Reincarnated as a Phoenix

Chapter 140 – Lovers

"What the fuck have you done to me Ria!?!"

"Ariza had some potions spare so I thought it was time you had a taste of your own medicine Zeki. Just come out already!"

Now that things have settled down a little, we're back to our daily lives either working or just chilling out. Today just so happens to be a chill day after a week of non-stop helping things get back on track and this is the first relaxed day since the majin invasion.

The reaction from the average person was a little mixed this time around. Sure, there was no ill intent towards the two godly queens but we did actually have a noticeable number of casualties this time around. Not enough for things to turn really bad but we may have to encourage immigration from abroad to steady the population increase again...

Oh, I wasn't purposely referring me and Petra as godly. It just another stupid nickname gets floated around when people get a glimpse of us fighting in combat or training, I don't even question how absurd their loyalty to us is anymore At this point, this is just normal...

However, the demonic invasion may have settled down but the things inside the settlement always seem to be hectic. This time around, it seems Zeki and Ria have had a lovers spat and he's refusing to leave his room. We were just having lunch but by the sounds of it, Zeki's been poisoned...

"But to do this and drug me, just how fucking evil are you!?"

"Relax Zeki, it'll wear off in a month or so. Look on the Brightside, you're going to enjoy sex so much more now!"

"I don't want to live anymore..."

Currently, it's Ria and us four birds hanging out right now... ah, can't forget there's been some departures unfortunately. Mother, Mute and Charlotte have all left this place for the time being. Mother has official dragon business making sure the rest of the world is now safe from demons, Charlotte really wanted to go find Nathan as apparently Dionysus has gone silent and Mute, gone to play with puppets or something? It's a stupid assumption but I really have no idea what she gets up to really.

You know, I haven't spoken with father and Minos for ages now, I'm kinda missing them with me thinking about dragons. We're going to make a point to go pay a visit in a while since they've both been working over in the capital for now. I almost want to go over and tell father off for allowing Minos to fight with him but I guess it can't hurt for him to learn how to fight a little young though.

I should probably focus on the CURRENT situation at hand rather than daydreaming in Petra's arms. This situation sounds like it could be pretty funny if Zeki's been given one of Ariza's potions, he better get screwed over pretty badly here.

"Come out kid, it's not like you can spend the next month hidden away"

"Heh, we'll try and be nice about it Zeki"

"Uh huh, it can't be that bad Zeki, right?"

Very slowly, Zeki reluctantly leaves his inn bedroom and enters using his hands to cover up two noticeable features...

"Hahahahahaha..."

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(Ariza) "Zeki... this is karma at its finest"

(Ria) "Oh wow! This is like your perfect dream Zeki!"

The second he comes out; I can't help but collapse from laughter. All of us who have been genderbent before have had pretty decent proportions but never anything like that, Zeki's got boobs comparable to mother! Of course, he basically looks the exact same everywhere else but seeing Mr obnoxious even look flustered says it all! I can't stop laughing at his misery!

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---You're welcome :) (There's a HUGE update to AI incoming pretty soon soon hence why I'm now adding images like this)

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I'm not the only one laughing though, Petra's desperately trying to conceal it but I at least have the decency to be a dick to Zeki. He loves gigantic breasts so much, now he's been cursed with them! They're sooo out of proportion...

"Fuck you orangey! That tears it, I'm cutting these stupid things off right now! I need a fucking saw..."

"Wait a second Zeki! We've got to give your new body a test! Don't run away from me..."

Heh, is it that hard to believe the dryad won't be into Zeki in this current state? She has tried things on with me and Petra before way back in the Yggdrasil dungeon so realizing that she's bi really is meaningless... is she actually bi though? I get the feeling she'd be into anything regardless of gender or species, there was that moment she seemed a little too into goblins if I remember correctly...

"Haha... *sigh*... at least that's made this morning pretty entertaining. You fancy hanging out with me and Petra today, Ariza? I'm planning on clinging on to her as much as possible so I can't help it if you feel like a third wheel I'm afraid"

"Heh, you'll happily admit to being clingy now Ikarus?"

"Did I ever deny it? And besides, after what happened, I'm pretty justified since there's no more second chances for any of us right now..."

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Ah, probably shouldn't have brought that up. Mentioning how Ariza died has obviously become a little bit of a sore subject all of us try to avoid mentioning.

