Chapter 246 - Rescue Mission (Part 1 - Planning)
The next morning, I woke up feeling refreshed and relaxed though a bit stiff and squeezed. When I tried sitting up on my bed, I found that I couldn't move at all. That was when I remembered that I have two guys resting on my left and right side and even one on top of me, sleeping soundly.
I never thought having three guys in the same place would cause this clingy festival. I did tell you they were naked right and oh I am being poked at different places right now. I am not one to shy away from naked guys but having three at the same time is totally awkward. For the first time, I was speechless with all this nakedness.
I moved a bit more and eventually, the three guys opened their eyes slowly. They looked dazed and lost for some reason. I gave each one a kiss on the forehead and told them that I need to get up since it was time to prepare breakfast. They got up one by one, put on their clothes and told me they'll just go to their homes real quickly to freshen up and then they'll meet me at the community kitchen in a bit to help out.
After the guys left, I told them that they could take their time to freshen up. I also did a quick shower and changed my clothes since I can totally smell the scent of three men on me as I woke up. Once I'm presentable enough, I teleported straight to the community kitchen area.
The sun has barely risen and the rest of the territory was still asleep. As for me, I walked quietly and checked on the food storage and started preparing for breakfast. I decided to make some freshly baked bread, tomato and onion omelette, creamy mushroom soup, fried pork cutlets, potato and greens salad and some fresh fruit juice today.
After about 15 minutes, the three pregnant guys arrived together with all the other people living within my personal space in the north. They started asking which tasks they can help me with and I gave out instructions on the ingredients preparation which I greatly appreciated.
We were able to finish preparing all the food for the whole village within one and a half hour. Since more people woke up within the first hour we started the food preparation, the tasks were delegated quite quickly. We were all able to eat at around 7am which was way earlier than expected since we cooked for more than a hundred people.
Everybody enjoyed the food that I prepared for breakfast and the villagers were quite vocal with their comments on how the food tasted really great and that how nice would it be if I was the one cooking breakfast for them everyday. I simply smiled but stayed quiet since I am not able to fulfill that promise with how busy I am. Maybe in the future if I found a way to divide myself to different places, that would be possible.
After breakfast, I immediately went back to Noir HQ to go through the preparation stage of our rescue mission and last minute check before we leave. Our priority would be the eldest prince of the fallen Crimson Kingdom. If there are no complications, we'll proceed with picking up the other lower priority targets in the list.
The planning took several hours since we need several teams and contingencies just in case we had to fight our way to take the targets back. We have decided to start the mission a few hours after midnight later and the place will be within Viridis Kingdom, Crimson's enemy nation. Once all the preparation and meetings are done, I left the HQ to stay somrwhere else and unwind.
Since I still have the rest of the afternoon and until midnight to myself, I did a quick visit at Kama in the red light district. All the workers should still be sleeping at this time and I don't mind taking a nap too in my complimentary room there.
I walked around a bit and passed by the marketplace of Sklavryet which was bustling with activity at this time of the day (it around 1pm right now). I then passed by a part of the port area and then finally reached the arch going to the red light district. It currently looks like a colorful ghost town without the noise or people moving about.
Upon reaching Kama, I sneakily and carefully went inside my personal room as a patron of the establishment. I did not meet anyone on my way here and I also don't have any intentions of calling anyone to accompany me for today.
After a few minutes of snuggling with my fluffy pillows and blanket on my soft bed, I heard the door of my room open slowly with that creaky sound, followed by very soft footsteps approaching my bed. I then felt the left side of my bed (the side nearer to the door) dip slightly which means somebody sat on it.
I pretended to be asleep but when that person's hand reached for my face, I grabbed the said person's hand and wrestled him. The person ended up face first on the bed, both his arms fastened on his back due to me grabbing them and I sitting on the said person's back to ensure that he couldn't escape.
The guy didn't even try to resist the capture and I also don't feel any fear or nervousness from him. He was also stealthy when he came in. If I was a normal person, my senses won't be keen enough to detect him. These are traits of a trained assassin for sure.
The man spoke calmly, "I am sorry to startle you, Selene. It's me, Ross. I am the owner of Kama, your business partner. Can you release me now, please?" I smirked at his introduction and replied, "Is "Kyros" your real name or is that your Noir code name?"
For the first time, I felt his body shiver and tense up from my question. He did not gasp in surprise but I heard him inhale deeply then it was as if he stopped breathing. It was silence that followed. It should be a no brainer if you are staying in Sklavryet. Either you have a double life pretending to be a normal resident but actually an assassin OR you are really just a normal worker.
Since he chose to answer me with silence, I added, "If you don't answer my question, I won't have plans of releasing you anytime soon. Should I just take back my investments or maybe just kill you since you are a dangerous person?" He flinched once and then answered with a much colder tone, "Can you even kill me? If I was from Noir, do you think they'll let my death go without a payback?"
I laughed a bit and then replied, "Yes, I can kill you. I may not look much but I have my ways. I can even do it without touching you. As for your death, they'll let it go for my sake." I then grabbed the back of his head with my other hand and poured mana to read his memories.
I heard a muffled groan as the mana went into his head. He started squirming to try and stop me from doing so. It was too late though since I only needed less than a minute then I am offcially inside his memory bank.
As I watched through the events in his memories, his body turned soft and defenseless. I scanned through his memories and confirmed that he was indeed from Noir and was trained from a young age of 13. He was also a victim of sexual harassment at that time though I did not watch through his whole ordeal so I did not know up to what extent he was abused.
After a few years of being accepted in Noir, he started rescuing and adopting men who experienced similar situations as him and built Kama as a camouflage for his cause. His real name is really Kyros, "Ross" was his nickname and his code name was "Father". He is currently 27 years old.
I stopped reading through his memories from there since I don't want to end up frying his brain till he turns dumb. We have gotten quite close through the two and a half months that I stayed in Sklavryet, enough for him to think about willingly having a child with me. I also am a patron of Kama so we meet regularly. It is just fun that I always get more surprises whenever I meet this guy.
Once the mind reading has stopped, I heard Ross gasp as if he just got himself out of deep waters. He then suddenly started squirming with all his might, trying to get away from my grasp. I leaned towards his right shoulder and whispered, "Sorry that I had to do that. As my business partner, you are hiding too many things from me. I thought we were closer than that. Are you taking back your offer on siring a child with me before?"
The squirming suddenly stopped as I heard a cold, mocking and modulated laugh from Ross. He then replied, "You've seen every single painful memory I have, haven't you? I am dirty." I readily replied, "Just the start of a painful memory back when you were 13. The rest that I looked into are about your age and if you are connected to Noir or not. I didn't touch your other memories. Lastly, can you kindly clarify where did you get the idea that you are dirty?"