Chapter 111: Chapter 182 – Everyone Gather Up

Asterios, Miria, and Tina stared at the figure of their friend in awe. Eight magnificent tails swayed behind Selene’s slender back. Bits of the patterns covering her arms and legs extended onto it a little and glowed delicately. The two girls scooted closer to the other duo and everyone surrounded the fox lady almost shining with might.

“How are you feeling?” Asterios asked as he reached out to brush Selene’s cheek while adoring her dazzling smile.

“Brimming with power, in simple words.” She let out a soft chuckle. “I feel like I have pushed past something… significant. Everything seems different than before, like I have been… reborn.”

Miria hugged Asterios from behind and pressed her face over his shoulder with a big grin.

“You have eight tails now! That’s one step away from becoming a goddess! It’s so amazing!”

Selene smiled softly while taking a peek at the fluffiness swishing behind her. “I don’t think I feel like a goddess or anything near. That would mean I’ve reached the pinnacle, and yet there’s still so much room to grow. At least, that’s what my senses are telling me.”

“But, you are now more powerful than Princess Kaguya, no? She’s always been mentioned with seven tails and you have eight! Nine was the number of tails the Fox Goddess had!”

Ast’s fingers moved to the excited panthergirl’s ear and he started caressing it with a warm smile, enjoying his mate’s elated mood. Miria blushed faintly and purred lovingly, rubbing her cheek into his neck, which was still covered in sporadic scales. In fact, Ast’s tail brushed against her precious place as she sat behind him but she welcomed the pleasant sensation for as long as he didn’t mind her getting a little frisky with his body parts.

“While it is true that Kaguya is said to have reached seven, we don’t know how up-to-date that information is. If Master’s father had the same effect on his mates, she might as well be leagues ahead of me,” Selene curbed Miria’s expectations a little bit. “We didn’t see how many tails she had in any of the memories, did we?”

“She’s usually showed up with just one, although there was one instance with her bringing up seven before taking off,” Asterios replied after taking a moment to think. “But also, I’m pretty sure she didn’t have the help of external spiritual circuits like you do. They seemed to have been researching them but I spotted nothing of sorts on either of them during the flashbacks.”

“And they look to be growing with you,” Tina added, gently grazing one of the patterns with her fingers. “I’ve heard about these but I’m pretty sure they aren’t supposed to increase in size like this.”

“Who knows? Just like we thought that it was impossible to contract humanoid races, there might still be many mysteries waiting for us to discover or solve. If Selene’s ancestor really was a powerful entity revered like a goddess, it wouldn’t be that surprising for her to display some norm-shattering behavior,” Asterios shared his thoughts.

“And there was this beautiful shape.” Miria made a circle with her hands in front of everyone. “It must have been important, right? It felt so eerie and mystical. And the pulses of spiritual energy were so strong.”

“It most certainly has been a representation of the moon,” Tina commented and Asterios nodded to her words. “It slowly filled in like the changing moon phases and paused briefly at the half. Then, the big pulse happened and Selene gained a tail with another piece lighting up. And another later. I think it means something.”

“According to simple math, when half is six, then full is twelve. That’s like three more than what your legends mention, right?” Asterios glanced at the fox lady.

“That is true. Nothing speaks of the phenomenon we just experienced, though. It happened for the first time for me, and you were there for many of my advancements. I wonder if Kaguya also saw it for her seventh one? It felt like I stepped through something at that moment,” Selene pondered out loud.

“Are you going to become stronger than the Fox Goddess?” Miria’s eyes sparkled with joy.

Her vulpine sister-mate chuckled gently. “Maybe we don’t know a lot about her just like with Princess Kaguya. She could have had more. Perhaps we should visit Lerisse and see if she knows anything about any of this.”

“You just want to see her reaction to your new stage, don’t you?” Asterios asked with a soft smile and Selene hid a tiny grin behind her ladylike hand. “It’s been some time since we’ve seen each other so I guess we could make a little trip, take Tina with us too, and perhaps Bryn would like to visit another realm.”

The blue-haired girl blushed a little and nodded with a faint smile. She grazed the collar around her neck with her fingers for a moment and started slowly unpinning the clasp.

Miria tilted her head at Tina. “Why are you taking it off?”

Asterios chuckled a little and pecked her cheek, signaling his snuggly mate to let go of him for a moment.

“You need to understand that not everyone is comfortable wearing collars or chokers in public, Miria. What Tina did earlier was very surprising as I didn’t expect her to go that far since she is a human with a noble upbringing nevertheless.”

