Episode 50 – [l.u.s.trous World Tree Pavilion] – The Young Master and His Maid Arc

“Tch……”

I close the door by slamming it shut and clicked my tongue.

Tch…… This is why I don't want to return home.

That d.a.m.n brother sure is doing as he pleases after our father pa.s.sed away.

How dare he…… made fun of me like that……

“……”

Father always praised me in the past. He said that I'm a smart child, and I would become a fine doctor or politician in the future. And yet, that s.h.i.+tty brother is……

“Oi…… we're going back”

I spoke to Zoe who is waiting for me in the hallway. Zoe is my exclusive maid, but she wears a business suit instead of a maid outfit right now.

“Yes, Bocchan¹”

//TL Note : Bocchan = affectionate way for a maid/butler/servant to call the young master of the house//

Zoe slightly nodded to my words. My relations.h.i.+p with this girl has lasted for a long time already. She's been with me since she's a little girl, so I guess it's been 20 years or so by now……

That's also the reason why she still called me Bocchan until now……

“……”

But I'm going to turn 40 years old soon, it's not an age where one should be called Bocchan anymore……

“What's wrong, Bocchan?”

“……”

Zoe lowered her eyes down and is staring at me with a gentle expression.

“……”

Yeah, this is her usual gaze alright……

“Don't…… call me Bocchan……”

While turning my face down, I murmured that with a small voice.

I wonder how many times have I muttered those words until now? She must know that it's embarra.s.sing right……

“Bocchan ?”

While looking at me with a puzzled expression, Zoe said that again while tilting her head.

“……”

It's useless. There's no way I can speak strongly after seeing that gaze.

She's not my little sister, she can't be called as my childhood friend either.

She's just supposed to be my maid, and yet……

“Let's go back”

“Yes. Bocchan”

In the end, I just muttered powerlessly and walked toward the entrance of this mansion.

“……”

While walking toward the city gate, I observed the city's bustling main street. That d.a.m.n brother sure called me out early in the morning……

“……”

Because a war is coming, the number of mercenaries walking in the street has increased.

Tch…… These rootless vagrants, walking in our city as they please……

“Bocchan”

Zoe is walking right next to me, her high heels are going tap tap every time they hit the cobblestones.

“Hm……?”

I raised my face upward and looked at Zoe's face. This girl is noticeably taller than me, tch……

“How did the talk with Gotoushu-sama goes? If it's about the monthly business report, I should've finished that on the other day……”

//TL Note : Gotoushu-sama = Respectful way for a maid/butler/servant to call the head of a family//

Zoe asked while showing a puzzled expression.

“Ah……”

It seems she's interested with the conversation that I have with that s.h.i.+tty brother of mine. Now that I recall it, she obstinately refused to enter his room earlier.

“‘Stop your useless research and work more seriously'”

I said that while imitating my brother's serious tone.

“It's just the usual sermon…… That d.a.m.n aniki likes to run his mouth about my hobby……”

“I see……”

Zoe glanced at my face and breathed a sigh of relief. Apparently something that I said made her feel relieved.

“Was there……, anything else?”

“He said I should make more accomplishment with the inn, otherwise, he's going to replace the manager position with his son……”

That s.h.i.+tty brother definitely thinks I'm going to end up as a troublesome old fart in the future.

Making fun of me like that…… Who the heck wants to be in your care or your s.h.i.+tty son's……

Just you see. After this research of mine is complete, I too will……

“Besides that, He also told me to get married soon because I'm at this age already. He'll introduce the woman too he said……”

“h……!”

As soon as she heard my words, Zoe gasped for a breath. The sound of her footsteps also stopped as if her shoes are stuck on the road.

What is it now……? What's wrong with her……?

“Tch……”

It can't be helped, I stopped my feet too.

“Bocchan…… how did you…… answer Gotoushu-sama?”

Zoe hangs her head down and asked while taking a peek at my face. Why would she looks so uneasy now……

“Marriage? Stop joking, I don't have that kind of free time……”

“hh……”

When she heard my voice, Zoe gasped once again.

“I see……”

And then she said that while letting out a small sigh.

