Preparations Ready

"Wow, was it really the Celestial?" - "How was it? Is she a goddess, not only in cultivation base but appearance?!" - "How was she?!" - "Did she force you?" - "The Celestial must be very powerful..." - "I wonder if we could really be allies."

A few hours later, when only 10 minutes remained before the start of the banquet, Heian Ciemnosc and the Team discussed things, with Beto deciding most things and whether or not to follow with any ideas the Team had over the matter. When it all ended, Beto initiated a long communication with his Universal Conveyance via his Soul while Heian Ciemnosc's teammates began asking him a bunch of stuff.

“... Yes, it was Celestial Isayid. She convoked me to speak of that matter that we all agreed on now,” Heian Ciemnosc took a moment before answering his teammates’ incessant questions. Meanwhile, the banquet was filled with countless soldier units sitting on the same level. Heian Ciemnosc continued, “It was an eye-opening. Celestial Isayid’s features are worthy of her name and reputation in the world. She was… gentle and didn’t mistreat me for my lower cultivation base and status.”

“She didn’t force me. And it’s not as if I wanted to refuse such an opportunity. She’s probably the strongest person I’ve met in my life so far. And being allies does seem to be in her mindset even before inviting us. Now… can we eat? It won’t be long before the banquet starts… and I’m hungry.” Heian Ciemnosc looked at his teammates, actually feeling his hunger start smearing his senses as he was a little irked he hadn’t seen any of his wives in 2 months. He was really ‘that’ hungry.

“Ah-ha. It’s just quite a deal. Our teammate has connections, huh? This is really nice. And to think half the Faction were planning to silently murder you a year ago.” Moy said, shaking his head and saying in a loud voice. This attracted attention, as a Heavenly Child nearby, acting as a guard to avoid any silly conflict or dispute, asked with round eyes and disbelief in his tone. “Really?!”

“Well, dude… Heian Ciemnosc is the only one since the establishment of our Crimsonbreaking Faction,” Clanton chipped in when he saw Beto give him a glare. That was the eyes of ‘fix my younger brother’s stupid scene’ please. Clanton continued as Heian Ciemnosc didn’t try to say anything, in case it only aggravated things. “The feelings of something like this happening, even if it was the young sapling of the Great Sage all those Archeons ago, we wouldn’t have given a shit. You know?”

“Ah, I see! Hahahaha,” the Heavenly Child changed his expression and slapped his thigh, startling Clanton as the casual motion threw cold air towards him. If the notion was directed with hostility, Clanton’s head would’ve been sliced through like butter with a hot knife. The Heavenly Child stopped laughing and added, “Eh. Crimsons, I didn’t know you were this strict. Even black monster didn’t escape your regulations. Nice!”

“I bet this poor fella suffered under your hands, eh?” The Heavenly Child commented, winking at Clanton. The latter smiled and nodded with narrowed eyes, “He did suffer. Especially under commander Choliac’s…”

… Time slowly passed, and Heian Ciemnosc remained silent as Clanton and a few other teammates engaged in small talk with the Heavenly Children around. The other soldier units from multiple organizations didn’t exchange pleasantries yet, anxious to get well-fed. They could mingle nonstop afterwards. Only a few other organizations’ soldier units had the privilege of chatting with the Heavenly Children. The rest meditated in tranquility.

“Alright, that’s it. Things… are in motion, black monster.” Beto finished his call and closed his Universal Conveyance, disappearing under his left wrist’s skin. Heian Ciemnosc turned his head towards Beto as the latter started, “The others accepted the proposal. We’ll get in contact with the other heavenly fellows before the month is over. However, we would do better with more organizations directly working together. Have any in mind?”

Beto looked at Heian Ciemnosc suggestively, hoping Heian Ciemnosc would have at least a few choices to not let their Crimsonbreaking Faction deal with such a gigantic movement like it is nothing. To Beto’s surprise, Heian Ciemnosc nodded and opened his jaws.

“I saw a few old pals around. I’ll ask and see if they are willing. Although I believe they should. Otherwise, other Overlords organizations wouldn’t have sent their younger generation for nothing.”

“Phoo~, that’s really good. Act-” Beto exhaled in relief and patted Heian Ciemnosc’s back, but he was interrupted by a stoic voice announcing, “The banquet will now start. Fellow juniors, this feast is our thanks to your noble causes. Enjoy!”

