Scratch, scratch…
"Hah… is this it for today? I can just focus on training for the rest."
"Good work. Still, the work is slowly decreasing."
"It's been a few years since then, after all. It's also Medb's coming-of-age ceremony soon, so I can rest a little easier. There haven't been any major incidents for a while."
With Medb helping me with my work, Ulster was slowly but surely reviving. The military strength was also growing stronger without any problems, as I was personally leading the charge. Setanta was also growing day by day, showing his immense genius. His absorption rate of the druids' magic and Rune magic was extremely fast, and he was becoming stronger than any other warrior in Ulster.
His genius was truly that of a once-in-a-generation talent, surpassing even Medb's. When a genius works hard, an ordinary person can never catch up.
For now, Medb was still the stronger one, but in terms of raw strength, he had already surpassed her. What Setanta lacked was skill, that is, experience. Through sparring with countless warriors and fighting demonic beasts, his growth was explosive.
I'm looking forward to seeing how much stronger he will become if he goes to the Land of Shadows.
"My coming-of-age ceremony… so, we're going to spend our first night together, right?"
"You're too forward…"
Perhaps jealous that I occasionally went to the Land of Shadows to see Uathach and Scáthach, Medb was constantly obsessed with becoming an adult. It would be a relief if her interest was focused solely on me. In the original story, her greed, not to mention her obsession with Setanta, caused all that trouble. If I alone had to bear it, it would be a good thing.
In the first place, I was more or less prepared for it. At least, as Fergus, I would never die from sex. At night, I was even confident I could win against Scáthach. We had just done it in the Land of Shadows a while ago, and Scáthach had thrown out her back.
Uathach was also growing up well, and she was very attached to me. She was the spitting image of Scáthach, but she had my hair color and kept her hair short instead of long. As expected of our child, her talent was also incredible. It didn't seem to be on the level of Setanta, but… he was the Irish version of Heracles, after all…
"Are the preparations for the coming-of-age ceremony going well?"
"Of course. However… the coming-of-age ceremonies in Ulster aren't that extravagant. And it's the first time a queen is having a coming-of-age ceremony, so…"
"There's no precedent, is there? Well, the kings of Ulster had to be quite healthy, so there were no kings who weren't adults, and the queens were all adults as well. It would be the first time for a queen to have a coming-of-age ceremony."
"Are you looking forward to the ceremony tomorrow?"
"Hehe, if you put it that way, I'll have to look forward to it. If it doesn't meet my expectations, I'll be angry, you know?"
"Haha! Really?"
"Well… I'll probably be a little sulky."
Medb was not the Medb of the original story I knew. Rather than a villainess, she was like a naive princess who only looked at me. That's why I'm relieved… I'll be able to avoid the first tragedy.
"Medb, do you like me?"
"You're asking the obvious. It was the first time I'd ever pricked my finger making a handkerchief for someone."
"I suppose so… Medb."
"Why—"
Kiss♡
"────Eh?"
"Tonight, I will take you. Before your coming-of-age ceremony, I will make you a woman. If you wish, come to my room tonight."
"──────"
I kissed her on the cheek and, as if to say that the real event was tonight, I left the office. Good grief… to think the day would come when I would fall for that little girl. Perhaps it was a fate decided from the moment I kidnapped her that day?
This is quite fun to tease her. Today's winner is me, Medb~♪
After spending the first night with Medb, her coming-of-age ceremony also proceeded without any problems.
If there was one problem, it was that Nessa, the daughter of the former king and the center of Cathbad's faction, kept hitting on me. She was constantly trying to seduce me, and she was always looking for an opportunity to become my wife. I don't know if she was trying to become a concubine, but there's a limit to how troublesome one can be.
Medb had grabbed her by the scruff of the neck and thrown her out the window… if a passing druid hadn't been there, she would have fallen to her death. I would have stopped her, of course, but still, she was the daughter of the former king, so killing her was a bit much. The former king was like a father to me, and there was also the matter of public opinion.
The people didn't know that she was a greedy woman, after all.
Today, I had come to rest on a piece of land that I owned separately. But…
A woman was playing on my land, riding a chariot pulled by oxen. What was she doing?
"Who are you? This is my private property."
"Hmm? Private property? Is that so. But to disturb my pleasure is unpleasant. Atone for it with your death."
Rumble, rumble, rumble…!
The woman, who was either truly mad or something else, charged at me in her chariot. Hmm… there's something about her.
THUD…!
I stepped between the two oxen pulling the chariot and stopped it with one hand. Caught in my hand, the chariot could no longer move forward.
"What…?"
"I don't know who you are, but there are such things as manners and laws. I cannot tolerate such behavior on my land. And besides, this is Ulster. The territory of me, the king."
"...I see. So you are the King of Ulaid. Time flies. So the little brat is dead, and the heir has become the new king."
Her form then transformed into a black crow and flew up to a nearby tree.
"A crow… I see, you are a goddess. The goddess of battle, strife, and sovereignty, the Morrígan. To see the triple goddess in person."
"If you know, then bow down and praise me, King of Ulaid."
"How can I praise a god who has illegally trespassed on my private property? I am the current Ard Rí of Erin."
"I see… the High King, is it? You are quite something for your young age. But are you saying this even though you know I am a god? Your ancestor, the king of the Fir Bolg, was killed by me. The current king of Ulster is also arrogant beyond measure."
"...."
I wonder who is the arrogant and rude one here…
The Morrígan, who is called the great queen of the gods. However, she is not the wife of the god of light, Lugh, who is Cú Chulainn's real father. She is a goddess who was born in an era before Lugh. As a god of the same generation as Lugh's father, her power is said to be immense. She is also the granddaughter of the former king of the gods, Nuada, and her very name means "great queen." Her divinity is on par with Lugh's.
So what.
"I will personally avenge your rudeness today."
"Is that so."
"It will be I who watches you die. And it must be me."
"Is that a curse?"
"A prophecy."
"...If you're done talking, let's have a little chat."
"Hah? Who, me? Ha! Your arrogance pierces the heavens!"
I took out a runestone that I always carried in my pocket and threw it into the air. Then, a strong red light erupted, illuminating the vast land, and she appeared.
"You called, my husband?"
"———Eh? S-Scáthach…?"
"Scáthach, let's hunt a god together today."
"Hoh? She's quite a big shot, isn't she? It's been a while since I've had some fun."
"...I forgot to turn off the fire at the castle, so I'm going home—"
BOOM!!!!!!!!
Rude people need to be taught a lesson to instill some manners in them.