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The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 111 Part 2

「N, no way, Ash, Claire, Ash──」

Still lying on the ground, Scarlett screams the two’s names.

When I look at Ashtas and Clarissa, they are both engulfed in flames. Though, even while suffering from its attack, Ashtas alone is continuously swinging his sword at the zone lord over and over again. However, as he gets hit by a follow-up large fireball, he is unable to resist it and ends up falling to the ground. Are you for real? Everyone but Scarlett has been wiped out. Just how strong is that zone lord? The rank of a fire-breathing salamander should have been 31, but no matter how you look at it, this one is too strong. And this is bad for me too. By killing Ashtas and the others, its rank will end up going even higher. I can’t afford to let such a monster fight against the Jet Black Sword. Having been subjected to the desperate attacks of Ashtas and the others, the zone lord is on the verge of death. Alright, let’s do it. I swallow a magical energy restorative medicine, take out my two mithril alloy iron balls from my storage, and channel magical energy into them. I move around to the side and throw the iron balls with all my might, hitting the area around its face.

The two iron balls sink deep into the zone lord’s body, and its movements become dramatically duller. It is very effective. Taking out my black iron alloy spear, I activate body enhancement as I close my distance with it with instant step, and thrust the spear into its body. It looks like it is already on the verge of death, and doesn’t seem to even have the strength to move anymore. As I continue to thrust my spear into it for a while, it becomes completely silent and a treasure chest appears. Appraisal.

Flame Salamander, Rank 51

Status: Dead

As expected, it seems to have evolved into a superior species. If I hadn’t defeated it just now, it would surely have grown into an incredibly strong monster. When I open the treasure chest, I find a bracelet with a flame salamander mark engraved on it. My appraisal is repelled, so it seems to be a magic tool. Let’s take it.

「Ash, Claire.」

Having run out of magical energy, Scarlett runs towards the two in an unsteady manner. Both of them are in a terrible condition with burns all over their bodies due to the attacks by the zone lord. In particular, Ashtas, who pushed himself until the very end, is probably on the verge of death. Clarissa could probably be saved if things go well. For better or worse, he is my employer, I guess I will cast some healing magic on him. Ashtas, who is on the verge of death, and Clarissa, who has a high chance of being saved. Which one should I treat? I decide to cast healing magic on Clarissa.

「H, hey, Ash’s injuries are more severe, you know? Please save Ash.」

「Calm down, Scarlett. I would like to do that, but Ashtas is on the verge of death, you know? Even if he recovers a little, it will be difficult for him to return to the above ground from the labyrinth. Which is why it would be better to save Clarissa, who can definitely be saved, don’t you agree?」

「That may be so, but… sob, please save Ash, I beg you.」

Scarlett cries and bows her head to me. Sigh, by saving Ashtas’ life, we would have to carry the two, who are seriously wounded, to the above ground. Not only is it quite a distance, it is beyond the scope of my job as someone who has been hired as a porter. However, since she has gone that far, there is nothing I can do about it. I switch to Ashtas’ treatment.

「Hey, Sei, you have magical energy restorative medicines and potions, don’t you? Could you let me borrow some? I can use healing magic too, after all.」

「Oh you, my magical energy restorative medicine is about half as effective as a mid-grade blue potion, you know? It’ll go for several small gold coins. And potions aren’t cheap either, you know? Why do I have to go that far for a man I just met?」

「T, that may be so, but… I’ll definitely thank you, so, please.」

「Oh you, even if it’s just a low-grade red potion, it will cost you two small gold coins to buy one, you know? As for a high-grade red potion, the market price ranges from a few large gold coins to several dozen. Can you afford to pay it?」

「Huh!? Hey, do you have a high-grade red potion by any chance?」

「Huh, well, about that…」

Crap, I only have one high-grade red potion. This is something I obtained at the deeper stratum of Lambert’s puppet labyrinth. It has enough effect to even restore missing body parts, and is a lifeline for an adventurer. As expected, it’s not something you can simply use on a man you met just yesterday. I will never give it away, you hear?

「Please, okay? I’ll pay for it even if it takes me the rest of my life, and I’ll do anything, so give me the high-grade red potion. Please.」

「Hey, if you’re an adventurer, you get it, don’t you? How valuable a high-grade red potion is, I mean. I don’t know what kind of danger I’ll face in the future, after all. I’m sorry, but I can’t give it to you.」

「Please, please, I will thank you even if it takes me the rest of my life. I promise. Please save Ash, I beg you.」

Scarlett cries as she clings to my arm. Sigh, what should I do? If I were to let Ashtas die here and she ends up holding a grudge against me, that would be troubling. However, I find it doubtful whether Scarlett will be able to pay for the potion or not. Having her pay with her body would probably be difficult, too. After all, if I were to lay my hands on Scarlett after we save Ashtas with the high-grade red potion, there is a good chance that he would hold a grudge against me. After all, that would be tantamount to me stealing her from him. I have been watching Ashtas’ movements today, and there is a good chance that he has skills that I don’t know about. As such, I want to avoid making an enemy of this guy. In other words, as far as I am concerned, there is no merit in me using my high-grade red potion.

「Please, sob, I’ll do anything.」

For the prideful Scarlett to beg me to such an extent, even with snot dripping from her nose, it looks like she is completely in love with Ashtas. I wish I had such a capable and convenient woman, too. Sigh, damn it, it can’t be helped.

「Fine, fine. Here, take it.」

I take out a high-grade red potion and a mid-grade red potion from my storage. With these, we should be able to save those two’s lives.

