Volume Four: Fading from the World - Sailing

More than two hundred years ago, the corruption and brutality of the Papacy were already evident. It used the name of God to oppress the people and implement tyranny, causing immense suffering to countless people. Against this backdrop, the Blood Blade Knights were born.

Francis Bradwich, the founder and first Grand Master of the Knights, a peerless hero, has Ai Kasser, the "Blood-stained Saintess" who was the first person in history to dare to openly defy the Papacy and achieve amazing results, as a symbol of freedom and resistance. He constantly gathers like-minded people who deeply hate the corruption and brutality of the Papacy and secretly grows his power.

Francis's greatest merit lay in his lack of haste. He knew that the Divine Law Cult, with its 1,500-year history, could not collapse overnight, and that he might never be able to muster enough power to contend with it in his lifetime—which, in fact, proved to be true. Therefore, he abandoned direct confrontation from the outset, operating only in the shadows, constantly accumulating wealth and military strength, and slowly infiltrating his own people into various provinces, spreading the seeds of revolution to every corner of the West Saint Continent, ensuring its continued growth.

Francis's cautious approach had a profound influence on later leaders, who heeded his dying words. "Do not act rashly before accumulating enough power to overthrow the Papacy." These leaders never engaged in any major open campaigns, instead adopting a similar restraint as Francis, prioritizing the greater good. On one hand, they created the illusion for the Papacy that the "Revolutionary Army was a rabble Francis," while on the other hand, they continuously amassed troops, bringing smaller villages and parishes into the Bloodline's sphere of influence, and spreading revolutionary ideas underground to mobilize the masses...

And so, two hundred years have passed, Blood Blade Knights have indeed secretly amassed power under the pressure of the Papacy for two centuries. Today, the Bloodblade has 27 main divisions, with a visible and potential force of nearly 600,000. They secretly control three dioceses and countless smaller dioceses. The current Grand Master is Nid Bradwich, a direct descendant of the first Grand Master Francis, and his sister Loxue Bradwich, serves as Chief of Staff.

The Blood Blade now possesses strength far exceeding that of ordinary major powers, and the sparks that were scattered across the continent two hundred years ago have begun to burn fiercely. The time is ripe, and the Bradwich siblings and the commanders of various divisions have finally raised the banner of rebellion and declared war on the Papacy.

Dorothy Westwyn is the vice commander of the Seventh Division, which primarily focuses on infiltration missions.

Once upon a time, she was just an ordinary girl, born into a wealthy merchant family. From a young age, she was a devout follower of the Church of Divine Law Cult, willingly accepting the rule of the Holy See. But when she was eight, the Diocesan Bishop, under the guise of God, seized her family's assets, forcing her parents to their deaths, and her sister disappeared without a trace. From then on, she joined the Blood Blade Knights with hatred for the Holy See. Her innate ability to "control her own presence" made her shine in stealth missions, repeatedly achieving meritorious service, and she was quickly promoted to vice commander of the Seventh Division, the youngest vice commander in the entire Revolutionary Army.

She has now completed one of the most important tasks since the founding of the Blood Blade Knights —finding the successor of the Blood Emperor, the spiritual leader of the Revolutionary Army. Such an extraordinary achievement should be enough to make her the next leader. But she cannot be proud of this. The "discipline" in the Revolutionary Army's three tenets of "discipline, praise, and approval" constantly reminds her to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and to reflect on the shortcomings she has made.

She was now carrying breakfast to the Blood Emperor's room; she had to serve him well no matter what.

Knock.

"Sir, this is today's breakfast..."

There was no movement.

"Sir, are you awake?"

Still no movement.

"... Excuse me."

Could they have encountered some misfortune? An enemy attack? Or gone missing?

Dorothy became alert, put down her breakfast, drew the dagger hidden at her waist, and, trying to appear inconspicuous, used a special lock-picking tool to open the door.

"Huh?"

In the room illuminated by the morning light, four stunningly beautiful, naked women were entwined together on the bed as they slept soundly.

Close the door.

"... It must be because I opened the door wrong."

He tucked the dagger back into his waistband, turned upside down, and used his foot to pry open the doorknob.

There were still four naked, stunningly beautiful women, and the black-haired one even had her foot stuck in the purple-haired one's mouth—a very bizarre sleeping posture.

"... It's still not right."

While considering what way to open the door next time--

"You read that right, this is why I don't sleep with them."

"Eh... Eh!?"

When and how did they get close? Even Dorothy, who is most skilled at stealth, didn't notice! Dorothy's nerves tensed instantly, and she reflexively swung her knife. But the other woman simply extended two fingers and easily caught the sharp dagger.

"His reaction speed was decent, but he was too reckless."

"Ah... I'm so sorry!"

The white-haired, aloof young woman before him (could she be considered a girl? or a young woman?) released her dagger, stepped inside, and looked around—

"Ye, stop pretending to be asleep and get up!"

