Chapter 79
Chapter 79
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 79
Chapter Title: Roughly the Best in Another World 79
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As soon as I opened the door, Elin came hopping over from the kitchen.
She was small and adorable, utterly cute.
"Shall I prepare a meal? Or would you like to rest right away?"
I exchanged a glance with Karen.
"You can eat more, right?"
"Yeah!"
"Same as what we had today, please."
"Um..."
Elin rolled her eyes, as if checking if anyone was around.
"Could you tell me how you met Esty? I'm just so curious..."
"Sure."
I accepted readily.
Elin bowed her head deeply.
"Thank you. I'll have dinner ready in a flash. Please wait inside."
Our meeting with Esty...
It hadn't been that long ago, but it already felt like ancient history. What should I say?
I couldn't tell the plain truth, but exaggerated lies would get found out eventually.
After the food arrived, Elin joined us hesitantly.
It might be rude to say, but it felt like sitting down to eat with a younger sister from a different family—cozy, like a family meal.
That cuteness of hers had the power to make you feel like you were playing house.
I could've believed she was Esty's little sister.
"When I first saw you all, I was shocked. I've known Esty for a long time, but..."
"She hates people, right?"
"Yes..."
"She was the same with me at first."
Esty never showed outright disgust, but she harbored deep distrust toward humans.
That night, though, we had sex.
"A mere adventurer and a diamond-rank hunter—we should've never crossed paths normally.
But it was hero candidate selection time, so we bumped into each other inside guild headquarters by chance."
The two of them blinked, hanging on my every word.
...Elin aside, why was the pussy house listening so intently?
"What happened? D-Did Esty slap you?"
Who gets slapped by a woman they've just met?
I thought it, but didn't say it.
Because the face of the woman who had slapped me right away flashed in my mind.
"Not that, but she was icy cold. That's probably the Esty you know, Miss Elin."
Elin nodded vigorously.
"I fell for her at first sight and wouldn't give up. I kept pursuing, and eventually Esty accepted my feelings."
"...That Esty."
Elin still couldn't believe it.
Yeah, I get it. Even if I said I brainwashed her with hypnosis, she wouldn't buy it.
For a light dinner chat, this was about right.
"Our 'chemistry' was off the charts, so we quickly became a loving couple."
"Chemistry? What's that mean?"
"..."
I deliberately didn't answer.
Elin mumbled, puzzled, then suddenly blushed as realization dawned.
"Ah..."
"Ahh, I want to tell you how we got so close... It's great, but I just can't put it into words."
"...Oppa. You're such an old man."
Elin turned beet red up to her ears and bowed her head.
Well, that should stop her prying and let her imagination run wild.
"Esty like that... C-Can I find a boyfriend like you, Mr. Decal?"
"..."
I gazed at Elin thoughtfully, pretending to ponder.
Maybe feeling inferior, she hunched her shoulders.
"I'm a shorty, and my breasts are small... I have no appeal as a woman."
"That's not true. Being cute is a huge charm!"
Karen declared firmly.
She was right. Elin was seriously cute.
"I think you're attractive too, Elin. You just need to get 'prepared' properly."
I dropped a hint to stir her suggestions.
"P-Prepared... I see."
"Prepared?"
Karen tilted her head.
"You know what I mean, right, Karen?"
"...?"
Elin hesitated, then whispered into Karen's ear.
"What're you... Oh."
Karen seemed to get it.
Elin thought it was embarrassing, so she kept her voice low enough I couldn't hear—but I could guess the content.
The anal preparation I'd imprinted into her common sense.
Probably that.
"Y-Yeah, exactly."
Karen said it awkwardly, like bad acting.
"When you like someone, if you're not prepared... it gets awkward."
"..."
Elin set her jaw with resolve.
"I'll start right away, today."
"Start what?"
When I feigned ignorance, Elin flustered.
"I-I can't tell you, Mr. Decal. It's girl talk. Right, Miss Karen?"
Karen nodded along.
She wasn't used to lying—her guilt was plain on her face.
Haha. Can't make her act.
Lucky Elin fell for it easily.
Unless she messed up big time, she wouldn't sense anything off with the suggestions.
Only women with super sharp intuition pick up on it.
Before transferring here, I'd tested it on tons of women—none ever noticed.