“Bocchan, if you're concerned with what Gotoushu-sama said, please don't worry”

After calming herself, Zoe stared at my face and tried to rea.s.sure me.

“I will explain about Bocchan's circ.u.mstances to Gotoushu-sama tonight”

“Aah, got it”

I gave a small nod to Zoe's words.

Every time my brother gave me a preaching, Zoe would always return to the main house. It seems she would explain about my situation and also appeasing my brother's mood to improve my position.

Besides that, they also seem to talk about some difficult stuff. Something like if we pursue profit too much, the quality of our service will decline, and eventually the overall profit of our inn will go down too……

“……”

She always returns in the morning when she visited the main house. I bet it took a lot of time to explain stuff to that frustrating brother of mine. In addition, she would also come back with a badly tired face. She might be helping the worker in the main house with their job too.

“……”

Speaking of which, when Zoe went to give explanation to my brother as a manager for the first time, she returned all tired out and also had a pale blue face……

“Zoe, I feel bad for this, but I'll leave it to you”

“Yes Bocchan. I will take care of it”

Zoe gave a firm nod to my words of appreciation. It's going to put some burden on her, but I can rest at ease knowing that she's going to take care of it.

“I will definitely protect you, Bocchan”

Zoe then said so and stared at my face again while narrowing her eyes. Her lips also changed into the shape of a smile.

Aah, it's that eyes again. This girl likes to stare at me with that gaze sometimes……

“……”

I raised my face and looked up at the [l.u.s.trous World Tree Pavilion]. It's this city's largest inn which is built in prime location in front of the city gate and is facing toward the city square. It's a three floor masonry building that is also the only one of its kind in this city.

“……”

This inn was left by my deceased father for me. It's my castle. He was always worried about me and loved me more than my brother.

This inn belongs to me, I'm not going to hand it over to the likes of my brother's son……

“……”

As long as I have this inn, I will be safe.

My life is guaranteed, I can immerse myself in my research, and I'm not going to run out of experiment material either.

And besides that……

“Kufufu……”

When I recalled about my collection that I'm proud of, I chuckled to myself……

“Bocchan ?”

Zoe stopped walking toward the [l.u.s.trous World Tree Pavilion] and looked back at me with a puzzled face.

“Ah……, I'm coming now”

I responded to Zoe and resumed walking toward the main entrance.

“Welcome back”

When I reached the lobby, all the employees bowed their heads together.

“Everyone, thanks for the good work”

Zoe smiled and said some words of grat.i.tude to the employees. She had taken the job of managing this inn, so in other words, Zoe is the sub manager of this inn.

“Aah……, Good job……”

As for me, I'm the general manager. I handled the job in this inn in place of my brother.

When I took the general manager position, Zoe who was my exclusive maid came along too from the main house.  She's an excellent person. She rose from the position of maid into a sub manager in an instant. Our relations.h.i.+p doesn't change much compared to before. I still treated Zoe as my maid, but well……

“……”

Tch……

I clicked my tongue in my mind.

The employees are all gathered around Zoe. No one come to approach me.

Every last one of them, they're all making a fool of me……

“Then, Bocchan, I will return to my work”

“Ah……”

Zoe excused herself and walked toward the office. Several people are also following behind her. Maybe she's going to ask them about what happened during our absence.

In any case, if I leave it to her care, this inn and everything else is going to be fine……

“Huff……”

I pulled my c.o.c.k while trembling in the dark.

“Kufufu……”

While trying to keep my voice down, I chuckled to myself. The pleasant feeling of rubbing the glans neck of my c.o.c.k that has become sensitive after e.j.a.c.u.l.a.t.i.o.n against a v.a.g.i.n.al is running through my lower body. This woman too, had been devoured by me now.

