Valerie's fingers went hard but gently over his shoulders, kneading his not-so-sore muscles. He'd been pretty "relaxed" the last couple of days, but he wouldn't refuse a massage from his favorite queen.
She was perched on his waist, wearing only short shorts. The bra and top were tucked teasingly aside, and every time Emeric wanted to "check" his queen for her "well-being," the woman's hand turned it back around. This game, where he tries with all his might to peek, and she gives him an "indignant" refusal. How dare you, rude sir, throw your lustful glance in my direction? What? Why am I naked above the waist? Rude sir, wipe your saliva, it's just the climate is not right..... And so on and so forth. Anyway, they had as much fun as they could.
But she didn't pay any attention to his hand, which he used to reach her seductive reed. As if she hadn't noticed all the machinations of this "rude sir," and so we believed. He's not the only one with a sweet tooth lately.
Thus, stroking her foot and unable to "behold" with his own eyes her splendor, Emeric began his conversation:
«You don't mind, do you?
«Mmm," Valerie concentrated with all her might on his back, such devotion even touching him. - Do I have to?
«Well, no, I guess... - Emeric had to admit that such "ventures," that is, becoming the bait for a rabid fallen man, were to her liking. In many ways, the king and queen were similar in their way of thinking.
Valerie began stroking his back affectionately as she finished with his shoulders.
«You're going to give Cockabiel to me, aren't you, sweetie? - The hot whisper sounded right next to his ear. Valerie had decided to get her way by seducing him, but she'd never seen a real demonic man before!
«Uh-huh. I mean, no! Definitely not! - Emeric shook his head negatively, trying to convey his "determined" attitude to her.
«Well, King," she began to whine, as if he were so bad he wouldn't give her a toy. And that toy was a war-crazed debauchee named Cockabiel. - I really want to fight him.
Valerie decided to go for the trump card. She laid her bare breasts on his back, letting him feel all her "appreciation".
What a damn girl! She purposely took off her outer clothes beforehand to prepare her 'weapon' and then take him by surprise! Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo bad! Trying to play on his weaknesses. And Emeric had to admit to himself that she was getting her way....
«You don't understand, Valerie... - He was trying his best to keep his brains moving so she wouldn't beat the promise out of him right here and now. Otherwise, how would he leave her holding her nose? In that case, the resentment would be stronger. Although, he had actually already thought of something. - Azazel asked me a lot... He wants to deal with him personally.
Valerie sensed some hidden subtext in his last sentence. A very, very inappropriate context.
«What do you mean? - She even shifted slightly to his side to meet his gaze that way. Naturally, she also slid her weapon across his back, and yes, he felt "everything".
«There's an incredibly touching story there... - He looked away so she wouldn't see the chuckle in his eyes. He was already mentally apologizing to Azazel. - The love story between Cockabiel and Azazel that they had nurtured through the ages. You have no idea how much there is in there... Love and hate," Emeric shook his head. - It was everything. Any Titanic would respectfully go down, it's such a sob story.....
«This can't be happening! - Valerie interrupted him dumbfounded.
«I didn't believe him myself at first! - Emeric pulled himself together and finally turned to look into his queen's eyes with confidence. - But Azazel started crying and begging me not to kill him. He said he couldn't live without him and would "punish" him "himself..."
«You're lying! - She still couldn't believe it
«Honestly demonic! - Emeric looked at her indignantly, "Do you think I'd lie about such serious things?
«But," Valerie struggled to find the inconsistencies in his speech. - I've heard that Azazel is a womanizer....
«Yeah, not only a womanizer, but a manizer! Haven't you heard that fallen men are really lame that way? They don't care who, you know, "the one".
«Doesn't he love Cockabiel...?
«They don't care, real swingers," Emeric said, as if trying to shake off the dirt. - He even offered me, you know, he offered me! Like, he's gonna teach me everything! - Demona sighed sorrowfully, as if reliving his not so pleasant memories. - I barely fought him off, I told him, I already have the love of my life in your person, all the things.....
He continued to make up an "incredible" story about Azazel's "adventures" as he went along. Valerie listened, her eyes more and more rounded, to the story of how Azazel had even managed to "that" a dragon. And he was so "tortured" by the leader of the Fallen that he gave his soul to him, just so Azazel would stop.
«Wow," Valerie exhaled in astonishment. - So we can't stop them from fighting....
«Yes," Emeric confirmed sadly. - Leave those two lovers to their squabbles....
He tried with all his might to contain his inner laughter. Emeric hoped Azazel would never find out what he'd come up with to keep Valerie from Kokabiel. Otherwise, this story might not end with the usual hysterics like the one on the roof.
