Chapter 348: Dead or just beaten? [1/2]
Chapter 348: Dead or just beaten? [1/2]
"VICTORRRRYYYYYYYY!!!!!"
Like heroes in old war movies, I screamed with all my might. My gun raised, it felt good to savor such a hardwon victory. My girls all similarly cheered. It took a good five minutes for the yelling to stop.
Several groups came toward us. I could see some of them making disgusted faces, some even retching as they walked over the multitude of corpses.
Maybe it was because I had become desensitized to the battlefield, but I didn't feel that the stench was particularly bad.
Of course, among my harem, Liv, Jo, and Robyn were covered in blood as usual. Only a few streaks were crusted around their hair, but their faces looked gruesome. Their clothes had also seen better days.
In contrast, Aki was relatively cleaner, while Lilly, Jas and Bella were spotless. It was like the old RPG parties in fantasy games.
The swordsmen, knights and spearmen would be dirty as hell. Mages, archers and priests would be spotless because they were in the back.
While I didn't mind, the thought of others gagging because my girls were dirty pissed me off. I pulled out a handkerchief and some alcohol.
"Love, Kitten, Darling. Come here. Let me clean you up a little."
Pleased, I called them and the three lined up while making big smiles. Aki looked at her hands and joined the line inconspicuously.
"Shujin, what about me?" she asked timidly.
Amused at how docile this battle-hardened Asian was, I nodded as I answered.
"You too, Kamisan."
Then I heard Lilly and Bella scream.
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"KYA! Cease at once, Jasmine! What the hell are you thinking?"
"TAKE SOME UP YOUR ASSHOLE YOU BITCH! HAVE YOU FINALLY LOST YOUR LAST BRAIN CELL?"
I turned to see Jas covered in guts and blood. In her right hand was the upper torso of a Chuckie, the lower half was in her left hand of course. The blood seemed to be splattering Bella and Lilly as accidental casualties.
Undeterred by the insults the other two hurled her way, Jas quickly joined the melee fighters I was about to clean up. The rest of the Siren's could barely speak as Jas stood at the end of the line covered in blood.
They all knew how smart this African woman was. No amount of confusion could make her do something so disgusting if she didn't want to. Lilly and Bella sighed and face palmed respectively.
Jo and Robyn, on the other hand, giggled like children. Liv at the front of the line ignored them all and looked at me expectantly. It was just wiping, why the hell were they being so extreme?
I couldn't even ask her and just started wiping the blood off Liv. The Northerner closed her eyes and enjoyed my caress. If Liv had a tail, I was sure it would be wagging now.
As I cleaned the blood, dirt and grime from her face, I couldn't resist giving her a quick peck.
"There, my love, you are so beautiful, I could just look at you all day," I commented affectionately.
Liv, barely able to suppress a smile, replied blissfully. "Only because you are with me, my love. Nothing else has given me so much happiness except you. C-can I have another?"
"Another?"
Wordlessly, Liv closed her eyes and pursed her lips. Amused, I leaned forward to grant her wish, only to have a bloody hand come between us.
"Do the harry Liv, you already got your reward, get the line moving!" Robyn chastised.
Liv made an angry face as she glared at Robyn. The face she made was unlike anything I had ever seen on her before.
"Tsk. Washboard Loli. Very apt. Celebrate for now. I will return the favor," the Northerner threatened.
"What did you say to me, cunt? You want to get suplexed to the ground first? I'm not afraid of you, slagger!"
"What is a suplex? Never mind, just be careful not to bruise my breasts. Our beloved likes them so much. But you wouldn't know anything about that, would you?"
"This fucking cunt. Possum likes my tits just fine! Who would want to carry all that fat! That's why you're the slowest around here!"
As the tension escalated, there was a loud bang. A .45 ACP went past Liv and Robyn, causing them to stop arguing. The Northerner and the Aussie looked towards the source of the gunshot only to find Jo gritting her teeth in anger.
"Can you fucking sluts go home and fuck yourselves already? I want to be cleaned by Darling. You are in the way."
Similarly, an M24 barrel was raised behind Jo towards the two of them. It seems that such interactions were expected of those who had harems.
They were united by external forces, but while competing for my attention, they were all bitter enemies.
I stepped between them and grabbed Liv and Robyn around the waist. Neither resisted my arms and were swept towards me. I gave them both a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Liv, please don't get mad, we can make out later. Robyn was just impatient. And you Robyn, please forgive Liv for her comments, she was just disappointed that you prevented our kiss. Now you both apologize to each other. Or I will not clean you in the next battle."
Both made annoyed faces but followed my words.
"I apologize Robyn. I was wrong. Please forgive me."
" Sorry I couldn't wait, Liv. I shouldn't have interrupted your kiss with Possum."
Satisfied with the current situation, I embraced them tighter before letting go. Liv stood behind me like a bodyguard while Robyn presented her arms. They were a shade of brown from all the dried blood on her skin.
As I cleaned Robyn, I heard more murmurs from the Sirens.
"Why are you two here, you're not dirty at all. Go talk to the Hellsend department heads. Aren't you two supposed to be big shots? Stop bothering Husband."
"I'm here to ask for my reward. No one said that this line was only for cleaning up Sirens with sloppy fighting styles. Dear would never withhold what I have fairly earned."
"I don't need to explain anything to a psychotic freak. Stop interfering with Honey and me. Why don't you go get a tan or something? Oh, I forgot, you are already very badly burned."
When I heard Lilly and Bella's hostility towards Jas, I could only smile wryly. No one said it was easy to be the owner of a harem. But this was brutal. While I was tending to the Sirens, the commanders of Hellsend came forward, along with someone I didn't know.
'Who is that person? Is she one of Patrick's people? I didn't see anyone come in. Has she been here from the beginning?'
The department heads all put their hands over their hearts as they knelt. Phillip led the discussion.
"My lord, congratulations on your victory. I am sure we have earned a considerable sum from the souls in the air alone."
I ignored Phillip's praise and spoke to the intruder as I continued to clean Jo.
"To the one with gray hair in a yellow suit. Identify yourself before I blow your head off," I said coldly.
"Uwah, you are just as much a war freak as reported. Doesn't your personality change too much when you talk to other people? What happened to the loving spouse of the Sirens?"
The cheeky woman had the air of a journalist. That, and she had a camera in one hand and some kind of voice recorder in the other. Before I could answer, Bella stepped forward and intervened.
"Honey, this woman is Constance Faye. A reporter for Graveyard. Robyn found her stalking our people yesterday. I have allowed her to join the defense as a witness today."
"I see, then do what you please," I replied curtly.