Chapter 66

Chapter 66

I Became a Prisoner Trainer in the Dungeon.

Episode 66: Asking For The Truth And Taking Profit (1)

[At that moment, near the upper commercial district of Baron Gilberte’s territory.]

Every city had its red-light district.

Even with differences in scale, wherever humans formed a society and lived together, there were always those who sold their bodies, and when many gathered, it became a red-light district.

How did a lord manage this red-light district?

Some tried to crack down on it extensively, while others, though disliking it, turned a blind eye.

And some tacitly condoned it and received kickbacks.

Baron Blake Gilberte was one who turned a blind eye and, with the other hand, received financial support from those operating the red-light district.

There were quite a few adventurers in this barony, and there was no need to meddle with a business with overflowing demand.

“It’s been quite a while since the lord came here. I thought we would talk in the office.”

“This is a time for more confidential talks. Between you and me.”

That was,

“Chairman of the Merchant Guild.”

“Yes, my lord.”

“Is the flower shop still doing well?”

“Of course.”

The lord and the chairman of the Merchant Guild had maintained a long-standing relationship, continuing a win-win deal for each other.

“But, my lord, really a million gold…”

“President, you’ve been watching me for a long time.”

Baron Gilberte smiled and shook his glass.

“Do you think I would give away my territory for the likes of Jake?”

“Even if not in reality, I know you as someone who would do so for the greater good.”

“Yes, the greater good. Considering the public image, Jake must be saved. But I cannot give a million gold to a demon, not to another noble.”

Baron Gilberte shook his head firmly.

“Then is the negotiation broken?”

“It’s not broken. Because that demon had no intention of keeping Jake alive in the first place.”

Baron Gilberte took something out of his pocket.

“It’s the love potion he gave me.”

“…….”

“He seems to want to trade this. He wants to trade regularly.”

“It’s dangerous. It could be a potent poison disguised as a love potion, or something that carries a contagious disease, or a drug that turns humans into monsters?”

“Yes, it’s dangerous.”

An item received from a demon.

Naturally, it’s only right to doubt its efficacy.

“But what if what he said is true? The demon Dantalion said he made even Jake Gilberte beg for mercy several times.”

“Are you talking about an aphrodisiac? A love potion in the pure sense?”

“Maybe.”

“……You’re looking forward to it.”

The president twisted his lips with a bitter smile.

“Are you planning to release the love potion to adventurers and rake in money?”

“Even if not just adventurers, if the effect is certain and safe, there’s no need to limit the trade to just those rabble.”

“Indeed. If we change the source appropriately, there won’t be any problem selling it. We can just put a label on the outside of the glass bottle and sell it, or even transfer the contents to the glass bottles used by our guild.”

Even knowing it was dangerous, they couldn’t help but lick their lips.

“There will be some addiction, but we can dilute it as much as possible and gradually increase the dosage.”

Love potions made money.

Not just a small amount, but a significant business that could bring in quite a bit of profit.

“We’re having trouble securing love potions because the succubi have been drying up lately, and now a demon is proposing a trade…”

“They probably know the situation in the human world.”

The demand for love potions existed everywhere, but the supply was severely limited.

“Yes. Recently, even the cheap love potions are being regulated by the priests of the Goddess Church, who are going around with their eyes wide open…sigh.”

“It can’t be helped. Didn’t the saintess get raped with a love potion?”

“…It’s really unavoidable, but our situation has become quite difficult because of it.”

“I know. I’ve seen that the money coming in has decreased a bit.”

There was a certain incident, and love potions became a taboo item for the Goddess Church.

“So, I want to test this love potion.”

“Test…?”

“Yes. Secretly have soldiers ready, and grab a prostitute and test her with the love potion.”

“A test? If the test yields satisfactory results, are you planning to continue trading with the demon?”

“If we remove the label of ‘demon,’ he’s an excellent trading partner. At least he won’t demand exorbitant amounts of money for the materials after raiding a dungeon like those adventurers.”

The baron straightened his posture.

“First, listen to the ‘real negotiation’ that the demon proposed.”

The baron explained the details to the chairman.

“…Indeed. Offer a sacrifice and get the love potion?”

“What do you think?”

“If there are no restrictions on the sacrifice, there’s no need to kidnap and throw humans from the slums. Indeed, the trade conditions look good.”

“Right?”

“But…”

The chairman’s lips twisted with a bitter smile.

“My lord, about Jake Gilberte. Did you confirm that he’s alive?”

“…….”

“You didn’t confirm, did you? Didn’t you have time to confirm? Really?”

Baron Gilberte avoided his gaze.

As if someone had hit the nail on the head, he fixed his gaze on the wine glass with a flustered expression.

“Well, the negotiation progressed too quickly.”

“No, no.”

The chairman snapped his fingers and continued.

“You deliberately pretended not to know and didn’t confirm his survival with your own eyes.”

“……Surely a demon wouldn’t play tricks with someone’s life.”

