To Deprive a Deprived Person

「Have you heard? The dragon that appeared in Wood Payne has been subjugated?」

「As expected, the wood dragon was defeated by Udon Kingdom´s 30.000 elite soldiers and two of the 『5 Udon Knights』」

「That’s right. I’m telling you that it might be another guy who defeated it. It’s just one person which is surprising!」

「Haaaaaa? It’s ridiculous. Is there such a thing? The opponent is a dragon! It’s a dragon! Where and when alone......wait, I haven’t seen Joseph lately」

「I thought you would say that. If it’s Joseph, it wouldn’t be strange if he won against a dragon in a one and one battle. Anyway, when he was in Derim Empire, he defeated a few dragons like a fire dragon, earth dragon, even a sand dragon」

At a different group table.

「So! More than 20,000 people of Udon´s Knight Order were killed in battle when the wood dragon went on a rampage」

「Lie! There’s no such thing as 『Sky Beheading Sword』 Gryfred and 『Knight Bringing Absolute Victory』 Param would cause such casualties! Moreover, it seems that the wood dragon has been subdued」

「It must have been such a fierce battle!」

「That’s what I’ve heard. There are only a few hundred casualties among Udon´s Knight Order and the courtyard of the royal castle is decorated with the wood dragon corpse that has been halved by Param’s Excalibur. Royals and aristocrats haven’t done anything, but they are proud of drinking alcohol while watching the remains of the wood dragon’」

In another table.

「Do you know?」

「What’s going on?」

「It seems there is a big fuss about who subjugated the wood dragon in the capital city」

「Idiot. I don’t think these are the same. There are many stories here and there about the wood dragon subjugation」

「It’s different」

「What’s different」

「Udon Kingdom´s Knight Order who should have subjugated the wood dragon is back, but there is no corpse of the wood dragon」

「Is there such a foolish story? Dragons have always been stupid, so they just didn’t bring it home」

「You are an idiot. It’s the death of a dragon, isn’t it? How much do you think it’s worth?」

「Then, what happened to the wood dragon´s corpse?」

「That’s......I don’t know either」

「Isn’t that stupid?」

「What did you say!!」

In this way, even Comer City far away from the royal city was talking about the topic of the wood dragon subjugation. There are many adventurers going in and out of such a busy adventurer’s guild, but when they saw the appearance of one adventurer, the inside of the adventurer’s guild was awkward in a different sense.

「Hey, look. It’s Nameless Yuu」

「What is it? Is he alone today? You’ve expected to meet Lena-chan, right?」

「I can’t believe that older sister Marifa’ who’s always supposed to be together with him isnt here......」

「Isn’t Nina-chan there?」

Collet walks in front of Yuu who goes to the reception as if nothing has happened while receiving the gazes of adventurers.

「Good morning, Yuu-san!」

Although it is Collet that is bright and energetic with no distinction against anyone, today she was more energetic than usual. She’s like the sun, like the sun that’s overflowing. Even Yuu had forgotten to return a greeting.

「Good morning. Today you’re full of spirit」

「Is that so? I think I´m the same as always」

While saying so, Collet stares at Yuu with meaningful eyes. Her expression seemed to say, 「I know it」.

「What do you want to say?」

「Nothing. But isn’t Yuu-san the one who wants to say something to me?」

It was a nasty question that he would never say to the usual Collet.

「Ah――」

When Yuu told me something――

「Yuu-kun!!!」

Adele rushed in and hugged Yuu. A regular person would have been blown away by Adele’s tackle-like hug. However, Yuu, an adventurer, did not make a slight movement, but received Adele on the spot.

「Wh, What, Adele-san, what are you doing?」

Suddenly, Collet rushes to Adele who embrace Yuu, but Adele doesn’t care about it.

「Yuu-kun has subjugated the wood dragon, right?」

「It’s wrong」

It’s not false because it was Kuro that killed it.

「Uuh. I......know! I’m sure Yuu-kun managed to do it!!」

On the side, Collet was saying something like 「Ahhh! That is I......*mumbling*」, but she just shut her mouth and become silent. And those who join the new war while Collet makes no progress――

「Hey! Adele, get away from Yuu-chan!」

「Don’t get in my way, Fifi-san! I have to return the favor that Yuu-kun saved my home village! To Yuu-kun, who has both wealth and fame, what I, who is a receptionist, can offer, is only my body......noo」

Adele with a red face twists her body.