Whuuuuuuuushh~~~~~~~!

Heian Ciemnosc’s head turned rapidly to his right, where the gigantic hall’s main entrance was, and witnessed a rapidly extending carpet elongate until reaching his Team’s seats and passing by them. A couple seconds later, it stopped extending at the edge of the table, stagnating in midair, levitating with the rest of the carpet.

Pfum, tu-dump, step, step, step, step, step, step…!

Suddenly, everyone’s Spirit Senses tingled as Heavenly Tutors and Attendants stepped out of the walls behind them. They wore clothing for servicing, humble but non-exotic and elegant. They fitted the banquet’s etiquette and followed the soldier units’ emblems they were about to service.

“Woah!” - “So beautiful!” - “So tasty!” - “And the food, too!” Everyone started praising the notion as they watched the carpet fall with delicious main dishes on it as the heavenly folk behind them walked with drinks and desserts, directly servicing them with the other dishes. Dozens of plates were placed in front of each seat, forming 3 circles. Each circle was formed by the main plates in the center, drinks at the sides on opposite poles, and desserts around the circles’ perimeter.

After they served their stuff, they winked and even got too close to some of the invited guests, especially those VIPs or of honor. Heian Ciemnosc was looked at by not only younglings but some fellow male Races, too. His head immediately had a thought, ‘So, is no longer just the Wrath Nihility Academy applying these… policies, huh?’

Ignoring the males and females, Heian Ciemnosc looked at his plates and noticed the difference. Other than the heavenly folk acting as their servants wearing crimson and black on their dresses and suits, with hair and facial decorations carrying visages of their emblem and the same colors, their plates were filled with Fauna’s dishes, which each cultivator needed the most. There was even a classification for realms and the level of stages one was in.

Heian Ciemnosc received purely energy-filled dishes of meat, soups, and even some pasta, while his desserts were for focusing one’s mindset on relaxation and serenity. The drinks he was served increased his pure energy absorption from the outside and within, meaning he could cultivate and take alchemy products without fearing them mixing wrongly. He could spam cultivation for this month and not have to worry! Of course, this was useless for Heian Ciemnosc, but the touch was still appreciated.

“Here, you can have thee, and these…” Heian Ciemnosc didn’t hesitate to give the drinks and some of his desserts to the Team. He didn’t need them, and the little bit of value they had now that anyone else had them was also too thin. He simply gestured to the young girl beside and behind his seat. She blushed and bent her knees slightly. Heian Ciemnosc leaned over her ear and whispered, making her shut her eyes tight. So adorable. Then, she turned around and went to fetch liquor.

“Mnp, mnp. Aaah~!” Heian Ciemnosc poured some into the glass the young girl brought and felt refreshed. The young girl stepped forward when she saw Heian Ciemnosc’s likability of the liquor she chose for him and offered her services. “Young noble. If you wish, I can pour it for you. Please enjoy your feast!”

“Oh, go ahead- munch, munch, munch!” Heian Ciemnosc said after downing the glass, keeping some in his mouth, and pulling a chunk of softest, hot-steamy meat from a plate and putting it in his mouth. The taste, melting sensation, and mixed scent drove him to insanity. It was so delicious in all aspects!

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“...” When Heian Ciemnosc’s Team saw him like that, they were dazzled. The black monster ate like the monster he was. Looking at that poor young girl filling his glass every 75 seconds and her working so hard to please him, they stared down at their plates and felt a little full. Then, they gave a third of their dishes to their newest teammate, one by one.

“Oh… thfankz…” Heian Ciemnosc looked at his Team’s actions and thanked them. He was taught how to be a proper boy by Mommy. He had to learn to act cute when he was eating from her teat, or else she wouldn’t give him those smiles that melted all kinds of strange, innate thoughts he was starting to remember more and more about lately. The young girl took this as a chance to breathe and cleared the sweat from her forehead. Good thing she grabbed 500 bottles out of love for the pervertedly handsome, famous black monster. Otherwise, she would’ve been coming back and forth between the main banquet hall and the adjacent kitchens and storage rooms.

“Hey, Heian Ciemnosc!” A voice called Heian Ciemnosc. He looked up and let his dark claws rest in the air as the young girls at his sides cleaned them carefully. They had become proficient after half an hour of watching him eat, and they even played with the dark claws each by cleaning them specifically.

