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Chapter 122 : Romance
🕑 Added 2023-01-08 06:00:57 +0000 UTCTL:SummerPeanut
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Name: Man's Romance
Defense: 1
Special: -
Value: -
Description: Equipment for men only. When magical power is put into it, the equipped person can become invisible. All stats are reduced by half while being invisible. Consumes 10 MP per second to become invisible.
What a surprise! This shopkeeper has bought an extraordinary item! I want him to be my personal shopkeeper! No wonder the name is Man's Romance. Karen appraised it with interest.
“A man's romance? What's that?"
Hearing Karen’s words, Clarice seemed to have sensed it.
“Is the item's name Man's Romance? Then don't buy it because it's never going to be something good. And Mars, too, okay? Just be patient for a little longer...”
When Clarice said this, they all seemed to realize what it was about. But since they don't seem to know exactly the effect...
“What's your romance, shopkeeper? For example, what effect would you like this cloak to have?"
When Misha asked, the shopkeeper answered.
“Hmmm. The best effect would be that beautiful women like you would fall in love with me if I equip this. Also, my money will increase on its own, or beautiful women will come to me or I won't get sick or beautiful women will come to me..."
“So Mars doesn't need this then?”
Misha said while looking at me.
“Also, it's standard wish to want to be transparent and enter the women's bath.”
Ahh, he said one thing too many. I didn't miss the look on her face the moment Ellie heard those words.
“...it's...transparent effect... definitely...”
Ellie read the subtle change in my expression. I can't lie to Ellie because of this…
“Sigh... It is as Ellie said. But it's limited to who can equip it and unless you have a ridiculous amount of MP you can't abuse it, don't worry.”
Misha heard what I said.
“Isn't this the kind of thing you can't give to Mars no matter what? I don't want my fiancée to become a criminal..."
“Shall we buy it and burn it? I don't want to marry Mars in prison either, alright?"
When Clarice said that, even Ellie...
“...agree...”
She approved in one word. When it comes to Karen...
“Even if you get caught and become a criminal slave, the Fresvald will manage one way or another to take you in... Cheer up.”
It's terrible indeed... Then Clarice said.
“It’s just a joke. A joke. But Mars, you'll have to put up with this.”
In the end, I was unable to obtain the Man's Romance. I thought it was just something I wanted as a joke but I felt frustrated for some reason when the fact of being unable to really get it sunk in… A man's romance is not something that can be given up on easily I guess... I held the wand of sage (fake) tightly and regained my sense of normalcy. In the end, I'm glad I bought this wand...
After leaving the shop, I decided to go to Irina's place. To inform her that I would be leaving for the Forest of Death tomorrow.
When I went to the residence of Margrave Isaac and told Irina that I would be leaving the next day, Irina gave me the reward for killing the magic beasts this time.
Incidentally, Karen did not tell Irina that I had defeated a vampire. I haven't told anyone except the members of Daybreak, let alone Irina. If I told them, our Reimei members' adventurer and party ranks might go up but I was more afraid of being the target of revenge.
So I only informed them that the magic beasts would not be attacking anymore for the time being. While I was sleeping at the inn, the remaining Knights and the trainees in Isaac went to check the east and reported that there really are no magic beasts.
After handing over the bounty to me, Irina kept looking at Clarice. In fact, today was the first time the two of them met. The negotiations with Irina were basically conducted by Karen or Ryner, and Clarice had been avoiding contact with the people of Isaac as much as possible since her first time meeting with the Knights about the shift as Ryner had advised her.
“Y,yes, Lady Irina. Do you have a word for myself?"
Clarice asked Irina. She must have noticed Irina's gaze.
“What do you usually eat, Clarice? How do you take care of your skin? What makes you smell so good? Do you have any secrets to beauty, any personal take?"
Irina pressed Clarice.
“I eat out a lot, like everyone else. For skincare, I just try to keep my skin from being dry as much as possible. I don't really know how I smell...myself but I'm very glad you said I smell nice... I think the secret to beauty is to stay close to the person you love all the time. I don't want the person I love to see me looking strange and disillusioned after all..."
Clarice replied in a troubled manner while Irina stared at Clarice and me.
“Well, that's evident...”
Karen said as she sighed.
“Irina. Stop comparing yourself to Clarice every single time. You'll only get depressed because there's nothing to win in any of part..."
For the first time, she talked in a gentle tone to Irina.
We decided to leave Margrave Isaac’s mansion and had a very late lunch.
As usual, we are almost always shown our seats outside of the restaurant when we enter a restaurant. Perhaps the restaurant is trying to attract more customers with four beautiful women.
A little while after we sat down, the restaurant, which had been empty in the early afternoon, gradually became noisy. This is good for the money, isn't it?
Then a couple of guys, who were assigned to the seats next to us, appeared. They are Ryner and Bram.
“Are you two having dinner now? It's quite late if we do say so ourselves, isn't it?”
