Foreigner Volume 5, Chapter 55

Volume 5 Chapter 55, Labyrinth ~ 13

　Let's go back in time just a little bit.

　On the 20th layer of the 『Labyrinth of No Return』, there was a group of five adventurers.

　All of them looked young, but their equipment seemed to be well used. The fact that they were able to reach this labyrinth in the first place and descend to the 20th layer was proof of their considerable skill. This labyrinth is not so easy to penetrate that mere luck will allow you to get this far.

　And the party was in the midst of battle.

　The swordsman's slash finally caught the monitor lizard's neck. The lizard, which was spurting blood and screaming as it thrashed about, was held down with all its might, and the swordsman flashed his sword several times.

「Hush!」

　The swordsman flipped his wrist and drew his sword. He knew from experience that if he didn't, he would get in the way of his companion's attack. The moment he quickly retreated, the heavy blow of the halberd struck the monitor lizard's brain, just as the swordsman had predicted.

「Syahhhh!」

　The brain of the monitor lizard was crushed with a crunching sound. As you can imagine, even a monitor lizard with a reputation for toughness is no match for resistance when its head is crushed. It twitched twice and stopped its vital activity. The swordsman, who gave an unintentional shout of joy, looked back at his companions and slumped his shoulders. He realized that the two magicians were not looking at him.

「...... Hey, you didn't see the activity over here, did you?」

　A swordmans's man, grumbles unintentionally. However, the gaze of one of the magicians, an elven girl in a long robe, wanders somewhat listlessly.

「Somehow, the atmosphere of the labyrinth seems to have changed. ......」

　The man in the thick leather armor looked back at his surroundings as he was told. Indeed, if you ask him, the overwhelming sense of intimidation that had covered him up until now seemed to have faded somehow. There is only one possibility for that to happen.

「...... Don't tell me, the labyrinth has been conquered?」

「No way, man. This is the 『Labyrinth of No Return』, remember? It's the third of the ten labyrinths in this world that have yet to be conquered, you know?」

　The swordsman raised a confused voice at the sound of the elf girl's voice. If you are a well-known adventurer, you know that this labyrinth is one of the most difficult labyrinths in the world to conquer. The record so far is 67 floors, with the bitter result that half of the party members who entered lost their lives there. Of those who survived, one is still famous as the High Mentor of the Academy of the Wise. In other words, it is a labyrinth of such high difficulty that it is hard to believe that it is the third most difficult labyrinth to break through, even with the world's best magicians. It was hard to believe that such a labyrinth had been conquered.

　However, the members of the party knew that the elf girl's sensing ability was quite high and that she had saved the members from many dangers in the past. So, even though her words were unbelievable, there was a little doubt about her words.

「H-Hold on a minute. ...... 【Detect Magic】.」

　A young man in a long, dull robe waved a wand and performed magic. The scene that dwelt in his mind, and the fact that he learned.

「...... magic power is dissipating. This labyrinth has been conquered. ......」

　A murmur spread through the air.

「For reals!? Who the hell accomplished such a feat?」`

「How should I know. There's going to be a prize giving in Ares or something, we'll find out then.」

　The small but stocky dwarf man who had dealt the blow to the monitor lizard wiped the blood from his halberd and replied in all seriousness. He has a long beard and looks very old, but in fact he was not yet 30 years old in human terms.

「Oh, that remind me, at the fort, you said that the Golden Eagle was in this labyrinth.」

　The man in leather armor gave the name of an influential party of adventurers from Fort Dalewood, where most parties stop when entering this labyrinth. But the man in the long coat shook his head left and right.

「They're strong, but they're probably only can go to layer 40.」

　Adventurers can't do business unless they know exactly what they're capable of. Knowing exactly how strong your opponent is is also a weapon. He know that there is a group of mid to high level adventurers called the Golden Eagle, and he have a pretty good idea of their abilities. It was hard to believe that they had the talent to break through the labyrinth.

「So, what to do?」

「For now, let's just blow the whistle.」

　Two whistles are given to adventurers who challenge the 『Labyrinth of No Return』 through Fort Dalewood. One is played when the party is about to be annihilated, and the other is played when the party learns that the labyrinth has been conquered. Of course, the latter whistle has never been blown before.

