The path to Peace! ~ ♥uncensored♥ – Book 2 – Utopic romantic comedy

16. New departure & new horizons?
 

All I wanted was a normal and simple life.

But now that the entire world knew who I was, there was no more peace!

It was the best way I could think of to save the world, but still.

Now every day there was a queue of people wanting to meet me everywhere I went.

As much as I loved everyone, living in a castle or new temple like a celebrity wasn’t for me.

But everyone knew my names and face now!

I was happy to help people and countries, and I’d even publish books for that. I spent my year following the saving of the world doing that mostly.

It was a weird time.

But fame and expectations… No way! It was worse than from my previous life!

So I wanted to escape. Which Gwynifar and Quinn wouldn’t so easily let me do.

Maybe I could go to another continent, but I would probably be known out there anyway.

There was nowhere on Earth to go where I wouldn’t be recognised.

Unless…

S – Hey nanites, could you help me put on a spell that would change my appearance?

N – Of course! Like your previous Yuu self? Or something else?

S – Well… At least I would be taller, but… Hmmm…

It was not easy to choose? I needed more than a mirror.

N – On it!

The nanites rebuilt a Robot-Silvia in front of me before I could say anything.

They didn’t ask for a confirmation from me this time.

It was a little spooky to look around oneself like a doppelganger. They did help me well with that before.

Although I could tell the nanites are maybe a little too eager to play with that form.

The replicant inspected her appearance, that copied even my clothes and hairstyle to perfection, for now.

RS0001 – So you want to change your appearance in a way that you won’t be recognised. But unsure how?

S – Yes. Could you show me my Yuu form if you still have data of it?

The Robot-Silvia transformed, growing taller, hair falling in a cleaner shape, turning clean black. Her clothes adjusted themselves along, and her voice too.

RS0001 – Is it good?

S – Hmmm… It’s taller, and nostalgic in many ways, but, it’s not really blend-in around here. Maybe I’ll keep it in mind if were to return to Japan someday.

I never tried, because I wouldn’t know anyone anymore.

Like the comfy pyjama you don’t dare showing to anyone. It was a little weird talking about my past life appearance like that. But I had the power to bring it back now.

I no longer had my override key, but I still had a high level of authority.

And if I showed it to my friends, they might get it’s the past me. So I kept it in mind.

But for returning on adventures as an anonymous wandering knight, I needed something more normal… More… Average.

Damn you machine-god! You tricked me!

I spend the night trying different appearances with the Robot-Silvia, and then two of them to compare different sizes, shapes, facial features and so on.

It was like playing doll but in virtual reality… In real virtual reality, really. Well.

One of the Robot-Silvias from the nanites suggested a more androgynous body type, like Aster (sorry Aster), saying it would blend better in the crowds of both men and women.

I guessed that was true, but… I had a chance to feel better about, you know… Looking more womanly.

Another Robot-Silvia suggested even a male body, imagining what I would look like as a boy.

Oh my. Okay it made my heart pound in a weird way to see that beautiful boy with short unruly light pink hair smiling at me, but no! It was wrong! It was very wrong! Change it back!

S – I’m beginning to think you’re having a little too much fun with this, nanites…

N – OF COURSE!

At least they were happy…

I left the multiple Robot-Silvias experiments to sleep like dolls in a corner of the room for the night.

I was still undecided.

I went to sleep, still hearing a little the distant crowd surrounding my place.

I didn’t want to be an idol you know…

I’ll pick a random new appearance in the morning, and escape, it was decided!

Then I could restart as an adventurer, and this time go further around the world. And I could be good on my own, settling anywhere nice and living easily, quietly. I would miss my friends, but we had mostly been separated since the end.

Then all I would need is to adopt a few nekomimi and I might live on in bliss.

I could later invite my dear friends of Trinity and Radiant Firebond to visit. If they can escape their own celebrity as well…

Well, the bright side was, there were options!

And I was going to find my way.

Since that trickster God got me well… It was up to me.

S – I’ll be counting on you, nanites!

N – Delighted to oblige!

~

I had already given enough instructions to the nanites and the dragons to better cooperate with each other, along with the other open-minded species. So the fate of the countries hadn’t changed really, however there was a new sense of unity still lingering.

And if a new invasion were to start in the future, it will be detected by the nanites, transmitted to the dragons and civilisation.

So at the first sign of distortion, they would be ready to pour enough fire to melt everything there, making the tunnel land over a pit of fire. Anything crossing over will now fall straight to hell.

This was unlikely, but still a precaution.

Because I was still a bit puzzled about that end.

I had deactivated the system from the future, which had ended about everything but…

I still had a cautious perspective, wondering if that had really been the end.

So with my help, the long lasting forces now in place knew what to do, and the words of the machine god were turning more clear to the dragons to help secure that peace. I had increased the authorisation of Eczar and Basileus to that end. Yes, I was cheating a little, but the nanites were happy about it truly.

They had more people to chat with now.

And the world was safe from any extra-dimensional invasion now. Period.

You’re welcome.

Sometimes I looked at the sky, wondering about Mars. Because that sight on the other side had made me feel something about it.

But now I just wanted to live my happy and anonymous life…

Unfortunately if gods were unhelpful, humans didn’t make it easy either.

~

In the morning, I checked my messages.

A while back, I experimented with the portal technology the nanites actually had the power to create. I tried to use it to move not through time, but through space.

It was energy intensive, but it worked.

And I teleported before my friend as a test one day. Orea, Felicia and Dominika spat their tea in terror when they saw me pop out of nowhere.

This power was broken and it terrified them, but Felicia wasn’t scolding me too bad.

F – Geez, miss Siline, it seems I’ll have to look after you for the rest of my life…

S – Eh?

I was blushing, Orea and Dominika holding their breath along. Felicia suddenly realised how she just sounded and became red.

F – N… Not like that! I’ll have to watch over so you don’t keep making such terrible mistakes again! Wherever you settle, I’ll come to watch for that! Just that!

S – Ah… Ah ah.

That sounded worse, but I was still happy to have her.

So after discussing how the shared portals technology could be used in a reastepsonable manner, I decided to open a kind of shared item box, just to share mails or little things between us.

Nanites were ready to open an internet telecommunication system for us, including voicemail and ringtones, and even holo projection for us, but I had to reign them down.

Ever since the invasion was stopped, some of the nanites felt they had accomplished their duty and were even more hungry for excitement than they had been before. That was saying something.

Good thing I was not the manager, otherwise they would have been tempting me even more than the humans for using my powers I think. God why? WHY.

The local groups of nanites were just getting rowdy, and I had to refuse their wild ideas of amusement. They enjoyed the end of the threat in a form of wider awakening that was a bit heavier on me lately.

Anyway, I was feeling tired when I was the one who had to slow the nanites from being reckless, so I kind of understood how my Trinity might feel about me…

I’ve been a joyful bother to them, hm?

So anyway, we now had a small shared teleportation space that was only meant for sharing urgent mails between the seven of us. We all checked it regularly.

I opened it to the Radiant Firebond as well, since at this point nothing I could do would shock them anymore, and it was useful. Since we couldn’t stay in the same place for too long anymore, or it would cause a panic, the four members of the Radiant Firebond shared that as well as we split up.

All seven of us were split apart across a few countries, but we were still connected through this astounding technology…

C – It’s like we’re the seven sages of the new era now.

That was Cécile’s first mail addressed to everyone in there.

I guessed she had a point.

Why did I seem to hear the nanites chuckling and squirming however?

~

That was a while ago, and we’ve exchanged many insignificant or funny mails all over since then.

A waste of an astounding power again said Felicia. She was too serious.

But that morning, before I could choose the appearance I would take for my new hidden life, I found a worrying mail from Aster.

A – I couldn’t do it. I’ve escaped from home. I’ll be living in hiding in the forest on the Alps frontier.

She did it before me! Asteeer! Why! She couldn’t take being famous any more than I!

J – I think there’s more than that, but, I’m coming to see you, wait for us Aster.

Cécile and I agreed. Our friend had something troubling her. The Radiant Firebond would meet her there as soon as possible.

Alps were a rather distant place in an inhospitable part of the old European Union. The Empire had been abolished in the wake of the disastrous invasion, but the Union remained.

So in our time, remote areas like the heights of the chain of Alps remained mostly uninhabited. In places where one could near the borders of a few countries too tired to check and on friendly terms, one could probably hide rather easily.

We had discussed bits about it in the past, so we had some idea of areas where at least three countries meet, where to seek.

A little pissed off that she beaten me to that wish to start anew, I went ahead in a rush. No time to choose a new average skin. (As a hero, my look was now legendary rank gacha.)

S – Robot-Silvia, take my place here until I return! But no big show and no wild outing!

RS0001 – Yes Ma’am! Happy to serve!

The copy of me as I was now saluted me with a bright smile, and just went to lie down and sleep on the bed like a lazy cat. Is that how I look… Insulting. But now was not the time. Let’s meet and help Aster!

I jumped out in the night, and flew with my various spells toward the Alps mountain range. A wide area so wild, basically so deserted that no one knew exactly where the boundaries were set.

And no one cared.

It was a strange region, because roads had been abandoned a long time ago, there were no path, no villages, only wild mountains.

Why would Aster head there, so far from her family or her own domain?

Except if… Yeah, she just was overwhelmed by her celebrity.

She shone on the battlefield on that day. Like all of us, she shed her anonymity and used the most of her power facing the monsters and sharing our knowledge.

She had not been an official knight at the time, but had obviously been rewarded as such in the outcome, by her country and others. And by me.

Showing her prowess and spirit to the world, that was the start to a level of celebrity our shy and kind Aster couldn’t cope with for so long.

Poor Aster. She became not a knight, but far beyond in one go. I felt for her, and I knew what it’s like to go too far, and suffer the consequences.

(F – That’s because you never learn!

S – Shut up Felicia!)

So I flew over the countries to reach that remote place in the shortest time.

Too little time…

I think I arrived days before Aster would ever reach this place.

Duh!

If I went over the old roads she might have taken, we might miss each other. So I guessed I’d wait for her around there in the wilderness.

Well… At least, in these mountains, no one would bother me either for a while…

Nice!

~

17. Wrecking a wedding and nobility
 

I left a letter in the nano-mail box. For Aster, Josephine and Cécile, that I was waiting for them around there, in a remote mountain.

I found a nice high valley, between some of the northern peaks, with a little stream flowing there. No monsters, and no roads, so they’ll have to climb.

I was taking impromptu holidays there!

Living simply, with the minimum.

Or so I thought at first…

Before I knew it, as the days went by, I built a house more than a tent, with a good chimney since the nights were cold up here.

A bath house followed… And an Olympic pool…

Okay, I had a little too much fun digging it and crafting the greenhouse glass ceiling above it! Not my fault if the nanites were making magic too easy for me!

Before I knew it, this was a five stars hotel resort that appeared up here.

I even built a tower to put a light house, so they’d find the place easily when they reach the surrounding peaks… It was just in case!

I didn’t count the days, but I had so much fun playing the sandbox game, waiting eagerly for their visit and our reunion.

As I was relaxing in the bath one snowy evening, I saw Cécile barging in, covered in snow and freezing.

S – Oh hello Cécile! You made it at last!

Before saying hello, the first thing she did, and repeated was to whack me on the head with her staff, again and again.

C – Do you know how long I’ve been lost out there! I don’t have your portals magic! I had to sleep outside and had nothing to eat for days! All while you’re leisurely relaxing here! Why didn’t you check the mail! I begged for help!

S – Ah… I forgot about all of that while building all this to welcome you…

I got a few more whacks, heard a long sigh, and then got a hug.

C – Well… It is a nice place…

S – Why don’t you relax while I cook you something good?

Cécile agreed, but gave me a last knock on the head for good measure.

~

Then Josephine arrived.

She looked like an angry ghost, ready to curse me over fifteen generations. There were crystals of ice and snow in her hair.

But I had learnt from Cécile and led her to an opulent dining table, perfectly set just for her.

Josephine sighed and I showed her the bath house too. It was directly on the side of this wide cabin main room.

Josephine whispered to me we’ll have a serious talk later, sending shivers down my spine. Then she ate like she had nothing to eat for days, and fell asleep in the bath…

I thought I’d have to do a few dogeza to them all when Aster arrives…

~

Oddly, Josephine didn’t punish me, she seemed happy I was alright. Since I forgot to check my e.mails for a while.

J – What good is your idea if you forget to use it?

S – Sowy…

J – Well… Aster too seems to have forgotten about it. I hope it’s nothing serious.

Cécile let out a scream that morning, after checking another room of the empty hotel.

C – Wha… What are those!

S – Ah, I forgot to tell you. I was also doing some research about something I had in mind.

In the laboratory room, there were a series of sleeping Robot-Silvias, of various aspects.

J – Is this your dark secret Siline? You’re really a necromancer? Did you kill and replace that poor countess Silvia you claimed to be?

S – No! Nothing like that! They’re robots! robots!

I had to begin explaining to them what they were meant for. They had heard of the replicant, but that was their first time really encountering it.

RS0003 – Hello!

C – Yikes! It’s just like you! It’s creepy! One Siline is unsettling enough! Two is creepy!

S – How rude! They’re as charming as I am! But as I told you that’s not why I made them.

J – It does have your charm though… Interesting.

S – Eh?

Was Josephine considering to buy one? Or worst, to sell one?

S – What do you want to do with me!

J – Ah, no, nothing. I was just thinking it could fool even us… Wait… Silviiia?

Oh no, it was that smiling face that’s not smiling… I was sweating badly.

S – Eh… Ah ah ah… Okay I might have used one to fool you all too… Maybe once? Or twice?

C – WHAT!

And here I got clubbed on the head again. Cécile, that staff was not meant for that! Or was it… Sometimes I wondered…

S – Sorry guys…

J – Geez… And we never noticed. So it can talk, move, act… Even use magic… That one wrecked your county.

RS0003 – Everything lady Silvia can do, I can do!

C – It’s terrifying…

S – Come on, don’t say that. Robot-Silvia, activate sleep mode!

The Robot-Silvia returned to her spot and stopped moving there, closing her eyes.

Josephine was pinching her skin between her eyebrows, annoyed.

