Chapter 223: The Masterpiece That Will Solve All Problems (4)
Chapter 223: The Masterpiece That Will Solve All Problems (4)
If you play RPG Maker H-games or read 19+ manga, you end up knowing more than you’d expect about how to break female slaves.
Specifically, you learn exactly how to capture demi-human women.
Whether the demi-human woman is the protagonist being bound by bandits, or the bandits are the protagonists capturing the demi-human women—either way, the easiest method is always the same: neutralize them so they can’t offer any resistance.
[The waves are no joke.]
Perhaps dumping that human trash into the ocean had drawn enough aggro, because the sea was beginning to churn violently.
[While I went topside for a bit to reorganize, I guess those bastards were busy doing the same?]
"Are you alright? We managed to get some rest, but..."
[Ah. Of course I’m alright.]
After reassuring Yurdias and the other knights, I stepped forward, gripping my sledgehammer.
[Right now, I feel like I can unleash my full power.]
I meant it.
Even though this armor wasn't equipped with a Mythstone, my main body—acting as a remote battery—was utilizing the Mythstone’s buffs directly. Consequently, Paladin Sonata felt stronger as well.
It wasn't just raw strength; it was a feeling of infinite endurance and stamina welling up inside me.
Unless I ended up exhausted from sex like Laura, as long as someone kept taking turns holding, sucking, or staying inside my cock—as long as there was physical contact...
As long as my mind didn't collapse from fatigue...
As long as my cock didn't lose its erection and go limp...
[I could fight all day long.]
Paladin Sonata could keep fighting and fighting.
[Asti. Are you ready?]
"Everything is prepared. I was just waiting for the Young Lord to give the signal."
[Good. Serica, what’s the estimated enemy strength?]
"...I can't determine their exact numbers, but usually, a single Sea Elf possesses the combat power of a hundred soldiers. We're encountering them on the 25th floor, but their strength is easily on par with enemies from the 30th floor—provided they're fighting in the water."
[So they're 20th-floor tier on land, but jump to 30th-floor tier in the water. Got it.]
They were stronger than I thought.
Even now, with at least fifty faces visible above the water, a simple calculation meant we were effectively facing five thousand soldiers.
[Yoanna. Any tactical suggestions?]
"I have two. One is total annihilation."
Yoanna gripped her spear-flag in one hand, planting the butt of it into the ground while unwinding the bandages on her left hand.
"If Lady Zenith unleashes a wide-area attack, she can kill at least ten of them instantly. The rest of us can pick off a few more with long-range slashes. The moment they get enraged and leap out of the water, we can beat them down directly."
It was a bit of a violent approach, but if they had been something like amphibious Angler Sharks, I would have chosen it immediately.
"However, the Young Lord wants to capture them without a scratch, doesn't he?"
[Exactly. They can't be damaged. Those are the laborers who are going to work for us.]
It felt a bit like writing "laborers" but reading it as "slaves," though.
[The water park, the water quality improvement, the maintenance of the groundwater channels, the construction of new fountains, and even the production of Mana Milk—all of it can be solved by catching them. Every single problem giving us a headache can be fixed by those girls.]
Until now, no one would have even thought of this.
Or even if they had, they wouldn't have been able to attempt it.
In the first place, no one knew that capturing the "beasts" of the Infinite Labyrinth and putting them to use in human society—specifically in ways related to sex—was the key. No one realized that by capturing them through sexual means, they could live together peacefully without the beasts baring their fangs at humanity.
A few might have known.
That sex is the answer.
Someone must have brought a Succubus out and gotten her pregnant, which is why Half-Demonesses exist.
Someone must have been bitten by a Vampire and left the Infinite Labyrinth, spreading Vampires to the world.
Someone must have brought a Monmus back to use as a sex slave, only for them to escape and spread beasts across the surface.
Of course, those instances were likely nothing but restraints filled with foul lust, devoid of love or affection.
I was different.
I would embrace them with love, with sex, with affection, and with power.
[Then, shall we chant the magic words?]
I gripped a Bitch Collar in both hands.
[Jujimarton!]
With a light incantation, I released the coupling at the top of the Bitch Collar.
[This is a specialized capture collar, different from the usual ones. Heh heh heh. Now then—]
Whoooooosh!!
The moment I opened the locking mechanism of the Bitch Collar, a massive wave began to rise in the distance.
[...Oh dear. It looks like they intend to turn this entire battlefield into the sea.]
"They're riding the waves. What should we do?"
