Leon Greyrat: The Second Son - Mushoku Tensei OC

Chapter 85 - Fulfilling a Promise

— Leon Greyrat —

With Cliff and Lina having moved into a house together, there was a small party to welcome their friends into their new living space, much like I did before leaving for Asura.

Usually, this was a sign that the couple would be married, but with Cliff being a devout member of the Millis religion, that would be getting its own ceremony.

Wait... Eris, Sylphy, Roxy, and I weren't members of the Millis religion, so didn't that mean we were married now that we had bought a house and celebrated it?

Ah... well, we could still have a ceremony to make it official.

Not like such a title really mattered that much anyway.

The most important thing was making sure all three of them felt equal.

Anyway, despite both of Roxy and Sylphy having a strong connection with Lina, they were unfortunately unable to attend as they had to watch Aria and Ariel respectively, so it was just me.

After a fun time of drinks and stories, with Mama and my father explaining more of their adventuring days... as well as some details that I would rather be left not knowing... the night's energy gradually dwindled down as I then made my way back home.

But on my way, I was stopped by a... well, I'd just go out and say it. I was stopped by a prostitute.

She was very beautiful, with long brown hair that reached her breasts, and wide brown eyes that had a certain loving pull to them.

She almost reminded me of my mother.

"Oh~? Come on, for just one night~? I'll make it worth your while~" she said, sticking out her hips. "And if it suits your fancy... I'm only eighteen~"

Well, even though she was my age, she looked pretty mature.

As one could infer from her words, she seemed very pushy about getting me in bed, but she also seemed... reluctant.

Why?

I had been pursued by prostitutes before.

It was obvious that I would, since I looked strong and rich, which was the perfect prey for them, even if I had brushed off their advances before.

But... I had never been approached reluctantly.

After all, if I could say so myself, I was handsome and fit, without being a complete ass, so I was quite the catch, considering most of the usual clientele they would pull.

"What's wrong?" I asked, batting her hand that was reaching for my chin away. "You're obviously disinterested."

"Tsk," she said, her flirtatious grin dropping to a straight-mouthed frown. "If you're not going to buy me, then just say so. Don't waste my time."

Hmm... normally, I would just ignore and get on with my night, but weirdly enough, I felt a bit... curious.

No... instead, I felt a connection of some sort, though I couldn't explain why.

"Humour me," I said, passing her a silver coin. "Why are you so reluctant? And, well... why are you doing such a thing?"

She narrowed her eyes at me, her eyebrows furrowing as she hesitantly took my money before quickly covering up her body with her cloak.

"Do you think I want to do this?" she eventually said. "I need money for my younger brother, and there's nothing else I can do. Money doesn't grow on trees, and not everyone has a special talent to push them forward."

"I see," I said, nodding my head.

Right, I already knew that.

"But that only answered one of my questions," I said. "So you hate sex?"