Chapter 10.5 – Secret Story – Assembling Party Part 4 Side A
“I’m sorry Remilia, it must be difficult right? But with this, I’m sure that I can satisfy my costumer”
“Thank you as always Elena. And it is also good to see your kids healthy like this”
“Good afternoon”
“You two really are well mannered as usual. Ah, hey Hiroto! Goodness this kid. Please forgive him, he is just a little bit shy towards strangers”
“I, don’t really, because he is a boy……”
I also look at them from behind my mom’s cover but I can’t always keep on hiding like this so I steeled my mind and walk out. Ash smiles with a smile that may charm all big sister in the world while Stella only turn her face to the side.
“Boys doesn’t treat dolls carefully so I hate them”
“Hey, will you be rough when treating dolls?”
“Hiroto is still soo small yet already speaking fluently like that. I am surprised”
“I’m the one who learnt to speak faster right mom? Hiroto is still a small kid so you don’t really need to talk that much okay? Do you understand?”
“Yes, I understand. Please teach me a lot Stella-oneechan“
“Play house? I never play ‘playing house’ before. I want to try playing ‘playing house’”
“Stella, why don’t you teach him to play ‘playing house’? Isn’t there another little girl in the neighborhood right? Once you teach him how to play, the three of you can play it together”
Looking that I was seriously worrying about something, Ash suddenly approaches me and extends his hand to me.
“…… I hate boys. But I don’t really hate Hiroto. The other boys are mean but Hiroto seems kind. And he is still small. So I think it’s alright”
For a moment there, I was a little bit conceited and think that grasping a children heart is easy. But I realize that I was wrong. From the moment I put my calculation when trying to get close to them, in that moment I have already failed. The best approach when trying to befriend a small kid is by being one yourself. That is the iron rule.
But then again…… Even if she is just 2 years older than me and the sum of that is not that high, I can vividly feel this ‘older sister aura’ kind of feeling from her. I only feel this kind of feeling when come in contact with an older woman in my previous life. This Stella must be really mature inside regardless of her outward appearance.
“Stella really loves books doesn’t she? She even already can read simple picture books……”
“Haha that is right, Stella really is a smart girl. She can even read the book that I currently read”
“I am older than Hiroto so I will teach you a lot of things okay? Do you understand?”
“Okay okay. For such an honest kid I will reward you with a pat in the head. Mom always reward me with a pat in the head whenever I do something good”
“Yes of course. Ash, you should also play together with them. Please take care of them both okay?”
He never gets mad no matter how spoiled his little sister acts. He also quite smart and could already learn more advanced things but he still lower himself to match with us that is younger from him. He smiles brightly while listening to Stella when she read aloud a simple picture book while saying things like ‘the story is interesting right?’ or even praising Stella for reading the book while still keeping his refreshing smile blooms.
“No, I will call you Ash-nii”
“…… Then what about me? I am older than you so you should call me oneechan or I won’t listen to you”
“That’s alright”
◆Log◆
(Ugh that makes me embarrassed…… She must done that so that I won’t be able to hear her but too bad I can see it clearly in the log)
“N-No need. I’m alright. I just feel a bit hot that’s it”
Without waiting for my reply, Stella had already runs out from the room. Just how happy is she just from me calling her Stella-nee?
“Okay. Thanks Ash-nii”
“Just before, mom had said something bad about Deen but he is not a bad kid. I assure you that. He just had his own reasons to act like that. He might seem unfriendly and looks angry but if you are with me, I think he will be willing to play together you know?”
So I say but that must be difficult in reality right?...... I kinda have this bad premonition toward this Deen. Anyway as long as I don’t understand what his ‘reasons’ are, Understanding him would definitely be difficult.
“Ah thank god you are here Remilia. Because of you I was saved. There are other weavers that I am working with but the cloths weaved by you are the best around here… Not only in Mizelle, your cloths are also famous in the capital you know? And that fame already reached to a level where people ask for an order made cloth weaved by you”
“That’s true. Even now, Remilia’s one day working salary is already the same with my ten days working salary…… Well, I am proud with my job as a lumberjack so it’s fine though”
“Even if you don’t say it I already understand you know? And also Mrs. Elena, don’t you have enough drink already?”
