Chapter 79 - Chapter 79: Port Town of Roast
East Empire, Roast
We arrived at the city that holds the largest port in this country.
When some arrogant military police appeared and said, "You captured pirates? Is that true?" I used Intimidation while replying, "Is that any way to ask someone?" and gave them Slave Marks to force their obedience.
I decided to give orders to the captain and his squad members. I instructed them to treat the 20 women with courtesy and put them up in the finest inn in town.
"Also, I want you to question the pirates and these women. Capture the criminals who seized them and tried to sell them. If the captured criminals refuse to talk, use this drug. And have the pirate ship sent to the shipyard."
I took the 20 women and had them stay at the most luxurious inn, securing the largest room as well.
"Huh? Is it really okay to stay in such a fancy place!?"
They asked in surprise, so I told them, "The military police are paying, so there's no problem. My room is on the top floor, so feel free to come hang out anytime."
Leila of the White Tigers asked, "I want you to come with me to the Adventurer Guild," and since I had been wanting to register in this country too, I said, "Let's go together!" and she was delighted.
(This is an unfamiliar land to me, but why do Leila and the others want me to come along? Is something up?)
When we arrived at the Adventurer Guild, I understood why she had asked me to come.
It was because the place was abuzz with rumors of the sea dragon subjugation. What's more, there were hardly any people praising the White Tigers. The reason was that the young noble masters and their ruffian hangers-on were throwing their weight around in the guild.
"Filthy slum brats like you lot took down a sea dragon? Don't give us that bullshit!"
Guys with huge bodies and even bigger attitudes were drinking and inciting the people around them. Apparently, the one sitting deepest inside was the son of this town's magistrate. He had many women attending him, living the high life.
From the adjacent tavern, adventurers came shuffling out in droves, threatening, "Don't come here looking all filthy!" and the five members of the White Tigers cowered in fear.
"Understood. Let's stop this pointless fighting."
As I led the five White Tigers out, I could hear them sneering, "What's with that guy? What a coward!"
(That's only for now. Laugh while you can.)
I took the five White Tigers out and decided to have them train in our territory. When we arrived at our territory via Instant Movement, Leila looked around and asked me.
"This place is...?"
"It's my territory. If you train here for a while, you'll become stronger! I'll go take care of those noble sons from earlier."
When I said that, the five were shocked and Leila pleaded, "W-We're happy, but... it'll cause problems later, so stop!" So I asked, "Do you think I, who defeated a sea dragon, would fall behind some noble brats and delinquents?" Her eyes turned heart-shaped and she answered, "I don't think so!"
"Then trust me. If you train properly, I'll grant Leila's wish. Within the scope of what I can do, okay?"
"Um... I have one, but I won't say it now! I'll do my best!"
Her face was red and she was grinning, so it was completely obvious.
Thus, the five were trained from morning till night through Yaris and the others' special training.
When I returned to the Adventurer Guild, they jeered, "Oh! The slum pauper's friend is back!" but those words were the last as they and everyone around them all fell asleep.
The women who had been accompanying the young noble masters had their memories erased and were put to work as Soap Land girls and cabaret club girls in our territory.
(Now then... how should I use these young noble masters?)
There was a slum district here too.
I discovered a shop that looked absolutely shady! It was a business running a moneylender, gambling den, and brothel. There were many thugs loitering around the building.
Using 'Presence Concealment' and 'Concealment', I searched for where the money was.
Behind the manager's office, which looked exactly the part, wasn't there a large safe! I'll summon those adventurers from earlier here!
(With this, they won't be laughing anymore either!)
I brutally killed the manager and his guards, then set up a Barrier in this room. I connected it to the Adventurer Guild with a magic circle and transferred the good-for-nothing adventurers over. After I finished stealing all the valuables and money, I dispelled the Barrier and magic circle. Then I woke the adventurers up.
The adventurers woke up, shocked.
"Where... is this place?"
"More importantly, look! They're all dead bodies!"
"There's blood on my sword..."
"What about that guy from earlier? The friend who defeated the sea dragon?"
"Who knows! Anyway, let's get out of here!"
It was the moment they stepped out.
