Episode 37 – Capital of [Country of Industry] – Morning
“……”
The room"s thick door is opening without making any sound. I"m watching the scene quietly while sitting on top of a chair acting as if I"m an important person. The light from the corridor is seeping into the room"s dark interior and began to brightly illuminate the entrance side.
“Humm~”
A big guy is standing at the entrance. Since the light from the corridor is acting as a backlight, only his black silhouette can be seen from my direction. The guy is humming like a fool while carrying a big bag on his right hand.
“Hu~huhummm~”
While turning his hum into a tune, the guy turned his back toward me and began to close the door of the room. This guy doesn"t notice me at all, I wonder if I should greet him already or surprise him instead.
“……”
I"m currently behaving very rudely, I"m sitting on a chair with both of my legs raised and rested on top of a desk. I start to float my right leg higher to the air, and then I slammed my heel downward strongly. The wooden desk immediately let out a loud sound against the heel of my boot.
“GYAH!”
“h……”
The guy shouted loudly, also, I saw how both of his feet took off from the ground in surprise followed with him landing on his a.s.s first. This guy is as cowardly as ever.
“Aaaah……”
He"s groaning with his back lying on the floor, both of his hands are raised in front of his chest with the palm facing upward. His unsightly figure looks exactly like a dog showing its submission.
“……”
A smirk escapes my lips. I think laughing at people that you surprised yourself is awful, but I can"t help myself this time. The sight of such over the top reaction is making me lose my cool.
“Who? Is someone there……?”
It seems he noticed my voice. He twisted his body around and raised his upper body by pus.h.i.+ng his hands against the floor.
“……”
Instead of answering, I took out a rolled cigarette from my pocket and put it between my lips. After scratching the matchstick to light it up, I could sense my face being illuminated by the fire for a short moment.
“h……”
I couldn"t see his expression because it"s covered by a shadow from the backlight, but he seems to have gasped for a breath.
“Yo. It"s been a while, Kantarou”
And then I said so while smiling thinly.
“Gun-chan……, is that you Gun-chan……?”
Kantarou called out to me, joy and surprise is mixed within his voice.
“Correct Kantarou”
I nodded while answering him, and then I inhaled the cigarette deeply. I haven"t smoked much today, so the burning tobacco taste awfully good. It"s making my head feel drowsy and melting somehow.
“Geez…… You"re awful Gun-chan……”
“My bad, Kantarou”
I apologized honestly toward the complaining Kantarou. I never expected him to be surprised to such extent.
“But that was thrilling right?”
“I thought my heart was going to stop……”
Kantarou replied to my question with a frown. It seems I really scared him for good earlier.
“Yoisho……”
Kantarou stood up slowly, so much that it looked like slow motion.
“Sorry Kantarou, can you turn on the lights already? There"s no lamp inside this room”
I requested him to bring up the light. I finally have chance to see Kantarou after a long time, so I want to talk while looking at each other"s face.
“……Gun-chan, you"ve been staying in this dark room to wait for me?”
“That"s right”
Kantarou asked with a tone of disbelief, however I answered him back lightly.
“I have some stuff that I want to think about, so it"s kind of a nice timing. My private time is somewhat precious after all.
I barely have any time that I can spend by myself. I think I always spent my day with any of my girlfriends. Of course I didn"t dislike it or anything, in fact I was really happy, however having some time alone like this sometimes is not so bad either.
“Really? I was sure that Gun-chan was hiding because you wanted to surprise me”
“……”
Kantarou is as rude as ever. I don"t think I ever pranked Kantarou up until now.
“『 light 』”
“h……”
The inside of the room immediately turned bright following Kantarou"s voice. I furrowed my brow unconsciously, it"s too dazzling to my eyes that were used to the dark.
“It"s been a while, Gun-chan”
I put my hand on my forehead and looked at Kantarou while narrowing my eyes. He likes to wear black colored clothing as usual, and he"s showing me a happy smile with that nostalgic fierce-looking face of his.
“Your hair had gotten long”
“Is that so?”
I smiled too as I answered him back. My appearance is not something that you need to worry about. Besides, isn"t your belly plumper too compared to before Kantarou?
“That thing is great”
I looked up at the ceiling and said that. There are several crystal b.a.l.l.s that gives off bright light buried on the ceiling. It looks similar to electricity-powered light bulb from the world where I was born from.
“It"s brighter than a lamp right? In the capital, it"s popular to set this up inside a building. It"s quite the revolutionary invention”
Kantarou is giving me explanation enthusiastically. He seems to be happy and can"t hold himself back from telling me about how he had this contraption installed in his place.
“Is that a magical device too?”
“That"s right. When the magical power ran out, you need to change it into a new one”
“Hmm……”
So the energy seems to be built in. I wonder whether it"s disposable or something that can be recycled.
“Is that word from before the pa.s.sword?”
A little while ago, Kantarou said the word 『 light 』. In response to that, the crystal on the ceiling began to emit light.
“Yes, it will respond to ancient language. Because that word is never used in daily conversation, you don"t need to worry about accidentally using them”
“Hmm……”
I didn"t give it much thought, but the ancient language of this world is exactly the same with English from the world where I was born from. I think it"s a bit strange, but I don"t really care about it, nor do I have any interest in linguistic either.
“People kept saying that this year"s Invention Award Royal Prize will definitely be rewarded to this thing”
“What"s that?”
An interesting word popped up from Kantarou"s mouth.
“Gun-chan, the [Country of Industry] is a technology-based country that keeps developing for the G.o.d of Creation. The royal family always encouraged the development of new inventions and new technique, that"s why the King will award the best invention of the year directly himself."
After saying that, Kantarou pressed his lips and clenched his fist.
“There are money gifts and commemorative item too. It"s a really prestigious award that all citizen of [Country of Industry] are striving for”
Kantarou is giving explanation pa.s.sionately. That thing seems to be the objective of all engineers in [Country of Industry].
“Aah, that kind of stuff. Those are nice aren"t they"
I gave my admiration honestly. In the country where I was born from, there"s no nation-wide sense of unity for a certain award like that.
“Gun-chan, you can understand?”
“Of course I do Kantarou”
Kantarou looked happy when I give him my understanding. I"m someone from a different world after all. I think the people and culture of this country are wonderful since they can hold an award for things like that.
“And also”
I continued my speech.
“If there"s a backstage version of the Invention Award Royal Prize, I have no doubt that you"re going to win it Kantarou”
It"s regretful, but the adult video that Kantarou made are too obscene. His stuff aren"t suitable for the dazzling and bright stage, heck, it won"t even pa.s.s the preliminary phase. If that wasn"t the case, then I think Kantarou might be rewarded with a lifetime award instead.
“You got it Gun-chan……”
Kantarou"s shoulder is slumping as he replied me back.
“But still, your workshop is awesome Kantarou”
“Thanks Gun-chan……”
Hearing my praise, Kantarou replied while acting all embarra.s.sed. I had imagined that his workshop would be a small one that is dark and dirty.
“……”
I looked around the room"s inside which is brightly lit now. The top of the desk that he used for work is cluttered with stuff, but otherwise the entire place is thoroughly cleaned. Unlike the image of the owner himself, this place is amazingly clean.
“No need to be so humble Kantarou. You have a three-storey workshop at the capital of a country, I think its fine for you to boast about your achievement”
Kantarou is a talented person. The video that he took will leave an impression in the viewer"s heart, and he"s also filled with the pa.s.sion to sell it to all lonely men in this world. He had worked hard and earned what he deserved, its fine for him to boast a little.
“Nah, it"s not the result of my power alone after all……”
Kantarou is blus.h.i.+ng. He seems to be really glad to be praised by me.