“Hey! Don’t tell other people about that. Oh my, this girl is really. She is just too serious just like her father. Well, Ash is also like that though”
“Are Suu-chan not going to drink? You will stay here tonight right? It’s alright you know?”
“Today is the last day for Suu to be working here right? Starting next week, other maid will come to fill for her”
“Y-yes…… But, Ms. Suu said that she doesn’t really like alcohol so”
That’s right…… Ms. Suu was send here by the guild to work on a set period of time. After the set time fulfilled, she will return to the guild. I already heard about it on the way back after we finished today’s quest.
“Ah, so that’s why you can work all noon without worrying. Remilia really can’t be disturbed when she is working. Her concentration power is too amazing”
“Ricardo, after this there will be punishment okay? You must have too much drink that your speech becomes incomprehensible like this. Such a troublesome daddy you are”
“…… Hiroto’s dad is present in the house… I’m jealous”
“Because he is the one who lead our Padoul Trading Company right? That’s who Mrs. Elena’s husband is. Him being a leader above many of his subordinate is a wonderful thing you know? People will, when they hold an important position like that, became more and more difficult to get away from it”
Maybe by taking care of me had helped her relieved some of that loneliness by a bit…… that kind of thinking passes my head for a second but it soon gone. What am I thinking? I’m just still a one year old kid. That kind of responsibility is impossible for the current me.
“Such praise is too much…… and Mrs. Elena is also not that far off older right?”
”Fuu…… You two are undoubtedly still young. I even sometimes feel jealous for it. For me to receive favor from my husband is something that not usually happen. But for you two… right?”
“Dear, you are too easy. Don’t get too agitated by such talk. Hiroto, it’s nothing okay? Ash and Stella also…… well you guys also won’t understand that anyway”
“Fufu…… I thought you would call me an aunt (obasan). I feel a bit relieved. I thought everyone who already had children will definitely be called an obasan”
Mrs. Elena skin started to flush red. She must’ve gotten quite drunk from the alcohol. Mom who usually doesn’t drink alcohol unusually drinks one tonight. Her white skin is also flushed red. She rarely join dad when drinking alcohol but once she does, she would sleep deeply that she would always wake up late in the next day.
At that time, it was usually Ms. Suu who cooks breakfast. Well, mom also needs a refreshing now and then. Ms. Suu being the maid here really helps a lot…… I also got personally taken care of a lot of time.
“Umm, that’s right…… Mrs. Elena and her children should enter together right? And for Hiroto please take care of him Ms Suu”
Such thing had never happened before. When Ms. Suu stay for the night in the house, it was usually because mom is busy with work and don’t have any time to cook breakfast. And every time it happened, Ms. Suu always bathed alone……
Well, that was not something that I should say myself but I am indeed had transformed into breast milk sucker demon. Almost every female acquaintance that I know had fallen prey to my poisonous fang. And the one that he wished the most to avoid his poisonous fang is Ms. Suu. In a way, it was his desperate measure to try atoning for his bad karma that he had been sprinkled all over the place since he was born…… but that was only in term of breast suckling category only.
It was a thing that is unprecedented in his previous live but in his current live now, he is already familiar, being used enough to have a battle with a woman charming naked body since infant times. Yes this is a battle, a war! Even if I saw naked bodies of a woman, my heart will keep its calm. I’ve been forced to act like a wise man many times before and will do that again now. If I already reacts I a perverted way from the age of one year then I will definitely be recognized as a devil incarnate. Well Pamela already treat me like one though…
“I-I-I was…… no it’s embarrassing……”
“I will enter by myself later so it’s alright. I’m already started taking a bath by myself since I was three so I’m used to it”
“I will clean the bathtub afterwards so I will take the last turn. I will start boiling the water now so please wait a bit okay”
“How about entering with me for a change? There will be my daughter too but, Stella, you don’t mind being together with Remilia right?”
“Oh my…… if you said it like that, then how could I refuse”
Ash will enter the bath before father Ricardo so the order will be me and Suu-san, mother Remilia with Elena-san and Stella, Ash, then dad will be the last.
