Devouring Monarch: Rebirth of the Profane Phoenix - Chapter 303

Chapter 303: The Queen’s surprise.
In the centre of the grand hall, a sleepy woman with silver hair wearing an elegant nightgown and robe sat sprawled over her throne. The queen watched the two knights, who spread the scent of fresh berries from their damp hair. Their beautiful faces were radiant, and their perfect bodies brought an undeniable charm.

“You two really got the guards to disturb me at this time?” The queen said in an annoyed tone, rubbing her temples. “Aren’t you just a tad too bold to wake a queen at midnight?”

Lorem and Lucia stood at attention, their heads held high and the seriousness clear from their focused faces.

They could hear their breathing and hearts thumping. Then Lorem shrugged her shoulders before losing her proper posture. “Well, I wanted to see Asura, but since you insist on that, we report to you first.”

The Queen’s eye twitched. “I-insist? I said nothing.”

“No, before we left, and you gave the order to return, you specifically said to report to you,” Lorem added, pulling a chair while sitting on it in reverse with her legs spread and leaning on the backrest with her chin.

“Isn’t that the same thing?” Lucia nodded.

“Fine, tell me.”

Lorem reached into a leather bag, pulled out several pages of notes on paper, and tossed it over to the queen, who stretched her arm with a displeased expression.

The queen’s eyes widened as she scanned the report and flipped through the pages. She understood now the seriousness of losing the sword and looked at Lorem and Lucia with wide eyes. “This… This report, is it accurate?”

“Every word, we even fought against more than a hundred rats the size of small children!”

“Those damn vermin!?” The queen slammed her hand down on the armrest with a stern expression. “Wait… that doesn’t explain why you haven’t returned before.”

“We went to a town called Vura after hearing screams and seeing smoke… After that, we ended up in an extended battle with fish monsters, wolves, strange deformed monsters and the rats.”

“What!?” The Queen’s eyes widened. She grabbed the pages of notes, her hands trembling while scanning every detail.

“Thankfully, we led the citizens to safety while fighting off an enormous wolf, which we believe was about to reach Stage Nine. When they arrived at Atilda village, they helped us defeat the rats and deformed monsters.”

On the throne, the queen no longer showed signs of exhaustion or tiredness. She then grasped several documents and sent them to the Valkyrie standing behind her. “Analyse the documents and have Units Six and Ten deal with the surrounding villages, while Units One and Five will go investigate Atilda.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Lady Lorem, Lady Lucia.” The queen clenched her fists, her eyes meeting theirs. “You have done well—awakening me late does not matter. Good work.”

“Huh?” Lorem froze, her eyes opening wide. “Good work? Then, can we go see Asura?”

The queen frowned. “Don’t push your luck. No, you may not.”

“Why? Didn’t we do a good job?” Lorem pouted.

The queen sighed, closing her eyes. “Look at your state; you’re tired, and I have heard reports that tonight he is sleeping with the duchess of Drakkur’s daughter; Vela and her friends were speaking about it so much the maids gossiped about it.”

Lucia’s expression changed to anger and jealousy, while Lorem’s smile slowly faded as she fidgeted in place.

“You two head back to your dormitories and rest. I will send a maid to awaken you both at sunrise to deliver a reward and give you a day of rest. Go. The next mission you will be going on will be extremely long. But don’t worry, you will be with your beloved stud.” The queen mocked them with a smirk before shooing them away.

“That bitch!” Lucia suddenly muttered after they exited the palace. “Did you hear that!? That smug Drakkur girl is sleeping with Asura!”

Lorem rubbed her chin, her lips tugging into a slight smirk. “Isn’t it fine? The faster he takes them in his heart, the faster we can have him again. Plus, that girl helped you have the best first time, right? Didn’t she make him aroused enough to make you squirt?”

Lucia blushed, unable to look at Lorem’s grinning face.

“Anyway, I guess we can see Asura tomorrow,” Lorem mumbled.

“But first, let’s go spar with the other girls who stayed behind. I want to practise.”

“Sparring at night? Why not go back and prepare to meet our darling?” Lucia asked.

Lorem shook her head. “That isn’t fair. We weren’t there for him the past few nights. I want to present myself properly so he doesn’t forget his ‘precious’ knight.”

Lucia stared at Lorem and smiled, nodding her head. “Right! Asura must at least miss us after so long!”

***

Early the next morning, Lorem sat on the edge of her bed, the wooden frame creaking while she wiped her cheeks with a facial wipe. With her natural beauty already stunning, her simple routine of makeup, changing clothes, and brushing her hair made her the centre of attention to all who saw her after leaving the room.

After eating a delicious breakfast, she received a message from a maid to wait near the academy’s entrance for a carriage to take her to the palace.

Lucia joined her shortly after, wearing a long white dress with frilled shoes. Today, Lorem wore a lovely set of clothes: black leggings with a red skirt that reached her thighs and a matching coat with a frilled white blouse.

They both watched as the carriage rolled onto the main street of the academy with their excited faces and hot breaths misting up the air as they awaited their handsome prince charming.

“Lorem, you tried too hard; those knights were so stunned by how lovely you look!” Lucia mocked while gazing at the high ponytail she wore, the thickness of her hair making it look like a huge bushy tail on her hair, with a pair of black-rimmed glasses.

“And you chose not to wear a single piece of jewellery? At least match with the pendant Asura gave you.”

“The glasses and the hair are my weapon!” Lorem gripped her fist. “You saw his reactions. When I tie my hair in a ponytail, Asura gets fired up, and the glasses will remind him how smart and cute I am!”

“Doesn’t your chest hurt restricted by that bra?” Lucia smirked, pointing at her full and heavy-looking breasts, which pressed tightly against the fabric of her blouse and bra.

“Nothing is worse than having my tits move out of position, so a little pinch here and there won’t kill me.”

Lucia scoffed while smiling, shaking her head.

As they bickered back and forth, a gust of wind and the sounds of galloping hooves descended upon the streets. They came to the familiar gateway towards the detached palace where Asura and Vela now stayed after the wedding, with flowers and words of praise tied to the gates by various people.

Two horses adorned in polished metal armour pulled the carriage along the road and stopped in front of the girls. Two gorgeous Valkyries dismounted from their horses and stood in front of the girls with an elegant bow.

“Lady Lorem, Lady Lucia. His Highness requests your presence in his chamber.”

Lucia and Lorem’s eyes lit up as they quickly rushed out of the carriage, adjusted their clothes, looked at each other like rivals, and headed towards the palace, guided by the two Valkyrie.

The two Valkyrie escorted them up the stairs of the detached palace, heading straight for Asura’s room, where several of the Valkyries from the previous nights had woken up in the early morning and walked around with flushed faces, yawning in a daze while wiping their eyes.

These were the girls from Unit Seven, all kept awake because of Asura sleeping with Verana.

“Oh! Lorem! Lucia!”

When they reached the door, they were told to wait, but Lorem and Lucia heard his voice before he suddenly appeared in front of them, causing the Valkyrie to gasp.

Asura teleported!

His figure was instantly in front of them. They gazed at his toned body, wearing nothing but a towel wrapped around his waist, and his eyes widened as he watched Lucia and Lorem dressed in lovely clothes and makeup.

“Eh… what happened to you two? You both look so beautiful I might just ravish you right here. Haha, but we are going out together, right?”

Lorem and Lucia stared at each other in shock and then back at Asura with a flustered expression.

‘He’s different, more at ease… The dark atmosphere is gone. Asura, his smile is so beautiful.’