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The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 145 Part 2

「Um…」

「W, what is it?」

Suddenly, a girl calls out to me from the alley. She’s a short, cute girl with innocent blonde hair and blue eyes. Appraisal.

Michelle, Age 14, Level 2

Job: Magician

Oh, a magician. Judging from her level, she doesn’t seem to be working as an adventurer. I wonder what manner of business she has with me.

「Um, would you pay for me?」

「Ah, a prostitute. Hmm, well, I guess it’s fine. How much is it?」

「Um, how about five small silver coins?」

「I see, very well. Where do we do it?」

「Um, in the alley up ahead.」

「Huh? As if I can do it in a dirty place like this. I’ll give you one large silver coin, so keep me company all night long at the inn.」

「Huh, no, I can’t. I have a younger brother, so I have to go home, otherwise…」

Huh, it seems like she has special circumstances. She’s a 14-year-old prostitute, and she’s selling her body to earn money to live with her younger brother. It’s probably either their parents are gone, or they’re good-for-nothing.

Damn it, I can no longer just leave this girl, who seems to be ill-fated, alone. I wonder if her life will be a little easier if I pay for her. If it doesn’t make much difference, I’d like to take my leave straight away. There are probably tons of children who are as unfortunate as her in this town.

「Alright, let’s go to your house. If you let me stay the night with you, I’ll give you two large silver coins.」

「Huh, you’ll give me that much?! Hmm, hmm… what should I do?」

If she turns me down here, that’d be the end of it. Should that happen, I guess I’ll embrace a nice woman at the relatively pricey inn.

She seems to be hesitating for a while, but decides to head to her house in the end. Ugh, what the heck am I doing? If I end up getting attached to her, it’ll be hard to part ways with her.

I follow Michelle. Perhaps I should say: as expected; this direction is probably the slums. After a while, we arrive at a tenement house on the outskirts of town.

「Please wait a moment.」

After waiting in front of the house as Michelle told me to, I am invited in. The interior is simple and has nothing unnecessary, but it’s nearly arranged. It’s also quite spacious. It doesn’t look like they’re living in extreme poverty.

Hmm? I can sense someone watching us from the next room. I believe she said she has a younger brother.

「Michelle, you haven’t had dinner yet, right? I have some meat and vegetables, so please make something with them.」

「Huh, is that okay? Wait, how did you know my name…」

「Also, let’s invite your younger brother who’s in the next room and eat together.」

How does he know so much? Michelle is puzzled. When I take out the ingredients and firewood from my cupboard, Michelle, like a magician she is, creates a small starter fire and begins cooking in silence.

「Big brother, are you a friend of big sis?」

「Ah, Cody, I told you not to leave the room.」

After a while, a boy with black hair and blue eyes comes over from the next room, probably attracted by the scent of the meal. His features are quite different from Michelle’s, so maybe he has a different father. When I appraise him, I find that he’s thirteen years old and his name is Cordis.

「Well, something like that. I’ll be intruding upon your house tonight.」

「Hmm. Are you an adventurer, big brother?」

「Yeah, that’s right. A porter and an adventurer.」

「Hey, can you teach me how to use a sword? I’ll also come of age next year, and when I get a job, I want to be an adventurer, you see.」

There’s probably no decent job in the slums, so I guess it’s only natural that he wants to become an adventurer. If he were to suddenly go into the labyrinth heedlessly, he’d probably end up dead. If it’s only for a bit, I don’t mind keeping him company, but…

Hmm, how should I put it, I wonder if it’s ok to get more involved with these siblings. I feel like I’ll end up overstaying. Well, I guess it’s too late now. Whatever will be, will be.

「Very well, but just for a bit, okay? Alright, I’ll take a look at it until dinner is ready.」

「Yay!」

I go outside with Cordis, take out a wooden sword from my storage, and hand it to him. The wooden sword is quite heavy, so I cut the tip a little to make it lighter.

「Heh~」

I watch Cordis practice his swing. He’s not bad, or rather, I think his strikes are pretty nice. At first his movements are awkward, but before long, he comes to be able to swing the sword with a nice sound without needing me to teach him. Maybe he has a talent for swordsmanship.

「Alright, come and attack me.」

「Yes. Hya!」

I block Cordis’ sword strike. Yup, as expected, he’s got a pretty good strike. Perhaps he will become a good adventurer in the future.

At first, Cordis just charges in and swings his sword with all his might, but after learning that it’s not working, he starts varying the strength and intensity of his strikes, and adding feints, doing trial and error while thinking about it himself.

