H28.4.2 Revised.
H28.4.23 Re-revised.
H29.11.26 Typo correction added.
① Another girl was also being held at bay by the divine sword manifested by Swan Hilda. → Another girl was also being held at bay by the divine sword manifested by Swan Hilda…
2019.11.3 Text changed (Regarding typo report, “ムナムは” → “ムナムを”)
① Ly agreed with a clear, bell-like voice, different from before, and they decided to leave Munam and the others behind and return to the Base Mansion. → Ly agreed with a clear, bell-like voice, different from before, and they decided to leave Munam and the others, who had lost interest, behind and return to the Base Mansion.
Since Alicia was down with menstrual cramps, I, with nothing to do, headed alone to the mansion that serves as the ‘Princess Harem’ base.
As usual, when I opened the front door, the door bell rang—chiring, chiring—and Kirika greeted me today.
“Oh, if it isn’t Hal-sama? Weren’t you scheduled to apprentice with Alicia-dono at the Raymond Trading Company today, selling slaves?”
“Actually, Alicia got her Menarche this morning. She’s apparently suffering from severe menstrual cramps and is sleeping now.”
“Is that so… Regardless, isn’t it a joyous occasion?”
Kirika had a slightly concerned look on her face.
“Actually, I haven’t yet either…”
I walked towards the Living room on the first floor, where tea parties can be held, with Kirika muttering to herself.
“Hal-sama, welcome. I’ll prepare for tea time immediately.”
Tirna, whom we rescued the other day, busied herself preparing for the tea party.
Tirna moved around with brisk footwork.
And, the cookies served with the tea were also homemade by Tirna.
Currently, Tirna has just undergone full body Shaving as part of her preparation as ‘ingredient’, and her skin care is perfect.
Since the stratum corneum has also been removed, her skin is smooth like a baby’s.
Furthermore, stubborn waste products such as impacted feces, which can cause poor health, have also been removed, making her perfectly healthy.
Seeing this, Elise begged for her to undergo the ‘preparation’ as an ‘ingredient’ as well, but I’m leaving her be because it’s too much trouble.
By the way, the reason for leaving her be is that she arbitrarily stated that Shaving pubic hair was unnecessary.
In fact, Tirna’s ‘preparation’ was equivalent to beauty treatments for wealthy, leisured ladies.
Of course, in Tirna’s case, a dreadful future awaited her where she would be offered to the ‘God Eater Club’ afterward…
Furthermore, because her Gothic Lolita attire, which was her Initiation Rite for joining the ‘Princess Harem’, was well-received, she decided to grow her hair out, changing from her current short, light brown hair.
While this was happening, Elise, Mai, Ly, Kirika, and Swan Hilda also came to the Living room.
“Alicia got her Menarche!?”
Elise immediately latched onto the topic.
“I only just reached it myself half a year ago…”
And Elise is complaining.
“Actually, I haven’t yet…”
Ly sighed, and Tirna, who was brewing black tea, also raised a hand to signal her presence.
“Of course, I haven’t either! Elves and Valkyries alike have long lifespans, you see.”
Swan Hilda looked envious.
“Well, I’m not commenting.”
Kirika said this, but since she commented earlier that she hadn’t had her Menarche yet, she probably wanted to save face.
Mai looked confused, asking “What?”, and it seemed she hadn’t had her Menarche yet either, suggesting that such common knowledge is not taught at the ‘Assassin’s Guild’.
“So, I was thinking of adventuring with everyone today, but what’s the plan for today?”
I enquired about the ‘Princess Harem’s’ schedule for the day.
“We’re planning to head to the Fourth Floor of the Indara Labyrinth today.”
“What kind of Monsters appear there?”
“In the Fourth Floor, you’ll encounter Thunderbirds and Snow Slimes.”
“However, before entering the labyrinth, we need to go to the ‘Adventurer Guild’ to cash in the monster parts we obtained yesterday.”
“Then, shall we depart after the tea party?”
” ” ” ” “Yes, Hal-sama.” ” ” ” ”
“Tirna, please guard the mansion!”
“Of course. Hal-sama.”
And so, the six of us from ‘Princess Harem’ headed first to the ‘Adventurer Guild’.
Upon entering the ‘Adventurer Guild’, we saw a boy who appeared to be my age, clad in shiny, expensive full metal plate armor. He was accompanied by two girls also clad in overly ornate light armor, and they were conspicuously out of place.
I confirmed with the familiar receptionist, and learned that he, who stood out so much, was Munam, the third son of Viscount Isiria.
It is said that third-born children must renounce their noble status upon adulthood, so he aims to be an Adventurer.
The two accompanying girls were also daughters of retainers of high-ranking nobles and were in the same situation as Munam, so they formed a Party together.
Meanwhile, to avoid trouble with those around them, the women of ‘Princess Harem’ wore slightly suspicious outfits, with hooded robes over their gear.
And since the Tirna rescue operation, they had also been wearing masks used in the sacred rituals of the Asgard Holy Church, which represent Valkyries.
I was thinking of avoiding any involvement with them when Mr. Munam himself walked toward me.
“You must be Hal-something, who leads that haughty-named Party called ‘Princess Harem’, aren’t you?”
