My wife is an immortal black snake.

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"We can't use it in the Great Knight Territory... That city is our core objective. If we pollute it, the war we're fighting will be for nothing!"

"So, the military camp next to the Grand Knights' territory? I think those remnants using Ursus equipment and those Sarkaz mercenaries should have their own encampments nearby... and it seems the Ursus people are really coming soon?"

"We need to capture the Grand Knight Territory before they arrive. Let's settle this here, pick a good spot and see if we can cripple their forces. As for that strange bomb..."

"how?"

"...Try not to use it. Or rather, use it only when we're clearing out prisoners."

The Colombian generals quickly reached a consensus.

Meanwhile, in the Grand Knight Commandery of Kazimierz, during their routine "Prophecy" project, Margarita, noticing something odd about tomorrow's poisonous gas haze, pulled her teacher aside to discuss countermeasures.

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"Teacher... um? If it's tomorrow..."

"Stop, I understand what you mean. In short, the Colombians are going to use new weapons—come on, let's go report to the commander on site now. Anyway, we are Blood Demons, we have the say, and we don't need to worry about those guys not listening to us."

"Huh? Is that so...?"

"The Blood Demon has a lot of influence within the Sarkaz race."

Ms. Northumbered gently rubbed Margarita's cheeks, pulling them apart amidst her cries of pain, then letting go to let the soft flesh spring back—she played with her obedient apprentice with a sense of satisfaction, thinking how wonderful it would be to have more opportunities to tease Margarita in the future.

But never mind—work comes first. With that thought in mind, Ms. Northumbers led Margarita to the tent area where the command center was located, and found the commander of the Sarkaz mercenaries in one of the largest tents. And they arrived at just the right time, because the commander of the so-called remnant army seemed to be there as well, negotiating the upcoming battle with the Sarkaz.

He was a major—a major commanding a force of several thousand men was already unbelievable, but he was indeed very capable.

Moreover, what Ms. Northon cared about more was the two Kuranta women standing against the wall behind the major... Although the two women were wearing Kazimierz clothes, for some reason, Ms. Northon could always smell a strange odor emanating from them, a smell that came from people who were used to eating the heavy oil, salt, sweet, or sour food of Ursus.

"..." It seems they were actually Ursus spies disguised as Kazimir people—but the aura of a commercial spy doesn't seem like a disguise either? Could it be that you were spies for Kazimir, then defected to Ursus and returned to your homeland to become collaborators? Hmm?

Ms. Northumber smacked her lips, shrugged at the Sarkaz commander who turned to look at her, and then took a step forward with Margarita.

"In short, my apprentice discovered the anomaly of tomorrow because of her prophetic abilities. It seems the Colombians are about to use a new type of poison gas weapon."

"...what?"

The Sarkaz commander paused for a moment, then turned and exchanged a glance with the commander of the remnant troops before nodding: "How exactly?"

"It's basically those poisonous gas clouds mixed with some strange powder. Then it changed the color of the yellow smoke from yellow to something like mica green—let my apprentice explain in detail. Come, Margarita."

"Huh? Ah... um..."

Margarita—standing up and articulating your ideas is a necessary part of your growth! So keep going!

Ms. Northumb watched her timid apprentice muster the courage to begin explaining her thoughts and predictions to others, and she nodded with satisfaction. But it was at that moment that she suddenly realized the expressions of the two Kuranta women seemed to have changed slightly when she had mentioned the name "Margarita."

Hmm? Interested in the name Margarita...?

Ms. Northon raised an eyebrow, sizing up the two Kuranta women. She noticed they were looking at her too, but they made no attempt to look away—Northon simply stared at them, her brow furrowed in deep thought.

She realized this must be someone interested in Margarita. But to be honest, if it was just about Margarita, there were far too many possibilities—after all, Ms. Northumber was also very interested in Margarita, especially in her blood.

But what if we add some more conditions? For example, conditions like "having been to Ursus" or "possibly an Ursus spy"? And those remnants were using Ursus equipment, right? Those two Kuranta people must be the contacts of the patrons supporting that remnant major, right?

