Chapter 146: You’ve Got Nerves of Steel, Haven’t You?
While Setenia was looking at the magic tool I had given, my one cheek was gently stroked and Sharle’s voice was heard at my ear.
"We have captured the association head and Baron Bobz."
At Sharle’s words I answered without voicing, by nodding slightly.
The concerning name Sharle had spoken of was apparently Baron Bobz.
I did not think he had joined hands with the association head.
Certainly there did not seem to be a connection, but if thinking deeply it is not that there is none.
One problem solved I breathed a sigh of relief in my heart, but next I must resolve the matter of Setenia.
Though saying resolve, by giving the magic tool what I should do is finished...
Setenia raised her face from the magic tool, looked at me suspiciously, then patted Bis’s shoulder and spoke.
"The gathering is already over, right? I’ll borrow this room a little."
"...Understood."
At Setenia’s words the men quietly stood from their seats and left the room.
No one tried to meet my eyes; they kept their faces lowered.
When Bis passed by the side I did not turn my face and let out a sigh while speaking.
"From now, what will you do?"
"Nothing in particular. As until now, I will protect the tavern."
"...I see."
Hearing my words Bis left the room; the sound of the door behind closing came.
Is he not noticing, or noticing and saying it?
Having adventurers do such a dangerous request will immediately flow into the adventurers’ information network.
Then a rumor will flow that if one comes to this tavern one is made to do dangerous requests, and customers will stop coming.
Word-of-mouth in a good meaning is amazing, but word-of-mouth of bad rumors is also amazing in the world of Overworld.
"Regrettable?"
"Yes..."
Elysia and Fia on both sides of me conversed in small voices.
Because the two also noticed that, they are making regretful expressions.
If they had thought of the method a little more, if they had not requested the adventurers; thinking after it is finished is late.
Regrettable, but I will not lend a hand to the gathering guys.
If they had not tried to have adventurers attack us, I might have become strength.
I could not think of helping those who tried to add harm to my precious ones.
Setenia sat with a slow motion on the chair Bis had sat on, crossed her arms, and placed her large breasts on her arms.
The swaying of the breasts understandable even from a distance teaches the softness of the breasts.
In one hand she gripped the magic tool I had given, stared at me suspiciously, and began speaking.
"After returning from the war you managed Suzuya together with your stepmother, and are the combat instructor of Filim Academy. You cornered the Dwarf Merchant Association, and further helped the mother and child of Count Deus."
"As expected; you have investigated well."
"I know you are scheming various things in the dark. Up to what became of it I could not investigate fully though."
Setenia breathed a small breath, tilted her head, and glanced at the face of Elysia beside.
To that Elysia answered by tilting her head slightly while smiling; seeing that Setenia shook her head small.
The check of not having a conversation between women is a little scary no matter when seen.
Somehow I feel my spine chill and end up smiling wryly.
"Even investigating this far, I do not understand the circumstances of how you came to know of me."
"I said in the conditions not to search, right?"
"I have not yet said I will receive it. Even if I receive this, I cannot prove that the effect is genuine. I also would be troubled if I am followed. Don’t you understand?"
"Hmm, certainly..."
"It’s simple; just take us along."
Looking from the corner of my eye at Fia who interrupted the conversation, she smiled at me with a troubled face.
I understood what Fia wanted to say and made a troubled face while rubbing the back of my neck.
Then turning my face to Setenia, she floated an alluring smile on her face, waved one hand with hirahira, and spoke.
"In other words you want to say this, right? You want insurance; then take us along."
"...A proposal I cannot think is sane?"
"Fufu, but if the effect is proven, what you will do for us... I am looking forward to it."
Fia laughed enjoyably; Setenia furrowed her brows and shifted her gaze to Elysia.
Elysia bent a finger of one hand and placed it on her mouth, laughed enjoyably, and spoke.
"I will only believe in Raide and follow. If you have investigated you know, right?"
"...Your lovers have nerves of steel, don’t they?"
Setenia spoke to me with an expression as if tired while swaying her breasts; I answered smiling troubledly.