"... zzzz"

"Do you really think I'm an idiot? Even a fool could spot the security network you've set up."

"Huh? A security net? What kind of security net is that?" Dorothy was startled and quickly looked around. She finally noticed a thin red line, not even as thick as a hair, below the door. Following the line, she realized that the entire cabin was covered with red lines!

So, the Blood Emperor had noticed everything she did without her noticing? And this white-haired woman said, "Even a fool could see that"... Was her method so childish? Or was she just too weak? Come to think of it, she had only been observing the Blood Emperor and hadn't paid much attention to her companions... Now it seemed none of them were easy to deal with? In Dorothy's opinion, the Blood Emperor's strength was definitely higher than the 26 captains, but compared to Commander-in-Chief Nid? He was definitely no match. Nid was the strongest and coolest person in her heart, the idol of all the girls in the Revolutionary Army!

While Dorothy was still swooning over the girls, Xiao Wu had already forcibly dragged Ye away from the group of women.

"Xiao Wu, you're so heartless..."

Who knows if I'll even be able to get a proper rest after arriving in the West Saint Continent? At least let me stay in bed a little longer, even though I woke up when Dorothy brought me breakfast... Eh!?

Huh? Why are Haoyue Givinia lying completely naked next to me?

"Just how lewd are you going to be? Playing with three at once... or being played with by three at once?"

"I'd like to know too... Ah, I remember now."

Last night, the four of us were playing a game called "Piggyback Rush." Xiao Wu was bored and didn't want to join, so Haoyue suggested that the loser have to be forced to drink. She (deliberately) kept losing and got completely drunk—though, being as clever as I am, I knew she actually had an amazing alcohol tolerance; she was just pretending to be drunk and making herself look disheveled to seduce me. But I was also a bit tipsy, so in my drunken state, I used my hands and feet, even congealing my blood into hundreds of tentacles. Just then, Xiao, who was the most drunk, staggered in, yelling, "Hit me hard!" Then, two glowing, nosebleed-spurting Givinia chimed in, saying, "I'm just here to gather material!" and then... and then...

Then I don't remember anything.

Perhaps it's better not to remember...

Nothing happened, yeah, that must be it!

"Nothing happened, so what?! How could you have created such a sophisticated surveillance network if you didn't remember anything!"

... cut.

"Blood Emperor... Your Majesty... is... fond of... women..."

Hey, you oblivious girl over there, what are you writing in your notebook?! Seriously, chopping up a cat and roasting it...

"Waaah... Xiao Ye? Hug meow!"

A sweet and delicate body suddenly pounced on me, rubbing against a pair of large jade rabbits on my chest like no one else was there - ya, ya, ya! I feel it! What the hell is a "meow" hug? You are more like a lynx than a cat. A lynx or a fox, right? Your goddess image when you first appeared must have been ruined long ago! Why are you still so popular when your character has collapsed to such an extent? Don't force me to make this standard harem male protagonist type of complaint!

"Mmm... lick lick lick~~~"

No, don't lick weird places, baka!

"Mmm... Huh? Why isn't there any milk...?"

That would be a lie! -- Huh?

"Ah, it's out! It's so sweet! (^o^)/~"

Really?!??? Although I am indeed of motherly age, that's at most asexual reproduction; I still have my virginity.

"Gurgle gurgle..."

Don't drink it! It's too embarrassing! If you keep doing this, the book will be banned! The author, that gay guy, will be in a real bind!

"Hmm... Xiao Ye is such a good mother..."

She's not even 20 yet!!!

"I'm telling you two... don't be so disgusting!!!"

The stern, straight-laced girl, Xiao Wu, flew into a rage, yanking me upwards like a fish, pulling Haoyue up with her. Then came Xiao, half-asleep, biting Haoyue's beautiful foot and refusing to let go; followed by Givinia, seemingly asleep but actually smirking as she hugged Xiao's waist—the four of them formed a chain. Xiao Wu hadn't expected this, and in her haste—

"Six Forbidden Techniques--"

Huh? "Forbidden"? Aren't there only "outer" and "inner" parts?

"--Public enemy of women!"

Wow, so fast!

The series of palm strikes coming straight at me hit my chest, sending me flying backward, my internal organs churning!

"Hey! Do you want to kill someone?"

"No disrespect to His Majesty the Blood Emperor is permitted!!!"

Dorothy lunged at me, dagger in hand, but the martial arts master Xiao Wu- chan flicked her forehead, sending her sprawling to the ground. She rubbed her forehead, got up, and looked at me—

"Huh? Blood Emperor, your... your chest--"

"... Um?"

I stood up unsteadily, looked down to check my body for injuries—and then I noticed something strange.

I can actually see my own feet?

After transforming, whenever I stood and looked down, those melons on my chest would perfectly block my view. Now that obstruction is gone, which means...!

"... Her chest was flattened?"

"You're only just realizing it?"

"Waaaaah, I'm so sorry, so sorry, so sorry, Xiao Wu- chan!"