“Just so-so I guess……”

I muttered that with a small voice. This woman's p.u.s.s.y is just so-so, that's a fact. Because she said she's an adventurer, I was hoping for an incredible tightness, and yet……

Well, it felt a little loose in the beginning, but it got better after it got wet in the midway I guess. That's simply just how this stuff goes though……

“……”

I pinched the back side of the contraceptive tool with the tip of my fingers and took it off from my c.o.c.k. It doesn't have any sign of tearing, and my s.e.m.e.n inside isn't leaking out from anywhere. While taking a deep breath, I tied the back side of the contraceptive tool tightly and carefully to prevent the s.e.m.e.n inside dripping. I'll have to do a thorough examination on this later……

“……”

I went down from the bed quietly and then looked backward. My eyes are good at night, on top of the bed, I can see a half naked woman taking their sleep peacefully.

“h……”

At this moment, the door of the room opened while making a noise, and a streak of light is spreading on the floor of this room from the corridor outside.

“Bocchan, it's me”

“Zoe”

The one who opened the door is Zoe.

Certainly, the only one who would visit this adventurer's room during this kind of time can only be her. She probably decided to open the door after waiting for the suitable timing.

“……”

Zoe gathered my clothes which is scattered on the floor silently. For her, helping me change into my clothes is just a natural thing to do.

“……”

I thrust each of my foot one by one into the underwear that Zoe spread with both of her hands, and after she confirmed it, she proceeds to raise the underwear swiftly.

“h……”

My c.o.c.k was caught by the underwear midway, and the glans of my c.o.c.k ended up sticking upward.

“……”

Meanwhile, Zoe who is still holding my underwear in her hands is frozen stiff as if she had turned a stone statue. She is staring at my c.o.c.k which is situated in a close proximity to her face with her cheeks dyed in red.

“……”

Hmph…… She's always making the same reaction…… She should've seen me naked countless time already since she was small……

It can't be helped, I grabbed the rod of my c.o.c.k with one hand and pushed it into the underwear myself.

“I'll leave the  cleanup to you”

After I finished changing, I said that to Zoe.

“Yes, Bocchan”

Everything will be fine if I leave it to her.

With that confidence in my heart, I grab the used contraceptive and left the room.

“……?”

Someone is knocking the door of my laboratory—, no, my general manager room's door.

“Who is it……?”

“Bocchan, it's me”

Zoe identified herself from behind the door after hearing my question.

“Enter”

“Please excuse me”

After I allowed her to enter, Zoe opened the door of the room quietly.

Hmph……, She wore that kind of clothes as always.

Zoe is dressed in charcoal-gray trousers suit, and her black hair is arranged in smooth shortcut style.

“Bocchan”

The sound of her high heel is echoing as she came up to the front of my working desk

“What is it?”

I answered Zoe without looking at her face. I'm quite busy right now.

“Kantarou-sama said that he's going to check-out, and he want to say his grat.i.tude to Bocchan……”

“……”

I stopped working my hand.

“Aah, Is that so……”

I see, Kantarou is leaving already huh……

“I'm coming now”

He's my friend, so I'm going to see him off.

I stood up and headed to my closet. It's a ha.s.sle, but I need to change into clothes that suit my position as the general manager of this inn……

“Understood, Bocchan”

Zoe then approached me with a matter-of-fact att.i.tude. Since she's my exclusive maid and sub manager, it's natural for her to help me change.

“Oh……”

When we arrived at the lobby, a big guy dressed in black stood up from a sofa vigorously. He seems to have been waiting for us to come.

“Kantarou, you're going already……?”

“Yup, that's right”

Kantarou nodded while wearing a regretful expression and spoke with his usual loud voice.

This guy is tall and muscular, and on top of that, his face also looks really strong.

He's the exact opposite of me, however we're hitting it off because of our eccentricity. This person is an important friend of mine.

“Please sit down Kantarou”

“Yup”

Kantarou nodded to my voice, and then we sat face to face in the lobby's sofa.

“You can sit down too”

“Understood……, Bocchan……”

Zoe was refraining herself, but she nodded and sat down next to me anxiously after I told her too.

“So, how's your business?”

Kantarou is a Video Artist which is a rare profession in this world. Normally, he could be hired by the country while being paid with a high salary, but he chose to work independently instead.

On top of that, his business is one where he sells videos of beautiful woman having s.e.x. I guess this eccentricity is what makes the two of us. .h.i.tting it off with each other.

