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

Chapter 774 (Extra Chapter) The First Day of Work for a Coral Bay Newspaper Reporter!
"Name."

"Wowo Bertil Koufman Claw!"

"Race."

"Tiger-people!"

"gender."

"Girl. Uh, I mean, woman!"

"This should be about women, specifically their age."

"29 years old!"

"Are you kidding me? I almost thought you were a child laborer. Here's your employee badge. Welcome to Coral Bay Newspaper."

"Oh!!! Thank you, supervisor!"

The sea elf supervisor named Laura waved her hand and stood up to leave: "I remember you just arrived in Coral Bay today, right? Get familiar with the town first, and remember not to go too far outside the town."

He paused at the doorway, then turned back and said:
"By the way, if you run into that human man with a golden sword at his waist on the road, you know who he is, you'd better cover your face, after all, you're still quite cute."

"Ooh!"

Wowo watched intently as her supervisor walked away.

My gaze naturally shifted to the glass window reflecting my own image.

A girl with white hair covered with orange hair stood straight, looking very energetic.

Her large, bright green eyes were full of energy, radiating a glimmer of hope for the future.

Tiger ears that can hear everything, black stripes like highlights in its hair, and a tail as strong as steel! Although a ribbon bow is tied to the end of the tail.

But it still looks majestic and imposing!
It's already perfect and impressive! Wow!

But it would be even better if he were a little taller, had a more rugged look, less baby fat, less fair skin, and less big eyes!

all in all!
New job, new place!
Wow! Keep it up!
Become the best journalist!
".Huh?"

Beside the glass window reflecting the 'majestic figure', there is a portrait with a large, menacing red X drawn on it, and it's not hard to imagine the anger of the person who drew the X.

Wowo took a closer look.

It was a piece of paper cut from a newspaper.

The title is vaguely discernible: "Coral Bay: Analysis of the Harem of the King Behind the Scenes! Warning! Girls may be beautiful, but your life is more important! Never strike up a conversation with them!"

Among the long list of names, Wowo was surprised to see the name of Manager Laura.

Of course, you can just roughly cross it out with the same red pen.

This is the supervisor's office; it's obvious who crossed it out.

"Looks like it was fake news. Poor Laura, Manager."

"Wowo said."

He suddenly noticed the word 'slavery' in the newspaper and couldn't help but frown.

"Could it be that sir..."

Then she shook her head violently, and her soft, juicy tiger ears swayed along with it.

"Remember the rule, woohoo! 'Investigate first, then speak!' To understand Coral Bay, start with that sir!"

Wowo clenched her fists.

Looking out the window at the bustling city with its gentle sea breeze and clear blue sky, I see...

The following are the citizens who agreed to be interviewed. Wowo would like to thank them again!

The first one is the owner of the 'Titan Stew Pot' restaurant.

(Their specialty is the giant-sized dishes, which are delicious! The owner is very kind and treated me to a meal!)
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"Hmm, that sir? How should I put it?"

"Oh dear, is the content sensitive? I'm so sorry, if it's inconvenient for you, then don't bother."

"Oh dear, you're so insensitive! How can you be so considerate, child? That lord must be a rare and kind person. I've never seen a lord who's willing to inspect the streets so often! He even helped me chase away a few wild mages who wanted to dine and dash the other day!"

"Is this so?"

"Of course! I invited him to dinner right away, and he even brought a few girls to patronize my business!"

"Girls? Are they all wives of that lord?"

"I don't know about that, but they're all beautiful young ladies."

"What's wrong? Is there something you want to say?"

"There were no guests that day, so I remember it clearly. There was a ghoul lady among them. Hmm, she asked for a tablecloth halfway through, completely covered the area under the table, and kept making painful whimpering noises. Then, fewer and fewer girls were at the table, and then the noises under the tablecloth became more and more frequent, until only that person was left at the table."

"Huh? What do you mean? Did you skip out on the bill?"

"No, that's not it. Oh, poor thing, didn't your mother tell you this? Come closer, let Auntie tell you."

whispering

whispering

"Huh?!"

The recording was cut off.

Note: The landlady said something embarrassing here, so I won't post it here.

That person really doesn't know their place!
Next up is the second citizen to be interviewed.

He was also a bard working for another newspaper in Coral Bay.
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"Fine, fine, who do you want to ask? There's nothing in Coral Bay that I wouldn't dare say! Cough cough cough!!!"

"What's wrong, reporter?"

(Looking around, lowering his voice) "Stay away from him, little tiger! He's a monster who eats people alive! Especially towards our newspaper staff. To save face, he'll forcefully control public opinion! Damn it! Does Coral Bay even have a voice anymore!?"

