Konosuba Dust Spin Off 6

Her confession… Didn’t come as a great shock.
After all, I already knew about it.

Last night, after the king laid down his sentence, the princess’s
personal butler paid me a visit.
After apologizing for the trouble that the princess has caused,
he also said something like this.
“Ever since that day, the princess has become much more
dignified and mature, almost as if she’s a different person. I’ve
heard that a neighbouring prince fell in love after hearing
rumours of her recent demeanour and sent us a new marriage
request.”
“Is that so?”
“The princess accepted the proposal on the condition that your
sentence would be lightened. She also declared that she will
behave in a manner befitting that of a princess. Though I
wonder how long she would keep that up.”
So that’s why she behaved that way in front of the king.
If he wanted to cover this up, it would’ve been much easier to
just have me executed.
The reason why the king couldn’t do that was because of his
sympathy for me and the deal the princess offered. As a king, he
could probably take a breather from this.

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“Rein… What are you going to do now?”
The princess’s concerned voice brought me back to the present.
“I’m still thinking about it, but I think I’ll go on a journey…
Being an adventurer doesn’t sound too bad either.”
“I see. An adventurer, huh? Yeah, that sounds nice. I’m sure
you will earn plenty of accolades for yourself, Rein.”
“Princess… I’m no longer Rein.”
“Oh yeah. Then, what about calling yourself Dust from now
on?”
That was the fake name I used back in the adventurer’s guild.
Honestly, I think it’s a pretty crappy name, but it’s fitting for my
current self.
“Yeah, that sounds good.”
“In the end, we never got to adventure together. I do regret that
a little.”
“Well, there was no way we could’ve gone adventuring in that
situation.”
We met gazed and let out a bitter smile.
A lot of things happened, but I had a lot of fun. That week really
was the most fun I’ve ever had.
“Now, then, I should make a move.”

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I want to talk with her a lot longer than this. I really want to,
but if I spend any more time together with her, it’ll just make
parting ways harder and harder.
In the end, I wordlessly extended my hand to her, which she
simply stared at.
If she were to take this hand and say “Take me with you.”, I
would’ve sworn right there that I would protect her with my
life.
That I would never let go of her again.
It’s selfish, but there is a certain part of me that thought that,
perhaps this is what the princess wanted too.
However, she didn’t take my hand… And merely gave me a
troubled smile.
Seeing that, I understood everything.
She has decided on the path she wanted to take.
As I lowered my hand, for a brief instant, I thought I could see
the princess on the verge of breaking into tears.
She lifted her head towards the sky to hide that, gazing out
towards the stars that have yet to be blotted out by the sun.
After some time, she dabbed at the corners of her eyes and once
again turned to face me.
“As a princess, I’ve decided to live for my country from now
on… Rein, no, I mean, Dust, this is a parting gift from me.”

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Saying that, she held out a sword to me.

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“This is?”
“It’s a magic sword. They were saying something about national
treasure or what not, but just take it with you.”
If it was me in the past, I would’ve turned it down immediately,
but there’s no way I could refuse right now with her pressing it
against my chest while looking at me with teary eyes.
“Thank you very much.”
As I gave my thanks, the princess suddenly moved her face
towards me and pressed her lips against mine.
“You are my knight, so from now on, don’t use your spear
unless it’s to protect me or someone you really want to protect.
Do your best with that sword instead.”
Princess Leonor, her face blushing a bright red, glared at me
through her embarrassment.
At the very end, she once again did something reckless.
Wordlessly, I walked past the princess and raised my sword.
“Yeah, I got it, Leonor.”

“Tomorrow, we’ll go on an adventure~.”
Even as she laid her blushing face on the table, she still said
such stuff.
“It’s… A promise… zzz.”

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“Finally went to sleep.”
After raising a fuss for an entire day, she’s finally out drunk.
The last time we were together, we weren’t able to do any
adventurer like stuff. Perhaps that was still weighing on her
mind.
I was kind of afraid that people would notice something odd
about Lynn after she got black out drunk like this, but it doesn’t
seem like anyone is paying us much heed.
It was a good idea to challenge Keith and Taylor to a drinking
contest. Thanks to that, the both of them retired to their rooms
long before Leonor had any chance of exposing herself.
“This time.. Definitely…”
“Yes, let’s go on an adventure.”
Just this once, I replied with my old way of speaking.

