Chapter 47 – Part 1 Hunter – Sister’s Secret (2)

The house where Minerva and Milene used to live. Also known as the Red Star Viscount Mansion.

I only found out now, but the original surname of the two is ‘Red Star’. Minerva Red Star and Mylene Red Star. It was only natural that most non-nobles had no last name, so until now I thought the two of them were like that too.

But to think that the girls I picked up and raised were actually aristocratic girls… Although they have been stripped of their titles now, if you think about it, many elements of aristocraticness remained.
I am grateful from the bottom of my heart to the two people who grew up beautifully for me. It may be unfortunate for them, but I guess it’s fortunate that I was able to meet a good man like me.

Anyway, the transaction at the mansion went smoothly.
No matter what magic Maria did, she was able to live by reducing the price of her house, which was originally 75 million, to 59 million.

“In District 1, the buyers are limited to nobles, so the price range is cheaper than in District 2. Besides, it is a product with circumstances, and if there is a buyer, if you do not sell it, you will have no choice but to leave it for several years. If that happens, maintenance costs will increase. I would very much like to sell it.”

It is said. If I had traded, I would have just paid the full price and bought it.

A stocky real estate agent with a double chin was dragged around by the attendant Maria while negotiating a price. “It really can’t be less than this!” She said half-crying, and after ejaculating, she closed her deal for 59 million gold.
I should be happy that the money going out of my pocket is reduced, but why does the middleman look pitiful?

“There is a process that the institution has to go through, so the ownership itself will be handed over in a week, but it doesn’t matter if you stay right now.”

The broker said, wiping the sweat from his handkerchief. It didn’t matter as long as I could stay right now, but Maria didn’t forget to ask for her procedure to be completed as soon as possible.

The (former) Red Star mansion that I moved into in that way.

The entrance is a large door made of iron bars, and there is also a small door at one corner of the wall. This side door is called the user-only entrance door. The rich house is divided into a front door used by the owner or guests and a side door used by servants.

The two-story main building has a total of 16 rooms, a spacious hall, a restaurant, and a bathroom. And outside the main building, there are outbuildings, gardens, and stables.

It wasn’t as grandiose as the other aristocratic mansions in District 1, but it had everything it needed. This was too much for me, who was a commoner until a few days ago.

The inside of the house was surprisingly clean. I was worried that there might be bloodstains everywhere because it was a hideous mansion where the whole family was massacred, but that was not the case. The house was as clean as if it had been cleaned recently, and the garden was well-groomed. He said that he might come to see the house today, so he must have cleaned it beforehand.

It’s just that there’s something empty here and there, it feels like everything that makes money has been sold.
Furniture that was difficult to move was still there, so there would be no inconvenience in living right away, but Minerva looked around the mansion and said things like “Grandpa’s portrait is missing” And “There was a jar here”, Lamenting.

“Sister! The swing is still there!”

On the other hand, Mylene has been in a sunny state ever since she came home. She is still hanging on the branch of a large garden tree, and she is giggling on a swing. Maybe it’s a children’s swing, but it’s too small, so I don’t think anyone but Milene can ride it.

Minerva was watching Milene with her happy face.

“Yuzu. Thank you very much. I will not forget this favor.”

Minerva said thank you in an unusual way.
My back is itching for some reason.

“No matter how many times I say it, I just bought my own house. You guys are always diners! Maids! And this is my house!”
“I know. But…”

Minerva speaks while looking at Milene, who is on a swing, with her vague eyes.
For some reason, when I saw it, I became nervous and couldn’t stay still.

“Mylene! I’ll push you!”
“Kyaa! I’m scared! Stop! Yuzu!”
“Huhahahaha!”
“Kyaaaaa!”

She pushed so hard that the swing on which Milene was riding went up to almost 90 degrees. It wasn’t until I was kicked by Minerva that she stopped pushing on the swing.
Milene, who got off the swing, was crying.

*

“All the people who work are recruited as young women.”
“Say something that makes sense.”

In a room that looks like a study, Maria and I are currently having an important meeting.
The reason why this room looks like a study is because there are many bookshelves, but there are no books. It seems that someone bought all the books and sold them.

And the topic of the important meeting is what kind of staff to hire. On that subject, the opinions of me, the landlord, and Maria, the number one employee, were sharply opposed.

“How come! I, the landlord, said to do that!”
“There are certain things that must be done by men. Butlers, gardeners, coachmen, security guards, etc. We also need servants to do the hard work.”

Kut. You can’t get a job unless you’re a man. When will the era of gender equality come?

“What if I bring a man into the house and flirt with Maria!”

