Semiramis looked at the young man in front of her, and somehow, felt refreshed when someone was attracted by her beauty.
Semiramis knew that she was beautiful, however, her master, Karna, Achilles, and even Shakesphere had never attracted to her beauty, and even if the four of them had to admit that she was beautiful, they had never thought to touch this poisonous woman so when she saw Haru was attracted and mesmerized by her beauty she had to admit that it was quite refreshing.
"I have to commend you for arriving at this place, boy."
"....."
Haru wasn't sure what to say when he was called a boy, but then again, considering the age gap between them, then it should be normal.
"Then can I ask you for a reward?"
"Oh? What is the reward that you want?"
In Semiramis's mind, she could kill this young man anytime so she didn't need to worry about anything. Haru was also at her hanging garden and at this place, she controlled everything, including space itself.
Based on the description of Atalante and Achilles, Haru was very powerful, but he was a short-range fighter, so in Semiramis's mind, she had a huge advantage over him since she could attack from afar.
Semiramis didn't know what kind of power that Haru had shown before, but she had to admit that his body was good, in terms of power and appearance too which reminded her of "Ara the Handsome".
In the legend, Semiramis was fascinated by Ara, the legendary King of Armenia, she even had sent a lot of gifts to him, telling him how she loved her, however, Ara had never answered her love and even returned her gifts, telling her that he rejected her.
However, Semiramis didn't give up until she felt tired and decided to attack Ara's kingdom to get him. She attacked Ara's kingdom and won. She ordered to bring Ara alive, however, Ara was killed. By then, she ordered her servant to bring Ara's corpse to her chamber then kept staring at him, stood still, transfixed, as tears of remorse ran rivers down her cheeks, even if her servants kept calling her.
It was also one of Semiramis's regrets in her life so when she looked at Haru for the first time, she wasn't sure how to react and even felt surprised since his appearance reminded her of Ara the Handsome, and even better in her mind.
Well, there was, of course, a difference, but it had been thousands of years, so in her mind, both Haru and Ara the Handsome resembled each other.
However, when Semiramis saw him directly in front of her, her mood was quite good and somehow, his reluctant expression also reminded her of that man, but still, the same fate was happening once again, and the young man in front of her was an enemy since both of them were coming from different factions in this Holy Grail War.
Haru was already a mouse that was trapped in the cage, and Semiramis was in a good mood so she felt a bit amused when she heard that he asked her for a reward.
"Can you let me go?" Haru asked.
"What if I don't let you go?" Semiramis asked with a smile.
"Then we can only fight," Haru said with a sigh expression since he didn't have a hobby to hurt a woman.
Semiramis was amused and asked, "Do you really want to fight me?"
"Well, if I have a choice then I won't fight you," Haru said.
"Oh, why?" Semiramis asked.
"Why?"
"Why don't you want to fight me? We're enemies, right?"
"..."
Haru was wondering why Semiramis asked this question, but he answered, "I am not saying this because I am looking down on a woman, but I don't feel good to fight against a woman."
"Then you don't need to fight. You can stay here. I will make you my subject," Semiramis said.
"...."
Haru opened his mouth and wasn't sure what to say. He blinked his eyes and asked, "Your subject?"
"I will be the Queen of this world." Semiramis smiled and said, "Isn't it normal for me to have a subject?" In truth, she wanted to make him more than a subject, but after all, she had never known him and on the other hand, Shirou had made a big impression on her heart. It was just, she didn't expect to meet someone who resembled Ara the Handsome this much, wondering whether Haru was his descendant or something.
'Or reincarnation?'
Semiramis knew that there were a lot of strange things in this world so anything could happen.
"...."
Haru then remembered that unlike in the past where Semiramis was being looked up and there were a lot of people who wanted to flatter her all the time, this era, she was alone and she didn't have a subject.
Even if Semiramis was the queen of this hanging garden, all the servants of the Red Factions weren't her subjects and even refused to follow her order without hesitation.
"But I refuse."
However, this answer displeased Semiramis since Haru's answer reminded her of that man's answer since, in her story, most men would bow down under her, except for Ara the Handsome who refused her when she was still alive.
