Now it was his turn to speak. "You must be the Elite Seven—the seven assassins personally trained by Gozuki. I've heard a lot about you. Thanks to you, the number of Imperial traitors has been significantly reduced."
Hail Hydra!
Eiji suddenly remembered those words, but he didn't say them. After all, he wasn't in the Marvel Universe.
"That was a compliment, of course."
"T-Thank you, um..." Poney didn't know how she was supposed to address the heir to the imperial throne.
The other person was also able to speak on equal terms with her father.
Eiji casually said, "Just call me Eiji."
"Isn't that a bit disrespectful?" Tsukushi asked hesitantly.
"It's fine; I don't care about things like that. Besides, right now I'm just the heir to the imperial throne—it's not certain I'll become the next Emperor."
Hearing this, Tsukushi was speechless.
"Then... Eiji!"
Poney cheerfully called out his name.
Eiji nodded.
"Hmph!" Someone snorted as if he wasn't happy—it was Guy. "Since you brought it up, Eiji... Did you really almost kill my dad? Are you really that strong?"
"Guy, you—" Cornelia was like the caretaker of the group. And she often had to scold Guy so he wouldn't cause trouble.
However, Eiji raised one hand to signal that he didn't mind the question.
Cornelia kept her mouth shut.
Guy grew even more displeased at seeing the obedience of the woman he liked toward Eiji. He was feeling a little jealous again.
What he didn't know was that this was just the beginning. Eiji was actually pleased to have someone like him around.
He was a highly promising potential victim for him.
[Poor guy.]
Miss System, you understand.
"That's right, I'm very strong."
"I won't believe it unless you prove it to me!"
"Prove? Sure, I'll show you a little bit."
Right in front of Gay and the other six members of the Elite Seven. Ah, and 'Gozuki' too.
Eiji pointed a finger toward a mountain in the distance. They wondered what he was going to do.
*Kliingg!*
A beam of light concentrated at the tip of his finger and flew like a bullet. However, it was moving so fast that even Najasho, who had been concentrating to see what was happening, couldn't clearly make out the attack.
Just like Akame and the other members of the Elite Seven, he only saw a beam of light flying from the tip of Eiji's finger.
And the next second—
*BOOM!*
The sound of an explosion rang out.
They all turned toward the mountain Eiji had pointed at, only to see the top and middle of the mountain vanish.
A large, neatly formed hole had appeared in the mountain.
"The mountain...!"
Green nearly dropped his glasses, and his voice trembled. Cold sweat dripped down Guy's forehead; he stiffly turned toward Eiji with a look of horror. His previous arrogance had vanished; he now felt fear toward the young man who appeared to be his age.
Najasho narrowed his eyes at the huge hole in the mountain. "That shot… It looks just like the shot we saw earlier."
He was referring to the crater Eiji had created at another location. The other members of the Elite Seven now understood—Eiji was truly stronger than their father!
Do all the heirs to the Empire possess such terrifying power!?
Akame glanced at Eiji with admiration in her eyes, but her gaze often drifted to the meat skewer in his hand.
[Ah, I remember Akame is somewhat similar to Artoria. They both really love to eat. It seems like wooing her will be a piece of cake.]
The heroines: You went to another world just to woo the beautiful women there, didn't you, Eiji?
If Eiji had to answer, he'd say no. He went to another world to get more rewards from the Miss System and to become stronger, okay?
He's not just having fun!
"You must be Akame. Do you want to try this satay? I made it myself."
"Can I?!" Akame asked excitedly.
"Yes, go ahead. There are also a few more skewers that just happen to be done." Eiji handed Akame the skewers of lamb from his inventory, along with some vegetables he was holding.
He ignored Guy, who was embarrassed for having underestimated him earlier.
"You guys can try some, too." He said, glancing at Cornelia, Poney, and Tsukushi.
As a considerate senior, Eiji also kindly told Najasho, Green, and even Guy to take their respective portions.
When they tasted Eiji's skewers, their eyes widened. The women, including Akame, couldn't help but moan.
Poney: "Hnnn! T-This taste... It's so delicious!
Akame: "Yum! Yum! Mm! This is the best food I've ever eaten!"
Tsukushi: "Aaahh! This... This...! Is this food made by a god!?"
Eiji was speechless.
Tsukushi guessed right.
"Hmm~" Holding her flushed cheek with one hand, Cornelia was also experiencing an orgasm—ahem, I mean a foodgasm. "It's so delicious. Eiji, not only are you incredibly strong, but you're also an amazing cook."
She looked at Eiji with admiration, but also a bit of ambiguity since she was in the midst of a foodgasm.