“Well, I guess you can say it's going well”

Kantarou nodded to my question with a smile on his face. It seems the sales of his Video Crystals are doing good.

“It's all thanks to your help too. Thank you”

Kantarou then thanked me while bowing his head.

I gave an order to Zoe to prepare a sales venue for Kantarou's Video Crystal. It must be hard for him to sell s.e.x videos in such a big city like this.

“You don't need to mind it”

I feel satisfied from hearing Kantarou's grat.i.tude, and then I spontaneously rubbed the back of my head with my palm, I regretted my action immediately afterward.

“Tch……”

d.a.m.nit…… I think my hair had become even thinner again……

“Oh right, how was the woman that was introduced to you?”

“She's perfect”

Kantarou made a happy nod to my question.

“I think I was able to take a really good video”

“I see”

When I heard Kantarou's remark, I nodded with a satisfied feeling again. I understand, I understand it really well. Since it's a s.e.x video, you need a woman with a pretty face don't you?

That's why I gave an order to Zoe to introduce a suitable woman to Kantarou. This city has many women which had become my experiment material.

“What kind of video did you make?”

I got a little curious and asked Kantarou. I wonder what kind of video he took with the woman introduced by me.

“The first one I took is for the popular [Cheating Wife Series] video”

“Ooh, is that so”

If it's that [Cheating Wife Series], I have purchased some as well. Each one of them is a masterpiece.

“However the one I would recommend is the second one I took. The video is about maid though”

“Is that so……”

I'm a little puzzled. It seems before I noticed, Kantarou recorded two s.e.x videos in this city.

“……”

“……”

I tried to confirm it by looking at Zoe's face. Zoe has her head facing down, and the color of her face is pale.

“……”

Perhaps, for the sake of recording the video, Zoe had offered a room in this [l.u.s.trous World Tree Pavilion] without me knowing, and she was afraid that I'm going to rebuke her for it.

“……”

I had informed Zoe to make an arrangement that would be convenient for Kantarou. He is my friend after all, so I want to give him my cooperation. I don't really mind if Kantarou recorded his s.e.x video in this [l.u.s.trous World Tree Pavilion].

“Yup. I'm still negotiating the conditions though, and I also haven't finished editing the video as well”

Kantarou said that while taking out a cigarette from the breast pocket of his black s.h.i.+rt.

“The second girl strictly prohibited me from letting her face shown, so since there's no other choice, I covered her face with a sack”

He pressed the cigarette between his lips and lit it on fire with a match.

“But, I realized this afterward…… I still need to take her clothes off obviously right? So then I ended up with a nude figure whose face is covered with a sack. That feels really immoral somehow, and the act also unfolded into something very erotic instead”

While spewing lot of smoke from his nose, Kantarou is giving his explanation excitedly.

“About that girl, you see, she's actually quite the closet pervert. While saying stuff like ‘Kantarou-sama, we shouldn't do this', her hip would keep moving furiously”

While he's saying that, Kantarou is stealing a glance at Zoe's face.

“And so, I asked sack-chan in the middle of our act. ‘If you want to c.u.m, let me take this sack off, is that fine?', and after that, she said ‘Yes, I beg you, please make me c.u.m' to me”

“……”

Meanwhile, Zoe is keeping her embarra.s.sed face down and staying silent.

“Because of that, there's a scene where sack-chan ident.i.ty is revealed while she's moaning and saying stuff like ‘Kantarou-sama's c.o.c.k is the best, it feels really good' in the video”

After saying so, Kantarou inhaled his cigarette deeply.

“Which is why, I need to negotiate with the performer to cancel her prohibition of letting her face known. That's how it goes, right Zoe-chan?”

Kantaoru asked that while looking at Zoe's face with a suggestive look.

“……”

However, Zoe is keeping her face turned downward. Her cheeks are dyed in red, and she didn't say anything back to Kantarou.

“……”

I'm looking at Zoe's figure while being really confused in my mind. Why is this girl getting so embarra.s.sed right now……?

“……”

Besides that, I'm also interested in the woman she introduced to Kantarou. Was it one woman, or it's actually two women? On top of that, it's a woman who wanted her face to not be shown……

“Kantarou-sama….. Talking about this kind of story in this location is a bit……”

Zoe raised her face awkwardly and said that while looking around the lobby.

