Chikyuu Tenseisha No Koroshikata
Chikyuu Tenseisha No Koroshikata
Chikyuu Tenseisha No Koroshikata
of Contents
Prologue: The Earthling was Sent to Kill the Earthlings
01 – The Happenings until the Reincarnation – Past 1
02 – The Happenings since the Reincarnation – Past 2
03 – The Happenings until I Joined My First Party in the Alternate World –
Past 3
04 – And Thus I Decided to Join the Orc Queen – Past 3
05 – You Simply Have to Have a Cute Girl on Your Journeys, Right
06 – This is How You Kill an Earthling
07 – Reincarnators are Popular Like I Thought They Would Be
08 – The Grimoire Shop Girl Longs for Love with a Hero 1
09 – The Grimoire Shop Girl Longs for Love with a Hero 2
10 – The Grimoire Shop Girl Longs for Love with a Hero 3
11 – The Grimoire Shop Girl Longs for Love with a Hero 4
12 – Even an Irregular Reincarnator Longs for a Harem
13 – The Grimoire Shop Girl Longs for Love with a Hero 5
14 – The Grimoire Shop Girl Longs for Love with a Hero 6
15 – The Grimoire Shop Girl Longs for Love with a Hero 7
16 – The Grimoire Shop Girl Longs for Love with a Hero 8
17 – The Grimoire Shop Girl Longs for Love with a Hero 9
18 – The Grimoire Shop Girl Longs for Love with a Hero 10
19 – The Grimoire Shop Girl Longs for Love with a Hero 11
20 – The Grimoire Shop Girl Longs for Love with a Hero 12
21 – The Grimoire Shop Girl Longs for Love with a Hero 13
22 – The Priestess Miria Only Listens to the Word of God 1
23 – The Priestess Miria Only Listens to the Word of God 2
24 – The Priestess Miria Only Listens to the Word of God 3
25 – The Priestess Miria Only Listens to the Word of God 4
26 – The Priestess Miria Only Listens to the Word of God 5
27 – The Priestess Miria Only Listens to the Word of God 6
28 – The Priestess Miria Only Listens to the Word of God 7
29 – The Priestess Miria Only Listens to the Word of God 8
30 – The Priestess Miria Only Listens to the Word of God 9
31 – The Priestess Miria Only Listens to the Word of God 10
32 – The Priestess Miria Only Listens to the Word of God 11
33 – The Priestess Miria Only Listens to the Word of God 12
34 – The Priestess Miria Only Listens to the Word of God 13
35 – The Priestess Miria Only Listens to the Word of God 14
36 – The Priestess Miria Only Listens to the Word of God 15
37 – The Priestess Miria Only Listens to the Word of God 16
Interlude – The Goddess Loves Diversity
38 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 1
39 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 2
40 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 3
41 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 4
42 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 5
43 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 6
44 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 7
Interlude – This and That of the Harem Members 1
Interlude – This and That of the Harem Members 2
45 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 8
46 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 9
47 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 10
48 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 11
49 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 12
50 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 13
51 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 14
Interlude – Even the Small Time Scoundrel Gets an Episode 1
Interlude – Even the Small Time Scoundrel Gets an Episode 2
52 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 15
53 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 16
Interlude – The Girl with the Blonde Ringlets Wants to See Her Lover
Again
54 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 17
55 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 18
56 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 19
57 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 20
58 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 21
59 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 22
60 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 23
61 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 24
62 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 25
63 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 26
64 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 27
65 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 28
66 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 29
67 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 30
68 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 31
69 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 32
70 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 33
71 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 34
72 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 35
Chapter 73 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 36
Chapter 74 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 37
Chapter 75 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World 38
Prologue: The Earthling was Sent to Kill the
Earthlings
“These Earthlings are reeeeeeallly annoying, they are!! What the hell’s with
them? Did they teach them to make trouble in other worlds since they were kids
or something!?”
The Orc Queen O’Luna stamped her feet on the castle flooring, venting her
anger.
That night the sounds of the Queen’s yelling and the floor being stomped on rang
throughout the castle.
The Lesser Orc maids gathered in the Queen’s room were funnily looking at her
flusteredly pacing around the room like an NPC. So irritating ….
However the Queen Luna, despite her maids’ worries, became more and more
heated up.
She was completely irritated by the Earthlings no words were able to enter her
ears.
Just now, the Orc fortress at the foot of mount Schera fell by the hands of a
reincarnator from Earth.
Luckily, nobody died this time but the damage was great.
Queen Luna, after being woken up in the middle of the night and heard about the
fall of the fortress, raged in her room, breaking everything she could get her
hands on.
She then roared like a wild beast.
The maids sleeping in the other rooms and I heard that sound and came over to
this place.
“Damn them all — … I’m really mad right now — … Earthlings are really
damn irritating — … You can’t just do whatever you want just because we’re
orcs — …”
Luna kept on grumbling into daybreak. She was hugging her knees up on her
luxurious bed and mumbled her grudges on and on.
Sitting next to the bed, I put in just whatever words in to accompany her.
Somebody once told me that when a woman is angry you should first
symphatize.
By the way, the Lesser Orc maids were sleeping on the floor all around.
Sleeping in their master’s room, really, these guys are useless.
While I was saying “I know, I get why you’re mad” back at her, my eyes are
rooted on her chest.
Because the chest button on Luna’s white nightdress negligée was undone, her
twin hanging hills were veeery close to peeking out.
If she stooped over just a tiny little bit more the tips were going to be visible …
“I’ve decided!!”
Luna suddenly stood up on the bed. She tightened her fist, seems like she has
come to a decision.
“I’ve decided … to kill each and every one of the reincarnators who came to this
world from Earth!”
Having died on Earth, I received a certain unique skill from the goddess, and
reincarnated into this world with that cheat.
“Kato, even though you’re an Earthling you’re my friend! You alone I would not
kill. Yes, you’re my equal here”
Looks like Luna exempted me from her kill-list because I’m her friend.
Thank goodness. Now I can get friendly with this sexy Orc Queen for a little
while longer.
Luna poked both her index fingers together and twisted her body bashfully.
“Will you kill the Earthlings in my stead …? Those Earthlings are all strong. I
can’t win against them. But as another Earthling, you …”
Being friends is fine and all that, but why do I have to kill my fellow Earthlings?
Stop kidding me!
I was enraged and almost yelled at her — but wait.
If I listen to her request now — then I can make her mine more easily, can’t I?
“Alright”
“Really!? I just wanted to try asking you know! You’re the best Kato!! The
best!! Whee! So cool! You’re shining the brightest now!”
“Yup. I will kill my fellow reincarnators all for your sake, and in return for that
— Luna, I want you to let me do what I like with your body”
However, three years after graduating, I resolved to aim for the dream of
becoming, of all things, an actor. I then quit my job and joined a small theater
troupe.
Now that I think back to it, that might have been a belated rebellious period.
I wanted to change from being the “Good Boy” I’ve always been and decided to
become an actor.
Because actors become completely different people on stage.
Of course, my parents flew into a rage. What do you think you’re doing in your
mid twenties they said.
I couldn’t stay with my parents and left home, and for the first time of my life I
lived alone.
Even with all the members working part-time jobs, we can’t even gather money
to summon a producer, and we could only perform cheap surreal dramas on
stage.
However, with the part time jobs and practice my sleeping hours lessened and it
ate into my body.
On the final day, I collapsed flat on the stage — and came into this world.
When I came to, I was standing in a human town in this world, [Coura].
Seeing the medieval townscape gave me a bad shock but having read a lot of
reincarnation webnovels back in my last life I easily understood, “Ah, so this is a
reincarnation”.
It’s become a trope that when you’re reincarnated you are granted a powerful
ability. I was very sure I had one as well —.
First, to check my physical strength I tried hitting some random trees and rocks,
but I only hurt my fist for it and could not destroy them. Looks like it’s not a
physical thing.
I tried running fast or jumping high to see if it were the case, but not those,
either.
Next I tried willing fire or ice to appear out of my palms, but not even so much
as a spark came out. The world itself seems to have magic, but it doesn’t look
like I could use it.
I tried many other things, but it didn’t look like I was blessed with any special
powers.
Oi oi, did I really reincarnate just the way I was? Are you doing your job
properly goddess? I faced to the sky and swore.
Well, I wasn’t really sure that it was a goddess who reincarnated me, though.
Being depressed, I let my back lean against the wall surrounding the town, then
started walking aimlessly along the street.
It had shops standing on both sides and people going to and fro.
The sight of a child holding hands with his parent caught my eye.
The boy strongly gripping his father’s hand had a happy smile on his face.
“—”
It seems like I had transformed into the shape of that boy. The same face and the
same body. Even my clothes are the same.
Then, my body changed in the same way. I could transform any number of
times.
“Cool …!”
I seem to have been gifted with the best skill for an actor in my previous life by
the goddess.
I called this skill that allows me to become any person I want, [Mirror].
I resolved myself.
I want to master this skill and survive.
No, not just survive, but somehow become a hero!
There were only humans in this town, but I’m sure there are evil beings like
Goblins and Orcs living in this world.
After all, I could take on the form of anyone just by seeing them once.
If I saw someone who looked well-connected walking in town, I could take his
form and go into taverns or temples.
Just like I expected, this world has various fantasy creatures living in it.
Other than ordinary Humans, there are Demihumans like Elves, Dwarves,
Goblins, and Orcs, each of them continually skirmishing against each other.
This Coura was a human town so I can’t meet with Demihumans right now, but
my heart throbbed, dreaming of the forms of the yet unseen fantasy races.
After all, I had nothing else to my name in this world other than this Mirror skill
and the clothes I had on me back on Earth.
I’m getting repetitive but my Mirror skill lets me take the forms of people only
by seeing them once.
I’ll at least give half the money I stole to poor homes as atonement for my sins.
Like a certain mouse youngster.
Then with the remaining half I stayed at a cheap inn and once morning came I
used Mirror to change and went out to gather information again — after
spending half a month doing that I became completely used to this world.
I didn’t use Mirror so that I can find weapons and armor that suited my real body
and walked just like that along the street with shops all around.
Then —.
I turned towards the voice and there was a young girl in highschool uniform.
I met for the first time a reincarnator from Earth other than myself.
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03 – The Happenings until I Joined My First Party in
the Alternate World – Past 3
“You’re a reincarnator from Earth right? Me too! Wow, such a coincidence—!
Wheee—! We have more friends now!”
The one who called to me was a girl called Ruruka and was a high school
student before she reincarnated into this world.
Ruruka was wearing the uniform of the school she went to before she
reincarnated.
Those clothes looked really high-class, probably from some elite girl’s school
somewhere.
By meeting a compatriot, I felt released from despair. Most of all, there’s any
man would be happy going together with a cute girl.
What will happen between Ruruka and I now, I began having evil delusions.
“By the way, what’s your name? Vous haven’t introduced yourself!”
“Motoki-kun! Then Mokkun, okay! — so Mokkun, this might be early but let’s
introduce my friends!”
It was a bit disappointing that it wasn’t just the two of us with Ruruka, but
having more friends is good.
If there’s another man I might be going to fight over Ruruka at some point, but
Ruruka and I have the common point of being a Reincarnator from Earth.
At the end of the story I’m going to end up going out with this girl anyway, I
thought as I went to where her friends were.
Kai offered me a handshake on our first meeting, looks like the nice guy type.
Even though we came from the same world, my skill was plain and I was a thief
too.
It’s not the case that just by reincarnating from Earth, anyone can live brilliantly.
Kai … Protagonist
Ruruka … Heroine
Elieya … Support (Stalking horse², Harem member)
Me … Support (Kai’s foil)
² «TN: Ateuma; A rival love interest brought into the story in order to advance
the relationship between the main couple»
Well, nothing gets done by being pessimistic, so I meekly joined Kai’s party as
the foil.
Thus Kai, Ruruka, Elieya, and I, the four of us started on our journey.
We went off to subjugate the Demihumans who had been making the Humans
suffer.
Incidentally, Elves are the only ones allied with the Humans, so we mostly
hunted Goblins and Orcs.
I wasn’t the Protagonist, but by defeating Goblins and Orcs, I could make a
name for myself as a member of the hero party! — or that’s how I encouraged
myself.
At that time, I never would have thought I’d later betray these friends and joined
hands with the Orc Queen.
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04 – And Thus I Decided to Join the Orc Queen – Past
3
Demon Swordsman Kai
Twin Blade Ruruka
Healer Elf Elieya
And the Unique Magic [Mirror] user Motoki, namely me
We defeated Demihumans like Goblins and Orcs and destroyed many of their
fortresses, enlarging the Human living space.
We were invincible.
“We’re unmatched aren’t we! The strongest! All we have to do now is drink!”
“Yup, just drink! Actually I don’t want to do anything but drink! If we had the
time to breathe then we better fill it with booze!”
Kai and Ruruka were like this every time we took down a fortress.
Surrounded by flames, they drank the booze they bought in a nearby town until
morning.
The Elf Elieya seemed to be the voice of reason and muttered for Kai and
Ruruka to stop, but her hands never let go of the bottle.
She’s really the one who wanted to drink the most, isn’t she?
“What’s wrong, Motoki? You’ve been silent all the time. You feeling unhealthy
…?”
“Want me to cast healing …? Huh, but does healing even work on drunkenness?
I guess I can try casting on your liver …?”
“No, I’m good. Can’t let you use Elven healing magic to sober up, right — I’ll
go catch some air”
She’s a nice girl, but basically all she thinks of was Kai.
Even when talking to me, she kept on sending glances at Kai getting along with
Ruruka.
I walked along the grass and looked down from atop a cliff.
We did this.
My party members thought nothing of taking Goblin lives, but I was having
feelings of guilt about it.
Using my skill Mirror, I transformed into Demihumans and before the fighting
began I infiltrated into the enemy settlements.
While living alongside the Goblins and Orcs, I exposed their military scale,
where their traps are, and also the food situation, and brought them back to my
friends.
I came to understand that Humans and Demihumans weren’t all that different.
On the streets, Goblins and Orcs are treated as barbarian brutes, but they had a
normal society.
They had feelings, too.
Seriously, Humans and Demihumans were just the same.
Well, I’m not saying let’s all be friends and all that.
Fighting is fine.
That was a matter of course.
The reason why the reincarnations happen, only the Human King and his close
aide the Priest knew.
Anyway, if this keeps on the Humans and their Elven allies were going to have
the hegemony over the world — That creeps me somehow.
A world where even though everyone’s the same, only the Humans were king.
Ever since I became able to use the transformation skill [Mirror], I had come to
love the thing called [Diversity]
If only.
If the Goblins and Orcs had a way to resist reincarnators from Earth.
Then the battles would become even again.
When I made up my mind it was like an auspicious day, I decided to set off on
my own.
From now on I’ll go around the leaders of the Demihumans — the Orcs,
Goblins, Trolls, Ghosts, Kobolds, and tell them how to kill the reincarnators. I
can easily make contact with them using Mirror.
While living with Kai’s party I had come to notice the weakness of the Earth
expatriates.
If they used that well they can resist.
Thus I transformed into an Orc and entered the demesne of the Orc Queen
O’Luna.
I was able to meet with the Queen Luna.
Luna was vigilant against me at first, but after settling two or three incidents as
her subordinate, she accepted me as a friend.
I wasn’t planning on staying in the Orc country for so long but — when I
noticed, I had been staying in Luna’s castle for over a year.
Well, that’s because Luna’s too much of a beauty.
I heard Orcs and Elves came from the same s k, but the Elven blood seems to be
strong in Luna, giving birth to a miracle woman with the build of an orc and
beauty of an Elf
I didn’t want to kill my fellow Earth expatriates with my own hands, but — we
came to a deal that whenever I kill a single Earthling, Luna would surrender
more of herself to me.
I’ll do it then.
For now, if I killed this target, Luna would allow me to fondle her breasts for an
entire night.
“Umm, the top-grade fruits that are my breasts … do … do what you like …!”
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05 – You Simply Have to Have a Cute Girl on Your
Journeys, Right
This island that was under the direct control of the Orc Queen O’Luna was
called Ogre’Den
It was in the shape of an ellipse elongated toward the north and south, and if you
looked at a map it looked just like an egg.
The size was about the same as the island of Great Britain on Earth.
Roughly speaking, the north of the island belonged to the Orcs, while the south
belonged to Humans.
However, both the Orcs and Humans had exclaves here and there, so there were
frequent battles for territory as if it were a game of Go.
There were also several disputed areas scattered throughout the island.
If you weren’t a capable warrior, you wouldn’t come to any of those disputed
areas.
You’d die.
“So why are we deliberately going to a dangerous zone like that! Isn’t it weird!
I’m against it!”
The High Orc girl Ka’Liu angrily protested.
“Oh shut up, just be quiet. And get your head down, they’ll notice you”
“Like hell I can stay quiet here! I only came with you cause you said you were
going to give me some tasty meat so why are we in a dangerous zone! It’s a
dangerous zone!”
“Calm down, there are times in life where you gotta do that”
“Yeah like hell there is!”
I decided to ignore Liu’s yelling and focused on how the battle was progressing.
About one kilometer ahead of us, Human and Orc armies were having a battle.
Warriors brandished swords and drew bows on the verdant grassland.
After all, there was a reincarnator from Earth among the humans.
He had a magic-type cheat that allowed him to use any kind of magic.
“Such a shame, reincarnating that young. I’m sure his parents cried being left
behind back on Earth. Well, I’m going to kill him here in this world, anyway”
“What are you blabbering about …! We have to run away stat or we’re gonna be
killed you know! I don’t wanna die young! I’m not supposed to be here! Let me
go home!”
“You really won’t shut up will you … and stop it with the death flags”
After having received the request froh the Orc Queen O’Luna to “Kill all the
reincarnators from Earth”, I immediately made preparations and departed.
With the noisy High Orc girl Ka’Liu in tow.
Even though she had the fault of being noisy, she’s a rather useful fellow.
She was a talented personnel necessary to accomplish the objective ― or that’s
the official reason anyway.
In reality, I took her along because she was cute.
High Orcs were beauties comparable to Elves.
And having healing is a must in a journey.
I told her, “I’m going to give you tasty meat,” and she happily, cheerfully, came
along.
What a dumb kid.
“You take a look too. That’s the one we’ll be fighting after this”
Liu was reluctant inside, but nevertheless looked through the telescope.
“… Uwaa, you Earthlings are really something aren’t you. What’s with that, he’s
using magic like it’s nothing. Is he backed by the goddess or something? Even
the great me won’t be able to reach that, I’ll lose”
“Well, we are going to lose if we fought him head on. He’s a cheat after all”
“… But Motoki, you’re an Earthling reincarnator too, right? You can win if you
tried hard can’t you? You can win, right?”
“No, well, I’ll lose if we fought head on. My skill isn’t something you’d use in a
fight, you see ― remember this, never ever fight a fair fight against
reincarnators. Never do an intelligence contest either!”
“Calm down, I’m only saying that we don’t have to fight fairly. That way we can
win. ― but I need to create the best condition in order to win. The important
thing I need from you is for the care of my heart and body along the way.
Erotically speaking”
While saying that, I glanced at Liu’s chest.
Orcs have a preference for slack clothing, and because Liu was prone, her chest
area was full of openings.
Her smallish breasts were conspicuously peeking out, you simply have to have a
look ….
“Whoa there …!”
“Ah, Luna already gave permission. [Liu always looks down on people, so you
go put the fear of men in her], she said”
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06 – This is How You Kill an Earthling
“So let’s begin the First Strategy Meeting!”
“Whee―! I’ve been waiting for this! Strategy meetings are the best!!”
“My heart’s gonna be crushed unless I force myself to be high spirited! ― Ah,
waiter! Refill my beer please! I’m not gonna be able to cope without a drink,
goddammit!!”
The High Orc girl Ka’Liu desperately chugged down her beer.
Most of the Earthling reincarnators who appeared in this island settled in Coura.
Our target reincarnator-kun was definitely also living in some inn somewhere in
this city.
And then we, while waiting nearby for a contact with the target, were having a
drinking party under the name of a strategy meeting.
“When they come back to this town we’re finally going to start the assassination
plan, right? Then that means our destiny ends there, right? Uu … if I was going
to die anyway I should’ve stolen and drunk the booze Queen Luna hid away …”
Seeing the target’s true strength the other day, Luna was completely crestfallen.
We can’t win against that, she thought.
Liu trembled and shivered while pressing her chest against my arm.
Even through her clothes, I can clearly catch the feel of the points at the tips of
her breasts.
It felt really good, but I shouldn’t get excited now, but calmly continue the talk.
“Hey Liu, I’d like you to calm down and think a little, but why do you think
those reincarnated guys are strong?”
“Hmm …? Thash coz they have the goddess backin them right? Aren’t you the
one who said that?”
Some of the people that died young on earth were scouted by the goddess.
[You, do you want to reincarnate into another world? Accept now and get a
totally cheat skill!], something like that.
I had no memory of that happening, but the other reincarnators said they had a
direct talk with the goddess before they reincarnated.
“But you know, Liu. why do you think the goddess bothered to do all that? What
do you think’s in it for her to give powers to youngsters like us and send us to
another world?”
“Mmm … yeah, probably she wanted to rid the world of Orcs and Goblins, I’m
sure”
“Maybe, but then there’s no explanation why she would only send youngsters
like us into this world. It would be more efficient to send, say, dead soldiers over
to exterminate the Demihumans”
“Sheesh! Stop being roundabout! Get to the point already s’il vous plaît!”
“All right, all right, … this is what I think: The goddess enjoys watching us”
Giving youngsters with little experience in life great power and sending them
into another world.
[So what will they do with the great power they were suddenly given? Will it get
into their heads and they try to become the strongest? Or maybe build harems?
Ah, this is fun]
“In other words, we reincarnators are here for the gods’ amusement. This is what
I assume, but I don’t think I’m wrong”
“Having fun in a safe place watching people struggle, so awesome, so cool, the
goddess must be completely off her rockers”
“That’s what joy is all about. It’s simply that we reincarnators were given power
in order to please the goddess, that’s all. The goddess, she’s just being a patron.
― which is why we have a gap to exploit”
“Patrons are terrible things, you know. Once you can’t act in accordance to their
support, they will heartlessly throw you away”
Now what does the goddess expect from Yuutarou by giving him that skill?
In that case ―.
“We don’t need to beat down Yuutarou from the front. If we interfered with his
peerlessness and his harem-building ― if we destroy his Narrative, the goddess
will throw him away”
“We have to thoroughly interfere with his harem-building. Steal his women!”
Being irritated, I peeked at her defenseless breasts and enjoyed the sight of her
twin hills not covered by underwear.
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07 – Reincarnators are Popular Like I Thought They
Would Be
― I want to be him.
I imagined the form of the person I wanted to borrow and willed myself, then I
instantly transformed into him.
That’s my unique skill Mirror.
This time, I decided to borrow the form of a man who had worked for a long
time at the human town Coura as a shoemaker.
“Oh, the shoemaker! This is rare. You said you don’t drink, didn’t you?”
Doesn’t look like I was found out. I had perfectly taken the shape of the
shoemaker.
“I do drink every now and then. The wife’s going to kill me so keep this a secret
will ya? Like, I wasn’t here today, okay?”
“By the way, I heard there’s a reincarnator who came from Earth a while ago.
They say he’s called Yuutarou or something?”
“Ah, that guy, he’s something alright! He learns any kind of magic just by
reading the grimoire just once. No matter the aptitude and system!”
I see, so he had the cheat I thought he had.
“Anyway, that Yuutarou, I think he was walking along with a cute girl”
“A girl walking with Yuutarou? Was it Lugin? Well, that knight is a beauty, but
I’ll pass. She’s a scary girl you know? You make fun of her and stab she goes”
Probably, Yuutarou reincarnated and met with this Lugin girl, then fell in love.
Then the girl Lugin Yuutarou fell in love with was caught in some kind of
problem and he found out about it.
Yuutarou then decided to fight to solve that problem ― that’s how it goes, I
suppose.
“Anyway, besides that Lugin girl, Yuutarou gets along with some other girls,
doesn’t he?”
“Yeah, it’s all cute girls around him. First it was the grimoire shop’s Ruby was it,
then the priestess Miria, also ―”
The greatest thing was having gained intel on the girls around Yuutarou.
Before I forgot, I took my memo and wrote them down.
“I see”
In order to interfere with Yuutarou’s reincarnation story and turn it into
something worthless, I had to begin by whittling the harem down.
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08 – The Grimoire Shop Girl Longs for Love with a
Hero 1
— I want to be him.
“It’s always awesome no matter how many times I see it … whoa, shit, it’s
perfect”
“You have a good body on you. It’s well built and easy to move in. — yup, your
breasts are springy, too”
“Well, it’s my body now, and I’m free to touch my breasts all I want. Anyway,
your nipples look well shaped, don’t they. They’re pink too”
“Ugh, even though nothing’s being done to me I feel like my body’s being
played with …! Wait, if there’s two of me then … whenever I don’t feel like
working then I can make you do them and play around as much as I like, can’t
I!”
“I don’t mind doing your job, but I’ll be expecting appropriate compensation,
okay? Corporeally speaking”
Having had enough of fooling around, I transformed back into the shoe store
owner.
In the shape of the shoe store owner, I walked through Cru’Se street where shops
were lined up and entered a certain small shop by the city walls.
It was about ten square meters in size and had lots of bookcases lined up inside.
In them there stood lots of books exquisitely bound.
I tried taking one but there was a belt lock attached to it, so I can’t open it to see
what’s inside.
By unlocking it and completely reading the words inside, magic would settle
inside the reader’s body.
People who want ice magic would read ice magic grimoires, and those who want
fire magic would read fire magic ones.
However, it’s not the case that you can use any kind of magic just by reading
these.
Without a talent that matches the magic, it won’t show great effect, and if you’re
not born with the aptitude, you won’t be able to learn the magic to begin with.
There existed a wall called talent in this world.
“U, um …”
“Hm?”
I turned to face the voice, I hadn’t noticed a petite girl standing there.
“G, g … good morning … mr, from the shoestore. A, are you, l l l l, looking for
magic … g, grampa is out but … i i i if it’s alright with you … y, you can consult
with me …”
Looks like she knows the shoestore owner I turned myself into.
“Oh, good day Ruby. Uh, actually, I am looking for magic. Something to attack
with, I guess”
Maybe out of no confidence in herself, Ruby hid her face behind long forelocks,
and she was nervous all over.
According to what I’ve heard, the girl’s parents died when she was young and
she had been living with her grandfather and kept this grimoire shop.
Normally, Ruby’s simple life would stay simple and end in this shop.
“Er, yes, Ruby sure makes things easy to understand. — By the way Ruby, do
you know the guy called Yuutarou? The hero’s been the talk of the town lately, it
looks like he’s good with magic. I actually admire him despite my age. The
reason I came here right now was because I thought I might meet with Yuutarou”
The moment Yuutarou’s name came up, Ruby’s face turned red.
“Y, yes … Yuutarou … I, I know him … he, he comes to this shop … a lot …
yes”
Ruby looked like she’s feeling better and talked all about Yuutarou.
When Orcs came to town and killed Ruby’s parents in front of her eyes three
years ago, she fell into shock and stopped speaking.
Since then, she couldn’t make any friends and started reading all sorts of books
while tending the store. She began living in a world of fantasy.
She didn’t want to look at reality.
“Because of, Yuutarou … I, can, speak again … he, he’s … my, my benefactor ”
“R, right, Ruby didn’t talk at all until a while ago, right! Uh, that’s great, right!
All thanks to Yuutarou!”
The feelings Ruby had for Yuutarou was still on the level of yearning.
Something like what a child feels to the protagonist in a story.
Ruby was fidgeting all over, but her breasts alone were magnificent. Explosively
huge, so to speak.
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09 – The Grimoire Shop Girl Longs for Love with a
Hero 2
That night, the Human town Coura was energetic even though it was late.
That was because recently, the hot topic reincarnator Yuutarou had returned from
his campaign.
In this campaign, he had destroyed two Orc fortresses and a village belonging to
their allies, the Trolls.
The grimoire shop girl Ruby wanted to meet with Yuutarou but not having
courage to go to the bar, she was probably sitting on the bed with her knees in
her arms.
I used Mirror in an alley near the grimoire shop and transformed into Yuutarou,
having seen him earlier through the telescope.
The shop was shut tight, but I threw a stone at the window shutters to Ruby’s
room.
Sure enough, Ruby was still awake. She then showed her face through the
window.
“Yo!”
She became flustered, and hurriedly tried to tidy up her hair. She was adorable.
“Well, I was in a hurry to see you! Am I being a bother?”
I don’t know how Yuutarou speaks, but it’s probably something like this.
It’s easy to imagine a middle schooler trying to put up airs of being an ally of
justice.
Ruby didn’t seem to doubt me, either.
“Say Ruby, there’s a place I want to take you, let’s go, shall we?”
“Yes. Sorry to ask you out so late, but I really want to go — come on, jump!”
“E, …. Eh!?”
While being transformed, I was able to copy the abilities, skills, and magic of the
person I was imitating.
Of course, it’s not perfect, but catching a single girl was a simple matter.
“S, So … w, where to … ?”
“Ah, to Ruby’s parents’ graves! I wanted to hurry and tell them we defeated the
Orcs!”
It looked really soft, and delicious in several meanings of the word … it took all
I could to keep my sense of reason.
“Um, now where’s Ruby’s parents’ graves now. Sorry, it’s too dark to see”
I’m sorry, I’m going to be toying with your daughter soon, but I have my reasons
for that, please don’t begrudge me.
Bit by bit, Ruby talked about her memories with her parents, she talked in
embarrassment out of her gratitude to me … no, Yuutarou.
“Sorry, but it’s going to be morning soon — say Ruby, let’s make this night a
special memory just for the two of us. It’s going to be clichéd if you talk about it,
so let’s not talk about tonight, not even when it’s just the two of us together. Put
it in the jewelbox of your heart and hold it dear”
I told Ruby not to talk about this stuff to the real Yuutarou in dressed up words.
Seems like she liked the phrase Jewelbox of her heart, she was enraptured.
Using the Thief skill [Scale Wall], she climbed the grimoire shop’s wall on her
two legs.
Then she entered the room through the window Ruby jumped out from — that
is, an unlocked, wide open window.
“Phantom Thief Liu-chan coming for a visit. Now that’s a brilliant skill if I may
say so myself, it’s scary how I’m so talented, I wonder why everyone isn’t
worshipping me already,” Liu bragged to herself.
Not only that, she also repeatedly did acts that would land her and execution if it
were found out, such as stealing some high-class wine from the castle of the Orc
Queen O’Luna.
That Liu caught the eye of Motoki who was staying at the castle.
Then, he took her on a journey, and they arrived at the current situation.
“Sheesh, what the hell does Motoki think I am. Pushing people around, peeking
and touching their breasts, I’m going to give him a piece of my — ooh, there it
is”
Liu found the thing Motoki asked her to fish out of Ruby’s room.
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10 – The Grimoire Shop Girl Longs for Love with a
Hero 3
“I knew it, she was writing a novel. I was sure she was writing it in secret. She’s
a bookworm and she had no friends¹. No doubt she’s writing one”
¹ «TN: Is this a jab at WN writers?»
I was reading Ruby’s novel that Liu stole on the bed in my room at the inn.
On the paper that filled a small wooden box, she described the world she created
in her daydreams.
It was full of elaborate descriptions and was hard to read, but as expected from a
bookworm, she had a way with words.
“Uwaa, Motoki, you’re peeking at a girl’s secret writings, you’re the lowest son
of a bitch aren’t you. No way, you’re the worst, hurry up and let me read it too!”
Liu and I sat side by side on the bed and skimmed through Ruby’s novel
together.
“Ghaa … ! This character’s completely modeled on Yuutarou isn’t he! And this
one is modeled on Ruby herself! She’s flirting with the boy she likes inside the
story, hah … so bittersweet!”
Ruby wrote a love story with Yuutarou and herself as the model.
A bashful hikikomori girl meets with a heroic boy, gained confidence, and
became charmed by each other — that’s the gist of it.
“Hold on, hold on, THEY’RE KISSING! Only in the story though! Uwaah, they
started petting! Waha, they’re stripping each other … ! Only in the story
though!”
“Quiet down …”
Liu looked like she was engrossed in the daring scenes, she turned the pages
over completely absorbed in the story.
She was gasping … and her lower half was fidgeting, so hot.
Well, I never expected that Ruby would be this extreme writing her novel.
I shouldn’t make light of a shy girl’s power of imagination.
I pictured Ruby with those enormous breasts of hers in a disheveled state, and
gulped.
“Well now, Motoki, this lewd novel, no, Ruby’s dark history. What are you going
to do with it?”
“What else, it’s obvious isn’t it — I’m gonna make a book out of it”
Using the travel money Luna gave me, I left the scribes who copied Ruby’s book
to do the binding.
They said there would be a week until the delivery.
I’m sure Ruby would never have thought that the novel she was secretly writing
was being made into a proper book right now.
It was unfortunate.
She should be noticing that her novel was missing from her room soon.
“You’re late!”
Leaving the publishing guild’s request room, I met with Liu who was waiting
outside.
I promised Liu I would give her some tasty meat today.
It was thanks for yesterday’s work.
“Anyway, Motoki, why are you making a book out of Ruby’s novel? You’re a
real son of a bitch aren’t you, going ahead and making a book out of other
people’s dark history. Give me a copy too!”
“You’ve become a Ruby fan now I see … Well, if you ask why I’m doing this,
it’s to separate Ruby from Yuutarou, to steal her. That’s the goal”
“Then how is this related to stealing Ruby? I don’t get it at all,” said Liu, “you’re
being too roundabout about it. If you wanted to steal Ruby, couldn’t you just
transform into Yuutarou and push her down?”
“Well, that method will definitely fail, I can tell you that”
“Hah? Why?”
The goddess who gave Earthling reincarnators power wanted to enjoy seeing us
spin interesting tales using our cheats.
Between Yuutarou and I, the goddess will likely favor the one who has the more
interesting story.
Which was why stealing Ruby the normal way was a no-go.
I had to be more indirect and more grand about how I go about making Ruby
mine.
My way will make her life into something much more interesting.
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11 – The Grimoire Shop Girl Longs for Love with a
Hero 4
The grimoire shop girl Ruby was in her room sitting with her knees hugged in
her arms.
She hadn’t gone outside for several days, not even to mind the store.
She didn’t want to see anyone.
Somebody stole the dream novel she was secretly writing, made it into a book,
and circulated it throughout town.
In the novel, Ruby and Yuutaro was having fun talking to each other, and at
night whispered sweet nothings at each other, and in the end violently exchanged
body fluids.
The wild delusions she feverishly wrote down every evening, every night, was
now common knowledge.
I wasn’t the one who wrote it, she tried to deny, but the author name [Ruby] was
stamped down on the book in gilded letters.
She really wanted to kill the one who made that book.
Her grandfather tried to cheer his shut-in granddaughter, calling her from the
other side of the door over and over again.
[Cheer up Ruby. I know you wrote about sex a lot in your book, but you
shouldn’t be ashamed about that. Literature is based on sex and violence to begin
with, and writing about sex is actually an obvious thing, you know. If anything,
you should write more magnificently on the sex stuff! Ah, your book is a literary
masterpiece. I’m sure of that. Your sex descriptions are really good, too]
Wanting him to stop saying sex this and sex that, she got angry at her
grandfather for the first time in her life.
He had no tact at all.
Ruby’s grandfather misunderstood that Ruby made the book on her own.
He thought the reason his granddaughter was depressed was because the
published book didn’t get the reception she wanted.
“Auuu …”
And what hurt Ruby’s heart the most was that it’s possible that Yuutarou had
read the book too.
(What would Yuutarou think … I made him do whatever I want in the book … I
made him have s, sex with me … !)
The day ended with her in anguish, and it turned into night.