He moved over to Tina and Miria took a sharp breath as his tail slid out from under her, tickling her sensitive parts, which made Selene grin at her slyly. Arriving by Tina’s side, Asterios helped her with the collar and they shared a slow, loving kiss while tenderly brushing each other’s sides.

“I… wanted to act like your proper familiar… for a moment... since I’m now one too…” Tina admitted with a rosy blush over her fair cheeks. “Did I do well?”

“You were great and I loved every second of it even though you didn’t have to since you are you,” Asterios replied and showered her in more gentle pecks. “At the same time, don’t feel shy about it. It was fun. We can keep it as our little secret.”

She smiled at him beautifully and pushed herself into Ast’s embrace, sighing blissfully. Miria and Selene soon joined them as Ast’s draconic features gradually faded within crimson flames and they entered a warm, group hug.

“Come on, let’s get some rest.” Asterios finally broke the pleasant silence. “We have a lot of things to do and I’m sure everyone is tired after the celebration.”

A little yawn escaped Miria’s lips at that exact moment and the other girls chuckled together. They crawled closer to the headboard as one mass of bodies and snuggled into each other. Tina remained in Ast’s embrace as he hugged her from the front while Miria nuzzled her face into his back and Selene spooned their blue-haired sister-mate. Everyone shared one more goodnight kiss and they soon drifted off.

In the morning, a light knock on the door to their chamber woke Asterios up. He opened his eyes and found himself still in the middle of all his current mates. Tina shifted a little but didn’t have any intentions of leaving his warm embrace so he turned his head towards the entrance without disturbing any of the girls.

“Good morning, My Lord, My Lady. My name is Yumi and I was chosen to be your personal maid. May I come in?” A cute, feminine voice reached his ears from the other side, slightly muffled by the wood.

“Yes, of course,” Asterios answered and gently escaped Tina’s hold to sit up.

She grumbled a little with a frown but it was quickly replaced by a nice smile as he lovingly stroked her cheek and pulled the covers more onto her. Tucking the sheets around his sweet lover to cover the shy girl from anyone’s sight, he refocused on the door.

A short elf woman in a maid uniform with a short skirt walked inside. She was around Tina’s height, had straight, brown, waist-long hair, and orange eyes which perfectly suited her adorable face covered in light freckles. A bundle of white fabrics rested on her forearms extended forward.

Closing the door with her heel, she paused briefly and took a glance at the bed. A slight flush surfaced on her plump cheeks after she noticed Ast's naked torso. Her eyes quickly darted up to his face and she smiled timidly.

“Is it okay for me... to look?” she asked with a note of uncertainty.

Asterios raised a brow at her. “Why wouldn’t it be? As long as you are comfortable, of course.”

She shook her head adorably. “No, I don’t mind, My Lord. I’m your personal maid to help with anything you would need. I just had to ask to make sure that I’m not overstepping my boundaries since I don’t know much about your person yet and if you are fine being seen without clothes.”

Miria yawned softly and brought herself up too, uncovering her fair bust in the process. She hugged Asterios from the side while resting her chin on his shoulder and opening one eye at the cute maid.

“Master surely doesn’t mind. What are those?”

Yumi’s gaze wandered over Miria’s figure for a second before jumping back to Ast’s face. He guessed her question and nodded, reassuring their new maid that it was alright. Their elf caretaker slowly walked closer to the edge of the bed and placed her delivery on the sheets.

“I brought you bathrobes, Mistress. We have finished preparing the morning bath for you and I figured out that you would like something to cover yourselves with while walking there. Breakfast should be ready in about fifteen minutes too. Would you like me to ask a few maids to tend to you in the bath or do you prefer bathing alone?”

Selene raised herself up too and hugged Ast’s other side. “We will wash our master ourselves, thank you. Unless he would like the additional company, of course.”

Asterios fluffed her ears a little to bring that sly smirk down from her lips and chuckled softly.

“Thank you, Yumi. We’ll be fine on our own. I appreciate the offer and I hope it’s alright to decline. I don’t know much about living as a lord yet.”

The maid shook her head once more with a warm smile. “I’m only suggesting things, My Lord. Feel free to instruct me on what you would like and what not. Our previous master has always been bathed by the maids but it was per his own request. In case you would need a hand but wouldn’t want to call for multiple servants, I will be always there to assist you as your personal maid.”

She then reached into one of her inner pockets and brought out a small bell on a stick, placing it on the nightstand.

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“Please, use this whenever you wish to call for me. It’s a small magical trinket. I will hear the sound anywhere in the castle, and possibly in the town too, being aware of your general location during its use. It is my priority to be of service to you, My Lord, so don’t hesitate to ring it often as my duties are scheduled in a way that I will always find time for you no matter the hour.”

