Chapter 466 – Interlude ~ the City of the Beast Captivating the Hearts of Females ~
Claire Melissa is an adventurer who has experienced quite a lot at a young age.
Despite her young age of 28, she is a level 41 thief who can be said to be quite a top-tier among adventurers.
She had done a lot of risky things to get to that level, but actually those risks weren’t a big deal to her.
The hardest thing in her life was not her monsters or monsters, but her relationships with people around her.
As the guild to which she recently moved was disbanded due to the battle she was involved in, Melissa was detached from the humans who twisted around her.
Tired of all that, her choice is to move to another city where she has no one to recognize her…
She was the reason she dared to come alone to Radia, a city that was pretty good for her adventurers.
“Are you from Elrod… You’ve come from quite a distance. Isn’t it half a year to get to Ladia?”
“Oh what… Yes. It took that long.”
Immigration screening before entering the city, of course.
Melissa, who handed her heroine her own, her adventurer, her card, looked at her with a strange expression on her face.
“Um… You don’t seem to have any criminal records or problems…”
“…”
A female soldier who puts an adventurer card on a magic tool that checks the detailed information of an adventurer and reads the information displayed on the magic tool.
It was a natural process that she went through in the cities she had visited on her way, but now Melissa couldn’t help but feel something out of place in her.
Soldier. Article. There are differences in the people guarding the gates of each city, such as an outsourcing company somewhere…
Be that as it may, the Ladia woman soldier’s outfit in front of her now boasted a boldness never before seen in any city.
Even though it’s not such a hot area, it’s a strange armor that exposes the body more than the female adventurers who walk around in light clothes.
Looking at her breastbone and her buttocks in plain soldier’s armor, Melissa felt a little uneasy at the thought that she might be in a strange city.
“You said you came to Ladia for the purpose of moving, right? Does she intend to stay as an adventurer in Ladia as well?”
“…Ah. First of all, as a short-term residence… Uh, I want to spend time and think about it…”
“Is that so? Then, I will issue a pass for a 3-month short-term residence.”
Simply put, she didn’t feel this uneasiness because of the female soldier who was responding to her.
Other soldiers nearby, dressed in the same outfit as the female soldier.
The thing that gave Melissa the biggest discomfort right now was that all of her soldiers were women.
“Ruler. I got a pass. Now, if you take this pass and go to the reception desk at the lord castle, she will be issued with a three-month temporary residence permit.”
“Ah yes. That, thank you…”
“Whoops. Thank you It’s my job ♡ … By the way, Melissa came alone without her companions. Does she have any acquaintances or acquaintances in Ladia?”
“No, that’s not it… It’s just that Ladia said it’s good for adventurers to get along…”
“Huh… Is that so…”
It’s so strange that all of her are female soldiers, so I feel a sense of incongruity.
However, the gaze of the female soldier looking at him now feels so creepy.
A creepy feeling, as if facing a monster staring at you and licking your lips.
I don’t know why, but now in Melissa’s mind, the dangerous moments she had been through kept coming back.
“…Then♡ It seems like it would be difficult to find the lord castle anyway♡ Ladia is a fairly large city, to the extent that it is called a city next to the royal capital♡”
“Is that so… But, I asked people…”
“Because it’s Melissa-san, who seems to be thinking of living in the city. Since you have been looking for me, I will guide you to Yeongju Castle♡”
“Yeah? No, until that happens…! Oh wait…!”
“Whoops♡ It’s okay, it’s okay♡ You don’t have to refuse♡”
A female soldier who tried to show kindness to Melissa by half forcefully, while dragging her away.
Now, on the female soldier’s face, there was a smile that seemed to be strangely amused.
There was something strange about that smile, and Melissa wanted to reject the female soldier’s kindness, but…
However, the strength of the female soldier holding her hand was making it impossible for Melissa, a high-level adventurer, to shake off her hand.