"These bastards! How did they get in here!"
"The manager and guards have been done in! Call for backup!"
"These brat kids! Kill them all!"
"Don't let them leave alive!"
"No! Capture some of them and make them spill who's behind this!"
The captured adventurers were subjected to horrific torture.
"Where are your comrades? Where's the money?"
"Who hired you?"
Then, the man with the biggest attitude shouted, "I'm the son of this town's magistrate! I'll slaughter every last one of you!"
"I see! So the one behind it is the Magistrate-sama! You've got to be kidding me!"
And so, one by one, the people who were close to the magistrate's son vanished from the town and were taken away.
"You were pretty chummy with that idiot son of the evil magistrate, weren't you?"
"N-No... you've got the wrong person..."
"Hoh! Playing dumb, are we? Make this one spill where the money is too!"
"I really don't know anything about the money! Believe me! UGYAAH!"
The underworld people desperately searched for the whereabouts of the money, but they couldn't pick up the trail at all.
"Boss! Isn't it possible that damn magistrate has already pocketed it?"
"No doubt about it! That shitty magistrate! I'll definitely kill him!"
The underworld's Big Boss had the evil magistrate's mansion watched all day long. They were moving to probe the internal situation, no matter what it took.
Unbeknownst to me, it seemed I had cleaned up the Adventurer Guild, making it a guild that was easy for anyone to enter.
Tonight, I was supposed to be staying at Smith's mansion, so I visited. The Jeffreys were also there, preparing for a banquet, so I decided to make a request.
"If it's a request from you, no need to hold back! Tell me!"
I told them that as an adventurer, I wanted to go to the imperial capital and that I wanted to sell off the sea dragon. Jeffrey-san said, "In that case, how about contacting some merchants and holding an auction?"
"Indeed. I'll reach out to my acquaintances as well. As a rough estimate, would about one week from now be good? Also, I'll look for someone heading to the imperial capital! Would it be fine to go as a guard?"
Smith readily agreed to cooperate as well.
Of course, that was fine with me, so I accepted, and this time I made a request of Liz.
"Please allow me to diagnose your parents' illness. Also, I'd like to request the repair of a ship?"
There was a ship we had captured previously.
Liz looked at Smith, and he said, "That's fine! Liz, you haven't been back to your parents' place in a while, right? Go and take your time."
That Night
Liz came to the room where I was staying.
"What was that old man thinking? He told me to entertain Shivans! This is exactly what I wished for!"
When I pulled Liz close, she immediately got completely naked and performed fellatio. When I touched her pussy, it was in a state of massive flooding.
"You've become a total slut, haven't you?"
"I always had the self-awareness that I was a huge pervert. But my slutty pussy has learned the taste of Shivans's delicious, big cock! My body can't be satisfied by that old man's smelly dick anymore!"
Holding both her legs, she begged, "I want it soon... Please violate Liz's slutty pussy with your virile cock, Shivans!"
When I asked if she might already be fertilized, she said, "Maybe! But we don't know yet, so hold me at my family home too!" and kissed me.
"Of course!"
"I'm so happy! Hold me more... more... until I go crazy..."
I held her until she went crazy, until dawn.
Next Morning
I headed to her family's shipyard together with Liz.
"It's about an hour by carriage!"
"That's quite a while."
By car, I think it wouldn't take even 10 minutes, but it can't be helped. Inside the carriage, we flirted with each other.
When I thought about greeting Liz's parents, they were already in a terrible state, unable to even speak. So I promptly had them allow me to examine them.
(Both of them have weakened hearts and brains...)
It's simple, but a nutritional drink made with potions would be the most effective. As I cast 'High Heal' on her parents repeatedly, they calmed down a little.
"The doctor said both of them don't have much time left..."
Liz was about to cry, so I said, "It's alright! I will definitely cure them!" A pharmacist nearby got angry and said, "You young fool! It's already impossible!" but I ignored him.
By repeatedly casting 'High Heal', their clouded consciousness gradually returned, and when they became able to talk, Liz was astonished.
The servants who had been nursing them were also shocked, saying, "It's a miracle!"