Not a single one broke the hypnosis on their own.
Doesn't work on monsters at all. I don't know about every monster, but since we usually meet them hostile, I've never tried.
Who knows.
If I met a pretty succubus, I might test it.
I'd naturally accepted hypnosis didn't work on monsters.
As a kid, I'd tried on stray cats and plants, and never wondered why it failed.
It just felt normal that it didn't.
But it's not just a communication issue.
I'd suggested a baby not to cry, and it worked.
So my power discriminates by target.
The one pure exception where the target's resistance blocked it: When the goddess split her consciousness.
Clink.
Before I knew it, the plates were empty.
"More?"
I was full now.
"We snacked before coming. I'm good."
Karen still had some left.
"I'll bring tea."
As Elin hopped down from her chair, someone opened the inn door.
"Esty?"
Elin noticed first, but so did I.
Only Esty brought such a refreshing breeze.
Karen and I stood to greet her.
"Darling!"
I hugged the approaching Esty tightly.
"How'd it go?"
"They were surprised by the suddenness, but no issues. She's in on a provisional basis for now."
As expected.
Esty glanced between me and Karen.
"You two?"
"We passed! No problems!"
Karen puffed out her chest proudly.
"The girl who was asking if we couldn't level up more before leaving just today."
"O-Oppa, you grump."
Karen muttered next.
"You boosted my energy with creampie... Th-Thanks to that... Agh!! What am I even saying!"
She trailed off, flustered—adorable.
"And Noah?"
"She had business, so she's moving separately. Wants to scout Melbritt for any threats to you, Darling..."
"Oh."
The "Impregnable Examiner" was working for me.
In this situation where we might clash with this world's god in unknown ways, she was a rock-solid ally.
I kissed Esty right there.
She didn't dodge, parting her lips.
No other guests anyway. We shared a deep, tongue-twisting kiss.
"Mmm. Darling... wanted to kiss me?"
She read my mind from one kiss. Impressive.
I'd eaten the glasses girl today— this was mouthwash so I didn't get an upset stomach.
Esty was beautiful no matter when I saw her.
"Sit. Finish eating and let's rest."
"Yeah."
After we three finished, we headed to the Eight-Colored Shell castle.
We all showered, then I flopped onto the spacious bed in the castle lord's room.
Ah, alone time.
Pretty peaceful.
Lying comfortably, I decided to test the Eight-Colored Pearl's functions.
Whoa. Karen was changing into spare clothes. Bending over, her breasts swayed—blood rushed to my dick.
Esty, in just underwear, had summoned wind spirits to dry her hair.
The Eight-Colored Pearl was way better than expected.
Like a smartphone, I manipulated the screen to peep on them from various angles.
I set Karen's jiggling tits front and center for viewing.
Curious about Noah, I switched views.
She was still inside Melbritt. A library? Scale beyond imagination—books as far as the screen showed.
Noah was talking to someone there.
I bolted upright.
"Who's this woman...?"
An enigmatic thrill poured from her nonstop.
I'd seen that uniform dozens of times today, but her poise made it seem entirely different—flawless.
Her glossy black hair, like Noah's, piled high and voluminous like clouds.
Exposed nape, slender jawline, mystical green eyes— a refined beauty.
"Lady Shia. What's wrong?"
The woman paused, then smiled faintly at Noah.
"The hero will visit Melbritt in a month."
The hero mention jolted me.
Was this woman connected to the hero?
I held my breath, eavesdropping.
"Ah..."
"That's what you wanted to hear, right?"
"Yes."
No idea what they'd discussed before, but
Noah admitted frankly.
"Not mocking you, but I'm surprised. For Ironwall Veil Noah to show interest outside her duties."
"..."
Noah chose her words carefully, then spoke.
"A great change has come over me. I've found something more important than myself, so I'll devote my life to it."
"The hero is busy, but for Veil Noah's request, she'll make time gladly."
"Good."
"You know the hero bears the kingdom's fate. Nothing must happen to her."
"Do I seem the type for recklessness?"
"No."
Shia pressed a finger to her lips—gesture for caution—with a knowing smile.
"This talk... someone might be listening."
I flinched.
She couldn't mean me, right...?
"...Yes. I'll be careful."
