Chapter 150 - 148: The Six Rappa
The newspaper, having received complaints from the imperial capital's citizens, ran articles day after day criticizing by name the poorly performing Administrative Bureau staff and Military Police officers. Thanks to that, the newspaper sold like crazy. What's more, when the situation became inescapable after actual evidence was gathered, one staff member snapped in anger.
"The Internal Affairs Officers sent to the ruined nobles' territories are doing far worse things than us! And they're all covering for each other!"
He exposed every instance of wrongdoing he knew.
Upon hearing this, Chancellor Klaus flew into a rage.
"Honestly! Causing one problem after another! Don't go increasing my workload!"
It had happened just when he thought the issues with his son and grandson were finally settled.
The bureaucrats under Klaus launched an internal investigation. Staff and spies from the Internal Affairs Bureau flew out to various regions in a flurry. In conjunction, the newspaper company's staff also ended up flying out to various regions.
Around that time, I was...
While grilling hamburger patties and making fries in the fryer, I was also consulting with the residents.
"What?! Is it true that a bear appeared in the mountains? Understood! I'll have the army dispatch soldiers immediately, so rest assured!"
I called Regias and had him deal with it right away.
Next, an employee came saying there was a lost child.
"What's wrong? A lost child? Where is the child and what are they doing? Did you bring them here? Understood, leave it to me! Little boy, leave it to Big Brother! I'll find your mother right away!"
He stopped crying when I gave him a candy. As I was holding his hand and searching for his mother, customers started whispering, "Hey, isn't that the lord of this territory?"
"Ain't he an interestin' Lord!"
"I like him! I can tell this is a good town!"
The employees, too, somehow felt proud.
Everyone watched me, a noble who lent an ear to everything from personal troubles to sightseeing guidance to lost item inquiries, with half exasperation and half respect, but the customers left the shop with a somewhat happy feeling.
When I returned to the shop after rushing around until evening, I was greeted by the employees and customers with lukewarm gazes and applause, saying, "Thank you for your hard work!!"
"Owner, you really don't care about social status, do you?"
"That's only natural, right? Don't you think discriminating isn't fun?"
One of the employees asked, but being resented or hated for doing such things would be a bigger loss.
(Things are going smoothly, after all. Collapse happens in an instant.)
In my previous life, I know the speed and pain of losing trust and credibility. Even if a 17-year-old brat in this world said something like this, it would only be met with ridicule or a wry smile.
When evening came and I was tidying up and finishing things, Jean, who had finished showering, said, "I have a consultation..." so I went to the break room.
"Is it something I can do?"
"I wondered if even a personal matter like this would be okay..."
It seemed Jean had fled from Count Zande's territory with her grandfather. Her grandfather was a woodworker with good skills, but she said there was no work.
"It's true that there's little work right now. That's right! Could I meet your grandfather?"
"Eh? Yes... that's fine, but?"
Led by Jean, I was guided to her grandfather's place. When Jean introduced me, he tried to prostrate himself deeply, so I stopped him.
When I listened to his story, he said sadly, "Chairs, tables, beds... they don't sell unless they're damaged or broken, so replacements are rare..."
So, I said, "I want you to make this," and when I created a sample using earth magic to show them, the two were astonished.
"This is called a rocking chair, a chair loved by everyone from children to the elderly. It's a chair you can even doze off in. If things go well, it might even become a chair patronized by His Majesty."
The old man was so surprised I thought he might collapse.
"M-My chair?"
"Of course, only if the workmanship and comfort are good."
"O-Of course! I'll do it! Please let me do it!"
That said, thinking the old man alone would have limits, I pulled three guys who were useless at both the blood draining and butchering site and the blacksmith and armor shop, and brought them along.
They had lost their dicks and memories, and with the Slave Mark inscribed, they obediently did as they were told.
(They should be able to carry luggage or help out to some extent.)
Since there was no house or well for the three to live in, I made a house with earth magic and dug a well. The old man wanted to make furniture for the three, but...
I stopped him and had him focus solely on making rocking chairs.
Incidentally, I also had him make building blocks for children and small push carts from the offcuts.
I also quietly healed the old man's eyes and back pain with High Heal. Then, saying, "I'll borrow the kitchen," to make food for six people, I also took the liberty of creating a storage area for ingredients.
