The Hero Became a Succubus! - Chapter 199 (Patreon)

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Chapter 199

The pirate queen turned chairwoman of Rown Company had become something of a juggernaut ever since taking over. Her business acumen was second to none. The company was already an incredible force to be reckoned with. Recently, it had grown to the point where King Turren and Grand Eye Analise feared economic consequences of trying to regulate them.

From what Kanae gathered, Renya's aggressive expansionary stance for the company has led her back to certain… shady dealings. For one, she had absorbed the leaderless Outriders to serve as Rown headquarter's private security and muscle. The choice must have been easy when it came down to employment or starvation.

They were also necessary and often expendable hands for delivering contraband into the Empire of Ortesia. Drugs, porn, sex toys from Sexy Slime Goods. Things that would get a one-way ticket to the chopping block. Chief among these lucrative ventures was bribery. As the queen of transportation, Renya accepted bribes from towns across the continent to build roads through them. After all, the Commonwealth's prosperity was due in large part to the Imperial Span's extension.

"As you can see, I'm far too busy to dip my toes into anything else right now. Especially something as terrible as war." Renya, who was dressed in a bikini and lying on a lounge chair soaking up some rays, sipped leisurely on her fruit smoothie.

Sand taken from the coast surrounded the swimming pool built behind Rown Company headquarters. Palm trees swayed listlessly to the gentle breeze. Renya was living in the lap of luxury and had no need for anything else. She had long since won after assuming control as chairwoman.

"I take it that's a no?" Kanae frowned.

"My dear succubus friend." Renya lifted her sunglasses so they could meet each other's eyes. "You have my deepest condolences regarding your loss. Truly. But wars are costly. There's a reason why the king and Grand Eye are reluctant, yet the empire loves to showboat. One side has more money than the other, and money is the surest way to victory. Money pays an army. Enough of it can buy one, too."

"I knew negotiating with a criminal would amount to little," Esta said.

"Awww, come now. We haven't seen each other in ages, and yet you still act so cold to me? A drink is in order. Thedia!" she hollered to the beastman maid.

Thedia emerged from a bar stall with a platter filled with alcoholic beverages. Renya tried to get Esta to drink, but the knight was unmoving.

"Would you change your mind if there was a profit to be made?" Kanae asked, taking a tall glass for herself.

"Profit, you say?" Renya's pointed ears perked up. "And what proposition would bring in more profits than I would lose by participating in a war?"

"You still have those alchemy workshops from when your brother was making anti-succubus magic potions. A lot of people get hurt in a war. There's going to be a huge demand for potions and elixirs of all kinds. Armaments, too. Rown Company has contacts with metalsmiths for their vehicles that can transition into weapon and armor smithing. The Commonwealth doesn't have many smiths, but we do have an abundance of precious metals. To top it all off, transporting those goods and soldiers over long distances will require a fleet of carriages and wagons."

The transportation magnate smirked. That business sense of hers was tingling now. Kanae had done her research. She didn't intend to go into this half-heartedly. To dance with a shrewd businesswoman, one must become shrewd herself.

"The Knight of Silver and Knight of Amethyst wish to start a war without the Grand Eye's permission. Scandalous. Perhaps there is a deal to be made here. Shall we fuck on it?" Renya asked, clicking their glass cups together.

"You know I'm always game for long meetings of negotiations." Kanae grinned.

"Ahh! There's that succubus seduction I missed so much. Esta, you're joining!" She threw an arm around the drakeling's broad shoulders.

"With you? I think not. I shall watch until Master finishes," Esta said.

"But voyeurism is boooriiiiing. Participate, curse you!"

They ascended to the top of Rown headquarters, where the entire floor was a living suite solely for the chairwoman. As soon as they were through the doors, Kanae and Renya were all over each other. The two made out all the way to the bed, tearing at the other's clothing until they were naked. Meanwhile, Esta went to find a chair to sit down on and watch.

Kanae shoved Renya onto the bed. When she tried to get up, a long tail stopped her.

"I'll give you my resources for free. You manufacture what I want and sell them back to me at a discount," Kanae said, opening the tip of her whipping tail to reveal a salivating maw.

"No deal." A Renya clone grabbed Kanae from behind and groped her breasts. "I sell back half of all that I manufacture to you at 50% below market value. The other half, I sell full price to other sources. I have to pay my employees, you know? This isn't a slave-driven business."