If I don’t teach him unnecessary things, but teach him the basic forms, and then repeatedly have him practice swinging and fighting, maybe he’ll be able to bring out his talent.

「Huff, huff, huff, you’re so strong, big brother.」

「You’re pretty good yourself, Cody. I’ll give you the wooden sword, so when you’re at home alone, be sure to do some swinging practice, okay?」

「Yes, thank you, big brother.」

「Dinner’s ready~」

Just then, dinner seems to be done.

The three of us take a seat and enjoy our meal while chatting merrily. Ah, as expected, family and comrades are nice. It feels like my heart is being soothed.

「You look like you’re having more fun than usual, big sister.」

「You too, Cody.」

「Hey, big brother, stay at our house for a while. And then, I want you to teach me more about the sword from tomorrow on, too.」

「Hmm, what to do I wonder… Well, I’ll think about it for a bit.」

Sigh, maybe I’ll end up overstaying here. Well, I do want to take a look at the demonic dragon mountain range, but it’s not like I absolutely have to go there. Maybe staying here until the end of the year isn’t that bad of an idea, either.

Dinner is over, and the night is wearing on. I take a glance at Michelle. After this, she gets it, right?

「Ah, yes. Cody, I’ll wipe your body, so go to bed now. Also, you mustn’t come into this room, you hear me?」

「Huh, ah, yes. I get it.」

Thank goodness he’s a sensible little brother. It seems that he has guessed that Michelle and I are going to sleep together. After Michelle creates water magic, pours it into a bucket, and wipes Cordis’ body, he falls asleep obediently.

Then Michelle gets naked and cleans herself up. She has a slightly skinny body and well-shaped breasts. Her light pink nipples arouse my sexual desire. Michelle is cute, so I begin to think that living with her for a while won’t be that bad of an idea, either.

Hmm? There are several pink bruises on her body, around her stomach and below. What are those, I wonder? Has she been roughed up by her customer or something?

「Hey, Michelle, what are that bruises?」

「Huh, bruises? Ah, n, no way…」

When she looks at her own body, Michelle shows a devastated look on her face. Is it a skin disease?

「Um, I’m sorry. It looks like I’ve contracted a disease. I’m afraid I won’t be able to work.」

Disease, huh? Maybe a sexually transmitted disease. If it’s a condition abnormality, I can find it out by invoking Appraisal while wishing for that information. Appraisal.

Michelle. Condition: Peach poison

「Michelle, do you know what peach poison is?」

「Ah, as expected, I contracted it, huh… Ugh, sniff.」

According to her, it’s a sexually transmitted disease that’s recently become prevalent in this area. It seems to slowly eat away at the body and will kill you in a few years. I have some small yellow potions that cure diseases. But they’re precious items, and I have no intention of using them. Besides, this might be a good opportunity in its own way for me to raise my proficiency level in healing magic.

「Michelle, come here. I can use healing magic.」

「Huh, really?! Please! I can’t afford to die until Cody is come of age.」

She’s more concerned about her little brother than herself, huh. What an admirable elder sister. Alright.

「Listen, I have no idea whether or not I can heal you, okay?」

I lay Michelle down, place my hand on the area below her belly button, the affected area, and use healing magic. I channel my magical energy into Michelle’s body, close my eyes, and concentrate. Oh, I can kind of tell. Magical energy doesn’t flow well around the area where the abnormality is, so I focus on that area as I cast my healing magic. Alright, I can tell that it’s getting better little by little. However, I don’t think it’s possible to cure all of it today. As expected, I guess I’ll have to stay in this house for a while.

「Michelle, I’ve used up my magical energy. We’ll continue tomorrow.」

「Yes, thank you very much. Umm, how should I thank you?」

「I’ll have you pay me with your body when you recover, so we’re good there. It’ll also let me gain experience in treating illnesses, so don’t worry about it.」

「Yes, thank you very much. Umm, your name…」

「Ah, it’s Sei. Good night, Michelle.」

「Good night, Sei-san.」

Running out of magical energy, I’m suddenly assailed by exhaustion. Even though there’s a naked, attractive woman next to me, perhaps because she’s sick, or perhaps because I feel sorry for her, I’m not sexually aroused.

For a while starting tomorrow, I guess I’ll spend my days treating Michelle and training Cody.

When I close my eyes, probably from exhaustion, I soon fall into a deep sleep.