The strange thing is about it all, I privately had a quick chat with Ariza afterwards to see what happened before and after and it really sounded odd. Mostly because wherever Ariza's was sent, it was apparently like waiting in a never-ending line in an endless hallway filled with other souls. The fact she even remembers it is strange enough.

The way she died remains a slight mystery other than the fact that Belphegor definitely killed her but remembering something like purgatory than her actual death? It's pretty weird really, maybe the trauma of getting pummeled to death really isn't something you want to remember I suppose.

Anyway, Ariza herself actually breaks the silence this time around.

"No need Ikarus, feel like I should probably go and help Ria with Zeki. I wouldn't have given her the potion if I knew she was going to do this to him, kinda thought she was going to drink it herself to punish Zeki for the jug thing and punish him that way. I guess I'll see you two later"

And so, Ariza's leaves us alone like usual so it's just a day for the lovebirds then. She seemed a little awkward though, even more than usual so maybe something else is going on? I'm not going to question everything though.

"So then Petra... what shall we do today?"

"Heh, actually had something planned if you're up for spending the day clinging onto me Ikarus"

I've still got the problems of system related laziness but dealing with over a hundred thousand points is something I'd rather wait on for now. Petra always comes first.

"Always, let's get a move on then..."

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"I'm sorry but we're having a slight crisis in the kitchen today. The only thing we can serve you today is fried chicken, milkshakes and carrot cake"

"Heh, that'll be perfectly fine for both of us"

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"Petra..."

Having just spoken to the waitress who's now left, she doesn't even present us with a menu and obviously something fishy is going on here if that's the only thing on the menu...

Petra must think she's so clever. We end up at the café we seem to frequently visit and they just so happen to serve only three of my favourite things and nothing else? If you remember what we spoke about after the demon invasion, the talk of marriage came up...

"...I swear, if there ends up being an engagement ring in the cake or something like that, I will moan at you Petra"

"Heh... it's actually inside the chicken instead Ikarus"

'It's good thing a could detect that was a lie...'

I'm obviously going to pout a little if she's doing strange things like this. I love and her all but this is something stupid like I'd do! If you're going to propose, then just get it over and done with! Or he's trying to bribe me for something bad, I dunno!

"Let's be real Petra. If this ends up being you buttering me up for some bad news, I'll be extremely disappointed"

"Heh, just stop worrying about it Ikarus. Just try to act naïve and dumb for me, please?"

I'm always willing to be my usual stupid self around Petra so there's no complaints on this end. I'd rather it be a proposal than something sad though, just we all know my impatience is going to kill me today if there is a hidden meaning to this all...

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"Here you go! I hope the two lovely queens enjoy this meal!"

The waitress has somehow already returned with our food. She presents all three things ordered together on a tray and places it down on our table. I'm pretty sure she just gave Petra a wink as well, don't think I didn't see that Petra...

"Let's tuck in then...yummy! What a strange and completely unrelated coincidence! They somehow have the same exact recipe for your chicken Petra!"

I know my woman's chicken, alright? There is nothing that comes close and this tastes the exact same. Keep playing dumb with me Petra, I'm onto you...

"Heh, nothing's going on Ikarus, I promise"

'Lie detector says otherwise...'

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Having gotten through lunch without being proposed to yet, we're currently walking through the streets locked in hands with me clinging as tightly as possible. I may be a little annoyed with her but that's still not going to stop this.

"You fancy a bit of shopping next, Ikarus?"

"So... shopping means clothes... so you are trying something! If you just wanted to doll me up, you could've just asked rather than the chicken and cake bribe. It has obviously worked though"

This time around, this gets a clearly visible amount of chuckling out of her. She even shakes her head while doing so.

"Heh... Ikarus. Stop overthinking and let's just do anything, it was only a random suggestion. There is a place I'd like us to visit later but the rest of the day is completely free, you decide what we do then"

So, she's not trying to make me dress up in something then? Huh, I'm slightly disappointed in her for some reason...

"You'd be happy if we spend the new few hours in a bar like alcoholics then?"

"Heh, really don't have any secret agenda Ikarus, so sure. Let's share a drink together then"

It doesn't matter how much she tries to reassure me, that hamster in her brain is currently in deceptive mode and I'm not for it! I don't even fancy drinking really, she's being too friendly and it's unsettling. Where's the teasing and nonstop embarrassment? That's like our schtick, whatever that thing was called.

"You've already treated me to some of Petra famous chicken so you can decide what we do next! You've already bribed me and fattened me up so I'm down for anything right now, not even kidding"

"Heh... you sure you're willing to agree to anything Ikarus? You do know this is going to end exactly how you think?"