Hmm... if that's the case... in Ursus, and with such a keen interest in Margarita, even making a big fuss about Kazimierz... that's still a bit far-fetched—just as Lady Northumen was pondering this, she suddenly recalled the big news that Duke Yang Hao was also leading his troops to Kazimierz because of his wife's death, preparing for a decisive battle with the Columbians...

Oh?

So you're Margarita's men's subordinates?

Norsen nodded in sudden understanding, then made a provocative yet inviting gesture to the two Kurantas before leaving, ignoring the flustered Margarita's gaze.

"Teacher, teacher!"

"Keep it up, Margarita!"

Ms. Northumber waved and left. She stood in a quiet corner outside the tent, leaning against one of the tent's sturdy supports. She bent down, took out a cigar, lit it, and put it in her mouth when she saw two pairs of boots appear before her.

"So you've come, huh?" Ms. Northumbers shrugged, then said without looking up.

“If I’m not mistaken, you are subordinates of that mad Duke Yang Hao of Ursus, right? After all, the remnants of the army you support are all using Ursus military equipment. Although the labels have been worn off, the only one that has recently provided funding to Kazimierz is the Dukedom of Kosichear.”

"...Hehe, it seems you're a smart person too."

A tall Kuranta woman clicked her tongue and then shrugged: "You guessed right, we are indeed that man's employees—but please think carefully about your words, considering our boss has just become a bachelor."

"Heh, he's really a bachelor now?"

"..."

When Ms. Northumen looked up, she saw the two Kuranta women exchange glances and then sigh in unison.

"Alright, alright, it seems this Blood Demon Granny really does have a lot of suspicion about our boss."

Ms. Norson took a satisfying puff of her cigar, savoring the flavor as the smoke filled her mouth—

"There's nothing we can do, after all, even Theresa suffered such a terrible fate—"

She was so startled by what the other Kuranta said that she almost inhaled all the smoke from her cigar, and then, caught off guard, she choked.

"Cough cough?! Wait a minute? Who is Theresa's mother? Doesn't your boss only have one legal wife?! Even if you include that duke, there are at most two?!"

Ms. Northumb coughed as she stared in astonishment at the two spies from Ursus. Something was definitely wrong! Why was she suddenly hearing another woman's name?!

Is something wrong here? Given that old black snake's possessiveness, is he really capable of having more than two women?

This is impossible, right?

Ms. Norson only felt that her lips were dry.

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"Huh? Why should we tell you?"

"Exactly. Who said a duke can only have one principal wife—oh, wait, it seems he can only have one principal wife, right? But if you count mistresses and such, having a dozen or so is quite normal, isn't it?"

"I don't think our boss has more than a dozen men, right? If he really did, do you think he would still be alive to come to Kazimierz?"

"Yes."

No? What the hell are you talking about?

How did I comfort Margarita back then? Oh—I think I was saying he probably wouldn't have more than four or five wives? But now this is fucking problematic!

That old black snake, who's probably dead or not, counts; that duke—you've got your hands on the Empress of Ursus, that counts too; and now there's this girl named Theresa? That's three already!

Three people, three people—Mr. Yang Hao, are your kidneys made of iron? Are you one of those guys I read about in those weird romance novels who can ejaculate continuously for five minutes? How dare you do this! Do you know you'll die? And it doesn't matter if you die, what about Margarita?!

Ms. Northumbers was covered in cold sweat. Muttering to herself, "This can't be," "This is a psychological trick by those spies," she stubbed out her cigar with her bare hands and carefully placed it back in her cigar box for safekeeping.

But just as Ms. Northumbert was trying to regain her composure and then try to extract some information through casual conversation—

"But speaking of which, I have a feeling that Therese from Kazdel, or what was that one again? She seems to be interested in our boss too. Sigh, sometimes I really worry about whether Theresa can win over the man."

“Yes. But more than that, shouldn’t Theresa be worried about the head maid? Oh, that elusive head maid, our headquarters security system can’t detect when she arrived at all…”

"...what?"

What's going on? The head maid? What's that all about? Wait—why is Teresa worried about the head maid? This? That's four already?! Hey! Mr. Yang Hao? Are you alright? Are you really okay?

Ms. Northumber was astonished. Although she lacked experience, her extensive reading gave her some insight—like how only children want everything, and adults know they can't afford it all...

