Maybe our skinship was already taking effects, because Roxanne initiated another conversation of her own volition. And she chose a wonderful subject to boot! I was so happy that I wanted to start jumping on the bed with joy, but that would probably scare her, or worse, creeped her out.
Hmm, lets see I think master is perfectly fine, so you can call me that if you want.
Understood. I shall do just as you wish, master.
Oh lord. When she called me master just now, I felt as if something has awakened inside of me. This is bad, this is really bad. I want to hug her! Keep your cool dude, keep your god damn with about you! Calm your pubescent heart filled with raging hormones!
Anyway, isnt it kinda strange that there is only one bed here even though I asked for a room for two people?
I tried to keep the conversation going while I still played with Roxannes ears. No, wait a moment. Is it really okay for me to be starting such a topic?
Eh? But didnt you ask the Innkeeper for such a room specifically?
Come again?
Roxanne said something really strange now. Did I really make a request like that? Because I dont think so.
Did I, really?
Yes, you did, master.
Are you sure about that?
Yes. Without a shadow of a doubt you have asked for a double room for us.
Well of course I oh
Its alright. Im sure well be able to figure something out.
Phew, thats a dodged bullet right there. Its good that I managed to convince her, but it doesnt change the fact that not telling her the entire truth didnt sit right with me. However, for now half-truths are a necessity if I want to ensure a smooth sailing for us from now on. So now that we have the issue of my background out of the way, lets start talking some more serious business.
Also, you might have heard that already, but I am also exploring the Labyrinth. If possible, Id like you to help me with my future expeditions as well.
Of course. I think Ill be able to be of use to you during battles, so you can leave that to me, master.
When I mentioned the Labyrinth, Roxanne immediately looks me in the eyes. Is it just me or are her eyes shining with some sort of mysterious light now? And the atmosphere around her has changed drastically. Apparently she must be very confident in her combat abilities. It was reassuring, but also somewhat scary, as if her bestial instincts took her over for just that one brief moment.
I think thats going to be the best moment to stop petting her ears for now. All things considered, Im glad that shes so confident in her own abilities, because that means I will be getting a fine addition to my Party.
Can I put my clothes into the closet? I dont want them to get all wrinkled.
Since our skinship session was over, Roxanne stood up from the bed. For a moment I thought she was going to dash straight to the door to run away.
Y-Yeah, please, go ahead.
Thank you very much.
Thankfully she just placed the case she brought with herself from the Slave Merchants shop on the bed and opened it, and took the maid outfit out of it. Isnt that the uniform she was wearing during my first visit to Alan-sans establishment? I wonder is she brought that with her out of sentiment?
Next she took out another maid outfit that we ended up buying on the way here. It was a pretty expensive purchase that cost me 4000 Nar, but I think that it was a good one. Unfortnately, since we were buying only one item, my 30% discount that I obtained by once again resetting my character did not work this time. Also, I think that for it to be effective I have to be the one making the purchase, so I need to keep that in mind in case Ill ever send Roxanne to do some shopping alone.
The effect of my discount works perfectly on the things from this inn, assuming that Ill pay for more than one thing at once, so if Ill take the room for the night coupled with dinner, the overall payment will be cheaper than if I tried to pay for those two things separately. But if I were to get, for example, just a basin of hot water, the discount would not activate. In the same fashion, if Roxanne tried to buy the maid uniform without me around, the discount would not activate as well, even though shes my slave. Ans speaking of slaves, it was thanks to that Skill that I was able to buy Roxanne at such an affordable price. If I didnt have it on me at the time of visiting Alan-sans shop, I would have never been able to assemble the money for her original price, so I guess that was one hell of a lucky coincidence for me. Or maybe I shouldnt call it coincidence, because I clearly fell for Alan-sans clever business trap. By showing me Roxanne, he stimulated my young and impressionable (TL Note: in other words, horny) heart, imprinting the desire of claiming her for myself in it. In that sense, I am guilty of falling for his clever schemes, but I guess it all turned out all right in the end so I have no real reason to complain about anything anymore.
Anyway, let it be a lesson for all of you kiddos out there: You shouldnt be greedy; greed is bad and greedy people end up penniless, homeless and dead. So dont be greedy.