"He confessed, nya~", Chloe's tone was relaxed.
"My skills haven't diminished over the years," Lunoire took only half an hour to bring back the target, a Level 1 thief leader whose main business was smuggling, with the top commodity being young children from outside Orario.
Because his mouth wasn't clean when Lunoire confronted him, [Black Fist] was a bit too harsh, exceeding the task set by Mama Mia to break his limbs.
However, the subsequent interrogation wasn't the forte of the Bounty Hunter, who was more skilled in direct combat, but rather the stage for the [Assassin].
Under Lunoire's "grand memory restoration technique," the thief leader not only recalled his transactions with many brothels and casinos in Orario but also miraculously remembered the details of how he found Haruhime.
His thief group encountered Haruhime in the wild, who was nearly eaten by a monster ogre. Although they initially planned to enjoy her themselves, upon hearing that Haruhime was still a virgin, they restrained their desires for higher profits and sold her to Orario.
Originally, Haruhime was bought by an ordinary brothel, but [Beauty Elite] Aisha happened to be patrolling the pleasure district that day. Noticing Haruhime's young age and pitiful eyes, she beat up the brothel owner and forcibly took Haruhime away.
Initially, Aisha wanted to take care of the girl, so she begged the goddess Ishtar to grant Haruhime [Falna], once officially joining the Ishtar Familia, no one would dare to bully her.
Unexpectedly, Haruhime awakened the magic [Uchide no Kozuchi], and Aisha's initial kindness brought disaster to Haruhime.
Ironically, it was because Aisha presented Haruhime that she caught the eye of the goddess Ishtar, rising rapidly within the Familia. Now, to save Haruhime, she chose to betray the Ishtar Familia.
"Take this thief to the Ganesha Familia, let Shakti detain him," Astraea said, "The information he provided is very useful."
Haruhime was bought by the Ishtar Familia through illegal means, confirming this, the Ishtar Familia's 'ownership' of Haruhime became shaky.
Generally, how to handle their own members is an internal affair of each Familia, and interfering in other Familia's internal affairs is unreasonable.
But if the process of acquiring members by a Familia is problematic, that's a different story.
Aisha looked up at the vast sky and remained silent for a long time.
"It's getting dark, Emiya-kun, please come with me."
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[Night]
Under the dark, moonlit sky, the labyrinth city overflowed with the light of countless magic stone lamps.
Throughout the labyrinth city, the adventurer's street thriving around the guild headquarters, the industrial area with the overlapping sounds of iron clashing, the bustling district centered around the grand theater and casinos, filled with thunderous applause and cheers.
Receiving the dungeon's blessings, the city remains prosperous today, with the clamor of the crowd never ceasing.
Between the buildings, faintly heard were the mixed sounds of various pleasures.
Men and women seeking pleasure, sometimes shouting fiercely, sometimes whispering softly. The swaying lights faintly reflected the intertwined silhouettes on the bed against the windows or walls.
Countless brothels converting myriad desires into money.
The "red-light district," presenting a different nature from any other part of the city, had dim lights, seemingly isolated from other roads or districts, exuding an ambiguous atmosphere.
This place is the pleasure district where people's desires sink.
'Coming to such a place under the command of the Goddess of Justice feels quite balanced,' Emiya couldn't help but think.
"[Sword King], is this your first time in the pleasure district?", Aisha asked.
"Just call me by my name, Aisha-senpai," Emiya said, "It is indeed the first time."
Aisha: "I see, it's my first time too... the first time to entertain a guest for free."
"Is that so, I am truly honored," Emiya chuckled.
"...But, it really doesn't seem like it," Aisha turned her face, looking at Emiya.
Emiya: "Doesn't seem like what?"
"Like a man visiting the pleasure district for the first time..."
Emiya: "Aisha-senpai, please don't tarnish my innocence..."
"No, I don't mean that, you don't seem like it's your first time in the pleasure district, but you also don't seem like you've been here before."
Aisha: "You just don't seem like you're here for the pleasure district..."
"...It's like you're here to kill," Looking at the shadow under Emiya's cloak and hood, Aisha couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart.
Even though she was Level 3 and he was just a newly promoted Level 2, she faintly felt a sense of fear, the Amazon's combat instincts warned Aisha that the man before her was extremely dangerous.
They were currently in the city's fourth district, a relatively southeast street location.
This place, adjacent to the bustling district, exuded a different, silverly atmosphere.
The walls or pillars of the buildings were adorned with pink magic stone lamps, a few sparse street lamps casting a hazy light, illuminating the seductive red lips or fresh fruit-shaped billboards, and the women in dresses revealing their beautiful backs and slender waists, enticing men.
Mainly Amazons, but also humans, beastmen, and even dwarves, these women called out to men passing by, showing charming or teasing smiles. After exchanging a few words with the lecherous men, they either held hands or wrapped arms around waists, heading into their respective shops.
The faintly visible ample bosoms, delicate shoulders, and thighs swayed in the view. A sweet fragrance wafted from somewhere, perhaps perfume, or their faintly scented sweat.
Emiya completely ignored them, and the women didn't come up to flirt, with [Beauty Elite] by his side, how could their ordinary charms catch his eye?
On the broad street with various dressed prostitutes coming and going, there were buildings with designs unseen near Orario, from the East or desert regions. There were Western-style buildings with open upper floors, and heavy stone buildings reminiscent of the cold North.
Brothels with styles from around the world spread out before them, the streets filled with exotic flavors.
