I am Hal Harem Von Raymond, the party leader of the adventurer party “Princess Harem.”
Recently, I feel like I’ve gotten somewhat used to my baptismal name, “Harem.”
Still, it’s embarrassing to introduce myself to someone I’m meeting for the first time.
We embarked on our second expedition trip around the Western Nations. On a mountain pass that marked the border between the Espana Imperial Kingdom and the Former Yver Duchy Territory, we defeated a wicked Treant that kidnapped young women and drained their life force.
This Treant styled itself as the “Princess Knight Eater” and fancied itself a gourmet, but it was no match for us, who are well-stocked with offensive mages.
Although, it did take us some effort as the Treant had captured Saintess Lounamaria Lurd, Saintess Seira Hyperion, and Holy Knight Mariabel, along with their Holy Knights from the Asgard Holy Church.
I failed to ask for Holy Knight Mariabel’s full name, but since they are essentially people we meet “once in a lifetime,” it shouldn’t be a problem.
Among them, Saintess Lounamaria was an acquaintance of my previous life, Lester Adamon, so I decided to lend a hand.
Saintess Lounamaria attempted to invite me to the Asgard Holy Church as a saint, which reflexively led me to bind her with “Slave Contract Magic.”
Then, when I probed into Saintess Lounamaria’s subconscious, I found that despite having a strong desire for marriage, she was concerned about her vagina being torn apart by a thick penis. So I dispelled her concerns with “Trial Expansion.”
After that, it seems she received a rough welcome from the party members of “Princess Harem” in the women’s bath at the hot spring, but I haven’t heard the details.
This is because I myself was in a dangerous state.
They are all beautiful girls, and while cute individually, when they gather, they transform into dangerous carnivorous women.
I myself have barely escaped death countless times during the prelude to my “Bath Meetings.”
This phenomenon indicates that there was a pitfall in the pure? intention of Cardinal Lester from my previous life, who wished “to build a harem” on his deathbed.
I really wonder how kings and wealthy merchants of the world achieve their “feasts of wine and flesh”? It’s a great question.
Well, for me, I prefer to take my time with each person one by one rather than having harem sex with a large group, so it’s not a problem…
Furthermore, Saintess Lounamaria and I are still connected through “Slave Contract Magic,” and when I concentrate, I can vaguely perceive her location.
Personally, I want Saintess Lounamaria to build a happy family with Cardinal Arthur Thornton.
Thus, we left the quaint hot spring town built at the foot of the mountain pass and are heading towards the Former Capital City of Icebell in the Former Yver Duchy Territory.
There lies the ruins of Icebell Castle, where a siege battle was fought against the Espana Imperial Army, which invaded with furious speed.
It might be a painful place for Sophie, who was involved, and for her relatives Ly and Liliana, but considering that Sophie will be queen in the near future, it is necessary to assess the current situation.
The two carriages carrying us are proceeding smoothly along the main road.
This area must have been devastated by war, but from observation from the coachman’s seat, it seems to have been restored.
Of course, in the villages along the road, the remains of burned-down houses were scattered, and new bridges, seemingly rebuilt, spanned the rivers.
Nevertheless, the weather was clear, with a cloudless blue sky and the chirping of small birds, creating a pastoral atmosphere with rural scenery lining the main road.
The horses pulling the carriages seemed to be in good spirits, their tails swaying rhythmically.
“Master Hal, a small carriage that appears to be out of control is coming towards us. What should we do?”
I was relaxing in the passenger compartment after changing the coachman to Eria when a small window connecting the driver’s seat and the passenger compartment opened, and Eria reported the emergency with a tense expression.
“For now, please pull the carriage over to the shoulder and stop it.”
“Yes, Master Hal. Woo, woo, please stop, my horses.”
Hiihiin, hiihiin.
With Eria’s reins operation, the intelligent horses, understanding my intention, immediately pulled the carriage to the shoulder and stopped.
It seems Edele, who was maneuvering the following carriage, also stopped following our carriage.
While the horses are intelligent, Eria and Edele have also become somewhat accustomed to driving.
“Eria, what’s the situation?”
“Master Hal, it’s that carriage.”
“It’s indeed going too fast, and the coachman is nowhere to be seen! Also, a passenger seems to be collapsed. Judging by their clothing, it’s a woman?”
We opened the carriage door and examined the runaway carriage.
Our carriage is a phaeton drawn by two horses and has a capacity of 8 people.
On the other hand, the runaway carriage heading towards us is a light carriage drawn by one horse and is likely for two people.
However, there was only one collapsed figure in the seat, and no coachman in sight.
“Master Hal, shall we just let it pass?”
Liliana, with a worried look, asked.
“Could it be a noblewoman? It would be wise to earn some goodwill here.”
This time, Ly suggested that we rescue the passenger in the runaway carriage.
Incidentally, Sophie, who is crucial, was still withdrawn due to her identity being destroyed by the Treant.
Sophie, who was denied her “Princess Knight” status by the Treant, seemed to have taken considerable damage.
While this was happening, the runaway carriage approached.
The horse was running desperately as if frightened by something, and the carriage it was pulling was riding over the ruts and small stones on the road, bouncing greatly at times, but it showed no sign of slowing down.
Furthermore, the horse harness attached to the small carriage and horse were expensive, so as Ly said, it was likely the property of a noble.
Then, the woman collapsed in the carriage might be a noblewoman or a maid.
Judging by her attire, the passenger is probably a noble lady.
“Mai, can you handle it?”
“Yeah… leave it to me.”
I asked Mai, who was in the same carriage and agile, to rescue the passenger who appeared to be a noble lady left in the runaway carriage.
As I was asking, Mai, who was already prepared, jumped out and immediately afterwards, attached herself to the runaway carriage that was about to pass us and boarded it.
