23 Potions of love (1/2)

Penelore, Gallios' wife.

I'm home, Mr. Penelope.

Black is back.

Black is the benefactor of my husband, Gallios.

I was really surprised when he appeared, carrying on his back a husband of nearly twice his size with that thin body.

His brother, Renber, said that Kuro might be a sorcerer.

The only sorcerer I know of is Dr. Nimri, but Black is even stranger than Dr. Nimri.

Black is a quiet young man. When I'm around him, he makes me feel relieved.

I met someone I know, and I'd like to invite him over, if that's all right?

Black said as he greeted him and turned his head back.

At first, I didn't realize there was someone there, but there was a woman with a hood up.

That surprises me.

'My husband told me that Black might bring a woman with him, but I didn't know it was true. ......

Black didn't look like he was going to do much of that sort of thing.

''No, it's not!　We've met before!　We just happen to see each other again today!

Black denies it, blushing. He looks embarrassed.

I look at the woman behind me. I can't see her face very well because she has her hood up. She seems to be quite beautiful from her mouth.

The woman is unconcerned about Black's embarrassment.

Maybe Black has one-sided feelings for her.

'I'm just kidding, welcome to the Kingdom of Roxx. If you know Black, you're welcome to join us.''

When I say this, they walk through the room and away from me.

Black is using our remote room while he is staying at Rox.

I stop Black.

'What is it?'

'I'll bring you a drink later, what would you like?'

Thank you, Mr. Penelore. And I'll take care of my own.

Oh, you mean Misenenen.

Yes, because I'm underage.

Who's with you?　Misenen?

I ask and Black thinks for a moment and says.

'I'll leave it to you ....... He's probably not underage.

Well, I got something for you, and I'll give it to you.

Thank you, Mr. Penelore.

Black bows to me. He's a polite boy.

Black and his friends are going away this time.

I got some fine mead from a neighbor today, so I thought I would give some to the woman Kuro brought with him.

Mead is a drink for newlyweds.

I wanted to give it to a young man like Kuro to help his love succeed.

Raina, the goddess of wisdom and victory.

I can't be your knight.

I was a little shocked when he said that.

But if he's the kind of person who betrays you so easily, as Dihardt says, he can't be a knight.

It is because of that kind of person that I want this man.

And it doesn't matter what this man's will is.

Even if I don't like it, he will be mine.

I touch the vial in my pocket.

I am not going to use this potion on this man, not Chiyuki.

I was really surprised when I met Dihardt.

Dihardt didn't seem to want to kill me like he did when I first met him.

I didn't feel any hostility from Deharto towards me. Not surprisingly, given my good looks.

My good looks dazzled me, and if that was all, I was no different from those men.

But Dihardt is now a man who may be the most powerful swordsman in the world. I think it would be great fun to have a man like that as my slave.

Besides, I wouldn't even consider enslaving him if he was only strong, but Dihardt's looks are more to my liking than Rage's. When I'm a slave, I'll put a collar on her.

I imagine and laugh.

Dihardt prostrating himself to me with the collar on. It was a nice sight.

At that point, I could allow him to kiss my feet until I kissed him.

When Dihardt asked me why I was here, I lied on the spur of the moment.

Of course, Dihardt didn't seem to believe me.

If we can get rid of Dihardt here, I win. I don't need to rely on Rage and the others to let Deharto defeat Modes.

I allowed Dihardt to escort me to that opportunity.

Then he came to the human dwelling place where he was based.

The human dwelling place was shabby, but I persevere.

The room where Dihardt would be sleeping in was very small, with only a bed and a table.

Deharto brings a chair and makes a seat for me.

It's a dirty chair, but I'll bear with it.

I have more work to do, so I try to leave the room.

'Where to, Raina?'

Dihardt asks.

'I'll be right back. Besides, that's not the kind of thing you ask.

Then Dihardt was silent.

An easy man to understand. He seemed easier to handle than Rage.

I leave the room and look for where the woman from earlier is. It's a small house, so it was easy to find her.

I distract myself and approach the human woman.

The woman had prepared two drinks. The drinks seem to be for me and Dehart.

