Chapter 4 - 5 Underground Auction – Conviction

 After everyone finished their meals, I decided to take a break and rest in the living room.

Oligor, the lord, left the mansion after dinner, being led off by the butler.

On the way home, she yelled, 'I don't want to work at this hour, ahhh!' but I think it was punishment for skipping out during the day.

“Well, I was surprised. Beef tongue wasn't eaten in this world, so I thought it wouldn't be good, but it was superb!” (Hayato)

“Right!　I knew Hayato would understand” (Itsuki)

“Yes, of course. From now on, if I see one in the market, I'm going to buy it too” (Hayato)

“Mm-hm. Look at the look on their faces, all that wondering. They think we're freaks, you know?” (Itsuki)

All the women in front of us looked uncomfortable when they saw us talking about beef tongue.

Except that Shiro is lying on my lap and she is in alliance of delicious beef tongue so I excluded her.

“No, you guys are unbelievable. I don't understand how you guys could eat a cow's tongue like that” (Letty)

“Mii, too, is a little resistant to the cow's tongue” (Mii)

“Drifters are picky eaters” (Letty)

“No, no, no. You guys usually eat caterpillars, right?　Because, to me, that's more incredible. It's a bug, you know, a bug” (Itsuki)

“Because it's delicious” (Mii)

“This one also tastes great. Right, Shiro” (Itsuki)

“Hmmm. The beef tongue is delicious. It's even better with green onions” (Shiro)

Hmmm, you're a good girl, Shiro.

Oh, ho-ho-ho. Here?　You want to be here?

“They say that the cat people don't like it when someone cares too much about them, but Shiro-san seems to be okay with it” (Hayato)

“I'm caressing her with love!　Don't you want to pet Mii or something?” (Itsuki)

“Umm......” (Hayato)

When Hayato and Mii faced each other, Mii's eyes began to sparkle, but Hayato looked away.

Seeing this, Mii opens her mouth wide immediately.

“All right, Mii. Try to imitate Shiro. Get on Hayato's lap!” (Itsuki)

“!　I understood. Toh!” (Mii)

“Eh, what?” (Hayato)

In two words, Mii jumped over the desk and curled up to look up at Hayato as she landed on his lap.

“Mii, Mii-san?” (Hayato)

“Do you dislike Mii, Hayato-sama?” (Mii)

“No, it's not!　Well, I mean, I like...... Mii, you know” (Hayato)

“Then go on, stroke her. Look at that delighted look on Shiro's face!” (Itsuki)

“Ugh.......... Lord's petting is supreme......... There is no doubt about it” (Shiro)

“But, but...........touching a woman's body....” (Hayato)

“Look, Mii is waiting for you with anticipation” (Itsuki)

“Hayato-sama......” (Mii)

“All right. Well then......” (Hayato)

Hayato pats Mii's head with a frightening hand.

“Hey, that's not the way to go, touched or untouched. Don't put any effort into it, but pet it carefully and lovingly!” (Itsuki)

“Ha, yes. Like this?” (Hayato)

Hayato's eyes became compassionate and gentle, and Mii's cat ears fell squishy and easy to pet.

Mii closed her eyes and looked happy, as if she were in paradise.

Perhaps reassured by the look on her face, Hayato's hands have become much more relaxed and able to stroke her after the initial fearfulness.

“Lesson 2! The base of the tail” (Itsuki)

“Hmmm. Lord, I'm weak there” (Shiro)

When I stroke here, Shiro's tail reacts immediately and straightens up.

Trivia, but cats are happy when their tails are outstretched.

“Uh ... somewhere around here, I think” (Hayato)

“Mm-hmm. Hayato-sama......... It feels great” (Mii)

“Ha, yes. Is this strong enough for you?” (Hayato)

“Yeah. Give me more strokes” (Mii)

“Oh, yeah. Don't ever be rough with it. Remember, it's only in the spirit of being allowed to pet her!” (Itsuki)

“Ha, yes. It feels good to the one stroking them” (Hayato)

“Right?　Do you understand?　This is what makes happiness......” (Itsuki)

“Excuse me, Master-sama?　It's time to.......” (Wendy)

“Well, wait a minute. I'm in the middle of teaching Hayato how to stroke a cat” (Itsuki)

“No, it's just that people are watching......” (Wendy)

When I look around, mainly Letty is getting upset.

