Chapter 1379: Group Vote
"Please tell me you aren't about to cause some kind of schism or whole debacle out here in the middle of the Labyrinthian... For the love of all that is holy I will attempt to find a way to deprive you of any and all stimulation if that is the case!"
Glaring at the Arch Fiend and stabbing my finger at her, I gave her a harsh look and hoped to really drive that point home to make sure she understood I was being completely serious, but everything about anything seemed to be a joke to her.
"Yes Mommy~! Of course Mommy~! I promise I won't do anything too~ bad while we're out here~!"
The teasing glint in her pink eyes paired with that sing song voice really made me want to slap some sense into her, but all that did was make her giggle as she added "Please don't hit me Mommy~! I'll be a good girl, I swear~!"
She clearly didn't believe her own words since she was now cackling maniacally and holding her toned stomach as she drifted around me lazily, spinning in circles and just enjoying the freedom that came with levitation even as her snakes all hissed at her to grow up.
"How you have lived for however many millennia and ended up this way is beyond me..."
Shaking my head and leaving it at that, I gathered up my things, cleansed myself of any and all signs of the passion I had received and prepared to head out, only for Cali to giggle again as she continued to just be insufferable.
"How else was I supposed to have lived, hm~? Besides, did someone forget I was bound in the dirt in some backwater, boring ass place in the middle of legitimate nowhere? Of course I have a few screws loose~! I also really enjoy screwing, so... y'know..."
Flashing me that damned smile and patting my shoulders, Cali added "Oh, and I have to say that was kinda hot, Kat... you being all stern and serious like that... Try that out one of these days with your wives and see how they react~! That Leone especially... oh, you could do some teacher student role-play~! That would be so damn hot... Mmm..."
"You are..."
I let that thought go and instead shook my head again before slipping out of the tent, leaving her behind with her thoughts and not letting myself get sucked up into her idiocy, though of course because of who she was the suggestion she had regarding my sex life was just...
That was definitely something to consider, and I could see all three of my wives appreciating the switch up, especially if they were down for a more 'hands off' session on their side; I could definitely have some fun turning the tables and taking their places, that's for sure.
"Hey, don't just walk out on me! Not after I give you that incredible suggestion and you actually think about using it! Hey! HEY!"
The Arch Fiend was getting even more childish than normal, though before I could glare at her and attempt to correct her annoying behavior I was instead greeted with the sight of everyone gathered around the middle of the camp discussing things going forwards.
So I brushed past her and joined them immediately, curious as to what was being said and what sort of agreements we had come to already; right off the bat Jahi made it clear that she wanted to stay a little longer to work out the kinks of this new version of her, but Draka was also quick to state that she was getting burnt out.
Before they could get into it I decided to take over the discussion and smooth things out to make everything simpler, so I just asked "All in favor of staying for a little while longer raise their hands?", getting everyones attention and getting the results immediately as they worked with me instead of against me.
Something that made the Arch Fiend pout as she poked my shoulder again, though she did raise her hand so that she could participate; I was also stupid enough to let my curiosity get the better of me, causing me to peek at Lady Fenyras and see if I could catch a glimpse of what she was feeling.
And I immediately hated myself for it since the heat in her eyes was stronger than before, but now it was split between Cali and I as she gave a lazy grin and wave to signal her own desire to remain here.
"So... sadly, Draka, I believe this is a unanimous decision on our part to remain. However, I will admit that I too am getting tired of this sort of... life that we are living, and I would love nothing more than to be home.
So, since everyone wants to stay, let me rephrase the question: If you want to stay here for longer than... let's say a week, raise your hand. If you want to be here for much longer than a week raise it as high as possible."
That got more conflicted answers out of everyone as they looked at one another while also looking inwards, asking themselves how much longer they could take the more uncomfortable living conditions here even if the rewards were so juicy.
I wasn't at all surprised to see that their hands were still up, but I was somewhat surprised to see that Jahi and Lady Fenyras seemed to agree that they wanted to be here longer than a week while the rest of us were content with maybe just a week.
Even Lilith seemed tired of this, though I suppose that was more so just due to the reinforcements and proper everything that she could get if she returned to the Empire, debriefed the Empress and decided to bring in a proper, more prepared expedition.
She had known about all of this beforehand and yet she had still be inadequately prepared, so I was assuming that she was yearning for another go at this to set things completely straight and get the most out of it.
That, and I think she was just as curious as Leone was about the ramifications that came from there being a whole other world 'above' ours, specifically when it concerned her long time 'friend' the Empress.
There was so much to learn and discover here, but there was also so much we could learn by returning to the Empire and giving ourselves a reset, so the older Demoness seemed content to head home sooner rather than later.
As did most of us, so without much fanfare - and deciding to just take the reins of this expedition completely - I nodded my head and said "Then in a week maximum we are going to begin returning to the Empire. Until then we will remain here and resume clearing these Trials."