「Oh ......, I heard the sound of another whistle. The other parties that have entered here are also blowing the disintegration whistle.」

「Then we're sure. Okay? I'm gonna blow it」

　The elf girl quickly covered her ears, for if someone were to blow the wistle at such close range, her own ears would be destroyed. The man in leather armor blows his wistle as hard as he can, making sure that the elf girl covers her ears. The elven girl frowns as she hears the high-pitched sound, but the other members of the group remain calm. The unique high frequency sound could only be heard by the elves and some of the beast tribes.

「That's it, then. So, what are we going to do after this?」

　All eyes turned to the swordsman, who was probably the leader of the party. The young swordsman cowered his shoulders.

「We've finally made it to the 20th layer. There is a possibility that the magic power has dissipated and the monsters are weakened now. Then, a little more.」

　So far, their earnings have been about the same. They decided that they could afford to make a little more, and decided to continue their search - but their search soon stopped.

　The man in leather armor who had been leading the way and keeping an eye on the surroundings suddenly stopped moving. Don The swordsman bumped into something and the man in leather armor looked at it with a grimace on his face. The man's face had turned a deep blue.

「O-Oi, what's wrong?」

　At the tip of the corner, the man in leather armor pointed. The swordsman and the dwarf man who had looked in with him both exclaimed as they peered at the tip.

「...... What the hell is this?」

　What was lying there was the corpse of a monsters, probably thirty to forty of them. If it was a single monster, these party members could handle it, but if it was a group of Chimera Lion, a rank monster that would immediately make a these party U-turn.

「The carcass of the Chimera Lion ......? And in such large numbers?」

　Each corpse seems to have been killed by a single blow. The Chimera Lions had sharp scars on them that they couldn't have done themselves. Some of them were even cut in half. Everyone in the party was horrified by the power of someone who killed the Chimera Lion.

「........What kind of people could have killed that many Chimera Lions?」

　It is a difficult enemy, protected by a thick skin, with its ferociousness and agility, claws and fangs, and strong physical attacks. A certain level of skill is required to fight them. Even advanced adventurers usually try to avoid fighting them if they are in such a large group.

　Despite the difficulty of the enemy, the number of corpses lying here was extraordinary.

　The man in leather armor, who had regained his composure, carefully crouched down and inspected the corpse.

「As expected, all the fangs were gone, but the skin is still usable. It's a lot of money for the skin of that many Chimera Lions.」

　There was a shout of "Ohhh!" The leather of the Chimera lion is prized for its toughness, and is used to make high quality leather armor. The skin of a single lion, tanned as it is, is a symbol of status among the nobility. There are probably two or three skins of whole animals that have been ripped open and are dying.

「The people who conquered this labyrinth must have done it.」

「Probably. But still, it's a tremendous ......」

　Although some of them have been torn to shreds by wind magic, making them useless, but what you can see from their lacerations is the viciousness of the magic. In this party, the elf woman is almost skilled as the advanced level of wind users, but even so, if she wanted to use magic to get this many scars, she would have to use all her magic power. Even so, she is not confident that she can control such a large number.

「Let's just consider ourselves lucky. After stripping off as much as we can, let's go outside.」

　The man in the leather armor peeled off the skin with a familiar hand, in awe of the ability of the unseen conqueror of the labyrinth. The sound of the disintegration wistle could be heard in the distance again.

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　The smoke of an encampment is rising in a canyon a short distance from the entrance to the 『Labyrinth of No Return』. There are five people there - one man and four women, an oddly balanced group. It goes without saying that they are Satoru and his companions

「Danna-sama, can I go find some food?」

　Minerva, who had finished preparing the bed, looked up quickly. Before Satoru could answer, Rico stopped cooking.

「Ah, Minerva. Even if you go, don't go to the west ...... let's see, where the sun is setting, okay?」

「Why?」

　Minerva tilted her head as she took off her clothes. Rico gave her a soft smile.

「There's a fort over there. We don't want you to be seen too much.」

「Ah, that's right.」

　Minerva nodded as if she remembered. When she went to look for food, Minerva would be in her flying dragon form. It was a promise she had made throughout their travels that she should avoid being seen in this state. After nodding repeatedly, Minerva spun around and looked back at Satoru.

