Fantasy Creature Assistant

Claudia glanced at me and said,

“Is she your Assistant?”

“Yes.”

I peeked my head out from the sofa and called Cecil. Her eyes widened like a rabbit’s, and she pat-patted over to my side.

“Oh, Shaa-nim!”

Thankfully, she didn’t confuse my name. Cecil, who had been smiling brightly, stiffened her face when she saw Claudia. The recipient of her gaze also didn’t look very pleasant.

I was the only one in the middle, sweating buckets.

“Ce-Cecil, this is Claudia. She’s the one who came to get the Potion last time.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes, Claudia. This is my Assistant, Cecil.”

“I see.”

…Why was it so suffocating? Just then, Cecil grabbed my arm and whispered,

“Shaa-nim, that thing has the beast smell that tormented Shaa-nim.”

Claudia’s ears twitched, and I was worried she might be listening.

So, there’s no harm in being careful. It would be troublesome if Claudia got angry and took the materials back.

“…Th-that’s right? More importantly, you shouldn’t call a person ‘that thing’.”

“Even if she tormented Shaa-nim?”

…To be honest, the cause of my torment back then was, strictly speaking… Cecil. However, Cecil, who didn’t know this yet, still seemed full of complaints.

“Hmm… right? Because there’s such a thing as basic etiquette.”

“Cecil… doesn’t like her.”

As I was about to continue, stroking Cecil’s still frowning head, Claudia opened her mouth.

“Not an Assistant… isn’t she a child entrusted to you by a relative?”

At that, Cecil flared up.

“Cecil is not a child. Beast.”

“Hmph, honestly, since when did she… Why is she acting like this?”

“…Uh, um… I think it’s because she’s seeing a Beastfolk for the first time. Cecil, why don’t you go back to the Workshop?”

I was just as flustered by Cecil’s hostile attitude. Why was this usually docile child acting like this?

“No. Then that beast will surely torment Shaa-nim again.”

“…Torment?”

Claudia chewed on the word ‘torment’ for a moment, then, as if realizing something, she chuckled slyly and clapped her hands.

“Ah, could it be because of the day I took Shaa’s Virginity? I did torment Shaa a bit back then.”

“Claudia!”

“Oops.”

When I snapped, Claudia chuckled and raised her hands. Contrary to my expectation that she would growl again, Cecil was quiet. No, she was muttering something. Then she looked at me and opened her mouth.

“What does Virginity mean? What does it mean that she took Shaa-nim’s Virginity? Can Cecil also take Virginity from Shaa-nim?”

Cecil’s appearance, chattering rapidly as if excited, was cute, but the words spilling from her small mouth were dizzying.

“Can’t you give Shaa-nim’s Virginity to Cecil too?”

“Ah, no, that’s…”

My face flushed. I couldn’t even observe my own Virginity in the first place, so why did I have to endure this? Instead of me, who was flushed, Claudia continued.

“Hey, so… Cecil, was it?”

“…Beast.”

Cecil’s hostile attitude remained, but Claudia didn’t seem to mind much anymore. Was it because of Cecil’s overly… innocent demeanor?

“I don’t know why you’re so angry, but you can’t take Shaa’s Virginity.”

“…Why?”

“There are many reasons, but first… like me.”

Then she pointed to her lower body, which was still somewhat blunt, as if from an incomplete transformation.

“You need to have this.”

“…Cecil has that too.”

“…What?”

Then Cecil burrowed her nose into my neck and started sniffing. While I let out a small sound from the ticklish sensation, Cecil’s dress quickly swelled up.

“Huh.”

“…Can I take Shaa-nim’s Virginity now?”

Claudia’s relaxed expression stiffened slightly. She looked at me as if asking, ‘What on earth is going on?’

…How would I know?

I turned my head slightly, avoiding her gaze, and a laugh like a sigh could be heard.

“Right… well, you could have taken it.”

“…?”

“But unfortunately, I’ve already taken Shaa’s Virginity.”

…Should I call it ‘taken’? Wouldn’t ‘stolen’ be a more accurate term? Thinking I couldn’t listen anymore, I grabbed the pouch containing the materials and stood up. Its heaviness felt very good.

