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The Otherworld Conquest Method of a Reincarnated Porter Chapter 147 Part 1

Complete Recovery

The morning sun shines into my eyes through the gaps in the house and I wake up. Michelle’s breathing is peacefully in her sleep next to me. Michelle must have been very tired yesterday, so although it would usually be time for her to prepare breakfast, I’ll let her sleep a little longer.

Just a bit; With that in mind, I run my hand along Michelle’s chest as she sleeps, rubbing her breasts and playing with her nipples in a dreamy state. They’re in nice condition. Just as I’m thinking of going back to sleep as is, there’s a loud sound of the door getting banged.

「Hey, you bastard, open up!」

It’s that guy again, huh. The gall he has to disturb my sleep. Still, he’s so energetic so early in the morning. No, maybe he’s been managing the prostitutes all night and is stopping here on his way home after work. I wonder if he lives a life where days and nights are reversed.

「Hmm…」

Michelle starts to wake up. Sigh, Michelle must be tired, so I was thinking about letting her sleep a little longer, and yet, that bastard… I vigorously get up and open the front door.

「Hey, you bastard, the gall you have to make so much noise early in the morning. I’m gonna send you flying for real.」

「Hehehe, kid. That’s the last time you can act so high and mighty. I’m counting on you, big bro.」

「Yeah, so it’s you. The one who poached the prostitute from our house.」

「Huh?」

The collector guy brought along a guy he referred to as big bro. Even though he got so scared of me yesterday, now, borrowing the power of a tiger, he’s putting on a triumphant face. So annoying.

When I appraise this big bro, I find that he’s a level 18 pugilist. I can’t let my guard down, but I don’t think I’ll lose against him.

「Sigh, what do you mean by poached? Michelle can’t do business anymore because of the peach poison, so she’s decided to earn money for her treatment by doing odd jobs for me. Just leave her alone already.」

「As if that will do. She can still earn money, so we won’t give her to you. Now, we’ll be taking her back.」

「Michelle doesn’t belong to you, does he? Just who do you think you are?」

「Kid, looks like you don’t get it. We’re from the Bartalis family, you know?」

The Bartalis family, huh. I believe they’re the guys who control the slums. If possible, I don’t want to make an enemy of them, but in proportion to the level of the labyrinth here, there don’t seem to be many skilled guys in this town, so I don’t think they’re much of a threat. Besides, we haven’t done anything wrong. Dealing with idiots is really exhausting.

「I don’t know who you guys are, but Michelle won’t do business anymore. Just give up.」

「So he says, big bro.」

「Sigh, I guess there’s no other way.」

The pugilist and I glare at each other. If I draw my sword, I’ll probably end up going all the way, so I guess I’ll use body enhancement and fight with my bare hands. If you were to fight a pugilist with your bare hands, normally, you wouldn’t stand a chance. However, given how high my level is, if I use full strength body enhancement on my strength, I think I’ll manage one way or another. This guy is probably fairly skilled, but I don’t feel any awe-inspiring air that is characteristic of a powerhouse.

「…Tch, hey, let’s go.」

「Huh, big bro?! Damn it, kid, just you wait!」

After glaring at each other for a while, this big bro guy walks away. What a sharp guy. He seems to have realized that I’m someone he won’t be able to deal with by ordinary means. I’m over 180 cm tall, about 10 cm taller than him, after all. There are no classes in a fistfight. Basically, the bigger one has the advantage. Still, thank goodness it didn’t turn into a battle to the death with the gangsters. I’ve had enough of troublesome stuff, after all.

As we eat breakfast, we discuss our plans from now on.

「Michelle, Cody, we may have to leave this town soon. Listen, if you still have some business here, take care of it. However, don’t let anyone know you’re leaving. There might be people like those guys who will try to keep you here, after all.」

「Yes.」

「Got it.」

Neither Michelle nor Cody seem to have any particular attachment to this town. I wonder if they have no relatives either. Let’s try asking Michelle about it during our break in the labyrinth later.

After finishing our breakfast, we buy some food and head to the labyrinth. There are a lot of adventurers hanging around in front of the labyrinth entrance, probably for meetings or rendezvous, and as usual, Michelle and I end up getting stared at scrutinizingly by them. In this garbage dump, they probably see me as a rich young master, and Michelle as a target to be raped.

Well then, after a day of exploring the labyrinth yesterday, I was able to complete a large part of the map for the area around the entrance. Today let’s try going much further in. If we are ever attacked, I will show no mercy. I thought about turning the attackers into Michelle’s experience points, but she is going to be a leech’s assistant. She is not an adventurer, so I don’t think she needs experience in killing. I will take care of all of them. We set foot into the labyrinth.

Sigh, good grief. As expected, it looks like we are being followed. Three, or perhaps four people? More than five is unlikely, I’d say. I don’t think there are too many of them. In this labyrinth, you don’t need that many people, and the more people you have, the smaller your share will be. There is no point in working with an unnecessarily large number of people.

What should I do? If a monster were to attack us from behind while I’m dealing with those guys, Michelle might end up getting hurt. If we were unlucky, the worst could even happen. At any rate, since Michelle is with me, I don’t think it’s impossible for us to get away from them. In that case, let’s try to lure them to a place that would be advantageous to us. It’s a good thing I’ve made a map. I check the map and head to the dead end.

「Michelle, in a bit, I’m going to fight some robbers. You stay here.」

「Huh?」

「Listen, if you move carelessly, it’ll put me in trouble. So make sure not to move at all.」

「Y, yes. I understand.」

Michelle doesn’t seem to realize we are being followed. Yes, monsters aren’t the only danger in the labyrinth. It would serve as a good experience for Michelle… No, it’s not like she’s going to become an adventurer. She probably doesn’t need this kind of experience in her life, so I guess it would be best to fight them somewhere as far away from her as possible.

I go back the way we came by myself and confront the trio of adventurers. Appraisal! Alright, they’re not that big of a deal.

「Hey, you guys, this is a dead end. Turn back.」

「Is that so? From now on, this road is closed. If you want to pass, you’ll have to pay a toll.」

「That’s right, give us all of your equipment, luggage, and clothes. We’ll let you keep your underwear at least.」

「Hey, where’s the woman? Tch, looks like she’s hiding.」

Now then, let’s do it. It’s probably because I’m young and it’s three against one, these guys have a relaxed look on their faces and are letting their guard down. If all three of them were to slash at me at once, they might have a chance, and yet…

「Huh?」

I use instant step, followed by a high-speed horizontal slash to send the head of the man on the far right flying. Unable to react, he makes a stupid noise, and breathes his last.

「Ah…」

Then the second one. I slash at the guy in the middle. He reacts slightly, but I strongly push his sword back. It seems he wasn’t prepared for combat. He doesn’t put much strength into his hand that’s holding the sword, so I succeed in knocking it off. He’s now left unarmed, so I send his head flying without panicking. With this, we’re good.

I won’t kill the third person yet. I’m going to gather information, after all.

「Wha—, no way, why, why…」

「Shut up. You’ll scare the woman. The next time you say anything uncalled for, I’ll send your head flying. Got it?」

I hold my sword to his throat and threaten him. The man bobs his head up and down frantically. Next to him is the body of his comrade, bleeding profusely from the now headless neck, and it could be him in a few seconds. His face turns pale, and he lets go of the sword. He has completely lost his will to fight.