[We can't let ourselves get swept away. Temporary retreat! But first, scatter these!]
I tossed the unlocked Bitch Collar onto the sandy beach.
The knights immediately followed my lead, scattering the Bitch Collars across the sand one by one. I took one of the collars and swung my arm in a wide arc.
[Fire in the hooooole!]
With a vigorous shout, I hurled a Bitch Collar toward the distant wave.
Plop.
The Bitch Collar simply fell into the seawater.
Before the wave could even arrive, it sank helplessly into the depths.
There was no explosion, no reaction whatsoever.
[Tsk, damn it! Retreat! Fall back!!]
I raised my hand high and pointed behind us.
[Everyone, retreat first! I’ll cover the rear!]
Clang!
While the knights fled to avoid the tsunami, I stepped backward, swatting away the water arrows flying toward us with my sledgehammer.
[They do look impressive.]
In the distance.
Atop the waves, the Sea Elves were riding the water like they were on surfboards, bows drawn.
[What a damn shame.]
The disappointing part was that the legs visible above the water weren't fish tails, nor were they the lower bodies of snakes; they were just pale-skinned human legs.
[So the 'Sea Elf' traits are just the ears and... the gills on their collarbones? ...Wait, no.]
The moment I saw their chests, I had an epiphany.
[Their air bladders are freaking huge.]
Sea Elves.
Every single one of their air bladders was as large as the fist of my armor.
[I am definitely making them mine.]
Once the knights had finished their retreat.
I deflected one last water arrow with my sledgehammer, then turned and sprinted away, regardless of any arrows flying at my back.
A moment later.
CRAAAAAASH!!
A massive tsunami, dozens of meters high, slammed into the shore where we had been standing, turning the beach into part of the ocean.
* * *
The tidal wave swallowed the island.
The Sirens were disappointed to have missed their enemies, but they were able to gather the various items the intruders had left behind.
"What is this?"
"It looks like a silver bracelet. Can't we just wear it?"
"It's an item imbued with mana. Don't touch it carelessly."
The Sirens fell into deep thought as they looked at the objects left behind.
"What is this used for?"
A silver ring.
A simple object that formed a circle when closed.
"No matter how I look at it, it's a bracelet."
"Didn't they try to catch us with these? Hmph."
"No doubt about it. They probably intended to capture us and sell us off as slaves somewhere. But..."
The Sirens found it difficult to take their eyes off the silver bracelets.
They weren't just ordinary-looking bracelets.
It felt like a waste to just throw away bracelets that seemed to be enchanted and filled with magic power.
"Won't we be in trouble if we take these home?"
"Isn't it a waste to just leave them here?"
"...I'll check it."
One of the Sirens stepped forward.
"If something goes wrong with me, or if this bracelet won't come off, cut off my arm or throw me onto the land."
"Do you really have to go that far?"
"If it's for 'us'."
The Sirens were moved to tears by her noble sacrifice. The brave Siren took a deep breath and snapped the bracelet onto her wrist.
"......Gasp?"
The Siren’s eyes widened in surprise.
"T-This can't be..."
"What's wrong?"
"Your body isn't heating up or anything, is it?"
"I'm fine. No, my mind feels clearer than usual. It's like all my distracting thoughts are vanishing."
At her words, the other Sirens began reaching for the bracelets one by one.
"Is it really okay to wear these?"
"Nothing's going wrong, is it? We came all this way; we should at least get something out of it. Aren't these made by melting down real silver and mana?"
"I don't care if it's just iron. If it's infused with mana, it won't even corrode."
They could have just left and been perfectly fine.
"I can't resist spoils of war!"
"Spoils taken from the humans! The Queen will surely be pleased."
"The Queen's direct subordinates will be able to figure out what these are. Hehe. Now, let's go home."
"I don't think we should be wearing them..."
"Then just carry it. You don't have to put it on, right?"
"Urgh..."
Though some of the Sirens remained skeptical, they gathered all the bracelets before the seawater receded.
"These bracelets are so densely packed with mana. Even if it's a trap, we should take them back for investigation. Why throw them away? There's no problem even if we wear them."
The Sirens.
They had simply won against the humans and taken their spoils.
* * *
[Lord. The Sirens have equipped the Bitch Collars. Commencing location tracking.]
"Good. I'm counting on you. The moment we pinpoint their stronghold..."
I flipped over one of the Bitch Collars sitting on the table.
"...Send the signal to the Bitch Collars and flip the setting to 'Reverse'."