Devouring Monarch: Rebirth of the Profane Phoenix - Chapter 395

Chapter 395: Those who wait and guide the future!
Vela sat on the large sofa with her hands atop her lap. She looked at the gathering of women around her and felt glad that Asura was not present at this time.

Her mind raced, thoughts and plans created and discarded before she closed her eyes slowly and opened them with a flash.

“Everyone, can I have your attention.”

This room contained only those who loved Asura, wanted to be with him and even some who worshipped him, apart from Yufa, who just thought he was cool and handsome.

“What’s the matter?” Mu Xue sat down, placing a tray of snacks on the table, still acting like a maid even now. However, the atmosphere changed from those days as she was treated like a dear sister by most of the women in this room.

“Yeah, you seem so serious.” Lorem, one of the pregnant women, grabbed a green apple. The sour type that she used to hate, now eating more than five a day. Her slightly loose tone and relaxed atmosphere were nothing like when she worked as a Royal knight.

The other women also turned to look at Vela, Verana, Valerie, Helliana, Lucia and even Xavida, who was teasing Lufa with a cat toy, with Amalia peeking inside despite being the guard for the night.

“We rarely get a chance to meet like this, and although the situation is once again complicated. I believe it is about time we started to think about the future, organising how we see ourselves and our relationship to the man we all love.” She stood and began to pace along the room, her sharp amber eyes like beacons forcing the other women to follow her gaze and movements.

“Do you all understand?”

Vela wanted to organise things to help Asura and stop the constant bickering and issues he would suffer each time he needed to do something. To leave, or fight, forced to deal with this issue himself splitting them or making a choice which makes some of the women feel offended or upset.

“Yes, Princess.” All of the voices seemed to be in sync, none of them complained, but Yufa joined in for some reason which made Xavida bite her hard spider leg, only to recoil and hold her sore jaw.

“All of us love him for various reasons, and none of them are more important or superior to the other.”

“What about the ones that have sought him for thousands of years?” Lorem asked, crunching her apple, her words not for herself but flicked to Helliana, who she knew still hadn’t discarded her baggage and dealt with the current situation and her feelings for Asura.

The princess didn’t get angry or answer with a rude or dismissive sentence.

“Although I admire those who have loved and adored only him for such a long time. Love and affection are not about the duration and about how strong, devoted and deep they might be. I will be honest and create an oath if it settles your worries. To love nobody but him, for however long you and any others might have waited for him. I know it sounds arrogant, but that is his importance to me, and I know that it’s the same for all of you here except Yufa.”

A unique thing about Asura’s women was their desire to endure and accept. Even when the others were speaking, none of them would react or bring up their issues until the other finished.

This was because Asura scolded them all in the past, fighting over silly things, making arguments and not listening to each other before making assumptions.

Now, it became the hidden rule of Asura’s Harem: to respect each other even if you hate them.

Vela’s changes were evident to the women around Asura more than the man himself; he didn’t realise how she was now the one taking part in diplomatic meetings with both internal and external parties.

‘Good, Lorem and the other seniors didn’t get upset and seem receptive to my logic…’

It wasn’t that she desired monopoly.

In fact, the one who was making most of the effort to organise the weddings and engagement banquets for the other women. Vela tackled the pushback from other nobles and councilmen who declared it wrong for the future king to have so many unknown or foreign women without significant backgrounds.

‘If only he manages to fix the issue with Xavida’s kingdom and the issue with Mu Xue’s family… I cannot do everything, my dear husband.’

“I understand—if you are seeking something that considers his best interests, I am fine with that.” Lorem bit into her apple and gave a muffled response, but that was her. When not forced to act or play the knight, she was a little bit of a slob and research geek.

“No, it’s not just for him, but us. We cannot keep going like this without knowing who is going to travel with him or what he is doing. I am his wife and have that title, yet I feel insecure and jealous because of how our beloved acts. It must be hell for all of you, right?”

“Ah…. you’re so right; it’s like if we leave him alone, he finds a new wife each time he leaves the house.” Valerie joked while Verana couldn’t help but cover her face and laugh, agreeing with her mother as many of the other women joined in.

“So what do you propose?” Verana managed to stop laughing as she questioned the princess.

“There are a lot of us, too many to give each person constant time alone with darling, so without his input, we will form pairs. Then arrange one day a month where we meet him alone, should he leave then once he returns those who didn’t leave with him get the same amount of time with him while the others who spent the time away with him cannot complain and must allow the other’s time with our husband. Balance, and management of time is most important.”

Vela’s idea took a moment to mull over the other women.

She basically said something quite interesting, and while some frowned and huffed. Xavida then stroked her stomach and realised something, looking at Valerie, Lorem and Vela… Soon, they wouldn’t be able to join them, and her face changed into a smile with a nod.

“Do you all understand my meaning and the purpose of this system that we, his wives, will organise? If left to Asura, it would be whoever has the nicest ass, or if he sees our tits, he’ll lose to his lust because he loves us all like an idiot.”