The moonlight filtered through the window.
Usually, she would be starting to write her hobby novel right about now —
” … eh …… ”
She hurriedly opened the window and looked outside, what she saw there was a
man and woman hugging each other and leaning on the town walls.
She didn’t recognize the woman, but she can’t mistake the man.
“Y, … Yuutarou … ”
“Sheesh, this novel is completely hopeless. A boy and a girl rutting about before
they’re old enough to do so. This stuff should be banned I say, banned. Yes, this
should be categorized as a harmful book. Is there a sequel by the way?”
“Well, you let me read this didn’t you? It’s got captivating descriptions,
sweepingly witty lines at every turn, and breathtaking offense and defense on the
bed — when you read about the moment the characters in the book reached their
climax the reader also … !”
Huff, huff … Liu panted as she read Ruby’s novel on the bed with her feet
flapping about.
The other day, I made 40 copies of Ruby’s dream novel and put them here and
there around town.
The meek huge breasted girl’s richly erotic story became the talk of the town —
and everyone went to the author, Ruby’s house.
However, even though Ruby remembered writing it, she didn’t recall ever
publishing it.
Unable to understand what was going on, Ruby seems to have locked herself up.
Just as I planned.
Incidentally, the partner in the story, Yuutarou, was right now being pressed for
questioning by his other harem girls for the whole day and night: “did you really
do all this with Ruby!?”
Well, never mind that.
The important thing now was how Ruby was now locking herself up reeling
from the mental shock.
“Mu, another job? I’ll tell you this, I’m not gonna work for free. Yep, I’m not a
cheap girl you see”
“Ha ha—! You’re such a funny guy, thinking you can bait me with meat, you’re
making fun of me aren’t you? So, what do you want me to do sir?”
I’d gotten used to using the skill lately, so the time the skill activates had become
shorter and shorter.
I pushed Liu’s back to the town wall behind the grimoire store.
I pulled down Liu’s loose tunic, exposing her shoulders and barely uncovering
her smallish breasts.
Something pink peeked out slightly —.
“Hold on hold on … ! Are you out of your mind? Were out in public you know,
even though it’s night time! Are you unsatisfied with your usual sexual
harassment and finally gone so far as to do this kind of special play …!? And
why are you transformed into Yuutarou anyway … !?”
“Quiet down, it’s just an act. — now you go and say [Aaahn, Yuutarou] out loud,
at least loud enough so that she can hear you on the grimoire store’s second
floor”
“Uu … even though this is a job, what will my parents say if they saw me like
this …”
“Ah, your parents said [that girl ought to experience hell at least once, she keeps
making light of society]”
“Papan, Maman … !”
Liu coquettishly called out Yuutarou’s name over and over again.
“I’ll explain later. Anyway, we’re now in the ‘giving Ruby a trial’ phase already”
A person needs to go through a trial before they could stand on their own.
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12 – Even an Irregular Reincarnator Longs for a
Harem
“Then I’ll be counting on you today as well”
Right now, Liu and I came to the walls next to the grimoire store again.
I had once again transformed into Yuutarou and with Liu, were in the “act” of
doing it.
“Uu … if this keeps on I’m going to get used to outside play, I don’t want it …
Well, I do love myself but looking at myself right now is a little, you know …
well, I really do love myself though”
Liu was trembling with shame.
“Well, it’s an act after all, just an act. When this is done I’ll give you fresh fish
today like I promised”
“Un, it may be late but fish ain’t going to cut it for my motivation … glance”
I made Liu deliberately say Yuutarou’s name loudly and with gasping breaths.
We continued for a while and heard the sound of the shutters opening behind us.
Even at the best of times, people would start thinking about all sorts of things
when they lock themselves up.
When they stay in the same place without meeting people, they would have their
imagination pointlessly amplified.
It’s Ruby, who had a strong imagination, she’s definitely going to be thinking
and thinking about Yuutarou.
She would start thinking of Yuutarou, who she had unconditionally trusted until
now, as just a person and try to guess what he was thinking.
“— Alright Liu, let’s stop here for today. Sorry for making you do something
shameful, even though it’s just an act. We’re going into the next phase starting
tomorrow”
I called to her, but Liu didn’t respond. She stayed completely still with her hands
on the wall.
“Liu?”
I wondered what’s going on and looked at her face. Liu was taking deep breaths
with her mouth hanging open, and was narrowing her eyes heartrendingly.
Liu had a flushed face and couldn’t breathe properly, it looked tough for her.
I pulled on Liu’s hand and brought her to a place with really nobody around.
Liu’s mouth said that but she didn’t make any move to resist me.
Liu went all flustered. The skirt she was wearing completely went apart in tatters
and fell down.
“Guu … are you thinking this is more embarrassing than having me stripped
completely naked in one go? What do you think I am, a fish dipped in water
before I get cooked? When you said you’re going to give fish, am I going to end
up being the fish in the punchline? Are you going for the double punchline of
making me fall for you! You’re good aren’t you?”
It might just be Liu coping with the shame, but she’s talking three times more
than usual.
“Hold it … Motoki. I’m sorry to say this when you’re aroused, but there’s
something I want to ask from you, will you listen to me?”
“If you’re going to ask me to stop, I’m going to call you a demon for your whole
life”
“If I’m a demon then what are you? The great king of hell? — no, nevermind
that”
“What I want … please turn back to the real you. I want you to do me in your
real form”
“You sure? Someone like me. Should I turn into Yuutarou or something?”
“Just FYI … about how I’ve been letting you do all sorts of sexual harassment to
me, that’s because I don’t mind you. I’m telling you, don’t look down on girls,
we don’t let people we don’t have feelings for touch our bodies you know …”
“Liu … ”
Such is life.
Since I never had the chance to have contact with a cute girl like this in my
previous life, I wasn’t in any position to complain.
Except that, since it was both our first times, it didn’t go all too well.
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13 – The Grimoire Shop Girl Longs for Love with a
Hero 5
“Motoki, when are you going to take Ruby from Yuutarou? You haven’t done
anything at all even though you were going on and on about stealing her. Hm,
are you afraid of something? Pfft. Your chicken act’s really going barefooted out
the door, huh, well, chickens are barefooted to begin with, though!”
Liu said that and cackled, then chugged down her beer.
Even in the lively tavern, Liu’s noisiness towered above the rest.
“You sure can talk to the one who did you just last night …”
Even though I thought we would have more of a sweet ambience having made
love with each other once, Liu has been like this all morning.
She starts abusing me at everything.
“No no no, I’m not mad at you for taking my precious first time in public, or for
tearing my favorite clothes apart with weird magic, or for not taking care so I
don’t get knocked up, I’m totally not the slightest bit mad. None, like, at all”
“Liu, let’s change the mood and talk about the plan, shall we”
“Listen up Liu, I’m going to explain. — The grimoire store girl originally
existed to simply be a member of Yuutarou’s harem”
“I’m making the existence called Ruby stand on her own as a character. I’m
making Ruby’s character strong enough to not be inferior to Yuutarou’s”
“But still, how are you going to make her strong? That timid-chan isn’t going to
be independent you know — ah, another beer here please!”
There are three processes a story must go through to make a strong character.
1. Trial
2. Meeting with the Benefactor
3. Departure
“That’s what I’m doing to Ruby, giving her her Initiation. She’s having her first
Trial right now. When I’m all done with her, I can release a strengthened Ruby
from Yuutarou’s Narrative — and I would be waiting there with my jaws wide
open”
This way, I’ll steal one or two of Yuutarou’s girls and destroy his Narrative.
“By the way, Liu. I’m going to be sleeping with lots of girls from now on, so
how’s it sitting with you? Are you going to be jealous or something?”
I asked.
I think I want to see a jealous Liu.
“Well, I’m not going to be thinking nothing of it, but I already have your
virginity right here stored inside my belly after all. I feel like the legal wife, so,
yeah, I’ll at least allow you to play around”
“Stored?”
In the town at night, with the thrill of maybe being seen by other people, in each
other’s embrace.
“Of course, I’m going to have a problem with you imagining another girl’s
breasts right in front of my nose”
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14 – The Grimoire Shop Girl Longs for Love with a
Hero 6
— I want to become her.
I then hid in an alley and held my breath, watching the main street.
“He’s here”
The one who came along was the grimoire store’s owner, in other words Ruby’s
grandfather, who came back from lunch.
I aimed at his back.
Ruby’s grandfather continued walking just fine, but the curse would show its
effect later and make him faint. It wont kill him however.
“Now then”
I used Mirror once again, this time turning into another Elf besides Elieya.
The Elf’s name was Shukalaaya, Elieya’s older sister.
She was very tall for a woman, with long slitted eyes and a husky voice — an
androgynous woman, who would have her own fan club in a girls’ school.
After transforming into Shukalaaya, I waited for a little while, I then headed
towards the grimoire store and entered.
“Well hello there miss Elf, never seen you around. What kind of grimoire would
you be needing today?”
“U … uuuh …”
Ruby’s grandfather suddenly collapsed. The [Kiri Curse] I cast earlier was
showing its effect.
Then sensing something amiss, Ruby who locked herself up in the second floor
came down in a hurry.
“G g … grampa!?”
“You’re the granddaughter? Gramps suddenly collapsed. Hurry and call a doctor.
I’m new here, just came to town. I don’t know where I can find a clinic. Can you
show me to it?”
The Kiri Curse was a nigh undetectable magic. The curse would go on without
being noticed by the target and eat into their body.
Well, my imitated power don’t have that kind of strength, so it’ll wear off on its
own if you left it alone.
“G … grampa … c, can you … save grampa … ?”
I’m sure Ruby would be thinking now: “if only Yuutarou is here right now …”
But right now, Yuutaro wasn’t in town. He’s off on another expedition.
“Say, if this happened to gramps again, will you have money for the doctor’s
fees?”
I asked.
Since her grandfather collapsed, Ruby had to take over the grimoire store’s
management.
She had to earn both her living costs and her grandfather’s medical expense.
“T, that one … !? No … no, not no … I wrote it … but, I didn’t, publish it, as a
book … ”
I declared.
“… eh ……?”
“You’re a diamond in the rough, but you’re good with the descriptions and
character development. Hm, and the ambience too. The bed scene even excites
me as a woman.
I continued.
“Say, if it’s alright with you, are you willing to write the sequel? Make it longer
and continue the story. Maybe two or three more volumes”
“No, this is exactly the time to talk about this: if you’re willing to write, I’ll
cover your living expenses and your grandfather’s medical bills. I’ll pay you one
gold per volume you write”
“Hey hey, is it that weird? It’s common for people with money to support people
with talent, you know — I want to be your patron, that’s all”
“B … but, I don’t know, if I can do it …”
“I don’t know either, whether you can or not. I’m not a god after all. Listen up,
what’s needed in a work is not confidence but a will. — do you want to write, or
do you not want to write. Ask your own heart”
“………”
She was probably thinking: which one would she rather do, manage the grimoire
store or write novels.
But before that, which one could she do.
“I see, then write. Let me say this beforehand, I’m a strict person so be ready,
okay. — anyway, my name’s Shukalaaya, call me Shuka”
“I’m … Ruby”
Me in the form of an Elf and the timid huge breasted girl shook hands.
Phase two of her Initiation, “Meeting with the Benefactor” begins now.
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15 – The Grimoire Shop Girl Longs for Love with a
Hero 7
“I, … I did it,” said Ruby. She timidly handed the Elf-transformed me her
manuscript bundle.
“Hey hey, you’re done already? That’s some fast writing you have there! It’s
only been three days since I asked you to write the sequel”
“I … I like, writing … and … and I wanted to, hurry … and show it to Shuka …
”
“Hmm. So what they said about what one likes one is good at yadda yadda¹, it’s
true after all. — well, let’s read the manuscript then”
¹ «TN: suki koso mono no jouzu nare; What one likes one does well»
I sat on the inn’s bed and read the sequel of Ruby’s dream novel in an editorial
mood.
I flipped the pages one after the other, while Ruby looked at me tensely.
Well, in the end I decided to follow my parents and work in a government office
— I never thought I’d be here after all this sitting in the editor’s seat.
“R, … really … !”
“Yeah, you have good rhythm with your sentences, and the development was
reasonable. You wouldn’t think an amateur wrote that. But you know…”
“Eh … ”
“It’s not a failure. In fact, it was difficult to find the fault there. But you know, it
doesn’t have a charm, at all. There’s no spark of ‘you’ anywhere in this novel”
The first dream novel Ruby wrote about Yuutarou had an intense energy to it.
But the story was nothing much.
A timid girl meets a boy who looked like a hero, after interacting with him she
opened her heart, and finally loved each other fiercely, that kind of common
thing.
“Peaceful everyday life with the partner she married in the previous book — are
you making fun of sequels? Make it more lively, flirt the reader! This is boring,
too boring! Don’t think you can fake skimping on development with pretty
descriptions”
“Rejected”
Along with her trembling body, her giant breasts also jiggled … I thought I was
going to lose it.
So I don’t lose my libido even when transformed into a woman, huh.
“Oi oi, you’re crying from just that? I’m appalled, mental weakness is fatal when
you’re going to engage in literary work — so what’re you going to do? Quit? I
don’t mind either way, though”
I said that to provoke her. Ruby bit her lip and stopped her tears.
“Alright, so a rival comes and they fight it over the boyfriend. Not bad, getting a
new character in, but this rival girl, she reeks of being a stalking horse. She’s
going to get jealous and cross paths and there will be misunderstandings, but
there’ll be a happy ending anyways, right? I can see it from a mile away —
rejected”
“Oi oi oi, what the hell is this. I did say to make the development more lively,
but making the boyfriend fall ill is way too easy. Haha, such a cheap story —
rejected”
“Okay, so she starts a shop with the boyfriend and competes with a rival shop.
Are you making fun of businesspeople? There’s no detail at all. That stuff is the
soul of business novels you know — rejected”
No matter how many times Ruby rewrote and came back with the sequel, none
of them were interesting.
She still had the beginners luck from the inspiration when she wrote the first
volume.
Once it does, what will support the novelist will be her own abilities.
Her inborn talents and what she acquired through effort — reading experience,
writing experience, and also life experience.
She wouldn’t be able to put in the same kind of passion like she did in the initial
days unless she mobilized everything she had in her —.
“But you see, you still haven’t grown, have you. You have a hobby wasting
paper or something? So weird. Say sorry to the precious resource. Come on, say
it, I’m sorry, I’m telling you say it. One, two, three, go!”
I put my elbows on the pile gathered from the bundles of discarded manuscripts
and once again showered harsh words on Ruby.
“… But, I, I … w, worked hard … and, and Shuka, you … you keep on, saying
h, horrible things … ”
“Worked hard? So what? Don’t get the idea that an author will be judged on how
hard she worked. What your readers want from you is the brilliance of the end
result. They won’t care about anything else”
“U, uu … but … w, what should, I … do, Shuka … you, never say anything …
other than rejected … you, you never did anything for me … ”
“Hold on hold on, what are you saying. I’m the investor, aren’t I? I shelled out
the cash, didn’t I? I don’t have any responsibility to do anything more than that
— but well, that might be too harsh”
I walked up to Ruby.
I grabbed her chin and pulled her face up.
“There are two reasons why you can only write boring stories. The first one is:
you have never looked at the world”
“Hmm. Then that’s why you were locking yourself up each and every day, is it?”
“This world has no locks on it. You can go anywhere if you want. So long as you
have the will to ‘see’, the desire to ‘meet'”
“… Shuka … ?”
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16 – The Grimoire Shop Girl Longs for Love with a
Hero 8
“U, uh, Shuka … where, are, we … going … ?”
The pair of a tall Elven woman and a young girl with wobbling huge breasts
seems to catch attention and the townspeople sent curious gazes.
Ruby seemed bothered by the gazes and she hung her head in self-doubt.
“Nice town, eh? It’s bright and colorful. Why is it that you never go outside even
though you live in such a wonderful town?”
I feel like I was able to touch the girl’s inner feelings for the first time.
“No, well, I don’t think you’re doing a bad thing. Reading books at home is
wonderful, too — But you know, if you really think that’s the most wonderful
thing then you need to live more confidently”
I continued.
“I’m wondering, aren’t you feeling like you’re inferior to other people inside?
Like, you feel like you lost against those people who could smile with their
friends outside”
” … lost, against … ”
Looks like I hit the bullseye, Ruby cast her eyes downwards.
“And in order to get that loser-ness out of you — we’re going to have fun
outside”
I smiled.
“Enjoying things, having fun, and having had fun you go home and read books,
that’s how you spin a story”
“Having, fun … ”
Seeing Ruby, the tailor woman said, “oh, your order’s finished”
Not minding her, the tailor took Ruby behind the partitions.
She then said, “now, take your clothes off” as the peeled off Ruby’s plain robe.
However, her body was petite overall, so she looked like she’d break if you
gripped, say, her shoulders strongly.
Her skin was white from not getting enough sunlight.
Ruby must think it strange. How did she prepare clothes that fit her perfectly
even though she never made any measurements.
I transformed into Ruby using Mirror and came here to order clothes beforehand.
The normal me could never have made such a smug smile but I could do it
somewhat now that I’m transformed.
On the shop stands there, they had goods like belt buckles and accessories.
Just by changing her appearance a little, her attitude was completely different.
It’s not good to have me keep deciding our destinations, so I asked Ruby if she
had anywhere she wanted to go. She confidently answered “I want to go … to
the bookstore”.
As the sun was about to sink into the night, I took Ruby to the theatre.
“… I haven’t been to the theatre, for a long time …. Ever since, when I was
small, my parents, took me here …”
Sitting on an open-air seat, Ruby recalled the memories from days of her youth.
I was the same, this was the first time I came to a theatre since I reincarnated.
During that time, I let go of all of my underhanded tricks and genuinely enjoyed
the show.
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17 – The Grimoire Shop Girl Longs for Love with a
Hero 9
Ever since Ruby started going outside, her novel’s quality went up.
It felt more real and the tempo of the sentence and developments became better.
However —
“Hm–. Something’s wrong though. The last one had more, uh, a burning pathos
thingy but no matter how you look at it, this one’s, you know, that.”
“Saying ‘that’ doesn’t tell me anything, but well, I get what you’re trying to say”
I nodded.
The reason was probably the main character’s traits in the narrative.
The work’s main character was a girl that’s just like Ruby.
Without the support of the main character, the novel’s quality couldn’t become
better.
“Well, it really depends on Motoki’s skills whether the sequel turns out good or
bad, huh. Such a heavy job, huh. If it doesn’t turn out good imma stick it to ya
buster!”
“Say, Ruby, I want you to tell me something. Why does your protagonist never
do something on her own?”
I transformed into the Elf Shuka and visited Ruby in her room.
“……”
Hearing my question Ruby fell silent and cast her eyes down.
“This is just my prediction, but I wonder if it’s because that you as the author is
scared to do anything, and that trait of yours reflects in your protagonist”
“…”
“Say, do you have some trauma about going and doing something on your own?
If it’s alright with you can you share with me? I want to help you”
“… I …”
Ruby had always loved reading books since she was small.
She finds the fantasy world inside books to be more enjoyable than going
outside.
Whenever she found something fun outside, she would chase it, playing until it
got dark out.
However —
That day, Ruby was out with her parents having lunch.
Happy with a full stomach after eating a delicious meal, Ruby walked back —
when suddenly a group of Orcs invaded.
The Human town Coura was under attack by the Orc army.
The Orcs set up ladders on the walls here and there and entered the town,
slaughtering and pillaging.
Immediately, Ruby and her parents hid in an alleyway with bated breaths.
Right then, Ruby noticed something on the main street from the alley.
Being the daughter of a grimoire shop owner, she knew some magic.
I had to help my friend with it, she thought.
However, it’s not a situation that a child can help by jumping out.
The parent and child was killed, and Ruby’s parents were also killed covering for
their daughter.
They were about to kill Ruby, too, but by a hair’s breadth, the town’s self
defense force came to help.
Then ever since, Ruby stopped taking any initiative on her own.
She never went outside, she didn’t talk, she only worked as her grandfather tells
her to.
“But … when I was as good as a corpse, Yuutarou came … and helped me”
When Ruby was unable to do anything, the reincarnator called Yuutarou came
and helped unconditionally.
He killed the Orcs that killed her parents and Ruby was able to talk again.
This was what Ruby thought, being helped without doing anything herself.
“I see …”
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18 – The Grimoire Shop Girl Longs for Love with a
Hero 10
“Noow then, I’ll be going for a lit-tle while. If anything happened to me please
burn my desk at my parents’ house, but don’t look in the drawers. If you do I’ll
curse you from the next world”
“… all right, all right, just hurry up and go. You’re not going anywhere that
dangerous anyway”
“You’re somehow being rough with me lately Motoki. Is it ‘that’? The one
where you stop feeding the fish that you’ve baited. Please feed the fish, please be
gentle to the Orc that you did it with once …!”
“Okay, okay, I’ll give you anything you ask when you get back so hurry up and
go!”
With a grin on her face, Liu used the Thief skill “Scale Wall” and ran up the
town wall.
I had Liu deliver a letter somewhere it would take her five days on foot to get
there.
Since the town gates were closed at night, I had Liu use her prided Thief skills to
jump out of the walls. It’s a rather urgent job after all.
The next day, I transformed into the Elf Shuka and visited the grimoire store.
“I’m coming in”
“Ah, … Shuka … ”
Ruby raised her head from the novel she was writing.
“I, I’ll be done soon …. I think I’m going to make it, good this time … !”
“No, I’m not here to ask for the manuscript today. It’s about your grandfather’s
illness”
“G, grampa’s … ”
Well it wasn’t because of an illness actually, but because of the [Kiri Curse] I
cast on him, but anyway —
“You know, I heard this from a peddler earlier, there’s a town east of here called
Sephor, and there’s a famous healer there. I’m sure they would know what to
give to gramps to make him better”
I continued.
“What are you going to do Ruby? Are you going to go to Sephor and buy
medicine for gramps? Of course, I’ll come along if you do”
Since she was attacked by Orcs, she had locked herself at home.
Even though she might have been able to go shopping nearby, but she had
probably never taken a step outside town.
No matter how many years passed, she would stay within these walls.
Of course, her breasts went jiggle jiggle like a pair of slimes, and even in a time
like this I thought I was going to get aroused.
… These boobs are dangerous weapons, they are.
“So you’re scared, are you? Well, it’s true that there’s no real proof that gramps
would be healed if you went and got the medicine after all”
As I said so Ruby looked relieved — but then she raised her face.
We bought tough clothes and boots, also food and water for the journey.
Then we bought self-defense weapons, medicine, and leaves for insect repellent.
We also hired someone to look after Ruby’s grandfather while we were away.
“Grampa … Ruby will be going away for a while, but, please don’t worry …
Ruby is going to find medicine to heal grampa …”
Then the next day, Ruby and I woke up early and met at the Coura town gates.
Ruby had a tense face carrying a backpack.
“Let’s go then”
“Y … yes!”
But once we were about to take a step outside the gates, Ruby’s feet stopped.
She was overwhelmed by the breadth of the world outside the walls.
“The gods won’t smile unless you tear down those walls”
— Now it begins.
I will make Ruby stand on her own along the journey, making a “Ruby” released
from Yuutarou’s Narrative.
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19 – The Grimoire Shop Girl Longs for Love with a
Hero 11
“Ruby, are you doing all right? Should we take a break?”
The second day after we left Coura, Ruby and I earnestly walked and walked.
We walked towards Sephor in order to find medicine to heal Ruby’s grandfather
with.
The road was well maintained but to keep on walking and walking was still a
harsh thing.
The form of the Elf woman I borrowed was robust so I was fine, but Ruby who
didn’t normally exercise herself looked like she was having it hard.
“Oh, there’s a good spot with trees. Ruby, let’s take a break in the bower”
“Y, yess …”
“Please …”
I took off Ruby’s shoes and coated her blood-clotted heels with medicine.
“Now, let’s plaster it on your groin too. C’mon, nobody’s here, take off your
pants”
Faking calmness, I laid my hands between Ruby’s thighs and smeared it with
ointment.
Rain fell on us somewhere along the way but we didn’t get any night burglars
and generally the journey proceeded peacefully.
“Say Ruby, I have a suggestion. What do you think, there’s a little shortcut
around here, want to take it?”
“Short … cut ?”
“Yep”
“If we go through this forest, we can shorten our round trip time by three days
even taking the difficulty of the terrain into account. We can get the medicine to
gramps sooner”
Grass tangled at our feet and roots grew out here and there.
I was worried whether Ruby would trip and fall, but after walking for five days
she had gotten used to walking.
Her gait was steady.
Just around dusk, we reached the spring halfway through the forest.
The reflection of the moon flickered on the water’s surface, fascinating like a
prostitute beckoning us.
“Ah, alright”
Ruby had gotten strong and was no longer embarrassed in female company.
Well, I’m a dude though.
When Ruby took her tunic off over her head her huge breasts flashily jiggled like
pudding … hold back, me, hold back.
The Elf woman Shuka I transformed into had a good figure, but I can’t help
comparing us ….
“E—i!”
“Oof… !?”
“Kya…!”
I caught her from behind with my arms around her chest area …. Really, these
boobs are amazing.
Once we’ve gotten tired of playing, the two of us gazed at the perfect sky.
“Shuka”
“Hm?”
“I … I’m glad I met with you. If you never came along, I … I won’t know what
to do when grampa fell ill. I wouldn’t be able to do anything …”
“Hm? No, I didn’t do anything much. You worked hard because you had the
strength to work hard in you. — And even if I didn’t help you , that Yuutarou kid
would’ve gone and did it, wouldn’t he?”
“Is that so? What about now? Have you come to love yourself?”
“When you’ve come to love yourself, I’m sure you’d be able to write the best
novels”
The weariness finally caught her. She slept without even making a sound, as if
she was dead.
Liu was there, after I sent her on an errand a few days ago.
“Sheesh, what took you so long! You got the gall to make other people wait
while you had fun fondling a huge breasted girl’s chest, haven’t you. What, you
think you’re a nobleman now? A king? Huh?”
Being with Ruby wasn’t bad but sure enough, I can feel at peace being able to
hear her like this.
Unlike Liu who looked like an Elf, this one was a stereotypical, ugly Orc.
“You must be … Milord Motoki, yes? Queen Luna’s guest? It’s an honor to meet
you for the first time, my name is Dyra, private Dyra”
He was one of the members who participated in the attack on Coura three years
ago.
“Now then Milady Ka’Liu, Milord Motoki, what would you have me do … no, I
mean, I will do anything you ask of me”
“Liu, you go and head back to Coura. — Now Dyra, you’re going to attack me.
Grab me by the collars and lift me up. Pretend like you were going to kill me”
“O, okay …”
Though bewildered, Dyra did as he was told and picked me up.
“GUUAAAAAAAHHH…!!”
I screamed.
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20 – The Grimoire Shop Girl Longs for Love with a
Hero 12
Sleeping by the water’s edge, Ruby had a dream.
Inside the dream, she was a doll that could not speak.
Her owner was the hero Yuutarou.
She was not unique, but he always, always protects her along with many other
dolls.
Being his possession did not mean that there were no problems.
But she couldn’t move on her own, not after she’d gone this far.
Really?
Are you really okay with that?
Of course I’m okay, it’s the best thing.
‘— write!’
“Ah…”
For an instant she was confused, where am I now? Right, I’m on a journey, she
recalled.
She was with the Elven woman Shuka, heading towards Sephor.
“Shuka?”
Shuka wasn’t sleeping next to her where she should have been.
Ruby was all alone by the water’s edge.
Feeling helpless, Ruby looked around her — and right that moment.
“GUAAAAAAAHHH!!”
“Shuka …!?”
“Eh …”
“GHAAH …!!”
Shuka let out a groan.
“A … ah”
She tried to save her friend from Orcs and jumped out of the alleyway.
So now.
She shouldn’t do anything either.
“…. ah”
In her head, she recalled the memory of the past few days.
“………tsk!”
If she didn’t move now, she wouldn’t be able to see that happiness ever again.
[Crimson Hellfire]
“GAAAAAAA ….—!!”
“Thank you, Ruby. You saved me there. If you didn’t I’d be an Orc’s plaything
right about now. You’re so cool, you’re the best!”
“No, I only helped you out a little bit. That will, that strength, you grasped it all
on your own”
“———”
Ruby thought
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21 – The Grimoire Shop Girl Longs for Love with a
Hero 13
Having been unconditionally saved by Yuutarou, Ruby thought she was all fine
and well.
Which was why in order to release her from Yuutarou, Ruby needs to stand on
her own two feet.
And then walk on her own story.
Not Yuutarou’s, hers.
In order to release Ruby from her shackles, in order to make her story more
dramatic — she needs to be rid of her trauma.
Shuka attacked by an Orc — If it were the old Ruby, once she saw that scene she
would’ve frozen in fear.
She perfectly executed the magic and defeated the fated Orc.
I had expected, to an extent, that Ruby had some kind of great magic in her.
Being involved in Yuutarou’s Narrative, there’s no way she’s an ordinary girl.
Though I didn’t expect it to be that powerful….
Meeting his end, the Orc Ruby burned sent me a look, saying, “this was not what
you said…!”
Sheesh, he doesn’t know when to give up.
He’s killed so many people before, and yet when it’s his time to be killed, he
complains.
“Ruby, you’ve really become something great. Yeah, I’m proud of you”
“———!?”
I covered Ruby’s lips with mine.
“Y … yes”
Since she said I can do whatever I like, I’ll really do whatever I like.
The Elf woman Shukalaaya I’m transformed into possessed magic not inferior to
her little sister Elieya.
Even magic you’d use for lewd things.
“… Ah—!”
“Next is …”
Next, I took out a black piece of cloth from the luggage and covered Ruby’s eyes
with it.
Since her legs was in the M shape, her privates were exposed to the night air.
If her grandfather saw her like this, he’d faint.
For although she was properly wearing clothes on top, she was wearing nothing
on the bottom — very indecent, this is really something ….
Her navel was exposed, then her huge breasts showed their enormous shapes.
Incidentally, along the way I cheered up the dejected Ruby by doing her again
and again.
“Grampa!?”
Ruby was happy, she reported what had happened to her grandfather.
Her grandfather looked proudly at the changed countenance of his
granddaughter.
Since it would be rude to butt into the family reunion, I decided to leave the
grimoire store.
I should meet up with Liu who came back to Coura earlier, exchange reports,
make love with her after so long, and —
Then,
“Wait, Shuka!”
“Well well, what is it Ruby? Are you okay with leaving your recovering
grandfather?”
As I asked, Ruby put both her arms around my neck as if to hug me.
” ……… ”
“I’m not going to blame you, so please don’t hide it. There’s no way I wouldn’t
notice… Even though you paralyzed me, … y, you did all those lewd things to
me …”
I admitted.
“This is just a possibility … but were you the one who deliberately published my
book? Geez … how long have I been dancing in your palm …”
Ruby giggled.
“Let me say this first. I’m not angry. It’s the truth that you got me to change,
after all. Also … a boy making up all those schemes, desperately trying to get
into my pants. It’s kinda funny now that I look back at it”
“If you still felt guilty, please show me the real you”
“…”
“Ah, just like I imagined …. A contrarian boy that you just can’t hate … so cute”
Ruby brought my head tightly into the embrace of her huge breasts, saying
“cute, cute” over and over again, exchanging kisses with me.
“Say, Motoki-kun … since you did all those lewd things to me, you’ll take
responsibility, right?”
“A, ah …”
Then,
“R, Ruby …”
We suddenly heard a voice, Ruby and I turned our heads to the source.
Yuutarou congratulated Ruby in a trembling voice and went back the way he
came pale as a ghost.
“——”
Having stolen Ruby from him, I had broken a part of his Narrative. Yuutarou had
lost a part of the goddess’s blessings.
— It worked.
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22 – The Priestess Miria Only Listens to the Word of
God 1
“Alright, now after he’s done sinking his poison fangs into Ruby and devoured
her enormous breasts, I think it’s time for an oppai interview! How was Ruby’s
boobs, Motoki? Ah, excuse me, I mean, mister alien from planet Boob”
Haah …, I sighed.
I was back at the inn after capturing Ruby, and Liu insisted on picking a fight
with me out of sheer boredom.
She told me she wasn’t going to be jealous before, but sure enough, she was
perturbed by the fact that the man she gave her first to was doing it with another
woman.
If you see her like that, she’s kinda cute. She won’t shut up though.
“So, did anything change after you’ve captured Ruby, Boob King?”
“And I’m finally a King … — but if you ask whether there’s a change after I
captured Ruby, then the answer is a definite yes”
Having Ruby stolen and part of his harem wrecked, Yuutarou was certainly
weakened.
And it was a total weakening, too.
Earning the goddess’ disappointment and having part of his power taken away.
Also —
“With Yuutarou, he has a magic type cheat to begin with, right. Then losing the
supplier of grimoires is going to damage him substantially”
I smiled.
“I’m going to go steal the other girls like this. The next one probably won’t take
as much work as Ruby”
And there was where the priestess of the organization of the faithfuls of the
Goddess Quira, Miria, listens to the people’s troubles, cleanse the dead, and
busily worked.
She was protecting the place her parents left behind with all she had — isn’t that
a sob story?
Using the Mirror skill, I transformed into a boy and visited the church.
The reliefs, the altar, and the limestone statue modeled after the Goddess.
It felt just as if a goddess would just descend upon the place.
I had no memory of it, but the goddess who reincarnated me would be more,
like, looking good wearing an evil smile —
Then,
“— oh my oh my, what have we here, a little lost one. Good evening, what do
you need?”
I turned around and I saw a woman in white habit carrying a paper bag.
Her long hair was golden and slightly wavy, and she was wearing a loving smile
— so this was probably Miria.
“Even if you’re not a disciple of Quira now, that is only the case ‘now’. You
might become a devotee of Quira in the future … no, I’m sure of it. Therefore
there’s no reason for me to turn you away — Welcome, my future lamb”
“I wil tho–roughly explain to you how great Lady Quira is, okay. I’ll guide you,
your family, and e–veryone, so there’s no need to worry”
“Come, let’s listen to Lady Quira’s greatness,” said Miria as she guided me
inside.
… she’s unmistakably the type of girl that never listens to people.
Dreaming of the day I can trace my tongue along the skin under the habit, I fired
myself up.
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23 – The Priestess Miria Only Listens to the Word of
God 2
“— And that is how this world is being supported by Goddess Quira’s divine
protection. How is it? Do you understand the greatness that is Lady Quira now?”
In a small room in the chapel, the priestess Miria sermoned me for several hours
non-stop.
“My, I’m glad the word reached you. Wise and prudent little lamb, I am sure you
are in Lady Quira’s favor”
“………”
The chest wrapped in a white habit was rather largish, though not as big as
Ruby’s.
The shape was good, too.
The religious education that was close to brainwashing wore out my ears and
body.
I have to hurry back and meet with Liu — I thought as I stood up from my seat,
but then Miria gripped my shoulders strongly.
“Going home? My my what are you saying? We’re just about to start the second
sermon you know. I want you to hear how … how Lady Quira created and
guides humans in this world that her august self had created”
“No .. but, I have to go home already … how many sermons are there anyway?”
“My my, having the sermons end is just unthinkable. Lady Quira’s power
continues on everlasting after all, so the teachings also go on without end. That’s
common knowledge, is it not?”
“No, you’ll be alright. No matter how late you go home I’m sure your parents
will understand. Because there’s nothing more important in this world than Lady
Quira’s teachings. Curfews are a trifle matter”
I think I understand why this church was empty even though the Quira Church
was a rather large organization.
It’s because people don’t want to get involved with this wacko priestess.
It became a battle where I try to run and Miria kept me from running —
Then,
“This voice!”
Miria’s face was painted in joy, she raced towards the chapel in a fluster.
I followed behind her.
“Yuutarou …?”