「Thank you, thank you. I really appreciate it.」

「Sigh, don’t forget to thank me later, okay?」

「I know.」

「There’s that empty treasure chest over there, no? Tell Ashtas that you got the high-grade potion from there.」

Being thanked by a man doesn’t really make me happy, after all. This guy is exploring the dangerous labyrinth in a pretty overbearing manner. I don’t want to have anything to do with him again.

Scarlett puts the potion into Ashtas’ mouth, crushes it with her fingers, and makes him swallow it. Amazing, Ashtas’ body is enveloped in light and the wounds all over his body are completely healed. It is nice that I am able to confirm the effectiveness of a high-grade potion. For him to fully recover from a near-death state, its effect is on a completely different level compared to healing magic. Next, when she gives Clarissa the mid-grade potion, it also heals most of the burns around her body. She is a knight so she will probably heal the rest on her own afterwards.

I explain the situation to the two who have regained consciousness. When I told them that Ashtas and the zone lord had struck each other down, he was healed thanks to the high-grade red potion we found in the treasure chest that appeared afterwards, they readily believed it. Well, the empty treasure chest is indeed there, so is the corpse of the zone lord. After that, we take out the zone lord’s magic stone, and then go back to the above ground. We stop by the Adventurer’s Association to make a report on it.

At the Adventurer’s Association, when the magic stone is appraised, it is found to be of a superior species, causing a big uproar. However, now that the zone lord that hadn’t been subdued for a while has been defeated, the mortality rate among the adventurers will probably go down from now on. With this, my job is done. After receiving the reward, we leave for home. Having let four of their comrades die, Ashtas and Clarissa are showing a sorrowful look on their faces, but Scarlett looks happy. After all, her two childhood friends, who were on the verge of death and wouldn’t be strange even if they were to die, have safely returned alive, so I guess that is understandable. I walk next to the smiling Scarlett and put my hand on her shoulder with a pomf. For a moment, Scarlett reacts with a jump, but she doesn’t try to brush my hand away. I am the savior of these two’s lives, you know? You get it, don’t you? I slide my hand down from Scarlett’s shoulder to her back, all the way to the valley of her ass. Scarlett’s face is twitching, but she shows no sign of resisting. I used my precious potion for her, so it is only natural that I am allowed to do this much, right? While making sure not to get noticed by Ashtas and Clarissa, who are walking in front of us, I caress Scarlett’s ass all over and run my finger along the chasm. Color is drained from Scarlet’s face, and she shifts her gaze toward me. I guess that is only natural, after all, I used a potion worth several large gold coins. She did say she would do anything, so this much wouldn’t even amount to interest.

「S, Sei, y, you know, next time, umm, I’ll introduce you to a cool boy. Hohoho.」

「Huh? What are you talking about? I’m only interested in women, duh. If you want me to introduce someone, then, let’s see, please introduce me to a beautiful red-haired magician who will be fine even if she were to get attacked with that thick dildo. I like attacking women with that thing more than anything else, you see. That’s exactly why I’m carrying it around. 」

With a wide grin on my face, I tell Scarlett so jokingly. Ashtas seems to be engrossed in talking with Clarissa and isn’t paying much attention to us. Scarlett’s face is completely drained of blood. She has been calling me a pervert who masturbates with a dildo, so me getting back at her this much is justified. Scarlett must have thought that I would demand her body. I can’t do that because I don’t want to make an enemy of Ashtas, but let’s tease Scarlett for a while.

「Sei, thank you for your help. Would you like to have dinner with us?」

「I appreciate the offer, but I have to decline it. I have party members that are waiting for me, after all.」

「I see, not only have we lost our comrades, we’re exhausted, you see. I’m not really hungry either, so I guess I will go straight to bed.」

「Me too, I almost died for real, after all.」

Ashtas and Clarissa are mentally exhausted, it looks like they’re going to sleep already. Nice, nice, let’s corner Scarlett a little more.

「Are you guys staying at this inn? I’m staying at the inn next door. The food at that inn is good, so I recommend it.」

「Heh~, is that so? Then, let’s stay at that inn, too.」

Fufufu, nice, I managed to induce them to stay at the same inn as us. When Scarlett is about to enter the inn, I rub her ass again. Scarlett trembles, but lets me do whatever I please to her. Nice, nice, just like this, let’s continue to silently sexually harass Scarlett to heighten her sexual excitement, and once night comes, I will dump my overflowing sexual desire into Zofie’s body. We check in and head to our room.

「Looks like I’m the only one in room 3 on the first floor.」

I deliberately say my room number and whisper to Scarlett that I will be waiting for her in my room. Scarlett trembles, her face twitching, and then disappears to the second floor. Let’s leave the teasing at that. However, when you look closely, both Scarlett and Clarissa are incredibly beautiful. Damn it, that Ashtas guy must be screwing around with them every day. Not to mention that both Scarlett and Clarissa seem to be blindly in love with Ashtas, what a truly enviably outrageous guy. Still, using the high-grade red potion sure is a bitter pill to swallow. The only compensation I get for using such a valuable item is privilege for sexually harassing Scarlett, after all. Even if I could sleep with her, I don’t think that would balance it out at all. On top of that, once they have challenged the labyrinth lord, the Golden Star will probably move to Reinzard territory right away, and perhaps I will never be able to meet Scarlett and the others for the rest of my life. I don’t particularly want to become a silver-rank adventurer, and my future plans are undecided.