The Blessed Hero – Journey around the sacred grounds – The town of Hember 11 –

"I'm thinking of turning those four into prostitutes."
Hearing the words from his partner's mouth with a nonchalant attitude made Finn's head blank all at once.
"It seems that your minimum reasoning is maintained."
"I'm always rational..."
"As usual, you would have tried to understand what I was saying before you tried to grab me."

Finn, who is aware that he is not calm, raises his hands as if to surrender and lets out a big sigh.

"Please explain"
"I will do it without being told. I don't want to be beaten. First, let's sort out what we know about them at the moment."

With that in mind, Lloyd enumerates what he has learned about Arthur and his friends over the past week.
Although they are not from the same country, they have spent several years in some place together.
They travel around the sanctuary, but they can't tell what it's for.
The four women and Arthur are lovers or have a similar relationship.
Arthur has no experience with women, including his four companions, and there is some reason why he is currently unable to do so.
All of the women had experience with men, and at least in the beginning they didn't want that.
Arthur is unaware that his companions have experience with men.
The women, at least Lelia and Mei, have strong sexual desires that they can't control.

"Among them, the last thing is the sexual desire. I've felt a sense of incongruity since Lelia-san's time, but Mei-san was also the same, wasn't she?"

Finn nodded, remembering May's behavior he saw last night.

"It certainly wasn't normal."
"Yeah, unlike Lelia-chan, I didn't listen to her story, but I'm pretty sure it’s similar."
“If two of the four people are like that, then there is high probability Rinka-san and Roa-san to be the same or similar experiences to Lelia-san and Mei-san. The likely cause is--" 
“────Medicine or curse.”
"Yes, they were gathered for some purpose and were raped by the man or men who were there. I suspected they were drugged or cursed during that time, and the symptoms continue to this day. ”
"It's a reasonable conjecture, isn't it?"

Those five people are probably related to nobles or people in similar positions. And he probably raped Mei and others and groped their bodies────
Finn thought so much that he found himself more disturbed than he needed to be.
Those girls been raped, blackmailed, drugged, cursed—I wouldn't go so far as to say it's common, but it's not uncommon.
Even young people who have only lived for over 20 years can easily imagine what happened to them. This world is so full of tragedy and malice.
That's why neither Finn nor Lloyd get too deep into other people's affairs.
Because they know that they are ordinary people who are just a little clumsy.
Because they understand that there is not much they can carry and protect.

(I should have understood, but...)
 
"They really stand out. On top of that, they have an uncontrollable sexual urge. If things go on like this, I'm sure they'll do it somewhere... I'm aware that I'm a piece of crap, and I’m not going to make excuses.  However, there are countless scums that are better than us, and there is no guarantee that they will just look at them and will be done with just that. At the very least, they need a means to safely vent their impulses."

“So prostitutes… Prostitutes Guild?”

The prostitute guild union is an organization that manages prostitutes and male prostitutes with roots all over the world.
In the prostitution industry, which tends to lead to troubles and problems, it is the existence that brings the minimum order and discipline.
Unwanted pregnancies and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases are very serious problems, and many countries only allow brothels that have been licensed by prostitute guild to deal with them.
It is the so-called inn to let loose such like the place they’re staying, and some of the employees, including Kikka, also work as prostitutes.

"Yes, it's relatively safe to sell at stores affiliated with the prostitute guild. It's not uncommon for female adventurers to only get approvaRinkase of emergency. And above all, right now, we and Kikka are here. I can cooperate so that Arthur doesn't find out, and I can teach them how to choose customers. Either way, if they still need to have sex with a man other than Arthur, they should learn the proper way while we watch over them."
"That’s very kind to you?"

Finn sarcastically responded to Lloyd, who spoke with more passion than usual.

"I like them too. At least not to the extent that it doesn't matter what happens to them after they break up with us. Plus, I've messed with someone else's lover. In case of emergency, I have to help Arthur-kun... to the extent that he hesitates to kill us, right?"
“On the day we met, I made a night crawl and became a sex friend, but I made his lovers into prostitutes for everyone’s sake, so please forgive me, huh?”
"... It wouldn't be strange if I was killed a thousand times if I heard that much."

The two looked at each other and smiled.
However, Finn's expression immediately clouded over.