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That Promised Adventure
Chapter 3: Part 1 ↲

TL: Cannongerbil
Editing: Striker, Ulti

“What are those guys doing? How can they be this late?”
I told them that we’d be taking on a quest in the morning, but
Keith and Taylor are nowhere to be found in the guild.
Even Princess Leonor, who drank a lot more than they did
yesterday, is bouncing around next to me.
I told Faitfore to watch the house, but she silently changed into
her rough country outfit and ate breakfast.
Seems like she has every intention to go out together with us.
“Did they drink too much last night? I’ll go wake them up.”
“Ah, that probably won’t do much good. I made them both
drink this.”
Saying that, she brought out a small bottle from her chest.
The bottle is labeled with dark green writing… I think I’ve seen
that bottle somewhere before.

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“… Did you do it again?”
“I have no idea what you are talking about.”
Did she put that sleeping potion that knocked me out back then
into their drinks?
If that’s the case, they won’t wake up before noon. I know from
experience.
“What are you thinking? We can’t go on a quest without the two
of them.”
“They have spent a lot of time with Lynn, haven’t they? It’d be
bad if my identity was revealed during the quest, right? Plus,
with me and this little one, we can handle anything that comes
our way.”
She casually patted Faitfore on the head as the white haired girl
continued eating.
Ah, she probably doesn’t know.
“You know, it’d be a piece of cake if she returned to her dragon
form, but there’s no way we can let her do that. If someone
happened to see her in her true form, it’d cause a huge uproar.”
White dragons are treated as symbols of wealth, and even a
small fragment of their bodies can be sold for high prices.
If it became known that such a creature was sighted near town,
the adventurers would be tearing the place up looking for her.
That’s what happened last time, after all.

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“Then what should we do? Those two are already fast asleep!”
She crossed her arms and puffed out her cheeks in anger.
You were the one that got us into trouble in the first place…
“Oh, fine, let’s go with our usual routine. Loner, that’s your
cue!”
“Can you please stop calling me loner!?”
I said in a loud voice, and immediately, the response came from
someone seated at a table a short distance away.
She had absolutely no presence at all until she shouted back,
but I guess she was here after all.
Turning around, seated at the table was Yunyun, the loner
Crimson Demon. Of course, she was alone.
“You’re free, right? Let’s go on an adventure.”
“What’s with that way of inviting? Sure, strictly speaking, I am
free right now, but there’s still a proper way to invite someone
out.”
A pain in the ass as usual.
Even though clearly being free, she still ends up throwing a fit.
“I’m really sick of going through this song and dance every time
I invite you. Are you coming or not? Answer in five seconds.
One. Two. Threeー”

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“W-Wait, I’m sorry! I’ll go with you! I’ll join you, so please let
me go with you!”
If you’re going to come crying to me and apologizing like this,
you should’ve just agreed from the start.
“Right, that’s one member down.”
“You know… I really don’t think that’s the right way to ask a girl
out…”
I think I heard someone say something, but I’ll ignore it.
“Now, let’s go secure our other member.”
When I got up from the table, Faitfore, having finished her
meal, trotted up beside me. The other two followed behind.
“Hey, who is the other member you’re talking about? Hey, I
said hey. Fine, if you are going to ignore me, I’ll talk to myself
about everything that happened in the past.”
“Please don’t do that. You’ve met the other person too.”
“Ah, I knew it, it’s our usual members.”
Seems like Yunyun has an idea of who we are going to recruit.
Princess Leonor doesn’t seem to be quite so quick on the uptake
and fell into deep thought. Well, having something to occupy
her mind will make her easier to deal with, so I’ll leave her be
for now.

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I walked into the usual alleyway and came to a stop in front of
the store.
Negotiating is going to be a pain in the ass, so instead, I took in
a deep breath.
“Ah, what should I do with this chipped cup that Sir Vanir
asked me to throw away? Sir just used it, so it hasn’t been
washed… I suppose I’ll just throw it out.”
“You can’t! If you are going to throw it away, give it to me
instead! I’ll treat it as a family treasure!”
Loli Succubus hurriedly came running out of the store, staring
at me with bloodshot eyes. It’s honestly kind of scary.
“It’s still early in the morning, so you don’t have much to do,
right?”
“Eh? Well, sure, that’s true. But nevermind that, where’s Vanir-
sama’s cup!?”
“Great, everyone’s gathered. Let’s set out on our adventure.”
I grabbed Lolisa under my arms and started walking away.
“Um, err, I’m still technically on the job. And why are you
carrying me like a piece of luggage? And what about Vanir-
sama’s used cup?”
“We’re going on a quest right now, so come with me. I’ll give
you Sir Vanir’s cup as a reward later once we are done.”
“You should’ve told me that sooner. Manager, I’m heading out!
I’ll be back by nightfall~!”