Yumi then made a polite bow towards them, trying not to stare at her new master and his women too much.

“Of course, any of the mistresses may do the same. Unless My Lord states otherwise. I’ll head to you as fast as I can, no matter what I’m doing. I apologize in advance if I show up in casual clothes or pajamas during the night as we are usually allowed to leave our uniforms aside during rest time and I wouldn’t want to make you wait. Unless My Lord plans to introduce any changes to the previous rules.”

Asterios quickly waved his hand in a dismissive manner. “No, I don’t. As long as there are no complaints about anything, I think it’s best to leave things as they are. On that note, I want to ask you to be honest with me, Yumi. Since you are my personal maid, I would like you to speak openly without worrying about offending me with your thoughts. If you have anything to say about the current state of any matters, go on. That said, I want to ask, did you volunteer, or were you forcefully assigned?”

The pretty elf girl went through his words in her mind a few times to make sure she didn’t misinterpret anything and everyone could see her thinking about it heavily. Then, Yumi bowed once more with a kind smile.

“As you wish, My Lord. You don’t need to worry about me. I have been picked amongst the willing candidates. We received a general briefing to learn a little about you and anyone could decline. If I were to be honest, the competition to become your personal maid was extremely fierce and many girls yearned for that position. I’m very grateful for this opportunity.”

“Alright, thank you again. I guess we should take that bath if it’s already prepared.” Asterios raised his hand to stop Yumi from interrupting him, guessing that she would say something about it being of no matter if things were ready or not.

She nodded obediently and picked one of the bathrobes from the pile, unfolding it and holding it up in front of herself. Asterios, Miria, and Selene stared at her for a moment and the pretty elf stared back until her eyes widened slightly.

“Ah. I’m so sorry. Should I leave the room and wait outside for everyone to dress themselves?”

Selene chuckled softly and started walking toward her. Sliding off the bed, she turned around and spread her arms, letting Yumi put the bathrobe on her. The skillful maid quickly wrapped the fox lady’s body in the pleasant material and moved to the front to firmly tie up the belt, receiving an appreciative nod in response.

Miria’s eyes sparkled and she quickly followed her vulpine sister-mate. She never had any servants tend to her like the former High Priestess had and it looked so fun. Yumi did the same to her while the panthergirl kept turning her head all around and watching her movements, bringing a small smile to the young elf’s lips.

Asterios glanced down at the last girl remaining by his side and Tina met his gaze with a rosy flush. He leaned down to peck her cheek and started tucking the sheets tighter around her body, assuming that she was too embarrassed to show up naked in front of a stranger, but Tina actually surprised him again and sat up with the help of his hand.

She slowly joined the dressed duo and was soon wearing a matching bathrobe too. He chuckled lightly. He should have guessed that she would be fine considering that her family did hire a bunch of servants.

He considered materializing some clothes with his aura to spare Yumi from the unnecessary sights but shook his head with a wry smile after noticing Selene’s teasing smirk. The girls had played right into her little act. It would be rude for him to refuse right now.

So, he pushed the covers away and walked on his knees to the edge of the bed, choosing that instead of standing up not to tower over the girls. A much more fervent blush covered Yumi’s cheeks but she professionally took care of him too, neatly wrapping Asterios up in the bathrobe, doing her best not to stare too much but unable to sneak a few glances at his pleasant-to-the-eye body.

Then, they were led to the baths and Yumi bowed politely, leaving them alone and reminding everyone that she was still outside in case they needed anything. Asterios and the girls marveled over the beautiful chamber with warm, pale tiles. Every single wall was covered by a mural depicting multiple bathing ladies. They didn’t spot a single man in the pictures so it was pretty obvious for whose pleasure the paintings had been made.

Selene tried to sneak off and request Yumi’s help without anyone’s knowledge to tease their new friend a little but Asterios noticed her attempt early and punished his frivolous companion with fierce tail washing which reduced the composed lady into an incoherent mess.

After finishing, they dried themselves up and their elf maid brought them back to their sleeping chambers, asking what they would like to wear. Asterios surprised her by literally creating his clothes in front of her eyes while the girls jumped together into Selene’s gate and soon came back dressed up in their usual attire. Yumi looked a little disheartened that she didn’t get to assist them but they cheered her up together, promising the cute maid that they would go through the available outfits with her later.

They moved together to the dining hall and found the table fully set with a myriad of aromatic dishes. It didn’t look like the cooks had gone overboard with an unnecessary amount of food but there was clearly a bit more than they could eat. Yumi and a few other maids helped them sit down and began swiftly walking around to pass them the desired dishes. Amongst the women, they could spot a few male butlers too, who mostly took care of drinks.