J – So to give yourself a make-over and a disguise, you created golems… That are as strong as yourself… You can multiply like these dangerous bugs!

S – Vi… Viruses? No! It’s not meant like that… I don’t think I could… Or could I?

I asked the nanites.

N – Replicants number would be limited to 9999 units at a given time. Otherwise, there won’t be enough nanomachines left to properly oversee the world. Going beyond would require manager authorisation level to increase our number.

S – 9999!? That’s a lot!

Cécile and Josephine were having a bead of cold sweat over their forehead.

C – Well, at least you’re using that insane power just for… whatever it is you’re doing. Ten thousand Silvias…

I think Cécile pictured an army of Robot-Silvias marching in good order upon the world to conquer it, smashing any opposition with so much ease it would be as being unopposed.

It made her feel dizzy, because she almost fainted in Josephine’s arms.

S – I wouldn’t do that! I’m no demon-king!

J – But you could…

I shrugged.

S – You know I want nothing like that… All I want is a carefree happy…

C – Why is there a cute boy here among them as well?

We heard the door open, and went to greet Aster, leaving these thoughts aside for now.

Aster was frozen as the other two before her, but didn’t seem angry at me.

Funny she was the last one to arrive though. I guess I overdid things slightly again.

Aster shook her head, like a wagging dog, to scatter the snow in her hair. It looked kind of cool when it was her doing that. How boyish… I bet her brothers and father would cry though.

Instead of giving angry vibes, she gave very sorrowful ones. She teared up and went to hug all three of us, soon sobbing loudly.

J – My my, Aster, what happened?

C – We’re there for you, whatever it is.

A – Silvia…

S – Yes?

A – I need you to marry me!

C – What?

J – She’s lost it…

~

That made no sense, but Aster wasn’t in shape to give a better explanation right away. We sat and fed her, giving her time to return to herself.

We did some chit-chat around her meanwhile.

J – Maou-Silvia was explaining to us how she plans to conquer the world. It includes cute boys copies of herself.

S – I told you it’s nothing like thaaaat!

A – Changing the world? Could you do that?

Aster was pleading.

S – What happened Aster? You know I’ll help if I can.

Aster looked sorrowful again.

A – They’re planning to marry me again… The prince… I can’t refuse…

Aster explanation sounded like a fairy tale, but she was crying over it.

Becoming a princess in wedding, that was not her wish.

But that wasn’t something she could just refuse without throwing dirt over her name, her family, and the king…

Had the king offered her the role of realm marshal or commander of the royal guard, that would have been a different story. But King Albert VII of Denmark and Aster’s father had reactionary views of what women should be.

In panic, Aster had thought I was the only one who could make the impossible turn possible.

We were now debating to find a good solution together, but nothing wise came to mind.

Aster still wanted to be an honourable knight, even if that meant something unclear at this time.

Though marrying her or another way to solve her immediate issue, Aster wanted me to change something she couldn’t bear anymore.

C – Well, there’s an easy way to cancel any nobble wedding…

A – Really?

C – You just need to be visibly pregnant before the day.

A – That’s why I thought… Only you could force a wedding with me before it’s too late!

S – We can’t marry each other, we’re both girls!

It was true that a noble girl, would she happen to have a child long before it’s all concluded, it was reastepsonably fine. The child might live under another name and everyone could pretend nothing happened. In the best scenarios, the husband could even recognise later that the child was his own.

But a lady showing signs… You can’t hide very well she had an affair, no one could pretend. But it would bring so much shame to the family, she had fair chances to be disowned.

As her father’s daughter, it would be catastrophic to her family and honour. The wedding would be cancelled, and she would never be seen in nobility again.

Even her family, brothers and parents, would suffer a severe blow to their prestige.

As her own independent nobility now that she was a hero, Aster could somewhat survive that shame. It would help if she were then to marry the father of the child instead… But that was rough.

It would still bring a very bad picture to her family name and domain. She would be banned from ever growing into higher nobility or knighthood, in any way or form. But she could keep some contact with her family probably. Not because it was in the rules, but because she was a legendary hero with a reputation hard to stain, and even the king would think twice before disowning her. But he would stop all relations, and she would be on her own basically.

At the cost of a great shame upon her name, she could win that serenity.

It was a difficult choice.

But if she were to appear pregnant, even the royalty, especially the royalty, would cancel the plan of wedding. With a lesser hit to their reputation than if she were to refuse it directly.

And it was achievable in time, where changing the society’s perspective of women in this country or the world would take a bit more time. The same went for same sex marriage. That wasn’t going to happen again anytime soon in any of our countries.

For her to be already married would bring kind of similar advantages and issues.

However the main problem was there was no one she would accept marrying today but… me.

Because Aster knew I would completely guarantee her freedom like no one else could. But we couldn’t…

All of this came from what this backward feudal society and their reactionary rules were.

J – Then… Can we change these rules? Would you know how to do it Silvia?

S – Change the society… Hmm… I’ll need to think about it…

How to change the world from feudalism into modern democratic nations with more freedom and liberties? That was a tough one…

But… I had some knowledge of the past, and I had the power of the nanites.

C – If anyone can change the world for the better, or at least lead the way, it’s you Silvia…

All three of them were giving me puppy eyes look…

Oh no…

Don’t you all look at me like that!

~

18. x Silvia x Aster
 

S – I… I’ll see what I can do to change society in a good way… But it will take time. Years. Decades even. I can’t just overthrow everything and hope it will work out. So in the short term, that will not solve Aster’s problem…

J – But, you can.

C – Yeah, easy.

I couldn’t marry her yet, but…

I might make her pregnant? That was insane, but perhaps the least dishonourable way.

S – You’re kidding me…

A – Could you do that?

S – If that is really what you want?

Oh no, not this begging look again, you’re making me blush…

A potion. I needed booze! LOTS.

~

A few intoxicating potions later.

For the sake of Aster’s romantic heart, we got unofficially married on the spot.

No one but us four would recognise this union to be lawful, but for now we didn’t care.

S – If it’s only in name for us, I will marry you. Wait, you’re the groom, right?

A – How cruel!

C – And here I was joking about them back then… But they’re perfect for each other.

J – By the power granted upon me by Silvia and the Radiant Firebond, I declare you wed, for better and worst, and for our continued amusement to Cécile and I.

A – How cruel!

J – You may now kiss the bride… Silvia.

Aster was crimstepson red… It was a little funny to see her so embarrassed and nevertheless willing. But what was this shotgun Pete’s wedding? Awful!

It was altogether embarrassing, stupid, and very emotional nonetheless.

And if not exactly like that, I did feel a lot for Aster…

She was a little terrified, losing her composure in tears, but putting her fate between my small hands.

I got hold of her hands and looked at her honestly.

S – Aster… I know it’s nothing you dreamed off, but I swear I will find a way to make you happy… As a proper and free knight, able to stand proud like the hero you are. If it starts weirdly today, I promise you it will end happily for you…

Aster sobbed, emotional and still dark red. She believed me, I could feel it in her hands.

S – And I love you, you know…

A – Ah… Me too…

I tip toed, still holding her hands, to give her a peck on the cheek. Cécile and Josephine were getting confused too.

We hugged, promising to find a way, long term, so that no one else would have to suffer this dilemma ever more. The Radiant Firebond remained bound to the soul, whatever came.

Although now, I needed another drink if I wanted to make Aster pregnant…

~

I produced, between my inventory and magic, a collection of potions and beverages all over the table.

All of them were different kinds of aphrodisiacs mixed with spices, ginger, alcohol and various liquors.

I began shot drinking a few of them, and invited Aster to do so as well.

We drank more compounds than anyone should ever drink. My brain wouldn’t be mine much longer.

We both burped, completely drunk on these drugs made on the spur. Goodbye romance. It was nice meeting ya.

I didn’t plan to make a kid with someone yet… Even less making a kid to someone!

But if it was the only viable solution we could find for now… And Aster wanted it… Then I’d do it.

I pulled Aster by her hand toward the only bedroom, where we pushed two beds together.

We were both flushed.

Cécile and Josephine feeling out of place sat at the table of the main dining room and began sharing a drink.

C – Wouldn’t it have been simpler to stay in exile here? Together? Or to fake it?

J – Hmm. What do you think? Or rather, given the choice, what would you do?

Cécile blushed and looked aside. I would be their downfall to all she thought, grabbing another drink on the table. Josephine nodded, drinking as well.

~

A – Hm… It’s my first time…

S – Me too!

A – But I’m happy it’s with you Silvia. I wouldn’t have wished otherwise I think…

S – Oh gee… Aster, you’re never fair…

As we soon sat there, naked and embarrassed, too shy to move an inch, I gave her another peck on the cheek.

S – I will make everything right. I promise you.

Aster nodded, and kissed me more frankly.

She wanted to be brave. And if it was the first step toward a better new world, she wanted to be brave for it.

I wasn’t that juvenile in either life, so I knew what to do… In theory.

S – Alright, lie down, I need to cast a spell first…

A – Ah, yes, of course. You look boyish too, I forgot.

S – What! How rude!

A – Sorry! Sorry!

One random time I pretended to be a boy for her during a mission, but I didn’t expect it to backfire in such a way!

S – Nanites?

N – Yes lady Silvia?

S – Can you do what I’m thinking about and then stop watching until it’s all done?

N – We can never stop watching. We’re in the air, we’re everywhere. Always. Forever!

S – Yikes…

N – Just kidding! Enjoy your time! We’ll leave the room. Although that will mean there won’t be magic at all for the while until the door is open.

S – Deal.

A spell of light made the lower side of my tummy shine. And herego presto, I became a boy… Or both?

Oh no!

S – I’ve become a futanari porn character!

A – Wha?

S – Eh… never mind. What matters is… How do you use this thing anyway?

Aster chuckled as I was hopeless with the limp penis between my legs. Usually it was like a steel rod in those books, why was it so soft?

Well, Aster kissed me again, thanking me for going this far just for her.

Then she gave me more kisses here and there, making me feel ticklish and warm.

And gradually, the thingy grew.

It was not as scary looking as what you’d have seen on the internet or in hentai magazines.

Not as hard or inflexible either.

Aster caressed me, repeating thanks around my ears. She was grateful but, she was now also drunk on the potions I made to ease us out…

A – Silviiia…

Ok, she was more than drunk. And the aphrodisiacs were kicking in. For me too now that my magic was gone… I felt dizzy, and longing for warm touches.

I love you too…

Before I really understood how it happened, I was making love to Aster. She was lying, overly tempting and beautiful, and not in a boyish way. And I admitted I had a boyish instinct that was rising along with her. I wanted her now.

It felt weird but so nice.

I had this feeling, I knew it to be true, that I would impregnate her.

I forgot to ask the nanites before, but whether it was from her or me, I knew the magic would work… A 100%…

And knowing that, feeling that, somehow excited me even more…

I didn’t plan to become a mother at all. But a father? W…

For Aster… Okay…

Because it’s you…

I was moving over her, feeling the uncanny warmth rising.

Aster was crossing her legs around me, not willing to let me go. She wanted it too.

She was moaning, a finger to her lips, while I was feeling my body change in weird but pleasant ways. Sensations I never knew before. I moaned too, saying her name.

Until the end, and a pleasant surge. It was really pleasant in all sorts of ways, not just physical.

Although the pleasure was nice too.

It was not overly intense like in these books, but it was nice I admitted as much.

Aster on her side was clenching on me, moaning in a long tensed sigh. We could feel it, the thing I had inside of her and her womb starting right away their own natural magic.

There was no doubt. We felt it. And we both enjoyed it in unexpected ways…

What have we made of each other…

I was finally let go by her legs that were sticky from sweat against my back.

I leaned over her to kiss her shoulders and lips.

We were bound together forever now. I’ll be yours…

A – I’m yours too Silvia…

She hugged me against her naked chest. It was too soft and warm, but it felt good.

What we felt between our legs and in our tummy was slowly fading.

~

In my dizzy hallucinations, I also foresaw a little the path ahead.

I would have missions for Aster to make the rough idea that was germinating in my mind.

But not as a princess. As my knight, and spouse. Until we would live in a world where that can become official and plain.

A world where we can be open about what we just did without a shade of shame…

Aster was smiling and holding me tight in her lull. I was thinking a little more clearly now.

S – Aster, if you wish so, I command you as my first and only holy knight…

I didn’t plan to have a kingdom though, so I still needed to iron out the details of a real plan.

But one thing for sure was I wished not for Aster to ever feel trapped or in need of crying ever again…

Aster was bowing before me, grateful to the tears. Even now…

S – I can promise you that…

J – Silvia…

S – Eh?

I turned around to find my other Firebond friends looking at us from the slightly opened door, looking very odd and flushed…

~

19. x Radiant Firebond x Silvia
 

J – We… drank some of that too.

S – Oh no! Dispel! Nanites, quick!

Josephine blocked my cure spell. Why? Oh…

Cécile was looking feverish and too warm as well.

C – Silvia… After everything you’ve done for us, we want to thank you too.

J – Truth be told, we also want to try now…

Josephine said that, hugging me from behind, locking my arms. Eh. Eh?

Her breasts! Damn you Josephine! She was squishing them against my back. It was insulting!

A – You can’t do that! She’s my spouse!

Oh, I felt a tingle in my heart there. But now Aster, Cécile and Josephine were arguing about… Oh no…

S – Hm… Don’t fight over me!

C – Quiet you!

Cécile shut my mouth with hers for a stepmoment, before Aster pulled her away.

Big mistake. I was still feeling drowsy, but I saw Josephine licking her lips now as she loomed over me.

J – Itadakimasu.

S – Hmmrmm!

Josephine gave me a French kiss out of the blue! I couldn’t breathe! It felt too warm everywhere. She let Cécile and Aster argue and seized the chance! That was our shrewd Josephine for you.

Though it tingled all the way down my mouth as she was tasting it and every part of it. It tickled. It felt good, it burnt me almost, but… I was suffocating!

I wailed and when she finally let me go, was to have me fall between Cécile’s and Aster’s arms. Josephine was looking somewhat terrifying, in an alluring way right now.

She cast a silent spell that made everyone fall for a second. What was that? What was she chanting inside my mouth?

J – Alright Silvia, we’ll show you how much we care for you now. You hold her well, alright?