Guy didn't notice that; he didn't even sense a green hat starting to grow on his head. He was devouring the satay in his hand.
"Damn, I have to admit... Eiji, you're stronger than Father!"
"I'm Green! You have my support to become the next Emperor, Eiji!"
The bespectacled young man, Green, gave a thumbs-up as he ate heartily.
Najasho was the calmest among them, but anyone who knew him knew he was eating faster than usual.
Eiji shook his head,
Giving these people the food he made seemed to be a more effective way to win their support.
He was still underestimating his cooking skills.
"Hahaha! You've all finally realized how amazing my King is—ahem, I mean the heir to the Empire, Eiji. That's good, because after this, I have something important to tell you all."
'Gozuki' laughed before saying something that piqued Najasho's curiosity. As for the other members of the Elite Seven? They were still savoring the deliciousness of Eiji's lamb skewers.
But a few moments later.
What their father said surprised them all. Placing one hand on Eiji's shoulder, Gozuki said earnestly, "From now on, Eiji will take my place as the leader of the Elite Seven. You must all obey his orders and remain loyal to him."
"What!?"
"Huh!? Father, are you serious!?"
"W-What about you, Father? Are you going to leave?"
Guy, Green, and Poney exclaimed.
"Yeah, I've got other things to do for the Empire." Gozuki lied nonchalantly. He also added, "With Eiji as your leader, you don't need to worry about any enemies you can't handle. After all, each of you has already seen just how strong he is."
What he said made sense.
Some members of the Elite Seven were reluctant—even though they didn't hate Eiji and recognized his strength, what was happening right now was too sudden.
However, Najasho said earnestly, "Understood, Father. We'll follow Eiji from now on."
"Najasho!? You just agreed to that!?" Guy looked dissatisfied.
Najasho gave him a blank look. "Guy, this is Father's order."
"Ugh..."
Guy groaned; he didn't know what else to say and fell silent. The original Gozuki had successfully trained the group, making them extremely obedient to him.
Except for Akame—she showed no reluctance or inability whatsoever due to the sudden change in her group's leader.
The brainwashing Gozuki had subjected her to wasn't very effective. In the original story, she was the one who killed him and chose to join the Revolutionary Army. After all, the main reason she became an assassin for the Empire was simply to make sure her younger sister, who was in another squad, was okay. After learning just how corrupt the Empire would become in the future, she would change her mind and defect.
But what about the other members of the Elite Seven?
Without resorting to tricks like the ones he's using now, Eiji would have to use his powers to brainwash them.
Those six are far too loyal to the Empire.
"I don't mind. Father, we certainly won't let you down." Cornelia said firmly.
"Cornelia, even you…"
The only one who seemed to object was Guy.
"If that's what you want, Father, I don't mind either." Green said.
Tsukushi, Poney, and Akame didn't say anything, which meant they agreed that Eiji would be their new leader.
Guy was helpless.
"This is actually an order; I'm not here to discuss it with you guys." Gozuki said, like a bastard father.
However, that wasn't wrong.
Gozuki really is a bastard.
Whenever he gave a mission to the members of the Elite Seven, none of them were allowed to refuse. If any of them did, he threatened to kill them.
Eiji clapped in his heart.
'Bravo! Leme, your subordinate didn't let you down.'
[Hehe, he's a nine-tailed fox; he's really good at deceiving people with his appearance. If you'd like, he wouldn't mind serving you, our King.]
'Really?'
Eiji felt a brief surge of excitement. On the surface, he appeared calm.
His conversation with Leme was a clue as to who was pretending to be Gozuki!
"I'm glad you've all accepted me as your new leader." Eiji said, ignoring Guy.
"...." Guy.
"My true goal isn't all that different from Gozuki's. I will lead this group to kill the Empire's enemies. However, there will be times when I don't order you to kill, but to capture certain people for me."
That last part he said was a bit strange.
But none of the Elite Seven thought Eiji would order them to capture certain beautiful women.
Shortly after that, 'Gozuki' split off from the group. Eiji told the men of the Elite Seven to set up camp not far from the nearest town. Meanwhile, he and the women in the group would be staying at an inn in that town.
Guy couldn't help but ask, "Why can't we go to the inn too?"
Najasho and Green said nothing, but they looked at Eiji curiously.
"I heard from Gozuki that the three of you were attacked by a group of people at a river not far from here. Your faces have been recognized by enemies who may be in the town right now."
In the original story, something like that did indeed happen. Eiji knew this from Rasiel, and had planned this shortly after arriving in that world.
"The three of you being here will expose the identities of the other members and hinder our efforts to gather information on the enemies targeting the Elite Seven."