"The Lord is doing even that? Huh? My back doesn't hurt?"
While he stood up and rubbed his back in wonder, I tried to start cooking, and Jean said, "Please let me help! Though I can't actually cook," sticking out her tongue with a smile.
I made a simple hot pot, and the six of us ate it with smiles, saying, "Hot, hot!" When I brought out alcohol, everyone ate and drank in high spirits.
I carried the five who became unsteady from drinking to their respective beds, cast Sleep on them, and made them sleep soundly. Thinking that the old man and Jean must have circumstances, having come from the infamous Count Zande's territory, I first rejuvenated the old man slightly with Revive, healed all his bad parts, and read his thoughts and memories.
When I read Jean's as well, I understood various things.
(So they really had a hard time.)
When Jean was 10, her parents died of illness.
The man Jean was supposed to marry last year was that man from the Red Crow. Her grandfather, knowing nothing, had been happy.
And a modest wedding ceremony was held. But the gift presented to Jean by the man who was to be her husband was not a wedding ring, but a Collar of Subjugation.
Her husband's companions sneered at her as a "stupid woman," and as Jean wept, they dealt an even crueler blow.
They forced Jean to spread her legs and pressed a branding iron with a crow pattern against her inner thigh, and even now, a red, festering burn scar remained. It seemed to be a mark indicating she was virgin merchandise for shipment.
(At that time, both the old man and Jean were about to die, and as a result, we ended up saving them, huh. You never know. When she was shaving in the shower room, I thought she held her legs open with her hands to spread them, but it was to hide the wound. Were the other wounds inflicted then too?)
I understood that the old man and Jean had lived a nightmare of a life until now. I gave them a suggestion, hoping they would at least have a good dream while sleeping.
(Now then... shall I become the shoemaker's elves?)
First, I cast Revive on the house they lived in, remaking it as good as new, and made all the furniture, bedding, clothes, shoes, and everything else like new as well. I also gave Jean some sexy outfits and underwear as a present—please understand this is the ulterior motive of the middle-aged old man inside me, and the parental concern for when she finds a lover.
I set up new shoes, bags, accessories, and a dressing table. In the shower room, I also gifted shampoo and conditioner, body soap, All-in-One lotion, lipstick, and more.
In the kitchen, a large quantity of various ingredients and seasonings was stored in a warehouse created with spatial magic and time-space magic.
Outside, I built a workshop for the old man and prepared two types of materials that just needed to be assembled into rocking chairs and push carts. Adult and child-sized rocking chairs. If assembled according to the instruction blueprints, they'd be complete. It was just like a home center.
(This should work out somehow. I hope they'll be happy tomorrow morning.)
That Night
Jean was having a dream.
It was of her parents, whom she hadn't seen in a long time.
'Father! Mother!?'
'Jean seemed so sad, so we came to see you. We went to the trouble of giving birth to such a beauty, after all. It's too early to give up on so many things!'
'Mother, you don't know, do you? I won't love anyone anymore, and there's no one who will love me! I want to go there too!'
As she was about to cry, her father spoke gently.
'Jean... this world isn't something to throw away yet! You'll understand tomorrow! Love exists! Don't give up!'
'Father! Don't go! Mother, I miss you! Take me with you!'
Then her parents smiled gently.
'Don't complain before you've done anything, Jean!'
'That's right, Jean! Both Papa and I are always watching over you!'
"Wait... Father! Mother!"
Jean woke up crying.
(Somehow, it felt like they were really here until just now.)
As she was in a daze, her grandfather burst energetically into Jean's room.
"Jean! My son and his wife came! They said they asked God to heal my body! Look at the house and outside! Something incredible has happened!"
Normally, one would suspect, 'Has this old man finally lost it?' but since she had had a similar dream, she found it mysterious.
"Grandpa... haven't you gotten younger somehow?"
He didn't answer that question, but looked around Jean's room and said something strange.
"This room too! It's become like new..."
Hearing that, the futon and pajamas were indeed new. Moreover, there was a dressing table that hadn't been there before, and the All-in-One she had wanted was placed on it.
(That's right! The bruises...)
The bruises and scars had vanished completely.
Jean couldn't help but weep tears of joy.
