Chapter 652: Summer Spirit Festival 10
After enjoying a sumptuous meal in a booze-filled bar, we head for a high-class whorehouse in the daytime. ……The price is undeniably the opulence of a grown-up. In reality, I didn’t spend any money. The girls who followed on our way to the whorehouse were also bizarre.
“It’s so hot……”
The sky in Talc is a loathsomely bright blue. The sand-colored sun-dried brick residential streets, the wide boulevards of the same color and the greenery of palms and other tropical plants spreading their healthy foliage. The sound of rustic hand drums and flutes can be heard from somewhere, adding to the desert atmosphere.
“I need to put on a hat or a sunshade, or I’ll collapse after an hour of being outside”
Anzeros wipes her sweat off her face and looks hot. Once again, I was reminded that Carlos’ garden, with its pond and greenery and no shortage of shade, is a very cool environment. When I looked back to see how everyone else was doing, I noticed that Gloria, Aurora, Neia and Beatrice looked equally hot. Especially Gloria-san, who is very boldly relaxing her bosom and sending air flapping through her hands, making for a very sexy view. Thank you very much. Those who don’t seem to have much patience for it are Luna, who grew up in the desert, Emma, the dragon and Miss Cosmos, the local.
“Isn’t it hot, Luna?”
“It’s the kind of heat you get in the colony. As long as you’re sweating, it’s still cool”
“Is that so……?”
“On a really hot day, the moment you sweat, it dries up”
“…………”
I wonder if the oasis makes Talc still somewhat cooler. It’s the height of the heat at times. I’m getting even hotter by imagining it and Emma quietly comes up to me.
“If it is too hot, you can maintain a comfortable temperature by applying some of my power”
“I don’t know what you mean by apply”
If I try to adjust the temperature around me by 「Applying」 the dragon breath, she will either have to pour so much cold air that the temperature changes by tens of meters around me or she will have to generate a block of ice. Either way is noticeable. It is not a good idea to do this while walking down the street, even if she is going to fill some indoor space with cold air. I give Emma a look that she is not very enthusiastic about. I wonder if her pride was hurt, but Emma hesitates and moves even closer to me.
“I, I can do this, too”
Emma hesitates for a moment, but then she wraps her arms around me in a tight embrace. The body was cold like fresh water and I couldn’t help but let out a yelp 「Uhyaa」.
“……Is it too cold for you?”
“N, No, it’s not like that, but I was a little surprised”
Using my own body as a 「Water Pillow」. Maia would probably do it without any hesitation, but Emma would do it without any provocation.
“……I can’t let the Lord suffer in the heat when there is an ice dragon here”
“Is that how it works?”
“You can get cold air just by breathing it. I am not much use to you in the snowy north, but this is the time for you to use me”
……Maia would have just said, 「I’m cold, so I think it feels good」, but Emma is so formal. But in a way, her earnestness, which she can’t be pampered without making a roundabout way of rationalizing, is also her charm. It doesn’t mean that one is better than the other. It’s the fact that they are not the same that makes them cute.
“Then, be my guest”
I laugh, pull my hand away from hers and squat down to turn my back to her.
“Eh……? Ah, Lord?”
“If you want to enjoy the cold, it’s best if you cover me with your back”
“Th, That’s……but not on your back, my Lord”
“Just cover me up. Or are you lying about what you just said?”
“……Uh”
Emma looked left and right and hesitated as she hugged me. Then, perhaps thinking it was rude to make me squat for so long, she called out 「Eei」 and jumped onto my back. Ah, it was cool and actually felt good.
“I’m going to stand up. ……Here we go”
No, I was actually thinking of walking around with Emma in my arms as a princess in a cool way. But even so, my arm strength isn’t something to brag about and my physical abilities are limited due to my energy restoring magic. Even though Emma is still young and petite, my arms probably won’t be able to carry her to the brothel. But if it was a piggyback ride, I could walk reasonably well because the weight would be on my whole body, not just on my arms and besides, it would be more efficient in terms of coolness because the cold would be transmitted to my entire upper body.
“……A, After all, this seems something different……why is a dragon carried on the Lord’s back?”
“Never mind”
“No, it’s the other way around. I should carry you”
“It would be too bad for my appearance”
If I were carrying a slender girl on my back, they would smile at me and say, 「Ah, did she hurt her leg or something?」 But what if it were the other way around? I’m sure they’d look at me like I’m a backslapper.
“But you know what, Andy? Do you realize that you’re carrying a slender, beautiful girl on your back to a brothel?”
……I realized that this is also a very backward behavior, as pointed out by Anzeros. No, no, maybe I look like a kind man who gives the girls who work there a ride home. I was hopeful and Gloria was catching up with me.
“The theory behind slave brothels is that the tendons are cut to prevent them from escaping in the beginning and then the girls who still run away are brought back to the brothel in a heartless manner……”
“Do I look like such a terrible guy!?”
Gloria-san grins at me. If you ask me, it’s kind of cold……the way people around me look at me. No, cold is Emma’s body temperature. But when she says it like that, it makes me feel small in the shoulders.
“I’ll carry it after all”
“But that’s why”
Emma thrashes around on my back. But Cosmos, who was walking in front of us, turns around and looks back.
“It’s alright♪ Everything from that building to this one is my store♪ No one will misunderstand you”
“Eh?”
