Chapter 19 - Negotiations
"I'm sorry."
I bow my head to Alec. This is the room at the inn where Alec is staying.
I talked to Meena afterwards, and she told me that it was not Alec who attacked the woman in the house and killed the man, but another bandit who had escaped.
In other words, Alec was innocent and I was mistaken in thinking that he was the culprit.
His arm was already healed with the potion I was carrying, but that didn't make it all right.
"Fuu~. If I could just say I'm sorry, there would be no need for the police or the courts, right? It's a case of injury and attempted murder."
Alec, sitting on the bed, folded his arms and said with a disgusted face.
"T-that's what your ......"
"Is it my fault that you took it upon yourself to misunderstand me?"
"No, it is not. It's my fault. ......"
"That's right. There is no wonder that you suspect me of being the culprit in that situation, and you can question me and act with all your might to protect the woman, but the decent thing to do is to confirm the circumstances, right?"
"Murgh, that's ......"
"Isn't it? If you see a guy who looks like a suspect, do you just attack him with a knife without asking any questions, without calling the police?"
Alec asks, but in this world, you feel like you have to protect yourself, so it's understandable that you might be overzealous. But I should have checked a little more properly, and it was not Alec's fault.
"That's what I would do in Japan. ......"
"I see, so you want to do it the way it's done here. Meena, in this case, in this world, what would happen? I was almost killed."
"I suppose you could appeal to the lord or talk to the adventurer's guild to get them to talk, but an eye for an eye. I don't think it would be a problem to cut her down. If that's your order, I'll do it."
Meena also seemed to be quite angry because her master, Alec, was hurt.
I'm a little shocked that there's no problem with being cut down.
I slumped down and stared at the floor.
"I'm not going to take your life. I'm not the kind of savage who would kill others without question."
"Kkuh."
"But I wonder what will happen if I take this story to the soldier station. Will you be thrown in jail?"
"What?"
Jail? ...... I felt uneasy.
"I wonder what I should do."
"I understand. As an apology, I'll give you some of my money――"
"Hey, hey, hey, You hear that, Meena? She's gonna pay for it."
"You're a ungrateful fellow, aren't you? You were trying to kill my Master."
"Guhh"
I can't argue with that.
"...... So, what do I have to do to get you to forgive me?"
I asked Alec.
"Yeah. I'll let you pay for it with your body."
His voice sent a shiver down my back. I am a woman, and I pay with my body, and that does mean――
"Eh? that's ...... Kkuh, you're not asking me to join your party. ......"
"No, that's good. I don't know why, but it look like you're all alone right now. I'd be happy to add you to my party. But I'll be the leader."
"M-murghh, that's ......"
I don't think this man would allow me to just help him with his adventures. ......
Rape. Let me rape you once. I'll forgive you.
"Well, I'm not going to force you to do that. But, Shiraishi, didn't you just have the naive idea that maybe "this guy is a good person and will forgive you if you just use him at a party"?"
"I don't think that's very likely, but..."
"You're right. If you hadn't, I'd be dead, and I'm not gonna let that happen."
"Murgh. What do you want me to do?"
"R*pe. Let me r*pe you once. and I'll forgive you."
Alec's outrageous words made me tense.
"H-haah? Hey! I don't know why you have to do this to me! You have every right to ask me to apologize, but I don't deserve it."
"Yes, you do. you know, what? I can sue you to soldier for attempted murder."
"Murgh, that's ......"
I'm not familiar with the justice and law of this world. What would happen if you were accused of attempted murder ......, would your hands be bound with chains and you would be whipped naked? I wonder if I would be r*ped by the soldiers instead. I shuddered as the image of me crying out came into my mind.
『I don't think that's going to happen, but there's a big difference in treatment between countries. Ah, you can't expect a lawyer, you know.』
Heruko also shunned me, saying things like
"Meena, what does attempted murder mean under the laws of this country?"
"It's a serious crime. If you're a commoner, you could be flogged, jailed, and if you have a criminal record, you could even be charged with death."
"Mmm-hmm."
"Ehh......?"
"I'm going to let you off the hook a little bit."
"Wait a minute. That doesn't mean, murghh, that rape is worth it."
I think it's a crazy deal, so let me be clear about that.
"Okay. Then do you have any atonement that you can convince me of?"
It's true that I tried to cut him, and I guess I'll have to admit that this is a crime now. The rest is how to handle it,......, but it seemed better to find a way to convince Alec.
"Mumu...... then, I'll let you add me to the party and I'll help you out for a while for free. However, I won't help you with any sexual or criminal activities."
