A dull longsword and a heartbroken villager

"I would also very much like to meet these five elegant and beautiful princesses," Rolando said with a smile, a hint of lust inadvertently flashing in his eyes.

Of course, no one noticed this look in his eyes because Rolando concealed it very well.

Rolando is a hero; he cannot afford to behave inappropriately.

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After meeting the hero, Virginia and Blanche leisurely made their way back to their room.

“Your Highness Virginia.” Rolando blocked Virginia’s path.

Although Virginia didn't show any dissatisfaction on her face, she was already complaining in her heart, especially Blanche.

"What a man who thinks with his lower body."

"Would you do me the honor of spending a moment alone with me?"

"I'm sorry, hero... Her Highness the princess has urgent business." Without any expression, Blanche picked up her hem and bowed.

“That’s a real shame…” Rolando’s face darkened.

"Then I wonder if Your Highness Virginia has time to get together tomorrow night?" Rolando smiled.

His handsome looks, coupled with that hearty smile, are enough to instantly charm most girls.

If it were Virginia in the past, she might have been completely infatuated—

"Maybe...?" Virginia's eyes darted away.

Then Virginia squeezed her legs together, her face turning bright red.

"Well, Hero, I have something urgent to attend to."

"Oh, oh, oh! Sorry!!" Lorado mistakenly thought Virginia was actually planning to go to the bathroom, and looked embarrassed.

"I look forward to seeing Your Highness again next time."

However, neither Virginia nor Blanche answered, and they left without looking back.

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"Your Highness, you're really going all out..." Blanche said to Virginia in surprise.

"It's so annoying... so I'll just leave it at that..." Virginia blushed as she thought about how she had made an excuse to pee earlier.

"The princess of the past would never have done something so impolite."

"Hmm~ After all, you were an adventurer." Virginia winked at Blanche.

“Your Highness, that hero is the same as the previous one,” Blanche whispered to Virginia.

"Same lustful nature."

"Hmm~ I guess that's the case for most of them, right?"

"But it doesn't seem like that." Virginia wrinkled her little nose and said, as if she had remembered something.

"So who is it~ Princess who used the excuse of needing to pee~"

"Aaaaaah!!! Don't say that to me!!!" "Grandpa!! Grandpa! Why are there such delicious desserts!!!" Laris nibbled on the cake in his hand.

"Laris!! Laris!! This is a cake from a big city!!!" Ural's hands trembled as he held up the small cake.

"That blind, dead-eyed big brother is a good person!!!!" Larry said, raising his hands and chewing on cake.

“That blind, dead-eyed young man is such a good person—” Ural nodded, deeply moved.

Every now and then, the grandfather and grandson would receive things from Bray, and Bray seemed to have made it a habit.

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"Achoo—" Bray sneezed.

Bray felt like he was being commented on by some really unfortunate person.

Well, in any case, life after the ruins is quite relaxing.

He earns enough money to support his younger sister Lux's education without having to work too hard; it's practically paradise.

Bray's right eye squinted, and he grinned lewdly.

"Ring ring ring—" The guild's doorbell rang.

However, Bray didn't pay much attention; the guild's doorbell rang dozens of times a day.

"Little friend, what brings you to the Adventurers' Guild?" The receptionist squatted down and patted the visitor's head.

“The mission…” The visitor was a little girl, probably around ten years old.

"Task?"

"Okay, issue the task." The little girl nodded.

"Hmm... So what kind of mission do you want to assign?"

"I want to go to 'Inlai' to find my parents."

"Pfft—" An adventurer suddenly spat out the wine in his mouth.

The saleswoman at the counter glared fiercely at the adventurer.

"Do you know where Inlai is?" The older woman at the counter looked at the little girl with a troubled expression.

"..." The little girl shook her head.

"I want someone to take me there." The little girl's eyes held an inexplicable determination.

"Hey, little girl, maybe I can take you there." A middle-aged man came out.

"Hey, are you serious? Inle is on the border between the Empire and the Federation..."

Speaking of the border between the Empire and the Federation, there are many cities there that do not belong to either the Empire or the Federation.

However, if people from the Empire and the Federation were to set foot on the border, it would provoke sensitive nerves on both sides.

Even ordinary people could be seen as disguised enemies by both sides.

