Chapter 227 – 227: Date!
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“Rent! Let’s go!”
After breakfast, Tina, who had packed a lunch box, hugged my arm.
“Okay, Tina. Oh, give me the lunch box.”
“Yes!”
I put the lunch box in my inventory and said to everyone,
“Then, I’ll be back.”
“We’ll be back!”
Miranda was the first to wave at us with a kind smile.
“Hehe, have a good time, Tina.”
“Yes, Mom!”
After that, Tina and I went outside, hearing everyone else tell us to have a good time.
On the way, I could hear the voices of some adventurers who were still eating on the first floor.
“Is that four now?”
“I thought they were just close, but I didn’t think they’d all actually be dating…”
“Ugh! If I had the power, I’d be popular with the ladies too!”
“With your face? No way.”
“What?!”
I walked outside with Tina and asked her,
“Is there anywhere you want to go, Tina?”
“Yes! First, I want to go to that clothing store!”
“Clothing store?”
“I’m wearing my usual clothes right now. So, I want to go to a clothing store, wear something that Rent likes, and walk around together!”
“I see… but do you have money?”
“Yes! I’ve been saving up hard for today!”
Tina had been diligently saving money to buy clothes for our date.
Imagining Tina’s efforts so far made my heart ache.
“Tina.”
“Yes, Rent!”
“Should I buy it for you?”
“Huh? It’s okay. I have enough money!”
“No, actually… it’s a date, right? So, I want to give you a date present. In that sense, I want to buy the clothes you’ll wear… is that okay?”
“Rent… I’m so happy!”
Tina hugged my arm even tighter and rubbed her face against it.
Tina’s bright smile and her tail wagging were both adorable.
“Then, let’s go quickly! I want to go quickly… and wear new clothes and go on a date with Rent!”
“Okay.”
I matched my pace to Tina’s slightly faster steps and walked towards the clothing store.
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“Rent, how is this?”
After entering the clothing store, Tina tried on various outfits.
Dresses, blouses, sometimes even swimsuits like Ninya, and clothes that showed a lot of skin like Noah.
My reaction to all of Tina’s outfits was the same.
“You look really pretty, Tina.”
“Really~ Rent. You keep saying the same thing!”
“But you really do look good in everything.”
Tina, wearing various outfits that made me want to have sex with her right away, was very attractive.
“Then… what do you think is the outfit that suits me the best?”
“The outfit that suits you the best?”
“Yes!”
“The outfit that suits you the best…”
I looked around the store.
As I was trying to find the outfit that I thought would suit Tina the best, one outfit caught my eye.
A tight-fitting short-sleeved top and pants with a yellow base.
It was an outfit that often appeared in videos of masseuses from my past life.
“How about that one?”
“That outfit?”
“Yeah. I think it would suit you.”
The outfit Tina wore when she first gave me a massage was good too, but this one seemed like it would show off her body line more, so it would be more… ahem, pretty.
“Then… I’ll try it on.”
Tina took the outfit and changed in the fitting room.
“H-How… is it?”
Tina, who had changed into the outfit I chose,
The light yellow outfit that showed off Tina’s body line emphasized her chest and also gave off a strong massage vibe.
Above all, the way it showed off her groin line… it’s very good!
“It suits you so well, Tina.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. I even want you to wear that outfit when you massage me next time.”
“Come to think of it… it’s tight, but this outfit is really easy to move in. Hehe, then I’ll wear this outfit when I massage you today, Rent.”
“Okay. Is there any other outfit you want to buy?”
“No. I’ll buy this one and the outfit I wore before this.”
Tina chose the outfit she was wearing now, a frilly orange blouse, and a white skirt.
But it was a waste to only buy two outfits.
All the outfits Tina had tried on suited her very well.
“Tina.”
“Yes, Rent.”
“Let’s buy all the outfits you’ve tried on so far.”
“Huh? B-But are you sure? I tried on quite a few…”
“It’s okay. You know I make a lot of money, right?”
