"...Okay, um... Alucard, I'm going to change. Can you wait outside?" Dont said, coughing slightly into her fist to alleviate her discomfort.
"That would expose you to any attack in my absence, my Queen..." The knight said somewhat hesitantly. "But it's fine; your wishes are my commands." He exclaimed after bowing, turning around, and walking to the door, exiting and closing it behind him.
"Phew... What pressure to have someone who could decapitate me with a single swing of a sword next to me..." Dont sighed, releasing some of the stress she had been holding. Finally alone, at least since the 'day' began, Dont collapsed onto the beautiful double bed in her room, adorned with sheets featuring symbols that could only be called 'demonic.' "Ah... Incredibly soft~ Only my sis is this soft~" she mumbled while enjoying the sheets.
They had a quality that would surely make the wealthiest on Earth drool. And she could only thank any God who brought her here.
But with a jump, she moved away from the bed and slapped her cheeks a couple of times. "No, no. I need to try some things, not sleep. You have a moment without Alucard or Black Abyss or anyone. Just the little creatures in the bathroom waiting to attack any intruder or weirdo..." Dont spoke aloud and walked into another room.
The room was a giant closet, filled with clothes ranging from barely appropriate for wearing to full-body armor and weapons. Not particularly strong items, just decorations and things that Dont enjoyed having in her wardrobe. A feminine satisfaction she couldn't fulfill on Earth due to the high cost of clothing, especially those made from organic and natural elements like silk or fabric.
She stopped in front of a set of armor and grabbed the sword next to it. "Let's see..." She made a quick move and swung the sword to the side.
She furrowed her brow when the sword seemed to want to slip from her grip but still held firm in her hands. The strike wasn't as strong as it could have been, just causing a breeze that moved some dresses.
"Hm... It must be that my Assassin classes allow me to wield short swords and some heavy swords but with severe penalties... What if I use a hammer?"
Unfortunately, Dont didn't have a hammer in her wardrobe, so she couldn't test that theory. But she would stick to using the weapons she tended to use in the first place. It was good to know she had the option to use some weapons of that caliber and the reactions she might have if she used weapons beyond those allowed by her classes.
The new queen of Titania left the sword and began to explore the wardrobe, now just enjoying the beauty of having so much beautiful clothing just for herself.
Necklaces, jewelry, shoes. Every non-tomboy woman's dream in the first place. Not to be sexist or anything, but Dont was sure that anyone would like to have precious items that looked great on them.
She even had the cosplay outfits that Hanzel had made for her. It wasn't a set of armor, just a bunch of cosplay clothes that the guy tried to get her to wear in her avatar. She had no complaints about the idea and design, and she wore a couple in private when no one was connected, but she never told Hanzel or anyone that she didn't actually sell such items. She couldn't deny that she looked beautiful in a cosplay of that Succubus from an old game called Morijan, or something like that.
Shaking off her thoughts, she took a dress and looked at herself in the mirror. First fascinated by her beauty and perfect body, and then pressing the dress against her body to see how it might look.
Then she made a face and put the dress back where she got it. "Hm... Not much to do here... But... Uh~ Is there hot water here?" Dont said, fascinated by the idea of using hot water for the first time in years. Using water at all.
The most common way to bathe on Earth was with simple disinfectant baths, which cost a fortune to use daily.
And so, Dont ran excitedly to the bathroom.
…
Using the guild medal, she appeared instantly in the desired place. "Wow, it's big," Black Abyss said, looking around, at the cylindrical structure that was the duel field.
Although it didn't take long for a voice to catch his attention.
"My Lady! Black Abyss•White Flower! Sir Gerald at your service!"
"Greetings, Supreme Black Abyss•White Flower!"
The woman turned and looked at the knight kneeling in front of her, with a large number of men wearing silver armor behind him, in the same position.
