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The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 130 Part 1

Public Execution

Chirp, chirp, chirp.

「Sei-sama, Sei-sama, Sei-sama. Ahn, ahn──────」

Since we went to bed early last night, I judge that she has recovered enough strength, so I visit Lunamilia’s room early in the morning and ejaculate inside her mouth and anus. As she mistakenly believes that she has received God’s seed inside her body, Lunamilia lets out a moan and convulses violently, before then plopping down and losing consciousness with a look of ecstasy on her face. After a while, Lunamilia regains consciousness, so we have breakfast together in the dining hall and set off for the next town.

When we head to the gate to leave the town, there is a crowd of people, and even after waiting for a while, there’s no sign of the line moving forward at all. Good graciousness, what the hell is going on? It’s not like we’re in a hurry to continue our journey or anything, but I can’t stand doing nothing but wasting my time like this without knowing the reason. Lunamilia and I leave the line and speak to the guard standing in front of the gate.

「Excuse me, this personage over here is Lady Lunamilia Tarte Art of the Holy Kingdom, who is in the middle of her monastic journey. And I am her attendant, Sei the porter. We are in a hurry to continue our journey, so may we pass through?」

「A monk and a porter, huh? Hmm, I think that’s fine, but let me check it just to be sure. Please wait a moment.」

It seems that he’s going to consult his superior about it, and from the look of it, it seems like we will be able to pass through. If you are someone of a high status, you would like to refrain from doing anything disrespectful to a monk from the Holy Kingdom. Still, what is going on, I wonder?

「Um, did an accident or something of the sort happen? I can understand you being cautious about those who are going into the town, but I don’t think I have ever heard of a case where you restrict those who are leaving the town.」

「Ah, it’s a murder. The owner of the weapon shop and a total of eight adventurers from this town have been killed. And the culprit is believed to still be in this town.」

Geh, setting aside the adventurers, we met the old man from the weapon shop yesterday and made a deal with him. If we get suspected, we might get locked up in this town for a while. I just hope it doesn’t turn into a troublesome thing. Still, that old man, he was killed, huh. He must have incurred someone’s grudge as he did his shady business. It’s what they call karma.

「Mm, I see. Got it. You may pass.」

After receiving a call from his superior, the guard allows Lunamilia and me to pass. Thank goodness. Things ended without us getting caught up in some trouble that has nothing to do with us. Well, a traveling monk and a porter have no motive to kill a weapon shop owner, after all. Stopping by the villages that are along the way, we set off for our next destination, Astoma in Lambert’s territory.

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It is late December, and Lunamilia and I finally arrived in Astoma, the town of iron where the puppet labyrinth is located. Coming to this town, I can’t help but think of Mireia, and coupled with the cold winter weather, I end up feeling a little melancholy.

After entering the town and walking for a while, I see a crowd of people gathering around the square. It is almost the New Year, so I wonder if they are holding some kind of event. For the time being, we book some rooms at an inn, and after letting Lunamilia rest, I head out to the town, to find that the crowds have grown even larger. Just as I am thinking about going to the Adventurer’s Association to get some information, I spot Aisha and Karen who have just returned from the labyrinth. Behind them is a female porter and the two men who came from the same village as Aisha, whose name I forgot. Let’s ask them what this is all about.

「Hey, Aisha, Karen.」

「Hmm? Ah, it’s you, Sei. It’s been a while. Are you here for work?」

「Yeah, something like that. By the way, what’s this fuss about?」

「They say it’s a public execution. It seems that some trading company was committing fraud, so after capturing the family, they’re going to behead them, and put their heads on display.」

Are you serious? If I remember correctly, public executions are entertainment for the common people. Well, I couldn’t care less about what becomes of the criminals. It has nothing to do with me, after all. I behead adventurers all the time, so I feel nothing from it, but it must be an exciting event for the general people.

「The public execution of the Evans family. Thanks to the business acumen displayed by the wife who married the heir, the Evans trading company has rapidly grown in size in the past few months. Rumor has it that their rival companies, feeling threatened by this, are colluding with a noble they are close to, fabricating a crime, and trying to crush the Evans trading company.」

Karen provides us with the details. I see, so it seems the whole family is going to be publicly executed for a crime they didn’t commit. It’s impossible to hope for a fair trial in this world, but it is a somewhat pitiful story

「Ugh, it’s so cold. It sure is cold on the above ground, I want to quickly go home and warm up. Well then, see you later, Sei.」

Aisha and the others quickly go home. Still, a capable wife who recently married the heir of a trading company, huh. That’s a somewhat intriguing detail. After explaining the situation to Lunamilia, who is resting at the inn, we decide to go to the site of the public execution together. As I make my way through the crowd with Lunamilia, I see an executioner standing with a sword in his hand, and a man reading out loud the charges next to him in a somewhat loud voice on a platform that has been set up. That man, I feel like I’ve seen him somewhere before. Right, he’s Mireia’s elder brother, and also the guy who wet himself in front of the crimson bear. I wonder if that guy also has a hand in this public execution. Three criminals are standing on the platform, waiting for their public execution. They seem to be two men and one woman. The three of them have their hands tied behind their backs and their movements restricted.

I use body manipulation to improve my eyesight and look at the three on the platform. First, a middle-aged man, perhaps the chairman of the trading company. Then, a boy who is still in his mid-teens. Perhaps the heir apparent. And then his capable wife who is blessed with business acumen.

「Geh, that’s, Lorraine?!」

The woman who is waiting for her execution turns out to be Lorraine, a receptionist at the Adventurer’s Association, with whom I used to have a relationship in this town of Astoma. If I remember correctly, I heard that she got into a relationship with the underage heir of a trading company, got pregnant, and resigned from the Adventurer’s Association to get married. Sure enough, if it’s that woman, she does have business acumen, and I can see why people are calling her a capable wife. Most likely, Lorraine had gone too far. There are mountains of regulations, customs, liaisons, and turfs in business. If she pursued profits freely in everything, she would end up making an enemy out of the long-standing trading companies. They must have connections with the nobles too, and considering Lorraine’s personality, there’s a possibility that she had neglected to do some behind-the-scenes work or bribes.

「Um, Sei-sama. Is she your acquaintance?」

「Yes, she’s the person who used to take good care of me in this town.」

「Sei-sama’s benefactor… I understand. We can’t just stay still like this.」

「Huh, hey, Luna…」

Lunamilia pushes her way through the crowd and makes her way to the execution platform, so I desperately run after her. Recently, Lunamilia has always been enveloped by a thin layer of divine aura, so when the crowd sees her passing through, they naturally split and make way for her. On the execution platform, the three are lined up, and with the preparations so that they can behead them at any moment already in order, the crowd is waiting impatiently for that moment.