Outside, what should have been a bleak scenery now had flower beds, a workshop, and a beautiful road.
"What is this! My sons! You really came!"
The old man wailed loudly, his voice of gratitude echoing towards the heavens.
(You'll understand tomorrow. Indeed, love existed, Father! I'll try harder, Mother! That person surely noticed my wounds and everything about me! To encourage me in such a way... fufufu.)
Jean bowed deeply in the direction of the fast-food shop.
At that time, I was in the Northern Dungeon.
(I finally found them! There's no mistake, it's these guys!)
There were six of them, but they were an eccentric six.
The old man around forty named Gensai, who called himself a priest, was likely the team's leader. He had a shaved head and a fierce face. He had the air of a depraved monk with boundless lust and energy, definitely not an ordinary person.
The other five were hard to figure out. It was an unusual team of five men and one woman, but all were A-rank, and they reeked of a dangerous aura.
(There's no doubt their levels are all high. If I were to erase them now, it would be obvious, so I'll keep my distance and observe for a while. Are they not targeting Klaus? Why did they come to this dungeon? Could it be that these guys are also after Milfe's treasure?)
For the time being, I distanced myself from them.
I decided to follow them later using Presence Concealment and Concealment.
Then, I gradually came to understand.
Gensai was an illusionist, using hypnosis and phantoms, but fundamentally a grappler-type who used body techniques. He also seemed able to use healing magic, and everyone called him "Gensai-sama."
The small man with a monkey-like face, who looked like a child, was the 20-year-old Sarusuke. He seemed to be a thief-type who specialized in Concealment. He used throwing knives in the dungeon with nimble footwork.
A cool, handsome man, nearly 2 meters tall. The 24-year-old Saizou seemed to be a sorcerer specializing in attack magic. He was unfriendly and never even cracked a smile.
A giant with a bald head and an appearance reminiscent of an ogre. The 28-year-old power fighter type, Seikai, swung an iron club around.
There was one more, a twin brother named Isa who looked exactly like him. Like his brother, he had an ogre-like appearance and build, with an iron club as his weapon.
Lastly, the sole woman, 18-year-old Yuri.
Her father seemed to be Gensai, but she bore no resemblance to him, having a slender, tall, cool beauty aura. A sniper-type archer member.
"Gensai-sama? Is treasure really sleeping in a place like this?"
"Hahaha! I don't know! But wouldn't it be nice if there was? Don't you think so, Seikai?"
He laughed heartily, but they were nothing but a nuisance to the other adventurers.
They threatened male adventurers and beat and kicked those they didn't like. They did as they pleased, hugging female adventurers and groping their breasts.
As the six were resting at the rest area I had made and eating lunch in silence, it was Sarusuke who kept approaching Yuri.
"You pervy monkey! You're trying to peek at my chest and skirt again, aren't you!"
"N-No... I just thought you might need water..."
"I have my own! If I want some, I'll get it from Saizou!"
Apparently, Sarusuke liked Yuri. However, it seemed Yuri liked Saizou.
(What should I do with these guys? I could kill them if they resist, but if I make a half-hearted move, they'll likely counterattack. They're humans no different from mountain bandits or thieves, but isn't there a way to make them turn on each other?)
Their true objective still wasn't clear. Since their levels were unfortunately high, the other adventurers, even if they wanted revenge, had no choice but to swallow their tears and endure.
That night.
The six were drinking and getting rowdy.
The other adventurers, with annoyed faces, bitterly thought about the six making noise on the second floor and complained to the innkeeper.
"Hey, innkeeper! Warn those guys!"
"If you're adventurers too, make them obey by force!"
They left, grumbling that if they could, they would have done it long ago.
(They're pitiful, so I'll do something about it!)
Using Presence Concealment and Concealment, I read their thoughts.
The brothers Seikai and Isa, and Saizou, weren't very strong drinkers. Seikai and Isa liked women, but it seemed they were also open to men.
(They're targeting Saizou, but they don't want to anger Gensai or be disliked by Saizou, huh. They're unexpectedly pure-hearted! I'll grant that wish!)
Seikai, Isa, and Saizou began to doze off.
Gensai and Sarusuke were the type who wanted women when they drank. Gensai was targeting a female adventurer, trying to rape her using hypnosis and illusions. Sarusuke didn't have that kind of nerve, so was he going to masturbate to Yuri?
