Combat Maid Harem

Lawrend's declaration reached a lot of territories. Very quickly, the news spread through the whole territory of the Blumin Empire.

Many were shocked and in denial. A lot of mages had grown to idolize the Blumin Emperor. Hearing about his death was the same as hearing about the death of a religious believer's god.

…

In the Undrasil Kingdom's Royal Capital, the news reached there after only a few minutes.

"Master won!" Aleshia shouted as she burst inside the castle.

She was just studying magic at the Mage Guild when they received the message.

"Really!?"

A slender woman with outstanding looks walked out of a hallway to meet her. She had two straight horns poking out of her head, covered with crimson hair.

"I confirmed it! YES!! Master will finally come back home!" Aleshia shouted.

She was slightly different compared to before. There was a motherly charm surrounding her right now. She matured more after taking care of her son for a month.

Without Lawrend, the girls were forced to rely on themselves.

"Fufufu! As expected of Master!"

…

The news also quickly spread through the whole Undrasil Kingdom. Many were hopeful for Lawrend's victory, and the news made them burst with joy.

…

The surrounding empires and kingdoms heard the news. Lawrend's fight with the Blumin Emperor was explained in clear detail. Many kings and emperors were curious and eager to meet him.

In a faraway territory, at the very center of the Primitus Continent.

A reclusive clan received the news, and a meeting was formed. It was a story for another time.

…

Lawrend looked around at the Earth Mages around him. He then looked back at the mage army he developed. It was almost two months since he set out for this war. It was surreal thinking about all of the things he had done.

"Thank you to everyone here. You all have supported me greatly. I wouldn't have this success without all of you," Lawrend said and smiled.

"Yes! Our pleasure, Your Imperial Majesty!" Julianne was the first to respond.

"I would like to speak to you later. I will discuss the future plans for our empires."

"Your Imperial Majesty, thank you for giving me the chance to kill him!" Saturn shouted and kneeled in the air.

"It was a shame. I wanted to kill him myself, but you deserved it. It was the best ending for him to be killed by the people he had already defeated in the past," Lawrend replied.

He was very open-minded about it. He knew he couldn't have killed the emperor because he tried to save Ember. Instead of regretting it, he decided to not worry about it.

"Your Imperial Princess, please allow me to transfer to the Undrasil Empire!" Saturn asked Julianne.

He stared at her solemnly. He would not take no for an answer.

"Fine. I understand what you are feeling." Julianne nodded her head.

She felt the same way Saturn was feeling right now. She also had thoughts of serving Lawrend. His performance today made it very irresistible to work under him.

If she wasn't the Imperial Princess, she would've already begged him to accept her. Unfortunately, she needed to keep her calm and show her nobleness as the princess.

"Thank you! Does I serving you bother you, Your Imperial Majesty?" Saturn asked.

"I'm more than glad. Also, call me 'Emperor'. It feels less stiff and closer that way," Lawrend replied.

Who wouldn't take a free Earth Mage? He just needed one right now to stabilize his new territory. He would still need some time before his mage army could fully grow to their full potential.

"Yes, Emperor." Saturn nodded his head.

"Emperor."

"Emperor…"

"Emperor."

One by one, the other Earth Mages started calling out to Lawrend and kneeling in the air.

"..."

Lawrend smiled wryly after seeing their actions. He raised his head and looked at Julianne for help.

"What are all of you doing!? Is your loyalty to the empire so weak??" Julianne asked as she turned red from embarrassment.

She was ashamed of their actions as the person with the highest status here. They couldn't even control themselves.

"Ma'am, we know you want it to. We could all serve Emperor," Pie said in an attempt to convince her.

"Not you too. What would happen to the Trunden Empire then?" Julianne retorted.

"Uhh…"

The Earth Mages quickly realized their mistakes. The Trunden Empire was prime meat in the eyes of other empires. The other empires would be more than happy to divide it between themselves.

That was why they needed to stay in their empire to protect their borders.

"Emperor!" Gregory implored.

He was almost begging in the air. He threw all of his pride to have Lawrend accept him.

"I will not take anyone. Saturn was an exception," Lawrend answered.

He decided to help Julianne as a way to repay the great help she gave him. He also wouldn't want to swallow the Trunden Empire. After all, there was a great chance he could if he accepted them all.

He only needed to kill the Trunden Emperor to get the territory. But Lawrend wasn't the type of person to kill his ally's relative. Julianne definitely wouldn't want such an ending.

"Everyone heard the Emperor. Stand up now," Julianne ordered sternly.

She was relieved, but deep down, she felt conflicted. She knew she would've done the same thing as the others if it weren't for her being the Imperial Princess.

The Earth Mages were very unwilling. They were bound to become great if they could serve under someone like Lawrend.

"The Imperial Capital is half destroyed. Help me look for survivors," Lawrend said to stop them from thinking about serving him.

"Will do, Emperor!"

The Earth Mages were very enthusiastic after hearing his words. They flew down to the Imperial Capital and spread out.

"What a shame," Lawrend murmured as he stared at the destroyed city.

Many of the defensive magic formations were broken, and countless buildings were turned to rubble. Only a few defensive magic formations had survived.

Even so, a lot of people were still contained inside those formations. Lawrend was sure he could rebuild this city and bring it back to its glory with his own magical formation expertise.