I peeked from behind the slightly open door and saw the reincarnator Yuutarou
in the chapel.
“Sir Yuutarou … most exalted reincarnator sent by the Goddess Quira to this
world … what brings you here today?”
“Yeah … I just came back from an expedition. I wanted to give Lady Quira my
after-action report!”
The fact that his face looked a little sullen was probably because I just stole one
of his women the other day.
“My my, that much is no problem. So what did you accomplish this time?”
And the other one was — no, let’s leave that for later.
“My my? Don’t you think Lady Quira looks a little ang … no, disappointed?”
Miria turned to face the Quira statue and tilted her head in wonder.
There seemed to be something only she could sense.
I couldn’t grasp it clearly, but it should be vaguely showing on Quira’s face, I’m
sure.
Because one of the harem members had been stolen from Yuutarou who she sent.
I made a small guts pose and stealthily left by the church’s back door.
After escaping the church, I went back to the inn. I picked up Liu and went to a
certain place.
It had gone late into the night because of Miria’s long long sermon, but in fact,
being so late at night was actually better.
Liu and I walked for half an hour and reached a graveyard without any people
around.
“Well, I’ve known that you’re a perverted freaky bastard for a long time Motoki,
but to even bring me to a cemetery. I think I misread the extent of your
perverseness there. All right all right what kind of play would you like? Do you
want to push me down on a coffin for a bed? It looks like it’s going to be cold on
my butt but I can cope with it. Bring it on!”
“No, well, that’s not what I’m going to do today … what’s gotten into you, Liu,
aren’t you being assertive today”
“Impending crisis?”
” … you know the thing is, Motoki, I made light of you, I thought you won’t be
able to go all the way with another woman since you’re a chicken, wahahaha.
Something like that. Then you went ahead and gave Ruby a tumble or three.
Now you’re starting to lay your hands on the next girl and so I thought, crap,
isn’t this going to be the one where the first girl, that’s me, gets fucked and
chucked away? So you see, I thought, maaaybe I should give you a bit of a
freebie”
“Ha ha”
“Ah, you’re dodging it with an ambiguous laugh …! You’re dodging it, you!”
“No, well, how should I say, I like that part of you, so I won’t throw you away
— probably”
“PROBABLY!? Okay he said probably. That’s got to be the number one word
you can’t believe in!”
“No, well, I’m not going to throw you away, okay. Anyway help me out here —
watch around for people”
I then used my Mirror power and turned into the Elf Elieya.
I used her magic [Earth Topple] to manipulate the earth underneath the
gravestone and put it aside.
What appeared was a corpse with only bones and hair left.
“I wanted to try this, can I transform into someone whose flesh had rotted
away?”
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24 – The Priestess Miria Only Listens to the Word of
God 3
“Mmmm…”
“Why are you holding your head Motoki? Is your head hurting? Ah, is your head
broken?”
«TN: wordplay is hard. She first said ‘atama ga itai?’ (do you have a
headache?), then changed it to ‘atama ga warui?’ (are you an idiot?). Then when
he said nothing was ‘warui‘, she continued with ‘sonzai ga itai?‘ (are you a total
cringefest?)»
She klonked her own head and stuck her tongue out. tehepero
…… shut up.
I tried using my Mirror to transform into the person whose corpse I unearthed,
but it didn’t go well.
“Well, you’d normally think that it’s impossible … but it worked before”
I muttered.
Previously, when Liu and I were traipsing on the dangerous zones, I found the
corpse of a dead warrior laying down on by the roadside.
There was an arrow stuck into the corpse’s head, he had died.
The idea struck my mind that time, I used Mirror on the dead warrior’s corpse.
I then was able to transform into the warrior the way he was when he was alive.
“Which means …”
My Mirror skill was equipped with the function of transforming into the living
form of a person whose corpse I had seen.
I have to.
I need to borrow the appearance of someone whose corpse had rotted away in
order to capture Priestess Miria.
“Hold on Motoki, what have you been mumbling on and on about. If you have
any trouble then please discuss! This brilliant and talented Liu-chan has all the
answers for you!”
“You’re right, I have to consult this. — I’ll be heading to the grimoire store for a
bit, then. I’m going to consult with Ruby”
“Ha ha! What’s the big idea here bub, ya got yer legal wife right here but off ya
go and went to yer second imma kill ya dea — muguu!?”
“Mmmh— … hmmgg!?”
Then once her resistance had weakened, I threw Liu on top of the bed.
It felt like I was going to be rough with her at this point — but I ran away from
the inn.
I heard a voice yelling “imma kill ya half-dead—!?” from behind, but I ignored
it.
“Welco — ah, Motoki! What’s wrong? Did you come to do lewd stuff …? We
can’t, it’s still broad daylight … it’s embarrassing”
As I opened the grimoire store door, Ruby who was minding the store greeted
me.
“… you’re making it sound like I’m only wanting you for your body”
“Aren’t you?”
“I can’t really refute, … but I have a little something I want to ask you today”
I sat facing Ruby behind the register on the chair she set out for me.
As I expected, Ruby the bookworm knew a lot, she explained it in a way I could
understand.
The adventurers in this world would first choose a goddess to serve among the
many goddesses.
Then they would receive the goddess’s favor and go on adventures.
Then when they returned from adventuring, they would, through the medium of
priests, report the results of their adventure to the goddess.
Afterwards, the goddess would increase her favor in proportion to those results
— that’s how it works.
“But …”
“Say Ruby … from the goddesses that you know, who’s the one with the worst
personality?”
“Yes. Like, pranks other goddesses, butts into their plans, stole something from
mankind at the beginning of things … no-good things like that”
“Probably, Lady Euva, I think. The younger sister of Lady Quira, she makes fun
of her older sister and brings her into a tizzy. She stole the fire of wisdom her
older sister granted to humans. The type to decide a soccer game with a drive
shot right at the beginning”
“Goddess Euva …”
That bad character … there’s no mistaking it, she must be the goddess who
reincarnated me.
The one who interferes with other gods and disturbs stories.
The destroyer of tales — the [Trickster] god.
“Say, does this goddess Euva’s believers have a church somewhere in town?”
“Once I drew you the map, you’ll go there, right …? Even though we’re finally
meeting each other”
“———”
I held back from doing it with Liu, but sure enough, I couldn’t hold it down
being shown this much cuteness.
Ruby’s grandfather was asleep on the second floor, and customers might come in
at any time. In that situation we killed our voices and did it.
Whenever I felt Ruby would leak out I would cover her mouth, it felt somewhat
criminal and awesome.
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25 – The Priestess Miria Only Listens to the Word of
God 4
“Is this it?”
I went to the church dedicated to Euva based on Ruby’s map. It was located right
in the middle of a tavern street.
The actual church also looked like a bar in the outskirts of town.
For now, I should open the door and try going in.
“Church? Of course it’s a church. What else d’you think it look like?”
“Anyway, as you can see, I’m your humble priestess round these parts”
“No, well, you totally look like a bartender, and priests don’t call themselves
humble, or do they?”
“Well anyways, sit down customer. Came right when I got nuthin to do, you did,
I’ll have a round with you”
There’ll be no end to it if I retorted each and every time so I meekly sat down on
the seat.
With a full mug in one hand, I sat face to face with the woman behind the
counter.
“The name’s Rania. Been a priestess in this town for a long time now. Well,
nowadays some cheap pub’s been taking our believers away, and I don’t get
much chance to pray, too”
“The believers don’t come anymore, friends gone off and gotten married, and
I’m left all alone out here. Sheesh, I’m lonely here, y’know”
“… well, yeah, it does get lonely when your friends are all married”
I don’t get where she’s going with this but I decided to chat with her.
“Oh, you understand? Seriously, right? … then when I went to the wedding they
noticed and threw the bouquet at me. Get this, the bouquet flew. Right. At. Me.
Told ’em to stop but what’s with that control. I was gonna be miserable but
ended up catching it anyway”
No, but, I came to church to level up, so why am I chatting with a woman over a
drink.
“See, it’s not like I’m unpopular you know. But you see, whenever I told the guy
that I’m doing a priest job they turn tail and run. Scared they’re going to
desecrate the priesthood. I told them, it’s fine already, c’mon, grow some balls
and cross the holy threshold. I’m hitting thirty and still all alone just cuz you
chickens don’t have the guts to rush in”
“… o, oh”
“It’s like that, y’know, life goes on and lotta things happen — have a drink and
spit out what’s stuffing your chest. I’ll lend you an ear”
I see I see, so that’s why she told me her life story all of a sudden.
If she told me her story first then it would make the mood easier for me to tell
her mine.
That kind of concern just barely made her seem like a priestess. Barely.
“Sorry to say this when you’re being so considerate … the reason I came here
today’s not to make a confession but to level up”
“Hm? What, that so? Then why dintcha mention it earlier? Your face looked
tired so I thought, whoa, a depressed boy, gotta be considerate”
I was to write down what my exploits have been until now to report it to the
goddess Euva.
Well, there’s no use trying to smooth things over so I wrote them down as-is.
[Stole the reincarnator Yuutarou’s harem member Ruby and had wanton sex.
Meanwhile also had sex with fellow traveler Liu. Incidentally, no intent to go
steady with either. Planning to treat them as sex friends]
Rania saw the paper I wrote my exploits on and her face cramped.
“… y’know, even though Lady Euva’s that kind of goddess there’s no way she’s
gonna get these sorts of exploits appro… — WHOAH SHE TOTALLY
APPROVED!?”
The moment Rania lit the paper up, golden particles danced around it.
I vaguely sensed the image of the goddess raising her thumb at me saying “Good
job, you, really good job”
“…. oooh”
“Reincarnator? Reincarnators are those, right? You don’t have any family or
annoying relatives this side? Aren’t you guys the best with no fetters at all!”
Rania vigorously grabbed my shoulders.
“You, won’t you stop playing with fire and settle down with me? Let’s at least
make a fait accompli with me tonight?”
Since I’m not the type to turn down a woman’s advances I’d probably do Rania
at some point, but today I had to hold back.
That night, I once again went with Liu to the cemetery and dug up a rotten
corpse.
Then —
“Right … !”
“With this …”
I gulped, imagining Miria with disheveled golden hair raising her voice.
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26 – The Priestess Miria Only Listens to the Word of
God 5
“She’s zealosly praying all morning, huh…”
Early morning, I transformed into a little boy and went to church to see Miria.
When I opened the door and peeked into the nave, Miria was kneeling in front of
goddess Quira’s statue, offering her morning prayers.
Doesn’t her knees hurt doing the same things every morning?
After more than 30 minutes passed, her prayers finally finished and Miria rose to
her feet.
“My my, aren’t you the little lamb from the other day?”
“Oh child with wise and prudent eyes, you must have come here wanting to
understand more deeply about goddess Quira’s teachings, right? You must! This
is such an auspicious day. Ah … Lady Quira, I thank you for this precious
meeting”
Even though I’m in the body of a child, she’s still quite the strong one.
Miria’s slightly wavy blonde hair shined in a golden light under the morning sun.
Miria let me down onto the ground and this time hugged me close.
She must be the type to look slender in clothing, absolutely awesome when it’s
off.
“The townspeople of Coura here don’t come to church. Whenever I went and
preached they would say ‘Ah, nevermind all that …,’ and run away for some
reason …. So I am really happy that you came here a second time.
“By the way little lamb, I’ll be cleaning up the church now, so please wait in the
room until I’m done —”
I volunteered, and Miria said, “My my what a gentle little lamb” with a broad
smile.
Then together with Miria, I polished the church’s ornaments, swept the floors,
and plucked the grass on the gardens.
It was harsh work for a child’s body and I was totally exhausted, but I kept on
going in order to deepen my bonds with Miria.
In order for this plan to succeed, I need to strengthen the bond between Miria
and myself in the form of a child.
“Oneesan, have you always worshipped goddess Quira since you were small?”
Miria and I were eating our lunch bread in the church courtyard when I asked
her.
“When I was small? No no no. It was from long before that. I have always been
Lady Quira’s servant even before I was born. Faith never begins and never ends,
it is eternal. It is obvious — I was sent to this world in order to spread Lady
Quira’s teachings”
“Is that so …”
“Yes, yes, it is so — by the way little lamb, if it’s alright with you, I wonder if
you can bring your papa and mama to church too? I’m sure your parens will
understand Lady Quira’s teachings, as well”
That’s my setting.
“Well … Is that so? I’m sorry, I didn’t know. Will you forgive my rashness?”
All the townspeople were unanimous that “Miria is totally bonkers, she never
listens to what people say,” calling her a crazy girl, but that’s not the case.
Sure, she has times when she doesn’t listen to people, but that much was part of
her charm, right —
“Say, little lamb, I want to pray for your parents,” said Miria abruptly, “you and
me, let’s pray for your parents until nightfall”
“N, nightfall …?”
She knelt in front of the statue, in the same pose the whole time.
No sounds, either.
What will happen to your body if you keep it in the same pose for over seven
hours straight?
… you’ll get horrible pins and needles all over your body, some of your muscles
can’t move, and your kneecaps will inflame and throb painfully.
Most of all, staying in the same pose without any change for a long period of
time is harsh mentally.
You feel dizzy and nauseous and will tear up for no reason at all.
“……………”
After we were done with the prayer, my body felt heavy as lead even though I
wasn’t exercising at all.
I stole a glance at Miria and as she finished her prayers she let out a satisfied
“phew…”
And it never occured to her that she was doing something bad to the child that
was me.
… I see, so this was the reason why the townspeople were calling Miria a
nutcase.
She was under the impression that everyone in the world had the same level of
faith as herself.
“As I thought, the loneliness must have something to do with it,” I muttered.
Miria was once an orphan. She was picked up by the priest of this church and
raised as his daughter.
The priest that was Miria’s father was a rather strict believer of Quira.
For that reason people started to draw away from Miria’s father.
However, when the father died, the daughter Miria became truly alone.
The lonely Miria continued to preserve her father’s teachings all on her own.
Through the days of solitude, Miria became more and more absorbed in the
Quira faith.
“Oneesan, thank you for praying for my parents … I’ll be going home today
then —”
“My my, you are being too considerate …! Sir Yuutarou’s heart is Lady Quira’s
itself”
Miria gripped Yuutarou’s hands with her own and sent him a warm gaze.
To Miria, Yuutarou who was sent by Quira was her one and only kindred soul in
the world.
A lonely girl meeting a boy who she could honor from the bottom of her heart —
there was no way she wouldn’t fall in love then.
— However.
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27 – The Priestess Miria Only Listens to the Word of
God 6
“— Now, it’s open. A big round of applause for Liu-chan’s brilliant skill please”
“If it’s brilliant you’ll be found out won’t you … and you’re being too loud”
“It’s fine, it’s fine. There’s no one around. I’m not that clumsy”
Late at night, Liu and I snuck out of the inn and visited Miria’s church.
The chapel’s door was locked tight, but that was no problem for Liu with her
first-rate Thief skills.
“… I’ve been curious about it since way back, but why are you so good with
Thief skills? You’re an Orc noble aren’t you?”
“No, well, this is when I was a little girl, you see. My old man got angry at me
for skippng my studies and hid my toys in a locked shelf. I was determined to
get them all back so I practiced breaking locks and got totally addicted to the fun
of thwarting people. Yep, that’s how it went. So the reason why I strayed from
the path was definitely Papan’s fault”
“Your dad was trying to get you walking on the right path … no, it’s too late to
say that now”
“So, Motoki. My wallet, I mean, my father aside, why are we sneaking into a
church?”
Then I gripped the altar with my thick arms and lifted it out of the way.
“There it is”
There was a rectangular box set into a cavity underneath the altar.
In his lifetime, he was the first flight magic user. He not only spread the faith of
the goddess Quira to the Humans here but also the Orcs.
A great man’s remains would become an object of faith for a short while.
Some churches would enshrine the bodies of the saints of the locality.
The desire to live near the remains of a great person illuminated by the heavens
is the same whether on Earth or in the otherworld.
Priestess Miria that night was half awake, it was a strange sensation.
She felt like her body was covered in warm water, and was being carried
somewhere —
“——!”
She could see the roof of the church she lived in underneath her.
It seems she was floating somehow. She was barely able to comprehend that fact.
Right then—
She had seen his visage in the histories time and time again.
He who should have been peacefully sleeping in Miria’s church was now talking
to her.
— Saintly Visitation
[You and your father posessed of true faith. Your father now serves by goddess
Quira’s side. As will you, when your time comes]
“—— ah”
Her beloved father had never been accepted by anyone in his lifetime.
He was ridiculed, hardheaded, eccentric, and spent his last days all alone.
Such joy …!
[The goddess is satisfied with your exceptional faith — but at the same time, she
harbors dissatisfaction towards you]
She believed she had offered everything she was to the goddess, but it was not
enough.
[You have attained perfection as a disciple of goddess Quira. But you are not a
mere disciple. You are a priestess, a missionary. Your dutiy s to spread the
goddess’s love to all her children the world over. That you have neglected]
“Ah …”
[Miria, why do you suddenly give long sermons to visitors to your church and
force them into long prayers? Those strict trials aren’t ones that a newcomer to
the church could endure. That is why your believers never increased]
“I, it is as you said … but such are the teachings of Quira are they not? That
enduring through hardship awakens the truly faithful heart. Such is the true way
of our faith. — I was … protecting the ways …”
“———”
In the morning, I visited the church in the form of the boy. Miria was laying
down on the church floor in her habit.
“… my my, you’ve come again today, little lamb … I’m really happy … but I’m
sorry, it’s over for me … everything, it’s all over … “
There was no strength in her body, and her limbs flopped down lifelessly.
I asked.
Miria was very troubled by how the saint descended on her last night and
rebuked her way of proselytizing.
— by the way, that saint was really me.
Using the strengthened Mirror I transformed into the saint, I floated Miria and
myself using the saint’s inherent magic, and self-importantly scolded her.
Of course, transforming into a saint exhausted me greatly, and I was on the verge
of fainting — but the results showed.
“The goddess scolded you because she loved you, right! Sensei is like that too,
she never scolds students she doesn’t care about! Miria, you’re amazing!”
“Say, let’s try hard one more time. If you got scolded because of how you teach,
then why not change it a little bit? I’ll work hard too!”
“I … will try … ! Little lamb, please stay by my side a little while … please,
support this weak me …?”
“Yes!”
I buried my face in Miria’s chest, enjoying those supple breasts of hers and
giggled.
However, she of course couldn’t ignore the words of her saint, and cannot help
but change.
— It begins here.
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28 – The Priestess Miria Only Listens to the Word of
God 7
“In order to fill this deserted church with believers … hm, let’s first review the
way you’ve been spreading the teachings up until now. The reason this place is
deserted is in the end because you’ve been doing it wrong, Miria onee-san”
I was having a strategy meeting with Miria in the guise of the boy.
How to increase Quira’s believers, and how should we fill this church with
people.
“My my, you’re so harsh aren’t you little lamb … so, what should I do?”
“Then, I’ll pretend I’m a visitor wandering into the church, and you try and
solicit me the usual way”
“Yes, alright!”
With the mental image of a visitor coming to the church for the first time, I
fidgeted as I looked around me.
“My my, good day to you our lost sheep. What brings you here today? No, you
don’t need to answer. I completely understand. You are troubled and wish to
seek relief from goddess Quira, yes, you must be! Come now, follow me over
here. I will make sure you get the precious teachings of goddess Quira”
Miria rattled on and on without taking a break and dragged me to the lecture
hall.
“Stop …! Onee-san STOP! This is totally no good!!”
“Huh … Where did I fail? I thought I was doing my best to hand down the
teachings …”
“Well, spreading the teachings is one of the goals but that right now is …”
“… Onee-san, for now let’s not just talk in one breath. It’s scary”
“My my … but there are a lot of things I want to say. I want to have more of
Lady Quira’s teachings reach the ears of the lost sheep …”
“It’s meaningless if they won’t listen, right? — Onee-san, listen more to what
people say. Let’s try not talking on your own but only answer when you’re being
talked to? Speaking on your own is forbidden!”
“All right … I should do that. It’s true that Sir Silva scolded me on that point last
night. But … how can I get people to talk to me … people have been keeping me
at a distance ever since I was small”
“Maybe it’s your gravity that’s bad. Let’s make you feel more approachable. Can
you try making a stupid grin onee-san? Like this! smile”
“No, not like that! Make it more carefree, like this! smile”
On top of being diligent, Miria had the mental fortitude to not get discouraged.
Her usual loving smile wasn’t actually bad, but, how can I put this, it had a
sacred feel to it, making her hard to approach.
The one she had now had a warmth that you’d want to talk with.
“Say little lamb, I wonder if people will really talk to me if I put on a smile? Will
I have it easier to spread Lady Quira’s teachings?”
“H—m …”
It was a one piece affair, covering Miria’s entire skin without a gap.
Ignoring the bewildered Miria, I ran the scissors over Miria’s habit’s skirt part.
I made a cut that went from the fringe to the joints of her thighs, cutting a deep
slit into her habit.
“W, what did you do to the holy habit …! Little lamb, you are a really bad child
… Repent over there! I’m going to give you a sermon!”
Miria bashfully held her skirt down even as she was scolding me.
I proudly smiled.
“Now with this slit, onee-san will be shy and fidgety. You’ll be cute and easy to
talk to. Also, you would feel to embarrassed looking like this to talk on your
own, right, onee-san? We killed two birds with one stone”
“Didn’t the holy saint who visited last night said to be flexible and change things
here and there? Then don’t you suppose it’s fine to change the habit’s design,
too?”
An idea came to mind and I said, “I know, onee-san, take off your panties too!”
“Well if you take them off, you’ll feel more shy and fidgety, right? That means
you’ll be more easy to talk to, right? And you’ll be less likely to talk on your
own — Yep, that’s a good thing for spreading the teachings”
“B, but even if it’s for spreading the teachings, I can’t walk around outside
without panties…! I can’t do that! I’m not a shameless girl!”
“Oh? So that’s the limit of your love for the teachings. What a disappointment,”
I said in a cold tone.
“No, it’s not too much. If you won’t take off your panties just because you’re
embarrassed, then that’s all that your love to Lady Quira amounts to. If you
really do love Lady Quira then you will take off your panties!!”
“Eh … wa, wait a minute little lamb … noo! … w, where are you touching …!”
While using the confusion to sneak a touch at Miria’s privates, I gripped the
edge of her panties.
“Uu … this is embarrassing, but this is for the sake of the teachings … this is for
the sake of Lady Quira”
Miria shut her eyes tight, trying to bear the shame of having her panties taken
off.
She was no longer able to notice that we were not doing anything related to the
teachings anymore.
When the panties finally dropped from Miria’s legs, she was very much
fidgeting about, worried whether her private parts could be seen from the slit on
her skirt.
The aura she had when I first saw her was completely gone.
“I, is that so? Thank you very much little lamb. This is all thanks to you!”
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29 – The Priestess Miria Only Listens to the Word of
God 8
As a result of my Miria Makeover, the church’s visitors increased.
“Miria’s really showing her legs, huh … who the hell made that slit? That’s just
too good …”
It was simply a gathering of stupid men who came after hearing Miria was
showing some leg.
While pretending to offer a prayer in front of the goddess’ statue, they all
sneaked a look at the leg showing from Miria’s slit.
Due to the embarrassment from showing her legs, Miria was unable to rattle on
with her sermons like she usually does.
She desperately tried to pin down her slit, that was surely because there was
nothing covering what’s underneath.
Because she was made to take off her panties, Miria naturally mastered her
bashful girl gestures.
The men who knew what Miria was like before were stimulated by the gap
between that and how she was now, and was leering at her.
“We’ll listen to however many sermons you want us to! So, why don’t we have a
drink together afterwards …!”
The men invited Miria one after another.
Miria frantically refused, but sure enough, she was so bothered by the slit and
the fact that she wasn’t wearing underwear that she wasn’t able to strongly
object.
While in the guise of a boy, I put my small body in between Miria and the men.
Being threatened like that the men covered their crotches in fear, “eep”, and
scattered away.
Sheesh, it’s this much work just to make a threat, I thought, wiping the sweat off
my forehead.
“Still, I was no use back there … We’ve finally gotten so many visitors and yet I
could not make believers out of any of them. I wonder what’s wrong with me
…”
She was now aiming to “increase the number of believers” through trial and
error.
Which means that Miria right now was building her own “Character.”
It was the same thing with Ruby, but a person’s troubles as they tried to go
through an ordeal builds character.
“Onee-san, don’t think too hard! You’ve only gotten started, so let’s just try one
thing after another. I’ll work hard with you as well!”
“My my … you always cheer me up, little lamb. Thank you … If you weren’t
here I’m sure I would have lost heart long ago”
Ah … this is good …
Being able to do a big sister and shota play with the mind of an adult was my
special privilege for being the holder of Mirror.
“Say little lamb, I wonder what I should do next … I’m a miserable one for
always relying on you, but I don’t know of any way to gather people”
“I had always lived thinking about the goddess’ heart, I don’t understand human
hearts …”
“It’s all right onee-san. Ideas will come when you get to work! — Also, what we
have to do to get more believers now is, a house visit!”
“House visit?”
“Yes. Not just waiting for people to come by to church, but going round to
people’s houses and ask them whether or not they want to join the Quira faith”
“House visit … actually, I’ve done something like street preaching before, but …
whenever I talked about Lady Quira’s splendor, people would run at full speed
away from me …”
“… yah, well, it scares people when you suddenly turn up outside and rattle on
about love for the goddess. Of course they’d run. But if it’s the you now, it’ll be
alright! Your smile is wonderful, and you’re cute when you’re fidgety!”
“My my … that was the 40th house, and the 40th failure. It’s not really going too
well, is it?”
“Don’t lose heart now, onee-san! We’ll go around 100 houses today!”
I encouraged Miria.
“You’re right, yes. It’s not right to give up before I try. Let’s go to the next
house!”
“Yes!”
We went to the next house and the one after that, they all turned us away.
Being a priestess, she wasn’t yelled at by the people, but they certainly looked
like we were an annoyance.
Well of course, you’d be confused if a priest suddenly comes to your house and
said “please join our church”.
On the third day since we began visiting houses, Miria sighed on the street, tired.
I pulled Miria’s hand and the two of us sat down on the roots of a tree growing
next to the ramparts.
She’s supposed to have stamina, but after continually being chased away by
people, she had probably reached her mental limit.
Until now, Miria had had the self confidence that “since I am abiding by the
teachings of the goddess I must be right!” and so she never minded what people
thought about her — but now, that faith had been shaken considerably.
Because the other day, she was reprimanded by the goddess through the medium
of the saint (though the saint was actually me)
She was uneasy and sought company, but there were nobody around her.
Miria rested her head on the shoulder of her one and only ally, me.
I muttered to myself.
I gently flipped the sleeping Miria’s slit open and relished the sight of her parts
that should not have been seen.
“………”
A maiden’s privates ….
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“Today is … no good, either”
She had been visiting houses and accosting people on the road, but there were no
people who would listen to Quira’s teachings.
We had been doing this for five days, but we had nothing to show for it.
“Onee-san cheer up. We’re just starting. It’s not going to be successful right
away. Let’s try again?”
“You’re right. I have to work had to make it up to the little lamb who kept me
company every day!”
Miria had gotten used to dealing with people, but she was stlil clumsy at it.
She lacked the communication skills to draw people into the church.
To solve this —
“Say onee-chan, if it’s all right with you let’s get someone to teach us how to do
this”
The person I called and brought along the next day was the Euva priestess I just
met the other day, Rania.
She looked like a bartender wearing her white shirt and waistcoat, but she was a
full-blown priestess.
“But you sure can transform so perfectly, huh … are you really Motoki?”
“I’m the real me, I showed you my real self, didn’t I? But keep this a secret from
Miria”
“You reincarnators sure are a weird bunch … sheesh, I’m not gettin it at all”
I ignored Rania scratching her head and opened the church door. Then I called
Miria.
Miria was offering her prayers to the Miria statue inside the chapel. She saw
Rania and was surprised.
I heard the goddesses Quira and Euva were sisters, so I thought their believers
must get along well together — but did I get it wrong?
“My my little lamb … how can we be getting along together? Goddess Euva
always tricks and teases our Lady Quira … always causing so much trouble. Yes,
I would like it if her believers don’t set foot inside this church please”
A vein popped on Miria’s head.
But then.
“Uuh …”
Miria also hurredly rushed towards us and lent her shoulder to Rania.
“Sorry, just a bit under the weather … can I sit over there? Sorry but can I have a
glass of water?”
Rania sat on the church pews waiting for Miria with the water.
“Phew …. Thanks … um, Miria was it? Sorry to trouble you, for the likes of me.
You’re a great help. — Quira people are kind, aren’t they? We’ve got a lot to
learn from you guys in this regard. Ah, you guys are great, really”
“My my, not at all … I only did the obvious thing … Loving others is a matter of
course for us Quira faithful”
“Nope, you’re awesome. Say, this is a good chance, so why don’t we have a
chat? Abouth the Quira church and our Euva church”
She would say a single question and then let Miria do all the talking.
“Lecture … ?”
“You two, you wanted me to teach you how to talk about faith to people, right?
That was what this was just now. When you go to people’s houses wanting to
spread faith or sell something, what you first must do is to get inside the house
by any means necessary. You can’t decide anything on the front porch”
Rania continued.
“Once you’re inside the house, next you ask the owner for some water or food.
That way they’d get in the mood to talk. After that you praise the owner
somehow or another and make them feel good, when they do they’ll be on board
with the conversation, so then you make them talk for a long time and open their
hearts to you. When you do that, solicitation’s a simple thing”
“Oooh …”
“……… tsk”
Miria bit her lips in frustration and cast her eyes down.
She must be ashamed to have been completely fooled by a Euvan and even
received a lecture from them.
“Onee-san…”
The lonely Miria was able to talk with a peer — Miria was released from her
isolation.
In the stories, one of the reasons a woman would join a man’s harem was
because she was alone.
The lonelier a person is, the easier they yield to a strong person.
Which is why this time, I worked to release Miria from her loneliness.
By transforming into the saint and reprimanding her, I softened Miria’s strict
faith.
Then in order to get her to relate to more people, I made her work to spread the
faith.
Just a little bit more, a little more, and Miria will become a normal girl.
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“You’re right, I’ll go to the church next time then. Have to pray to Lady Quira”
“T, thank you, very much …! I’m sure Lady Quira will grace you with her
favor!”
We were going around the town’s houses for solicitation, and it was going well.
She didn’t notice that her important parts were showing from the slits of her
skirt, so I stealthily relished in it.
But nevertheless —
“So solicitations can go this well just by changing the way we do it,” I muttered
“It was not my own strength, it was thanks to Lady Quira’s grace, and Rania’s
lesson — and also, little lamb, this is all thanks to you”
Miria rubbed her cheeks against mine, it felt so good I closed my eyes in
comfort.
The grimoire store’s Ruby started to come to church every once in a while.
I asked her “will you be a companion for Miria to talk with?” and gentle Ruby
happily said yes.
She came here again today to consult with Miria about something that’s been
worrying her.
“Um … this is about my boyfriend Motoki who I talked about last time … but
Motoki’s head is full with boobs this and boobs that … even when he comes by
he only unbuttons my coat and does perverted things with my breasts … he
never reads the novels I write recently …”
“My my, Ruby, you’ve been taken by a bad boy, haven’t you … you have to give
that boy a piece of your mind once in a while. I know, how about using the
attack magic you’re proud of on him!”
“But … he was the boy I gave my first to, I can’t get angry … I ended up
forgiving him … Even though I wanted to roast him every now and then …!”
“…”
“Listen listen listen here priestess! My boyfriend’s horrible you know! He’s a
bad bad boy, yeah, bad. All he ever thinks about is boobs. All he ever talks about
are about boobs. All he ever touches are boobs. And to top it off, he even gets a
second girlfriend with biig boobs, he’s even thinking about getting a third now,
that rotten …!”
“My my … there has been a rise in the number of unscrupulous boys in this
town lately. This is worrying, I wonder since when did our public morals get so
low. You should talk him down every once in a while. I’ll also allow violence in
the name of Lady Quira”
“………”
She raised her hand and looked up at the dazzling sun. Her face looked full of
the joy of being alive.
“Father”
These were happy days — but Miria’s peace would soon come to an end.
“………”
When she opened her eyes, she was suspended in the air.
Clouds danced in the night sky, and dazzling moonlight shined in from the gaps
between.
The familiar sight of the town’s houses were far below her.
It felt surreal.
It felt like, maybe she was always up in the air since she was born — that fantasy
started to appear without her meaning to.
Before Miria’s eyes, there appeared the saint of the Quira faith, Silva.
“Lord Silva …”
[Miria, you have done well increasing the believers of our faith. Lady Quira
takes joy in the fruits of your labors]
However —
“Lord Silva, the fruits of this mission was not of my work alone …! I would
have never been able to do anything on my own. May the goddess grant her
blessings not to me but to those who stayed by my side!”
[Your humble heart is proof of your devotion as the servant of your goddess
more than anything]
Silva smiled.
“A mission, for me? Y, yes! Please instruct me however you see it fit …!”
The visiting saint had a mission for her — for Miria, this was nothing less than
an honor.
However —.
[Miria, in this place there is a boy nearby you. — you are to kill him]
“………… eh?”
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“W, why does he have to be killed!? That boy is a faithful servant of the
goddess! There’s no reason to …”
The saint Silva’s order to kill the child put Miria in disarray.
The boy who stayed by her side through her darkest hour, the “little lamb”.
To kill that boy — it sent shivers down her body just imagining it.
[Indeed, there is no harm in leaving him alive now. However, in ten years’ time,
he will become enemies with the reincarnator sent by Lady Quira, Yuutarou.
That was the future the goddess Quira foresaw”
Gallant and noble — when she first met Yuutarou, Miria’s heart throbbed for the
first time in her life.
She thought she could offer anything for the sake of this person.
However, to think about killing a young boy for the sake of Yuutarou —
“Killing a child … I can’t believe it! There’s no reason why he would become
Yuutarou’s …”
[Miria. You have not noticed this, but that boy is a half-blood, born from a Troll
and a Human. His father was the king of the Trolls in this island. That boy is the
prince of Trolls!]
“Prince of …?”
[Indeed. And just last month, the king of the Trolls in this island was defeated by
Yuutarou. — do you understand what I’m saying?]
“………”
Which means, as the prince of Trolls, Yuutarou was none other than his parent’s
killer.
Probably, the reason he came to the church in the first place was to find and
approach his father’s killer Yuutarou.
[Miria, this is a trial you must face. By killing the boy you have your heart for,
you will show that your devotion to the goddess is the real thing!]
The saint of Quira, Silva, really did appear befor her last night.
It was already time to begin her morning prayers, but Miria couldn’t move.
She hugged her knees on the bed, rolling her body like a fetus.
And then —
“Onee-san, are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere? Should I call a doctor?”
“… eh”
She raised her face towards the voice, the “little lamb” was there.
He was worried because Miria didn’t come out to church and went into her
bedroom.
He was so sweet in how he peered into Miria’s face in worry, so Miria descended
from the bed and hugged him.
“My my, I’m all right little lamb. I only overslept a little”
squeeze, Miria put more strength into her arm, hugging the “little lamb”
The prince of Trolls, who lost both his parents in the war.
“… ah, hey …”
The little lamb poked into Miria’s chest with his nose, so she let out a voice in
surprise.
“My my little lamb, there’s just no helping you is there … all right, I don’t mind
being your mama for today. You’re the baby, I’m the mama. — if you want to,
have a suckle!”
But for now at least, Miria wanted to be gentle to this pitiful boy.
The next day and the day after that, Miria still couldn’t kill the “little lamb”
Several times when the little lamb turned his back to her, she tried to reach
toward his neck.
Miria covered her face with her hands, and took some deep breaths.
“No … nothing’s wrong. I’m all right. Thank you for worrying, little lamb”
The little lamb didn’t let Miria trick him with a lie.