「Ready?」

「Be careful. It's getting darker than usual, so don't be too late.」

「'Kay!」

　Minerva takes off her clothes and 【Remove Spell】 her 【Mimicry】. Her white arms quickly turn into large wings, and she becomes a giant flying dragon with indigo skin. Minerva roared happily at the sight of her original form after a long time, and with a flutter of her wings, she flew into the sky.

　Solor watched in silence. After confirming that Minerva had flown away, Solor turned to Satoru.

「Master, Minerva-sama is a flying dragon, is that right?」

「That's right. Her previous appearance was due to 【Mimicry】」

　He doesn't think there's any need to confirm this, but at least Satoru gave Solor a proper supplement. She's not a full-blown electrical brain, but she has the ability to accept some fuzziness. A normal electrical brain in modern Japan would not be able to accept Minerva's current 【Mimicry】 art.

　Then Satoru remembered a possibility.

「......Oh, that's right, Solor.」

「Yes, what is it?」

「Isn't there anything in your memory about 『Ryujin』?」

　He doesn't know how much of Solor's data has been covered. It seems that only social common sense and magic are entered, but Solor shakes her head to the left and right, shattering the faint hope that there might be some.

「My apologies, Master. There's no information about 『Ryujin』 (it).」

「I see, that's shame.」

　Satoru replied vaguely, not expecting much. At the moment, the only information he have about 『Ryujin』 is that there were such things in the past, and if he was to translate that to modern Japan, he would have to ask if there is any research on extinct animals from the distant past. It would not be so easy to come up with something like that.

　Solor turned to Leia, who was slowly pouring water into the pot with her magic. Although it was difficult to tell in the pale light of the lamp, the color of Leia's skin, colored by the setting sun, was immediately recognizable as that of the 【Immortal Family】.

「Leia-sama, are you the 【Immortal King】, of the 【Immortal Family】?」

「Yes, I am.」

「My data says that you are an enemy of all living things, but are you not an enemy?」

　Leia glanced over at Solor.

　These ideas seem to be the same now as they were during the Ancient Magic Kingdom. From Satoru's point of view, the only 【Immortal Family】 he has seen so far is Leia and Wraith. Aside from Wraith, there is a side of him that doesn't agree with Leia being hated so much.

　But he guessed it's just common sense in this world. Satoru is a 【Foreigner】, an existence outside the bounds of this world. He is still not familiar with the common sense of this world. So, he can say it clearly.

「She is not an enemy. She's my Magical Slave, my precious companion.」

「Ohhh ......」

　Leia shivered. My precious companion - it may seem like a casual remark, but that words are irreplaceable. It made her happy. She was happy because she once again felt that she was inside Satoru.

「As you wish, I will correct the data.」

　Solor accepted Satoru's voice without hesitation. Since her Master had instructed her to do so, it was only natural that she should follow her Master's instructions, no matter what common sense was involved.

　Leia, who had been flustered by Satoru's words, stood up with a start.

「Solor, come here.」

　Solor turned in response to Leia's voice.

「I'll tell you about my Lord」

「Yes, I understand. I'll ask you then.」

　Satoru's position is very unique. Solor really needs an explanation. If Leia is willing to take care of that, then so much the better.

　Rico, who was boiling a pot of water, looked back at Solor.

「Speaking of which, does Solor need to eat anything?」

　If Solor's portion is also necessary, the amount of food will change. But Solor shook her head left and right.

「Eating and drinking have no effect on my life activities.」

「Hmm, huh?」

「She mean that she doesn't need to eat or drink.」

　Rico nodded her head at Leia's explanation. For all intents and purposes, Solor's form is a living thing. The color of her eyes is silver, which indicates evil, but other than that, she is a living being. As a living thing, it needs to eat, but it doesn't make sense to Rico that she doesn't need to. However, there are beings nearby that don't need to eat. Leia is one of them.

　Noticing Rico's gaze, Leia gave a small laugh.

