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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Cyno
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I brought Rena and came to that inn yesterday. The food was amazing, just like the eroge setting said it would be. It would surely captivate the palate of the noble rookie knight-in-training.
“Ah! Guard-nim!”
Tiarushie, who recognized me, came scurrying over. Her gestures were filled with high expectations. Meanwhile, Rena clung to my side with a feeling like, ‘Another woman has appeared?’
I need to thoroughly train her to not block women who approach me and to be conditioned to accept new people I bring.
“You came quickly?”
“Well, the longer I’m late, the longer Tiarushie’s father suffers, right?”
“You knew my name?”
“You’re quite famous. I heard the hunters going in and out of the dungeon talking about you. And here, the promised items.”
I took out the mint from my pouch. Tiarushie’s face brightened as she checked the quality.
“Wah! They’re all top-grade! Thank you so much! Mid-grade mint has little effect, so I tried to get high-grade but failed… and you managed to get even better quality, and this much…”
Mint is said to be easy to grow, but that’s only if you don’t care about quality. High-grade and above require careful cultivation by professionals.
But if you put that effort into more expensive seeds, you could get a bigger harvest for the same time investment. That’s why Serika told me good quality mint is hard to find.
I didn’t know that. In the eroge, it was just all the same mint, how was I supposed to know? Making quality distinctions is something you do in farming games.
“I’m a guard, after all. I used a bit of influence.”
“How can I ever repay this favor… Did you come here for a meal with a colleague from work? I’ll provide our dinner special for free!”
“That’s alright. I should pay.”
“My, oh my. If anything, *we* should be paying *you*.”
Izumi joined in. Rena clung to me even tighter upon seeing the married woman’s uniquely plump yet voluptuous body.
“Senpai…”
The warmth against my arm felt good. With three women around me, the gazes of the men in the inn gathered on us. A good idea suddenly came to mind.
“If even the innkeeper, Ms. Izumi, says that, it’s hard to refuse further. Alright. But could you bring the meal to our room instead?”
“Well, of course that’s possible, but why?”
“My junior here finds men’s stares unpleasant. If possible, a space excluded from others’ eyes would be better.”
Being alone together in a room should give Rena more courage than an open space. No need to move locations; I could just pounce on her right there.
“Aha.”
Izumi licked her lips with her tongue. It was a small action, but overflowing with sensuality.
“But we only have single rooms left. If that’s alright with you, I’ll give you a room.”
“Fine by me. Rena, it’s okay, right?”
“Y-Yes!”
We received the key and entered the room. Rena became noticeably quieter. She diligently examined the unremarkable room interior.
“O-Only one bed?”
“It’s not like we’re staying the night anyway, so what does it matter. Right?”
“Ah. That’s true…”
She looks visibly disappointed. What an innocent girl. As we were having this awkward time, Tiarushie appeared with the food.
“I didn’t order alcohol…”
“Mother provided it as a service. It’s our inn’s special fruit wine; I’m sure you’ll like it!”
“Thank you.”
“Not at all! I’m the one who’s grateful. Thanks to you, my father can spend a few days in comfort. Perhaps…”
“You don’t need to be so cautious. I’ll keep getting it for you as long as it’s within my capabilities.”
“Thank you! I will definitely repay this favor!”
Yeah. You better not forget and repay me with your body later. After Tiarushie set the food and left, Rena brought up the subject.
“About the mint you gave earlier? It seems the father of the waitress here is very sick?”
“Right. Apparently, you need Saint-grade or above mint to prevent his condition from worsening, but it’s hard to find. Luckily, Iruna is good at growing crops, so we could harvest high-quality mint.”
“Ah, she’s really good at so many things.”
“She’s an incredible supporter. Let’s eat before the food gets cold. It tastes bad when cold.”
As expected of a special meal, the composition was excellent. There were grilled vegetables, including asparagus, and a mushroom soup that soothed the stomach. The main menu was a steak made from lamb carefully grilled with devotion.
It seemed they used lamb from sheep around 8 months old, not fully grown, as it had no peculiar smell and was tender. How did I know? A wealthy friend occasionally treated me, so I remember. It cost as much as premium Hanwoo beef, so I never dared go to that restaurant alone.
“It’s really delicious. Right? Maybe even better than beef.”
“Uhm. Yeah.”
It was truly good food, but Rena just poked at it with her chopsticks.
“What’s wrong? Doesn’t taste good?”
“No! The taste is good, but…”
“Then you’re worried about something. Here, have a glass of fruit wine. It’ll help you relax.”
I filled her glass, and Rena seemed at a loss. She was clearly recalling the memory of chugging whiskey and passing out embarrassingly.
“You don’t have to down it in one go; just drink slowly. Yesterday you drank too hastily, that’s why.”
“Really?”
Rena cautiously tasted the fruit wine and beamed.
“Wah! It’s alcoholic, but it’s sweet! The aroma is excellent, and the flavor is rich too. I wonder what fruits they used to make it.”
“Indeed. I’d like to know too.”
It tasted comparable to expensive wines I’d had in my previous life. If they sell it separately, I should stock up when I go home.
Unexpectedly, Rena handled her alcohol well. Perhaps her appetite returned, as she diligently cut the meat too. She shouldn’t relax already, though. I need to create a subtle atmosphere to make Rena confess her love.
I have a surefire move for the dinner table. I cut the meat into a bite-sized piece.
“You’re eating well. Is it that delicious?”
“Yes! It melts in your mouth!”
“Then try this too.”
“Uh…”
Rena was speechless seeing the piece of lamb held right in front of her lips. She fidgeted with her fingers.