“True… he’s very weak to the morning, nude approach.” Mu Xue coughed, her cheeks turning red.

“Hahah, I know! He loves morning blowjobs.” Xavida chimed in.

“I once just flashed my buttocks, and we ended up doing it all afternoon despite needing to study,” Verana whispered, with her mother looking at her daughter with narrowed eyes.

“Nice tactics, my daughter!”

“See? He is such a lustful man that if we use simple tactics. Asura would surely cave in and crumble to plans he chose or made. So WE will make the plans and those who break the plans are forbidden from meeting him for a week! This will be a promise that all women who end up his lover, wife, etcetera, will make using a soul oath!”

“Hmmm, I agree… it also helps us from degrading into some kind of weird orgy cult. If we have specific times, then we’ll be more open to dating and travelling to train and slay monsters instead of just fucking like rabbits…” Helliana whispered.

“You’re a virgin, though, right?” Lorem teased.

“Shut up!” The embarassed black phoenix tossed a pillow at Lorem, who used Xavida as a shield.

“Ugh?!”

“Enough, stop diverging the point!” Vela scolded the trio.

This was precisely why she prepared the oath and made sure it wouldn’t benefit anyone more than the other, but if one was smart, they could slightly manipulate it to have an extra day a month, which was acceptable for Vela.

“Take a look, and read this oath. If you agree, then raise your hand, and if you don’t, if you are against it. I have already spoken with Sigurd, who seems to be our husband’s lover, too, and she already accepted this soul oath.”

“Okay, raise your hand if you are for the oath.”

Lorem, Helliana, Valerie, Mu Xue, Verana, Xavida, Lucia, Amalia and Yufa, who were dragged into this, raised their hands, and Vela was glad that the majority were for it.

“Those against?”

Nobody raised their hands.

“Great. Now, sign your names, and before he returns, we will complete the ritual and start planning how we will spend our time with him before he leaves to help Yufa and Rasha. I also made one for her because it is obvious that after a night alone, that poor girl with no immunity will be crazy about Asura in no time.”

“Eh, really?!” Yufa asked, really interested as in her kingdom the women decided everything anyway, so this meeting felt like she was home again, with Vela resembling her mother.

“Yes, because you mentioned Arachne mating signals and how devoted a female is to a male once it happens. Ahem! Everyone else, are you now ready to sign? Then let’s plan.”

“Wait, Princess, before that. Can we have the rules for the pairs and the virgins explained further?” Helliana asked, wanting to organise things quickly so that she could start approaching Asura aggressively.

“No problem; though most of us have already given our bodies to Asura, I am sure that at least one of us is a virgin… Right, Helliana? So when one of us hasn’t been given a chance to enjoy his love and affection, they will receive one extra day a month by default for a maximum of three months so they might learn of the pleasure and bliss the act brings us.”

“This applies to newcomers too, right?” Lorem added before continuing. “The pregnancy and childcare part is also desirable, that we get extra time as a group or pair, which doesn’t affect our solo days with him either.”

“Correct.”

“Princess, can I add one thing?” Mu Xue raised her hand.

“Of course.”

“Once pregnant, if the mother cannot join him on missions or travels. She will be given three solo days instead. However, the following month, she can only take group or pair days.”

“Perfect idea.”

“Okay, anything else?”

“One last thing, Princess. Once a child is born, then the mother will have solo days added for one month, and then the following month, she gets an extra group or pair day to make up for the lack of solo days. If possible, we should try to get pregnant in pairs or trios to help with child rearing and to avoid any issues…” Lorem mentioned, knowing that she, Valerie, Vela and Xavida would be giving birth around the same time.

“Great ideas, everyone.”

Vela was happy that things went so well.

“Then let’s start planning and make our first goal to make Helliana and our beloved’s relationship closer; after all, we know how much she suffered and loved him. I am willing to support her as she saved our ass several times already.” Vela added while she began to ritual for the soul after using magic to amend all the oaths.

“Princess, is it okay if I join the pair with Verana?” Valerie asked, wanting to get close to her daughter and knowing Asura liked the idea of fucking them both together.

“Sure.”

“Hey, can I join in the group or pair days for Helliana?”

Like this, the oath ceremony started, each of the women not fighting but searching for positives between them. Rivalries still existed, and they would compete for the top spot and time with him. However, no bloodshed or drama would become of it anymore.

“Of course, if Asura approaches you aggressively for sex or to flirt. You are not liable regarding the contract, but since we will have a rota and hidden schedule, you must try and add the solo person to the mix at least as a show of respect to meet them halfway.

However, after the ceremony ended… All the women looked at Yufa with question marks over their heads.

“Yufa, why did you also sign an oath???”

“Eh… because I want him to be my mate?”

“!?!?”

“Since when?!” The entire room almost shouted.

“Eh… from the moment I saw him?”

“…”

“Another one…” All the women whispered while feeling shocked at how simple-minded this princess was.