Greed God chapter 120

February 24th 2016 Gemworld 10:00 AM EDT

I  was down to a hundred and ten thousand GP after merging all the G  ranked crystals, but that was still plenty to keep me nice and sane. The  rest of the night I spent out picking up things I would need, getting a  custom suit made and making sure I was well dressed for my meeting with  Mordiel. I decided to go with purple as a color scheme, because it  looked fucking awesome and would appeal to her vanity, and I paid  through the nose for a nice custom set of clothing that when appraised  actually turned out to be F rank somehow.

As I got ready  the next morning to go see the Princess's sister, I couldn't help but  admire myself in the mirror. I looked awesome. Black slacks, a black  silk shirt and white silk vest with amethyst buttons and a purple silk  tie, all under a purple crushed velvet waistcoat topped with a black  bowler hat with a band the same shade as the coat. The white gloves I  wore finished off an tied the outfit together, and I was told it was the  height of fashion for Amethyst nobility.

It was honestly a  bit flashy, but I'd never been a low key person when I didn't have to  be, and I made this shit look GOOD. Once I confirmed that I glanced  suspiciously back up to the face of my reflection. I didn't see anything  out of the ordinary, it's eyes jerked up to meet mine, but that was  what any reflections eyes would do. I started into its face for a good  five minutes before confirming that it was just a reflection and heading  out to meet with Mordiel.

I had considered making an  appointment, but upon some recon last night after visiting the tailor  I'd learned that hardly anyone went to the Crystal Proliferation Office  unless they had to. Mordiel didn't like being let down, and no one had  any decent crystals to hand over, so unless she called to question them  they mostly dropped off crates of the things downstairs so they could  stay out of her way. While she might have been trying to turn things  around to begin with, at the moment she mostly just stayed locked up in  her office.

As such, when I arrived at the purple spire  that housed her place of work, I wasn't expected to wait long when I  mentioned to her receptionist what I was here for. The woman, a pretty  dark haired lady in her early twenties with pouty lips, looked genuinely  worried for my sake when I brought it up. "Are you sure that you want  to meet with Duchess Mordiel? I'm not sure she'll appreciate whatever  you have to say. Maybe you could leave your news with me and I can  deliver it when she's in a good mood?" Her tone was sweet, and I  actually smiled at how much she was trying to do to spare me some pain.

Sadly  for her though, I absolutely wasn't going to back down at this point.  This was my best possible in with the royal family, and I had to take  advantage of it. I just smiled charmingly. "I appreciate the thought,  but I assure you, I have wonderful news. She'll be grateful to you for  letting me in, I have the answer to all her problems." I paused. "Well, a  few of her problems, I have access to trade goods, I'm not a witch.  Anyway can you get a message up to her that someone is here for a  meeting? I promise if anything happens I recognize that it's all on me."

She  pouted fetchingly. "Fine, see if I care if you don't take my advice."  Then she muttered.  "Why are the pretty ones always so cocky?" Her voice  lowered was a bit sulky, and I shot her a wink. She blushed, having  obviously realized I'd heard her, and then turned away to bust herself  sending a message up to her boss so she would know she had a visitor. I  imagined she had no clue about what, since I wasn't carrying my  physically given my maw of the many headed hydra. I really loved that  thing.

The receptionist did...something, with a purple  stone, not saying or writing anything but just touching it, and then  paused and waited. After a few seconds the thing flashed and she gave me  a wry smile. "She says she's free...are you sure you want to go up  there handsome? She's always in a bad mood, but mornings are the  absolute worst. If you wait until later in the afternoon she might at  least be in her cups. She enjoys moon berry wine, but she doesn't  indulge in the mornings."

I smiled at her. "Like I said, I  appreciate the concern. But tell you what, why don't you tell me your  name? I'm planning to give her news that will likely put her in a good  mood for some time. Maybe I can put in a good word." She looked dubious,  but informed me her name was Sinthia before pointing off to one side to  show me to the entrance to the upper levels of the tower.

Rather  than stairs, the tower's ascension method was a platform of purple  stone (of course) in a shaft. It reminded me of an elevator, except it  wasn't a box and it had no chain or mechanism, it just ascended the  shaft when you touched the activation button. I stepped on and tapped  the purple gem set into the black stone wall (internal walls of the  Amethyst buildings were mostly black with the occasional silver section,  presumably to give break up the color monotony) and didn't even feel a  lurch as the thing began to climb.

It moved pretty damn  fast, and I got to the top of the tower within a minute or two, stepping  out into a small but well appointed office. It was pretty nice, with  several powerful magical artifacts, though it was much smaller than I  had expected from what I'd heard about Mordiel. Granted, small in this  case meant thirty by thirty feet, but still, I'd expected a ballroom or  something.

