Chapter 491: Meeting for reviewing the southern expedition
“Now, about the new problem you brought back this time”
After a brief moment of rejoicing over the return, Irina began, with a somewhat sullen expression on her face.
“What’s the problem?”
“The problem is that the red dragon’s girl and the yellow dragon’s companion have been infected with a medicinal toxin”
“Ah……but you can manage that, right? With the help of the miraculous spring and the wisdom of the elves”
“You speak very lightly. It is true that there is no harmful poison that can not be cured by the spring, but the pleasure of a narcotic is a poison of memory. This is not something to be trifled with”
“……Well, I don’t remember that story”
I remember what Hilda said. Memory poison…….
“It is said to be a pleasure that cannot be experienced under normal circumstances. Even if the poison in your body disappears, you can never be too careful. In fact, the fact that it can be easily cured may loosen the hoops of the mind. The healing power of the miraculous spring is both good and bad”
Christie took over Irina’s words.
“There are several ways to deal with this, but the best is to seal the memories. If you can’t remember the sensations caused by the drug, at least you won’t be tempted to take it yourself”
“But memory manipulation also involves modifying one’s personality, so we have to be very careful”
“Then we can use hypnosis to alter the memories that are the root of the disease, without directly altering the memories with magic. This is a less violent method than magic, so the aftereffects should be minimized”
“There is also the possibility of physically altering the body so that it will never accept the same drug again. But this is only for those with very weak willpower. It is also pointless if the desire for pleasure leads to the use of a completely different drug”
“There is also the method of instilling fear of the concept of drugs, which is also a difficult one. Because too much of it can lead to character assassination”
Apparently, as much as you can do a lot with magic, there is a wide range of ways to deal with it, which is why it is so difficult to choose a definitive means. The difference in the details is honestly not clear to me.
“Rika-san is the only one here right now, isn’t she? Does she have that much of a willpower problem?”
“I don’t know”
“As I said, it’s impossible to discern the personality of a sick person in three or four days”
Irina shakes her head and Christie chuckles.
“But you are planning to bring in that yellow dragon’s partner and other drug patients one after another, aren’t you?”
“We have to decide in advance what steps we can take and what our final course of action will be. ……I’m sure that the one who will bear the brunt of this will be you, Master”
“Eh”
“Of course. Drugs take away the will. While they were chattel, without freedom or rights and only given drugs, the drugs absorbed their frustrations and anything else they had. Take away the drugs from them and give them freedom, health, and a future. You may have done the right thing, but it remains to be seen whether or not they will consider it salvation”
“Freedom and health are precious because there is hope for the future. Some of them have no possessions or future prospects and they just can’t handle being given them and told to leave the rest to you. For them, Master may not necessarily be the savior who gave them hope……drugs and servitude and a slow death is of course tragic, but when they make their own decisions, Master who deprives them of the pleasures of drugs and gives them suffering and fetters in the name of treatment. But, is it necessarily gratifying to……”
“……I see”
I was the one who, with the overwhelming power of a dragon, forcibly took away the drugs and the owners who gave them to me. The elves will cooperate with the treatment, but the series of events is ultimately my responsibility. Some might say that they would have preferred to die a happy, drug-fueled death with no prospect of a full life. All of these girls had been caught in the crucible of crime in the shady coastal areas of Celesta and were destined to be sold off. Of course, they may already have no possessions on hand and if they are not careful, their families and friends may be in a bad situation……at the time of their capture. Just as 「Excommunication」 is tantamount to a death sentence for the elves of the north, it is difficult for anyone to survive on their own. To irresponsibly ask them to start over would lead to resentment.
“You’ve gotten yourself into a very difficult situation, haven’t you?”
Jeanne looked troubled as she held Peter in her arms.
“But Andy-san thought it was a good idea, didn’t he?”
“……Yes”
“Then you should tell everyone that. Andy-san himself may not be able to give you a future instead of drugs, or even something as big as that, but……this Polka and the Northern Forest and all the dragons and Andy’s friends in Trot, Celesta, and Renfangas……absolutely, there’s nothing we can’t do”
“You are reckless. In the Northern Forest, you can at best offer your knowledge of healing”
Irina sighed at Selenium’s unreasonable words, but Apple nodded with the same confident expression.
“That may be true in the north, but maybe not for the Baron. Maybe he’ll be glad to have more workers”
“I think you’re mistaken about more women coming to the hot springs”
“The blue dragons may not give us jobs or land, but whatever we do, we can’t hope to have them behind us……right, I’m sure we can talk to people like Anzeros’s mother or Dianne’s family about a place to work. I can even talk to my family about it”
“Half elves are tough”
“You can never go wrong with starting over. I´m sure”
Apple made a fist in front of her chest as if to encourage herself.
“I’m sure you’re right. ……I’m most proud of the fact that I know a lot of great people”
I nodded.
“As for the aftereffects of drugs, give them as much patience as you can. Beyond that, I’m sure if they stay in Polka……they won’t have to worry about anything but eating”
“Don’t rely too much on farming in the Northern Forest. Even though there are more elves than in Polka, the elves don’t tend to produce a lot of extra food. In the everlasting spring forest, there is no need to worry about crop failure”
“The forests are good for us. Besides, exporting is a good way to earn foreign currency”
“Can we get money for it? The people who come will probably be penniless”
“That’s the thing……yes. We can rely on Laila and the like to get by. In Polka, the fundamental problem is the lack of food”
“Good grief, are you thinking about it or not? ……Well, if you run out of food, I’m happy to help you with my own personal finances”
“……You have?”
“Who do you think I am?”