Miss Cosmos pointed to a building two doors down. It is a store, selling Celesta-like skewers and fried food. One building ahead is a store selling colorful fabrics piled up and accessories hung from hooks on a board wall. Both are manned by dark elf women. And if you look toward Miss Cosmos, at the end of the street a few houses behind her is a large building with a sign that reads 「Cosmos Main Store」. There are about ten brothels on both sides of the street.
“……All of them from here to there?”
I pointed to both sides of the street with my fingers and waved them all the way to the back and Miss Cosmos nodded her head smugly.
“There are food shops, clothing stores, a simple inn, a bar, an erotic tool shop, and a clinic for prostitutes. The land and buildings are all in my name”
“……Eh, isn’t that amazing?”
“I’ve been doing good work for 400 years and I’ve saved up some money♪”
……Well, that’s true. Prostitutes are quite common in this town, but Miss Cosmos is one of the top high-class prostitutes. It’s no joke that even Minister Ashton lets his guard down. And because she is a dark elf, she has been earning her good money for a long, long time. It is impossible that a job selling one’s body is less lucrative than a steady business. It’s not surprising that she became a landowner.
“I could expand the main building to house everything. I’d like the main building to be a dazzling world of eroticism once you step inside. It would be better to keep the other errands such as cooking, taking a break after having fun, men buying gifts for the prostitutes and the prostitutes taking care of their pussies in a relaxed manner out of the mix, don’t you think……?”
“Certainly……”
I think of the act of paying to stand there as a ritual. It makes me willing to make a special expenditure, to step into that world, even if 「I have to pay a lot of money because it’s a special world」. As a comprehensive facility for prostitutes, a bar, a doctor’s office and an inn for fun could all be combined into one. But to dare to separate sexual entertainment from the rest of daily life is a noble idea.
“So, this is my home, the paradise of the female body that prides itself on being the best in Talc, the main store of Cosmos♪”
Miss Cosmos opens the door and invites us in.
The walls and floor are based on a red color and the room is gently divided by a calm ivory-colored drapery, or a fascinating image of a woman behind the drapery. A strong incense burns in the air, sweet and somewhat exasperating. Perhaps because of this, the air was somehow cloudy white and the magic lights floating in mysterious positions made the slowly swaying air even more fantastic.
“I wonder if there were any customers in today……please wait a moment. Is Isabelle here?”
“Yes, oh, what, is she a new girl?”
“No, no. He’s that onyx Stud”
“Ah, so you mean these are the ones?”
“Yes, yes. The female slaves”
“I see. ……Thank you very much. I am Isabelle. I’m the assistant manager of this Cosmos main store”
The dark elf woman who appeared after talking with Cosmos and then slipping away from the curtain is a mystical dark elf girl with delicately braided black hair. She must be several hundred years old, but like Ms. Cosmos, she does not seem to have been working there for a long time. And the loose-fitting roll of cloth she wears is completely transparent and does not at all serve to hide her breasts, buttocks, or crotch, which are slender but lush and assertive of a woman.
“O, Oou……thank you very much”
“Yes?”
“Nice tits”
“Free titties?”
“H, How much do I have to pay?”
I was scolded for looking for free in a slightly strange tone and I almost paid. But Miss Isabelle laughed and made a cute circle with her fingers.
“I’ll leave it as a service. Leslie-san brought you here without asking any questions anyway”
“Th, Thank you very much”
“It can’t be helped, Leslie-san. But you should be careful. If you follow her, a scary ogre might ask for money”
“……I guess that happens”
“That’s why I’m here. So, you can see our face here. From now on, don’t follow a mysterious lady and try to find heaven here. We are a safe, secure and clear accounting company and we will provide you with a play that fits your budget. You can even charge Onyx for it”
Isabelle winks at me. Cute. I see that this is……if you enter without knowing anything about it, you might just fall in love with it.
“Don’t worry about that, Isabelle. He’s a free pass♪ Or rather, he’s my personal client”
“You’ve only just arrived here for the first time and he’s your personal client?”
“He’s going to be a regular customer♪ I’m sure even Isabelle is interested in the legend of the wild horse”
“Leslie-san’s a bit of a dilettante, so Isabelle has to be serious about closing the purse strings”
“I know, I’m grateful. So, you’re interested, aren’t you?”
“Hmm. If the rumors are true, it would be a great deal”
No, wait a minute. Wait a minute.
“What is this legend of the wild horse?”
I cautiously ask what I was wondering about.
“You know……that without me having to say it, right? The other day at Onyx’s place, you lined up all the Talc all-stars and chopped them all into pieces”
“Apparently, 10 high-class prostitutes and dancers were crazy about you just from hearing about it. It’s a new legend”
“………….”
Well, I think there was a lot of lip service in that, but everyone was pretty pleased.
“That’s Andy-san”
“More than 20 women who have sworn to be his female slaves are the real deal”
Aurora and Anzeros are proud for some reason. I feel itchy.
“Hey, anyway. Can I take a look around, please?”
Gloria cuts off the talk that seems to be going on and on at a good moment.
“Who is this woman?”
“She seems to be a painter from the east. I heard that she is good at drawing erotic pictures”
“Haa. Do you want to see something?”
“I want to see everything. I want to see the buildings, the tools, the costumes, the prostitutes, the play!”
Gloria-san said in a lively tone.