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Lolisa shouted towards the store, and the door opened in
response. Looking back, I could see the manager of the store
cheerfully waving us goodbye.
It’s great that she has such a flexible workplace.
“He pretty much just kidnapped her…”
“This is basically a crime…”
Princess Leonor and Yunyun covered their mouths, whispering
in voices just loud enough for me to hear.
“I just saved us a lot of trouble. She’d end up coming with us in
the end anyways, so what difference does it make.”
“The process of conversation is what makes interacting with
others fun. This is why you aren’t popular…”
“Yeah, Lynn-san. This kind of stuff is what makes people
unpopular…”
They sure are shooting their mouths off, but just ignore it.
It’d be easy to win an argument against Yunyun by herself, but
Princess Leonor is a master of wordplay, so getting into an
argument with her is asking for trouble.
“Virgins who aren’t popular are easy to trick in dreams because
they lack real experience. Even if you make a few mistakes in
your scenario, they won’t be able to tell if it’s intended or not.
That makes them easy to serve. That’s why you shouldn’t make
fun of them. Don’t worry, Dust-san, I’m a very understanding
woman. Keep at it!”

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“Hey, what are you trying to say?”
Is Lolisa trying to cheer me on with that speech or put me down
in a backhanded way?

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Chapter 3: Part 2 ↲

“So what’s the quest you took today?”
“I didn’t hear about the contents either. Is it a monster
extermination quest?”
“I was kidnapped without being told anything, so I would like it
if you told me the details.”
Come to think of it, I haven’t told them what quest we took yet.
Only Faitfore seems completely uninterested.
“One of the quests calls to hunt down two giant frogs, and the
other one is to take out a Giant Worm. I picked them up
because they both are centered around hunting giant
creatures.”
The frogs are to secure some meat to feed Faitfore. Two of them
will probably provide enough to keep her sated for a while.
Sure, I made an agreement with the princess to have her pay for
her food bills, but at our current rate, she’s going to run out of
money before too long.
“Hey, hey, I know about giant frogs, but what exactly is the
other one?”
“Ugh, I ran into that thing once when I was with Megumin…”
“For some reason, that monster gets requested in dreams quite
often. There are quite a few customers who say that they can’t
get enough of seeing that monster swallowing people.”

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I think I’ll pretend I didn’t hear Loli Succubus say that.
“Simply put, it’s a huge carnivorous worm. Large in size, but
with a really soft body, so it shouldn’t be a problem for us.
While it does take a lot to die, we should be fine as long as we
don’t get swallowed.”
It’s an easy monster to take down, but for some reason female
adventurers have a really adverse reaction to it.
We tried to take on a quest to deal with one in the past, but
Lynn was really stubborn and kicked up a fuss over it, so we
eventually had to give up.
“Ugh, that’s the worst…”
“I kinda don’t want to fight one either…”
“I’m fine with it. Actually, I want to see something getting
swallowed as reference for the future! I want to study both men
and women getting swallowed, so I’ll be counting on you, Dust.”
“… Does it taste good?”
Two of them seemed opposed, one of them is looking forward to
it, and the last one has no idea what she’s doing.
The one who has no idea pulled herself onto my back and
strapped herself in with my carry strap.
Has she internalized that that is her place when it’s time to fight
monsters?

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“I don’t want to be swallowed today, and the meat doesn’t
sound too tasty either. Let’s go take out the frogs first, the little
lady will get hungry soon.”
“Yeah, yeah.”
I need to do something before my entire body becomes covered
in drool… My shoulder is already soaked.
It seems like she’s using me to carry her so she expends as little
calories as possible. It’s a complete reversal of our old positions,
the smart-ass.
“Seems like you have your own troubles too.”
Seeing how drenched I was, the princess pulled away from the
others and offered me her sympathies.
I extended my drenched arm, and she immediately retreated.
“If you have any sympathy, switch places with me and carry her
instead.”
“That’s a different story. When you have sympathies for
someone, it means that you don’t want to end up in that
situation but you’re sorry someone is. In other words, no.”
She’s as direct as ever.
The other two are quite some distance away, so we should be
out of earshot.
“Princess, weren’t you hoping to experience events that you
couldn’t in the castle? Being soaked in the drool of a little white
dragon girl is a rare experience you can’t get anywhere else.”

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“That’s true, but I’d be happy going my entire life without
experiencing something like that.”
She frowned and tried to wave me off.

“Ah, I smell food.”
Faitfore stopped drooling and glared straight forward, where
two giant frogs are lurking.
“That’s the cue for the long awaited monster extermination.”

“Hehe, I can’t wait.”

Hey, you are supposed to be a rear line spellcaster, so don’t
crack your neck and head off in front.