“Wah, Hayato?” (Itsuki)

“...wah!　This is different!　I just stroked her as Isuki-san recommended” (Hayato)

“Hayato-sama!　It felt so wonderful. Can you stroke me again?” (Mii)

“Mii!　You... If you want it that badly, I'll pet you so wait patiently” (Letty)

“I don't like it!　I want Hayato-sama's one!” (Mii)

Huh.

“Why don't you try being petted, Jou-chan?” (Itsuki)

“Hah!?” (Letty)

“Itsuki-san!　She's human race” (Hayato)

“So what?　Shiro, let Wendy take over” (Itsuki)

“No—” (Shiro)

“I'll pet you again later” (Itsuki)

“Hmm—. It is a promise” (Shiro)

“Yes, yes. I promise” (Itsuki)

When she jumps down, Wendy puts her head on my lap next.

Unfortunately, the couch is so small that half of her body is now sitting on the ground.

“Good, good” (Itsuki)

“Master-sama.......... It feels good” (Wendy)

“I feel good, too. Mostly my legs” (Itsuki)

Overwhelmingly thick and squashed into two heavenly treasures!

It changes in many ways with just a slight movement, which is truly the mystery of the human body!

“This's just typical skin ship” (Itsuki)

“Yes. Master-sama loves to be affectionate” (Wendy)

“But it's embarrassing...” (Hayato)

“Listen, Hayato. I have a lecture to give you” (Itsuki)

“Wha, on what?” (Hayato)

“It's a mistake not to do anything because it's important. If it's important, you have to say what you want to do, while also taking into account what they want” (Itsuki)

It's not good for a man to be a goofball who doesn't do anything because he's afraid of being hated.

You can't force it, but you do need to be a little forceful.

“Surely, you are....” (Hayato)

“What?” (Itsuki)

“It's nothing....” (Hayato)

By the looks of it, he still hasn't done anything with them.

What a waste.

He is too helpless.

If Hayato asked for it, these girls wouldn't refuse it.

“So, are you guys staying at the inn?　Do you want to stay at home if you haven't already?　I've got two rooms available” (Itsuki)

I just got four new beds for the rooms on the ground floor, too.

“Well, we don't have decided a place to stay, is that OK?” (Letty)

“Yeah, I'm sure Letty Jou-chan and the rest of you will want to take a bath, right?” (Itsuki)

“Speaking of which, you guys got in first” (Letty)

“Well. Get the ladies in there” (Itsuki)

“That's right. So, I'll have to take you up on your offer then” (Letty)

“Okay, Wendy, get the bath ready for them. When you get up there, you can stay in the next room and cool off there” (Itsuki)

In the meantime, I'll make some money through alchemy and make some accessories for Hayato and the others.

“Yes. I'll prepare new soap and towels for them” (Wendy)

“I'll leave it to you. So, Hayato, shall we go to the alchemy room? Let me know what kind of accessories you want” (Itsuki)

“Uh, well... Yes, that's right. I'm leave to your care” (Hayato)

When we arrived at the alchemy room, Hayato spread a wide variety of materials from his magic bag onto my desk.

It included ores I hadn't seen before, and I reassured myself that I would be able to make something great.

In the end, there was no specific order, and Hayato said he'd leave it to me, so I'll take his word for it and make it as I please.

“But are you sure?　You can put the rest of it to your bag” (Itsuki)

“Yes. Even if I had it, I can't use it, and I hope Itsuki-san will use it anyway” (Hayato)

After being told this, it's all I can do to motivate myself.

Since we are here, let's make the best product with the best materials.

And there's plenty of high-grade ore to spare.

“Well, let's just turn everything around here into an ingot for now” (Itsuki)

What I took out was the orichalcum ore.

It's an ore often heard of in games and stuff.