In the undressing room, Suu-san who always have braid hairdo for her usual hairstyle casually take off the spherical jewel hair pin that holds down her hair. With the thing holding it up gone, her silky black straight hair can only obey to gravity and fall down. Hiroto never saw Suu-san with this kind of hairstyle before so when he sees it for the first time, he was fascinated by it for quite a while.
And Suu-san herself, while keeping having her usual expressionless face, starts to take off her own clothes starting from her apron and then continued to the black one-piece she wears underneath it. When the clothes that wrap her back laid bare, a tight corset can be seen from underneath which she take off too without any hesitation. How she manages to wear it without being noticed from the outside is a mystery but that’s not the important thing now. The important thing now is that after the corset fastener belt got loosened and naked skin exposed from under it, Suu-san’s breast that usually only half of it upper part was exposed, got completely exposed in front of his eyes now. And she does it without any hesitation as usual. My mind is conflicted between seeing it or not, and in the end just staring at the blank space ahead.
“Young master, are you embarrassed?”
“A…… N-no. Suu-san, seems to wear such a difficult clothes to wear so I wonder won’t it be troublesome…… ”
“I wear this everyday so I got used with it. And the feeling of freedom that I feel when taking it off is quite addicting”
“Suu-san, you are smiling…… Is some happy thing happened? ”
“Ah forgive me young master. Looking at you remind me of my younger brother. He is still an infant just like you. I also take care of him in bath like this. But when I try to wash his hair, he will always flail around and won’t sit still. He is older than young master but compared to young master, he is still a spoiled little kid and always give trouble to others”
“Is that so…… Suu-san… can I wash your back?”
“Oh my…… having young master do such thing is unacceptable”
“Because today is the last day so… I want to give my appreciation… Because Suu-san always listens to my wish…… and always help a lot around the house. Even mom felt thankful because Suu-san is here helping her. That’s why……”
Purun~. With such a licentious sound effects, those twin mountain that is as white as snow appear before my eyes. Two striking vivid pink colored tips are reflected inside my eyes ---- Is it because she starts to feel cold while washing me? Because those two parts of her seems to get harder than usual in my eyes.
I wring a wet towel and use it to scrub Suu-san’s body. I scrub her back carefully as to not harm Suu-san’s white delicate skin. Even if my hand reach now is still short, if Suu-san is sitting down then I won’t have any problem reaching her whole back.
“Nnn…… Young master, it is a little bit ticklish”
“A! I-I’m sorry…… I will be more careful. Let me finish washing your back Suu-san”
“…… Young master, there is one thing that I wish to tell”
“E? …….”
“The truth is…… I, I am actually not just a simple maid. But it is true that I came from the guild”
“D-does that mean…… that Suu-san had been deceiving my mother this entire time…… that can’t be like that right? I don’t think Suu-san is such a bad people like that”
“Hearing that from young master made my heart at ease. But in truth, besides my duty as a maid, I also have other purposes for coming to this house…… And I can’t easily declares whether that purposes would become a good thing for Madam and also for you, young master Hiroto”
“…… If it was for me, as long as you don’t mean to bring harm to my family, then I am alright with it”
But at the same time, I also got curious with her. She wears a piece of equipment that negated my [charisma] just like the mask that no name-san wears. If she is just the usual maid, why would she wear such a high spec equipment? It was something that had bothering me for quite a while.
LOG
[Charisma] is automatically invoked! << Suu >> attention is locked on you
(Ah, that’s right…… the same thing also happened to Filianes-san. And the reason is because she had to unequip her equipment when entering the bath……!)