“Is it my fault?”
“Eh …?”
“T, that’s impossible …! No way! I’m happy because you’re here, that’s obvious
isn’t it!”
Miria frantically denied, but the little lamb seemed to notice something.
“Onee-san, you know … I don’t care what happens to me if it’s for you. You’re
kind to me, I don’t want to make you hurt … — you know, I’ve never said this
before, but I have Troll blood in me … so I won’t complain if you kill —”
“Are you saying it’s because you have Demihuman blood!? … that’s nothing
important! Close your mouth! Never put yourself down ever again …!”
“But … Quira says, you can’t be friends with Trolls …? Because we’re unclean”
The moment she knew he was a Troll, she’d turn him away.
Now that Miria knew the joy of connecting with people, she couldn’t blindly
follow the goddess’ teachings.
“Little lamb …”
That night, saint Silva appeared to Miria for the third time.
[Why would you not kill the Troll prince! Are you going against goddess Quira’s
orders!]
[You have been corrupted … such a disappointment. Very well, if you say you
wont’ kill it, we shall send Yuutarou himself to do it]
“N, no …! To make sir Yuutarou kill a child …! Sir Yuutarou would not do
something like that! That person, something like that!”
No matter if it was the goddess’ order, he will definitely refuse like she did —
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Early morning, or rather, before dawn.
At this early hour when the sun had not yet appeared, I went towards the church.
I knocked for a while and heard the noise of footsteps from inside.
The door opened and Miria’s face appeared with her blonde bed-head.
“My my … sir Yuutarou … aren’t you in an expedition? Why did you come here
so early in the morning …?”
“Oracle … sir Yuutarou, may I ask what kind of oracle it was …?” Asked Miria
timidly.
“Ah, well it’s — anyway Miria, do you know where the boy who’s loitering
around the church recently is?”
“A b, b, b, boy …? Why sir Yuutarou, I don’t know what you’re talking about? I
have not done any investigation …”
“Well, he should be around here. The saint told me this you know, he looks like a
human but he’s actually the prince of Trolls!”
“I thought I’d kill him while he’s still like this! Make whole roast Troll out of
him. Say Miria, do you know where he lives?”
“I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know …! I don’t know of any child, of
course I don’t know where they live. Yes, yes … sir Yuutarou, please, please put
the fireball away … please don’t say you’re going to fire that on a child!!”
“Child? What are you saying Miria? He’s a Troll you know?” I tilted my head as
if confused at what she was saying.
She felt a sense of distance between Yuutarou’s values and her own.
“Yuutarou … I remembered something, I think that boy lives in the east outside
of town … so why don’t you try going there?” said Miria randomly.
She was likely trying to get Yuutarou away from the church.
She had stopped calling Yuutarou with [sir], that was proof of her
disappointment in him.
“Ooh, I see! Thanks Miria! Well now, I’ll be going for some Troll prince
hunting!”
“We–ll well I see you pull no stops at ruining Yuutarou’s reputation Motoki. You
shine brightly only when you’re ruining people’s reputations aren’t you! Your
life is headed for total darkness, though!”
Liu who had been waiting in the alley ahead of me was badmouthing me in high
tension this early in the morning.
This certain sarcasm calms you down when you hear it sometimes.
“By the way Motoki, what do you want me to do now? You’ve been doing
neglect play at me here for a reealy long time so I’m bored, and soometimes I
get motivated you know. Yes, I get motivated twice a year. I unhitched the
weights on my arms you know I’m in full power you know!”
“You don’t even have weights in your arms to begin with …. and what I want
you to do now is nothing much”
“No no no no not that I don’t have any at all right? Eh, hold on a minute. Why
did you call me out here then?”
“Hah ha! You called this capable and talented girl Liu-chan out just to kill time
wontcha stop lookin’ down at me ya rotten punk! — well then let’s annouce my
new skill, shall we, you should watch closely!”
While killing time by appreciating the one liner gags Liu brought out after the
other, the sun rose into the sky.
“Yesye–s, your legal wife will be waiting anxiously for you buy me a ring
please. I’m not going to be jealous at you getting a third buy me a ring please.
I’ll be waiting for you in the inn in my lonesome when you’re doing it with
another girl okay buy me a ring please”
I sighed wearily.
“Really? Well, I wonder how Motoki knew what I was thinking, hmm. It’s
strange, isn’t it. By the way all the fingers on my left hand besides my ring
finger’s full of small fractures so I can’t wear a ring in any finger besides my
ring finger, yes, my left ring finger”
Liu waved her hand and I headed for the church in the guise of the boy.
I opened the church doors and entered the chapel as usual saying “Onee-san, I’m
here!”.
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“Come, hurry little lamb! If we don’t hurry Yuutarou will find us!”
Miria was pulling my child-transformed hand and running away from Coura.
It was rare to see the priestess so panicked, the guards manning the town gates
saw and widened their eyes in surprise.
“What should we do, go to Sephro …? No, that’s no good … Yuutarou will find
us easily … I can’t stay anywhere near … I see, then the mainland … !”
“Little lamb, let’s go to the harbor down south! We’ll be going to the mainland!”
“M, mainland …? Why are we going to the mainland? Do you know somebody
there …?”
“No, nobody. But it’s alright, don’t worry. I’ll work hard to protect you. Let’s
start a new life with the two of us!”
“………”
A girl who doesn’t know the ways of the world carrying a child to an unfamiliar
land making a new start — that’s impossible even on Earth.
For now, I decided to let Miria do what she likes. At least she wasn’t straying
from my plans.
“If it’s with you onee-san, I don’t mind going anywhere, but is it alright? You
were finally getting along with the people in town”
“You’re right that it’s a little lonely, but … it’s fine. Those happy memories of
smiling together with everyone will always be in my heart”
Miria did not go through serviced roads, but took the shortest path to the
southern part of the island.
We walked through the wild plains, watching our feet so as to not get tangled in
the grass.
“My my, you are such a worrywart little lamb … I’m alright. Even though I look
like this I’m strong!”
Miria had routinely forged her body by spreding the faith and all that, but a long
distance walk was still hard on her.
Also, even though we had no time, we nonetheless should have prepared better.
We only had little food and water, our boots and clothes weren’t suited for
walking.
I looked to the western horizon and saw the sun already half sunk.
Miria sat on the shadow of a large tree and rested her head on its trunk.
Unable to find an outlet for her anxiety, she hugged me close like her favorite
plush toy.
“My my, my little lamb is a spoiled child, aren’t you — nooo! … geez, don’t bite
there, okay? It’s not a pacifier …”
I usually transformed into an Orc and attacked Liu, as well, I could have fun in
lots of ways.
“… hm?”
I noticed a presence.
From beyond the grassy plains, two men were gaining closer.
Their getup was just whatever’s they got on them.
If they do nothing after finding such a delicious prey, then they won’t be
brigands anymore, just a normal passerby.
“Little lamb, please run …! Go! I’ll buy you some time!”
However, this was the scene where I should show my cool side.
“………”
The boy I had always been transformed into was the Troll prince — To’Goud.
When I was staying in the Orc Queen O’Luna’s castle, he was there as well as a
hostage from the Trolls.
Goud had always harbored shame that he was a half-blood — but he would keep
me company a lot.
We probably felt sympathy with each other.
Goud who was both Human and Troll, and I who can be anyone.
Having played together a lot, I had grasped the way Goud uses his body.
“Now then …”
I used the one and only magic that Trolls could use — Body Strengthening.
“Huuh … !?”
I jumped in with a feint and drove a high kick into the brigand’s temple.
Mirror could not perfecly replicate the target’s fighting strength, but it’s enough
for these small fry.
I delivered a low kick to the other brigand and kicked his gut with a mid-kick,
making him faint.
“So weak”
“Onee-san, … I’m looking a little Trollish right now, please don’t look … I’m
ugly right?”
“There’s nothing ugly about you … I won’t allow anyone to say otherwise …!”
“Really?”
Miria smiled.
“Thank you onee-san, for accepting me for who I am — I will protect you from
now on!”
— hm …
The girls that entered the reincarnated Earthlings’ harems — despite being good-
looking girls, they were all virgins.
It’s weird.
In order to satisfy the reincarnators who were fussy about virgins, the goddesses
made the girls like that.
Which was why no matter how good looking the guy, the harem member girls
will only be swayed by the man the goddesses decided for them.
The girls made unable to have desire for “men” — that was why when I tried to
capture Ruby, I transformed into the mannish woman Shukalaaya.
Ruby was made so that she can’t fall in love with a “man” other than Yuutarou.
If the partner was a woman, Ruby was able to desire her normally.
Miria was disappointed in the only “man” she could desire, Yuutarou.
Losing a place to go, her piled-up lust was turned towards the shota that was
always right beside her.
“hm …”
Because the outlet for desire was blocked, it opened another hole.
The goddesses did a sinful thing.
“Onee-san, I think we can’t safely reach the harbor like this. Could we go back
to Coura for now?”
“B, but, there’s Yuutarou there who’s going to kill you …!”
— now then, I was just getting tired of this, let’s finally make Miria mine.
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“I see. So that’s why you came here to hide from that Yuutarou reincarnator
kid?”
Rania looked like nothing but a bartender behind the counter wiping the glasses,
but she’s a bonafide priestess.
And this place is the Euva church that looked like nothing but a bar.
Having returned to Coura, Miria and I sought asylum at the Euva church.
Yuutarou was a reincarnator sent to this world by the goddess Quira, so he was
of course a Quira follower.
That would surely make him reluctant to approach a Euva church — that was the
reasoning.
“I’m sorry Rania … for shamelessly intruding on you. You don’t like it do you, a
Quira priestess like me being here … I’ll leave soon … but please, hide this
child here! I don’t want Yuutarou to kill him …!”
“Sheesh, there’s no helping it, is there. Fine, nuisance’s the story of my life
anyway. I’ll hide the kid. — and you Miria-chan, you can lay low here for a
while as well. At least until Yuutarou goes away on his next expedition. You
don’t know what he’s going to do”
“Is it alright for me … we have different goddesses,” Miria said with unease.
“It’s fine, our church’s loose with stuff like that. To begin with, our goddess
Euva’s really never a serious one. She challenges people who get to heaven to
tennis matches and decides things with a twist serve you know?” said Rania
jokingly.
But she’s really not a decent goddess, huh ….
“My my, Lady Euva … such an eccentric goddess. Well then, If you’re really
alright with me I’ll be in your care …?”
“Of course. In fact, it’s like, how can I turn away Miria-chan who’s desperately
protecting a child. — Giving a cocktal to hard working kids, isn’t that one of a
priestess’ jobs?”
Rania held Miria’s face with both hands from behind the counter and brought her
into her chest.
“… Rania …”
“Now then, this is my deluxe cocktail, drink it and calm down, and some milk
for you boy”
“Uwa, this is the first time I ever drank alcohol …” said Miria as she brought the
shot glass to her mouth.
“By the way Miria-chan, aren’t you tired? You look like you need to catch a
wink. There’s a bed in the guest room inside. Go get some rest”
“Yes, I am a bit tired … my head feels like it’s spinning … — little lamb, let’s
borrow the bed and sleep together”
I finally was getting an invitation to bed from Miria, but I shook my head.
“No, I’ll pass. I need to talk with Rania for a little while”
“Wha!? … my my little lamb … even though you were all over me just recently
… so it’s Rania now! Y, you two-timing … ! Y, you’re not getting to suck
anything anymore!”
“Calm down onee-san, it’s nothing like that, I was just wondering if I should join
the Euva church, and I was going to consult with Rania on that. It’s logical that
you’d join the church when they’ve sheltered you, right?”
Normally, Miria who was hiding together with him should also convert from the
Quira church to the Euva church.
However, having been raised a Quiran since birth, Miria had some reluctance to
do so.
Miria didn’t say anything more and tottered into the guestroom.
“Phew …”
Since Miria was no longer there, I undid Mirror and turned back into Motoki.
“Well, Miria-chan doesn’t look like she’s going to join our church is she? I knew
changing faiths is a difficult thing”
Rania muttered while wiping water droplets on the glass with her finger.
She looked cool but she really didn’t look like a priestess at all. Just call yoursef
a bartender already.
“Well, yeah, it’s not easy. But it’s not impossible either. I’ll be sure to have her
convert,” I said.
That was a required condition in order to remove Miria from Quira’s supervision
and have her walk on her own story.
All the work I did up to now was done in order to get Miria to cast away her
faith.
Transfoming into the Quiran saint Silva and giving her the cruel order to “kill the
boy”, inducing Miria to lose faith in Quira.
Transforming into Yuutarou and declaring “I’ll even kill a child if it’s my
goddess’ orders!”, impressing Miria on a Quira follower’s abnormality.
Though it wasa religion she had followed since she was a child, now that I’ve
gone this far her attachment should have faded away by now.
“Just one more push. There’s only one more chain binding Miria to the Quira
faith. I’ll be undoing it now”
“Hmm … I don’t really get it but I like the look on your face when you’re up to
no good. You look just like me when I was planning to crash a boring mixer”
Probably because it was a different bed and pillow, her consciousness drifted in
waves of sleep and wakefulness.
However, her body was as heavy as stone.
I don’t think I hold my alcohol well … Miria thought with a hazy consciousness.
If she stayed in the Quira church, she could not be with the Troll prince “little
lamb” anymore.
In fact, ever since she was ordered by saint Silva to kill the boy, she had lost
almost all her affections toward the Quira faith.
Killing a child just because he was a Troll, she couldn’t allow that.
And Yuutarou as well, she never thought he was that kind of man.
Even though it was a goddess’ orders, to even kill a child …! She gets shivers of
rage and fear just remembering it.
There was no reason for Miria to stay with the Quira church.
She thought about converting to Euva, and living together with the broad-
minded Rania from now on.
But Miria could not make the decision to take that step.
What will that person in heaven say if she converted from Quira to Euva —
This voice …!
Her body was heavy as lead but she desperately tried to turn.
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36 – The Priestess Miria Only Listens to the Word of
God 15
Miria had no memory of her real parents.
The one who took the orphaned Miria in was a priest of Quira.
Miria respected the foster father who raised her with all her heart.
Living a simple life as the precepts say. Relentlessly disparaging those who
break the commandments.
Behind-the-times fundamentalism.
‘That person is not right in the head. All he can do is offer prayers’
It was frustrating for Miria, but there were parts of him that she approved of, too.
To build a tolerant church that fit in with the times, to be a church loved by the
town.
Then one day, Miria’s foster father died.
Being alone after she lost her foster father, she wondered amidst her despair.
Miria asked her foster father time and time again but he never told her.
Feeling sorry for her foster father, Miria never insisted any more than that.
But now that she’s alone, Miria couldn’t help wanting to know about her real
parents.
Miria went around asking the senior denizens of the town: What were my real
parents like.
[Your father was a strong man and a gentle soul, and your mother was a lively
person. They were a wonderful pair everyone loved]
Hearing that, Miria’s heart was filled with joy — however, she found out
something she wished she hadn’t.
When he was young, Miria’s father stood in between two quarelling ruffians, and
because of his strength, he accidentally killed a man.
Taking the situation into consideration, the lord of the land pardoned him.
[My real father was another person. Even though we’re connected by blood, I
have never met with him]
However, she couldn’t deny her connections with her real father.
Within her daily life, she cannot help but feel the blood connection.
For instance, even as a woman, Miria was strong. She was able to lift a child
high without a single problem.
This strength was something she inherited from the “strongman” that her father
was.
Once she recognized that, her prayers to the goddess Quira became longer and
longer.
Kneeling before the statue, putting her hands together, Miria prayed and prayed.
When she realized it, Miria was walking the path of strict creed, just like her
foster father.
Did her foster father so zealously pray because he was aware of some sin as
well?
Was it because he was a sinner that he took the sinner’s child Miria as his own?
To Miria who lived in prayer all alone, one day the reincarnator Yuutarou
appeared.
He massacred Demihumans.
Even though he killed people, Yuutarou was deeply, deeply loved by the
goddess.
When she looked at Yuutarou, she felt her foster father’s, her real father’s, and
even her own sins forgiven.
She could only think that she could just offer everything to him.
The “little lamb” who came to visit the church again and again — he seemed to
have his circumstances, so in the end Miria decided to not ask about his name.
The boy said he had no parents — Miria symphatized with the boy, whose
situation was like her own.
The “little lamb” she spoiled was so cute that Miria couldn’t help but hug him
over and over again.
She even let him suckle on her important part, just the way a baby would.
The little lamb brought to Miria, a great crowd of people.
Ever since she met the little lamb, Miria talked to many people.
Miria had always thought that she was tormented by the awareness of her sins,
but she was wrong.
She kept thinking the same things because she was on her own.
Her own words piled up within her, until she was unable to hear anything else.
Unable to take in other opinions, the shell she wrapped herself with became
thicker and heavier.
Thus the little lamb that made her realize this became Miria’s treasure.
But the goddess Quira commanded Miria, to kill this litle lamb.
It was a command from the goddess that had been always by Miria since she was
small, so shouldn’t she follow it —?
I don’t want to kill him I don’t want to lose him — she couldn’t kill this boy, even
if it would lead her straight to hell!
With her resolution stirred, Miria took the little lamb away.
She despaired over her goddess, and over Yuutarou too.
Although she was fully resolved to leave Coura, Miria was forced to return
because of her ill preparations.
If she changed her faith, she would lose the connection to her foster father.
And what would happen to her foster father at Quira’s side in heaven were she as
the daughter to convert —
[Miria]
Right now, all she wanted was to fly into her foster father’s chest.
It was hard to even turn herself, and neither could she raise a voice.
[I should have done this more when I was alive. I should’ve properly told you
how much I loved you]
[Miria, the truth is, I have now been separated from Lady Quira’s side and went
over to Lady Euva. There were things I could not agree with Lady Quira on. I’m
here with your real parents — therefore you should live your life the way you
want it]
[Walk your own path. Live your own life — I love you, my daughter]
To her retreating father — Miria mustered her strength to rise and say
“Father … I, love you … too …!”
The first time she ever saw her father smile — Miria would never forget this
memory for as long as she lived.
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37 – The Priestess Miria Only Listens to the Word of
God 16
Leaving the guestroom where Miria slept, I undid Mirror.
“Is it done?” Rania asked, waiting behind the counter with some glasses ready.
“Well, it’s done. With this Miria will be released from the phantom of her foster
father. She’ll convert”
“That so? A toast then. Why don’t I make some of our church’s secret cocktail”
“At any rate Motoki, ain’t that a scummy thing you did? Transforming into the
dead father to persuade the girl, a normal guy with a heart can’t do something
like that”
“Yeah, I might’ve done something bad to Miria. But I don’t feel guilty for using
Miria’s stepfather to my own ends. — Miria’s foster father the priest, he was a
reincarnator. A guy from Earth”
Among the grave goods of Miria’s foster father, there were a school uniform and
a student’s handbook.
Miria’s foster father was a reincarnator who came to this world long long before
me.
“You’re saying that if it’s a reincarnator, you’re not going to go easy on them
even if they were dead?”
But what was he thinking, becoming a priest — did he regret self-indulging with
his cheats when he was young?
Also, why did he think of raising a daughter?
There were lots of things to be curious about — but there’s no use thinking about
it, let’s not.
“Y, yes”
Rania was seated on the counter seats and answered in a trembling voice.
“Keep going onee-san, I’ll be here with you!” I reassuringly said with the usual
child guise as I grasped Miria’s hand.
In the morning, Miria woke up in the guestroom and bowed deeply to Rania and
said “please let me be a member of the Euva church. I want to live the rest of my
life with Rania here in this church”
Rania, of course, responded amiably and readied the materials for the ceremony.
“Y, yes!”
Miria cut the chest part of the priestly habit she was wearing with a pair of
scissors, brazenly turning her own breasts toward Rania.
Rania put ink on her finger and on the space between Miria’s hills — the center
of her chest — she wrote some kind of showy words.
I had completely no idea what she was doing, but as for me, I’m fine with just
looking at Miria’s breasts.
Miria’s breasts have gotten big lately, I thought in my mind.
Since I’ve decided I was going to do lots of things that will cause her to release
lots of female hormones, they will probably get even bigger.
“Auu…!”
The light revolved and was pulled to the ceiling as if by a whirlpool and
disappeared.
“Heeh…”
That was probably the power of goddess Quira that had ben protecting Miria up
until now.
The fate that had bound Miria in chains — and it’s gone now.
“Yes, I’m alright little lamb … but … please stay next to me for a bit okay …?
I’m feeling down somehow …”
Conversion complete.
Now then, what became of Miria now that she had been openly released from
goddess Quira’s chains—
“Little lamb … don’t go away from me. Always be here …”
“………”
After the goddess Quira’s power had left her body, Miria had become a
completely spoiled girl.
The power of the goddess that had always been inside her all this time was gone.
Rania had a troubled face, looking like she’s finding it hard to do her job.
After finishing dinner on Miria’s lap, I waited for a chance and said
“Say say, onee-san, lets have a bath with the three of us!”
I confirmed yesterday that this Euva church had a bath in the premises.
The bathtub was leather, but the construction was similar to a Japanese bath.
“Oh! That’s a wonderful idea! I’ve never had a bath together with family before.
Waa — it’s so wonderful …!”
Urged with teary eyes by her “little sister” Miria, Rania relented.
Just as planned.
Rania went in wrapped in a towel this late in the game — but as for Miria, she
no longer felt any shame with regards to me.
Her blonde hair was tied up in a high ponytail, so her oh so sexy nape was in
clear view.
Her breasts, her navel, and her maidenly parts she shouldn’t be showing, I can
see them all.
“Yes ye–s! Little lamb is such a spoiled boy, aren’t you. My my, my cheek’s
gone stiff~♪”
It’s not like I was a mother-con back in that world, but I can get used to Miria’s
overbearing motherliness.
“Onee-san thanks. Say, my turn to wash both of you onee-san’s backs! Can you
two sit side by side and show me your backs?”
Miria seemed to trust me and readily turned her back towards me.
“……”
On the other hand, Rania was still wrapped in a towel glaring at me in suspicion.
I did not give her a chance to say no and made both of them sit side by side with
their backs towards me.
“……”
Rania’s swarthy brown and Miria’s snow white skin — the contrast was the best.
Putting them side by side like this their good points became prominent.
When I met Rania, I had decided I would do her in a pair with Miria.
“… now then”
I invoked the one and only magic a Troll could use, “Body Strengthening” —
and cast it on the two.
By doing that, I raised Miria and Rania’s sensitivity up as high as it could go.
The two of them didn’t look like they noticed magic being cast on them, but they
have now become hypersenstive.
“———”
“………”
They let out soundless screams and arced their backs, eyes opened wide.
Their reasoning instantly vaporized and they were now fully ready.
As they were going to fall backwards, I caught them and laid them down in the
bathroom.
Not a scrap covering their important bits, they laid down flat on the bathroom
floor.
Both of them were breathing roughly, their breasts moved violently up and
down.
Absorbed in a mire, the pair made into one flesh — no, three people into one
flesh.
Incidentally, it was not only Miria’s first time, but Rania’s too.
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Interlude – The Goddess Loves Diversity
[Converted the priestess of Quira Miria to Euva, then did it in the bathroom.
Rania included. Had a threesome. No plans to go steady with either. Plan to be
sex friends. Current number of sex friends is 4]
“What the hell’s ‘right’ … your whole existence is completely wrong,” said
Rania loathsomely as she read the exploits I wrote.
And she was shivering and clattering from the waist down.
“This is your fault for wringing out my stamina until morning! I said ‘no more,
no more’ and you still did it again and again …. And why are you still full of
energy anyway? You a monster? Well, I knew you were a sex fiend, but are you
physically a fiend as well?”
“Well, I regularly exercise after all. With Ruby and them. But you have quite the
stamina yourself don’t you Rania?”
“Priestessess don’t normally shake shakers, and that doesn’t build stamina …” I
said while gulping down Rania’s special cocktail.
Meanwhile, Miria was still sleeping soundly in bed even now when it’s past
lunchtime.
The moment Rania lit the paper, many golden particles sprung out.
… where am I.
The walls were ethnic, the floor was tatami, and the ceiling had a chandelier.
The diamond-shaped tatoos beneath her eyes made quite an impression. Your
parents will cry you know.
“Good evening, my cute Motoki-kun. You look like you’re having fun in the
world you reincarnated into, aren’t you — by the way Motoki, you’re perceptive,
but do you know who I am?”
“I’M NOT! Who the hell’s that! I’m the goddess! The one who’s been watching
over you, Euva!”
“No, well, I knew that. Just trying to make a joke. So, what does the goddess
want with me? And make it short”
“Uuh … I never imagined I’d be teased by my own progeny … you don’t look
too happy do you”
“You threw me in the alternate world without so much as a tutorial, and now you
appear all of a sudden”
Only me.
“Weeell I’m sorry about that. The day your soul came to heaven, I was feeling a
bit hungover so I didn’t want to show my face. It was embarrassing you see!
And isn’t it all right since everything turned out okay!”
“……”
“TOO LATE!”
“Now now, Motoki. Don’t be so mad. Why don’t we have a little talk”
“Say Motoki, diversity is such a nice word isn’t it? It’s are fun because there’s all
kinds of stuff. Objects and cultures and people, because there are all kinds of
them they make a fascinating story!”
“I know, right? Male and female, petite and hulking, humans and demihumans
and phantoms — It’s fun because it’s a hodgepodge!”
“But you know,” continued the goddess “the reincarnators carrying cheat skills
are hurting the diversity I so love. I want them to stop killing the Demihumans.
The administrative-type reincarnators as well. Stop trying to make this world
into Earth. Seriously”
“So with that in mind, I want you, Motoki, to weaken the reincarnators who
harm the world’s diversity from now on! Work hard, my Balancer. I’m rooting
for you!”
“By the way Motoki. There’s one thing I want you to do when you’re back on
the surface”
Back on the surface, I began working on the thing goddess Euva asked of me.
I headed for the Quira church Miria had been protecting until yesterday.
“They’re here”
… of course, transforming into a goddess takes A LOT out of me, but I could
somewhat bear it.
“Eep …”
The two ladies who came gulped seeing the goddess Euva descend into the
world.
I spoke.
“My name is Euva! My sister Quira had already deserted this place — from
today onwards this place belongs to me!”
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38 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World
1
“I’m back Liu. … eh, what are you doing?”
After done with Miria’s capture, I returned to the inn for the first time in a while
— and there was Liu doing something strange.
“Oh. Welcome back Motoki! You came back at the right time. Give my knife’s
cutting edge a test, please. It’ll be fine. Nothing to be afraid of, I’m just going to
go STAB and you’ll be dead before you can feel any fear~”
“Well well well, looks like even a reincarnator without peer under the heavens
will fall under my hands. I knew I’m a genius after all. Yes, I’m good at
everything and anything, aren’t I. … besides my eye for men”
Liu sat down hard on my gut and pressed her newly sharpened knife against my
carotid artery.
“So you really don’t understand why I’m angry? Please listen to your heart.
Don’t just fondle girls’ breasts all the time, you should feel your own every once
in a while, Motoki”
“……”
I think I have an idea what she’s going at.
But, Liu already gave her OK with doing it with Miria, right?
“Listen here,” said Liu, “you see, as the legal wife here I know I already gave
you permission to get a third. Yes, I’m not angry about that. A legal wife must be
tolerant”
“I don’t remember ever giving you permission to get a fourth, have I? Miria and
Rania, the fourth set of breasts are certainly charming aren’t they …? Am I right,
Galactic Boob Emperor?”
“OH SHUT IT! You’ve neglected your duty to report to your legal wife! — and
that means, capital punishment”
“Tread on a philandering dick and they will turn¹ they say, I suppose I could give
you a little bit of compassion. I’ll let you choose where I’m going to cut you.
The jugular, the lung artery, or the collarbone artery? Choose which one you
like”
¹ «TN: The original proverb is ‘tread on a worm and they will turn’ i.e. even the
smallest things have the will to live»
“Why do you know so much about arteries … also, those are all going to kill me
if you cut them”
“Hm? You want a special play this late in the game? Such a hopeless man”
Liu knit her eyebrows but still put her hand in my breast pocket.
“Seriously!? I thought since it was you Motoki you’d forget all about it! A
miscalculation! A happy miscalculation!”
Liu dived onto the bed and flailed her legs wildly, “Uhyaa–!”
She forcefully put the middle-finger ring on her ring finger and looked at it
ecstatically.
“Geez~ it can’t be helped can it. I’ll say this in advance but you’re not forgiven.
I’m not a cheap woman that could be bought with material … aaah, the
sapphire’s beautiful …”
“By the way Liu, let’s go out for a while. Go change clothes”
“Hmm? We’re doing it outside? Geez there’s no helping you Motoki. Right after
we just made up?”
“Eh? Motoki’s taking me out for a reason other than sex? That happens?”
“It does!”
Not the usual cheap tavern, a high-class establishment, with a dress code.
It had a spacious interior, the minstrel’s song and the harp’s music made it an
exquisite space.
“Hm, this isn’t a bad mood, but I prefer, you know, the kinds of bars where you
can swig down a mug full of beer”
“I’ll take you there next time, so — anyway Liu, read this”
The Marquis of Coura seemed to have a marriage between his own daughter
Kirisha with the only son of this Montavo noble.
A political marriage.
The one who put a stop to this was the reincarnator Yuutarou who was
acquainted with Kirisha by chance.
Yuutarou marched into the conversation between Kirisha’s father and Montavo.
[Fight with me over Kirisha! If I win you will let Kirisha go!]
“Eh? Hold on a minute please. Why does it suddenly become a duel? I don’t get
the logic here?”
“It can’t be helped, an eighth-grader (chuuni) likes to settle things with duels.
Don’t question it,” I defended Yuutarou without meaning to.
“Hmmm … but Motoki, what kind of guy is this Montavo who’s supposed to be
fighting Yuutarou?”
Sitting on the sofa there was a man with women on both sides waiting on him.
Wearing frameless glasses, he had the air of a “disagreeable elite” about him —
this man is Montavo.
“Training? There’s no need for the noble, super elite me to do anything like that.
Not even a reincarnator can reach my level. Some second-rate plot isn’t going to
be able to catch up with my superior intellect. I promise to show you all the best
show possible!”
He pushed his glasses up, made gestures with his hand. A fidgety man.
“This is bad Motoki, that guy’s totally a small fry. He’s such an overpoweringly
small fry I can feel his smallfrying from here. Everything he says is a lead in to
some joke”
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39 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World
2
There was a forest called “Shackna Forest” four kilometers southeast of town.
It was a place inhabited by weak monsters and often became hunting grounds for
beginner adventurers — but every once in a while, a formidable foe called the
“Beginner Killer” appears, reaping the lives of the young adventurers.
Therefore, the townspeople of Coura don’t often come near the place.
I didn’t want to come to a creepy place like this, but I had to come here no
matter what it took.
Even though she was a noble’s daughter, Kirisha plays in this forest every day.
While grumbling, Iused mirror and transformed into a certain old soldier.
A man nearing his sixties, but he had robust mucles all over his body, and his
back wasn’t even hunched.
Compared to my original body, it was much easier to move in.
In the form of the old soldier, I set foot into the forest.
“There she is …”
Flailing her legs, and with little birds waiting upon her.
Even by looking from far away my heart feels like it’s healed.
In the guise of the old soldier, I feigned coincidence and approached Kirisha.
“Oh! Little lady, what could you be doing out here … were you separated from
your parents?”
“No, Kirisha isn’t lost nodesu. Kirisha is here because Kirisha wants to be here.
This place is Kirisha’s playground nanodesu!”
“Oh, is that so … but it’s dangerous here, little lady. There are scary beasts here
you know”
“There’s no need to worry nanodesu! The scary monster’s under Kirisha’s butt!”
“Butt …? Ooh, you mean …!”
The monster Godoff had a red shining band on its neck — this was Kirisha’s
power.
“So you have the ‘Tamer¹’ power little lady! I see, then you’re safe here”
¹ «TN: the actual word is joubuku, exorcism, i.e. suppression of a malignant
entity»
“Yes, my monster friends all protect Kirisha so Kirisha can play here all safe and
sound nodesu!”
“Is that so, well, I’m jealous that you have so many friends. You can play all you
want!”
“Yes, Kirisha loves this forest nodesu! Are you here for a loiter?”
“Ah, excuse Kirisha! Kirisha has a large vocabulary but doesn’t know how to
use it well nodesu!”
“By the way little lady, it must be fate that we met here. If it’s all right with you,
will you have me for a chat? This place is a little lonely” I smiled wistfully.
“If you’re lonely Kirisha will tell you looots of stories desuyo! Kirisha knows a
lot so Kirisha can talk with aaaany kind of people nodesu! Let’s see, how about
we talk about ‘nursing²’ this time?”
² «TN: as in ‘nursing home’»
“Um, why don’t we talk about something more, cheerful …”
“Oops, Kirisha made a choice mistake desuyo! I know, why don’t we talk about
‘funeral’ then?”
“It’s a little less gloomy but … I know, if it’s all right with you why don’t we
talk about what your dreams are? Since I’m an old person I like talking about
dreams”
“Kirisha will one day, become an adventurer and go to ‘Fahra Valley’ nodesu.
Then Kirisha will tame the giant dragons at the bottom of the valley nodesu!
Kirisha will be the first ever Dragon Tamer desuyo!”
“Then when Kirisha gets a dragon Kirisha will start a safe and comfortable high
speed transport business! Kirisha will use it to gather capital and this time get
involved in the spice trade, and Kirisha will turn over the company headship at
the young age of 40 and retire early nodesu! Secure s ks ahead of time and set up
a cloistered rule desuyo!”
“That’s realistic …”
“Really realistic …”
However, no matter how grand Kirisha’s dream was, it was followed along by a
sense of reality.
“Well, it’s been fun talking with you little lady. Thank you very much for talking
to this old soul”
“No, you’re just about the same age as Kirisha’s papa or granpa, so you’re very
easy to talk to desuyo!”
“Ooh, is that so!” well, I knew that. “By the way little lady. You said you wanted
to be an adventurer … but have you gotten permission from your parents?”
He wanted Kirisha to marry into the family of the man called Montavo.
If Yuutarou lost his duel against Montavo — Kirisha will be married to Montavo
immediately.
“Papa wants Kirisha to marry but … Yuutarou said he was going to save Kirisha
so there will be no problem nodesu!”
Kirisha smiled with her whole face and looked up to the sky.
“Kirisha will soon leave Coura and see the wide wi–de world desuyo!”
In her heart she held anticipation for the world she had yet to see.
Or else —
“Little lady, if it’s alright with you will you let me come by again later?”
“Yes, of course nodesuyo! Kirisha will be playing with Kirisha’s friends here
everyday so please come by anytime!”
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40 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World
3
“Sure enough, I can’t find anything out just by transforming …”
I wanted to find out what power this man has by transforming into him.
I could somewhat know what kind of person they are when transformed, and I
can trace the movements they have burned into their bodies — however, I can’t
copy their memories and thoughts.
Even their skills and magic can only be traced once I knew about the real
person’s power in detail.
Montavo wore a sword at his waist and he had those callusses peculiar to
knights.
“What’s wrong Motoki, you’ve been going hmm.. hmm... Is your belly hurting?
Is your belly black?”
“… I won’t deny I’m a black belly, but — say Liu, What kind of guy do you
think this Montavo is? Just your impressions is fine”
“Yeah, he does give the impression he’s going to be a joke character in the end”
“Well, I suppose I can’t lose to him on being a joke character. I’m beginning to
be proud of myself doing that role lately. So please observe Liu-chan‘s service
enlivening Motoki’s story from now on too s’il vous plaît”
“Wow, you’ve got the willpower for becoming an extra, don’t you”
Though the conversation turned out like that, we were talking about Montavo”
He should have some kind of unique skill to offer some form of resistance
against Yuutarou.