The number one problem is this. In this house, not only Maria, but Minerva and Milene are also present.
All men except me are beasts. There is no doubt that he will aim for them with all his might. Even knowing that, it is unacceptable to bring another man under the same roof.

“Ha… Don’t think all men are like you.”

Maria lets out a sigh of relief.

“And do you have any awareness that you are a nobleman? Everyone who works in aristocratic families is only those who have families and whose identity is guaranteed. Those who go out of their way to the extent of touching a nobleman’s lover can’t even come close in the first place.”

Maria seems to have no intention of stepping down.

“She’s a nobleman’s lover… Maria is also my lover, right?”
“…What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
“This is the story.”

I got up and clung to Maria, who was sitting on the other side of her table. Then, holding her hand holding her pen, she said.

“Maria. Thank you for working hard for me today.”
“…Didn’t I tell you before? I work as much as I receive.”
“Then, shall we use the rest of the day to serve the Master?”
“Idiot. There are still a lot of things to decide…”
“Today Maria is so charming I can’t leave her alone.”
“Oh, really…”

Kiss Maria’s nape The sweet scent of her perfume tickled her nostrils.
Haha. Let her love Maria like this, and then force her to promise not to hire men. Also i’m a genius

But my ploy went in vain with the sound of noisy footsteps. When she heard someone coming, Maria hurriedly pushed me away and straightened her dress.

“Maria-sama! I finished cleaning the bedroom!”

The identity of the interrupter was Millene. Millene will be working as a maid in this house from today, she was entrusted with the task of tidying up my room so far.

“By the way, Yuzu… Why is Master lying on the floor?”
“Okay, let’s check the cleaning status first.”

Maria pretended not to see me and left her room with Mylene.

“Then master, I will take care of the hireling.”
“Kuh… It’s my house, but I can’t choose one of the employees I want…”

Logically, Maria was right, so I couldn’t overturn that decision.
Damn it… If a male employee comes, I’ll have to hold his daughter or wife hostage.

*

That night.
I was alone in my bedroom looking at the night view outside the window.

Maria is still working hard. She wanted to talk to her about her employer’s wages and what to put in the house, but I didn’t think it would help if I did that. It’s annoying more than anything. So, with one word, “I’ll pay for it, Maria takes care of it”, I left it all to Maria.

If Maria betrays me, it will be a huge blow to me. Well, there’s nothing you can do about it then. It’s just that I was a man who was only that much.

And since it was the first day Minerva and Milene came back home, there would be piled up stories, so I let them spend time alone. Whoops. Because I am a man who can read the atmosphere.

So now i’m alone I’m not sensitive enough to fall asleep in an unfamiliar spacious bedroom, but somehow I couldn’t sleep today.

It’s only been a few days since I became a Hunter. However, I can say with confidence that these few days were the most intense time of my life.
Break up with the guys you’ve been with since childhood, meet new people, and live in a new environment. He suddenly received an absurd amount of money, became a nobleman, and had relationships with several women.

…Somehow, it’s a life that’s far from the Hunter I was thinking of.
Of course, it’s an embarrassing situation for me, but if you ask someone if they can boast loudly, it’s honestly subtle. It’s hard to see that you’ve won something with your own efforts.

Then what I’m going to do is how well I use the luck given to me. The correlation between sexual activity and charging is more clearly clarified, and rune stones are extracted from players as efficiently as possible. Then, using the runestone he ripped off, he establishes a relationship with a new woman. You get paid for it again. It makes another woman out of it… In effect, it is the completion of a permanent organ.

I felt like I had a sudden realization, but just then I heard a knock that interrupted my contemplation.

Smart.

Who are you tonight? Could it be that Maria couldn’t stand it and came to attack me? Whoops. Because I couldn’t see you yesterday. I don’t know if I’ve been missing my son for a while.

However, when I opened the door, an unexpected person was waiting for me.

“Mylene? What are you doing at night like this?”
“Dear Yuzu… No, I have something to say to my master…”

Milene was wearing her usual thin pajamas.
Surely they didn’t come to attack me… But isn’t this a dangerous situation if Minerva gets caught? Perhaps she misunderstood that I had summoned Milene to her room in the middle of the night.

“You can call me comfortably like before when it’s just the two of us. Anyway, come in.”
“…Yes.”

After putting Milene in the room, I closed the door after making sure that Minerva was nowhere to be seen outside the room.

“Mylene? Would you like to sit in a chair or do you prefer a bed?”

For some reason, Milene was standing still.

“I-I’ll say it like this.”

And she said it seriously with a determined face. She doesn’t seem to want to sit down.
I decided to sit down on the bed and listen to Milene.

“What is it? Is it something Minerva shouldn’t hear?”