Human - Female - 16 years old - Level 38
Job: Agent
Mana: 336/336
Skill:
Barehanded Fighting = 45
Enforcer = 32
Magic Foundation = 26
Cooking = 36
Throw Knife (Knife Mastery - 10)
Blade Storm (Knife Mastery - 50)
Kick (Barehanded Fighting - 20)
Submission (Barehanded Fighting - 40)
Assassination skill level 3 (Enforcer - 30)
Simple Cooking (Cooking - 10)
Equip Knife (Knife Mastery - 10)
Sleep-inducing Knife (Knife Mastery - 30)
Evasion Up (Barehanded Fighting - 30)
Heart of Ice (Enforcer - 10)
Cooking Effects Up (Cooking - 30)
Babysitter (Maid - 20)
(Agent…… So maid is a fake job that is used as a mask to infiltrate our house and Agent is the true job…… And this Enforcer skill… isn’t it just make her look more like an assassin for goodness sake! ……)
With this as example, it made me think that maybe the more difficult to raise the skill at the early stage means that the skill will evolve radically from a useless skill into a godlike skill. It was also applicable to my negotiation skill. Raising it to level 79 was a real suffering and it only gives a few and not so useful skills but once it reach level 80, the once useless skill turned the table extremely and become godlike.
I suddenly started to think deeply about the principle of learning skill but remembering my situation now, this is definitely not the time for such thought. The important thing now is that the fact that one with such-hard-to-raise-at-early-stage skill has come to my house. ---- And equipped with such skill, what intention does she have toward my family? The only thing that I can imagine from the skill is… assassination. If that’s the case… mom and dad are in danger!
But I know she don’t have that kind of dangerous intention toward my family. She must have her own reason for it. If her purpose is really for assassination then she should have already started her act at the moment she managed to infiltrate the house. But she didn’t do anything and keep on working as a maid diligently until today and will return to the guild tomorrow.
She didn’t answer my question and just silently stands up. And with a stream like smooth movement she takes off the towel that wraps up her waist. Her movement is so natural that even I can’t predict that. With a naked body suddenly appears before me, my head stops functioning for a while. Suu-san then lift up me, who are still dazed by the sudden happening, and enter the tub together with me in her arms. It seems that she is worried that I would catch cold if we keep on talking like that.
In the tub, Suu-san hugs me up from behind. In both my shoulders, two soft something are touching it but the owner of that two something seems to not minding of it at all ---- With only 20 points in Maternity skill to have a great pair like this, it seems that those are naturally big to begin with that it even surpass the buff given by the skill.
If I try to move my body, the sensation that I feel in my back become even more vivid so I stay still without trying to turn around to look at Suu-san’s expression. But even without looking at her expression, I can feel it from the way she says ‘unpredictable happening’ that she doesn’t mean anything bad with it.
“I also start training since childhood but the first time I subjugated a monster is when I was five. In comparison, young master was able to do so even when young master is still one years old…… Even adding to the fact that young master is the son of the kingdom greatest axe knight Ricardo-sama, young master’s growth is abnormally fast……”
“S-so you must think that I was weird right…… I’m sorry, but that is because……”
“Young master must have some kind of secret behind this right? The secret behind how young master manage to grow both in body and mind abnormally fast like this. But I won’t delve in further with young master’s secret. I just hope that young master can keep on growing in the good direction like this and manage to master that power. If young master manage to master that power, no matter what troubles that might come after this, young master will surely be able to overcome them all. This is what I wish to believe”
“Suu-san, did you come here to check on my father? Or maybe to check on mother?”
“Both…… is the most that I can say. Young master might already know about this but Remilia-sama is a noble that was born from a high leveled noble bloodline. There are no sign of struggle between madam and the main family but even still, she is still concerned about the safeties of young master’s and master Ricardo’s. For things related to that, I think madam will tell young master directly about it in the near future”
“So I won’t know anything for now right?......”
“Yes. Did young master wanted to meet young master’s grandfather and grandmother?”
“No. If mother let me see them then I want to meet them. But I also think there is a need for me to meet them for the present time”
“…… Young master really is kind. But I must warn young master to not make madam worry too much about young master’s safety. I know it was out of place for me to say it, please forgive me young master”
“Um…… Suu-san”
“…… Is there anything that young master would request from me? I somehow able to guess from young master voice”
“Err…… I’m sorry”
“No, there is no need for young master to feel sorry. Is there something wrong young master? Please don’t feel too restricted in front of me and just tell me your request young master”
“Yes. One of those people even pulled young master into deserted place and was trying to seduce young master right? I can’t decide whether I should go out from my hiding to try stopping that girl or not. But thankfully because Wendy-san sudden appearance, I decided to stay”
“I-I’m sorry, Hilmelda-san don’t have any ill intention so I think it’s alright. At first she seems to be difficult to approach but she is actually a pretty good girl you know?”
