Chapter 383 Part 1
The commotion that occurred at the food stalls in the central square of the royal capital late afternoon was resolved without anyone getting hurt, as the boy and the girl were taken away by the guards.
And now, the burly brothers were bowing their heads while standing to thank a plain old man, me, and a muscular young man, Corneal, who was sitting at one of the tables there.
「We’re saved thanks to you. It would’ve been difficult without both of you since I have this kind of face.」
The younger of the two burly brothers said while scratching his cheek with one hand. They both have bad-guy-looking faces, but the younger one has a scar on his face as if a bear had clawed him in the face, which made it worse.
If we hadn’t testified, the guards’ interrogation would have taken much longer, if not worse, and they ended up getting falsely accused.
「No no, we just wanted to do the right thing.」
The Burly brothers were flattered by the manly response from Corneal, a person of high status as a member of the Kingdom knight order. He had told us that the cause of the scar on his face was indeed a 『Bear』.
He is a farmer on the outskirts of the royal capital, and one autumn morning a few years ago, he went out to his yard and saw a bear under a chestnut tree that attacked him and struck him in the face.
「If it weren’t for my brother, I’d be dead.」
His brother was startled by the sound and came out. When he realized what was happening, he straddled a golem pig used for farming and charged at the bear. He then pinned it against the chestnut tree, rendering it immobile, and killed it by breaking its neck with an axe.
「I swung at it with the intention of sending its head flying, but I’m not strong enough, you see. Bear fur sure is amazing isn’t it?」
This is what the big brother said, remembering the event at that time. By the way, they came here today to sell a pig.
(Who would’ve thought? Seems my guess was right.)
His brother’s scars were caused by a bear and his occupation is farming. Both are exactly as I have guessed.
『These brothers like doing forced play.』
Then, it wouldn’t be a surprise if this one ended up being true as well.
So I decided to ask the brothers, who 『would like to do something in return as a thank you』 about our current problem, which is 『brothel recommendations』but with the condition that 『it has to be unusual and interesting places to visit』.
「Are the two of you have confidence in yourselves?」
I put one hand on my chin and wrinkled my brow, then stared into space for a moment. And after exchanging a glance with Corneal, I nodded and he mentioned the name of the store.
I flipped through the magazine that was spread out on the table and looked at the reviews about the store.
「……Are you sure it’s this place?」
You can’t blame me for wanting to reconfirm the place. Because the rating of this store is a 『2 out of 10』.
As I read through the review, I found that the people who gave low scores were all saying the same thing. 『the attitude was bad and the play is just sleeping together』.
「This store is full of tough and formidable girls, you see.」
The older burly man who followed my eyes and read the review said with one side of his face distorted. According to him, this is a backhanded criticism by the customers who couldn’t conquer the place.
「The excitement of turning the tables on the girl who looks down and makes fun of you by saying something like, “If you think you can defeat me, just try it!”, is just great!」
It’s true, the few high scores in the review certainly wrote something along those lines.
The younger burly man, who got attacked by a bear nodded at his brother’s words, and probably out of habit, touched the scar on his face and added, 『It’s just that…』.
「It’s really frustrating when you lose to them. And they will abuse you a lot if that happens.」
After hearing his explanation, I feel like I understand what he meant.
The main selling point of this store is 『the exhilarating feeling of overcoming a bad situation』. However, you will get punished instead if you fail to do so.
『I paid a lot of money to play in this store, and not only did I not feel refreshed, but it increases my stress level instead.』
Accepting a challenge while knowing full well it’s a difficult challenge doesn’t necessarily mean they can also easily accept defeat. If they think that it’s no longer fun because they lost, I can understand why the bad reviews.
(Interesting.)
A play where you had to use brute force to break through the play, the exact opposite of royal road, where the customer is treated like kings. Then the most precious treasure buried in the store must be the girl with the lowest score.
『Shall we try out this store?』 I suggested to my best friend sitting next to me.
「Okay, let’s do that.」
The muscular guy from the knight order nodded.
Corneal thought it would be best to avoid the low-rated stores, but the description of the burly brothers seems to have piqued his interest. Unlike when he was idly flipping through information magazines, there is now a light in his eyes.
「Thank you. We’ll go visit this store today.」
When I thanked them, the burly brothers told us that they might give us better treatment if we use their names who were regulars. But then, his expression relaxed as if he had realized something.
「No, wait, if you do that they might think you’re a skilled customer and prepare a strong opponent for you instead.」
The older burly brother said while laughing cheerfully. The younger brother also agrees with him, saying, 『they would definitely do that, yeah』.
When I look at Corneal again, he pulled his chin slightly as if indicating that he understands my intentions.
(We’ll name ourselves and beat their strongest opponent on top of that.)
We can understand each other’s thoughts even without uttering a word.
After the four of us shared a cheerful laugh, the burly brothers bowed their heads once again and returned to their table where the food was placed.
***
A few minutes later, Corneal and I were walking on the outskirts of the royal capital’s red-light district, in an alley where the narrow streets were squeezed by buildings on both sides, making the area feel dim even though it was still daytime.
「This is the place, right? It certainly has that atmosphere to it.」
I said as I looked up at the cheap-looking old store from the front of the entrance.
The architecture of the building is about the same as the 『Uniform Specialty Store』. I guess it’s expected as both the store and price are about the lowest among low-class brothels.
「Welcome! This way, please.」
A middle-aged man who must have been the concierge led us to a podium with a big smile on his face. At first, he was very businesslike, but when I told him that we came from the introduction of the burly brothers, his demeanor changed.
『Curiously looking around the store, catching the waiter and asking some questions, then leaving the store just like that without even ordering a single drink in the lobby, let alone nominating anyone.』
It’s a store that’s completely different from the rest, so there are probably a lot of these 『men who only came to satisfy their curiosity but have no intention of playing』.
Even though it will cost you nothing to smile, he must not want to amuse the people who 『just came to make fun of the store』. It seems that the middle-aged old man was also having a hard time because it is so difficult to discern the difference.
「Hohou, this is quite something, I must say.」
Corneal gasped when he saw the platform, and the same goes for me.
There are about seven women, ranging in age from early to mid-twenties. Every one of them had a well-defined face and although there was a difference between rich and poor proportions of their bodies, their body types were within the range of my tastes.
(But they have this scary look in their eyes.)
Moreover, they are so intense that I am amazed they can even collect this many.
Not even the Yankee women I saw in my previous life are a match for them. They could be running through the slums with pistols in their hands, or fighting guerrilla warfare in the jungle with heavy anti-material rifles in their hands and I won’t find it strange.
「Please rest assured, they will not harm you in any way.」
The middle-aged concierge uttered lines that you wouldn’t normally hear in brothels, but I guess it’s necessary here.
I don’t know about the muscular Corneal aside, but at least I can be relieved hearing those words.
「Then, I’ll go with the girl number four, please.」
Unable to endure her glare, I quickly lowered my eyes and choose a woman of medium height with moderate breasts and eyes like a bird of prey. Corneal, on the other hand, chose a tall and big-breasted woman with sharp canine and piercing eyes.
I said hello to them as they come out to the counter, but the medium-sized bird of prey didn’t respond and only gives me a mocking look. The same goes for the big mad dog, which glares at Corneal with a cold expression.
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