"Oh. Hello, Gerald. I hope I'm not disturbing..." She said somewhat hesitantly, just touring the entire Palace, not expecting to encounter many people.
"You, a disturbance? Black Abyss White Flower is one of the 34 Supreme Lords who created us. It could never be a nuisance!" He spoke firmly, emphasizing the word 'never' with considerable force, while the others nodded firmly.
"I see. That's how it is..." Then the woman brought her finger to her chin. "What were you doing, Sir Gerald?"
"With the aim of preserving the strength of Titania's army, I have been fervently training recruits who passed the trial phase! Before sending them with Macuin Thunder to begin the real training to become soldiers capable of defending the domains of the Supreme Ladies. Right, recruits?"
"Yes!" The 40 men nodded vigorously after Gerald.
"I-I understand... You can get up now..." She exclaimed, to which the first to do so was Sir Gerald.
He was taller than Black Abyss, perhaps 1.99 meters. He wore sturdy silver armor that covered his arms, legs, chest, and head, with shoulder pads covering that joint in the absence of armor in that area. He had a robust inner fabric suit, the blue color was quite exposed, visible in areas devoid of armor like the inner part of his arms, with his stomach and crotch covered by a rectangular blue fabric that ended in a silver-embroidered triangular tip, held by a black belt. In his sturdy helmet, a blue ponytail fell from the top, waving in the wind. But that sword on the knight's back caught attention, a long white two-handed sword. At first glance, one could say he was a knight of high level.
"Hm... To be honest, I need to test my skills..." Black Abyss muttered, and Sir Gerald placed his hand on his chest.
"Would you be willing to give these recruits the privilege of having a training match with you, my Lady Black Abyss White Flower?"
The intensity of the proposal surprised and slightly scared the woman, but she sighed and nodded, and the recruits behind Sir Gerald froze for a moment, then looked at each other and clapped their hands cheerfully while celebrating.
"Thank you very much, Supreme Black Abyss White Flower!" Sir Gerald said, bowing deeply.
…
"Listen! You will be among the very few who have the privilege of training once with a Supreme Lord, so take advantage, because you will remember this day forever!" The blue knight said with strength, and all the warriors formed in 4 rows of 10 shouted affirmatively 'Yes!' in unison.
Black Abyss was in the center of the duel field, looking at the men until Sir Gerald looked at her. Black Abyss nodded, and he then pointed to the first ones in the 4 rows.
"Begin!"
They took their weapons and charged at Black Abyss at great speed. She took a deep breath; she was nervous, very nervous...
(Were they serious about this?) She wondered, but returned to reality when the 4 were in front of her, swinging their cuts at her. She realized... How slow they were, no... How fast she was, effectively dodging all 4 cuts with a speed and flexibility she didn't know she possessed.
The four men turned around quickly, but in an instant, they were thrown backward when they were hit with a light blow from Black Abyss, lying there for a moment but having left the first circle in the duel arena.
Sir Gerald pointed to the other recruits, sending 4 more. Black Abyss waited with a smile; she was very confident now.
When they got close to her, swinging blows with their weapons. She, only with her hands, deflected the weapons, returning a slight blow that pushed each of them out of the circle.
…
2 minutes, that's how long it took to finish the 40 recruits, who were now resting.
They weren't NPC created by her and her companions, but citizens of Titania who had enlisted to serve them, so she wasn't too hard on them.
Although, of course, the blow each of them had received had been the hardest they had ever felt, despite how much she was holding back.
"Form up!" Sir Gerald shouted. The men quickly stopped resting and mobilized, forming a horizontal line in front of Black Abyss. "Now thank our Supreme for this unique experience!"
The men made a deep bow, shouting 'Thank you!' in unison with Black Abyss's full name, making her a bit embarrassed but undoubtedly happy.
"It's nothing, haha~ Although now I must go~" She said, each of these men must be oscillating between levels 40-45, so she understood why she defeated them with one blow, but... She loved that, despite having no chance, they still attacked her.
