Chapter 116: The Young Lady in Need of Money

“Nice to meet you. I’m Rosie.”

“Hmm. I’m Yuria.”

Two women sitting face to face at the dining table.

Rosie was like a calm but deep lake, while Yuria was like a sea with rough waves.

“Hehe…”

“Who is that person..?”

Olivia asked me about Rosie’s identity, and Marine, sensing the strange situation, went into maid mode and just observed while holding a tray.

“So. You want to have my man?”

“Yes. I’d like to share him a bit. Will you allow it?”

“This woman is quite bold, isn’t she?”

“I don’t think it’s such an unreasonable request. I’m not trying to take him away. I’m just suggesting we compromise a bit.”

Rosie sipped her tea and naturally suggested compromise.

Yuria frowned at Rosie’s strangely confident response and tapped the table with her hand.

“Alright. Then I’ll ask a few questions. First, you’re directly under the Order, right?”

“That’s correct.”

“I heard you’re about platinum badge level. Is that right?”

“Yes. I think I’m about that level.”

“You enter the labyrinth according to the Order’s commands, right?”

“You could say that. When there’s nothing special to do, I spend time patrolling the city or training personally.”

“Can you follow Sion into the labyrinth when he goes? Can’t you not enter without the Order’s command?”

“If I submit an application in advance, I can enter anytime.”

“Hmm. Then, can you follow… Sion’s ambition to take over the underground city?”

“Yes. I can share his dream.”

Rosie answered Yuria’s questions nonchalantly.

As if saying ask anything. Without any hesitation, just stating facts as if they were obvious.

“Then here’s the next question. This might be a bit sensitive.”

“It doesn’t matter. Please ask.”

“If you had to choose between the Order and Sion, which would you choose? Could you abandon the Order? Could you let go of your faith in the Goddess?”

“….”

Now Rosie was at a loss for words.

The Order and me.

Faith and love.

If she had to choose one, which could she choose?

“That’s quite an ambiguous question to answer. Hmm. From my perspective, Sion is receiving the Goddess’s love. Judging from his innate abilities and overwhelming luck. It’s clearly evidence that the Goddess is watching over him.”

Rosie took out the Bible from her bosom and placed it on the table.

“My faith is firm. And my faith points to Sion as my partner. You could call it a fated match. I feel that by following him, I can fulfill the Goddess’s will. Love and faith go hand in hand.”

“So which one would you choose in the end?”

“If I choose Sion, my faith naturally follows. There’s no need to separate them in my thinking.”

Yuria looked at Rosie as if dumbfounded by her answer.

“You know that’s an evasive answer, right?”

“It’s not evasion. Your question was just strange.”

“What?”

“Isn’t it strange to ask someone to think about separating things that don’t need to be separated? From my point of view, Sion is the Goddess’s messenger.”

“The Goddess’s messenger?”

At Rosie’s words, Yuria looked at her as if she were crazy. It was the look you’d give to a cult member.

“Yes. If the Saint is the Goddess’s power, I think Sion might be the Goddess’s direction. A prophet… or savior sent to subdue potential threats to humanity. Something like that. I want to stay by Sion’s side. So, does that answer your question? My faith and love cannot be separated.”

Yuria closed her mouth and stroked her chin at Rosie’s fanatical answer that she would interpret my will as the Goddess’s will.

“That’s quite an interesting answer. Then, can you serve Sion as your master?”

“What do you mean by serving him as a master?”

“Can you call him master every night and follow all his orders?”

“What…?”

This time she seemed genuinely flustered.

“Serving Sion as your master. What exactly does that mean? Do you mean thinking of him as a husband as a wife? Or… do you mean a real master-servant relationship?”

“In bed, you have to serve him as a real master. I’m asking if you can accept even being collared and led around. If you can’t do this, you can’t share this man.”

“Co, collar…? Sion. What is she talking about?”

“Don’t ask Sion. This is the rule in this house. If you want to be with Sion and have his children. You must absolutely obey him in bed.”

“…O, obey..”

Rosie’s face turned red.

“Sion.. Do you prefer that kind of play…?”

“Well…”

“Listen, Rosie. I got Sion on those conditions.”

“Those conditions…?”

“Sion originally said he wouldn’t date anyone unless they were his slave.”

“Is that true, Sion?”

“Uh, well. Yeah.”

It’s true.

I originally had no intention of dating anyone unless they would be a slave who would obey me.

In this crazy world where NTR runs rampant, my thinking was that I had to make my woman a slave to protect her.

Also, I was keeping my distance because I knew my mental state would break if I fell in love with an adventurer woman and she died in the labyrinth.

That thinking of mine still remains inside me. Even though it changed a bit when I accepted Yuria and Young Lady Rea, it hasn’t completely disappeared.

“I’m the one who opened the door to Sion’s heart. As long as I, the legal wife, call Sion master. If you want to sleep with Sion, you must absolutely serve him as your master. There should be no discrimination between women. If there’s discrimination, fights will break out, right? One calls him master, while another has an equal relationship? That’s not right.”

“….Certainly. That’s true. It’s best to avoid fights. Hmm. Master, huh.”

Rosie nodded and acknowledged Yuria’s words.

“Master. Is this how I should call you?”

“Uh, uhh…”

Rosie grabbed my hand and called me master with a serious look in her eyes.

“Hey! Why are you holding his hand?”

“Ah, I did it without thinking.”

Rosie quietly let go of my hand when Yuria shouted angrily.

By the way, master, huh. It feels really good when Yuria calls me master.

When Rosie, who I thought would never call me that, calls me master, it has tremendous impact.

“I understand. I’ll serve him as master in bed.”

