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Naaro said, "Can we do a leaf wagon instead?"
Sha groaned again. "We need at least a day to recover..."
Azhara raised her hand. "We could just delay the journey until our hips stop vibrating."
Kai raised a finger. "That wasn’t ."
Vel said, "It was probably her tail again."
Azhara flicked her tail proudly. "You’re welco."
The Queen pressed both hands to her face and exhaled long and loud. "Fine. Fine. The journey starts the day after tomorrow. You have ONE day to regain mobility. After that, I don’t care if you crawl or hop or roll— I’m not letting an entire migration get delayed because of so perverts... and an oversized anaconda who doesn’t know control. I will take care of the anaconda. All of you leave."
Everyone fell silent.
Even Azhara blinked. "Wait. You... want him now?"
Akayoroi raised a brow. "I felt it yesterday, bunny girl. I survived it. I got many rounds. It’s my fault that his anaconda remained hungry. I will take care of it. So that it doesn’t wake up... at least for a few days. Otherwise we won’t be able to start our journey."
Kai buried his face in his hands. "System... Please erase . If she wants to do it now. Then the four girls will ask for more... others might join... when will I start my journey?"
[System Remark: Too late. You are now officially a woman hole Slayer. Go perform your husband duties...]
He groaned louder.
Kai tried to slide deeper under the leaf-blanket.
His body ached. His hips ached. Even his toes ached. But nothing compared to the awkward silence hanging in the room after Queen Akayoroi’s final declaration.
Azhara tilted her head like a confused bunny sniffing a trap. "Did she just say... with her mouth?"
Sha stared at the ceiling like it had personally betrayed her. "I died for this man. I have nothing left to give. Let her take him. I need so soup."
Vel’s jaw was on the floor. Literally. She hadn’t closed her mouth since Akayoroi made her dramatic comnt. "Okay, this is illegal. There has to be a law against the royal for being this dominant in daylight."
Naaro whimpered and nuzzled closer to Kai’s leg. "Anaconda... glowing... please no more... last night you almost broke my hip."
And Akayoroi stood in the middle of the chamber like a teor that had crashed through their lives with silk robes, royal authority, and thigh gap vengeance. Hands folded neatly, eyes sharp enough to slice through stone, and hips that swayed with the arrogance of soone who knew she could take whatever — and whoever — she wanted.
"You," she said, her voice low, dangerous, and too calm. "Co with . Now."
Kai peeked out from under the blanket like a raccoon caught raiding a sacred pantry.
"?" he croaked. "Are you sure I’m even functional? I think I used up all my strength last night. Maybe even my soul. I’m basically a puddle. Give a few hours to recover."
"Move your legs," she commanded. "You’ll find your strength. When you see my beautiful naked body."
"I’m not sure I want to rest a bit," Kai muttered, inching deeper into the blankets. "I have four emotional support won sleeping on . Isn’t that enough of a recovery protocol?"
Akayoroi’s eyes glinted. "Then I will find your strength for you." Her smile was slow. Sinister. "With. My. Mouth. Let suck your anaconda." She whispered.
Four different reactions exploded across the room.
Sha gasped like she’d swallowed a bee. "Did she just say that openly—? Queen! You can’t! You’re supposed to be the calm one!"
Vel shot upright like a prairie dog in a minefield. "SHE’S GONNA DO WHAT NOW?! I... this is a violation of the Anaconda Treaty of Last Night!"
Azhara rolled over, howling with laughter. "Oh, this is delicious. Forget the treaty... This is war. She’s gonna drain him dry. I’m starting a betting pool. Five leaves says sir Kai doesn’t make it back."
Naaro, still bleary, whispered, "My eyes are not ready... I should leave. If my body wants more then I will die from sir Kai power."
Kai stared at the ceiling in silence. "System... cloak . Camouflage mode. I need to save my strength for the journey."
[System Refusal: Host is too massive to camouflage in these sheets. Please stop embarrassing yourself.]
"Traitor."
Akayoroi spun on her legs and left the room, her robe whispering behind her like a war drum played on silk.
"You have ten seconds, Kai," her voice called back. "Or I’ll co get you myself. I am your wife. I have the right to order you."