«By the way," looking out the window, which showed the sunset. - It's a full moon tonight...
«What are you doing? - Valerie raised an eyebrow. - Have you forgotten that you're not allowed into the Familiars' Forest?
«Not for me," he shook his head negatively. - We'll send Ichika along with Sona, maybe she'll be able to get someone....
«Okay," Valerie shrugged, still lying on top of him. - I'll give her a message...
At the same time, Emeric suddenly remembered that there was a half-naked beauty lying on his back, who by all indications was not against continuing the "massage".
«Mmm, my queen," Emeric added an "intent" to his voice. - Would you like to continue our time together...?
«King," she replied tiredly. - Have you forgotten?
«What?
«Are you a vampire?
«Well, no? - He wasn't quite sure what Valerie was getting at.
«Do you want to be in a thriller?
«Valerie, I'm not quite sure what you mean....
«Let's keep it simple," Valerie stood up and looked into his eyes. - You want to be a bloodthirsty pirate and sail the bloody seas tonight?
Emeric felt suddenly sick. He remembered at once that Ichika's "special trick" had a long lasting effect.
«By the way," Emeric thought of an unbelievable question. - Can vampires drink "that" blood?!
«King," Valerie said, dumbfounded, and then started laughing. - Ha-ha-ha...
«Nah, you'd expect something like this from Twilight!
«Ha ha ha ha...
*****
Ichika blinked away the residual effects of the teleportation and tried to stabilize her location. This teleportation was not her first, but she was not skilled in this magic either. Each time still made her wonder how she could so easily cross not just thousands of kilometers, but in this case, entire dimensions?
There was a dense forest in front of her, with creepy trees. It was just like the ones in fairy tales, when the hero goes in search of various witches. In some places there was no foliage, and where there was, there was an incomprehensible color, in short, nothing in common with the "normal" world.
In principle, it's no wonder, because as Sona-kaicho said, they are moving to a separate dimension, where all sorts of familiars will be located. Special creatures that contract with you, then feed on your mana and help you with various tasks. These tasks, by the way, vary from the type of familiar itself. And the full moon is the best time, because at this point the "boundaries" between worlds become thinner. So you can get to this place by teleportation, which they did, and the rest of the time you have to search for this place "manually". It is known that this forest is somewhere in Hell, but it is not certain, as this place periodically moves somewhere. It's a complete mess, all in all.
Next to her were Sona-kaicho herself, another noble demon just like the President, Tsubaki Shinra who was Sona's queen and Genshiro Sanji, a pawn just like her.
«Okay," Ichika looked around slightly nervously. - Are we going in there right now?
«We'll wait for our escort," Sona replied as calmly as ever.
As if echoing her last remark, out of the bushes, which stood ten meters away, emerged a
Ash Ketchum.
Well, not exactly. If Ash had thirty years added on top of that, and they hadn't told him about the closet change when he was a kid. He had burgundy, greasy hair, a rather wiry build, and clothes that were exactly like the famous Pokémon protagonist.
Some forty year old crazy fan cosplayer appeared before them. Judging by Tsubaki's and Sona's calm reactions, this was what they had expected, even though Sanji stood there with his mouth hanging open just as much as she did.
Ichika cried out dazedly:
«What kind of walking copyright infringement is this?!
Here was something they hadn't expected to see in this creepy place, something like this, so all the past stiffness somehow evaporated on its own.
«Maybe it was a coincidence? - Sanji suggested awkwardly, though he didn't really believe it.
The man didn't pay any attention to their exclamations, as if he had long since gotten used to it. Although, why as if? He actually encountered something like this all the time!
He jutted his thumb out in an iconic, incredibly familiar gesture and pointed it at himself.
«I am Zatuji of Madara City! I am a demon who aspires to become a Familiars trainer!
«It's not a coincidence! - Instantly, Sanji shouted.
«We're gonna get sued! - Ichika joined in.
Sona, who was similarly oblivious to all their exclamations, began to introduce the 'coach' more formally.
«As said, these are the esteemed Master Zatuji, he will be our escort today... - Sona started pointing them out. - These are Ichika Hyodo and Sanji Genshiro, your clients today....
«Hm, hm," he nodded at their bows with a smile. What can you do, traditions are like that, they can't be eradicated. - Not bad specimens... So," he leaned slightly toward them and began to speak more softly. - Charmander, Squirtle, or Bulbasaur?
«They'll sue us for this! - Ichika couldn't resist once again.
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