Chapter 125: A Cold Gaze
The view from the mansion in the main village has changed quite a bit. The residents’ dwellings have been upgraded from mud bricks to stone and wood, and various shops have opened.
It’s still a far cry from the hustle and bustle of the Royal Capital, but it’s quite lively.
Merchant guilds are all eager to open shops, new residents have increased, and the number of migrant workers has also risen considerably, so the Baumgarten Territory is experiencing a construction rush.
The public bathhouse we built seems to be quite popular too. Yesterday, Bach came to report with a beaming face. Bach and his wife, Delia, must be happy that they’re closer to each other now. After all, I took Bach to the Royal Capital right after they got married. They’re apparently famous in the neighborhood as a lovey-dovey couple, so I feel bad about what I did.
Well, never mind about Bach. That guy got the Dragon Killer title from the King and is getting a bit carried away. From now on, he can spend his time with Delia as the head of the public bathhouse.
I’ll summon him again if something comes up, though.
The Hydra subjugation I was worried about is done, the reclamation of the eastern forest is progressing, and as the territory expands, we’ll get lumber too. The land clearing up to the mountain where gold was found is also complete, the gold mining group has arrived, and now gold mining will begin.
When I reported to the King that we found gold, he pulled various strings for us. It seems he’ll send experts to Baumgarten.
The development of the Baumgarten Territory is going smoothly. Yay!
Well, the immediate problem is…
“Hah, hah, hah, please, no more…”
Seeing Sophie in such an unseemly state, sprawled on the bed, makes me feel the weakness of my own will.
Despite everything, I had continued my relationship with the “Crimson Vow.”
Even though Cornelia called me filthy, why am I… But when I’m invited, I just can’t refuse.
“Ahn!”
“Dee? If you’d like, how about another round?”
Cassandra trails her hand over Sophie’s chest and asks me with a wide smile.
That’s right. The reason my relationship with the members of the “Crimson Vow” continues is because Cassandra, far from disliking it, actually actively encourages my relations with the members of the “Crimson Vow.”
Why? No, I’m the one at fault for going along with it, though.
“Please forgive me already…”
“Ufufu. But Sophie? This part of you is saying it wants more.”
“Nnngh!”
Cassandra is enthusiastically toying with Sophie’s body. Her face is beaming with a joy I’ve never seen before.
“Now, Dee? Go on and please Sophie.”
“Yeah.”
“Aaaaaah!”
This is just my hunch, but Cassandra might prefer women over men. That’s how radiant Cassandra looked right now.
Though, I might be wrong, you know?
I’m doing something terrible to Cornelia.
Turning even that guilt into desire, I devoured Sophie’s body.
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“Onii-sama…”
I flinched violently!!!!!
The next morning. When Cornelia suddenly called out to me from behind, my body trembled as if struck by lightning.
“W-What is it?”
When I turned around, I met Cornelia’s eyes. She looked dissatisfied, displeased, and was giving me a reproachful stare, just like Lily.
Is she… angry…?
Having nothing but a guilty conscience, I was terrified.
Cornelia was staring fixedly at my eyes.
“Filthy…”
“!?”
She knows!?
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It was terrible after that. Cornelia was in a bad mood, Lily also seemed to have figured it out and was looking at me with contempt, and even Eleonore and Claudia gave me wry smiles.
“Haaah… Breakfast time was hell, you know? Everyone was glaring at me. Did I do something that bad? …Yeah, I guess I did… What do you think I should do?”
“I wouldn’t know. Please think about it yourself.”
The office. Bach, who had come to report, was looking at me with cold eyes.
“Don’t look at me like that. Just because things are going well between you and Delia.”
“I’m devoted to Delia, after all.”
“Kuh, I can’t argue with that… Hey, Bach, what did you do when you were in the Royal Capital?”
“What do you mean, ‘what did I do’?”
“Don’t play dumb. I’m talking about dealing with your sexual urges. Delia wasn’t in the Royal Capital, right? How did you handle it?”
“Danna-sama, this conversation is rather…”
“Don’t try to stop me, Old Man. This is an important discussion.”
“Haaah…”
Old Man shook his head as if to say, “good grief.”
“I’d rather you stop as well, but…”
“So, what did you do, Bach?”
“Well…”
“Don’t be shy, you’re a grown man. It’s not cute, you know? Besides, my libido has been strange lately. My reason doesn’t work. It’s so bad I don’t know if I could refuse if some prostitute on the street suddenly propositioned me. If there’s a way to suppress it, I really want to know.”
“Well, suppressing it completely is difficult, you know? In my case, I relieved myself appropriately… In your case, Danna-sama, since you have a wife, why don’t you ask her?”
“Ask her what?”
“You don’t necessarily have to sleep with her; you could have her use her hands or her breasts, right? I think your wife would be more willing to cooperate with that than with you sleeping with other women.”
“The thing is, that Cassandra seems to be enjoying it.”
“Eh? A husband sleeping with other women, wouldn’t she normally hate that?”
“You’d think so, right? But she actually recommends it with glee.”
“Haeh…”
Bach let out a strange sigh. That’s right, it’s weird, isn’t it?
Why is that?