"That's a little too greed— iieee!" She shuddered from a second clone licking her clit.

Being double-teamed by two clones wasn't fair. The real Renya laid in bed with a victorious smile on her face. If Kanae wanted to get a better deal, then it was time to pull out the big gun.

"75% below market value!" Kanae exclaimed, switching on Futanari and stuffing the mouth of the clone licking her pussy with dick instead. The impact, however, destroyed it. The other clone backed away.

"What the… I don't remember your dick being that big!" Prime Renya's eyes snapped open in horror.

The Cock Ring of Hardening was to thank for that.

"Am I to take as you're conceding?" Kanae climbed into bed with her giant dick, looming over the trembling dark elf.

"Un… Unreasonable! 75% is far too low. For every 100 gold, I make 25? Companies fall by such paltry profit margins…" Renya couldn't take her eyes off the giant dick during the rebuttal.

"That's where selling the other half at full-price comes in!" She offered Renya no chance to counter and plunged the throbbing slab of meat into her pussy.

The lights went out for a second. Renya nearly passed out from having it put in alone. The wet and scorching flesh of her pussy twitched so much, it was bringing Kanae close to orgasming before they even went at it.

"Wait, wait, wait… ahh, gods… Don't move, I beg you! You're going to break me!" Renya cried.

"Then you better accept my proposition!" Kanae began with gentle thrusts, savoring Renya's silky body. She leaned down to nibble on her ears, sending her into a shaking fit.

"No— aahhh! I'm already cumming! You're going to make me cum— aaahhh!"

[Skill Drain has temporarily acquired the skill Mirror Image.

Mirror Image: Create physical clones of yourself. Their strengths are based on your combined DEX and INT attribute.]

"So, this is your signature spell. It's too bad I can only use it temporarily. But for now, I think Esta is a little lonely, aren't you?" Kanae asked, conjuring a perfect clone of herself— with the dick, too— in front of Esta.

"M-Master?" Esta gazed up in surprise.

"You don't want to?"

"No, I do… I, uh… may I be so selfish as to ask for another?" she asked, pressing her index fingers together.

Kanae was more than happy to provide Esta with as many clones as desired. Soon, there was a gangbang in the corner of the room with Esta as the centerpiece. This did yield some valuable information. A clone wouldn't grant Kanae a skill. Skill Drain had to be direct.

"Al… right… Have it your way… 75% it is," Renya murmured.

"Whew. That should save the Commonwealth a lot of money… This is the part where you say 'pleasure doing business with you', right? Unfortunately, I haven't climaxed yet. Let's keep going!" Kanae revved up her hips again.

"Hold on… Oh, tie me to the mast and fuck me, you're punching my womb! S-Slow down! I won't be able to walk right at this rate— aahhhhhhhhhh!"

After thoroughly railing Renya and Esta into submission, the three of them finalized the paperwork over their agreement. Rown Company also received unrestricted construction permits into far western Commonwealth and, if they somehow defeated Lord Charron and laid claim to Artaggon, through three provinces of their choice as dictated by current border lines.

Thedia and Renya saw them out of the building.

"Will you be alright, Kanae? You weren't as into it compared to that time in Lograin. Going to war isn't for the faint of heart. You may lose more than Arenade, you understand that?" Renya looked Kanae in the eyes while being pushed in a wheelchair by Thedia.

"If Arenade was around to tell me to stop, I would. But she isn't here anymore. The last thing she told me was to not let our kids become orphans. As long as Lord Charron and the Queen-Mother are around, the Commonwealth isn't safe. Which means my children are in danger. It's ironic. I might end up turning a lot more children into orphans by going to war. Does that make me a hypocrite?" Kanae asked.

"A loaded answer to what was supposed to be a yes or no… but who cares! Hypocrite or not. Life's a lot more fun this way. Maybe there is profit to be made in war." The Rown chairwoman smirked.

Armed with the backing of this side of the continent's most powerful business, Kanae had secured her greatest ally.

"Ah, by the way!" Renya slapped her thigh. "Once these legs of mine heal, I'm coming with ya."

"Oh, great." Esta groaned.

"Not that I'd complain about having access to Mirror Image, but… Is the company going to be alright without you?" Kanae asked.

Renya nodded. "I've established Rown Company to operate long into my absence." She thumbed over her shoulder to Thedia. "I also have my right hand to fill in for the time being."