Maybe it's the fact she's being so kind and caring today that I'm kinda hoping she wants to do something pretty absurd. I mean, who goes to a café making sure nothing else is served other than my favourite foods? It's too kind and planned out, doing something she wants is probably better than spending all day drinking. Should probably avoid drinking before five if I remember that weird thing as well...

"It's your decision Petra, I'm not using the word anything loosely here"

Once again, another chuckle and a shake of her head.

"Heh... if you really want to Ikarus..."

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"A-Are we actually d-doing this?"

"Heh, you gave me the option to choose what next Ikarus. By the sounds of it, you wanted me to do something this absurd so you decided on this"

"But this is so f-freaking embarrassing! Why couldn't we have just b-booked the entire place if you wanted to roleplay?"

There's a goddamn crowd out there who are about to witness what little game we're playing. It doesn't matter if we're the two queens or that this fancy tea shop love us as much as everyone else, what Petra suggested is just absurd! And of course, I'm the freaking idiot to encourage her!

This place is pretty new to the settlement and seems to attract quite the few mages and wealthy people around. Cakes and sweet drinks sell everywhere so it's not surprising we'd eventually get a shop like this I suppose. But that really isn't even related to the embarrassing display that might be about to happen.

"Heh, seemed a bit unfair to book the whole store. Might as well share the sight to as many as possible, the option to just simply back down is still a thing Ikarus"

"No no, I've already g-gone the full way, might as well make some fanfiction out of this"

And that's when I finally walk out behind a curtain and show my face wearing a stupid maid outfit. My 'duty' right now is to serve Petra basically taking the role of the server but this entire idea is just mad. Seriously though, I bet I look cute as hell but maid Ikarus really is something I can't believe we're showing to the public right now...

This is more of a costume rather than an actual uniform though. It seems to have changed slightly from last time I wore something like this so now it no longer is full length, has short sleeves, a tiny apron and my hair even wearing that headband thing maids wear. This is all kinds of frilly bullshit… I’ve really got to get Petra in this someday. I bet she’s look freaking amazing as well…

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Of course, walking over to Petra and other people look at me with stupid awe in their eyes as well, I'm roleplaying a freaking maid for Christ's sake! Look at me with disgust like I'm some disgusting pervert or something, damn these freaks...

"M-Mistress Petra... w-would you care f-for some tea?"

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"I can't believe you actually did it..."

Petra didn't actually expect me to go through with it!?! She looks like she's just seen a ghost or something!! Ah screw it, I've already gone this far and I'm now pouring the dumb tea into her dumb cup. I've already been embarrassed enough for one life time, parading around as a maid at this point is basically nothing. I mean, I wanted this apparently... that chicken definitely has some sort of mind controlling drug in it.

It's actually surprisingly pretty hot wearing all this gear but I'm not sure if it's down to feeling flustered or the fact I've even got lingerie on under all this as well. Getting flustered actually looking at yourself is a trait I've managed to get mostly over but that black set never leaves anything to the imagination.

"Heh, thank you maid Ikarus... I wonder, should I share my personal maid with others as well?"

As soon as Petra says that, faces seem to perk up at the idea of humiliating me further. It's probably just more out of love rather than humiliation though, I think people just like riding along with Petra's schemes...

"P-please don't make d-do that Petra, this alone is e-enough"

"Heh, I'm only playing with you Ikarus. There is something on your face right now other than redness though"

"Wha-"

Then without warning, Petra grabs my apron pulling herself up into me and my embrace. Then, I shouldn't have to explain what sort of kissing happens next, the bitterness of the tea actually makes it even sweeter strangely enough. The unexpectedness always helps as well.

I knew the thought of me looking like this is a thing she loves but damn, she really can be overly passionate at times...

"Heh, me Ikarus. It's no longer on your face anymore so you can continue serving now"

She's so smooth at times-, the fucking onlookers just cheered our kiss! That's it, people are going to start turning up missing at this point, this maid turned queen is going to turn pure evil at this rate.

'This settlement is full of perverts and somehow... we're the queens of them...'

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"You know, it's strange. I don't actually feel like I'm dying of embarrassment from what just happened"

"Heh, don't be saying that Ikarus, I've really got to step up my game then. Next time, how about we go nurse or even school girl?"

