General Store Pit Stop – "Got Any Stamina Boosters? I'll Take 'Em! For Sex with My Master!" Her Face Flushes Red
"And speaking of which, why are all the signs just 'Blacksmith,' 'Weapon Shop,' 'Armor Shop,' 'Clothing Store,' 'General Store'? Sylvia, none of them have any personality. Is it always like this?"
"Huh? Commoners who aren't nobles wouldn't dare name their shops. Just getting permission to open one is a huge privilege for them."
"Uh... yeah. Right."
"If you're talking about places with personal names like 'Leah's Atelier' or 'Iron-Blood Duke's Armory,' those are deeper in, on the quiet, pristine streets where only nobles shop."
"Oh, so they do exist? But this area's bustling with people—does avoiding the crowds really bring in sales?"
Jin Yuseong couldn't hide his puzzlement at the idea of deliberately shunning the busy streets.
"Of course. Witches hold the world together, like I told you before, right?"
"Ah~ yeah, you did say that."
"Yep. Almost all civilization is sustained by witches. Logistics, construction, environmental maintenance—every little thing is deeply intertwined with magic."
"Whoa, impressive."
"My slave, you get it right away? Most commoners would... ah, never mind. Anyway, even those commoner shops rely on witches for middleman processes, so they hand over a big chunk of their sales to nobles."
"Ah. So the good business here all goes to the nobles."
"...It's not 'going to' them! It's collaboration! They're the ones providing the help!"
Did that phrasing rub her the wrong way? Jin Yuseong tried not to nitpick her noble-centric worldview.
'Yeah, the center of the world is my silver-haired smiley girl master Sylvia. Noble-centered society? Fine by me. Magic's super important. Whether commoners get exploited or whatever ain't my business.'
Jin Yuseong figured since he hadn't been in this world long, he shouldn't waste breath on pointless democracy or equality bullshit.
He stroked a strand of Sylvia's hair as she expounded on the greatness of magic. She rubbed her cheek against his palm and continued.
"Hehe, don't say stuff that might sound disloyal anywhere else, okay? No noble would dare touch a slave, but you can't guarantee everyone follows the rules, so be careful!"
"O... kay. I can only chat freely in front of my master. But even slaves get dragged off?"
"Sometimes men who can't shake their commoner habits end up as witches' slaves but still think like commoners. If you report them to the state, they can get an official sentence of hard labor—developing their master's body in underground castle torture chambers for mental re-education. Got it? This is serious."
Another punishment story. Jin Yuseong was momentarily speechless but managed to scrape together a reply.
"Whoa....... Alright. Sylvia's body is mine now, so no one else can force me to do shit... If it's gotta happen, it'll happen on my terms. Right?"
"...Uh, y-yeah... that's right.... My body belongs to Yuseong...? Haa. Why's this so embarrassing? Is everyone like this...? Ugh... Why didn't my sisters warn me...."
Jin Yuseong had just blurted out nonsense in shock, but Sylvia seemed thrilled—yet her body twisted and squirmed in confusion.
It was a side effect of their faint connection through the
Their emotions clashed due to differing common sense from two worlds, hitting Sylvia with an unfamiliar wave of shame.
"Once I'm mentally ready, I'll do that body-torture thing with Sylvia's body anytime. ...My level's still too low right now. Sorry."
"Uh, y-yeah...... Thanks...? Looking forward... to it...?"
Conversely, Jin Yuseong's sensibilities were warping too, but he was oblivious.
Difference between how men and women think with their dicks.
Sylvia's face burned hot as she fanned herself unconsciously. Jin Yuseong wrapped an arm around her lovely waist and strode confidently into the general store, ready to step up if anyone disrespected Sylvia here too.
Screeech! The unoiled hinges screeched loudly.
Inside was a counter up front like a bank desk, with shelves of goods behind. The shopkeeper was another woman: narrow squinted eyes, silver-gray hair like Sylvia's wrapped in a white headscarf, tall at around 170cm, small flat chest barely marking her as female, and that isekai pretty-boy look but a bit androgynous.
Jin Yuseong thought of a certain manga character upon seeing her.