Hearing this, Najasho, Green, and Guy fell silent. They knew what Eiji said was true, and could only agree to camp on a mountain not far from the city. Still, seeing Eiji leave for the city with the women made them feel a little uneasy.
Especially Guy—he was actually worried about something! Nothing's going to happen between Cornelia and Eiji, is it?
Unlike Guy, Green was actually worried about Akame. Just like in the original work, he actually liked her because he'd seen her beautiful armpits in the past…
The bespectacled young man had that kind of fetish.
Eiji knew that, and the corners of his mouth turned up even higher.
"Guy, Green, don't worry… I'll take good care of Cornelia, Akame, and the other women."
Najasho didn't have romantic feelings for any of the women in the Elite Seven. On the contrary, before Eiji showed up, Poney often teased him because he was the most handsome guy in the group. Seeing that the woman was no longer infatuated with him and seemed captivated by Eiji, Najasho felt a little discomfort.
Come to think of it, Eiji remembered that, in the future, Najasho would be brainwashed by a certain organization and disappear. Poney had been trying to find him for so long, but she couldn't locate him.
Rather than chasing after a man who might be impotent like Najasho, wouldn't it be better for Poney to chase after a man like him?
Eiji thought that as he smiled at Poney, who happened to catch his eye as she walked by.
The young woman with the ponytail blushed and immediately turned her face away.
Yare-yare, thought Eiji.
...
Upon arriving at a certain inn in the city. Eiji rented one large room for all the women and a separate room for himself.
While Akame and the other women were asleep, A woman with nine fox tails appeared before Eiji; she immediately knelt before him.
"My king, I hope you were satisfied with my acting earlier."
"I'm very satisfied."
Sitting in a wooden chair in the room, Eiji looked at the woman in front of him kindly.
The woman's voice was melodious.
In addition to the nine fox tails, she had golden hair, red eyes, skin as white as milk, and fox ears on her head. She was wearing a kimono that couldn't hide her alluring curves, and her breasts were very large.
She was as beautiful as a goddess.
Many people, including the Elite Seven, wouldn't believe that such a beautiful woman looked exactly like Gozuki did before.
"Dakki, do you want a reward for what you did for me? Don't hesitate to ask me for it. Depending on what you want, I'll give it to you. I, Eiji Seiya, am a generous King."
Her name is Dakki; she's a Diva like Leme. However, she is not part of the 72 Pillars. Eiji himself only recently found out that she was on the list of Divas who serve under Leme.
In Taoist mythology or Jelang mythology, Dakki is also known as Tamamo no Mae. In the original work, she is a Diva who makes a contract with one of the heroines who will join the protagonist's harem and acknowledge him as her King. She is also a Diva associated with several mythologies because stories about fox spirits are present in various cultures.
And one of her abilities is to transform her appearance into that of another person. Of course, her original gender is female, and she is currently using her true form.
After killing the real Gozuki. Eiji initially wanted to use one of his abilities, Spirit Binding and Commanding, to turn Gozuki into a ghost and use a little illusion to make him appear to still be alive.
He was going to command him to act alongside him.
However, Leme suddenly gave him another idea, and that's why Dakki appeared.
"That... My king, I'm actually glad you summoned me and used my power. I'm satisfied with that."
This woman isn't just very beautiful—she's also generous!
Eiji liked her even more.
[I'm sure you already really like her because she's beautiful and has a big butt, host.]
'Miss System, be quiet for a moment.'
Resting his chin on one hand, Eiji gazed at Dakki's beautiful face and her breasts.
He didn't say anything.
Dakki smiled gently, but a blush quickly spread across her cheeks. His gaze made her body feel a little warm.
She didn't mind being looked at like that by him; in fact, she was pleased. It should be noted that all the Divas under Leme's command already knew many things about Eiji.
They also knew just how perverted he was, but they didn't hate him and acknowledged him as their King. They always hoped to be summoned by him and to use their powers for him.
Dakki finally got that chance.
"Are you sure?" Eiji asked with a seductive gaze; he rose from his chair and walked toward the woman in front of him. Then, he leaned in and pinched her chin with his hand. "How about I decide for myself what reward I'll give you?"
Seeing her King's handsome face so close, the blush on Dakki's cheeks deepened and her breathing quickened. "I... I'd be happy to accept it. Even if you want to give me the chance to serve you with my body, my King."
Hoho.
This woman also knows what he might want from her.
[Our King, I've told you, you can do whatever you want to that woman. Don't hesitate to satisfy your lust on her!]
Leme said excitedly.
She was like a brothel owner promoting one of the women who worked for her.
Eiji was her only customer.
Miss System: "...."
That must just be my imagination, right?