episode_0047

Blushu was right when he said that the Duchess would go out secretly.

It was accurate.

‘Let’s just follow along.’

Louis was now following his mother.

I quietly follow behind the Duchess, who is wrapped in a black robe and walking hurriedly with a hurried step.

Because I know full well that this behavior is not honorable, I even resort to a kind of self-hypnosis.

‘… I’m not following you to get a daughter, I’m following you to protect my mother.’

It was a plausible excuse. He even happened to have a sword with him.

Mother was now heading towards the slums. She seemed to have a clear purpose.

‘I don’t know what my mother’s purpose is right now, but if I follow her, I’ll know.’

I just wanted to watch from behind and follow along, and then show up at the right time to question my mother.

‘Mother has too many secrets right now. I have to find out.’

So, I continue to follow my mother.

Tailing requires a certain amount of skill, but when targeting a mother, even that wasn’t necessary.

Because he had a very oblivious, innocent, and naive personality, he couldn’t even assume that he was being followed.

I was able to avoid being caught just by following them while keeping a certain distance.

‘By the way, no matter how many clothes my mother wears, she is still beautiful… .’

Even the robes she wore were not enough to hide the Duchess’ figure.

The elasticity of the buttocks swaying from side to side is clearly revealed.

For most men, it was a rear end that would be difficult to overlook.

It was a peculiarity in the increasingly shabby landscape of this slum.

And Louis wasn’t the only one tailing the Duchess.

‘… You followed me again.’

Louis hid in an alley. At this moment, he noticed other forces following his mother. It was difficult to openly follow her.

“Kikki.”

“It looks very delicious.”

“Look at that bitch’s ass. With such a full ass, her butt must be her weak spot. Hey, I’ll penetrate that bitch’s butt first.”

“Okay, do a lot, but don’t do it so much that you can’t get your shape back. Got it?”

“Of course hehe.”

The men, whose appearance was clearly that of a delinquent, were following my mother, scratching at her groin, while glancing at her with eyes filled with desire.

Just looking at them, they were a dirty and vulgar bunch. They were just people who lived from hand to mouth, unable to earn a living unless they committed a crime.

The very idea of such dangerous and dirty things following their mother around and making taunting remarks was stimulating to Louis.

A strange, extremely bad fantasy came to mind.

‘If those dirty, stinking things were to rub their horrible odors on Mother’s beautiful face and body… Oh, what would it look like? What kind of expression would Mother make… .’

He shakes his head again.

He shook his head, as if he were disgusted that he had imagined such a terrible thing.

“I had another bad imagination…! There’s no way my mother would do that. Even though my mother has a lover, and, uh, she enjoys wearing revealing clothes these days, she’s not so lewd as to mix with those dirty commoners…!”

Louis calms himself down by talking to himself as if he were hypnotizing himself.

Even now, in Louis’ mind, Miannise remained as the dignified and affectionate Duchess he had known for a long time.

Louis, who followed the Duchess, who was walking along, swinging her buttocks seductively without thinking, and the group of vagrants, reached the red-light district, the innermost part of the slums.

‘… On my way here, I saw countless dangerous people who were quite good at using swords.’

The robbers, kidnappers and rapists of the slums have a culture that respects predators who have marked their prey first.

The Duchess was already the target of a group of criminals, so she was not attacked again.

So I was able to safely reach this red-light district alone.

‘… Even though it was a slum, I never imagined that there would be a place like this in our Nisei Territory. Why did my mother and the people who went there just leave this place like this?’

As the monster invasion drew near, the tight security was clearly revealed.

It wasn’t that unusual to see illegal adventurers digging for wild vegetables in the wasteland and robbing other people to make a living.

The slums were now going through a period of chaos, with adventurers doing short-term robberies and full-time robbers forming different factions.

“Hey, that bitch is going to the red light district.”

“Should I just leave it like this? Should I give up after coming this far?”

“Yeah, if that bastard catches us targeting red-light district women, we’re all dead.”

“Is that kid from the red light district that scary? Is he that bad?”

“Yeah, that guy is really like that. If you know your life is precious, then you should buy it properly.”

It was a sight of menacing criminals panicking and fearing someone.

I was so scared that I began to question myself.

“Hey, that damn bitch is going into that building?”

“Aha. Then! Then that’s a different story. Hey, let’s wait. Let’s pounce on that girl when she passes by here again.”