“Lynn-san, leave this to me. Firebaー!? What are you doing!?”

The princess interrupted Yunyun’s chanting by grabbing her
from behind and fondling her bountiful chest.

“Oh, my, you have some meat on you. This is my chance to
shine, so Yunyun-chan, you just sit back, okay?”

“Yunyun-chan? Eh? Lynn-san, you kinda feel different today.”

“Don’t give it away… Ah, she drank a bit of my wine a while ago.
She must be still under the effects.”

“Ah, so she’s just in high spirits after drinking a little. I get it
now.”

We’re lucky she’s so gullible.

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“She doesn’t feel like a drunk person. She doesn’t smell like
alcohol either. She’s completely different from the drunk
customers that occasionally visit our store.”
Loli Succubus, as expected from someone who works in the
service industry, isn’t so easily fooled.
Yunyun might be fine, but it seems like it’s only a matter of time
before Loli Succubus finds out. Though, I suppose it’d be fine to
tell her the truth in secret.
While I’m racking my brains over this issue, the person who is
the source of all this trouble doesn’t seem to have a care in the
world at all.
“Right, let me have a shot at this. I’ve always wanted to try this
out on a living creature. Fireball!”
The princess casted her spell after saying some dangerous
sounding things, and an abnormally large ball of fire appeared
in front of her.
“Eeh!? What is with the size of this fireball!?”
Yunyun startled.
“W-Wait! That’s too much!”
The fireball was sent off before I could stop it.
The ball sailed past the two giant frogs and impacted against
the dirt mound behind them.

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A loud boom resonated through the plains, followed by a wave
of intense heat that buffeted everyone present.
“It’s hot! Ow-ow-ow !”
“Gyaaaa! My face!”
“I’m going to be toast!”
As we rolled on the ground to ward off the effects of the heat
wave, I heard a loud smack from in front of me.
Carefully raising my head towards the source of that noise, I
saw the giant frog lying on the ground, their backs completely
charred.
Ah, I see, we got off this lightly because the frog was in the way
of the heat wave.
I clapped my hands together in gratitude.
“Err… Did I overdo it?”
Princess Leonor sheepishly scratched her head.
“Lynn-san, what happened!? You are in great shape today! That
was far more powerful than what you usually do! Even back in
the Crimson Demon Village, they’ll be startled with that level of
firepower!”
“Senpai, you are amazing!”
“Ehehe, was it really that amazing?”
The praise is getting to her head.

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Even though she was still scratching her head, her chest swelled
with pride.
“Hey, don’t let your guard down. There’s still one left… Ah.”
The remaining Giant Frog snapped its mouth over Princess
Leonor, swallowing her all the way down to her waist.
Then, it lifted her up, leaving only her legs poking out from the
Giant Frog’s mouth.
“Buguuu! Buguuu!”
She was shouting something, but I couldn’t make out her words
through the Giant Frog.
“I was eaten by a Giant Frog once too. It’s a little stinky, but it’s
pretty warm. How is your first time there!?”
I asked for her opinion as I observed her legs frantically kick for
help.
“Bugefubufeeee!”
“I can’t understand what you are saying.”
“Stop teasing her already! Light of Saber!”
Yunyun’s familiar sword of light split the frog in half, and
Princess Leonor, completely covered in slime, popped out.
“Uggh, this is the worst. I’m all sticky and slimy. Dust, can you
give me something to wipe myself off?”

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“Don’t come too close to me. Shoo, shoo.”
I waved her away, in a perfect imitation of what she did just a
short while ago.
“Oh, you sure have a nice personality. Oh, fine, for today only,
I’ll give you the right to hug a wet and dripping beauty.”
“Hey, cut it out. I’m already covered in this little one’s drool, so
don’t mix frog saliva into it too!”
I looked back… Only to realize that Faitfore has long since
crawled down from my back and started feasting on the charred
giant frog.
“Let us both become wet and stinky.”
“Don’t think you can scare me that easily. If you have the guts,
then go ahead and do it!”
Princess Leonor came running towards me with a smile on her
face, her entire body glistening with slime.
And I extended both arms like I was ready to receive her.
“What are those two doing?”
“You can’t see this, Faitfore-chan.”
“Slime play… That could work!”
Now is not the time to concern myself with what the audience is
saying.

