9. Agamennone the WizardAgamennone was behind a counter in the adventurer's guild. Near him there was a girl with shoulder-length brown hair dressed as a french maid.

  "Hey, my dear virgin boy, are you ready for the night shift? Tonight's there's the final of the Coppa Italia, Inter vs Juventus, so people may be a bit boisterous tonight..."

  The girl's tone was seductive, and she was also groping her own boobs quite energically.

  "Shut up nympho. And i hope we encounter human beings tonight, not mindless beasts..."

  An annoyed Agamennone sighed as his colleague nodded and left. Then his expression changed into a shocked one.

  'WHY IS SHE HERE? And what's with the football match?'

  As he returned to himself, he noticed Vionte in front of him. She was yawning.

  "You finally decided to return to our world. Are you okay though?"

  "I don't think so. When did you come?"

  "What do you mean? I've waited at least 10 minutes already. Still, can you make me a chocote filled croissant?"

  Agamennone was puzzled.

  "A croissant? This is the adventurers' guild!"

  "Oh dear... Are you sure you're feeling well, Agamennone? This is a bar."

  The half succubus was concerned, while the man was angry.

  "What do you mean this is a bar!"

  The man observed his surroundings, noticing that the adventurers' guild's counter and reception area changed into a bar. He sighed, before filling an empty croissant took from the counter and giving it to the girl.

  "Thank you... I'll pay ter, i'm going to see tonight's soccer match here."

  Vionte left the counter with the croissant and sat on one of the table in the room. Soon after, the maid also sat at the same table.

  "Hey beauty, you like chocote, huh? Do you want some more?"

  Before the other girl replied, the maid took a pastry bag full of chocote cream and started to pour the cream on her own bosom, the upper part of which was exposed due to her uniform. Vionte blushed seeing the other girl's btant attempt to seduce her, while the boy was utterly confused and slightly frustrated. His thoughts were however abruptly interrupted.

  "Hey waiter! We want to order! We want 323 Pizzas quattro stagioni."

  In front of Agamennone appeared Ferdinando, followed by other people, with the only thing in common being a bck and white striped shirt that everyone in that group was wearing.

  "We don't make pizzas here!"

  The minotaur punched the counter very angrily.

  "Outside this building it was clearly written that this pce is a pizzeria. So, stop compining and start to work!"

  Agamennone, startled, turned around and noticed a door that wasn't there before. He entered it, to find Tiberio dressed like a stereotypical chef busy making pizzas.

  "Ohy, What it's needed, boy?"

  "We need 323 pizzas quattro stagioni. And don't call me boy, you beauty case!"

  "Leave it to me. They'll be ready soon. Go take new orders."

  Agamennone left, not before sticking his tongue out at his coworker. As soon as he returned to his workpce the group of people from before was repced by another group wearing blue and bck striped shirts. In front of them was Volframio.

  "Waiter, we want 323 pizzas quattro stagioni."

  Agamennone rolled his eyes before turning around. He managed to notice with his eyes that the maid and Vionte were now kissing passionately, with the maid clearly in charge.

  "Hmff... Please... Love me... Hmff and be with me for eternity..."

  "You know, for you... Hmff... I could settle down, my little succubus..."

  The boy was perplexed, but his expression changed as soon as he was pushed aside by a running anthropomorphic lizard with a bunch of pizzas on his hands.

  "Who ordered 323 pizzas quattro stagioni?"

  Both Ferdinando's group and Volframio's one raised their hands. The two groups observed each other, before showing btant hostile behaviours and expressions to each other.

  "The pizzas are ours, you cartonati"1Insult towards supporter of the soccer team F.C. Inter 1908 linked to the infamous 'Calciopoli' about soccer teams choosing ideal referees for their matches. F.C. Inter 1908 procmed itself a victim and 'won' the 2005-2006 Serie A season thanks to the FIGC, which revoked the victory by Juventus F.C., one of the accused teams. F.C. Inter 1908 was ter found to be as guilty as Juventus F.C. and the other penalized teams, but the case fell into prescription. The 2005-2006 championship trophy is called by F.C. Inter 1908 haters, mainly Juventus F.C supporters, 'di cartone' (made of paper) to enphasize it being fake and F.C Inter 1908 and its supporters are called 'Cartonati', which i don't really know how to transte given the specific context.