"Remove the sauce!"

"I'm so sorry, Xiao Wu! Waaaaaah!"

Do you know your mistake?

"I know I was wrong!!!"

"Don't keep hanging around other women in front of me!"

"Of course—hmm?"

Don't get entangled with other women in front of her.

Could it be that she...

"Judging from your expression, you're probably thinking something silly like, 'Mai-chan must be jealous, yay!'"

"... You can Mind Reading?"

"After spending so much time with you guys, I'm actually starting to understand your bizarre thought processes..."

"Don't talk about that! The important thing is, my, my breasts..."

"Oppai?"

"It's about breasts! 'Oppai' is a colloquial term from my hometown!"

"It really feels so tacky..."

"Xiao Wu- chan--Saki Sister Sakura Dance -- Xiao Wu Auntie--Saki Mai-chan Empress Dowager, please have mercy and give me back my breasts!!!"

Since transforming, I've realized how tough it is to be a busty girl! My shoulders ache, it's hard to move around, and I get stared at by perverts wherever I go! But, but, but who can resist having big breasts?! And these two mountains of flesh are so perfectly shaped and feel so good, with no signs of sagging at all! I feel so safe and secure touching my breasts every night before I fall asleep! So please, please give them back to me! Give me back my breasts!!!

"Sigh... alright, but remember not to mess around with other women in front of me, okay?"

"Definitely! Definitely!"

"Okay..." She walked around behind me, gently patted my back, and then slapped me!

"Shenzhou V - Moving Mountains!"

With two soft popping sounds, like a flattened spring suddenly springing out, I reached out and touched it, and Oupai-chan was back!

"It really did 'come out'! Xiao Wu, you're amazing! By the way, what would have happened if you hadn't flattened your chest before using this 'Mountain Moving' technique?"

"Your breasts will get bigger."

"... Huh?"

"If you use the 'Mountain Moving' technique on someone who has been attacked by 'Public Enemy of Women,' it's just using brute force to make their 'flattened' breasts 'bounce' back. If you use it on a woman whose breasts haven't been flattened, the principle is actually to use precise, subtle Internal Force to push excess subcutaneous fat to the breast area, thus enhancing breast size while also slimming down, but it's incredibly painful... Ye?"

"... I think if you opened a beauty salon, you'd be the richest person in the world by now."

"Theoretically, it's extremely painful. Do you think forcibly moving fatty tissue is a joke?"

"Believe me, even if you treat female customers like royalty, they'll still come in droves."

"..."

"Huh? By the way, Xiao Wu, since you have such amazing skills, why is your bust size slightly below average?"

"..."

"Ah! I see! Even you can't hit yourself in the back, right?"

"..."

"Ah~ Ah~ What a pity~ It's the only thing I can't do is get breast augmentation~~"

"... Six Forbidden Techniques - Public Enemy of Women!!!"

"Waaaaah, I was wrong!!!!"

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A brief summary of some of the Dancer's amazing skills, along with some somewhat unclear annotations:

Forbidden Technique - Left Jade Shatter: Shatter the left side

Forbidden Second Technique - Right Jade Shatter: Shatter the right side.

Forbidden Three Styles - Double Explosion: Both Sides

Forbidden Four Techniques - Penetration: Insert all three.

Forbidden Five Techniques - Kidney Strike: Literal meaning

Six Forbidden Techniques: Enemy of Women - Flatten Your Chest

Seven Forbidden Techniques - Confinement: Search on Baidu yourself.

The Eight Forbidden Techniques: The Great Revolution - Striking Acupoints to Cause Menstrual Irregularities

Forbidden Nine Styles - Wu Ke: Beaten to the point of baldness

Divine Style 1 - Protruding Bridge: Makes the flat nose bridge stand out.

God's Second Technique - Bright Eyes: Makes small eyes bigger (heaven knows how they did it).

Divine Technique 3: Closing the Gap: Squeezing the Big Mouth Small

Divine Four Techniques - Tightening and Releasing: Breaks down the fat under the belly.

Shenwu Technique 5: Moving Mountains: Injecting subcutaneous fat into the breasts

The Six Divine Techniques - Limb Pulling: Lengthens the legs (but with limited effect).

Shenzhou VII Baptism: Significantly Reduces Childbirth Pain

Shenba Style · Great Unification: Corrects Menstrual Irregularities and Treats Menstrual Cramps

Shenjiu Style · Bailing: Removes Acne and Blackheads

Young Xiao Wu: "Mommy, why do you make me learn these weird moves?"

Wu Liu: "Idiot, learn these moves and you'll never have to worry about money again."

My dear mother!

Xiao Wu, now grown up. "... Hey, Shino, do you know what the most painful thing is?"

Xiao: "What?"

Xiao Wu: "Some good things can only be given to others, not used by oneself..."

She's probably a stepmother!

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As usual, each volume begins with shameless fanservice and cuteness, please don't hit me QAQ