I opened my eyes .

My golden wrinkled hair blocked most of my vision . I pushed my golden hair back allowing me to see . Fumu, It seems like I had a good sleep .

I stretched out my body while yawning . A koki* sound came from my hip .

As I bent my neck I looked around, hmm there is no one in the room . It seems that Alto went off to somewhere .

While rubbing my half-awake eyes I brushed out my unkempt hair, putting it to a simple hair style . Although I am not particularly a person that cares about their appearance, I am a woman and I feel like I at least need to take care of myself . It’s rude to be too unsightly when with people .

I looked out the window to see that the sky has reddened, it seems to be the evening already . Apparently I unintentionally slept for quite awhile . Though my body feels light,and my head is now clear .

I guess I was frustrated in the morning . Thinking back on it, every time I saw Alto’s face a bizarre pang would pop-up, now I am somewhat more settled down . In the morning though, why was I so angry?

Perhaps because I was looked at in strange eyes, It may have damaged my att.i.tude towards Alto . However he has saved me many times from the devil king’s army .

The awkwardness did go up by a certain degree .

. . . Fuuu~ With a sigh I arranged my thoughts . Yea, It’s alright . I will no be conscious of it being strange anymore . Me and Alto are just partymembers . There should be no more problems when we meet in the future—

“ I’m back,Fio . Were you awake?”

“Wyaa!”

Suddenly I hear Alto’s voice who seemed to have return . I unintentionally leaked out a scared noise .

What was, “Wyaa”?

“ . . . . . Fio, Is something wrong?”

“N-nothing! Where were you?”

“Getting money . This village has a flea market here . If I sell my gauntlets we may be able to earn enough money to rent out private rooms in the future,So can I ask you to negotiate tomorrow?”

“I-is that so? Alright . Leave it to me . ”

I see, The morning me I was pretty upset so I guess I gave him a lot of trouble about sharing a room . I must have really seemed nervous about it . Though considering common sense there should be no reason to worry . Alto hasn’t taken any drugs so there are no risk of me being attacked . Besides just the potential doing what he wants to a beautiful woman .

“

. . . . Yes, don’t be afraid Fio . I just want to talk to you a little . Will it be okay to talk about last night?”

“Oh, oh ok . Besides I am not afraid . ”

“ . . . Is that so?”

Alto’s att.i.tude towards me feels stiff . Is he feeling dejection from this morning?

. . . . . I have to apologize properly to him . It isn’t his fault it was the drugs fault, and he is also always helping me . It’s my fault how I handled it .

Besides, Alto was restraining himself so much that his arm was wounded, and it was only until I gave him permission . I even told him not to remember anything about it .

. . . . If anything though, this guys preference for dealing pain though . I don’t know what to do about that .

Both me and Alto took our meals from the hotel without saying anything silently . I tried to be able to say my apology about how I was acting in the morning, but Alto seems to be broody over something, like he is about to say something .

Some time ago, Alto said something about, talking about last night . Perhaps he is about to say the same thing I am about to say . At that time I will also apologize .

Then we’ll laugh about it and forgive and forget . Yeah, that’ll work .

I need to get along with the leader Alto-san . It makes my position in the party way easier .  When I return to the kingdom though, the four girls will always be with him, so it would be impossible to talk . So tonight I will mend our relations.h.i.+p .

I was thinking about it while still a bit sleepy, silently slurping rice porridge .

Alto eye still hung while brooding over the matter . Then I realized that at night we’ll be alone .

. . . . With this guy .

“Uh, Alto-san . Aren’t you a bit close?”

“It is not close, It is a suitable distance . ”

“Eh,ehh . . . ?”

Alto said he wanted to talk about something tonight, so we went to sit down . We bought some cheap Sake and Alto got a chair and sat it right in front of the bed where I was seated . Me and Alto were facing each other .

. . . . However, all of the

the sudden, he left his seat . He stood up and sat right next to me acting naturally .

This is very close, our shoulders are touching . Touching ! ! Do you even consider this ! !

Alto is brooding next to me again . Perhaps he is choosing his next words . Though there is such little s.p.a.ce between us for there to be a proper atmosphere .

Wait, is he going to talk about it from this distance? Are you that insensitive? Do you truly not mind?

Alto’s shoulder is are around at the height of my ears . Now that I notice it, If I lean my head on his shoulder we could do that cla.s.sic head on shoulder pillow . Such a height difference .

. . . . . This train of thought is dangerous . I need to calm down .

It felt like time froze, until it was finally broken by Alto opening his mouth .

“ . . . From now on, I want to talk with you Fio honestly, about what happened yesterday . Sorry but I can’t just forget about it . ”

I did not see that coming . It seems that Alto was really troubled about what happened yesterday . I’ll just quickly dismiss such stupid concerns .

“I don’t mind Alto . I can say so with confidence . Yesterday Alto, It could not be helped?”

