Chapter 43: A Reward for Being Good.

Chapter 43: A Reward for Being Good.

‘This is so annoying.’

Scarlett thought.

“Hehe… Young Lady, it’s been a while. Have you been well?”

The man sitting in front of her, whether he knew her thoughts or not, just chuckled.

“Yes. Mister Carlson, you look quite well too.”

“When meeting someone as noble as you, Young Lady, one must always show a good appearance. We’re not meeting for the first time, are we…”

Anyone would think they were lovers.

She was about to retort sarcastically.

But to Carlson, a merchant from the underworld, it was just meaningless whining.

He grinned and pulled his chair forward.

Revealing his crooked teeth, he took a sip of his tea.

“…I’m not particularly noble.”

“How humble. Everyone who knows, knows that your lineage is noble, Young Lady.”

Scarlett didn’t even bother to respond to his flattery.

She just stared intently at him with a stiff, expressionless face.

Even for the affable Carlson, her gaze was difficult to endure.

He smiled kindly.

Then, with a *thud*, he placed the item for today’s transaction on the table.

This was the reason she endured the annoyance of dealing with people.

“Well… setting aside the talk about lineage. Here is the item you requested earlier, Young Lady.”

The item was wrapped in a bundle.

Scarlett finally relaxed her stiff expression and partially unwrapped it.

Rustle-

Then, a yellow mass wrapped in a transparent film was revealed.

This was the item Scarlett always traded.

She used to take large quantities of it back to the mansion every time she traded.

But now that she had achieved her goal, there was no use for it.

This was merely receiving what she had paid for.

“Wow~ It’s a bit of a shame. Thanks to you, Young Lady, there were never any fairy meat leftovers. Thanks to the increased meat dishes lately, my daughters’ expressions are-“

“There’s no longer any use for it. We won’t be trading fairy meat in the future either.”

Scarlett cut off Carlson’s rambling.

Carlson showed a slightly disappointed expression.

He talked too much. Scarlett didn’t like talkative merchants.

“Hmm… Then, do you have any other items worth trading?”

“If you’re asking about that, yes. The items from Mister Carlson’s shop are of good quality, so I can trust you this time too, right?”

“Oh, do I even need to say it? Just tell me what you need. I’ll bring it right away.”

Carlson smiled brightly with a very amiable expression.

She disliked his good-natured smile.

It wasn’t that she disliked it because it was fake.

Rather, that smile was genuine.

This man was inherently kind-hearted.

He was too compassionate for someone working in the underworld.

That’s why she felt even more repulsed.

Good people were too unpredictable.

They tried to ’empathize’ beyond a simple ‘transaction’.

If they were evil, at least they were faithful to their desires.

They were easier to deal with.

“I need Red Vine Grass. As much as possible.”

“Red Vine Grass? Isn’t that a drug? You said you don’t do drugs, Young Lady-“

“Is it possible?”

“Hmm. It is possible… but it’s not in season, so the effect will be greatly reduced. However, the price will be cheaper.”

“I don’t care. Give me everything you have. The money is here.”

Thud.

The pouch Scarlett placed on the table made a heavy sound.

Carlson chuckled and peered into the pouch.

At the same time, his eyes widened rapidly.

“This is… more than usual?”

“This is the budget for transactions for a while. It’s bothersome to bring money every time we trade.”

“Just what kind of work do you do to have this much money…”

“I put a little tip inside too. Well, I’ll be going now.”

Scarlett, with a prim expression, stood up.

Carlson parted his lips slightly and nodded.

Unnecessary words were not needed.

A transaction was simply the exchange of money and goods.

Anything more was a waste of time.

Leaving the slightly modest building, she let out a faint sigh.

‘Tired…’

Lately, she had had to go out for more than just transactions.

Even though she didn’t want to go, she couldn’t avoid it.

There were still mountains of things to resolve.

Still, now that Cecil was completely hers, she could rest a little easier.

If her mind was shattered to that extent, she wouldn’t be able to recover.