「Haaa!? Wh, aa, ttt, body!! Because you´re only a nuisance to Yuu-chan, get away quickly!!」

「I’m sure I was twenty, but you´re twenty-four years old......ah, you had birthday the other day so you are 25 years old, so I round it up to thirty years old......my young body should be better than your thirty year old body!」

「Gyaaaaa!!? What are you rounding up! Th, This! How can you reveal my age to Yuu-chan so casually!」

Fifi tries to separate Adele, who clings to Yuu, but Adele is struggling with 「Hununu......」 and has no sign of separating. Collet could only watch over the ugly battle between those two.

「Ir, Irresponsible, get away――aa」

It was Fifi who put more power to separate Adele, but at that time, her legs got tangled and she also hugged Yuu. What’s more, Fifi’s hands grabbed Yuu’s buttocks――she tightly hold his buttocks. Adventurers who watched as if they were amazed by their surroundings also pay close attention to Fifi’s mischief.

「Ohoo, Yuu-chan’s ass is softer than I imagined――no! It’s different! Yuu-chan, this is different!! I never tried to touch your ass. However, touching Yuu’s buttocks and thinking of being lucky――it’s different!! Anyway, believe me, Yuu-chan!!」

Contrary to the fast-paced Fifi, Yuu remembered that this was the case recently.

「Fifi-san, I understand, so please calm down. Nina said before that. In Udon Kingdom, it is like a greeting when a woman touches a man’s ass」

「Eh」

「He?」

「What!?」

Collet, Adele and Fifi let out a voice of surprise. Among the three, there were repeated self-questions ranging from thousands to tens of thousands in Fifi’s brain.

Smart Yuu-chan is deceived by such an obvious lie!? There is no such greeting in Udon Kingdom. Nina-chan, why are you lying like that?

Uuh, different! Now, the important thing is――

「Yes! Yes, this is a greeting!!」

It was Fifi with a serious face who said that, but at the next moment she rubbed Yuu’s ass with an obscene face.

「E, Emm Fifi-san, it’s really embarrassing......」

「Th, ThTh, That’s right! Fifi-san, Yuu-san’s butt......ocks......release your hands」

「Collet, your voice is too small to hear. It’s a greeting, so you should mix in too」

「Wawa, I’m Yuu-san’s bu――butt」

Saying that, Collet´s face is red enough to think that steam comes out and then she thrusts the index fingers of both hands together.

「What are you doing」

「Ouch!?」

Fifi who was slightly poked in the head squats down. When she looked sideways, Adele like her, was holding her head.

「Good morning, Edda-san」

「Good morning, Yuu-san. It seems like our undisciplined receptionists were rude」

Although Edda was smiling at first glance, Yuu noticed that her eyes were not laughing.

「Now, the guild leader is waiting in his room」

「Understood」

Edda just urged Yuu to the stairs and didn’t move.

「Isn’t Edda-san following me?」

「Yes. I was going to do that, but I have urgent work to do」

At the end of Yuu’s line of sight was the figure of Fifi and Adele trying to escape without making noise.

「Fifi, Adele, are you going to run away from me?」

「Hii」

「E, Edda-san, please excuse me」

Yuu, as soon as possible, pretended to not hear Fifi´s and Adele’s cry for help from the back and left the scene.

「Why are you alone today?」

When Yuu entered the guild leader’s room, Morphis was in the process of smearing the scalp with the liquid that was secretly brought from Yuu.

「I guess you told me to come alone」

「This is what you are! You are an elder! I said you shall come alone because I thought it was more convenient for you」

「If you are an elderly person, don’t be angry. You should talk more than that. Ah, do you want to ask me for more 『Earth Breath』, sadly it’s not good」

『Earth Breath』 is the hair growth medicine that Morphis has applied to the scalp. Needless to say, Morphis gave the name for the hair growth medicine.

「I’m not worried about that. I’ve got enough. However......why is it not good?」

「The merchants want it」

「Whaaattt!!!」

Morphis shouted so loud that he thought it had resonated throughout the Adventurer’s Guild.

「Tsk. Noisy」

「Wh, WhWhWh, What, What do you mean? N? Nn? It’s ridiculous to sell that. Do you understand?」

「Even if you don’t rush, I’ll secure your share. When I showed it to the merchants simply because they were a little interested, they started betting for it unexpectedly」

「Naturally! Th, That’s my hair――cough. Well, if you have enough, it’s okay」

It’s not good. No matter who Yuu sells the medicine he made to, there is no reason for Morphis.

「I called you because of something else. It’s about the Finance Minister」

Morphis looks at Yuu with his hair twisted, but Yuu doesn’t seem interested.