Noah didn't know I was peeping, so no fluster before Shia.
Even if she did, she wouldn't show weakness.
But separately, this Shia felt not to be underestimated.
Unlike Stia or Diana, women I could toy with one-sidedly.
Indescribable unease.
I closed the peep window as Shia walked away.
Weird feeling.
I'd come to this school just assuming the hero was a girl...
Hoping for some dirty, fun sex.
But why?
I couldn't shake the sense I'd missed something crucial.
Pondering, I fell asleep—woke to sunlight flooding the lord's room.
"Time to head out..."
I washed in the grand bath, changed to spare formalwear.
What were they up to?
About to check via peep window, I ran into Noah in the hall.
"Mr. Decal. Good morning."
"Yeah. Morning. But how'd you enter the shell castle without my help?"
"The Eight-Colored Pearl reacted to the shell, letting me in. Was that not allowed?"
"Just curious."
Bella happened by in the hall.
"Bella!"
"Yeah?"
Bella strolled over leisurely.
"The master's calling—hurry up."
Only then did the slave run.
"Anyone with the pearl can enter the shell castle?"
"Morning already... Sigh... That what you called for? No. Only those who've entered once with the master."
"Like a pass, huh."
Convenient.
I'd dozed off, nearly leaving Noah at that cheap inn... Well, elf rest house isn't cheap, but relatively uncomfortable.
"You didn't say when you'd return, and you came back at dawn... Actually, glad you slept well, Mr. Decal."
"What'd you do last night?"
"Like a jealous husband. Boo."
Bella jeered.
"Bella. Squat thrusts, one hundred reps."
"Eek!?"
"Just... curious."
Hard to say Shia was bugging me.
Noah's expression stayed hidden under her blindfold, then she spoke.
"Last night, I met Melbritt's student council president.
The hero visits in a month. We ended on a note where I might get a private audience."
"Student council president, huh."
"Yes. But best not approach her."
"Why?"
Noah's instincts kicked in. Same unease as me?
"Yesterday, I identified three potential threats to you in Melbritt.
Lady Shia is one. Reason... embarrassing, but I don't know what she's thinking either."
I'd have questioned if I hadn't seen her.
But from the peep, it clicked naturally.
Mysterious woman.
"We three—the hero, I, and Lady Shia—trained together at Melbritt long ago."
"Oh, classmates?"
"Classmates with the hero... I daren't say it that way, but..."
How amazing was this hero woman to make Noah humble herself?
Curiosity spiked instead.
"When the hero was at Melbritt, it was an undisputed golden age.
Lady Shia was expected to be selected without fail, but for some reason, she chose to stay at the school."
"Odd... Selection is ultra-exclusive. Everyone wants that shot, right?"
"Refusing a spot in the hero's party after selection isn't unheard of, but Shia was very close to the hero—
Everyone found the decision strange. Since then, I've thought no one at Melbritt—not even me—knows her true intentions."
"..."
Hmm.
Followed the hero, got selected, but turned her back and stayed at school...?
What gives?
"The other two? ...Bella. Manage your face."
Bella glared daggers with her eyes while smiling and dropping into squats.
"Melbritt's next selection frontrunners: Rank 1, Herka Philote, and Rank 2, Neris Rike."
"Both girls?"
"Yes."
"Pretty?"
Noah paused briefly.
"...Yes. Mr. Decal, I'm discussing threats right now."
"...Sorry. Reflex. Go on."
"Herka is the kingdom's strongest mage at a young age—diamond-rank."
Wow. Short and sweet.
Rank 1, diamond... How dedicated from childhood?
"Neris is hailed a once-in-a-millennium dragoon, also diamond-rank."
"Dragoon... Hold on. Mages make sense, but a dragoon? Prime hypnosis bait."
"The Rike family holds tons of magic resistance artifacts.
Neris grew up with innate magic immunity—most spells fizzle on contact."
"Ah..."
Got it.
Might counter hypnosis?
"Not doubting your powers, Mr. Decal. But Herka's a specialist hoarding forbidden foreign magic lore,
and Rike's spent centuries solely on magic sealing. No room for complacency."
"Need to watch them, got it."
I memorized all.
Just field test left.
Fun thoughts wouldn't stop.