Chapter 21 – Changgwan – 1
“Why am I here… ?”
A grumbling voice came from behind.
I’m sorry, so I decided to pretend I didn’t hear.
“Leoric. Would you like some tea?”
“Well. Please.”
Neria drank the tea she was riding inside the wagon that was rattling, and mysteriously gave a fairly comfortable ride.
Enjoying the sweetness tickling her mouth, I looked at the road outside her window.
The neatly organized building began to change more and more colorfully.
“Are you arriving soon?”
“Yeah. A little further is the destination.”
Zeke, who sat across from me, replied with an uncomfortable expression.
It seems he doesn’t like the fact that I come here. But coming once wasn’t bad.
“There… Why am I here?”
Haha.”
Isabelle met her on the road in a carriage.
We met really by chance.
Apparently, today was a holiday.
It wasn’t the active outfits seen in the adventurer’s guild, but light everyday clothes.
“Today is holiday?”
“… Yeah.”
“Where were you going?”
“… Poetry, the mayor.”
I saw a small envelope in her hand.
When I looked into her eyes, she flinched and tried to hide the envelope, then stopped.
The eyes of Neria, Zeke, and Chloe turned to Isabelle.
Seeing that gaze, Isabelle let out a small sigh, and she held the envelope forward.
After receiving it, Chloe pondered for a moment, and then he immediately handed it over to me.
Smile.
Once I got permission, I opened the envelope and took out the stuff inside.
-Brush.
“Five.”
I saw white panties with a little bear on them.
Small, luxurious fabric that fits in the palm of your hand. Fluffy texture. A picture that looks like a cute bear drawn on the buttocks of lightly pinned panties.
Anyway, I’ve been thinking about it for a long time, but this is not the Middle Ages. What the hell is this mysterious technology?
I glanced at Isabelle, her face turning red.
“It’s Berluti.”
“Belluti?”
“It’s an underwear brand.”
Neria said, pointing to the picture of a bear on her underwear.
“It’s a cute underwear, so it’s popular with kids these days.”
“Aha.”
Even commoners say it’s not bad at a reasonable price.
Even though it is difficult to buy and wear often, they save up pocket money or wages to wear as underwear for competitions.
“Ha.”
Zeke looked out the window with a face that said he had seen something he didn’t want to see.
Isabelle also blushed and hunched over her face.
Only Chloe and Neria were looking at their panties together.
“Does Chloe wear something like this?”
“…”
The eyes staring at me are unusual.
Chloe’s lower body, still wearing a skirt, was in a state of no panties.
Oops.
“What about Neria?”
“To my shame, I am wearing the underwear prepared at the castle.”
You can only use the supplies prepared by the castle, starting with hair ties. Only attendants can use personal items.
“Yes?”
“Shall I show you?”
Chloe and Isabelle gave a frightened expression to Neria who slightly lifted her skirt. Zeke is still looking out the window.
“No, that’s fine.”
Is it my mistake to have a slightly disappointed face?
Chloe sighed and pointed to her panties, which were still spread out with my hand.
“Aren’t you looking at me so nakedly?”
“Oops. Sorry.”
As I stared at my panties, Chloe sighed.
Have you been watching for too long He put the panties in his hand carefully into the bag so as not to get tangled.
Cancer. Panties should be precious.
I wrapped the envelope again and handed it over to Isabelle.
After her blushing Isabelle discreetly took her envelope, she took it back into her arms.
“I’m sorry.”
“No.”
With an expression of abandonment, she smiled and told Isabel, who sighed, her destination.
“The place we are going now is Changgwan Street.”
“Changguan Street? … Is it for policing?”
Isabelle’s expression changed to that of an adventurer.
Now that I am in charge of maintaining public order in this village, there are a total of three areas to manage.
The first is the Adventurer’s Guild.
There are several guilds, but it is one of the elements that poses a danger to regional security since it is a place that mainly manages adventurers wandering around various regions with magical powers. So, just like I met Isabelle before, she came under my care.
The second is the gate.
It’s kind of like an army garrison.
The eldest son is often described as inspecting luggage or checking IDs when entering a castle that often appears in fantasy novels. Sometimes, he is a sad being who is often robbed by the main characters or villains, but in reality, there is no such thing.
Since it is a place where people with magical powers or criminals are checked while checking their identity, it is a place where soldiers and knights, who are in positions similar to officers in the modern military, take turns working, so in a sense it is a safer place than inside the castle.
I also sometimes go there and work in an office nearby.
The last third is Changgwan Street.