In the middle of the room was a large and well  crafted desk, made from a purple tinged wood and carved with magnificent  scenes of heroism and bravery, behind which sat...well, a milf. I could  admit that I had a type.  liked older women usually, and especially  curvy ones were my favorites, and Mordiel hit just about every one of my  buttons. She was tall, blonde, and busty, with long legs and smooth  skin. Her long golden hair was swept back into a ponytail and held up  with a crown of purple gems, and she wore a purple toga that exposed  large swathes of her body.

Most alluringly though, was her  face. She was absolutely gorgeous, her features so symmetrical and  delicate it was hard to believe, and set into an expression that anyone  back home would refer to unequivocally as 'resting bitch face'. I really  wanted to fuck her. Since I'd already decided doing so would be fucking  stupid though, I forced myself to meet her violet eyes and offer her a  smile. "Duchess Mordiel, it is lovely to meet you." I gave a courtly  bow, as was the custom for lower ranked nobles, but I didn't break eye  contact as I triggered an appraisal.

[Appraisal  function activated. Treasure detected. Mordiel of Amethyst- C rank  Amethyst Noble. The younger sister of Princess Graciel and Aunt of  princess Amaya, Mordiel thinks her sister and niece are much too soft to  rule. Despite secretly caring for both of them, she deems them unfit,  and frequently schemes to oust them from power so she can take control  and lead the kingdom in a way she sees fitting.]

That,  I actually hadn't expected. I was figuring her for a power hungry  monarchy in the making, a vicious opportunist who would be willing to  sell her family up the river to gather strength. Instead it seemed she  was just genuinely unhappy with the style of leadership employed here.  That would change how I went about this, but not by much. The Duchess  raised a delicate golden brow. "I was told you have important news for  me? I have to inform you that should this turn out to be a deception I  will be...most displeased."

I smiled at her placatingly.  "Of course, you're a busy woman, and I wouldn't deign to waste your  time." I reached into my pouch and pulled out a G rank stone, placing it  on the desk. She looked less than impressed. Then I pulled out another.  The first few didn't seem to really interest her much, but once I took  out more than ten I saw her gaze focus a bit, as if this was finally  worth her time. Once I had them all on the desk I gestured to the twenty  stones. "I come from a village on the edge of Emerald territory. We've  recently discovered a quarry of Baron level Amethyst gems nearby."

Her  eyes snapped to mine, the intensity in her gaze ratcheting up a factor  as I continued. "I have heard your kingdom searches for new sources of  the stone even now, and tales of how Duchess Mordiel in particular is a  devoted and caring leader who scours the nearby surroundings for any  news of a way to help her family's domain recover from its gemstone  deficit. Of course, my first course of action was to come and visit your  ladyship, to hopefully work out a trade deal with the kingdom. May I  ask if your highness would be interested in such an arrangement?"

Her  eyes surged with heat, not directed at me, sadly, but an almost sexual  urge to acquire more power. Even knowing her reasons from the appraisal,  I could still tell what kind of person she was. Ambitious, brutal, she  might not be willing to seriously harm her relatives, but aside from  that, I needn't have worried she would be willing to do what I needed.  She leaned forward, her full lips spreading into a wide, predatory  smile.

Her  voice was softer than it had been a minute ago, cajoling. She was almost  purring with interest. It was ridiculously hot. "What an impressive  young man. To have my Amethyst kingdom's best interest at heart and to  seek me out to aid you in your noble quest. I suspect we might be able  to come to an arrangement. Such a contribution to the kingdom should of  course be rewarded. In my capacity as Duchess I have full authority to  negotiate such contracts, and will of course be more than willing to do  so, might I ask what you hope to gain from this arrangement?"

I  was ninety percent sure she was hitting on me, which was totally  reasonable, I was pretty sexy, and even though my dragonkin upgrade made  concealing my vitality much easier, even without her noticing my power,  fucking the handsome teenager to get a better deal for her kingdom was a  no brainer. After seeing my admittedly overt drooling, I wouldn't have  respected her if she didn't at least try to hypnotize me with magic milf  pussy. Luckily for me, I had other intentions for my visit here.

I  dropped to one knee, pulling on all of the acting experience I had. "My  lady, I have indeed come to this place with a purpose. I have long  admired princess Amaya from afar. My sole wish, aside from the Amethyst  kingdom's aid in the development of my town, is that I might lay eyes on  her beauty in the flesh. Might you arrange such a meeting?" I saw her  eyes flash with minor annoyance, but she suppressed it quickly, and a  change in her demeanor signified she'd realized the opportunity here  too.

I knew from the moment I had  her hooked. Using me to distract her niece would work better for her if I  was a legitimate suitor. She didn't need me on her side to make use of  me. Which was perfect really, because I felt the same way about her.  This bitch was going to help me get everything I wanted, and she  wouldn't even know it was happening. Once that was done...well, once I  was in a more stable position I would take her up on her previous  implication. C ranker or not, I was gonna turn her brain to mush. She'd  be damn useful to take home with me.