Chapter 148 – Narcissism and Narcissism -2-

If you leave the capital of the empire and walk around the outskirts along the wall, you will see inns run by individuals.

Even if they are attached to the side of the road where the wagons go, they cannot be safe from attacks by monsters or beasts, so in most cases they are run by retired adventurers or mercenaries.

So, they accurately grasp the needs of the guests who are looking for this place, and they become a store for the purpose of entertainment that only those in the know know apart from the purpose of lodging.

Leo Floyd, who has recently been distraught, needed women who could shake his waist and relieve his sexual desire for a few pennies without bothersome effort.

“Hu- that’s really fucked up.”

It certainly wasn’t bad as it was a shop recommended by a friend with strict tastes.

Contrary to the appearance of a shabby inn, a neat bathroom prepared for ‘real’ guests.

Decent alcohol was also available to suit the palate of nobles, and the women were young and resilient for an inn courtesan.

Even if he drinks alcohol and warms himself up in hot water surrounded by a soft female body, Leo, who has sunk to the basement, cannot completely relax.

Even while mixing their bodies, it feels like they are releasing their sexual desire and anger with a coercive posture that can be called rape.

One of the women looked at her and asked, as the low pressure was evident from Leo.

“Gongja-nim, what are you doing?”

At the woman’s words, Leo opened his ax eye and growled in a low voice.

“Shut up.

“I’m sorry.”

In the silence of the bathroom, the young prostitute bows her head and obediently refills her glass.

As I pour the glass full of alcohol at once and pass it over, my esophagus heats up.

“Pooh-“

Leo, with his arms crossed in the bathtub, exhaled alcohol-stained breath and recalled the eclair.

‘I don’t know if the leader is aware of it… But is it still likeable? Even if it’s just a little bit, it’s clear that I’ve come to mind.’

Even if he tried to deny it, he could not guess who the target was, and Leo’s annoyance rose endlessly.

Because she had never shown her disheveledness until now, the slightest gap was clearly visible.

Actions that would normally be ignored happen to Éclair, so there was nothing awkward in Leo’s eyes.

An adventurer’s guild that has been heard often lately.

How can he understand that it is his own karma to drive his accompanying counselors outside before entering it.

However, since he is Leo, who is only interested in Eclair during his work, he begins to see things that he would never normally see.

Although he hesitates somewhere even before entering.

That strange atmosphere that I couldn’t hide when I came out of the guild after work.

For a very short moment, I saw a young girl with a fledgling first love.

The moment they face the members who were waiting outside, they hide deeply.

‘I haven’t crossed the line yet or something has happened, but…’

She is a knight who knows restraint and will lead the Countess Dritna in the future.

If you know the value of your chastity while accepting marriage proposals from the flying nobles.

Although I don’t think there’s any way I’d given my virginity to anyone to make me like it.

What if, as time goes by, the leader and the adventurer with that low bloodline mix at least their bodies?

Just thinking about it made me want to swing the knife right away.

‘…It’s embarrassing because I can’t attach people to it.’

If the subject to be investigated or worked on is Éclair Drit, there would be no big guy who would accept the request from the start.

Even if you sign a non-divulgence mana contract with professional contractors, if your traces are traced back, you may be punished with something like a ledger.

If you try to pry the back of the 5th knight and get caught, you won’t be able to get over it no matter how hard you are.

‘I have to do something.’

If you mix your body, but if you have a woman’s heart, not a man’s side, time will be tight.

The thought narrows the field of view, and there is no clear answer.

Leo, who was about to drink with the glass that had been placed next to him, frowned at his empty glass.

“Useless bitches, the glass is empty. Why don’t you pour it quickly?”

Dump-!

The women in the bathroom stumbled and began to fall over.

I was used to this picture of people around me collapsing like narcolepsy without being able to resist magic.

“…!”

Clap-!

Holding the sword standing in the corner of the bathroom, Leo braced himself and looked around him.

Dozens of black hands came up from the floor, grabbed Leo with great strength, and snatched the sword from his hand.

Kkudeuk- Bap-

“Dog fuck!”

The power and range of black magic were also a problem, but the biggest failure was the limited space to avoid.

Unlike last time, I couldn’t avoid it.

