“Excuse me, may I have a word with you?”
I called out to a young prostitute? wearing a deep hood.
To my right was Eria, and behind me stood the imposing Shera-ane-san, both dressed like adventurers.
On my shoulder, it seemed, sat Helena, the Holy Spirit, in invisible state.
“I-I’m busy. I have nothing to say to a suspicious child like you. Hmph!”
The girl, her hood pulled low, dismissed me with a haughty, condescending tone.
Eria, apparently angered by her cold attitude, was about to step forward, but I stopped her for the time being.
Shera-ane-san, on the other hand, was intently watching the young prostitute? and swaying her fox tail.
She was probably thinking of something wicked.
Shera was generally timid, but she had a dark side and was quite resourceful.
“You came out of the back entrance of the high-class brothel ‘Rose Annex: Lily’s Honey’. Are you affiliated with them? I have something I’d like to ask you…”
I couldn’t back down easily.
“How rude of you! To speak to me after knowing my status! Frankly, we don’t deal with children like you. That’s enough. Open the way. Otherwise, you’ll face dire consequences? Do you want to be wrapped in straw according to the rules of the red-light district?”
The girl’s attitude hardened as I detained her.
“You… you are rude to our Master, Hal-sama!”
Eria, apparently exasperated by our conversation, joined in.
Shera-ane-san’s fox tail wagged energetically, as if welcoming Eria’s intervention.
“Heh, you have a somewhat presentable older woman with you. But ‘Rose Annex: Lily’s Honey,’ where I belong, is the most prestigious in this red-light district. There’s no way someone like her could compete. If you understand, wash your face and come back, you potato elder sister!”
The girl cast a glance at Eria and curtly dismissed her as well.
In response to the girl’s words, a prominent vein throbbed on Eria’s temple.
Eria was quietly furious.
“Potato elder sister” was indeed going too far.
I thought I should try to calm Eria down, but it was too late; she had already reached her limit.
“Hal-sama, shall we select this young prostitute? I, for one, would like to give her some educational guidance. I can already imagine the sight of a little girl crying and begging for mercy.”
Eria, apparently angered by the girl’s words, declared her intention for “educational guidance.”
Although her tone was soft, Eria’s eyes were serious.
Perhaps her dignity had been severely offended.
“This potato elder sister is an ignorant country bumpkin. Even though I’m a humble young prostitute, I’m still a high-class lady. When you hear my price, you’ll faint. Hmph!”
The young prostitute, sensing Eria’s quiet anger, accepted the challenge, and a standoff began between the two.
It seemed they had both forgotten about me.
“Who is being rude? There are people watching here, so let’s go to the brothel and talk.”
“As expected, this potato elder sister… she’s pretty, but not very bright. My high-class brothel doesn’t accept first-time visitors! Are you stupid?!”
Finally, the young prostitute and Eria were butting heads in a quarrel.
It seemed this young prostitute I spoke to had an incredibly high opinion of herself.
And as a result of their discussion, we decided to follow her.
She probably thought we would be turned away at the entrance.
*Tap, tap,* *tap.*
“Would you please open this?”
*Creeak, creeeak.*
The girl, using a knock with a little code, activated a heavy door that slowly creaked open.
“Melody, you went out on your own during work again? I told you you’d be punished if you did it again!”
The woman who opened the door was an older woman with slightly dull blonde hair tied up.
Deep wrinkles were etched on her face, but traces of her former beauty remained, suggesting she was quite attractive in her youth.
Her tone and demeanor indicated she was the madam of this brothel.
After glancing at us, she addressed the young prostitute, calling her Melody, and began to lecture her, her eyes narrowed.
“M-Madam Jeanne, please forgive me. Actually, I was caught by some strange people… They are behind me, so please drive them away. I will return to the waiting room.”
The young prostitute, called Melody, pushed us onto Madam Jeanne and hurried back inside.
I stepped forward and decided to greet Madam Jeanne and state the purpose of my visit.
“My name is Hal Raymond. I’d like to name Melody…”
“Can a boy like you afford the price here… and without a regular customer’s introduction letter, you can’t enter.”
Madam Jeanne stood at the entrance of the brothel, sizing us up.
“How about this? I don’t want to sleep with Melody, I just want to talk to her…”
I took out a Crimson Card from my wallet.
“M-My apologies, Hal Raymond-sama. I never imagined you would have a Crimson Card… I will guide you to a room immediately, so please wait a moment. Excuse me, but are you perhaps affiliated with the aforementioned Raymond Trading Company?”
“…Dalos Raymond is my father. Also, my full name is Hal Harem Von Raymond. Please remember that from now on.”
“Welcome to our brothel, Young Master Raymond. Please come in. Melody is a girl who prides herself on being a cool beauty, like a noblewoman, and she’s quite skilled. However, she’s a bit too proud, and her resistance is actually what makes her popular. If you’d like, please guide her to true ecstasy.”
