I'm a forest ranger, why would I enslave a succubus?

Chapter 627 Interview
In the air above the Montes Sea.

Facing the salty, bitter, and sticky sea breeze, the pier of Coral Bay behind us gradually sank below the horizon.

"So let's start with our first question, Mr. Rhodes."

The recording stone in Laura's hand then floated above her head.

She held a notebook and a quill pen in her hands, using both methods of recording as insurance.

"Is this escort mission just a cover for you? Is your real purpose to legally capture one or two siren or ghost pirates as maids?"

As we all know, the illegal enslavement of non-human races is punishable by at least five years in prison in Aetheron. Have you registered with any official non-human race protection association?
If not, can we then assume that all your female companions in the forest are guilty of bigamy?

Rhodes looked helpless.

Protecting navigational safety around Coral Bay is something worth promoting.

This is why he agreed to let Miss Laura hitch a ride on the [Group Flight] spell.

There have indeed been quite a few people moving into or relocating to Coral Bay recently.

However, it has not yet reached the level it should have. If it is to develop, population is an unavoidable topic.

There's never a bad thing to promote it.

“Lola? I remember you. You are the adopted daughter of the owner of the Coral Bay Times. Your father left the Snowhill Evening Post to find another job. I remember my assistant even reduced your rent by at least three months.”

Laura frowned.

"Are you trying to appeal to emotions, Mr. Rhodes? I am a journalist who seeks to present facts."

"I just want to tell you that writing bad things about Coral Bay and the business in which Coral Bay is located will not do you any good."

"Okay, let's not count the above, let's start over."

The girl manipulated the recording stone above her head, deleting the footage from before.

It restarted again.

She coughed twice: "We all know that Coral Bay and Quartz Town have a close relationship, and Mr. Rhodes, you yourself are a ranger in Quartz Town, and on this trip you are accompanied by Miss Demia, a member of Quartz Town's management. May I ask if the relationship between the two of you is as rumored?"

Rhodes asked in surprise, "Relationship? What relationship?"

The witch Demia, who had been secretly laughing beside him, was also stunned.

“Reliable intelligence indicates that, Mr. Rhodes, you have escaped from the villa in Quartz Town, New Lank Street, by climbing out of the window on several occasions. The local residents all believe that you and she are having a secret rendezvous.”

"Nonsense, we are friends."

Laura looked skeptical: "Really? Please watch the video."

talking.

She took out a recording ball, clicked to release it, and a scene appeared with the background of New Rank Street in Quartz Town.

Immediately afterwards, a man dressed as a sheriff walked into the frame.

—Sheriff David.

Laura's voiceover says: [Hello Sheriff, we'd like to conduct an interview. Do you know the forester here, Rod?]

David stopped in his tracks at the mention of Rod's name: "Oh! Of course! We're best buddies! When he wasn't busy, we used to drink together at the Violet Tavern every day!"

【Hmm, are you familiar with his love life?】

Well, it's not appropriate to pry into other people's privacy.

[That's true. So, do you think there's a connection between Miss Demia, the witch from the city hall, and the forest ranger Rhodes?]

David hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Can you blur my face? Like, blur my features."

Of course, we are professionals.

At this time.

A belated black stripe appeared on the screen, covering David's eyes and making him look like some kind of criminal.

He lowered his voice and said, "Of course it's related! Rod has told me more than once that he thinks Lord Demia is adorable and has a great figure! He even said he'd be willing to shorten his life by ten years if he could marry her!"

The video pauses.

Laura looked over with a questioning expression.

Rod was speechless. David was slandering me.

Sharon, a member of the dog-human race, flew to his side and looked at him with interest: "Oh? Even losing ten years of life is acceptable?"

"This is clearly pure fabrication."

Rhodes turned around and saw the witch, her face flushed, hiding behind Terry and struggling to peek at him over her shoulder.

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Don't take it seriously! Well, although there's nothing wrong with taking it seriously.
Laura, the sea elf, glanced at Sharon, seemingly noticing the teasing and jealousy on her face, and immediately seized the opportunity to ask a question:

"Who is this? Could she also be one of Rhodes's confidantes?"

Rod answered first: "Her name is Sharon, and she's my girl."

These words calmed Sharon down. She snorted and wagged her tail gently.

Laura suddenly realized: "Sharon? Oh! Miss Dimia's best friend and roommate at Bahadur College!"

"You know this as well?"

Rodgers is really strange.

But she ignored Rod and immediately pressed, "Your boyfriend has revealed his true feelings and is willing to die ten years earlier to marry your best friend. What do you think?"

Sharon crossed her arms, looking completely unconcerned.

"I don't really look at it. Men's lustfulness doesn't need explanation."

"Miss Sharon is really open-minded. Do you approve of your best friend's relationship with Rhodes? They used to meet in secret!"

“Strictly speaking, no. I’ve been staying at Dimia’s house. Rod came to see me.”

"Oh! I see!"

Laura's eyes lit up, and she quickly wrote down in her notebook, "My best friend's house is a sex den, a testament to our platonic friendship."

Rod's face darkened, and he reached out and tore off the page.

Laura was startled, but didn't dare to resist.

She then asked, "What if Dimia has feelings for your boyfriend? You know, Mr. Rod is a celebrity here."

Sharon spread her hands: "It's not bad either. Dimia is so soft and I like to hug her while I sleep. Rod is not bad either, at least he's quite comfortable. It would be even better if I could hug both of them at once."

"Sharon!"

"I'm furious!" Dimia shouted.

"What? I'm telling the truth."

"You can't talk like that! She works for the newspaper!"

Terry, standing next to her, blushed slightly as well: "That's nice. Miss Sharon is so bold."

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Sharon pursed her lips and gave Rhodes a nonchalant push: "What about you? What do you think?"

Rod shrugged: "Actually, what David said wasn't exactly a lie."

Dimia's face was already bright red: "Rhodes! Why are you joining in her antics too!"

Laura scribbled furiously on her notebook.

A look of excitement.

"Let's move on to the next question, Mr. Rhodes. As we all know, you've been with countless women. What are your insights or reasons for this?"

"No, it's all thanks to my good health."

"Have you considered endorsing aphrodisiacs? I know of at least three pharmaceutical companies that have approached you."

"nor."

"Cloud Elf singer Lyra Star Whisper is about to hold a Peace Concert in Coral Bay. Since you don't have any Cloud Elf girls among your girls, have you considered trying to win Lyra Star Whisper's heart?"

".No."

"Of all the women in the forest, which one do you like the most and are most satisfied with?"

This problem has arisen.

Sharon, Demia, and Terry all perked up their ears.

Rod refused to answer such a question: "Can't you ask a serious question?"

But the girls were clearly not satisfied with this answer, and they looked at him with longing eyes.

And at this time.

A strange, spiritual feeling drifted through the sea breeze.

Rhodes turned his head and saw a semi-transparent ghost ship not far away, cutting through the waves and rushing towards another wrecked ship with a broken mast.

On its deck, countless ghost pirates wielded knives and howled.

Rhodes was overjoyed and quickly changed the subject:
"The interview is over, time to get back to work."

(End of this chapter)