Heian Ciemnosc watched a Heavenly Attendant lift his drink in a greeting. This was one of the heavenly folk who would enter the Dimension with them, and since he was seated at the table, he probably found family or comrades from the past to eat with them. The Heavenly Attendant saw Heian Ciemnosc lifting his glass and smiled before toasting. “It’s nice having you here, on our side this time. Haha! For the Existence!”

“...” Heian Ciemnosc silently lifted his glass further before downing the shit out of it. His corners dripped with liquor, which the young girls cleaned as if they were mimicking mom’s actions whenever dad got his face dirt at dinner. After Heian Ciemnosc was treated like such, he kept eating, with more and more people toasting to him and their ‘union’ after embarrassing occurrences. And just like before, he kept lifting his glasses silently before drowning in liquor and getting cleaned by his attendants.

“A pleasure! For a fortuitous harvest!” - “...” - “Welcome, welcome! Let us enjoy!!” - “...” - “Why are you so lonely?! For love and passion!” - “...?” - “Cheers, man! You don’t know when it will be the last time you see the whole world. For the Existence!” - “...” - “I’m itching to see what you’re made of. It’s been decades without seeing your moves, black monster. For Nature!” - “...” - “For a handsome young man like yourself! My bedroom is…” - “...!” - “Let us destroy those motherfuckers with the Tortoise Glabella! Hurrah!!” - “...”

… Time passed, hours went by as the dishes were too much to finish in just 3 or 4 hours, and the chatting went to crazy levels that the array formations between each separate space had to form a sound barrier, which could only be shared when at least 1 cultivator from the other side contacts the other and this one accepts. Heian Ciemnosc was in a good mood with little sisters beside him, eating to his heart’s content without interruption. His Dantian stored all that mighty tasty pure energy, ready to coalesce into his dark Neutral Energy and attack the 2nd stage, but that was for later. Now, eat. Later, cultivate.

But the cultivators became full quickly, although not as much as Heian Ciemnosc finished his food. Even then, he stayed in his seat to accompany his Team, which was having a good time. Ruo Wei’s bloated belly was rubbed by her man, and Sandra and Moy fed each other the entire time. Moy ogled the females around the Team, and Loma blushed the more she spoke with the cute boy behind her seat. On the other hand, if Heian Ciemnosc wasn’t wrong, Cara had already booked 5 or 10 dates with different handsome fellas. It was all an opportune banquet, and not only because of the feast during its happening.

Heian Ciemnosc crossed his left leg over his right knee and had both young girls sit on each. They accommodated his dark coat, cleaned the rest of the food on his face, neck, and clothes, and waved leaves with medicinal scent on them to help him relax.

“... Baaargh, oops. Ahem, okay, guys, time to leave.” Beto burped, and Ruo Wei clapped at its quality. He looked at his Team and said. Heian Ciemnosc nodded and stood up, startling the young girls, but they safely landed their small pair of feet on the floor. The Team stood up, and Clanton looked at the females behind his seat as they left with expressionless countenances. Heian Ciemnosc looked back and saw the young girls leave— after watching Clanton.

“Hey, girls,” Heian Ciemnosc beckoned to the female attendants brought to their Team, and each of them looked at Heian Ciemnosc as if they had seen immortal gold. Having caught their attention, Heian Ciemnosc smiled and said before following after Beto, with Clanton’s dumb expression easing as he followed after him. “Come. Didn’t mean to make you feel unwanted. Just don’t get all your hopes up, okay?”

“Thank you, young noble!” - “Yes, young noble.” The ladies, slightly young and around Heian Ciemnosc’s teammates’ age, were grateful. They all looked forward to making big, strong babies at the beginning of the new Change. Any cultivator would be foolish if they didn’t plan to. Although Heian Ciemnosc was spared since he was totally infertile.

“So… Heian Ciemnosc, who are these people you saw you think can join us?” Beto said once Heian Ciemnosc caught up to him. Ruo Wei was still slightly sleepy from the top-notch buffet and was held by Beto’s left hand so she wouldn’t lag behind. Heian Ciemnosc nodded and, instead of speaking, nodded upwards to a group placed together whose emblems were eye-thieves wherever one was, as long as they could see them.

“...” Heian Ciemnosc grinned as he stared at 2 familiar faces. At nearly the same time, those 2 faces looked at him, surprised but not shocked, before smiling and standing up to greet him. At the same time, Heian Ciemnosc’s teammates and team leader were shocked to see such stars from Overlord organizations stand from their seats for their black monster!