"You don't need to come anymore. With this kind of completely ineffective medicine, who exactly is supposed to be cured?"
When I told the pharmacist, he said, "You brat, acting so high and mighty! Th-This is impossible! They got better thanks to my medicine! Surely, that must be it!" but what awaited him were cold stares from everyone. Told by Liz, "Don't ever come again," he fled as if running away.
"There's no need to pay useless money either. The medicine placed there is garbage."
It truly had no medicinal effect. Well, it didn't seem harmful either...
"That damn quack!"
The servants were also angry.
So I asked the servants, "Please make sure they drink this nutritional drink once every day without fail."
I went outside with Liz and headed towards the shipyard. In a place with no onlookers, she clung to me and wailed, "Thank you, Shivans!"
"Is your thanks just words?"
"I'll surely be amazing tonight ♡ I'll become loud and lewd ♡ Look forward to it ♡"
She showed me her pussy, which was already soaking wet. After that, I went to the shipyard with Liz, met the employees, and decided to hear what they had to say.
That said, including the person who seemed to be the Master Craftsman, there were only 10 people.
"Things were good in the past. Then the boss and his wife collapsed, and even the young lady was taken by someone like Smith..."
The Master Craftsman spoke with a face that looked ready to cry.
"I have something to ask. Can you remodel a ship?"
"There ain't nothing we can't do! But the dock is in that state, and we're limited in numbers..."
Since they were running a negative campaign, I created a dock with earth magic and prepared what they said they needed, along with money.
"Now then... will you still list reasons why you can't do it? You're men of the sea, right?"
The Master Craftsman took this provocation.
"Gather people! And the ship to repair?"
I brought out five East Empire ships we had captured previously, revived them into brand-new ships with 'Revive', and then took them out of my inventory to have paint applied.
Then I made a request to the Master Craftsman.
"As I mentioned, could you remodel the interior to be like a passenger ship? How much money would it take to accomplish?"
"If we're making it luxurious, you'd need at least 5 million as a down payment, I reckon."
For the time being, I handed over 10 million G, and the artisans were wildly ecstatic and eager. Seeing that, Liz shed tears again.
"I... can't repay you in any way..."
"Liz is my woman. You can just devote yourself with that slutty body of yours. Let me hold you comfortably again tonight."
"Of course! My slutty pussy is aching! I'll devote myself, suck you, and you can even use my butt!"
Only the word "butt" reached the artisans, and when asked, "Young lady? Is something wrong with your butt?" she panicked but shouted to cover it up.
"Stop your whining! Move your hands, not your mouths!"
After that, she headed to the site to take direct command of the artisans.
I returned to Liz's family home and used earth magic to improve the area around the shipyard, developing roads and rivers.
At the shipyard, as I was creating an office, company housing, and a women's dormitory with earth magic, Liz was amazed, "Incredible! Magic can even do things like this?"
"After this, hire carpenters and people who can do interior work to finish it up. If possible, I want the office to be operational in 10 days. I'll leave 20 million G with you, Liz."
For dinner, I made rice porridge suited to her parents' condition.
At night, I took a bath with Liz and had her devote herself to me in bed.
Next Morning
"Alright! It's going to get busy!"
Liz called out to the artisans, full of eagerness. Apparently, her energy was only in the morning. Because at night, she was held by me and lacked sleep.
Curious about what happened to the pirate ship I had left with them, I went to meet the captain of the military police.
"It's a serious matter!"
It seemed the magistrate of this town wanted the pirates and the pirate ship. Moreover, he was apparently planning to summon me to the Adventurer Guild under the guise of a commendation.
"He's practically trying to buy up the pirates and the ship for a mere 100,000 G! The nerve of him is beyond belief! It seems the Guild Master of the Adventurer Guild is also in the magistrate's pocket."
The captain told me indignantly.
(There seems to be something shady behind this.)
Waiting for nightfall, I sneaked into the magistrate's mansion and understood the reason. This area is the territory of a margrave, but a magistrate has been placed here, and the town of Roast is managed by the magistrate. The magistrate is a baronet and has two sons. The second son is an adventurer, the leader who was jeering at the five White Tigers last time, and he's probably already dead or a broken man by now.