“Please, make your voice smaller……”

And then she said that to Kantarou with a feeble voice.

“……”

I looked around the lobby as well. The normal guests who are relaxing in the lobby were looking at our direction with an annoyed face.

Aah, I see now. She's ashamed by Kantarou's loud voice isn't she? She's just an inexperienced woman, and yet here we are talking about obscene stuff in the lobby so loudly.

“My bad my bad, my voice was pretty loud huh”

Kantarou then responded back while making a smile without any sign of maliciousness.

“Kantaoru-sama, I'll excuse myself with this then”

Zoe said so, stood up from the sofa quietly, and lowered her head toward Kantarou.

“We appreciate your long stay at our inn. We pray from the bottom of our heart for the safety of your journey”

“Yup. Thank you from me too Zoe-chan, for lots of thing. I have troubled you a lot”

“……”

Kantarou also bowed his head to Zoe, however she's keeping her head down and didn't say anything back to him.

“Zoe-chan sure is cute isn't she……”

While Zoe was walking toward the inn counter, Kantarou muttered so while looking at her back.

“I guess so. Her eyes are a little too stiff, but her face isn't that bad”

I gave my impression about Zoe honestly. Generally speaking, Zoe should be within the range of a beauty.

“Her b.r.e.a.s.t.s are small, but since her height is tall, you can see various aspect of her”

“I guess so”

Zoe's figure is a model type, or perhaps you can call her as having a slender body. As for her small b.r.e.a.s.t.s, hmm……, I guess you can tell that through her clothes.

“Bocchan”

“Hm……?”

I wonder if he's influenced by Zoe, but Kantarou is calling me Bocchan too now. I don't really like it that much, but well, I guess I can think of it like a nickname.

“Thank you”

Kantarou then thanked me cheerfully.

“Don't mind it”

Feeling satisfied with Kantarou's grat.i.tude, I rubbed the back of my head with one hand and ended up stroking my thinning hair gently.

Because the other party is Kantarou, I gave the permission to use the video in place of that sack-covered woman. I ordered Zoe to explain the situation to that woman later.

Everything will be fine if I leave it to her.

“You know, Bocchan”

“Hm……?”

Kantarou said that while staring at the Counter. There's Zoe who is mixed with other employees chatting with the guests in there.

“Aren't you going to marry Zoe-chan?”

“h……”

Kantarou made a surprising remark. Me marrying Zoe……?

“My position and Zoe's position are different”

“Both of you are commoners right”

I responded to him back calmly, but Kantarou immediately blocked my words.

“I am a member of an influential merchant family in this city, and she is someone who was originally hired as a maid. Our standing are different”

That's right. My and Zoe's standing are different.

“Zoe-chan is working really hard. She's doing her best for you Bocchan……”

“……”

I was silenced by Kantarou's words. I do feel bad about that, but it can't be helped. She's a maid that is hired exclusively for me.

“Are you fine with Zoe-chan marrying another man? Won't you be troubled if she stopped working in this [l.u.s.trous World Tree Pavillion] ?”

“……”

Hearing Kantarou's speech, it got me thinking.

Zoe marrying with someone else……? That awkward and inexperienced woman will……?

“That won't happen”

I stared at Kantarou's face and answered calmly.

“That girl is still a virgin even at that age”

If I recall correctly, Zoe should be 27 this year.

“Eh……?”

When he heard my response, Kantarou had a baffled expression on his face.

“She get all fl.u.s.tered just from helping me change my clothes, she's a totally inexperienced woman. There's no way she can get married at this rate”

“Eeehh……?”

After that, Kantarou's face turned into a look of surprise.

“But, I guess Zoe indeed is in her good age already. It would be a pity if she stayed virgin for the rest of her life…… I guess I'll take her virginity one day”

Well, I might say so, but this relations.h.i.+p of mine with Zoe had been like this for a long time already. I have known Zoe since she's just a young girl, and she's been acting familiarly around me since long ago.