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I plan to dodge at the last moment to embarrass her. A frog’s
internal fluids are sticky and smelly, so you can keep it all to
yourself.
When she’s just barely a step away from me, I jumped towards
the left.
“Heh, you can keep it to your… What!?”
“There’s no way I’ll reward you with a slimy hug this easily…
Eh!?”
The princess suddenly leapt in the same direction and collided
with me, causing the both of us to collapse to the ground in a
heap.
“Grah, my head! It stinks! It seriously stinks!”
“Why did you dodge!? Now that we’ve ended up like this, let’s
both get soaked! Here, here, here.”
“Hey, stop touching me in strange places!”
I tried to pry the princess off me, but I couldn’t get a firm grip
because of the slippery slime covering the both of us.”
“Dust, let me join you too!”
Faitfore suddenly jumped in as well. It seems like she thinks we
are playing some kind of game.
Because Faitfore trashed around like she was swimming, I
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“They are completely soaked, but they look like they are really
enjoying themselves.”
“Yunyun-senpai, do you want to join them too? Right now you’ll
be able to slide in very naturally! The more people I have for
reference, the better.”
“Umm, I went through a similar situation with Megumin… And
I think I had enough of Giant Frog slime for one lifetime. I’m
going to wash off the three of you at once. Create Water!”
A large quantity of water washed over us, taking the slime
together with them
“I experienced something really horrible thanks to you, Dust.”
“That’s my line! If we take this to court, I’ll definitely win!”

The three of us gather around the magically created fire to
warm ourselves.
We decided to take a break while waiting for our clothes to dry,
so the other two were seated nearby, helping themselves to
snacks. Faitfore was happily roasting the other Giant Frog that
we defeated.
“Right, that’s one quest down. I’ve had a great experience, so I
won’t go out alone to fight the next monster. The best thing
about adventurers is working as a team, right!?”
“Please do that.”

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Against giant frogs, even if someone is a little reckless, there are
still ways to work around that, but if we were fighting against a
strong enemy, that could result in death.
She’s an important person in another kingdom, so if she ends
up suffering a serious wound, it could end up as an
international incident.
If the worst does happen, I suppose I’ll have to get that Party
Priest to cast Heal. Her skills in magic are top notch, at least, so
she should be able to heal her without leaving a scar.
“The other creature is a Giant Worm, right? Where does that
creature live?”
“They can be found essentially anywhere where there’s soil, but
they seem to prefer places with a lot of rotting leaves… Like this
place.”
“Eh, well, even so, it wouldn’t just show up out of the blue,
would it?”
“Yeah. Achoo! Dammit, I hope I haven’t caught a cold…
Aaaaaah!”
The bonfire in front of me suddenly started shrinking.
No, wait, it’s my body that is getting raised up.
Looking down, a pink something has swallowed me up to my
waist.
Of all places for it to appear, it had to show up directly beneath
me!

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“Kyaaa! It’s long and pink and wriggling! It’s disgusting!”
“It doesn’t look delicious.”
Princess Leonor shrieked and hurriedly distanced herself from
me, while Faitfore stood still and furrowed her brows.
“Stop talking about how you feel and do something about it!”
“Wow, Dust-san was eaten. Monsters sure like eating bad food.”
“So this is what it’s like to be swallowed by a Giant Worm, huh?
I see, it certainly feels a little erotic. There’s something sexual
about all this. I’ve learnt a lot today.”
“Yeah, enough about that already, hurry up and help me!”
Yunyun and Loli Succubus simply leisurely looked up at me
after running over.
The creature swallowed me all the way to my waist, so I couldn’t
even draw my sword to try and free myself.
“Dust-san! How does it feel inside!? Please tell me about it in as
much detail as you can! It’d be of great use in the future!”
“How the hell should I know? It’s warm and slimy, what else do
you want me to say!? Shouldn’t one of you girls be doing this
instead!? There’s no demand for a man to be in this position!”
“Wow, you’re the worst.”
The Princess and Yunyun said at the same time, which was
accompanied by matching cold gazes.