「She's just like me. Think of it as that.」

「The Demon Doll Project was developed from the research of the 【Immortal Family】, so it is only natural that my ecology would be similar to that of Leia-sama, the 【Immortal King】.

「Hoou~.」

　Leia responded with great interest.

　In the past, including the time of the Ancient Magic Kingdom, research on the 【Immortal Family】, headed by the 【Immortal King】, has made little progress. In the first place, the existence itself is extremely special.

　Basically, the fact that souls, which are supposed to reside only in the living, exist in the 【Immortal Family】 is the subject of debate, and there is a strong theory that souls can exist because they have life activities, although they are quite small. On the other hand, it is said that they are not related to aging, but considering the fact that they have only a small amount of life activity, it is said that they may possibly age. It's just that their span of life is so different from other species. The current research and evaluation of the 【Immortal Family】 is that they are not growing in appearance, but their internal organs and brains are aging, albeit slowly. However, since Skeletons and Wraiths are also part of the family, there are some objections to this research.

　It is possible to imbue objects with magic power, but magic power and the soul are two different things. The soul is the main source of magic power, and is a vessel. Magic power is just something to be consumed. Perhaps Solor's pseudo-soul is based on the magic stone, but there are many aspects that cannot be explained by that alone.

　Even if the uneducated Satoru thought about it only a little, so many questions would arise. To the people of this world who live by magic, Solor's existence would be similar to that of the 【Immortal Family】.

　If he thought about it that way, perhaps it was a good thing that he was the one who had found Solor and put the magic into her, Satoru thought. In the labyrinth, Leia had described Solor as an existence that should not exist in this world, but now it was in Satoru's hands, who's not of in this world.

　Looking over at Minerva, who had swooped down with a fox-like prey in her mouth, Satoru looked up at the sky and sighed.

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　Fort Dalewood is a sturdy stone fortress that was built by a group of 13 city-states in the suburbs of Dalewood. Its main mission is to exterminate the monsters that come out of the 『Labyrinth of No Return』. Each nation contributes 100 soldiers, for a total of 1,300, and the commander is rotated from one nation to the next, and is replaced after a three-year term. Since this is the front line against monsters, the rate of non-return is high, and only those who are confident in their skills are assigned here.

　The current commander of the fort is a man of about 40 years of age dispatched from the Kingdom of Mugeru, and he has gained the trust of the soldiers because he makes them take their vacations carefully, except for making them do thorough patrols. However, he does not leave the fort unless monsters come to the fort, and he continues to enjoy his wine while waiting for his term of office to end. If he can stay one more year, he will be allowed to return to his country and call himself a general.

　However, his hope for peace in the fort was cruelly torn apart.

「Commander!」

「Hmm? What's wrong?」

　The commander was enjoying a glass of wine sent from the country today, grumbling because it didn't taste good, when his second-in-command jumped in, breathing hard. The first officer must have been off duty today. This is why he is wearing lighter clothes than usual, but he looks flustered. The fort itself is quite solid, so unless giants such as trolls or flying dragons attack in packs, there is no need to worry about being overtaken. This petty second-in-command was often in a hurry anyway.

　The second-in-command gasped for air before he could catch his breath and told the commander that he had probably just seen a few monster-infested beasts swarming around him.

「The sound of the disintegration wistle has been confirmed!」

　Hearing these unbelievable words, the Commander first doubted his own ears. He tapped his cheek to make sure he heard the sound correctly, and then twisted his head.

「...... What? Say it again.」

「Like I said, it is the sound of the disintegration wistle! I'm pretty sure I heard three of them!　The 『Labyrinth of No Return』 has been conquered by someone!」

「What did you saaay!?」

　With a clatter, the commander bounced off his chair and stood up. In the moment, his feet wobbled from the drunkenness, but he was a man of ability who had been sent to this front line as a commander. Without losing his balance, he shook his head and managed to expel the drunkenness, turning his head at high speed.

　Adventurers who challenge the 『Labyrinth of No Return』 via this place are given a whistle of salvation and a whistle of disintegration, respectively. The whistle is a magic whistle that makes a sound that can be heard only by elves and some beast tribes and reaches up to 30 miles. The whistle of disintegration has never been blown before, and it took him a while to remember what he was supposed to do when the whistle was blown.

