Chapter 241 – Ep.240 Smith, a Black Company in Another World
It has been one month and five days since we left Fort Lebellum and set off for Molingta.
The screen installed to block the wind from seeping in fluttered, and Giena, who had climbed onto the luggage compartment, came inside.
“The city is starting to come into view.”
“Already? “Then it won’t take more than an hour.”
I slightly unfolded the blanket I had wrapped around me, got out of it, and hugged her, pressing my buttocks next to her.
“Umm…”
“Shiron. “They say it will arrive soon.”
“… Huh.”
Siron, who was dozing off while hugging her like a koala and burying her face in the crook of her neck, whined softly.
Everyone seems to be tired after skipping the morning and tormenting their pussies until dawn. On the left, Cernax is dozing, leaning against his shoulder with his arms crossed, and inside the blanket, Nyaho is sleeping with his head tucked between his legs.
“Everyone looks very tired.”
“I know. “Is Giena okay?”
“I’m a little… “I feel sleepy.”
“Then just close your eyes for a little while until we arrive.”
“… Then. Excuse me.”
Gionna placed her arm between her breasts and, like Cernax, leaned on her shoulder and closed her eyes.
“Tsk…”
The sound of even breathing coming from all directions permeated me like a lullaby, and even I started to feel sleepy.
“Time flies.”
It feels like we left the fortress just yesterday, but we have already arrived in Mallingta.
All I did was have sex, sleep, eat, and have sex again, being careful not to let my voice escape the knights who followed to escort me.
‘I stopped by the city a few times along the way.’
However, nothing particularly changed. It’s just that the place for sex changes from the luggage compartment to the bed.
If there was anything that could be said to be a little special, it would be that the weather was starting to get a little chilly, so I bought a few sets of clothes for fall and winter, and I bought additional scrolls in bundles.
I turned my head and looked where the coach seat was.
I wanted to have a little chat with Lord Beneo, but the coach seat was narrow and Siron and the other lovers wouldn’t leave me alone at all, so I didn’t have time to chat.
‘I’d like to hear a little more about how to manipulate power.’
If we can perfectly handle the power absorbed from Sir Beneo, a sacred object with many uses will be created.
‘What… I said I would continue to be by your side as an escort, so it’s not like there is no chance.’
“Hwaaaaam~”
My eyelids keep going down regardless of my will.
I felt tired like I never did after dozing off, so I tried to hold on as long as I could, but it seems like that’s the end of it all.
It became dark before my eyes.
**
“… “Miss.”
“… ?”
“Mr. Smith.”
My consciousness, which had been momentarily interrupted by Giena’s voice, returned.
“Im here.”
“… Already?”
“Yes. “It’s a horse job for the security guard.”
“I see… Siron. Kernax?”
When I called the two, Siron muttered and even more, she came into my arms and only Kernax came to his senses with a groan.
“Wake. They said they arrived. I have to get down. Siron? If you’re tired, go home and sleep in bed. Huh?”
“… “Hold it and go.”
“Can you carry me?”
“… Huh.”
“Okay.”
Maybe he was really tired, but Shiron didn’t want to get out of my arms.
Since Siron wasn’t heavy and it didn’t really matter to me, I decided to carry him home.
“Okay… I feel like I’m sleeping for a moment, but I guess we’ve already arrived… ?”
“I know. Ya hoya. “Nyahoya?”
I lifted the blanket away with my free arm. Then, Nyaho’s face was revealed, with his face between my legs and a bright smile on his face.
After watching it for a while, I went out and sneakily walked up to Nyaho and gently stepped on her tail that was gently wagging.
“Hnyaaaaa?!”
No joke, Nyaho bounced like a real spring.
“We have arrived, so please get off.”
“Ah, yes, yes…”
Nyaho trembled and got out of the carriage, wrapping her hand around her tail that had been stepped on by me. After that, Kernax got off.
“Giena. “Please help me.”
“All right.”
With Giena’s help, I was able to get up while holding Siron in my arms.
“I’m going to pack my bags and go down.”
“Thank you.”
“No.”
He patted Giena’s butt with the hand that was not supporting Siron’s butt and then got off the carriage.
As soon as I got off the carriage, the cool air passed over my exposed skin.
I definitely felt that the seasons had changed.
“Welcome back safely.”
A familiar voice came from behind me.
“Milia.”
“It’s been almost three months.”