“Huhu, well, not in the form of coins, but elves have their own form of wealth. It may not be enough to sustain a town forever, but it can support it somewhat”
It has been a long time since the two of them have shown themselves to be powerful people. However, it would not be good to put too much burden on the two clan leaders and we will have to think about the treatment and the subsequent financial matters. The girls who had just come out of the hot springs were nodding their heads.
“What happened……”
“I’m making them reflect”
Naris put a ceramic mug on the table with a thud.
“I think that the moral disorder is too much these days and it is ninety percent the fault of 10-man captain Smithson. I think it’s a bad idea to call them slaves, but even so, I told everyone at the hot spring that they should reflect a little”
“……No, well, from your point of view, I suppose it is”
“First of all, Anzeros-san, when I asked Goto-kun and 10-man captain Keiron, it seems that she was a disciplinary committee member. She was on the side of cracking down on eroticism. And now, whenever she gets a chance, she tries to suck on your crotch. Remember what you would have looked like two years ago if someone else had done that? Also, Aurora, you are a little too dismissive of what a lady is supposed to do. A lady is supposed to be attractive to men. A lady by day and a whore by night should be the ideal for men, but nowadays she’s a full time whore!”
“Naris, your comment is a little out of line, don’t you think?”
“The same can be said for the Knight Chief! Listen, the Knight Chief’s milk is outrageous, but it’s not to the extent that it’s outrageous for a woman who’s a warrior to 10-man captain Smithson. There’s Laila, Selenium and Apple, too. Even 100-man commander Dianne and Hilda-sensei are all chubby. If you are going to be a porn star, the knight chief, who was a virgin until recently, will not only have no advantage, it will be a minus! You have to compensate for that by being proud of your status as a princess, which you have acquired over the years. How can you survive with such a mindset that 10-man captain Smithson will just leave you alone and let you get away with it like a monkey! I mean, Almeida-san, don’t be influenced by your surroundings, really! Just when I think you’ve tolerated eroticism, you quickly and recklessly say something like, 『It’s also a female slave’s duty!』. If you were being pressured by 10-man captain Smithson to do so, you’re a little ahead of your time these days! You should do it before someone tells you to do it. It depends on the thing! Preparing for battle before being told to do so can be said to be the skill of a soldier, but starting battle before being told to do so is just ignoring orders, isn’t it!?”
『…………』
The people who were told to do so, were sinking without drinking alcohol.
“Well well, Naris-chan. Even Naris-chan is rather not good……”
“Tetes-chan is the most conspicuous! No, to tell you the truth, Tetes-chan’s recent behavior is nothing more than that of an erotic monkey! 10-man captain Smithson is so bottomless that he’s barely antsy, but he deserves to be a donkey, you know that! Tetes-chan is always surrounded by girls, so if she wants to earn points, she has to appeal to him, but if we were to put Tetes-chan in the role of a boy, she’d be like an erotic boy who, as soon as she’s given a sexual intercourse, is always talking down to the guy she’s interested in, looking for a chance to fuck him, whether she’s asleep or awake. It’s like a little boy who is looking for a chance to fuck someone he loves”
“I, Isn’t that a bit much to say……?”
“I’m proud to say that I expressed myself accurately! By the way, if you use this analogy, Smithson-san is seriously beyond words, but let’s put that aside!”
Naris puts down the ceramic mug again with a thud. It was empty, so Savory brought the next mug.
“I’m sure Luna-chan, Maia-chan and the others are still very moderate in that sense! Let’s keep a reasonable distance from them! 10-man captain Smithson will eat any number of things if you hang a bait on their heads! What if one day he gets tired? It’s all about his desire, isn’t it? Even if it’s just a miracle when you’ve got dozens of fierce competitors with full sexual desire, I think that pushing and selling could end up being the worst thing you could ever do!”
“……Oh, is that what you were talking about?”
Tetes tilts her head. Yeah. No matter how you look at it, Naris is drunk. She must have lost sight of the end of her impassioned speech along the way.
“Anyway! I’m sure it’s nice to be erotic, but you shouldn’t just play at being a stooge, you should be thinking in the direction of increasing your own value and rather letting yourself be attacked! I mean, I feel like I’m having a skin-colored gestalt disintegration when I watch them! I’m not going to be asked to mix with five or ten people who are all shuffling around in the middle of the room!”
“Emm, what do you mean?”
“Orgies should be the result of the master’s request, not our goal, right?”
Sharon summed up after receiving a pass from Tetes and Naris tapped the table again.
“It’s close! It feels like it, but somehow it’s not! I’m just saying! As a woman! One more round of drinks, Savory!”
“You’re getting too excited”
It’s like it’s a good thing that none of the old guys have come to the tavern yet.
“Well, but we should make the most of the fun, shouldn’t we?”
When Savory brought a new mug and set it down, Naris pointed at Savory with a fixed look in her eyes.
“That’s it! Yes, that’s it! The balance! On and off! Everyone’s been so lax about switching it up lately!”
“You just thought of that”
“I see it too”
“I guess it was the perfect landing spot”
“But you do have a point”
“Well……maybe we were a little too loose this trip because there were a few less male eyes on us”
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Neia and Luna, who secretly took up positions on the other side of the shop against the knights’ table, silently munched on the grilled sausages piled up by the tavern owner’s wife. It was not an amount that a girl would normally eat, but it was decreasing at a tremendous rate. Cute was carrying the next pile of plates, struggling unsteadily so as not to spill them.
“Celesta and Lapal weren’t too bad, but the food is still better in Trot”
“Yeah. I want to eat banana again”
I’m sure they could hear the commotion over here, but they were going at their own pace.