“Because the Demon King told me to treat the females who come to Ladia well♡ Now. This is Melissa-san♡”
“Yeah? Ma, the demon king? Female? Ah, wait…!!”
That’s how adventurer Melissa’s exploration of the city of beasts began.
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“What… The women’s clothes…”
The moment she entered Radia, Melissa’s heart began to stir strangely in the air that had changed.
But now, Melissa was more taken aback by the scene in front of her than the flutter.
The streets are filled with female citizens of Ladia. Their outfits…
Because it was a bold outfit that made me feel like a prostitute.
“Ah. You mean clothes? Whoops. For Ladia, clothes like that are trending right now♡”
“Oh my God… That kind of thing is trending…?”
Even the outfit of the female soldier who surprised her was modest compared to those outfits.
The female soldier’s outfit still had metal armor draped over her arms and legs, but the women on the street didn’t even have that.
Numerous women dressed in lewd costumes that felt more obscene than wearing only underwear.
On their necks and ears, strange decorations that were not seen in other cities were attached.
“If you’re a woman, you should also know how to reveal yourself♡ They are free from the oppression of inferior men♡”
“Hey, inferior? No… That’s too revealing to say…”
It’s not just the obscene costumes and weird jewelry.
I don’t know why, but the appearance of women with small or large tattoos on their skin that is larger than their clothes.
The tattoos on the women’s bodies now seemed to Melissa to make their bodies look more lewd than stylish or meaningful.
To go around wearing such obscene clothes, tattoos that look lewd, and all of them wearing heavy makeup that seems to seduce men.
No matter how you look at it, the streets of Radia now looked more like Changgwan Street than a city street.
“Are you okay with the smell of cigarettes? That’s also trending in Radia right now…♡”
“Ah, ah… Yes what… In Elrod, if you have some money, cigarettes are easy… No, but those expensive ones are in vogue?”
“It’s not much in Ladia~ You can buy it with your kids’ pocket money here♡ Now, there are children in the alley just as well…”
Looking at the alley the female soldier pointed out, I see women giggling while smoking cigarettes.
Little girls who look like they are in their early to mid-teens. Are those kids smoking cigarettes while wearing slut-like outfits?
When I looked around, embarrassed by the appearance of those children, I saw quite a few women smoking cigarettes comfortably.
Most cities would have huge taxes on cigarettes. But like this, many women can easily write it.
Now that I look at it, was the air in Ladia that made my heart thump just now, a mixture of so many cigarette smokes?
No matter how different cities have different policies and cultures, this appearance of Ladia was too embarrassing to Melissa.
“…But… Why, can’t I see the men on the street…?”
The moment she looked around the women like that, Melissa realized her strange sense of incongruity.
Numerous women in obscene outfits, as if they had gathered prostitutes from all over the world.
But now, other than those women, I didn’t see a single man on the way.
I passed hundreds of people, so I should remember seeing at least a few men.
But Melissa, who couldn’t even see a man’s face, let alone a man’s clothes, began to feel that Ladia was a strange city where only women lived.
“Are you talking about the males? This area has already been relocated… Above all, now, it’s time for everyone to go out to work…”
“Yeah? Labor…?”
“…Huh. Well, you’ll understand that as you go along♡”
What the hell is this female soldier’s expression?
A strange, unknown feeling makes Melissa’s heart beat.
Melissa, who had no intention of doing that, but got caught up in a fight of love, and she wanted to stay away from men for the time being.
Now, for Melissa, this obscene street in Ladia, where there are no men, she couldn’t help but feel strange.
That’s slavery I don’t know why they used that word, but I wonder if Ladia’s men don’t have some kind of freedom in their work?
I don’t know why… Right now, Melissa is strangely starting to feel comfortable in the city of Ladia.
“Let’s see… We still have to go a long way to reach the lord’s castle… Ms. Melissa. How about taking a break here at the cafe for a while?”
“Uh… I think I’ve come a long way…? Do we still have to go further?”