“Ah, that"s right, you"re married Kantarou. I was really surprised when I saw your beautiful wife”
You heard that right. Surprisingly, Kantarou is married. He did that while making a living from shooting adult video and selling it. He must be really glad to have such an understanding wife.
“I know right? I"m really proud of my wife (nyoubou)”
Kantarou unashamedly claimed so with the corner of his eyes dropping. He"s quite the devoted and doting husband type. Well, I can understand such feeling myself.
“Wife (nyoubou¹), that"s a good word isn"t it”
“You think so?”
//TL Note : Untranslatable scene, Kantarou uses女房 (nyoubou) kanji to call his wife. This word is archaic, has other meanings, and is rarely used compared to the common one like tsuma and yome. Other meaning of nyoubou that will be related to the context of this story is that it"s a word often used to describe a pair (not necessarily romantic) that is indispensable to each other, for example a pitcher and catcher in baseball//
Before I was summoned into this world, the married people around me often use yome to describe the wife. I never heard people used nyoubou or kanai, but I think those are good words.
“She"s beautiful and talented, half of the result of my work is all thanks to my wife. When I need to be away from home, I can entrust stuff to her…… with peace of mind……”
Kantarou"s voice gradually became smaller and disappeared completely after a while.
“Huh? Gun-chan, when did you meet my wife? Where"s she?”
Kantarou finally noticed that his wife is not inside his workshop. He can be a bit of an airhead at times.
“I was sure that she said that she"s going to stay at home all the time today”
Kantarou"s expression had turned into a serious one that I have never seen before.
“Gun-chan, what about my wife?”
Kantarou"s eyes are now set on me
“It can"t be……”
Kantarou"s eyes start to opening even wider.
“Gun-chan…… Where is my wife”
Kantarou"s whole body is shaking. His face is distorted with fear and his opened lips are trembling. Even though this guy knows he can"t win against me by using violence, he seems to be giving his all and mustered the little bit of courage inside him.
“……”
“Gun-chan”
While I was speechless, Kantarou shouted again at me. Why is this guy starting to doubt me anyway?
“Kantarou, it seems you misunderstood something”
I said that slowly.
“Your wife is outside drinking tea with Yuela and the rest in a cafe. I"m the only one who stayed in the workshop, I was waiting for you after all”
That is the truth.
“Whaaat, so that"s why……”
Kantarou breathed a long breath and then spoke with a deflated voice.
“Gun-chan, don"t surprise me like that……”
“I"m not trying to surprise you. You"re the one who misunderstood on your own”
It seems Kantarou wanted to say something, but I interrupted him and said my piece first.
“You"re the awful one here Kantarou. I have Yuela and Kerebryl, why would I want to kidnap your wife?”
During my whole life, this is my first time being suspected of such crime.
“Sorry Gun-chan……”
“In the first place, I won"t be able to stay inside your workshop if your wife didn"t open it for me. Your wife is the one who took me here after I told her I"m going to wait for you”
Kantarou once again started to talk, but I continue to say my piece regardless. I"m a little bit angry.
“I have no excuse……”
Kantarou"s shoulders are slumping as he said that with a dejected face.
“……Kantarou, it"s fine already, don"t sit over there anymore. Come here, let"s have a nice chat”
I said that while looking at the dejected Kantarou. Somehow I have stopped caring about the stuff from before gradually. Our conversation doesn"t progress for the slightest bit. I didn"t start pitying him or something, I just decided that it"s about time to forgive him already.
“Gun-chan……”
Kantarou raised up his face swiftly.
“Here, come over”
“Thank you Gun-chan”
I suggested him to sat at the chair opposite of me. This place is Kantarou"s workshop, but he"s the one who ends up thanking me. After Kantarou stood up, he walked closer to me with a sluggish step.
“I"m sorry for earlier Gun-chan”
Kantarou seems to feel really bad for the stuff from before. He had apologized for several times while sitting on the chair in front of me.
“It"s fine Kantarou”
I accepted Kantarou"s apology. He might have treated me as a criminal, but I"m going to let it aside just this once.
“You really care for your wife don"t you”
“Isn"t that obvious. She"s my cherished and most beloved one after all”
After hearing my remark, Kantarou answered with a cheerful smile. I never expected Kantarou to have such a nice smile like that.
“Yeah, she"s a beauty isn"t she”
I recalled the face of Kantarou"s wife. She"s a beautiful woman that feels wasted for someone like Kantarou. Then I recalled the event of how I met his wife this morning, it happened after I finally reached the capital of [Country of Industry]…
On the morning of G.o.ddess of Love day, we arrived at the capital of [Country of Industry]. With this, our journey to solve the [Curse of the G.o.ddess of Darkness] is now half finished. My girlfriends seem to be happy about it.
If we go straight from this capital to the east, we will reach the [Country of Freedom], however we intend to stay in the capital for a while. I want to take a look at the one of the biggest city in this world, and I have to go to Kantarou"s workshop too.
The capital had been transferred to this city for a several decades. It"s still a new one for as long as a city is concerned, however there"s something that makes this city different compared to the rest. This city is built like a spiral with the royal castle at its center.
It"s like the city of art in the world I was born from. There"s a river that divides the city into two too, but the big difference is that this place also have a lake. It seems the river is flowing from that lake.
Moreover, the lake also has a sandy beach-like place that the citizens can use for relaxation. If I have time, I should go there and see it. Swimming in a sandy beach with my girlfriends doesn"t sound like a bad idea, and I can see their swimsuit figure too that way.
The capital of [Country of Industry] is still expanding even right now. A new section of the wall is being constructed extending from the existing one, and since the city is shaped like a spiral, it can grow indefinitely. With that said, we stepped into the capital city with the most momentum in this world.
“……”
I was looking up at the royal castle that can be seen from far away. You can look at it from any position in this city, but I wish the view wasn"t blocked by any building.
“How is it? It"s a beautiful castle right?”
Rachel said so while acting a little proudly. This girl seems to be familiar with the capital of the [Country of Industry] because she"s registered as an Adventurer in here.
“Yeah, it"s beautiful”
I nodded back. As Rachel said, I think that pure white castle is beautiful.
“But, I"m a little disappointed about something”
And then I said my honest opinion.
“Why? I was really moved by it”
After Rachel heard me, she made a somewhat dissatisfied face and glared at me with those big eyes of her. Girls sure like their white castle don"t they.
“Since this is the capital of [Country of Industry], I was expecting something that"s a little steampunk-ish”
Since this is a different world with RPG style, I wanted something that looks like a flying castle. Well, I understand that such thing is impossible of course.
“Just what are you saying? Are you stupid?”
“……”
Rachel then scolded me with an astonished voice. This girl is still foul mouthed even though she"s my girlfriend and even though she shouldn"t have known about steampunk.
“Thank you very much for your cooperation. We hope you have a good time in this city”
“Yeah”
That was Kerebryl"s voice. I turned my face to the back.
“Thanks for waiting”
Kerebryl walked to my side through the castle gate. It seems the one who talked to Kerebryl earlier is the guard at the gate.
“They sure took your time”
There are four castle gates in the capital of [Country of Industry] where travelers can pay their tolls. During that time, Yuela and Kerebryl were taken to a separate room. I want them to tell me what happened.
“What about Yuela?”
I asked that. Both of them went to the separate room together, but only Kerebryl came out first.
“Yuela is…… I think she will take a little longer”
The tone of Kerebryl voice as she said that sounds a bit angry.
“Hey, it"s only you two, what are they asking about?”
It seems Rachel is also suspicious about something, she asked that to Kerebryl immediately.
“It"s about the event in the river”
“Eehh……? They"re asking that again?”
