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Act 3-19: Omiros And Regena 1
「I see… So the one called Omiros is looking for Regena, huh. Since that’s the case, I guess it’ll be easier for me to go looking for Omiros rather than you.」
After the Silver Witch before him uttered so, Goz’s body regained its freedom.
Goz’s body was bound by Kuna, the Silver Witch, as soon as they had arrived in the separate room. With her magic, she had forced him to reveal everything he knew about Regena.
（I’ve told this witch everything I know about Regena… But still, why does she want information about her?）
Goz was puzzled about why the Silver Witch was inquiring about Regena.
（Could it be that Regena was kidnapped by this Silver Witch?）
In the first place, it was already strange enough that someone as powerful as the Silver Witch knew about Regena. But, it wouldn’t be that strange for her to know Regena if she was the one who kidnapped her. This was the most logical conclusion Goz could come up with.
「Well that’s all, do as you like after this. Kuna will leave.」
Kuna left after leaving him with those words.
「Please wait a minute, Kuna-sama!!」
But, Goz called to her before she could leave, he still had many questions to ask her.
「What’s the matter, Goz? Make it quick, I’m in a hurry.」
Kuna asked with a displeased look on her face. Yet, even her displeased look was enough to mesmerize any man.
「Kuna-sama, could it be that… Regena is with you?」
「That’s none of your business.」
Kuna replied with a cold tone.
「Is that all? Kuna will leave then.」
Kuna turned around again to leave.
Goz ran right in front of Kuna, trying desperately to stop her.
「P-Please wait a minute, Kuna-sama! R-Right! T-This kingdom is actually known for a very special wine! H-How about you try one glass before you leave? I think this will be a nice memory for Your Excellency when you return. 」
Goz said in a hurry while placing his hand on his chest. It was the place where he kept the aphrodisiac.
（Let’s make this witch drink it. No matter how powerful she is, she’ll be nothing more than a b*tch in heat once she drinks this drug.）
Goz intended to ask her about Regena in bed. She wouldn’t be in her right mind then and would tell him everything he wanted to know.
However, the light in Kuna’s eyes became increasingly colder the moment she heard Goz’s suggestion.
「So… you want me to drink just some wine , huh?」
「W-What do you mean, gob?!?!」
Maybe because his plan was seen through by Kuna, Goz was starting to lose his nerve.
「How stupid… really, really stupid, beyond help. Neither your charm nor intelligence are a match for Kuroki’s. I was actually going to let you off, but it seems I have to let you to know your place, goblin.」
A chill ran down Goz’s spine the moment he heard Kuna’s remark.
（D-Did she notice the drug?!）
Goz panicked at the possibility of her realizing that the wine was spiked.
「Uhm… I just want to enjoy the wine together…」
「Liar. You think a weak and lowly goblin like you can use such a lie on Kuna? With your pathetic level of magical power? You spiked this wine with the aphrodisiac you got from the Goblin Queen, which you’ve been keeping in your pocket, right?」
Goz’s eyes opened wide like a pair of saucers the moment he heard Kuna’s remark.
（Oh no! She knows about the aphrodisiac!）
Goz turned around, trying to escape the moment his plan was exposed.
「Look into Kuna’s eyes.」
However, the light from Kuna’s eyes was faster that Goz’s running speed. At her command and spell, Goz’s body stiffened and stopped in place.
「Drink the aphrodisiac in your pocket.」
Upon hearing Kuna’s order, Goz’s hands moved on their own, taking out the bottle containing the aphrodisiac from his pocket.
（N-NO~! This isn’t something you can drink directly~!）
Goz screamed in his heart.
One or two drops of the aphrodisiac were enough for it to take effect. If one drank too much of it, they would definitely lose their sanity. Goz tried as hard as possible to resist the spell cast on him; however, his hands did not falter for a second as he started pouring the entire contents of the bottle in his mouth.
The pungent sweetness of the aphrodisiac spread in his mouth. Halfway through the bottle, his lower body was already trembling.
「Obh.. ubh…」
And he started muttering inconceiveable words.
（M-My cr*tch is about to explode.）
After entering a horny state, all Goz could see was Kuna— a big breasted, silver haired beauty. Moreover her body smelled so nice.
Goz had never seen such a beautiful woman before.