"what?!"

"You're new here, you don't know! All we did was report that he was lusting after and abducting girls, and that guy hung us on the city gate as a public spectacle! Do you know how we survived those five days? Waaah—damn, just thinking about it makes my back hurt!"

"I can't believe such a thing exists."

"We're against Luo, cough cough! Forgive me for not daring to say his name, but anyway, stay away from him. You're quite cute, so don't fall for his tricks! You don't know, but once my colleague and I sneaked out at night to the vicinity of Henry's farm in Windwall Forest. But wow... we saw a full twenty girls walk into that villa!"

"Twenty? Are they having a party? Also, I'm not cute. I'm a tiger-man, and tiger-men are fierce."

"Haha, you're funny. Those are a bunch of (beep) oh beauties."

"A group of (beep)?!"

"My colleague and I were just about to approach when that dog-woman spotted us. I was almost killed! Luckily, she only hung me at the city gate for three days. No! Damn it! Why didn't my colleague get spared? Is it because she's prettier than me, because she's a fox-woman?! And I'm human?! But I'm not ugly either! Damn it! That woman is a perverted interracial fetishist!"

"."

"Since you're from Coral Bay Newspaper, do you want dirt on that person? If you're willing to put the content in the newspaper, I'll sell it to you for a discount. Let me tell you, a couple of days ago some wild sorcerers came to inquire about his whereabouts, and I bought 30 gold coins from them! I'll give you 3."

"You...you actually sold the lord's whereabouts?"

"What's there to be afraid of? Who can beat that guy? Last month, a ninth-tier dragon came to build its nest, and that guy cleaved it in two with one sword. Oh my, did you see that scene, that blood rain, that spiritual pressure? Some of the dragon bones are still being sold at that jewelry store over there."

Note: Remember, bards cannot sell personal information indiscriminately.

Wowo will report her to the city hall later.

However, controlling public opinion, hanging people on city walls, and coveting and abducting girls... it all feels a bit scary, sir.

Now that we're at the Dragon Bone Jewelry shop, there seems to be a spirit shop assistant there. Let's go inside.
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"Just browsing, pretty lady. New arrivals of dragon bone ornaments~~ Honest and reliable. What? Asking about something? No way! If you're not buying, get out of here!"

"Then...can I buy one item?" (Sound of opening wallet and counting money)
"That's more like it. Go ahead and ask. Our boss is one of the great contributors to the construction of Coral Bay, and I'm the top-selling and most trusted person in the store. There's nothing I don't know."

"That sir."

"Oh! That sir, is it? Don't worry, I have my boss protecting me, no need to whisper. That sir is a lecher, there's nothing more to say about that. Once he came to talk to my boss about something, and in the middle of the conversation, he actually stuck my boss in the wall!"

"Stuck in the wall? How did you manage that?"

"Oh? Didn't I say? My boss is a harbinger of death, capable of switching between reality and illusion. Anyway, he forcibly pinned my boss's waist against the wall of the lounge, taking care of her lower body while the succubus of that adult tormented her upper body. Oh my poor boss's wife!! She couldn't even scream!"

"You...you saw it?!"

"No, that's not true. That person doesn't allow anyone to get close when he's playing around. I heard it from the boss. Oh, you're quite pretty too, little beauty. You should also stay away from that person."

"I'm a tiger-man, I... I should be able to scare him, right?"

"Hahahaha—that's a bit of a joke, little beauty. The other day, two ninth-rank officials came to adjust things, and that lord didn't even need to draw his sword, he dealt with them with one hand! But being a lecher is one thing, but what's most infuriating is that he's so eager for glory that he forcibly stripped my boss of his achievements! Waaaaah—now the whole Coral Bay thinks my boss is a big liar, nobody trusts him, waaaaah—"

"Oh, is that so?" (sniffing sound) "Wait, these are kobold bones, not dragon bones."

"What do you know?!"

(The item in his hand was snatched away), "If you don't know its value, get lost! Don't talk nonsense here! Let me tell you, just two days ago a few wild mages came to buy dragon bones as spellcasting materials, how could they possibly be kobolds?! Get lost, get lost!"

Note: The tiger-men have an exceptionally sensitive nose, and Wowo is absolutely certain that it is a kobold bone.

It seems that it's a shady shop that sells inferior goods as superior ones. What's its name?
—'The Pearl Box of Lamentation'.

They're actually quite cute!
Speaking of which, that person's evaluation was so poor.
Could it be true, as the supervisor and outsiders say, that he is a cruel, lustful, and greedy tyrant?!
Wowo still wanted to see that person, but he heard that he was away on a business trip these past few days, which was a real pity.