Mr. Milia, the administrator of the Ardel family and in charge of managing Molingta on behalf of Kernax, approached.
“Please feel free to call me Milia.”
“… “Suddenly?”
She said with a strange smile in response to my question.
“I heard everything through reports.”
“Uh… “It’s a rush.”
It seems Ardel has told her everything, including her relationship with me.
“If you feel uncomfortable, you can call me as usual. Still, if possible, it would be a good idea to practice not speaking highly to people belonging to our count family.”
“… Today is a bit different. “I will try my best starting tomorrow.”
Mylia nodded her head and turned her gaze to Cernax.
“Lord Cernax?”
“Yes. “Administrator.”
“Take a good rest today, and go to work tomorrow.”
“… Thank you for your consideration.”
“What kind of consideration is there between us? Haha.”
“Hmm.”
Kernax coughed briefly and averted his gaze.
Millia’s eyes turned to me again.
“Mr. Smith? “Can you lend me your ear for a moment?”
“Here it is.”
He held the back of her head with his hand to keep her voice from falling and slightly bent her waist. Millia brought her face to her ear on the other side where her Shiron was burying her head and whispered softly.
“Branch Manager Amela’s condition is very bad. If she’s not too tired, I’d like her to show her face to her adventurer guild today. Would it be okay?”
“Is it very bad?”
“I’m not sure because I haven’t seen Mr. Smith in person since he left. “According to the soldiers, she is in a critical condition where they don’t know when she will explode.”
“… All right.”
“Thank you. Even if the branch leader destroys the city, the Adventurer’s Guild will compensate, but time is running out and the citizens living in the city will suffer. “I don’t want that to happen if possible.”
“I agree.”
Siron and Kernax got together and the northern street was destroyed in half. However, if the sister who defeated those two with one blow goes on a rampage, the entire city may collapse.
‘… ‘Maybe it’s not that bad?’
Since it collapsed, wouldn’t this be an opportunity to buy some surrounding land and build a larger house?
… I almost said that.
As Millia retreated, Giena came down from the luggage compartment, carrying bulging bags.
“Then. “I’ll go.”
“Yes. “Rest in peace.”
We left Martha and headed home.
As soon as we left the security post, all eyes were on us. To be exact, to me in the center.
Perhaps because there was a gap of about three months, the gaze of the women around me was much hotter than before.
“Mr. West.”
At the crossroads, Nyaho stopped, looked at me and said.
“I will stop by the temple for a moment and then return.”
“To the temple? “Where are you hurt?”
“No. “The Count ordered me to run an errand.”
Ardel. Errand. Temple.
I think it might have something to do with me.
“Be careful. “You remember home, right?”
“Sure. I have a good memory. “Then I’ll come back.”
Nya Ho bowed her head and walked towards the western street where the temples were gathered. After watching Nyaho’s back moving away for a moment, we turned and headed toward the north street.
“I’m really home…”
“Wait a moment.”
She went inside first, grabbing the scrolls Cernax had purchased for her bundle from her gym bag. And only after some time had passed did the door open again.
“It’s okay to come in now.”
“Did you clean up the dust?”
Cernax nodded her head.
Well, it would be even weirder if the dust didn’t accumulate after being away from home for three months.
After closing the front door, I took off my shoes and changed into soft, furry slippers.
“Giena. Siron, please take off your shoes.”
“All right.”
I went behind me, grabbed both of Siron’s legs sticking out between her waist, and took off her shoes.
‘It’s a bit awkward.’
In the castle I stayed in and the city I visited in between, I always walked around the room wearing shoes, so changing into slippers felt a little awkward.
“Leave your luggage there so we can all sort it out together in the evening or tomorrow.”
Gienna put down all her bags in front of the front door and came next to me. We headed straight to the bedroom, smelling the nostalgic smell.
“Shiron. “I need to lie down in bed.”
“… Yes.”
Siron, who had fallen asleep hugging my neck tightly like a koala, mumbled and slowly relaxed her grip on me and laid down on the bed.
As soon as he lay down on the bed, he crouched down and straightened out Siron’s hair, who was breathing evenly, and then got off the bed.
“Aren’t you two going to sleep?”
“I’m going to take a shower and sleep. “What about you, Smith?”
“I’m going to stop by the guild for a moment.”
“Guild… “Is it because of Amela?”
“What. Yes.”
Cernax nodded her head slowly.