“Oooh, you look like you thought of something. Hm hm, good work. Then I’ll
give you a reward. Come now, fly into your legal wife’s chest!”
Liu rolled the front part of her tunic up, exposing her jiggling twin hills.
Maybe it was because of her sensing impending crisis, but she’s been assertive
towards me lately.
Those breasts pointing outwards looked enticing, but —.
Liu banged on the floor in frustration while I ran out of the inn.
When I opened the grimoire store door, Ruby who was minding the store inside
greeted me happily.
“I just finished writing a new novel … Motoki, won’t you give it a read before
we have sex?”
“Well, it’s not like I came to have sex … ah, a new novel, what’s it about?”
“It’s about a girl who found out that the guy she’s going out with was sleeping
with other girls, and the protagonist let him have a piece of her mind …”
“I see … seems interesting …. I totally haven’t a clue why Ruby would think of
writing a novel like that, though … — anyway Ruby, can I ask you for a little
something?”
“Sex in the store again…? You can’t wait until night Motoki …?”
“No, I’m not asking for sex … — Ruby, try hitting me with some light magic”
If I took a magic attack as Montavo, I could find out how big his magic
resistance is.
“All right … I can attack Motoki with magic, right. Wait a moment”
“Oi, wait, Ruby, not something serious like that, just a light one, a light one …”
“… Motoki doesn’t come to see me lately, you don’t even read my novels … I
know you’ve been sleeping with Miria …! Go die in a fire …!”
“…………!!”
The spell Ruby was launching at me was [Purgatory Hellfire], infused with her
grudges towards me.
However —
Then for Yuutarou who holds a magic cheat, Montavo would be something like
his natural counter.
The worst enemy to fight.
Kirisha’s hopes, a companion’s feelings, and the audience’s cheers — they all
helped to awaken Yuutarou’s true power.
Having gained funds by getting the noble’s daughter Kirisha, Yuutarou finally
embarked on a journey outside Coura.
After defeating the Gatekeeper, the protagonist could then embark on a journey
to the wide world.
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41 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World
4
«TN: Trigger warning: contains loli»
I transformed into the old soldier and visited the opening in Schackna Forest,
and Kirisha greeted me.
With a big grin on her face.
Ah … I am healed ….
The black thing inside my belly was being purified.
“You’re looking lively little lady. — playing with your beast friends again
today?”
Little birds loitered on her head and shoulders, and a puppy beast around her
feet.
“By the way uncle! Kirisha has gathered topic so Kirisha can talk lots and lots
with uncle today desuyo!”
“There’s ‘hypertension’, ‘heart disease’, and ‘diabetes’, please choose which one
you like out of those three!”
Kirisha began talking about the big three adult diseases to me who was an old
soldier (I didn’t laugh).
“Really, It’s been fun talking with you little lady! — by the way, I brought some
sweet bread, would you like to eat with me?”
“Waa! Kirisha looooves sweet things nodesuyo! Kirisha also want’s a sweet
life!”
I gave Kirisha a napkin-wrapped bread and she bit into it like a commoner.
Haaah … I am healed.
The High Orc who thrusts knives at people’s carotids and the book girl who burn
people with magic needs to learn a thing or two from this girl. *forgets own
shortcomings*.
“Oops, excuse me desuyo! Kirisha’s manners are still not perfect nodesu! — can
you wipe them off for me uncle?
“Of course”
When I wiped around the edges of her mouth with a napkin, Kirisha looked like
she was happy being pampered and closed her eyes looking pleased.
“Geez … Kirisha has been failing a lot today nodesuyo! Kirisha is ashamed as a
lady!”
“No no no. A child should make mistakes every now and then. May I clean it up
if you will?”
“Please desuyo!”
Since she asked, I took the hem of Kirisha’s skirt and raised it up.
I reached one hand inside the skirt and put a napkin on the other side of the stain.
I then took the leather canteen I carried with me and poured water over the stain,
then wiped it.
Seen from afar, it looked like there was an old man who was committing an
indecent act of looking under a young girl’s skirt.
That was exactly what was happening.
While I was wiping the stain away, I thought about Kirisha’s actions and
gestures earlier.
Lively and flurried — She did not seem like she was raised with the education of
a lady.
So the rumors might be true after all.
“……”
Since I was holding Kirisha’s skirt and raising it up, her place that should not be
seen was clearly visible.
*gulp*, I gulped.
I was worried whether this too innocent little girl could stimulate me — but
yeah, it works. This girl is a “woman”.
I can do it.
She’s too good for Yuutarou, I’m going to steal her ASAP.
Kirisha made a wide grin and patted my shoulders without meaning anything.
“Kirisha was getting lonely here desuyo! Yuutarou and Lugin used to come
along and play but they were lately saying they’re busy training for the duel
nanodesu!”
“Kirisha is thankful that Yuutarou is going to free Kirisha but … Kirisha doesn’t
understand why does it have to be a duel desuyo! There are things you do before
that desuyo!”
Her real mother died when she was little, and her stepmother kept pampering her
own children.
Her father, the Lord, was entranced by his new wife and never looked at Kirisha.
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42 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World
5
“He’s not coming, is he”
I was bored ….
However, since I’d anticipated this and brought Liu along to kill time, there was
no problem.
“That misspeech would normally land you a capital punishment but in deference
to the ring, you’ll be forgiven for today — what is it Motoki?”
“Please refrain from setting a hurdle I can’t clear even with a vaulting pole. It’s
quite a cruel thing you know, to make a joke out of being rejected like that. Do
you actually have an actor-killer cheat skill?”
“Oh, so you’re turning tail. Just now, Kirisha successfully got a laugh out of me
*lies*”
“Oho … you’re egging me on aren’t you. Ya got the nerves, mentioning your
fifth. Fine, I’ll show you that I’m way more amusing than some loli brat — hold
on, Motoki, he’s here”
I peeked out from the alley and saw a man walking composedly.
He was wearing frameless glasses and sporting a decidedly mean elite-like smile
— his name was Montavo.
“I don’t think you’d lose to that joke character candidate since you’re a
reincarnator Motoki, but I’ll be ready in case it looks dangerous”
The worried Liu was so cute I gave her her first genuine kiss after so long.
I patted the melting Liu on the head and then jumped out to the streets.
“Montavo, I presume”
“My my what might your business with this miracle elite me I wonder. You can’t
possible be looking for a sword match. It can’t be helped, can it then, let’s give
you a lecture in swordfighting”
Unflustered, Montavo broke into a grin and took out his sword.
“My my my my my my, you’re quite the strong one aren’t you? Not surprising
that you would go so far as challenge the ultra elite me”
“My my my you don’t look like you’re up to the sword skills of this hyper elite
me!!”
He was way below the level of me transformed into the sword-cheat holder Kai.
I couldn’t copy his strength completely but it was still more than enough for
someone like Montavo.
“ORYAA!”
“Wha!?”
“SEI!!”
The End.
“I, is it over?”
“Yeah, he’s weaker than I thought. Well, he’s specialized for a fight against
Yuutarou. He’s a small fry after all”
As I was saying that, I woke up the fainted Montavo.
“Wake up Montavo”
“Wha!? Give it back! That is something important belonging to this noble great
elite me …! Without it I would lose the duel with Yuutarou …”
“Condition …? A commoner brute like you dare give this high elite me a condi
… ah, sorry, sorry, please put the sword away … what kind of condition?”
“Montavo, you will be coming here every night at this hour. I will be training
you. If you come every night I will make sure to return this necklace to you”
“Yes,” I nodded.
Transformed into a boy, I opened the church that looked like a bar and entered.
“Ah, we’re not open ye … little lamb!?”
“Little lamb … I’ve been lonely. Yes, yes … I thought I was going to go crazy”
Incidentally, the story became that I was going here and there from the hideout
under the Euva church while training to become a priest.
And between training sessions, I would come see Miria every once in a while.
“Little lamb, you want a suckle? I feel like I’m going to produce milk any time
now!”
Miria rustled and rolled up her clothes and showed me her breasts.
It’s grown bigger …!
“Go ahead,” urged Miria as she propped her breast in one hand.
“Onee-san, I’m glad to but please wait. I want to ask something first”
When I mentioned the Quira Church, Miria’s face looked a little wistful.
“I see … it seems to be having it bad. Rumors say, goddess Euva appeared in the
church that I abandoned. It doesn’t necessarily mean that the church becomes the
Euva Church’s property but the Quira Church can’t use a church that other
goddesses have appeared in. So they’re left without a base now”
“Eh?”
“You want to attack her in the bath together? The three of us going to bath
together, and then until night … okay? I haven’t seen you for a while now, my
body’s aching …”
Now that the goddess Quira’s influence had weakened, Yuutarou’s time in the
light should be coming to a close.
I don’t hate him as a chuuni — but Yuutarou, you’ve killed too many.
To change this place into a place where an Earthling could comfortably live.
Those that harm the diversity of this world, I will make sure to eliminate them.
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43 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World
6
«TN: Trigger warning: contains loli»
She would up long long before the maids and the butlers do.
She would put her dress on by herself, eat the bread she prepared the night
before, and sneak out of the mansion.
She didn’t want to meet her family. Nor the maids and the butlers.
Her new mother was not necessarily evil, but she was distant.
Her father was entranced by his new wife.
When she became used to that life, the next change happened.
She gained half-sisters, twins.
When she thought, this time, this will be the last change — but then Kirisha was
told, you will get married
More changes.
Kirisha noticed.
Once the situation had began to move, it will never stop changing ever again.
That was why Kirisha crept into the mansion’s treasury and stole a grimoire.
With a pressing thought in her heart, she continued practicing “Taming” — and
finally attached collars on the beasts around Coura.
She had finally obtained peace — “Friends” that will never change forever.
The world was an everchanging place, but there was a place that never changed
within the forest.
At the end of her strenuous efforts she finally obtained it — however, that
somehow felt useless.
In her head, Kirisha recalled the old man.
The “uncle” who always visited Kirisha out here.
I transformed into the old soldier again and visited the forest.
Kirisha was sitting on the black wolf and greeted me looking happy from the
bottom of her heart.
With a big grin on her face.
“Uncle, today Kirisha made chocolate as thanks for the other day desuyo!”
“Kirisha didn’t make it straight from cocoa, so technically you can’t say it’s
handmade though …”
“No, it’s handmade, it’s handmade enough for me. Even when making sweets
you don’t count the process of planting and raising the trees, right?”
… not sweet.
“Yes, it has a rich umami taste in it … n, no, but, it’s delicious! It’s really really
delicious!”
“Kirisha is happy if uncle is happy desuyo! So, Kirisha will give uncle all the
chocholates! Kirisha will pass!”
“……”
While offering my hand, I looked at her lower half where her skirt had flashily
flipped up.
The underwear she was wearing was small and was biting into her important
place.
I feel like I want to lick her small navel — Uhm … I’m a weak-willed man.
“Stability?”
“Yes! Because Yuutarou will probably never fall sick, never die in an accident,
and no matter what happens he will win in the end! He looks like he has many
troubles but he’s really the number one most stable person in the world!”
“Ah, I see…”
This girl was afraid of change, and wanted something that stays the same.
“Little lady, can you give this to Yuutarou when you see him next time?”
“A fan letter?”
“Uncle …! Thank you for helping Kirisha desuyo! Kirisha will definitely deliver
this!”
“Kirisha will soon go on a journey to the end of the world with Yuutarou
desuyo!”
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44 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World
7
Late at night, transformed as Kai, I waited alone on the street corner for
Montavo.
That joke character bastard, late right on the first day of training …
With frameless glasses on his face, he was calmy heading towards me.
He was walking towards me
I’m gonna beat you up
“Well, I apologize for being late. When you become a noble and excellent elite
such as I it would take you time to get dressed. I can’t exactly go out walking
dressed with whatever random thing like some commoner. My noble self carries
our family name on my back, you see”
“Are you sure you want to take that attitude with me. — I can’t say what’s going
to happen to this”
As I said that I took out the necklace — the Sacrament Cage — that I stole
yesterday.
Without this Montavo would lose his magic resistance abilities and lose to his
duel opponent Yuutarou in under two seconds.
“Wha!? Please don’t break my Sacrament Cage! That has been handed in my
noble and amazing self’s family for generations …! If you break it Mama will
yell at me!”
“You’re not just a joke character but a mother-con too… — Okay, listen up
Montavo”
I grabbed him by the collar.
“From now on, you will listen to what I say, or else I will destroy your oh-so-
important Sacrament Cage. Then I’ll kill you. Capisce?”
“U … uuh …”
“YOUR ANSWER!!”
“Y, yes sir … This noble and wonderful elite self … will do as you say for now”
The agenda was of course, how to win the duel against Yuutarou.
“Winning against Yuutarou? Isn’t that a simple thing? My noble and platinum
elite self will cut Yuutarou down with splendorous sword skills”
“That’s right. First understand and accept that — You won’t win against
‘Protagonists'”
“Calm down, there’s a chance to win. I’ve started several plans and because of
those, Yuutarou is currently losing the goddess’ favor. — Also, he’s in a bad
mental state”
The fact that Miria had been doing it with her lover had reached Yuutarou’s ears.
That was because I transformed into a gossip lady and told him myself.
How Miria likes it done to her, what part of me she licked together with Rania,
what that cute little tongue of hers does, what kinds of sounds she makes — I
told him all of that in excruciating detail.
Hearing that Miria was fucked by another man right on the heels of Ruby having
done the same, Yuutarou received a terrible shock.
He clattered and trembled.
“If you want to defeat Yuutarou, now is the time,” I declared, balling my fist.
“But how could I defeat Yuutarou …? You said a contest of strength is useless
didn’t you?”
“That would be simple. In order to defeat Yuutarou — You have to become a
superior ‘Protagonist’ compared to him”
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Interlude – This and That of the Harem Members 1
“Mufufufufu♪, an e-me-rald-ring~♪ proof-of-the-le-gal-wife♪”
The High Orc girl Ka’Liu was rolling about on her ben in the inn, gazing at the
ring she just received.
It was slightly the wrong size but she somehow managed by forcing it in.
Liu had always somehow managed to do things by fighting spirit.
“But well, that philandering dick can be praiseworthy sometimes, I guess. Glad I
didn’t kill him”
Liu was somewhat off personality-wise, but she was still a noble’s daughter.
She had a stronger sense of virtue than the average folk.
She was attached to Motoki whom she gave her virginity to.
That Motoki had recently made more and more sex friends — there was no way
she was OK.
However, this time he was even trying to sink his fangs into this loli Kirisha
something brat.
“Well, but … as the holder of a ring it’s very clear that I’m the legal wife so …
let’s forgive him for adding a loli girl”
“No–w then, why don’t we take a nap. Motoki’s still not back yet”
Motoki was rather busy nowadays, going to the loli’s place or to Montavo’s to
train him.
“Neglecting his legal wife is he? I’ll give him a piece of my mind later”
Liu sulked to bed and closed her eyes — but then suddenly opened them.
The only one to receive a ring should only be herself, the legal wife. That’s how
it’s supposed to be — she wanted to believe in Motoki, but since he’s complete
garbage he just might.
“……!”
“Now then …”
“W … welcome”
She didn’t know about Liu, so she didn’t show any odd responses.
Ruby was resting her huge rack on the counter and writing something on a piece
of paper.
Probably a new novel.
But she had to leave that aside and check to see if she had any rings.
Liu looked at Ruby’s hands.
Since she won, she should’ve quickly left the store, but —
Ruby had no ring and she had one. The superiority complex was welling up
inside her.
Liu flashed her left hand at Ruby and said, “waa, this ring Motoki bought me is
heavy, see. It’s probably 100 kilos see my finger’s gonna break see. This is
troubling see. Love is heavy see”
“… I knew she was not only doing it with Miria-chan, but ah, you did lewd
things with Motoki too, didn’t you?”
“Oh? So you did it with Motoki too? Weeell what a coincidence, it’s a wonder
isn’t it, two women, both did it with Motoki, meeting each other. By the way I
was the one who took Motoki’s virginity, ah, but I’m not saying that really
matters though? Even though I got the ring”
As she said that Ruby unbuttoned her shirt and showed her chest.
There were countless marks there like signature stamps.
“Motoki … likes breasts so, he won’t be satisfied with those …”
«TN: Burnn!!»
“Ngh …. But still, you shouldn’t think that this is a matter of breasts. Yes, I
don’t have breasts. I concede that. But you know, look, I’ve got the ring?”
“Oh … accessories? Well well well. But you know, compared to a ring,
accessories are like small fry enemies, you know. Like slimes? — anyway this is
getting dull. Shouldn’t we settle this already”
Liu took a slight distance from Ruby and thought her tactics through.
(…It’s fine, no problem. Ruby’s supposed to need a magic circle to launch attack
magic. I’m not going to give her that chance. I can win if I close the distance
right away …!)
“Hah ha! A dunce of a magic user can’t possibly win against the great thief Liu-
chan — WHAAA!?”
Due to her envy against Liu, Ruby managed to grow within these few seconds.
Liu burned.
«TN: BURRRNNNN!!!»
“I’m back … eh, what happened to you? You look burnt …?”
“Welcome back Motoki! No, well, actually I forgot my sunblock today and took
damage to my skin. I’m a shame of a maiden!”
“No, they’re not sunburns, but more like physical burns, aren’t they? I don’t
think the sun’s that bad? How did you get so burned?”
“I did want you to let it pass but you letting it pass randomly like that hurt quite
a bit, doesn’t it”
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Interlude – This and That of the Harem Members 2
The next day, Liu came to the grimoire store again.
“Oh ho! You wrote that much in a single night? — lemme see, I can read it
right? I can give red marks more precisely than that incompetent editor Motoki
after all!”
After the fight yesterday, Liu and Ruby calmly worked things out between them.
Bit by bit, they talked about themselves.
When Liu said she was a fan of Ruby, the latter was overjoyed.
She brought out the huge amount of novels she already wrote but Motoki won’t
read.
They hade a pleasant chat while reading novels in the store — somewhere along
the way, they had come to a ceasefire agreement.
There are problems in the world that you can’t solve by talking.
But there are those that you can.
“Hm? It’s this time already? Well then, we should go there already”
“Yeah … we should”
Ruby locked up the grimoire store and went out with Liu.
Liu and Ruby came to find out how far Motoki has gone with Miria.
“Yep …!”
The place looked like a bar from the outside. They opened the door.
“Welco — my my my! If it isn’t Liu and Ruby!” Miria greeted the two of them.
When Miria was a member of the Quira church, Motoki asked Liu and Ruby to
go there, so Miria already knew the two”
“This is wonderful, you came to see me aren’t you! Come now, let’s get inside!”
Across the counter, Miria, Liu, and Ruby began chatting idly.
“How are you … with your boyfriend lately? Have you been doing anything
…?”
“Boyfriend? You mean little lamb? Of course we’re in love-love mode! My my,
are you curious? It’s a reeealy lewd story you know? Why, aren’t you two
precocious! So then, I’ll make a special case and tell you”
Miria began talking about “little lamb” with a face full of joy.
About how he would suckle her breasts each time, about how she was
disappointed that milk didn’t come out, about how Miria did all sorts of things to
little lamb in exchange —
“And then, just the other day … when Rania and I fell limp in the bathrom, he
hugged us both and did the two of us together —”
“……… tsk”
“……… tsk”
Incidentally, Miria still hadn’t found out about Motoki’s true self and his power.
If she did, she might just kill him.
Liu and Ruby were at first irritated by the talk about Miria’s sex life — but
looking at Miria’s joyful face, their anger gradually settled.
When they looked at her face, the hate simply just wouldn’t come out.
While listening to Miria talk, the two stealthily looked at each other and smiled,
it can’t be helped.
They were very annoyed that Motoki was doing other girls than themselves —
but they knew what they were going into when they chose him.
The door to the Euva church opened and a boy — the “little lamb” entered.
In other words, Motoki.
“My my, isn’t it obvious? We were talking about how skillful you are and how
you’re always making me feel good … I want the two of them to know that!”
“Hee …”
Little lamb, aka. Motoki, turned pale and looked at Ruby and Liu.
But both Liu and Ruby did not get angry, not this late in the game.
“I, while we’re talking about little lamb … I’ve been getting itchy, so. I don’t
think I can hold it back …. So … if you don’t mind, how about you two? It feels
really good you know, little lamb’s. I, you know, when I feel good together with
another girl I feel calm …. Feeling good is okay, It’s normal, something like that.
So, if you don’t mind we can try doing it together …?”
“Eh?”
“Eh …?”
“……”
“……”
Until now, Miria had been talking about her sex life with the little lamb and the
two of them had started feeling itchy.
Since they had both done it normally with Motoki before, they could vividly
imagine how Miria was doing it.
“M, me too …”
“Oh, I’m so glad! I’ll call Rania down, then, she’s having a nap right now! It’ll
be fun doing it with the five of us! Let’s do it here!”
After locking the doors, Miria went to the inner rooms to call Rania.
In the church part of the establishment, Ruby, Liu, and Motoki in the form of a
child were left behind.
“I’ve been thinking how you’ve been coming home late these days, so you’ve
been suckling on Miria’s breasts all this time”
“Well, it’s fine, but only this time, okay … just because I want to do it too”
“Only this time … I, I really only want it just the two of us when we do lewd
things, okay!”
Liu dropped her clothes with a rustling sound, exposing her well-featured
slender nakedness. She covered her chest and genitals with her hands. Her face
was dyed red.
Ruby’s was caught in her huge breasts, she had difficulty taking them off.
When she took of her clothes and her underwear … her huge breasts went jiggle.
Once she was naked Ruby frantically tried to hide her giant breasts.
But her breasts were too bid … her arms sunk into it instead.
Then, Miria and Rania arrived.
Rania who suddenly appeared looked at the two naked girls and was shocked.
Her swarthy brown skin was exposed, then her underwear came off.
Thus Miria who was the last to take her clothes off finally did so.
“Mu …”
The naked Liu looked sullen and linked arms with the likewise naked Ruby.
With the adult combo in front of her eyes, she must’ve thought to make a small
and big combo.
I don’t get what had happened, but my women seemed to be getting along with
each other.
Enjoying a wide variety of naked bodies all at the same time was tremendously
good.
The downside was that it was tiring, but who cares about that.
The bodies and sweat of the participant and … various other things melted all
over me.
However, I thought.
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45 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World
8
“Too slow!! Put more power into it!! 100 more laps!!”
Montavo fell to his knees on the street and was breathing roughly.
Having been made to run from late at night to the break of dawn, Montavo was
on the verge of death.
He was completely overworked.
However, releasing him after only this would render the whole thing
meaningless.
“Huuuh? You’re pretty spoiled for a joke character. So it’s not just your glasses
that don’t have frames, you don’t have guts too! Stand up right now and run, run
to the setting sun!”
“Um, that’s not the setting sun, that’s the rising sun…”
“Montavo … when did you become such a big shot that you think you can
gainsay me? That’s the setting sun, GOT IT?”
“Y … yes you’re right … that’s the setting sun! It was my elite and idiotic self’s
mistake!”
“Right, if you understand that THEN RUN!! Run if you want to win against
Yuutarou!!”
“Y … yes …”
This one week, Montavo had been going through my bootcamp-like training
program.
“Good morning!!”
Montavo stomped his feet together, straightened his back, and made a deep bow.
Hm, it was a perfect bow just like I taught him (with threats).
“Oh, you’re so polite even though you’re young. I heard the rumors say you’re a
stuck up noble but you’re really a good young man aren’t you. I’ll be rooting for
you against Yuutarou”
“………”
The housewives and old people here would see Montavo and think “so honest
and friendly” and spread the word.
Little by little the general opinion would be “maybe Montavo winning isn’t so
bad”.
Unless we slowly but surely create a mood like that, we won’t win against a
Protagonist.
We have to become a Protagonist that the people would cheer on as well —
“Right, we’ll stop here today. Rest yourself. Don’t go playing around. Especially
don’t play around with women!! There’s no protagonist out there who plays
around with women!” *boomerang*
Right after Montavo’s grueling training, I turned towards the town’s central
district.
That was where the Lord’s mansion was.
Kirisha’s house.
It was a house in the middle of town, so it wasn’t large, but the wooden house
gave off an air of history and majesty.
Like out of an English drama.
I transformed into a random person and looked toward the gates from afar.
The woman gave off a definite evil vibe, she was Kirisha’s stepmother.
She climbed aboard a coach that had been on standby in front of the mansion.
“Hmm …”
With that woman in the same house, no wonder Kirisha had no place at home.
That woman pampered her own children and neglected her stepdaughter. It was
written all over her face.
She smiled like a blooming flower, the sunflower ornament in her hair really
suited her.
Haah … so great.
This, this is it.
Healing that none of the other heroines posessed …!
“Uncle, Kirisha brought handmade food again today desuyo! Eat this, the
avocado Kirisha raised on Kirisha’s own!”
This and her “Tamer” power, she excels at handling plants and animals.
Probably, in her own world, she was wanting to gather more friends.
“Kirisha made it into a salad so please eat up! Kirisha will split it up desuyo!
Kirisha’s got plenty of girl power nanodesu!”
“The ‘girl power’ image is lacking, but … ah, thank you very much. It looks
delicious”
“Hehem. The intriguer Kirisha had successfully put the bigger avocado in her
own part! Kirisha has a cunning side as well!”
Oh goddess so cute ….
Kirisha acting the baddie for only that, so cute.
The woman-stealing actual trash (moi) ought to hear about this.
“Kirisha always thinks it’s strange,” said Kirisha suddenly, “why do strong
people like to settle thing by fighting? There are lots of things you’re supposed
to do before that”
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46 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World
9
“Ah, welcome back Motoki, I mean, Loliki. How’s it going with your Kirisha
capture? Did you go all flirty-flirty and licky-licky with the little girl? Well,
Loliki is not only intolerant but also loves little girls, what a real surprise HE’S
OVER HERE OFFICER!!”
“Welcome back Pedoki … don’t get too lusty over a little girl, okay …? There’s
no turning back from there you know …?”
“………”
Back at my room in the inn, Liu and Ruby hurled horrible insults at me.
“By the way Loliki, I brought Ruby here like you told me to, but what are you
planning? I thought that Ruby’s huge breasts are useless for Loliki who loves
little girls. Which means I can rub it instead, right? Uhyaa —! It’s like
marshmallow!”
It was very hot, but I don’t really have a thing for yuri ….
“… Liu, let Ruby go. — The reason I called Ruby over was because I want her
help for what I’m going to do from now on. Ruby’s good at storytelling so I
want her to cover for the gaps in the scenario of the plan I’m making”
“Right now, I’m going to transform the man known as Montavo into a
Protagonist … but it’s a little difficult. I want to think over the Montavo
Makeover with Ruby”
I began my explanation.
“In Montavo’s case, this condition is already cleared. He’s a noble, and he has
royal blood. Which means he had the blood of ancient gods, too. Therefore this
one’s OK”
A great instructor.
Without the teachings of a Mentor, no person would reach the position of a
Protagonist.
If I were to train him in a killer move, that joke character probably won’t be able
to learn it.
That Montavo, making me waste my time, I’ll beat you to death.
“Then, Protagonist condition number 4 — To fight his greatest enemy and win.
While doing that, obtain a mark of him doing so”
And those who win against their worst enemy will receive the scars that prove
they did it — this is the mark.
By being deflowered, a scar was left inside Ruby’s body. Marking her.
The thing that became the shackles to his heart — We have to look for that next.
Then, we have to have him defeat that.
“Well, that’s about it. There are other Protagonist conditions like meeting with
the goddess or being loved by people, but no need to mind those. — Ruby, will
you think over the path to make Montavo grow with me?”
She had changed a lot from the Ruby I first met, the Ruby who was a doll.
If Ruby grew up well, she will be very helpful for fighting the heroes after this
as well.
“Yes yes Ruby is growing up. Ghaah — …! Watching the young people struggle
to break the wall brings a tear to my eye. Well, you’re still a long long way from
my level, though”
“Now then”
I took a breath — and suddenly reached out for one of the buttons on Ruby’s
shirt.
“Eh? Well, serious talk is tiring, so I thought I could use some healing,” I said
while slipping Ruby out of her bra.
Now, should I suck them … should I rub them … or, no, maybe I should put it
between them …
” … I was worried that Motoki has turned into Pedoki … but Motoki is
Garbageki after all aren’t you …”
The three of us, Ruby, LIu, and I fucked each other senseless — and then night
came.
Ther would usually be Kirisha here, but of course she wouldn’t be here at this
hour.
She’d be home already.
“Now then …”
Immediately, beasts with red shining neckbands appeared from all over the
forest.
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Rubbing her eyes, she faced the picture of her deceased mother and smiled.
Without fail, her daily morning routine.
She then got off the bed and opened the closet, putting on her clothes by herself,
and left the room.
Kirisha smiled at her three year old little sisters — but the twins didn’t even say
good morning back to her.
She ran out of the mansion, along the streets, and through a hole in the town
walls.
The first to reach the clearing was the black wolf that was her oldest friend.
“Auu …!”
Kirisha fell on her back and Godoff stepped on her chest with his front paw.
Kirisha wriggled and struggled, but Godoff would not release her.
She was crushed, she was anguished, tears flowed out from Kirisha’s eyes.
— Please help me …
Here, the Uncle who was always with Kirisha came to save her.
“UOOOOH—!!”
The uncle bravely roared, and lunged at Godoff with his whole body.
At the same time Kirisha yelled, Godoff’s fangs deeply bit into Uncle’s arm.
“……”
Kirisha’s body trembled from the overwhelming fear — but she came to herself.
“It’s alright … I’m sturdy even though I look like this. I’m glad you’re alright”
“You’re not alright desuyo! I, I’ll go and get a doctor desuyo!” Kirisha
suggested.
“W, why!?”
“If they treated me they’ll find out I was bitten by a beast. When they do … little
lady’s friends are all going to be hunted down. Beasts who knew the taset of
human blood are to be exterminated”
“U, uncle, you … even though all this happened to you, you’re still protecting
Kirisha’s friends …?”
“……!”
These few years, she had never received kindness like this from people.
“Papa…”
‘The next time you see Kirisha, please attack. Not a serious attack. Don’t injure
Kirisha. Just lightly press down on Kirisha, push Kirisha’s chest down with your
paw. Don’t stop until Kirisha says stop three times’
Then choosing the timing when Godoff had Kirisha under his paw, I jumped in
and rammed him.
… well, the bite on the arm was unexpected, but this wound could also be useful.
Her chest part was open, and a pair of children’s bra embroidered with a
sunflower stalk peeked out.
It was the same with her panties, but Kirisha seemed to like small underwear.
The bra was eating into her swelling chest — and because of that her meager
bresats was sensually emphasized, giving off an immoral vibe.
And if it slipped a little more than that, her flower bud would make its
appearance.
Ah, wanna see …
“The reason your friends attacked you this time … was probably because
‘Tamer’ isn’t perfect. You shouldn’t come to the forest until your Tamer level
rose a little bit …”
“Yes … Kirisha will do that. Uncle got hurt because of Kirisha’s inexperience
…”
The loss of one of her few places to be caused her great despair.
Friends that won’t oppose her, friends that she couldn’t even be sure had
intelligence, imitation “friends”
Surrounded by them, spending every day the same way, nothing would change.
“Little lady, if you don’t mind, you can come to my house and play?”
“Eh …?”
“I live alone after all … I would feel lonely if I can’t talk to little lady. I would
like you to help me treat this wound, too if you can!”
Not normal — she felt small because she was a noble’s daughter.
Being the Lord’s daughter must have been the reason people kept away from her,
I’m sure.
The Lord of Coura doesn’t have a good reputation after all.
“Of course I don’t mind! There are some funny people arond my house. A
grimoire shop girl, a crazy onee-san with about a hundred screws loose … there
are all sorts there!”
Her skirt also flared up, I could see her panties biting into her privates—
There were still many conditions that need to be cleared but the part about taking
her home was a success.
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“Straighten up! Harden your legs and swing with all you got Montavo! Your
sword’s wavering!! This is why your character’s always going to be dull!! Imma
beat you up!”
“Everything. Your life’s effecting everything around you. My ice cream fell
yesterday and it’s your fault too Imma beat you up!”
He seemed really tired but I’m not giving him any mercy.
“Oi oi Montavo … who told you you can breathe out carbon dioxide? Do you
ever stop and think about how the planet’s atmosphere feels being polluted by
your breathing? You don’t don’t you you heartless bastard!”
“How far are you going to drive my noble and miserable self to a corner before
you’re satisfied!?”
“Shut up, now stand,” I said as I pointed my sword at the back of Montavo’s
neck.
The training resumed (forcibly)
Early rising old people and rich housewives warmly watched Montavo working
hard.
Sweating even despite being a noble. The rumors say he had a bad character but
he was actually an earnest hard working person — The gap in his character made
the people feel a strong charm to him.
On the receiving end, Montavo bowed his head and said “t, thank you very
much” to each and every one of them.
It looked like he’s truly thankful.
With a weary mind from the strict discipline and hard work, he was deeply
affected by the words of appreciation.
Hard work to the limit → repeated warm appreciation, this makes people’s
characters change.
The effect was preeminent on somebody like Montavo, who was vain but had
low self esteem.
“Now then Montavo. I’m going to call a coach for you. They’ll be responsible
for guiding you from here”
The person I transformed into was the main heroine of Yuutarou’s story —
Lugindall Affyd
The eldest daughter of the knightly house of Affyd famous in the continent. A
famed sword.
The last target of my plans after Kirisha.
“Now then …”
After having transformed into Lugindall in the alley, I covered my face with a
hood I had ready.
“Are you the one who will be my noble and sincere elite self’s coach …? A
woman …? Please, please, don’t make fun of me. Even though I’m noble and so
generous and willing to listen to people, I have nothing to learn from a woman.
Well, It’s a different case if you really are stronger than me. If”
That’s Montavo for you, he never forgets the lead-in.
“——”
“Wha …”
Then a second later, Montavo’s top was tragically cut into pieces.
— Unsatisfied?
“U, understood … you’re strong. Would you please be willing to take my noble
yet willing to follow the strong self under your guidance!!”
That’s Montavo for you, his small fry act was perfect as usual.
The reason why I was training Montavo as Lugindall was, well there’s a definite
reason —
But let’s leave that for later and torment Montavo for now.
“Stop, STOP … please don’t hit my noble and delicate self that hard…!”
After having finished training Montavo, next I headed for an old house in town.
A small one story house that I leased just yesterday.
“Uuuu…”
As I said that the door gently opened — from behind it a fairy, no, Kirisha’s face
appeared.
Haah … so cute.
“Since Kirisha’s here Uncle can take it easy desuyo! Kirisha will be nursing
you!”
“Ah, you’re supposed to say taking care of you there … but anyway, thank you
little lady. You put me at ease”
“Hehem, leave the sweeping and the laundry and everything to Kirisha too
desuyo! Kirisha’s houseworking skills is out of the ordinary! Kirisha does image
training every day desuyo !”
“Ehehe. Papa~♡”
Haaah … so lovely♡
It was in order to deepen this feeling that I transformed into an old man the same
age as her father.
With her real father being entranced by her younger sisters, there was no one
else but me to pamper her.
I patted Kirisha’s forehead gently and she closed her eyes feeling comfortable.
“………”
Today, her underwear was biting into her important parts again.
I stretched towards Kirisha’s leg joint and grasped the edge of her panties.
I slipped it down.
A little at a time, exposing the area between her legs.
I only meant to pull it down a little bit but I ended up pulling it down until —
“……… fuuh”
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“Well, going out to the field sure makes your blood boil doesn’t it. How should I
put it, my usually hidden Orc blood is bubbling …! There a female knight fallen
somewhere? Guhehehe”
“Calm down. I think this is useless to say to you but calm down”
“I know!”
I didn’t really want to come to a creepy place like this anymore but there’s one
little thing I needed to do here.