“……”

When I imagined myself marrying Zoe, it only makes me a little confused instead. For now, I don't think there's anything wrong with leaving thing as it is.

“……”

Well, I guess I can take her virginity before she turn 30 years old.

She's a little special, so I guess I can make a special slot for her too in my collection……

“……”

Meanwhile, Kantarou had been staying silent, and for some reason, he's looking at me with pitiful eyes.

“……”

I wonder why he's looking at me with such expression now of all time……

“Bocchan, you're pretty oblivious to lot of stuff aren't you……  I don't know if you're just selfish or that your personality is complicated……”

Kantarou said that while sighing.

“Your line of thinking is biased, you interpret everything in a way that is convenient for you. I think it would be better for you to just marry Zoe-chan obediently”

This guy, why does he want me to marry Zoe that much……?

“I'm not interested with marrying anyone”

“But Bocchan, can you even live without Zoe-chan?”

Kantarou is saying the strangest thing. I have my business in this [l.u.s.trous World Tree Pavillion] you know.

“Hmph. I'm busy with my research”

“About that research, do you know from where Zoe-chan obtained the expense?”

Shouldn't that be obvious? It's from this [l.u.s.trous World Tree Pavillion] income.

“Rather than that Kantarou, look at this”

Good, since he brought up the topic of my research, we can stop talking about this useless stuff. I opened my Item Window to take out the contraceptive tool I developed and showed it to Kantarou.

“Aah……, This is……”

Kantarou breathed out again and said that while picking up the contraceptive tool. I already showed this thing to him last year.

“It's called condom, right?”

“That's right. The etymology is unknown, but it's mentioned as such in the ancient civilization literature”

I've been fis.h.i.+ng through the literature of ancient civilization, and after doing many research, I revived this contraceptive tool to the present age.

“Is it finished?”

“Yes, more or less. The thickness have been reduced to 0.1 mm, however I'm planning to make it even thinner while preserving its strength”

I said that while nodding to Kantarou.

“Bocchan, are you…… still doing ‘that' thing……?”

Kantarou's face then turned uneasy, and he also spoke with a rare small voice.

“Yes, experiments are indispensable for research after all”

I nodded again as I said that. For the research and development of this contraceptive tool, it's essential for me to perform trial experiments lots of times, and it's also better to test it out with many kind of p.u.s.s.y as much as possible.

“It's especially important to test the durability by using it to break a hymen, however I seldom encounter virgin women”

I have performed experiment with dozens of women in this [l.u.s.trous World Tree Pavilion], however only 13 of them were virgins.

“You should stop it already. You're going to be caught if it's exposed……”

Kantarou had a concerned look on his face. Hmph…… I'm not going to make a mistake like letting those girls know about it.

“It's alright. I've been using this recently”

I took out a small, transparent gla.s.s vial and showed it to Kantarou. The liquid content inside it has been reduced to about one-third.

“Ah……, That's the sleeping drug made in [Country of Magic] isn't it……?”

“Yeah. It's pretty expensive, but the effectiveness is guaranteed. A single drop of it is enough to make any kind of big guy sleep until morning”

I nodded to Kantarou's response. So this guy knows the existence of this stuff as well……

It's rarely circulated on the market, however Zoe managed to find it by chance. I'm really lucky. After all, this sleeping pill was something used by the royalties in the [Country of Magic].

“That's why Kantarou, you don't need to worry about me. Besides that, there are many women in this city that let me do my experiment with some money”

I explained that while making my tone as light as possible to make Kantarou feel secure. After becoming my experiment material in this [l.u.s.trous World Tree Pavillion], many of those women have stayed in this city.

“And even if I was exposed, I can rely on you if I exile myself to the [Country of Industry] right?”

“I would welcome it if it's you Bocchan, but well……”

As expected, Kantarou is truly my friend. I can depend on him.

However, I won't go to the [Country of Industry]. I have this [l.u.s.trous World Tree Pavillion], and this city is the hometown of my family……

“If an emergency happens, I'm going to use your ‘that'”

“Yeah……”

While looking anxious, Kantarou replied to me with a nod.