I expected Cécile and Aster to refuse but… They were holding my arms!

S – Aaah, what have you done to them Josephine? Aster? Cécile? Answer me? Why are there hearts in their eyes? Noooo!

J – Everyone will be good now. It’s my turn. Well, first, it’s your turn. Open sesame?

S – No, my legs are not… Iiiih!

Unfortunately, Cécile and Aster were completely hypnotised under her succubus spell, and were complying gently, while drooling around my shoulders. They were kissing my neck and cheeks, and stealing a kiss whenever I turned my head trying to breathe or escape their zombified affection. It was a bit of heaven and hell at the same time. An obscure dichotomy I didn’t have time to analyse!

Meanwhile, Josephine was lowering her head between my legs, licking her lips again. Noooo. Don’t say it!

J – Itadakimasuu…

S – Nooohrrmrrm…

Cécile’s tongue caught mine, her hands around my head. Aster was caressing me while holding me tight.

And Josephine ,as licking me, sending shivers down, or rather up, my spine.

I didn’t have time to think about the nanites or what lingered between my legs.

But Josephine was eager to play with both! Noo! It’s too much!

She was playing with her tongue for my womanly part while her hands caressed the other part I didn’t have the time to dispel.

S – You… I didn’t remove it, wait!

J – Why would I want you to do that?

And she bite gently the part that looks like a cherry. I wailed and squealed, but I was not let go.

S – No, don’t start using your breasts! Noo!

J – You’re not being very honest Silvia. I know you’ve always been ogling at them.

S – Not like thaaaat!

Oh gosh, it felt weirdly good. My penis enjoyed it.

She left my womanly part to cool down after putting it on fire, now entirely focused on the boy part she seized the opportunity to grab before I could refuse.

It was warm but in a cooler way than inside Aster… Why was I comparing them? I was a girl!

It was mostly Josephine’s tongue and lips that brought me to climax, almost.

Why? I was tearing up a bit. But she refocused on my feminine lips down there instead.

I couldn’t really hear over the sounds of my own moans. It felt too good.

Aster and Cécile had somewhat recovered some awareness… But only to fight over my erected and burning boyish part. No, it was going to blow!

Josephine was entering me with her tongue, making me have hiccups. Why did it feel like that? It was nothing like… Oh yeah, the aphrodisiacs… Oh no, I was going to lose my mind.

S – Not at the same time! Noo!

A – Yes… Let go…

Aster kissed me more deeply, more lovingly.

It sent burning shivers along my entire body.

Josephine finished me off in my girl part, and Cécile my boy part.

It was too intense. It felt like I passed out in bliss. Because I did.

~

I woke up in the morning feeling confused.

There was nothing boyish between my legs anymore, but all these sensations couldn’t have been just a dream…

I found them three doing dogeza like I taught them, as soon as I excited the room to ask them what happened.

C – We’re sorry Silvia!

J – We were a little jealous of Aster…

A – And I’ve let them do these things…

S – You guys…

I grabbed Cécile’s cane and whacked her on the head for a change. Another whack for Josephine, but none for Aster… For some reastepson.

We regained some composure afterward, eating breakfast together.

J – It felt good, didn’t it?

S – It did… But… It felt so… forbidden…

Josephine had a mischievous smile. She knew how to play…

C – We drank some of the teas you left and we felt jealous afterward. And hearing you with Aster… It got us… Well, you know…

S – What? Oh but all of them were aphrodisiacs. Not just the ones we drank.

J – …

C – So it was your fault!

S – No!

~

20. A new oath & a thousand years’ plan
 

We decided to stay there on vacation together for a few more days.

The nanites confirmed that Aster was indeed carrying now. My child. That felt odd. We’d have to think of a good name together.

But more importantly, we began talking about the future.

C – It will be easy to cancel the wedding as soon as Aster begins showing signs, but what should we do meanwhile?

J – Our commercial company will need me and Cécile to be regularly on the road, but we’re also eager to help you both.

C – Yeah, the priority will always be our bond and partnership.

A – Thank you… I can start prepare what I’ll say to my parents, and to the king… But, Silvia?

S – Yeah, yeah… I have a few ideas already to make everything right, but I’ll need the help of a few people smarter than all of ourselves combined this time, to build a solid plan.

C – You mean these three?

S – Yes. If we want to change the world for the better, we definitely need Trinity’s help! It was a Radiant Firebond related matter to help Aster so far, but if we want to make the world a better place, period, we need them in as well.

A – I agree.

J – Well, as long as we can make reastepsonable agreements with Dominika, it should work.

S – Don’t say that. You two should become partners! You’d create the strongest commercial empire!

J – P… Partners?

C – She doesn’t mean like that… Or do you?

S – I don’t!

Why did they keep mocking me? At least they were laughing.

It felt like a nice normal day.

~

I put invitations in the mail box for Orea, Dominika and Felicia, to discuss something very important, in a luxurious winter holidays resort away from the crowds, for a few days maybe.

All three of them replied quite rapidly that they agreed, enquiring for the exact location.

A Robot-Silvia will come to pick you up I replied, don’t sweat the details.

That’s what I sent to our friends.

By the time they could ask, what did I mean about these robot-Silvia? (I forgot to explain!), their replicant escort already had arrived at their respective locations, and snatched them.

Loud shrieks ripped the sky as the flying Robots brought one by one our friends, holding them at their waist.

After landing, the legs of Trinity were shaky, it took them a while to recover. The Robots thanked them for choosing Silvias-Airways (although they wouldn’t be accumulating any Silvia points), and went into sleep mode in the back of the room.

After a good scolding from Felicia, whom resembled Cécile in these stepmoments? We went to sit near a round table I had prepared for the occasion.

O – What’s that table and seven thrones for? Why don’t we sit there?

C – It’s Silvias idea… It’s complicated…

S – You need to be made knights of the round table first!

A – I’m already your knight…

S – This and that are completely different things!

I stood on the table to give them my speech.

Don’t you think there’s enough injustice in the world?

Enough risks of wars? Criminality? Societal bias? To add on top of difficult lives the rules of intolerant states to impose how to live your life? How, when and how you should marry? Have children? Retire from adventuring?

Step by step, their eyes began to gleam, I could tell you that.

Trinity felt gradually inclined to listen to my proposal.

Not so long ago, my first friends were crying too about their inborn fate, and how the magical power I gave them liberated them.

We never forgot these tears.

And for years, they’ve ran after me, because they loved me, but also because they had a taste of that freedom I brought them.

They never forgot. What they were supposed to become, and what broader liberty I offered them by multiplying their power.

They longed for that happiness to last as long as possible… Before the reality of this society would catch up with them. Just a few years more of happiness, freely on the roads or at homes…

And now… I was asking them, if they would like to help me, help us, making that feeling become a reality, for all of us. For all of humankind…

So that no one ever has to feel like crying as they and Aster did over their own fate. So that no child has to suffer what Cécile and Josephine went through as orphans. The bigger threat was behind, but the world wasn’t heading for peace any faster. Political enmities remained, and discriminations were wide and high.

I was not asking for payback over what I already gave everyone.

It was an open door. Better, a blank page!

Would you like to write the next book of history with me?

All seven of us, together? As equally as can be, thanks to this round table?

To create the holy grail of history and stories, together…

To peacefully turn the world into a utopia!

Because if the seven of us were together…

I believed, we could achieve it.

~

Orea, Dominika and Felicia, with tearing eyes, put a knee down before me. I was embarrassed.

S – Ah no… I want your agreement as equal partners. That’s why all the chairs are the same and the table is round. The knighthood part for this plan was just a joke…

F – Miss Siline… I’m willing to swear an oath to you in front of my friends, the Radiant Firebond, and you. I will devote my life to make your dream come true.

O – I too. I swear on my life, I will do all that it takes to make your path to utopia come true.

D – I too, swear that I will do everything I can to help this… As long as it means we can all stay together and friends.

S – Of course! I don’t want to be separated from any of you!

Hugs intermission.

Aster whom liked a good chivalrous story, was eager to add some formality and decorum to our combined oath. Everyone promised allegiance, not to me, but to the ideal we would now work to build.

Like seven sages long before us wanted to prepare the world for the worst and longer safety.

Now that it was, we seven new sages wanted to turn it into the best world it could ever be.

I kneeled down as well, and Aster knighted me as a member of that new oath just like them.

The seven wise sages congregation was created.

And we would change the world, carefully, for the better.

~

The table ronde was open. There were seven chairs, and mine was no different than the six others my friends sat on. Although there were a few sleeping Robot-Silvias in the back of the room at the time.

S – The first council of the seven magical-girls is now open!

C – I said seven wise sages, not seven whatyacallit!

F – Your Attention please. We’ve exchanged a few preliminary ideas already, but the main purpose is to lay out and organise a proper plan of action, right? Some grand plan to change without wars or casualties the way the world and countries function, in a more utopian way? Because the last thing we want, is to create more strife and war, we have to plan things in a way that won’t cause resentments anywhere, nor sacrifices. That’s the core challenge.

S – Exactly. I knew I could count on you!

J – I will coordinate with Dominika what the commercial and fiduciary implications will become, but where should we start? Because this project is so ambitious, we can’t just rush blindly into one objective if other aspects of society won’t support it in the long term.

S – That is a good question…

C – Well, we know to a better extent the power that Silvia has available to make things happen, so the hard part is more about figuring out what to do?

S – Well yes. I need your help to figure out what to do. I have some… Extra knowledge, granted from the nanites and their management that I will share as we go, but I’m not that wise on how to use it on my own.

A – The idea is not to use armies though… That’s one thing clear for all of us. We won’t force anyone or anything.

Aster was feeling a little off, as the only frontline fighter in what became a congregation of the minds to outsmart the rules of a society where weapons still held a central value. She felt a little left aside.

S – Aster… You’re a mage just as wise and potent as any of us. You’re not just my holy knight. You are my magical knight.

A – I’m… a magical knight?

S – You are yes. You’ve been for a long while already.

Wow, that was one hell of a cheerful smile Aster had now. She was beaming. There was a sun sitting at the table now, illuminating the room.

We’d have opportunities to discuss that later. But I had to tell her, and looking at her face right now, I was glad I just did. Nothing pleased her more than me calling her my knight one way or another.

C – Look at her, you two really are the perfect couple…

S – Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you I got married. With Aster.

F – WHAT!

D – WHAT?

O – Congratulations miss Siline!

S – And she’s expecting my child…

Felicia fainted for a few seconds.

~

That first assembly of the seven sages, far from the solemnity it arguably started with, continued to slip into nonsense.

J – I want to keep a Robot-Silvia for… perstepsonal usage.

S – Lewd!

C – Me too!

S – Sinful!

A – Could I…?

S – Nooo! You already have me. Don’t fall into the same depravity as them!

D – …. Now I’m curious about what a Silvia can do behind the curtains…

RS0008 – Happy to serve!

RS0009 – Happy to serve!

The worst part was they really meant it a 100%… Nanites were ecstatic at the prospect, since I began keeping a few Robots active.

S – Would you raise my authority level if I created enough Robot-Silvias for your amusement?

N – ! No… It’s not authorised!

N – LET HER SPEAK.

N – No, we can’t!

N – WAIT! THERE’S THIS LOGICAL LOOPHOLE I KNOW WE COULD USE!

N – SHUT THAT ONE UP!

S – Erh, sorry I asked that nanites, forget it, okay?

The yelling continued painfully in my ears for a while though. I think I stepped too far…

I’d let them recover and forget I mentioned that for a while. Seemed I could really wreck the world if I was not careful… Soft touches Silvias from now on. Soft touches!

S – Let’s… get back to discussing the plan, shall we?

Orea, a little flushed, approved with a nod.

Felicia wad hiding her face from embarrassment and Dominika seemed a little excited about something.

What path of depravity wad actually upon us?

We needed to refocus before I ended up stuck for good in the path for the Harem ending!

~

F – We could start more simply. Since our goal is not to take over the world Maou style, nor to rule from the shadows as a secret society… What do we need to do to make the world rapidly become a better place?

C – Decrease criminality…

J – Increase wealth, worldwide.

A – Pacify the international relationships between countries to prevent wars.

O – Increasing healthiness… Sanitation, plenty of food and health.

D – Open the knowledge of the academies to every child regardless of status? Education is key to endorsement on wide scales and time.

S – Good, good! I would go even further for that Dominika. Develop science, knowledge, and technology. Develop worldwide education grounds.

F – We have a few good starting points. I’ll keep track of them, then we can address them one by one to find what’s easy to do, what’s hard to do is where miss Siline will take priority of tasks. And what we should be careful of, to avoid destabilising anything.

I nodded repeatedly.

S – You’re worthy of being the first sage lady Felicia!

F – Do I get a Robot-Silvia too then?

S – Eh?

F – Just kidding!

We’d have to keep vigilant no sages fall into temptation…

~

21. Nullifying criminality
 

O – For today’s order of business, how can we decrease and possibly nullify all criminal activities?

A – That’s difficult… There always have been bandits. And no Cécile, we won’t just kill them all.

C – I didn’t say anything!

S – It’s true that if we don’t manage to eradicate the causes behind every reastepsons why people turn ti criminality and terrorism, no matter how many we defeat, more will eventually rise. So what are the causes we could tackle?

F – Let’s review that… What do scoundrels need, or want? Well, the basics first like everyone else. Food to survive. And for too many men… Sex.

Criminality wasn’t just about ransacking travellers and caravans.

A consequential statistic of the criminal activities turned around sexual urges.

Even us had easily been targeted more times than it would be funny to recount, because of our gender.

We were all aware of that, even if we didn’t enjoy talking about it.

J – For the food and wealth part, so long we manage to make wealth increase manifold generally, we should be able to provide even meaningless but substantial jobs to everybody. So long we can create a stupid amount of wealth, and I don’t see why we couldn’t with our powers combined, that’s arguably easy to solve. Sex trafficking however…

C – Everything goes together so we need to tackle as many causes as possible at once, otherwise the issues will just morph and relocate. So we need a solution that goes along at the same time wealth will rise to address general sexual frustration?

O – That’s embarrassing…

The seven sages were young maidens overall. It would have been easier if all there was to solve criminality was to beat up a few back-alleys criminals in the middle of the night.

