The Broken Possessors of the Infinite Regression Academy - Chapter 270



Chapter 270 – Side Story: Birthday Banquet – 5

To sum up my impressions of the birthday party in a nutshell, when money, magic, power, purpose, and motivation meet, there is nothing in the world they cannot do.

Talking about money was painful, magic was supported by the great wizards and the wizard association with open arms, and power was abundant with the crown princess, the chairman, the warriors, and the saintess.

Those three things, combined with the fact that it was my first public birthday and the overwhelming enthusiasm of the Crate family, made it feel like a runaway train.

“Here. Take it, son. It’s for you.”

“… … What is this?”

“It’s your statue. It’s made of gold.”

After the Emperor’s secret words, upon arriving at the mansion, I was presented with a 4.5 meter tall statue of myself made of 100% pure gold by my father. It was to be erected at the entrance of the Krayt Mansion.

My mother gave me as a gift enough jewels to wrap around a 4.5m tall statue. If I were to convert the price of this statue into money, I would think it would be more than the wealth of a wealthy baron.

From noble mtl dot com

The magic that was placed on the statue, as well as the permission to erect a golden statue, would be something that could not be converted into money. After all, golden statues were only permitted to the royal family.

“Thank you, Father, Mother. It’s a wonderful gift—”

Still, since this was something I could accept, my mother smiled and patted me as I was about to express my thanks.

“Oh my, what are you talking about? Do you think we were going to end up with just this one birthday present?”

“yes?”

But that was just the beginning.

I was dragged straight into the first banquet hall and was faced with a mountain of gifts my parents had prepared for me. It was as if the golden statue was just the beginning, as they poured out a truly enormous amount of things.

Things like elixirs that were extremely low in production and had to be delivered to the palace as a top priority, a bundle of red dragon scales, a sword that the Black Swordsman used long ago, and the severed horn of an ancient Demon King. Even these were only a very small number.

Moreover, it was obvious that they were all genuine. The dragon’s scales were certified by Erestica, the sword of the black saint was also certified by the black saint himself, and the horn of the demon king was certified by the demon god.

“Or would you like to think of something else, son?”

There were other gifts besides simply material ones, ranging from the right to run the upper house of the Crate family to concessions of a level that could not be measured in monetary terms.

The most impressive thing was the offer to give him a fiefdom slightly outside the center of the empire, even though he had not even been granted a title.

The owner of the estate is a baron, but the previous head of the family was addicted to gambling and lost all of the family fortune, so the Crate family effectively rules the estate.

I wondered if it was okay to say something like that in front of the Emperor, but when my gaze met his, he waved his hand as if to tell me not to worry, so it seemed like he didn’t really want to make a fuss about it.

“It’s over now-”

“This is just the beginning, son. Let’s go to the banquet hall.”

“… … This is also a banquet hall?”

After receiving each of those witty proposals, we had to move on to the next banquet hall. The way of thinking itself was different from ours, with each building having its own purpose.

Actually, it was a bit awkward to call it a banquet hall. As I confirmed when I came here, about a quarter of the capital was designated as a banquet special zone.

“Uh… … Uh uh uh… … .”

There was another person besides me who was struggling and unable to adapt to this situation. It was Kang Yu-na.

Unlike me, who had lived as a mummy crate for nearly 20 years, Kang Yu-na had never had anything like this experience, so she followed us around half-asleep.

It wasn’t just that the amount of money was extraordinary. It seemed to be because of the incalculable amount of information that was pouring in.

Aren’t your bosses showing up from another world in party dresses?

Don’t those bosses hear things like, “The Crown Princess,” “The Young Lady of the Duke,” “The Saint,” “The Warrior,” or “The Chairman?”

Besides, you stick to me and don’t even think about leaving.

Even Kang Ra-hye, who was thought to be an A-class hunter, was in a position where the emperor would cautiously approach her first with the distant title of Sword Master.

As if that weren’t enough, a birthday party of this scale would have been unimaginable, and to make matters worse, the average mana of the people far surpassed that of the Earth. It was only natural that the common sense that had been built up until then would collapse.

But there was something else that surprised Kang Yu-na the most.

