Chapter 90 – 090. The Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated Into The Baek Family
090. The Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated into the Baek Family
It was morning.
I was having a quick meal of cereal with milk when the troops Elaine had sent arrived in the village.
A large group of over 100 people had come. I was surprised by the larger-than-expected number.
The soldiers and knights began to put the bandits into the transport wagons as if it were a familiar task. The bandits’ faces were pale with fear. They understood their situation. And what might happen to them later.
“Young Master. A guest has come to see you.”
While I was sitting on a chair in my room, waiting to depart, Hasent’s voice came with a knock.
As Hasent’s master, I was about to speak informally, but I paused. A guest meant there were people around.
“Come in.”
Creak.
The door opened. The guest who entered with Hasent was a man who looked to be in his thirties. He was a silver-haired man with a lanky build and a fox-like face.
As soon as he saw me, he smiled, his eyes curving like crescent moons, and bowed deeply.
“I am Trevire Blurk, a humble commoner, and I greet Eugene Prukerus.”
I knew that name.
“The branch manager of the Fters Information Guild.”
“Yes, that is correct.”
He said, raising his head. I stared at Trevire for a moment, then turned my head to the side.
“Butler, how are the preparations coming along?”
“They are almost complete. It will be ready in five minutes. I have also packed your new sword without fail, Young Master.”
My new sword. He was talking about Yuria.
I turned my head back to look at Trevire.
“I’ll give you exactly five minutes. Finish your business within that time.”
“Oh dear. We don’t have much time. I wanted to have a chat with you, Eugene, but since there’s no time, I’ll get straight to the point.”
“So, what’s the point?”
“I apologize, Young Master Eugene. This request was a complete mistake on our Information Guild’s part.”
It was as I expected. I thought the branch manager would apologize somehow. I just didn’t expect him to come in person. I had requested the Information Guild through Hasent. I had never moved directly. Hasent wouldn’t have said anything about me… Did the Information Guild deduce it?
‘No. If I think about it calmly, it would be easy to deduce. I came to Artel Village myself and defeated the Pfrek Bandit Group.’
I looked at Trevire. His crescent-moon smile was quite annoying. There was also a high probability that he knew I was the one who secretly hired the torturer.
I couldn’t turn the Information Guild into an enemy. It was best to receive appropriate compensation and back down. Trevire also knew that, which was why he came.
“I’m not interested in apologies that are just words.”
“Since it was our mistake, we will, of course, compensate you. We will return the commission fee we received as a down payment, and we will also provide you with one piece of special-high-grade information for free.”
Special-high-grade information refers to information worth over 10 billion Ner. And it’s information that isn’t sold carelessly, even if you have the money.
‘Jackpot, isn’t it?’
For reference, the special-special-grade information that appeared in the original story was information about the existing dragons. There would come a time when I would desperately need information.
“Alright. I’ll let this mistake of yours slide.”
“Thank you for your generous decision.”
“Is your business finished now?”
There’s a saying that you shouldn’t talk to people from the Information Guild for too long. Because they take information about you.
Trevire was clearly not an ordinary man, so I just didn’t want to deal with him.
“One more thing. I heard that you captured a traitor from our Information Guild. Could you hand him over to me?”
“Impossible.”
I said firmly.
I had the power of life and death over the 32 captured, but they all belonged to Yuria. If I handed one of them over to Trevire, the deal with Yuria would be nullified.
“He is a traitor who has appeared after a long time. We need an example. I’ll pay you for it. 1 billion Ner. How about it?”
“I said it’s impossible.”
“…How about a free offer of special-grade information as well?”
“Are you trying to mock me?”
I frowned. My relationship with Yuria was more valuable than the immediate gain in front of me. I had no intention of betraying Yuria.
“…I apologize. Then, I’ll buy the traitor’s corpse for 500 million Ner.”
“That’s acceptable. But is that traitor’s corpse worth that much?”
“The example I mentioned earlier is one reason… but we also have our own customs for dealing with traitors.”
“Alright.”
