The day after we found the hidden basement in what we assumed was the Knights of the Azure Moon’s hideout, Noella Sante woke up, with Tirna diligently nursing her.
For the time being, she was to be given nourishing liquid food and allowed to rest and recover her strength.
“Hal, I apologize for my rude behavior the other day. Also, thank you very much for saving my life.”
When I met the awakened Noella, she seemed to have heard the story from Tirna, and she thanked me with a humble attitude.
“For me, I only helped because we had our own reasons, but this is also fate, isn’t it? In the future, please lend your strength to Liliana.”
“Of course! Crown Prince Liliana is undoubtedly the legitimate successor to the Yangas Royal Family! To be able to assist His Highness… this is truly the aspiration of a Yangas Knight!!”
Noella’s expression had changed completely from when we first met.
When we met her, Noella, a streetwalker near death’s door, had a face that seemed to have given up on everything, but upon meeting her liege, Liliana, she seemed to have awakened to her duties as a Yangas Knight.
Still, the influence that pure royalty possesses… was it truly this formidable?
Although Liliana often lamented her lack of combat power, her popularity in her home region was a powerful weapon.
On the other hand, even Sophie, who had indulged in so much debauchery, had those who adored her…
And Noella, ordered by her liege, Liliana, to recover her strength, was now quietly resting in bed.
Shifting my gaze, I saw Tirna next to her, devising rehabilitation plans.
Noella, who had been bedridden for a long time, had lost a significant amount of muscle.
It was nothing short of impressive that she could even get up in such a state.
This could be considered a kind of “superhuman strength under duress.”
Three days later, Holy Spirit Serena, whom we had left at the Knights of the Azure Moon’s hideout for surveillance, returned.
She gracefully flapped her two pairs of wings and seemed to be in high spirits.
Then, Holy Spirit Serena perched on my right shoulder.
“Master, the people you were looking for have returned. They all five, who are wanted criminals, returned under the cover of night by gondola. They seemed tired from their mission, so I imagine they are fast asleep in their hideout right now.”
“You did well, Serena.”
Holy Spirit Serena had perfectly fulfilled the role of lookout that I had requested.
“Now, their breasts are mine. Gufufufu.”
“You really…”
However, what followed was not as pleasant.
The Ero Oyajin seemed to be completely preoccupied with the promised reward of breasts from Elise, the sub-leader of the Princess Harem.
Still, he was truly incorrigible. Despite having suffered greatly from the “Quality Check,” he showed no signs of reflection.
He was truly living by the proverb, “A personality formed in early childhood lasts a lifetime.”
Surely, the god who created the Ero Oyajin must have wrung his hands in despair.
“Hal, I will finally be able to meet my knights.”
Liliana, who had been listening to the report with us, was shedding tears.
Considering Liliana’s feelings, this was a natural reaction.
“Liliana, it’s too early to cry. Hal, as they say, ‘Fortune favors the bold.’ Let’s ambush them while they sleep and incapacitate them, then have Liliana persuade them.”
Ly, who admonished the tearful Liliana, proposed, “Let’s prioritize speed!” for this particular operation.
Indeed, the idea of restraining someone immediately after they fall asleep was a low-risk strategy.
This time, we couldn’t afford to dismember or kill our opponents, so it was worth executing even if we were accused of being cowardly.
We left Tirna, who was in charge of nursing Noella, and headed for the Knights of the Azure Moon’s hideout.
As it was late at night, we traveled on foot.
To be honest, I wanted to leave behind those with low combat power like Alicia and Freya, but I was swayed by their pleas to witness the emotional reunion.
The main street, which had been bustling with people during the day, was now quiet, with everyone asleep.
In just a few more hours, merchants and artisans would start moving for the morning preparations.
We cut through the commercial district and hurried to the ruined former outpost in the south.
That area was a warehouse district, so even during the day, there were few people.
As we walked through the deserted warehouse district, we could occasionally hear the distant howling of dogs.
In the profound silence of the night, only the sound of our footsteps could be heard.
The reason no one was speaking unnecessarily was probably because a battle might be imminent.
Hyuuuu…. Flash!
However, as we approached the vicinity of the former knight outpost, a sudden sound tore through the air, and in the next instant, a blinding orb of light appeared in the sky, dispelling the darkness around us.
“Thieves, we have been waiting for you.”
Then, a woman’s voice, described as being in her prime, called out from ahead.
“Wh-What? Aren’t you supposed to be asleep?! This isn’t what we were told!”
As Swan Hilda exclaimed in astonishment, the five members of the Knights of the Azure Moon were waiting for us, fully armed.
The one who had just spoken to us was apparently Melissa Lilivach Dela Schleeena, a former Viscount’s Daughter, who claimed to be their leader.
However, this unnatural accent sounded familiar…
I had a very bad feeling about this.
Illuminated by the orb of light, Melissa was a fierce female knight clad in light silver armor.
The female knights guarding her left and right were likely vice-leader Isabel Mamaria Dela Laskan, a former Baron’s daughter, and the magic swordsman Arches Rilinda.
It seemed that the previous light-attribute magic was released by Arches.
Melissa and Isabel had their hands on the hilts of the rapiers hanging at their waists, ready for combat.
Meanwhile, Arches held up her magic staff, seemingly controlling the orb of light.