“Rather than that Kantaoru, listen”

I ended the stupid talk and took the contraceptives into my hand.

“For this contraceptive tool, I added a lubricant in order to improve the slipperiness of the surface. You see, the ingredient is made from a component extracted from a special slime—…..”

With a good mood, I told Kantarou about my struggle in developing the contraceptive tool.

“So that's how you do it……”

“Yes, that's right. And then about the sap that serves as the ingredient for the thing itself. You see, for such an expensive material, you won't believe how difficult it was to process it—……”

Kantarou is really a nice guy. The only one who would listen to my story happily like this is only him and Zoe only.

“But still, I wonder if this is going to sell……?”

“Hm……?”

Kantarou is looking at the contraceptive tool that he pinched between his fingers doubtfully while swinging it around.

“After all, the contraceptive pill is far easier right? On top of that, it's also far more pleasant to do it raw”

Tch……

I clicked my tongue before I knew it. What is this guy saying now……

“Of course it's going to sell”

I don't have any idea how to ma.s.s produce it yet, but if this contraceptive tool become inexpensive, I'm sure it's going to sell with a huge demand.

“This is something that the people in ancient era used on daily basis. It's an excellent tool that is very hygienic”

I explained that to Kantarou with full of confidence.

“With this, you're not going to leave s.e.m.e.n inside a woman. You won't be exposed even if you committed them secretly. It's definitely going to sell”

“I wonder……”

Even after hearing my explanation, Kantarou doesn't seem to be convinced. It can't be helped I guess……

“Kantarou, don't tell this to anyone. The truth is, I'm currently learning about how to add colors to these contraceptives”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah. It's going to be popular with young women that way”

I nodded to Kantarou's confirmation.

“You should never tell this to anyone else okay? I think yellow would be good, but green and purple might be nice too……”

While pondering that in my mind, Me and Kantarou continues to talk about my plan for the future.

“Tch……”

I couldn't bear it, so I clicked my tongue. d.a.m.n it……, It's always like this whenever I stand in the counter. All the employees would go somewhere else.

Every one of them, they're all making a fool of me……

“Bocchan, please……”

Zoe who looks worried is trying to calm me down. Hmph……, I'm the manager of this [l.u.s.trous World Tree Pavillion], of course I know that clicking my tongue won't look good in front of our guests.

“Yeah, I got it”

I calmed myself down and answered Zoe back.

“Bocchan……, In front of our guests, you should smile while pulling the edge of your lips…… Like this……”

“……”

It seems there's something wrong with the expression I make with my ugly face, and Zoe ordered me to fix it.

“Tch……”

It can't be helped I guess. While concealing my dissatisfaction, I tried to make a smile just like what she showed……

“It's been a while since you last stand behind the lobby counter isn't it, Bocchan”

With her face still facing to the front, Zoe said that to me with a small voice.

“Hm……?”

For some reason, Zoe's voice had a cheerful tone behind it, and when I looked at her face with a sideways glance, she also seems to be in a good mood.

“I just did what Kantarou suggested”

I responded Zoe's back honestly.

“He said it would be better for me to not just focus on my research, but also showing my face around the inn”

When that guy left, he left me some advice as a friend. I don't really understand his exact meaning, but I was told that things will definitely be better that way.

He's an important friend of mine, so I decided to follow his advice obediently.

“He also said that Zoe's burden will also be lightened this way”

“h……”

When she heard what I said, Zoe sounded like she had her voice caught on her throat.

“……”

I was a little bothered by it, so I turned my face to the side and looked at Zoe's profile.

Her cheeks are flushed red, and her lips are forming into a happy looking smile.

“Bocchan……”

Zoe then called me out with a small voice. For some reason, she seems to be especially happy about something. It's been a while since I last saw her being that happy.

“I'm going to stand on the counter like this too from now on”

In the end, I am still the general manager of this inn. If I get a little serious, this [l.u.s.trous World Tree Pavillion] will get far more prosperous immediately.

“I'll have more time to check out the women that can be used for my experiment too this way”

While saying that to Zoe, I smiled while pulling the edge of my lips just like Zoe had told me.

