Chapter 97 - 96: Viscount Goat's Household
The battle of offense and defense between me and Hamyure continued.
Me, wanting to make her say lewd things in an anime voice, and Hamyure, dodging with a little devil's defense.
"Oh my? I am a merchant's daughter too, you know? If it's something the customer wants, you have to sell it at a high price!"
She was quite a shrewd woman. However, I had a grasp on Hamyure's weak points from holding her every time.
Of course, her nipples and clit, but by stimulating her G-spot, lifting her hips, and relentlessly grinding deep inside her, she'd start cumming with a sweet voice, "Haan..."
"Prince, that's unfair... if you only attack that spot, I'll... Ann... Noo... No, no, I'm... cumming♡"
The words I wanted, and conquering her anus, still seemed like a difficult hurdle.
"Ufufu! That spot isn't for sale yet! Though I'm very much wanting to sell it!"
"It's a turn-off when you get weirdly business-minded..."
"Ann! Noo... don't come to hate me!"
With her sweet voice, she'd sit on my lap and kiss me, touch me saying "I love your sturdy cock!", and when she pressed her face against my chest asking "Have you come to hate Myu's lewd boobs too?", my mood would improve.
(This is bad, this is bad... What am I doing being played by her! She'll think I'm too easy!)
For now, there were no fights, but when I teased her as a joke, saying "Shall I put it outside?", her face turned frightened and she cried.
After waiting for her to stop crying, she spoke bit by bit.
"I am soon to be made the wife of that Cordo with the nasty face. If I could, I'd want to run away with the Prince! But, I know I can't do that, so my only joy is having repeated trysts with the Prince. The Prince is an adventurer, and doesn't know what tomorrow brings. I know that many adventurers die every year. That's why I want to bear the Prince's child! Why don't you understand my feelings... Prince, you idiot!"
To think Hamyure had been looking forward to our trysts this much. She said even our love games were fun. The worst part was, when she thought about not bearing my child, and after I died or went missing, being made Cordo's wife, she couldn't stop the tears.
"I understand. I won't say it anymore. I absolutely won't say things Myu dislikes."
"Yeah! I love the Prince who has a gentle smile just for me!"
And then, her face went from little devil to a demon-like expression, and she muttered quietly, "Cordo... it would be good if he just died." I think it came out unconsciously.
She made a startled face and then hugged me with a smile.
"Did you hear something, perhaps?"
"Nope. I didn't hear anything?"
I had no choice but to play dumb too.
Held by me until morning, she laughed and said, "Next time, if you come to see me... you might meet a Myu who says even lewder things, you know?"
(If this girl was in a past life, she'd probably earn quite a lot at a cabaret club, wouldn't she?)
"I want to see Myu soon too!"
"Really!? I'm happy!"
The way she cried and clung to me, maybe she was still pure after all. When I was leaving, I meant to compliment Hamyure by saying, "The gap between your cute face and, well, those lewd underwear is great!" but she said with dissatisfaction, "Eh? Underwear?"
"I love Myu!"
"Unfair! That's unfair, Prince! Saying something like that when you're leaving! Absolutely don't die, okay! I too... love the Prince more than anyone in the world!"
She kissed me while crying.
"Prince... hold me one more time!"
"It's gotten light out, so next time!"
Saying it couldn't be helped, she waved her hand at me.
Morning, 11 days remaining until the Duke's rebellion.
I parted from Hamyure and used Instant Movement to go to an unpopulated place.
My destination was the slum district of Roast Town.
"Is the Boss around?"
Both the underworld Boss and Bad were there, which was convenient. They seemed to be wondering what I had come to do, so I explained the reason.
"In 10 more days, Duke Schweitzer will start a rebellion. Probably, in conjunction with that, other nobles will also start revolts."
Surprised by my words, the two of them asked, "So what of it?"
"Have all the bandits and thieves gone straight? After making a huge profit last time, is everyone living an honest life? Human desire is bottomless. There are still guys seeking thrills, right?"
The Boss and Bad looked at each other and nodded.
The Boss scratched his head and asked.
"To be honest... most haven't gone straight. So? What do we do?"
