Maybe our skinship was already taking effects, because Roxanne initiated another conversation of her own volition. And she chose a wonderful subject to boot! I was so happy that I wanted to start jumping on the bed with joy, but that would probably scare her, or worse, creeped her out.
Hmm, lets see I think master is perfectly fine, so you can call that if you want.
Understood. I shall do just as you wish, master.
Oh lord. When she called master just now, I felt as if sothing has awakened inside of . This is bad, this is really bad. I want to hug her! Keep your cool dude, keep your god damn with about you! Calm your pubescent heart filled with raging hormones!
Anyway, isnt it kinda strange that there is only one bed here even though I asked for a room for two people?
I tried to keep the conversation going while I still played with Roxannes ears. No, wait a mont. Is it really okay for to be starting such a topic?
Eh? But didnt you ask the Innkeeper for such a room specifically?
Co again?
Roxanne said sothing really strange now. Did I really make a request like that? Because I dont think so.
Did I, really?
Yes, you did, master.
Are you sure about that?
Yes. Without a shadow of a doubt you have asked for a double room for us.
Well of course I oh
Oh indeed. Holy fuck, shes right! Now that I think about it, the way I have phrased my request really could have been taken in such a way. I see. So in this world double room does not an one room with two beds for two people but rather one room with one bedfortwo people. If thats the case, then this is really my fault for not properly understanding what I was asking the Innkeeper for, but you know what they say: there are no mistakes in life, only happy accidents. Good job, Mr. Innkeeper, oga good job!
You really had no idea what you were asking for?
Now Roxanne was looking at with visible concern. Well, of course I knew that it was going to be a room with one bed, but I cannot tell her that straight to her face! I need to phrase it in such a way that wont make look like a total degenerate who knew what he was doing all along and was just feigning ignorance.
It is exactly as you say, but I have a good reason for it, so let start with that.
Okay, Im listening, master.
I am not from around these parts. I am a traveler who ca to this kingdom from a land far, far away to the east that you probably wouldnt believe it if I tried to calculate the exact distance.
The best thing I can do right now it to tell her half of the truth. But Im not going to stop touching her ears while Im at it. Skinship is important after all. I cannot tell her everything because I have no idea if shes going to believe , and even if she did it could just be an unnecessary burden for her, but I also dont want to lie to her about everything. Thats why I will tell her the most important bits while omitting or changing the ones the are not absolutely necessary for her to know.
When you say far, far away from here, do you an even farther away than Cassim?
Yes, even farther than that.
Is that so? Then your journey here must have taken quite so ti indeed.
Roxanne seed to be deep in thought as she stroked her chin with her fingers. I dont know what that Cassim place she was talking about is or where it is, but as long as it is very far away from here then that works fine for . And on a side note, Roxanne looked very charming when she was thinking.
Also, I am a bit of a country bumpkin, born and raised outside of any big cities, so Im afraid I dont have that much of a common sense and knowledge, so I would like you to educate in those matters.
Okay, I think I understand so far. As I said before, I will try to help you to the best of my abilities, master.
Ill be much obliged, although I have to warn you that my knowledge of what can and cannot be done in this country Is so severely lacking that Im afraid well have to start from the very basics.
Its alright. Im sure well be able to figure sothing out.
Phew, thats a dodged bullet right there. Its good that I managed to convince her, but it doesnt change the fact that not telling her the entire truth didnt sit right with . However, for now half-truths are a necessity if I want to ensure a smooth sailing for us from now on. So now that we have the issue of my background out of the way, lets start talking so more serious business.
Also, you might have heard that already, but I am also exploring the Labyrinth. If possible, Id like you to help with my future expeditions as well.
Of course. I think Ill be able to be of use to you during battles, so you can leave that to , master.
When I ntioned the Labyrinth, Roxanne imdiately looks in the eyes. Is it just or are her eyes shining with so sort of mysterious light now? And the atmosphere around her has changed drastically. Apparently she must be very confident in her combat abilities. It was reassuring, but also sowhat scary, as if her bestial instincts took her over for just that one brief mont.
I think thats going to be the best mont to stop petting her ears for now. All things considered, Im glad that shes so confident in her own abilities, because that ans I will be getting a fine addition to my Party.
Can I put my clothes into the closet? I dont want them to get all wrinkled.
Since our skinship session was over, Roxanne stood up from the bed. For a mont I thought she was going to dash straight to the door to run away.
Y-Yeah, please, go ahead.
Thank you very much.
Thankfully she just placed the case she brought with herself from the Slave rchants shop on the bed and opened it, and took the maid outfit out of it. Isnt that the uniform she was wearing during my first visit to Alan-sans establishnt? I wonder is she brought that with her out of sentint?
Next she took out another maid outfit that we ended up buying on the way here. It was a pretty expensive purchase that cost 4000 Nar, but I think that it was a good one. Unfortnately, since we were buying only one item, my 30% discount that I obtained by once again resetting my character did not work this ti. Also, I think that for it to be effective I have to be the one making the purchase, so I need to keep that in mind in case Ill ever send Roxanne to do so shopping alone.
The effect of my discount works perfectly on the things from this inn, assuming that Ill pay for more than one thing at once, so if Ill take the room for the night coupled with dinner, the overall paynt will be cheaper than if I tried to pay for those two things separately. But if I were to get, for example, just a basin of hot water, the discount would not activate. In the sa fashion, if Roxanne tried to buy the maid uniform without around, the discount would not activate as well, even though shes my slave. Ans speaking of slaves, it was thanks to that Skill that I was able to buy Roxanne at such an affordable price. If I didnt have it on at the ti of visiting Alan-sans shop, I would have never been able to assemble the money for her original price, so I guess that was one hell of a lucky coincidence for . Or maybe I shouldnt call it coincidence, because I clearly fell for Alan-sans clever business trap. By showing Roxanne, he stimulated my young and impressionable (TL Note: in other words, horny) heart, imprinting the desire of claiming her for myself in it. In that sense, I am guilty of falling for his clever sches, but I guess it all turned out all right in the end so I have no real reason to complain about anything anymore.
Anyway, let it be a lesson for all of you kiddos out there: You shouldnt be greedy; greed is bad and greedy people end up penniless, holess and dead. So dont be greedy.
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