I waited for the magistrate to sleep and read his thoughts.
Apparently, he had hired a man named Bad, a former bandit, and this man was the central figure in kidnapping or buying women from the surrounding areas and selling them to pirates. So I decided to capture Bad and his subordinates.
Before that, since there were hidden safes and treasure vaults underground, I took everything, roots and all. Of course, the good alcohol and food as well.
Incidentally, among the red dot individuals guarding the magistrate's mansion, those who seemed skilled were given the gift of Slave Marks and sent to our territory, left in Regias's care.
Bad and his subordinates were also in the magistrate's mansion, so I captured them, handed them over to the military police, and after making them spill everything, had a fast horse dispatched to report to the margrave.
Meanwhile, the underworld's Big Boss was aiming for the heads of the magistrate and his eldest son. When I spread a rumor that the Guild Master was also the magistrate's pawn, the Guild Master went missing in the blink of an eye.
(Since I thinned out the magistrate's mansion security, the Big Boss should think now is his chance.)
Two nights later.
The magistrate's mansion was engulfed in flames and burned down in a massive blaze.
Before the fire was set, I had taken all the furniture, furnishings, and everything else for myself.
The magistrate and his eldest son fled in panic amidst the raging fire.
"Damn! Those underworld bastards! What did that idiot son do? I shouldn't have let a fool become an adventurer!"
"It's no use saying that now, Father. What on earth is going to become of us... from now on?"
When the eldest son said something pathetic, the magistrate got angry, but there were no more subordinates to guard them, and they didn't know where to escape.
"Magistrate-sama! This way!"
"Ohh! Who were you again?"
The moment he asked that, a magic circle shone, and the magistrate and his eldest son found themselves in a military police cell.
They were captured by the military police, but the magistrate's wife and the eldest son's wives went missing. Documents surfaced showing that the money the magistrate obtained had been used as bribes for high-ranking officials in the imperial capital, which further enraged the underworld, but for now, they could do nothing.
"At least enjoy yourselves with the magistrate's wives!"
The kidnapped wives were now captives. They cowered in fear before the grinning men.
"No! Someone help!"
"As if anyone's gonna help you! Your luxury was built on our sacrifices, so pay with your bodies! Violate them until they break!"
And so, the wives were violated by the men, taking turns one after another.
Because of that magistrate, the margrave was suffering reputational damage.
"Nobles really are nothing but idiots!"
"Did you hear? He captured pirates, and it's only 100,000."
"Regarding the sea dragon, there's no reward at all!"
"He's a stupid and stingy lord, huh? Ahahaha."
"Paying taxes in a territory like this... what's in it for us!"
These rumors spread through the town in no time.
The Next Day
The Guild Master, who had been close to the magistrate, was found hacked to death at sea. The staff of the Adventurer Guild were frightened. It was because rumors were circulating that the underworld people had killed the Guild Master, and that anyone who was friendly with the magistrate's sons would be eliminated.
The staff were frightened as adventurers said to them, "Won't you be eliminated too? You were always cold to common folk like us, right?"
"N-No, that's not true! I'm not on the magistrate's side!"
"Is that so? But you're a discriminator, aren't you?"
Mocked by the adventurers, the staff looked around and began acting suspiciously.
On my side, I treated Liz's parents and applied 'Cold Protection' and 'Insulation' enchantments to the office, company housing, and women's dormitory buildings, making them comfortable to live in all year round. Since the pirate ships had also arrived, I made them like new with Revive, had them given a clean paint job, and the interiors changed.
"Young lady Liz, ships really are wonderful!"
"Yeah! Next time, we'll have you build a completely new ship from scratch, Master Craftsman!"
Since I had also built a dock, their dreams were expanding.
To return the money obtained from the magistrate, I spent it lavishly here, and naturally, large crowds of people gathered. Thanks to the roads being improved, many merchants were coming.
Before the auction, they had been saying to hold it at the port, but I suggested changing it, saying, "Since the former site of the magistrate's mansion is now clean and spacious." When this was immediately conveyed to those involved, people wanting to set up stalls and people wanting to see the sea dragon quickly spread the word.