Minerva was probably asleep by now. She said that if Milene had known that she was coming to my room, she would have followed Minerva as well.

“Yeah. Because she said never to tell her sister.”
“… I don’t know what you’re talking about, but if Minerva told you not to tell her, wouldn’t it be better for her not to tell you?”

Honestly, the annoying story is the specification.
It’s horrifying to even think of such stories coming out, asking them to relieve their family’s injustice or to take revenge on the enemy who killed their parents.

“She told me not to tell her sister, but I can’t pretend I didn’t know. If she did, she’ll regret it until the day she dies.”
“…Okay. I’ll listen for now.”

I also hardened my heart at the radical words uncharacteristic of Millene.
Because it’s just a listen. After listening, let’s work hard to persuade him to give up revenge.

“Actually, besides me and Minae, there are other family members who are still alive.”

What came out of Milene’s mouth was an unexpected story.

“Another family? Is it a woman?”
“Yes. Sister Melissa.”
“Sister?”
“My family consists of 1 son and 3 daughters, the eldest sister is Melissa, and the little sister is Minerva.”

What!? There was one more sister here!!
I swallowed dry saliva at Milene’s confession. It’s none of my business if it’s an older brother, but it’s a different story if it’s an older sister. Considering the looks of these two people, the older sister must also be a great beauty.

I picture Minerva as she grew older and matured in her mind.

Um… This is… Pretty good…

“I know there’s nothing I can do about my parents and older brother who passed away. But Melissa is alive, and she has a chance, but I can’t stand it.”

Tears fell drop by drop from Milene’s eyes. And she knelt down on the spot and bowed her head to the floor.

“I beg you, Master. Please save Melissa. I’ll do anything. It’s okay if I become her slave instead. Mel must still be suffering, but I can’t make her happy alone.”

I knelt down in front of Milene, who was prostrate, and grabbed her hands and tried to raise her up. But Milene didn’t budge.

“Millene. Keep her head up.”
“Hey, I won’t move from here until you promise me.”

Such cute stubbornness.
I grabbed her Mylene by the sides and lifted it up.

“Oh!”
“It’s hard for me to hear you when you’re lying down like that, right? Sit down and tell me properly. What kind of situation and kind of person she is. That way she can know if there is a way to help.”
“Ah, yes…”

I decided to sit Milene by her bedside and listen to her talk about her older sister.

Her sister’s name is Melissa.
She is a ‘pretty’ and caring woman, she is six years older than Mylene.

Since she was a child, her reputation as a beauty has led to constant courtship. Then, at the age of 18, she married the son of a merchant family whom she eagerly pursued.
Even after her marriage, she did not leave home, and her husband, Daryl’s son-in-law, lived in his wife’s family. For reference, the couple had no children, and the husband was executed along with other family members for treason.

And her older sister says she is currently serving as a criminal slave.

“Criminal slavery…”

I groaned.
The sentence of hard labor is a power-up version of the sentence of imprisonment, and if you receive X years of hard labor, the person will be subjected to harsh labor as a slave for X years. Of course, while living in labor, the person is a slave and therefore has no human rights.

There is even a saying that it is better to be executed than to live as a slave for crime. I don’t know what the criminal slaves are asked to do, but if they are sentenced to labor, it is said that it is harsh enough that they usually die without lasting a few years.

When I was young, I used to scare children who were prone to accidents with the words, “If you keep doing bad things, you will be taken as a criminal slave!” Of course, that’s what I’ve heard often.

“Originally, me and Minae almost became slaves to crime. However, thanks to another noble who was close to me, my sister and I survived. …Right…”

Killing men and enslaving women? Beautiful women and beautiful girls are national treasures, so we can’t just kill them.
But she said she’d rather die than become a criminal slave. Maybe that sister has already been through something terrible, or maybe she is not of this world. Of course, I couldn’t tell Milene that kind of thing, even if her mouth was torn.

“How many years has that sister worked?”
“Since 50 years…”

Wow. Severe.
It just means live and die as a slave. Treason is scary.

Of course, that doesn’t mean there is no way.

“How much does liberation cost?”

Making criminals work is a system for the country to make money. The principle is that criminals make money for the country with their bodies, and wash their sins as much as the money they earn.

Therefore, for money, the slave can be freed or the right to the slave can be purchased from the state. Even though it’s so expensive that the average person can’t even imagine.

Milene sighed and parted her lips.

“Six…”
“Six?”
“60 million gold…”
“60 million gold!?”

When I screamed in surprise, Mylene burst into tears and fell back on the floor.

“Please! Help her sister! Sell me into slavery to make up for the lack of money!”
“No, if you sell Milene, it’s a scam. And even if she sells Milene, she’s not that expensive.”
“Wow!”