Reincarnated as the Only Human

”Have I?”

I just smiled at the other Duchess, earning myself a chuckle from her as she nodded and poured herself another cup of tea, offering to pour me another as well before saying ”You have, Renna. Making a lot of moves these last few days, moves that shake things up by quite a lot.”

When I didn’t give her another response, the Lionkin’s smile widened a little as she said ”The opening of a winery, acquisition of a large amount of skilled slaves to run said winery, the thing between you and that Astra woman, all of the lands that changed hands from Fenkar to you... That’s just the surface level moves you’ve made.”

”You’ve been paying quite a lot of attention to me, haven’t you? What’s the reason?”

Her wives glares sharpened at that, but neither made any other kind of move as they just trusted in their wife, who chuckled and answered ”The reason, Renna, is that whatever a Duchess does impacts the Queendom. So if that Duchess is making a lot of moves all at once, some people get a little... antsy. Do I personally care that much about the wine business? About the acquisition of a few parcels of land to be used as farmland..?”

Waving her hand, the Lionkin sank further into her cushion and let out a sigh before she focused those sharp, bright red eyes on me, catching me a little off guard as I realized they were the same shade as Astra’s and that they had that same kind of ’edge’ that she had whenever she was serious.

”I truly do not care about any of that. What I do care about, however, is how you might disrupt the peace we have constructed within this Queendom. Some people dislike the way you’ve gone about getting more ’power’ for yourself so quickly, others just want to see your downfall because of how you’ve helped stabilize the power balance of the Queendom...”

”And where might you fall? I seem to recall you going out of your way to aid me in those endeavors, Leonisa. And you yourself have been going around scooping up various pieces of land and businesses.”

Her smile widened again as she nodded, though the sharpness of her eyes never faded as she replied ”I certainly have, but I have also been avoiding the businesses that the Nobility so desperately craves. I also don’t take from the Nobility, though perhaps I should..?”

”I take from those stupid enough to let me take it from them. If they cannot navigate the market at the lowest level required to just maintain control of their own businesses, they don’t deserve to control them.”

”Fair... the other thing that people have been discussing in great interest, Renna, is that secretary of yours. For a few varied reasons; the most common is, of course, the interest in your sex life, but also in hers as well, considering the rumors that have gone around about one of the few violet haired women in the city.”

I just stared at the Lionkin as she spoke, making her chuckle softly as she didn’t even flinch away from me at that, and she continued on without a care, saying ”A lot of people want to get to her, either because she might spill something juicy about the beautiful Duchess, or just because she herself is quite sexy~!

Additionally, they’ve been spreading rumors that said secretary has seduced you and is the reason why you’re acting ’erratically’ now, with a few of the Nobles in the Court suggesting that she is the reason why you haven’t come back... and not because you are simply enjoying this ’honeymoon’ of yours. They’ve proposed that she might be a foreign spy hoping to rattle the foundations of our Queendom~!” 𝘧𝓇ℯℴ𝓂

”So they’re just as idiotic and stuck in their ways as when I left them... not surprising at all. I suppose nothing at all has been done since I went on break? No one has managed to step up and decide what to do?”

Leonisa chuckled and nodded, relaxing even more as she draped an arm around one of her wives to keep herself warm, much to the Lioness’ enjoyment and pleasure as her tail began to swish behind her.

”No, not a single person has been able to suggest anything that the Queen finds worthy of our time. Mainly because all of them are forwarding thinly veiled bills that benefit them and only them. I must say I miss you at Court, Renna, if only because not as much time is wasted. However, I will be the first to say that you should take your time. Enjoy yourself.”

As her guardian wife nuzzled into her side, Leonisa didn’t bother at all to move her wife’s hand as she began to stroke her abs, only to then narrow her eyes in pleasure as her wife went even lower, making me raise a brow.

”Don’t mind her... and please, not in front of company, hm? Unless..?”

She - like most people - wanted to test her luck with me, and I just shook my head slightly at the offer to join in, though as I watched her cock harden beneath her robe I came to realize she was definitely worthy of being so damn proud...

”Well, we can continue to chat if you want, but I believe my wives are... feeling ’threatened’ yet again. You know how they get. The various worries of the Court needn’t worry you, Renna, though I will just say that you might want to be a little careful. People are talking, and it isn’t good. Our ’peers’ are hopeful that this moment of rest for you is a time for them to strike.”

That drew a smile from me, and even as her wife continued to disobey her ask to stop stroking her Leonisa was more focused on me, raising a brow as I asked ”If I told you, Leonisa, that I was hoping for that, would you believe me~?” before smirking back at me, even more so when she caught me staring at her impressive penis.