Despite being a virgin, Yuri's nymphomaniac tendencies emerged when she drank, making her ache and need to use the toilet frequently.
Then, Gensai went outside, and just as he was about to assault a female adventurer and make her perform fellatio, I restrained him with Bind while he was erect.
Yuri headed to the toilet to relieve herself. I restrained her with Bind while her lower half was completely exposed. When Yuri entered the toilet, I used Concealment and restrained the peeping Sarusuke.
I laid Saizou between Seikai and Isa, connecting them not in a "river" formation but in a daisy chain. Then I placed Yuri on top of Saizou, let her taste urine and defecation, and made her hold Gensai's erect member in her mouth. I arranged it so that Sarusuke would release onto Yuri's beautiful butt, and snapped my fingers.
Sarusuke ended up giving a facial to Yuri's butt and the faces of Seikai, Isa, and Saizou, while Yuri splattered filth all over Saizou's face.
"Ugyah!"
Gensai's dick was bitten hard by Yuri, becoming bloody, and he screamed, writhing in agony as he asked Yuri.
"Why is Yuri here?"
"That's my line, you shitty old man! What the hell are you doing to your own daughter! You super pervert!"
Then Saizou complained to Yuri.
"You super perverted slut! What do you think my face is! It's not a toilet!"
"I was properly in the toilet..."
"Just because you're drunk, does my face look like a toilet to you? You stupid slut!"
But when it became clear that the complaining Saizou was a homo, he was asked, "You call people sluts, but what about you?" and he said, "Seikai! Hurry up and pull out of my ass!"
"I wanna pull out, but... I can't... ehehe! More importantly, Sarusuke! Don't go spraying your dirty stuff on us too, not just the young lady's butt!"
Hearing Seikai's words, Yuri figured it out.
"You used Concealment because you wanted to see my virgin pussy, dragged drunk me out here, and ejaculated, didn't you! The worst!"
"N-No! I just used Concealment to peek at you, young lady! Believe me!"
"So it WAS Sarusuke's doing after all! What are you doing in such an unsightly position, Saizou! We're both super perverts, so we're even, you homo bastard! The three of you were in heat together! Don't call me a slut!"
This chaotic situation quickly became known to the other adventurers. Naturally, the spies monitoring them also watched with sour faces.
"Inform O-kashira immediately! Those fools!"
"Ha!"
The messenger headed to a place that looked like a dilapidated abandoned house from the outside, but the inside was solidly built.
Upon hearing the messenger's report, O-kashira kicked over his chair in anger.
"Those fools! I told them to avoid conspicuous actions! They're just lowly scum with no loyalty to the Grand Duke after all! I planned to have them charge the palace party and die, but it can't be helped—we'll dispose of them! How many men do we have who can kill them?"
"At present, if we scrape them together, about 80."
"We'll ambush them where they're heading, lure them to an uninhabited place, and dispose of them."
And so, the six would gradually be cornered.
The Next Morning
The six had barely slept, but they took a nap.
When Gensai woke up, he sensed the presence around them.
"Everyone, wake up. This inn is surrounded."
The five were surprised, and with yesterday's commotion, someone said, "Has the Altmea Empire come?" but Gensai said, "It's probably the Duchy of Walujava," and Saizou was shocked.
"Why, Gensai-sama? Our allies are after us?"
"Hmph! Those guys have no sense of being allies! They're probably angry that their disposable pawns caused a disturbance."
They were aware that they were always despised as "lowly people."
Immediately, Sarusuke used Concealment and went to scout.
He returned and reported promptly.
"This inn is completely surrounded. Their numbers are approximately 80. If we don't come out, they are prepared to shoot fire arrows. However, in just one place, the path leading to the dungeon has no ambush troops."
Gensai sneered upon hearing the report.
"I see. They definitely intend to finish us off. If we're driven into the dungeon, we can't leave without defeating everyone. If we don't leave the inn, we'll be burned to death. Then we'll break through! Head for the dungeon!"
They hurried to the dungeon and formed a formation in a narrow passage.
(Hoh! Not a bad move!)
Even if the enemy is numerous, in a narrow passage, even if the opponent has more than ten times the troops, only two can face them head-on at most. That is, if their stamina holds out.