As Mai skillfully jumped onto the carriage, cheers erupted from the surrounding party members.
However, she seemed to be struggling to control the horse while holding the reins, and the excited horse didn’t listen to Mai at all.
As this was happening, the main road ahead curved sharply, and it was inevitable that they would fall into the river if they continued like this.
“Oh dear, it looks like I need to help.”
Swan Hilda, who was in the second carriage, looked around, confirmed there was no one else, transformed into her battle-goddess light armor, and flew to the rescue.
As expected of Swan Hilda, a lower god, her flight was swift. She quickly caught up, cradling Mai and the passenger in both arms, and returned.
Doba~n
Hiihiin
Immediately after, the unmanned runaway carriage, along with the horse, plunged into the river, creating a large plume of water.
Fortunately, the river flow was gentle, and the carriage slid along the riverbed with its weight, but the horse’s latch seemed to have come undone, and it swam to the opposite shore.
“Th-thank you.”
Mai, who was rescued, said thank you to Swan Hilda.
“We’re comrades, so it’s natural.”
Swan Hilda, on the other hand, seemed pleased to be thanked.
Behind Swan Hilda were Shera, happily wagging her pure white fox tail, along with Ilisha, Kirika, and Freya.
Naturally, due to the emergency, Elise and Freya were not paying attention to Shera, but perhaps she had enjoyed herself in the carriage.
Further behind, Edele on the coachman’s seat of the carriage proudly watched her cousin’s performance.
“Master Hal, this is the girl we rescued.”
Swan Hilda carefully laid the girl she was holding in her right arm onto the ground.
The girl had light blonde hair and was wearing an elegant dress, suggesting she was likely a noble lady, as Ly had pointed out.
Perhaps this girl is the daughter of a noble from the Espana Imperial Kingdom.
In that case, would she be an enemy of Sophie?
Well, with the secret agreement with Princess Elizabeth of the Espana Imperial Kingdom, “Beth-chan,” she is unlikely to act hostile, or rather, she is currently broken and can be ignored.
Ly and Liliana are fully aware of these matters, so it depends on this girl’s reaction.
Even if something happens, Alicia, who is also from the Espana Imperial Kingdom nobility, is accompanying us, so we are safe.
Still, the questions about why the carriage ran wild and what happened to the coachman linger.
We can only ask this girl about these circumstances.
“Alicia, do you think this girl is a noble lady from Espana?”
First, I confirmed with Alicia, a noble from the Espana Imperial Kingdom.
“I don’t know her personally, but I think so.”
Alicia nodded while tilting her head slightly.
Alicia had not made her debut in society due to the downfall of her birth family, Viscount Rendol, so she had few acquaintances in noble society.
“This might be an unexpected windfall,”
Kirika commented, observing the girl lying on the ground.
“I think it’s inappropriate to treat a girl like an object.”
Dietlinde, on the other hand, criticized the objectification.
“I feel like a new adventure has begun.”
Freya said somewhat detachedly.
Perhaps, since this second expedition trip will take us around the Western Nations, she believes she, who was born in the Southern Nations, is not involved.
It seems she is setting aside the fact that Saintess Lounamaria was looking for her.
“How about it? Given that Master Hal is involved, the possibility of getting caught up is high, don’t you think…”
Elise, on the other hand, seemed resigned.
Still, Elise says something quite harsh about me being involved.
I think punishment suits Elise well.
I’ll make a mental note of Elise’s remark.
“Master Hal, shall I have her smell an aromatic stimulant?”
Seeing that opinions had been exhausted, Tirna suggested.
Tirna’s knowledge of pharmacology is useful in such situations.
Recently, Tirna has also been developing secondary sexual characteristics and has become a girl-like body.
I was caught by impure thoughts, wondering when she would finally turn 14.
For me, young girls under 14 are not objects for night duty (sex).
This is because Lester the Cleric of my previous life was devoted to the teachings of Saint Agnes Sharn.
Our party, “Princess Harem,” along with Alicia and Ilisha, gathered around the unconscious girl, discussing her identity and future disposition.
Then, Tirna proposed using an aromatic stimulant, which is the usual flow.
“Tirna, please do it.”
I authorized Tirna to use the aromatic stimulant.
“Understood, Master Hal.”
Tirna, who gave the unconscious girl a lap pillow, uncorked a suspicious medicine bottle from her pocket and held it to the girl’s nose, making her smell the strongly stimulating aromatic stimulant.
“…ugh… ugh… ki!? Kyaaaah!!”
The girl, who was prompted to awaken by smelling the aromatic stimulant, soon regained consciousness but screamed upon seeing us around her.
Currently, we were all wearing hooded robes pulled deep, and masks shaped like battle-goddesses, so she must have thought we were accomplices of the attackers.
“…zei… zei… zei…”
After screaming for a while, she seemed tired and was panting, breathing heavily.
“Have you calmed down? We are party members of an adventurer team called ‘Princess Harem’ and are not suspicious individuals. So, could you please tell us your name?”
When I exchanged glances with Elise, she removed her mask and spoke to the girl.
In such situations, I thought it would be more appropriate for Elise, a woman and our sub-leader, to speak rather than me, a man, talking to her.
And if she fails, it would be an excuse for punishment.
It’s a win-win situation for me.
“I… I will not yield to rebels (terrorists), even if I die! I have the pride of a noble of Espana!”
The girl glared at Elise’s face and said, drawing the corners of her eyes outward.
The girl undoubtedly believed us to be attackers and maintained a stubborn attitude.
Thank you for reading.
Episode 30-2: Tactics of Revival ② △
is scheduled for pre-posting at 0:00 on February 27th.