‘How did you know I was here? If···!’

What did he do to his body so that it could be tracked.
The friend who introduced me to this place also joins the line of the dragon.

Sigh-

The black hands freed Leo and backed away, returning the sword to a respectful posture.

Appealing that they had no intention of doing any harm, a woman who was not a stranger approached them.

“Ah, Gongja-nim. Don’t be so wary and let’s talk about us.”

Contrary to the sad words, cool eyes were shining under the hood.

Gulp-

If you resist, the momentum to twist your neck right now.

Leo got up from his bed and pushed the sleeping women away with his feet and sat down at the table.

“Why did you come?”

“I want to show you something interesting.”

“Thing···?”

The only thing black magicians would say was fun was ominous.

As the woman flicked her finger, the man standing behind her approached and held out a black-stained pouch.

“Would you like to take a look inside?”

There is no option not to look at that coercive momentum in front of you.

Jjiik-

When the pouch was opened, mana unique to black magic spurted out.

“This pouch is also a very rare item, so there is nothing like it to hide the traces of black magic.

“Amarani…”

For a wizard, he was a person who spoke in a condescending tone.

There was a black bead inside, but it gave off such an intense ominous feeling that I was afraid to even reach out.

I don’t know what it’s used for, but there was one thing that came to Leo’s head first.

“How many humans were used to make this thing…?”

At her own words, she chuckled and covered her mouth with her hand, as if it were a witty question.

“Oh my! Asking a warlock how many sacrifices he’s made is like asking a woman her age?”

“…For what purpose?”

“Strength.”

A simple but captivating word that excites men.

But Leo frowned and raised his voice.

“Don’t be ridiculous! Isn’t this kind of thing that you lose your human form and become a servant of the devil when you use it?”

The warlock, smiling and shrugging at his own stamina, had his keuty eyes on him for not keeping up with the fashion.

“I don’t know when it was… I miss it. Leo-sama? Among the humans who were bound to us in the Empire, did any of the humans lose their human form? If there is a problem, we can return it all. We can make a contract.”

“…How far are you guys reaching out?”

“It’s natural that we can’t tell you that right now, right? We just want to look good for the next head of the family who will lead Floyd.”

“…”

Convenient content that even uneducated children would find suspicious.

However, to the ears of those who are driven to the edge of a precipice for the first time in their lives after living in abundance to overflowing, it feels like a rope and luck that fell like lightning.

They appeared as a solution just at the moment when they felt a wall and were thinking about it, and it felt like they proved that they were naturally born people.

I have to have what I want to have, and my aptitude is released, and there is only one thing I didn’t have because I wanted it in my life.

This situation that even that may go over to the lowly right now.

I’ve lived my whole life stolen – to think that the first woman I’ve come to want with all my heart, not lightheartedly, is taken away by another man.

I had never experienced anything like that in my life, but just thinking about it made my head explode.

A seductive voice drifted into Leo’s ears as he stared at the items in his pocket.

“I only used lowly things that had nowhere to go. How honorable and happy it would be if Leo, the next head of the Floyd family, used them!”

There was something wriggling in the black lump in my hand that had no fixed shape like fog.

Some howling and screaming from being locked up seemed tempting to get them out.

Fearing the creepy object, Leo Floyd averted his eyes.

“Hmmmm-! That’s certainly not wrong, but…”

Ismay took off his hood to reveal his face to Leo, who was still showing a face of rejection.

“Will you listen to my story for a moment? If Leo-sama refuses, I will immediately leave and won’t come back.”

…
…

After the story was over, Ismay rode out of the inn, Nema Natas’s carriage, and Bernstein, who climbed into the carriage after him, closed the door and spoke first.

“Ismay-sama…”

“Huh?”

“No matter how great ‘it’ is, can someone like that deal with the 5 knights?”

After thinking for a moment about Bernstein’s question, Ismay burst into a small laugh.

“Pufu- As a black magician, it’s a pity that I can’t conclude a question, but it’s going to be difficult even with all the heavenly luck. Wouldn’t it be nice if I got a light injury?”

“I think so too… But what about saying you still can’t make a conclusion?”

Tapping the window frame of her carriage with his sharp claws, Ismay did not give an answer, but on the contrary asked a question.