「N, nn. Actually, you were invited to the residence of the Finance Minister」

「Is that so?」

「Not only you, but also Karl Heinz Ungermuller, the head of the adventurer’s guild headquarters, has been invited. The ambassador of the finance minister said he would tell the details in the mansion and he didn’t tell what he was doing――most likely, you’re involved」

「Huuh」

「Gununuu. That’s it? I can’t say that as the head of the city adventurer’s guild, I can’t treat you specially. Finance Minister Balue Voli Nox is the most powerful in Udon Kingdom. I’m being told that I can’t refuse to summon you for no reason, I’ll have to bring you tomorrow and I don’t really have anything to say」

「You can’t do it when you’re telling me you’re being summoned by the Finance Minister that you’re not going to give me any special treatment」

The old cunning Morphis can’t tell you that. He knows and is passing information to Yuu.

「Well, I don’t know what it is. I just talk to myself. Well, nothing is good. Uh, let’s change the story, was it you who subdued the wood dragon? Or Joseph?」

「It wasn’t me. It was Kuro」

Even if you normally say that a goblin defeated a dragon, you will laugh at the stupidity, but Morphis is different.

「Well, there is a goblin that defeated a dragon....... How are you going to sell wood dragon material to the guild?」

「It’s impossible. Our people are so crazy that they forget to eat and sleep」

「Muu, that’s natural. Everyone wants a dragon material. It is natural that if you are a craftsman, you want to process it with your own hands. If possible, I wanted the guild to sell it off. By the way, I haven’t seen Joseph recently」

「I left him behind. He was a nuisance because he did what he wanted on his own convenience」

Morphis closes his eyes and recalls a number of problems that Joseph has caused in the past.

「It’s no wonder. He’s a idiot!」

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『Bewitching Tree Garden』 14th floor. The monsters that appear at the 14th floor begin to mix in Rank 5 and it is not uncommon for them to annihilated a ordinary D rank party.

「We’re ready for the camping」

「Ou. We´re also ready for a feast」

「Kee. What’s the feast of dried meat, hard bread and bad soup」

「Don’t complain. Be grateful for a decent meal in the labyrinth」

In a vast and complex labyrinth, it is not uncommon to explore for days to weeks. According to the materials kept in the Adventurer’s Guild, some ferocious people have been searching for it for six years. Only the food they bring in and the plants that are native to them in the labyrinth are selected and they also get meat from the monsters. Choosing a place for camping is also important. Do they have a escape route in case something happens or is it a place where they can prevent monster attacks? Is there a water station nearby? Adventurers always think and act in order to reduce the probability of death as much as possible. The same is true for the adventurers here. There are good prospects among the 14th floor trees, the water is close and there is a route to escape even if a monster attacks, so it is impossible not to find a suitable place for camping.

「Good. I will cook. Ah? What’s the matter?」

「Look, it’s another party」

「Oh, it’s the nameless newcomers」

「Nameless Newcomers? Then rookies aren’t rookies! They’re starting to get ready for the encampment without saying hello to us, do they want to sell a fight?」

「Stop it. There’s nothing you can do to fight Nameless. They’ve just recently become adventurers, but I think they are strong because they’re able to come to the 14th floor of 『Bewitching Tree Garden』」

「I don’t know if they´re good or not, but manners――lie」

「What happened this time?」

「They finished their preparations for the encampment in an instant」

Agafon´s party had quickly set up their tents as the men stare at them.

「Was it a magic tool? It’s a rumor that Yuu, the leader, is making a lot of money with a merchant」

「I don’t like them more and more......」

In the eyes of a man with a swordsman’s atmosphere, it seems that Agafon´s party are making money to say things and capture the 『Bewitching Tree Garden』. Even so, the man who didn’t like the rookies taking on the same labyrinth as them thought about not getting involved with them.

「Hey, you’re leaking your blood thirst. Don’t have any strange thoughts"

「That’s up to them」

「Wait......what are you going to do Dontuck」

「Heehe. Look at it. The usually silent Dontack, he has the same opinion than me」

The name of the strong man is Dontuck. Although he is a man who doesn’t speak much other than what is necessary, he has been placed at leader because of his certain ability.

「A, Agafon, the tents were set up」

Half-orc Beibu shakes his body and sends a hot gaze to the pot made by Yam and Monique.

「Oh, I understand. Beibu, don’t stare at the pot so much. Even if you stare, it won’t cook faster」

「He? Ehehe. Bu, But it smells so delicious」

「Agafon」

Demi-human Otope notices Dontuck heading here and urges Agafon to be on alert. The enemies in the labyrinth are not only monsters. From natural traps to traps planted in treasure chests and aisles, harsh environments.

And――adventurers who are in the same profession.