It's basically something expensive or the material for the most powerful weapons, but Hayato brought a lot of this with him.

“How much is one of these, by the way?” (Itsuki)

“I don't know ... 300,000 to 500,000 Nord, I guess?” (Hayato)

“...... that much expensive for a pre-refined material....” (Itsuki)

It was more expensive than I expected.

Instead of making accessories with this, it would be better to make armor and weapons....

“If it's a blacksmith, it's the state blacksmith who can handle this level. And I can't just ask them to do it because the state has it in their hands.......” (Hayato)

“Oh, come on. You're a hero. Can't you do a little bit of that?” (Itsuki)

“As I said before, there are a lot of weirdos......... The more skilled a person is, the weirder they are........” (Hayato)

That's quite difficult.........

Well, from now on, if it's alchemy, I'll do it........

I'm not a weirdo, you know.

“Oh yes, Hayato. Since it's just the two of us, I thought I'd ask you” (Itsuki)

“Yes. What is it?” (Hayato)

“You, still a virgin?” (Itsuki)

“Buffuuu! What, what......” (Hayato)

“Well, I mean, because it looks like you're holding back from touching a woman, or rather, from touching her” (Itsuki)

“Ugh......” (Hayato)

“I was wondering if maybe you didn't do anything to those girls” (Itsuki)

Being able to start a conversation with Hayato while working...seems like I get used alchemy to this extent.

Still, when I'm doing precision work, I'm concentrating, so my word count goes down and I don't know what's being said.

“Well, I mean... yes” (Hayato)

“I see. I thought that was unnecessary earlier...... Are they not your type?” (Itsuki)

“No, no, no, no!　I love them all!” (Hayato)

“Something like you can't pick just one?” (Itsuki)

“Um, well.... It would be awkward to have that kind of relationship in a group of people...” (Hayato)

“Ah. So that's what it is. Why don't you make a harem out of it?” (Itsuki)

“What?　Isn't that a bad idea?　Itsuki-san's place is like that, though...” (Hayato)

“Really?　Ah, but ours are slaves.... Would it be different if we were comrade?” (Itsuki)

“I guess... that's what I think, too” (Hayato)

“But you do have a sex drive, right?” (Itsuki)

“That is, of course....” (Hayato)

“Isn't it getting painful every day?” (Itsuki)

“......” (Hayato)

“Why don't you just tell them?　Like I love everybody!　So, I want to do it with everyone! Something like that” (Itsuki)

“Doesn't that sound perverted...?” (Hayato)

“Hmmm ... well then, yeah. I don't care who it is, but imagine that girls being held by another man” (Itsuki)

“Eh......” (Hayato)

I think this works most effectively.

There is not enough of a sense of urgency for men of the type who don't have the courage to do so.

If a woman is attractive enough to make Hayato fall in love with her, it doesn't mean that someone else won't.

“You didn't like it, right?” (Itsuki)

“Yes...... I hated it so much....” (Hayato)

“Then you should make them all yours now. Don't regret it” (Itsuki)

“...... Do you think they'll allow it?” (Hayato)

“I don't think they're the kind of girls who would back off there...” (Itsuki)

『 The Ring of the Vow: Great defensive power increased, great attack power increased, resistance to mental disorder, resistance to status disorders, magic power increased according to the degree of intimacy between the two parties』

That's good work.

I made it like two and one with the wedding ring in mind, and again, it seems that ability increases with intimacy.

“Here, one is Hayato's. Give the other one to someone else” (Itsuki)

“Ah, yes. Thank you.......... Four abilities and an additional ability, you made another great one........” (Hayato)

“I've got good materials. Now, I'll make three more, just wait and see” (Itsuki)

It's three, or rather, it's six because it's all two pairs.

Anyway, I'd like it to be in the form of a gift from Hayato to everyone.

But if I make these all the same and Hayato equips four of them, will they duplicate each other?

And then both the defense and attack power are increased by 4 times?

Status getting increase four times as big as it is....

Well, there's still a lot of material to work with, and I'm going to try a couple of different things while I'm at it!