I had a feeling that it was something along that line, but it"s not strange for Rachel to be surprised. Yuela and Kerebryl had reported in detail about the water dragon incident at the great river to the coast guard captain.
“But still, why does the guard at the gates know that it were Yuela and Kerebryl?”
Rachel seems to be confused. When we were waiting to pay our toll taxes, the guards at the gate immediately talked to Yuela and Kerebryl without hesitation.
“It"s simple”
I"ll reply on behalf of Kerebryl.
“It"s because both of them stood out”
Characteristic 1 : Both of them are beauties that would make everyone turn their head.
Characteristic 2 : One of them is a dark elf which is very rare.
Characteristic 3 : The other one is a swordsman with long black hair and wore j.a.panese clothes.
With such conspicuous features, it would be stranger for people to not notice Yuela and Kerebryl. Maybe you can even call those people as blind.
“Aah…… I see……”
Rachel immediately understood. This beautiful girl is quick to understand because she knows that she herself also stood out.
“Also, they asked for the place where we"re going to stay at later”
“The place we"re going to stay…… Why would the guard ask that?”
Rachel furrowed her eyebrows and asked that. I also wonder why.
“It seems, the country want to give their thanks to me and Yuela”
Aah, so that"s why, they want a way to contact them. But still, we told the coast guard captain that we"re going to stay at Kantarou"s workshop didn"t we.
“Whaa~…… That"s awesome Kerebryl. I"m glad for you”
Rachel is praising Kerebryl honestly. It didn"t click with me at first, but in this world receiving an award from a country is definitely a great honor isn"t it.
“Mou…… Neither me and Yuela were planning for such thing……”
However Kerebryl doesn"t look very happy about it.
“It"s fine Kerebryl. Kerebryl deserved that much”
They had saved the lives of many pa.s.sengers, including those nice parent and child group.
It"s not something that everyone can do. I think it"s okay for them to take more pride in that.
“You think so?”
Kerebryl is tilting her little head at my words.
“Ufufu…… If you"re the one saying it, then I guess I"ll do so”
And then she narrowed her eyes, stared at me, and said that while smiling.
“Thank you for your cooperation”
“……Ah”
I think I heard Yuela"s voice.
“Ah, Yuela came out”
It"s just as Rachel said, Yuela came out from the door next to the gate while being thanked by the guard.
“While you"re at this town, please—……”
“Shut up”
The young guard was trying to stay something, but Yuela interrupted him with a strong tone. Yuela seems to be a little angry.
“……Yuelsan, we will contact you at later time”
The young guard said that with a casual tone. All of us haven"t decided where we"re going to stay yet.
“Hmph……”
Yuela didn"t reply to the young guard, she merely turned her face away with a pout and walked toward my direction with a quick step.
“Sorry to make you wait”
Yuela said that while wiping her forehead, she seems to be sweating for a bit.
“Yuela, what are you mad at?”
“Hmph…… No matter which country it is, guards at the gate are all the worst”
Rachel was asking curiously, however Yuela didn"t reply with a direct answer. I wonder why, was she s.e.xually hara.s.sed by the guards?
“Yuela, how did it go?”
“……”
Next, Kerebryl asked Yuela anxiously, but she didn"t reply back. How did it go, I wonder what Kerebryl means by that?
“……”
With upturned eyes, Yuela kept staring at me for a while.
“Yuela?”
“……It"s nothing”
When I called her name, Yuela turned her face away swiftly.
“Hey, let"s go. I don"t want to stay here any longer”
Yuela said that and clung to my arms like it was a natural action for her. She then proceeds to pull my body closer to her with a strong force.
“Aaah…… Yuela, that"s unfair……”
“Rachel, can you allow Yuela to do as she likes for now?”
Rachel was trying to complain, but Kerebryl calmed her down immediately.
“……”
I turned my face around and looked at the castle gate. That young guard who looks like a frivolous man is still looking at our direction. I"ll remember your face.
“Hey look, there"s a cute park over there”
“It"s true”
There"s a small park located ahead on the direction where Rachel is pointing her finger. It sticks out like a sore thumb and looks isolated amidst all the stores around it, I don"t understand its purpose.
“……?”
I feel that the park is a bit unnatural. There are lots of well managed trees and shrubs in this park, and the atmosphere is very good too, but something just felt wrong somehow.
“Are you sure we"re going this direction?”
Rachel asked me a new question immediately as if she had forgotten about the park.
“Yeah. I think it"s straight down this street”
Our target is Kantarou"s workshop that we searched based only on the address. While the time is still early, I want to finish my objective as soon as possible.
“Somehow……the atmosphere in this part of the city is strange”
Rachel is looking around at her surrounding restlessly. It seems she"s not familiar with this area.
“I wonder. I think this is quite normal for an entertainment district”
//TL Note : Kanji for entertainment district can also be read as red-light district//
I replied back to Rachel calmly. We"re walking down a street that is packed with suspicious-looking bar. Scenes like this are quite common in the country where I was born from, it makes me feel a little nostalgic.
“Is this your first time coming here?”
“Isn"t that obvious. Idiot”
Rachel was angry with her face turning red. Now that I recalled it, Rachel was a lady from a n.o.ble family, and she was a virgin too. She must"ve lived in place that is far from any suspicious hotel or bar.
“The adventurer guild is located in 11th District……”
While saying so, Rachel turned her eyes toward the street again. I guess she"s comparing the atmosphere of this area with the place where the adventurer guild is located.
“This area is the 7th District”
Yuela then said so while looking up at me.
“About this 7th District, the entire place was designed as an entertainment district from the beginning”
Kerebryl then informed me from behind. She and Rachel are walking behind and in front of me, while Yuela is walking by my side. Rachel seems to be a little dissatisfied with this arrangement.
“Are both of you familiar with the capital?”
I got interested and asked. Both of them sounded like it"s not their first time in this entertainment district.
“it"s my second time”
“It"s the third time for me”
As expected, this isn"t their first time in the capital. I thought it was strange that they"re more knowledgeable about the capital compared to Rachel, and their knowledge even includes the entertainment district.
“Muuu……”
Rachel is pouting in frustration.
“Its fine, I"m not interested in the entertainment district after all. If it"s the commercial district, then I know all about it”
And then she followed with saying that in a rebellious tone. This girl is always wearing expensive-looking clothes, so it might be true that she"s really knowledgeable about the commercial district.
“Fufu…… You sure are childish”
Yuela said that with a provocative tone while looking at Rachel. But even if she could say that, Yuela herself also have a weakness for fine clothes. She even has a hobby of collecting j.a.panese clothes and fabric, but I"m not going to go out of my way to bring it up.
“Hey…… next time, do you want to go drinking with me?”
After that, Yuela moved closer like she was trying to show her body to me and whispered with her face positioned close to mine. This gesture of Yuela feels really mature.
“Yeah, let"s go”
Of course I gave my answer to Yuela immediately.
“Aah…… Kaoru you idiot”
And then Rachel badmouthed me. She doesn"t seem to like me making a promise with Yuela, even when there"s nothing for her to be worried about.
“Fufu…… You sure are helpless. Its fine for you to tag along too”
“Hmph…… If Yuela wanted me too, guess I"ll accompany you then”
You see, even if Yuela and Rachel have a habit to compete with each other like this, their relations.h.i.+p with each other are surprisingly not bad.
“Hey, look look”
It seems Rachel had found something interesting again. I looked at the direction across the street that she"s pointing at cheerfully with curious eyes.
“It"s a pink colored shop”
Indeed. It"s just as Rachel said, there"s a two storey shop that is painted with pink color.
“Kyahah~……『 Hobby Shop 』it said. You think they have cute toys inside?”
“……”
Rachel is asking innocently, however I stayed silent. A toy stop in entertainment district is definitely an adult toy shop.