. . .

A few hours later, still deep in the night. Where Heian Ciemnosc and the Team he belonged to were allocated in the guest hotels, in the hallway to their doors.

“Listen to me, Heian Ciemnosc,” Beto stopped in front of his bedroom door and grabbed Heian Ciemnosc by his arms. Heian Ciemnosc looked down innocently before staring at his captor. A sobered-up Ruo Wei was on Heian Ciemnosc’s right, a couple dozen meters away, and making sure Moy and Sandra got into the right bedroom after much liquor. Loma and that cute boy were already making ‘cute’ noises, and some other shy ones in theirs.

Clanton was waiting at his bedroom door, looking somewhat awkward and alone. Meanwhile, Cara entered hers with a handsome fella, devouring each other’s faces and with a few sneaky hands here and there.

“When you return to the base, you’ll see many changes. Many! Okay? So don’t think about leaving… Look, there’s-” Beto looked anxious, and Heian Ciemnosc couldn’t hold it any longer and deviously smiled. Beto was startled and stopped, looking at Heian Ciemnosc with a frown before questioning him. “What? What’s so funny? Hm?! What is it?!”

“There’s no way I’m ever leaving the Crimsonbreaking Faction, eh… It is my benefactor after I was in that accident and ended up in open space, you know the rest.” Heian Ciemnosc said, purposely not elaborating on anything. Beto cocked his head to the left from tilting it all the way to the right and opened his eyes wide before confronting Heian Ciemnosc, the Liar.

“Hoh? So that’s how it is? Who else is behind you? Huh? We’ve seen you enter Disciplinary Elders’ lounges. We have eyes everywhere. You can’t hide the truth forever…” Beto started putting pressure on Heian Ciemnosc, but the latter continued to laugh without a care, exploding each possible clue into deviated questions and unclear answers… Such evil!

“... Sigh!” Beto let it go after he realized he was no match for Heian Ciemnosc. Then, he thought of something as he saw the ladies walk towards them after getting permission, and his Team was reviewed by the surveillance array formations. Only then would the Interchanging Dust Dynasty let one of their people join others’ bedrooms for a much possible relationship. Since the ladies were more, and their Team only brought 2 males, the female attendants needed a lengthier revision.

“Just don’t bring any to Moy. He is a one-partner for-life only fanatic,” Beto warned Heian Ciemnosc. Heian Ciemnosc tilted his head to the left and asked, directly placing his darkest eyes on Beto’s face. “And you are, too?”

“...” Beto twisted his neck to look to his left, bones cracked and tendons overstretched. There, he saw his Ruo Wei looking at him with her arms resting on her sides, legs open, ready to move, and an expressionless, cruel visage. Meanwhile, Heian Ciemnosc kept looking directly at Beto’s face, waiting for his response. Heian Ciemnosc’s darkest eyes were to-die-for adorable, really something.

“I am! Why wouldn’t I be? Of course, I am!!” Beto solidly defended himself, looking at Heian Ciemnosc with truth in his eyes. He walked away and grabbed Ruo Wei’s hands, kissed them, made her furiously blush, and dragged her into their bedroom. Nearly throwing her in before stepping inside, but not without warning Heian Ciemnosc with a squint of his eyes.

“...” Heian Ciemnosc shook his head and stretched before staring backwards at the young ladies. He made a gesture towards them, and they blushed as they followed him towards the last 2 bedrooms.

Heian Ciemnosc’s bedroom was the last on this floor’s side, against the wall, with Clanton second last. Clanton still looked at Heian Ciemnosc and looked at him with a neutral face. When Heian Ciemnosc passed by Clanton’s bedroom door, he stopped, turned around, and tapped Clanton’s shoulder while opening the door, pushing the lonely young man inside. Then, he looked at the ladies and winked at them with his lovable, darkest right eye.

Some of them blushed and lowered their heads, but others preyed on their new life as fantastic and led their sisterly, future co-wives in the charge!!

Step, step, step, step, step, step, step, step, step, step, step, step… thud!!

Clanton’s bedroom door was closed, and Heian Ciemnosc kept a neutral expression as he placed sound barrier array formations before entering his bedroom silently. What one did for one’s teammates, sigh. Now, it was only Clanton’s turn to show how much of that dog he had in him.

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