episode_0072

As soon as we returned to Lizerca, we went straight to the hotel and rested.

The best way to recover from the fatigue accumulated from the uncomfortable bed, short sleep time, and battle was to take a nap.

So, as soon as we washed up, we lay down together on the spacious bed.

Laura was on my right and Iris was on my left, with me in the center. As always, they hugged me from both sides and shared their warm body heat.

Laura put her long, fluffy tail on my stomach to warm it up, and she has been doing this every time she sleeps with me.

If I buy another beastman slave, I wonder if he will turn his tail to me like Laura did.

Iris was envious of Laura’s behavior and often told me that she wished she had a tail, but this was because I had left out the tail when I was planning the Cubus race.

I didn’t do it on purpose; it was a simple mistake.

Due to his strange stubbornness, instead of just removing the wings, he also removed the tail, leaving only the horns on his head.

I realized this mistake when I first saw Cubers on the street.

It had big horns but no tail, so it felt unbalanced.

If I could somehow find the race editing function, I would like to give it the tail of a typical dream demon.

‘They fell asleep faster than me.’

Laura and Iris, who had been whispering their love to me just a moment ago, fell asleep almost at the same time.

Seeing the two of them sleeping, breathing softly like children, made me smile.

Sometimes I think of Laura and Iris as younger, forgetting that they are 20 years old, perhaps because my original age is older than Rebecca’s, which was set at 24.

Anyway, I just want to spend a peaceful life with the people I love without any worries, but the problem is that it’s not as easy as it sounds.

I expected that there would be no ups and downs when I started a new life, but since this was not a game but stark reality, it wasn’t easy.

First of all, everyone I love or cherish is directly or indirectly connected to these extremely dangerous impersonators.

Laura is Elkahim, her parents’ enemy, Iris is her father Elkadun, and older sister Veronica is Maxian, a stalker who has clearly joined hands with the Maskers.

Although Elkadun is dead here, Iris still has issues with Maxian that must be resolved.

Moreover, the leader of the Maskers seems to be interested in me, so it is clear that complete peace will not come unless we kill all those offending bastards or make them stop engaging with us.

But how does that ‘great leader’ know about me?

Why do they want to drag me in as a member of the maskers?

Maybe you know the truth about this world.

If you were a ‘player’ like me, you would have easily figured out the truth about the world, and even if you are under many restrictions like me, you have lived in this world long before me, so there will be many ways to find out about me.

Even if the leader is simply a native of Arcadia, he may be claiming that he saw a prophecy or an oracle was given, and that he wants me who will not be of any help to them.

Whatever the reason, I have no intention of joining hands with those crazy squires.

There are so many innocent people who have suffered damage because of these guys, and people who are dear to me have also suffered tremendous damage.

I would rather cut off my hand than join hands with those who, like demons, are just evil beings that can never be tolerated.

‘Fuck, my head just got more complicated for no reason. Let’s go to sleep quickly. ‘I need to get my condition under control before I meet Alicia.’

I suddenly felt a strong headache, so I closed my eyes again and tried to sleep.

I tried to clear my head as much as possible and focused on the affection I felt from the warm breath and body temperature of Laura and Iris who were sleeping while holding me.

Soon I felt very at ease and the headache completely disappeared.

Thanks to my beloved lovers, I was able to fall asleep in an instant with a very comfortable mind.

I didn’t really dream, but I felt gunshots ringing in my ears throughout my sleep.

The time I woke up was around sunset.

Little by little, the days are getting longer, but the nights are still longer, so the sun sets quickly.

We opened our eyes almost at the same time, and even though it wasn’t morning, Laura and Iris took turns kissing me.

“This makes me feel like it’s morning.”

“Did you sleep well?”

“Yes. I slept very well thanks to you guys.”

I answered Laura’s question with a smile, hugged her and Iris at the same time, and kissed each of them on the forehead.

“When will Alicia call Rebecca?”