「First, have the councils tie a red string as a marker and send out the pigeons! Also, prepare to go into battle! In accordance with protocol, we will now begin our campaign to destroy the monsters!」

　In order to reach every country, this fort has been equipped with carrier pigeons. This is the first time this port used those pigeons for a official purpose.

　Now that the labyrinth has been conquered, there will be no more monsters sprouting up, so Fort Dalewood will start a cleanup operation. The plan is to go and pick up the heroes who have conquered the labyrinth.

「Right away!」

　The Second-in-Command, drunk with excitement at seeing the drunken commander in his proper form for the first time, saluted him seamlessly and immediately went to make arrangements.

　Now that this happened, he couldn't stay drunk forever. The commander drew up a bucket of water from a water bottle and covered his head with it. The cold water helps to sober him up.

「But who in the world is ......」

　There are currently four groups of adventurers who have invaded through this fort. The commander shakes his head from side to side after recalling each of the four parties.

　At any rate, it is a great pleasure to see Dalewood canyon, the former home of the monsters, being liberated.

　Many of the 13 city-states are in need of water. There will be moves to pull water from the canyon, and of course, there will be bargaining over the heroes who conquered the labyrinth. After the cleanup operation, there is a promise in this fort to pick up the heroes who conquered the labyrinth with the army here.

　The commander who had been dispatched from the Kingdom of Mugeru brought to mind the faces of the captain class from other countries. As long as he was appointed as the commander, the Kingdom of Mugeru would be one step ahead of them, but it was only one step.

　In any case, there is no doubt that it will be troublesome. The commander sighed and pulled out his own equipment.

　History has moved.

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　Rico cooks dinner quickly.

　It was not much of a hassle to prepare dinner, since it was only for Rico and Satoru. Minerva seemed to be more at ease in her flying dragon form, so she didn't try to change into her human form, but was already ready to go to bed.

　A little farther away, Leia and Solor were talking all the time. Just as Rico naturally became Minerva's educator, Leia naturally became Solor's educator. There are many things that Solor has to teach her, and conversely, there is knowledge that Leia can gain from Solor. A few moments of conversation would not be enough.

　After settling down in the bed Minerva had prepared for him, Satoru called out to Rico, who was putting wood on the fire.

「Rico, come here when you're done.」

　Rico looks back at Satoru with an unexpected expression.

「Eh? ...... Isn't it Solor's turn?」

「No, it's not like Solor is a magical slave.」

　According to Leia, as a magical slave, it is natural for her to perform sex work for her lord. If you're a slave, you're also expected to live as a slave, and it's considered shameful for a slave to be forced to be celibate.

　In that sense, since Solor is not a magical slave, it makes no sense to use her for Satoru's sexual treatment.

「...... Hmph.」

　Satoru's eyebrows rose slightly as he answered in a somewhat indifferent manner. Rico's attitude was easy to understand.

「What, are you sulking?」

「I-It's not like that. ......」

　Satoru looked coldly at Rico, who had hastily made up his mind.

「Hmm, I see. I guess we'll not do it today then.」

「Eh?」

　Rico was surprised to see Satoru lying down as quickly as he said it. Suddenly, she felt a gaze coming from another direction - it was Leia. She can tell from the atmosphere that she is quietly angry. The way she was acting, as if to say, "Who are you, for refusing my Lord's call?" Rico felt as if she had unknowingly stepped on the tiger's tail. Rico hurried to get closer to Satoru.

「Umm ...... umm ......, Sa-Satoru?」

「Hmm―?」

　Satoru is lying down with his back to Rico, and she can feel a hint of anger in his voice. She hadn't done anything to anger Satoru in a while, but the feeling that it had been a long time since she had done something like that hit her.

「Are you angry ...... by any chance?」

「Why? Did you do something to make me angry?」

　Satoru's attitude, as if to say, "I'm going to sleep sulking (?)," made Rico realize her mistake. It is not right for a magical slave to refuse their Lord's invitation to a night time.

「A-About you inviting me to have sex, umm―..........I'm sorry」

「Sorry for what?」

　The tone of Satoru's voice had a hint of invective. Rico calmly reflected on her words and actions.