'Shha! Go kill her, Shinji!'—she looks just like she'd yell that.
"My, my~ what a sweet couple. Welcome to my humble general store."
"Ah, yes. It's so neat and cool inside. By the way! She's the noble, I'm her slave."
"Hehe, thank you for the kind words. So, noble and slave couple? What can I help you find?"
"Well... we just wandered in to browse, no real plan."
"Mm~ To prevent theft, all goods are kept in the back. If something catches your eye, tell me and I'll bring it out~?"
"Sure, sure. It's not far. We'll just look from here."
Perfect. 100 points. Jin Yuseong praised the shop's interior while responding properly to her excellent service.
In the smooth atmosphere, he spotted dried herbs among the tools and remembered stamina boosters.
He leaned down to whisper in Sylvia's ear, pressed close. Her body twitched at his voice right against it.
Whisper whisper...
"...Sylvia, think they sell... stamina-related herbs here?"
"Eek...! Dunno? Even if they do, they probably won't sell casually... If a noble like me asks, it looks like slave abuse, so you shouldn't ask, Yuseong?"
"...Alright. Trust me."
Finishing the whisper, Jin Yuseong cautiously asked the shopkeeper.
"Um, got a kinda~ personal question... Can you keep a secret?"
"Hmm~? What might the gentleman be after? With a noble right there, something~ like that?"
The shopkeeper smirked, clearly guessing from his words.
'Squinty-eyed characters are always smart ones here too? How's her intuition this sharp? She jumps straight to 'maybe~' the second I hint.'
No way she'd report him like Sylvia warned, right? Jin Yuseong worried a bit but went for it since she'd already caught on.
"Y-Yes!! I want to creampie my master more while serving her at night!! ...Any stamina herbs? Please, hook me up!!"
"My goodness~"
"......."
Sylvia's face turned beet red. Having her body demanded by her slave in public should be something to puff her chest out proudly about... but for some reason, she felt deeply embarrassed.
Jin Yuseong, meanwhile, rattled it off without a care.
The shopkeeper smiled like their master-slave bond was adorable but looked troubled.
"Hmm. We got something borderline for inspections. But showing it might mean I need to ask you to keep my secret?"
"That's how it always is, right? I really wanna buy. Raw or processed? Whatever! Please!! Sell it to me!!"
"Such a passionate slave you have, milady? Is this for real? Can I trust it?"
"Y-Yes! ...Yuseong's a super proactive slave who loves playing with my body like crazy on his own~?"
"Mm~ Got it. Trust my judgment. Here."
She fetched a box from the back, top covered in cloth, and whispered quietly.
"...Adventurers secretly harvest it... Excellent for boosting stamina... 'Pussy Mushroom'?"
Pussy Mushroom. Peeling back the cloth revealed mushrooms with abalone-like patterns on the caps, stuffed in the box.
Jin Yuseong schooled his shocked face and thought his reaction to the Pussy Mushrooms.
'Fuck, they really look like pussies... Unlike my cute Sylvia's tight one— this looks loose? Guess that's what happens when you're fucked nonstop like this.'
Unconsciously, his dick-brained logic kicked in.
"...What're the effects? ...Sylvia, heard of Pussy Mushrooms...?"
"...N-No clue. I've never even thought about dirty stuff like this... ...I-I'm a noble lady who just wants her slave to manage her body purely...."
The three huddled, whispering about the goods.
"...Sometimes commoner women slip it into their man's food."
"...Side effects?"
"...Lets you go multiple rounds temporarily, but eat it too much in a row and your stamina might not recover. Be careful."
'??? Then I gotta eat a ton!'
Jin Yuseong was already plotting to become the Stamina King. He asked the price.
"...How much?"
"...Considering the risk of handling and storage, even this amount's minimum one gold per box. Enough for a family of four."
"...Cheap!"
"...Is it?"
"...Gimme this. Wait, got more? Gimme all of it."
"...My my...."
"...Yuseong!?"
Jin Yuseong judged it cheap compared to a longsword at 100 gold or Dark Bringer's base 50 gold. He decided isekai prices were best ignored forever.