Actually I intended to follow alone and prove the effect, but apparently I was seen through by the two.
This might get me lectured inside the carriage during the move; I end up smiling wryly in my heart.
But being trusted that much is honestly happy.
Seeing our reactions Setenia let out a sigh and stood from the seat.
Leaving the tavern we are running through the royal capital by carriage.
The one running ahead is Setenia’s carriage; our carriage is chasing after as if following it.
Inside the carriage running on Third Street toward the castle walls I was explaining the magic tool to Fia and Elysia.
"There is a magic tool that lifts petrification, huh."
"I also heard it for the first time."
"There is, but basically there is no demand so the recognition is none."
Curses of petrification and the like of magic exist, but the users are far too few.
Even with curse skills, rather than placing a petrification curse, placing a weakening curse is more effective.
Petrification curses are hard to take effect on energetic opponents; compared to that weakening curses demonstrate effect the more energetic the opponent is.
In other words rather than placing a petrification curse on a weakened opponent, defeating them is faster.
Moreover if using petrification magic to defeat, there are few who try to lift it.
When explaining that to the two they nodded as if understanding.
Fia seems able to use petrification magic, but she smiled wryly that she has certainly not used it for decades and has never healed it.
There are monsters on which only the petrification curse works, but the place they inhabit is a ruins for the hardcore.
Whether humans who try to go to such a place exist in this world is unknown, and because that monster does not have an appearance on which the petrification curse works it is also doubtful whether one can notice.
At the time the hardcore players who tried various things are truly amazing I think.
While thinking such things the carriage stopped in front of one ordinary house.
At an ordinary house as if commoners live I tilt my head.
Descending from the carriage and also lending a hand for the two to descend, Setenia opened the entrance door of the ordinary house and beckoned.
Entering inside the ordinary house as if chasing after Setenia, I was surprised at the depth length.
That length is so long that the door in the back looks small; Fia and Elysia were also surprised.
Setenia’s mansions exist in other countries as well, but the location of the mansion in the royal capital was unknown.
In the story the place where Roy is tempted is a party venue or restaurant.
Therefore players who only did the story did not know the interior of Setenia’s mansion in other countries.
The Setenia mansion that can only be seen in free play is luxurious; one can see that she holds enormous wealth.
When Setenia looked at us only with her face she smiled defiantly and spoke.
"With this you cannot turn back, you know?"
"...I won’t so please be at ease."
At my return words Setenia breathed as if bored, swayed her large breasts, and faced forward.
While smiling wryly at Setenia’s state I surveyed the corridor with my eyes.
On the way of the corridor there are several doors; one can understand that there are that many rooms.
The appearance of the ordinary house is temporary; the true form is probably a mansion.
At the deception that costs money I am honestly considerably surprised.
Walking a while and arriving at the door at the dead end, Setenia lightly knocked the door then opened it.
Entering inside continuing after Setenia who entered, in the center of a considerably wide room a luxurious queen bed with a canopy was placed.
On the bed a woman of about the same age as the students was laid.
Looking at the rise and fall of the breast swellings about the size of pears one can understand she is alive, but the expression was painful-looking.
Beside that a black-haired woman sitting on a chair and looking at the state of the woman laid with a worried expression.
Walking toward that woman Setenia called out.
"Myu, how is the state?"
"Mother... no, unchanged. Those people?"
"They provided a magic tool that will lift Timil’s curse."
"The curse!?"
At Setenia’s words the woman called Myu stood up while violently swaying breasts of melon size.
Swaying the fluffy hair grown to mid-back she looked at us with a surprised expression.
...Just as I saw in the painting; I am relieved.
The figures of Setenia, Myu, and Timil could be seen in a painting in the back of a mansion in another country.
But Myu and Timil do not appear in either the story or free play; there was a period when players were searching where they are.
The result ended without knowing the whereabouts, but I did not think they are in the royal capital.
Moreover being in such an ordinary-looking house...
Well, of course they would not be found; I smiled wryly in my heart.