Well, if Renya was fine with it…

"Kanaaaaeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

Everyone's hair stood on end. A furious hobgoblin stormed up the stairs, leaving behind a trail of unconscious Rown security guards in her wake.

"Eh? Aisha, what are you doing here?" Kanae stammered.

"A friend of yours?" Renya asked.

"My… sister in law…"

"You promised to introduce me to a strong mate. Your offspring… The more I speak with them, the more I want ones of my own! Why do they have to be so cute and strong? I want to give my mother grandchildren like Mitty, too!" Aisha picked Kanae up by the collar of her cloak and shook.

"O-Okay! We'll go do that now!" she exclaimed, choking back the urge to vomit.

Aidenhall was a good place to start. Hell, it might be the only place here. On the way there, Kanae couldn't help but notice that Aisha was still dressed in the primitive clothing she arrived in. Carved wooden fetishes and potions hung from twine tied around her waist. Feathers decorated her hair. She also wore very little despite the chilly season.

"How, uh… How are you and your mom fitting in?" Kanae asked awkwardly.

"It must be strange for a hobgoblin to live in a city. Likewise, people must regard you strangely," Esta added.

"Tell me about it. I think my mom fits in just fine. She doesn't go out much anyway. Earlier, I punched someone for barking at me to buy their wares. I told them the first time I didn't want their shit, but they wouldn't leave me alone," Aisha explained as a matter of factly.

Kanae and Esta tensed up.

"Aisha, you can't go punching anyone for something like that!" Kanae cried.

"Why not? We punched our slaves all the time for acting out." Aisha shrugged, earning a sigh from each of them.

Aidenhall guards saluted as the Knights of Colors passed by. By the time they crossed the gate, however, Aisha was no longer by their side. Kanae spun around and found Aisha, sizing up the guards.

"Which one of you males are willing to bed a hobgoblin and provide me with strong children?" Aisha asked, towering over them enough to cast a long shadow.

They shot their hands in the air.

"Yes, right here!"

"Me, too!"

"Aisha, no! Not them! Sorry about that…" Kanae pushed Aisha through the gate much to the guards disappointment.

"What's the matter? They appeared perfectly content with laying me. Were they weak?" Aisha frowned.

"Just follow me, alright?"

The first place Kanae brought Aisha to was the stables. Titan's stable to be exact.

"Are you fucking with me?" Aisha gawked in disbelief.

"You won't find a more strong, virile mate than this!" Kanae patted Titan's obsidian mane.

"Master…" Esta put a hand to her face. "You're the only one with Versatile Womb."

Titan whined as they led him back into his stall. The next person that came to mind was Master Marwin Fransk. He was in the middle of tea time when they brought Aisha up to his tower.

"W-What's going on?" Marwin asked, leaning as far back as possible while Aisha sniffed him.

"I'm helping my sister in law search for a mate," Kanae said.

Aisha pulled back, having smelled enough. "I sense great power from this old man, but I don't think he will survive mating with a hobgoblin."

"In case you have forgotten, pupil, my penis stopped working ages ago! I also can't be turned on by anything other than a succubus," he added.

This was getting nowhere.

"Esta, do you think anyone from the Saint Priests would… you know?" Kanae asked.

"Saint Priest?" Aisha overheard and grew curious.

"They are among the strongest individuals on the continent, possibly rivaling demon lieutenants of Lord Charron. Unfortunately, Master, one of the conditions to accepting Saint Priesthood is to have no children," Esta explained.

Right. Because they had to give their all to the Grand Eye.

"Hmm… It doesn't have to be a male. Just someone with a dick that can shoot fertile semen," Kanae muttered.

She brought them down to the special dungeon containing Minestra Val'doun and Hilde, the Mistress of Subjugation.

"Kanae, my beloved! Time away from you has left me pent up. How about a reunion kiss?" Minestra puckered her lips right up to the barrier that encaged her.

"I'm not here for you," Kanae said and stood in front of Hilde's cell.

The daughter of the Queen-Mother sat at a desk with a little candlelight to illuminate the book she was reading. Accommodations had been granted to make their imprisonment comfortable, like furniture, books, and even supervised visitations. Though, no one south of Artaggon had any reason to visit them except a select few.

"Wait, why does that herzulith look familiar?" Aisha scratched her head passing by.

"Don't worry about it. This is the one who matters. A succubus crowned a Seductress. She can also grow a dick and get you pregnant. What do you think?" Kanae asked.

