CH 270.2

The headquarters of the Kingdom merchant guild stood on the east side of the central square in the royal capital.

「How’s your catch lately?」

I asked while holding a white porcelain teacup with a gold rim, enjoying the aroma of tea.

Cool-san bent her well-shaped eyebrows and shook her head from side to side. Her straight back even made such a graceful figure.

「It’s quite bad. Looks like none of them migrated to this store」

The first topic we talked about was virgins.

My job as a pilot is busy, but I don’t want to neglect my connection with my subordinates. That’s why I made time to visit her today.

(Let’s try sexually harass her as her boss)

It is the so-called sexual communication.

After giving a nod to Cool-san’s frustration over the lack of her catch, I asked her a question.

「By the way, what would happen to your shift if it was that day」

I’ve always been wondering about this. Especially someone like Explosive onee-san who for some time, was fully booked for months.

As expected it would be difficult to predict that far in advance.

「It won’t come. That’s what magic for」

Cool-san replied without changing her expression in the slightest.

(As expected of a world of magic. How wonderful)

I bob my head up and down in admiration, but Cool-san gives a small sigh.

She said it’s not all without side effects.

「Well, that can’t be helped. After all, it is basically forcibly stopping what is right and proper for a living being」

I felt a mixture of resignation and conviction in the sound of her voice.

(I wonder if I can do something for her)

I have always been very grateful to these women.

My Akashic Magic that was lent to me by a mysterious stone statue. If it can help them, I’m willing to help in any way I can.

(What about 『Cure Status Abnormality』?)

However, I don’t know which was the abnormal status. If the original effect has been canceled out, it would be the opposite of helping them.

(Although I think it would be fine, considering what happened at the time when there was the aphrodisiac incident)

Seeing me frowning while crossing my arms, Cool-san spoke with a soft stone.

「Thank you for worrying about me. But it is nothing serious. It’s just an extreme increase in libido a few days a month」

She said with her cool face and a dignified atmosphere. What she told me was a frank confession.

I was planning to make her cheeks redden a little with my sexual harassment remark, but I was the one embarrassed instead.

(You’ve improved huh, Unicorn)

I have to admit. I’ve lost this exchange.

I cleared my throat and opened my mouth to end the conversation.

「That must be tough. When that time comes, please let me know. I might be able to help」

「And that time is now」

Instant answer.

I swung down the blade of words to end the conversation. Cool-san caught it with her sword and slashed back with the same momentum.

The master of swords, who stares at me without expression, piles up her words as if to block my retreat.

「My insides are now boiling hot in desire for virgins!」

Both of her slit eyes narrowed.

『Now that you brought this up, you’re going to do something about it right?』

It’s like I can hear her voice in my mind.

That’s Cool-san for you. A dependable but dangerous woman. It seems that I chose a wrong woman to sexually harass.

(It sends a chill down my spine thinking what would happen if I hadn’t prepared a 『Souvenir』 beforehand)

Raising my hands in resignation, I got off the couch, opened the door, and poked my head out into the hallway.

And then I invited the person who had been waiting outside to come inside

「Please sit here」

The person I asked to sit next to me was a young man.

He didn’t have beautiful eyes and a nose, nor did he have a certain aura about him. He was just an ordinary guy that you would pass by if you were walking in a residential area.

However, Cool-san’s reaction was dramatic.

「Chief! Who is this man?」

Her eyes and mouth were wide open, and his voice was trembling.

(This reaction… the auntie’s right, he’s a first timer)

I felt relieved.

By the way, 『Auntie』 refers to the owner of the 『Bell Talk』 coffee shop.

I don’t go there to look for a partner as I’m someone who prefers going to brothels. However, I enjoy talking with her, so I go there from time to time.

「If it’s your first time, you should go to the brothel. Because they won’t say anything bad about it」

This is what the auntie said to this young man last night.

He had come to the counter to ask for advice on who to choose, and his request was for a woman who could teach him gently and not make fun of him if he had no experience.

(It was just as the auntie said)

I nodded my head heartily as I listened from the seat next to him.

Aid society coffee shops are places where men who want to have fun at a low price and women who want money can meet.

Since the stores don’t take a margin, they can lower the price as much as they want through negotiation. However, this requires a certain amount of self-responsibility, and it is not suitable for beginners.

But the young man lowered both ends of his eyebrows and sighed as his shoulders slumped.

「I don’t have the money to afford to go to a brothel」

The prices went down in the order of brothels, go-go bars, and coffee shops.

This young man, who had the atmosphere of a student, probably didn’t have enough money to play in the red-light district. To put it bluntly, he was 『Unqualified』.

(But that feeling, I can understand him)

I want to do it so badly. I can’t stop thinking about it whether I wake up or asleep.

If I don’t desperately try to suppress it with my rational mind, it is difficult to even go through my daily life.

The pressure of worries brought about by youth is tremendous.

(I sure endure it well, huh)

I even feel a sense of respect for my past self.

「That is troublesome」

Unable to find a solution, the auntie looks up to the heavens and sighs.

But for me, the young man is like a jadeite gem I found on the riverbank. I signaled to the woman with my eyes and joined the conversation.

「If you really have no experience, I can let you play in the brothel. Of course, for free」

It’s an offer that’s too good to be true. Normally, a person would be wary and decline.

But he’s not normal. His greed-stricken mind wanted to believe my offer.

The auntie pushed the confused and troubled young man’s back with a look of relief.

「Apparently, this man knows someone who’s into first timers, you see. I think it’s safe to trust him」

The relationship built on trust that I have cultivated so far is effective here. Thanking myself for my daily activities, I told the young man.

「It’s impossible today but, how about tomorrow afternoon?」

The young man nodded strongly with his face flushed. And here we are.

(He’s being overwhelmed)

I told him it was a brothel, but I guess he didn’t expect that it would be one of the big three brothels.

The luxurious atmosphere of the reception room’s furnishings and the cool beauty sitting in front of him, staring at him. The young man, pressured by these two things, shrunk all but his crotch and turned his head.

(His mind may be shrinking, but his body is honest)

From what I saw last night, the young man was in a terrible bind. It is possible that he had stepped into the realm of 『it’s fine as long as it has a hole』.

(It’s irresistible, right? I know)

In such a state, he was in front of the sideline of a very high-class store.

Just a hint of Cool-san’s breath on his neck could even make him cross a mountain.

「Chief… you brought him, for me?」

Swallowing her saliva, Cool-san turns from the young man to me and asks.

I gently smiled and nodded.

「I’ve also booked a room, so don’t do it here, alright?」

Cool-san is leaning forward, sticking her ten fingers up on the table. She looks like she’s about to attack me, no kidding.

Just in case, to make sure, I got them stood from their seats and sent them down the hallway.

「Thank you very much. I’m so glad I joined the Doom Squad」

Cool-san whispered so that only I could hear her.

I had fulfilled my responsibility as her superior, and the burden was lifted from my shoulders. I poked my head out into the hallway again and asked the apprentice for another cup of tea.

And for a while, I enjoyed the aroma of the tea.

(Hm?)

But then I felt something as I sat back down on the couch and looked up at the ceiling.

(Nah, there’s no way, right?)

It was a well-soundproofed store. There was no way I could hear them from here.

But I thought I heard Cool-san’s 『Iii–!!』, the shout of the Doom Squad.