Soon, they arrived at a crossroads, one side of the road ahead was a rare sight in Orario, a red-light district full of exotic charm.
Imitating the architecture of the island country, the red pillars and walls of the red buildings were dazzlingly colorful, attracting the viewers' gaze. The Amazon woman gazed at a luxurious building illuminated by the lights, then soon narrowed her eyes as if to hide her compassion, her body turning, her black hair flying.
Facing the street, a large room with railings gathered many prostitutes, beautiful women calling out to passersby, or charmingly smiling and waving.
Emiya unexpectedly met an acquaintance here.
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The road paved with flat stones split before their eyes, the right side was the [Far East District] in the style of the extreme East, the left side was the [Western District] in the style of the ocean country.
Adventurers led by [High Novice] Raul Nord hesitated at the crossroads.
Emiya first crossed paths with Raul when he followed the Loki Familia's team into the dungeon for the first time. It was also because of that adventure that he got to know Lefiya, and later thought Lefiya knew Alicia and Riveria.
The dungeon adventure with Raul, Lefiya, and others was only two months ago. Emiya still remembers [High Novice] Raul's wish to save money to buy a magic book and learn magic to rid himself of the title 'High Novice'.
However, Mr. Raul might have forgotten his initial determination.
"[Far East District] or [Western District], which should we choose today?"
"We haven't been to the [Far East District] for a long time, let's choose the [Far East District] this time."
"Let's go to the [Western District], honestly, the shamisen, kabuki, tea ceremony, etc., in the [Far East District] are incomprehensible, the striptease in the [Western District] is more interesting."
"Coarse grains for the coarse, that's all you aim for, I support the [Far East District], the sisters there are prettier."
"The big sisters in the [Western District] have better figures, and I heard 'Poseidon Hall' has recently hired many newcomers..."
The adventurers argued over the direction of their adventure, finally their opinions were evenly split three to three, only Raul was still pondering.
The others all looked at Raul, finally, the silent Raul spoke.
"[Western District], it's decided—we are adventurers, we must bravely face the unknown, target, the new sisters at 'Poseidon Hall,' forward."
"Oh!!!"
Raul was clearly the leader of this adventurer group, under his lead, everyone marched valiantly towards "Poseidon Hall."
"They are adventurers from large Familia like the Loki Familia, known in our pleasure district as big spen... patrons," Aisha casually said.
Emiya: 'You were about to say big spenders, right?'
Watching the eager backs of Raul and the other adventurers, Emiya and Aisha walked towards the other side.
He first saw a vermilion-painted torii gate, resembling a large gate, further ahead, exotic buildings filled both sides of the road.
These were wooden buildings with red pillars and walls, each over three stories high, the bright crimson color was stunningly beautiful. The roofs and above the gates used tiles, a rare sight in Orario.
The entire area within sight was filled with buildings of the same style, the Far East-style brothels known as [Yūkaku].
In the center or sides of the broad road, blue cherry trees discovered in a certain layer of the dungeon were planted. These labyrinth trees from the dungeon bloomed beautiful flowers regardless of the season, scattering blue petals on the stone pavement.
Besides magic stone lamps, bright red lanterns hung everywhere, young men and women coming and going under the lights.
All the women here wore [kimonos], and most of the male guests had also changed into [haori].
Cherry blossoms fluttered, the lights were just lit, presenting a rare exotic scene for Orario's adventurers, but for Emiya with memories of his past life, it evoked a special sense of reality.
'It feels like crossing this torii gate, one enters a fantasy realm far from the human world,' Emiya couldn't help but think as he passed the torii gate, 'However, for some, this place should be considered 'heaven.''
This environment made Emiya feel somewhat irritable, he pressed his temples, suppressing the inexplicable violent emotions in his heart.
"There are no good men today."
"[High Novice] is here, the strength of Level 4 should be enough to satisfy you."
"Strength alone is useless, he's too boring, I don't like such gentle types."
"There seems to be the scent of a young lad."
"Aisha-senpai, who is that?"
A group of beautiful and lively women walked towards Emiya and Aisha, all of the same race (Amazons), and of course dressed like Aisha, or even more revealing.
"He's... an important guest...", Aisha hesitated, then said, "I'll entertain him, you all go to work first."
"Is he the man Aisha-senpai wants to monopolize? Makes one curious," An Amazon girl enthusiastically stepped forward, she reached out, seemingly wanting to help Emiya adjust his cloak and hood.
Emiya grabbed her arm.
The Amazon girl was startled, "An adventurer? So fast, I'm Level 2, yet couldn't react to his movement..."
She looked up, meeting Emiya's gaze.
The boy's amber eyes shimmered like flowing gold under the lights, as if molten gold was flowing in his pupils, hot yet suppressed, cold yet fierce.
The Amazon girl had an instant illusion, a cold longsword slashed down, pinning her to the barren earth.
Emiya suppressed his voice, politely saying, "No need, thank you."
"Yes, yes..."
The Amazon girls made way, Emiya walked straight through, Aisha helplessly held her forehead.
"Shoo! Shoo!", She shooed the girls away, then caught up with Emiya.
THUD!
The Amazon girl who met Emiya's gaze went weak in the knees, kneeling on the spot.
"Oh... oh...", She made a silly sound, "So strong, so fierce... I, I'm already wet..."
"You, you can't treat us (Amazons) like that, it will cause big problems," Aisha's voice was somewhat hurried.
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