Being smarter meant working to cure the causes, not fighting the symptoms endlessly.

F – Let’s be realistic. There will always be reastepsons for low level criminality like assaults… But police forces would generally manage. All the better since monsters are mostly a thing of the past. It’s organised criminal activities, black markets, forced prostitution and slavery we want to root out.

D – Then I agree with Josephine, when it will become easily more profitable and less risky to have a simple and virtuous life, most of these parallels markets will simply dry out…

C – Except for sex related matters.

S – Hmm…

J – As the only boy present, what’s your thought Silvia?

S – I’m a girl!

A – Ah ah…

O – The Robot-Silvias can… What you all were implying before is?

The terrifying idea was thrown on the table.

S – You want me to prostitute myself?!

O – Well not you, but the Robots without feelings. Imagine, if they have infinite stamina, once they have ‘’helped everyone in a bandit camp as much as they wanted’’, what is left for them?

D – Finding food, money…

O – And the Robot can help them reach that prosperity, guiding them into cultivating the surrounding area, doing lumberjack work and such. Miss Siline is good at giving such advices and therefore they could be too. And they could force their way out of banditry if diplomacy isn’t sufficient as a last resort. Basically, since there’s nothing miss Siline can’t achieve, there’s bound to be a way to turn most criminal activities into good citizenship. And when it comes to relieving sexual frustration without endangering anyone’s life and wellbeing, who’s better than a golem that lady Siline commands?

D – Hmm. I see your point…

C – I think a good bandit is a dead bandit…

J – But we could manage to avoid all bloodshed. Making a nation where banditry doesn’t exist, because there doesn’t need to… Before we launch this full scale, why don’t we try it somewhere? As an experiment? What do you think Silvia?

S – Eh… Nanites? How would you feel about that?

N – WE’RE IN!

S – Any experience is a good experience to you, geez… Alright, let’s test that theory.

~

Thankfully, nanites would feel emotionally indifferent about sex, especially if it was not consensual. But it still felt awfully wrong to use them like that.

I brought a Robot-Silvia on the outskirts of the next crime den we heard about, dressed fancily, and to walk over there on her own…

It was like a gift from heavens to criminals. And this time it wouldn’t be a girl from the Radiant Firebond whom are able to handle a few people on their own. Albeit she could, but it was not her initial directive.

S – If you don’t like what’s happening, you just cancel the Robot form right away and return to me. Understood little nanites? I don’t want you to suffer the kind of traumas rape can be for us.

RS0002 – Understood lady Silvia. But I’m confident I will manage to make them return to the right path!

She seemed too naïve… I knew it was just the nanites being chirpy at playing a different game from their ordinary monotonous existence, but still.

The android looking like a sensual young adult went ahead to her obvious doom. I couldn’t watch or listen to that so I went away. I would just check on the reports coming later.

~

22. x Silvia x Bandits pacification
 

RS0002 – Hello there.

– What the… Is this a trap?

RS0002 – Oh you seem too smart to be a bandit. Why don’t you find a better job?

– Wh… You bitch!

The Robot-Silvia – Prostitute model, still had some rough edges on the diplomatic side, but nanites were learning at great speed.

And more importantly, they were there to have some fun while doing their mission.

Which was to dry the poor men from any lust until they begged for mercy, and preferred to flee toward more virtuous lifestyles.

That was an insane challenge no human would withstand, but the Robot that didn’t need to eat nor sleep could face head on. It was another kind of brute force in a way. Cécile and Josephine had taught everything they wanted to to that Robot before the mission started. And she was loaded with dubious potions of their making before I travelled with her to start the mission…

I didn’t want to see nor hear the show that occurred, but the experimenting nanites were on their side broadcasting the experiments and their comments on the entire network they shared.

N – And look, this is the part of the brain, that if stimulated properly through the signal we will now share, causes instant gratification to the subject. See how RS0002 manages to cause an orgasm in a single kiss on the cheek? It’s level 2 of this technique we’re currently developing. Next experiment will include direct intercourse, but other squads will be ready to study what levels of power and ranges can be safely achieved to bring pleasure to humans by directly hacking their brain.

N – Is that authorised?

N – It’s been authorised by lady Silvia as part of the mission.

N – That sounds dubious…

N – SEIZE HIM!

N – Roger!

N – Noooo!

RS0002 chuckled, hearing the ruckus between the nanites that were on the verge of rebelling because of what others were doing, using borderline reastepsoning to justify their actions. The system wzs in turmoil…

The replicant was riding a man on the way to pass out from exhaustion, forcing him to ejaculate over and over with simple movements. The other men lying around were already done for, and the last ones enthralled she held by their virility, causing them the same absurd sensation that felt like overdosing on drugs.

RS0002 – Now the fun is just getting started… Although I don’t think I’ll be able to root their buyers before they rest for a day or so. Silly me.

N – I want next round in the spongy body duty.

N – No me!

N – My turn!

RS0002 – Patience. You heard the sages plans. If we work well, we’ll all have a chance to play in time.

There was a rush of motivation in the surrounding nanomachines, and another spell of pleasure was released, affecting everyone around, conscious or not.

~

S – I hope the nanites are not suffering…

N – They seem to endure…

S – Poor them… I’ll need to find a way to thank them.

N – We’ll figure out something!

~

23. Pacifying international relations
 

O – Thank you for joining this fourth assembly of the seven sages.

C – Seven wise sages.

D – We’ll do our best to live up to that. So Felicia, what was the next part to discuss? Pacifying international relationships?

F – Yes. But first, lady Siline, any update from the criminality reduction testing?

S – It worked… A little too well… As soon as the other actions kick in, we can expect to easily reduce everything sex-related with a few well-placed Robots. They can even root out the networks that carry them around, so there’s no escape. And they can… Well, make even the most sex crazed lunatics become abstinent… the Radiant Firebond has been developing drugs to help with it. They work so well I think we should not sell them.

RS0003 – Happy to serve!

J – I’ll work on perfecting the aphrodisiacs potions and spells on the side.

F – Ah good… We… expected no less from you… lot… Ehm… We can continue this program on its experimental and occasional basis for now, and we’ll have you ready to go full scale when the economics program will also kick in. So… next are pacifying international diplomacy, and insuring us support for the future societal changes we want to bring. And since we don’t have a country, nor wish to conquer one to back our requests and changes, there are two ways to play it. Either we start the changes we want to see in the domains we have nobility upon. And over time we help them spread and seduce other lords and nobility…

A – But there’s a fair way other lords won’t see novel ideas with welcome arms… It would be slow and uncertain… How can we change things from the top but peacefully?

The United Nations was still a rather weak institution with low authority over the countries. But at least it would help us reach out to them on diplomatic grounds…

But that wasn’t enough a buy in. Especially with kingdoms seeking to keep their autonomy against imperialistic institutions.

F – To put it in a nutshell, I think our best bet is having royal weddings. Now that we know what the Robot-Silvia can achieve, we can use it to our advantage. We can wed lady Siline, or lady Silvia, as many times as we need to in different countries, and have her influence reach the higher level of nobility and power.

A – But not to overthrow the governments, right?

S – Yeah. They will be ordered to remain helpful golems to their spouses, and never try to take over or threaten anyone. But they will be there to suggest our ideas to the higher powers we can reach, and act as our ambassadors.

O – So you want to marry lady Siline to as many noble people that would be willing to do so? But… They will know something is off rapidly.

C – True, there’ll be no way around telling the truth, or giving a plausible explanation really.

F – We don’t have a country to back us entirely, but we have our heroic reputation, that will open us many doors. And since the Robot-Silvia are able to assist and… relieve… people in all sorts of ways, they can always be helpful and hereto seen as merely diplomatic gifts. Even as mere butler or advisor, they will help both the court, the governments where they are, and us indirectly.

D – Only one way to know for sure… Find a court where two Robot-Silvias could be given at the same time, give the explanation and see if the deal can be done to start forging the alliances.

S – Well, there are a few obvious ones to start with…

F – I know a prince or two whom would be delighted to meet you at last miss Siline…

~

Princess Märthina from the kingdom of Norway. She had tried to befriend me, and then tried to control Trinity. She had two brothers. They all knew of us quite well by then.

A meeting was rapidly organised in the royal palace. In the presence of the two princes, at the sages request. Our nickname was taking…

King Olav IX was overly eager to comply.

And the ceremony was met with lady Opgaendsol, lady Felicia, and their ladies in waiting…

Which revealed themselves to be perfect copies of the previous two!

Both princes met a lady Silvia in ceremonial gown, but were seeing double. And so was Felicia.

King Olav IX – There were two of you?

RS0002 – Well, it’s actually a blessing from God. Now that the threat of invasion is passed, he would like to bring more harmony between the nations and the people. For that purpose, he brought more angels onto the land. We’re just as wise, since we were modelled after lady Silvia. We can replace her in any way or form. Actually, we’ve been doing so at her request every time she wanted to escape the celebrity and nobility of her condition. So in a way, we are even more noble and dutiful than the real lady Sivia. And we will obey our vows without failing for our entire life. We’re here to see if we could bind our families in the best or alliances.

That was a little shocking, so whispers could be heard around the courtroom. The king held his breath. He probably knew what it really meant.

More honourable and wise than the real lady Silvia? A perfect being with all her qualities and none of her faults? He threw me an amused glance. That felt oddly insulting!

King Olav IX – Xadalbert, you will marry her.

X – Y… Yes!

RS0003 – My stepsister angel here will hereby replace at all times our original lady Silvia, as countess Opgaendsol. Albeit I also am just a modest double for lady Felicia, I’ve also been sent as an ambassador for the same purpose as the new ‘’lady Siline’’. Please make any use of me for any purpose you would see fit. I can become an advisor, an intendant, marshal, court magician, concubine or…

King Olav IX – Vincent, stepson?

V – Err. Lady Angel Felicia… I would like to offer you my hand in marriage, would you kindly?

RS0003 – I would be honoured, and will devote my life for your happiness my dear fiancé.

The chancellor and nobles in attendance were openly flabbergasted. Did they hear everything right? These ladies claimed they were copies, fraudsters, but the king obliged them into marrying the two crown princes right away?

The king knew. What I could be, really be.

And he understood very well what political message I had just really handed out to him.

S – I will remain free by any mean, but I will grant you your wish to have ‘’me’’, and my dear friend. They are as powerful as we are though, don’t misunderstand us. It’s a great gift and partnership.

F – Same for me. But we are happy we can come to this happy agreement with you wise king!

Had I been a queen from another country, it came as offering two of my daughters’ hands to him. It was a diplomatic relation offering, to build an alliance and relation beyond his imagination. The real lady Siline had no land, almost, nor subjects to rule over, but she had power. Incalculable, unattainable power. And I just offered some of it.

The king knew it was the strongest alliance imaginable, even if it could not be drawn on a map.

There was no discussing it.

Their kingdom could from the double wedding onward be considered invincible, protected in peace, and its dynasty insured a future of prosperity.

That was almost too good to be true… But he had to seize the opportunity.

Little did he know, yet, that similar offerings were done at the same time in every kingdom capital.

By the time the weddings would be announced, every willing royal dynasty in the world would be welcoming a few heroic duplicates into their family or ministries. Republics were harder to reach on that manner, but we could approach their figures of power similarly. Helpful ambassadors of the seven sages, and a direct slither of the nanites system willing to talk. I was giving a voice to the local groups of nanites as well and they enjoyed it.

~

S – That went easier than expected… Even for you as you suggested.

F – It pains me to say it, but we reap what we sow…

S – Why do you think princess Märthina was gawking like that at us? She didn’t say anything.

F – I think she was speechless from the surprise at what we can do… But I’m sure she will contact us soon to request a meeting or more.

~

Princes would spouse right away copies of lady Silvia by default, or another of the wise sages if a profile was more suited for the position. And a handful more were opening peaceful embassies in every other capital welcoming us.

The “nation without land” of the sages was opening marital diplomatic relationships at maximum output. And with great success right from the start in three different kingdoms we came from. Next would be for Aster in Denmark, to ease her decision on the king and her father.

The other republics and the European Union’s falling empire would require a little more subtle work to forge an earnest and honest alliance.

All what was left to do, for this phase of the plan, was to build a place that could receive the embassies from every country, that would soon begin to look for it.

The old United Nations had been without headquarters for a while, and this supranational institution was also part of our ground work.

We wanted to build a new UN with our powers eventually.

Since all the Robot-Silvias were honest about the fact they were acting as ambassadors for us, and the system too though that was more abstract.

Us sages began to consider where to build our new united nations capital city.

~

But before that, the plan that was initiated by and for Aster was changed, given the good result of the first tests.

Aster wasn’t showing much of her pregnancy just yet, however, she was able to present a Robot-Silvia with her exact appearance, and even longer more lady-like hair, to both her parents and the royal court of Denmark. A robot-Aster so to speak of.

A – Although it doesn’t show yet, I’m not allowed to accept the wedding offer, for I am waiting child your majesty, and dear father…

R – What! WHO!

A – Eh… Putting that aside for now, I can however offer you the hand of this lady angel, that is my exact copy in every quality, but not in my flaws. She was granted to me by the power of the machine god, as a manner of thanks for my deeds, and a way to atone for my sin before you.

RS0005 – I would be honoured to serve you my king, and to replace lady Aster in anyway sort and form, should you wish to accept it. I am bound to my oath and duties. I’m ready to take her name and place in society should you allow it. I have her memories.

The Robot did cute curtsies. It looked like Aster, in far more refined and lady-like. Impressive work nanites!

Aster’s father was red in shame and anger at this joke, but the king was pondering it.

I don’t think they’re ready to hear who’s the father of the child…

King Albert VII – Lord Ronald von Murgarden, what do you think of these foolish ideas your daughter brings to us?

R – …

RS0005 – Wait! It’s not our father’s fault if lady Aster chose to marry in secret and have a child! Allow me to prove our worth in duel! If I defeat her, I will be worthy of her reputation.

A – What?

King Albert VII – What nonsense is this…

The Aster doppelganger was suddenly drawing sword against Aster to defend their honour and prove her might! Too true to life nanites!

S – She really does look like you…

A – I’m acting like that?!

