Tale of Discovery

Chapter 208: Ddraig's Punishment ; Crowning Ceremony

Taking a deep breath, I walk toward the balcony that I'm supposed to give a speech on during the coronation ceremony. Something that I'm not looking forward to.

Shaking my head, I peer beyond the castle, into the previously barren streets of the capital. News of corrupt nobles being executed and a new king getting crowned has brought all the citizens back.

The state of Albion at the moment is quite stable. All I need to do is make sure that it remains that way before I can leave this Platform.

Today is the day that the coronation will be held. There is still some time left, so I should deal with some other matters.

First, I need to meet up with Ddraig. As such, I make use of Clairvoyance to look around the castle and the capital. Nothing. It seems like she's not here.

Shifting my sight to the forest quite a distance away from the back of the castle, I immediately notice a few trees fall down.

"Found you" I subconsciously mutter before using Norse Magic to teleport to the location.

Once again, I find time stopped around me as I look for a proper place to teleport to.

As expected, the one that broke the trees is none other than Ddraig.

Curious about what she's up to, I choose a point close to her.

Fortunately, she doesn't notice me as she continues to do what she was doing ere my arrival.

"This is absurd" I hear her exasperatedly mutter, "What is he to create this?"

Oh? She's speaking of me and most likely the body I created for her. How nice of her to research it for me.

The next moment, a burst of fiery red flames escape from her feet and move toward a tree nearby.

I watch with an intrigued expression as the flames burn the tree down and nothing else in its path.

That's not the end of it, as Ddraig raises her arm and lightly swings it in front of herself. This action of hers results in a burst of wind to cut several trees down at once.

"Great," she says in a slightly excited tone, "If this goes on, I will be as strong as how I was very soon."

"Is that so," I say as I slowly approach her.

Startled, Ddraig turns around and looks me in the eyes as beads of sweat appear on her head.

"Victor?" he says while fidgeting a little, "Why are you here?"

Beaming a smile, I casually ask, "Say, Ddraig Have you been avoiding me?"

The moment the words leave my mouth, Ddraig flinches before she quickly recollects herself and says, "Not at all."

Sensing fallacy within her words, the smile on my face disappears before I say in a firm tone, "Looks like a punishment is necessary after all."

Before she can react to my words, I appear behind her and punch her back with enough force to blow her away into the distance.

Several trees get smashed before Ddraig's body falls to the ground.

I slowly walk over to where she is, only to find her grunting while getting back on her feet.

"That punch was the price for what you did in the war," I say in a neutral tone.

Ddraig coughs twice before smirking and saying, "As expected, you don't hold back at all."

Hearing this, I furrow my brows and say, "You're being punished not trained."

Ddraig opens her mouth and takes a deep breath before standing in a defensive stance.

Seeing this, I grin and say, "Do you actually think that you're able to face me?"

"No," she simply responds, "But, I can at least somewhat prevent my body from getting destroyed."

"Well, you don't have to worry about that," I with a smirk on my lips, "After all, your second punishment will be different from the first one."

An anxious yet curious look appears on Ddraig's face as she asks me," What are you planning?"

"Nothing much," I say while cracking my knuckles, "Just some plain old spanking."

As soon as she hears that, all color seems to drain from Ddraig's face as she screams, "No!"

I don't heed this much attention as I slowly approach her with a wide grin on my face.

"Stay away!" she yells as hard as she can as her body begins to shiver.

Naturally, I continue to walk toward her. With each step I take, Ddraig gets more and more nervous. After the tenth step, she finally can't take it anymore as she breaks into a sprint toward the deeper region of the forest.

Shaking my head, I chase after the fleeing dragon.

Surprisingly, Ddraig's speed is faster than what I'm currently capable of, so I'm left with no other choice than using Godspeed.

"Stay away, Ddraig screams as she blows fiery flames my way from her palms."

Unfortunately for her, I own a skill that specifically manipulates flames.

As such, I continue to tease Ddraig by making her believe that she can outrun me.

After a few minutes, I notice that there is a flame of hope in her eyes.

This is it. One moment I am behind Ddraig, before the next one, I am right in front of her with my arm extended.

Unable to react fast enough, Ddraig's forehead bumps into my arm, resulting in her comically flipping before her face gets planted into the ground.

"Thank you for running so far away from the castle," I say while tapping her back, "Now, I can punish you all I want without any worries."

Ddraig struggles a little to get up from the ground, revealing a face covered in dirt and blood.