This is not unusual. They even attack over valuable plants and monster materials, sometimes they even steal the treasures someone have acquired. The better the adventurers, the more dangerous it is for others to turn into an enemy in the labyrinth. Otope puts his hand on his spear so that Dontuck won’t notice. Even Akane, who was lying on Agafon’s head, was beginning to chant magic.

「Oooo! Dontuck-san!!」

Flavia’s voice without any tension was heard from around. Even Otope and Agafon, who were wary of this, are puzzled. On the other hand, Dontuck, whose name was called by Flavia said.

「Yo. Flavia-chan, you are still cute today」

「Eh, is that so? That’s right. This place taught by Dontuck is suitable for a great camp and it’s very helpful」

Flavia rubs her body against Dontuck with her tail flickering left and right. Agafon whispered something about Flavia who uses her figure to seduce someone, and Yam doesn’t know what he is looking at.

「Nuhu, nuhuhu. Well, I’m glad I was able to help Flavia-chan. Even so, it’s amazing that you’re already exploring the 『Bewitching Tree Garden Labyrinth』. Also, the tents were assembled in an instant, was it a magic tool?」

Dontuck´s friends who watched him from afar, have their eyes wide open as if they had seen something incredible from Dontuck who is normally feared by other adventurers.

「This? This is a tent that automatically assembles when you push the button and throw it. There are other things like this」

Flavia put a small block of solids in a cup and pour boiling water inside.

「Yes. Dontuck-san, please, nyan」

Dontuck receives the cup while having a lewd expression on his face.

「This is good! Splendid, what is this!? Just by putting hot water in it, you can make such a delicious consomme soup!」

Dontuck, who had a sloppy face, couldn’t hide his surprise that he had from the consomme soup that he could ask at a store just by putting hot water.

「Dontuck-san knows the Mago Company, doesn’t he? They run an item shop and a magic tool shop」

「Ah, yes. He’s a famous merchant in Comer City. I know that much」

「Then its a quick story. This consomme soup and tent that can be assembled just by pushing the button and throwing it are also prototypes. I think they will be sold soon by Mago company, so don’t miss it~」

Dontuck was madly in love with Flavia who asked while having her arms behind her back and looking into Dontuck’s face from below.

「Leave it to me! Even if I look like this, there are a lot of adventurers who I know. Then I’ll be advertising it to my friends right away」

Dontuck returned to his friends with a sly smile.

「H, Hey....... Dontuck, what’s going on」

「We have never seen you speak so much for the first time」

「What is with that sloppy face! Didn’t you go to teach them the courtesy of adventurers?」

「You laugh. That’s more surprising to me」

Dontuck returns to his usual expression toward his friends who cannot hide their surprise and anger.

「I can’t forgive you if you put your hands on Flavia-chan and Flavia-chan’s friends!」

「Fl, Flavia-chan!?」

「Haaaa!?」

「Oh, I’m tired. It looks like Dontuck went crazy」

「No, you’re decent. Dontuck went crazy」

While Dontuck emphasizes his love for Flavia-chan and the explanation of the product that she showed him earlier, Agafon´s party is,

「Flavia, I don’t think that’s good」

Fallen demon Monique distributes the meal and shouts to Flavia.

「Why not? Monique is also cute, so you should use it more effectively」

「I don’t think so」

「Would you like to preach to Yam? If you rub your body a little like this, you will get to know a lot of information immediately, so you should use it」

「Wa, Wait a little Flavia!」

Yam´s cheeks, which are characterized by pale skin, are dyed slightly red.

「Monique and Yam are both useless. I don’t listen to that stupid cat, no matter what she says」

「If you don’t like stupid cats, then I’ll be a thriving female cat!」

「St, Stop～」

Agafon and Flavia are likely to fight each other, but Otope and Beibu separates them.

「Stop it. Let’s eat our meal slowly!」

「Ouch!? Akane, don’t pluck my hair!」

When Akane, who was sitting on Agafon’s head, plucks Agafon’s hair, Monique first laughs, then Yam and Beibu begin to laugh and finally the angry Flavia and Otope begin to laugh.

「Kuuku. You guys are funny」

「Otope, don’t laugh」

「Sorry. But Kukuu. Ah, don’t get angry. So what do we do now?」

「We’ll stay here for the night and then continue」

「Will we come back to the 14th floor?」

「Monique is right. We’re here, so we’ll go further!」

「It’s good. Today, we just dived to see what the 『Bewitching Tree Garden Labyrinth』 was like and I didn’t really intend to capture it」

Monique and Akane are dissatisfied, but Otope and Beibu were convinced of Agafon’s decision.

