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For now, letās start with Rennesto. As a base of operations, we have almost no use for Rennesto, or rather, we always go to Catalina, the front line, as soon as we stay there for a while.
āSharon and Tetes should also go and greet the people around themā
When I tell them before landing, they blush for some reason.
āNu, unveiling of the female slaveā¦ā¦āŖā
I simply meant to say, go show your face, but their imagination was overrun with grandiose fantasies.
āItās different. I mean, take off the collarā
They both look disappointed. Do they want to send me to my death so badly, position-wise?
āNaris. Give them a lesson in common senseā
Naris seemed unwilling to be the one to make a comment, even though I had appointed her to be the one to make the comment because she has the most common sense. ā¦ā¦Yeah. I understand that it seems like too much of a hassle.
āI mean, what are you really going to do? If you are planning to make a female slave and impregnate her with Polka dots or something like that, then you canāt have a secret relationship with her forever, can you?ā
āThatās right, butā¦ā¦ā
āYouāre too thoughtless, you know that?ā
āWhat do you say, Andy? If you want, I can go with you to greet Felios and Sir Busterā
Dianne says quietly. ā¦ā¦Well, to be honest, itās a little bit uncool, but itās the only way to expose the relationship to Felios, who is likely to come and kill me instantly. Felios is also awesome to the extent that Anzeros and Aurora canāt compete with him a bit.
āI wonāt let my brother get his hands on you. Donāt worryā
Sharon assures me, but I am still afraid of scary things. I mean, if Laila came with us, it would be perfect. Sheās a dragon and I donāt think Felios will be able to stand up to her easily.
āLaila, can you hear me?ā
I call out to Laila, who is following behind us as a flight formation. Laila heard with her hearing as expected and immediately flew in as Chibi Laila, which is an illusion.
āI want you to accompany me to greet Feliosā¦ā¦okay?ā
ćā¦ā¦Dianne alone would not be enoughć
Itās rare that she objects at a time like this. Itās not at all unlikely that Iād be in a pinch.
āWhatās on your mind?ā
Chibi Laila is silent on my shoulder. Somewhat.
ćWeāll get to Tetes later, wonāt we?ć
ćI will accompany youć
In a roundabout way, she tells me that she has no second thoughts.
āTetesu-chan will see blood if heās not good at it. After all, he is Demon Busterā
āAhahaha, well, Iām sure Marquis Buster will forgive you, after all, if itās Laila-sanās callā
āā¦ā¦I donāt know if I should say this, but I think it would be better if you didnāt add too much stress to Grand Knight Busterās mindā
āEh. But you canāt break a vow you made to others once, as a knight. Even if itās something naughtyāŖā
āDonāt pretend to be a knight in shining armor just for this occasion!ā
Ah, I feel heavy. ā¦ā¦But now that Iāve given her the collar.
When we arrived at the Celesta mansion in Rennesto, we were greeted in front of the mansion by 10-man captain Mets.
āHey, Mets. Whatās with the sloppy clothes?ā
āI, I donāt like it, 100-man special duty commander. I just happened to be strolling along when I saw you guys suddenly appear, so I came runningā
10-man captain Mets dressed more like a regular street thug than a warrior. He wore a leather jacket over a shirt that was slightly cut and showed his belly button rather than his chest and a pair of worn-out pants. He had many accessories such as necklaces, bangles and earrings. ā¦ā¦Walking around a foreign city dressed like this?
āYouā¦ā¦are playing around a lot, Mets, arenāt you?ā
āI, Iām just a liaison officer in the capital city who gets regular reports and compiles them. Iāve got a lot of time on my hands and Iām being prodded by my home country to check out Rennestoā¦ā¦I donāt want to get all dressed up to find out whatās going on in the town of Rennestoā
āā¦ā¦Youāre not just singing your heart out at the bar like you always do?ā
āMy own style of espionage! Iām not playing around!ā
He blames him, but Iām sure 100-man commander Becker is the same way, acting in a special way for both hobby and practical purposes.
āBecker, leave it at that. Thank you for your service, 10-man special duty captain Metsā
10-man captain Mets respond to Dianneās exertions with a Celesta-style salute.
āAnzeros, Aurora and Neia are with me! The rest of you rest today! We leave for Catalina tomorrow morning, so unpacking is minimal! Dismissed!ā
At Dianneās order, all of the special duty members salute in unison and the Gauntlet Knights and Neia, in their own ways, indicate their understanding.
āAndy. Iāll be back as soon as Iām done greeting. Iāll just give Sir Buster a hint about Tetes and Iāll report back to you laterā
Dianne whispered to me and nodded. The two dragons each change into their human bodies, Maia rushes over to me andā¦ā¦Laila looks at Tetes with a blank sideways glance.
Tetes is concerned aboutā¦ā¦? But I donāt think so. Tetes has already screwed up once. She was almost banned once for that. Sheās not going to get any stranger than this. I think so.
āWhatās wrong with Tetes?ā
āThen donāt look at her like thatā
āā¦ā¦Donāt you think itās strange that there is nothing?ā
āā¦ā¦Well, everything will be fine later. I think Iāll talk to Sharon firstā
āBe careful. Maia and Dianne may be enough of a threat, but you can never be too carefulā
Lailaās expression did not soften as she put her clothes on roughly. It was an attitude that gave me a strange feeling.
āāāāāāāāāāāāāā
After Dianne and the others had greeted Sir Buster briefly at the castle, Dianne, Maia, Sharon and I headed to the mansion where Felios and the others lived.
