149 Chapter 127: The refugees

Woken up by the gentle glow of the morning sun, the naked Gyo couldn't believe his eyes as he savored the calmly erotic scene unfolding before him. Laying next to him was his beloved master, who was instinctively sucking on his overstimulated left breast while still being half asleep. The events transpired last night still seemed too surreal to Gyo, as flashes of his first intimate moments between him and Kibadios played back in his mind. The hybrid was so energetic that after playing with Gyo's virgin hole in the bathroom, he had carried the exhausted Yves back into the bedroom and continued fucking him senselessly for another hour or two. Around him and his Young Lord were the rest of the harem members, who made their ways onto the bed as Gyo laid half conscious after having experienced an endlessly intense pleasure gifted to him by Kibadios' own cock. Gyo couldn't help but recall just a few days ago, this hybrid who had laid claim on his life and devotion, was yet but a stranger to him… until that fateful first meeting…

 Hmm, I wonder why Kailos sama specifically told me to look for the Young Lord , Gyo thought to himself. The answer revealed itself in a defining moment as Gyo spotted the hybrid from a distance. The mutant Yves widened his eyes in astonishment, fixating his gaze on the young hybrid who was leaning in and passionately kissing Yuusei's mouth. In all of Gyo's encounters, only a mere handful of people had demonstrated an indifference or tolerance to individuals afflicted with the mutant curse. Yet, he had met no one, except for the mysterious Young Lord standing in front of him, who would unabashedly display such lustful affection towards a mutant. Haaa… I guess the Young Lord is really something… What's that feeling… Am I getting a bit jealous of that young mutant for having found someone who cares and accepts him despite his curse? Gyo shook his head and reprimanded himself. Don't be such a petty person, Gyo! 

As Gyo introduced himself to Kibadios, he couldn't help but notice the hybrid's eyes attentively studying his body. Unlike others who often couldn't conceal their disgust when faced with his defective traits, Kibadios' gaze was that of genuine curiosity. However, this seemingly innocent scrutiny swiftly took on an unexpectedly sensual quality. Even with Gyo's efforts to maintain a nonchalant demeanor, he couldn't help but keenly feel the Young Lord's lingering gaze tracing over his collarbones, exposed breasts, and down to his firm, rounded buttocks. This marked the first time in Gyo's life that he found himself receiving such attention, causing a crimson blush to tinge his cheeks, though he tried his best to conceal it from the hybrid and his mutant companion…

「You're up, Gyo chan?」Maia asked as she gradually rose from behind the mutant Yves. Like everyone else, the girl was entirely unclothed, her perky, hickey filled breasts were completely exposed in the morning sun. Despite being a mutant, Gyo was still a young man in his prime so such a sight would have caused indecent thoughts to fill his mind. Yet strangely, Gyo felt no such arousal. After all, ever since last night, the only one who could stir his lust would be the man who was now instinctively sucking and munching on his breast.「Hmm, and Master is still sleeping. Kibadios sama usually wakes up fairly early so it's unusual to see him still laying on the bed at this hour.」

「Well, he was rather energetic last night.」Gyo smiled.「Maybe it's best to let him sleep for a bit longer.」

「Morning!」Kibadios slowly opened his eyes before his mouth slowly let go of the Yves' round nipple.「I've actually been up for a while now. I just can't help but lay here and enjoy my newest harem member's body.」The hybrid grinned as he sat up and climbed on top of Gyo's muscular chest. His morning wood was now positioned so that the tip of his pink glans just slightly touched the mutant's Yves' soft lip.「So, after calming down from your lust, do you feel any hint of regret for joining my harem?」

「Of course not, Young Lord!」Gyo smiled back. The Yves tried to raise his head forward, grinding his face against his Master's fleshy sword.