  "Shut up you thieves" 2Juventus F.C. and its supporters are called thieves by haters due to 'Calciopoli' and due to referees supposedly helping the team.

  The two groups started a brawl inside the restaurant. Objects started to fly and punches were continuously thrown. The anthropomorphic lizard was scared silly and ran away, dropping all the pizzas he was holding. Some of them fell on Agamennone, who threw an angry gnce at Tiberio and who became sticky due to all the cheese put on those pizzas. Agamennone sighed before tasting some of this cheese.

  "You idiot... those pizzas are quattro formaggi, not quattro stagioni!"

  The groups of people brawling lost every interest they had about the pizzas. The lord was mostly unfazed by the view, only slightly annoyed, until he was hit by a flying chair. Agamennone was knocked down, falling backwards.

  'THIS MEAN WAR!'

  Agamennone stood up as soon as possible. He observed the surroundings, noticing the girls still making out, but they were now on the table and the half succubus was now in control, aggressively kissing the maid, holding her down on the table with one hand while also groping her bosom with the other, sometimes deciding to shred her outfit near the boob window to slowly expose her breasts.

  "YOU TWO, IN THE KITCHEN!"

  As she heard Agamennone's voice, Vionte stopped her make out session and swiftly got off the table. She helped the brunette to do the same, then she took her hand and she ran into the kitchen as fast as possible. Meanwhile Agamennone found a button below the cash register. It was beled: "Piranha solution rain." He swiftly pressed it before retreating into the kitchen. Soon piranha solution started pouring from sprinkles on the ceiling. The two groups of people continued to fight while slowly being burnt and oxidized by the solution.

  "They'll soon be disposed of..."

  Agamennone was panting near the door of the kitchen. Tiberio was trembling in an angle while Vionte and the maid were holding hands while sitting on the kitchen countertop. The lord sighed, then his sight fell on his own attire. It was a soccer team kit. It was a Hels Verona team kit. He let out a feminine scream.

  "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!-"

  "-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

  Agamennone was agitated as he woke up from the nightmare. His real scream not as feminine as the one he let out in the dream. He was breathing fast, but he eventually managed to calm down. He tried to observe his surroundings.

  'It's too dark to see anything...'

  The lord was acting slower than usual. He yawned as he lit up the tabletop mp near the bed. Scouting his surroundings again, he noticed a comic near his pillow. He took it up.

  '"Harem war: All the girls who fell for me are strictly monogamous".'

  Agamennone then opened it and rapidly read the first couple of pages in his mind.

  'It's very racy... And smutty... Now i understand why there were girls making out in that dream... It doesn't expin everything else though. I should remember not to read Vionte's stuff before going to bed.'

  The lord put the book on the bedsill table, near the mp. He then got up.

  'I'm thirsty... I feel my throat dry...'

  As he left the room he lit up the necessary lights to illuminate his path to the kitchen

  'Still, i'd never expect to have that nympho appear in my dreams... Does she have found a partner? The st time i saw her she broke up for the nth time and started to clinge on me again...'

  Agamennone slowly descended the stairs and went to the kitchen, where he drank a cup of tap water. He then returned to his bedroom, turning off all the lights he turned on.

  'The new version of "Formu Racing Cars Manager" is probably already out... I would have liked to build an entirely italian team and make Italy great again!'

  "Agamennone, are you feeling well? You don't look so good."

  Vionte was sitting at the kitchen's table while eating a cup of cereals with milk. Agamennone was sitting next to her, with his head on the table next a gss of pineapple juice.

  "I'm well, i just had a nightmare... I shouldn't have read your novels..."

  The half-succubus was puzzled.

  "My novels? I don't have horror novels..."

  The girl blushed.

  "I get scared by them... So i don't buy them..."

  The lord zily waved one of his hands, which was put on the table through the arm.

  "I understand. The st time i watched a horror story i almost fainted."

  Then his tone became a little dismissive.

  "Still, i had nightmares due to your smutty novels..."

  The girl's expression showed confusion again.

  "Smutty novels?"

  And then she blushed again.

  "I... Didn't know you would search for them... Nor that you didn't like them..."

  The boy raised his head slightly, enough to let his eyes above his arm.

  "It's not that i don't like them... However, with a title like 'Harem war: All the girls who fell for me are strictly monogamous' i thought it was a stupid comedy. It doesn't help that i read it before going to sleep."

