As soon as I returned to my castle, the scene I had anticipated greeted me.
"Hwaryeong...! Master brought a new woman...! And she's pretty!"
Sera clung to my arm, teary-eyed, and glared at Wendy standing next to me with intense wariness.
"Oh my, pleased to meet you. I am Hwaryeong. I am Master's most faithful and most loving servant. And... who might you be?"
Hwaryeong introduced herself with an elegant smile, but a sharp light of containment gleamed in her eyes.
"Uh... Y-Yes, nice to meet you, everyone."
Wendy trembled, sensing the power far greater than her own radiating from Sera and Hwaryeong, but she tried her best not to show her fluster.
"This is Wendy. She is the dragon who became my Bishop this time. Get along well."
At my introduction, Sera and Hwaryeong's expressions shifted subtly.
"Ugh... If Master says so... Nice to meet you, Wendy. If you bother Master, I won't let it slide."
"Y-Yes! I look forward to working with you, Lady Sera!"
Sera seemed reluctant, but upon hearing my words, she extended her hand to shake Wendy's.
"Fufu, I look forward to knowing you, Lady Wendy. Since you have become Master's servant, let us get along."
"Yes! Please take care of me as well, Lady Hwaryeong!"
Hwaryeong seemed to take a liking to Wendy, welcoming her with a smile.
Mm-hm, how nice it is to see them getting along.
"Since you have become Master's woman, I shall teach you about the body and mindset required as Master's woman! First of all, Master's breakfast is..."
"H-Huh?! Suddenly?!"
...Mm.
Let's pretend I didn't hear that.
"Masteeeeer~!"
Just then, Ravel ran over from afar.
Thump──!
"It's dangerous to run like that. You'll fall."
"Hehe... I'm sorry... Wait, no! I heard you took in a peerage member!"
"How did you hear that so fast...? This is Wendy, a dragon who has joined as my Bishop."
"Pleased to meet you~ Lady Ravel."
"Yes! Nice to meet you, Lady Wendy! To be Master's first peerage member, you must be amazing!"
Seeing them converse so well, it seems they are a good match.
"Ah right, Master! Please make me your servant too!"
"Hm? Why? Didn't you say you wanted to make me your servant before?"
"Hehe... Actually, I know that's absolutely impossible... You are too strong, Master. No matter how strong I become, even if I use a Mutation Piece, I wouldn't be able to make you my servant. So, I decided to do it by entering yours instead!"
"Hmm..."
I took out the Queen Evil Piece.
If Ravel wants it, I intend to give her the Queen spot.
A Bishop would have been a decent fit, but I used both pieces on Wendy, and giving her a Pawn would be too disrespectful.
"Are you sure? Once you accept, there's no taking it back."
"Yes! I want to stay by your side forever, Master!"
"Did you get Riorel's permission?"
"I got it ages ago! Both Father and Mother were super supportive!"
...Why are they so thorough?
Don't tell me Riorel calculated this far ahead?
I feel a strong will to marry Ravel off to me no matter what...
"Here."
As I placed the Queen Evil Piece against Ravel, it was absorbed instantly with a red glow, making her my servant.
"Now you are my Queen, Ravel."
"Hehe... I love you, Master!"
Squeeze──!
Ravel seemed delighted to receive the Queen piece, hugging my waist and nuzzling against me.
"I'm jealous of Ravel... I want to be Master's Queen too..."
Sera stared intently at Ravel, clearly envious.
"Fufu, we are Master's two wings, so we don't need to be bound by the formality of a peerage, do we? Isn't that right, Sera?"
"That is true, but... being jealous is still being jealous..."
"Fufu, you are still childish~."
"You were created later than me!"
"Mentally, I am more mature, though?"
"Are you calling me stupid?!"
"Oh my, I never said that?"
Watching the two of them bicker is distracting.
Anyway, my peerage composition is now filled with Queen Ravel and Bishop Wendy.
I still have 2 Rooks, 2 Knights, and 8 Pawns left, but I have no intention of rushing to fill them.
After all, my current combat power alone is enough to easily wipe out a typical mythology faction.
"Well then, since we have a new family member, shall we have a welcome party?"
At my words, the eyes of Sera and Hwaryeong, who had been bickering just a moment ago, sparkled.
"Party! Then can we eat lots of delicious food?"
"Oh my, Master. Shall I show off my skills? I will prepare a banquet as enchanting as a dream."
"Wendy, Ravel. You two help with the preparations."
"Yes, Lord Eden!"
"Yes, Master!"
A noisy day.
A warm and boisterous daily life that I couldn't even imagine during those tens of thousands of years of solitude.
This time, I will protect it.
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