“……”
“……”
Neither Yuela and Kerebryl are saying anything too. It seems both of them know about adult toys.
“……This seems to be the place”
Kerebryl said that while looking up at a three-storey building with fine masonry. There"s a big double door on the front with a『 closed 』sign hanging on it.
“Isn"t this too nice? We"re talking about Kantarou"s workshop here”
I was in doubt. This building is big, clean, and looks new. It doesn"t fit the image of Kantarou"s workshop at all.
“Hey, look at that”
Kerebryl is pointing at a spot on the building that is located a bit high. There"s a hanging sign made from copper with letters 『 Video 』 engraved on it. It"s the word that I taught to Kantarou before.
“……So its true”
That Kantarou, you"re raking in money aren"t you.
“You all have something to do with this workshop right? There might be someone inside, why not try knocking?”
Rachel who doesn"t know anything innocently said that while pointing at the door knocker. It seems she hadn"t heard anything detailed regarding Kantarou from Yuela and Kerebryl. Of course I haven"t said anything to Rachel either.
“You"re right”
I made my decision and used the door knocker that is shaped like a lion.
“……”
I waited for a while. In the meantime, I try to look at the surrounding. Kantarou"s workshop is located at the street in the middle of entertainment district, and it"s sandwiched between suspicious looking hotel and a cheap looking brothel.
“……Ye~es”
Then I could hear the voice of a young woman from inside the workshop. The heavy looking entrance door is opening slowly, and what came out from the inside is…
“I was really surprised earlier. I would never expect you to lose your cool like that Kantarou”
I said that while laughing. I think what I saw is a very unusual sight, the cowardly Kantarou gathered his courage to try to get close to me.
“Well, it"s for my wife after all……”
Kantarou replied me while acting bashful.
“Is there something that makes you worried? If you"re fine with me, I"m going to lend you a hand”
Then I changed into a serious face and offered my help discreetly. I feel there"s something unnatural with Kantarou"s reaction. Perhaps, there"s something that made him worried like that.
For example, his wife might be targeted by a stalker or Kantarou might be on the receiving end of someone"s grudge. Kantarou is my benefactor, and I also think of him as someone like a friend. I want to be of help to him.
“Thank you Gun-chan, but it"s not something to be worried about”
“……If you say so”
But my guess seems to be wrong, Kantarou is answering me with a calm and composed att.i.tude. That"s strange, while Kantarou is not a bad guy, the way he"s doing thing can be a bit unfair sometimes. That"s why I thought he might be hara.s.sed by someone.
“I just thought that you might be one of those Big t.i.ts Cult”
Kantarou then said some surprising words. I think I"ve heard those words too in the hot spring village. What on not-earth is Big t.i.ts Cult.
“What"s that? That Big t.i.ts Cult or something”
I have no doubt that it"s one of those crazy religion, but I asked anyway.
“They"re bunch of people that like b.r.e.a.s.t.s”
“……Right”
Kantarou"s explanation was simple. If it was only that, I guess I"m going to become Big t.i.ts Cult believer too.
“To be precise, they like b.r.e.a.s.t.s that are big enough to be called big t.i.ts”
“Sure……”
Since his correction doesn"t changes anything, I just went with whatever and nodded.
“At first, they seem to be just a gathering of people who loves big t.i.ts…… but as their amount of people increased, a faction was formed inside them. Stuff like Finely-shaped faction, or Enormous faction, and others”
//TL Note : Big t.i.ts : Kyonyuu, Finely-shaped : Bakunyuu, Enormous : Binyuu. In the future, I might change into using the romaji reading depending on how the author is using the word//
“Hmm……”
I just responded back with whatever words that feel fitting.
“It"s fine if they stopped just at that, but it turned out that they have some extreme prejudice. Stuff like, if they"re not big breasted, then they"re not a woman……”
Kantarou said that with a disappointed tone. I guess it"s because this guy doesn"t discriminate between big t.i.ts and small t.i.ts.
“That"s when they"re finally called a cult?”
“That"s right”
I think I understand now. If they went as far as having extreme prejudice like that, they"re not any different than some religion. If they"re not big breasted, then they"re not a woman, huh.
“Sounds like a crazy bunch”
“d.a.m.n right”
Hearing my remark, Kantarou is agreeing with indignation. He seems to be mad at the Big t.i.ts Cult.
“The value of a woman doesn"t lie on their b.r.e.a.s.t.s alone. Their face, personality, technique, and stuff like how their p.u.s.s.y feels is important too”
And then Kantarou followed by emphasizing his improper opinion.
“So, about this Big t.i.ts Cult, were they breaking into a premise illegally?”
I had heard that there"s a commotion in the capital caused by Big t.i.ts Cult.
“That"s right”
Kantarou nodded and answered my question with uneasy tone.
“Some of the extreme bunch even went as far as kidnapping girls with big t.i.ts. There was a case of someone being confined already”
“Hmm”
“My wife"s b.r.e.a.s.t.s are big too. That"s why I was worried”
“Yeah”
“The moderates who are just admiring the big t.i.ts alone are fine. They were only trying to spread the magnificence of big t.i.ts, and some even acted as missionaries to grow small t.i.ts into big t.i.ts……”
“Kantarou, hold”
I stopped Kantarou who keeps blabbering nonstop. Why the heck does this guy know so much about Big t.i.ts Cult?
“Let"s stop talking about Big t.i.ts Cult. Let"s talk about something else instead”
“Well, if you say so”
I don"t want to hear about Big t.i.ts Cult anymore. I don"t care about them, really.
“Shall we talk about the most important matter then?”
It"s time to complete my greatest objective in the capital of [Country of Industry].
“Kantarou, you promised right?”
I turned my palm upward and stretched it out toward Kantarou"s direction. I gestured like someone who is asking the other party to hand over their goods.
“……”
“Kantarou”
Kantarou was silent, but I urged him again by calling out his name. I bothered myself to go this far just for ‘that", playing dumb isn"t going to help you.
“Alright Gun-chan……”
Kantarou put the large bag that he was carrying in his right hand on the desk. After that he walked toward a table located beside the wall and took out a small crystal ball from the drawer. That is Kantarou"s Video Crystal.
“……Here”
“Thanks”
I took the handed crystal ball and thanked Kantarou while inspecting it within my hand. There"s a record of me and Yuela"s first s.e.x inside it, and also the gonzo video taken by Kantarou.
I"m glad I can receive this safely.
“Kantarou. Well, just sit down for now”
“Yeah……”
Kantarou looks dejected, his reply is unenergetic and he sat down on the chair in slow motion. Kantarou seems to be really attached to the video that he took himself, perhaps this side of him is similar with what you"d call an artisan"s pride.
But still, those other videos of Yuela and Kerebryl were handed over to us by Kantarou himself without any complaint. He might be exchanging those with the idea that I gave to him, but either way I"m still not clear on where Kantarou draws the line. Perhaps he dislikes it if he doesn"t profit from it?
“Get over it already. So about my idea, how was it? Is it useful?”
“Aah that"s right”
Kantarou immediately raised his face, truly a lively fellow isn"t he.
“Gun-chan, look at this”
Kantarou opened the big bag from earlier and took out the contents.
“Today I went to another workshop since the very morning for this. I"m really tired……”
The thing that Kantarou took out from the bag is a camera, but unlike his previous one with pistol grip, this one is a box-shaped camera that you grab with both hands.
“Is this your new camera?”
“That"s right. It"s not for video, it"s a camera that shoot still pictures”
Kantarou showed me his new developed camera. The exterior is made from metal, length 6cm, width 13cm, and thickness 4cm. Also, there"s a lens attached in the middle.