  Vionte giggled from being nervous.

  "I... Originally thought the same when i first bought it. Then i found out it was kinda racy. It's not bad, actually. However, i think that if the characters and their dynamics were more complex instead of being mostly archetypes that serie would have been ten times better."

  "I barely read it, so i can't have a discussion about it..."

  The indigo-haired girl giggled awkwardly. Then the conversation stopped for a little. The girl ate a spoonful of her cereal before starting again.

  "So, you had a nightmare. Do you mind sharing it with me?"

  The brown-haired boy raised his head completely. He observed his surroundings and then he drank some of his pineapple juice.

  "Ok. Don't question me though, or i won't tell you anything anymore."

  Vionte threw an annoyed gnce at him.

  "You don't need to threaten me. I won't question you because of a dream. And you should have some faith in me by now."

  Agamennone nodded, however his subsequient tone was quite dismissive.

  "Well... Basically... I was a Hels Verona supporter."

  "A Hels Verona supporter?"

  The half-succubus was shocked by the weirdness of the response. Agamennone replied in a deadpan manner.

  "A soccer team supporter, basically."

  "And why that would be a nightmare for you?"

  "Because that's a capital offense in my book."

  The girl was fully weirded out.

  "That makes no sense! Are you serious?"

  "I mean. It's no serious business to me, not that serious at least, but that was probably the only thing worthy of being scared."

  The girl frowned.

  "Go on. Still, it's difficult not to judge you given the infos you gave me."

  Agamennone was slightly upset by her comment and that change was btantly shown in his tone.

  "To cut it short, there were a lot of pizzas. soccer fans assaulting each other in a restaurant. People dissolving from piranha solution... You were also there, aggressively making out with a nympho i know."

  The half-succubus blushed hard.

  "W-why would i make out with a random girl? And why would i be aggressive? Do you think i'm feral?"

  The lord's answer was still deadpan.

  "I barely know you."

  "Fair point... But i'm kinda hurt. Not that you're really at fault though..."

  "Still, the other girl i can confirm that she's very kinky, not that i ever asked her. She just told me many details whenever she wanted to vent."

  "So, is she your friend?"

  "She's an acquaintance... She was also my neighbour. And she likes to get around."

  Vionte was thinking after being given these infos.

  "What's her name?"

  Agamennone suddenly became angry.

  "I don't want to tell, otherwise people start making stupid jokes about our names."

  The indigo-haired girl was confused by the sudden reaction.

  "Ok... I won't ask about her name... Still... I was thinking... How seeing dissolving people would be less scarier than being a Hels Verona or something supporter?"

  The lord blinked twice.

  "It's not like i was eating popcorns as i saw people getting dissolved. I did what real men do, i fled."

  Vionte rolled her eyes.

  "I should have thought of that. What about me. Did i get dissolved."

  The boy momentarily lost his composure.

  'Drat! if i tell her i actually warned her in the dream she'll start teasing me non stop, especially if i tell her i also warned the nympho.'

  "W-well... You just happened to saw me up to no good and saved your own skin."

  The half-succubus noticed is btant change in his behaviour, but she decided to gloss over it.

  "Ok. I'm gd you didn't kill me in your dream."

  "Y-you just got lucky. You'll probably die in the next one."

  Vionte giggled. She was trying to expose him to tease him.

  "I'm not so sure about it... I hope, at least."

  The couple then continued eating their meal. Vionte finished her bowl of cereal and then she stood up, bent towards him so that their faces were closer and at a simir heigth putting one of her arms on the table. The boy was still drinking his gss of juice while eating nothing else.

  "Before we go, do you want to try if you still have magic?"

  Agamennone said nothing, limiting himself into following her directive. He pointed his index finger upwards and managed to create a little fme.

  "Very nice. I'm almost sure all those peppers have not been used in vain. Still, i have to tell you that magic usage is limited and failure to comply with the w will cause you to either receive a hefty fine or will nd you in jail, depending on how you misuse it. So, avoid using magic for things like pranks or petty revenge..."

  The man was slightly annoyed by that fact.

  "... Also, magic is a very versatile instrument, however, it's advisable that you find your preferred style and focus on it, instead of trying to delve into every single way of use and being great at none of them. I, for example, like the idea of hindering my opponents to increase my chance of fleeing or to avoid possible retaliation if i'm forced to fight, so i primarily focused on spells that help me in that regard."

