Chapter 189 (1/2)

Territory Pioneering 4

Sophie-chan allowed me to safely enter the dressing room.

I quickly healed the damage done by Schael’s punch with my recovery magic. In retrospect, his punch was nothing compared to the punches I’ve become used to from Christina, but I usually have a moment to brace myself for those. It wasn’t even enough to make me angry. Rather, I’m a little thankful to him. Thanks to his punch I was able to see a genuine reaction from Sophie-chan that I’ve never seen before.

But this didn’t stop Schael from bowing and apologizing to me.

“I-I’m very sorry!”

“Don’t worry about it. We should just move past it as quickly as possible to avoid making things awkward….”

“I-It was rude of me to raise my hand against you, Baron. I humbly beg for your forgiveness!”

This situation could’ve been resolved much easier if the man that punched me was a noble, but unfortunately, he is a commoner. Sophie-chan informed me that every member of the band was a commoner.

Perhaps it’s easier for Sophie-chan to use commoners as it would be harder to have nobles travel with her whenever she needs them.

In that sense, Sophie-chan’s concerts are rather progressive in that they have a member of the nobility working closely and equally with commoners.

“Sophie-san, I came here to discuss our contract going forward….”

“I also wanted to discuss a contract after the first week is up.”

“With things going so well, I’d say we can continue with the current contract going forward.”

“What about the rent for using this building?”

“Don’t worry about it for this month. We can discuss the rent and a contract for the rest of the year at a later time.”

“Are you sure about that?”

“We fought side-by-side to save the Princess. This is the least I can do.”

“…thank you.”

“Don’t mention it.”

Surprisingly, Sophie-chan gave me her sincere thanks.

Even if it’s just an act, it’s still cute. This is what is known as an innocent bitch.

“Now then, that’s everything I had to say. I’ll be going –”

But Sophie-chan wouldn’t let things end so easily.

“Schael’s punishment still hasn’t been decided.”

She’s a girl that likes to dance, sing, and bounce around joyfully on stage with her band of commoners, but when is still a traditionalist when it comes to commoners respecting the nobility.

“Even if you say that….”

“He raised his hand against a noble on your first meeting. A strict punishment fitting for his insolence is necessary to fix such insolent behaviour. If this isn’t fixed now, it will create problems in the future.”

“….”

Schael trembled after hearing Sophie-chan’s words.

I won’t lie and say I don’t want to punish the ikemen that punched me, but that doesn’t mean I want to hurt him. If I were to punish him severely for a simple misunderstanding, I’d just be creating an enemy within my city.

There’s nothing that can be done to erase the fact that he punched me. Trying to do so would just be a waste of time and energy.

“I hardly consider myself a noble, so there’s no need to punish a simple altercation between two commoners.”

Sophie-chan was surprised by my words.

“…really?”

“Everything here is thanks to Ester-san’s actions.”

“But you still hold the power of someone of your rank. Most people would use that power to get whatever they want and do as they please.”

“I don’t need this power to find my happiness.”

Sophia-chan, Edita Sensei, and Sophia-chan again.

I would die happy if I could have a threesome with them.

I’d happily die then be brought back to life only to die again if I could cum inside each of them.

“I-I see….”

I’ve only been able to accomplish what I’ve done so far is due to the cooperation of other people. I put in a lot of work myself, but without everyone else’s efforts, there would’ve been no customers to use the facilities Christina and I built. Sophie-chan has also contributed by bringing in all of her fans.

Which is also why I don’t plan on acting like a high-and-mighty noble. Even if this town doesn’t work out, I’d like to escape with the loligon and build a new city on some unclaimed land somewhere.

And that city will be built better.

“Then, if there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving.”

“Of course.”