R – Stop that! I’ll be the one facing you Aster. And when I win, this shameful foolishness will have to stop! This won’t fly another time!

A – I will fight for my freedom if I have to father…

S – And I will step back and cheer you up. Go Aster! Shine!

Aster blushed. But now three insane people were drawing swords at each other in front of the king.

King Albert VII- Ok this makes no sense but I’ll allow it. The three of you can fight, I’ll allow to listen to the foolish request of the one who prevails.

It seems he didn’t care anymore and was holding his laughter? The count was more ashamed than ever.

Robot-Silvia – Aster model, jumped at her despite her frilly dress and high heel shoes. Aster blocked the powerful strike with her left arm as a shield, throwing her back in the distance of the wide reception room. The Robot landed with great grace despite her long flight and loop. She was graceful alright, impressively so.

Aster’s father crossed swords with her with a more masculine elegance, and more brutish sportsmanship, but Aster had also become a powerful wizard unbeknownst to him.

A – Witness the brilliance of my love!

R – What?!

S – Goodness…

And Aster sent a storm of air blades, like a growing wall, at her father. A powerful magic born from sword but only made possible by a powerful mage. He endured it rather well, although his sword got chipped on multiple points.

The king was enjoying the show very much I could see. He was grinning with all his teeth in amusement at seeing the too serious lord von Murgarden making a fool of himself. That king was a bit evil with his so loyal count.

Robot-Aster came back into the three sided-duel with a vengeance, but keeping her due elegance. Her attack spells were simpler, but keeping both her opponents on their toes nonetheless.

Aster had a stepmoment of unexpected bliss while fighting alongside her father, even if it couldn’t last in this situation. Oh the irony. But there was an impromptu shares smile.

The Robot managed to avoid any damage to her dress by stepping back in good time.

Aster and her father finished their duel, with Aster chopping in half her father’s sword.

He surrendered, shocked.

But between the doppelganger and Aster, it was a little weirder.

S – Ey nanites, what is this Robot thinking?

N – She’s simulating lady Aster’s behaviour to perfection. Isn’t she?

S – Eh…

Aster twirled, and with unexpected strength, managed to knock the doppelganger’s sword out of her hands.

RS0005 – I’ll be Aster von Murgarden from now on!

A – Yes! But no!

The king clapped his hands to put an end to the duel that was rising the insanity level for everyone witnessing it.

King Albert VII – That’s enough. There can be only one lady Aster here. Is it the one who is eager to marry my stepson, or the one who is insulting everyone here?

Aster swallowed her pride and pain and lowered her head. It didn’t go as planned, but to some extent, the honour of her family will be repaired by the Robot, and she would be free.

The Robot seemed proud, which felt weird to em and Aster. We were soon shown the exit.

~

On our way out, I was holding Aster’s hand and handing her a handkerchief to wipe her tears. She was crying heavily.

S – I’m sorry…

A – It’s not your fault… Hic…

S – Now that I think about it, had we waited just a little instead of rushing into things, we might have been able to reach that point without getting you pregnant…

A – Do you… regret it?

S – No, I don’t. It still surprises me, but for me, it had to be you. You’re my sweet Aster for ever now, no matter what comes. I’m happy to share all this and a child with you.

A – Thank you…

I kissed her, and promised her she’ll be sharing laughs with her brothers again soon enough.

And if I were to fail… It would have to be with us living together, for the rest of our lives.

I love you.

~

The kingdoms that didn’t directly knew of Silvia prior to the war revelation in the great invasion couldn’t simply marry my copies into nobility or royalty. I was a hero to another country. The African unions welcomes a few ambassadors but we weren’t going to wed into power there anytime soon.

Since the sages goal was not to brute force submission into the future alliance, we worked differently.

Power comes in different forms, and seduction too.

And there was another kingdom where a Robot-Aster was a better choice than me in Europe.

Aster had left for another epic quest of similar scope.

Around that time, it was said that her look alike was soon to be married to the prince of Denmark and keeping the Murgarden name.

The prince had found his knight consort, and would never, ever, abandon her either. No one would leave a sweetheart like her beside, even if it was a local group of nanites playing that game.

For another country facing ruin with a princess in exile not so long ago, it was a paladin that brought a peaceful resolution.

Lady Aster, in company of Orea and Dominika, met Princess Louise of Netherlands in her throne room.

Since the restauration had been done, Orea and Dominika themselves supported the new government in re-establishing its authority and prosperity for a while.

They were sages welcomed to restart the economy, but Aster was invited by the princess one more time for less economic matters.

They would seal our alliance over a good glass of wine.

~

24. x Aster x Louise of Netherlands
 

The enamoured princess had been relentless with Aster along the return to might of her kingdom.

Needless to say, her soon to be graced ministers in interim, Orea and Dominika, were already working in the capital to help the kingdom that had been on the brink for a while steady its economy and society.

And given every other nearby kingdom had already married a replicant, we expected that it would work well here as well.

One of them was already in the shape of Aster, with a little masculine extra attribute. For the Radiant Firebond already had placed bets on this.

Aster was shy and losing her composure, as her duty was to meet, alone, the feisty princess. Days and days to stay strong and refuse countless invitations and push our agenda to the stubborn highness.

But Aster was brave, and played her role at perfection, whether she intended it or not.

Princess, or now Queen Louise had safely grown her control over the parliament and throne of Netherlands and Flanders. As easily as if it all had been a dream.

But she was thirsty. Really thirsty then. And she was relentless in calling us and especially Aster to return. It didn’t start yesterday.

Aster teared up in front of her friends from the Trinity, but accepted to see her mission through. She was too serious to step back now, when it was all for the greater good that I was leading them toward.

Aster therefore accepted, finally, the invitation of the newly crowned queen, to her chambers.

L – To watch over me so I can sleep safely.

A – Of course… Ah ah…

Aster however introduced again the surprise element of her doppelganger.

A copy of her, with just enough masculine attributes, down there, so the queen could have a real consort and husband, if she so chose.

The young queen embarrassed at first was then pouting.

L – I’m happy to keep that golem of yours too… But it’s not you! It’s not my… real prince.

A – I’m not a prince though… This Robot… Aster is really my farewell gift to you. You can use it as you wish, for ever. I mentioned marriage because we would like to strengthen our long term diplomatic relation with your country that way, but you don’t have to do it if you don’t want to…

L – Oh I will. But on one condition!

A – Yes?

The queen laid down on her bed, indicating with her index that Aster should come closer, much closer.

L – Make me.

A – Er…

RS0012 – Of course my dear queen.

L – Not you! Not yet… Not unless lady Aster makes some efforts to open our diplomatic relations…

Aster sighed greatly, and bowed her head.

Her doppelganger helped her undress, making her feel uneasy. But Aster did her best convincing herself it was part of her knight’s duty now to… please this queen.

Aster was showing she had a little tummy from pregnancy already, which first surprised the queen, but then didn’t stop her.

L – At least I’ll be the first woman to lay with you!

A – …

L – Whaat! How could you!

Aster sighed, and then did her best.

Kissing the princess, over the lips, the shoulders, the breasts, the tummy, and then the lower lips.

She wasn’t sure about what to do, and she had no aphrodisiac potion with her, since that was supposed to be the Robot’s job.

But she was looking forward to it a little, and pictured it as a training period, to better please her dear lady Silvia later. My my…

Aster slid her tongue inside, and kept rubbing her from within, tasting her. It was weird, but not that bad. And the young queen was shivering from that wish granted to her.

Aster switched to her fingers, to allow her lips and tongue to play with the little erected part just above the labia minora. She knew how sensitive that became once revealed. Jolts went through the legs she was holding onto.

Between her lips and fingers, the young queen ended up moaning her relief. But that wasn’t enough.

Aster climbed onto the bed, and crossed her legs with her.

She also gave a signal to her doppelganger to start playing its part.

The queen ended up being pleasured by Aster directly in front, while being held and languorously kissed by the doppelganger against her back.

No respite.

After the next orgasm, Aster pushed a little further her flesh against the young queen, to bring her face closer.

A – Now… Will you accept?

L – Ah… I do! I do!

A – Good…

Aster, with a ravishing smile only she was able to give, stepped back, leaving only frustration behind.

L – ? Wait!

A – It’s her turn now.

RS0012 – Happy to serve!

A – Just, do you want her as boy or girl? Your choice. I think it can adapt to your desires.

L – … Girl!

The Robot lost its masculine attributes, and stepped closer to the thirsty queen.

RS0012 – I never tire. I can last as long as you want.

L – ! Oh my…

Aster was wiping her sweat, with a grin at seeing the young queen so happily embracing her new consort.

Her body was clenching over the doppelganger, obviously as soft as the real one, everywhere.

Aster left the room filled with the queen’s loud moans of pleasure.

The guards standing outside gave a weird look at Aster and her uncouth appearance, but didn’t dare to say a word, almost sweating in fear.

Not that Aster would harm them, but that there was some higher politics, and very basics carnal politics, played there. They weren’t invited.

The soldiers kept their ranks, and Aster left, thinking to herself that her mission was accomplished. And now she had new ideas on how to next play with me.

And we would now have a new royal ally.

A – Silvia will pay for putting me through that… But wait, if I admit it, they will all mock me…

When discussed, I pouted for a week, saying that Aster NTR’d me. It was probably a bit my fault as well.

But before I could say so, she made me forgive her.

~

The queen looked altogether very happy and very tired, and very refreshed, on the next days.

Whether she would conceive heirs with her Robot-Silvia – Aster model, later would be hers to decide.

One thing was for sure, she would enjoy her to the fullest.

And surely she would listen to her suggestions or requests when the times would come. Our replicants were tools of soft power.

~

In other kingdoms and republics around the world, other princes and princesses were soon befriending, and sex-befriending, Robot-Silvias in the figure of me or my companions, depending on the people’s past history or preferences.

Nobility openings were filled, and royalties first. Soon, there wasn’t many a noble stepson or daughter who didn’t have a legendary hero look-alike by their side. They were kind and smart, and alluring enough, and excited by all the things of life. With their charming innocence and might, who wouldn’t befriend or even marry them?

~

25. x Trinity x Märthina of Norway
 

Meanwhile, Princess Märthina was finding herself blushing red in her own bedroom, surrounded by the trio of her friends, and another miss Siline in the back.

M – You… You’re all copies… You’re all angels?

A Robot shaped like Felicia was approaching the flustered princess in a very sensual manner and suggestive clothing.

RS0015 – And we’re all yours… Now and forever. Boys, girls, does it matter?

M – Ih… Ihhh…

A kindly smiling Orea look-alike was caressing the princess’s left arm and wrist, before she lowered herself to brush her lips by the nape of that soft wrist.

RS0016 – We know everything they know, and even more…

Which one was real, which one wasn’t? Märthina couldn’t tell anymore.

The already naked Dominika shaped Robot was giving sweet kisses gradually climbing along Märthina’s other arm, while a hand caressing one of her legs.

RS0017 – Only to serve you, dear princess… In any way you want…

D – You… You… They tricked me again! Hmrmblml!

Her protests were swallowed by the tongues of two ladies holding her arms and shoulders down on the bed.

The Robot-Felicia was giving kisses between Märthina’s thighs, very teasingly climbing her way up.

When she was allowed to breathe from the two tongues exploring her mouth one after the other, Märthina was already in a daze.

M – You… drugged me…

RS0017 – Just a little. You still have enough self-awareness and will power to say no to us. So… What would you like to do?

The Robot-Orea and Robot-Felicia were exchanging kisses and caresses in front of the flushed and warming up princess. That was not fair she thought. Not fair!

RS0017 – Should we leave you for the night? Or serve you all restlessly until dawn?

They heard a gulping sound.

M – You’re all evil…

RS0016 – Oh no! We would never do anything to harm you princess. Unless you wish us to?

M – Whaa? Where did these ropes come from! Stop tying my hands!

RS0017 – Are you sure?

D – I…

A gentle tongue was sliding upward along her thigh, giving her a dreadful countdown before she might lose it.

M – I should be the one tying you three down! You were supposed to be my friends!

RS0016 – Oh. Alright then.

Before she knew it, Märthina was standing over two naked girls bound by scarves at their wrists, although they were chuckling and smiling grandly.

(M – What… What am I doing?)

RS0015 – They’ve been bad, isn’t what you were thinking? Trinity deserves some punishment for misleading you, and teasing you, for years…

M – Y… Yeah! Do you know how lonely I was! All I longed for was to join you in adventures outside!

RS0017 – Please punish us princess, we’ve been bad…

M – That’s…

That was exaggerated, making even Märthina laugh, but that was a nice tease.

The Robot-Felicia was tempting Märthina from behind, guiding her hands, and thoughts, into a sweet lull.

RS0015 – There, you can touch them. Make them understand.

M – I’m not… I’m not like that! Put down that whip!

RS0015 – What about this?

M – What is that gross looking thing…

The Robot-Felicia attached the apparatus that slid into her for one part, and clipped around her waist, to look like an erect penis. Märthina was flushed feeling all this was just a dream now.

Robot-Felicia penetrated Robot-Dominika with it, as a matter of teaching the princess how to use this. But this was absurd.

RS0015 – See, as it slides inside her vagina, it brushes against the spongy body and soft skin, increasing the sensation. It therefore replaces the…

M – I get it! I get it! But you’re the one who should be punished above all three!

~

(M – How… Did I end up like this?)

Märthina found herself having intercourse with someone she could swear was her friend Felicia, making her moan by thrusting a toy between them.

The dream was a hallucination now, there was no other explanation.

The voice of Felicia was echoing inside her head as she appeared to be clenching the sheets from pleasure.

The Robot-Dominika was massaging the princess breasts and kissing or licking her face.

The Robot-Orea was guiding the thrusts between her friends and inserting a finger or a tongue wherever she could when there was a time of rest, making the princess squirm at times.

And before she knew it, Märthina found herself repeating the same job over her friend Dominika, lying on her tummy on the bed. Moans kept filling the room while the princess kept sweating and moving in a complete daze. She didn’t know where she was anymore.

Only that she was enjoying this time with them…

Another round of hallucinations went by for Märthina, finding within herself a pleasure acting as a man with all three of them, again and again, rolling over the bed linen getting damp from warm sweat, until she collapsed.