“Yeah. Didn’t I tell you that Radia is wide? The lord’s castle is over there, visible over there.”
“…So far… I didn’t expect it to be such a large city…”
Surprised by the obscene appearance of the women, I had walked for quite some time.
At the place the female soldier pointed, something that looked like a castle was vaguely visible in the distance.
“After taking a short break at the cafe, let’s go by carriage. This area is where regular carriages stop♡”
“Yeah? Carriage…? What is that?”
“Hehe…♡ Well, that’s… It’ll be easier to understand if you see it for yourself♡ Now then, shall we go to the cafe? I’ll buy you a drink♡”
“Ah, even if you don’t…!”
“It’s okay, it’s okay♡ Let’s have a cigarette while enjoying a drink…”
A female soldier leads Melissa into the cafe, as if desperate to serve her.
Is it because of the sweet and strange smell that fills the streets?
Melissa, who felt uncomfortable about something, gradually felt comfortable, and went into the cafe with her female soldier, unable to show her reluctance.
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“How about it? Drinks and cigarettes, weren’t you really okay?”
“Ah… That, that’s right… Really, it was fine…”
“Whoops♡ I knew you would like it♡”
For a while, Melissa accepted the drink and the cigarette that the female soldier recommended in the cafe.
The strange taste of the drink that seemed to seep into her body and the feeling of the cigarette stirring in her head gave Melissa a sense of intoxication, as if she had lightly drunk.
This strangely pleasant feeling, as if fatigue and worries were disappearing.
She got the feeling that maybe she was addicted to cigarettes, and she was waiting for a wagon with a female soldier.
“…Ah. There he comes. That’s a carriage♡”
“Where… Ah!? I-that’s…! Monster…!!?”
The moment the female soldier points beyond her street, she hears a crackling sound, like something hard hitting the street.
I thought it was strangely wide and well made. Something big, like a box, that seemed to fit about halfway down the road.
In front of the large box with wheels, two monsters he had never seen before were approaching dragging the box.
“Oh, my God!? What is that!?”
“It’s a monster…But it’s a monster that can be ridden by people found in Radia…”
“Um, a person like that!? Monsters used as means of transportation are definitely…!!”
“Whoops… You don’t have to panic like that♡ They’re really calm kids♡”
As an adventurer, he was well aware of the dangers of monsters.
The only thing people could use as a means of transportation were monsters like Bobo Lizard, who were slow and clumsy.
Even so, it has a ferocious temperament, and the only thing it can do is drag the load while controlling it with food.
But it’s a monster that people can ride on. Quite a few people have tried it, but in the end, it must have turned out that monsters cannot be tamed by humans…
Knowing this well, Melissa tensed her body and looked at the two approaching monsters.
“…!!? Now, wait! If you touch me like that…!”
“It’s okay~ Come on. Because they are okay to touch like this♡”
“!? Three, my God. Really…?”
As if reassuring Melissa, who was backing away from her nervousness, the female soldier approached the monsters and stroked them.
Melissa’s body gave goose bumps at the sight of the monsters remaining calm even when a person stroked them.
A monster tamer who brainwashes monsters with skills…? No, that would be an extremely rare job…
While staring blankly at the monsters, Melissa was following the female soldier and touching them.
“Are you really quiet? These children do not refuse to be touched by females♡”
“My God… Where did you get a monster like this…”
“Hehe…♡ Ah. ‘Cause I can’t hold on Let’s get on board soon. If you ride this, you will arrive at the lord castle in no time.”
“Ah, yes, yes…”
Melissa, surprised by the appearance of the monsters, climbed into a large wagon that could accommodate dozens of people.
As if they were already familiar, the women in the carriage smiled lightly as they watched Melissa climb into the carriage.
The strange air that makes my heart pound. Women in obscene outfits. And, a monster that can be controlled by someone who has never seen it before.
So, Melissa, surprised by the city of Ladia, headed for the lord’s castle.