I chuckle a little before using water magic to clean her face and Healing Factor to fix her up properly.

"Please don't," I hear her say in a low voice that seems to be bereft of all life.

"It's your fault for avoiding me, Ddraig-chan," I nonchalantly say.

Then, before she can say anything else, I create a luxurious chair and take a seat on it while telekinetically lifting Ddraig. She struggles but is unable to do much as I slowly place her on my lap.

"Hey, please rethink this," she says in an anxious voice.

"Ddraig, if you struggle any further, I will disable your legs and arms."

This seems to shut her up as a resolute expression forms on her face.

"What have I done to deserve this?" she murmurs.

I don't pay much attention to her reactions as I change her position so that her stomach is on my lap while her small butt is within reach.

Then, I telekinetically pull her shorts down, revealing her peachy butt. Curiosity overwhelms me as my hand trails to her butt cheek and squeezes it a little.

"Hey!" Ddraig yells, "Just get this over with already!"

As a response to this, I lift my hand before swiftly snacking her bottom, causing her to let out a high-pitched yelp.

Tears gradually begin to well up in the corner of her eyes as I continue to strike her buttocks time and time again.

Minutes pass as I continue to do this before I suddenly notice something strange about my hand.

Examining it, I notice that it has gotten slightly wet. No way right?

"Ddraig?" I question while inspecting her face, only to be stunned by the sight of her having a slightly dazed expression on her face.

An odd sensation appears in my chest as I tardily place my hand on her reddened butt before gently fondling it. However, this earns me no response from Ddraig, so I should take it even further...

As such, I position two of my fingers against Ddraig's slit before gently rubbing it.

This time, Ddraig lets out a moan before she abruptly regains her clarity as she attempts to escape, but I prevent her from doing so by directly inserting my pinky finger inside her.

"What are you doing?!" she screams as tears roll down her cheeks, "Is it that fun to bully me, you crazy god?!"

I ignore her outburst and continue to play around with her inside using my finger, earning me grunted moans from Ddraig now and then.

After a few minutes, I realize that going any further would damage my relationship with Ddraig, so I stop and fix her clothes up.

Seemingly not expecting me to stop, Ddraig has a shocked look on her face as she says, "I was almost certain that you would force yourself on me"

Hearing this, I flick her forehead with my finger, before patting her head and saying, "I would never do that."

"We should head back to the castle now," I say, "The coronation ceremony is near."

---3rd POV---

The ceremony has begun, and numerous nobles and royalty have made their appearance. Unlike the common people who are packed close to each other on the castle grounds, they're standing on a stage while chattering among themselves. One side of the stage consists of only royalty.

For the past few days, the news about the crown prince and his awe-inspiring accomplishments had been spread across all the human kingdoms of Halkeginia, so nobles from various kingdoms have decided to attend the crowning ceremony of such a prince.

Currently, Victor is standing on a balcony connected to the castle. A balcony that has been specifically built for such occasions.

By his side, Siesta is standing with a gentle smile on her lips while carrying a blood-red pillow. On the pillow, there is a fascinating crown made of gold. Its sides have been embroidered with colorful gems representing each of the magic elements.

Right next to the crown, there is a golden wand with an intrinsic design carved into it.

"What are those two doing?" Victor mutters to himself while looking over at a part of the stage designated to royalty.

There, Henrietta is sitting on a soft seat while speaking to two other girls. The two girls are none other than Tabitha and Kirche.

"They are royalty?" Victor says with an odd look on his face, "What a pleasant surprise."

"Are you ready?" Lizette, who is standing on his other side suddenly asks.

Victor takes this moment to take a deep breath before nodding his head.

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"...We no longer have to fear anything anymore! May you all be blessed by the Light Goddess!"

As a response to Victor's finishing line for his speech, the crowd below cheers loudly while shouting similar lines, unaware of the energy released by Paladin's Aura affecting them.

The next moment, Lizette lifts the crown before turning to face Victor as he does the same. Below, the crowd goes silent as they watch Lizette place the crown atop his head before cheering much louder than before.

A smile forms on Victor's lips as he telekinetically pulls the golden wand into his hand and points it at the sky.

"Glory to Albion!" he bellows before a bright light escapes from the tip of the wand and moves toward a hazy figure in the sky.

The moment it seemed like the light made contact with the figure, a loud sound reverberated within everyone's ears as motes of light slowly floated down from the sky like snow.

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A/N:- Astolfo. Yes or no? Vote.