Futanari System

Two and a half days

Back in the Embassy, I was questioning everything about myself. I don't know when it started, but meeting Mistress Sally and realizing she was stronger than me at around the same age hit me hard. I had confidence in myself as the most powerful younger person. I had never heard of anyone being stronger than me in this world. I sat behind my desk, lost in thought after calling for Alexia.

Christina sat on the couches, looking at me with an indifferent expression that showed nothing. I had no idea if she watched the exchange between Mistress Sally and me, but I doubted it. Something told me that Mistress Sally had at least some way of stopping a spy from watching her. I didn't know, and I almost didn't care at this point.

I almost was to the point of self-loathing at this point. What can I do to improve faster? I asked myself. The answer was simple and obvious. I needed to reject half the jobs I had taken onto my back and focus. I needed to study the Mana of this world and practice my fighting style. I needed to dedicate more time to that and less time on politics.

I wanted to scream without realizing it until now, and I wanted to throw the paperwork around me. Strength was what I needed to free myself, and I had been letting it slip. I was not a weakling in this world, but I wasn't strong by myself. That was why I had to follow the orders of the elders, and that was why I wasn't at home with my kids and large growing family.

My mind was going berserk, as was my Mana, I realized a second later, and I firmly got control of my emotions. I took several deep and long breaths, and I knew most of what I had just thought of. I knew it, and I was working on it. I couldn't change my circumstances at this point, and I always needed funding. Look at Mistress Sally. She was working as a Dominatrix to make gold, even as a B-ranked adventurer. It wasn't shameful, and she needed resources to grow in strength.

I had no idea what she personally needed to grow, but I knew what I needed. It was time to study and meditate along with Spars with trusted people who could take a hit. Florine and Christina were good options that I had to make use of. I needed to start getting stronger, and with the war coming up very soon, that need was only going to grow larger.

I firmed my mind, and I turned to Christina, who was waiting patiently. "Did you hear anything about our conversation?" I asked.

"No, There were weird enchantments I have never encountered around the building. TheManaa itself was different from what I was used to." Christina said, her tone showing mild curiosity. "I think that plenty of the elders if they were not busy, would be very interested in researching it."

I nodded in understanding. If this Mistress Sally had a new way of enchanting or came across another way of enchanting, then I would be very interested in seeing it too. I sighed, leaning back, knowing the reason why the elders were busy. The nation was busy mobilizing for war, and all that was missing was the declaration of war.

The great thing about this was that no one made this about humans versus Beast-kin or eugenics. That would open another can of worms that I didn't want to think about. Although there was a small percentage of beast-kin, who hated humans, this war wasn't about that. The war with the Empire was about stopping slavers from crossing our borders.

Our nation didn't outright ban slaves otherwise, Em' wouldn't be with me. Although I loved the girl and she loved me, that didn't mean that I agreed with the practice. I thought it was a stupid practice even with criminals in the end. It was better to rehabilitate criminals and reintroduce them as working members of society. But that was a pipe dream at this point as slavery was ingrained into the culture.

I looked up at the knock on the door. My thoughts abruptly ended as I realized they tended to happen often. "Come in," I said officially, and Alexia came in.