Chapter 270
I decided to ask her about that .
“Let’s see, by Sally, are you talking about one of the party members of the Dungeon Breakers, the group lead by the White Goddess?”
“I am . Rather, I heard that Sally-sama and Kehma-sama are close friends . ”
“Hahahah, we’re not close at all . ”
“What about you drinking alcohol together?”
“… That didn’t happen . ”
The crystal orb shined toward me .
Nice, it detected my lie . Just as I thought it would! Ahem .
… … I put another magic stone into it . Haah, I wound up wasting one .
“Master, does this mean that I won’t be getting a bean paste roll now?”
“Nah, I’ll not count that . ”
“That’s good then, but I never expected that Master and Sally-sama would be drinking buddies…”
“I wouldn’t say we’re friends, exactly . ”
The light didn’t shine red towards me .
Now then, let’s reveal the truth .
“Alright then, I get that you aren’t holding any ill-will against me… so tell me about your situation in a bit more detail . ”
“You understand that I hold no ill-will against you, yet you still wish to continue?”
“I just want to check the facts . Even if you aren’t malicious, there is the possibility of you being used… Do you have any skills that affect others’ minds or bodies?”
“Skills that effect others… I have [Body Enhancement]! I can apply it on others, but the effect is weakened . ”
“Have you ever used it on me?”
“I have not . ”
It didn’t shine red . Hmm, guess that was the truth . Did she say it in a way that could have avoided something?
“Do you have no others?”
“Mmm, I do not…”
“Is it that you cannot think of some other skill?”
“I do not understand! At the very least, I only feel like doing something with Master Kehma!”
It didn’t shine red . Wait, doing something? Huh?
“Master, I like you to the point that I would like to be your hug pillow… See? It didn’t shine red . I’m telling the truth~”
Shikina grinned .
… And just as she said, the orb didn’t shine at all . She’s being serious?
“… Seriously? But I have Rokuko, I refuse . ”
“You have Kuroinu-dono as well, so isn’t it alright so long as it’s about being your hug pillow?”
“It’s because Meat is my daughter!”
The crystal orb shone red . At me .
I-I guess calling my hug pillow my daughter was a bit much~?
Or perhaps I should have said my pet? Yep, that’s it . I got caught~
“I don’t think that would be a good thing if it were true . ”
“Kuh—! Pretend that didn’t happen!
“Master, I’ll keep quiet about it if you test me out as your hug pillow for one night . ”
Woah, the heck? Did she just blackmail me?
… They grow up so fast…
I pretended to add another magic stone .
“You’re getting better, but Shikina, that was just an act . ”
“What!? Then your lust toward Kuroinu-dono…”
“I have none . ”
“It didn’t react?”
That was close… I really like Meat’s legs, it definitely would’ve reacted if I actually put another stone into it .
I stealthily deposited a magic stone into it from inside my sleeve by using the magic arm golem I had on .
“So to return to the topic at hand, please tell me more about the orders you received from Sally-san . ”
“My orders were to learn [Underhandedness] and [Unfairness] from you, Master . ”
Exactly as I’d heard before?
“Nothing else was said to you? Anything, like maybe a way for you to act around me?”
“Mmm… oh, come to think of it, she said that if you refused my begging, I should try coaxing you in various ways…”
“Coaxing me?”
“Yes… Master, I want you to make me your hug pillow . That way, I can hear everything you say . ”
With that, Shikina looked at me with upturned eyes, her index finger placed on her lips and her eyebrows pressed closer into a pouting look as if to say [Won’t you, please?] .
… This beautiful elf can have quite a bit of destructiveness to her if she puts her mind to it .
“I refuse . Rather, see? That’s their scheme…”
“Their scheme?”
“Yeah . ”
This probably has Haku-san’s hand in it . So her goal is probably…
“A honey trap . ” 1
“Seduction to further one’s goals…? I was sent here for that purpose?”
Shikina was so surprised, her eyes opened wide .
Understandable . She was being used as someone else’s pawn . Moreover, it was her idol, the knights’ commander, doing it .
Following that, Shikina shut her eyes tight and quivered… guess it was a huge deal to her . I should comfort her, as her master—
“So in other words, this body of mine is useful for the Empire! I am so happy!”
Wow, she was just super happy .
The heck is with this girl, she’s even given her body to the Empire . Like, the orb didn’t shine at all, oi .
“But isn’t your chance at a honey trap wrecked now that it’s been exposed?”
“… Oh no!? Master, Master, could you please do something with your supreme might!?”
“Obviously not?”
“… W-Well, it’s still not for certain that my purpose here was for seduction . I’m sure that my main goal here is to learn from you, Master . Probably . I believe in it . Definitely!”
Aaand she’s back to trembling .
“… I will attempt to contact Sally-sama . I just remembered that I was given writing paper for times like this . I was originally told to use it when I had achieved sufficient results, though…”
Perfect for honey trap-use . Yep .
“Right . I don’t know what Sally-san was thinking about when she sent you, but for now I’ll assume it was for your education… I have been paid, after all . ”
“Yes! Thank you in advance again, Master!”
“However, to prevent excessive contact between us, I will leave the majority of your education from here on to Ichika and Meat . ”
“I would prefer for you to teach me yourself, Master…”
“Yeah… I’ll teach you in the afternoon between three and five, less than now . ”
I should have a bit of my sleep time back now .
By the way, the village has clock golems that I arranged to be findable in the dungeon, they could be found here and there now . Unlike Sia, they don’t ring every hour . This means that the sound of ringing bells will never disrupt my sleep .
There’s also rare drop version of the watch golem, a pocket watch-type .
“Muu, alright then…”
“Well, that’s that… I’ll be getting back to my work now . ”
“Sir! Do your best at your wor—… ah . ”
The crystal orb shined red . At me . FFS . Now she knows I’m just going to sleep .
“… Do you plan on going to sleep? Then please use me!”
“I said no, you honey trapper . Now get back to your work in the inn . ”
Let’s just assume that Shikina was sent here as a honey trapper from here on out .
… Shikina never told a single lie the whole way through, did she? I’ll have to give her a bean paste roll and the day off .
Telling Shikina to head to the inn’s reception desk and switch with Meat, I headed back to my room .
Now then, time to get back to sleep~
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