Semiramis took a deep breath and asked, "Before we fight, can you tell me your name first?"
"Kasugano Haruka." Haru looked at Semiramis and said, "Well, it will be my honor to fight against the oldest poison user and Empress of Assyrian, Semiramis."
Semiramis smirked and said, "Don't worry, I won't kill you." She raised her hand and the surrounding area was instantly covered by poison.
Poison was part of Semiramis's Noble Phantasm, and her poison was very special.
If servants possessed "Poison Resistance", a legend that said "poison had no effect on them", or an anecdote in their legend where they withstood poison, they were granted a debuff bonus for their resistance against this Noble Phantasm. But on the other hand, if they had an episode where they died of poison, their resistance to the Noble Phantasm went down and they took double the damage so if Heracles or Chiron who died of poison received Semiramis's poison then both of them, without doubt, would die.
Haru was instantly surrounded by poison, and then, he decided to use his ability.
"Semiramis, don't blame me for this."
"Hmm? What are you going to do? You're already surrounded by my poison, and your only path is to become my subject."
After all, Semiramis didn't want to kill Haru and wanted to keep him, however, suddenly, she felt a strong pleasure in her body. Her face was flushed and she was startled.
"This..?!"
Not just Semiramis, but everyone in this hanging garden also felt the pleasure on their bodies.
---
"Oh!!!"
Caster of Red, who was staying in his room, suddenly blushed and dropped on the ground since his body felt very good!
"What kind of pleasure is it? This feeling... This feeling... is so good!!"
---
Unlike Caster of Red, Shirou, Avicebron, and Atalante were alright since both of them had never tasted the forbidden pleasure.
Haru used his "pleasure magic" and used it on a wide area directly affecting the entire hanging garden since there wasn't any ally in this place. He knew that the effect of this magic was limited to the servants of the Red Faction since there were a lot of virgins in this place.
"What... What is this?" Semiramis had never had such a pleasure before and her body was very weak. It needed a lot of her might to ask this question, asking this young man who suddenly ravaged her body.
"This is my ability. Pleasure." Haru looked at Semiramis and said, "As long as someone has tasted a forbidden pleasure then I can kill them with extreme pleasure."
"Kill..?!"
Semiramis's expression became serious, and she quickly bit her lower lips, causing blood to drip on her beautiful lip and chin, however, even so, it couldn't erase the pleasure that she felt at this moment and it became even more intense!
The poison that appeared in this hall disappeared since Semiramis couldn't maintain her calm because of this pleasure.
Haru walked forward and let out a sigh.
"Please forgive me, we're enemies after all."
Semiramis had never thought that someone was capable of having such a ridiculous power, however, she had to admit that this power was too dangerous!
"This... is there a limit to this power?" Semiramis asked curiously and looked as if enjoying the pleasure.
Haru was a bit surprised when he saw Semiramis had decided to give up resistance and enjoyed the pleasure. He felt a bit awkward since he had to admit that Semiramis was a master of seducer. He felt a bit embarrassed and said, "This ability doesn't work on the person who has never felt a forbidden pleasure, well, Atalanta should be alright from this ability."
After all, Atalanta had made a vow of chastity to Artemis and had never tasted the forbidden pleasure, so she would be alright from Haru's power.
Haru knew that even if Semiramis seemed to enjoy the pleasure this woman hadn't given up yet, and he was right, he was suddenly teleported outside so suddenly.
"..."
"Ha... Ha... Ha..."
Semiramis lay weakly on her throne, her dress was wet from her sweat, and she also emitted a sweet aroma for some reason. The blush on her face hadn't disappeared as she tried to stabilize her breath. The only thing that she was glad about was that the intense pleasure on her body had also slowly disappeared, but she also felt a slight loss for some reason.
"....."
Semiramis had never thought that she would meet such a fearsome opponent, and somehow, she knew that she needed to remind everyone about this young man's power or else, all of them would be decapitated easily.
Still...
Semiramis would be lying if she didn't want to meet him again.
'Kasugano Haruka....'
Semiramis savored that name in her mouth before closing her eyes, reporting to her master that the opponent had been exiled by her.