「That's good to hear…」Kibadios grabbed Gyo's short hair, then unceremoniously rammed his cock deep inside the Yves' wide open mouth, reaching the back of his warm, tight throat.「Because now, having been able to get a taste of your body, I don't think I can ever let you go.」The hybrid moaned before turning his head toward the alchemist girl. He reached out for a deep, wet kiss while one of his hands was now grabbing tightly onto the girl's ample breast. Her Master gave it a few good squeezes, then his finger skillfully kneaded and played with the squirming girl's nipples…

「YOOOOO BOSSSS~~~」Kibadios could only enjoy the pair for another five minutes before the redhead vice captain barged in and disrupted him. 

「What's wrong, Uri chan?」The hybrid broke the kiss. 

「Look!!! Look at my nipples!」cried out Uri.「They're lactating!!!」

「「「Huh?」」」All three of the naked people on the bed were completely surprised at the news. 

「This morning when I woke up, I felt my chest was a bit tight. Then as I took a shower and rubbed my nipples, milk just kept oozing out!」Uri leaned in and showed Kibadios the small stream of milk leaking out from his breast so of course, naturally, the hybrid simply stuck out his tongue and licked them up. 

「Hmm… Your milk is just as delicious as Maia's.」noted Kibadios.

「Now's not the time for that, Boss. What do I do? Why is this happening??」

「Ehto…」Still laying underneath his Master, Gyo decided to speak up.「Isn't this a normal thing for a bottom male incubus? At least that's what I read in a book at the city's library when I was young.」

「What? Really?」blinked Uri. 

「Yeah, much like how Maia dono's producing milk for the Young Lord the moment she completely became his, you're lactating simply means you're now 100% devoted to Kibadios sama.」explained Gyo.

「Ohhh…」Uri nodded. 「Wait, so how can I stop lactating? Why is milk still leaking from my nipples? Maia chan never lactates until she's aroused and in presence of Kiba chan, right?」Maia simply nodded in affirmation.

「That's because you're an incubus so you're just more sensitive… But according to that book I read, then there's a way to stop the milk.」

「Really? Great! What is it?」

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「Wow, Uri, what's with those?」Ashura, the Yonko who just returned from the dungeon expedition, pointed at the Vice Captain's nipples. 

「.... Image change?」guessed Erik.

「.... It's… it's strangely erotic, Uri.」Amaira, the mutant beastwoman in Erik's team, was almost blushing. 

「These! These are the bonding proof between me and the captain!」The unabashed Uri simply grinned as he exposed his chest even more to show off the presents Kibadios had just bought for him: a pair of nipple rings. 

「Hmm… I didn't think you're this much of a perv. You're just like your older bro here.」Ashura leaned in and looked at Kibadios with a smirk.

「It's not like that.」Kibadios waved his hand.「Since we're a fated pair, apparently it's a natural thing for the omega to produce milk after bonding. These rings are to prevent milk from constantly leaking out of my adorable Vice Captain's breasts.」

「... M… milk?」Amaira was now fully blushing.

「Really Uri kun? You're actually producing milk?」asked Baxley 

「Evidently!」

「Cool!」

「Wanna taste?」grinned Uri.

「What? No? …. No!」The giant race man deliberated for a moment before finally declined.

「As if I'll let you drink my Uri chan's precious milk.」Kibadios wrapped his arm around Uri from behind, then pull him back away from the others.「It's exclusive mine.」

「So, you're really a perv.」grinned Ashura. 

「Ha? Don't you dare to look down on me. I know you men all fantasize about savoring the sweet taste of milk lactating from your partner's breasts!」argued Kibadios.

「What? No… We… don't?」Erik weakly denied as his face turned beet red. 

「Ha… HAAAAA???」Amaira, the poor lone girl in the group of men, finally freaked out as she realized what Kibadios said was true after she had a good look at the telling faces of the men around her.「Really??? Not you too, Senpai?」

「No! Of course not!」The Yves vehemently denied. 

「...Now now, we're not here to discuss such a topic! We're here to talk about the dungeon, remember」Ashura quickly tried to change the conversation.

「Fine. So, how was it? Were you able to get to the last floor?」Kibadios asked with genuine curiosity.

「Nope!」The mutant Yonko shook his head.