「Even though you’re a bear, you’re scared」

「I’m not scared. And I told you I’m not a bear, but a brown bear you damn cat!」

「Flavia, don’t get involved with Agafon. Did we have any harvest? As expected, when we entered this C rank labyrinth, we knew that it wouldn’t work just by pushing through. Some monster attack educated from things that would be wiped out if there were no traps or Flavia」

「That’s right. I, I think we should go back once as Agafon said, ju and be ready to explore」

「I understand. Yam and Beibu are friends of Agafon!」

「It’s different」

「M, Mou, Flavia, don’t get angry~」

Although there was some opposition from the female team, Agafon´s party withdrew as it was originally planned, after spending the night at the 14th floor of 『Bewitching Tree Garden Labyrinth』.

「Look at that. I feel that people are increasing day by day」

Monique says so while watching the flow of people going in and out through the east gate of Comer City.

「A, Agafon, what are you going to do? I’m a little hungry」

「That’s right. We withdrew without eating breakfast, so we´re going to have a reflection meeting of the labyrinth while eating something as it is」

「Then I’d like to go to Weather Vane Pavilion. I love the herb roasted chicken over there」

「Oh, that’s good. Hey. Beibu, I’m hungry」

「B, But～」

Akane answers Monique’s suggestion and Beibu responds with a belly sound.

「I’ll pass」

「Hey, you´re not allowed to do that! It’s almost like your item pouch. Do you know how precious it is? Everyone is carefully with their item pouches so as not to get it stolen, but you hang it to show off!!」

「There’s no reason for a bear to say this! Because we are people who won’t get something stolen from us!」

The selling word is the buying word and Flavia shouts unintentionally instead of the usual tone.

「You!!」

Agafon tries to catch Flavia, but Flavia lightly evades and runs to the East Gate.

「It’s a problem for Flavia」

As usual, Otope sighs in the lack of coordination of Flavia.

「Because cats are free」

「Yam immediately protects Flavia」

「That’s not true!」

Yam panicked and denied Akane’s words, but Akane didn’t seem to be listening and lay on Agafon’s head.

「Agafon, do you think about reflection without Flavia?」

「That’s how it’s going to be. We’re a party of the same clan」

「Huhhuh~」

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「Young lady, look at this hair clip! I think it’s perfect for a cat girl like you!」

「Umm, I don’t like it so much」

Flavia was in the street market of Comer city. Flavia, who had a light breakfast with skewers, enjoyed shopping as it was.

「What is this?」

「Oh, again a beautiful young lady」

「The flattery is good」

「Atata. This is a perfume. It’s also popular among young women in the capital」

「Perfume. Is it so popular?」

「Well, it’s between humans. But this is something that is popular with beastwomen because it doesn’t use citrus」

「Hmmm. Good smell」

Someone’s hand extends to the waist of Flavia, who is smelling and soaking in the smell of perfume.

「Tsk」

The man who was brushed off by Flavia clicks his tongue.

「Do you think you can steal things from me?」

「Silent!」

The man releases the back fist, but Flavia grabs his wrist and catches him. From Flavia´s perspective, she won’t be hit by the movement of the man who is too slow. That man is far below her ability. Without realizing that the man had done so on purpose.

「Too slow That´s――」

「Idiot!」

The man changes his fist from a back fist to a palm. Then, dirty mud that had been clasped hits Flavia’s face.

「Nyaaah. Peppe! What is this!? Smelly!」

「Hahahaa! Mud looks better than makeup for a filthy beast like you!」

When he says so, he runs away from the crowd.

「W, Wait! I don’t forgive you!!」

An angry Flavia cant keep herself calm and chases the man. At this time, Flavia should have noticed that she who was a cat beast was not able to catch up with the man. Because she was forgetting herself with anger, she couldn’t realize that she had been invited to escape into the thicket while maintaining a distance where she could barely see that man. And because her sense of smell was crushed with sludge, she didn’t realize that she was already surrounded.

「You! You think you can run away from me!!」

「Run away? Me? Idiot. You’re the one who can’t escape」

Dozens of men show up from the trees. The men were already surrounding Flavia and there was no escape.

「You´re caught in a simple trap and after all you´re a stupid beastman」

It was not the case that she was riding n that man’s blatant provocation. This is because Flavia has to think about how to be able to survive safely from the situation where she is in now.

「If you want to resist, do it. Well, it’s useless」

『Dragon Fangs』 Kiringirin says that and gives instructions to the people around him. Those who outperformed Flavia even in their individual ability attacked Flavia all at once.