“Happy birthday, little brother. We helped out a little too.”

“Happy birthday! I’ve prepared some events for you at the casino to celebrate your birthday!”

“Thank you, Sister. I was just wondering, is this not a strange event?”

They were the older sisters of this world.

When Diana and Trisha, dressed in fancy dresses, came up to me and congratulated me, and I thanked them, Kang Yu-na’s eyes widened when she heard the word “sister.” Then she immediately whispered.

“What just happened? You guys?”

“Oh. Aside from Kang Yoo-seong, they’re Mira Crate’s older sisters, why?”

“Oh, no. It’s a bit surprising. You never said anything like that.”

“You should have asked. What do you mean by someone who always refuses to let me bring him in, saying he’s not ready?”

Kang Yu-na kept glancing at the two people while she spoke, and Diana and Trisha couldn’t help but notice. The two of them also took advantage of Kang Yu-na’s momentary distance to whisper to me.

“Brother, who is that woman? She’s the one who kept talking to you while watching us earlier.”

“I haven’t heard of anyone like that among your group. Everyone seems to be friendly with them, and seeing as even the Master is paying attention to them, I’m sure they’re someone you know… … .”

“She’s just a sister I know. She’s also an acquaintance of Mr. Geomseong.”

“Hmm?”

I thought I explained it very plainly, but the words themselves seemed to have come as quite a shock to them. As soon as I used the word “sister,” Diana and Trisha’s gazes changed.

“You seem like a very caring person, don’t you?”

“suddenly?”

“It’s the first time I’ve seen you use the word ‘sister’ to refer to any other woman besides us, but it’s only natural.”

“… … No, I did something. So what?”

“What do you mean, little brother? You don’t realize that it has a huge impact.”

“My younger brother, who speaks informally to Her Highness the Crown Princess, consistently speaks informally to the Royal Guard named Karna, and even speaks informally to the Duchess Priscilla, speaks informally to that woman but always calls her ‘sister.’ Should we be concerned about that or not?”

“… … .”

It’s been a while now, but when I first met Priscilla and Laura, I used formal language with them. By our standards, Laura was two years older and Priscilla was one year older.

The reason we are using informal language now is because our standards are set on Earth.

If we go by age before the Ice Age, all four of them were the same age as me, or a year younger than me. That’s why I decided to talk to them.

“It’s okay, it’s okay. I guess you have your own circumstances. Then, shall we go and talk amongst ourselves for a bit?”

But to Diana and Trisha, who knew nothing about Earth, it seemed a little different. They both left those words with me and approached Kang Yu-na, acting friendly.

“… … .”

Kang Yu-na, who had suddenly become the center of conversation, glared at me with resentful eyes. She was completely out of her mind due to Diana and Trisha’s joint attack.

What can I do? Unless you want to be on par with me, you’ll have to understand.

“Your Majesty, Your Highness… … .”

After about an hour, I left the room to get some fresh air, and I ran into Beatrice. Beatrice was wearing a fancy party dress instead of her usual maid outfit.

Beatrice twisted her body this way and that, embarrassed by the dress that was much more revealing than her maid uniform. Her hands, hidden by her long party gloves, awkwardly touched various parts of her body.

“I’m sorry I couldn’t meet you. It took too long to get dressed… … .”

“It’s okay. You don’t have to blame yourself. But more importantly, why the dress? Did someone order you to wear it?”

“Oh, no. It was my will. It’s your first birthday. I wore it like this because I wanted to… … I even chose the design myself… … Um, your grace? Why, why do you have those eyes… … Is there something… … strange?”

Instead of answering, I just hugged Beatrice. Although she was relatively tall for a woman, she wasn’t so big that she couldn’t fit in my arms, and she fit perfectly into my arms. A shrill scream escaped.

“Hyak?! Do, Do-ryun?!”

“You look great together. I mean it.”

At those words, Beatrice sank to her knees.

Actually, I also thought that it was too sudden after I hugged him, but it was already too late. There was no particular reason for hugging him. I was just impressed that he made that decision on his own.

“If you say that… … it’s bad for your heart… … I’m not that bad… … .”