As dusk settled, the sky was tinged with a soft orange-pink hue.

The spray, falling on the tiger-man Wowo's orange hair, gave it an even more molten gold-like glow.

Wowo walked with his head down.

The pen strokes on the notebook he was holding kept moving.

The distant sea surface shimmered with tiny sparkles, and the sound of the tide was low and gentle.

"Okay!"

Wowo raised a cute smile that didn't suit the fierce image of a tiger-man, and held up the notebook towards the setting sun.

The salty sea breeze was blowing.

In the notebook.

It depicts a fat, bloated body with a hooked nose and deep-set eyes, a sinister and oppressive figure, ugly, cold, and insane.

On the portrait, the name of a certain man was clearly written.

Just as he was looking at the painting in his hand with satisfaction, Wowo's smile suddenly vanished.

His face showed worry.

"Mom, can I do this job well?"

"Everyone is reminding Wowo to stay away from that adult. Maybe they're right."

"Sigh, if only Wowo could grow up to be a bit more powerful."

Lost in thought, I wandered aimlessly.

The sound of the waves gradually faded away, and before we knew it, we were far from Coral Bay.

The sky grew completely dark.

Wowo then felt scared, remembering her supervisor's warning—'Don't go too far outside the city.'

Just as I was about to turn back...

Suddenly, there was a jolt.

Then, from the back of the sunken hill less than ten meters ahead, an unnatural trace of magic could be seen, and footsteps could be heard coming out!

Subconsciously.

She immediately used the [Beast Camouflage] technique, which she wasn't very familiar with.

Then, an illusion tore down from the back of the hill in front of them, revealing the figures of three weary wild mages.

"Big brother! I'll do whatever you say!" "That's right! That guy humiliated us like that, we, the three Explosive Brothers, won't swallow this insult!"

"Don't rush. He is the underground lord of Coral Bay, and we are also among the best of the wild mages. As the saying goes, 'Kings do not meet, for if they do, they will surely be injured.' The continent is currently unstable, and the tombs of gods are frequently appearing. It's fortunate that the goddess of magic is protecting us in the other dimension, but it is really not advisable to weaken everyone's strength here."

The man with the red beard said this.

"So, are we just going to leave it at that!?"

"My back is still hurting, bro! It's just a meal! The local gangsters have absolutely no manners!"

"Don't rush! For the sake of the mainland, we shouldn't kill any living beings, but we can go and collect some compensation ourselves to give him face. For example, the Starshine Stone vein north of Coral Bay."

"A starstone vein!?"

"Oh yeah, yeah! Big brother is so classy! That's right! We'll just get it ourselves! Hahahaha—"

"Once we've retrieved it, we'll use the dragon bones we bought to cast a massive explosion and collapse his mine. Consider it a small lesson."

The three brothers exchanged a glance and burst into laughter.

A starstone vein!?

The tiger-man, Wowo, was terrified.

I heard that it is a key mineral vein in Coral Bay, and it also provides many jobs, making it a necessary industry after the expansion.

We can't let them do that!

These three wild mages are all tier seven!! I'm only tier six.
No!

I have to go back and tell the sheriff of Coral Bay!
"Click——"

A branch at my feet snapped.

Wowo immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

The smiles of the three wild mages came to an abrupt end.

"Who?! Aaaaaaahh ...

"Who's there?! How dare you spy on us, the Explosive Three Brothers?!"

"Aaaaaah—There's a ghost! Don't eat me!!"

"."

A series of panicked wails and howls erupted.

The eldest of the three brothers was the first to calm down and realize that something was wrong.

It immediately consumed a spell slot, breaking Wowo's [Beast Camouflage].

Upon seeing Wowo, I realized she was a sixth-tier player with a petite and delicate figure.

They all quickly calmed down.

"Oh, it's just a kitten."

"Hehehe, I guessed it a long time ago. I smelled the cat odor ten minutes ago."

"He's quite a skilled fighter, managing to get so close to us, the Burst Brothers."

Although I didn't even use [Beast Camouflage] when I got within ten meters of you.
A sentence popped into Wowo's mind.

But it's something I can't bring myself to say.

She panicked, but her instincts kicked in.

He turned and darted away.

"Where to run!"

"Show magic!"

"Humph!"

All three of them are ultimately at the seventh rank.

Since they are all connected to the magic network, the fast casting function of the [Spell Slot] is well demonstrated.

The three spells, 【Immobilize】, 【Magic Chain】, and 【Ice Spike】, which were not high-level spells, were quickly formed.

Spell slots allow for rapid casting, but they cannot be used to calibrate the aim.