Thus, it was only natural for Goz to rush toward her.
「Ah… Abhu…」
But, when he tried to move his body, he realized that his lower-half was rooted to the spot, as if he was bound by something.
「Your ugly face has become even uglier now… Honestly, your normal face alone is ugly enough to make me almost puke in disgust.」
Kuna looked down on Goz with undisguised disgust. Goz felt a jolt in his lower body the moment he saw the look on her face. He moved his hands, trying to cover his cr*tch.
「Ahe…」
A pitiful sound leaked out from his mouth as the floor beneath his feet started getting wet with the liquid discharge from his cr*tch.
「You’ll be in that agonizing state until the end of the ball.」
Kuna’s final glare sent a chill down his spine.
「Wait… Kuna-sama… Ahe… Ahe…」
His pleas were ignore as Kuna left him alone, unable to do anything as he stood in an extremely excited state with drool overflowing from his mouth.
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Omiros, who had lost his dancing partner, was looking for a place to be alone. He couldn’t dance due to Shirone’s urgent situation. He surmised that it shouldn’t be regarded as a rude act by Eclas, this kingdom’s king.
In the first place, his real reason for coming to this country was to establish a diplomatic relationship with Velos Kingdom. Thus, he judged that there was no need to force himself to dance and embarrass himself.
Omiros decided to take a stroll in the royal palace. After walking for a while, he started to feel hungry. He then remembered that he hadn’t eaten anything since lunch and decided to head to the room where food was served for the guests.
There were various dishes prepared in that extremely spacious room. Every single dish was prepared meticulously since it was for people of royalty and nobility from other nations.
Omiros heaved a sigh of admiration upon seeing the sumptuous feast. He had never seen such a feast before.
There was lamb meat sandwiches, grilled eel with plenty of fish sauce, a whole roast goose smeared with herbs and a lot of garlic, and onion soup with carrot and turnip. Every single one of these dishes was emitting an extremely appetizing aroma.
「As one would expect from the wealthy Velos kingdom. Such an abundant variety of food doesn’t exist in Algore.」
Omiros recalled his childhood, all he ate was bean soup.
Not that it was any different now.
At that moment, Omiros recalled someone.
「Let’s bring back some food for Riette.」
It was the name of his cousin who was a year younger than him. She couldn’t come along since they were not here to have fun. Thus, he knew that she would be envious when she hears him talking about the food in this party.
「This is a breach of manners, but Algore doesn’t have that much of a variety of food to begin with. I think bringing some of the dishes back with me won’t change anything anyway.」
Omiros took out a handkerchief from his breast pocket. It was a clean and clear handkerchief since he had yet to use it.
Omiros then looked for the place where they prepared the sweets since he was going to bring some baked goods back with him to Algore.
Soon enough, he found the place he was looking for and proceeded to take the baked goods there. Many of the baked goods were made using the sweet Velos fruit, which were thinly sliced, wrapped in a delicious crust, and baked in the oven.
Omiros picked up a few of those and wrapped them in his handkerchief.
「This should be enough.」
Omiros wanted to take other dishes along with him too, but he had no container for food, the only thing he had was this handkerchief.
Suddenly, Omiros’ eyes caught the figure of a woman coming towards his direction. The woman was storing the food she took in some sort of container she carried in her hands.
It was obvious what the woman was doing.
She intended to bring back the food just like Omiros.
「I guess that means there’s still someone poorer than me… seeing her situation, she must be from the same poor country as me.」
Omiros did his best to only bring the baked sweets back with him, but the woman took all kinds of dishes.
Omiros then looked at the woman’s face.
The woman’s face was rather hard to see due to the thin cloth she used as her hair ornament and her forelock.
「Eh?」
But, Omiros couldn’t hide his surprise upon seeing the features of the woman. When she moved a bit, he finally could get a clearer view of her profile. He was no stranger to this profile as it belonged to the person he wanted to see the most in the world.
He rushed towards her.
「Regena.」
The woman turned around the moment she heard Omiros calling out her name. Her mouth and eyes opened wide, visibly surprised by the other party too.
「Omi… ros.」
The woman muttered his name.
The woman who should’ve been left to die in the goblins’ nest had appeared in Velos Kingdom’s party, right in front of Omiros.