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“Don’t worry, Dust-san! There’s demand for your side of the
fence too!”
“How is that supposed to make me not worry!?”
As we were doing this retarded back-and-forth, my body was
slowly sinking deeper.
It’s now gone from my waist to my shoulders.
No joke, if this goes on it’ll be seriously bad.
“Hurry up and help me! I’ll give a special treasure to the first
person who helps me!”
“Just so we’re clear, what exactly is your special treasure?”
That seemed to have caught the princess’s interest.
“It’s the special diet manju, hand crafted by Sir Vanir, that I
helped develop with him way back when!”
The moment they heard that, the girl’s eyes took on a different
shine.
“Are you talking about the manju with the weird mask design
that even the nobility have been talking about lately?”
“Eh, I thought they were out of stock, but there are still some
left!?”
“Vanir-sama’s hand made manju?”
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I didn’t expect the princess to know about it, but it must have
spread from Iris’s servants, Claire or Rain, to the rest of the
nobility.
Those manjus are items that Sir Vanir developed from the fruits
of Tranquility Girls that I helped gather for him. They ended up
being a great hit and sold out almost immediately.
Sir Vanir wanted to immediately increase production, but the
fruits of Tranquility Girls aren’t easy to get your hands on, so
sales are currently suspended.
Of course, there’s no way such a valuable item would be in my
possession.
What I had were several buns that look the same but are filled
with regular ingredients you can find at any souvenir shop. It
was an imitation product I created.
“I’ll save you right away. Freeze Gust!”
“With that, there’ll be people lining up at my door asking for
them. I’ll be able to become really popular! Light of Saber!”
“Vanir-sama’s hand made manju! Paralyze!”
The three of them shot a volley of spells at the same time and
instantly took the worm out.
… I’m a little afraid of what they’ll do when they find out it was
a fake.
I think I’ll lie low for a while after handing over the manju.
“So, where are the manju!?”

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“Please hurry, it’s a promise, right!?”
“Vanir-sama’s hand made items are like a part of Vanir-sama’s
body itself!”
Despite all of them wanting the same item, they all want it for
different reasons.
“I’ll give them to you once we get back to town. There’s no way I
would bring them along while we are on a quest.”
“Oh, there was no need to rush to save you, then.”
The three of them turned away with disappointed gazes, while
Faitfore hurried over and stared at me.
So she was worried about me. Yeah, having a good partner is
worth their weight in gold.
“Can I eat the worm?”
“… It’s best not to.”
The fact that no one was worried about me at all made me want
to cry a little.

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Chapter 3: Part 3 ↲

“Are we going back now? It’s still bright out.”
After cleaning myself of saliva for the second time today, we
were on our way back to Axel, but Princess Leonor voiced her
discontent.
“Fore-chan, you still want to play, right?”
“I’m full and sleepy…”
She turned to Faitfore for support, but she only got a sleepy
voice in response.
Seems like she intends to take a nap on my back.
“You heard her, so stop being selfish and let’s go home for
today. We can always pick up another quest tomorrow… Plus, I
already fulfilled my promise of taking you on an adventure.”
“So you do remember our promise from back then.”
Don’t give me that smile.
“But I want to be an adventurer for a little while more. There’s
no telling when Lynn-chan will be discovered and they start
sending people to bring me in. We might look similar to each
other, but we don’t act or behave the same way.”
I’ve accepted this situation, but thinking about it, Lynn has
been forced to play princess all this time, and there’s no way she
would know anything about how to behave as a member of
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“They’ve probably already found out. They might have even
dispatched people to look for you.”
“Ugh, probably. They are not hiding nearby, are they?”
She started furtively glancing at her surroundings.
Faitfore imitated her and started looking around at her
surroundings too.
“Dust, there’s someone here. Behind that tree.”
I turned towards the direction Faitfore was pointing in.
Focusing, I managed to catch a glimpse of a different shadow
amongst the shade cast by the tree.
“That bearded butler sure acts fast. Hey, I know you are there,
so come on out.”
“T-There really was someone?”
The princess hasilty hid herself behind me.
It’s a little too late for that, though.
“Oh? To think that I would be discovered so easily. You sure are
something.”
The person who stepped out from the shadow of the tree was a
woman with long red hair wearing a red evening dress.
Her bangs covered one of her eyes, and the way her cleavage
almost pops out from behind that dress is extremely erotic.
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“What is with that fashion sense? Is she wearing it out in the
boonies because she’d draw all the wrong kinds of attention if
she wore that in the city?”
“She doesn’t seem like an adventurer. Maybe she’s too
embarrassed to wear such an outfit in town, so maybe she’s
secretly indulging in it where no one would see her?”
“Could she be in the same line as me? She sure is devoted to be
trying to pick up customers at a place like this.”
Seeing someone dressed in such an incongruous way out here
made the girls start loudly whisper amongst themselves.
The other woman must have heard that, for a blush started
creeping across her features.
“Are you making fun of me!? I’m not shy or a woman of the
night! Especially you, what did you say about my fashion
sense!?”
Whenever she made an aggressive motion, her breasts wobbled
like they were about to spill out of her outfit, so I didn’t feel like
putting a stop to this.
If anything, I want them to make her even angrier.
Just a little more and they’ll slip out completely. Come on, just
a little more!
“Hey, if you trash around any more, you’ll just make this
pervert happy.”
And the princess just had to say something unnecessary.

