Chapter 197: The Eve of the Final Round
Ryuji sat on the edge of his bed while letting out a yawn; although he did little today, his body felt an aching sensation. The exhaustion of the past few months began to build up and finally caught up with him.
He looked to his sides, each girl clinging to him in some form, with Ciel to his left, Yumiko to his right, while Erika and Liana clung to his back, and Sariel sat on his lap.
'I just want to cuddle with you all tonight, will you be happy with just that?' He wondered while letting out a sigh.
"Ryuji~ you're so unfair. Why did you choose all of us!" Yumiko frowned and leaned against him while grasping his arm tight. Her two tails slapped the bed while she watched Ryuji with sharp eyes.
"Haha, Ryu, I knew you couldn't pick one of us alone—such a cute boyfriend." Erika seemed fine with sharing him with the others, her hands stroking his hair while kissing the back of his neck.
"Master, Sariel wants to sleep on master's chest, ehehe." Sariel hugged his chest and rubbed her face against him with a lovely smile on her face.
"Husband, let me wash your back in the bath. You look tired today. I am here to serve you well." Ciela was the person least bothered after being ravished last night. Instead, she slid her finger along his palm while enjoying the warmth of his body.
"Darling, if Alan finds out, then we might have to elope!"
The words from Liana made Ryuji's body tremble for a moment before he just gave up and leaned back into her and Erika's chests. Upon seeing him relax, Yumiko changed her frown into a smile as she kissed his cheek and whispered.
"Don't worry, we can see how exhausted you are, there if you just want to cuddle then I am happy with that."
"Thanks Yumiko, everyone... If I didn't have you all, I might have fallen apart by now."
Everyone cuddled and spoke about the training while letting Ryuji lie on the bed, the girls not arguing or competing over who would sleep where. Instead, they just made sure he could sleep most comfortably.
Ryuji soon fell into a deep sleep, causing all the women to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Darling seems to be really tired... Is he going to be okay?"
"I think Ryu was trying so hard to stop us from worrying, maybe all this time..."
"You're right, Erika—Ryuji really did push himself from the moment I met him in the royal castle. No matter if he was wounded or overwhelmed, he would never let it show or ask for help."
"Darling is so stupid, we would gladly accept his burdens..."
"Liana, this is what he is doing now. Our dear husband chose all of us because he needed all of us to feel at ease. Look at his smile, and how comfortable he looked while pressing his face against Yumiko's and my tits."
"Master just loves women~ ehehe."
While they gently stroked his face and hair, Ryuji didn't awaken for twelve hours—slowly, over time, the girls joined him in his long rest until all of them became entwined on the bed.
***
Thanks to their growing cooperation and teamwork, the girls began to train with Ryuji daily in his demon form.
As they crushed their opponents in the tournament, several days passed and after five days of gruelling training, passionate sex between Yumiko and Erika, with Ryuji helping to develop and enjoy Ciela's buttocks each night.
Erika's breasts would now lactate sometimes without the cups injecting her with liquid. It seemed the effect became permanent, especially when she climaxed. They would ooze with a sweet, creamy milk that Ryuji loved to drink.
Alan lamented that his cute niece was defiled but also seemed to have changed himself. He was more confident, and Akari would follow him in most places with a look of affection on her face, revealing the two were now a true couple.
Today was the last day before Ryuji would finally clash with the Holy Knight and his party; the entire city became filled with cheers and excitement.
Although they didn't forgive Ryuji for his acts, they could count on his battles to be exciting and filled with techniques and colourful magic. Thanks to Lord Qwass, the Holy Knight's party was no longer despised; instead, thanks to Ryuji's brutal murder of the priestess, they now cheered for the Holy Knight as their true hero.
"Phew... is that enough for today, Ryuji?" Yumiko asked as she knelt, her hands trembling from the blood magic Ryuji used to defeat their joint attack.
'Erika has developed a strange inclination... when I beat her, she gets really horny...' He thought to himself while shaking his head, 'Still, I can't say I'm not getting a little excited too.'
"Yumiko, Erika, Liana, Sariel—you did amazing. Ciela, you almost got me today; tonight, it's your night."
"Oh, really? I didn't think you would choose me Dear."
"That's right, I was wondering what was up with that look you had." Liana joined in the conversation, her face covered in slight bruises, while her eyes shone with determination.
"Hah... you know how I am, Liana."
"Ehehe, Master is going to make Ciela sing a lot tonight."
"Sariel! You can't just say that."
"Ciela, don't get mad at the kid."
"Liana, you're supposed to be my partner..."
"I'm just speaking the truth!"
Ryuji enjoyed these sessions because they were now strong enough for him to exert himself to learn to control his skills, yet also train to work together with the other girls to help them improve.
They were slowly developing their teamwork, and in a few short days, the final day had arrived. Ryuji's face was plastered with a calm expression as he walked down the street with the girls by his side.
"Yes, please darling~ I'm starving after working so hard!"
"Ryu, I think I'm hungry enough to eat a whole boar."
"Heh, it's good that you've learned to take care of yourself. Ryuji, I want to eat too!"
'All these hungry women, if other people saw how much they ate after practise, would they be shocked?'
Ryuji nodded, then decided they would go to the usual restaurant in the city since it would give them large portions for a few extra coppers.
They walked through the city, and a large crowd gathered around the arena while the streets were quiet.
"Hm? What's going on, the street's empty?" Sariel looked around, confused because for the past few days, the entire city was full of people during the times, and matches weren't happening.
"Why do I sense a group of powerful people? Is something happening?" Ryuji wondered, then looked towards the place where these people were and realised.
They were toward the arena.
The group was around fifty people, but only twenty gave Ryuji a sense of danger, while the other part of the group, with thirty knights in normal armour and a fat male who seemed to be a noble of some kind, led them.
"What do you mean, Ryuji?" Yumiko, Liana, and Erika asked, each of their faces filled with confusion.
"Hm? Oh, sorry, I was talking to myself. We should avoid the arena area and go eat. I don't want to deal with troublesome people. Especially those who want to steal my lovely women." He replied with a smile, then turned and walked towards the restaurant.
"R-right, we should avoid any trouble."
"Yeah, let's leave the arena, Ryuji~ which is your lovely woman?"
"All of you, idiot."
***
Meanwhile, as the group turned around and headed towards the restaurant as they had planned, none of them noticed one of the holy knights turn around and notice Liana's figure before he whispered to the noble beside him.
"Young Lord, it seems that the princess is out with a group of her friends in the city. What should we do?"
"Do you think they saw us, Knight-Captain?" The young noble asked, his face filled with confusion as he looked around the city.
"I don't think they did, Young Lord, but it would be best if we dealt with the Princess first. If she doesn't accept, then we can just put pressure on the king and use the churches power to make her accept or watch her father die."
"Alright, but let's make sure they don't see us. We need to approach her in the perfect way, after all."
"Yes, Young Lord, we will act when she is alone, and that man she is with is not around."
"Young lord, please calm down, it's not good to lose your composure like this."
"Never! If that was your wife with a handsome male, would you accept it!" The fat noble began to shuffle towards the place the knight pointed out.
The group pursued the young lord, and the knight-captain, who was enraged that the man Liana was with was a man and could not see his face.
However, making the noble react like this, the knight's lips curled into a smile as if he planned for this to happen.