There’s no one better than the handyman Liu for the little job — but her Orc
blood seemed to have awakened and she was now swinging her knife around and
not listening to anything I say.
“… Your entire family look like Elves right? Why don’t you just be Elves
already? Why not be all graceful in the forest like Elves? Why do you have to be
so savage? Are you an idiot? You wanna die?”
“No no no, that, you know, is just the one thing I can’t surrender. Although I
look like an Elf I’m an Orc at heart. Savage is justice, and when we finally make
a female knight go ‘k… kill me’ we finally became an adult”
— *swoosh*
“I said it’s a beast. How much do you want to make a female knight go k… kill
me. Just go!”
“Uu … you sure handle your workers roughly, you don’t even give me a carrot.
And actually I’m being the carrot here …”
“URRRAAA!” Liu went as she hit the beast with the handle of her knife,
making it faint. Savage.
I used Mirror to transform into Kirisha and raised the fainted beast’s head.
I touched the beast’s eyelid with my thumb and stared straight into its eyes.
I then chanted.
As I did, the beast’s neck was encircled in a red band. The mark of ‘Taming’.
By the way, this neckband is a sign for other adventurers that this is a tamed
beast.
It was useless to me now so I made it transparent.
My fake Taming would only last several days, but that’s enough.
“Sheesh … why does my noble and unparalleled elite self had to wait in a
forest…”
The wind weaved between the trees of the forest — it made him nauseous but
not so much that he couldn’t endure.
“KYAAAA…!!”
“HELP US—!!”
“SOMEBODY, SOMEBODY…!!”
There were high pitched shrieks coming from inside the forest.
Probably adventurers wandering into the forest without proper equipment and
met with the Beginner Killer.
You’ll die out in the fields without proper preparations. That’s obvious.
Of course, Montavo didn’t consider helping them.
It doesn’t matter to him whether these commoners died or lived.
Those good people that cheered him on, “do your best, don’t lose” when he was
training hard.
The warmth of people.
“——”
If he let these adventurers die to the beast now, he wouldn’t be able to look them
in the eye.
“… sheesh!”
He heard a voice.
The voice of that day.
The voice that continued to bind and curse him.
“Ah …”
That’s right, what right do I have to do a good deed now after all that
What good would being an ally of justice do
“— oi, Montavo!”
“What the hell are you doing, didn’t you hear those screams!? Go and help
them!”
“Why does my noble and coldhearted self have to save the lives of some
commoners … why don’t you go yourself?”
(An order, since it’s an order it can’t be helped. I can’t help but save those
adventurers)
Having gained a just cause Montavo ran while sweeping away the tree branches
with both hands, heading to where the adventurers’ screams came from within
the forest.
“Hmm…”
Watching Montavo’s back recede I undid Mirror and returned to my original self.
Just earlier, I used Tamer and set my subordinated beasts on some poor beginner
adventurers.
Using the beasts, I chased them to near where Montavo was standing by.
In my scenario, Montavo, having heard the screams, would come over and
gallantly save them.
Exterminating the beasts and saving the adventurers, raising his reputation high
— or that was how it’s supposed to be.
But Montavo didn’t go to save the adventurers until I pressed him to. What the
hell’s he doing. Imma beat you up.
“Really, people are such a pain in the rear. Even though things’ll somehow turn
out for the best if you just do what your heart tells you”
“Oh, so says the philandering dick? Motoki who lays his hands on every woman
in arms’ reach to his heart’s content is saying that?”
“Holding back? The Motoki who right this very moment is stripping me of my
clothes is holding back? Are we doing it outside again? It’s still quite light out so
people will see us …! You keep calmly continuing even when people’s coming,
I’m scared! What if other people saw my bre — ah … nooo … don’t pinch it too
… tight … please … ah … ”
If people came they’ll see us — Liu was flustered but I was pinching the weak
spot on her breasts so she was feeling to good to make any move.
“Ha ha, so disgraceful. You’re a noble but here you are, breasts open to the
public”
When I shamed her, Liu glared at me with teary eyes and puffed her cheeks
while trembling.
But she couldn’t resist me now. She’s cute when she’s like this.
“Ah ah, we might just be seen now. What’ll you do if other men saw you? Ah,
you want them to see? Want to show them these upward pointing boobs of
yours?”
Well, in short, he’s probably the kind of guy who lives according to what the
chains binding himself said.
People who live according to the voice of the chains will gradually act simpler
and simpler.
And then they one day became inadequate Characters.
If he undid those chains — Montavo could finally begin walking the path of the
Protagonist.
With shaking hands, she tried to reach out to me and strip my clothes.
Well, she’s right that it’s not fair for me to wear clothes while she didn’t.
Under the evening sun, Liu and I both bared ourselves naked.
… I see, well, it is embarrassing.
While enjoying the thrill of possibly being seen — the two of us copulated like
animals.
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As the curtain of the night fell, shopkeepers and artisans closed their shops —
and headed for the watering holes.
Downing alcohol, dulling their minds, forgetting the hardships of the mortal coil.
Watching the noisy pubs in the tavern street, I muttered, “So lively”
We’re having a break from our late night training tonight, so he probably came
to take a breather.
I was now transformed into the bewitching lady who’d look good wearing a faint
smile — Kirisha’s stepmother Irene.
She might just be the woman who the word bewitching was invented for.
The clincher was her long legs — she was the type of woman that would seduce
men into her spiderweb.
I felt around the quality fruits, looking for the most sensitive part —
“……… *gasp*”
If I were to trip and fall now, they would probably rush in and give me a hand.
“Of course she’d be full of pride, being born into a world like this”
Inside, there were various men who look like they had prospered in the world,
enjoying alcohol and women.
“Sir, one shouldn’t be so boorish. The ones here are just a man and a woman …
names are of no import when in front of the glass. Am I right?”
Then the night passed and as dawn broke I hurried into town to the detached
house.
Entering the house, Kirisha opened the hemp bag she was carrying.
“Kirisha brought lots of seeds and bulbs today desuyo! Kirisha wants to try
making Uncle’s ant’s nest of a garden bright with flowers!”
“Hehem. Kirisha will invade Uncle’s garden with Kirisha’s plants! Kirisha’s full
of the frontier spirit nanodesuyo!”
Well, in the end I’d be planting all sorts of things on her (says the garbage)
“Please wait little lady. If you play in the dirt like that your dress is going to get
dirty”
“I actually … made this for you little lady. Please feel free to wear it around the
house”
“Waa, a present! Thank you very much for your concern Uncle! Kirisha will
change then!”
Then Kirisha excitedly took off her dress right there on the spot.
Uwa … she’s taking it all off.
I gave Kirisha a hand and pulled her dress off of her head.
She also took off her camisole so what covered Kirisha was only her top and
bottom underwear.
She was almost completely naked — she still had some way to go proportion-
wise but with her clothes off she’s unmistakably a woman.
Her soon-to-be breasts that had begun to swell — when she changed clothes her
bra slipped a little bit an a lightly colored part became visible.
Her bud was just a few millimeters away from rearing its head …!
Then the part where the cloth bit into her — seemed like it was sucked in …
And then that tiny navel of hers — I wonder what reaction she’d make if I licked
all over it.
The line from her neck to her clavicle — faint, and beautiful.
Even though she didn’t have much meat in her, her body had proper three-
dimensional shades … anyway Kirisha was hot.
… I couldn’t exactly keep staring, so I quickly changed her into the sundress.
Kirisha watered the bulb she put into the hole with a serious look.
In the same way she planted each and every bulb and seed, and night finally fell.
“… Uncle, if the flowers in the garden all bloomed … Uncle won’t be lonely
when Kirisha is away right?”
Kirisha will soon go on a journey with Yuutarou — that was the plan.
When Yuutarou won the duel against Montavo, Kirisha will join Yuutarou’s
party.
She will then leave town.
Kirisha was looking forward to the journey — but she was worried for the
“Uncle” left behind.
That’s why she came and planted the flowers.
“No, I’m sure I’ll be lonely … Everytime I see the flowers I’d be reminded of
you little lady”
“……”
Kirisha gripped the edge of her dress and looked down dejectedly.
“But please don’t mind me. I can’t let myself get in the way of you youngsters’
journey. You have something you want to find, right, little lady?”
“Yes … Kirisha … has something to find nodesuyo. A place where everyone can
smile. I’m sure it’s there somewhere”
Not because she want to know what lies beyond the mountains.
Fresh greenery — ample fruits — clear lakes — quiet streams — white sandy
beaches and the blue sea —
“I’m sure you’ll be able to find it little lady. — but before you go, won’t you stay
with these old bones? I want to carve your smile in my heart”
“Yes! Kirisha will come and be pampered by Uncle lo–ts desuyo! Let’s make
lots of memories nanodesuyo!”
“There there”
You are going to stay in this town — and I’m going to do you like the other girls
Not Yuutarou, me
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[GYAAAAAAAA…!!]
[THAT THING’S AFTER US!! IT’S CIRCLING IN FRONT OF US!!]
[THE HELL’S THAT TEAMWORK…! IT’S MAKING A CRANE
FORMATION!]
If Montavo appeared and saved them it should have raise his reputation — but.
“The hell are you doing Montavo! Hurry and help those adventurers or imma
beat you up!!”
“Why does my noble and one and only elite self have to save some stupid mob
characters?! They’re just trash compared to me. I’m actually thankful to the
beasts for helping dispose of the trash”
“Montavo … you’re not listening to me are you? Drop the black tea and go!”
“Enough, just go … or I’ll break the Sacrament Cage and those glasses and
make them into compost!”
I made various places where Montavo can take action in order to raise his fame
— but he doesn’t like saving people.
Even if somebody screamed, even if they bled, he would never go there to help
them.
He would start moving — but he would turn pale in the face and his feet would
stop.
Hmm … I wanted to brainwash him into being a Good Guy but I suppose I
didn’t correct his personality enough.
I heard they were a family that rose from the post of guildmaster.
Which means, they were really a merchant family.
The town noble Gingait had stood in opposition of the Lord for a long time.
They continued to protest that the Lord levies too large fines.
But the Lord shielded himself with his enormous authority and ignored those
protests.
[The fines are one of the town’s important source of income you idiots. Not
something the likes of you merchants should protest about], he said.
However, Coura was attacked by Orcs three years ago and the currents changed.
The Lord, who couldn’t fulfill his most basic duty of defending the town, lost a
lot of his influence.
In order to replenish his lost power, the Lord made peace with the Gingaits.
To establish marriage ties between Gingait and the Lord, the latter offered his
daughter Kirisha’s hand.
And as for the Gingaits, in order to have Kirisha marry into their family, they
called back their third son who was studying in the continent.
As soon as he was back at Coura, he started cheating other people in trade, start
fights in bars and take the lives of ruffians, and other stuff like that.
“Hmm…”
“But well …”
“A charming scoundrel who is actually a nice guy” is the royal road pattern.
And on top of that, Montavo is the first strong enemy in Yuutarou’s Narrative —
the Gatekeeper.
There are lots of stories in which the Gatekeeper turned over a new leaf later on.
While being treated as a joke character, things happened and he and Yuutarou
went on a journey together.
While spending time with Yuutarou, Montavo slowly learned justice and gained
a new power.
“Weeell, last night the goddess Euva told me in a dream that the phrase ‘wanna
cop a feel?’ is catching on on Earth lately”
“There are other things she should be telling you right …!”
“Eh? Well, since there’s a boob there you’d obviously grab it, right? You
couldn’t not rub it, right? What are you saying?”
The one I could consult about stuff like this is after all …
“I see, so that’s the reason you came to consult with me? You wanted advice
from this priestess who knows well about people’s hearts and alcohol and night
business?” said Rania as she wiped droplets of water from the glasses.
“Um, priestesses aren’t normally familiar with alcohol and night business … but
well, I do want to consult”
I was there to look for advice from the barten, I mean, priestess with plenty of
life experience about the Montavo Makeover.
Then once Montavo becomes alone I trained him to his limits and made his
attitude and actions favorable.
Montavo became liked by the townspeople, and they praised him plenty.
People could easily change with this process — but in Montavo’s case, it didn’t
go too well.
It seemed like he had certain hangups against the idea of saving people.
“Motoki, you’ve got the idea of doing your Makeovers right, but you forgot one
important process,” said Rania, resting her elbows on the counter, bringing her
face near me, “you have to make that Montavo boy battle his past self”
“Yeah, a person, any person, is haunted by their own past. Meaning, themselves
when at their worst. When they’re determined to change themselves their past
whispers to them ‘what’s the big idea? trash like you changing now of all
times?'”
“Ah, I think that might be true … their past prevents them from changing, huh”
“Simple, you make him face it head on and he’ll win with room to spare. The
thing about pasts is that if you ran away from it it’ll get cocky, but if you turn
around and faced it head on it’s actually weak”
“So he has to battle his past … I can’t leave of that process after all, huh … well,
not like I don’t understand”
“I don’t really want to delve into his past though. If I do —” I might get
attached.
“What are you saying now of all times? You and that Montavo boy have
completely become master and student haven’t you?”
“You, haven’t you ever considered what you call brainwashing is human
relations?”
“… by the way Motoki, there’s one more thing I wanna ask you”
“Hm? What?”
“You’ve been rubbing my breasts since earlier, what are you doing …?”
“Um, if there’s a boob there you normally go and rub it, no?”
“If you stabbed me with a swizzler then you’ll be the criminal, right”
I slipped her out of her black bra … and the pointy-tipped guys came out.
I got up onto the counter and brought my face close to those pale things.
I did what I usually did with Miria and Rania went ‘ahn—’
While being out of breath, Rania circled her hands around my head.
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Interlude – Even the Small Time Scoundrel Gets an
Episode 1
That night, Montavo was terribly drunk.
Kai had declared a break in the training tonight, so he drank with his friends
until late.
“Kh … I’m tottering. I suppose that was too much drinking for my noble and
heavy drinker self …”
“Hmph. you’re a lucky commoner, being found by my noble and angelic self. —
come now, stand”
Montavo reached out to give the girl a helping hand — but then.
“——”
“……!”
“— oi, Montavo!”
“… eh!?”
He was pulled by a hand from behind and was forced to a stop.
“Never mind that. Montavo, why didn’t you save that girl?”
“… you saw?”
“Yes, I saw. Don’t worry about her for now. She’s something of an illusion I was
showing you. — say Montavo, why do you always stop the moment you’re
about to save someone?”
“……”
Montavo couldn’t answer.
“So you’re not going to answer. Well, it didn’t look like it’s something easy to
say — here”
It was the rare magic item Kai took from him before.
“I’m giving it back, the Sacrament Cage. So in return, I want you to tell me
about yourself, Montavo Gilles Gingait. What kind of person are you?” Kai
asked with a serious look.
“Why do you ask that now of all times … with this back my noble and free self
has no reason to listen to you anymore …”
The reason Montavo obeyed Kay was to get the Sacrament Cage back.
If he had gotten it back, the (forced) master and student relationship was no
more.
“Alright. Then we’re now equals. With that in mind, I want to ask you this —
Montavo, what are you running from? The reason you studied in the continent
was because you’re running away from something, am I wrong?”
“Beats me. Well, if pressed to answer … I’d say because the more I know the
more I can make a good story, I suppose”
“Haah … really”
Montavo was the third son of the Couran noble family Gingait.
Despite being nobles, the Gingaits had been merchants until three generations
ago.
[Even though we’re nobles we’re upstarts. When an upstart fails everything
ends. Our family shall never ever fail!]
Don’t fail, don’t ever fail — those were the words of Montavo’s father.
Make up for our lack of history and our low status with results.
Knowledge, Trade.
— and the Martial Arts.
His father was particularly zealous in teaching the art of the sword.
He wanted to give raise to a knight unparallelled under the sky from his family.
The coach the father hired taught the children the “Undefeatable art of the
Sword”
The optimal forms, footwork with little loss, strong stances — he constantly
explored.
Without fussing about victor, Montavo immersed his own limbs in the forms of
his predecessors.
He didn’t want to sacrifice his form just to win a sham battle. If he could
eventually reach the strongest with that, then it’s fine — that was Montavo’s way
of thinking.
His parents and siblings who adhered to the family ways blamed him.
‘What are you doing! Win, win, win!! Attack their weak point!!’
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Interlude – Even the Small Time Scoundrel Gets an
Episode 2
This was when Montavo Gilles Gingait was a pure and fastidious young boy.
The pressure against his lack of tenacity for results was strong.
You’re a disgrace, his parents and siblings would severely scold him.
‘Bocchan’s way of thinking is wonderful. That’s right, it’s better in the beginning
to know the right form and have the right heart rather than being a stickler for
results’
She won her fame as a female swordsman when she was young, and she left to
be a sword master for Montavo.
Under Phryne’s strict guidance, Montavo steadily exhibited his sword talents.
‘A sword wielded by a person with a warped heart will swing in a warped path’
Phryne was strict, but time to time she would praise Montavo.
‘I have never seen a sword move so straight and true. It will take time but
bocchan will surely become the strongest swordsman one day’
Seeing Phryne’s proud eyes — being seen by such eyes made him happy to no
end.
As he continued swinging his sword, the path left an image in his eyes.
Montavo loved his family, but he could not walk the same path as them.
If the Gingait family abandoned their stubborn third son Montavo then the story
would end there.
Montavo would break away from his family and walk his own path of the
straight sword.
His whole family was desperate to have Montavo to come over to “their side”.
They wanted to plant the Gingait values in Montavo —
If they forcefully told him to “do it this way!”, Montavo would surely resist.
However, he wouldn’t grudge his family for speaking to him nicely.
His family’s words, the Gingait values, slowly soaked into Montavo’s body —
‘Bocchan. You shouldn’t choose the easy way. The way to the top is the right
way!’
Since Phryne was gone, Montavo gradually adopted his family’s values.
Never mind grace, results is what we want.
Loss is the end, only victory has value — that way of life.
His family was happy that Montavo became “one of them”, and hurriedly taught
him rulership.
He wanted to go visit her, but Phryne’s illness didn’t heal even after three
months.
She had been locked in the small room the whole time.
Even after half a year, Phryne’s illness didn’t show any sign of getting better.
Montavo came to Phryne’s room several times, but he didn’t open the door.
His father strongly told him not to open it, also, he didn’t want Phryne to see him
now that he had gotten clever.
That night, Montavo couldn’t sleep no matter what, and left his bed.
He walked down the corridor to get some air — and then he noticed a suspicious
sound.
— From the first floor, he heard the noise of something being dragged.
“Phryne …”
He hurried to save her, but Phryne told him with hard breaths.
Phryne had worked with the Gingait since the days of the former head.
The former head was unusually selfish, but he lived by the rules as a merchant,
he respected Phryne.
However, since Montavo’s father took over the headship, everything changed.
Only the third son wasn’t stained with those values — Phryne desperately, as his
sword teacher, instructed Montavo on the “proper” way to live.
Also, Phryne as the head maid, bit by bit gathered evidence of the current head’s
evil deeds.
Then just when the evidence had been gathered — Phryne fell ill.
Phryne was diagnosed by the doctor as having caught a contagious disease and
was locked inside a small room in the mansion.
“… I think I might’ve been poisoned. Master … noticed what I was doing, and
… he must’ve disagreed with me, trying to teach bocchan to live right … —
bocchan, please …”
In order to give it to Montavo, Phryne desperately broke down the lock and
escaped her room.
“In my stead … please, return this house to the right path … bocchan, you can
do it …”
“…”
No, before that, take Phryne to another doctor and cure her poisoning.
Stained with his family’s values, knowing the world, he was now able to act on
self-interest.
The strength that allowed him to push on along his own path no matter what
people say, was no longer there.
If, Montavo thought.
If father and my brothers acts came to light — this house would be done for.
Montavo would lose money and fame, and had to live as if in a wilderness.
“—…!”
Montavo half impulsively tore Phryne’s memo and crushed it — and he gulped.
Montavo did not answer Phryne’s repeated questions and took her back into the
room.
Leaving the poisoned Phryne and the room, Montavo closed the door —
Montavo’s transfiguration was complete.
Even with her gone, Montavo’s life did not take a turn for the worse.
Rather, everything went on smoothly afterwards.
He fully used all his cleverness and wisdom he was born with, and gained
dazzling results in business and in the art of the sword.
There was nobody in Coura and Sephor who didn’t know the name Montavo,
and his study at the continent was decided.
The current head of the Gingaits decided to turn over the family headship to the
third son and called him home.
His older brothers made no complaints.
That was how excellent Montavo was.
— except.
The path of the sword that Phryne once taught him was warped beyond any help.
I see, I nodded.
“I get it now. Montavo, the reason you stopped yourself from helping people was
because you were reminded of that Phryne, weren’t you?”
“Yes … every now and then, when I try to save someone at a whim, I could hear
Phryne’s voice that day saying ‘why …’, why didn’t you save me back then”
The former honest young man Montavo was poisoned by the values of worldly
life, committed crimes, and lost the core of his being.
The reason he would always call himself “noble” or “elite” was because he was
helplessly insecure.
He wanted to proscribe who he is, to stick a label on himself.
His family never stopped him, even encouraged him, and moreover the specs he
was born with was so high he was incorrigible.
You only wanted Phryne’s forgiveness after all, you’re only making it worse.
“Then let’s start by visiting Phryne’s grave. You haven’t gone there anyway,
right? You at least know its rough location don’t you? Show me there”
“Wha …!? There’s no way I can go there …!! I killed her, I can’t go see … no,
she definitely won’t forgive me …”
“You idiot. Not asking for forgiveness because you don’t think they’ll forgive
you is weird don’t you think? Don’t expect them to forgive you. It’s an apology
because you do it even if you won’t be forgiven”
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“Hurry, hurry,” Kirisha called me to hurry to the garden, flower sprouts were
starting to appear here and there in the garden.
Incidentally, Kirisha was wearing the sundress I gave her as a present last time.
So pretty ♡
“Mr Flower is cute too desuyo~ ♡ Mr Flower is not like people, they have a
high chance of sprouting so they’re easy to raise!”
The way she spoke of people and flowers on equal terms, she really was the
Lord’s daughter.
“Don’t worry, all the people Kirisha wants to brag to don’t exist!”
Kirisha held a shovel in one hand and began working the soil.
I looked at her hand wondering what she was going to do. Kirisha was picking
up the sprouts that lost the fight for dominance and replanted them somewhere
else.
Normally, these badly grown buds would be picked up and thrown away.
“Kirisha won’t throw away the children Kirisha raised nodesuyo. If they lost in
their original place, they can live somewhere else!”
Once the gardening was done, Kirisha said she was tired and wanted to take a
nap.
The two of us entered the bed, Kirisha went inside my arms right away.
“Ehehe. Papa~♡”
However the more I touched Kirisha’s skin, indecent feelings bubbled up from
inside my body.
The hem of her dress magnificently flipped up and her panties peeked out.
While she was being tormented, the shoulder of her dress also slipped and her
bra was showing.
Her panties slipped down almost to the limit, just a little bit more and her crotch
would be completely visible.
Her bra also slipped and one of her breasts flowed out.
Her chest that was starting to swell, garnished by a cherry-like bud.
Kirisha who struggled to get away from the tickling was breathing roughly,
“haah, haah”
“… geez, uncle is a hopeless prankster desuyo! Kirisha will get even one day
desuyo!”
With one of her breasts out and panties slipping down … right at this moment
Kirisha was a little “woman”.
The allure made me feel like my reasoning was going to be blown away …
Then.
Ruby nonchalantly peeked inside the house — and her eyes stopped on the bed.
I want Kirisha to be friends with not just me but other people too.
With that in mind, I asked Ruby to come, but —
Ruby said to Kirisha, “Hello Kirisha-chan. I’m Ruby. I work in a grimoire store.
I want to be friends with you …”
“… Hmph, desuyo”
“Oh, what’s wrong little lady? Why did your cheeks get so big?” I said as I
poked Kirisha’s cheek.
“It’s not any different than before nodesu! Kirisha’s face is normally like this!”
“Uncle’s memory is getting bad because you’re old desuyo! But don’t worry,
Kirisha will take care of you. So the people getting in the way should just go
home!”
She was jealous of Ruby because she thought she was taking me away.
Even while looking away, she was grabbing my pants tight and groaned.
Kirisha whose father had been stolen by her half sisters did not quarrel with
them but ran into the forest.
I wouldn’t win anyway, she thought and gave up without a fight.
Nobody treated Kirisha kindly so she felt she had lost value.
But now, in order to protect her place, she desperately rejected Ruby.
The moment the marshmallow-soft breasts wrapped Kirisha, her expression lost
its antagonism.
Now that the two became friendly, the three of us had fun spending time — then
evening came.
“Little lady, how are things going in your house lately? Are things going on
safely?”
“Hmm … well lately, Papa and second wife-san are getting a bit dangerously
tense nodesuyo! It’s weird, they were getting along just before nodesu. Well, that
has nothing to do with Kirisha”
“Second wife-san…”
That’s some expression to use for your official mother … I know how you feel
though.
But anyway, the Lord and his wife had not been getting along lately — that was
probably because of the thing I did.
… I made quite a bit of sacrifice there, I’d be troubled if there were no results.
“Then uncle, Ruby-oneesan, bye bye desuyo. Come play again tomorrow!”
We saw Kirisha off waving our hands — then I turned back into Motoki.
Ruby and I sat around the table in the house, facing each other.
There’s a little something to do so I had Ruby stay behind.
“Now that the Kirisha healing is done, let’s get to work. This may be sudden
Ruby, but I want you to do something”
“What is it …? It’s still light out but you want me to strip already …? It’s
embarrassing …”
“I’m going to recite a plot, and I want you to write them down like a scenario”
Yuutarou, the Lord’s family, the Gingait family — my opponents were all big
shots, but were nothing much.
With careful preparations, I’ll prove I can knock down any opponent.
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53 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World
16
“I’m sleepy Motoki … why do I have to go this early in the morning. It’s
harrowing … I’ve only slept for 8 hours it’s harrowing … ”
Early in the morning, I took Liu who was stifling yawns on a walk through
Schackna Forest.
We parted the branches and leaves covered in morning dew and entered deep
into the unpopulated forest.
“Uu … Motoki is a demon. But you’re rather lively aren’t you Motoki. You’ve
been going around capturing the loli girl and doing BL stuff with Montavo lately,
too”
“Even though all I did was goverment work I originally worked a lot back on
Earth. Being busy and sleepless was my thing”
“Oh, you’re one of those proud of losing sleep people. Try doing that famous
Earth line, [I haven’t slept]”
“Proud of losing sleep huh … it’s still alright while you can be proud of it. Real
people who lack sleep are silent with eyes of death on them. When they finally
open their mouth they’ll say [You call our company a black company but we
actually give our employees 100 days of leave a year], covering for their
company”
“That’s unemployment”
“Hm? Well okay. It’s a really cool sword, though. It’s calling to my chuunni
heaAAAAAAARGH …!!”
The moment Liu held the sword it discharged electric attacks at her.
The famous swordsman’s sword was of course a named sword — it chooses its
wielder.
The sword decided that Liu was [Out!]. Like a famous umpire.
“… w, WHAT WAS THAT JUST NOW!! Is this how you treat your legal wife!
You want my insurance payout or something!?”
“Calm down, calm down, I don’t have your insurance policy, idiot. — well
actually, I’m looking for a sword I can give Montavo. A named sword that’s just
right for Montavo to be wielding”
“From my point of view, you and Montavo are equals when it comes to fighting.
A sword you can use means Montavo can use it as well. In other words —”
“Haha. In other words you’re using me as a guinea pig, right imma make ya pay
fer this ya better grit yer teeth ya bastard!!”
“Say Liu … I’m begging you. I, don’t have anyone to rely on but you. I’ll pay
you back when I make it big …”
“So you’re coming at me with those lines straight out of a band member
pestering a woman for cash … but um, you’re really going to repay me …?
You’re not going to throw me away when it’s convenient for you …?”
“I’m not I’m not. Do I look like I would do anything like that?”
“You look exactly like someone who’d do that and you have the track record,
too … Ah geez! Alright alright, I’ll be your guinea pig or whatever … just don’t
look at me with those eyes!”
Even though I was doing all that like a useless man, Liu actually was actually
also more motherly than the typical person.
After all’s said and done, she basically listens to what I say.
Oh goddess, Liu’s got great talents as a sex friend …
I transformed into a redheaded orc and took out a sword from the sheath at my
back.
I gave it to Liu.
The plan to release Montavo from his trauma and get him started on the path of
the “Protagonist” had nearly been completely worked out with Ruby yesterday.
A halfhearted sword would be no use but if I gave him a named sword he’d be
like Liu now.
After receiving all kinds of attacks from the swords, Liu was rolled down in a
heap by my feet.
Her clothes were torn and ragged, and there were no light in her eyes.
Hmm, this is criminally erotic … let’s do her once later.
“… But Motoki, Your Mirror’s amazing now that I’ve got a good look at it, huh.
It can even reproduce what that person has. — which means … you can
transform into a rich person and sell his stuff for a good amount of cash, right!
This is going to be a big business!”
Liu gets lively when she talks about money.
However —
“No, we can’t do that. The moment I transform back, all the things I get when I
transform will disappear. We can’t sell things that’ll disappear later”
“Huh? If it disappears when it’s already sold then there’s no problem, is there?”
“……”
That’s swindling.
Once Liu and I got back from the forest (did her once in the forest before we do),
I immediately headed for the detached house, played with Kirisha and Ruby (did
Ruby once Kirisha went home).
“Now then Montavo, let’s go visit the grave again today. Go apologize to
Phryne”
“… I, I don’t want to! We went the other day so that’s done, right …! My noble
and busy self remembered that I have something urgent so —”
Montavo let his former master Phryne die for his own self protection.
He didn’t take his poisoned master to a doctor but locked her in a room.
“Say Montavo, if Phryne were to ask your help now, will you do it properly?”
“… what’s that impossible supposition about? Phryne’s dead already! The dead
don’t ask for help … even to my noble self who governs the world’s
providence!”
“Yeah, I suppose. You don’t get to meet with the dead again”
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Interlude – The Girl with the Blonde Ringlets Wants
to See Her Lover Again
In preparation for harvest festival, Coura was dressed in all sorts of color.
With the day of the festival drawing near, the town’s decoration multiplied.
The commoners’ avant-garde art, made from fruits and vegetables and cattle
bones.
In order to please the gods and fairies who gave their favor to the town day by
day, everyone frantically came up with ideas.
The talk of the people were now all about the festival.
— Ah, it’s going to be fun, why won’t the day come already.
Within the brilliantly colorful town — a young girl, Illya Shihol was haggard.
While her prided blonde ringlets swayed in the wind, Illya unsteadily walked
through the town’s night streets.
It wasn’t the hour a girl like her should be walking around in, it was dangerous.
However, Illya didn’t care about that — she was already lost in self-
abandonment.
“Sir Ron … why did you have to go … why did you leave me behind …”
Illya’s most beloved Ron had passed away four days ago.
Her lover Ron was telepathing while walking 1 against the law, did not watch
where he was going and fell down into the waterways. He died not long after.
“… I told you over and over again, telepathing while walking is dangerous …!”
“Sir Ron …”
Illya leaned herself over the bridge railing, gazing at the water that took her
lover’s life.
However —
It was because she didn’t have the arm strength to lift herself up over the
railings.
Today was her fourth try, but it seems she still failed.
She properly exercised herself but her arm muscles were still not adequate.
“God … why are you so cruel desuno … are you telling me to stay alive … here
in this world without Sir Ron …”
Shifting the blame on her own lack of strength to god, Illya sighed. She’s at that
age where she’d blame anything and everything on god.
She could simply jump down from where there’s no railing, but she felt like
she’d be running from the difficulty then. Illya was a suicide applicant with a
high self-consciousness.
Also, get some protein intake — she didn’t realize that she was directing her
efforts in the wrong direction, but anyway, she wanted to go and join the one she
loves.
“A … ah …!”
Illya froze and then clung to her lover with all she had.
“Ha ha ha, Illya, you’re suffocating me. Also your hair ringlets are tickling my
nose. What do you use to harden these? You have hairspray over here — you do
don’t you?”
“Sir Ron, Sir Ron …! Do you know how much I suffered because you died so
foolishly …!”
“Hm, well, I’m really sorry for dying so stupidly. But you’re the same too for
training to die chasing after me, aren’t you?”
“I know I’m putting the cart before the horse …! But, but, I can’t help it can I!
You’ve died! But how did you come back to this world …?”
“Ah, yeah. Goddess Euva asked me to stop you from killing yourself. She said,
[your lover’s doing muscle training to try and kill herself to go after you, I’m not
going to be able with that idiot if she came here so go and stop her]”
“Ah … goddess Euva …! I thank you for your grace! I take offense at you
calling me an idiot but I’ll not consider it!”
“Illya, don’t die. Lady Euva is going to punish you if you continue trying to kill
yourself by not letting us meet in the next world. So please forget about dying.
Really, please stop. She’s going to laugh at me in the next world”
“It’ll be fine. If you lived out your life span, she’ll let us be together in the next
life. I’ll wait for you there. Even though you seem tough enough to live 100
years”
“Ah … I … can’t die then … I have to live in this world all alone … Um, Sir
Ron … in that case, would you make some memories with me. A memory of
your warmth …”
“Memory?”
“Yes … um … I, it’s embarrassing to say desuwa —!”
“Ah, you want to have sex? Rather than a memory you want a make a child you
mean”
“So blunt desuwa! But you’re right desuwa! Yes, considering the occassion I’ll
clearly say it, I want to have sex with you desuwa! Take my virginity before you
go!”
“Well, but … hm …”
“I really should object … no, it’s fine. Since she herself said she wanted to do it
— Yes, alright Illya. Let’s do it”
“It kind of bothers me how you’re taking it lightly, but waai, desuwa”
“Then where shall we do it? We can’t find an inn at this hour, and being noisy at
my home is —”
“You don’t want to? Ah, then I’ll go back to that world —”
“Come on, hurry hurry, the worlds are separating. Ah, will I have to return there
half-dead …”
“A, all right … ! E—i!”
Illya hardened her resolve. She grabbed the hems of her skirt and lifted it up.
Her legs up to her thighs were exposed, of course her panties too. Even her navel
was in clear view.
“Hee. Black string panties. You have quite a sexy one on”
“T, that’s because … I was thinking I’d see Sir Ron right after I go —”
“Alrighty then”
Ron took hold of Illya’s panties’ string and undid the knot.
This time Ron grabbed the chest of Illya’s dress — he slipped it down along with
her bra.
Illya was unable to look Ron in the face out of pure embarrassment. She averted
her eyes — and
“U, um, Sir Ron, we’re seen! We’re being seen —!”
Some middle aged men were holding their breaths looking at Illya.
Up to this point in her life, Illya had taken care to avoid showing skin out of
modesty.
And yet, she was seen at her most embarrassing moment by those dirty men —
Dirtying the womb of a prim and proper lady — that was the most amazing
sense of immorality.
It was the best, seeing a lady lift up a leg like a dog in public. And then she let
me do it.
By the way, I didn’t actually approach Illya because I wanted to do it with her.
There was something I want the loose-lipped Illya to spread by having her meet
with Ron.
I wanted her to spread the rumor that you can meet with the dead in Coura.
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1. TN: just think of it as being on the phone while driving. don’t dwell on it
too much. ↩
54 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World
17
Montavo woke up just after noon every day.
Thoroughly exercised by his master Kai every night, it was impossible for him to
wake up in the mornings.
However, even when they were having a break in the training, he would spend
the night drinking so he would end up waking up at the same hour.
Montavo who loved to engross himself playing around at night was known as
the playful lazy son by the rumor mills.
However, they had a slight misunderstanding.
There was a real reason why Montavo likes to play the night away.
— He was afraid of the night.
He would hear the voice of the master he let die when he went to sleep.
“Hmph …”
Leaving the bed, Montavo had an idea and took hold of his sword.