I sneak up and look at the drinks in the cup, one is apparently liquor and the other is tea.

I knew why the drinks were different.

Rage drinks a lot of alcohol, but Chiyuki and the other women do not drink alcohol.

Apparently, in the world that Rage and the others were from, it's not very good for women to drink alcohol.

Dihardt is from the same world as Rage, so the drinks must be different for the same reason.

I put a lot of love potion in my drink.

A human would pledge eternal love with one drop.

This amount would make any amount of Dihardt a slave to my love.

After putting the potion in, I go back to the room with Dihardt.

Deharto is a little suspicious, but it won't be a problem.

Besides, I have this. So I touch the necklace.

A necklace that fools the eyes of a wise man.

This magical ornament, when activated, dulls the instincts of those within a certain radius and hampers all detection abilities.

The reason why this tool is used is because the magic potion is imbued with magical power, so the magic detection might notice that it contains a potion.

Chiyuki brought it beforehand because it has a powerful magic detection ability.

The problem is that the user's intuition is also dulled. Therefore, it is not easy to use it.

After a while, a woman brings you a drink.

''Thank you, Peneloa-san.''

Dihardt thanks the woman.

The woman places a drink in front of me and Dihardt as we each take our seats.

'Enjoy your time then.'

The woman just leaves. She looks like she's enjoying herself somehow.

But I couldn't care less about that. I take off my hood, touch the necklace and secretly activate my magic.

Then I take the cup in front of me and point it at Dihardt.

You are going to be the first to know that you are the only one to have a chance to win the tournament. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this.

I don't know what this Kanpai thing means, but I know how to do it. All you have to do is combine the cups and drink the drink you have. Now you can make them drink.

'Huh ......, I'm not sure what I'm going to kampay to ....... Oh well, that's fine.

Dihardt says and holds out his own cup.

I offer him mine.

”Campai.

Me and Deharto join our cups and sip at each other's.

I take a sip of my drink and watch for Deharto.

A small rumbling in Dehardt's throat tells me he's taken a drink from the cup.

We won.

Or so I thought.

Now look at me. I take another sip. It was not as good as Elyos' drink, but the human's drink was quite good, too. Maybe it's because it's a beautiful drink of victory.

Dihardt looks at me.

Now you are my slave. It's getting kind of fun. Something was a bit tricky, but it didn't matter when I was looking at Dihardt.

Dihardt. No, I'm sure his real name is Kuroki, right?

Kuroki. The thought of that name made my heart flutter.

''Hmph.''

I can't help but smile.

I can see Kuroki's eyes staring hotly at me.

'Kuroki,'

I said and pulled Kuroki's face to mine.

Dark Knight Kroki

That's not good, I thought.

It is completely at the pace of the opponent.

I have no idea what Raina's purpose was.

It was evening and I had no idea.

However, I couldn't leave them alone as Raina might harm Shirone and the others.

In the first place, I'm not even sure why Raina is in this place in addition to Rage and Sirone and the others.

There's no doubt that Raina is up to something.

But I don't understand it.

As far as I'm concerned, it's too difficult for me, who has never spoken to a woman before.

There are many things I don't understand.

I wondered if it would be a good idea to part ways with Raina, so I invited her to dinner for now, and surprisingly she agreed.

However, the restaurant serving the meal was crowded and I couldn't very well take Raina with me.

Reluctantly, we decided to ask Penelore for help.

'Cheers.'

We toast with the drinks that Mr. Penelore has brought.

Raina and I join our cups and sip at each other's.

Raina's throat makes a small noise.

Raina has her hood off now, and I can see her face better. She really is beautiful, the most beautiful thing I've ever met, isn't she?

I didn't expect to be alone like this with such a beautiful woman. I feel more uncomfortable than happy.

Maybe if it was Rage, who seems to have a lot of experience, I could do well with him. I can't help but think about that.

Raina is looking at me and smiling at me in a fascinating way.

I thought that face was foul.

There is a thing called the magic of fascination, but Raina would be able to charm the other party without using such magic.

Raina looks at me with moist eyes.

''Kroki.''

Raina suddenly calls her name.