“Why? They look so good together. Oh, and they’re also so pretty.”

“Huh?!”

Beatrice was horrified. She seemed even more embarrassed than when she came out in her swimsuit.

After that, I went around the Banquet Special Zone and met people. I met Archmages including Valera, professors from Bellium Academy, and people from the Magic Association.

And the more I looked at it, the more I was amazed by its level of completion. I wondered how they could prepare all this in just a week. And that was not long after Diana’s birthday.

‘I think Nika said she was coming too… … .’

At the same time, my doubts grew. My doubts about Nika, who had not yet shown up despite being told by Erestica that she would come by around this time.

This was especially true when he asked me to confirm where I was, what I was doing, and how I was going to appear.

But my worries didn’t last long.

“… … Succubus Queen?”

Because she appeared at the banquet hall in the form of a succubus queen, holding a magic sword in one hand, wearing a black leather coat that covered her entire body, and her wings spread wide, which were much larger than when I last saw her.

People naturally retreated in shock, and the atmosphere froze in an instant. Nika calmly raised both hands. The ominous aura of the magic sword disappeared into fog.

“I did not come here to fight, did I? The succubus wishes to offer you an alliance.”

“Then what have you come for, Succubus Queen?”

The Emperor, who had suddenly transformed from a drunken neighborhood uncle to the ruler of an empire, asked confidently. His pink pupils, which seemed to be slightly tinged with blood, were turned toward me.

“I came to personally celebrate that man’s birthday.”

“… … .”

This time, even the emperor couldn’t help but look surprised. In fact, it wasn’t just the emperor, it was everyone else. The only exceptions were the seven people who had known Nika from the beginning.

“Excuse me for a moment. It won’t take long.”

Nika gently wrapped her wings around my body. Only then did Kensei realize the situation and tried to step forward, but Erestica stopped him.

Judging from their reactions, it seemed like it was a pre-planned action. Nika appearing as a succubus queen and taking me away, all of it.

I surrendered obediently, and soon we arrived at a large tower. Nika carefully set me down. I looked around as I stepped onto the floor. It was the Demon World.

“I need to hear an explanation.”

“Of course, master. I will tell you everything.”

When the two of them were left alone, Nika took off her clothes without hesitation. The succubus’s characteristically bare appearance was revealed. The exposed skin was slightly wet with sweat.

“Actually, I needed a little more time. I wanted to tell you after I conquered the entire Demon World.”

“… … Conquer the Demon World?”

“Yes. That’s why you gave me the magic sword, right?”

Nika confessed everything she had been doing since receiving the magic sword.

In order to faithfully follow my ‘intention’, I gathered all the succubi and waged a war of conquest, and so far, I have borne more than 70% of the fruit, and I have even gained the loyalty of the demons I subjugated.

“Now there will be no more fighting between humans and demons. There is a new enemy called Gate. They resemble demons but are somehow unpleasant. They have more than enough justification to fight.”

“… … .”

That wasn’t my intention.

But I couldn’t say it out loud. It’s too late to say it now. I guess I should have contacted you at least once in the middle.

“… … Okay, I understand. So?”

“Originally, I planned to conquer the entire Demon World and tell my Master about it and ask for a reward… … But as I said before, we’re running out of time. It’s unimaginable that a maid wouldn’t celebrate her Master’s birthday.”

Nika carefully turned her body. A pheromone wafted from her body. It was a sweet smell that I hadn’t smelled in a long time. It wasn’t intentional, but it meant that she was starting to get horny.

This time, I didn’t bother trying to dispel it with purification magic. Then, my body started to heat up little by little. Nika smiled faintly and came closer.

“So, I’ll give you myself as a gift.”

A statement that directly contradicts the conclusion that opinions had gathered to ban it. Was this really something that had been agreed upon, or was it Nika’s own opinion? I asked, letting out a breath that felt like it was gradually heating up.

“If I receive you, where should I use you?”

As the influence of the pheromone gradually grew stronger, my hand moved on its own and wrapped itself around Nika’s waist. Nika also hugged my neck. And whispered softly.

“You know how to use a succubus, right?”