「... I see… The later floors are that hard?」

「No, it's just really remarkably vast. I spent a whole day traversing the 90th floor without ever reaching the edge.」explained Ashura.「What's more, the monsters I encountered there are rather interesting.」

「Interesting how?」Erik asked.

「First of all, they're strong as fuck. Secondly, they're rare monsters. For some of them, even I have not encountered before… they're very… for lack of a better word, primal. There's a monster that I'm fairly certain can be classified as a slime, but instead of the normal weak slime or the single elemental slime, that blob monster could change their elemental affiliation at will… needless to say, fighting it was a pain… It kinda reminds me of fighting against Gilga herself.」

 That's understandable, since according to both Matelus and Seri, the monsters existing in this world devolve from the primal monsters that materialized from the Tyrant Gods' curse. If what Seri said is true and that the last, secret floor of the dungeon is the location of one of the weakest points along the world barrier that protects us from the curse and that periodically, a monster or two could pass through the barrier, then the closer we get to the last floor, the more powerful and unique monster we would encounter, Kibadios thought to himself, though this would be an information that he would rather not tell Ashura, at least not yet. 

「Well, I guess it's time I have to leave now.」After listening to Ashura for a while, the hybrid finally stood up. 

「Where to?」

「I have a scheduled meeting with the 3 Houses.」

「Imma stay here and chat with the Big Boss for a while, Kiba chan.」smiled Uri. 

「Okay.」The hybrid looked at his Vice Captain, telepathically reminding the redhead hybrid not to reveal too much to Ashura regarding the true history.

「Another strategic meeting? For someone who's not a leader of any of the Houses, he sure gets involved with them a lot huh?」Erik spoke to Uri after Kibadios had left. 

「... Can't be helped. Not only he's the House of the Horns' Young Lord, he's a crucial member for this assassination mission too.」Uri tried to avert the Yves' gaze, not wanting to reveal to the others his Alpha had actually become the King of the Grasslanders. 

「Is that so?」Ashura smiled. His cheek was now leaning lazily onto his hand, his eyes studied the 13th division vice captain.「Be honest with me, your Big Boss, Uri. How much do you know about your alpha?」

「... Everything.」Uri sighed. He figured there was no way to lie to this Yonko who sat in front of him.「Probably? Who knows if there's anything else he didn't tell me.」

「Then, would you tell me? The only explanation I got from him was that he's an enemy of the Astrals. It'd be nice to have more information that that.」

「Sorry, can't.」

「What? He's an enemy of the Astrals?」Amaira asked.

「He's a mysterious, powerful demihuman, almost comparable in strength to a Yonko. I wouldn't be surprised if the Astral had marked him as a person of interest. After all, 4 Yonkos are a headache enough for the Astrals, I doubt they would ever allow a fifth one to emerge.」Erik spoke up.

「If they do, then we have to change our name to Goko.」Ashura laughed.「Haa. But you, Uri, who could have thought the once free spirited incubus who believe so much in freedom is now chained to one person.」

「What can I say, Big Boss. My alpha is just too good in bed. I don't mind being chained to him for all eternity」teased Uri with a grin.

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「Refugees?」Kibadios asked.

「Yes. The amount of refugees we've been accepting for the past three days have been rapidly increasing. Three days ago, there were 1000 people. Two days ago, there were 5000 people. And just yesterday, we received more than 7000. At this rate, our reserves will be consumed within just a week… maybe less.」Explained Ectharen.

「I've spoken to them.」The Yves Head leaned forward onto the large marble table.「Apparently they were released from the Yin Empire's concentration camps and transported here under direct order of Wei Shimin himself. It's clear what that sly human's planning.」

「Rowan chan?」Ryuu, the most simpleminded member within Kibadios' harem discreetly tilted toward the healer and whispered, hoping he could explain what was going on.

「They're trying to use the refugees to starve us out… attempting to compel our surrender without the necessity of a direct military assault.」explained Rowan.

「Oh… Damn those guys! So that's why they were fine with the non-aggression agreement for now.」frowned Ryuu.