I didn’t ask further. The treatment of traitors was obvious. I wasn’t interested.
“When is the execution scheduled?”
“Well, maybe a month from now? Or maybe a few years from now.”
“…Young Master Eugene, you’re a scary person.”
I just chuckled.
***
In the carriage, Hasent and I decided what to do with Yuria.
First, I would make Yuria my exclusive maid. The Yuria in the original story was a woman without blood or tears.
She said she had given everything to me, but words are just sounds that anyone can easily utter. It was unsettling to keep her out of sight, and I was also concerned about the Helbrit Dukedom.
Hasent agreed to vouch for Yuria’s identity. She would be introduced as a distant relative’s daughter. The setting was that she was living in poverty after her village was attacked by monsters, and I had taken her in after finding out about it.
Elaine wouldn’t suspect anything since it was Hasent’s word, who had worked for the family for a long time, and the head maid had less authority than Hasent in the first place.
I asked Hasent to teach Yuria assassination techniques. Hasent readily nodded. He said he liked Yuria’s eyes.
In the process, I learned that Hasent was not just a simple assassin but a shadow mage.
‘Shadow magic… That’s the magic that Yuria used in the original story.’
Were Hasent and Yuria master and disciple in the original story after Hasent retired?
‘…The author is dead, so it’s something we can’t know.’
It was possible. In the case of parts that the author didn’t set, they were set arbitrarily.
‘Let’s teach her the Yeongcheon Style too.’
The Yeongcheon Style could also be considered an assassination swordsmanship in a way.
And I was curious to see what the world’s greatest genius, as recognized by the author, could do.
***
As soon as I arrived at the mansion, I greeted Elaine and went to the bathhouse with Yuria.
The Prukerus family’s private bathhouse was so luxurious that I bathed there almost every day. The bathhouse alone was better than my house in the real world.
I brought Yuria not only to bathe her but also to have her serve me.
‘If she’s my exclusive maid, she must serve me during my bath.’
It was a very important matter, so I had to start her training from the beginning.
Actually, there was a dedicated bath maid, but I refused because they were old.
I carelessly threw off my clothes in the bathhouse. The servants would take care of it later. Hasent would bring my clothes in a bit.
“Take them off.”
I said to Yuria, who was standing there blankly.
“…Yes.”
Yuria knew her place. She hesitated slightly before starting to take off her old clothes. I watched her undress with my arms crossed.
Soon, she and I were naked, facing each other. Yuria couldn’t look me in the eye and kept her head down. Her face was flushed. She seemed embarrassed. It was her first time. She would get used to it later.
I looked down at Yuria’s body, from top to bottom.
I thought her body would be dirty since she was wearing dirty, old rags, but it was unexpectedly not that dirty.
“When was the last time you took a bath?”
“Two months… ago.”
It looked like it.
My gaze went to her chest area.
‘She was described as having large breasts in the original story… She’s really going to have large breasts, right?’
Her nipples were pink. The problem was that she had no breasts at all. Not even an AA cup. Her ribs were prominent where her breasts should have been.
Her waist was also very thin, and her hip bones protruded below it.
‘…This is so thin, it’s pitiful.’
I looked at her genitals. There was a patch of blue-green hair. It was so faint that you couldn’t grab it with your fingers.
‘As expected, silver hair means the hair down there is also silver.’
Below that was a tightly closed pink vagina.
Her legs were also practically just bones.
‘…Hmm. My dick isn’t even twitching.’
I didn’t know what the future held, but at least for now, she wasn’t my type.
“Follow me.”
“Yes, Master.”
I took her to the wall with the mirror. Next to it was a water channel made of marble. Warm water was flowing out towards the tub.
‘It’s a kind of magic tool, right? It’s amazing every time I see it.’
In this world, when it comes to magic, the crudeness disappears. The sewage system is also perfect.
“Wait a moment.”
“Yes.”
I took out my smartphone. I carefully took out items from my inventory, making sure they didn’t get wet. They were bath supplies I had brought back from reality.