“I"m trying to make a good packaging picture with this……”
“I see”
Kantarou is giving explanation pa.s.sionately. I think a camera of this size will be perfect for taking a snapshot, it"s small.
“Have you taken anything with this?”
“I have. My recent one is……”
Hearing my question, Kantaoru began to rummage the inside of his bag.
“Here, Gun-chan”
“Yeah”
Kantarou took out three photos. The first one is an onee-san who is puffing cigarette smoke. Also, for some reason it"s in monochrome.
“……”
The second picture is also in monochrome. It"s of a vulgar-looking onee-san who is holding a cigarette between her lips. Both of them had good atmosphere, it"s a good picture.
“……I"m surprised. You have talent Kantarou”
“You think so?”
Kantarou smiled happily. It seems he not only have talent for shooting adult video, but also as photographer.
“Yes, I think it"s a good picture”
“……I was just taking random picture of prost.i.tutes”
Kantarou said that bashfully. This guy still doesn"t understand his own greatness.
“Kantarou, photography is also an art form just like a painting, at least that"s how it is in the world I was born from”
“Really?”
I nodded to Kantarou"s confirmation.
“Really. I"m sure Kantarou will be able to bring food to your table just from photos alone. I"m sure you will be regarded highly in the world”
I began to persuade Kantarou.
“Also, this camera, can it be used by anyone?”
“Eh? No, only I can use it”
That"s too bad. But I continue to persuade him nonetheless.
“Kantarou, you need to improve it so that everyone can use it. That way, you"ll be able to sell the improved camera while doing your job as a photographer. You can treat it as your side-job for the time being”
There"s a reason for me trying to convince Kantarou like this.
“I"m confident that your camera will be selling a lot, so much that your production won"t be able to keep up”
I imagine this camera of Kantarou will be sold out immediately. Even in the country where I was born from, I heard that cameras are really popular in the past.
“If you can do that, then Kantarou……”
“Yes? What is it Gun-chan……”
Kantarou seems to be drawn into my story. He"s staring at my face with serious expression.
“There"s a possibility that you can win the Invention Award Royal Prize”
“h……”
Kantarou"s eyes are opening widely and he"s looking at me with a surprised expression.
“Gun-chan……”
Kantarou seems to be deeply moved by my speech.
“Also Kantarou, with your camera, everyone will be able to shoot their own gonzo pictures. Don"t you think that sounds wonderful?”
“H……!”
Kantarou stood up on the spot and rattled the chair he was sitting at. He reacted more to that compared to when I told him he can win the Invention Award Royal Prize. As expected, it"s easier to persuade Kantarou by using lewd topics.
“Gun-chan. I"ll do it!”
Kantarou is burning. It seems he won"t be shooting adult video only from now on, he will walk the path of a photographer and camera maker too.
“……”
I feel like someone who just finished a big job. I put my second cigarette in my mouth and immediately lit it, then I inhaled the smoke deeply.
“Fuhh”
I thought to myself while spitting out the smoke. With this, even if this world somehow ended up not needing adult video, Kantarou won"t end up starving. He can still bring food to the table as a photographer or camera maker.
“……”
I inhaled the smoke deeply once again. My mind feels refreshed and that"s a load off my shoulders too.
“Fuhh”
I have one thing that can be called as a dream. I don"t know when it was born inside me, and I don"t know either whether it can be realized or will only stay as fantasy. If there"s one thing that I know, it"s that I have a premonition about it.
“……”
And then I remembered briefly. I casually take a look at the third picture from before.
“h……”
The picture is that of a girl in their late teens, she"s smiling while grabbing a c.o.c.k in her hand. The girl has a skin with sunburned color and is knelling in front of a man which is spreading his legs. She"s grabbing the man"s big c.o.c.k with her left hand, and she"s smiling with one of her eye closed.
“……”
After taking a closer look, I noticed that the girl is not human. She"s a dark elf. Her ears are long and sharp, and the brown skin on her body has the color of sunburned skin. Her hair is short and have a boyish style, and the color is silver just like Kerebryl.
“……”
The girl is cute. While not as much as Kerebryl, it"s enough to put her in the pretty girl category. Also, I think I recognize these large t.e.s.t.i.c.l.es. The man in this picture seems to be Kantarou.
“Gun-chan, you"re interested in that girl?”
Kantarou called out to me. I guess I"ve been staring at the photo.
“She"s a dark elf right”
This is my first time seeing a dark elf other than Kerebryl. I guess the dark elf race is really filled with many beautiful people.
“That"s right. I"ve been searching for another dark elf girl since I held Kerebryl-chan”
“……That so”
It"s just as Kantarou said. Kerebryl was certainly embraced by Kantarou. She even had an adult video of her taken during the testing of Kantarou"s new camera with improved recording feature.
“Not long before this, I made my new work with that girl”
“I see”
It seems my guess was right. Also, for some reason, my crotch reacted with a twitch.
“That girl is bright and lively. She"s also really erotic contrary to her boyish appearance, I"m not saying that Kerebryl-chan isn"t erotic or the likes of course. Anyway, my point is that dark elf girls all look erotic”
“……You"re right”
As usual, Kantarou always added unnecessary remark to his speech.
“I think this will end up popular”
“You think so too Gun-chan?”
Kantarou said that while laughing. He seems to be glad that his work is recognized by me.
“Kantarou, let me teach you something”
“What is it Gun-chan?”
I decided to teach Kantarou something silly.
“During scene like this, make the girl do this pose. This is called peace sign”
I brought my fist to front of my face and then extended only my index finger and middle finger.
“『 Peace sign 』? What kind of meaning does it have?”
“Who knows? Something like an expression of goodwill or sign for happy memory maybe?”
I just answered Kantarou with whatever I think appropriate.
“But the sign conveyed the fun feeling well doesn"t it? It makes the person looks like they"re having a good time”
“Yeah. But on the contrary, it will turn erotic when used that way won"t it”
Kantarou understood my teaching immediately.
“I think I"ll try it out next time Gun-chan”
“Yup”
I nodded solemnly in response to Kantarou"s answer. I"m glad I decided to tell him. I think double peace sign will be popular too in gonzo stuff of this world.
“Kantarou, can you lend me that camera for a moment?”
While talking to Kantarou, I throw my right leg on top of the desk and slid it sideways. As my boot is moving back and forth on the desk, the many trash above it are falling one after another to the floor.
“……Here Gun-chan”
Kantarou had a sad look on his face for a moment, but he proceed to place the camera on the now clean desk.
“Thanks”
I thanked him and put the camera in my hands. It"s heavy. I don"t know what the inside looks like, but the lump of metal sensation feels just right in my hand.
“About the improvement for your camera, how long will it take?”
“Hmm, let"s see……”
Kantarou goes into deep thought after hearing my question. This camera, I want it. I really want it.
“The Image Magic needs to be integrated in advance…… then the size and design will be……”
Kantarou is muttering to himself. In the meantime, I looked into the viewfinder with my left eye. Just like a gun, I used my dominant left eye to look with a camera.
“Gun-chan, you look like you"re familiar with that”
“You think so?”
Kantarou had been staring at me, I wonder if he"s finished with his thinking.
“Camera is kinda similar with a gun. They have something in common”
“Really?”
I answered that to Kantarou. If someone have the skill needed to shoot a bird in flight with a shotgun, that person will definitely be able to take a picture of bird in flight. The moment when you need to pull the trigger is somewhat similar with the moment you press the shutter b.u.t.ton.
There are other stuff involved like whether it"s a lead shot or swing shot, the focus and exposure, and also various shutter speeds, however the timing is basically almost the same.
“So? You"re done with your thinking?”
“Yeah. Since the basic stuff is already in place, I think I can do it in around one month”
Kantarou is excellent. He made a new product that no doubt will become a big hit, and then he can make an improved prototype of it in just one month.