I gathered everyone and had them listen to my explanation. For example, a certain noble leads 5000 soldiers and marches toward the Imperial Capital.
"Those soldiers will make camp somewhere. Put sleeping drugs in their food, and after putting them all to sleep, steal everything: their clothes, weapons, armor, food, and so on. That's the first stage."
That noble's mansion has only a minimal number of guard soldiers.
"Using the residents of that town's slums as well, attack the mansion. The soldiers have been stripped bare, so even if they hear the news, they can't return immediately. Due to the war, there might not be much money in the mansion, but there will be plenty of valuables, right?"
When I told them that, they had happy faces.
"Ahahaha! Indeed, the soldiers can't return right away! Stark naked, no weapons or armor, no horses or food! If it's a noble's mansion, there'll be fine clothes, good booze, and lots of fine women kept there too!"
Bad said happily, and the Boss muttered, "The problem is we only have about 10 days, and we don't know when or who will start a rebellion..."
So immediately, we decided to contact the former bandits and thieves, have them keep watch on nobles in various places, and communicate via fast horse.
(With this, the age of nobles will continue a little longer, but nobles who can only boast of their status will be weeded out. The country will become desolate, and it will become unable to wage war on other nations.)
I returned to Duke Schweitzer's territory capital and presented a certain item.
"What is this, Shivans? Is it a drug?"
"If I had to call it a drug, it's a truth serum. It will make anyone speak the truth. However, there are only 10 bottles. Please use them carefully."
Even the close aides buzzed about whether it was true. So Duke Schweitzer ordered them to bring in a guy who wouldn't easily talk.
The man brought in was a tough-looking guy from the underworld, but he said, "Kill me! No matter what torture I get, I won't say a thing!" and spat at Duke Schweitzer, laughing defiantly.
While everyone was on edge thinking he'd get angry, the Duke laughed, "A guy who seems worth testing! Wahahaha!" But his face changed, and with eyes filled with anger, he commanded, "Do it!"
The man, whose body was tied up, had his mouth forced open and was made to drink the truth serum. After waiting about five minutes, when questioned, he started to reveal everything.
"You're kidding... no matter how much we tortured him, he never said anything..."
The military police's torture unit was shocked. He talked so glibly that they even doubted if it was a lie.
"Shivans! You obtained something good. Where did you get it?"
"From a sorcerer in a neighboring country. He is no longer in this country, so please use them carefully."
He handed five bottles to the military police, bestowing them with the words, "Don't use them carelessly. When you want to use them, get my permission first! Understood?"
When I left the Duke's mansion, I used Hawk Eye to survey the road to both Knight's Territories, searching for thieves and criminals from a bird's-eye view while repeatedly using Instant Movement to advance in small increments.
(While I'm at it, let's advance while making a road!)
When I saw winding bad roads, bumpy roads, or narrow roads, I used earth magic to make them neatly wide. As I proceeded, enjoying the journey to the Knight's Territories, desolate villages dotted the roadside here and there.
Is it because there are few young people due to the aftermath of the war? The sight of elderly people doing farm work occasionally caught my eye.
Around noon, while I was eating rice balls, Hawk informed me that it had found something. When I hurriedly used Instant Movement, there was a group that seemed to be bandits attacking a single carriage and a group defending it, so I cast Sleep, put them all to sleep, and placed Slave Marks on them, making them obey me and speak honestly about anything.
Riding in the carriage were four women. All four were young, but they had slave collars fitted on them. I know they can't run away or commit suicide. Thinking they might have been slave traders being attacked, I woke the women and listened to their story.
The four were from different villages and weren't acquaintances. They all said they were 21 years old. The girl who first introduced herself as Kiku began to speak.
All four had husbands, but it seems it's a custom around here that women who can't bear children are ostracized by the village even if they stay. Since there was a possibility the husband wasn't at fault, they were also tried by relatives, but still didn't get pregnant.
"So, Atai was called useless trash. I was sold to a slave trader two years ago! The other three are the same. Atai has no reason to live anymore!"
To tell the truth, before marriage, she had been dating a thuggish ex-boyfriend. One day, she drank with her ex and his male friends and was apparently raped. When she honestly told her ex 'I'm pregnant,' he yelled 'Whose kid is it? You shitty bitch!' and kicked her in the stomach, causing a miscarriage.