Maybe because they knew she wouldn't kill them? Or maybe because... They wanted a taste of real strength? Either way...
"I'm sure you'll be great warriors; Titania's protection is in your hands~" Black Abyss said with a smile, and the recruits stood totally still.
Moments later, Black Abyss disappeared using the guild medallion.
One of the recruits then spoke. "S-Sir Gerald..."
He looked at them.
"Can we cry from joy...?"
And he nodded, and all the recruits fell, talking joyfully about the Supremes and how they would give their lives for them. Crying for the unique experience and the great kindness of the Supreme who had trained them.
…
Dont woke up groggy from her dream, feeling the hot and pleasant water surrounding her body.
"W-Wow... This was so good that I fell asleep..." The queen said without real shame. After all, even among the wealthiest on Earth, few could afford to waste valuable clean water in a sauna or jacuzzi.
What Dont was doing, taking a nap in practically a hot spring the size of her bathroom, with different pools and types of baths and steam acting as mist due to how hot the water was, was something that not even the President of the United States could do with all his capital. Both because of how expensive and valuable a single drop of clean water was and because of what it would be like to maintain a hot spring in 2138.
In fact, although Dont was not an expert in finance or nuclear shit, she was sure that creating and maintaining an actual hot spring would be more expensive than doing the same with a series of atomic bombs.
Lost in her sleepy, relaxed, and blissful thoughts, she didn't even notice when someone entered the bathroom.
"I didn't remember it being this big. Is it because it's real now?"
"KYA!" The queen let out an improper scream as she quickly got up, pulling her rifle from her inventory and aiming it at the intruder at a speed faster than a human could blink.
"What the hell!? And what are you doing here, witch?" From the perspective of the one who had just entered, they only saw a dark silhouette amidst all the fog.
"It's my fucking bath! What the hell are you doing here, Black!" Dont shouted while identifying both the voice and appearance, seeing through all the visual obstruction effects with ease thanks to her classes. She lowered the rifle a bit and covered her most private areas with her hands.
"That voice... Oh, it's you... I'm visiting all the places in Titania; I didn't know you'd be here right now... Well, it's an embarrassing moment..." Black Abyss said, scratching her head and turning around with a nervous smile and a slight blush.
"OUT! OR I'LL TEST IF THERE'S FRIENDLY FIRE OR NOT THIS INSTANT!" Dont roared, making her rifle emit a threatening charging sound while its red lights shone intensely through the light steam.
"Ah... Yeah..." Black Abyss took her medallion and disappeared in an instant in a celestial glow.
"FUCK! ONE CAN'T EVEN BATHE IN PEACE!" Dont roared at nothing, no longer feeling Black Abyss's presence. With a frustrated groan, she got out of the water.
Fortunately, she didn't feel cold at all. Both because of her own resistances that seemed to benefit her in such a situation and because she had proven that her body had internal temperatures of 65ºC {149ºF}, and the room itself had a high temperature due to all the steam and humidity.
She put away her rifle and got out of the bath, immediately equipping her outfit after testing the waters.
She used one of the few useless spells she had on her, [Clean], and dried instantly.
"Ugh... Well, at least with this, I can confirm that spells can work on oneself..." Dont shook her head, combing her hair and adopting her dignified posture and attitude. She left her room for her 'office,' where Alucard was standing guard with utmost seriousness.
"Queen Dont-Say-My-Name, have you finished?" He asked, turning towards the woman.
"Ah, yes. I'm done with what I wanted to do. For now, I'd like to walk around the palace a bit." Dont said, trying to ignore Alucard's presence, which seemed unsettling to her due to her own paranoia.
"In that case, allow me to escort you, my Queen." He said with a bow.
"Umu..." Dont only muttered under her breath, starting to walk while trying to ignore Alucard, who, in her opinion, seemed unsettling due to her own paranoia.
(Hm... What to do...)