Vel grabbed his shoulder and whispered, "Sir Kai. Please. Save us. She looks very angry. We never saw her act like that. Save us from her silent anger."
Sha nodded solemnly. "Be our hero. Our sacrifice. Go must have been waiting for you last night... we take your ti. If you don’t calm her anger then the journey will be difficult for us sisters."
Azhara poked his butt. "Our smooth journey, Depends how loud you make her scream."
Grumbling, Kai untangled himself from the blanket, "I’m going," he muttered. "You all must finish the work. Don’t disturb us. I will take care of her."
The hallway was quiet, lit with faint golden glow-roots woven into the moss walls. The air slled like lavender dew, petrichor, and danger.
He followed the scent. His angry wife. Akayoroi’s chamber was... different. Not like the other warriors’. No battle trophies. No sharp weapons. No skull banners or dried poison sacs. (Last ti he didn’t look properly, because of the ritual.)
Instead, it was soft. Cozy. Sacred.
Vine lamps glowed amber against moss padded walls. Silk draped from crystal hooks. The floor was covered in rugs woven from silk thread and crushed blue petals. It slled like sweet honey, citrus, and woman. She prepared it for Kai last night.
Kai hovered at the door. "So... uh. You wanted to talk?"
Akayoroi stood in the center of the room, her back to him. Her robe shimred with moonflower threads, hugging her waist like it had sworn allegiance. Her legs were spread in half fold, her back glowing faintly like molten obsidian. (Kai’s view)
She didn’t turn. "No," she said. "I wanted to ta your anaconda."
Kai blinked. "Okay... what does that an in royal terms? Like a tea ceremony? Or is this more of a bite first ask questions later thing?"
She turned.
"I am a queen," she said slowly. "But I am also your woman. Your woman... your wife."
Kai’s mouth opened. Closed. Opened again. His brain played hopscotch with responses and fell down the logic stairs.
"I an, yes, obviously, after the last few days and nights and half nights and our mating, you are my wife. We ford an alliance. You and your sister are under my protection."
"I don’t an politically," she interrupted, walking toward him with steps too perfect to be natural. "I an in the flesh. In instinct. In the bond you created with my sisters. With . With the hive."
"I feel very bonded," Kai said too quickly. "My bond stat is probably maxed out. I think I unlocked the hidden achievent for attracting royals."
She stopped in front of him. Inches away.
"You will listen, stop your teasing" she said, poking his chest. "You will behave. I will ta your anaconda."
"Really, then make hard," he whispered before he could stop himself.
Her brow lifted. "What?"
"Nothing. Obedience mode. Full Queen compliance."
She smirked. "Kneel."
Kai blinked. "I—what? I am your husband."
"Kai," she said gently. "You have conquered many. Let yourself be claid by your wife."
He stared for three full seconds. Then slowly... knees shaking... pride completely gone... He knelt.
Akayoroi leaned forward, brushing her fingers through his hair. Her touch was light. Reverent. She cupped his face and tilted it up.
"Good," she whispered. "Now breathe."
Kai inhaled. The scent of her was overwhelming. Wild honey. Starfruit. Embers. Crushed velvet. And the Queen.
"I will not punish you," she said. "But I will make sure... you never forget . Now lick my lower lips."
Then he kissed her thigh. Then he put his head in between her thighs and his tongue started to lick she was ice cream. It wasn’t a peck. It wasn’t even a slow burn.
It was a declaration. It was warpaint made of lower lips and tongue. It was royalty eting rebellion, and neither backing down.
She grabbed his head and pushed it harder to her lower lips. "Yes, I like it. Lick more."
Kai lted. He was the strong one, the wild one, the so-called beast tar of beauties. But in her grip, he was just a man. A man who had flown too close to the Queen’s fire. It was his first ti licking a woman’s lower part since his Reincarnation. He never licked any of the girls.
When she pulled back, her eyes were softer. But her voice was still steel.
"Lie down," she said. "Let your wife ta what your heart cannot. It’s my ti to lick your anaconda."
Kai obeyed. And the room faded into gold and heat.
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