‘I want to go home quickly and be held…’

Thinking of Cecil made her heart flutter again.

She needed to go home quickly and monopolize Cecil’s warm embrace.

With that thought, she enveloped herself in wind magic.

With a *whoosh*, her body floated slightly.

This was why she could freely move in and out of places far from the mansion.

Whoosh-

Her body began to float slowly.

Scarlett’s own original magic, which no one else could use.

Zzzzz-

However.

Deep inside her head, something tingled and resonated.

‘This is…’

This was the magic she had set up when Cecil had a seizure.

An alarm that notified her immediately if anything unusual happened to Cecil’s body.

Thump, thump, thump, thump.

What happened now?

Her heart began to race with anxiety.

Scarlett tripled the magic power she was pouring into the spell.

BOOM!

Simultaneously, a small explosion occurred in the air, and Scarlett began to fly at high speed.

Please. I hope nothing happens until I arrive.

With a sense of urgency, she repeated this in her mind.

****

“Ha… Haha…”

Scarlett chuckled softly.

In front of her were a flustered Oli and Lucy, her mouth smacking.

After a moment of standoff.

As Scarlett, with a stern face, raised her hand, Oli shouted something in an unknown language.

BOOM!

Simultaneously, Oli vanished.

Only Cecil, Lucy, and a stunned Scarlett remained.

‘What in the world…?’

Scarlett had clearly broken Oli’s magic and forced her way in.

How could she break a fairy’s magic?

Fairy magic was completely different in concept, and unless one was a great mage or a dragon, interference was impossible.

In fact, that wasn’t the most important thing right now.

“Hoo..”

She seemed to be trying her best to understand the current situation.

That is, as objectively as possible.

If anything went even slightly wrong in the process.

She didn’t think the situation would unfold beautifully.

We remained in a standoff for a long time, frozen.

Time had frozen, but why did it feel so cold?

Just then, as Lucy wiggled her fingers and was about to babble.

“Hoo… Are you… hurt…?”

Scarlett sighed and approached me.

Thump.

Then she hugged me tightly and trembled slightly.

What was going on?

Wasn’t she angry because I might have contact with something external and do something strange?

Scarlett’s expression didn’t seem to suggest that alone.

She slowly traced my back.

Her movements were as if she were checking for any pain or abnormalities.

“No, Young Lady. I’m not hurt.”

I hugged Scarlett back and said the same.

Squeeze. Scarlett hugged me even tighter without a word.

‘Could it be… because my heart hurt during the walk…’

Scarlett must have implanted some kind of magic in me.

Then she led me to the bed.

I thought she was going to have sex as soon as we got there, but.

“You’re really not hurt, right? You’re not lying, are you?”

She looked at me with tear-filled eyes.

Scarlett had never shown such a weak side before, so I felt a little flustered.

I nodded vigorously.

“Y-yes. I don’t hurt at all. I’m not lying.”

“Thank goodness…”

Scarlett hugged me tightly, sniffling continuously.

“Ugh..”

Lucy slowly patted Scarlett, who was sobbing.

Whether it was effective or not, Scarlett, with her eyes red, got up from her seat.

“Sniffle… I’m glad you’re not hurt. You must be hungry, right? I’ll go down and get some food…”

Creak-

Finally, the real Scarlett left the room.

“Hyaah…”

Only then did my tension completely release, and I collapsed onto the bed.

Lucy seemed to have been just as tense as I was.

“That was a close call… right? Lu..”

Thump.

Wait.

Why did I think it was a close call?

I hadn’t done anything.

I had no intention of escaping-

Thump.

Thump, thump, thump, thump.

“Augh..!”

My heart began to race wildly again.

“Aah!”

I jumped up from my seat and clutched my chest. Lucy grabbed both my shoulders.

Then she patted my solar plexus with her palm.

And nodded as if to say it was okay.

‘What is it…?’

Come to think of it, Lucy must know about the magic Oli cast.

“Augh, kahk..”