“Yes…… Bocchan……”

But then Zoe responded with a sunken voice, and I decided to look at her profile once again.

For some reason, the smile on her face looked cloudy now……

“……”

A woman opened the entrance door of this [l.u.s.trous World Tree Pavilion] silently, and then she walked straight to the counter while staring this way.

“H……!”

My breath was stopped in my throat.

My age is going to turn 40 soon, but this is the first time in my life I ever seen a woman like her.

Even if she's called “The most beautiful woman in the [Country of War]”, I'm sure no one is going to be surprised by that…….

“……”

The young woman walked to the front of me and stopped. She looks to be in the second half of her teenage year, and it should be safe to call her as a young girl.

“Lodging please”

The girl asked with a surprisingly husky voice. Her voice is low and sounds really calm.

“, Aah……”

I got really nervous from seeing the girl's beauty, and I responded back to the girl with a shaky voice. I can even tell that my cheeks are turning hotter. s.h.i.+t……

Also, this young girl is one head taller than me.

Tch…… Looking down on me even though you're a woman, d.a.m.n it……

“It's our pleasure. Will you stay for a long term?”

Looking at my situation, Zoe took a step forward instead. Aah, she really is dependable……

“For about one week please”

“Certainly, thank you very much”

Hearing the young girl's reply, Zoe graciously lowered her head. Meanwhile, I can only watch the situation from behind blankly.

“……”

The young girl has a long black hair, its end is arranged to the front side of her body while being separated to the left and right and tied with a ribbon loosely. It's a cute hairstyle that befits her young age.

“Very well, we'll discount the price because you're staying for a long term. The total shall be 7 white gold coins”

“Got it”

After she heard Zoe's explanation, the little girl took out some white gold coins casually.

“7 white gold coins right……”

The girl uses her left hand to take Zoe's hand, and then she put 7 white gold coins on top of it with her right hand gently.

Her gesture is feminine, she seems to be brought up really well. She must come from a wealthy house and was raised in there carefully.

“Thank you very much”

Zoe thanked the girl, and then she prepared the guest book in the counter.

“Then customer, please allow me to record the data in our guest book”

“Ah”

The girl nodded, opened her Status Window, and shows it to Zoe.

Name                    : Yuela

Race                      : Dragonkin

Profession            : Swordsman

Height                   : 169 cm

Chest Size            : 87 cm

State                     : Normal

“……”

So this girl's name is Yuela? Hmm……, That's quite the rare name.

Also, Dragonkin huh…… This is the first time I saw someone from the dragon tribe. I heard they are the strongest race in this continent, but they don't seem to look any different than normal human……

“Yuelsama, do you came from [Island at the Edge of the East] ?”

While copying her status to the guest book, Zoe asked a casual question to the young girl. It's the kind of question that will allow both parties to continue their conversation casually.

There are customers who would be reluctant to talk about something private, but I have never seen a customer who responded to Zoe with a bad face.

“No, I'm a citizen of the [Country of War]”

Citizen of the [Country of War], so this young girl is my fellow countrymen huh……

I wonder why a girl as beautiful as her would come to this [l.u.s.trous World Tree Pavillion] normally……

It won't be strange for someone like her to serve the King as a concubine……

“Fufu……”

A laught escaped from the young girl's thin, beautifully shaped lips, and the edge of her big tsurime eyes are also going down gradually.

This is my first time seeing a smile that can be likened as a blooming flower.

“Did you think that because I'm wearing a Kimono?”

Just as the young girl said, she's wearing a beautiful kimono with light blue color.

It's not strange at all for Zoe to thought that the young girl came from the [Island at the Edge of the East], after all, Kimono is the traditional clothing for the people there.

“How is it, pretty unusual right……?”

The young girl spread her arms to the side, revealing the pink flowers that were drawn on the hem and sleeves of her Kimono. It's a gorgeous pattern that complemented her youthfulness and beauty.

“My swordsmans.h.i.+p master is someone from [Island at the Edge of the East]. Fufu……, Perhaps it's the influence of that person, before I knew it, I had come to like the culture of [Island at the Edge of the East]”

And the young girl then said that while showing a very bright smile……