「There's but one course of action left for us now: for the sake of Alsen, we must seal the city gate and deny entry to anyone seeking refuge.」Wylan declared with a heavy heart. Despite the profound understanding of the implications , that it meant condemning fellow Grasslanders to hunger and demise, the logical and unyielding part of his mind recognized this as the only viable choice, a harsh decision made in the pursuit of granting Alsen a fighting chance in this war.

「But they're our people and we are their last hope!」The beastman, Head of the House of the Mane, angrily slammed his fist.

「... Ectharen…」muttered Kailos, who remained silent until now. The ogre wanted to speak out against the idea too, but on the other hand, he was wise enough not to let his emotion cloud his judgement.「Wylan is right… we simply cannot afford to take in any more refugees than what we already have.」

「Moreover, tomorrow, when Yue-dono departs, she'll have to raise the barrier, effectively sealing our city. With that barrier in place, entry to Alsen will be impossible for everyone」Wylan pointed out.「Ectharen, I share your pain and frustration, but if we continue to let them in, the city will fall. If that ever happens, then Grassland will truly be conquered.」

「Kibadios, what do you think?」Noticing how the hybrid has remained silent for a while, Kailos turned to his son. 

「We will continue to take in the refugees and provide them with food and shelters.」declared Kibadios. 

「...」「...」「...」The three Heads looked at one another before spoke up in unison.「「「We understood, Your Majesty!」」」Even for Wylan, who opposed such an idea, the word of his King was absolute.

「There are a few reasons why I chose to continue taking in the refugees. First of all, I am now King of all Grasslanders and we all plan to have every Grasslanders unite under this title of Kingship. If that's the case, I cannot abandon my subjects in their most dire hours, or else, they will never believe or follow me in the future. If the worst ever happens and that even after I end Wei Shimin, we still have to deal with the Yin Empire forces in a protracted war, then it's imperative that we can muster all the forces of Grassland to fight against them.」explained Kibadios.「Secondly, regarding sealing off Alsen to prevent any possible attack launching by the Empire, I don't think it's needed anymore so if that's the case, we can still continue to take people inside the city.」

「Why don't we need it anymore?」Ryan asked.

「Is it because you believe I alone can protect everyone?」Ryuu wagged his tail.

「Well, I'm sure you'll be a great asset to us, Ryuu chan, but that's not why.」Kibadios smiled while patting the dragonkin's head.「Even after Wei Shimin used Runecraft to seal the promise of not attacking us, we still don't fully trust his word and that's why we planned the barrier. But given how he had now switched to using the refugees to take us down, we can almost be certain he truly cannot attack us for the duration of the meeting, just as the Runecraft seal indicated. So if that's the case, then there's no reason to erect the barrier.」

「But, what about the food and supplies for the people?」Haden, the former adventurer who was rescued by Kibadios, asked.

「We will "dungeon meshi" this problem!」grinned Kibadios

「Haa? You don't mean…」Reuk gasped.

「We will move the refugees into the dungeon, then forage and hunt monsters for food! Given how the monsters inside the dungeon would be automatically replenished, that shouldn't be a problem. The monsters on the first 10 floors are no different from the monster one can encounter in the Grassland wilderness, so safety shouldn't be a problem either, as long as people don't wander off alone.」Kibadios' eyes glowed.「Wei Shimin had just made a grave mistake: in trying to force us into submission, he just provided us with so much of the manpower that we desperately need for any hypothetical clash in the future.」

「Well, his plan would have normally worked had it not been for the fact that the dungeon was now fully opened to us.」Reminded Kailos.

「True… I guess I have Faye and my old master to thank.」Kibadios nodded.「Though, with the great influx of people, make sure we screen all of them. It's only natural for Wei Shimin to send his spies, hiding them amongst the refugees. Once they have been identified, you are to kill them all.」

「It will be taken care of, Your Majesty.」Wylan assured the hybrid.

「Good… our fight begins tomorrow.」Kibadios leaned back. 

How Uri would look now (this is the original picture. I edited out the rings previously:)

https://imgur.com/GqNNh9c