Day of the Auction
The 20 women who were former slaves had mostly returned to their hometowns, but a 17-year-old big-breasted beauty named Yuki, who was a virgin, was at the inn saying, "I have nowhere to go back to..."
"If you're free, want to go to the auction?"
"Eh! Is it a date! I want to go!"
I changed her into underwear and clothes to my liking, put her in high heels, added a necklace and earrings, and changed her makeup and hairstyle. When I styled her into a flashy gyaru look with wide, bright eyes, it turned out quite nice.
Linking arms with me, her slightly flashy outfit and makeup drew attention. Then, three women who seemed to be Yuki's female friends appeared.
"Huh? Yuki? You got a boyfriend?"
"That's right! He's great, isn't he!"
When they made a fuss saying he's handsome, men also came over, and one started to say, "Yuki, huh! You turned down my invitation for a guy like that—" but Yuki burst out laughing.
"Look in a mirror! With that ugly face resembling a kobold! How dare someone like you call my boyfriend 'a guy like that'?"
At Yuki's words, her female friends also roared with laughter, saying, "He really does look like an ugly mutt! Gyahaha!" The kobold-like man shouted, "Damn you! This is your fault!" and tried to attack me, but only a "squish" sound was heard, and he crouched down, clutching his crotch.
"Are you alright, kobold?"
I called out to him kindly, but he was in agony, foaming at the mouth and unconscious. Seeing this, the surrounding people started whispering.
"He suddenly grabbed his crotch and collapsed, didn't he?"
"Isn't that it? He probably caught some weird disease and it flared up..."
When that was said, the people around dispersed like the tide receding. Even his friends who were about to help him backed away, saying, "Oh crap... did this guy have some weird disease?" and ran off.
Yuki's female friends were also laughing their heads off.
Then I found a shop selling fruit juice, so I thought I'd treat Yuki and her three female friends and bought some.
"Hey! Your boyfriend's pretty thoughtful!"
When I magically produced ice rocks and put them in each of their glasses, the three were amazed.
"H-Hey... that was magic just now!"
"He's handsome, kind, tall, and rich! The best! Yuki! Introduce us too! We're friends, right!"
"No way! I love him! This is the first time I've felt this way!" Yuki said in a sharp tone, took my hand, made me fondle her large, bare breasts, and showed off a deep kiss.
"I won't hand him over to anyone!"
The three were dumbfounded, drank their juice, and left. I had been fondling her breasts the whole time and could tell her nipples were firm. When I wondered if she wasn't wearing a bra, she happily said, "It's an open bra! Please hold me anytime!"
At the former magistrate site, there were people standing in stunned disbelief.
It was the margrave and his vassal nobles. And they had unwillingly heard the town rumors.
"A magistrate that lasted three generations? That guy was a typical evil magistrate. Isn't this town messed up because they left it to someone like that?"
"No! 'Left it to him' sounds nice, but ultimately, the incompetent margrave who didn't watch over anything is the worst! It's his own territory, you know? Leaving it to others, is he stupid?"
Laughed at uproariously, they endured the humiliation.
"Well, he's even stingier than leaving it to a magistrate like that, right?"
"I heard! Even if you subjugate a sea dragon, he won't give a reward."
"They say he'll pay 100,000 G if you hand over the pirates and pirate ship! He's so stupid he can't even do math."
"If it were me, I'd sell it without taking the reward! That's more profitable!"
"Hell, I'll pay the 100,000 G myself! Wahahaha!"
"Don't say that. He's an idiot who became a noble by bloodline alone."
They were in a situation where they couldn't even give their name, being thoroughly beaten down by the populace. It was because everywhere in town, they were being called things like 'The Stupid Margrave with No Eye for People' or 'The Stingy and Incompetent Margrave'.
The margrave complained to his close aides and vassal nobles.
"I will certainly admit I lacked an eye for people. But why? Why did not a single person report the matter of the sea dragon or the pirates? There are internal affairs officers and administrative officials in this land, are there not?"
With a "With all due respect," one close aide stepped forward and said, "I believe the magistrate likely stopped all of it..." and the margrave flew into a rage.