Volume 7 Chapter 393: New Heir to the Throne After the Events of the Manasvir Empire Capital’s Demonic Battle
Translator: The Light
Edits by Kenny
The Manasvir Empire’s capital, Macnadix City’s imperial palace. A great catastrophe had just pa.s.sed. At the last moment, Bella had accidentally killed half of her own men. Following the Netherworld Creator G.o.d’s defeat, the Netherworld Creator G.o.d’s surrogate that was in collaboration with the World Destructors Camp’s army was completely defeated as all fled back to that Netherworld dimension.
As the city regained its peace, the dark clouds in the sky dispersed as well, and the Abyss Demonic Coalition forces under Bella had retreated back to the Abyssal Region under the Abyss Creator, Insect Empress Vicky Hill’s leaders.h.i.+p. The imperial city was currently being rebuilt as the arrangements were made to clean up the demonic blood on the streets, along with the skeletal and zombie limb remains.
When the chaos occurred, most of the Olsylvia Academy students had been frozen in time at the Sky Arena and had no idea what happened. The only ones who could possibly know were the girls stationed at the eastern district’s Christian Hotel, but they were in the swimming cla.s.ses when the battle started by their teacher Beauty Dragon Knight Ingrid, missing the best chance to find out about the situation. Now, only the girls of the Rose Society really knew that a huge demon fight had happened here.
The city residents were also aware of it, but they chose to remain silent after the Empress’ envoys went to visit them. This matter was suppressed, and Bella, who had many connections in the Radiant Church, used the Radiant Church’s authority to cla.s.sify this large-scale demon scuffle, much larger than that of the undead scourge, as a disturbance caused by the Darkness Church. Darkness Holy Maiden Liz, who was already one of Bella’s girls, very “openly” came out to take the blame, pus.h.i.+ng the blame onto the Darkness Church.
No matter what, as long as someone was here to carry the blame, things would become much easier to handle. Even though the other Human empires had their suspicions, the appearance of such a large number of demonic beings in the center of the human continent was something that had not been seen in thousands of years. To not cause panic among the general public, they chose to go along with the Manasvir Empire’s performance and kept the fake show going. They also issued concurring statements one after another, affirming and supporting the claims made by the Manasvir Empire.
Only the top ten were selected in this Olsylvia Academy inter-academy qualifying compet.i.tion. Based on what the presidents decided, they’d settle with choosing the top ten this year. Their specific rankings would be decided in the next season. The students basically had no opposition to this decision. Even if there were, they would have been boldly bought off by the Manasvir Empire. The Manasvir Empire promised that the students’ expenses would be covered for the remaining days of the compet.i.tion schedule. This was originally a compet.i.tion, but it ended up turning into a holiday instead. Most of the students were quite pleased with these arrangements.
In the palace hall, Empress Manya Felan was dressed in a formal evening gown with the Empress’ Crown on her head, sitting in the Empress’ seat and entertaining the guests from various countries. The seat that was originally meant for the Emperor was empty. The majority of the ministers were missing due to them having been swapped out by the Netherworld Creator G.o.d, leaving behind only the young mistresses who were safe. So, after they were all rescued, they took over the positions of their fathers and brothers to attend this banquet.
The current important ministers were four Empress Manya Felan’s subordinates, General f.a.n.n.y, Imperial Envoy Amy, Prime Minister Anna, and Palace Archmage Ronnie. They had already changed into their evening gowns and attended the banquet. Looking around, the top rung of the Manasvir Empire seemed to have become a “woman’s country.” Not a single male minister could be found. The only few male n.o.bles left were only the four cardinal warlords and one of the princ.i.p.als of Olsylvia Academy, Prince Alex.
The guests from the other empires looked speechless. It was not that the female n.o.bles did not exist. After Grand d.u.c.h.ess Bellina started the precedent of female n.o.bles, it wasn’t so strange to see women being n.o.bles after that. Only the Manasvir Empire was a bit over the top. All of its ministers were female, and looking at their age, they were all young mistresses who had just come out into the world. Only the four female subordinates under Empress Manya Felan looked more mature and sophisticated.