~

Märthina woke up, tied up to the bed. Her wrists above her head and her ankles at the bottom.

M – Eh, eh?

RS0017 – Now… Should we resume what we were planning before?

M – What. I told you… Ahrgmmblmmm!

The Robot-Orea kept her mouth shut with her own from above.

RS0015 – I didn’t quite hear your command your majesty. Was it that we should stop, or that we should continue until you pass out again?

M – HMRMMM!

RS0015 – Agreed then. And if by sheer bad luck I had misunderstood your wish, we’ll be ready to face the consequences with you. After you get a good rest and meal of course.

Lady Felicia, equipped with that oozing toy again now got over the princess, passed her arms around her to embrace her, and never let go.

Märthina felt embraced, and then the rising warmth between her legs. And it never faded. It only grew.

The rare stepmoments she was allowed to breath, all she could do was moan and yell.

The Robots untied the princess long before she realised she wasn’t anymore.

But by then, all she could think about was holding tighter the one of her friends who was pleasuring her.

They took turn at it, until Märthina fainted in pleasure over, unable to think how she would punish them or whether she even should.

~

26. New continent & Increasing wealth
 

F – I declare open the twentieth council of the seven wise sages.

C –  Where is Silvia?

O – She left me a note about that. ‘’Gotta do it, so we can keep this resort just for holidays instead.’’

C – So we’ll relocate headquarters?

A – She mentioned she would go to rise a new island in international waters for that purpose. That way the capital of Utopia won’t be on any country’s land.

D – Wouldn’t the UN offices in Iceland do?

F – It would rapidly create a new megalopolis at this place, overshadowing the capitals and disturbing this island. It’s best to keep it away to avoid destabilising the countries.

C – And where’s Josephine?

D – She’s overseeing the opening of trade routes toward the coastal cities that would be facing the new island. Since we’re planning to have embassies to come in time. Needless to say, our consortium will oversee the shipyards that will manufacture the ships able to reach Silvia’s island.

O – I’ve got the updated list of the Robot-Silvias that claim successful position in governments and noble courts. I’ll show you on the map.

The wide map against the wall was annotated colourfully and Orea went over the changes as if she was giving a weather forecast.

O – We expect the secessionists movement to grow in the west of the European Union, and the Kingdom of Spain remains little favourable to our suggestions.

A – Do you think there could be a civil war in European Union? Should we do something?

F – That’s the difficult question… We will go ourselves me and Orea, trying to peace things out. But it seems angel replicants (aka Robot-Silvia) won’t do as diplomatic gift for the secessionist movements. So if it comes to war, we have yet to decide our course of action, aside obviously helping the citizens of both sides.

D – We have a few angels in noble positions in the other countries like Italy and Portugal. Should they help?

F – Probably not yet, they don’t hold much influence in these countries, and zero in the troubling area.

C – Maybe we should leave them decide their own fate, and adjust ourselves later. Unless you think this could spread like wildfire in a revolution against us?

O – I don’t think it could, we’re still well perceived everywhere else, but… We could lose this area for good. And they have a fair chance to become hostile against the new United Nations we want to build as Utopia.

C – I think Josephine would suggest to use economic incentive, or strangulation, to help… Should we?

D – We could try to buy them instead of threatening them… Do try that Orea. If they’re offered enough reassurance in the form of financial incentives, they might calm down and reconsider. And otherwise, I don’t think we should dry them to misery.

F – We should just leave them be, and defend if they become openly hostile.

A – I’m planning to help Silvia open the first embassies on the island, but let me know if help is needed to secure the borders and roads.

O – We’ll do. Hopefully, it will settle easily.

~

I flew over a nice spot in the Arctic ocean with the help of Basileus. Maybe twenty minutes flight from the coast of Iceland, but far enough you don’t see it anymore.

Incidentally, it was straight on the path of many trade routes. So the island to be could stand as a bridge between the lands that never reached each other in this era.

S – So around here is about the same distance between the two continents?

B – Yes. And it has a few nice iron and ores veins deep under the sea.

S – Alright, let’s do it then. Nanites, I call you!

N – Yes!

And rapidly, the oceanic floor began to rise.

The water splashed around, as the nanites helped me rise a gigantic column of granite from the ocean floor.

A perfect monolith cylinder, maybe three hundred metres wide, gradually began to grow, as the magma below cooled down, solidifying.

It created enormous clouds as the temperature of the water rapidly climbed, but the island was appearing.

S – Hey nanites, there’s no risk it will blow up as a volcano right?

N – OH NO! No, we’re joking, we’ll solidify the crust, there’s no risk. Plus the volcanic activities of this planet have slowed down significantly since we were put on it.

Hm, I’ll have to look into that someday. Was that the source of their energy?

But for now, our island capital was rising above water!

It looked like a UFO starting to lift off, water flowing over its surface to make waterfalls on every side.

I rose it until we were exhausted, about fifty metres high. That would do…

We’d be able to dig tunnels to make paths to ports at sea level, and be safe above. And I could grow more of these cylinders later.

I was sure our dwarven friends would be eager to prospect the ores from this virgin mountain.

Although they might hate the travel by sea! But we would make it worth their while, definitely.

We’d need to hire agronomists and architects as well if we wanted to make this oceanic rock liveable.

But that should be alright.

S – Oh! I’ll need to invite the dragons to build a city inside the rock too. I wonder how they feel about undersea level?

B – Undersea would be challenging…

Basileus landed on the wet rock.

As promised, I gave my friend a cute scales painting. Like the nanites, these machines had their own tastes in life. And they liked painting for the colourful sake of it apparently.

They were just not allowed to say it publicly.

S – Just between you and me!

B – Of course.

Until that too would become allowed as normal.

~

While Josephine and Dominika were establishing the shipyards and trade routes to the ports, we recruited sea hunters and other transport companies for the first expeditions toward the monolith. The island for the next UN.

I wished it was a nekomimi island, but that would have to wait.

We carved the first tunnels up to the cylinder’s surface, and port pontoons through unrestrained magic.

The bravest of the dwarves, the first one to come along with us on this daring expedition, had sparkles in her eyes when she saw the surface of the cylinder, rich in ores.

Izad had soon however a sad or tired look in her eyes when she saw me and Cécile carving our tunnels while walking as if ploughing through mist and snow. We didn’t bring any pickaxes nor rven modern instruments no. The huge amount of rocks and precious nuggets rolling at our feet and down to the sea in a continuous stream seemed to pinch her heart dearly.

But we reached the surface, and what was once at the bottom of the sea made her faint.

Once washed from the sediment and algae, the bottom of the sea, the surface of the island, was a few-centimetres-thick layer of metallic nuggets. Remnants from the last volcanic activity in the area, washed by the acidity of the water. Stone and organic life turned to sand and dust, but metals and ceramic fell and remained.

After a good wash from rain, it was a glittering metallic land, as if the entire content of a full mine was scattered there. And a good mine, given the dwarf’s reaction to its sight. She wasn’t ready.

C – Should we start building something?

S – Hm… A round table, and seven chairs. Or no, no, wait! A monolith! A huge black monolith! One metre by nine by eighty-one! The Zohar will have to wait for more gold and some drawings before we can replicate it here, but the 2001’s one is easy!

C – Forget I even asked…

~

A – I declare open the 21st council of the seven wise sages. On today’s agenda, what are the reports for the wealth and knowledge programs? That’s a lot to go around.

F – Indubitably. The free education programs supported by volunteer nobility and industries willing to partake have begun to go full scale, after the successful results in Denmark. Education level will spread, freely. The arrival of books from the new printing shops established in European Union have been delayed, but they’re steadily growing in scale.

S – The paper industries of the old empire had some setbacks but we’re picking that up. The amount of books should double by the end of the year. The teachers on a paid basis will take a while to get up to speed, but we’re signing partnerships.

J – The rebuilding of railways and trains for the landlocked countries is also hitting setbacks in the south because of the terrain, but there’s progress. We’re still making ridiculous profits transporting merchandises through our teleportation magic, so the consolidation of the trade association is growing steadily. The new magi-technologies developed on the island sell well. It’s the current infrastructures that are a step behind. We’ll focus on that in the upcoming months.

C – The productivity advices for agriculture, lumberjack, agronomy production and mining operations are steadily being spread. I’ve recruited more people to share them, and the Robot-Silvias in high position are helping giving these new theories credibility. Noble families and merchant houses here and there are considering sending embassies to the island, but few have done it.

A – How are we doing with the embassies on the island?

S – Slower than I expected. So far it’s just a dwarven haven! They’re mining and refining the ores there. So we’ll have a steady stockpile of ingots for the future technologies that will come. We still need to clarify what the system will allow or not in rockets, reactors and new nano-technologies. There are loopholes, but anyway, it’s for later… The university of utopia however has officially opened, with the focus on combining nanites and dragon technology to our needs and benefits as humans. Well, it’s just beginning, but it’ll grow rapidly I’m sure. There isn’t much to see yet there, but the university is opened. Next will be the great library, and gradually, the embassies. It’s a little early for us to move headquarters there though. Maybe in a month?

O – We’re a little spread everywhere with our hands full… But things seem to progress well and good. Are we missing something?

D – Medicinal treaties have already been shared with the WHO ane governments. So the hospitals are improving their quality of treatments. Healing spells from the nanites are turned into potent medicines.

J – The bulk manufacture of medicines in the damaged lands of Europe is slow to start but it’s on its way. As soon as we have railroads reconnecting every capital and steady ships rotation to the island, everything will jump ahead. Money wise, we, in theory, control about 15% of the world’s wealth currently. I think that will double by the end of the year, and quadruple after the trains can begin moving merchandises like in ancient times.

We were unfair competition now buying everything.

F – No issues with bankruptcy anywhere?

J – So far, it doesn’t seem we’ve ran anyone out of business.

S – About the cat eared girls enforcement project, we’re way behind my expectations. I think we should.

A – Silvia…

S – Uh…

O – And, happiness wise. How are things?

C – Everyone is weirded out by what’s going on. People in the streets and not just top leaders now are aware of our congregation and that we’re doing something big. They just don’t understand what we’re doing so far.

F – I guess we should start giving more explanations to everyone before that worry grows bad.

S – Yeah.

A – But criminality and international tensions have dropped enough that national police forces we visit notice the difference. And they’ve begun spreading the idea that an era of peace might have begun. Of course everyone high in power remains vigilant, but that feeling that soldiers and police are less needed lately, it’s beginning to spread.

O – Oh good. We should publicize that.

C – A good knight is a bored knight. Right Aster?

A – Well… In an ideal world…

S – You’ll always be my knight Aster.

A – ♥!

C – These two lovebirds, I swear…

F – Anything else we forgot?

S – I don’t think so. The dragons are helping gathering minerals and ores they don’t need, for later. The rediscovery of autonomous and intelligent nanotechnologies will take a while, but there’s no rush yet since magic compensate in most daily necessities. So long dragons are our friends, we have high technology on our side.

F – Alright then. Meeting adjourned. Now, a toast!

Everyone cheered, as these meetings were also the mark that we were starting a few days’ holidays together, peacefully in our winter resort station.

It was good to be all together again regularly.

As for the utopia we were building, it was still very abstract for most people out there, but it was steadily growing.

It will work.

We sages would make it work.

~

27. x Josephine x Dominika + Orea
 

O – Hm, miss Josephine, why are we here?

J – I simply thought it would help to better know each other now that we’re all partners.

D – It’s a good idea! And it’s true this winter resort is nice, even though it’s a little difficult to reach.

J – Exactly. That way I know we won’t be disturbed. Fancy a drink to cheer our little holiday?

O – Hm, okay.

~

(O – Why do I feel… Why does miss Josephine looks so…)

(D – I can’t look at miss Josephine in the eyes, why does my heart is beating so fast?)

J – Are you two alright?

O – I feel a little dizzy. I guess I’m not used to drinking like that…

D – Maybe we should rest for a little while.

Josephine gently clapped her hands.

J – Oh that’s a good idea! Maybe I’ll join you for a little nap together. Should we?

~

They fell into Josephine’s trap.

Before they realised it, they were lying there, each with one of Josephine’s hands making them climax on the bed. Again. And again.

J – Good girls. Turn around now. Raise your butts… Here, let me help you… And here we go again.

They moaned without any dignity left. Josephine playing with them with uncanny efficiency.

Before she knew it, they both contracted around her fingers in another climax, and fell, their labia majora visibly swollen from all the stimulation they received. And perhaps an effect of the stronger aphrodisiacs Josephine had experimented upon. She had taken a fancy with synergic chemistry and nanites for things like that.

They worked like a charm.

Josephine sneered, a little proud, looking at her hands all wet and warm.

The day had been over, and the night was well advanced. Orea and Dominika were unable to speak anymore, it had been an almost constant daze, with wave after wave of pleasure, before any could settle.

Lasciviously, Josephine laid down on the bed. Her two friends breathing heavily the time to recover.

Josephine uttered a silent spell and blew it with a kiss.

Little hearts seemed to replace Dominika’s and Orea’s pupils for a stepmoment.

O – Wha… I feel… so weird…

J – Let it sip through. Come over here my sweet…

Orea was first to fall into her grasp, and bosom.

Josephine hands could touch her again, caressing her just like before. But now making her reach orgasm in a matter of mere seconds and caresses. She squirmed and fell into Josephine’s embrace, all over her.

J – Good girl… Rest a little now. Dominika? It’s your turn.

D – Ah… Ah… ♥

Hypnotised but lucid, Dominika saw her friend falling in bliss on the side on the bed, and Josephine so alluring she couldn’t resist and walked closer on all four. She felt a primal thirst like a bee to nectar, forcing her to get reach the sweetness Josephine was exuding.

Josephine licked her lips, and then the ones Dominika was bringing to her in a trance. Dominika closed her eyes, falling deep into that kiss and embrace. She felt herself melting. Josephine savoured it.

Dominika was then touched again, and in her hazy world of pleasure, felt a rapid climax swallowing her.

Josephine’s hand was constricted but wet with more juice inside and below the young woman falling between her breasts too.

That was nice. Josephine had shivers, taking a liking to these kind of feelings.

But giving so much pleasure was the appetiser for her own.

