I Own A Brothel In Another World (Ch. 1-196)

Chapter 74 - Return of the Pimp

Seeing the adventurers in the doorway, Ailish also seems to realize that we should have introduced her to them in a bit different way, but the cat was out of the bag already.

I hastily stand up and raise my hands forward to defuse the tense situation. "As you can see, I'm great, so let's not blow half of this inn up due to a misunderstanding."

"Misunderstanding? Can't you see that the Succubus is right behind you? Did it charm your mind and erase its presence from you?" Kyrie asks.

"Nothing like that. I've fully subdued her. She's no longer a threat to the villagers."

"Subdued? But it is right there! Are you blinded?"

I sigh. "Kyrie, I'm well aware that it is behind me. And that is a she. I've captured her. She can't go against my will now, so sheathe your weapons and drop the chants."

"It's as my Master says," Ailish stands up too and makes a slight bow towards them.

"What? How? But... our mission is to kill her!"

"No, it isn't. All that has been noted in the quest is to get rid of her and free the village from her terror. There is nothing said about how we should achieve that. By taking her away, I'm doing just that. The task will be completed properly and all the rewards will be issued without a problem, which I can assure you of."

They finally hide away their weapons and drop the prepared magic, walking properly into the room and closing the door behind them. Kyrie still looks unconvinced though.

Before we continue, I quickly open my menus and navigate to Cornelia's skills, borrowing the Hall of Serenity from her. She has been teaching me about it, but I still haven't managed to properly learn the spell. I really hope I can get it at some point.

Anyway, I quickly cast the borrowed magic onto the room and look at the Crusader. She notices and most likely recognizes what I've done and speaks up.

"You are interpreting the quest's description on your own! You can't do that! It's obvious that it asks us to kill her! It's a request supported even by the King!"

"Yes, I can. In fact, I can do anything I want with this request."

I summon a certain round and flat object from my new storage ring and toss it at her. When Kyrie catches and examines the token, her eyes widen in shock.

"No way..." She stumbles backwards a little.

"What? What is it?" Alan curiously steps closer and takes a glance over her shoulder. An audible gulp wanders through the room soon after.

Seeing their reaction, the rest of the squad leans onto Kyrie from behind too and each one of them reacts in a slightly different way but clearly in a surprised fashion.

"I take it you know what this is." I cross my arms over my chest.

Crawford raises his eyes and looks at me. "This is the Royal Sigil of Evalitia. And I'm pretty sure it's the one issued directly by the King! How did you get it? No, that's obvious. The sheer consequences of forging or stealing such a thing are unthinkable. No scholar would ever even think about it."

"Right. It was handed to me by the one and only. I guess it's time we talk a little. There are a few things I should probably explain. But before that, Ailish?"

As I look at her, she nods and quietly turns into a puff of black smoke, disappearing into my body. That action surprises the group even more than my possession of the Royal Sigil. I sit down and gesture at them to do the same. Albeit a little stiff, they oblige.