  The dy smiled warmly as she continued her expnation. Agamennone nodded, without hiding a slight form of frustration.

  "Shall we go? We're kinda early, so we can go without being in a hurry."

  The half-succubus extended her arm towards the lord, who grabbed it. Vionte helped his housemate standing up, straightening herself in the process. She left his hand as she gave another warm smile to him. Then she signaled to him to follow her as she prepared to leave the house.

  In the afternoon, Agamennone and Tiberio were walking together with their cssmates towards the academy's training grounds

  "Aren't you going with that babe today? Sure, she's way out of your league... Ah... You've been dumped!"

  The anthropomorphic lizard snickered uncontrolbly at his own statement. The lord, however, was annoyed.

  "Put it on your mind: i barely know her! I'm not like you, who's after everything with a pair of boobs!"

  Tiberio frowned.

  "I have standards! I don't pursue ugly women."

  "I'm sure 'ugly women' is an empty set in your mind."

  Agamennone now grinned maliciously at a slightly annoyed anthropomorphic lizard. The discussion was however interrupted by a catgirl approaching the duo.

  "Can you lend me your friend, Tiberio?"

  "S-sure."

  "I'M NOT HIS FRIEND!"

  The anthropomorphic lizard was uncertain about leaving his companion, while the lord got angry at Timotea due to her definition of him. The dark haired girl, however, didn't care about his compints and just grabbed his arm before distancing themselves from the crowd, still following it

  "Hey Agamennone, a little birdie told me that you've solved your peculiar problems. Do you wanna spar with me?"

  Agamennone groaned.

  "You're supposed to hunt the birds, not hearing their songs and singing back to them."

  "I'd like to see the results of her efforts. Can you tell me what was needed to achieve that?"

  The lord sighed.

  "Chillies, a lot, don't ask me why."

  Timotea ughed.

  "Chillies, really? Are you a cartoon character?"

  "Ha... Ha... Ha..."

  Agamennone used a sarcastic tone.

  "Don't be angry at me, it's just pin weird. I mean, it's known that spicy foods increases your magic output, but it's temporary and the effect is negligible... They should not cause something like that."

  The catgirl tried to calm her companion down.

  "i can't argue with that, since i too have no idea whatsoever."

  The couple reached the training grounds, where they prepared for their training. Agamennone took out a notebook from his backpack before putting the tter on the ground. He then started reading it.

  "It's risky to use your notebook, it may be damaged while training."

  "Then don't be a prick and let me read."

  A concerned catgirl was dismissed coldly by the young man. As he continued reading the notebook, he started thinking,

  'What kind of magic i do want to specialize into... Possibly something that maximizes my chance of survival... But then what does maximize my chance of survival? Drat!'

  As he was lost in his thoughts, he stopped reading, resuming only once he was finished using his head. Agamennone read through the notes of the first lessons, hoping to find some inspirations. Timotea, still standing in front of him, ready to fight, was losing her patience.

  "How much time do you need? Everyone else is already having fun!"

  The lord put his notebook near his backpack, then he tried to assume a fighting stance.

  "Are you finally ready?"

  Timotea was getting confident, almost excited. In a simir manner the boy replied.

  "I'm never ready!"

  "Then i have no reasons to wait anymore."

  Timotea springed towards Agamennone, raising her arm. Cws appeared on her fingers as she tried to strike in a jab-like manner, and the cws were soon surrounded by electrical sparks. Agamennone started running away from the girl, however he both started moving te and was slower than the girl, who cornered him in a corner of the slightly raised training grounf made of stone tiles. She did not attack him though, returning to a neutral stance.

  "You should learn how to dodge."

  Timotea used a stern tone.

  "The birdie told me how to do it."

  "Then why aren't you doing it."

  "Maybe because if i miss the right timing i'm going to be annihited?"

  Agamennone became a little upset. Timotea sighed in response.

  "You can't expect not being hurt in this kind of training."

  The catgirl put her arms on her waist. The lord, seeing that, decided to counterattack with a copy of the catgirl's attack, only without cws and with a vertical movement going upwards. Timotea noticed the attack and dodged it by doing a step backwards. She was clenching her teeth.

  "THAT'S CHEAP SHOT! A DOUBLE ONE EVEN! You don't only have copied my move, you also attacked me when my guard was lowered! That would be a good strategy, if not for the fact that we are training and to train better we should py fair. There's nothing to win, except getting better."