“Madam Jeanne, I apologize, but that little girl needs some educational guidance.”
“And you are?”
“I am…”
The credibility of the Crimson Card was apparently immense, as we were guided to a VIP room.
As many nobles were among the clientele of this high-class brothel, a special VIP room had been set up in the waiting area.
Then, down the hallway, Eria had a private conversation with Madam Jeanne.
“E-Excuse me… Ahhh, you! Why are you children who were just here… here?!”
Shortly after, Melody, the richly dressed young prostitute, entered and noticed us, letting out a strange cry.
Melody was a beautiful girl with blonde hair and blue eyes, wearing a blue dress that made her look like a noblewoman at first glance.
It wasn’t a revealing evening gown with a low neckline for a ball, but a modest dress that showed just enough of her neck.
Like its sister establishments, this brothel likely had a policy against underselling young prostitutes.
Dressed up, Melody looked like a noblewoman and didn’t appear to be a young prostitute at all.
High-class prostitutes couldn’t just rely on their good looks.
They had to possess various cultured skills to entertain their clients.
However, upon seeing us, Melody became flustered and revealed her true colors.
Seeing her pathetic demeanor, Eria’s lips subtly curled into a bright smile.
And I was overcome by a phantom sensation, as if cold water had been poured down my back.
“Melody-san, that’s undignified. You’ll never live up to the name of Rose if you act like that.”
Eria immediately retorted with a cold expression.
“Uh… Who exactly are you people?!”
Melody, finally sensing something, asked us, peering cautiously at us.
Her expression had changed from the contempt she had shown earlier to one of fear.
She was likely trying to figure out why we had been shown to this VIP room.
Her forehead seemed to be beaded with cold sweat.
“I am Eria Akue de Castina. Although, when I was the White Rose of the Rose Sisterhood at Rosa Gemma, I went by Eria.”
Here, Eria revealed her background.
“W-What?! Eria-onee-sama, you were once part of the Rose?!”
“Yes, that’s right. I was redeemed by Hal-sama.”
Eria smiled with composure, while Melody’s face turned pale, and she began to tremble.
“Earlier, I declared that I would give you educational guidance. Madam Jeanne has already given her consent. I heard you rarely reach ecstasy because you’re too complacent with your cool beauty setting. I will help you reach it. Your excellent skills are crying out.”
Eria continued to corner Melody.
So that was what she had been discussing with Madam Jeanne earlier.
“Eria-onee-sama, please, forgive this ignorant Melody.”
Melody, her face close to tears, bowed deeply.
“No, Melody. This is a matter of principle… I’ll let you choose between punishment or practical training. This is out of compassion for a junior.”
Eria maintained a composed attitude towards Melody, who was bowing low with tears in her eyes.
“Hey, Eria. What exactly does ‘punishment’ or ‘practical training’ entail!?”
Hearing Eria’s words, Shera-ane-san asked with great interest.
Shera-ane-san tried to hide her glistening face, but her wagging fox tail gave her away.
And this question seemed intended to allow me and Melody to hear Eria’s true intentions.
In fact, Melody was pricking up her ears.
“Well, let’s see…”
In response to Shera-ane-san’s question, Eria surveyed the VIP room.
*Tap, tap, thud, click, creeeak.*
At first glance, the VIP room seemed like an ordinary reception room with only luxurious furnishings, but Eria lightly tapped an apparently blank wall, discovering and opening a disguised storage shelf.
On the hidden shelves were various adult toys.
“For example, a punishment for a little girl who insults a senior prostitute like yourself, Melody, is spanking.”
Eria took out a spanking rod, similar in shape to a fly swatter, from the storage shelf and swung it with a *swish, swish*.
In response, Melody let out a squeak of “Hiiiii!” and retreated, covering her buttocks with her hands.
Although precautions were taken not to injure her body, which was her livelihood, her entire backside was said to turn bright red and swell.
From her reaction, it was possible that Melody had prior experience with spanking.
“And practical training involves checking a prostitute’s condition using the adult toys here, but I will guide you to ecstasy without using them. Now, tell me, which one will it be, Melody?”
“Then… practical training, please, Eria-onee-sama.”
Melody, her head slumped in defeat, looked like a condemned prisoner being led to the execution ground.
In the case of spanking, she wouldn’t be able to take customers until the swelling subsided, and during that time, she would be ridiculed by her peers as a freeloading burden.
On the other hand, with practical training, she would reach ecstasy on the spot, and her body wouldn’t be permanently injured, so she could work the next day.
Furthermore, considering Melody’s tendency to be less sensitive, it was possible Eria might even be defeated.
However, how skilled was Eria at practical training?
Thank you for reading.
Episode 37-7, “The Hierarchical Structure Between a Former Rose Young Prostitute and a Current Young Prostitute ③,” has been scheduled for pre-publication release at 00:00 on October 13th.
