Foreigner Volume 8, Chapter 156

Volume 8 Chapter 156, Steady Advance ~ 09★

「Phew」

　Sheryl took a deep breath and plopped down in her chair.

　While Satoru was fretting over how to pass the time, she was busy.

　After meeting with her uncle and reuniting with Derek yesterday morning, she had first gone to her grandfather Graham's mansion to announce his death to the servants. Since the Countess of Coogan as High Mentor is only one generation, he is automatically removed from the Senate, which is not a big problem.

　The only son Edward, who was the official heir, was ordered to dissolve due to a blunder after setting up a separate family, and with no other relatives, the house, property, etc. belong to Sheryl. Since neither Graham nor her late grandmother, who was his companion, had any connection to Ares, and since their ties were already severed, the servants did not protest at all when Sheryl, who was the only direct descendant, took over the mansion.

　Since her grandfather had passed away, all five of the old servants could have been free, but when they learned that Sheryl was moving into the mansion with all her troubles inside, they were all comforted and agreed.

「We all know that Lord Graham adored the young lady. With all due respect, from our point of view, the young lady is like our grandchild. No one can say no when asked to do so by the young lady.」

　When everyone was in tears upon learning of Graham's death, the old man, who was the butler, said so on behalf of all of the servants, and Sheryl thanked him greatly. She has often visited this place since she was a child. All the servants knew each other well, and they are also very loyal to her grandfather.

　The estate left by her grandfather was enormous, and Sheryl decided to cash out what she did not seem to use or need immediately, give it to the five servants as a lump sum, and then rehire them. The butler knew what to do with the paperwork, so she left it to him, signed the necessary documents, and arranged to have the few personal belongings in Maylander's house brought here.

　The Gryphon, Javi, which had been brought by Derek and was temporarily in his care, was also placed in the stables of the mansion. However, the Gryphon was not roped or chained. The Gryphon was a monster, beyond the reach of even the crudest guard dog. The maid and others were intimidated, but time would tell.

　The security is not as tight as you would expect for the residence of a man of his status as a count and a High Mentor, but the fact is that the security golem that Graham has put in place is still functioning, and together with the Gryphon, Javi, the security system is perfect.

　Derek, who was helping with the move as a subordinate, was also given a room. He had been staying in the dormitory of the patrol of the Academy of the Wise, but now that he has resigned, he can no longer stay there either. He was extremely grateful, though.

　After completing these processes in half a day, Sheryl went to the Senate chamber the next morning.

　Since the Royal Palace Strahltraun had collapsed, the Senate as a building was of course destroyed. Since no other place had a mansion large enough to hold all the participants in the Senate at once, at the Senate meeting held in the garden of the Prime Minister's mansion, Sheryl showed the crest of the magical slave. She told them that it was her Lord Satoru who had destroyed the Chalk Tower and the royal castle Strahltraun, that she herself had stopped the entire city from being scorched to ashes, and that she would make sure that no one would touch Satoru and information about Satoru would not be leaked to the outside.

　The nobles in the room all looked reluctant, but they were still chilled when Satoru threatened to fly in at a moment's notice and destroy the offending house as well as the royal castle, no questions asked, at his request.

　The faces of the nobles ― especially the king and prime minister ― must have been a sight to behold when Satoru threatened to destroy the city of Ares itself as a joint responsibility if any unnecessary steps were taken against Satoru.

　Sheryl, who had fallen into the hands of the Demon King, received various invitations from the nobles in attendance to curry favor with her, but she brushed them all off and simply said what she wanted to say, sitting at the end of the Senate, watching the proceedings of the Senate, interjecting where necessary, and finally returning home.

　Sinking comfortably into the back of her grandfather's office chair, Sheryl sighed heavily, feeling tired. Even if it was to save the world-famous city of Ares, it was honestly hard for a young girl like Sheryl to keep receiving the curious and jealous stares of the nobles in the Senate.

「I wonder if they are in Liese around by now.」

　Sheryl anticipates the itinerary of the Lord who is giving her a hard time and turns her gaze to the high ceiling of her dimly-lit office. Although it is an office, Graham has rarely been here to do his work. He had an aversion to pomp and circumstance, preferring to keep things practical. The ceiling she was looking at now is not a glamorous element of the ceiling of the count's mansion, but simply a lime-coated slab.

　There is nothing here, which also gives her a sense of calmness.

　Sheryl's mind flashed back to Satoru's naked body.

　The man who become her Lord had violated her, made her surrender and humiliated her in every way. His large, well-balanced body. The pressure he exerted on her, the smell of his beastly male body.

　*throb* She felt a tingle in her womb.

　Rico had told Sheryl after the act that if she received Satoru's sperm in her body, her soul would increase. She has not yet measured it with the 【Soul Search】, but surely it has increased.