「I was a little sulky .......maybe」

「Maybe, right?」

　Finally, Satoru half-raised his head and turned to look at Rico. Satoru was mildly annoyed at the fact that Rico had sulked, even though there was no reason for her to sulk at all. Since he had quoted Solor, he could imagine why Rico had sulked.

「It's not that I don't want to hold a woman every day. You don't have to worry about it.」

　The words were gentle, but the emotion contained in them was not. After so much physical contact and conversation, Riko can now read the subtleties of Satoru's mind. Looking aside at Solor―The beautiful woman, who was filled with the best of the Ancient Magic Kingdom's technology, was silently looking at Rico without changing her expression. Rico's heart ached with a prickling.

「Be-Because ...... Solor, she is very beautiful and ...... she have big breasts.」

　As she said this, Rico gradually turned her head down and became smaller. Thinking of all the beautiful women around Satoru, her own good looks seemed to be nothing more than a speck of dust. The reason is simple.

「And I have this skin color.」

　Rico disliked her light brown skin. Her younger brother, Kai, had a similar skin color, but his skin was a little lighter. It was a color found in the tribes on the outskirts of the south, but not in large proportions. Some of them are said to have almost completely black skin, but they do not appear on the stage as much. The color of her skin was a factor in her disdain. Rico felt that the stares she received in the city of Ares were also filled with a certain amount of contempt.

　Satoru sighed to Rico, who was slowly shrinking. He lightly struck Rico's head with his fist.

「Ouch!」

　Rico looked up at her Lord with tears in her eyes at the unexpected pain, and felt a thin chill in his eyes at Satoru's expression. He had been quietly angry earlier, but now Rico could see that he was clearly angry.

「Hey, Rico. Have I ever said anything to you that I didn't like you?」

「......no」

　No need to think back. Satoru has a tendency to be direct in his words and actions, but he has never said anything obviously negative, not even to Rico.

「Did I ever say anything about the color of your skin, or the size of your breasts?」

　Rico shook her head.

「Maybe you don't like it, you're the one who thinks so. Or more specifically, you're the only one in this group who does.」

「B-Because Leia and Minerva are both beautiful. ......」

　Rico looked at Leia, Solor, and then Minerva in flying dragon form, who was curled up but only raised her face. Minerva's skin color in her human form is similar to Satoru's, while Solor's is as white as wet, and Leia's has the unique pallor of the 【Immortal Family】. Each of them is a pale skin color that Rico could never get even if she wanted to.

「Rico, you needs to be a little more confident.」

　Satoru scratched his head and sighed heavily. Of all the people in the group, Rico had the least self-confidence. She tends to belittle herself at every turn. It is true that her soul is low in this group, and while this is somewhat unavoidable considering her upbringing and environment, it is still a bit unreasonable.

　However, Rico is not so useless that she despises herself. She is not inferior to the other three in terms of appearance. Satoru also liked the healthy color of Rico's skin.

「You don't remember what I said when I held Leia in the labyrinth?」

「......Ah」

　Rico let out a low voice. She remembered that when she had ordered by Leia to have a night fair in the labyrinth, she had been ridiculed for where Satoru was a lord, and that he had been served by three beautiful women of different types, and that he had also been mistaken. At that time, Rico had been so happy to be counted among the beauties that she had flinched in embarrassment.

　While gently placing his hand on Rico's cheek, Satoru gave her a stern look.

「You are definitely beautiful and pretty. When you were in Galhassan, didn't they tell you that you could make more money if you were a prostitute instead of a pickpocket?」

「...... I was told that many times.」

　Rico had never listened to the idea of becoming a prostitute because she had an aversion to selling her body. She thought that the guild members were just trying to scare her, but it was true that she had been told that at every turn.

　Of course, Rico had been in the backstabbing business for a long time, so she knew that there were many ways for a prostitute to make money. But still, there is nothing better than looking good.

「Right. And by the way, I'm not hungry enough to want to hold a woman I'm not interested in under these circumstances.」

　If we're talking about whether or not he want to do it, Satoru wanted to do it too, so he asked Rico. But if the other party is not interested, he doesn't want to force it. If Rico was simply not interested, he wasn't going to force her to do anything - although Leia might be annoyed.