“…… Young master is being deceived. That kind of girl only excels at deceiving men in order to fulfill their own egoistical wish. To think that she looks at young master, who are still only one years old, with those lustful eyes…… I definitely can’t forgive her. As expected I need to give her a bit punishment as the representation of madam Remilia……”
“Wa! N-No! I don’t mean that! Suu-san that is not the problem……”
“…… I beg your pardon young master, I’m sorry for being impertinent. She is already a splendid friend of young master now right? It’s not like I approve her of being one thought……”
“Err-right…… Hilmelda-san is my friend but I’m more concerned to the other one that called no name-san. She planned to have a drinking celebration with the member of the party she associated with. But those people doesn’t seems to be good people so I was worried”
“Ah…… so it really is about Jester and Hugo right? Those two bad conducts really is causing many troubles. There are even complains coming to the guild because of those two. Their modus operandi was usually to become parasite to any female adventurer who is quite skilled, and even resort to forceful method to keep that relationship. There are many female adventurers who can no longer leave Mizelle because of them. The latest news I heard about them is that they had joined a new party in the capital city and working earnestly there”
I can feel my heart suddenly beats even faster than usual. From hearing the word ‘forceful method’ I already can’t keep my cool any longer. Even if they are weaklings with low level and weak skills, they are indeed a guy. If they successfully get no name-san and Hilmelda-san drunk then their chastity is at danger……!
Even when Suu-san only praises my party member, I feel happy for it as if I was the one who receive the praise.
“I also worried about those two girls. If Jester and Hugo really meant to create more problem again then the order to punish them should comes out immediately. Those guys had already committed serious rule violation today. The first one is that they escaped from battle deserting their party member leaving them in danger. And if they really mean any harm to their party member for the sake of their own self gain then their license as adventurer would be revoked and will receive punishment in accordingly to their crimes”
“Yes…… If nothing happened then it would be for the best but... Suu-san, will you help me?”
“Then I will ask to master and madam to have a bit night walk together with young master. Is there any problem with that young master?”
“No. Definitely not! Then with it settled let's hurry and go out before the night becomes too late Suzanne-san!”
“…… From where did you know about my name? Well it doesn’t really matter but please keep calling me with the name ’Suu’. Because I don’t even tell madam about the name ‘Suzanne’ so just to keep it safe”
“A…… I-I’m sorry. Seems like I reflexively said the wrong thing… aha… ha ha ha……”
“Young master really is someone who can’t be make light of. Young master really made me started to wanting to observe young master growth from somewhere up close which I can’t. But as I am attached to the adventurer guild of Junegan kingdom, there are definitely chances for us to meet again somewhere in the future. Well, there is also a chance that when young master grow up, he might already forgot me by that time”
I think that the chances of me forgetting about her are close to zero. Once she leaves the house, I don’t know when we'll meet again but ---- if I were to meet again with her, I will definitely remember. If you ask why then it was because I perfectly remember about the person who gives me skill just as much as remembering the person from whom I failed to receive skill from. IYKWIM.
Chapter 10.5 – Secret Story – Assembling Party Part 4 Side C
The place where Nameless-san and the other are drinking, [The Red Rose Pavilion], is located in the back alley of the main street in the market. It has a large signboard outside so it is quite easy to find. But when we found the signboard, Suu-san suddenly hold me up and carry me to hide under the cover of darkness and erasing her presence from the surrounding.
“!!!...... Those big sisters are in danger! Suu-san……!”
“From the looks of it…… Young master, seems like those girls get drugged somehow”
“Yes…… let’s go. Young master, I feel a deep respect for your straight sense of justice. And my feelings toward those two guys are……”
If I’m not here, maybe she would just go and kill those two guys without much thought. That show how much Suu-san hate the crime that those two are about to commit.
