Published at 22nd of January 2024 4:54 pm

Chapter 374 Part 1

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I walk through the new garden forest, illuminated from the side by the early rising sun.

On top of my head is a 20-centimeter-long spirit beast that looks just like a fifth instar larva of a swallowtail butterfly. It’s Imosuke, the leader of my familiars and an expert on plants.

「The spring is here, isn’t it?」

It’s early in the morning, so the temperature is on the low side, but on the bright side, it feels nice and refreshing. After a deep breath in and a long exhale, I look around and ask Imosuke who’s sitting on top of my head.

「Do you have anything you want to plant?」

The reason I took Imosuke out to the garden first thing in the morning was to discuss how should we build the new garden forest.

The trees and flowers from the old garden forest had been moved to the area around the central pond, but our new place is a square with a side of about 200 meters. Most of it was untouched so there’s still plenty of space left.

「Me? Hmm, let’s see…」

After replying with, “Not in particular”, Imosuke asked me in turn.

(Up until now, I would have responded with edible plants but…)

After all, it is a large area. If we were to overextend ourselves, we won’t be able to keep up with the harvesting and processing.

Having just enough for ourselves and to share it occasionally is all I want.

「What about planting some flowers? Wouldn’t it be beautiful to have seasonal flowers decorating our garden throughout the year?」

I kept walking as I talk to him while imagining a 『Flower Tunnel』. According to Imosuke, it’s possible to make this by lining up trees on both sides and arranging flowers to twine around them.

「Something like Wisteria would be nice. The blue-purple flowers bloom in the spring and have a nice fragrance.」

Since he can’t understand the human language of 『Wisteria』, I tried explaining it to him using hand gestures and descriptions of how the clusters of flowers dangle down as it grows.

I suddenly felt a wave and looked down to see a 15-centimeter-long dung beetle near my feet.

『Chestnut.』

The one who is sending out waves and waving his antennae like a dog’s tail is Dangorou, who is also a spirit beast and one of my familiars.

(Does he have a request?)

Dangorou, who likes to collect chestnut burr as 『Spike Armor』 must want a wider variety of burr.

「Sure. Go discuss it with Imosuke and pick one that looks good.」

Imosuke has the ability to make any kind of seeds from his poop. However, it’s impossible to make it from trees or plants he’s not familiar with, so I should go and borrow a botanical illustrated book from the library.

「While we’re planting seeds to grow plants here, it seems this side is diligently planting their seeds too.」

After looking at the delighted dung beetle, I turned my gaze to the grass. There, the Heavy Lancers, the size of thumbnails were docked together, like two cups stacked on top of each other.

And there wasn’t just a pair, the same sight could be seen here and there around their herd.

『Because they’re not enough.』

The wave of thought came from Imoske who was sitting on top of my head.

Apparently, we now have so much more space on the property that we need more Heavy Lancers to eat all the weeds and patrol the area.

「Did you order them to do it, Imosuke?」

That’s what I thought from the way he said it, but that wasn’t the case. And when I asked him what happened then, he said it was the result after Imosuke planted a certain seed and encouraged them to eat it.

「So that’s what happened.」

Following Imosuke’s lead, we proceed a little further and I crouch down with Dangorou next to me.

It was garlic this time and I recognized it immediately by its aroma. Even now, several Heavy Lancers were eating the stems and leaves from the ground.

「It’s true that this plant will certainly increase their appetite and sex drive.」

Although it has an image as something that will boost your energy, it wasn’t clear whether it was really effective or not. However, this is a product made by Imosuke, and its tonic effect is definitely there, and it would be quite strong.

As I held a section of a torn leaf close to my nose and sniffed it, Dangoro came forward and began digging. Apparently, it was for me.

『We have a lot!』

I looked over my head, wondering if it was okay to take it now, and Imosuke told me to share them with everyone, like always. So I decided to start harvesting with Dangorou.

It’s not a field, so it’s a little hard to dig with bare hands, but it’s quite fun, like being an adventurer and doing a 『gathering quest』. In the end, we dug out enough until we have one-hand basket worth of it.

「Then I guess I’ll ask for a garlic dish for today’s lunch.」

Let’s head to the royal capital early and give it to the old man in my favorite food stall.

The vegetables I bring in, which are very popular among everyone. The old man is sure to be overjoyed since he is the one who wants to eat it the most.

「Well, I’m off then.」

After cleaning, washing, and doing the other chores around the house, I called out to my familiars and left the house.

「This is delicious, old man! I can eat this all day.」

The time and place have changed and right now, I’m at one of the food stalls in the central square of the royal capital. I settled down at a table right in front of the stall, and exclaimed after I took a bite of the 『Fried pork with garlic sprouts』.

I had expected it to taste good, but honestly, it was even surpassed my expectation.

(I feel like I’m filled with strength.)

