I, who received permission from King Engai to acquire territory, head to the tavern where my collaborator from the Merchant Guild secured a table.
The table is on the second floor, overlooking the open seating area on the first. It’s a fine spot that satisfies my sense of superiority.
“Oh, we’ve been expecting you ♪”
My collaborator, Wire. A merchant. He’s known among his clients as a merchant of death.
From citizens suffering from disputes between nobles, he sells food and medicine at exorbitant prices. He kidnaps beggars and sells them as toys to the rich, to be toyed with and killed.
He’s a man deeply immersed in such shady dealings. He was once eyed by not only the Merchant Guild but also the Adventurer’s Guild. I say “was” because we joined forces with this Wire, and neatly disposed of any decisive evidence, witnesses, and the scene of the crime. Now he’s “certified as a dangerous person,” and everyone fears even making eye contact or mentioning his name ♪
“To King Engai and our bright future!”
“Cheers ♪”
We clink our glasses, not savoring the aroma of the alcohol, but gulping it down our throats.
“Ah, my throat burns ♪”
“Hoo. Top-shelf liquor is indeed different. Here, let’s have another toast ~ ♪ ///”
Wire is already starting to get drunk.
“Before we drink, let’s confirm our current situation.”
“Y-yes… we shall ♪ ///”
We unroll a rough map of the country on the table, place brightly colored pieces representing the king in various regions, and stack gold coins, three or five at a time, to indicate troop strength.
The royal family is surrounded by nobles from the east, west, north, and south. And we are in the central area where the royal family resides.
“The north and south have danced quite nicely for us ♪”
I move the pieces and gold coins Wire had arranged. The north prepares to receive the eastern nobles, while the south moves to attack the western nobles. The west, as if anticipating the southern advance, has prepared an ambush formation.
“Heh heh, they must have been surprised, no ♪?”
“Ah, those who intended to attack, yet were attacked by those who believed the information *we* provided ♪”
“Lord Heiggel, we haven’t leaked any information ♪”
“That’s right ♪”
“…*Pfft*, *kukukukuhahahahaha* ♪♪”
Officially, it’s reported as tips from escaped residents of each region. That’s the supposed source of information. We paid those driven by poverty with money. They readily agreed for silver coins. Well, it’s thanks to the lack of popular support for the ruling nobles. We merely whispered with a few coins ♪
“If this continues, you’ll die ♪ If this continues, your wife and son will die ♪”
We even kindly and meticulously provided specific examples. As for the scale of noble armies or the routes they would choose for their advance, they knew nothing ♪
“Didn’t Lord Heiggel’s mercenary group, the Hounds, perform admirably in the south the other day ♪?”
“Ah, it was a good find ♪”
Drinking and talking, he tells me it was a purchase that barely put a dent in his wallet. Wire, too, made a profit by distributing mood-altering drugs in the districts thrown into confusion by the nobles’ defeat. It’s a win-win ♪
After finishing the liquor bottles on the table, Wire is completely drunk. Telling him to handle the payment, I leave the establishment first… but then I spot a couple at a table on the first floor, featuring a remarkably attractive, boyish-looking woman. My mood changes.
“Hey, is that your boyfriend? Or perhaps your partner ♪? And you, her? Will you give her to me— *bu-beshi*!”
“Hmph. What a weirdo. Let’s go to another place.”
“Yeah. I have a boyfriend, so sorry, an-”
A boyfriend, huh? He interrupts the girlfriend’s apology to me and quickly leaves the bar. I follow them, smiling wryly at the surrounding customers who chuckle and scoff. The ones behind me laugh, “Wa-hahaha, still not giving up!” I hope tonight’s night sky is beautiful ♪ My guards are several members of the mercenary group, the Hounds ♪ I look forward to their report tomorrow morning, about how they’ve “cleaned up,” myself ♪
As Rayos tails the couple, he thinks about how lavish tonight’s guests will be. Leaving them in front of the shop they entered, he escorts them as an Astral Body to observe the couple. Immediately, the boyfriend starts to approach the girlfriend, discussing me. How I am excellent, how much I love you. *Tch*, what a pretentious guy… I’ve thought of a good punishment for you ♪!
“Geez, it’s embarrassing just to hear it ///”
“It’s not embarrassing. It’s normal these days.”
*Sigh*, judging by this, the girlfriend must be used. Well, it doesn’t matter. I’ll make your boyfriend eat your shit. Whether she’s used or not, it doesn’t matter. Rayos thinks of terrifying things. He ascertains the information about the inn where the two are staying and returns to his physical body to get ahead.
“Well now, I can enjoy myself with some punishment tonight~~…”
“…………”
There is a shadow tailing Rayos, who has become Heiggel. He goes to the inn’s reception, reserves an available room, and then, while in his Astral Body, heads to a brothel with another spare body until the couple arrives.
“Heehee, I want a cute one, please meowww.”
“Yes, then…”
The concierge introduces a girl as per my request. I pay in advance for two hours and am escorted to a private room ♪ The girl quickly gives up under my assault. She rings a handbell to call for staff assistance. I still have time left on my restriction. Receiving a refund for the remaining amount, I’m introduced to another girl and, handing over the fee for two hours, I move to another private room.
“Ahhh, amazing, customer! You’ve surely been holding back, ou- *ahh*h ♥!”
Whether she’s the second girl or the number of rounds, I exhaust my Possessed Magic Power, continue to produce semen, and knock her out. This time, I didn’t let her call for staff !! ☆