　Sheryl suddenly remember that time when Satoru fucked her roughly, and her hand gently reached for her crotch.

「Ah ...... It's, so wet」

　Sheryl could tell just by touching it through the gap in her pants and underwear. Her own vagina, unused and lost, was spilling nectar. Turning her back slightly and thrusting her hips out, Sheryl touched her vagina with her middle finger.

「Mmmm, kkkfhh!」

　A rush of pleasure ran through her brain. As if she had shown Satoru and Liz how she masturbated before Satoru fucked her, *squelch-squelch* Sheryl stirred the entrance with her finger and kneaded the clitoris with her palm.

「Nggiiiiggghh, fuh, ah, ah, ahh!」

　She will never forget the feeling of Satoru's rigid dick embedded in the vaginal hole where she is now inserting her finger. Sheryl knows that what she is doing is immodest, but she recalls the feeling and pulls her finger in and out with all her heart.

「Ahh-ahh-ahh, aahhhh, I must not do this, even though I must not do this, but why, this is....」

　A squelching sound is made by her own fingers.

　She has been rewritten as a woman by Satoru's hand. She never thought that being violated by a man would feel so good.

「Nnghh, kuhh, nnuahhh....nnhh, nnnmhhhhh!」

　She stirred the vulva a little harder, and it reminded her of the feeling she had that time. The thick one went in and out of this place many times and was ejaculated ― a thrilling and immoral feeling sends a shiver down Sheryl's spine, and she becomes immersed in the lewd act.

「Aahhhhh......Satoru-samaaaa......Satoru-samaaaa......」

　But she has no intention of opening her body to anyone but Satoru. The woman inside Sheryl was telling her that Satoru was the only one who could give her that pleasure. No matter how immodest she becomes, no matter how slutty people think she is, this body belongs to Satoru. She has no intention of leaving it to others.

　As she rhythmically crushed her clitoris with the palm of her hand, Sheryl's body easily climbed up.

「Ahh, no, no, I-I'm cumming, I'm......cumming!」

　A mild climax hit Sheryl. A small twitching and shaking of her body was the aftermath.

「Mmmm......haah......」

　Sheryl pulls out her own hand that was rubbing through her underwear and sighs as she euphorically looks at the love juice coated on the tip of her middle finger.

「Uuuhh......」

　Satoru did not blame Sheryl at all for being so promiscuous. In other words, Satoru accepted her as a woman, even if she was a slut. But only in front of Satoru can she expose her vulgar self.

「This feels good, but it's not enough ...... It's sad, I mean.」

　Sheryl blurted out as she plopped her face down on the desk and rolled her forehead in a pampering manner. The masturbation has slightly subsided the tingling in her body, but it has not satisfied her mind in any way. Realizing that one night of intercourse had changed her very nature, Sheryl pressed her forehead against the desk.

　And then, knock-knock... Sheryl panicked when there was a knock at the door of her room.

「I've just returned」

　It was Derek's voice. The butler must have been faithful to his word, as Sheryl had told the butler that she didn't have to make any arrangements for her because he was her subordinate. Fortunately, Sheryl had not taken off her pants or underpants, and she quickly put on some personal grooming.

　Derek looks at his boss, who seems somewhat flustered, with a questioning look on his face.

「? What's wrong? Your face is red.」

「N-n-n-nothing!」

　Ahem, ahem, Sheryl clears her throat several times, and while making sure not to show any traces of her masturbation, she jerks her chin and urges Derek to report back to her.

「So?」

「It seems that the dungeon has been successfully destroyed. They're still waiting in the fort for the heroes who broke through the dungeon who hasn't come out yet.」

「Thanks for your hard work.」

　It is true that Satoru broke through the Labyrinth of No Return. Sheryl has been told so by him. However, there is no need to report that Satoru has liberated the labyrinth that was said to be impregnable. The allied forces will continue to wait for the labyrinth liberator, who will never appear, for the time being.

　Derek was amused.

「I heard that there was a party that has come out with a large number of skinned Chimera lions, you know?」

「Chimera lions, in large numbers? It would be difficult even for an army. ...... Perhaps it was Satoru-sama.」

　Chimera lions are simply a difficult enemy. Even if it is just a single lion, hunting them in large numbers is said to be difficult even for an army. And adventurers are no match for them. Simply, that lucky party would have gotten the spoil that Satoru beat them with.

「What about the academy?」

　Sheryl showed a sour face at Derek's question.

「In a way, it's the worst. It was announced that Mentor Parcell will take the position of High Mentor, albeit tentatively.」

「...... That bigoted Parcell?」

「Mentor Areus is supposed to be working with him. That part was helpful.」

　Derek's face contorted abominably.