After completing the little serving Petra maid gig which took longer than I care to admit, the sun has finally fallen and we're on our way to the woods for some reason. We came very close to doing something when she realized I had that lingerie on underneath but it seems like time's an issue right now for some reason...

"You really are a pervert, you know that? Why are we out here anyways? If you wanted to sleep or do what in the woods, you could've just said and ignored the secrecy"

Out in the middle of the small woods we have on the island, is a little makeshift area covered in a fur pelts and rugs surrounded by quite the few candles. It's a pretty romantic setting out in the darkened woods but all I can focus on is the absolute Goddess of a women to my side.

I'm not even going to question on who set this up, definitely couldn't have been Petra since I've been with her all day but who really cares on such a pointless detail? Being a fake maid for a little while has tuckered me out a bit.

"Heh, don't be acting like you don't enjoy it Ikarus, you've always got the option to say no to anything. There's a reason for being out here but let's get a little more comfortable first"

She has got a point, Petra's never forced me to do anything and I do have some limits believe it or not. Parading around only in that lingerie or being naked for example would be too much but a good amount of embarrassment isn't terrible. I'm not actually sure why I go so easily along with her schemes but maybe secretly deep down, I actually enjoy it? Nah, she's just evil really, it's nothing like that...

Both of us lie down on the furs and I quickly cuddle up to Petra, more specifically using her breast as a slight pillow. I've always been a breast guy over bottoms and that will never, EVER change... oh, nearly forgot about that, Petra doesn't like her breasts being touched so I'll go stomach instead. She didn't seem to say anything though.

"Is this the part where we make love, then you propose or something?"

"Heh, you still stuck on that idea Ikarus? I've gone this long without doing it so give me some credit"

Eh, I guess she's right. I've got to admit though, listening to Petra's heartbeat looking up at the night sky is really somethin-... the fuck? The fuck is that up there?

"Petra... seriously!?"

"Heh, looks like we arrived a little earlier than expected, oh well"

Up in the dark night sky is very obviously something being written. Although it may not be completely done yet, the orange glow of the letters being spelt definitely say 'Will you marr-'...

Out of all the ways she could've done this, it had to be something over the top, right? I'm not complaining though, I just never realized how much of a hopeless romantic she can be...

"I've got to ask, how the hell did you even do this!?"

"Heh, asked Mute for a little favour before she heads off. Also, got some help from Zeki and the gnome because the gunpowder and the colouring was slightly troublesome to set up. Ariza also set up the little nest we have out here, none of them except Mute know the reason though"

Now that it's completed, I still can't believe this is how she went about doing it. I'm also slightly curious if anyone else in the settlement can see how this portion of the night sky now says 'Will you marry me Ikarus?' but I've already been maid Ikarus for a few good hours so it's nearly impossible to be out flustered now. Actually, that might be a lie, it's a good thing she didn't do this in front of everyone earlier on thinking about it...

"Heh, can I have an answer then Ikarus or are you still going to gawk at the sky?"

Now sitting up getting my head off her stomach, I can't help but be a little feisty. Not that kind of feisty, the other kind...

"Why are you even actually asking!? Of course it's a freaking yes! Did you really need an answer?"

"Heh, no but still nice to kno-..."

This is when I vividly attack her using my mouth as a weapon and aim for hers as well. Who cares about social norms when the guy, or ex guy is supposed to propose? This was corny, cliché and so sappy, yet I love just how stupidly romantic I find this entire thing to be. We're actually going to get married!? It's only really just sunk in while I've got my tongue you know where...

Just as I'm about to undress Petra and start the first time we do this as fiancés, the ground starts to shake rapidly rolling me off Petra still connected by mouth. That actually felt strangely nice but full focus needs to be on the ground not opening up beneath us right now.

"Mmph... the hell is going on!? Is this an earthquake!?"

Leaves and branches are falling off the trees while we both struggle to get up, should probably stay down but damn it. I've never experienced an earthquake since that island on Earth I came from has no need for things like natural disasters, we're way too developed for such problems! Or just lucky, even trying to find a dangerous animal in the wild is next to impossible.

"I'm not sure Ikarus, never heard about earthquakes happening around here"

Thankfully, it seems to stop pretty quickly but it's impossible to tell just how much damage has happened from that alone. It felt pretty weak from where we are but it could be much worse back at home, doesn't help we're now covered in leaves as well. People are definitely going to get the wrong idea but that doesn't matter right now.

"We'll have to put this sexy session on hold then, let's get back now..."