The pain was so intense that my chest felt like it was being squeezed.

Since Scarlett didn’t come up right away, the magic she cast must have been a one-time thing.

Thump, thump, thump, thump.

As my heart pounded wildly, reaching its limit.

“Haa, haa… Haa..”

All the pain disappeared.

And then came the strange sense of clarity I had felt before.

“Huh..?”

It felt like the fog in the back of my mind was clearing.

The word that came to mind was ‘escape’.

“Lu, Lucy..”

“Aah, aah. Eububububub.”

Lucy patted my head with adorable babbling.

I had a rough idea of what it meant.

This was part of the magic Oli had cast on me.

And it was the stepping stone to leaving this mansion.

“Hoo..”

‘My mind is clear.’

It wasn’t completely clear yet.

But I could clearly recall this one thing.

I had to escape this mansion.

Creak-

Just as I reached that thought.

Scarlett came upstairs with two servings of food, as usual.

“Here… The chef changed the menu a bit for today’s meal. I tried some too, and it’s really delicious.”

“Wow…”

I exclaimed in admiration as usual and smiled brightly.

It wasn’t an act.

Scarlett was still lovely, and my love for Scarlett hadn’t changed.

Click-

When I opened the lid of the plate, spaghetti was revealed.

We sat down and took a bite of the spaghetti.

Recently, the sweet and sour taste of the food had disappeared.

Why was that? Had the chef changed the sauce?

I looked at Scarlett with curious eyes.

“Young Lady.”

“Hm? What is it?”

“The sauce tastes different… Did the chef change the cooking method?”

“Ah, that. Yes. He said he wanted to try something new.”

Scarlett smiled brightly, meeting my eyes.

I liked the previous sauce too. It’s a bit of a shame.

It was a familiar taste, so to speak.

Anyway, we quickly finished our meal and sat on the bed as usual.

Scarlett was holding a pill in her hand again today.

Seeing the pill made my lower abdomen feel a warm tingle.

But today, there were two pills.

“I’ve prepared something a little special today.”

Scarlett said meaningfully and looked at Lucy.

Lucy tilted her head with a slightly flushed face.

Scarlett’s gaze was directed at Lucy’s slightly enlarged horns.

“Lucy. You’ve been in heat recently, haven’t you?”

“U-ugh..”

She seemed a little embarrassed.

Lucy lowered her head and replied shyly.

“Don’t worry. Today, we’ll do something enjoyable for each other.”

“Want to come here?” Scarlett added.

Then Lucy stepped forward bravely in front of her.

Slurp-

Scarlett placed the pill on her tongue.

And gave Lucy a deep kiss.

She held her nape to prevent her from escaping, pursed her lips slightly, and mixed her tongue vigorously.

Lucy trembled with a blissful expression.

“Puhaa…”

When she finally pulled away.

Lucy’s face was completely red.

“Heek, heek..”

Her abdomen convulsed, and she panted with slightly unfocused eyes.

Her gaze changed slightly.

It was the same gaze she had when she lunged at me earlier.

“Come… let’s take off our clothes.”

Scarlett, for some reason, undressed Lucy.

Lucy, leaking discharge, swallowed dryly and stared intently at me.

“Today, I’ll let you have sex with Cecil. This is a reward for being good.”

“Yes, yes? Young Lady… just a moment… Ugh-“

Slurp, slurp-

I was no exception to taking that pill.

I also swallowed the pill after a deep kiss with her.

And with a flushed face, I felt my lower body getting wet.

“Sniff, sniff..”

Then Lucy twitched her nose and sniffed.

She slowly turned her head and then slowly climbed on top of me.

“Um… Lu, Lucy..?”

“Haaah… Don’t worry, Cecil… If it gets too intense, I’ll stop you…”

Scarlett had already taken off her pants and was fiddling with her wet vulva.

I flinched and stared at Lucy climbing on me.

“Huu..”

Lucy’s eyes, full of arousal.

Were like those of a predator.