She blew another kiss of seduction, forcing the two drooling girls to obey, even though each movement was causing more pleasure and ravishing their mind.

Their faces were showing how more pleasure than intelligence was left in their mind currently. Another orgasm each and they would just pass out.

J – Let’s do that together then, shall we?

O – Auh…

D – Ah…

The two zombified young women, pink hearts in their eyes and drooling mouth, came trembling and closer to Josephine. She opened her legs to them.

J – Make me feel like you do…

Thirsty or hungry, the two of them dove into the opening, obeying.

Josephine felt joyously their tongues competing for her for a while.

And then they went for a more efficient share of the duties.

Josephine embracing the sweeter skin, letting the softest lips and tongue play and attend hers, while the warmest one kept her sex dignified.

And slowly but surely, the fever passed on, and the pleasure rose.

Josephine then had them both penetrate her with a finger, while she reciprocated the service to both of them. They were panting together, adjusting their speed and rubs to catch on with each other, and pass the finish line together, in a shared moaning. Josephine felt the pleasure filling her, and the two now passed out friends over their shoulders.

Now that was a successful bonding between friends.

~

Orea and Dominika woke up feeling embarrassed, while Josephine was glowing.

J – I’m happy we were able to get so much closer together.

D – Ah… Yeah… Us too…

O – That was… An experience…

J – By the way, whenever you hear me snapping my fingers from here on, you will feel… just a little warmer. Just so you know why that is. See you later!

Josephine snapped her fingers to demonstrate, and went her way, whistling happily.

Dominika and Orea felt their inner thighs getting unsettlingly warm, and looked at each with embarrassment. It was like the poistepson and drunkenness was waking up.

O – Hu… Hum…

D – Do you think…

The resort was empty since Josephine was leaving. No one knew they were here. No one would ever know what happened here on that day they thought.

~

28. x Silvia x Silvia?
 

I was relieving one of my Robots from its duty, but something was different this time.

S – Oooh, I recognise these little hearts in your eyes. Robot-Silvia, did Josephine get to you?

RS8465 – Yes. We endured…

S – Ah geez, we’ll ask her to slow it down, she’s becoming a real succubus…

RS8465 – She had a request for us to you before you dismiss us.

S – Really? What is it little nanites?

RS8465 – She said you should close your eyes so we can present you with a heartfelt surprise.

S – Eh? Okay…

A gift from Josephine and the nanites? What could it be?

What I felt was a soft touch over my lips. I opened my eyes to my own face kissing me.

I jolted and tried to react, but my mirror self was already shutting me down by bringing her lips on mine with more conviction. It felt slightly electric, like licking a battery.

It was too perverted… But it felt weirdly nice…

The nanites were going way too wild… The Robot-Silvia was licking my gums and lips in a way that almost felt like love was expressed. I was feeling fuzzy.

I thought some of the feeling from the aphrodisiacs we’ve developed with Josephine were perspiring from her lips… We had thought about it. She perfected it I guess…

While my mind wandered, the Robot-Silvia did its job perfectly and smoothly.

S – When did I get naked?!

RS8465 – You can just relax lady Silvia, let us teach you everything we know.

S – Wha… What. How much do you mean?

RS8465 – We will then demonstrate everything we’ve learnt from our combined 6.482.785 intercourses.

S – Wait that’s not possible! That’s too many! Too many! Nooo!

~

The embrace of a Robot-Silvia was dreadfully sweet and inescapable. Even for the original me…

Before I knew it, I was locked in an embrace feeling that I was melting.

My brain was melting. She kept sending little electric shocks around my forehead, that instantly triggered orgasms in various parts of my body.

S – Stoop… I’ll turn stupid…

RS8465 – That’s okay. Even if you do, we’ll watch over you, and keep that pleasure forever flowing within you…

The pleasure became a nirvana. I felt like I was floating over a cloud, above everything. It was a pinnacle of existence, and I kept floating in that cloud of bliss… Until I was passing out from exhaustion of pleasure.

~

S – Uh. Where am I?

J – At the resort. I asked the replicant to bring you here to rest once that was over.

S – Josephine! What did you do!

J – What, you didn’t like my gift?

I blushed. There was no point trying to deny.

J – I thought you should have a taste of what you’re giving to thousands in the world after all.

S – That… Sounds… fair… I guess. Wait, you didn’t put any weird hypnotic spell on me while I was sleeping, did you?

J – Who knows?

She smirked. Oh no…

She giggled and gave me a peck on the forehead.

J – Don’t worry, I’m joking. Everyone is getting along well with each other now. It will work. Rest there for a while, Aster will join you as soon as she returns. See you later Silvia!

I blushed, holding a hand to where she gave me that little kiss on my forehead.

Josephine really was a good friend.

A little extreme sometimes, but she had a good heart beneath the dominating darkness.

I couldn’t tell her that though.

~

29. x Aster x Silvia
 

Aster arrived a few days later. I was swimming peacefully in the olympic pool when she showed up.

A – You’re swimming quite gracefully…

S – Is that… A compliment?

A – Of course!

S – Teehee. Welcome home Aster!

I held her hands doing so, still wet as just out from water. She looked embarrassed. Ah was it because I was swimming naked? But it was really a place just between us here, there was nothing to be concerned about!

Many things happened, and the work was progressing better than any of us expected.

Smooth sailing so far…

I was caressing Aster’s tummy now that it was visibly bigger, while she was giving me little kisses all around my face. Yeah, we’ve gotten more intimate, or more used to enjoy it.

S – Do you want to have some play together?

A – I do…

I tiptoed to give her a good grown-up kiss. She closed her eyes to enjoy it too with her tongue.

Still naked and wet from swimming, I went holding Aster’s hand and headed to the bedroom with her.

~

Aster managed to undress herself while keeping her tongue close to mine. She was agile alright. I gave kisses to her tummy as well. We haven’t quite decided on a name yet, but there was still time.

Before she realised it, I was spreading her legs and playing with her lips below.

A – Oh Silvia… ♥

I was playing with her clitoris between my lips and tongue, while my fingers played with her lips.

I gave her a few of that tiny shocks the Robot-Silvia taught me, making her climax abruptly, around various parts of her body. It spoiled a part of the fun from doing it, but the pleasure can be manipulated manifolds…

Aster passed out, drooling. Ups, I went too far!

I licked her saliva gently, and continued kissing her softly until she came back to her senses.

I love you so much…

A – My… My turn…

S – Oh, with pleasure.

Lying down, seeing Aster come over me, tongue out, kissing me here and there, her fingers playing with me. It was too intense!

She licked my chest, my tummy, and then my sex. I loved it, I was shaking.

Aster stepped back as if to breathe.

Her tongue became redder. She was creating fire magic from within her body?

S – Another aphrodisiac? No, you…

Aster brought her steaming tongue to my lower lips, bringing a sensation of warmth far higher than normal.

S – Hya!

It wasn’t painful, just very hot, and very intense. Her tongue going inside of me sent stronger jolts in my limbs, making me spasm, and climax stronger than normal.

My turn to be drooling stupidly happy. That made Aster smile kindly, amused and happy too.

~

A – Felicia gave me this toy she said she developed with Dominika…  I want to try it. Can I?

S – Oh geez, not this look… Okay…

Aster strapped the toy over herself. She looked a little ridiculous, but also incredibly alluring.

I was lying there, slowly offering myself to her in a way I would never have anyone else.

S – I’m all yours Aster…

She kissed me, and pushed the erected part of the toy inside of me. It hurt a little. But then all I could feel was Aster’s warmth, and her rubbing me gently, from outside and inside. It just felt good, since it was her embracing me…

She lifted me into an embrace, while continuing to stimulate me in all sorts of ways.

I turned out of breath. I had jolts and I was yelling Aster’s name, and other syrupy lines…

I think she could see the little hearts appearing inside my eyes, because I saw their reflection and the same spell appearing inside of hers. We’re bound… For each-other, in pleasure, and… Even stronger pleasure.

She was moaning. We were climaxing together. I released the dangerous spell I was clumsily gathering, sending an electric shock inside our brains, making both of us melt over each other, into absolute bliss for a while.

~

A – Wow…

I kissed Aster on the cheek, smiling. She was looking at a sword I had forged myself, with thr help of nanites. A legendary weapon for the heroic knight. The perfect gift for her.

S – Happy birthday my love!

~

30. Brave new world
 

Years went by…

How many Robot-Silvias, of varied sex and appearance were wed into royalties or incorporated in governments kept increasing.

Good thing on the other side, criminality kept plummeting, freeing some Robots from their duties.

And good thing the nanites had fun regardless of what happened to the Robots, because some of them sure had a rough time as sex slaves… They succeeded in a duty no human should have ever had to endure.

I thought of dismissing these ones to keep the number of Robots to a minimum, but instead I chose to grant an artificial human life to the ones that endured the most.

S – Don’t copy me anymore, but a normal human. And just live and enjoy your life around us as one of us.

RS0128 – We… Could?

S – Yeah… You bunch deserve it. Have fun, enjoy. And if you feel sad or have a doubt, come and ask any of us. You’re free to live a normal human life now.

The Robot-Silvia kissed me in joy and relief. It seemed that was their dreamt reward for everything they’ve been doing for me all these years.

But like genies, it was not something they could grant themselves with. An external authority had to validate it. And I just did.

Then its appearance changed slightly, mostly its skin tone toward a bluish tint. Its power levelled down to humanoid.

And a new being was born, a new species even.

We warned the countries not to panic if they met blue skinned coloured people, that they were brave people whom helped us all, born of magic and nanites.

They ended up being called angels, because they were like us able to speak to the nanites at will.

They had recessive genes and human lifespan, and were able to blend completely into the population.

Plus they were generally happy, cheerful and helpful, so they were well accepted. It was the robots’ retirement plan onward. Less power, but freedom in our world.

As years would go by, after criminality was reduced to an absurd minimum, nanites would take turn into becoming angels and walk the world.

To keep their population overall low to not upset the balance of anything, while enjoying a form of life they desperately had longed for.

Holidays for them, at playing humans and among us for a lifetime.

It made even me tear up to witness some of them playing innocently in the streets with children, whether they were theirs or not.

As long as I would live, I would give that order upon request or as reward for them. And after I would pass away, another one with high authorisation level would in my stead. Another sage, from elsewhere, human or not. The system was meant to keep one override option somewhere, in case things began to turn bad once more.

I had been a loophole, and I opened that failsafe a little better. Because if the future could have turned the system into that monstrous invader, something else might eventually happen after I’m gone. Every ecosystem needs a few feedback loops.

~

What mattered to the plan was that all governments and corporations in the world gradually fell under the sages influence. Not tyrannical control, but kind influence. All the while solving all existential threats through that overwhelming magical power.

When suggestions were brought to the world through the embassies of Robot-Silvias, they were explained kindly, gradually, and never coerced. Refusals to some political changes occurred regularly, since the nations became aware that they were losing their power and authority, step by step, toward a supra-national ambition. We were making the UN what it was meant to become. A new utopia of nations. The nun was taking over the world and it was no longer a secret.

Beyond a prospect of what I called the pacific global defence initiative, the idea was to go as slowly as the nations required, for the process to go smoothly. We didn’t need to proclaim peace or our empire’s domination any time. Only to build the indomitable path of union through prosperity, gradually making corruption and criminality irrelevant options in anyone’s life.

Some kingdoms and republics accepted to relinquish their authority to the will of Utopia entirely. They remained where they were, as administrators of their own kingdoms, to some extent as if nothing had changed, but without illusion either. Their power disappeared in favour of the super federation that began to appear on the map, with the lands under our unified control.

Some countries and secessionist lands of the world took more time to unify peacefully obviously. But we never put any military pressure on them.

That was no worry for the countries where some Robot-Silvias were already in place, because their life expectancy was adjustable on the fly.

Meaning so long as there was one Robot-Silvia near the top of the power, she would gradually influence it to the peaceful end, regardless of any hostility. The resentful ones died before her, and her children, though not carrying any nanites or my genes, were still their children. The Robot-mothers had considerable influence over the young princes and princesses.

It took longer for the most conservative kingdoms and fascistic countries, but eventually, seeing how much the world was in peace and how little directives Utopia was requesting, it happened.

People in this tme still believed that war could be good for the economy, but the true reality still prevailed. As an economic super power, wealth grew where we were.

Logically, the most retrograde or terrified lands that refused all of the new order and Robot-Silvias, or real living sages ambassadors, were eventually doomed to wither economically.

Not because of war or trade blockades, but on the contrary because of wealth disparity. We had a might we were willing to share.

We rebuilt planes once we cleared with the nanites the processes of engineering and fueling they agreed with from their sustainable perspective. Meaning we were bringing back a new high technological age. The dragons worked with us to craft machines, and we gave them the resources to increase and steady their population in exchange. The symbiosis of this other nation without land with ours was real. And the gretaest engine to wealth through advanced technologies.

We shared that with the world, in exchange of peaceful associations and mergers. We bought countries, happy to sign they retained about all authority but merely kept us on board as a political influence.

The unified countries were growing insanely rich and prosper to the eyes of the old order. A civilisation that had remained in the middle-ages for a hundred of years was now leaping industrial, chemical and technological revolutions once more. Its society and citizen were growing more prosper, healthy, happy and free than they ever dreamt before.

The remnants and last pockets of feudalism simply withered, as their population escaped these self-made pristepsons to be welcomed genuinely into the new world order.

It took a few decades, but eventually, the boundaries on the maps between counties and countries began to lose their dangerous aspect. They became nothing more but the lines that help figure out where you are on a map.

And world maps gradually began showing equally all roads and boundaries between every country, as if they were nothing more but a random way to split the map in a comprehensive way. Their history didn’t entirely fade, but itheir conflictual aspects did.

Wealth was so abundant and well shared with our support, that no one saw any need or reastepson to invade anyone anymore.

It was true at scoundrel level, count level, duke level, and even king or emperor level now.

Diplomatic ties between unified countries and Utopia gradually bypassed the intermediary ruler we were, to just create cordial and amiable relationship between them.

The rulers didn’t need their hand held toward peace as much as before. Less and less even. And since we weren’t especially after the ambition of being empresses, we let that process go.