  The boy did not reply, mischievously looking away from her, angering the catgirl even more.

  "Don't even think about me lowering to your level. I'm going to attack you with a kick, be ready, despite you never being ready in the first pce."

  As she promised she threw an electrified medium-height kick at Agamennone, who tried to avoid it by going backwards. He was however surprised by the height difference between the training ground and the soil, making him waver, making him unable to dodge the kick. He then tried to instinctively grab her leg. He managed to grab Timotea's foot as it nded on his side.

  "OUCH!"

  "That kick should have been parried with your legs."

  As he grabbed the foot, despite being already hit due to his slow reflexes, he also concentrated hard on it in order to make the Timotea disappear from her area of attack. He failed. However, he managed to make Timotea's boot vanish, with only her socked feet being able to to leave from the boy. The catgirl only noticed her shoe was missing when she put her foot again on the ground, feeling the coldness of the stone on her foot. She lowered her head to identify the cause of such feeling.

  "Where's my boot, where have you sent it?"

  "Ouch... Your boot? What are you talking about?"

  Agamennone was confused, his focus mostly on the region where he took the hit.

  "Watch my legs! Do you see anything weird?"

  The boy did as she said.

  "You lost a shoe."

  "Exactly. Help me find it, since i'm sure it's your fault."

  The lord slowly scratched his cheek.

  "You're probably right."

  Agamennone slowly started searching his surroundings for Timotea's boot, while the catgirl was way more invested in the search. The duo observed the pce for around one minute, before Timotea managed to find it near the entrance door.

  "I've found it. Thank you for... your not so... much interest..."

  Agamennone was searching on the opposite side than the one the catgirl searched and didn't understand what she said, still focused on finding the shoe while sporadically thinking about unnecessary things. Timotea swiftly put her boot back on her foot. She then ran towards his cssmate.

  "I've said i've found it."

  "Really? where was it?

  "Near the entrance. Now, let's start again."

  The couple took again position in the training grounds, before starting again. This time Timotea attacked with the same attack she started the first time, a hook-like cw attack enhanced with electricity. Agamennone managed to dodge it.

  'I've mad-'

  Before being hit by a straight punch in his gut. The young man fell on the ground.

  "OOOOOOUCHHHH!"

  Timotea watched him on the ground squirming from being hurt. She sighed.

  "You need way more practice... I'll give you time to recover, but once you're up again we'll continue. OK?"

  The boy, still lying on the ground, did not reply.

  In the evening, near an abandoned warehouse, two thugs with light armor were sitting near the entrance door. One of them yawned, without covering his mouth with his hand.

  "This job is really boring."

  "At least we're paid handsomely."

  "Yeah, but i don't understand why should we guard a bunch of sves."

  "We're paid, that's the important thing. Also, i would avoid compining too much, given who our employers are."

  The second guard took a bottle of wine out of his jacket and started drinking it.

  "Those two are dangerous. The woman is completely insane, while the man is ruthless."

  "I may start to regret-"

  "Shhh! Or they will dispose of you."

  The second guard put his index finger on his lips, silencing his colleague. He then picked up a book near him, and he started to read it.

  "Sve n° 56 is still missing, i don't know where he ended up... Maybe he's dead... Sve n°34 is also missing, he, however, was here this morning."

  "Don't ask me."

  As the duo discussed about the missing sves, another couple of thugs, an elf man and a woman, approached the warehouse. The elf was the first to talk.

  "We are here to tell you that Sve n° 34 has passed away. He should be removed from the book."

  "What happened to him?"

  The first guard was scared.

  "He failed to satisfy our employer and was via reiterate bashing of his head into a wall. We can say that he lost face."

  "That's too much. If i didn't need money so much i wouldn't have worked in such a messed up pce."

  The second guard reprimanded the woman, only to be scolded by his colleague.

  "You said to me just seconds ago not to compin."

  "I know."

  After some seconds of awkward silence, the two couples went their separate way.

  "Good evening."

  "T-thank you. Y-you too."

  Meanwhile, on a nearby hill this scene was observed by two people dressed with robes and with binocurs.

  "What do you think, mistress, have we gathered enough infos?"

  "I think it will suffice. I miss my daughter and my husband, and i'm sure they missed me too. I also have a guest at home..."