“But…”
I approached Tina, put my hand on her shoulder, and said,
“It’s because I want to see all of your different loveliness in different outfits.”
“R-Rent♡”
“I’ll buy them all.”
“Yes♡”
I said to the employee who was looking at us with sparkling eyes.
That look was the same look she had when she was holding a pole.
“I’ll buy all the outfits she tried on here!”
“Yes~ Thank you, customer!”
The employee’s smile was very bright.
Tina came out with me wearing the orange blouse and white skirt.
I put the other outfits Tina had tried on in my inventory.
“Rent! Let’s go this way!”
Tina took my hand and led me towards the plaza.
The market is usually for people buying things, the dungeon entrance is for adventurers, and the plaza is for people coming from outside of Pledan, as well as various people who come to see those people from outside.
According to rumors, the plaza was almost empty because people from outside didn’t come due to the flood.
“Come one, come all, and see this! Fresh seafood that has returned! Fresh seafood from Aquilon, the sea city of Escal!”
A merchant who came from outside and was selling seafood.
“These are accessories from Sahamal, a desert country south of Solario! How about you buy one, pretty lady!”
A merchant selling accessories that you can’t see in Pledan.
“~~~♪”
There were various people from outside in the plaza, such as people playing instruments and receiving money, and it was crowded with people watching them.
“There are… a lot of people?”
“It’s been four days since the flood ended. People who are close to Pledan heard the news and came to Pledan right away.”
Well, if a disaster happened and they couldn’t make money, and then the disaster disappeared, it would make sense that they would come with the intention of making as much money as they couldn’t make before.
“Ah, Rent! That’s it! Let’s go see that!”
Tina was pointing in a certain direction with her hand.
In that direction, there was a huge tent and a man in a suit wearing a circus hat and holding a cane in one hand was raising his arm high and promoting it.
“Welcome! Welcome! The disaster of Pledan! The flood has ended and we have returned! The Marine Troupe, which performs heart-touching plays, has returned!
Today’s theme is a tragic love story that happened in Bridan a long time ago! The story of Queen Guinevina, who was the wife of the king, but fell in love with the kingdom’s best knight and the king’s loyal subject!”
“A troupe?”
“Yes! They’re a popular troupe in Pledan! I really wanted to see them!”
“Then let’s go see them.”
Tina and I walked towards the entrance of the tent.
At the entrance of the tent, there was a huge man with a stern expression blocking the entrance.
“Will you be entering?”
“Yes.”
“The entrance fee is 3 silver per person.”
It was surprisingly expensive.
But if you think about it as watching a play, it might be a cheap price.
I handed 6 silver to the huge man.
“Here you go.”
The huge man immediately smiled brightly.
Money really does make even a stern face smile.
A momentary fantasy of a slut who usually has a face like she’s eaten a bug, but immediately smiles and fawns all over you and even offers her body when you give her money flashed through my mind.
A woman who is very honest about money is also good material in fantasies.
『Is that what you call gap moe?』
It’s a little different.
“Thank you. Have a good time.”
Tina and I went inside the tent and sat in an empty seat among the rows of chairs.
After waiting for about 10 minutes, other audience members sat down and the entrance of the tent closed.
Then, a spotlight-like light shone on the center of the stage, and the man who had been promoting in front of the tent came up on stage and greeted us.
“Thank you all for coming today.
Our troupe was all moved and touched by the fact that the flood, one of the worst disasters in the world, ended in just one week thanks to the efforts of the adventurers of Pledan.
So, as a small reward, we will touch the hearts of everyone in Pledan with our performance today! Now, today’s play! Guinevina’s Choice! Please enjoy it!”
And the play began.
The play lasted for almost 2 hours.
The content of the play was about the kingdom of knights, Bridan, which is located west of Pledan.
There, it is said that there is a king named Yaser who has the Excalibur.
By the way, this King Yaser is said to be a descendant of the first hero who had the Excalibur.