āSharon. Are you safe?ā
Felios greeted her not in his usual armor, but in smart, fine aristocratic clothes, probably loungewear. Behind him, as usual, was Berga. As usual, his face was expressionless, as if he were an elf and it was hard to tell what he was thinking.
āDonāt worry. We met just the other day, didnāt we?ā
āNo, the danger could be anywhere at any time. Above all, you are in a more dangerous assignment than Gold Armsā
Felios says seriously. Then he glares at me.
āYouĀ“re working with lowly humans and dark elves. You are a beautiful woman and I canāt help but wonder what they would do to you in the blink of an eyeā¦ā¦ā
āAbout thatā¦ā¦older brotherā
āIām in love with 10-man captain Andy Smithsonā¦ā¦no, I decided to be a female slaveā
āOriginally, I was aware of such differencesā¦ā¦between humans and elves, royalty and commoners. But we abhor that very thing and we are in this countryā¦ā¦older brother?ā
Felios was frozen. No, he was frozen and his face was a strange color.
Berga gently tapped him on the shoulder and Felios slowly turned around.
Blood spread on the floor as he fell. It was Feliosā vomit of blood. The elven nobleman vomiting blood with white eyes and a strange complexion. I thought Iāve seen something like that before. ā¦ā¦But it looks like Lucasā face when one of his balls was crushed by me.
āWh, What the hell is going on?ā
āā¦ā¦I donāt know, but at least if Sharon had asked for helpā¦ā¦he might still have been shocked that you said you were going to be a salaried female slave herselfā
āā¦ā¦Sharon. I canāt believe it either, butā¦ā¦how could it be?ā
At Bergaās quiet question, Sharon put her hand on her chest and looked serious.
āSmithson-san, he has a genuine degree of dignity, worthy of following two dragons. It is the depth of his capacity that makes evenā¦ā¦me, a mere woman, so easily. Not a nobleman of Arcus, not a fierce knight, not a shallow woman with the appearance of an elf, ā¦ā¦ but who sees only me and loves me as a womanā
āā¦ā¦I can understand the theory, but itās not a convincing story. Especially how much Felios doted on youā¦ā¦you, of all people, such a little boy of the human raceā
āBerga. ā¦ā¦Race is not a big deal. Where is the pride of a race that would ridicule me just because my breasts are bigger than others and how am I supposed to feel it?ā
āThen dwarves? Dark elves? Would you have been satisfied with half-elves or beastmen?ā
āDonāt talk that wayā
āThatās what Iām talking about. ā¦ā¦The bigger one who happened to love me and deserved to be put together was the human race. Thatās allā
ā¦ā¦No, thatās the only way to convince Berga, but if you lift me up that high, thatāsā¦ā¦something like that, I feel like Iām carrying a lot of extra titles. Berga turns his eyes on me.
āā¦ā¦Are you ready for that much, human? Sharon isā¦ā¦Princess Sharon, the princess of glorious Arcus, the princess of 7,000 years of glory. Are you prepared to take and hold that princess in your miserable body?ā
āā¦ā¦Would you be convinced if I told you I have?ā
āDonāt ask questions backā
Bergaās eyes grow steely. ā¦ā¦He is trying to crush me with just his spirit. But. The most important thing to remember is that he canāt crush me with that level of spirit, let alone with arm strength. I have known more than one fear, more than one murderous spirit. I was scared before I came here, but as soon as I heard Sharonās trust in me, they held me back. Iām a cash cow.
āYou know. ā¦ā¦No, not exactlyā
Maia and Dianne look at me a little curiously as I get strangely flustered. Yes. The tension is a little strange. But Iām not.
āIām not going to let down a woman who said she likes me, who said she approves of me. I donāt want to do anything that will make her sad. ā¦ā¦Sharon is one of them. Thatās allā
A thought that comes out strangely easily. ā¦ā¦This kind of state of mind at a time like this may be the reason why people around me overestimate me. My willpower to the women who loved me. The situation where you canāt run away and you have to be prepared is born out of such a feeling.
āNow, the number of fingers in both hands isnāt enoughā¦ā¦thatās because the womanās credit doesnāt let me escape. I donāt know if itās what Sharon calls magnanimity or capacity. I will occupyā¦ā¦Sharon as my woman as long as she asks for itā
āā¦ā¦Indeed. Aside from power, is the case reasonable?ā
ā¦ā¦Apparently, Berga can be fooled, too. But. Wiping the blood from his mouth, Felios stands up dazedly.
āW, What are you being deceived about, Bergaā¦ā¦this guy is definitely using some kind of medicine or magic on Sharon as well, of courseā
āHu, hmphā¦ā¦I was too surprisedā¦ā¦yes, Sharon, thereās no way Sharon would say such a bloody thingā¦ā¦you filthy little humanā¦ā¦!!ā
He was still purple-faced and apparently had come to a reasonable conclusion in his own mind. He tried to pull the sword from Bergaās waist andā¦ā¦
Dianne kicks at the brim and snaps the sword.
āIf you taunt Andy-sama any further, Iāll kill you, okay?ā
Maia releases cold air. And
āI am no longer a child. Older brother. ā¦ā¦Yes, I am trulyā¦ā¦no longer a childā¦ā¦āŖā
At Sharonās meaningful words, Felios looks at Berga with a despairing look on his face. Berga shakes his head and once again Felios collapses.
āā¦ā¦Leave him alone. He has to leave his younger sister sooner or laterā
No, the blood is spreading like itās not good if you leave him alone.
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