episode_0029

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Actually, at this point, it might have been better to just admit it. They must have already been under suspicion when they nominated me, and they gave me too much leeway after that.

However, when I saw Schweitzer tearing things apart as if he had won, I felt like making a fuss.

“TS. I think you’re looking at the wrong person. My name is Lana.”

“This leotard is your equipment that you wear every day. Besides, the height, body type, and voice are all the same, so why are you looking at the wrong person? I don’t know the first two, but change your voice.”

“Ugh… .”

“And what about Lana? Surely it’s not Prana’s Lana? Did you ever intend to hide it in the first place?”

“Okay, it’s me! Stop it!”

And this kind of useless stubbornness usually ends up not being good. In the end, I was hit with more facts and sank. Especially when it came to the pseudonym, I was so embarrassed that I wanted to die. I should have thought about it more carefully.

First of all, to make an excuse, I tried to hide it as best as I could. Because the specialty I invested skill points in in the first place was swordsmanship. It is inevitable that there will be no connection with these remnants of talent who can be used as scouts.

“Let’s just take this off too. It’s useless anyway, right?”

“Oh, wait! Why do you take it as you please! Give it to me!”

“Put your hands down. Otherwise, your hair color will go back.”

“Qu… !”

Caught off guard, Schweitzer quickly took off his eye mask. It wasn’t difficult to take it back, but I hesitated when I heard that it would return the dyeing magic.

Still, maybe it would have been better to just take away the mask and restore the hair color. Because my bare face was revealed, people around me started to gather attention again.

There are many women other than me who have revealed their faces. Nevertheless, the fact that she is attracting attention means that the girl named TS is that pretty. In the current situation, I am rather resentful of that fact.

“No, I was really surprised. When I came to the place I always came to, I never thought the swordsman would be there dressed like this. You have bad hobbies, you.”

“No!? What kind of hobby is this! I just don’t have enough money… !”

“You? Make some sense, please. Who would believe that? The money you make in places like this is a pittance.”

If you just listen to it, it may sound like a lie, but in fact, it is not that wrong. You will earn several times more by completing three or four requests than working here for a month. I just can’t accept that request.

To deny that it’s not a hobby would be unreasonable because you would have to explain ‘why you don’t have money,’ and you can’t admit that it’s a hobby. I glared at Schweitzer, unable to do anything.

“Oppa, then how about giving me some of that money too? Huh?”

As I was hesitating, another woman came from Schweitzer’s side, probably thinking it was an opportunity.

Her underwear is almost completely see-through, and her breasts are the size of a watermelon. Anyone can see that it would be more beneficial to spend time with this person rather than with me. I did my best to support the woman in my heart.

“Get out.”

“Ah, don’t do that. I’ll treat you much better than that girl over there. Huh?”

“Tsk. … hey. you there Take him away.”

“Sorry, my waiter seems a little drunk. I will take you there and let you rest.”

“Yes? I’m still fine──Kya!?”

But what was it that I didn’t like? Schweitzer’s frown hardened and he sent the woman away, even using people to do so.

“Why do you keep leaving me alone? Isn’t this a good opportunity for a monkey in heat to satisfy his desires?”

“Well? I think the glass is empty.”

Tap tap. Without even answering my question, Schweitzer tapped his glass and urged me to drink. As soon as he could fill it, he toasted again and emptied the glass.

Anyway, the pace is too fast. A while ago, drinking like this wouldn’t have been a problem, but now, because of the dungeon, I’ve dropped to level 1.

After some thought, I put down my drink again, this time only lightly touching my lips.

“… ? what. Why were you the only one who emptied that? Are you really going to leave already? This was so sweet, baby. Yes~, do you want to try?”

“Who is it baby! So, it’s because the alcohol doesn’t taste good!”

“Oh really? That was definitely my mistake. Hey, instead of this, bring the one I kept last time. Yes, that one is 30 years old.”

… This guy’s mouth is so selfish. I made an excuse out of pride, and Schweitzer ordered a drink that looked expensive to anyone.

You’re not going to run away after doing this, are you? With that provocation, Schweitzer filled my glass with amber-colored liquid. You can tell just by smelling it. This drink is definitely strong, no joke.

But there was no way he could get rid of it now, and Schweitzer’s triumphant expression was very angry. I took a sip of my drink as if this was nothing.

Gulp, gulp.

It must be a cold drink. A burning sensation is felt along the path through which the alcohol flows. Pha. The breath I exhaled, unable to hold on, contained a mixture of thick heat and the smell of alcohol.

[TS has reduced drug resistance.]

[TS’s resistance has decreased due to the effect of lowering resistance… ]

“How about it, it’s pretty good?”

“Yeah, whatever. It’s pretty delicious.”

Actually, I don’t even know what alcohol tastes like. There was no reason to deny it, so I agreed accordingly. It is true that the scent was very good.

After that, Schweitzer only talked moderately as before. I don’t know if he really wanted someone to drink with, or if he had some other agenda.

It would be nice if you drank until you got drunk like this and then returned. With that in mind, I clinked glasses with Schweitzer once again.

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“Hiccup.”

“What is it? Are you drunk?”

“What~? Don’t talk nonsense, who gets drunk? It’s still in full swing──hi.”

“Fuha.”

“Don’t laugh!”

Wow. The swinging fist is hit cleanly. For the crime of laughing at someone else’s hiccups, the Schweitzer guy didn’t end up holding his side and whimpering.

Oh… ? Oh, that’s right. You can’t use physical enhancement, really.

“Phew. What is that expression? Did you really think I was hitting you? Were you scared? Ebebe~.”

“This, this year… !”

However, Schweitzer raised his guard with a cold expression, as if he really thought he was going to get hit. Actually, it’s true that I really meant to hit you. This isn’t a bad thing since you can make fun of it like this.