“Bernstein. When a human becomes a demon or a monster through a contract or the flesh of a demon. Are the powers and abilities of the individual affected solely by the power of the demon contracted? Or is it based on the human’s nobility? Feelings? Or all?”

“…Isn’t it true that no one can assure you yet?”

The question that Ismay brought up was one of the mysteries that all warlocks, except for the Black Circle, a group of warlocks who despise demons, were curious about and could not give an accurate answer to.

“Hmm~ I didn’t ask to hear the answer either. That colt is in some way a human chosen by this side, so he expects to show something beyond imagination. It’s enough if you do as much as you think.”

“Certainly, as Ismay-sama said, even if the result is bad, it becomes a sample for research… In the long run, I don’t think we will lose any results.”

In order to break down the great wall, you must not be in a hurry. The first thing to do is to create small cracks here and there that no one will notice.

Especially for a group like themselves, no matter what plan they set, the minimum is several years.

Actions like now are like sowing seeds with no promise of when they will bloom.

“That’s right~ That’s enough for now. If you work in a hurry, your tail will be stepped on and you’ll look like a hell broom.”

*****

It was not uncommon for Rike to disappear during lunchtime, saying he had work.

Rike, who went out to have a personal appointment during lunchtime and returned to the main building right before the end, kept his expressionless expression, but looked excited.

When she first thoughtlessly asked where she had been, Rike simply replied with silence and laughter.

That’s why, like Seria and herself, she doesn’t intend to ask questions until Ricke himself says it, but I’m curious about what she’s been out for.

‘…It’s a good thing!’

Wouldn’t that be enough if Rike didn’t come back because he was upset or depressed?

Rike, whose tone rose slightly, suddenly brought up the story of his brother.

-I saw the instructor on the way back, and he was playing with the cat. Aren’t there any classes today?

At that, Chloe almost stopped her feet and turned her direction.

First of all, I forcibly moved to the lecture room to keep my duty as a cadet.

‘You’re here today! I don’t have time right now because I have to go to class… How long will you be there?’

When I said it was a cat, I seemed to know where it was.

Thinking of running right after this class, Chloe entered the classroom and sat down near the back door.

…

As soon as class ends, she starts looking for her brother, and she realizes one thing.

Non-blood relatives.

Besides, I’ve never tried recommending something to a man except for my older brother.

It was so difficult that it would take a long time to prepare mentally and anticipate the situation in advance and prepare a script if you really had to do it.

But now she is looking for her partner, carrying only her contents without proper preparation.

“Ah··!”

I couldn’t see the cat, but the location was right here.

My older brother, lying on the bench and yawning, caught my eye and quickly approached.

When he saw himself approaching, he smiled and waved his hand, so he stopped, lowered his head, and walked towards him again.

While I was slightly rolling my eyes to see if there were people around, Mana began to surround the surroundings for the purpose of sound insulation.

“Oh, brother… How are you?”

“I’m fine. Chloe?”

“Thanks to my older brother… First of all! I want to thank you for the undeserved gift…!”

If there was a sword, he would have done the ceremony he had learned in his family, but he was in the position of a cadet now.

He lowered his head, and his gray hair fell down accordingly.

“That’s too much. I’ve received enough of my heart, so hold your head up and sit comfortably.”

“Ah… Yes!”

The older brother’s voice, mixed with a light smile like now, has a strange magic that eases the atmosphere.

“Weren’t you cold when you took it?”

“Uh, thanks to you… It was fine.”

“Well, if it’s Eclair’s skill, he’ll treat ice crystals lightly.”

Does my brother know how to help take the ice crystal?

I’d relived that scene dozens of times until today, but it was the first time I felt ashamed because my skin tickled.

After lightly pinching the back of his hand to distract him, Chloe finally brought up the main topic.

“And if you’re not busy, after the next practical class… I want to treat you to dinner…”

I haven’t reserved a place to eat yet, and I haven’t bought any gifts in return.

Noticing that the time had not been decided, Chloe made an appointment with a little time.

“It’s nice. Don’t be burdened or push yourself back. Let’s eat comfortably.”

The light and positive answer put my mind at ease.

“··Yes!”