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“W-What are you looking at, you bastard!?”
The woman glared at me as she hastily moved to cover her up
chest.
“Obviously I’m staring at your breasts!? What, are you telling
me to ignore them after dressing up in such a revealing outfit!?
Don’t be ridiculous! If you want that then go dress in something
more sensible! Don’t call me a dirty old man just because I take
a few glances when you wear a dress that makes your boobs
seem like they are going to pop right out!”
“… I didn’t say that…”
Occasionally I run into people like this. It’s really annoying.
“It’s not a few glances, you were staring at her so intently…”
“You were breathing heavily too, so it’s no surprise that people
will call you a pervert…”
“You had the same expression you do when you are in the
store.”
“Dust, you pervert.”
Dammit, not a single person is on my side!
“No, no, wait a minute! It’d be stranger still not to look when a
woman wears such erotic clothing! She’s definitely wearing that
because she wants men to look at her!”
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Why? I’ve said nothing but the truth.
“Dust, that’s not true. True, women do sometimes choose
clothes with how it would look to men in mind, but sometimes,
they don’t want just any man to look at them, but only the one
they like. Or perhaps she just likes the attention, which is why
she dressed in such a flamboyant and shameless way.”
Princess Leonor gently placed a hand on my shoulder.
The other two looked at the woman in red, who made a
troubled expression.
“I just like this type of clothes… Is it really that strange? It’s
cool, right? It makes me look good, right?”
She mumbled as she looked down at her clothes.
“Sorry, I said too much. It’s best to wear the clothes you like! It
doesn’t matter even if you have bad fashion sense!”
“Yeah, the Crimson Demons all have a unique fashion sense,
but none of them feel any shame and boldly show it off! So have
more confidence in yourself.”
“Is wearing revealing clothing really that strange?”
“Clothes with less cloth are easier to move around in.”
I don’t think anyone’s helping.
The girls had a hearty conversation about the other woman’s
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As for the person in question, she ended up rolling on the
ground after enduring the attack by the other girls.
“Anyway, who are you?”
“Is it red that’s bad, or this dress… Eh? Ah, right, I haven’t
introduced myself yet. My name is Pierre. I have business with
that woman over there.”
She quickly regained her composure, puffed up her chest and
introduced herself.
It’s really a treat to see those ripe fruits bouncing back and
forth. I glanced down at Loli Succubus’s chest, and the
difference really is night and day.
“What, do you have something to say? If you do, spit it out. It’s
not good to hold it in.”
Loli Succubus gave me a deadpan gaze, and I gently placed a
hand on her shoulder.
“Your breasts are really small.”
“Graaah! Who would really say that out loud! Do you even
know the meaning of tact and diplomacy!?”
“You are the one who told me to be honest! Why are you getting
angry!?”
“I’d be crazy if I didn’t get angry!”
She swung her arms around in large circles trying to hit me, so I
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“Say, can you stop ignoring me?”
For some reason, Perrier had a fatigued expression.
Come to think of it, we’ve been getting sidetracked all this time,
so we didn’t even get to hear her out.
“Sorry, sorry. Anyway, what are you doing here again?”
I ask, but I’m pretty sure she’s sent by the kingdom to take
Princess Leonor in.
That flashy outfit of hers must be camouflage to prevent others
from figuring out her true identity.
“Sorry, I can’t give you the details. But, as I’ve said earlier, I
have business with that girl over there. If you come with me, I
won’t hurt you.”
She seemed to have regained her composure.
The woman ruffled her hair and puffed out her chest.
“… Dust, I think she’s someone hired by father or the butler.”
“… Yeah. That dress and demeanor must be part of her
disguise.”
As we whispered to each other, someone took a big step forward
and posed in front of us.
“I don’t know what you are planning, but I won’t let you take
Lynn-san away.”
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Her face was bright red, but that’s most likely because such a
scene struck a chord with her Crimson Demon blood.
Yunyun is far more sensible compared to your average Crimson
Demon, so she doesn’t usually engage in such theatrics, but I
suppose you can’t fight against your blood.
“Oh? Your desire to protect your friends is certainly admirable.”
“F-Friends, you say? W-We can’t really be said to be friends
yet…”
Why are you getting embarrassed at that?
“… Aren’t Yunyun-chan and Lynn-chan friends?”
“Well, they are closer than acquaintances, but it’s a bit of a
stretch to call them friends.”
Yunyun’s loner tendencies make it hard for her to make friends,
but Lynn tries to keep some distance between her and Yunyun
because she’s afraid that I or Keith would negatively influence
her.
After asking that question, the princess turned and whispered
something to Loli Succubus.
“Well, if you want to stop me, we’ll have to let our strength do
the talking. The great Perrier will beー”