Not just a nighttime snack, but a nighttime energy food.

It feels as if I’m back in my early teens. With this, it would be possible to do a few rounds without pulling out.

(Today is the day of the appointment with Light Cruiser-sensei. Let’s ask her if we can start early today.)

And then, we’ll intertwine with each other to our heart’s content until we’re like a stir-fry with red bean paste on the frying pan that is our bed. It must definitely feel good.

By the way, the food stall old man doesn’t reply because he is also eating standing up at the stall’s cooking table. He is nodding his head constantly, so he must be also pleased with the result.

(Ahh I can’t wait~ I’m looking forward to the play tonight!)

It’s garlic this time, but there must be other vegetables that are tasty and invigorating. I could search the garden forest with Dangorou, or I could ask Imosuke to grow the plant for me.

I resumed my meal with my crotch hardening while thinking about the play with Light Cruiser-sensei tonight and the idea of a new crop.

***

Three hours have passed and it’s now time for afternoon tea.

This is the staff waiting room of a low-class brothel in the red-light district. The viewpoint shifts to a young woman working there.

「Ahh— I’m so hungry. What’s the menu for lunch today?」

She, who just came from the platform asks her colleague who is already sitting in a chair after picking up a box on the table. They are taking their lunch break in shifts and it’s their turn now.

The box she picked up is a lunch box. Perhaps because the brothel is far from the food stalls on the street, many of the workers ordered their lunches without going outside.

「Looks like a stir fry with meat and veggies. It’s still warm and smells delicious.」

First, she went to the corner of the room to pour a drink into a glass, and the appetizing aroma arrived at her nose along with her colleague’s words.

With one hand, she shrugs off the semi-long hair that is nipped at her neck and sits down on the seat across from her.

「As expected from the food stall in the central square. It’s a little expensive, but it’s tasty and they do delivery, so it’s really helpful.」

While talking to her, the Semi-long woman picked up the box and opened the lid, but there was no response from her colleague, who is proud of her waist-length long hair. When she looked up at her in confusion, the Semi-long found that her colleague had frozen with a fork stuck in her mouth.

She was about to ask if there was something wrong, but before she could, the waist-length hair opened her mouth.

「Whoa! What is this!? It tastes so good!」

The waist-long was excitedly saying 『It’s delicious!』 again and again as she put the food in her mouth one after another. She was taken aback by this sight, but the Semi-long woman also began to put her hand on the lunch box.

「…..You’re right! There’s no other way I can put it other than delicious!」

The dish itself is a common dish you can find anywhere. It is probably made by frying chopped garlic in oil and then stir-frying pork and garlic sprouts with it.

However, the balance of flavors from the pork and garlic is wonderful.

「The meat isn’t bad but, as I thought, the garlic must be the reason why it’s so delicious! I’ve never had garlic that had such a nice, strong flavor, yet didn’t smell bad.」

Waist-long nodded strongly in agreement at Semi-long’s comment. After taking their time to finish their meal, they spent the entire break talking about this dish.

Afterward, they went to the lobby and sat down side by side on the platform.

「Hey, I don’t know why but my body feels hot for some reason.」

The one who said it in a whisper was Waist-long. Semi-long smiled and waved at the men in front of the platform who are browsing the women and replied in a whisper.

「How strange, I also feel the same.」

However, it’s not unpleasant at all. In fact, if she had to describe it, she would say it as if a surge of energy welling up in her body.

「Perhaps it’s because of the lunch we had earlier.」

The Semi-long nodded to the Waist-long’s guess. There is no anxiety in their expressions because they have ruled out the possibility of a 『drug that could affect the body』.

『A poor quality aphrodisiac given to brothel workers which then causes serious health problems.』

This incident, which occurred not long ago, led the representatives of the red light district and the merchant guild in the royal capital to join hands to come up with a countermeasure. This resulted in a design that allowed people to know if they were under the influence of an aphrodisiac by stepping on the magic circle located at the entrance and exit of the platform.

「This must be also the effect of the garlic. It was on par with the pork inside the lunch box, but the main character was actually the garlic all along.」

Semi-long replied, hesitated for a moment, and then continued.

「So, you know, I might have a situation here. I think I might have stained my underwear.」

The Waist-long was speechless at the sudden revelation. Then, she put a determined look on her face and opened her mouth.

「Me too.」

A lot of energy and strength well up from the bottom of their bodies, but the problem is the place. To be precise, it is the uterus.

In other words, the mind and body are in a state of being strongly pulled by sexual desire.

「….I got nominated. I’m happy, yes, but I have mixed feeling about it.」

The number on the badge she wears on her chest is called through an external sound system, and the Semi-long stands up from her seat.

If it’s a stain that comes from greed, it doesn’t matter if it’s on her underwear, because this is a brothel. But from her point of view, it’s still embarrassing if someone were to find out about it.

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