The vanguard was Seikai and Isa. The middle guard was Gensai. While healing Seikai and Isa, he would also participate in attacks as needed. The rear guard had Yuri attacking with her bow and Saizou with magic. At the very back, Sarusuke kept watch for monsters coming from behind.
Then O-kashira appeared.
"Hoh hoh hoh. For lowly fools, isn't that a well-thought-out formation! You are lower animals who feel no gratitude towards the Grand Duke. Therefore, die here! Wanted posters with your sketches are already being circulated. Like this!"
The six were shown the wanted posters with their sketches. It was a tactic to make them despair, letting them know that even if they got out alive, they would be pursued not only by the Duchy of Walujava but also by the Altmea Empire.
"As underhanded and sneaky as ever, O-kashira!"
"I'll take that as a compliment, Gensai! Now, while we're being sneaky, do you know what this is? That's right! It's poison! Do you know why we came to the dungeon? Because we don't want to stain ourselves with the lowly blood of the likes of you! Die here! You don't want to be pursued either, do you?"
O-kashira, convinced of victory, laughed loudly.
A mist appeared, and Gensai, thinking it was poison mist, instructed, "Cover your mouths and noses as much as possible!" But after a while, the mist cleared.
"What's the meaning of this? O-kashira and the others vanished!?"
Seikai and Isa took each other's hands in joy, but looking closely, they noticed a single boy standing there.
Without hesitation, Saizou unleashed Fire and Yuri shot an arrow.
"It passed through!?"
"No way! My arrow missed..."
The six felt creeped out.
"Nice to meet you all. I am called Shivans. I am an A-rank adventurer, but also a noble who has been granted the title of Baronet by His Majesty the Emperor of the Altmea Empire."
Even while I was talking, they kept attacking, but none hit, and they cowered in fear.
"Good grief. I came here thinking to help you, and you want to die?"
With a smile still on my face, I applied Intimidation, instilling fear, and the six were unable to move, trembling.
They hadn't slept properly, so their stamina quickly ran out and they collapsed.
"You have two choices. Become my subordinates? Or continue fleeing and be pursued by both countries?"
Then the six consulted in whispers.
"If we become your subordinates, can we escape our pursuers? What exactly happened to O-kashira and the others?"
"First, the first point. Pursuers will not come. If they do, I will dispose of them. I have captured the 80 from earlier. They seem to have their uses, after all!"
When I sneered, the six felt a chill run down their spines.
After whispering among themselves, the six quickly reached a conclusion.
"We will become Boss's subordinates!"
When Gensai said this, the other five also knelt. So, I cast Talent Bloom on the six, intending to find some talent and have them develop it.
Yuri had become completely disgusted with Saizou and the others.
Had she been charmed by me? Her devotion was quick.
It felt as if her inherent super-perverted, nymphomaniac qualities had bloomed.
(Talent Bloom might lead in strange directions depending on how it's used.)
I restrained her hands, made her spread her legs, and blindfolded her. I put Vibrating Slimes on her nipples, clit, pussy, and anus, repeatedly teasing her just before she came.
"Noo♡ I want to cum♡ Please, Master♡ Let me cum♡ I'll do anything♡ I feel like I'm going crazy♡"
Even as she said that, she seemed somehow happy.
"Well then, if Yuri can make my dick feel good with her tongue and mouth."
"I'll do it♡ Let me suck it♡ Lero lero lero lero picha picha♡ Amu♡ If Master gets big from this♡ will you take Yuri's virgin pussy♡"
Yuri's pussy, which hadn't been able to cum for two full days, was pierced by me. In no time at all, she transformed into an astonishingly lewd woman. I cast contraception magic and am enjoying myself.
"Yuri loves♡ giving fellatio♡ while Master watches her masturbate♡"
No matter the place, when called by me, she spreads her legs and begs to have a Vibrating Slime put into her hairless pussy. While groping her own breasts and playing with her nipples, she sucks my dick with chu-pa chu-pa sounds.
"Yuri loves♡ being lewdly trained by Master♡ Today, please♡ cover Yuri's face with your semen♡"
Awakened to a talent that shouldn't be, she was covered in it and wore an ecstatic expression. Gazing at me with a dreamy face, she had become a seductive woman.