“Well? The invitation may have arrived while we were sleeping, so I think we should go down to the lobby and check.”

“Then I will come back.”

“Please do me a favor.”

Laura got up, changed her clothes, combed her slightly tangled hair, and left the room.

The movement was so fast that it felt like I was teleporting every time I blinked.

I was grateful that Laura always took the initiative to find out when something like this happened.

She said that there was no need to be thankful or sorry for the slaves doing all the work, but it was not easy for me to think that way.

I think it’s because, to me, Laura is not a slave, but someone I love and someone I want to marry someday.

After Laura left the guest room, Iris and I made the bed and went into the living room.

Thinking that there was no need to be too careful anymore since the mercenary group had been wiped out, I pulled aside the thick curtains covering the window and looked outside.

The cityscape in late winter with dusk falling was quite charming.

It feels like photos taken with great care by people who have traveled overseas.

While I was absorbed in the sights outside, Iris came to my side and crossed her arms.

“Isn’t the scenery really nice?”

“Yes, I think your hometown is a really cool city.”

“When I was young, my friends and I used to climb up to the bell tower of the temple over there and play. There were many times when I was caught and scolded by the priests. But no matter how upset I was, I couldn’t stop because I loved the view of the city from up high.”

“It seems to me that you still like it a lot, right?”

“That’s right. I never thought I would be able to return to my hometown like this and look back on my childhood memories. Rebecca, thank you for purchasing from me.”

Iris kissed my cheek and expressed her gratitude.

At first, I bought Iris with the thought that I could make a profit, and if I couldn’t make a profit, I planned to part with it when the rental period ended.

But Iris said thank you to me without knowing the inside story.

So, I think I need to be nicer to Iris in the future.

If we find her mother’s body and put an end to Maxian, we can heal Iris’s wounds to some extent.

There are already two reasons why Maxian must be killed, but it wouldn’t be surprising if a few more reasons are added in the future.

“Rebecca, why don’t we visit my house tomorrow?”

“Even if it wasn’t like that, I wanted to tell you that story. I think I’ll probably find some clues about your mother there.”

I’ve been thinking about that ever since the house documents of the house where Iris lived were found in the mercenary group’s safe.

There is no way that the house documents were stored together with important deeds in the safe without any reason.

“I think so too. But I’m worried that it might be a trap.”

“It’s okay. The cost is too much for just one trap. I brought 30 gold bars each for a trap that might fail… Wait, no matter how much money a mercenary group makes, can they still have that many gold bars?”

I felt a sense of discomfort that I hadn’t even thought about when I was excitedly collecting gold bars.

In a world where one large gold coin is roughly worth 5 billion won, how expensive is 1kg of gold bars?

Unfortunately, my weak math mind can’t calculate it easily.

In any case, it is very suspicious that a single mercenary group possesses so many gold bars of enormous value.

Even assuming that Maxian supports the mercenary group, I don’t know if the Baron’s wealth could be that much.

“Could it be a fake gold bar?”

“Fake? Hey, that can’t be possible. If this is fake, I’ll be really depressed.”

I felt a tingling sensation in the back of my head.

Since analysis skills cannot be used unless you are a magic tool or creature, there is no way to check whether the gold ingot is genuine or an imitation.

Ah, let’s bite it with our teeth! There will definitely be scratches.

I took out a gold bar from my bag and bit down on it with my teeth as hard as I could.

The gold bar felt very slightly soft and was slightly scratched where I had bitten it.

“Hmm… I don’t think it’s fake, right? But I guess I asked too hard. My jaw hurts.”

“I will rub it for you.”

Iris came close to me and rubbed my chin with her soft hands.

I love Iris, who always smiles and accepts my foolish actions.

“The conversation diverted because of the gold bars. Iris, anyway, let’s go to your house tomorrow.”

“Thank you, Rebecca.”

With those words, Iris gave me a deep kiss.