“Demons usually don’t do such things with honor in mind, but the guild leader of the adventurers said so, didn’t he? That demon is a demon he’s never heard of. If it’s a pseudonym, he deliberately disguised his identity to tell lies, and if it’s real, he’s a guy who can spit out such lies.”

“……Using the dead Jake to trade?”

“So, it’s ‘dead Jake’ after all?”

When the chairman asked with a smile, the baron unknowingly smiled and covered his face with his hand.

“I can’t beat you after all.”

“Hehehe. As expected, young master…ahem. My lord, you’re hoping that Jake is dead, aren’t you?”

“Come on, don’t say it like that. Don’t make me feel like a heartless and cruel being.”

The baron took a serious stance.

“Sometimes you have to pretend not to know even when you do. Isn’t that what you taught me?”

“Hehehe, I understand.”

The baron and the chairman looked at each other and smiled.

“The problem is Jake’s survival. Regardless of whether my lord wants that bastard to die, if the trade is successful, he can become a serious weakness for my lord.”

“Because he’s illegitimate?”

“If the demons keep him alive, they might use him to expose my lord when the deal goes awry, as a means to accuse you.”

“……Troubling.”

The baron’s expression distorted.

“Accuse the Goddess Church, saying ‘Baron Gilberte made a deal with demons’?”

“Captured by demons, subjected to harsh torture, barely escaped the dungeon to report to the church. As for where he heard the information, the demon kept talking about it while torturing him.”

“A terrible thing.”

“Troublesome, very troublesome. So….”

The president tapped the lid of the love potion with his finger.

“Let’s check the effect of this love potion right away before we move. It’s not too late to decide on the negotiation later. In terms of guild trading, this is a kind of ‘sample.’”

“A sample….”

“Since my lord has gathered people by tomorrow morning, we should check it right away. Good. The discipline of the prostitutes has been lax lately, we can use this to tighten it up.”

“Discipline of the prostitutes? Why?”

“Oh, well.”

The chairman let out a hollow laugh as if dumbfounded, and picked up the love potion.

“Don’t they say it’s difficult because there are no good men?”

“……The prostitutes are spoiled.”

“They shouldn’t be spoiled, hehe.”

“Well, let’s check quickly. Ah, president, the love potion….”

“I’ll grab two people who won’t cause trouble even if they die and check it out.”

“Good.”

The baron and the president clinked their wine glasses.

“Hoping that the demon will become our good ‘trading partner.’”

“Achoo.”

“I’m sorry. I’ll raise the temperature in the room right away.”

“It’s not that.”

Lilith made a fuss over a single sneeze, so I calmed her down and straightened my clothes.

“This gown is warmer than I thought. And so is the warmth magic hanging in the room.”

When I first came to the training room, I shivered a little from the cold.

I used to sleep wrapped tightly in a blanket, but since becoming a formal trainer, my quality of life has continued to rise.

The room structure of the training room, that was, the trainer’s private room, was the same as when I first came in.

But the furniture had been replaced with quite decent items, and you could request items for hobbies if needed.

Even the temperature inside the room was kept warm.

It was not that they installed a boiler, but the magic circle hanging on the wall like wallpaper emits subtle heat from all sides, adjusting the temperature inside the room.

‘Long live magic.’

To enjoy such magical luxury as a human, you would need at least a count’s title.

Instead of struggling to climb up there, carrying loads, it was a better life to sleep with women, train them, and aim to suck the Vampire Princess’s vagina.

All you had to do was give up being human.

Even as a human, the position of belonging to the Demon King’s Vampire Corps had become more precious to me.

“Secretary.”

“Yes.”

“I just called you once.”

“Is that so? You can call me anytime. If you’re bored, tell me to do anything.”

“Anything….”

There was so much to enjoy.

And more than anything else-

“Secretary. We have some time left, can we take a look at the dungeon entrance?”

In this training room, like a CCTV situation room, you could magically observe several places.

“…Are you going to work?”

“Rather than work, I’m just trying to take a look while resting. In case they test the love potion and realize the effect and come running.”

They were safety-oriented.

They wouldn’t cross over to our dungeon, but they might send someone or send a letter for a deal, or send some kind of signal.

‘Unfortunately, I can’t see the subsidiary dungeon.’

I could only see this side.

Actually, I could only see the inside of the training room, but I got the authority to see the entrance to that subsidiary dungeon to respond immediately to this negotiation.

“I’ll show you right away.”

A hologram-like image flickered and appeared in front of me.

It’s magic, but it was just like a scene from a science fiction movie.

“As you can see….”

The female secretary Lilith closed her mouth.

‘This isn’t going to be a peaceful sight.’

Slowly.

Men and women came into the dungeon.

“That’s….”

“Secretary. Send the kids to secure them right away.”

They weren’t ordinary men and women.

I guessed anyone coming into the dungeon wouldn’t be ordinary, but at least two naked men and women wouldn’t stagger in.

“Wow.”

I couldn’t help but laugh at the letters engraved on the naked bodies of the two men and women visible through the image.

“They’re cool.”

Prepaid.