　The announcement had been made by the Senate that the oldest and most senior sorcery master who had served as a chief mentor had been chosen to succeed Graham Coogan, the original High Mentor. Sheryl was surprised since she had expected that it would be Mentor Areus, whom her grandfather had secretly nominated as his successor.

　In terms of soul numbers, Areus and Parcell are almost equal. However, while Parcell's soul is decreasing due to old age, Areus is still young. In light of this, it was thought that Mentor Areus would have the advantage, but to add a mark to the career of Mentor Parcell, who had served as Mentor for a long period of time, the courtesy was extended to him, since he would not have much longer to live anyway―but the fact is, of course, that this is not the case.

　As Derek's disgusted look and his name suggest, Mentor Parcell is a very bigoted old man. Unlike the mild-mannered Coogan and Mentor Areus, he does not have a good reputation within the Academy of the Wise.

　It is only his political power that has earned him the position of High Mentor. Imam Parcell, who had been the number two Mentor under Graham Coogan, had a strong connection to the Senate. While Graham Coogan was hated like a snake by the royal family due to his son's blunder, Mentor Parcell obtained this position by the flattering royal family and humiliating Graham Coogan.

　Sheryl received this information from Mentor Areus. When she was leaving the Senate, she was approached by Areus, who told her that a game of wits was being played. At that time, he pledged his cooperation to Sheryl, including lobbying the Mentors and other groups.

「The key was the royal family and the senate.」

　Sheryl smiled bitterly at Derek, who asked her to choose her words carefully.

「They threatened me. The hateful faces of His Majesty the King and the Prime Minister, I wish I could have shown them to you, too, you know?」

　Derek did not lose his difficult face at the sound of Sheryl's smirking voice. He is well aware that they are not the kind of people who are easily obeyed.

「 ...... I hope they'll just shut up and follow my lead.」

「Not for long, I'm sure. It was such an obvious form of threat.」

　Derek and Sheryl's shared view is that the Senate of Ares is not an easy group to yield to with a single threat. Absolutely, there will be those in the dark who want Satoru's interdimensional power. Just as Count Edel Kraut, the head of the Guard of Honor, has done with Satoru, they are a troublesome existence that believes only in their own values and has the ambition to manipulate others at will.

　However, the fear of the Chalk Tower and the collapse of the Strahltraun still remains. The fear of having done that is still there. The problem is.

「The key is when that fear fades over time. No doubt, there will be those who will try to make unwanted contact.」

　Derek concurred with Sheryl's thoughts.

「I'd like to make a few more connections to the Senate, but ...... it's not easy.」

　The case has been externally announced as the result of rampant ritual sorcery by the old geezer Graham Coogan, the previous High Mentor. In a sense, they are not wrong. The only difference is whether it was Graham who did it or not.

　In fact, it was his own granddaughter, Sheryl, who advised him to do so. When she thought about how to tell the rest of the world about this incident, she borrowed the name of a dead person because she thought it would be a problem to have them probe into something that was not important. Her family name is different from Graham's, and Sheryl is cool-headed in that area.

「So far, there is no indication that any information about Satoru-sama has leaked outside, including Count Kraut, but what is conceivable is that someone from the Senate who planned to use Satoru-sama's power would talk to the outside and try to make contact with him.」

　Sheryl nodded gravely at Derek's speculation. That is my biggest fear. Once the rumor spreads outside, there is no way for Sheryl to stop it. If there is any contact with Satoru because of it, there is a very high possibility that Ares will be destroyed. Just as the Holy Sword Clan once destroyed the great northern nation of Yorkor.

「Where is Satoru-sama now?」

「I have not been told. Probably around Liese, I suppose.」

　Sheryl shook her head from side to side in response to Derek's question, who was lying on his head thinking for a moment. Using the 【Communication】 that was given to her as a last resort. She can use 【Detection】 the Giant killer, which is still his main weapon, but she is concerned that doing so might be a betrayal of Satoru, and she is not ready to take the plunge.

「I understand for now. I'll see if I can't make a connection with the Senate.」

「Please do so. I know it will be difficult.」

　Derek nodded and was about to turn on his heel when he suddenly stopped.

「Oh, yes, yes.」

「?」

　Sheryl's face lit up with doubt, and Derek grinned at her.

「If you're going to masturbate, you might want to think about where you're going to do it.」

　Instantly, Sheryl's face turned red. She had been exposed. She had been immersed in a slutty act right up to the moment he arrived.

「De-Derek!」

「I can tell it by the smell. Well, see you!」

　Derek exits as if he has no further use for Sheryl, who raised her voice unintentionally.

「~~~~~~!」

　Sheryl watched Derek's back as he walked out with a red face and plopped down on the desk.

　Gon, echoed a loud sound.

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