Life at the top is not always as carefree as some people might think.

Together with power, there must be responsibilities, and restrictions. My existence itself is the literal manifestation of that idea.

I was born as an imperial princess in the biggest empire 20 years ago, and as a princess, I have only three paths that I can choose for my life.

First of all, I could try to compete with my siblings for the throne and become the one and only empress. But I gave up that thought as soon as I saw the examples of royal heirs competing for the throne in the past. It's brutal, and exhausting. I don't want that.

Furthermore, being the empress will only make me do more work and take away my freedom, if I ever have any to begin with, I don't want that either.

So I gave up my right to inherit the crown when I was merely 9, I left it for my two older brothers.

The second idea is to marry a foreign royal family member, or a powerful noble house and live a tasteless, loveless life. I abandoned this idea as well.

That left me with only one way left: Establish a name for myself and become independent. Only then will I have the power to escape the eventual arranged marriage, going on adventures and enjoy things I like.

If I stay powerless, soon the emperor will find me a suitor and marry me off to a stranger for some political gains. That's bullshit.

Fortunately for me, I have a talent in using spears, and I can use mana fairly well. That means I can probably aim to be a professor at the academy. It is a very prestigious occupation, they're nurturing the best talents from all of the empire after all.

It will not keep me from being sold off by the emperor forever, but I can still stall for some years at least. There were imperial children in the past who had their own choices in marriage, but I'm sure I won't. I know how the emperor is, his only concern is to make the empire stronger and stronger, he won't hesitate to sell me off to a noble house in exchange for their support or anything.

Tasteless. Truly tasteless.

My goal for now is to reach the master level. Because they are few in numbers, the empire will grant each master a title and a piece of land, in exchange for their service. If I become a Spearmaster, I can have a separate domain to rule for myself. Even if they still want me to marry a random stranger, I think I can escape with my strength by then.

So I trained, and trained. People call me the best genius in decades, so I think I did pretty well. Now I'm a fourth year student at the academy, but I already reached 2 star Advance, surpassing a number of professors, and keep rising. At this point, I think I can reach master class.

Ever since I had the thought that I will be able to live freely, my life suddenly became much better.

I still trained very hard, but I also learned to have fun. I started to try different dishes from various cultures, I got into enjoying music, I started to learn how to make myself more beautiful,...

Now the only thing I need is someone to accompany me.

I was born with a male genital, despite having the appearance of a female. Apparently a Saint in the past 'invented' this, how strange. But still, even without this, I think I would still be attracted to girls.

The point is, I want a lovely girlfriend for myself.

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So I started to search for one when I was in my second year of studying in the academy. Unfortunately, so far, no girl has been able to make me fall in love yet. They all acted very stereotypical towards me, submissive and timid.

I want a more confident girl, if they acted like that because of my status, do I have to date princesses, then?

Turns out, I was so right.

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One day, I was summoned to a meeting with the envoy from the elven kingdom. This is the first time they have actively visited us in a very long time, so we have to show them some sincerity. Elves are not to be messed with, aside from their king, the current strongest mage in the world, they have numerous master class individuals as well.

Anyway, when I first walked into the guest room, I saw a stunning beauty there, with long and pointy ears. I was taken back a little bit, I heard that they were beautiful, but to that extent... Her breasts are quite unfortunate though.

But when that lady elf came back with another two, I was shocked, no, we were all shocked when we saw that girl.

A divine beauty.

Although she is a little short compared to her companions, her appearance could ignite a war between countries. Long platinum blonde hair, sparkling blue eyes, straight nose, long eyebrows, elegant jawline. And to add to that face, her long ears are a little bit droopy because of the earrings, giving her some traces of a small animal.

Adorable, lovely.

But the most shocking factor was her chest, I was always confident in my chest size, but even I couldn't win against **that**.

Not only her looks, she was also very bold and frank. The guts to call for food when staying in the imperial palace of the biggest country in the world, when the emperor and his family didn't have anything, and the confidence to outright eat all of the food in front of them, treating it like a simple meal while going on a picnic.

Unhinged, absolutely unhinged. She definitely got my attention.

But... the eyes of the other two girls... I might have some competitions going on here. Worst case, they are already lovers. But even then, if she's really worth it, I don't mind sharing.

And to my delight, she didn't disappoint me a single bit at the ball. From her gorgeous figure, to her nonchalant attitude and graceful movements, she captured everyone in the hall. She even had the gall to calmly eat her food when everybody bowed to the emperor.

Beautiful.

But as I thought, the other two are her lovers...

Whatever, I don't care, I know what I want to do now.

I want to break that confidence, I want to see her crying face, I want to dominate her, I want to-

''If you think I was going to give up just because of that-

*****

Now that the redhead has recovered a bit, let's ask her some questions.

''Why are you so obsessed with me?'' I ask Christina.

''Ahhh, that, I will need to tell you a bit about my life first.'' Said Christina.

''So-

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...So she just want an outgoing girlfriend, then. And what? I'm unhinged? What bullsh- Wait no, maybe I actually am. A little bit. Only a little.

''Am I unhinged?'' Just to be sure.

'''' Yes. '''' All three of them replied.

''...''

''So, Sylvia, could you give me a chance?'' Christina breaks the silence. Fortunately she's not in her obsessive heroine mode anymore, she actually asked for my permission.

I look at my girlfriends, Liana just shrugs, Emy slightly nods.

''Mhmm. Well, sure. If you can make me fall for you, and if you can convince my two girlfriends, then I will be yours.'' I said.

This is pretty interesting, I have nothing to lose anyway.

''Alright! I will do my best to court you, Sylvia.'' Christina brighten up visibly, her hands clasped near her cheeks.

Then she turns alternatively to my girlfriends. ''You guys too, feel free to test me whatever you want, I will make sure to satisfy us all.''

''...Fine.'' Emy said.

''It will not be easy.'' Liana crosses her arms, raises her chin a bit.

''Fufu, I didn't expect it to be easy either.'' Christina grins.

After that, the ball concluded, with us missing from the actual hall. There was nothing else, really, we just sat there in the balcony, chatting, occasionally Christina flirted with me as well.

Mhmm, there's still some time before the new semester at the academy, maybe I should make the Vector now.

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Today is the day after the ball, I told my girlfriends that I wanted to make a new gun, so they should do whatever they want.

So Emy went on an adventure to find the best desserts in the capital, while Liana decided to explore the jewel shops here.

''Phew~''

This should be one third of the gun, my crafting speed has increased a lot throughout the years, but making precise pieces like these still takes a lot of time.

I should rest a bit. Hmm, maybe I can try to cook something for my girlfriends when they come back? Liana said that I would make a good wife before, but I've never actually cooked for them.

...

Aight, let's go, I can't cook, but I trust youtube tutorials!

Don't disappoint me, Gordon Ramsay.