Then, with a full-on delinquent vibe, she confessed that she became unable to get pregnant after that.
A woman named Inori told me the circumstances this time.
"The four of us were sold to a slave trader, but we were attacked by the bandits there... I think those guys got tired of us, saying 'It's boring even if you hold women like this.' We heard them say 'Let's sell them off quickly!' and thought we were going to be sold. While we were being transported by carriage, we were attacked by other bandits—that's this situation."
In other words, the ones transporting the four weren't slave traders, but Bandit Group A. And the ones who attacked just now were a different Bandit Group B. It was a bit confusing, but I understood.
Then a woman named Shikari started to grumble.
"You know, since I was a kid, I was told I was cute or sexy and was fawned over. But, you know, the moment they found out I couldn't have kids, not just my husband, but my parents and friends too treated me like junk, or rather, like trash? Isn't that too cruel?"
I said they could say what they wanted, but that's just complaining...
Finally, a woman named Chou jumped on the bandwagon.
"I get that! It was the same for me! Even my father-in-law said things like 'You're cute, so let me have a go! You can't get pregnant anyway, right?' And the old man bandit breathed his stinky breath on me and got on top of me! I hate sex! But I really wanted to have a kid. Even though I love kids. I tried hard at various things! Waking up early to cook, do laundry, clean, and help with the fields! But my husband and in-laws threw me away."
If I left them alone, it seemed like it would turn into a complaint fest, so I asked, "Don't you want to go back to your villages?" and it seemed none of them wanted to go back.
"When Atai was sold, my father told me Kiku isn't a woman... I was looked at by my own parents like I was trash!"
Apparently, no one wanted to go back, and they wanted to go somewhere where no one knew them, so I decided to meet their request. I used Instant Movement to take them to the resort hotel in Port Town Marino.
Then, the four were astonished by the scenery they'd never seen and the luxurious building.
Kiku stepped back and asked fearfully, looking at me, "A demon king's castle? Are you planning to eat Atai and the others?" but when I said, "Are you stupid? If that were the case, there'd be no reason to save you," the other three burst into laughter, laughing at Kiku, though in a different sense, they would be eaten.
The building and the four of them were a mismatched situation. Because their clothes were in tatters. They were in a half-naked state, visible here and there. When I had them change into bathrobes, the four were fine with being completely naked even in front of me.
"Since we're at it, don't you want to get clean?"
"If it's for a man, no way! Do you want to sell Atai and the others for a high price?"
Kiku, who had called me a demon king, asked with her distrust fully exposed.
"There's no way I'd save you for that reason, right? If you hate getting clean that much, you can stay as you are, but won't you take a bath with me and freshen up? I won't do anything bad to you!"
The four obediently complied.
They were shampooed and conditioned, their bodies washed clean with body soap, unwanted hair shaved, and with hair removal cream, their whole bodies became smooth, which delighted them.
"Before I knew it, my injuries are healed!"
When Inori was surprised, Shikari also said, "Me too! What I thought would hurt in the bath is healed!"
"The crabs I was infected with, and my pussy that was itchy all this time, is healed too!"
At Chou's words, the three laughed somewhat taken aback, but Kiku seemed to find me eerie and asked, "Hey? Where is this place? What are you?"
"Kiku-san, you can use polite language like that too?"
When I laughed, she turned red and got angry, "Don't tease me!"
Inori said, "That's true, isn't it. Are you a king? How on earth did we get here? Could you be a sorcerer-sama?" and when she asked, the other two were surprised, saying, "A king? Why would a sorcerer-sama be in a place like that?"
"I'm called Shivans, and I'm something like the lord here. Of course, I'm not a demon king or a king. It's true that I brought you here with a magic called teleportation, and I healed everyone's wounds with healing magic."
""We knew it!!""
All four answered simultaneously and laughed heartily.
"Certainly, if you're this rich, there's no way you'd sell us. Even if you helped us, we have nothing to give back to Shivans, you know? Well, if you're fine with these bodies, you can hold us as much as you like, okay?"
Shikari said that and opened her bathrobe, but I closed it and continued talking.