“That’s right?”
“I am Munam Hans von Isiria, the third son of Viscount Isiria.”
Munam, having announced himself, straightened up proudly.
“Your ridiculously flattering Party name towards Royalty and Nobles is an insult. I shall administer a punishment, so face me honorably!!”
Munam said, almost spitting.
It was a headache.
Incidentally, the accompanying girls seemed somewhat taken aback.
“I’m a support-role so I can’t fight directly…”
I said, flustered.
“And what exactly are you capable of, Lord Munam?”
Then Ly approached and asked in a low, polite yet impertinent voice, different from her usual demeanor.
“I originally aspired to be a knight, so I use the legitimate sword of the Espana Imperial Kingdom’s knight order, but you lowly beings wouldn’t be able to withstand a noble’s sword.”
Munam provoked us, looking down on us.
At first glance, Ly appears to be listening to Munam calmly, but she must be furious at being called ‘lowly’.
The proof is that her hands are trembling slightly.
“If you rename yourselves the ‘Harem of Slaves’ right here, I’ll forgive you.”
Munam, mistaking Ly’s suppressing her anger for fear of him, further incited her.
In truth, he was touching upon a part of the truth, but he was pouring fuel on the fire…
“It’s too cramped here… I shall accept if it’s in a place where no one else is around.”
Ly accepted the challenge in a voice devoid of emotion, perhaps due to her anger.
I broke out in a cold sweat seeing Ly calmly enraged in her ‘Princess’ mode, but that fool Munam seemed oblivious.
Meanwhile, the two girls, as if sensing something, moved away from Munam, which was rather amusing.
After that, we left the ‘Adventurer Guild’ building and headed to a meadow on the outskirts.
“Here, I can administer Heavenly Punishment to you all without bothering anyone.”
Munam had an attitude of expecting victory as a matter of course.
It was decided that the duel would end when the opponent surrendered or fell into a state of being unable to fight, with the condition that no lingering resentment would remain between them.
The start of the duel was to be declared by Melinda, one of Munam’s Party Members.
Currently, Munam and Ly, facing each other with approximately 20 meters between them, are quietly awaiting the signal to begin.
Incidentally, Ly was still wearing her hooded robe.
“Commence the match!”
Melinda’s right hand slowly rose, and she brought it down with a shout.
As Munam stepped forward a few paces with his sword held high, Ly, in a low stance, closed the distance to Munam in an instant. The next moment, the tip of her Rapier was held at a millimeter from Munam’s neck.
As expected of Ly, she lives up to her reputation as a master of the Rapier.
My only complaint is that her Big breasts must have jiggled with her vigorous movements, but they were hidden by her hooded robe.
I wondered if those Big breasts got in the way, but they must have grown rapidly due to secondary sexual characteristics in recent years.
“The match is decided, isn’t it? Please surrender.”
Ly calmly urged Munam to surrender.
For Ly, it was likely a match she expected to win.
And perhaps due to the strenuous movement, a lock of Ly’s lustrous blond curly hair fell from her hood.
“I… I surrender.”
Munam, who knelt and surrendered, was pale-faced.
He had underestimated her as merely a girl, but to be defeated without even exchanging a single blow was too shameful…
“Hal-sama, shall we go home?”
Ly turned to me and spoke about returning, when suddenly,
“You insolent Scoundrel!!”
Crying out thus, Munam cowardly attempted to slash Ly from behind.
“How unsightly! Shall I turn you into charcoal just as you are?”
At that moment, a Fire Arrow landed between Ly and Munam, and Elise, who had been watching, inquired.
Moreover, four more Fire Arrows floated around her.
Furthermore, the two girls who had accompanied Munam reflexively drew their Short swords, but Mai held her Short sword to one’s neck, awaiting my instructions with her eyes.
“The match is already over. I’d rather not deal with troublesome things, you know?”
Swan Hilda also held the divine sword she manifested to the other girl, keeping her at bay.
Furthermore, a gray wolf summoned by Kirika had somehow appeared before me, aiming for Munam’s throat.
“Hmph, you really can’t accept it, can you? Ly, I’m sorry, but… perhaps showing your back will help you accept it?”
Swan Hilda made a strange proposal.
“…I have no choice.”
Ly lifted her hood, and her luxurious, curly blond hair flowed down her back.
Then, she removed her robe and simply stood naturally… but just doing that changed the very aura (Nyouma) of the surroundings.
When skilled swordsmen or mages are nearby, one can feel the aura they exude.
Great kings also possess an aura befitting their status.
Ly was precisely like that now; just by showing her back, she possessed a dignity that even high-ranking nobles could not attain, demonstrating that her epithet ‘Beautiful Princess of Ice and Flame’ was not in vain.
The dense Munam and his companions seemed to feel a fragment of Ly’s aura, and they immediately prostrated themselves.
“Our mood has been spoiled today, so let’s return?”
I proposed to the members of ‘Princess Harem’.
“I have no choice. I will follow you, Hal-sama♪”
Ly agreed with a clear, bell-like voice, different from before, and they decided to leave Munam and the others, who had lost all interest, behind and return to the Base Mansion.