  The duo stood up and started to walk away from their pce.

  "Do you have a pn, mistress?"

  "No, we'll formute a pn tomorrow. I'm tired now. I want to go home."

  "As you wish, mistress..."

  It's around 23 o'clock when i finally return home. As i open the entrance door of my house an apparent calm welcoms me. I however know that this calm wouldn't st long. In fact, as i turn on the lights, soon i start hearing the noise of people walking. I decide to pick a gss of wine. As i was pouring the wine on my gss, i hear a voice. It was my husband's.

  "Dear, You've finally returned."

  I finish pouring the wine, then i turn around to see his face.

  "Yes, and i missed you."

  I give him a quick peck on his lips.

  "Do you want some wine?"

  "Why not. I'll take the gss."

  My husband takes a gss and puts it on the table, where i fill it with wine. I then take my gss as he takes his and we make a toast.

  "Dear, how much energy do you have?"

  My husband gives me a seductive gnce as he drinks some of the wine. I, however, frown.

  "I'm not in the mood... Also, we shouldn't start being intimate when Vionte is both awake and have reasons to come to me..."

  "She isn't a kid anymore... However, i understand your point. You should let her know that you're here and then maybe..."

  "No maybe, i'm tired. Also, even if we calm down our daughter we also have our guest, the demon lord, despite his current state, ready to ruin our improvised schedule..."

  My husband's eye twitched.

  "I forgot about him. He'll gdly ruin everything if he sees us."

  I pyfully pinch his cheek.

  "It's not like that and you know it."

  I then drink some wine too.

  "I'm going to say hello to my little one and... Our adoptive son..."

  My husband rolled his eyes as i said "Adoptive son".

  "Ok, Wifey, We'll continue our discussion ter."

  I nod, before going upstairs while drinking the wine in my gss. As i approach my daughter's bedroom, i hear a frightening ughter.

  "BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

  My daughter sure did something despicable.

  "You've fallen into my trap!"

  "I'm starting to think that you're cheating!"

  I enter the bedroom, hoping that my presence would stop their nascent argument. My daughter has heard my footsteps, since when i entered she has her head turned towards me. She springs up and readily hug me.

  "Mama!"

  A tail suddenly appeared on her body, swinging fast left and right. I reciprocate the embrace.

  "I missed you."

  Her happiness made me smile.

  "I missed you too, Violetta."

  As i pat my daughter's head, i notice Agamennone staring at us with a smirk. It seemed like he wanted to say something, but he was waiting. After around twenty seconds, i release my daughter from the hug and then i finish to drink my wine.

  "So, you're a dog, huh?"

  My daughter's tail suddenly disappeared.

  "It's better to be a dog than to be a hyena."

  I chuckle seing those two pyfully arguing and bickering together. Vionte, after her remark, turned again towards me.

  "Mama, i need you to confirm something. Agamennone may have finally become able to use magic."

  I'm genuinely surprised. I kneel in front of our lord. I like to annoy him.

  "Your majesty, you're now a full-fledged demon lord, aren't you?"

  His angry gaze makes me chuckle.

  "Mama... You're the one of the only few that i know that can confirm if he has magic in his body. And i'd like not to involve the regent."

  My expression become a slightly worried one.

  "Has something happened between you two."

  "Yes, it has."

  My daughter has lost all of her usual pyfulness. I'm sure i know what happened between them. I try to comfort her.

  "Violetta... You know what i think. You should be happy that Timotea understood your reasons."

  "I know... But i can't forgive myself..."

  My daughter is watching the floor. Agamennone, weirdly enough, put a hand on her shoulder. I don't know if i should stop him or not.

  "Whatever happened, you and Timotea have reconciled. A lot of people break up their retionships with other people for trivial reasons. Be gd you're not one of them."

  Vionte turned towards our lord.

  "I am gd, actually. But... I don't really know if i deserved to be given another chance."

  "Maybe... You can talk about it ter... After all, I'm your god-emperor, what i say is w and if i say you should have been given a second chance, then you should have been given it."

  My daughter ughed.

  "Sure, god-emperor... Thank you, though."

  Vionte blushed a little in the end, and that made Agamennone uncomfortable, making him blush too. I chuckle, but i'm quite happy for them.

  "I'll give you a check then, my lord."