“ . . . . Hey Fio . Can I ask you one thing?”

“W-what?”

——-Was yesterday his first time?

That is the question he asked with serious eyes . I did not expect this question, how should I respond?

It isn’t wise to fiddle with Alto’s sense of responsibility by affirming it . However it’s bad for Alto who is asking so seriously to just lie to him . If that’s the case then .

“ . . . . . I refuse to answer . ”

I don’t have to answer .

“ . . . . . I understand Fio . I’m sorry . ”

“Why are you apologizing, didn’t I just say it couldn’t be helped?”

“No . The influence of that drug may have existed but I was moving with my own will . ”

“Your own will?”

“It was pleasant to hold you . I did feel like I couldn’t help it though . That drug may have fizzled out a bit late at midnight, but I could not suppress my own desire and I hurt you all night . ”

Huh, You were having a pleasant

a pleasant experience while I was suffering . No, I remembered something and I got angry . Calm down,calm down .

“Let me take responsibility Fio . It was really bad . ”

“Uhh . J-just stop there okay, with this taking responsibility . Enough with making me your wife or something . ”

As I thought, he was going to propose taking responsibility .

But doesn’t he not even like me, and then taking me as his wife? And then wouldn’t the 4 girls just murder me if that happens? The End ? No, for the happiness of everybody then .

“No,Well unless you desire it . . . . But that isn’t the case . ”

“Oh?”

Another way to take responsibility?Huh?  What is it? I want to know what it is!

“So in short, you want to settle this with money!? Alright then, How much? I’ll forgive you,but only based on how much . How much is my chast.i.ty worth?”

“Well you’re full of energy now . ”

I never thought of that . I get money and Alto feels a sense of penance .  Win-Win . In intervals I could get withdraw money from him and he would feel less and less guilty . And then I can get money to head to the red-light district .

Alto know me though . The problem about amount won’t be settled easily . So I should try to get a good amount of money?

If that’s so then we’ll begin the negotiations .

“To be honest, I was actually a virgin . It seriously did hurt . ”

“Is that so, You were a virgin?”

“However yesterday night with Alto was my first time ever . Hmm, How much would a night be with an comrade of the renowned hero be? The price definitely went up by a lot . ”

“I didn’t know . Is that so it was your first night . ”

“Mhm . ”

I think that the highest ranked ladies are around 4000-5000 G per night . And its four times when it is the first night . So up to 15000 to 20000 G ?!?

Wait, yesterday there was special kind of play in place, so there will be a special charge as well . The hero Alto doesn’t use his money often, so he should have enough .

“ . . . . Fio . ”

“What’s wrong? Did I calculate wrong? How much is the price?”

“The asking price is fine . ”

“Ho, Ho!!The asking price is good? You understand right, Alto . Usually people who do such a thing often are unexpectedly cheap . Alright if that is the price- – -”

“I’ll double the asking price . ”

“- – – – – -Eh? W-what? Alto are you really that generous?”

The man in front of me just

of me just said he’ll give me much more than I ever expected . What his he thinking?

———He slowly placed his hand on my shoulder .

“ . . . . . Alto, what’s wrong?”

“I said to double it . Two times . ”

“ . . . . . ?”

My hair was combed gently with his hand . I reflectively looked up and made I contact with him, He was looking directly at me .

“W-wait . What are you saying? What are you doing?!”

“Don’t move Fio . ”

“No,so therefore! What are you thinking, Listen—!!”

What?! Now Alto is stroking my thigh .

This is really unpleasant .

Even if I try to escape in a hurry, I am already held down with by his arm on my shoulder . And his face is so close . I desperately shake and flung around trying frantically to escape from him .

However I was then bent around and pushed down .

“NO, I don’t want this !! I already hate it!! I want to never experience it again! ! Release me , Please please release me Alto!”

“Calm down!!”(TN:this is getting really really uncomfortable to translate . . . I had the benefit of the doubt about Alto cause of the drugs, but he is a sc.u.mbag . No means No . )

Alto shouted . I was trembling with fear, I was shocked . I couldn’t move .

Close . I was decieved . Close . I hate it . Somebody help me I already im thinking of such a thought .

—————As it is now, I was embraced and gently my head was stroked .

“Only once Ok . Give me a chance Fio”

“You already had a chance . ”

“Today will be your first night . I don’t want to end your first night with a terrible experience . ”

“No my first night already ended yesterday . Stop- – - . ”

“Remember we said to forget yesterday . So today is the first night?”

“No, What nonsense are you talking about . Eh now where are you touching!?”

Alto wrapped me closely, although different from last night . His breath I can feel on my cheek .

It is impossible to push him away . The physique and strength are too different . And he is watching . I am being stared at with Alto’s eyes, saying “You will not escape . ”

I don’t know what to do . I don’t know what Alto wants me to do .

With my head blank . I could only close my eyes and turn my face .

—–Then my suffering night began .