“Th-This is…”
“Don’t want to eat it?”
“Ah, no! Thank you, I’ll eat it gratefully!”
Rena closed her eyes tightly and bit the meat in one go. It slipped off the fork, caught on her lips, and went into her mouth.
Rena made a happy expression without moving her jaw.
“Not eating it?”
“Ah, *gulp*.”
Rena almost spat the meat out while trying to talk. She hurriedly pushed it back in with her hand and chewed vigorously.
“You’re cute when you eat well. Want more?”
“*Gulp*. Ah, no. It’s fine.”
“Hot? Your face is red. Should I open the window?”
“Now that you mention it, it is a bit hot. I’ll open it!”
Rena swiftly opened the window and fanned herself. She was clearly conscious of me. The timing feels about right; I should probe a bit.
“What’s worrying you? I can keep a secret, so just tell me.”
“Ah, well… it’s a bit difficult.”
“Still don’t have the courage? Here, down this one glass.”
I filled her empty glass with fruit wine, and Rena downed it in one go. She drinks well, saying it’s sweet. The alcohol content should be similar to the fruit wine we drank yesterday.
Unsurprisingly, Rena got appropriately drunk. Her slightly dazed eyes stared straight at me. But her mouth still wasn’t opening.
No matter how much I draw it out, it seems useless. I’ll just take the initiative and strike first.
“Actually, I know even if you don’t say it. I saw, you know?”
“Wh-Wh-Wh-What? Saw what? Nothing at all! I didn’t see anything!”
“Someone who truly didn’t see anything wouldn’t react like you.”
I took my time and finished the lamb. From now on, I’ll be too busy to have the leisure to eat.
“Yesterday, right in the middle of sex, I heard you running away outside. Sorry. If I knew you’d see, I would have held back. I’m a man, so it was hard to restrain myself.”
“No! It was my fault for peeking!”
“Right. It is partly your fault. Iruna told me you peeked for quite a while, didn’t you?”
Rena’s face turned pale.
“Iruna talked about that? Everything? What I did?”
“She just said you peeked and then ran away. Why, did you do something else?”
“It’s nothing…”
Rena hung her head. Her shyly clasped hands dug between her thighs. Seizing the moment, I moved my seat next to hers.
“I understand how you feel. I get aroused by alcohol too, and being in the same room as an attractive female junior and senpai made it hard to hold back. You know how much temptation our job exposes us to.”
“Right. Just today, some woman tried to seduce Senpai.”
Rena gritted her teeth.
“What’s wrong with that?”
“Huh?”
“Being attracted to an attractive person of the opposite sex is human instinct. That hunter was attracted to me, and I refused because I wasn’t attracted to her. Because someone more attractive, who I’ve spent several days with and built shared memories, asked me to have dinner.”
“Uu.”
Rena hunched over and shrunk into herself. But she also leaned against me slightly. Rena’s body was hot like a lump of coal, and the parts touching me quickly grew warm.
This is a complete human heater. If we supply one Rena per household in winter, we wouldn’t have to worry about heating bills.
“But, Senpai, you have a girlfriend, don’t you?”
Her form of address changed from ‘Senpai-nim’ to just ‘Senpai’. A positive development.
“Right. But you saw, didn’t you? My girlfriend doesn’t care if there are other people, as long as I love her. She considers it natural, like nobles having multiple wives and concubines.”
“That Mehyia Senpai too…”
“Actually, there are more people I’m involved with. Iruna knows, of course.”
“Whaat?!”
Rena was startled and looked straight at me. Our faces were so close I could feel her excited breath.
“They all said they liked me, so it was hard to refuse. They’re all good people; I couldn’t just leave them with the memory of a failed first love, right? They accepted it even after I told them there were other women. That’s the kind of relationship it became.”
“Such a…”
Rena hesitated, then mustered her courage and shouted.
“I’m a first love too!”
“Who’s?”
“Y-Y-You, Senpai!”
“Oh really?”
I smiled teasingly on purpose. I touched Rena’s cheek; it was warm like a hot pack.
“When you say it like that, I’m not sure I understand. Can you be a little more honest?”
“I-I-I, Senpai, I lo-lo…”
“Lo-lo? You want me to teach you swordsmanship?”
“No! I love you!!”
“Good job.”
I hugged Rena tightly. I could feel her heart pounding. Her body temperature was so hot I worried she might have a fever.
This is a complete human heater. If we supply one Rena per household in winter, we wouldn’t have to worry about heating bills.
“You mustered your courage. Then I should answer too. What words do you want to hear?”
“I want… Senpai to love me too…”
“That’s not a difficult request. It’s harder *not* to love someone as pretty and competent as you, Rena. But I have other lovers too. Sometimes, like yesterday, several get involved at once. Can you accept that? If you can’t, then it will be difficult for me to accept your love.”
I pulled away from Rena and ended my words firmly.
“If you refuse, it will be as if nothing happened between us. You never loved me, and I will only think of you as a junior I work with. Work conversations will be mainly businesslike. You know how I act towards hunters when working. You will be treated like that too.”
“That… I hate that. It feels like my heart is being torn apart…”
“Just remember two things. First, you won’t get jealous even if I have sex with other lovers. Second, you will obey my words unconditionally. You saw yesterday, so you know what I mean, right?”
“…Yes.”
“Then, your answer now. What will you do?”
The answer came immediately.
“I love you, Senpai. If Senpai ignores me, I think my heart will hurt so much I won’t be able to go on living. I won’t get jealous, and I’ll obey your words well. So please, accept my love.”
“Good.”
I got the confession. Now for the next phase. Time for training sex.
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