But Mr. Yang Hao, how could you do this? Four people, there are four people now... Are your kidneys made of iron?

You probably don't even taste the blood in your veins anymore, really.

Ms. Northum took a deep breath. She gestured to stop the two spies, who were truly making themselves at home chatting amongst themselves, and then she sighed heavily and said:

"In short—Duke Yang Hao's spy ladies? I have absolutely no interest in his family's complicated relationships. Fine, I just wanted to test my own ideas... Let's just pretend we've never met, shall we?"

"Hmm? That's impossible—we have to report the facts here too."

"...Then let me ask you this: is Margarita also someone you're paying attention to?"

"I guess so. After all, our boss is still hung up on his childhood sweetheart and first love, to the point that the head maid specifically told us to keep an eye on this little bat who hasn't been weaned yet. That's all."

The two Kurantas left.

Ms. Northum watched them leave for a long time.

She sighed heavily.

Margarita—it seems you still need to work harder on your training... otherwise, I really wouldn't feel comfortable letting you go to Ursus alone, really.

...... ......

[Event: Margarita's teacher]

Your spy encountered Margarita's teacher in the Grand Knights' Territory of Casimir. They had a friendly exchange, revealed their identities, and then parted ways.

But you have a vague feeling that your reputation has been severely damaged. Do you have any clues about what might happen?

"Where did I even get a clue?"

"...Sigh. I have no clue."

"what?"

"It's nothing. Since we're out enjoying the scenery, let's not think about work all the time."

Because he was bored in his suite and couldn't find anything to do, he decided to go out for a walk. After asking the girl in the room and his daughter, Yang Hao had no choice but to leave his suite with Theresa, who was willing to go out with him, and go to the top of the land-based ship's bridge to enjoy the scenery and take a stroll.

And it was while enjoying the scenery that Mr. Yang Hao suddenly received this message—alas, he didn't really care about his reputation anymore. But to think that even Margarita's teacher inexplicably thought my reputation was ruined, it's truly quite poignant...

Ugh!

He sighed and reached out to rub the tip of Theresa's tail.

"boss?!"

"Hey, what's wrong with just a little rubbing? Besides, if you stay in Kazimierz, it might be a hassle to come back later."

"Well..."

After Yang Hao released her hand, Theresa let out a wronged sound. She leaned against the railing at the top of the bridge, resting her hands on it, watching the passing scenery for a while before flicking Yang Hao's hand with her tail.

"Then why don't you live in Kazimierz too, boss? You could help me out for a while, right?"

“We’ll definitely help you for a while. But my family is still in the duchy—once you’ve brought Kazimierz to a better place, we can move the city here.”

"Eh...but then I won't be able to be alone with you, will I?"

"I vaguely remember that you seemed particularly resistant to being alone with me back then?"

"After all, I am a rather reserved former knight of conquest—at least that's how it is on the surface."

Theresa pursed her lips. She turned around and looked Yang Hao up and down with a strange expression. Finally, she sighed helplessly, and the strange expression on her face turned into a helpless and bitter one: "But now I'm trapped by you... you know, boss, you know that if I really want to revitalize a family, it's definitely not enough for me to do it alone, right?"

"Ah."

"So, you mean... can you... have a child with me?"

She awkwardly turned her flushed cheeks to the side.

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Um—Miss Teresa, um, are you serious?

You want me to have a child with you? Oh...

How should Yang Hao answer this? Looking at the shy and hesitant Theresa, he realized that this was not something that could be answered verbally.

So after a moment's thought, Yang Hao reached out and hugged Theresa, then sighed helplessly:

"You know, Ekaterina was just an accident, you know? My fertility was practically given a death sentence by the doctors."

"Huh? Ha—then why don't you stay a little longer, boss?"

"I have a feeling that Kosic will probably come and chop you up himself."

"Then boss, why don't you just vouch for me?"

Theresa nestled in Yang Hao's arms, acting all cute and affectionate. The lively and adorable little pony's current delicate and endearing appearance truly gave Yang Hao a unique experience.

But then again—children...?

It must be mentioned that Teresa's point is also very important—she doesn't yet know that she can ascend with Yang Hao's help, so she is considering that she may only be able to make her family prosperous in her entire life, but who will inherit the prosperous family in the end is a good question.