"Just being around you gives me a headache. I don't need to be impregnated by one…"

Hilde walked up to the barrier. Her nostrils flared up.

"You met Claudia. How did that battle fare?" Hilde grinned like the devil.

"You can probably guess." Kanae sighed. "But… I think I prefer Claudia over the other two."

"Oh? For all that bluster of inflicting pain, she can be quite the emotional one. Though you would do well not to doubt her loyalties to the Queen-Mother," the Mistress of Subjugation warned.

Kanae, Esta, and Aisha returned to the surface having not found a suitable mate. They crossed paths with an unlikely duo in the corridors.

"Will! How's training?" Kanae waved.

The paladin in-training to become Knight of Azure for the humans returned the gesture. He was accompanied by Saint Priest Vestrid, whose expression clouded over upon meeting Esta's gaze.

"Tough. You lucked out. Vestrid is actually my next instructor. Her training schedules are so brutal, my limbs might actually pop off soon!" Will complained.

"You're tough, kiddo. You have your sister's spirit though. I'm confident you will inherit the title of Azure. That makes you strong." Vestrid nodded.

"Strong? I choose this one. I've made up my mind." Aisha walked Will backwards into the wall and slammed a hand behind his head.

"What? Who is this hobgoblin? I'm scared!" he cried.

Before we knew it, Aisha hoisted Will onto her shoulder and walked off.

"Where is your bed, human? We shall mate until morning!" Aisha guffawed in a much brighter mood.

"H-Heeeeeeeeeeelp!"

Kanae saluted in Will's direction. As a paladin, at least he could heal himself if Aisha got too rough. All's well that ends well.

"Was that okay? Were you two training?" Esta asked.

"We had just finished for the day and were on our way to the dining hall. No matter. More importantly, Estaline, I was hoping to give this to you." Vestrid's gaze settled firmly on her drakeling kin and handed over a letter.

When Esta took it, she read all but one line and gasped. Kanae tried to get a glimpse but only saw an inked image of a dragon's skull.

"This is from my mother… She is demanding that I return to Rotandrix?" Esta searched Vestrid for answers.

"I received a letter from my own family as well, asking the same. They, more than anyone and especially your mother as a former Knight of Silver, know that we are bound to Aidenhall by our duties. Whatever reason they have to demand so strongly that we return… it can't be good," Vestrid explained ominously.

Esta might have to leave? Kanae shuddered. She turned to her loyal knight, who was staring right back.

"You're going to leave me, too?" Kanae asked.

"I…"

"Estaline." Vestrid placed a hand on the shoulder of her junior. "I intend to stay. I had made up my mind ever since Loyal Fixation declared Analise as my lord. Amethyst is yours, isn't she? Whatever choice you make, do not waver. For I fear whatever comes soon may shake the very foundations of our beloved Radevic and shape the next thousand years."

Kanae and Esta were the only ones to remain in the deserted hallway after Vestrid departed. The silence was deafening.

"Esta, what did Vestrid mean by that?" Kanae feared how her loyal knight might answer.

"There are two times in our history that drakelings have ever recalled their brothers and sisters back to Rotandrix. Each time, a war soon followed. There's a reason my race is among the few that high elves regard and keep close. They want as many of us to imprint Loyal Fixation on them as possible. My mother is no exception. She is loyal to a high elven lord of Ortesia. It may be the same for my siblings as well…"

Which meant if Esta didn't want to possibly fight against her own family, she would have to go back and join them. Kanae gripped the side of her own arm. She bit back the urge to beg Esta to stay. Loyalty Fixation would make that decision for her, wouldn't it? After losing Arenadae and Edina, what if…

"Why do you shake, Master, when you need not worry?" Esta breathed fire on the letter and let it fall to the ground where it continued burning. "Perhaps it is my own failing for not doing more to prove that I am and will forever be your knight."

Relief washed over Kanae. Her doubt vanished and was replaced with resolve.

"It's not you. After everything that's happened, I started losing faith that I could hold on to anything or anyone. No matter what comes, we'll face it together. Tomorrow is Arum Taum. What do you say we head home for tonight? I'll have Gretchen whip us up something to eat," Kanae said.

"I would like that, Master. And… Do you perhaps still have Renya's Mirror Image? N-Not that I have any ulterior motives. I'm simply overcome with curiosity," Esta mumbled quietly.

"For another fourteen hours." She winked.