  I put a palm towards him, as i focus to cast a spell that makes me feel the magic in his body. After some seconds, i manage to observe some faint traces of magic flowing in his body.

  "It's weak, but our majesty managed to unlock his magical potential."

  Vionte takes Agamennone's hands, smiling at him. He, however, doesn't seem too interested in that information.

  "You're a wizard now! You may not care at the moment, but that's going to help you in the long term, trust me."

  "I know... I'm not really interested about it though... Also i'm not good at acting..."

  "Don't worry. You aknowledging its usefulness is enough. After all, you didn't choose this path, you've been forced."

  "Don't remind me..."

  Vionte turned towards me.

  "Still... Mama, can i ask you where have you been?"

  I'm slightly taken aback by her question, I hoped she wouldn't ask about it.

  "Well, darling, i went on a scouting mission to solve... A mismanagement issue i've had."

  "A misman-"

  My daughter's face becomes pale.

  "The sve colrs!"

  "Yes, i exactly mismanaged that. I thought no one would be interested in such low-quality items... However i failed to consider that other nations may have lower standards for such kind of magical items... I've found them in the neighbouring country, being used by disgusting people."

  "Those colrs were meant to be an exercise in magic. I also wanted to make them temporary... Their effect should have sted for around fifteen minutes... But if the victims don't know that and are scared they can be ensved through nocebo effect..."

  "Dear... You're too shrewd for my tastes... "

  I noticed Agamennone is interested in the discussion while having a pensive expression.

  "Sve colrs?"

  "Yes, my lord. Sve colrs. They are only used as a form of punishment after the abolition of executions. As a mother, the fact that my own daughter was interested in them made me preoccupied about her... Sanity. However... I would have been the first to punish her if she got any weird idea in her mind..."

  I see Vionte blushing. I chuckle.

  "Mama!"

  "Still... Fifteen minutes are a lot... I mean... enough to mercilessly sexually abuse someone."

  The boy smirked, not noticing, at least initially, me frowning, nor my daughter's expression darkening. He soon noticed Vionte's freezing stare and cold expression and was clearly intimidated by it. Suddenly, she stomped on his foot."

  "GYAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!"

  "WHAT'S HAPPENING UP THERE?"

  My husband was armed by the sudden scream.

  "NOTHING. JUST A LITTLE ARGUMENT."

  I sigh. Agamennone was jumping on one foot in front of me, holding it with his hands like he's the protagonist of a comedy skit. Vionte was still giving a cold stare.

  "Like everyone, i also have a limit about what i tolerate. Beyond that, i have a tendency to react violently. Do you understand?"

  Despite her monotonous voice and her previous aggression, she still decided to hold him and to help him sitting on her bed. He was obviously frustrated.

  "What the... ARE YOU CRAZY?"

  "I... I'm sorry... I've shown you my worst side just now... i'd prefer you don't make this kind of jokes... I felt... Hurt..."

  Our lord doesn't reply. My daughter instinctively tried to put her hand on his leg, stopping mid-act. She was blushing. I sometimes think she and Agamennone behave like a couple. A very inexperienced one.

  "I... How much have i hurt you? You know... They say... A kiss makes the pain go away... Would... You like... If... I kiss... Your foot?"

  My daughter was smirking, her eyes sparkling. I'm sure she's only being a tease, but before that, she was really blushing. She probably tried to deflect her real emotions. Agamennone was not impressed in the slightest, turning his head, watching her with a bnk stare, before pinching her cheek.

  "Ouch... Hehe... I... Deserve this. "

  As much as i enjoy seeing such scenes, i need to return the discussion on the right track. I clear my throat.

  "We should return to talk about the important matters. I've scouted our enemy's bases and found some sves. Tomorrow i'll think how to free them and how to recover those colrs. Especially since i'd be probably held responsible for getting people ensved due to neglicence... I still haven't found how those colrs arrived there though... My best guess is that there's some idiot between my employees that wanted to make some quick money."

  Vionte nods, while Agamennone decided to y down on the bed. I'm not sure if he's still listening to us.

  "I'm tired though. Good night."

  "Good night!"

  "Night..."

  As i leave my daughter's room, i hear their voices slowly picking up pace again.

  "Are you... Still in the mood to hear about... You know..."

  "Huh? Oh... I think i am. Also... Sorry..."

  "I appreciate that. A lot."

  A smile forms on my face as i go downstairs.