“Gun-chan, you can try the prototype once it"s complete”
“You sure?”
Kantarou then said something worthy to be happy about. I am in the middle of a journey, but if it"s just one month then I can wait for it. If I give that to my girlfriends, I"m sure they will be pleased, especially Rachel.
“I"m going to consult with Yuela and other first later”
I"m going to halt our trip together by staying in the capital for one month after all, it"s not something that I can decide by myself.
“As thanks, I"m going to tell you about various camera design from the world I was born from. While it"s called camera in general, this thing still come in various design”
“Gun-chan, is that fine?”
Kantarou is latching to my offer happily. Let"s tell him about that deluxe camera made in Germany and also its lens design too. In any case, both of us think that it"s appropriate, so it"s fine.
“Yeah. And not only the design, I also knows about many other interesting cameras. For example one that can fly in the sky and took a picture from above, or one that is super compact to take a hidden picture”
“Eeh? That kind of stuff exist?”
I can see Kantarou"s eyes sparkling brilliantly.
“Fuu……”
I stubbed out my cigarette on the ashtray. The ashtray is a big one that comes with a stylish design that seems to be done with metal carving. This thing looks too good for Kantarou"s taste, so it"s definitely something that his wife chose.
“You"re drinking too right Gun-chan?”
Kantarou opened a cabinet at the side of the wall and is choosing an alcohol from the inside. As usual, Kantarou likes alcohol so much that he might be bathing with it.
“It"s still in the morning you know”
“Yeah, that"s why we"re going with something weak. Wine is good right”
It seems Kantarou intends to drink even if it"s still morning. He brought two bottles of wine and gla.s.ses without waiting for my reply.
“Gun-chan, here you go”
Kantarou lavishly poured the wine into the gla.s.s. Wine isn"t even that weak of a drink, yet he keeps pouring and filled both gla.s.s with it.
“Thanks”
I said my grat.i.tude and grabbed the gla.s.s. I have finished my purpose in this place, but I guess I"ll continue our foolish conversation for a little more. I also have fun talking with Kantarou. After all, even though I have many girlfriends in this world, I don"t have anyone that I can call a friend.
“Cheers”
I raised the gla.s.s and then begun swallowing the liquid with the same color as blood.
“This girl, what kind of job did she normally do?”
I asked Kantarou while holding a picture of the dark elf girl giving f.e.l.l.a.t.i.o. I"m a little curious.
“She"s working at a luxurious brothel nearby. That girl is a prost.i.tute.
“Hmm…… That"s unexpected isn"t it."
It"s truly unexpected. Someone this cute should have a lot of job opportunity available for them, I wonder if she"s in some kind of debt. Or maybe, dark elf girls just love s.e.x that much.
“By the way Gun-chan, have you ever been to a brothel?”
Kantarou asked me a somewhat adult question.
“I have”
And I answered him immediately. That should be obvious isn"t it?
“It"s not a brothel in this world, I"m talking about a place in the country I was born from. It"s called soapland”
“Hee, that name is quite strange isn"t it. But it sounds like a lot of fun”
Kantarou"s reaction is good, let"s tell him more about it.
“About those women from the soapland, the truth is they have the best technique even among courtesan from all over the world”
“Heee? Then they"re the best in the world? That"s a really an amazing country……”
While showing his admiration, Kantarou stubbed the fire of his cigarette.
“Yup. I"m talking about something called mattress play. The girl will use lotions to thoroughly cleanse your body on top of a slippery mat”
I voiced my word strongly so that I can convey my feeling. It"s truly disappointing that I can"t use words to express those amazing sensation.
“Hee…… Is it really that good?”
Kantarou is starting to show interest.
“Yup. Their technique is not something that you can experience anywhere else”
I made a deep nod while saying that. The pleasure given from those soapland ladies are truly something special. On top of that, there are various exceptional sights too during the whole course of the mattress play.
“I think I"m going to teach Yuela about it next time”
I recalled the idea that I had back then. Yuela enjoyed was.h.i.+ng my hair and body during bath time, and she"s also brisk and efficient with it. I think she might be surprisingly pleased to learn about such thing.
“Gun-chan…… You"re serious?”
After he heard my remark, for some reason Kantarou spoke out with cheerful tone.
“Gun-chan……”
After that, Kantarou called me out with disgusting-sounding coaxing tone.
“If Yuelchan learned that mattress play, lend Yuelchan to me for a bit okay? It"s fine right? right? It will be like that video recording session from before. Back then, what Gun-chan did is like lending Yuela to me right……”
“……”
This guy is truly d.a.m.n rude.
“The country where I was born from also have various other shops too”
“For example Gun-chan?”
Kantarou looks like he"s really having a good time listening to my story. It might be because he can"t wait to absorb the knowledge of adult stuff that I have.
“Stuff like Image play, molesting play, and doctor play”
“Heee, those sounds interesting”
It seems Kantarou understand what kind of play shop those are just from listening to my short description alone.
“I still have leftover regret in my former world. I should"ve visited a place where I can do a president play”
“President play?”
“The girl become a secretary while the customer become their president, and then it goes ‘you there, your looks isn"t half bad", ‘president, no, we can"t" or something like that”
I think all men likes this so called female secretary stuff.
“If such shop exists, I want to go there too…… Gun-chan, if you"re running a brothel, I"m sure it will become the best in the world”
Kantarou praised me lavishly for my words.
“By the way, I like wall b.u.t.t”
Kantarou suddenly said that. I think wall b.u.t.t is that one where the lower half of a girl can be seen sticking out from a wall.
“So that kind of stuff exist here”
It"s quite unthinkable in the country I was born from. There might be some human rights problem with it.
“The brothel beside this place also has a wall b.u.t.t corner on it”
“I see”
I was normally surprised. As expected of different world with RPG style I guess.
“About that wall b.u.t.t, is the sanitary aspect okay?”
I imagined the place is like men"s toilet where the lower part of girls is lined up sticking out from a wall.
“Gun-chan, wall b.u.t.t is in a private room, of course the girl and their p.u.s.s.y are clean”
“I see”
Apparently it"s different with the image that I have.
“For wall b.u.t.t, you look at the pictures of the a.s.s and then choose which private room you"re going to use. Just like that, when you open the door of your private room, there will be a p.u.s.s.y waiting in the back. It"s cheap and the best when you need to let out a quick one”
Kantarou is teaching me the system for wall b.u.t.t without me asking for it.
“I don"t like treating girls as toilets”
“There are those kinds of wall b.u.t.t store too, I personally don"t use them though”
it seems there"s even variation for wall b.u.t.t.
“But still, can you even be satisfied using those?”
It feels like a mystery to me. Even if I have to pay a little bit more for it, I think it would be more satisfying to see the face of the other party.
“Actually that"s the real thrill of wall b.u.t.t Gun-chan. The room is made private so that you can hear the girl"s moaning voice, and then you can try imagining the girl"s face and appearance just from the figure of the a.s.s alone”
The stuff that Kantarou said is something on the level of enthusiast.
“There"s another interesting thing too about it. When you were talking with people, you might go ‘ah, this wife"s voice is the same with the voice of that amazing wall b.u.t.t from before", and also noticed other stuff similar like that”
“……So stuff like that could happen”
My body s.h.i.+vered when I heard that.
“Girls with good moans are popular too in my video. That"s why I"m good at memorizing a girl"s moan”
Kantarou said that with a proud tone.
“I didn"t know that. So girls on the wall b.u.t.t aren"t only prost.i.tutes”
“I think there are a lot who are married and have money problem. The girls can also do it as part-time, keep their face hidden, and then enjoy the thrill aspect of it”
I think it"s just as Kantarou said. They can keep it a secret from their family or lover, and they also can easily make money with smaller risk compared to other stuff. Kantarou being able to tell them apart from moan alone is merely just a special case.