Yaser had a queen named Guinevina, who was called the most beautiful woman in the world.
Guinevina respected and loved King Yaser, who devoted himself to the country.
King Yaser also loved Guinevina, but he was so busy ruling the country that he had almost no time to share love with Guinevina.
Guinevina, who knew King Yaser’s position, understood him, but she couldn’t help but feel lonely.
King Yaser loved Guinevina so much that he assigned one of his loyal subjects, the knight Linesalot, who was called the best swordsman in the kingdom, as her escort.
But that was the beginning of the tragedy.
Linesalot, the best swordsman in the kingdom, was not only good with swords, but he was also a handsome man who was very popular with women.
In addition, Queen Guinevina was King Yaser’s queen and the most beautiful woman in the kingdom.
The most handsome man and the most beautiful woman in the kingdom were drawn to each other as they spent more time together.
In addition, he felt very sorry for Queen Guinevina, who loved King Yaser but couldn’t spend time with him, and he sent her many gifts and words of comfort to cheer her up.
But that action only made the queen’s love for Linesalot grow, and the more that love was revealed, the more Linesalot’s heart was drawn to the queen.
Unfortunately, Linesalot’s actions for King Yaser and the queen only brought them closer together and became the cause of the tragedy.
In the end, the two fell into a forbidden love between the queen and the king’s knight.
As the days went by, the number of days they shared intimate love increased.
That fact was discovered by another of the king’s knights.
The knight even thought about harming his fellow knight for the sake of the queen’s safety, but that action was stopped by the queen.
In other words, it was a plea not to stain his hands with the blood of his comrade for her sake.
The two were dragged before the king, and the king fell into great agony when he saw them.
One was the queen he loved.
The other was his loyal subject.
The king was tormented by the desire not to punish the two precious people and at the same time by the feeling that he had been betrayed by the two precious people.
While the king was agonizing, Guinevina felt a great sense of guilt at seeing King Yaser, whom she loved so much, suffering like this because of her, and she said that she would take responsibility for her foolish actions and stabbed herself in the chest with a dagger for self-defense before the king’s decision was made.
The king, Linesalot, and everyone in the audience were shocked by the queen’s actions and immediately worked together to save her.
Queen Guinevina barely survived, but unfortunately, she lost her memory.
About King Yaser, about Linesalot, and about herself.
The choice of the queen, who was loved by the king and the kingdom’s best swordsman and loved them both at the same time, ended up leaving a huge scar on the hearts of the two men.
One thing that was fortunate for her was that Yaser and Linesalot, in their grief for Guinevina, who had lost her memory, reconciled as comrades who had suffered the same pain.
In the end, as a result, Guinevina’s choice was to protect the relationship between the men she loved at the cost of her own memory.
The play ended there.
The first half was a story that I had heard somewhere before, but the second half had a different outcome.
Still, thanks to the passionate performances of the actors, I was able to enjoy it.
“Sniff, sniff…”
Tina was crying because she was sad after watching it.
“It’s so sad…”
“Queen Guinevina?”
“Sniff… no, King Yaser is sad. In the end, his beloved wife had an affair with his loyal subject, got caught, stabbed herself, and even committed suicide in front of him… and even if he desperately saved her, she lost her memory.”
Wow, Tina’s reaction to Guinevina was very harsh.
I thought that women usually empathize with Guinevina in this kind of situation, but Tina was different.
“Rent…”
“Yes, Tina.”
“I will never… love another man besides Rent.”
“Thank you, Tina. I’m really… happy.”
“…I wish Rent would only love me too.”
“Ugh…”
“But I don’t dislike our current relationship, so it’s okay. I like Elsie, Noah, Ninya, and Melissa too… I like them all.”
“Thank you, Tina.”
That was all I could say to Tina, who had built a harem.
Tina took my hand and came out of the tent.
“Rent, I’m hungry because I cried. Let’s eat.”
“Okay.”
Tina and I headed to the park to eat our lunch boxes.