These three are really bad; they were frozen in place, and only one of the five ice spikes hit Wowo's abdomen.

The little tiger girl was thrown to the ground by the inertia, letting out a pained cry that she couldn't suppress.

"It's not a cat, it's a tiger-man."

"Wow, what a cute little guy."

"Brother, let's sell it. The tiger-man is valuable."

Wowo gritted her teeth, unaffected by their words, and continued to resist the control of the immobilization spell.

Snap—

The weak mage truly lives up to his reputation with weak spells.

The immobilization spell broke.

With a roar of "Wowo!" the tiger charged forward with all its might, its sharp claws surging forward.

The wild mage, who had little combat experience, thought victory was assured and didn't even bother to defend.

One of the wild mages had his throat torn apart by the sharp claws of the spirit, and amidst the surging blood, there was a look of astonishment on his face.

"Second brother!"

"Second brother! You little bastard! Die!"

This is another spell that consumes a spell slot, but judging from its powerful magic, it shouldn't be as weak as the previous immobilization spell.

Wowo was in mid-air, its old strength exhausted and new strength yet to be generated, so it had no way to dodge.

The magical glow shone on the little tiger girl's face, and she slowly closed her eyes, her expression one of misery and despair.

"Mom, I'm sorry."

tear-

The light suddenly dimmed.

A warm arm caught her in mid-air, supporting her firm bottom and pressing her against an overly warm chest.

"Ok?"

Wowo suddenly opened his eyes.

A golden sword light flashed, and beneath the shield of the strong body, the heads of the remaining two wild mages shot into the sky, followed by a fountain of blood.

And that excessively beautiful profile.

"You naughty master~ I was wondering why you suddenly pulled it out, turns out there's a cute little guy. Hey, the little guy even fought back and killed one! Awesome~~"

A light and charming girl's voice rang out.

Looking over with surprise and disbelief, I saw a girl who looked eight or nine parts similar to that adult.

"As expected of a tiger-man, his courage is commendable."

The man praised softly.

Wowo's heart pounded as he heard this.

"We've only been gone two days, and we've just gotten back when three wild mages approached us. That Penny's been neglecting her duties... Let's go punish her, Master... Let's have some fun with her!"

"She's been refining the corpse of that ninth-tier dragon lately, and she keeps coming to me crying that she doesn't have enough magic power. Oh well."

"Cut~~"

"Send Yuna's people to come and collect the body."

"Okay~~"

The black magical shadows rolled like giant ocean waves, stopping all the blood that was falling from the sky.

But it perfectly revealed the view of the distant, shimmering blue moon.

The moonlight shone on the man's handsome yet rugged face.

The warmth from the strong arms gradually became scorching, making Wowo's eyes a little blurry.

"Are you ok?"

A golden longsword, and a tall human man.
And, a gentle voice.

"You, you are you. You are. Ro. Ro."

Wowo timidly raised her eyes, trembling so much that she couldn't even utter a word.

Silently, she grabbed the portrait from the notebook page and held it in her hand.

The man smiled; the sunlight was almost too beautiful for him.

Then he placed his burning palm on her abdomen, which had been pierced by the ice pick, and a comfortable warm current circulated, repairing it completely at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Can you stand up?"

"Yes, yes."

Wowo landed curled up.

The lingering heat on her buttocks reminded her that this spot had just been held by the King of the Underworld.

She lowered her head, trying to hide her already flushed face.

"I remember you. Your name is Wowo, the new employee at Coral Bay Newspaper, right?"

"what?!"

The little tiger girl looked up in surprise, but upon seeing the man's gentle smiling face, she immediately lowered her head again.

"Why."

"As a manager, it's hard for me not to notice when such a fierce tiger girl wanders the streets all day."

"Wow, you're the first person to say that to me."

“It is indeed powerful, but we can’t be too hasty, right, big tiger?”

"OK!"

"I'll take you back. Do you want to fly back, or walk?"

"Walk."

"Shall we hold hands?"

"Let's hold hands." "I want to hold hands too!"

Ignoring the noisy, charming girl.

Wow was led by that large hand toward the brightly lit Coral Bay, which glowed with an orange fluorescent light in the distance.

With his free hand, he secretly crumpled up the paper he had just grabbed.

A warm feeling welled up inside me.

Sure enough!
The bard's principle was correct: 'Investigate before you speak.'

How could someone as gentle, warm, and kind as this person be the kind of person the interviewer described today?

It's all just hearsay! These are slanderous rumors spread because they think this person is too gentle and easy to talk to!

Starting today, WoWo will work hard to protect the reputation of adults!
Hehehe. My hands are so warm~~
(End of this chapter)