“Good. And don’t try to monopolize him too much. Got it?”

“You don’t need to worry about that part, I’m well aware of it. Since we’re going for polygamy, it’s obvious that jealousy will arise if we lean too much to one side.”

“Yeah. That’s right. I’m glad we can communicate.”

“I’ve done some study on family relationships and household peace, so there’s no problem.”

I almost laughed at Rosie’s words, who had perfect scores in home economics but had never received sex education.

It’s fortunate that this conversation ended well. From the start, Yuria was just interviewing, she had no intention of pushing Rosie away.

Rosie also handled the situation well with answers that would appeal to Yuria. Now they should be able to get along well, right?

-Knock knock knock.

“Huh?”

“Who could it be?”

Just as the conversation was ending, someone knocked on the front door.

“Marine, go check.”

“Yes!”

Marine, who had been on standby nearby, darted to the front door.

Soon the front door opened, and a beautiful blonde girl entered the house.

“Oh. Everyone’s gathered. But who’s that woman?”

Young Lady Rea appeared.

Exuding the rough atmosphere unique to adventurers.

‘What on earth happened during those two weeks..?’

Two weeks ago, she still had the feeling of a tomboy young lady.

Now, Young Lady Rea was emitting a somewhat sharp aura.

‘How harsh was her training during the two weeks I was gone?’

The young lady who decided to stay in the labyrinth city, in exchange for being cut off from family support.

She must have struggled desperately, knowing she had to live in a semi-estranged state until she produced results.

From now on, she had to stand on her own without any financial support, starting with food expenses.

“Rea’s here.”

“Hi Yuria. Sion! It’s been a while! I thought I was going to die missing you!”

“Young Lady Rea.”

Young Lady Rea, who came running, jumped up and threw herself into my arms.

Her body no longer smelled of the strong aristocratic perfume like before.

Rather than perfume, a better body scent and flesh smell tickled my nose.

She smells of that unique scent of beautiful young girls. Before I knew it, I had buried my nose in Young Lady Rea’s nape and was smelling her body scent.

She’s full of female scent that I couldn’t smell from Yuria, who has the ability to remove body odor.

“So who’s that strong-looking woman?”

“Well, she’s Rosie, an inquisitor I met in the labyrinth.”

“Rosie?”

“Nice to meet you. I’m Rosie, a heretic inquisitor.”

“Hmm. Nice to meet you? But Yuria.”

“Yeah. What?”

“Does that woman want to sleep with Sion too?”

“Pffft..! Cough, cough..”

Rosie spat out the tea she was drinking at Young Lady Rea’s bold question.

“Hey. Inquisitor. I haven’t slept with him yet either. Keep to the order.”

“I haven’t slept with him yet.”

“I know you came here because you want to sleep with him. I can tell just by looking. That atmosphere unique to women in heat.”

“No, Young Lady Rea.. Your language has gotten rougher…”

“It’s because of my master. She’s such an eccentric old lady.”

Young Lady Rea smiled mischievously.

This, she seems to have become even rougher and more reckless.

The characteristic reckless nature of a young lady from a noble family who’s been abandoned was clearly visible.

“I can give up the first, but I can’t give up the second. I’m his second.”

“I understand. So I’m third.”

“You might be fourth.”

“What do you mean?”

“Hey, over there. Do you see that service bitch sitting on the sofa eavesdropping on our conversation?”

Young Lady Rea pointed at Olivia with her finger.

“Yes. I’ve been curious about her. Who is she? The slime over here seems to be the maid.”

“Actually, I’m the real power here. She’s unbelievably smart, you know? She just can’t see what’s right in front of her, but she knows everything about the labyrinth. She knows all the growth methods too. She answers whatever you ask. She’s like a walking encyclopedia.”

“Really? She must be an amazing person.”

“She is amazing. Even though she’s a slave, Sion relies on her. You have to compete with someone like that.”

“….”

Rosie looked at me.

“Is that true, Sion? Am I, fourth?”

“No, that’s…”

The young lady who had caused confusion again in the house that was starting to get organized sat down at the table with a smile.

Judging by how natural it looks, she must have been in and out of Yuria’s house several times during the past two weeks.

“Huhuhu. Marine. Give me some tea.”

“Hey, Rea. This isn’t your house, you know?”

“What’s the big deal? Let’s share a bit. I’m short on food expenses this month too.”

“Young Lady.. What on earth happened…”

As I looked at her pitifully, Young Lady Rea made excuses, embarrassed.

“No! I ran out of money trying to match my equipment..”

“Ah…”

This is driving me crazy.

A young lady who’s run out of money? She’s become so thick-skinned.

“Young Lady..”

“Yeah?”

“Let’s go earn money in the labyrinth with me.”

“Really! Sion, aren’t you busy? You’re going with me?”

“Yes. Let’s try to squeeze it in this weekend.. while going around the upper levels.”

“Great. Great great!”

The young lady threw herself into my arms and rubbed her face against my chest.

“Haah. I want to go too.”

“Um. I also… if it’s the upper levels…”

Yuria and Olivia said they wanted to go together too. It’s not surprising for Yuria, but it’s a bit unexpected that Olivia wants to come along too. Did she want to gain an ability?

Since the upper levels have been normalized now, it should be fine to take them in.

“Hmm. I’ll submit an application to the Order too.”

“Uh.. I’ll stay and watch the house!”

Rosie said she would apply for outside work at the Order, and Marine, who had been watching the situation, said she would stay and watch the house.

Looks like this weekend will be a labyrinth expedition for all of us.

I can’t bear to see Young Lady Rea like this.

I should help her earn at least the minimum to maintain her dignity.