However I have my doubts regarding enjoying the thrill aspect. I wonder if girls can truly be excited in a situation where they don"t know who the one f.u.c.king them is. Maybe it will be thrilling once they get used to it.
“Wall b.u.t.t is the best~”
Kantarou then proclaimed so with face full of smile. Strange, I become gradually interested in trying a wall b.u.t.t now.
“So Gun-chan, wanna go together with me now?”
Kantarou casually said that like he"s inviting someone to go to toilet. I didn"t really get what he means.
“Where are you going?”
“To a brothel next door. I"ll treat you to a wall b.u.t.t”
Kantarou invited me to try a wall b.u.t.t. This guy sure is fast to take action, he stood up from his chair already.
“……”
I, on the other hand didn"t move.
“What"s wrong Gun-chan?”
“……”
I"m conflicted.
“You"re not interested with the brothel of this world?”
“……”
I"m interested. I want to check out the brothel in this different world, I really want to. I"m a man after all. This feeling is different with my feelings of love toward my girlfriends.
“……Kantarou, sorry. I can"t go”
However, I gathered my resolve and declined Kantarou"s invitation.
“Gun-chan……”
Kantarou is looking at me with sad eyes.
“If it"s you, I"m sure you can understand Kantarou”
I looked at Kantarou straight and said that while nodding.
“I don"t want to make Yuela angry”
“Ah…… That"s true……”
It seems Kantarou understand. He muttered without power behind his voice and lowered his waist again on the chair.
“Yuelchan is scary when she"s mad……”
In the past, Kantarou lost his consciousness after getting hit by Yuela.
“I have experience getting my flank pinched by Yuela, I thought the meat in my stomach is going to tear off back then. Yuela"s strength is really amazing”
I described my first encounter with Kerebryl. Kerebryl is really beautiful, I end up staring at her too much and made Yuela jealous.
“That sounds painful……”
Kantarou turned pale when he heard that. He must be remembering the fact that Yuela is a dragonkin.
“Also, while Kerebryl is usually very gentle to me, she"s also really scary when she"s mad. What happened back then can"t even be called a fight, It"s just a one sided ma.s.sacre. I couldn"t even make my move against Kerebryl”
“No way….. Even you Gun-chan……?”
Next, I described the event where I reunited with Kerebryl again in the forest. Kantarou looks like he can"t believe what he"s hearing and is just sitting there while swinging his head.
“I have a bad premonition about it somehow. If I go to a brothel with you right now, I feel like Yuela and the rest is going to find out about it. They will definitely get angry, and also really sad too”
My girlfriends don"t have [Likes NTR] skill, they won"t get excited even if I cheat on them. I don"t know how [Immoral] skill is going to react to it.
“Then it can"t be helped I guess…… Haah…… It"s really a pity that I can"t go to wall b.u.t.t with you Gun-chan”
Kantarou looks really dejected by it. Brothel is one thing, but does he really need to be that fixated with the wall b.u.t.t part?
“Which is why, I want you to wait for a while Kantarou”
“Gun-chan, are you sure?”
When I hinted Kantarou that there might still be hope, his expression turned bright in an instant. It seems he really wanted to go to a brothel with me.
“I will try to talk it out with Yuela and the rest”
I thought to myself while nodding. I still haven"t heard the details of story when Yuela and Kerebryl were separated from me. They won"t tell me about it straightly. But if it"s in the bed, I have a feeling that they"re going to open their mouth. I"m going to ask them about it on the next G.o.d of Darkness day. I have a premonition about it somehow.
“Do your best Gun-chan”
“Yeah”
Even if Yuela and Kerebryl were cheating on me at unknown occasion, I won"t get angry if they have unavoidable reason for it. Probably.
But I wonder, what my thought will be if my girlfriends are cheating for no reason. I try to give it a little thought.
“……”
My heart is beating fast. While such scenarios are pretty unthinkable, I think I"m going to get excited if it actually happened. If they talked to me about it on the bed afterward, I feel like I"m going to end up forgiving them without getting angry.
Seriously, this [Likes NTR] is very terrifying.
“……”
I took a cigarette and lit it up.
“……”
If Yuela and Kerebryl actually cheated on me, I feel like I won"t hesitate anymore with merely going to a brothel, even if they actually have an unavoidable reason for it.
Of course I won"t actually tell them that I"m going to visit a brothel. I"m going to be very careful and make sure they don"t find out.
I think buying a wh.o.r.e count as cheating, but if they don"t find out about it then it"s fine right? It"s not like I won"t love my girlfriend anymore because of it.
“What"s wrong Gun-chan? You have a difficult expression on your face”
“……It"s nothing”
It"s seem I"ve been making some complex face while thinking to myself.
“Kantarou, your wife doesn"t get mad when you go to a brothel?”
Kantarou sounded like he"s very familiar with brothels, but if he actually kept it as secret from his wife, then there should be lot of delicate action that he can"t perform.
“As long as I report it to her later, my wife won"t get angry”
“What a good wife”
Such understanding wife sounds too good to be true. But if I think about it carefully, Kantarou is someone who makes a living from shooting and selling adult video, perhaps she just can"t keep getting angry whenever Kantarou is visiting a brothel.
“Yup. My wife is a former prost.i.tute after all. There are some kind of understanding between prost.i.tute and a brothel”
“Aah, so that"s why”
I"m convinced now. It feels like everything finally clicked into place. I have grasped the ident.i.ty of Kantarou"s wife.
“The brothel next door also asked her to do a part time job sometimes”
“……I see”
As expected of Kantarou I guess. If its fine for you to do it with another person"s lover, then it"s also fine for your wife to do it with another person, I"m sure that"s how he thought about it.
“Your wife is much younger than you right?”
“Yup. My wife is still in her twenties”
Kantarou said that cheerfully.
“My wife is one of the most popular one even in the [Red Light City], she has earned a lot of money herself. I also did my best to cooperate with her until finally the two of us saved the money needed to wed her out of the establishment”
“……So that kind of stuff happened”
This is my first time hearing about Kantarou"s past.
“Are you the one who confessed Kantarou?”
“Yup. Both of us think that our body compatibility is good. Also, my wife doesn"t make fun of my dream”
Kantarou took out a new cigarette and smoked it while speaking. It seems he"s getting excited from remembering his past.
“Have some more Gun-chan”
“Thanks”
Kantarou poured my second gla.s.s of wine. My mood feels somewhat brightened, I wonder if I had gotten drunk?
“About the stuff you mentioned just before this, that [Red Light City]……”
That was a really interesting name for a city.
“Oh right. Gun-chan, take a look at this”
However Kantarou interrupted me before I could continue my speech. He thrusts his right hand into the big bag from earlier and is searching for something.
“Do you know this?”
“……Condom right?”
What Kantarou took out is an unwrapped condom. It looks brand new and has a pinkish color.
“As expected of Gun-chan. You knew about it after all”
Kantarou nodded for many time while admiring me.
“It also exists in the world I was born from. So? What about it?”
“My acquaintance just invented this recently”
“Hmm……”
It seems Kantarou have an acquaintance who is developing adult products. Birds of a feather flock together I guess.
“This thing, do you think it can sell?”
“I think it can sell pretty well”
I just said that irresponsibly.
“I wonder……? I think it would be nice if it can sell, but you know……”
Kantarou seems to have his doubt about it.
“While the comfortable feeling might be lost, it can definitely prevent pregnancy when used correctly”
“But Gun-chan, wouldn"t it be better to just drink contraceptive pills instead? Coming inside is far more comfortable after all”
What Kantarou said is certainly reasonable, however there"s something that this guy don"t get.