“Do you still hate it if Mei-san being held by another man?”
"That's not it... No, honestly, that's part of it, but it's not like that..."
"Don’t stop miday. I won't get angry, so tell me."
"Are you my parent or something... Just now, you said that there's a high possibility that the children's constitution is medicine or a curse, right? I'm wondering if I can do something about that."
"I thought about that too... but it must be difficult."
"Reason?"
"It contains a lot of my speculation, but-"
"That's what Lloyd said before."
"First of all, it's not a purely therapeutic method. Earlier I said that their constitution was either a drug or a curse, but I think the curse line is a strong probability. From what Lelia-san said, it seems that he, or the person who treated them like that... Shall we call him 'owner'? That person is alive and well, and it seems that they are under the influence of that person. It seemed to me that if the owner had no intention of letting them go, it would be inconvenient for their symptoms to improve while they were away from him. Although they were together, they didn't seem to be taking any special drugs.  Also, if a drug is highly effective over a long period of time, it should have some side effects, but I don’t see it from these girls.”
"... if it's a curse, the effect will be stable and lasting if you have a chance to replenish your magic power."
"Yes, and even if someone notices their abnormalities, there are hardly any people who have the knowledge to dispel the curse. It's possible, but either way, it's not a story that we can manage with our knowledge and contacts.In the first place, even when Lelia-san, who can use such advanced holy magic, couldn't be cured────」

Having said that, Lloyd stops his movement with a slight sense of discomfort running through the shadows of his mind.
(What's wrong with me just now? Did he say something strange? But what...)
He understands that his reasoning is full of uncertainties.
On top of that, he’s just stating a highly probable reasoning, so it's only natural that there are some mistakes. But now, I can't help but feel that the discomfort that smolders within me lies deeper.
(The true identity of the owner... the cause of the symptoms, the relationship between the five, the fact that Lelia-san didn't treat herself...

No, perhaps they’re all related.)
Lloyd doesn't know about the existence of the slave crest, but even so, it's not that Lelia can't be treated because of intimidation or brainwashing, but she's not treating herself deliberately... he even considered the possibility.
(What, I just felt that something is absolutely wrong. Perhaps I’m mistaken about something.)
He dives into the sea of thoughts to find out what is wrong, but he can't find the correct answer.
He didn't know how long he'd been like that, but Finn's impatient shook his shoulders, pulling him back into consciousness without being able to find the correct answer.

"What's wrong?"
"... I feel like there's something strange about what I just said... Didn't you feel something?"

When asked by Lloyd, Finn pondered for a while, but could not think of anything.
(If the two of us can't think of anything, is it directly related to what we're talking about now...?)
Lloyd postponed investigating the discomfort and returned to the main topic.

"It's fine if you can't come up with it. How far did we talk about again..."
"Whether it's a curse or a drug, we can't cure it."
"That's right... and even if I knew how to cure it, I wouldn't be able to do anything about it."
"... Because of the owner?"

“Yes, those girls are his free-ranging pets. Considering the situation, I feel that they are allowing them to fall on their own—or rather, I feel like they are trying to make it happen, but I don’t think they will be allowed to have their collars removed. That said, I don't want to take care of those girls until we’re noticed by her owner, who we don't know how much of an influential person he is. Let’s keep a sufficient distance from them, and continue to insist that we have nothing to do with them, no matter what."
"You want left them to die like that..."
“…Are you really that eager? You know how troublesome it is to turn someone in power against you, don’t you?”

Finn shook his head at his partner who was looking into his face questioningly.
It's true that his affection for his juniors and affection for Mei were unexpected, but his safety couldn't be changed.
He laughs wryly while mocking himself that he is a calculating person.
It's not like he can read his partner's mind, but when Lloyd stands up from the bed, he puts his hand on Finn's shoulder put on a smile.
"I'm relieved that you are you. It's hard to find a partner who is as rotten as me."
"I'm honored to be praised. It's not bad to go with them, but if I'm the only one with a dirty mind, I'll feel uncomfortable."

After a lot of laughter, Lloyd left the room and went downstairs to talk to Kikka. Finn, who was left alone, rolled on the bed where the traces of last night's fellowship were still visible and looked at the ceiling.
If Mei and the others accept the proposal, they will be embraced by various men as prostitutes.
It's up to them to recommend it, and only Arthur, their lover, has the right to hurt them. Even if he understand it in his head, the pain in his chest won't go away.
Normally, he would sleep with a woman and change his mood. Kikka and Lelia if it's affordable, Rinka and Roa who he hasn’t touched yet, other prostitutes if he didn't mind---But only Mei's face comes to his mind.
She's already... no, she's just a junior from the beginning, and we both lost our minds that night. I made that decision myself and I still think it was the right one. So────
(Hurry and disappear)
The feeling he felt that made his heart soar was now cruel and disgusting.

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