“Both of you, stop with the strange talk… Let’s end this. Dia, we’ve been here too long for just a cup of tea. Cecil, it’s time to go back to the Workshop.”

“B-but I haven’t heard about Shaa-nim’s Virginity yet.”

“…I’ll tell you later, so can you go back to the Workshop?”

Cecil clutched her swollen dress and fidgeted for a moment, then nodded and opened the door, leaving. All that was left was Claudia….

“Dia… you should go back now too.”

“Are you saying you’ve got everything you need now?”

“…Haven’t you caused enough trouble already?”

I clutched the pouch tightly, as if she might snatch it away, and Claudia chuckled.

“By the way, I thought the house was empty… but there was a beast next to you?”

Beast… Was she talking about Cecil? She gets angry when someone calls her a beast, but isn’t this a complete double standard?

“…Dia, you get upset when someone calls you that, so why do you call Cecil that?”

“It’s not meant to be derogatory. Literally, that child, Cecil… when it comes to ‘that thing,’ it’s correct to call her a beast.”

“Because when it comes to ‘that,’ innocence is even scarier.” Saying that, Claudia stretched. Her ears twitched, and her tail stood stiffly.

“….”

“So, what’s your relationship?”

“…We’re just assistant and guardian.”

“Then there’s no need to worry, is there? Oh, but Shaa. Are you pregnant, by any chance?”

“What?”

“I diligently put a lot inside you while you were asleep that day, just in case.”

I had drunk a Potion, and besides, not enough time had passed to know, but it was outrageous.

“…So you were aware of the danger?”

“I don’t act without thinking, you know? Our clan’s tradition is pregnancy first, then marriage.”

Is that really marriage? Isn’t that more like kidnapping?

“…Could you please not apply your standards to me?”

“Really? Despite that… Anyway, if you get pregnant, I’ll take responsibility and tell Lord Astaroth too.”

That’s me, you know… And I’ll never get pregnant, even if the sky falls.

I sighed and waved my hand at Dia.

“That will never happen, not in a million years, so please leave.”

“Haha.”

Claudia laughed slyly, unconcerned.

“We’ll see about that. I’ll head back for today. See you next time.”

“It’s truly regrettable that I’ll have to see you even if I don’t want to.”

“How prickly. Still, won’t you think of me when you use those materials?”

“….”

I suppose I will. As the fool who handed over such precious materials for free. Claudia, who had appeared so suddenly, left after saying that.

After seeing her off, a sudden wave of fatigue washed over me. Both my body and mind were tired today. But I still have a mountain of things to do.

…The thought of regaining my original body was growing stronger. My Virginity had already been taken, but I had no desire to do anything more than that. This body… doesn’t really have any good points.

No, that’s not entirely true. Thanks to it, I got rare materials from Claudia, and when I went shopping, I got extra freebies or discounts….

Huh…?

I slapped my cheeks. It was because such an absurd thought had crossed my mind: ‘It has a lot of advantages…?’ No matter how much I like money, this is a disqualification as a human.

Snap out of it, Astarote Asha.

I am a man. Although Shaa is no longer a virgin, Astarote Asha is still a virgin, so there’s no problem. With the thought of hoping for a quick reply from Master, I started my daily routine.

Cecil still had a restless expression, but she diligently did her work.

After finishing today’s quota and tasks, eating dinner, and taking a warm shower, I opened the kitchen Preservation Box. There wasn’t much milk left. Hoping those buyers would quickly pick up their Aphrodisiacs, I closed the Preservation Box and went up to the Bedroom.

As I lay on the bed, sinking my tired body, relaxed from the warm shower, Cecil came in.

“Asha-nim.”

“Yes… Ah, you worked hard today.”

“Because it’s what Asha-nim ordered.”

Unlike her energetic self in the morning, she still seemed… dispirited. Soon, Cecil climbed onto the bed and curled up.

“Asha-nim.”

“Yes.”

“So… how can I take Asha-nim’s Virginity? What does it mean that I can’t take it because that beast already took it? What is… Virginity?”

“….”

I’m going absolutely insane, seriously.

My hazy mind suddenly cleared up.

It seemed like it would take a little more time for the day to end.