I sat Yuria on a simple chair that was commonly seen in bathhouses in reality.
‘This world has a well-developed bathing culture… I guess the only thing I can sell is shampoo?’
I didn’t think shampoo would sell well either. The Magic Tower sold something like soap specifically for hair.
“Um, Master.”
“Yes?”
“I can bathe myself.”
“This is a demonstration. I’ll do it for you just this once, so don’t forget it and remember it. Next time, you’ll have to do it for me.”
“…Yes. I understand.”
First, I scooped water with a dipper and poured it over Yuria’s head. As the grime that was on her hair washed away, her original hair color was revealed.
It wasn’t my first time washing a woman. I had done all sorts of things in the Vampire Detective world.
I used shampoo to wash her hair. After repeating it about three times, her dry hair was gone.
“Oh. Your hair is pretty.”
Her blue-green hair was more beautiful than I had imagined. I reached out and touched her hair.
“…My mother also said that, but I don’t like this hair.”
“Because of the Helbrit Dukedom?”
“Yes. I once tried to cut my hair.”
“You must have failed. If you had cut it, it wouldn’t be this length.”
“My mother stopped me.”
“Why?”
“…She didn’t tell me the reason. I guess… she wanted me to live like an ordinary woman.”
I put body wash on a shower towel and started to wash Yuria’s body.
‘This is quite fun.’
Every time I moved the shower towel, the dirt that was on her skin disappeared. It was a kind of pleasure to see it getting clean.
I kept talking to Yuria while washing her. Conversation was important. Trust didn’t build up on its own. And I needed to know information about her.
“You read books? They must be expensive. How did you manage to get them?”
“There weren’t many. They were old and worn-out books that were hard to read.”
Yuria could read and write. She also had some knowledge of history. She had also learned arithmetic.
“Did your mother teach you the mana breathing technique?”
“Yes. After learning the mana breathing technique, I stopped fainting from hunger. And I was able to move my body.”
“What level are you at now?”
“Two weeks ago, I reached the highest level of an aura user.”
“O-oh, really.”
The highest level of an aura user!
She clearly hadn’t lived a proper life… She was definitely the greatest genius in the world.
“What did you learn from your mother? Swordsmanship?”
“I did learn swordsmanship, but what I mainly learned was how to survive. How to escape from people and monsters, knowledge about edible herbs and mushrooms, and medicinal herbs. What to do when your body gets cold. Things to be careful about in the city, ah…”
Yuria stopped talking. It was because my palm was washing her genitals.
‘It’s a sensitive area, so I should wash it with my palm.’
But Yuria’s reaction was more intense than I had expected. Her eyes were restless, and her body was shrinking and trembling. Nevertheless, her arms and legs remained still, and the fact that she didn’t push me away was commendable.
‘…I’ve got a fun idea. After cutting her pubic hair, I’ll compare its growth with my pubic hair. I just started growing hair about a month ago. It’s a growth competition! Well, I’ll win since my stamina stat is high!’
I looked at Yuria, who was trembling. She was reacting more sensitively than I had thought.
[Yuria’s erogenous zone: Clitoris]
‘Indeed. The clitoris is her erogenous zone.’
I didn’t stop my hand. My purpose was purely to wash her. As proof, my dick didn’t get erect at all.
“The vagina is a sensitive area, so always keep it clean.”
“…Ye-yes.”
Still, this reaction was a bit strange. I had no intention of caressing Yuria’s genitals. My hand movements were just for washing.
“Yuria, have you ever masturbated?”
“Ugh… What, what is masturbation?”
I stopped my hand. I had already washed her completely. Yuria’s body quickly regained its stability.
“…You know what sex is, right?”
“I learned about it. Sex is the sexual act between a man and a woman.”
I asked her in detail. She seemed to have received proper sex education. Well, she had become a fugitive because she had gotten pregnant, so they must have given her proper sex education.
‘Hmm. It’s understandable that she doesn’t know about masturbation. It’s strange for a mother to teach her daughter about masturbation.’
