Chapter 219 ~ Eventful Night

Chapter 219 ~ Eventful Night

Providence exited the guild after bidding their farewells to Blue Rose.

They came in the morning, only to leave at dusk when the sun had almost set, barely peeking out from the horizons of the orange-red sky.

They did not intend on spending so much time in the guild. However, Gagaran suddenly challenged Lupu to a drinking contest to see who could drink the most before knocking out.

As a result, they could only leave after the big lady was down on the table.

Yuuji looked to his side, towards Lupu’s flushed, grinning face, and smiled softly as he held her up and wrap her arm around his shoulder.

Alcoholic beverages of this world could not affect Lupu due to her resistance towards poison. Even if she were to drink a couple more barrels of ale, her body would simply treat them as if they were water.

She was clearly “acting” to get along with Gagaran and Blue Rose, as Yuuji had told her.

However, he could see that she seemed to be genuinely enjoying herself “playing” this role. Having her as the maid to accompany them to complete their Adamantite-rank adventurer team mission was the correct decision, after all.

Meanwhile, as Yuuji was smiling fondly at the cute maid, Aika could not help but curl her lips up into a smile as well, but for a completely different reason.

As the pinnacle of the Succubus race and a girl sensitive to love, she knew very well that Lupu must be enjoying herself being held by Yuuji.

Her flushed face was not due to the alcohol, but rather her rapidly beating heart from being so close to Yuuji while he held her body.

She could easily smell her horniness, which was practically emanating out of her uncontrollably.

A spontaneous orgy would’ve started due to the succubus pheromones she was uncontrollably emanating if Aika did not suppress it.

They soon arrived at the Shining Golden Pavilion, and they were welcomed by widened eyes and whispered gasps.

The presence of high ranked adventurers were not that uncommon within these parts of the capital. However, the presence of an Adamantite-ranked adventurer party, especially one composed of such impressive individuals, still attracted the eyes of many as they would anywhere else.

Yuuji calmly headed towards the reception and quickly received the keys for a double bed room and two single bed rooms with a hefty discount and various benefits, thanks to Blue Rose’s recommendation.

Upon reaching the front of their rooms, with no other souls in vicinity, Lupu dropped her act and stood up.

“Apologies, Yuuji-sama... I did not mean to cause you trouble.”

She bowed her head and held her hands together. Her face blushing crimson in embarrassment and bashfulness.

But to her surprise and delight, she felt his gentle, warm hand on her head.

“There is no need for apologies. You did very well, Lupu.”

His genuine praise made her feel like she was ascending in a bliss beyond description.

She was thankfully lowering her head down, or else, the supreme beings would’ve been able to see her unsightly grin of happiness as she physically melted into his touch.

Meanwhile, Yuuji reveled in the extremely soft sensation of her hair and ended up petting her longer than expected. And for a moment, he felt like he could see a tail wagging in happiness behind her.

It was only that she began to fidget that he snapped out of the hypnotic pleasure.

‘Ah, damn! I didn’t mean to pet her for that long... But she felt so soft. Is it because she’s a werewolf? I wonder if she could bring out her wolf ears and tails...’

He began imagining scratching Lupu behind her wolf ears and playing with her soft, fluffy tail...

Hm... Perhaps he should ask her if she could one day.

Lupu felt a great loss in her heart the moment Yuuji took his hand back from her head. However, no matter how much she wished for him to continue, she dare not ask for more when he had given her such a blissful reward.

So, she hid her disappointment in her heart.

“I’ll go to my room, then. You guys go rest as well. I’ll see you soon.”

Momonga waved his hand and entered his room.

“You may go to your room and rest as well, Lupu.”

“Yes. Then, please excuse me, Yuuji-sama, Aika-sama.”

She bowed, and made her way to her room as well.

Then finally, Yuuji and Aika also entered their double-bed room.

As the door closed, a myriad of magic circles appeared on the walls, the floor, the ceiling, the windows, the doors, all throughout the room, illuminating it in all the colors of the rainbow before disappearing.

[Area Dispel Magic] [Fake Cover] [Counter Detect] [Greater Protection from Divination] [Delayed Teleportation] [Alarm] [Magic Lock] [Lord of the Castle] [Secret Rendezvous]

A myriad of spells meant to protect against prying eyes and invaders, both magical and physical, were cast. Then, a spell to grasp anything that happened within a designated area was cast by Yuuji, while Aika cast a spell to prevent anything happening within the room to be perceived from the outside.

Only then did they unequipped their armor and robes for casual clothes they would normally wear at home.

The two slimes also popped out of their hidings within Yuuji’s clothing and made their way up his and Aika’s shoulders.

“Fufu~ Today was unexpectedly fun, huh Yuuji~”

“It is unexpected, yes. I didn’t expect to meet with Blue Rose the moment we arrived here.”

