Chapter 34 Decline The Request
The morning after the recent quest I took, the Behemoth commotion had settled down.
It was at the Comet Workshop, where I was currently staying.
"Ugh... it's hot..."
Feeling an odd warmth, I woke up.
And there they were, breasts.
"Huh? Why..."
"Mmm... Uuuuhhh..."
"Oh, it's just Tai-chan."
There lay a beautiful woman with blue hair, completely naked.
She was Tai-chan, the Behemoth.
Her real name was apparently 'Tycoon', quite a hefty name.
But because of her favorite food, she ended up being called Tai-chan.
The Behemoth was originally a lion-like creature with wings, standing at five meters tall.
But now, due to the effects of a transformation potion I made, she had taken on the form of a young, attractive lady with a nice body.
It's not what I wished for; it's the desires of the person who drank the potion that are reflected in this appearance.
That's the kind of potion it is.
"Tai-chan, wake up. Or go back to your bed."
When I shook her shoulders, her big breasts jiggled.
I'm a guy, so my eyes naturally went there. They're so big...
"What are you staring at, my lord?"
"Whoa! T-Tai-chan, were you awake?"
"Perhaps it was you who woke me. You're a strange person."
Tai-chan yawned widely.
I feel a bit, no, very embarrassed. I was looking at her chest.
"It's okay, do as you like."
"Huh?"
Tai-chan said, blushing her cheeks.
"My body belongs to you. I'm alive now because of you."
"T-that's too much..."
"Too much? I feel a great debt to you. It's immeasurable. If you wish, I'll gladly share the bed with you."
"B-bed... like that..."
At that moment,
"STOPPPPPP!!!!"
Bang! Mercury-san approached me with determination, lifting me up and hugging me tightly.
"No, this is inappropriate...!"
Mercury-san comes zooming closer and then picks me up, giving me a big hug!
"This is a bit too early for this child!!!!"
"But technically, he's already an adult, right?"
"That may be true, but no! As his temporary guardian, I won't hand over this child to anyone else!"
Mercury-san declared with a huff.
Tai-chan slowly sat up, wearing a wry smile.
As her breasts jiggled and a bit more of her private area became visible, I didn't know where to look...
"No touching allowed!"
"Oh, my apologies for the rudeness."
Zzzrr... Darkness emanated from Tai-chan's body with a whoosh.
Behemoth uses dark magic.
They say that darkness has no definite shape, so it can change shape freely.
Tai-chan wears a dress made of darkness.
It's a beautiful, indigo-blue dress like the starry sky. It looks like a princess's dress, combined with her original glossy look.
"How is it?"
"Yes, it suits you."
"R-really...? W-well, when you say it so directly, I feel a little embarrassed. Hehe♡ So...it suits me?"
Suddenly, cat ears grow from Tai-chan's head and a cat's tail from her butt.
Her tail was shaking violently, as if to show her excitement. She's so cute like a cat.
When Mercury-san sees it, she holds her head.
"...A girl with cat ears and a nice body! That's too much character! Damn it! I'm the [flat-chested witch]! I'm clearly at a disadvantage!"
"Are you okay, Mercury-san? Would you like to drink Elixir?"
"So don't pass me ultra-rare items just because I take headache medicine!"
Mercury-san quickly adds a tsukkomi.
Every time I do something, she either gets angry or reacts in some way. It's fun, so I tease her a little.
"Huh, you're not going to drink it?"
"I will drink it!"
After a while, we were having breakfast.
"Wow, my lord is even good at cooking. Amazing."
"Cooking is similar to making medicine. It's something I'm good at."
Tai-chan happily eats the cheese omelet I made.
Meanwhile, Mercury-san was grumbling.
When I handed her the headache medicine (elixir), she refused, saying, "It's not a headache! It's something else!" Sorry.
"Didn't you like the food?"
"It's not that... It's just that it was too delicious, and I ate too much."
"What's wrong with that?"
"Well, if you eat too much, you'll get fat..."