Their gazes, which fixed on us without any carelessness, seemed to carry strong emotions.
The air around us was filled with a deadly aura, prickling our skin.
And before them, the mid-line ranged fighter Rachel Papillon stood with her bow nocked, while the front-line fighter Josett Chamit held his knight sword aloft, ready to charge.
In a word, we had been completely outmaneuvered.
But how did they know we were coming tonight?
Cold sweat ran down my back, but I decided to maintain my composure, as panicking would spread to the other party members.
“We are just adventurers who happened to be passing by? You must have mistaken us for someone else!?”
For now, I tried to bluff my way through.
However, I couldn’t fool the members of the Knights of the Azure Moon.
“Don’t be ridiculous… You are the ones who stole my favorite bra, aren’t you?!”
I almost stumbled in surprise.
Melissa seemed to have been on alert because her favorite bra, which had been drying at the hideout, had gone missing.
I glanced at the Ero Oyajin perched on my right shoulder, and he averted his gaze, as if he had something to hide.
It seemed there was no room for leniency.
The Ero Oyajin would need to be punished in proportion to his offense.
“You… didn’t you return the bra to its original place!?”
The Ero Oyajin’s gaze, while wavering, turned towards Shera, who was waiting at the very back.
Shera was also looking away, but from her attitude, I could infer that she had stored the bra in her item box.
As this was happening, Shera, unable to bear my gaze any longer, began to whistle poorly – “Hyu, hyu.”
In a word, her attitude was utterly blatant.
“Hal, leave this to me.”
Liliana stepped forward, removing her disguise and revealing her true face.
“Melissa Lilivach Dela Schleeena… it has been a long time. Do you remember me? If you do, disarm and surrender. I will not be harsh with you.”
Without hesitation, Liliana drew her “family heirloom”…
“A fake who looks so much like the deceased Liliana! The Yangas Royal Family has no one left but Your Highness Yuriiana. Smite that disrespectful impostor!!”
” ” ” “Hah!” ” ” ”
Melissa declared Liliana to be a fake, and her subordinates echoed her.
“Wh-Why…”
“Liliana, get back, it’s dangerous!”
“…Yes, Hal.”
I pulled Liliana, who was on the verge of falling into a state of stunned confusion, back.
And thus, unwillingly, the confrontation between the “Princess Harem” and the “Knights of the Azure Moon” began, the worst-case scenario we had envisioned.
J, Jij, Bachin
“Eh!? Wh-Why?”
The first to move was Rachel, the mid-line ranger.
The moment she drew her nocked arrow and aimed at Liliana, whom she had declared a fake, the bowstring suddenly burned and snapped.
“Do you think you can easily take Liliana’s head? Such a flimsy bow is no match for my spirit magic. Moreover, to challenge the Elf tribe with a bow… it’s laughable.”
It seemed that the bowstring had been burned by Dietlinde’s Fire Spirit Magic.
The precise guided flames, which had once been specialized for undressing, were now being used in their true intended purpose.
Meanwhile, Rachel, her bow broken, had switched to the twin whips she wore at her waist.
Twin whips are a special type of whip with two ends, further equipped with weights at the tips, and are vicious weapons for killing. They possess enough power to easily tear flesh upon contact.
[Fire Lance]
Following Dietlinde, Elise took out the sacred staff from her item box and, as if to strike first, unleashed three fire spears.
However, if such dangerous attack magic were to hit directly, its high lethality would make resurrection impossible due to severe body damage.
“Elise, don’t overdo it. Our objective is not to defeat the enemy!”
“I-It’s okay, it’s a feint. My real target is elsewhere.”
Elise, who nonchalantly dodged my attention, smiled.
The fire spears cast by Elise landed near the Knights of the Azure Moon, kicking up clouds of dust.
Hyuuuu…. Pito
“Kyaaaaaa, a b-big bugaaaaa!”
To our surprise, while the enemy’s attention was focused on the fire spears, the Ero Oyajin charged in to claim his promised reward.
Then, the Ero Oyajin, having conjured counter-magic to defend against Elise’s fire spears, leaped onto the chest of the defenseless magic swordsman Arches.
“I_Iiiiiiiiaaaaaaaa!”
Momi, momi, momi
“This is it, this is it! My favorite kind of hidden big breasts! ♪”
Arches was wearing a combat uniform reinforced with adventurer-like leather armor beneath her dark robe, but the moment the Ero Oyajin latched onto her, both of her breasts were revealed and jiggled with a “purun, purun” sound, causing her to scream.
Still, Arches was the type who looked thinner than she was, and her bountiful breasts swayed with a “yussa, yussa.” Arches, as usual, had the Ero Oyajin clinging to her right breast, using his whole body to perform the “Oyajin Attack.”
Momi, momi, momi momi, monyu, monyu, momi momi momi
“…No… Ahh… Ahh♡ … No!!”
Parin
Then, a dark object embedded in the cleavage of Arches’s exposed chest burst and dissipated.
The impact caused Arches to lose consciousness and collapse.
However, by incapacitating the troublesome enemy magic swordsman, we had gotten off to a good start.
Nonetheless, with Arches’s fall, the orb of light rapidly dispersed, and the surroundings were enveloped in the darkness of night.
Thank you for reading.
Episode 38-3: The Promised Reward is… Breasts. ②. △
is scheduled to be posted at 0:00 on December 6th.