“……I’m sorry for my impoliteness. To be this disordered in front of Young master like this…… And when I had already decided to definitely never show this embarrassing side of mine to you, Young Master”
I was meaning to say that line in a light tone but upon hearing that, Suu-san’s eyes opened wide in surprise while fixed her gaze at me.
“…… That word is to kind for me. That’s why I will treasure that word deep in my heart. Let’s go, Young Master!”
《Suu》 and your sense of presence is disappearing.
“Hah, they sleep like dead…… with this they won’t be able to wake up until tomorrow morning”
“When that time do happen we can just move out from Mizell. Or even better, we can go to the neighboring country too where no one know us”
In the two beds inside the room, Hilmelda-san and Nameless-san are laid on top of each bed unmoving. Those two guy are in the middle of taking off their own shirt which is about to be done. And then they will definitely continue undressing the unconscious girls’ dress next.
“U-umm…… I think talking about killing or not to kill is already an out for that”
While exchanging such blood thirsty dialogue, Suu-san anger got cooled down and she manages to regains her calm. This is also can prove how professional she is in this kind of work field. If it’s her, she definitely can beat those two guys even if she had her eyes closed and hands tied because even her kick is already overkill for them.
“Understood, young master”
Log
You have activates 「Charm」.
(So they manage to resist it eh? What lucky fellow…… Can’t be helped, let’s try another method)
I summon my slime and let it infiltrate inside the room. The slime that suddenly falls from the ceiling hit Jester directly who is about to touch Nameless’ breast.
Boyon~
“Calm down Jester! Don’t make a fuss! People in the outside can hear!”
“Wha……!?”
“W-we only tried to help bringing back these ladies back into their room because they ask us for help, you know? And the thing that is now happening is just a private matter between us. You don’t have any rights to stop us for we are not in the wrong”
“We can ask later to a pharmacist about what kind of drugs that those two girls had given to. He should be able to recognize what kind of drug it is was. So you two uncles, you can stop feigning ignorance like that”
“This voice… A kid!? Don’t tell me you are that brat who plays together with these girls here……!”
“ARGH……!”
(T-that move…… that is submission right? To be able to perform submission by only one hand and to do it to two targets at the same time… that is simply amazing! It looks very hurt but well, they deserved it)
“Young master, what should we do next? In my opinion, they need an extensive re-education to beat their character back up to shape…… how about it?”
“Please overlook our misdeed for this once! I have three hungry kids waiting at home for me! I even have my elderly mother whom I left there!”
“Hugo Mikestraw. Your origin is from the southern part of Junegan kingdom. No marriage history. You have been registered in the adventure guild for 8 years but still an F rank without trying to climb up to the higher rank. Your family compositions are just your father and older brother only. Is there any mistake in this data?”
“I don’t see any need to answer your question. You are charged for endangering your party member life by making them bait to letting yourself escape from danger. And you are also charged for drugging and abducting your party member. I had witnessed it when you two commit both charges. Therefore, I will execute your punishment now”
Jester turns defiant and tries to resist by charging on Suu-san but he forgot about the slime. The slime entangles her body around Jester’s feet making him stumble at that instant.
Hugo also tries to attack Suu-san but she gracefully evades the attack and she strikes Hugo’s nape with a chop that successfully made him faint. She didn’t attack the stomach because Hugo was just a while ago drank alcohol. If she hit the ‘right’ spot, there will definitely be disaster unfold here.
“Okay. Again, thank you for saving them”
“I will wait here to keep watch of them until one of them awakes. After that let’s go back home Suu-san”
Suu-san gives me a water bottle then politely bows. After that, she grabs the two guys by the nape and carry them like that just like when carrying filthy trash. Watching a slender girl like her lift those two guys body easily just like that is really surreal. But what will happen to them I wonder? Well let’s just ask Suu-san after this.
While waiting Nameless-san and Hilmelda-san waking up, I just sit up beside their bed and starts dozing off without being aware of it.
--------------------- becomes ----------.
I think I saw a log sprung out just now but my drowsiness reduces my awareness and the log just passes by like that.
It was just right t