"More importantly, it's been a long time, right? Looking at the blue sky! Isn't it your first time seeing the sea right in front of you? It's been hard all this time, hasn't it? Why not think of it as a little reward from God and enjoy the beautiful scenery and your first sight of the sea?"
But... Chou said with an anxious face.
"You know we don't have money, right? I... hate sex! Then let me do odd jobs!"
When I burst out laughing, she complained, "What's so funny?"
"You don't know how much a night here costs, do you? It's 100,000 G, you know?"
"What? That much!?"
Indeed, everyone was convinced it was super luxurious, unlike anything they'd ever seen.
"Do you think you could pay that with sex or odd jobs? So, it's not necessary. Well, as I said earlier, please think of it as a reward from God and enjoy yourselves!"
I called a maid and asked, "Get these four cleaned up at the beauty salon. Of course, also provide them with clothes, underwear, shoes, and swimsuits. And starting tomorrow, could you have them do sauna and swimming?"
"As you wish."
The maid bowed politely and led the four out.
Since the four had a strong delinquent vibe, I arranged for them to be treated as 'the Lord's women' and had the townspeople notified to fawn over them.
(They must have been in a dark cave all this time. It's no wonder they'd become strange if they were confined and lived in a prison-like place for two years. If they get cleaned up at the beauty salon and do sauna and swimming, they'll become somewhat presentable.)
I hurried back, captured the comrades of Bandit A and B as well, had all of them lose their dicks, and remade them into serious and good-natured people. Then I asked about one thing that was bothering me.
When I asked the leader of Bandit A, "Where were you planning to sell those women?" he told me, "There's info that Viscount Goat to the west of here buys women!"
I learned that the eastern neighbor of both Knight's Territories was apparently Viscount Goat's territory.
"Where does that Viscount sell the women?"
"I think they said the Mistopolis Commercial State or something?"
The leader, while saying he didn't know the details, told me everything he knew.
(This is interesting. I'll inform the Duke right away! Before that, I'll put the bandits to work in Sarna and Emina's territory.)
I cleared a small mountain between the two Knight households and built a large mansion.
It can send people to either territory, and if something happens, I can see through it. And to have them make every effort to fulfill the villagers' requests, I ordered them to be active in their fields of expertise.
I used Revive to repair old abandoned houses and such, making them usable for migration or as inns later on.
I tamed the problematic monkeys and made them the bandits' underlings. I trained them to alert and fight if they found monsters or wild boars. With this, they'll play a part in exterminating the pests that ravage the fields at night.
"If it's a person, immediately inform these people."
The former bandits were impressed, watching the monkeys nod. I handed over searchlight-like Fluorescent Flowers grown with my magic power so they wouldn't have to worry at night.
Thanks to about 50 former bandits being useful for guarding both Knight's Territories and helping the villagers, they ended up being thanked.
"Thanks, Big Brother!"
"No, no! I'll come again!"
The villagers of both households waved at me.
When I returned to the White Castle in the evening, the people from both Knight households were exhausted. Apparently, they were thoroughly trained in swimming today, and Sarna and Emina's two older brothers, while their legs trembled, were Sarna's brother crawling, saying, "Today we can go to the sex cabaret!" and Emina's brother doing a low crawl, saying, "The soap land girls are waiting too!"
Unfortunately, both were asleep as if passed out in front of the shop, so I had them carried to their rooms. Surely they're having good dreams by now. Their parents apparently fell into a deep sleep as soon as they returned.
Sarna and Emina barely managed to be held by me once each and then fell into a deep sleep, so I infiltrated Viscount Goat's mansion, which I had found with Hawk Eye.
There were many subordinates at Goat's mansion. Among them were officers, internal affairs officers, and merchants. And there were even people clearly from the underworld. Those subordinates were sighing, "Another meeting today?"
"Well, it's a meeting in name, but it's just complaining about His Excellency."
"Even though it's something we can't do anything about..."
Wondering what kind of complaints they were, I listened, and sure enough, he had a chair placed on a slightly elevated platform like His Majesty and sat down heavily.