"Hey, hey, hey, did you hear that, Meena? She's making it sound like I'm a criminal, this guy."
"You haven't reflected enough. Master is an honorable man."
"Eeehht?"
Honorable? I'm confused and don't understand how she's can say such a thing.
"Come on, Meena, you're being fooled by him."
"I'm not fooled!"
"I'm not fooling her. You're rude. That's slander."
"No, I'm sorry. ......"
"Your offer is completely unreasonable. If you were attacked out of the blue, Shiraishi, and the man smiled and said, "I'll be your friend, please forgive me," would you be okay with that?"
"No, that's not what I'm doing, I'm not smiled at you. ......"
It was true that Alec was right, it was too much of an insult to ask for forgiveness because he would be one of my friend.
"Then, let's see if you can make some worthwhile amends that I can live with."
"I'll try to do that, but rape is a crime."
"A someone who commits a crime and doesn't like it when it's about to happen to them and uses morality and the law as a shield? They're a terrible guy."
"They're a terrible guy."
That said, Meena is going to aggressively cover for Alec.
"Mumu ...... I'm really sorry. But I didn't mean to hurt you. ......"
"Hey, hey, what if you hadn't meant to hurt me? If I had failed to take your slash, there would have been no way to get it back, you know?"
"Murghh ......, that may be true, but I'm not trying to kill you ......."
Well, okay, I'm not going to kill you either, because we're both Japanese. And I'm not going to sue you for attempted murder."
".......Thank you, "
"But as for the fear of being almost killed and the insults, I'm not a good person either, and I can't get over it. So, if you're not going to have sex with me, can I at least see you naked?"
"Murgh, why are you always going that way ......"
Just the thought of me having to get naked makes me feel somewhat embarrassed.
"Because I know you wouldn't like that. I'll tell you what, I have Meena. She has a much better body than you."
Alec said proudly. Meena was also a little proud of her chest, but this is――
"Eh? You messed with this slave, didn't you?"
"It was consensual. Right, Meena?"
"Yes, because It's my role."
It seems that Alec took advantage of his position to order sex acts on the slaves of this world. What a horrible thing to do.
I glared at Alec in anger. But he didn't take offense.
"It's the way of this world. Shiraishi, if you want to do things the Japanese way, you'll have to go back to your former world and then stand trial for attempted murder, okay? But the police won't be able to collect any evidence from the case here. It's a huge disadvantage for me as the victim. Am I wrong?"
"That may be, but ...... um, it's not a disadvantage to me, that"
"Maybe, but the fact is, it's impossible. Did you really think you were going to ask me to put it on the shelf until you could go home to former world?"
"That's ...... what I'd like you to do if you could, but you're not convinced, are you?:
"Of course not. I don't want to do this, either, and I want a quick and clean resolution. Today."
"I think it's too soon. Mm-hmm."
"You got a problem with that?"
"No, I don't."
"Then as a way to get it over with today. You really don't want to get raped, do you?"
"Of course not. That's it's a crime, murghh".
"Yes, it is. A crime. Attempted murder and rape are both felonies, I suppose, but... well, I guess criminals always say more about the crimes of others than their own."
"Gee."
"Then I'm not a demon either. I'll compromise a little. I'll cut you some slack on the rape, but in exchange, You'll let me touch you freely."
Alec touched me, I imagined his hands crawling relentlessly over my body, and I was struck by a feeling that I wasn't sure if it was disgust or anticipation.
"Hey. That would be the same thing."
Even as I said this, I could feel my face burning. I was being pestered by a middle-aged man, and Alec seemed to be interested in my body.
"No, it's different. I'm not going to have real sex. I'm willing to compromise on that. Even if you don't resist. I almost got killed, but I fought back and got lucky."
If he can forgive me for that, ...... no, no, you musn't, you should take such a deal for your body.
『Serina-san, you can't take these conditions. You have the skill of [Climax of Pleasure☆], so you know how sensitive you are now from masturbation, right? You don't know what's going to happen to you once a man touches you with this, you know? There's no guarantee that this guy will even stop halfway through!』
That's right. But I couldn't help but be curious as to what would happen if Alec touched my body directly with his hands. If a man touched me...
"Murghh....then, no kissing, one hour, no biting or hitting, you won't naked, and i won't naked either――."
"Wait, wait, wait. That's too many conditions. You're going to be naked. Here's the least you can do."
"Kkuhh, Fine."
I've compromised――!
『Eeehhh……?』
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