Therefore, identity checks are very frequent there, and if you are considered an enemy, it will be very troublesome.

Most adventurers would be too lazy to take on a quest that would cause them a lot of headaches.

"If you have money, what can't you do?"

"I know you're short on money... but this kind of task is really troublesome."

The middle-aged man stopped others from continuing to persuade him.

"So, young lady, how much money do you have?" The middle-aged man squinted his eyes.

"Is this enough?" The little girl took a gem out of her pocket.

The gemstones shimmered in the sunlight, refracting a spectrum of seven colors.

"Gulp—" The middle-aged man swallowed hard.

"Holy crap!!!" The surrounding adventurers erupted in excitement. This gem!?

"Alright! I agree." The middle-aged man grabbed the gemstone and laughed loudly.

"Hey! You haven't gone through the proper procedures!" The receptionist frowned, looking at the middle-aged adventurer with displeasure.

"What does it matter? You're also eager to find your mom and dad, aren't you?" The middle-aged adventurer winked at the little girl.

"Yes, it's urgent."

"So the procedures and stuff don't matter."

"Um…"

When do you want to leave?

“Now.” The little girl opened her eyes wide and looked at the middle-aged adventurer with anticipation.

"Haha, right now!" The middle-aged adventurer readily agreed.

"However, before embarking on this long journey, we still need to prepare our luggage—" There is no railcar that can reach the border between the Empire and the Federation.

The fastest way was by horse-drawn carriage.

The little girl, unaware of anything, nodded in agreement upon hearing the adventurer's words.

“That’s a really good deal,” Bray said, looking at the middle-aged adventurer, his words seemingly carrying a hidden meaning.

However, Bray's voice was very soft, so no one could hear him clearly.

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The sky was overcast, and a light drizzle began to fall.

"Why didn't you take me with you?"

"Here's your gem back!!! So don't ask me why." The middle-aged adventurer stuffed the gem back into the little girl's hand.

"I don't want jewels, I want my mom and dad!" the little girl shouted.

"Let me go!!! I can't take it anymore!!" The middle-aged adventurer's face was contorted with rage.

Since he started taking the little girl out yesterday, he has felt a subtle attraction to her.

At first, I didn't feel anything, but as time went on, the attraction became more and more obvious.

—I want to possess her, I want to violate her!!!

The middle-aged adventurer didn't know why, but he knew that if he continued, he might actually do something so outrageous.

The middle-aged adventurer barely managed to resist the filthy thoughts by constantly recalling his daughter.

"No! Take me with you!" The girl clung tightly to the middle-aged adventurer.

"Pa—" The little girl was pushed down by the middle-aged adventurer.

The middle-aged adventurer covered his face, seemingly struggling with something; his eyes were already bloodshot.

Upon seeing the middle-aged adventurer's appearance, the little girl finally felt a surge of fear.

"Gulp—" A heavy swallowing sound drowned out the sound of rain.

The middle-aged adventurer suddenly grabbed the girl's delicate body and pressed her to the ground.

"Rip—" The clothes were torn, revealing the girl's fair and tender skin.

Her clothes were wet and clung tightly to her alluring body.

The middle-aged adventurer, panting heavily, licked the girl's neck.

"No...no..." the girl struggled.

“peng——”

A muffled thud was heard, and the girl looked at the middle-aged adventurer who was gradually collapsing to the ground.

"Uncle, I remember you're usually very composed. How come you're doing something that Imperial Law stipulates a minimum of three years?"

“It’s not a pleasant time in jail, I assure you.” Bray poked the middle-aged adventurer’s head with the hilt of his longsword.

"I don't want to either!!! Take her away right now!! Don't let me see her!" the middle-aged adventurer roared.

Bray only knocked him down, not stunned him.

However, thanks to Bray's fierce attack, the middle-aged adventurer finally regained some of his senses.

“Did you hear that?” Bray sighed, looking at the girl who was still immersed in fear.

"..." The girl kept her mouth tightly shut.

Rain dripped down Bree's bangs and onto the girl's face.

"I want to go home."

"How much money do you have left?" Bray asked abruptly.

The girl reached into her pocket and pulled out a gemstone.

“I only like cash.” Bray rubbed his fingers together.

"..." The girl remained silent and took out a 1G coin from her pocket.

"That's all." The girl gritted her teeth, feeling wronged.