At the thought that the richest empire in the entire Human continent was controlled by a group of young mistresses and Empress Manya Felan, many n.o.bles from other empires were scratching their heads. They had so much wealth; why would they leave it in the hands of a bunch of women?! But they were on a public occasion right now and had to watch themselves. They couldn’t show it too openly.
“Welcome to the banquet, dear guests. Everyone present here is an important person, so I won’t beat around the bush. Everyone should be aware of the fact that there was a widespread demonic infestation in our empire’s capital not long ago. Emperor Manas the Eighteenth, my husband... died, unfortunately. And, for the sake of the empire, the princes...”
“In short, the Manasvir Empire will temporarily be put under the charge of me and Emperor’s sister, Princess Manasviel. Ah, this here is Princess Manasviel.”
The group of imperial dignitaries who had come to the banquet saw this Princess Manasviel that they had never heard of before. She was a beautiful woman with long black hair and a cool aura around her. She was wearing a black evening gown with a black silk scarf similar to a wedding veil on her head that concealed her face. They were unable to see what Princess Manasviel looked like.
As for whether or not Emperor Manas the Eighteenth really had this little sister or not, the man himself was already gone. Most of the royal family members were dead, and the remaining few were staying outside the capital. So, the only one who could confirm the authenticity and legitimacy of this imperial sister’s ident.i.ty was Empress Manya Felan.
Now that Manya Felan had confirmed the legitimacy of Princess Manasviel’s status, the guests from the other empires might not be too happy about this imperial sister who suddenly popped up out of nowhere. This was politics, after all. In fact, Imperial Sister Manasviel was Bella in disguise with her original form, Sacred Demon G.o.d Samantha. Emperor Manas the Eighteenth didn’t have a sister at all.
Bella’s face was covered with a black veil so others couldn’t see her face. Bella had originally wanted to continue the impersonation under her surrogate Princess Felia, but since Grand d.u.c.h.ess Bellina and Grand d.u.c.h.ess Baize were too famous and with her wavy golden locks a bit too obvious, Bella could only switch back to her original form to not raise any suspicions.
“Princess Manasviel, may I please ask if you have a marriage partner? I’m a grand prince of the Aldridge Empire.”
“Princess Manasviel, this is an emerald gemstone I brought from the Kristoff Empire. Please accept it!”
Looking at the princes of each country madly vying for her attention, Bella almost let out a disgruntled sound, but this was a public occasion, so it was inappropriate to act that way. Prime Minister Anna, who was presiding over the banquet, was more experienced with these matters. When she noticed that Bella was losing patience, she quickly came over to smooth things over and accepted the princes’ gifts in her stead.
“I will accept your sincerity for the princess today, but today is the feast held in honor of the late Emperor Manas the Eighteenth to commemorate his deeds. Everyone should seek out Princess Manasviel some other time, thank you!”
Prime Minister Anna’s discouragement left the princes with no choice but to stop for the time being. Their political eyes were keen, and from the hand Bella revealed, they could see a ring worn on it that only the heir to the Manasvir Empire’s throne was qualified to wear, the Golden Sun Ring. This was the sign of the imperial heir. Even though Emperor Manas the Eighteenth had departed, if no prior edict was given and no prince was available to take over the throne, the throne could only be inherited by the Emperor’s siblings.
At present, only two people were eligible to inherit the throne, that being Prince Ernest, who was still in the north, and this new mysterious imperial sister Princess Manasviel. Empress Manya Felan’s att.i.tude was clear. She supported Princess Manasviel’s succession to the throne. Prince Ernest of the north had his own consort now, so Empress Manya Felan’s position would be threatened if he were to inherit the throne.