"When will we be able to go to the Mistopolis Commercial State! It's absolutely impossible that the road has disappeared, right? This is all the fault of that stupid Emperor! It's because he started such a ridiculous war. Don't you agree, gentlemen?"
Everyone nodded in agreement, but this must already be a ritual. Seeing that, he had a satisfied look for a moment, but then returned to being displeased.
"However, gentlemen! At this rate, we won't be able to sell the women, and they'll overflow within my territory. Has the road still not been discovered?"
It's because I made mountains and valleys and covered them with grass and trees using spirit magic. The original road is gone. There's no way they can find it by searching.
(There probably won't be any contact from the Mistopolis Commercial State either. They seem to believe the road became unknown due to the war.)
"So I ask you, gentlemen! Does anyone have a proposal?"
When it fell completely silent, he immediately became displeased. He signaled with his eyes to a person who seemed to be an internal affairs officer, asking if there was anything. When he reluctantly raised his hand, Goat happily called on him.
"At this rate, without selling a single one, only the merchandise will continue to increase. Only the maintenance costs including food expenses, and management costs for surveillance, will accrue."
This answer irritated Goat even more.
"I know that without you telling me! Are there any other opinions?" Goat shouted, and one person asked, "Is going via the Kingdom of Rhodesia not possible?"
"That too is unusable because that stupid Emperor started a war! There is no road..."
When Goat said that with frustration, another person proposed, "Then, how about going so far as to sell them from the southern ships to the Kingdom of Rhodesia or the Altmea Empire?"
"Annoyingly, that Viscount Sequoia, a vassal noble of the Margrave, has set up a checkpoint. If our cargo is inspected, it will become somewhat troublesome. We considered detours, but the risk is high. Also, considering how much the ship fare would be, it's not worth it."
That checkpoint has been gone for a long time, but their information is old.
In the end, it seemed to conclude with people whispering, "It was another useless meeting today, huh."
I kidnapped the person who seemed to be the underworld boss of this territory and placed a Slave Mark on him.
"From now on, you are not Goat's subordinate, but my subordinate. Guide me to where the kidnapped women are."
Apparently, they were divided into three locations.
The first place I was guided to was a cheap tavern.
"Shivans-sama. Here, we have non-virgins, women who frankly aren't likely to sell for a high price, made lewd with drugs and put to work. If they polish their practical skills, they can bring in a little money."
There were no women who seemed like they'd become broken shells, but many had somewhat vacant eyes.
"How many are there?"
"Roughly 70."
I was surprised there were that many.
"We make them all take contraceptives. Because if they get pregnant, we can't sell them. Even so, a few get pregnant every year. Contraceptives aren't 100% effective, after all."
I want to kill this guy, but I tell myself to endure. The next place we headed to was a brothel.
"How many are here?"
"Roughly 50. Here too are non-virgins, but women with good faces and figures are made to work with drugs. Thanks to these ones, we somehow scrape together the maintenance costs."
The last place we headed to was the Viscount's mansion. I was guided to an underground area where there were even guard soldiers. In the dim underground, the sound of sobbing could be heard.
"Shut up! Stop your blubbering! It's damn depressing!"
A jailer was hurting the women with something like a stick to silence them. For the time being, I endured without killing these guys now.
"Shivans-sama. Everyone here is a virgin, but the ones on the left are women from whom high prices can't be expected much, and the ones on the right are women likely to sell for high prices. Quite a selection of fine goods, aren't they?"
I put the guard soldiers and the underworld boss to sleep, and to save the women, I set up a magic circle outside the cell that could teleport them. The destination was the territory capital's military police.
"I'm on your side! Get on this!"
Desperate to be saved, they got on one after another. There was a small panic at the military police.
"Wha! What is this? Who are these women?"
"Sorry, but protect them! If there's no place to sleep, put them up in an empty inn!"
I pushed the care onto the military police and returned to Viscount Goat's mansion.
I dominated the maids, butler, and doctors with fear.
"If you run, I'll kill you. However, if you do as I say, I won't treat you badly. If you think I'm lying, try running. By tomorrow morning, you'll be dog food."
Everyone nodded silently.
"Many women will be brought here from now on. Care for them with compassion."
""Understood!!""
It seemed everyone understood.