Chapter 36: Arresting the Swindler (6)
Chapter 36: Arresting the Swindler (6)
BOOM!!
The door shatters.
In a space devoid of windows and filled only with darkness, the door burst open. The men inside scrambled in terror, drawing their daggers.
"You crazy bitch! Do you have any idea where you are?!"
"The Thief Guild!!"
CRACK!!
Serica swung her club, bashing the man charging at her.
Struck by the nail-studded club, the thief coughed up blood and was sent flying. Serica shouldered the club and stepped forward.
"I have made a vow. That I would only draw my sword to slay the beasts that emerge from the Infinite Labyrinth."
"S-so what?!"
"You should consider yourselves lucky that I haven't drawn my blade. If I had, by now, you all would..."
Screeeech.
The nails on the club scraped against the floor.
"...have had your heads rolling on the ground."
"Y-you lunatic...!"
"Did you really think you'd be fine after stealing from me?!"
Serica swung the club again.
Her stance was so reminiscent of someone wielding a greatsword that the thieves didn't dare approach. The mere wind pressure from her swing sent them stumbling back in fear.
"M-madwoman...! She's infused the bat with Aura!!"
"Get lost if you don't want to die!"
"Aaaagh!!"
The thieves scrambled to their feet and fled.
Serica continued forward, bashing any thief who tried to ambush her under the guise of retreating. She eventually made her way to the top floor of the Thief Guild building.
"Guests with no business are—"
"Get lost."
THWACK.
The man blocking the door took a direct hit from Serica’s club and collapsed instantly.
He had been hit in a... very sensitive area, but then again, who could properly block an attack from an adventurer who conquered the lowest floors of the Infinite Labyrinth?
Creeak.
Serica pushed the door open and stepped inside.
Inside were two men and one woman.
"...Listen here, Master."
Serica lowered the tip of her club to the floor and took a stance.
"Stealing the loot I earned... have you lost your mind?"
"...H-hey, why the sudden shift to formal speech after being so foul-mouthed outside?"
"......."
"It’s too late to act polite, you Sword Bitch. How many years do you think I’ve known you? Huh?"
The Master of the Thief Guild lit a cigarette.
"You’ll never get married acting like that. You’re going to end up as the Sword Spinster."
"A thief who stole someone else's property sure has a lot to say."
"Do you have proof that it was me, or one of my guild members?"
"......I’ll find out once I turn this place upside down."
Serica tightened her grip on the club's handle.
"You’re trying to play tricks to figure out how I tracked you down, but it’s useless. Did you think I’d fall for such a shallow ploy?"
"You’re the one trying to test me, but it won't work. I told you, it wasn't us! It could have been some other bastards!!"
"That's why."
The corners of Serica’s mouth twisted into a smirk.
"I’ve already raided every other thief guild. This is the last one."
"...You crazy bitch."
"That’s not something thieves who steal from others should say. Seeing how relaxed you are... it seems you’ve already fenced the goods. It doesn't matter. Even if I can't recover my loot... I’ll just make sure trash like you can no longer live in Fermaton."
"W-wait a minute!!"
The Thief Guild Master bolted upright.
"F-fine! Yes, I stole it! But that gem isn't here!"
"...What?"
"I already sold it to Fermaton!"
"......."
Serica’s brow furrowed.
"......Do you even know what kind of gem that was before you sold it?"
"Then do you know what that gem is?!"
"I don't know the details, but since it came from the Infinite Labyrinth, it couldn't have been mere junk. So—"
"It’s an Anal Plug!!"
"......."
Serica tilted her head in confusion.
"An anal... what?"
"Yurdias! Strip!"
"What?!"
"Strip and prove it! Now!!"
"N-no...! Master! Stripping right here, what are you talking about!"
"I said strip!! Do you want to die?!"
"Ugh...."
With a look of utter humiliation, Yurdias lowered her pants.
The moment Serica saw what was hidden beneath those pants, her face flushed bright red.
"W-w-what...! You... were you this much of a pervert?!! There’s a limit to being trash!!"
"It wasn't me! The Young Lord of Fermaton did this!"
"...Excuse me?"
"I-I’m telling you...! Yes! I was going to sell it to Yurdias! So I sent her to the Count’s castle, but as soon as the Young Lord received the gem, he turned it into that!"
The Thief Guild Master screamed at the top of his lungs.
"As soon as he handed over the payment, he turned it into an Anal Plug and put her in a Chastity Belt! T-that’s just how it is!"
"That makes no sense...."
"We were just as baffled because it made no sense!! Fuck! Who would have expected some perverted bastard to take a gem we went through the trouble of stealing and selling, transmute it on the spot, and shove it up someone's ass!"
"T-then...."
"Your gem is currently inside Yurdias’s body!!"
"......."
Serica stood there, dazed.
She couldn't believe the situation, and it was impossible to reconcile with her common sense.
"The gem I risked my life for... is a sex toy...?"
"Y-yeah! So...."
The Thief Guild Master pointed at the Chastity Belt on the pantless Yurdias and shouted.
"If you want your gem back, take Yurdias to the Young Lord of Fermaton and ask him for it!!!"
* * *
"What kind of crazy bullshit is that?"
It was absurd.
"How can he claim he sent her out with a gem hidden in her ass?"
"...Young Lord?"
"What?"
"You were the one who said you'd do that."
"That may be true, but what he's saying makes no sense."