“I think whether this condom can be popular or not will depend on you Kantarou”
“What do you mean Gun-chan?”
“Kantarou, try to imagine this like you"re recording your adult video”
I took a chug of my wine before continuing my words.
“It"s a scene where a girl was just finished getting f.u.c.ked, she"s just lying there completely exhausted”
“Okay”
“It"s the moment where s.e.m.e.n would usually flows out from her place down there……”
“Those moment always felt immoral don"t they. I always c.u.m inside the model girl like that while thinking of trying to impregnate them”
“……That so”
I feel a little conflicted by that. So all this time Kantarou had been letting it out inside Yuela and Kerebryl with the intention of getting them pregnant.
“Well those are good indeed, but we"re not talking about that”
I get my mind back in track and continue with my speech.
“Imagine those scenes, but with used condom plastered over the girl"s skin. And it"s not just one, it"s two, three, or maybe four”
“……”
Kantarou silently closed his eyes. It seems he"s obediently imagining the scene just like how I told him.
“The used condoms were just lying there, thrown away on top of the body of a girl who had just been used to satisfy someone"s s.e.xual desire. How"s that? Feels really immoral right?”
“h……”
Kantarou"s eyes opened swiftly.
“Also, a scene where a girl is holding many used condom while treating it like spoils of war is good too. You can tell how many times she squeezed one out just from taking a quick glance at her”
“……”
Kantarou silently nodded at my speech.
“Gunchan, I"m…… I"m going to make a very good video……”
It seems that just spurred his determination, I also nodded deeply from looking at him like that. Kantarou really have a talent.
“You understand now right? Condom is erotic”
Condom was finally invented even in a world like this. It would be a big loss if it were to disappear because it doesn"t sell.
“Oh right”
Since this is a good opportunity, I want to ask something that I"ve been interested at since a while.
“The contraceptive medicine of this world, is it something that everyone can easily make?”
That white tablet is sold nearly everywhere in this world. It has no side effect on the body and will absolutely prevent pregnancy, you can even call it super contraceptive pill. Such convenient medicine doesn"t exist even in the world I was born from.
“I wonder? I don"t really know……”
Is Kantarou not interested in it?
“Then, where and who made it?”
“I don"t know about that either……”
Kantarou said that in an apologetic tone. This is strange.
“But that contraceptive can be bought in any city for cheap. Shouldn"t that be something that is made in ma.s.s production then?”
“Aah…… Gun-chan, the contraceptive pills are collectively sold by the country”
Kantarou said a surprising fact.
“What do you mean?”
“The country is selling the contraceptive pill to the pharmacies in all cities”
“So the [Country of Industry] is the one who produced it then?”
“Gun-chan, it"s not only [Country of Industry]. All seven major countries are all selling the contraceptive pills”
“Hmm……is that so”
It"s quite the strange story. In other words, all countries in this world purchased the medicine from someone and then circulated them.
Alternatively, each country are producing it themselves while keeping the manufacturing method a secret. But is such thing possible?
“Gun-chan, is there anything wrong with the contraceptive pills?”
Kantarou asked me that obliviously.
“I"m just curious”
I raised my gla.s.s and chugged the remaining wine.
“From my point of view, that super contraceptive pill would be a world-famous invention”
“Eeh……? You"re exaggerating Gun-chan……”
Kantarou smiled wryly. It seems he thought I"m joking or exaggerating.
“You might say that Kantarou, but do you even know when that contraceptive pills went for sale?”
“That is……”
Kantarou seems to be at loss for words.
“I think, I feel like I"ve heard it in the past that that medicine spread to all over the world in an instant……”
“……I see”
I lit another cigarette and thought to myself.
“At that moment, this world surely underwent a change”
I inhaled the cigarette smoke deeply. I thoroughly tasted the sensation where my head felt like it"s getting clearer.
“There"s one thing that really surprised me when I was summoned into this world. The men in this world would always let it out inside”
I think s.e.x is not something that just feel good, it"s supposed to be something that come with a risk, it"s originally an act to conceive a child after all.
“Gun-chan……?”
Kantarou"s face turned meek as he took a peek at my face.
“It"s nothing. I was just curious”
While still holding the cigarette between my lips, I smiled and deflected Kantarou"s attention.
“This whole world is crazy you know”
I said that abruptly to change the topic.
“What do you mean by that Gun-chan”
Kantarou is looking at me in displeasure, perhaps he thought I was making fun of this world where he lives. I extinguished the fire on my now short cigarette by grinding it on the ashtray before continuing my words.
“Sorry, I phrased that badly”
I apologized honestly. I really don"t have any intention on making fun of this world.
“About this world you see, I feel like it"s extremely unbalanced for me”
I should"ve phrased it like that from the beginning.
“The civilization level of this world is like my world from a few hundred years ago”
“Really?”
“Really, however the reality is actually a bit different”
I said that while nodding to Kantarou.
“There are tools and technologies that jumped over few stage of civilization progression”
“Heh?”
Kantarou muttered with an idiotic voice. He doesn"t seem to get it.
“I"m talking about stuff like your adult video Kantarou. Also, this condom and that newly invented light source counts too”
Those stuff are something from modern technology, moreover, the light reacted to voice command.
“Kantarou, do you know about the concept of a company?”
I asked Kantarou something related to our previous conversation. Kantarou understood when I mentioned word like president and secretary, I think he should also know about the concept of company.
“Of course I know, that stuff is on increase recently”
“See”
Kantarou answered like I expected, and I smiled wryly. If the civilization level of this world is truly somewhere along the Middle Ages, there should be no such thing such as a company or other concept of economics.
“Maybe you"ll end up thinking, the heck is this guy talking about, but hear me out first”
I said that to Kantarou first before continuing with my words.
“To me, this world feels like a world of a game designed by someone”
If that ‘someone" truly exist, then there"s no doubt that ‘someone" is the G.o.d of this world. There"s also that fact of the overwhelming soul-like presence from that G.o.ddess of Darkness back then.
“Cultures of various eras are also mixed chaotically, and the inhabitants also have very modern way of thinking. This world is a totally strange one from my point of view”
Besides that, I also think this world is especially convenient specifically to me.
“Gun-chan, about that video talks from before……”
Kantarou is talking with a coaxing tone again. He"s trying to steal more idea from me greedily. It can"t be helped I guess.
“There"s this stuff that I like, it"s a video that makes use of magic mirrors”
“Magic mirror?”
“Yeah. For example, by using the carriage of this……world……?”
While I was giving my explanation, I could hear the sound of bell from somewhere.
“Ah, that"s the lunch bell. The temple of G.o.ddess of Love is ringing the bell during the time for lunch”
“I see”
Kantarou immediately explained it to me. Now that he mention it, I do feel a bit hungry.
“Kantarou, let"s stop our chat here and have some lunch”
“Eeeh? No way……”
When he heard my suggestion, Kantarou complained like a crying child. Certainly, my story was interrupted during the good part.
“We can talk again at anytime you know. I"m going to stay in the capital for a while after all”
“Ah, that"s right. I"m also hungry”
Kantarou then stood up immediately and walked toward the door. He sure changed his mood fast.
“I wonder if Yuela and the rest is still at that cafe”
I also got up and followed suit. I plan to head toward that coffee shop where Yuela and the others are.
“Ah, I forgot”
Kantarou then exclaimed loudly and looked back from the front of the room"s door. It seems he"s walking while smoking, the shortened cigarette is pinched between the fingers of his right hand.
“Gun-chan. Welcome to the [Country of Industry]"s capital”
And then Kantarou said that while puffing out enormous white smoke from his nose.