Clarice asked and Ryner replied.
“Indeed. We wanted to go sightseeing in the whole of Isaac. Mars, could you give myself and Bram permission to split up tonight? Maybe we'll take Baron with us too depending on the circumstances.”
“Yeah. I understand. Where are you going?"
“Just a little... visit?"
Bram answered my question. I immediately know it's a brothel. Come to think of it, there are quite a few brothels here in Isaac. Maybe it's to keep the Knights’ members mentally stable.
“Men-only outing huh? Sounds good once in a while... then I too.”
Clarice hearing my words…
“If it's where Mars is going, I'm interested too so I'll follow you.”
She said to me cutely. But she seemed to know where they were going. Plus Ellie, Karen, and Misha.
“...me too...together…in the shop too...together......"
“Then I'll go too. I'm interested to see where men would go at night."
“I'll go with you too. I'll keep an eye on Mars to make sure he doesn't become a criminal."
Ryner's reaction to this response.
“Well, Mars you are that...right? You're still not in top physical condition, are you? You should have a good rest at the inn. Clarice and the rest should nurse him as you always do. We're just going to go and cheer Baron up a bit...alright?"
Ryner betrayed me. But I don't want anything to do in the brothel either. I promised Clarice my first time, including in my previous life and now. I only have a bit of interest in it…I think.
Afterward, we walked around the town, eating, shopping, and chatting. The night went by quickly.
When I returned to the inn after dinner, Ryner and Bram had yet to return. In the living room, Minerva and Dominic were chatting and laughing. Apparently, Baron had been taken away by them.
We had several rooms besides the big room so each of us took a bath in our own room and then returned to the living room.
Minerva and Dominique were still chatting in a good mood. When Minerva saw me, she spoke to me.
“Hey Mars. I've learned a new way of tying up again. I'll show you next time, you can look forward to it.”
She said with enthusiasm. Who will be the victim this time? Well, it will be Dominic if we go in order... I wonder if they will form a Minerva victims' association soon...
I went straight to my bedroom and tried to go to sleep while practicing my magic but Ellie came into my bedroom and suddenly crawled into my bed.
“...together... Mars... massage... until ready...mars ingredients...absorption..."
Because of Ellie's recent boom, she had been aiming for my left neck and breathed in as hard as she could. This tickled at first but now I could feel the top of my head go numb with a jingly sensation. T,that feels good...
“E-, Ellie, can you bring me the cane I bought today?”
My partner woke up and I couldn't help saying so to Ellie, and Ellie replied.
“...until everyone comes in…exclusive…okay?”
She said while holding my left arm. How could I say no to this?
“O-oh. Then bring it to me when someone else comes.”
I held on for ten minutes until Misha’s entrance.
“Mars. Did I make you wait?”
When Misha came into the bedroom and saw Ellie twirling around me.
“Eririn, not fair! Me too!”
Misha tried to get into bed too.
“Misha. Get me my cane first. I can't relax without it. Please."
“Can I come in after I get it?”
I said, "Of course", and Misha immediately brought the wand of sage(fake) and got into bed. I put the wand of sage(fake) under the pillow and my partner went back to normal.
After a while, Clarice and Karen came into the bedroom with me and started massaging me. The massage by the four beautiful women was stimulating but very pleasant. This time I didn't step on any land mines like last time and the massage ended successfully. The Reimei girls went back to their respective rooms and went to sleep.
I was a bit excited so I went to the living room and tried to calm down. Minerva and Dominic, who had been in the living room earlier, seemed to have gone back to their room. Then Ryner, Bram, and Baron came back.
Ryner and Bram seemed to have already had a bath and went straight back to their room to sleep. Baron approached me.
“I'm going to have a bath now, can you wait a bit?”
He said that and went into the bath. Baron soon came out of the bath and said to me
“I couldn't go inside... after all. I was outside the whole time. Just what am I doing after coming all the way here…?"
I listened to Baron in silence.
“When I'm about to go in and I saw Clarice, Minerva, and Karen's faces in my head,... and the other me says, "I'm not supposed to go cross here... Am I a coward?"
“No, you're not. I'm no better. I'm interested. I want to go there one day. But I've already chosen my first partner."
Baron stared at me in disbelief as I said this.
"The first partner... one day Mars will be... that means Mars is above Teacher Ryner and Teacher Bram..."
What? Ryner and Bram both came back without doing anything? I guess they're both cowards too...and then Baron gave me a piece of his mind.
“I'll keep what happened today to myself... but understand that I don't have the intention for it... so don't get me wrong. Good night."
Yeah? Did I say something funny?
"O-oh, yeah, good night. By the way, where did you go?"
Then Baron gave me something that looked like a business card. It said.
“Gay Bar, bearded proprietress.”
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Author’s note:
Baron is pure.
Comments
My reaction exactly.
wth.