After getting their fill, everyone thanked the servants for the amazing feast and the table was cleaned up in a flash. Asterios decided to get to know the people after breakfast since he had mostly focused on sightseeing the castle the last time. Yumi agreed that it was a great idea and brought them to meet all of the staff.

That notion seemed to surprise a lot of people, especially the maids working in the cleaning sections of the castle, or the cooks. It looked like the previous lord hadn’t paid much attention to the men and women at the very end of the chain and Yumi confirmed that. 

She also explained that a few of them had resigned after the death of the previous lord, mostly those who might have had an affair with their master as he enjoyed playing with women. But, she made sure to emphasize that no one had been forced into anything and it wasn’t alright to do so with servants who weren’t comfortable with that kind of thing.

Asterios was glad to hear that and could feel himself liking the community of Glimmervale more and more. It really looked like it was run by the people, for the people. The lord, the governor, wasn’t above the law just as the king had said.

He also noticed the subtle glances some maids were shooting at him while they passed each other and he received their polite greetings. Yumi honestly revealed that she had already been questioned by many since everyone was curious about her first impression of their new master and had told them that he seemed kind and understanding, plus everyone heard that he was a quite handsome young man. Asterios easily guessed which category of servants they belonged to, including their personal maid, who also kept sending him small smiles.

Predicting the possible future, he prohibited Selene and Miria in advance, but mostly the former, from playing with and teasing the maids too much, letting their expectations get too far. He had no intentions of acting like the previous lord while he had them by his side. A bath or two with some assistance could be fine if any of his companions wished for it, but there was no reason to go further.

After introducing everyone that she could think of, Yumi asked what they would like to do next. Asterios and the girls thought about it briefly, discussing amongst themselves if they should visit Lerisse right now or learn more about the town first. In the end, they decided to see if there was anything they could help with already.

Their elf maid smiled at them beautifully when they asked if the servants needed anything and shook her head, promising that she would let them know as soon as anything came up. She suggested taking them to the Town Hall, where the members of the Committee spent most of their time, and they obliged.

She took them out of the castle and they strolled through the morning streets of Glimmervale. People busied themselves with preparations for work or other duties but still exchanged warm greetings with them. It looked like Yumi knew a lot of people personally as she shared some brief pleasantries with almost everyone.

Soon, a tall stone building of cream color stood right in front of them. It resembled a small, rectangular villa and it was easily distinguishable from all the other more industrial or mercantile buildings all around it. Even without the signboard stating what it was, it emanated that governmental atmosphere.

Yumi guided them inside and to the third floor. They found a big meeting chamber there with a large, oval table in the middle, covered with a myriad of books, notes, parchments, scrolls, and many other official-looking items. Six rooms with empty doorframes led out of it, each in one of the colors associated with the Committee representatives.

Shortly after their arrival, Ulyssen jogged out of his office, followed by Danny and Esotvi from their own.

“Good morning, My Lord, My Lady. I’m glad to see you are well. We really hate to burden you on the very first day but we have just received a very important message and would like to request your opinion on the matter,” the elf man said after they all made a respectful bow.

“That’s alright. We came here to see if we could do anything for you. What’s the matter?” Asterios replied, raising a brow at them.

Esotvi stepped forward and Ast’s group glanced down at the dwarf girl. “Am I right to assume that you are associated with the famous Hestizo Household, My Lord?”

He nodded. “Yes, I am. Is there a problem?”

“It seems that a big convoy is less than a day's travel away from Glimmervale and the head of the family is requesting permission to set up a base of operations in our town.”

Asterios smiled wryly while shaking his head. “Because of course, they are.”

Tina giggled at him. “They must have set everything in motion the day we told them.”

“Ah, My Lady, it also seems that Viscount and Viscountess Nobelle are amongst them and they requested a list of vacant mansions for their arrival,” Danny joined in, holding a piece of paper that clearly had an official wax seal of Tina’s family.

She paled in an instant and it was Ast’s turn to chuckle at her. “They really had, hadn’t they?”

“Regarding the aforementioned matter, My Lord, the Hestizo Household expressed their wish to move into the same property the Nobelle family would choose to settle in if there are no legal or administrative issues with that,” Esotvi added.

Ast’s expression matched Tina's when he imagined the two families living under one roof right next to them and it was Miria and Selene next who chuckled at the duo.

“It looks like the fusion is going to take place sooner rather than later,” the fox lady commented with a smirk.

 

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