　However, this is not the case this time. It would be meaningless if he didn't get rid of the negative feelings in Rico.

「I don't know if you're jealous of the fact that you never got to fight in the labyrinth, but I've been saying that a lot about how you were a big help to me.」

「...... yes.」

　Aside from Satoru himself, Rico was the most important player in the labyrinth. She saw through many traps, discovered hidden doors, and was always the first to find the monsters. Without Rico, the labyrinth would not have been so easy to conquer. He told her about it in the labyrinth, but she didn't seem to take it seriously.

「I went through this labyrinth for my own purposes. Well, for all intents and purposes, it was a mistake, but you were the most useful one.」

　Satoru told Rico clearly. Rico looked around in confusion - Leia, of course, and even Minerva nodded. Of course, Satoru's violent power was the reason for this, but the role that Rico played was not small.

「You should more confident, and you should be more proud of yourself. If you don't have that confident, I'll throw you out.」

「I-I don't want to!」

　Immediately, Rico's face turned bright red and he shook her head violently from side to side. It sounded like a threat, but Satoru didn't mean it as a joke. If Rico dislikes herself because she sees it as a threat, that could be a good reason for her to leave.

　Rico looks down and peers into Satoru's face. Satoru's expression is that of seriousness.

　Satoru knows that even if she is told not to be so backward, she will not change immediately. However, it would be good if it could trigger a change in Rico's thinking. At the moment, Rico may still be completely dependent on Satoru to establish herself, but when she becomes more confident in herself, she will be able to leave Satoru's side.

「...... I'm sorry, Satoru.」

　With a downcast look on her face, Rico bowed her head to Satoru. She didn't completely understand Satoru's intentions, but she did understand that she had been sulking out of jealousy.

「If you understand, then fine.」

　It's not in his taste to complain too much, so Satoru sniffed and swept away his sorrows, and then lay back down.

　When Satoru turned his back on her again, Rico was lost. If this were to happen, Satoru would never ask Rico out. After this, Leia will probably give her a lecture - and it's all my fault. If I've done something wrong, what should I do about it?

「Umm, Satoru.」

「Hmm?」

　Over his back, Satoru asked back without looking back. After hesitating a few times, Rico opened her mouth with determination.

「Will you punish me? I'm an idiot, so in order not to make the same mistake again, I want my master, Satoru, to punish me in some way.」

「Punishment?　...... Punishment, huh?」

　Satoru raised himself up again and looked back at Rico. Rico sat down on the spot and waited patiently for the words of her beloved lord.

　A beautiful girl with pale brown skin who wants to be punished. She was bigger than Leia, but still thin and small. Although she is small, she is probably the average height of women in this world, but Satoru is afraid that a bad punishment might destroy the girl. She is probably the most sensitive, including her heart.

　Satoru was about to think that it would be easy for him not have sex with her up at night for a while, but then he thought better of it. If he doesn't hold Rico for a while, she might lose her confidence in as a woman.

「That's why you should dig up her anus.」

　The voice came from the outside. Leia had been anally humiliated as a punishment in the past. She suggested that Satoru should apply that to Rico, but Satoru looked at her a little reluctantly.

「Hmmm ...... I'm afraid I'm going to break her.」

　Recently, Rico had been getting her anus teased a lot, but Satoru thought it would take a long time for her to get used to it. Satoru was worried that he might break Rico if he went to anal torture without any special training. Rico was waiting for Satoru's pronouncement without any hesitation. She looks like she's ready for it.

「If you break her, I'll use 【Heal】 on her. Rico won't be convinced unless it's destroyed once.」

　That's easy for you to say, Satoru thought with a sigh. It may be okay for the one being destroyed, but the one doing the destroying will also suffer a bit of heartbreak. Rico was the most affected by the effects of Satoru's unconscious 【Lust】, but Satoru didn't want to have sex with someone he feared might destroy them.

　But――

「Rico?」

「Yes」

「...... Prepare yourself. I will use your anus.」

　Rico was not surprised, but rather nodded her head in agreement. Her expression was full of determination.

「Yes. Please give me a spanking for being a bad girl.」

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