144 – Plot – 2
As I headed out of the castle following Laxia, I saw someone on the other side of the knights standing with a puzzled expression and made the same expression.
As soon as the members confirmed that I had arrived, they rushed back left and right as if everything went well. At the center of it all stood a man whom he had never even thought of.
‘… … Aurora?’
It was Aurora.
He wore a wide-brimmed beige hat and covered two-thirds of his face with a black mask, but the long black hair hanging down his back and the golden pupils shining between them were enough to recognize who it was.
The fact that Aurora, who was supposed to be in the mansion, came to the castle out of nowhere with her face covered was absurd enough, but the clothes she was wearing were even more spectacle.
As for the top, not only was she wearing only one shirt, but she had three buttons undone, so her bare skin was visible. Beyond the shirt, the black lingerie covering her breasts was intact.
I didn’t wear anything underneath. The end was the hem of a dress shirt that barely covered her butt. That is, wearing a bra but not wearing panties.
I was wondering what the hell that outfit was like.
I don’t know if it’s rather like the dress I usually wear, and I don’t know if I don’t wear underwear at all, what’s the point of wearing a bra and not wearing panties?
‘Why are you here?’
Putting aside the fact that women in this world wear clothes like that on a daily basis, there was no particular reason why Aurora would come here.
‘I don’t know why you did the disguise. Are you doing that on purpose to find out?’
Before that, it was questionable whether he had any intention of properly concealing his identity. The deputy knight commanders and regular members had noticed it long ago, and I, too, had an intuition about it as soon as I saw it.
It was also understandable why Laxia had an ambiguous expression when using the word guest.
It seems like she’s trying to hide her identity, but since the disguise is useless, she must have been dressed like that on purpose to be recognized.
I quietly whispered to Laxia next to me.
“Laxia. What do you think of that outfit?”
“You mean the clothes the lord wore? I think it’s normal women’s clothing for going out. You chose your own plain clothes. It seems like a meaningless action.”
‘Is it normal?’
I looked at Aurora’s outfit again.
Black lingerie with three buttons undone, and a shirt that exposed the breastbone and upper chest, and the material was so thin that even the pattern on the lingerie could be seen through.
The hem of the shirt that barely covers the pubic area and buttocks. Her thighs and calves were exposed because she was not wearing anything underneath. High-heeled black high heels.
Is that kind of attire normal for going out?
‘… … oh Could it be that the original modeling was that?’
If women’s cloth clothes, which were worn most often by female NPCs on the street, were changed to naked shirts due to the mod, Laxia would have had such a reaction.
They’ll recognize it as if I came out wearing normal clothes for going out, not a naked shirt. It’s like choosing the conquest of the knights as a bunny girl.
I sighed deeply and approached Aurora.
“What are you doing here, my lord?”
“Who is the lord? I don’t know such a person?”
“If you are going to pretend to be someone else, you should at least try to change your voice. Did you really think that I couldn’t even understand the lord’s voice?”
“… … .”
Aurora stood brazenly. It seemed that he had no intention of revealing his identity. I’m not sure if he really believes the disguise is good or if he’s outright brazen.
Probably closer to the latter.
“great. If that’s the case, I can’t help it.”
“Yes-”
“By the way, why are you talking nonsense to me?”
When I changed my stance in an instant, not only Aurora, but also the deputy knight commander and general members who were aware of the customer’s identity flinched.
“I am the next most powerful person in this manor next to Lord Aurora, so you shouldn’t use informal words after visiting me first. Or reveal who you are.”
I forced him to choose one of the two, whether to calmly reveal his identity or use honorifics. It’s best to go out equally shameless to those who are inherently shameless.
Whichever option I chose, I had absolutely nothing to lose. If you reveal your identity, you’ve accomplished your goal, and if you don’t, you’ll be able to hear honorific words from Aurora.
Aurora cautiously opened her mouth as if she had made up her mind after thinking for a long time.
“… … I’m sorry, Knight Commander.”
In the end, it seemed that he was trying to remain ignorant until the end.
Even doing that, I didn’t really want to ask about my identity. You must have a plan or idea of your own.
“It’s fine if you know. So who are you? You know who I am, so you don’t have to tell me.”
“Aurora… … Yo.”
‘Aurora?’
Are you really asking to find out your identity?
“yes. Auro… … Aurora. Why are you here?”
“The lord gave an order to Delta.”
Aurora, no, Aurora put her hand between her bra.
Surprised by the sudden movement of my hands, I looked around, but all of them responded calmly. I was the only one surprised.
While I panicked, Aurora pulled out a folded sheet of paper from between her bras and held it out. When I accepted the paper, a warm feeling came over me.
I unfolded the paper I received. ‘I’m going to play with that kid for the rest of the day. This is an order from the lord.’ Aurora’s short letter was written. Judging by the handwriting, Aurora wrote it herself.
Or Aurora wrote it herself.
“okay. First of all, it’s certain that it’s the lord’s handwriting.”
I folded the paper again along the lines and glanced at Aurora.