He stood in the middle of his room and swung the sword.
However —
“Well, there are things even my noble master fencer self couldn’t do …”
“Oh, good morning. What brings you here my sister who shares the same blood
as my noble self!”
“You won’t shut up with that as usual I see … I’m coming to see if Mon’s gone
lazy … Your duel with that Kuutarou(?) reincarnator kid is close, right … Don’t
lose okay … If you win the Lord’s daughter Chirisha(?) is going to be ours”
“The dueling opponent is Yuutarou, and the prize is Kirisha. She’ll be your
future sister in law so get the name right please”
“Yes yes, that … Kirisha, make sure you get her, okay … and get many children
off of her, okay. Children with the blood of the Lord are useful … veeeery useful
…”
“Yes well … just leave it to me my sister of equal nobility to my noble self! My
noble self the pride of the Gingait house will certainly make miss Kirisha my
own!”
If he won against Yuutarou, Montavo Gilles Gingait was going to marry the
Lord’s daughter Kirisha.
For the Gingait house, it was their holy grail.
They would be able to have ties with the Lord’s, that is the Marquis’, house.
How much power would they be able to gain with this marriage —
“Mon is strong so you’ll be fine … you can seal this Yuutarou(?)’s magic with
the Sacrament Cage, right … so good luck with training today — oh I remember
…”
His sister recalled something and said, “you know … there’s been rumors
recently … dead people have been getting bodies and coming out … it’s funny
isn’t it … something like this happening so soon before the festival … ghosts,
huh … I wonder what business we can start if we captured one … I smell lots of
cash …”
With the festival coming, the town of Coura’s central plaza was built into an
impromptu arena.
The space with audience seating surrounding it was where Yuutarou and
Montavo’s duel will be held on the last day of the festival.
It was a common situation in fighting manga.
Montavo came to visit the arena late at night.
Kai said tonight’s training will take place here.
“Kai?”
Montavo looked towards the arena entrance — and held his breath.
She was thin as dry wood, and yet her eyes gleamed like a carnivorous animal.
Late at night, I ran towards the Arena where I’m supposed to meet with
Montavo.
I took too much time with the preparations and was late.
“I’m not! I don’t have time to butt heads with a girl coming out of an alley”
There I dug the grave of Montavo’s former master Phryne — and took a look at
her rotten corpse.
— In order to transform into her.
“— eh?”
“Motoki … that person, looks exactly like you right now … peas in a pod”
“What …”
“I can’t handle it …! I can’t handle ghosts! I’ve done nothing but bad deeds all
day so I’m definitely going to be killed!”
I put more strength in my arm so that the wriggling Liu didn’t escape.
Or now that I think about it … was it because of the rumor I spread? The one
where the dead appears in Coura — no, but in that case why did only Phryne
come back.
“…… tsk”
This was no longer a story about an abnormality, the providence of the world had
been thrown into disarray.
How should he deal with this — his head was a mess of confusion.
If Phryne said “it’s practice”, he was not allowed to refuse no matter what the
situation is.
He clutched his sword and stood up right away — the habit from when he was a
young boy still remained in him.
“………”
He could not grasp what was going on but he knew he had only one thing to do.
On the other side, Phryne pointed her stick-thin sword at his eyes.
It wasn’t only her sword that’s thin, her arm and her body were also like dried
wood.
It seemed she came back in the body she had right before she died from illness.
Her body was a scrap of paper compared to the adult man Montavo.
If Montavo tucked his tail between his legs and retreated with all he had, Phryne
wouldn’t be able to catch up to him.
However —
“………”
And thus Montavo was faced with training with his life at stake.
… this is ridiculous.
Ghosts do seem to exist in this world but I never heard of them having flesh
bodies.
In fact, ghosts shouldn’t be able to enter a town with a church.
How should I move to disrupt the story, how could I disappoint the goddesses
who were the readers, I knew like the palm of my hand.
It was all too easy, I had recently felt that the world moves just according to the
scenarios I wrote.
“…… tch”
“Motoki? Motoki, hey! Your face is pale. Are you alright? Come on, don’t lose
it. You should jump into your legal wife’s loving chest at a time like this. I’ll
cuddle and protect you no matter what —”
“You were going to run away on your own just earlier … how could you be so
calm?”
“Well, since I felt Motoki’s unusually showing weakness you see. And I thought
if I’m nice to you now I could dominate your mind, so I shouldn’t be afraid of
some ghost now”
“But it won’t work if you say it you know … like hell I’d be brainwashed by the
likes of you”
“Oh? Then I’ll be going home. Ah ah, I wonder if Motoki will be okay. That
Motoki who actually have the mental strength of tofu. I know he’s going to need
his legal wife’s chest to support his heart … but if he says he doesn’t need me
then I’ll —”
“There there, good boy. Motoki just needs to stay on my chest for your whole
life. Now repeat after me. ‘I really really love Liu-chan, I hate big breasts I hate
priestesses I hate loli girls I hate blonde ringlets!’, now, two, three, go!”
“……”
She even found out I did it with blonde ringlets.
I thought I hid it well enough, but it looked like she only let it pass.
Women are scary …
Let’s leave what that Phryne really is for now — how should I move now?
If I jumped in now and win against Phryne two on one, it would have no
meaning.
Montavo could never run from his master’s shadow for his entire life.
Then there’s only one thing I could do — one thing I could hope.
— win
After the blows, she would draw back into the enemy’s blind spot — repeating
the action many times.
“……!”
Montavo was barely able to keep taking his master’s sword strikes.
Both in swinging her sword and moving herself, Phryne didn’t change her center
of gravity.
There were no superfluous movements.
— These are the moves of a person who had mastered the forms …!
She was ridiculed, who cares about form, but it was the culmination of the
techniques of those that came before.
It couldn’t not be useful.
If it’s not useful, it’s only because you lack practice.
Only those who do not fuss over the glory before them, who diligently piled
practice upon practice, could reach that state.
“………!”
However, the flowingly moving Phryne would never entertain him to a lock of
swords.
In that case —
That was his one and only light — but Montavo didn’t want to do it.
“I’m coming in …”
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“YAAAAAARGH!!”
“tsk…”
“— HAAAAAAH…!”
“………”
“—— HAAAAAAH!”
With his master right in front of him, he stepped forward with all he had.
He couldn’t not be scared.
It was because he was scared that he faced her.
The reason his wounds had been shallow was because Montavo stepped in
fearlessly.
Even masters would evade if the enemy approached close. Because they attacked
while evading, the attack couldn’t conclude the match.
A small mistake when fighting with real swords, and your life is forfeit.
“Haah … haah …”
He faked it with willpower, but his strength was already at its limits.
“…—”
“I’ve come to grasp how you’ve lived your life, bocchan, like it’s here in the
palm of my hand”
Phryne who had been a distance away earlier, was now right in front of him.
Montavo was unable to react to his master who had carried the basics to
perfection.
“Guh …”
Phryne’s sword stabbed into his left shoulder — finally leaving a deep cut.
His vision grew hazy from the fatigue and blood loss.
For his ugly self who betrayed Phryne, betrayed himself, and continued to
delude people — of course he’d be punished.
Some sparkly material flew off from Phryne while she attacked Montavo 1.
It was probably sand … but why sand?
“Sand? Hoho, for blinding enemies? I always bring some with me on walks. I
can’t go without anymore!”
“Phryne wouldn’t do something like that would she … hey gimme that sand, I’m
throwing it away”
“No way. Sand is the trendy item this summer. It’s the highest popularity code
according to Orc Fashion magazine. [This Summer, Blind the Female Knights
with Sand and Take Them Away!], they said”
The moment he ran out of strength he will be thoroughly killed. That’s how
different their statuses are.
Every swing of the sword, every step of her feet was the culmination of Phryne’s
own life.
It was very beautiful but if you asked if I would want to keep watching Phryne’s
sword dance, I’d say no.
The moment I heard Phryne, I noticed the strange feeling I have felt around
Phryne.
“… ah, I see”
— Stop preaching so self-importantly you damn granny. If you really love him
don’t reject him.
With an upright person by his side, he would conversely find his own ugliness.
In order to become like Phryne, Montavo would continually reject his own
weaknessess and stains — but he could not pass the trial
Which was why the moment Phryne was removed from him, Montavo greatly
changed.
In reaction to the restraint, the needle of Montavo’s heart swung over to the dark
side.
“Montavo!!”
I took Kai’s form and shouted.
“——”
However.
[— I accept you]
I see, my current master accepted the trash of a human being that is myself
He was warped.
He was not beautiful at all.
“— UOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH!!”
Oi, granny, you were all to fired up and tried to make me to fit your own ideals.
Because you said all that, the situation between me and my family had gotten
delicate — that was the grudge he had against Phryne.
The more he dug down, the more he found the ugliness in his heart.
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Montavo let out a breath and released the heat in his head.
— If he continued fighting Phryne like this, he would not get even a single
chance to win.
“Bocchan … have you finally given up?” said Phryne, strongly disappointed, “so
that’s what you do when you understand you can’t win … very well, I’ll do you
a favor and cut you down …”
Phryne closed the distance between them, as if saying, here’s your judgement.
In a perfect step with zero wasted movements.
She did not show any superfluous moves, but inside that calm body existed a
beating heart.
He could simply read that.
By provoking her, Montavo incited Phryne’s emotions.
Born to the house of Gingait, Montavo lived in the world of business, whirling
with worldly emotions.
Watching men, watching women, watching money, watching the night, watching
drink — he watched people.
That experience was useless with regard to the sword — but even if it’s useless,
it’s not unusable.
The sword is the reduction of an entire life of experience.
All excess thoughts dwelled in the blade.
If it’s an enemy he couldn’t reach by skill, they will surpass them by thinking
and planning.
That is how humans climb to the top.
“——”
The scene in his eyes went in slow motion, he was able to see various things.
Even things that he couldn’t normally see.
Ever since he was young, Montavo had always been by his master’s side.
But his heart was distant.
The human Montavo couldn’t possibly understand a superhuman’s mentality.
“Motoki Motoki, this is starting to get tiring, let’s go home. I’m hungry, buy me
a night snack?”
“Sorry Liu-chan, it’s getting good now so can quiet down please? For your
whole life if you can? If possible I’d like you to shut up in the next life as well?”
“It’s fine already isn’t it. They’ll settle the fight whether we’re here or not.
Sheesh, some battle this is”
He was somehow liberated by the fact that I approved of his real self.
His way of fighting was infuriating, full of feints and tricks — but that’s how
Montavo was.
I had, for a time, tried to make Montavo into an honest human being like Phryne
did.
But there might have been no need to force him to be that way.
The sparks from the swords, the flaring of life, they adorned these two’s dance.
*piki* …
There was an ominous noise.
“I knew it …”
Montavo had been growing splendidly well into a protagonist, but there was just
one problem.
“……”
Well, at times like this the right thing to do would be to have him succeed his
master’s sword.
I looked to my waist.
There was Kai’s Ghulcyut there.
Even though it’s a replica, the sword that was given to Kai directly by a goddess
was strong beyond compare.
Montavo probably wouldn’t be able to use it.
— but it’s not the case that he would certainly not be able to use it.
This was a demon sword that contained magic power, and on Montavo’s neck
hung an anti magic treasure, the Sacrament Cage.
With the Sacrament Cage that annulls magic, Ghulcyut’s power will be
drastically reduced.
If the Montavo right now were unable to hold Ghulcyut and fainted — Phryne
will naturally kill him.
And that —
I took the handle and swung, and the demon sword Ghulcyut stabbed the ground
in between Montavo and Phryne.
— BOOOM …!!
The moment the sword hit the ground, a heavy sound rang throughout the place,
and clouds of dust danced in the air.
You who grieved and went through hardships, you who knew evil, and yet chose
to continue walking, you, more than any reincarnator, are worthy of the title —
— “Protagonist”
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1. TN: I’ve always liked the sound of the word samidare for some reason. ↩
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«TN: It was brought to my attention that releasing too many chapters at once
breaks the feed, so I’m going to publish a few at a time again. Besides, this
chapter felt like a good place to stop»
Young Montavo read all those stories and longs for it.
That was a transient dream of his youth, and would not normally come true —
But now — the chance to seize the dream was in front of him.
In the arena grounds, the sword Ghulcyut Kai threw and told him to use stood.
Montavo held his breath in the face of the overwhelming aura the sword
possessed.
Now that it’s in front of him he understood, that this was a weapon that
surpassed all others in the world.
The materialized mana of the sword wrapped around the blade like a snake.
It scared him.
But he wouldn’t even have a chance of winning against Phryne if he didn’t take
this sword.
When the dust from when the sword was thrown in settled, Phryne would sure
rush in to attack.
Then before that happens he had to be ready with the sword.
“— tsk…!”
The magic power in the form of a snake coiled around and crept up along
Montavo’s arm.
The dense energy made his consciousness faint —
— Riiing …
This rare magic item was one that Montavo gained with his own strength.
Because Montavo earnestly proved his strength, his father gave it to his third
son.
There was no reason for him to lose to the likes of a magic sword.
He believed.
For sure.
“———!”
The power of the demon sword even threw Phyre’s body back — no she jumped
back on her own.
Phryne didn’t show even a speck of agitation seeing her disciple hold a demon
sword.
— Great trees with trunks like rocks, and the divine horned creatures that lived
there.
— The great sea splashing up spray, galleons plowing over the surface.
“——”
If that day Montavo fulfilled Phryne’s wish and indicted his family — He would
have left Coura and travelled the worldand saw these scenery.
“— I wanted to see it …” said Phryne while swinging her sword at high speed,
“the sight of bocchan … becoming stronger with the strong people of the world
… by your side …”
“Yes … I didn’t choose you. Because I was weak, I didn’t choose you …”
“But I have accepted the story of my past where I remained in town — and with
that, I’ll redo my story!”
He cut apart the story that should have been with the demon sword.
— *Kiiiiii* — ……
Montavo and Phryne were facing each other and heard the sound.
They relished the world’s most beautiful sound with all their five senses.
Letting it infuse into their souls.
— Ah … it’s over …
“Phryne …!”
The moment the match was settled, Montavo stabbed the demon sword on the
ground and embraced his master.
She was hard and thin — his poisoned master had no meat on her body.
“— bocchan, you,” Phryne whispered to his ear, “you have found a wonderful
story”
“— ah …”
“— eh”
When their lips parted what he saw was a beautiful woman he’s never seen
before.
The woman that was almost like a goddess was wearing silver armor.
He only understood that she was Phryne.
“Montavo, live proudly on this world. — let’s meet again when your time
comes”
Phryne said so leaving a beautiful smile — and she turned into sand.
“Wha …”
“I’m very sorry I’ll dip myself in boiling water so please teach me”
“Well, no need for the boiling water … — it happens a lot in stories that heroines
were transformed into ugly forms. When they fulfilled certain conditions with
the Protagonists, they would get their original forms back. Like, being loved, or
exchanging a kiss. So the ugly forms they had before getting their beauty back is
called the ubakawa”
If Montavo set off on a journey with Phryne — she would certainly have gotten
that form back and they’d travel through the world getting all friendly like.
However, Montavo didn’t choose Phryne. Which was why she died ugly.
Then only after she died she was able to successfully throw off her disguise.
— Which means, that just now were the echoes of the story Montavo didn’t
choose.
Rejoice.
Because I have finally obtained what I wanted.
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1. TN: Ubakawa, or The old woman’s skin : a classic Japanese story archetype,
where a girl has to disguise herself as an ugly woman. ↩
2. TN: This refers to the Meeting with the Goddess event in the Monomyth.
Not necessarily a literal goddess. ↩
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“Uu … Liu-neesan is too cocky after calling backsies 240 times nodesuyo!
Kirisha wants to raise an objection to this match!”
Kirisha flailed her arms with her hands balled into fists, protesting against Liu
who was seated opposite of her.
They were playing a board game. It’s so nice of you two to be so peaceful.
“Oh, is this what they call a poor loser? Lolikko kids don’t know when to give
up, do they. You’ve already lost when you let your opponent take backsies you
know”
But Liu stopped up her ears and stuck out her tongue going “lalala I can’t hear
you”
Even looking from outside she looks so irritating I really wanted to beat her up.
As she cried, Kirisha clung onto me in the guise of the old soldier.
“Kirisha has some life experience but this is the first time Kirisha ever seen a
person like Liu-neesan … she even hit her head on the floor when she did a
dogeza …!”
I was worried whether Liu who was mentally a child could get along with
Kirisha — and just as I thought she bullied her.
Well … Kirisha seemed to enjoy talking back to her so all’s good.
The fact that she could object was proof that she valued herself.
By relating to people she would come to want to take root in this town.
While I was patting her head, Kirisha soon stopped crying and made a smile in
my arms, “ehe—♡”
Lovely— ♡
Aah … so cute.
I want to cherish her and raise her.
I’ve been going all out raising Montavo lately so I think I’ve come to enjoy the
fun of teaching.
“Hm? Uncle, you’re having a faraway look? Anxious for your old age? Don’t
worry desuyo! Kirisha will one day set up a gentle pension system!”
“No, well, that’s what you do while you’re young, so … no, I’m not really
thinking of pensions … was just looking at you and thought, ‘the young lady
sure is cute'”
I want to welcome the day I overcame all obstacles and get to leisurely watch
Montavo beat up Yuutarou.
“Yeah. Just leave it on a table at the bar or so and make it look like something a
customer forgot. Now go, go!”
“Sheesh, you’re rough on your underlings. You’ve been neglecting your legal
wife and BLing with Mon just yesterday. But I wonder why, when remembering
Motoki and Mon going ‘Aah—!’ my heart, like, feels …!”
“STOP IT, don’t turn rotten, and don’t make my and Montavo’s master student
relation into something dirty”
“By the way Ruby already began writing a novel with a Motoki×Mon couple.
She says she was going to publish it in town to get back at you for before”
“You women … — just go!” I said, chasing away Liu with the flyers.
The scars from the Montavo vs Phryne fight last night was clearly left there.
Recalling the heart-stirring fight between the two, I got up onto the audience
seating surrounding the arena.
Here and there on the wooden seats, I left several sheets of the paper I brought
with me.
If someone took the paper and turn what’s written inside into rumor a few days
later — my scheme will be a success.
If they don’t get in the way of my plans, then I don’t mind who they were or
what they were doing.
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While being rocked about on the coach, the Lord of Coura, Grischa La Coura,
thought of his wife.
One year after his previous wife died, Grischa married his current wife Irene.
For Grischa, she was a better woman than his previous wife was.
The fact Grischa who wasn’t talented by any means inherited the Lordship was
thanks to his wife.
His wife can see through the world.
There were never even one occasion that he went wrong with following what his
wife said.
The one who took care after the Orcs attacked Coura three years ago was mostly
her.
When he offered his daughter Kirisha’s hand in marriage to the local noble, the
Gingaits, just as his wife said — they immediately silenced the noisy
townspeople.
Sure enough, he can’t go wrong doing what his wife said.
The one who decided Montavo to fight Yuutarou was also his wife.
For the Lord Girischa’s family, this feat had no demerits at all.
If Monavo won then Kirisha would marry into the Gingaits as planned, and if
Yuutarou won, there would be no problem either.
Yuutarou.
He was the currently popular reincarnator, bringing down Orc fortresses one
after another.
He would surely win fame as a great hero in the near future.
If his daughter joined Yuutarou’s party — he would be able to gain fame for the
family.
Which was why he didn’t care who won.
By the way, the one who decided the match should take place on the last day of
the festival was also his wife.
Religious authority had been weakening in Coura lately so they had misgivings
about even holding a festival — but by having the top grade entertainment of a
hero’s match, the townspeople became excited right away.
His wife was a genius. Irene was the best of the best of women — that was what
Lord Grischa believed.
However —
“………”
There were no end to the eyewitness reports. Not just one or two saw his wife
walking with a man.
Among them, there were some who saw his wife strip naked in public.
“Impossible …”
But to gallivant about night in and night out, was logically impossible.
But there were too many rumors, Grischa couldn’t help distrusting his wife.
Currently, Grischa was forbidding Irene to go outside and locked her up in her
room.
At the entrance, he set up a maid to stand watch.
Irene was shocked at this treatment and said, “why do you even need to suspect
me who loves you so …”
While the thoughts ran through his mind, the coach arrived at the mansion.
Even though the coach had arrived, no maids came out to greet him.
He thought it impossible, but he opened the door himself and entered the
mansion.
When he did, a maid who happened to be there opened her eyes wide in surprise.
“……… tsk”
Grischa had a bad presentiment and went to the second story bedroom.
The maid who should have been standing watch by the door wasn’t there.
“Irene!”
And sleeping next to her — was a butler who had long served the house.
The butler got up in a fluster — but soon looked as if he had resolved himself.
“… no need to make excuses anymore, huh … actually, ever since the day Lady
Irene came to this house, we have been having this kind of relations. Everyone in
the house knows of this, only Master doesn’t”
Not only his wife and butler, everyone in the house betrayed him —
Even though he was absent, there was no way his wife could so grandly sleep
around with men.
But if everyone knew and stayed silent —
“——”
At a time like this he could only believe in family. Only his daughters Yuyu and
Lala — no.
“Lady Irene was such a slut. With just some incitement from me she easily
opened her legs. But on this point, your previous wife Lady Maron was tough …
there was no gap to use in her. Such a chaste woman. So different from this slut
sleeping next to me — Well then, excuse me!”
With that said, the butler ran to the windows and jumped.
Left behind, Grischa felt like the world had collapsed around him.
The maids came running after hearing the commotion and seemed to be saying
something, but it didn’t enter his ears.
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“Montavo, you helped my son the other day didn’t you? Thank you, really”
“Montavo, thanks for the advice the other day! My shop’s getting back in the
black somewhat!”
“Montavo, make sure you win against Yuutarou, okay. Everyone’s rooting for
you!”
Montavo who was practicing with his sword in the plaza was called out by the
townspeople.
This was how it’s been recently.
Ever since he was released from his trauma with Phryne, Montavo had been
actively helping people.
With the high specs he was born with in full swing helping people, Montavo’s
popularity boomed.
The people that until recently had been going Yuutarou this Yuutarou that were
now infatuated by the noble’s third son.
I understood their feelings well. The Montavo right now had charm.
This bearing that exudes aura belongs to a story Protagonist.
“Yes, I’ll do my best! I’ll devote all my strength and challenge the reincarnator
Yuutarou!”
“Thank you very much …! If I hadn’t met with Kai, I would surely have walked
the path to ruin! I have you to thank for everything!”
“It’s not alright! I am really grateful to you. I will be your disciple for life!”
As you’d expect, it’s awkward when you get thanked straight like this.
“… I say whatever, but don’t lose to Yuutarou. Make sure you win against that
chuuni”
“Well, about that, Kai … Is Yuutarou’s and my battle going to happen …?”
“Hm? Ah, of course it’s going to happen, right? You can’t stop it this late”
The truth is, there were lots of doubts about the festival this time.
The reason was that the Lord of Coura, Grisha, had gone insane.
According to the rumors, Grisha claimed that his wife had been sleeping with
men in town and his own butler.
He even tried to put his wife and butler to the sword.
Not only that, he even added that his house employees had conspired to cover up
his wife’s infidelity — he wanted them all put in prison.
Punishments and fines were actually the prerogative of the Lord.
However, his claims this time was too unfounded so the Quira and Euva
churches joined hands and stopped him.
Milord, that was all your own persecution complex, they said.
The Lord Grisha only allowed his daughter by his previous wife, Kirisha, near
him and shut himself in his room.
Sheesh, so weak minded. That’s why the idiot’s always been dominated by
women.
Lord Grisha would probably be unable to continue his married life with Irene
any more after this.
He’s surely going to chase her away soon.
What about the twins Yuyu and Lala? Will they be chased out together with her?
Incidentally, it should go without explaining, but the one who cornered Grisha
this far was me.
As Irene, I played around in town and fanned rumors, casting a shadow of doubt
on Grisha’s heart.
Then, when Grisha was away I transformed into him. I entered the mansion and
went into the bedroom Irene was kept in.
I then transformed into the elf and used magic to paralyze Irene.
Finally, I transformed into the butler and waited for the Lord to come home.
If Grisha only thought a little then he’d notice something was amiss, and yet he
crumbled much easier than I expected. He’s truly a small fry.
“— well, you don’t need to think too much, just focus your mind until the day of
the fight. See ya”
“U, um … Kai!”
“Hm?”
I was called to a stop and turned around, Montavo had an unusually serious face
on.
Oh no, is he going to confess to me? I tensed, but there’s no way that’s going to
happen.
“Kai, I am really really thankful to you. I will forever be. So — whatever you’re
going to do from now on, I will never begrudge you. Please remember that. My
ties with you will last a lifetime”
“——”
“——”
“………”
I disrupted the relations between the Lord, Irene, and the butler in order to save
Kirisha.
In order to distance the Lord from Irene and her daughters and get him attached
to Kirisha.
By removing the Lord’s brain Irene and the butler, I will destabilize the town. —
That was the biggest goal of yesterday’s act.
The reason the foolish Lord Grisha could become Lord was because of his wife
and butler.
As long as they’re there, the town won’t be disturbed in any big way.
And when Coura is peaceful — reincarnators will come here one after another.
The initial town for reincarnators have an inseparable relation with them.
As long as Coura and Sephro hadn’t been captured, the problem won’t be cured.
I weakened the Quira church when I handled Miria’s case, and now the central
pillar of the town, its Lord, was shaken.
And now if just one more disturbance happened —
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“The lolikko hasn’t been coming over lately, hasn’t she. And I thought I’ve
finally got the chance to teach someone some life lessons. Like how to do a
brilliant dogeza or how to take the panties off your noisy friends”
“Those things are only useful for you. But I’m interested in the taking off panties
things, can you please teach me?”
“Oh, are you interested? That’s a philandering dick for you, always keeping
ahead on technology. That desire to improve is one of the reasons I let you get
more sex friends, Sleazyki. — I don’t mind teaching you but there will be a
catch. Let me borrow some pocket money. I don’t have cash. I can’t go buy
things at the festival like this. Give me money!”
“Um, didn’t I just give you some the other day? How did you waste it all so fast?
Because your existence is itself a waste?”
What Liu showed me was a bundle of paper that looked like horserace betting
tickets.
All the tickets had the name Montavo written on them.
It seems she spent all her money on Montavo’s win. You scum …
“Well, Montavo’s gonna win, right? He’s gonna beat Yuutarou down with
Motoki’s underhanded tricks, right? Heh he, I’m actually a small time capitalist
at heart you know! I refresh myself with a bathtub of copper coins!”
“So both your heart and body are dirty … so how’s the betting rate looking?”
“Yuutarou is bigger but there are quite a lot who bet on Montavo. That noble’s
got quite the reputation”
“Hmmm”
It was obvious but the audience will be cheering for their bet.
I shouldn’t underestimate the voice of the crowd.
In all sports, the home team with the louder cheers going for them have the
overwhelmingly bigger win rate.
“Well, I suppose I should be glad he gets any … — It’s about time Liu, let’s go
out”
Liu and I together set out to town on the opening day of the harvest festival.
There was nothing in particular that I had to do, so I genuinely went out to enjoy
the festival.
I felt like she was calling me names as soon as she saw me, but let’s not sweat
the small things.
“Ruby, yaaaay! How are your novels going? Have you reached the part where
Motoki gets raped?”
“Yes yes, I know that feel. When it’s done this Liu-chan is going to take
responsibility and spread it around!”
“……”
I thought I heard an improper talk, but let’s not worry about it.
While buying these two some things from the food stalls, I nonchalantly led
them to a quiet place.
Towards an abandoned building.
“Hey wait up Motoki, why are we heading to a deserted place? The stands are
that way”
“Um, I don’t see how this relates to the festival … uh, why are you eagle-
gripping my and Ruby’s boobs …?”
“Like I said, why do you have to let out my and Ruby’s boobs just because it’s a
festival! Um, people are going to come …!”
“Are those the only words you know!? … ah, no … don’t pinch …”
Unlike Liu who’s been protesting, Ruby had already given up.
Ruby made no move to resist and only stared at me in embarrassment and heavy
breathing.
She had accepted the fact that her breasts are out in the open as a normal thing.
The result of her training.
Ruby was so gallant and great I ignored Liu and focused on her.
I’ve already developed her this far so I knew these breasts like the back of my
hand.
Both her breasts had my kiss marks at all times.
“Uuu— …”
“………”
I’ve done it with these two several tens of times already, so, how should I put it
…
I might have gotten too pampered to be able to say this in front of two beauties
half-naked in public, but I can’t help being bored.
I have to change things around.
“Eh, wa … Sleazyki?”
We went to a place we were more in danger of being seen than the one earlier.
We could hear the bustle and the sound of footsteps from right next to us.
The two frantically tried to cover their breasts with their arms.
Good, thanks to the tension I feel myself springing with tension.
Also …
“Hey, Deadki … why are you tying me up …? They’ll see, they’ll see us …!”
I used Ruby’s clothes for rope and tied both her hands behind her back tightly.
If someone were to come now Ruby won’t be able to hide her impressive
breasts.
Ruby frantically tried to twist her body and face the wall but I held her shoulders
and stopped her.
“M, Motoki … why only Ruby …! Your legal wife is here! No, I don’t mean I
want to be tied up but I still can’t accept it!”
“Well, if I tied you up you can use your Thief skills to set yourself free right?”
“U … uuh …”
And thus I neglected Liu for tonight and concentrated on Ruby.
This big breasted girl’s been cheeky lately, so I decided to up on her discipline.
I pulled her skirt and panties down, making her completely naked.
“Now then …”
With Ruby naked and unable to move, I left her there with Liu and left the place.
Ruby would be on tetherhooks about now. If someone came and saw her like this
—
They would see her big breasts, they would ravish her —
After waiting a while I went back to Ruby. She was glaring at me with a red
face.
The sophisticated neglect play brought her anger to the top. She wasn’t even able
to speak and only trembled in rage.
“Sorry, sorry …”
And then we —
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«TN: WordPress says this is my 200th post…»
The Lord of Coura, Grisha, had locked himself in his room these few days.
What in the world happened to him — not even Grisha himself knew.
He wanted to pass judgement on them. These insolent fools who made fun of the
Lord.
Investigation by the Church showed that both his wife and the butler had alibis.
Unable to find evidence of his wife’s infidelity, she said to him with a smile,
rumors will be rumors.
Lord Grisha was in distress. Was he going crazy. No, that’s not possible.
Until now, whenever anything like this happened, he left it all to Irene.
His daughter by his previous wife was the only one he was sure was her
daughter.
Kirisha worriedly hovered over her father who was collapsed on the bed.
“Kirisha … do you remember? There was this one time you wanted to go to the
festival so you dressed as a commoner and the two of us went out to town … it
was exciting wasn’t it?”
“Kirisha never remembered anything like that, so maybe it’s Yuyu or Lala
desuyo, Papa!”
“I, is that so …? Not good, the Lord made a mistake. What to do, we should rule
1, or not”
“Ooh … you liked it. But, this is not good. To crack jokes in my position, I’m
practically ordering my underlings to laugh. I’m a marquis 2, though”
“Papa, you’re on a roll desuyo! You’re the best!”
He suddenly thought.
Even though he had such happiness being near Kirisha, why did he throw that
happiness away.
“……”
I was entering the Euvan bar, I mean, church when Miria greeted me.
In bartender getup, Miria saw me not as the “little lamb”, and tilted her head in
doubt.
But even though I’m in another form, after doing it with me day in and day out,
Miria felt something.
I was sipping on liquor at the counter, and Miria stared at me, “jiiiiiiiiii”
Too close …
“Little lamb’s big brother …? But you don’t look alike at all … but you’re
somehow alike …”
jiiiiiiiiiiii … Miria stared at me so close her nose was going to touch me.
“My my! You want to hear about me and little lamb? What should I do I wonder,
I don’t normally want to talk about this to men … but I somehow feel like it’s
okay to talk to you”
“All right, I’ll tell you. My and little lamb’s dazzling sex days …!”
“And you know, little lamb is an incredible pervert … just the other day he put
Rania and me upside down and did us both —”
“…”
It’s not like there would be any problems keeping her like this — but I felt I
should tell her soon.
That’s what I thought, for some reason.
I don’t know how it’s going to be after the festival is over.
Now is the time, I’ll tell her now, I waited for the time, but —
“and then, the little lamb … of all things … dived under the counter, and licked
me while I was serving guests … geez, I thought I was going to leak a voice …
such a naughty boy …”
“Little laaaaamb … my, you’ve grown big haven’t you … if you’re this big, then
we can do lots and lots more things … I’m happy …”
Miria circled her arms around my neck and kissed me. Then she said “I wanna
do it”
“Alright …”
I left the church into the back alley through the back door.
I casually put Miria’s beautiful body down on the dirty alley, the gap was great.
“Alright…!”
Preparation complete.
I took my clothes off too.
In front of me there was Miria with indecent words written all over her body.
And doing a double peace too.
Oops, forgot to put her legs in the M shape.
I made her as sluttish as I could.
And then we —
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His head and body felt fresh, he didn’t sleep again but left the bed.
He opened the shutters and bathed in the day’s still faint first light.
— Am I afraid?
He had spent every effort for this fight, and most of all, he was no longer fixated
on the idea of winning.
But that’s not for the sake of fame, nor for a reward.
All Montavo wanted was the greatest fight with the strongest opponent.
He wanted to know — whether the sword arts he trained his whole life would be
of use against a reincarnator.
To clash life with life, elevate each other, to present a beautiful sword dance.
That will be his repayment to Phryne, and also to Kai.
“………”
If he could, he wanted a confrontation with Yuutarou in the wilderness with
nobody around.
The door to his room was opened and his sister entered.
“Huh, Mon, you’ve stopped being loudmouthed …? I don’t really care … — but
say, Mon … I’ve made the invitee list to your wedding … I’m calling the Lord
of Sephor, and the guild higher-ups … you have anyone else you want to invite
… ? Ah, maybe your girlfriends …? I wanna see a catfight …”
The engagement between Montavo and Kirisha that had been arranged for
several years — and Yuutarou calling for a stop to it.
[Kirisha will go on a journey with me! If you have a complaint, then fight me!],
he said.
They proceeded talks with the Lord’s wife, making the fight a spectacle, and get
a cut of the earnings.
To rise again even when they fall. No, the Gingaits don’t possess the notion of
stumbling to begin with.
To pick up gold from the ground where they stumble — that was the way of the
trader.
“……”
It was the way of the world that the daughters of the strong would marry against
their wishes — but to marry into the Gingaits, what will become of her.
He wanted to win against Yuutarou, but if he did, an unrelated young girl would
descend into unhappiness.
— if it comes to that …
She had been listening to her father’s Lord jokes until late last night.
Kirisha continued laughing, as if she had returned to the past.
His change was finalized when his new wife Irene came.
He was captivated by his wife’s charm, and became a yesman — never deciding
anything without her say so, completely becoming an imbecile.
His father mercilessly raised fines from the people — his reputation gradually
worsened.
But as long as his wife loved him, he was happy.
Kirisha’s father who obeyed his wife was like a machine, and in the eyes of
Kirisha who knew what her father used to be like, he looked vaguely fearful.
He was afraid to displease his new wife, so he treated Kirisha like she didn’t
exist.
He ended up focusing his love on his wife and her two daughters.
Kirisha didn’t begrudge him for that. He probably didn’t have any other choice.
People change — that was what Kirisha believed.
“……”
Yesterday, Irene went back to her parent’s home, and Kirisha’s father loved her
even more dearly.
Her warm father had come back.
She wanted to leave on a journey with Yuutarou and find a place she can be at
peace.
An absolutely unchanging utopia.
A place without the fear of change —
Her father would be sad, but Kirisha wanted to see her dream come true.
Only —
“Uncle …”
When she was reminded of the Uncle, Liu, and Ruby, her chest tightened.