“What? What is it? Explain. You said you decided to give up.”

“The person entering that building in broad daylight is not a woman working in the red-light district. She is an outsider.”

“… An outsider? Why would a woman from outside go to such a vulgar place? That’s where prostitutes and dancers go.”

“The only women who enter that building in broad daylight are outsiders. Going in there at this hour is not a prostitute who has just gone out for a bit, but a noblewoman who has secretly visited the red-light district.”

“Oh… I’m not sure. But since you’re so sure, I’ll believe you for now.”

“I thought it was going to be a complete waste, but luckily it is. Hehe.”

The criminals waited in the alley for the Duchess to return to this street.

Judging by her gait and attitude, it was obvious that this was the Duchess’ first time here.

When returning from an unfamiliar place, it was a natural choice to go back the way you came.

‘You can’t leave it like that.’

Louis, who had been silently eavesdropping on the criminals’ conversation, reaches for his sword.

‘I can’t let you hurt your mother.’

It was not that I didn’t wonder how my mother would be held captive by them and how she would be mangled to pieces.

Although he was denying it inside, Louis had imagined it countless times while walking here.

But that was just imagination.

I didn’t want this to be reality.

If that happens, it will be hard to turn back. The image of the mother Louis knew until now will disappear.

That had to be stopped.

Srrrrung-

The sword was pulled out with a cold sound. It was a good sword that fit the authority of the successor to the Duke’s family, so even in this dimly lit back alley, it was shining eerily.

“Who’s there!”

As the criminals occupied the alley as if it were their territory, waiting for the Duchess to return, they all turned their attention to Louis.

“Hey, go somewhere else. If you don’t want to die… .”

“You clueless kid, pull out your knife too. That kid pulled out his knife.”

The criminals draw their knives.

“That kid is wearing the same outerwear as the woman we were after?”

“Escort!”

“As expected, he was higher than we thought, and he even had an escort.”

“What should I do? Should I run away?”

“Are you crazy? If she has an escort, that means she’s a rich bitch. Let’s go ahead with the plan, but let’s kidnap her and demand a ransom.”

“Good. Good.”

They come towards Louis, chattering away as they please.

‘… This is my first time experiencing real combat, but I am the successor to the Duke of Nise. I can do it!

Just before the fight broke out,

A man who appears to be the leader of the criminals takes a step forward.

“Wait a minute. Let’s talk.”

Louis’s body, which had been tense in a fighting stance, relaxes.

“What? Why are you doing that? Let’s stab that kid with a knife and then take off all his clothes and sell them.”

“Don’t talk nonsense, look at that sword. There’s no way someone with a sword like that would be worthless to us.”

“That little guy?”

“Hey, you can’t judge a strong person by their appearance. A master knows another master! There’s an aura that strong people like me can recognize. ”

“Really!”

“I see!”

“That makes sense!”

It seemed like he agreed with the leader’s words.

If it could be resolved through dialogue, Louis would also welcome it.

No matter how much swordsmanship training he had received, it was difficult to deal with that many thugs.

“You, tell us what you want. We’ll listen.”

“… All of you, put down your weapons and get out of here.”

The initiative was with Louis. They were scared now. They didn’t show it, but it was hard to hide the slight trembling of the tip of their swords.

“What? Do you think we can meet that demand?”

“Yeah, if we just let that woman go, our business today will be completely ruined.”

“Hey, you too are working as a bodyguard and getting paid a pittance. Join hands with us.”

“What?”

“You want to betray your master?”

“Is it so hard to understand that you’re trying to make money by selling that bitch?”

“After making a fortune, you can escape from this remote area. How about that? You can make a killing and spend the rest of your life lavishly in the capital. How about that?”

It was an attempt to persuade Louis.

Of course, if Louis had been a mere bodyguard, this might have been overlooked, but Louis and the Duchess were clearly mother and son.

‘… There’s no way I could sell my mother… !’

Louis approached slowly.

He walked with a relaxed attitude, as if he were ready to negotiate, with his sword-holding hand hanging by his side.

“Oh… .”

And before anyone could notice, before he could get into a fighting stance again, Louis quickly moved his body.

It was a movement that I had practiced hard for.

‘now…!’

Approaching gracefully with one movement of swordsmanship.

Crunch-

The leader’s shoulder was cut off.

“Kkaaaak… !”