It felt like we were kissing each other too often, but no matter how many times we kissed, it still felt good.

I’m so glad that I can enjoy the happiness in this world that I couldn’t fully enjoy in the old world.

Iris and I continued to touch each other until Laura came, sparing no effort in expressing our affection.

“Rebecca, I’m here.”

“Welcome.”

“This is an invitation sent in Alicia’s name, and this is a letter whose sender is unknown.”

Laura handed me two envelopes.

First, I read Alicia’s invitation and she said she was inviting me to lunch the day after tomorrow.

They said that people would come at the right time and take me to the mansion, but they also added a postscript that was the same as an order to come in a dress or suit.

I don’t have a decent dress, so I guess I’ll have to find a suitable clothing store tomorrow.

And of course, there was no mention in the invitation that the slaves Laura and Iris were being invited out of respect for the nobles.

I also think there is a need to free them from slavery.

However, since the liberation of slaves may mean that there is no reward for the servitude quest, please research carefully before making a decision.

“I’m sorry that I was the only one invited again.”

“It’s okay. We don’t mind, so don’t feel pressured.”

“But that’s because I keep keeping you as slaves.”

“Rebecca, as I told you last time, I am a person who would be happy to live as your slave for the rest of my life. Because I love you.”

Doesn’t that seem like a bit of a twisted affection? I was about to say this.

No matter how much you love yourself, it must be very sad for you to live your whole life as a slave, at the lowest level.

I suspect brainwashing or side effects related to the servitude quest.

“We are sane, so don’t worry. Both of them are willing to serve Rebecca out of their own will.”

“Ugh, yes. I am always grateful. Ahaha.”

I was also embarrassed by Laura who could clearly see into my inner thoughts.

I’m not the type of person who has a lot of marks on my face.

I think we should change the subject before Laura gets into my thoughts any further.

“Anyway, I really doubt that this person is hiding his identity and sending us letters.”

I left the nothing special invitation behind and picked up a black envelope in my hand.

Considering that the analysis skill did not work, it was just an ordinary object, but considering the incidents of biological terrorism carried out through letters in the past in the world, this may also contain toxic substances.

It would be best not to open it at all, but for some reason, I felt like I had to open it.

So I put on my magic armor, ordered Laura and Iris to open all the windows, and sent them both out of the room.

The magic armor has a superior anti-venom ability than commercially available gas masks, and the level of science in this world does not have the ability to manufacture full-scale biochemical weapons, so I believe it will be fine.

‘Then let’s take it out.’

I carefully opened the envelope and took out the contents.

The letter was so harmless that I felt ashamed that I had made a fuss.

I could hear Laura and Iris’ voices asking me if I was okay from outside the room, but I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t let them in.

But I couldn’t keep leaving him in the cold hallway, so I composed myself as quickly as possible and opened the door.

“Guys, I guess I went a little too far.”

“That could be true. But what is written?”

I opened the letter and began to read it directly to Laura and Iris.

“I am Baron Maxian Paraine. I know very well that you attacked the Darius mercenaries, killed many people, and stole gold bars and various certificates. I think there is a big misunderstanding between us, so I would like to have an honest conversation with you. If you agree to my proposal, please come to Fountain Square tomorrow at noon. I hope that you, who are wise, will not reject my offer.”

I am not surprised that Maxian sent the letter, but the fact that most of our movements have been exposed to him is dangerous.

Since it was a hotel with the highest security level, it ended with a letter. If it had been an ordinary inn or hotel, he might have already died.

“Rebecca, would you like to chat?”

Instead of hastily answering Iris’ question, I thought about it as I read the letter again.

The letter had the whiff of a trap, but at the same time, I felt it was an opportunity.

“Conversation is rejection. However, I think it is necessary to monitor the meeting place and check the movements.”

Laura and Iris nodded and agreed to the decision I made.

Tomorrow, I will first stop by Iris’ hometown and then collect information at the fountain plaza.