Yuna, can't you just take the money?", Freya slowly retreated away from Yuna.

"Ehn... Why are you being mean to me, Freya?"

"... Yuna, what do you want? Don't scare me dong!"

"What would I want? I want to, I want you. Freya, come face to face with me!", Yuna cornered Freya to the bed in her room.

"Fused...? Yuna... don't tell me?"

"True, let's do that, Freya," Yuna said as she picked up the love potion in her pocket.

"Wait, where did you get that thing?!", suddenly, Freya shouted loudly when she saw a love potion that Yuna brought.

"Freya, I'll ask you this one more time. Freya, do you like me?"

"...."

"Jawab dong, Freya ~" said Yuna stroking Freya's delicate cheeks.

Freya there, looks resigned to her current state. He resignedly cornered by Yuna because he did not want to hurt Yuna further.

Freya realized, if Yuna was angry with her because she forced her will on Yuna. As an apology, Freya was about to comply with Yuna's one wish. However, before he apologized, Yuna had acted first.

Being so forced as to not want Yuna to stay away from him again, Freya did nothing when Yuna forced her this time. All he could do was ease Yuna's emotions if possible.

However, when Yuna had finished drinking the potion contained in the small bottle, Freya could only hope that Yuna did nothing strange while she was under the influence of the love potion.

"No. .", holding back tears, Freya begged Yuna to forgive herself so that at least, Yuna did not torture Freya herself.

Given that Yuna really likes to dominate Freya, making Freya have a kind of fear of Yuna. He was afraid that Yuna would completely dominate him.

"It's punishment, Frey~"

"....."

*******

"Well.... In these three days, your screams are so loud huh? Duh, I should have peeked in yesterday" Myline said at the dinner table.

They talked about Freya's screams during these three days. Not only screams, cries of apology were also heard to the outside of his room. His cries were also heard by his subordinates. Including, mother and children.

"...."

"Weh.... tumben you do not rebel as usual?"

"Ugh, noisy, Myline. I haven't slept in three days! All my body aches, even though immortality has restored my body, the pain is still felt!", Freya said, eating her breakfast after three days of not eating and drinking.

"Fre-- Ratuku.".", when Yuna came to join after a while, Freya immediately choked because she was surprised by Yuna's voice she heard.

Despite knowing that normal Yuna was very different from Yuna who was under the influence of drugs, the trauma that Freya had experienced could not subside in such a short time.

"Wah, the strongest person in the kingdom of Verendrica, lost with his own left hand. You're so cute, Freya."

"Whispering!", embarrassed and frightened, Freya said that without raising her head. That was because Yuna was sitting next to her.

She desperately wants to stay away from Yuna temporarily until her trauma subsides however, if she does, then Freya will only make Yuna have reason to punish her again.

"Next, I will not let you be above me!", said Freya in a stern tone.

"Sorry...."

"Well, whatever. After eating, come with me, Yuna!"

"Where?"

"Huh?!", Freya immediately stared intently at Yuna.

"Good."

Everyone who was in the dining room, did not dare to say a word of any kind, including Freya's own mother. And in fact, the Vampire who usually always dabbled in Freya's talk, this time just fell silent in his chair.

Looks like Vampires and Freya experienced the same incident.

"Freya, are you mad at me?"

"...."

"Please answer me!", Yuna forced Freya to speak.

"Huh." sighed, Freya was getting ready to answer Yuna's question.

"You think, there are people who are willing to be forced so for three whole days without the slightest rest?!"

"I'm sorry."

"That's it. Consider it worth it this time."

"If that's true, where are you taking me?"

"I'll get you pregnant any way! This is a punishment for being presumptuous to your own master!"

"....." Yuna could only be silent as to where Freya was taking her.

"Wait, Freya, are you serious?!"

"True, this is your punishment!"

Freya and Yuna reached a room. In the room, there were several men who had prepared in it. Of course, this made Yuna feel afraid.

"Please. But, this is not how it works. Please, let me choose my own husband...."

"I'll allow it!"

"Mmmnnn.", in the stinging morning light, Yuna slowly opened her eyes, waking up from her pretty creepy yet also pleasant dream.

"Where is this?"

"Our room!"

"..... What's going on, Freya? I don't remember anything" with eyes still half open, Yuna yawned and started to get out of bed.

"And you were very afraid of the punishment which I was about to give. But why do you keep forcing me to do it?"

"... Sorry."

"It's okay. Precisely as a lesson, never drink the potion of love again! Your body is not strong enough to withstand the effects of the drug and make you sleep all day," Freya advised Yuna.

"Sleep?"

"Sadly yes, you intend to do it with me but you faint instead. Naughty~" said Freya while touching Yuna's forehead.

"..... So.... ", with a sad look on her face, Yuna looked at Freya with disappointment that she caused herself.

"Right, well, I also feel guilty for seducing you. But Yuna, we're both girls. And women can't do it together."

"....."

"From that, to relax your mind right now, let's go for a walk to see the country we've created together?"

"....", from the sad look on her face, Yuna suddenly cheerfully returns when Freya asks her out.

"Just calm down, Yuna. You'll never be away from me forever. Forgive me for imposing my will on you" Freya said, asking for a hand from Yuna.

With a faint smile, Yuna grabs Freya's hand and stands up and prepares to go on a date with Freya all day.

Although in Yuna's mind, Freya did this as her apology for what she said a few days ago, Yuna still felt happy because Freya remained Freya.

Different from a few days ago. The limp Freya made Yuna worry.