An entertainment street frequented by various people, from ordinary citizens to travelers and adventurers.
In general, it feels like a dark street, but here it is directly under the jurisdiction of the lord.
Well, in reality, the backstreet groups run by those older brothers usually run shops, but it’s not illegal. Sounds like a proper set meal store. Prostitutes are not illegal, they are legitimate jobs that pay taxes.
There are many reasons why you manage such a place yourself, but the biggest reason is sexually transmitted disease. Once sexually transmitted diseases become prevalent, they can get out of hand, and it is difficult to identify the route of infection.
Merchants and adventurers, in particular, often wander around different regions, so once it spreads, the region itself becomes paralyzed and economically difficult.
In addition, the method of healing also requires pouring a huge amount of mana, so it is possible for knights, but the number of cases in which manpower is invested in treating those with knight-level magic is limited, and it is difficult for nobles to use their strength.
As a result, all employees working there are regularly tested for sexually transmitted diseases, and the organizations that manage them are also strictly managed.
They are free to compete with each other, but if it crosses the line, they are punished directly.
The second biggest reason is the possessor of magical power.
Since more than half of the guests are adventurers, there are times when magical power holders are born. Contraception does not prevent a child born of the freedom of a harlot, as long as she is properly responsible. In addition, the reason why they want the blood of adventurers is to target those who possess magical powers, and when such a baby is born, the organization must report it to the manor unconditionally.
If you try to hide it and grow it yourself and use it as the power of the organization, it is treason.
“We may go.”
Zeke’s words mean the same thing. It’s important, but it’s not a place I’d go to myself. It is sufficient for civil servants or military officers to make occasional inspections.
“Aren’t you curious about whores?”
When Chloe looked at her with a puzzled expression and asked, she felt the eyes of Zeke and Neria.
And Isabel, who was stuck in her corner, also looked at her with a curious gaze.
“No, isn’t it like that?”
Curiosity isn’t everything.
Although it occupies half.
“If you go to Müller, you have to clean up Changgwan Street once, but it’s good to see it once.”
Is it real.
Would you please stop looking at me like that?
Especially Chloe.
Are you getting worse at treating me?
“I will arrive soon.”
At Zeke’s words while looking outside, I also looked through the window.
The slightly dirty streets are starting to become tidy again. No, I have to say that this is luxurious.
“Looks like a pretty good investment.”
“Changgwan Street is not bad for taxes. Soldiers often go there.”
But. As Zeke said, the taxes you get here are considerable. It’s not worth ignoring.
“How often do adventurers go?”
I looked at Isabelle.
“If you are a third-class adventurer, you come to Changguan with the change left after eating for the day, if you are a second-class adventurer, you come to Changguan with the change that is left after excluding the money to buy equipment, and if you are a first-class adventurer, you save there and come to Changguan with the remaining change.”
“You mean all adventurers come to Changgwan.”
It’s a day in and of itself.
Do you live with your lower body?
… Chloe. Why are you looking at me with those eyes
“There must be many adventurer women, right?”
“There aren’t many, but there are.”
“Do they come to Changgwan too?”
“There are also many shops targeting female adventurers.”
Right.
… I just talked while looking at Isabelle.
Why are you looking at me with those eyes?
“I never went.”
“… No, I didn’t say anything.”
I resisted the urge to grumble.
A moment of silence passed through the carriage, and immediately the carriage began to rattle to a halt.
“Im here.”
At Zeke’s words, I looked at the scenery beyond the carriage window.
The largest organization around this street.
There was a building with an impressive interior with a red building.
Luxurious interior in the largest high-rise building in the neighborhood. Changgwan frequented by large-scale merchants and town officials. Even adventurers are luxurious enough to say that only a few of the first-class adventurers can afford to buy a woman.
A flower garden of red flowers.
In the quiet street, only a few knights slowly got out of the wagon to a place where the surroundings of the wagon were strictly guarded for the purpose of escort.
“Welcome.”
The entrance of the building, many women were welcoming.
Among all the gorgeously decorated women, a woman approached who was more splendid than anything else and yet not inferior.
A striking blonde woman wearing a dress that left her upper chest exposed. The mole near her eyes is attractive, and it is said that she is in her 30s and closer to her 40s, but it is difficult to guess her age. Even if you want a night, the madam of a flower garden is said to be unable to buy with money.
“I am Beatrice, Madam of the Red Flower Garden.”
“It is a flower from that famous garden known as the most beautiful and charming woman in the garden. Nice to meet. This is Leoric Franz.”
It’s going to be a good night.