I was genuinely dumbfounded.
"Why would I let her leave with such an expensive gem shoved up her ass?"
"......That is true."
"You think so too, right? Think logically. If I paid a fortune for a gem and stuck it in Yurdias’s anal pussy, would I let her go back out? Especially to a place like that Thief Guild."
"......Then why would he say such a thing?"
"He’s just saying whatever he can to get out of the situation. Humans tend to freeze up when they hear total nonsense."
Even if it's just for a split second, making the attacker hesitate is exactly what the Thief Guild Master is aiming for.
"Tell them to move in. And tell them to maintain a tight perimeter. That guy is definitely trying to smuggle the gem out separately."
It was a shallow trick.
"The point is to cause confusion with absolute bullshit. Look at that. That woman, Serica, is totally spacing out right now."
"...I see."
Amy looked at me with eyes full of genuine admiration.
"This Amy is deeply impressed by the Young Lord’s insight."
"Right? ...Ah, Laura. I'm coming."
"Heaaah...."
"......Ahem."
Though her admiring gaze seemed to be slowly turning into one of judgment, I had to finish what I started.
"What needs to go in, must go in."
"Yes, Young Lord. They are beginning the entry now."
Splurt, squelch.
[W-what is that sound?!]
[Master! We’re fucked! Soldiers from Count Fermaton’s castle have arrived!]
As my semen filled Laura’s womb, the soldiers surrounded the Thief Guild building and moved in.
Even before the Thief Guild Master started spouting nonsense—from the moment I decided to capture Serica—the soldiers had already begun their approach.
"The justification is perfect. Thanks to Miss Serica, we have a flawless excuse."
The annihilation of the Thief Guild.
It was now being framed as the suppression of a late-night disturbance.
'Well, I could have fabricated any charge, really.'
I am a dictator.
I can frame someone just for breathing.
However, if a legitimate justification presents itself, there’s nothing better.
"Laura. Get off now. It’s going to be a long night once we arrest the female knight and the thief."
"......."
"Laura?"
Laura was unconscious with her eyes closed.
No, she was pretending to be unconscious while squeezing her pussy tight around me.
'This girl.'
Does she think I’m going to shove my cock into the female knight and the thief, Serica and Yurdias, as soon as they arrive at the castle?
Is that why she’s clinging to my cock and refusing to let go?
In that case...
"...Hmph!"
I grabbed Laura’s buttocks and stood up forcefully.
Startled by the sudden lifting sex, Laura clung to me tightly. I gestured toward the door to Amy, who was watching me with wide eyes.
"Arrest everyone who caused a disturbance tonight and throw them in the dungeon. Arrest Yurdias as well. Just crush the Guild Master... and we’ll restore the Thief Guild to its original state later."
"Pardon?"
"I have plans for the Thief Guild once I install Yurdias as the Master. Well, I’ll explain everything in due time. In the meantime..."
Slap.
"I’m going to my 'Sex Room' to turn this girl into a total rag."
Carrying Laura, I made my way toward my private sex room.
I decided to ignore the wet, squelching sounds that echoed with every step I took.
* * *
"Arrest everyone involved in the disturbance!"
Under the command of Sir Lampard, a knight of Fermaton, the armored soldiers began systematically capturing the fallen thieves.
"Grrrgh!!"
The Thief Guild Master tried to escape by throwing himself out a window, but a Magic Missile flying from nowhere struck his knee, sending him crashing into a flower bed.
He didn't die, and he wasn't critically injured, but he was swiftly subdued by the surrounding soldiers.
"Take them all away!"
"""Yes, sir!!!"""
Everyone remaining in the Thief Guild was handcuffed and dragged away by the soldiers.
"Yurdias Hania! There are orders from the Young Lord to keep you under special supervision!"
"Ugh, ah...!!"
"...But what is this vibrating sound I’ve been hearing for a while now?"
"I-I get it, so just to the Young Lord...! Please take me to the Young Lord...!"
Among them was the Sub-Master, Yurdias Hania.
Unlike the others, she was bound with sturdier handcuffs and even gagged so she couldn't speak, looking for all the world like a slave.
"Phew. Thank you, Sir Lampard."
"Don't mention it... Sir Serica."
"I am not a 'Sir'."
Serica drew a firm line with Lampard.
"I am an adventurer. I was a knight of the Empire for a very brief time, but..."
"Yes. I understand. Then, Adventurer Serica."
Click.
Lampard held up a pair of handcuffs with a solemn expression.
"I am arresting you for multiple counts of assault and attempted murder."
"......What?"
"I don't wish to do this either."
Lampard pointed at the bloodied thieves scattered around with a look of deep regret.
"...But it is the Young Lord’s command."
"N-no. I’m the victim! These people stole a gem I earned!"
"That is something we will determine through investigation. And one more thing. If you do not comply with the arrest, another charge will have to be added."
"What is it?"
"Obstruction of justice."
Lampard pointed at the Thief Guild building with a stiff expression.
"Those bandits defrauded the Young Lord. We came here to apprehend them, but..."
"......Ah."
"Sword Maiden."
"......I-I was just trying to get back what was stolen from me...."
"The details..."
Snap.
"...You can explain them in front of the Young Lord."
Adventurer Serica.
The Sword Maiden.
The Virgin of the Sword.
Arrested.
"......."
Something sparkled inside the bra of the being-led-away Yurdias, but no one saw that light.