“Even if it wasn’t necessary to do it this way, if you had asked me to play with you, I would have played with you.”
Aurora’s body flinched for a moment, as if she realized why I had to use honorifics. However, it soon returned to its original shameless appearance. It was Aurora’s behavior.
While he was a lord, he must have been under a lot of stress dealing with the work that he had done, so he must have needed a place to solve it. Besides, it must have been more difficult since I went to the imperial palace recently.
I don’t know why I chose this as a way to relieve stress.
“Laxia.”
“Yes, Captain. Please speak.”
“While I am gone, you lead instead. If you feel that you can’t handle it alone, divide your actions with the other vice-captains. Not just now, but in the future, whenever I’m away, you can conduct instead of me.”
“… … All right.”
Laxia, who was tilting her head at being told to continue doing so, looked at Aurora and me alternately, then nodded with an understanding face.
I think I misunderstood something.
“It’s not what you think, Laksia.”
“I fully understand.”
Laxia smiled and nodded. What did you fully understand?
I returned the paper with a feeling of trembling. Aurora took the paper and put it back between her bra and her breasts.
Originally, where the pockets were located in the clothes, I became very curious about whether the bra was replacing that role.
“The lord asked me to play with you all day, is there a place you want to go?”
“Well… … There is nothing.”
“yes? Then, first of all, listen to one place. Are you fine?”
“Yes. You can do that.”
Aurora seemed to have perfectly adapted to honorifics. There was no hesitation in using honorifics with me.
After checking the bag of gold coins hanging from her waist, she left the castle after leaving a request to Laxia. Aurora quietly followed me.
As we watched the two of us get angry, we heard small whispers from behind. I didn’t understand the contents, but it wasn’t too difficult to guess.
It’s probably the content of the rumors about my relationship with Aurora.
‘The image is ruined.’
At the imperial palace, he even postponed the meeting time from evening to the next morning because he had s*x with Rize, but after he returned, he was doing this with Aurora.
Laxia’s expression wasn’t too bad, but it was unclear whether the other knights felt the same way.
“Knight Commander. Where are we going now?”
“smithy.”
“Why are you there?”
“Weapon River… … I need to fix some weapons.”
Because of weapon enhancement, I was going to say, but I changed the word in a hurry.
When I explained the vitality-enhancing rune to Iris, even if I said it was stamina, she understood it. Looking back, there must have been a concept of weapon enhancement, but just in case.
I walked down the street talking about future plans with Aurora, who claims to be Aurora.
But why did people’s gaze not be serious? Overall, the eyes looking at me were a little different from before. It felt like the attention was much more focused.
I wondered if it was because of my mood, but it was never because I was in a bad mood because I saw that every time I turned my head, I looked at me with awe-filled eyes, or women turned their heads with blushing cheeks.
By the time we had just finished talking about the monster subjugation plan, ignoring the unpleasant feeling, we had arrived in front of the blacksmith building.
‘It’s much bigger than a game.’
I opened the door and went inside. Aurora came right after me.
As soon as we entered, a warm welcome greeted us. It was slightly less hot than a sauna. Even if I took one more step, I felt like I belonged to hot rather than hot.
I could see not only the wall with all kinds of weapons, but also the red-hot smelting furnace in the back. It was the same scenery as seen in the game.
Across the wide ledge that separates the guest area from the work area, someone sat with their chin resting.
‘It’s a woman.’
In the game, he was a muscular old man, but here, of course, he was a woman. Perhaps because it was her job to handle fire, her hair was so short that it barely reached her neck. The color was plain black.
The top was completely removed and the chest was wrapped with a bandage to secure it. It seemed like it was because of the sweltering heat. I couldn’t see what was on my lower body because it was covered by a shelf.
The woman who had been biting her nails with a bored expression looked at me and raised her upper body.
“Wow, the tycoon has been here since the first day of business. What did you come for?”
“Enhance your weapons… … I’m here to do it.”
I answered carefully.
“yes? Give me your weapon.”
The woman held out her hand. Fortunately, it seemed that the concept of strengthening weapons did not exist. I took the wingless nightmare that was wearing around my waist and put it on my hand.
As soon as the woman accepted the weapon, she let out an exclamation of oh.
“As expected, is this the captain of the knights? Use a good weapon once. You can tell just by looking at it.”
The woman who had been tinkering with the nightmare of losing her wings for a while spoke again.
“Yes, how much do you want to strengthen?”
“As far as I can.”
Right now, you’ll probably only be able to reinforce it to level 10. I had to progress through the game to increase the reinforcement level to 11 or higher.
As you progress through the story, you get clues, follow those clues to clear the dungeon, find a forgotten tome about weapon enhancement materials, and deliver it to any forge to unlock additional enhancements.
Since the 10th round, the weapon UI says ‘For additional enhancement, knowledge of special materials is required’, so there was nothing to overlook. If you’re someone who doesn’t read the description at all, you don’t know.
“Money is—”
“Oh, wait, wait. It’s money.”
“Yes? What kind of small grain is that?”
“If you do one favor of mine, I’ll do what you ask for free. how?”