Relatively speaking, Empress Manya Felan, who was also a woman, was the better choice. A female emperor had not been produced yet in the Human race’s entire history, only a female grand d.u.c.h.ess, Grand d.u.c.h.ess Bellina. The other imperial dignitaries generally believed that Princess Manasviel wouldn’t be able to handle the throne herself as it was likely that she would choose a husband to support her. And, the candidate for that position would likely be a prince of another empire. There was also an important reason. Princess Manasviel seemed to be a beauty, so it was no loss to take another beautiful wife.
After all, not every woman was as powerful as Grand d.u.c.h.ess Bellina. Unfortunately, they were set up again. Princess Manasviel was also played by Bella. She had been a female grand d.u.c.h.ess, so she did not mind being a female emperor as well. Empress Manya Felan had always been the undisclosed hidden Empress of the Manasvir Empire.
They had received many gifts from the dignitaries of the other empires, making it so Bella and Empress Manya Felan didn’t know whether they should laugh or cry. The purpose of the banquet was originally to pay tribute and commemorate the death of the late Emperor Manas the Eighteenth, but who knew that the politicians would turn it into some “wealth and power exchange fair.” Bella had always adhered to the view that she should not waste a gift for no reason, so she had Prime Minister Anna accept all of them.
In the name of commemorating her imperial brother, Bella remained silent at the banquet. The other imperial dignitaries couldn’t say anything either since they knew the reason. Bella was now feeling a little envious of her roommates, Lisha, Kriss, and the others, who had returned to the eastern district’s Christian Hotel to enjoy their leisure time after the fight. Being an Emperor was really tiring. Bella wasn’t so fond of such occasions.
This royal banquet was another such occasion that lasted through the night. After dark, Bella prepared to get up and leave. At this time, a handsome man with blonde hair stopped her. Taking a closer look, she recognized him as the big brother of her surrogate, Princess Felia, which was also the royal brother that she had crushed twice in the arena, Dragon Knight Copperfield.
“Is there anything you require, prince?”
“Well... Forgive my abruptness, but may I ask if Grand d.u.c.h.ess Bellina was invited to your banquet? I was looking for her, but I couldn’t find her. So, I wanted to ask if Grand d.u.c.h.ess Bellina was among the guests invited.”
“Hm, I have indeed invited Grand d.u.c.h.ess Bellina, but she has already returned to the academy. This is how she responded to the envoy I sent to invite her.”
“Is that so? Then, I’m sorry for bothering you, princess. May the G.o.ddess of Light watch over you! Farewell.”
After inquiring with Bella about Grand d.u.c.h.ess Bellina’s whereabouts, Prince Copperfield took his leave. Bella almost thought that even he had found out about her surrogate, Princess Felia’s ident.i.ty, but he left as soon as he was done and didn’t continue asking. While the banquet continued, Bella had already left quietly with Empress Manya Felan, leaving the banquet to the Empress’s four subordinates, Prime Minister Anna and the others.
The amba.s.sadors from the other empires in the city had long become drunk. They didn’t even know when Princess Manasviel and Empress Manya Felan had left. The only few who noticed couldn’t say anything either. According to human tradition, emperors had to accompany their guests to the end of a banquet, but the Empress did not follow that requirement and could leave any time in the middle. Now that the Emperor was gone, and since Empress Manya Felan’s midway exit from the banquet did not go against any traditional etiquette, they couldn’t say anything even if they wanted to.
Late Emperor Manas the Eighteenth’s harem had been renovated and transformed into the palace of the throne’s new heir. The originally dim candlelight illumination had been replaced with dazzling light attribute gemstones for illumination. Light gemstones emitted a soft and warm glow that could light up the entire palace as if it were daytime. Only the Manasvir Empire of the human continent had the means and financial resources to furnish their palaces with this sort of extravagant lighting.
Beautiful palace maids were on standby everywhere around the luxurious palace. They were divided into ordinary maids and Empress Manya Felan’s special battle maids. The battle maids were located inside the palace while the ordinary maids were outside. No matter what type of maid they were, they did not wear a single thread of fabric on their bodies, except for a red leather collar with a golden bell around their necks.