Aika wrapped her arms around Yuuji and the two headed to the king-sized bed.

The white, soft mattresses made of hand-tufted cotton down and silk meant to dissipate any fatigue and give its user the greatest night of sleep and dreams, were only barely passable after the two experienced the world of luxury within Nazarick.

However, this would have to do for the night.

She could see it immediately, yet the old man was the very definition of a man carved out of steel. Wearing richly embroidered shirt of golden thread patterns that seemed to contour and accentuate the muscles rippling out through even his thick, luxurious fabric, the man was the epitome of high fashion.

His neatly trimmed white beard and full around square jaw, in addition to his straight back and stable, firm stance, lended him a distinguished air that screamed noble ancestry.

“Thank you for having me.”

Sebas inclined his head politely as the butler ushered him to his seat next to Arche.

“It is our pleasure to welcome and have you as the neighbor of our nob- ancient house of Furt.”

Her father said with such politeness and trained elegance that belied his earlier frantic state.

Then, he extended his hand across the table to each of the trio in turn.

“This is my wife, Madam Furt, and my daughters, Kuuderika, Ureirika, and their oldest sister, Arche.”

The women at the table, down to the youngest two, stood as they were introduced and curtsyed to their esteemed guests before seating back properly.

The first course was wheeled out and silver trays laid down in the center of the table between the hosts and their guests.

The conversation began, first dancing around inanities about the capital, politics, economy, and other matters for some time before at last, the broke noble turned the subject to Sebas himself.

“Sir Sebas, where do you come from?”

“A foreign land, far and unknown from here. I am in search of ‘fresh opportunities’, which I found to be in abundance here.”

Though of course, anything remotely opportune and rewarding had fallen into his lord’s hands. But Sebas kept his thoughts in his heart.

“I see. Well, the empire is rich in its opportunities for those with the... right connections and the right names.”

Sir Fruit replied with a clever little smile.

As subtle as a war hammer, Sebas noted.

“Of course, you are right. The right name can be worth more than gold itself.”

“So true.”

Madam Furt said with a flash of pearly white smile and placed a hand on her husband’s wrist subtly.

“If I may ask, Lord Tian. Was your wife unable to join us for today?”

“That would be impossible.”

Sebas said with a cool, dry voice, and his words were so as if they had just been specifically tailored to be the exact words the older couple wished to hear from the bottom of their heart.

“Oh? Is she... Ill?”

“No, she doesn’t exist. I have never married.”

He replied, and with their hopes restored, the table let out an awkward laugh one would do when they know they shouldn’t, but was unable to hold themselves back.

The two little ones also began giggling, unable to understand the joke but still joining in just to fit in, as they were told. It was charming.

“Mister! Are you rich?”

“Kuuderika, that’s rude!”

Arche said and rapped her sister lightly.

Sebas laughed when the little girl’s lower lip trembled slightly. He reached out and patted her head in an affectionate, forgiving gesture. Meanwhile, the two older couples looked briefly aghast at their daughter’s directness.

“It is fine. That’s not the normal sort of question, but children are quite direct, aren’t they? No guile at all.”

Sebas gave the parents an indulgent, forgiving olive branch. Himself remembering how indulgent and forgiving lord Yuuji was to the two slimes he treated as his own daughters.

“Yes, I am very very rich. Why do you ask?”

“Ah! It is getting late, isn’t it? They should get to sleep.”

Arche said, shooting up to her feet enough to rattle the dining table and almost topple her chair.

“Oh? Is that so? Very well. However, won’t you have a servant attend to that?”

Arche froze at the unexpected question. No, perhaps it should’ve been expected if they were a proper noble family. But they were not... It has been years since they were, and Arche, adaptable as she was, had long forgotten about it in front of their guest.

“My daughter has a deep love for children, and her sisters are extremely attached to her. It may be improper, but... perhaps there are worse things for a woman to feel for children before she becomes a mother herself.”

Far, far more subtle than the father, Sebas privately praised the woman whose subtle touches and words clearly drove his attention towards the eligibility of her eldest daughter.

“I supposed that is true. I have to admit, I am a little curious, having never seen a noble heir take care of children herself. Though I suppose it would be improper for a guest to go unescorted with the daughter of an esteemed house.

Sebas chuckled as if it was a joke, but Sir Furt took it as a great idea.

"Not at all. You're a guest, anything we can do to make your time with us pleasant, is an option."

Arche held her sisters’ hands tighter and turned away, desperate to try and hide her blush from the implied offering of her that her father had made.

‘I have to get these two away from him! What wouldn’t he trade for money or power?!’

No matter how much she tried, she could not think of an answer. However, she kept it to herself and led the mewling little pair away, Sebas falling into step nearby.