It was a mistake to insist that I was drunk just because I had some hiccups in the first place. Alcohol at best… , Uhm, I drank a few bottles… ? Anyway, there’s no way I could get this drunk.

Still, the hiccups are a little embarrassing, so I think I should stop for now. The water… , where is it? Ah, it’s over there.

“Oh,”

Slurp.

There was a water bottle far away so I was going to get it. Maybe it was because I woke up suddenly, but my vision was spinning and my legs were twisted.

And then Schweitzer grabbed me from next to me and made me sit on his lap.

“What, let go of this.”

“It’s been a long time since I helped you. Where did the thank you go?”

“I’m sorry for helping you. You pulled me by force.”

Even though I almost fell, I just had to hold on to the table. To demand a greeting from the subject who pulled it and forced it to sit on top of him. There is a level of shamelessness.

But even if I tried to escape, it didn’t work out very well. Schweitzer has a large physique among adventurers, and I am quite short among women. Even when Schweitzer hugged me from behind, I was so wrapped up in his arms that I couldn’t move properly.

Plus, I still feel a bit dizzy, and if I use mana to force it away, the tentacles will run wild again. After shaking my body a few times, I decided to just stay like this.

Something is really annoying to think about. It’s not particularly uncomfortable. Why did you try to escape in the first place? hmm… .

Rub it, rub it.

… Yeah, it was because of this, really.

While I was dazed, Schweitzer’s hand was massaging my thigh. Every time the large hand grasps, the white thigh flesh swells slightly between the fingers.

Is it because my senses have become dull due to alcohol? I didn’t feel as much disgust as I did when I was first sexually harassed. Of course, I didn’t like it, so I slapped the back of Schweitzer’s hand to tell him to move his hand away.

“Do not touch. Do you want to drink? Huh?”

“Don’t raise your fever to the level of your thighs. Those bitches over there are doing even more amazing things, right?”

Schweitzer pointed to other women around him. Where did the excuse that it wasn’t a brothel come from? Being kissed and having your breasts massaged, or being kissed by a man… , or suck there. There is even a group that has started inserting it.

I don’t think it was like this before. I deliberately ignored it so as not to be conscious of it, and before I knew it, the surroundings had become incredibly rude.

“… I don’t know. Because that side is that side, and I am me. I told you, right? I have no intention of doing something like that.”

“Why, all the women like it. You too, enjoy yourself.”

“Puhup. Women? thee? Say something that makes sense. Of course, I acted for the money.”

How many people do this because they enjoy it? I don’t like most of the women over there right now, but I’m forcing myself to like them because of the money. If this guy was really popular, women would be lining up in the guild.

“Do you really believe that kind of lip service? Ah, it’s a pity haha haha. In fact, if it’s a virgin that was taken to a business–Apap! What are you doing!?”

He said something like a self-proclaimed pick-up artist, so I thought it was funny and made fun of him, and the arms that hugged me from behind tightened.

At first, I thought it was a light protest against teasing. It’s the same with not losing strength, and the sudden loss of speech. The atmosphere coming from behind was a bit heavier than I expected.

“Uh… , hmm. Ho, are you angry?”

“Well. Rather, the way you say that means you don’t feel anything for me, right? Then let’s make a bet.”

“What!? I hate it, why me!”

I’m not so naive that I don’t feel something suspicious about these two keywords: ‘feel’ and ‘bet’. Nine times out of ten, no, ten times out of ten, it’s a dirty bet, that one.

What made you angry just a little bit? I might be sorry, but I don’t know. Still, there is no reason for me to accept that bet.

… I thought so. It seems that wasn’t necessarily the case.

“Hey, I think you’re misunderstanding something. Think about it. What would you do if I touched you now?”

“Of course I will beat you until you die.”

“That’s right, I have a bad temper. In other places, it won’t matter anyway. Because it was my fault for acting first. But don’t you still know that it’s different here?”

“… ? What do you mean by that?”

“At the point where you are doing this, you cannot complain no matter what happens.”

To put it bluntly, even if one of the customers goes crazy and rapes an employee, the customer is not at fault. The story may be different if it progresses to assault or murder, but when it comes to sexual matters, it is considered tacit consent.

So why doesn’t anyone actually do something like that? That’s because the store discourages such behavior. Taxes by industry, attracting young ladies, fairness with other customers, etc. Each store protects its employees according to its own rules.

Of course, even when it comes to protection, it is not as good as cardboard in the face of greater benefits like this time.

“What is that… .”

“I guess you really didn’t know. Then why don’t you test me here? I am thankful. If there is violence during the penalty period, the silver rank will be confiscated.”

I was speechless because of the common sense that was different from what I knew. It’s easy to claim it’s a lie, but it’s hard to make something like this up and it’s easy to get caught. There are probably simpler ways to cheat.

In the first place, it is a fantasy world in which the rights and interests of women, and indeed of humans, are much lower than in modern society. Until now, I just didn’t know because I was in a strong position. This wasn’t classified as an ‘unranked request’ for nothing.

“Then if you run away like this──”

“Well, take care of that. But will you be okay? You said you came here because you had no money. How are you going to make money if you ignore non-rank requests?”

If you think about it carefully, there might have been another way. However, the realization that I had received a request that was more outrageous than I expected, and my head that was not spinning due to being drunk, robbed me of my leisure.

There is no way that the thoughts that come out of that state are correct. Every single thing I brought up was refuted and ended in a negative ending.

If each escape route is blocked, the only thing left is one method left intentionally.

“So I’ll ask you again. Bet, what do you want?”

“… You can do it, if you do it.”

When Schweitzer asked me a question I knew everything about, I had no choice but to answer like I was chewing it up and spitting it out.

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