Since they were “trained” by the Netherworld Creator G.o.d, the palace maids were able to accept the “new female emperor” Bella’s absurd decision quite naturally. When serving the members of the royal family, they were not allowed to wear any clothing. The palace maids kneeled on the ground with red cheeks with strange stains beneath them. They seemed to be enduring all sorts of strange thoughts in their minds from the looks of it.
But it couldn’t be helped. Strange things had been awakened inside their bodies, and at the sight of all the strange toys placed around Bella’s palace, their body had long been trained to show off their honest responses. Bella had already switched back to her surrogate, Princess Felia, and had taken over the place of Emperor Manas the Eighteenth, enjoying his harem.
Bella didn’t touch the n.o.blewomen and consorts as Bella wasn’t into older women. After rescuing them, she discussed it with Empress Manya Felan and temporarily decided to place them in the other palaces around the imperial palace. It was up to them whether they wanted to remarry or continue to stay in the palace. Empress Manya Felan and Princess Manasviel, who had already obtained the right to inherit the throne, promised these consorts and n.o.blewomen that if they chose to continue staying in the palace, then the Manasvir Empire would cover their living expenses for the rest of their lives.
After Bella rescued the seventy-two beautiful experts who were previously used as pillars of the Demon King’s sacrifices, she brought them to the large carpet in the palace and tied them together in groups of two. Under Bella’s skilled manipulation, the beautiful experts had forgotten their shame and began kissing each other. They would become the new women guards of the palace from now on. After taking control of the Manasvir Empire, the first thing Bella did was dismiss the original palace guards. Those men couldn’t be trusted. At least, Bella didn’t believe in them.
“Bella, should we let them go back? No matter what, they’re all renowned beautiful experts from our empire! Their doubles have already disappeared.”
“What are you thinking, Empress Manya Felan? Of course, I can’t let a single one go. I’ve recruited them all. Don’t you see how they are now? Do you think they can leave now?”
In the bed of the late Emperor, Bella was embracing Empress Manya Felan and making out with her. None of them had any clothing covering their bodies as they were hugging and kissing each other’s fair skin in the nude. The delicate bodies on the bed were enough to give anyone a nosebleed at the sight of it. Other than Empress Manya Felan, there were also the young mistresses of the three cardinal warlords whom she had already bullied until they were paralyzed and fallen asleep, Young Mistress Maschuter, Young Mistress Louise, and Dragon Knight Martha.
They were already downed before Empress Manya Felan. After Bella bullied them until they had become soft as mud, she went to get intimate with Empress Manya Felan. Manya Felan’s consciousness was growing muddled from the kiss. The Empress who originally swore she would not turn into a lily had fallen into it step by step by the demoness Bella’s bullying. Her face was all red as she buried her face in Bella’s chest, not daring to look at her. The beautiful experts had already gotten into a “one-for-all” on the fluffy blanket in front of them, likely also falling into the “lily abyss.”
There was another reason why Empress Manya Felan was feeling embarra.s.sed. Bella had already brought the ten imperial princesses over here, and now, those princesses were sitting with their legs spread in a kneeling position with their hands tied behind their backs by red ribbons. Their fair, delicate bodies were covered in perfume, and the enticing scent could be smelled from a distance.
Those princesses were like white sheep waiting for slaughter as they sat there powerlessly, waiting for Bella’s love. They had red apples in their mouths, stopping them from speaking. It was not that they didn’t want to run, but their legs had already gone numb from being tied earlier and had yet to recover. They could hardly run at all right now. In the years they’d been confined here, their arrogance had long corroded away as they became much meeker.
Even though they weren’t her daughters, they were still the daughters of the Emperor’s other consorts. As the Empress, this immoral situation made it so that Empress Manya Felan didn’t dare to look them in the eye for fear of seeing something strange in their gazes. So, she kept her face buried in Bella’s chest and didn’t look. However, it was clear that Bella wasn’t planning to let her off easily.
“Don’t be shy, Manya Felan. We can all do it together later!”
“What?! Bella, don’t...”