“Giena and you?”
“I will follow you.”
“Uh? No, it’s okay. “You’re in a really bad mood, so just stay home.”
“Umm…”
Therefore, when Naga Amela heard that her sister was not in a good mood, she hesitated in her answer.
‘It looks like you’re really scared.’
I patted Giena’s butt and said.
“I’m taking a shower with Kernax and then resting first. “For dinner, when Nyaho comes, let’s all eat out together.”
“… All right.”
“Okay, okay. “Then, I’ll come back.”
Leaving the two behind, I left the house again. And then I walked straight to the alley leading to the guild.
“Hmm…”
Thanks to my haste, I arrived in front of the guild quickly, but I could not easily enter the guild and stopped for a moment.
‘From the moment I left the alley, I felt the atmosphere was a bit strange… ‘This is a bit harsh.’
The surroundings were strangely quiet, but the guild and its surroundings were even worse.
The vacant lot, which should always be full of adventurers preparing for training, was empty, and even though it was the time when the sound of the receptionist and adventurers arguing could be heard from outside, no sound could be heard from the tightly closed door.
Not only that, but there wasn’t even a patrolling security guard to be found around the guild building, let alone anyone.
Since I could roughly guess the reason, I pushed the closed door and went inside.
“… Uh?”
“… Shhh!!”
“… Oh, no. Let go, you crazy bitch… !!”
The receptionist who spotted me jumped up from her seat, shaking off a fellow receptionist who was trying to cover her mouth.
“S-Mr. Smith… !!”
I feel like I’m going to cry at any moment. The receptionist called me in a voice with suppressed emotions.
I approached them, looking around the empty space without a single adventurer.
“Uh, when did you come back?!”
“Ugh!! Sobbing!!”
“Nephiter… Thank you thank you thank you…”
The three receptionists had different reactions, but one thing was clear: they were very happy to see me.
“Well, everyone, please calm down first. “Is your sister up there?”
“Yes, yes. “He’s probably in his room.”
“Please… “Please, branch manager, please do something!!”
“Ugh!! We’re starving to death like this, really… !!”
“Uh… Well, calm down first…”
I tried to hear about what had happened, but it didn’t seem like the mood for that.
“All right. Because I understand. Ah, yes. Song. Go.”
There was no sign of them calming down, so I left them alone and took the stairs.
“… “The restaurant is also closed.”
It appears that starving to death was not a simple metaphor.
As I was taking the stairs, instead of heading to the 5th floor, I stopped in front of my sister’s door on the 4th floor.
“Whoa.”
I took a short breath and slowly knocked on the door.
“… Sister?”
Knock. Knock. Knock.
I knocked on the door and called his name, but there was no answer. I thought he might be sleeping, so I quietly grabbed the doorknob and pushed it.
Sigh-
“Eww…”
As the door opened, a strong, stomach-churning smell of alcohol assaulted me.
“… Sister?”
I covered my nose with my sleeve and entered the dark room.
Toouk.
Degurrrr.
Ting. Teeing.
“…”
There were bottles of various sizes, shapes, and colors rolling around on the floor, so much so that it was difficult to find a place to step.
I carefully walked through the blackout curtain covering the window, relying on the light seeping in through the crack in the open door.
“Ugh really… From the smell, it looks like I drank all of this yesterday…”
I barely managed to avoid the liquor bottles and arrived at my destination, refreshingly removing the blackout curtain blocking the sunlight. And closed it again.
“…”
Did I see it wrong?
It seemed like someone other than me was briefly reflected in the glass window that appeared after the blackout disappeared.
I licked my dry lips with my tongue and lifted the blackout curtain once again. And closed it.
Did I really see something wrong? I saw that there was definitely someone sitting on the bed, but when I looked again, the bed was empty…
Sweet.
“…”
With the sound of the door closing, the faint light that had been creeping in disappeared.
‘Good.’
I decided. I decided to open the window and jump out.
With hands covered in cold sweat, I lifted the blackout curtain and held on to the handle of the window… I couldn’t do it. There was no handle on the glass window.
I gently closed my eyes.
Seuuuuu
The light that had seeped into my eyelids disappeared.
The intense heat and thick scent felt behind my back.
“… Haaaaa.”
Hot breath touched the back of my head.
Ugh.
A strong feeling of pressure settles on both shoulders. And.
“… “It’s late.”
I’m a little tired.