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“So here, use it well. Well, it’s going to be a big deal if it broke, though”
I transformed into Kai and formally gave Montavo the demon sword Ghulcyut in
front of the arena entrance.
“Thank you very much. — I will make sure I show you the best fight that won’t
be a shame to the sword”
Having done my duty as his master, I got up to the audience seating on the
coliseum-like arena.
Liu who was sitting on a back seat waved her arms at me.
The broke Liu stole glances at me. I ignored her and looked around.
The reincarnator who had a goddess’ protection and the swordsman Montavo
whose fame was heard all the way to the continent.
People obviously would want to know — which of them was the stronger one.
At a glance, it looked like the Yuutarou fans had the greater numbers but
Montavo’s had the louder cheers.
The adventurers Montavo saved all put their whole might into their cheers as if
to make up for their inferior numbers.
“Really, they should be enjoying the match elegantly, I say. Someone highborn
such as I only — URAAAAA MONTAVO!! I’M BETTING ALL MY MONEY
ON YOU SO YOU BETTER WIN OR ELSE!!”
He had expectations.
What kind of talk would they have through the sword today.
A sword fight is like a dialogue.
Iron clashes with iron, exchanging life views and experience with each other,
elevating them both.
Montavo could not wait for the fight to start and simulated the fight that was
about to begin in his head — however
“………?”
Why —
Just then.
The arena was wrapped in a loud cheer.
“———”
— Ah, I see.
The moment he saw him, Montavo understood why he could not remember
Yuutarou’s looks.
— how pitiful …
“Oi bastard! You promised you won’t marry Kirisha if I won, right! I definitely
won’t hand Kirisha to the likes of you! I’m going to protect her!”
When a child makes a fool of himself, there will undoubtedly be an adult smiling
in joy behind him.
— Today I will make Yuutarou see.
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“Guys with cheats, seriously …”
Fireballs, waterballs, balls of earth and lightning, light and void — Yuutarou
fired off elemental balls one after the other.
Why did he have that much magic power, where did he train — I feel like an
idiot just for asking.
This was what cheats are.
If you have the backing of a goddess you can use as much magic power as you
like, and you’re exempt from training.
I should’ve whittled quite a lot of his power — but Yuutarou was still this
overwhelming.
If I transformed into Kai and challenged him, I probably wouldn’t last 10
seconds before being killed.
— however.
The Sacrament Cage hanging from his neck was able to protect its master from
the reincarnator’s attack waves.
For now, at least this means the first stage of the fight was over.
The magic cheat Yuutarou was unable to win with magic — objectively
speaking, this situation benefits Montavo.
In the ring, Yuutarou stopped launching magic and said to Montavo, “You
bastard, I heard magic don’t work on you, but it’s really true, huh! But even so,
I’m not gonna lose! I have shed blood practicing with my companions in order to
defeat you! And I’ve learned the way of the sword!”
“I will fight to protect Kirisha! I definitely won’t give up! We fight with the
sword now!!”
Yuutarou’s declaration made the audience erupt in cheers. Their voices caused a
rumble in the ground.
… scary.
I recalled the things that happened in my past and gripped Liu’s arm next to me
without meaning to.
“… Say Liu, look at Kirisha’s eyes. Why are girls so cold to chuunis? Sure, he
may be annoying when he said he was going to protect her, but wouldn’t she be
at least moved?”
“Weell, if he really was fighting hard for her sake then she’d be a little moved, I
guess. But you see, when he’s just making her into an excuse so he could show
his own great skills she’d obviously look like that. Don’t you just want to fight in
public and get people to say you’re amazing. Aren’t you just trying to say ‘I’m
cool, I can also fight with the sword’, then say it like it is and fight for fun.
Something like that. Don’t get me involved, creep”
“………”
Yuutarou was currently telling the audience what kind of hard practice he’s been
doing — but he probably wanted to learn a showy killing move.
Real sword training is hopelessly plain and a very long term thing.
Endless repetition.
Maddening humiliation.
Learning a technique to get you a leap forward will surely make you fall behind
later.
Which is why there’s nothing to it but steady advance.
No, not just the sword, all practice is like that.
Montavo had tried to run away from the ordinary path once, so he might not
have the qualifications to call others out on it.
But still, Montavo chagrined at himself for that.
He hated himself who ran away — he used that anguish as nourishment and here
he stood now in this place.
— however.
Two blows
Three blows
Four blows
Five blows
“URAAAAA!”
He received Yuutarou’s sixth blow, a thrust aimed straight at his torso, with the
demon sword.
“………!”
What dreadful power.
Unable to bear it, Montavo’s body was pushed back.
It made tracks in the ground.
The seventh blow, a thrust to the face, he dodged by twisting his neck.
If he lost focus for just one moment, that moment will decide his defeat.
Montavo felt like an outside observer, watching his own movements after the
fact.
Receive.
The moment he took the blow, he twisted the demon sword and parried it behind
him.
His body did this all on its own.
I see, that makes it easier to fight
Receive, parry.
Receive, parry.
Receive, parry.
Receive, parry.
Receive, parry.
Receive, parry.
Even though here he was, staking his life, the voices from the audience reached
his ears.
— Why can’t they all see that Yuutarou’s way of being is strange.
Just like a child who couldn’t see what practice would lead to, showing
technique that surpasses others.
It’s obviously strange, isn’t it?
So long as he had power they’ll praise and lift him up high — isn’t that the
reason why this child’s still empty thus far.
“— HAAAAA!!”
I’ll teach you, I’ll scold you, and I’ll definitely not lose to you.
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“GOOOOOO! Right there! Beat ’em up!! Do your best my dividend, I mean,
Monta!! Work hard for the sake of my pocket money!!”
She went to buy beer with the coin I gave her, apparently Liu didn’t possess the
notion of savings.
Since the idiot disappeared and it became quiet again, I went back to watching
the arena.
He’s less powerful and agile compared to Yuutarou, but Montavo had
experience.
They differed in the amount of experiences they went through, and thus their
mental strength.
He was pushed back at first, but having gotten used to it, this was what
happened.
It developed just as expected.
Montavo wasn’t so easy an opponent that he could be pressured by a difference
in status value.
“Humm, Monta’s quite good, isn’t he. Yes yes, that little scoundrel’s grown up.
It was worth raising him”
“Oi Liu, didn’t you say you’ll keep quiet for your whole life?”
“Ah, I was born again just now. I’m Liu-chan ver 2 now. Nice to —”
“I want my money back”
“I already drank it —”
… I’ll deduct the copper from her pocket money later, first, Montavo.
Montavo firmly occupied his flank, backing Yuutarou down with standard sword
moves.
Yuutarou fought back every now and then — but Montavo properly dealt with
him.
He took Yuutarou’s thrust with the flat of his blade and deflected the shock
behind him.
“Yuutarou’s swordfighting is weird, isn’t it. He keeps thrusting like it’s a spear”
I transformed into Lugindall again and again, instructing Montavo in that form.
After being attacked with thrusts thousands of times, the way to counter them
had been carved into Montavo’s nerve pulses.
“………”
In all likelihood, Yuutarou doesn’t have much of what he say to be himself.
Since he had nothing to aim for, he tentatively copied the great person next to
him, Lugindall.
That’s all he could do.
Since they never thought anything on their own, once they fall they crumble
down far.
He could just change his approach if this one doesn’t work … but since he had
never fallen into a predicament, he was definitely lacking in coping power.
“But still …”
When cornered, they would conveniently awaken their “True power” and turn
the tide of battle.
Montavo had awakened to be a Protagonist, too, but how far could he oppose
Yuutarou’s opportunism —
“Take this”
— the strongest, and yet the weakest.
The sword skills the goddess gave him was overwhelming but he doesn’t
understand the subtleties of battle.
His physical status was at the counter-stop but his mental strength was in tatters.
Only getting hold of a high power value by chance and swinging that around,
just like a child.
“HAAAAA!!”
“— tsk!”
That was an obvious feint, Phryne would never have fallen for it.
“Bocchan, you cut a chain by the weakest link. The weakest part is the strength
of the chain. People are the same. No matter how overwhelming their power is,
if there’s any rotten parts on them then that part is their durability. No matter
how strong the rest of them is, you can cut them there”
How to block the enemy’s strong point — that’s the essence of fighting.
“Damn you, are you a man …! I’m not giving Kirisha to the likes of you!!”
However —
UOOOOOO ———!!
“Oi bastard … dirty coward. You’ve gotten really full of yourself haven’t you.
But it ends here. I’ll show you my true power!!”
Montavo had power given to him by other people, too: the Sacrament Cage and
Ghulcyut.
But he didn’t receive it for free.
He obtained it by walking the path on his own two legs.
Therefore
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“UOOOOOOOOOOOOHHH—!!”
— fast …!
He launched a thrust.
*BOOM* the ground shook from his powerful step.
“————…!”
Montavo received the thrust with the demon sword blade right away.
Montavo exhaled.
He was sweating all over his body.
His stamina was drained with just one hit.
“………”
Continue that for years and your power will rise just a little bit.
There are those whose power don’t rise. Most of them, in fact.
However —
“URAAAAAAA—!!”
Yuutarou never thought there was a problem with him growing so quickly.
“URAAAAA —!!”
After repeated thrusting blows, Montavo’s body was thrown about in the ring
like a piece of scrap.
Montavo who was practically flying in the air, somehow got his two feet back on
the ground.
He had already lost his sense of balance.
The ground felt unsteady.
The moment he lost focus he will likely tumble down onto the ground.
There’s nothing about Yuutarou, besides [A child who came from another
world].
Nothing.
— too light …!
Yuutarou widened his eyes and had a look of shock in his face.
He looked like he couldn’t believe Montavo took and stopped his blows.
“… U, UOOOOOOOOHHHH —!!”
“………!!”
Adults, reality, aren’t things that you can easily make disappear.
“What … why, won’t you go away …!”
To Yuutarou, a fight is merely a place to show off his greatness and his large-
heartedness—
His experience, anguish, and weight of memories became a tangible mass — and
stopped Yuutarou’s blows.
Though meagre, Montavo was still a Protagonist.
A man who could change the world, even by a little bit.
And then —
“HAA—!”
Yuutarou grimaced seeing the blood flow from his right arm.
It was only a tear on the skin, but he acted like he was gravely injured.
“……”
Seeing the disgraceful sight of his battle opponent, Montavo wanted to look
away.
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There are several basic structures to a story.
The stories people come up with are the same throughout the ages and places.
People’s brains, although they have some differences, were basically similar in
structure. It follows, then, that the stories they make are similar to an extent.
One of the basic structures of stories is called the [leaving and returning]
Heroic sagas are mostly structured in this way.
1. There was a peaceful world and a child born in that world, the world was
destroyed and the child was forced to set off on a journey.
3. At the end of training, they would receive a weapon or a killing move, and
would be reborn as the strongest existence.
5. Finally, they would obtain the “McGuffin” — the objective of their journey.
6. After many twists and turns, they would return to their original world.
They differ in the details, but most follow along those lines.
Even reincarnation stories popular on the web in Japan also follow this form.
It was not necessarily done consciously, but before they knew it, it became like
that.
A human’s thoughts are free and yet they are not.
They never return to Earth. They never even thought about returning to Earth.
I once thought, why?
Then I came to a conclusion.
The reason why reincarnators never returned was because they never achieved
the goal of growing up.
… Because they had been given cheat skills by the goddess from the start, the
webnovel protagonists’ growth was stunted.
They were always wrapped in their overwhelming power — like a baby in its
mother’s womb, or a chick inside an egg.
They were isolated from the world.
Thus no matter what events they experienced, they would never accumulate
experience.
“So in order to save such an idiot … has to be that way,” I muttered, looking
down onto the ring.
If he rushed in now he could do a great deal of damage, and yet Montavo only
unleashed the minimal degree of attack.
… he’s in teacher mode, is he.
Sheesh, what a softie.
Because it hurt.
“That’s right, it hurts when you’re wounded. Remember that stupid brat” I
muttered
“……….”
“It hurts, right? It’s painful, right? This is what you’ve been doing to
Demihumans”
A child, once brought to such confusion, won’t regain their calm so easily.
There’s no one more untrustworthy than those who are attracted to power.
I’m sure Yuutarou had been pampered ever since he came to this world.
Since he had power, people were gentle towards him.
Because they treated him kindly, Yuutarou decided to treat them kindly as well.
He used his power and protected them.
— However.
Now that he’s being jeered at, what will become of his mind.
He’s seen the ugly side of humans with his own eyes, but will he still think of
saving people.
“If he doesn’t”
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— What is wrong with this mood …
The cheering for Yuutarou stopped and horrible derision took its place.
Some of the people showered Yuutarou with jeers mixed with hate.
‘Worthless!’
Everyone held envy towards the reincarnator Yuutarou who was given cheat
skills by a goddess.
They can’t help but want to trip him up.
Of course they would, nobody wouldn’t feel anything when someone who had
what they don’t was right there next to them.
While thanking him and calling him “Sir Hero”, with their mouths, their hearts
always held hatred, saying “don’t get cocky you damn brat …”
The audience probably thought, if we want to jeer at him, it’s now or never
If there’s a leg where their hands could reach, then they’d trip it with all they’ve
got. That’s how humans are.
Yuutarou didn’t know this, but people are such beings to start with.
There are those who lost hope against the wretchedness of humans.
There’s no reason to help these idiots who are lower than animals. That is true,
too.
— However
If you knew the wretched nature of humanity, and yet you still want to give them
salvation, then you have the heart of a Hero.
He probably thought of the people around him as devices made to offer thanks to
himself.
‘How much did you pay the Orcs off you dumbass!’
Was it for his family’s fame? His own fame? To have Kirisha in his hand? — no,
none of those.
Montavo took a deep breath and raised his voice at the audience.
Even if he only did it for the recognition — it was still a fine deed.
It’s not something you should deny from a safe vantage point.
“You dirty peasants should just go to a church and repent!! Pray to the goddesses
that you’ll be reborn in the next life with a larger heart!! Even though it may be
too much for you!!” Montavo said with a scornful tone.
‘We were cheering for you, the hell’s wrong with you!’
Montavo raise both his hands and agitated the audience further.
Focusing the hate on himself.
They probably judged, better the stupid reincarnator than the corrupt noble.
Flipping their hand is the killer move of the masses. They change their opinion
quickly.
“Eh … ah …”
“……”
Even with a puzzled expression, Yuutarou readied his sword as he was told to.
— now then.
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When you swing a sword, what’s important is your lower body.
You swing the sword with your legs — that was what Montavo was taught since
he was young.
You rotate your spine by bending your heels, knees, and hips.
When you do, your arm will swing the sword by itself.
The better your back rotates, the stronger and faster your sword swing will be,
and the less useless movements it will make.
If you have mastered the ideal form, you will finally be able to swing a sword
with no motion.
Montavo was still far from that level. He might never reach it in his entire life.
Thus he covered the parts where he was inadequate with other parts.
His talents, life experience, and his master’s teachings.
“HAAAAA—!”
But he gripped the ground with the five toes in his boots, he held his ground.
“—— YAAAA!!”
It was the best and stupidest fight, like firing cannons at each others at point-
blank range.
They would cast their shadows on each other and fight for as long as blood
flowed within them.
If he walked the steady path by himself, he will one day gain power equal to
what the goddess blessed him with — Montavo wanted Yuutarou to know that.
When that time comes, Montavo will finally be able to talk with Yuutarou.
They held their breaths and watched the fairytale-like fight progressed — and
then.
“——— ah …”
“—— UOOOOOOHHH …”
— It was simple …
“………tsk”
I will end that fake story that will stop your growth right here —!
“— NOOOOOOOOOO——!”
Yuutarou became unarmed — but the boy still didn’t give up.
“UOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH…!”
He won.
Everyone raised as much voice as their lungs could, cheering for both
combatants.
While pushing Liu’s face away, I looked towards where Kirisha was.
“She’s strong”
Kirisha paled and was shaken, but she kept her cool.
While speaking about hope and expectations on Yuutarou, she had already given
up —
— but right that moment.
Even though the skies were clear, the arena was wrapped in a typhoon.
“What …”
Yuutarou’s sword that Montavo had sent flying danced in the wind — and rested
back in Yuutarou’s hand.
A match that looked like it had ended began again because of a deus ex machina.
The audience didn’t seem like they knew what was going on and was at loss for
words.
Even Yuutarou himself watched the sword fall back into his hand in disbelief.
… Say what you like, but she was exposing herself too much.
The goddess was desperate for Yuutarou to win.
She couldn’t let him lose.
Because her progeny’s defeat meant her own defeat.
“Hold on HOLD ON! This is way too horrible no matter what you say! You
can’t just do whatever you like just because you’re a goddess …!”
“Like hell I can calm down! If they’re allowing this then anything’s allowed …!
If the goddesses can just do anything then there’s no meaning to us struggling
…!”
I understood that.
I understood that, but I still had hope somewhere.
No matter how many times Montavo beat Yuutarou down, he will conveniently
rise again.
“Montavo —”
What is he to me?
A disciple? No.
Probably —
“Then, Montavo”
“friend”
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72 – The Lord’s Daughter Longs for the Wide World
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«TN: Trigger warning: contains mild gore»
In front of him stood Yuutarou who had gotten his sword back.
He should’ve blown the sword away and decided the match already —
Montavo was confused, but he somehow got his breathing back in order.
Anything can happen in a fight with a reincarnator — Kai told him that.
At least to the extent that the fight starts again.
Even Montavo couldn’t believe it, but even if he didn’t, he had to fight.
“ORAAAAAAAA …!!”
“……… ugh …”
Everytime their swords clashed Montavo was pressed and pushed back whether
he liked it or not.
Swords clashed.
“———”
When Montavo came to, Montavo’s consciousness had detached from his body
and was watching the arena from above.
He was being pushed back and Yuutarou was pushing him back.
“……”
While watching Montavo in the arena, I once again thought about his existence.
I was sure the Narrative Montavo should have gone through went like this:
Being trained in the sword by Phryne, he would separate from his family due to
and incident, and set off on a journey with her.
Then he would save people as he fought with the strong ones of the world, and
would be adored as a hero.
He would then be bound in marriage with Phryne who received her beauty back.
He would then continue to regret betraying Phryne and act the part of a person
proud of being bad.
“………”
Why did Montavo decide to betray Phryne? Did he not want to fall to ruin? Did
he not want to follow the Narrative he had at the start?
Becase he was weak? Sure, that’s true. That was part of it.
The independent Protagonist known as Montavo would degrade into the first
enemy in Yuutarou’s Narrative, the “Gatekeeper”
His fate was overwritten.
Montavo was now struggling to rewrite his Narrative again — but it seems like it
would be futile.
So at least —
“URAAAAAAA …!!”
“—— eh”
“———”
Unbelieable things had been happening again and again recently — but surely he
couldn’t have imagined this much.
He had no sword, which meant that he had no way to defend against Yuutarou’s.
He did not understand the details at all, but that much was clear.
— Ah …
That is all.
Death was a possibility ever since he stepped out on the arena, no sense in
fussing about it now.
— I’ve heard the stories … but the world really does become slow when you’re
going to die …
Because time flowed ever so slowly, Montavo decided to think a bit about what
was going on.
Why did his sword suddenly disappear.
Did Yuutarou use disarming magic? But in that case, the Sacrament Cage
would’ve cancelled it.
He didn’t know how, but he was sure that somebody must have done something.
Montavo had already noticed that Kai had his own personal motive.
He had a hunch that this was going to happen.
He understood that he was probably going to be thrown away at some time.
He lived an honest life for a while after he was born, but he gradually become
clever and piled up evil deeds — but for a little while at the end, he came back to
his former self.
He was aware he led a deep life, but when he thought back on it, it was so
fleeting.
Almost like a dream.
— Phryne …
They came to understand each other in the fight the other day, but the regret
lingered.
He wanted to show her lots of things while she lived.
Only that —
[Oh, that. Well, I don’t mind. I was also too impatient. I wanted to hurry and
make you a prince, I wasn’t thinking of your feelings. Even though it was your
life … Dying as an old woman was my punishment]
[Dammit, you’re too honest. Well, you did have some disappointing bits about
you. I shouldn’t be saying this about myself but I’m really a top-grade beauty
you know. My body’s, like, boing, slim, boing, you know. If you went on a
journey with me you’d be all dreamy every night. Ahh, such a shame …”
[You shouldn’t ask about character when they’re dead, you know. Everything
fades. You can have it easier too if you forget all about the past and become an
idiot — it was my responsibility that I couldn’t teach you that, too”
[Sheesh, there’s no helping you, is there. Well, if you really regret it like you said
—], said Phryne, looking amused.
— Do it over …?
[Yes, that’s right. Narratives repeat themselves. The details change a little, but
they repeat again and again … if we ever cross paths again. — let’s continue that
story]
[But you know, that Motoki guy … Lady Euva’s progeny are always the weird
ones, but he’s still a head above the flock. Even when he had feelings he makes
clear judgements … he’d make a good assassin. He’d surely give Lady Quira a
headache. That goddess gets upset real quick … even though that’s the reason
Lady Euva always makes fun of her.]
[It hurts my chest that all’s going according to Lady Euva’s trickery. Even
though I’m low-grade I’m still a ****. I can at least make little miracles —]
Montavo’s sword suddenly disappeared and Yuutarou’s thrust directly hit him.
Some cried.
Some vomited.
Somebody said — [this is not how it’s supposed to be]
The much anticipated fight shouldn’t have been such a grotesque show.
Even when he lost his sword it conveniently returned to him, and his enemy’s
sword suddenly disappeared.
There were voices saying, The fight between Montavo and Yuutarou was rigged
The source of the rumors were flyers that were spread in several places in town
and in the arena.
Yuutarou will take out his sword and began a sword fight.
The fight will first proceed with the thrust-using Yuutarou at an advantage
But Montavo will make a comeback and then the real fight begins.
At the end of the match, a “miracle” will happen and Yuutarou will be patently
strengthened.
It was simply written, but it perfectly matches what happened in the match.
The first ones to cause an uproar, were those who had bet on Montavo.
Shouldering heavy losses, they gathered at the Gingait and the Lord’s homes.
“Hey stop fucking with us, if this is all a trick then give us our money back!”
The next angry voices came from those who believed in Yuutarou.
Finally, there were voices of grief from those who loved Montavo.
“They killed him over some lame scheme! Stop fucking with me, give back
Montavo …!”
“All as planned, I suppose”
This goes without saying, but those flyers were made by me.
That was easy for me who knew them both. And I was able to control it to an
extent.
I had previously told Yuutarou through Kirisha that magic doesn’t work on
Montavo.
But even so, I couldn’t see Yuutarou challenging a swordfight right off the bat.
He wuld first try using magic once. People don’t stray from their winning
patterns so easily.
Because of things I didn’t foresee, I had gotten emotionally attached with him.
I knew it, I was still a reincarnator, my moral and emotional switches were
broken to an extent.
— Well, whatever.
It’s convenient that way.
I hid the Sacrament Cage I asked Liu to collect under the desk and left the inn.
The gruesome spectacle she witnessed at the arena seemed to have become quite
the trauma.
“People who want to fight even though their situation doesn’t warrant a fight,
only a wretched death await them. Their bones broken, their flesh scattered,
birds sipping on their blood —”
Kirisha put more strength into her hug, I hugged her back.
Kirisha muttered.
“Kirisha doesn’t want a rich life. Kirisha doesn’t want money, Kirisha doesn’t
want maids, Kirisha doesn’t want a blanket and a good bed desuyo. — Kirisha
wants a steady, peaceful home. Is it impossible because Papa is a Lord …”
“Well, people with power have their troubles. People around them get troubled
too”
“Papa wasn’t always like that desuyo … He used to sneak out to the red light
district and when he couldn’t find a cute girl he would get revenge by raising
taxes. Kirisha loves that kind of Papa”
“When Mama found out he went there and was going to turn into a demon Papa
went rapid fire on the Lord jokes. Kirisha never laughed so much ever. Papa was
beaten up and cried though”
“……”
I had many things to retort about that but those were happy memories for Kirisha
so I kept quiet.
“But everything changed desuyo … everything, everything —”
Once his second wife was gone Kirisha’s father began to care for her again —
but nowadays, the town was becoming restles and he became tense again.
Since she never felt stability from her parents, Kirisha began to excessively seek
stability.
Which was why Kirisha sought the absolute existence that was the reincarnator.
Among Yuutarou’s harem members, Kirisha was, in a way, the most mature —
she didn’t love Yuutarou.
What she wanted was not Yuutarou, but a pillar that doesn’t break no matter
what.
Kirisha seemed to remember something and jumped down from my lap, and
opened the door to the backyard.
There, on the ground, were several of the flowers I planted together with Kirisha.
They still haven’t bloomed, but they were budding here and there.
“Mr. flowers! Waa! They’re living healthy desuyo ! — Uncle, thank you for
taking care of them desuyo!”
Kirisha diligently watered them — and moved the less healthy ones to different
places.
“It’s alright, Mr flower. Kirisha will never throw you away. Kirisha is sure it’s
just the ground that’s bad desuyo!”
“Little lady, about the thing we talked about just now … the world always
changes like you say. Everything changes. — but just one. There’s one way to
make a place that doesn’t change”
“R, really!?”
The Lord of Coura, Grisha was deeply anxious and suspicious, he couldn’t trust
a single soul.
With just a few words from people and little things happening, his values would
greatly change.
What’s important to him would be trash the next day, and yesterday’s trash
becomes tomorrow’s treasure.
Her always cheerfully smiling face brought peace to his deeply anxious heart,
putting him at ease.
When he knew his wife was there, he was able to stand firm.
Doing government work by the day, and spending the nights with his wife and
Kirisha telling jokes.
Because he had his wife, Grisha could in turn become a pillar for his wife,
daughter, and town.
After his wife died, he almost never talked to his daughter Kirisha.
Not that he didn’t love her, but he didn’t have the strength of heart to support
her.
Grisha’s type could not care for other people unless their hearts and lives were
fulfilled.
Frequent fits of anxiety.
Deep isolation.
His second wife was even more of a support that his first.
Grisha entrusted everything his wife, who had the eye to see through everything.
He completely leaned against the pillar that was his second wife.
Grisha knew well inside his heart that he was being manipulated by his wife.
But he could no longer let go of his wife now, and refused to look at himself.
Grisha’s heart was focused on his wife and their two daughters.
He began to care less and less about his first wife’s daughter Kirisha.
— Even though she was his irreplaceable treasure just a while before.
To Kirisha, born to such an unstable man, the mansion had turned into an
unreliable place.
Always smiling no matter what trouble he comes across. A great hero, gaining
victories by having free reign of the Goddess’ magic
Yuutarou was like the rumors say, a bright and gentle young man.
He did not show his anxiety to people, not even the night before a campaign.
He was stable.
She could be at peace next to him.
She thought.
But at that time, talks were brought up about Kirisha’s engagement with the third
son of the Gingaits.
She thought she had no choice but to be this Montavo person’s wife —
But Yuutarou came along at that time and stopped the engagement.
He was kind.
[Fight with me with Kirisha at stake! If I won, Kirisha will go on a journey with
me]
Why does even Yuutarou contnue to do things that would take away her peace.
If Yuutarou’s a person with power, then he should have other ways to do it.
Kirisha tried to protest to Yuutarou in a roundabout way but he didn’t notice her
feelings at all.
Could it be, only Yuutarou exists in Yuutarou’s world, and that he only thought
about making himself look good —
Until the day the duel opens, Kirisha spent her days suspecting Yuutarou.
Maybe, she wouldn’t be able to get her peace if she went with Yuutarou —
Kirisha buried her face in the back of her tamed beasts, deep in thought.
Uncle always listens to what Kirisha says, and made precise retorts.
And even though Uncle didn’t look all that strong, he used his body to shield her
from the rampaging black wolf.
Kirisha played with Liu and Ruby at Uncle’s house, and planted flowers in his
backyard.
Kirisha’s father had a quarrel with his wife Irene and chased her out of the
house.
Kirisha didn’t know the details, but it seemed her father believed Irene had
committed adultery.
Kirisha father’s condition became bad afterwards, and he confined himself in his
room.
Being weakened, he called Kirisha and they talked like they did in the old days.
Remembering the time when her mother was alive, Kirisha felt joy.
After Yuutarou and Montavo’s fight concluded, rumors circulated in town that
the fight was a scam.
Faced with that kind of dilemma, there’s no way he could have stayed calm.
Kirisha didn’t want to stay in that house, but she no longer felt like going on a
journey with Yuutarou, either.
During the duel, he lost his cool only from a slight wound by Montavo, and
finally he killed him without mercy.
Montavo’s tragic corpse — that might be the end Yuutarou was walking towards.
Kirisha realized.
She thought she wanted to remember, but the memory was no longer there.
When she fell in love with Yuutarou, she might just have lost her mind then —
she could only think that some strange power was at play.
Nowhere.
Influential people came over every day asking for an explanation about Yuutarou
and Montavo’s fight.
“Yuyu, Lala! There you are! Big sis has been looking for you desuyo!”
Her twin sisters born from her father’s second wife Irene.
Irene was chased out of the mansion after the adultery case, but she couldn’t take
her two daughters with her.
The twins left behind spent their days like Kirisha did before, with no one to care
for them.
They were free from want, but there was nobody there to cherish them.
For Kirisha, this was the chance to pay back the grudge she had piled up.
However —
“Come along, let’s have some snacks with big sis! We’re baking some scones
desuyo!”
With a gentle smile and voice, Kirisha invited the twins for tea.
“— where’s Yuyu and Lala’s portion? Kirisha thought Kirisha ordered for three
snacks!?”
“But … milady …”
The Lord had been keeping Yuyu and Lala at an abnormal distance lately.
Therefore, the house help also completely changed their attitudes toward them.
They might displease the Lord if they treated the twins with care.
“B, but …”
“Just do it!! Kirisha will talk to Papa!!”
Sharp.
Declaring her intent to protect the girls even if it meant her life —
The maid lost the contest of will and hurried for the kitchen.
Kirisha let out a huff, and smiled again at the twins in her arms.
“Don’t mind Papa or anyone else. No matter what anyone else says you’re
definitely Papa’s girls, you’re Kirisha’s sisters desuyo !”
As she smiled, Kirisha recalled what the Uncle said the other day.
No matter how hard you look, you won’t find anyone who would give you a
steady place.
Even if you found somebody that will give you peace, that person might
someday change.
But there is just one way that you can have an unchanging place for yourself.
Decide who you want to protect, and vow to be the pillar of support for them.
Because people change easily, it’s really hard to not change and continue to
protect others. They won’t be so thankful of you, either.
But, at the end of it lies true unchangingness — you won’t find stability
anywhere other than at the end of that road.
She should aim to make herself a stable place for her twin little sisters.
The girls who were driven to isolation like Kirisha once was.
If she abandoned the girls, she could never face her mother in heaven.
“Onee, chan…”
“Yes, onee-chan desuyo! I’ll be your big sister forever and ever and ever!”
Not to look for a pillar but become the pillar of support herself —
“Uuu~ … those irritating brats desuyo~ …! I was only being gentle with them at
the beginning! They’ve been making light of me every other sentence lately
desuyo!”
Unable to continue her twin sisters’ education by ordinary means, she went
“Ugaaa” in indignation.
She intended to act scary, but since she was cute to begin with, it lacked impact.
So lovely—♡
“Doesn’t being selfish prove that they trust you? The twins seem to like you very
much little lady”
Transformed into the old soldier, I gently pat the raging small animal in the head.
“Uuu — … If they liked me then they should care about me a little more
nodesuyo! Those two are like monsters! I want to have them tamed one day
nodesuyo!”
Kirisha sat on the bed side, and now she kicked about with her feet.
She’s been coming here a lot to complain but Kirisha’s face looked lively.
She must have cared for her sisters so much after all.
Recently, Kirisha had even taken over half of her useless father’s jobs.
She had given off a childlike impression up until now, but now she looked
appropriate for her age.
By losing faith in Yuutarou and leaving his harem, she was set free from being a
“Character”.
This girl was at an age where she would normally get married after all.
Even though she wasn’t that young she stayed young for the convenience of the
world’s Narrative, and nobody thought it strange — such an unusual scene.
That was why I had always told myself, Kirisha was a “woman”.
Well, at any rate, now that Kirisha had grown and was no longer a loli, I could
do her —
“……”
Not in this form … maybe it was a mistake to turn into an old man.
— I might have to do that after all.
“Little lady, can you close your eyes for a little bit?”
Kirisha stared at me, puzzled, but she still closed her eyes like she was told.
Surprised by the feeling in her lips, Kirisha opened her eyes, and became even
more surprised.
“Don’t say who. I’m the guy you’ve been calling Uncle. This is what I actually
look like. My body changed because of a curse, and I needed a maiden’s kiss to
turn back. You saved me there”
I took Kirisha’s hand, brought my face close to hers, and made an extraordinarily
smug smile.
“Sorry for kissing you without asking. I’ll protect you forever in exchange”
A staple of stories.
Kirisha darted her eyes around with a face all red, and finally stopped fidgeting.
Kirisha, who was trapped in a “Story” just the other day, had a storylike happy
end thrown her way — and the result was astounding.
“A, a a a a are you really Uncle …? No, I guess it’s onii-san now … W … what
should I do … please don’t stare at me … like that …”
I had been an old man but now I was a prince — the gap drove her crazy.
I held Kirisha’s chin and smugly pulled her to me, giving her another kiss.
Her thin lips and mine were pressed together for some amount of time —
“Auu…”
Her small hands gripped the cuff of my shirt, more, she seems to be saying.
I gave her another kiss like she wanted. This time our tongues intertwined.
I could go all the way with this, but — “well, see you tomorrow then”
Because of the sudden end, Kirisha had an unsatisfied look on her face.
It took so much work this time. It would be a waste to just make her mine right
away.
From the next day onwards, Kirisha started making frequent visits to the house.
Nowadays, Kirisha had the job of taking care of the twins and assisting her
father.
She felt accomplished having such a responsibility, but at the same time, it
stressed her heavily as well.
However —.
“I’ll stop after all”
“I’m going to have you take me for real today … I won’t allow you to tease a
maiden anymore than this …!”
Kirisha surrounded me with her tamed beasts, glaring at me.
It seems she had gotten quite fed up with being left hanging and toyed with
several days in a row.
“So that’s what this is about, so dangerous. You want it that much? Such a lewd
girl”
I tried cracking a joke but Kirisha didn’t reply but only glared at me.
I roughly grabbed Kirisha’s arm and pressed her back against a tree.
“Auu … onii-san…”
It seems like she liked being treated roughly better than like a proper princess. A
switch, huh.
If you leave me hanging again I’ll never forgive you, she was saying.
“au …!”
Kirisha, stark naked — still developing twin hills, and pale pink flower buds.
And then between slender legs, a still unsoiled place — a soon soiled place —
“Yeah, me too”
“Ah, uuh …”
Kirisha covered her eyes in embarrassment, but she was looking at my thing
from between her fingers.
“Come”
Kirisha and I did it again and again — along the way, the sun went down.
However, Kirisha who was laying down on the shrubs didn’t reply.
She slovenly drooled, half unconscious. … looks like she was really entranced.
I hurriedly put clothes on Kirisha and sat her up — then.
“— K, Kirisha … !?”
Being suspected of trickery and being called a murderer by people, his ordinarily
weak mind completely crumbled.
“Kirisha … hey, who’s that man … why? Even though I got beaten up this much
for you, why are you with another man … hey … HEY!”
His voice finally woke Kirisha up, she turned her eyes towards Yuutarou and —
“Eeek … !”
She paled.
“D, don’t come any closer, murderer … please, I don’t want anything to do with
you anymore … I’m going to be happy with him so don’t get in our way, please
…!”
“— You worked really hard to try and make yourself look good, right!”
— All that’s left is the clean-up.