Mercury-san glared at Tai-chan, who was happily eating the cheese omelet I had made.
"Why don't you gain weight? You've eaten so much, that's your 10th one!"
"I am a monster. My metabolism is faster than humans, so I don't gain weight no matter how much I eat."
"Grrr...! That's not fair! I wish there was a way to not gain weight no matter how much I ate..."
Wait a minute?
"Are you worried about your diet, Mercury-san?"
"Yes... I do yoga and try to stay in shape."
"Oh. Well, do you want some diet tea?"
"I don't want to... wait, what?"
Mercury-san looked shocked.
"What did you just say!?"
She stood up and came over to me really fast, shaking my shoulders.
"What did you say just now!?"
"I, I said diet tea... it's a tea that helps you absorb fat and sugar..."
"Here! Right now! Like, now!!!!"
It was such a forceful demand, so I immediately made some tea.
Medicine and tea go well together.
I made some "Diet Herbal Tea" and presented it to Mercury-san.
"If I drink this, I'll lose weight, right?"
"Well, not exactly. Drinking this before meals just temporarily gives you a metabolism that doesn't store excess energy in your body..."
"It does mean I can eat as much as I want without gaining weight!? Geez! Leaf-kun, you're amazing! The best! A genius! You're AWESOME!"
Wow, I've never been praised this much before...
Mercury-san, who usually always criticizes everything I do, is...
"Now, time to drink the Diet Herbal Tea!"
"Oh, but there's something you should know."
"Gulp gulp... Bfffttttt!!!"
Mercury-san spits out the tea she drank. Oh, I knew it...
"Ugh, this is so bitter!"
"But I guess it's worth it to lose weight."
"Yeah, this is super bitter in exchange for getting skinny."
Struggling with tears in her eyes, Mercury drank the tea with determination.
Her dedication to dieting was unmatched.
As she was enjoying her meal with lively conversation, there was a knock at the door.
Knock, knock!
"Good morning!"
"Oh, Niina-chan, what's up?"
Niina, the receptionist, entered the room.
"I've brought Leaf-kun some work. It's an S-rank request! You'll do it, right?"
"No, I won't."
"I thought so! But, the details are... What!?"
Niina was incredibly shocked.
"W-why!?"
"Well, I'm still at E-rank, so..."
The kingdom valued tradition and had a strong sense of hierarchy.
Just the other day, after I registered with the guild, if I suddenly became an S rank, it would cause unnecessary trouble.
So, for appearances, I'm considered an E rank.
"That's just for outward appearances! Because Leaf-kun is amazing, you can easily handle S rank requests!"
"Oh no, I still have a long way to go."
I really think so.
When I see the amazing things Old Man Grandpa and Granny Merlin have done since I was little, I can't help but think that I'm nothing compared to them.
Niina-san, who's munching away, with Mercury-san putting her arm around her, gives her a sympathetic look.
"It's useless, Niina-chan. For this unaware monster, 'amazing' means the people in Hero Village. He can never see himself as amazing."
"Huh, unaware monster? Huh, there are monsters?"
With veins popping on her forehead...
""You know who it's about, rightttt?!""
"These are some lively girls, aren't they?"
I said, with a somewhat teasing tone.
"Well then, you're not going to accept this request? It's an S-rank job, with a really good reward."
Niina-san said while munching on her breakfast. By the way, once she found out about my diet tea, she started drinking it too.
"Yes. I think it might be too soon for me."
"I see... understood. I'll talk to Aerial-san then."
"Please do."
...and so, that day I turned down the request for that reason.
But a few days later...
"Please! Leaf-kun... no, Leaf-sama!"
In front of me... there was a familiar face.
A face I tried to forget, but couldn't.
"Please, Leaf-sama!"
Yes... the person who took the woman away from me... Baron Orokan Fahn Votslak.
He was...
"I deeply apologize! Please! Please help us!!!!!"
In front of me, he was bowing down.
How did it come to this...
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