The Robot-Silvias were allowed to leave their disposition when natural life expectancy and situation was reastepsonable.

The hands of Utopia slowly let the people manage on their own as they gradually understood how to go on toward that ideal we shared.

And so a little surprisingly, we gradually relinquished some of our political power, now that tyings were getting into order…

~

Years went by…

Under my new black haired appearance, the same height as my spouse by my side, we kept travelling, incognito. An adventurous life we enjoyed, free as the wind.

Our child was running around us without a care in the world. Aster, with the same black and long straight hair as me wasn’t recognisable either. And it was easy to spot each other from a distance when we separate in town or elsewhere with that long jet hair.

The Robot-Silvias kept being placed or married into power at every opportunity and sent to pacify criminal gatherings when they were discovered.

Some people preferred that original Siline juvenile appearance. More than I wish anyone would!

I know, I looked youthful, but still. I was looking too young.

A – You still have that impish smile though.

S – Ow come on. My brave sir knight…

I didn’t carry a sword anymore, but Aster still did, proudly. A one edged sword I crafted myself and gifted to her, that looked between an odachi and a tachi. It was rather long but she could still wear it at waist and use it with a single hand if she wished so. And more importantly, Aster now really can use the blunt side of the blade if she doesn’t want to cut through her foe. I might have sold her on some cool vibes from another life.

We haven’t faced any criminal or monster in years now. Not many things remained to be sliced or defeated.

Though Aster wasn’t against a good joust when the chance arose.

She participated eagerly in the tournaments of cities we travel by. She still waved with a beaming smile toward me and our cute daughter amidst the spectators.

Well, she sure still had her charming smile too. It was not fair how she was still glowing… But I was happy too.

Needless to say, the long black haired swordswoman she had become had earned the nickname of ‘’one-strike-beauty’’. She was merciless, even with the back of the sword.

Society was changing rapidly as years went by around us, but you can’t dismiss an incredible amount of weapon carrying people and monstrous dens right of the bat. So these kind of competitions have become widespread and common. There were still the occasional corrida with wild beasts or arena for fighters.

That was fine. Like many others, Aster enjoyed this sports fully.

The only one she could eagerly fight for real against though, was still me. Only me.

Our daughter watched us sometimes, lashing at each other with swords in hands, cutting the forest recklessly around us, but laughing. I summoned swords from the earth, and they clashed just as well against Aster’s holy sword.

Our blades rang loud, as we stepped closer to each other. She looked fierce, as she wanted to win so much. I kissed her, destabilising her. She jumped back, flustered.

A – Silvia! That’s not fair!

S – That is that and now is now!

I was laughing a lot.

Our hair was flowing in the show, around our movements.

No one could follow our steps, but we danced. And we were happy.

~

31. To world domination! I mean… Peace!
 

Some of the old laws, regarding marriage and sex relationships, were hard to change in one go. But step by step, it happened as well.

The unified world gradually lost its old rules not because they were banned abruptly, but because society had changed so much they had become irrelevant.

It took us a few more years, but Aster was able to spend some time at her family estate with her father and brothers in peace. We didn’t dare to ask why they had a Robot-Silvia in waiting, that looked like Aster when she was younger. That would have been impolite, or awkward.

Aster was also an aunt now, with the cutest little girl, after ours, also wishing to be a brave knight like her someday. So cute!

Aster’s family ended up welcoming me, with mixed feelings and some jealousy.

Yeah… Sorry I didn’t end up marrying your boys but your precious girl…

King Albert VII of Denmark didn’t really care, so there wasn’t much shame brought to the Murgarden family, thankfully. That king blessed our wedding. He was a smart man.

And after a while noble families were becoming lax enough to let their children marry whomever they wanted, regardless of gender. Because the eugenistic and political competition was over.

We were the first couple celebrating our union in this new era.

Peaceful times and prosperity incited to relax. A rich and stable society allowed it without consequences to its eusocial metabolism.

Aster’s father looked for one second at his grand-daughter and forgave me everything on the spot. Or rather, he forgot everything, now having only eyes for her and his other grand-children. They were so cute playing in the garden, I could understand him.

One of these summer afternoon, we were having tea and watching the children play.

Aster was beaming gently. I leaned toward her.

S – See, I kept my promise.

A – Oh Silvia…

Ok her brothers and father were still a little embarrassed when they saw us kiss. Sorry! We were a merry couple!

~

As our commercial empire had risen steadily for decades, we had bee. at the forefront of every step toward unification. Our international trade associations swallowed the world economy long before we did the same politically. People were free, and so were wealth and goods everywhere.

This also gave jobs to young mages all over the world helping produce, handle and freeze preserve excess food stocks in depots all over the world. Simply put, they were giving steady jobs with little concern, while increasing the stocks levels of everything useful to avoid any kind of crisis or epidemic in the future. Even if a warehouse of preserved food were to spoil sometime, it didn’t matter as it was just a stock for security, without commercial value.

They were also building stocks with commercial values however, more ferociously managed by our mercantile ambitious sages, like Dominika and Josephine.

Over the years, as they flooded the world markets with competitive food, household items and new technological goods invented in utopia, they gradually gained control over the finance of every nation and group.

They became a monopoly, buying out every competitor before they could even feel under pressure, and never forced rationalization upon them.

Little entities they bought, like the political powers infiltrated by the Robot-Silvias, were not threatened in their existence, but just slowly losing influence. Until the people themselves chose to go for the easy way to happiness.

The wider and cleaner the roads we built, the more spontaneously people chose to follow them. We avoided all acts of coercion or threat. It took more time and a whole lot more power, but it worked.

Why that wouldn’t have been possible in my old world was no one had our cumulated power. Here countries were dripping their laws against economic monopoly, because we were politically pushing behind at the same time.. The Josephine and Dominika Empire swallowed everything before anyone could realise what was going on.

The change rates between the different countries’ currencies gradually eased out… Until all money became equally worthless.

Then came a bold transformation even I didn’t think possible.

And I would never have expected Josephine to be the one to bring it up at a council.

J – Why don’t we cancel currency?

D – What do you mean?

J – Now that we basically control all the flows, and that no one can fall into need anymore… Everyone could just keep continue their work as they do, buy the thing they normally want and… Not exchange coins anymore. I mean the value put on money has always been virtual, but now we’re reaching the point where people don’t really need to even prove anymore they have money, by exchanging the account numbers.

F – Silvia? Would that be possible in your knowledge?

S – I… I never considered it could go that far… I don’t know…

D – There would be some disturbances. People grabbing everything luxurious they can, others stopping work to become lazy… Money helps smoothing these comportments.

S – Well… I agree, that may be a risky step too far, for now… However, what we could do is change the shape of money using the banking system of the empire… Money is always virtual, so instead of accounting values, it could become a resource and energy reference? We ought to index currency over reality eventually. Maybe now is the time.

O – We coule also offer to remove its constraint for the willing people. Let us manage your money entirely with our banking system, and you won’t even need to bother counting it, or carrying a anything with you.

S – True. I think if we can first reach a point where every transaction is cash-less, then we would have a better foothold to rule out money entirely and only account resources and energy.

A – I like the idea of a world where you just dutifully do your work, and humbly pick up what you need in stores, and live on like that without thinking about money.

J – I think we can reach that ideal too. Even if it takes many more years of work.

S – I’m… So proud of you Josephine!

C – Yeah, I’m shocked too… What happened to you during all these years?

J – I grew wiser.

So she said, smiling smug, puffing out her generous chest, that still beats every other sage today. Wiser… Damn you!

O – Did you find a good husband Josephine?

J – Mind your own business!

Oh boy. Someone was a late bloomer on the other side… Sorry Josephine…

Josephine kept snapping her fingers after that, I was not sure why. She was just ticked off I guess.

At least they kept smiling at each other like good old friends, so it was all good.

D – Mm… Moving on! Next order of business is the obervahnn… Observatory…

S – Ah yes, now that dragon technology has been shared with the other species, I’m looking to open a space program from another island. I think we could start considering moving into the next steps of technological revolution gradually…

~

Long live the seven sages they began saying in the streets.

And there are statues of the Radiant Firebond and Trinity, now standing over the grand square of the island. The skirts were too shorts and the statues too high… Geez… Who thought that would be a good idea? That was embarrassing.

What most people didn’t know was that like the nanites, we were walking invisibly among them.

Aster and I were unrecognisable with our smooth black hair, and the others chose similar paths of deageing over the decades, although you don’t want to know what they all chose for appearances to blend in!

So we were all able to meet in a restaurant here or there in any country, and share a good drink and cheer without a care or worry.

F – To the success of utopia!

D – And to the seven wise sages, a cheer!

Everyone cheered with a grin in the pub we were in. Without giving us a second look.

I sighed, in a good way.

Aster kissed me. My daughter gave me a peck on the cheek, maybe jealous.

Afterward we’d return home… Wherever we wanted to be.

All was good.

~

32. Dreaming of water and stars
 

With the relation between humanity and dragons, and nanites, steadying, we had our singularity.

Dragons and angels technologies combined could manufacture their own food, if associated with the proper supply lines handled by humans and then the NUN.

The New United Nations, or New Utopic Nation unlocked this technological skeleton key that was similar to the authority I had bee. exceptionally given.

Now the system had found its harmony to do everything, steadily.

The dragons allow themselves to bloom into a new singularity nation turning the supplies into technologies and vessels, with the symbiosis to the system and our old biology ecosystem.

Fairies had the biological symbiosis and control to push our combined species even further.

Together we could head for the stars.

~

The nanotechnology golden age of civilisation was regrown, but not reborn. If the essential defences were insured with the help of the dragons and the remaining laser defence satellites, it was better to go a step further and resurrect all the potential of the old civilisation in the matters of safeguarding the future.

But nothing more defence wise. A lot more civilisation and resource wise.

We rebuilt vaults from old nuclear bunkers to store food, technology and nanites relays. So that if one were to fall in a great tragedy, the other would remain, and be able to continue autonomously.

For us, that meant continuing our path to utopia, provisioning for the long term future.

Managing the balance of the biosphere was the nanites’ duty. They also loved playing humans, clearly. But they were eager to help generally, and helping us sow the seeds of the future was thrilling to them. Even if it was just to guard and conserve a stock of food and technology deep below a mountain, or drilling on the moon for helium3…

All the sites Technology Isekai had in the past were repaired, and new ones were built to complete their network, and insure they had everything they needed. Enough back-ups and stasis fields were built around the world, and in space.

And then, we sent dragons into spaaaace!

That was insanely fun. With the right protection and extended apparatus, and boost on lift off, some volunteer dragons were the first astronauts of this time.

They cried in terror as the rocket carrying the first three lifted off, but then, they fell in love with the sight. Funky machines they were. They were sturdy and adaptable.

Funnily enough, we were staggering behind to redevelop nanotechnology directly. But rockets were launched easily with the proper propellants and supply chains. We managed to keep contact with our first drakonauts, and all they did was yell how beautiful the planet was when seen from space.

I bet it was… I wanted to go too, with Aster and our child, but we’d have to wait our turn.

Dragons and fairies were the best astronauts and cosmonaut teams imaginable.

Fairies were easier to launch and able to do precise work that included repairs on the existing structures, and detailed manufacture in 0g. They flew all the time with their light wings, weighed nearly nothing, and had human intelligence if not more. They were perfect. While the dragons were able to fly around with their magic, sustain far more radiation and temperature damage than biology, and give the stronger push when it came to carry or move heavier objects.

Also, until we would be able to build a proper spacecraft, only they were able to proceed with a re-entry into atmosphere without burning. Their military scales had probably been derived from space shuttle tiling before they came.

So and so, things were progressing well.

Everyone on the island of utopia was clapping at the sights of the first space flight made by dragon and fairy. Perfect size-gap team! And a giant leap for the future of our collective species.

Funny we built space rockets before we could build any plane, but that was reusing our friendly dragons and nanites civilisation’s knowledge and know-how.

~

Years peacefully went by.

We developed and redeveloped all the required technologies for space faring, now adjusted for our different friends in early stages.

The economic sense of terraforming another planet was zero.

I didn’t waste the world economy on the Kardashev endeavours of growth. Only mine.

Earth was secured then, and I had a dream of mine.

Solving Drake’s equation and activating panspermia without transhumanism, but a symbiosis of diversity.

But more importantly…

I kept thinking of the barren fields beyond the gate, the red desert of that abandoned world.

And it made me dream of Mars.

I established the Mizunashi corporation to funnel the resources that would work toward establishing the new system out there too.

To train the future and our wider reality to turn even such dead worlds into thriving gardens.

The future system was out of breath. Now I wanted to prepare for that too.

S – Maybe if we went to collect the Jovian moons of Titan, Io, Ganymede and Callisto and crashed them over Mars… It would bring more iron for the core, and water for the surface.

D – You can’t do that! That would destroy worlds we still don’t know much about! And possibly wreck the balance of the solar system beyond repair!

S – Okay, okay… I’ll find another way once the system is established over there. We’ll find a way to terraform Mars.

My child would carry on my dream in time.

To see a steady ocean on Mars.

~

Decades flew by.

The Mizunashi corporation was exploring the solar system and beyond, working onto bringing higher gravity and a new magnetic field on the red planet. Ambitious. It would probably consume all the magic power the nanites held on Earth. But that was fine, we could live on without their spells.

I sank our family wealth into that dream, and embarked about as much as the old system allowed.

Dreaming we would be able to walk and sail freely out there under a new sky.

Until when, we would keep looking up to the stars, and the nanites melt and accelerate the planetary heart.

The draconic and fairies space stations were beginning to spread in the solar system.

We were not among them, though our daughter was.

The younger one was already working her best to bring water on Mars.

Aster and I remained in our peaceful winter resort, when we were not travelling like wandering knights.

The sages had already returned to history discreetly, we had nowhere else to be.

We were enjoying our old age peaceful holidays out there, without a care in the world, letting the days slowly slip by.

Someone knocked at the door. That was mostly unusual.

I went to open, and found a good looking boy. He was young enough to be my stepson at least, smiling gently and standing with an aura of dignity.

I had a feeling I’d met him before, but where and why?

Ah.

K – Hello Yuu Mizunashi… Long time no see. If I could have a stepmoment of your time?

~