Chapter 43 (1/2)

Volume 1

Chapter 17 – The Hero will help a bit 1

It did not take long for the living beings inside the cell to perish .

They all had turned into a pile of goblin corpses . With that, part of Minnalis’ revenge had been completed . Minnalis’ passion had been ignited, and now, that same burning passion that had become a part of me cheered in delight and ecstatic joy .

I shook with delight at the sight of those that turned into monsters and helplessly devoured their food even though they knew that it will lead to their demise .

Every time I heard the cries of pain from the slave dealer and the slaves as their bodies gradually warped . And each time I heard their screams of agony from the monster poison . I felt shivers of excitement run down my spine .

「Good, that’s really good, Minnalis . Instilling the feeling of starvation, having the food change them into monsters, and then killing them by using the monster poison already inside of it! As I thought, my eyes did not deceive me . 」

These heartfelt words unconsciously spilled from my mouth .

I was unbearably pleased . This girl thought through about what she needed to do in order to really make them suffer .

Be that as it may, but the words I told Minnalis were not just simple lip service . They resulted from what she had shown me .

The pleasant sensation caused by Minnalis exacting her first bout of vengeance coursed through both our bodies .

「Ah, finally… I’ve finally gotten one of them, Mother . 」

In the center of the prison, littered with the corpses of the humans-turned-goblins, was the silhouette of Minnalis with both of her hands to her chest .

Her praying figure exuded a solemn feeling, and her peaceful face showed that she had finally achieved vengeance against one of her targets . This was her first taste of true vengeance .

It was indeed the appearance of a demon of righteous vengeance . As she basked in its afterglow, I simply watched without speaking, knowing I couldn’t disturb her .

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「Well then, are you ready to go?]

She basked in the afterglow for a while, but I couldn’t have let it go on forever, so I tapped Minnalis’ shoulder before calling out to her .

「…Yes, thank you . It was because of the power you, my lord, have granted me that I was able to take revenge . 」

「It’s not a big deal . This isn’t a one-way relationship . What I want from you is a mutual relationship . Furthermore, from the moment you chose to take revenge, we began carrying our revenge together . Your revenge is my revenge, and my revenge is your revenge . Didn’t I say so? That was the contract, and for this reason, we are accomplices . 」

So I said, but Minnalis shook her head in disagreement .

「I had a choice, but you had the right to decide . And so, I chose you . That’s why I offered you this desire for revenge with the same feelings of gratitude . It was thanks to you that I was able to obtain this chance at revenge . I was burning with hatred, yet I could do nothing but wait for death to come . The only thing I have is this desire for revenge that I share with you . Therefore, you may have everything except my revenge . 」

「No, I don’t need anything like that . Just calm down for now . 」

「Ahh~♪ As expected . My lord is a mean person~♪」

Minnalis approached and pushed onto me as she twined herself around my body .

Even though this girl, that is a head shorter than me, has a ragged appearance, she emitted a strangely seductive appeal with her wet eyes and blushed cheeks .

Kufufu~, her bewitchingly smiling face emitted an atmosphere akin to a beast who had found her prey .

Perhaps she was still feeling MP sickness due to the repeated MP consumption and restoration, so her beastkin instincts, that had been restrained by her reasoning, clearly manifested .

(She’ll return to normal in a bit, perhaps her unusual sex appeal will recede as well when she’s calmer . )

There’s no problem with ignoring her when she’s drunk, and it’d be a pain to care for her otherwise .

「Let’s go, this is only the first part of your revenge . Our revenge has only just begun . Set aside your gratitude until our revenge is complete because these sacrifices are not enough to satisfy my burning hate yet . 」

「Yes, it is as you say, master . I still haven’t used my power’s full potential yet . I will try my best to make my cooking even more delicious . Kufufu~, ahh, I can’t stop having wild ideas!!」

(…Will she, turn back to normal? Is it possible that she will be in this mood every day because of the various things she has suffered through…?)

I was somewhat concerned about Minnalis’ condition as we left the building . Noon had just arrived, so it seemed a fair bit of time had passed by . In this world, clocks are expensive, so to tell the time, one would listen to the church bells that rang three times a day . Otherwise, one would have no choice but to attempt to tell the time by using the sun’s position .

Confirming that Minnalis was by my side, we walked along the main street, deciding to buy her clothes for the time being .

「Can you hide your ears and tail? If it is unreasonable, then we will buy clothes in the slums to hide them before going to the main street . 」

「I’ve recovered quite a lot of my MP, so I can hide them with an illusion . 」