“Paralyze!” x2
The Princess and Loli Succubus both unleashed their spells
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“Wha-Gurkー”
Being interrupted by both spells, Perrier collapsed to the
ground.
Seeing her twitch like that while wearing that outfit is kinda
lewd.
“Well, that’s the end of that.”
“Another one of your underhanded tricks. You sure don’t
change.”
“What are you saying? In a duel, the one who lets their guard
down first loses. Also, we probably shouldn’t talk about that
here.”
She took her out in an underhanded attack, so why is she so
proud about it?
“Umm, is this really okay?”
Yunyun hesitantly looked between Perrier and us, seemingly
somewhat disappointed at having her thunder stolen.
“It’s fine. She’s the one who picked a fight with us in the first
place. Plus, she’s just paralyzed. If anything, letting her go off
without any wounds is a mercy from us. Though… It’s doubtful
that she’ll learn from her actions if we just leave her like this, so
maybe we should take this chance to make sure she’ll never
challenge us again.”
“She’s a girl, so don’t go overboard, you hear?”

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“Yeah, yeah.”
I crouched down before Perrier, who was glaring at me despite
being unable to move.
The high slit on the side of her dress was flipped over when she
fell, leaving her underwear just barely hidden from view.
I picked up a nearby branch and prodded at the slit.
“Oh, look, just a little more and your underwear will be visible.
You can refuse, you know? If you don’t do anything, I take it
that you consent.”
Just a little more and I can see the colour of her underwear.
“Ah, your teary eyed and defiant gaze really is a sight to behold.
Now, just a littleー Owww! What are you doing!?”
Princess Leonor held her fist in front of her after smacking me
on the head.
“That’s a crime.”
“I know that you are a scumbag, but you’ll end up in the care of
the police again at this rate.”
“Making moves on a defenseless opponent, huh? It feels like
people who have the same proclivities as Darkness would really
enjoy being on the receiving end. I should note this down.”
“Pervert.”
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Come on, this is precisely the point you go all out so she’ll never
think of crossing our paths again.
“Hey, what’s the big deal? I get to see her panties, and she gets
to go free after just showing me her panties. It’s a win-win for
everyone.”
“Perrier-san, was it? Anyway, she’d be on the losing side.
Having your panties seen by a perverted delinquent is like a
form a torture.”
“Yeah! A woman’s underwear should only be seen by the person
she likes!”
Yunyun started lecturing me out of the blue.
She couldn’t win against me normally, so instead she decided to
piggyback off the Princess.
“Umm, the paralyze effect would wear off soon, so we should
go.”
“Ah, right. It doesn’t look like there are any monsters around,
so let’s leave her here.”
“Right. Just in case, Paralyze! Now, let’s go.”
After the princess casted her spell again, the five of us resumed
our journey back to Axel.

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Chapter 3: Part 4 ↲

After we returned to town, we parted ways with Yunyun and
Loli Succubus after receiving the money for the quests.
Right now, we are enjoying a meal at the guild.
Faitfore just ate two giant frogs, so she seemed satisfied for now
and only had a small glass of juice.
“They’ve started sending people after me. What should I do?”
“Just give up and head back. In the first place, this body-double
plan has no chance of holding up for very long. Lynn might look
just like you, but she has no reason to act like a princess.”
“Well, I did ask one of my trusted maids to give a letter to her,
telling her to pretend to be me for a while, and I’ll properly
reward her afterwards.”
So she did think it through. Though, judging from current
events…
“Then they must have found out somehow. Lynn isn’t as skilled
in acting as you.”
“I even told my maid to help her…”
We’ve taken care of that woman in red somehow, but if she is
here on the king’s orders, she’ll come knocking at our door
again.
They don’t want to draw attention to the princess’s
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search for us, but I should make some preparations, just in
case.
“I wonder how Lynn is doing now. She won’t be locked up, will
she?”
“You don’t have to worry about that. I made some preparations
to make sure that she won’t be blamed for taking my place. If
anything the old geezer is probably apologizing to her now.”
That person is quite strict with the princess and very capable as
well, so he should understand the situation once it’s explained
to him. She’s probably being treated as an honoured guest right
now.

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Chapter 3: Part 5 ↲

“Why won’t anyone believe me!?”
I was currently locked in a room furnished with the most
expensive furniture I’ve ever seen in my life.
“All that bearded man says is ‘your acting is good but it still
needs work’!”
In order to vent my frustrations, I grabbed a pillow off the four-
poster bed and prepared to fling it before thinking better of it.
If I accidentally broke anything here, I don’t think I’ll be able to
pay for it.
“Princess, huh? I can’t believe they seriously thought I could be
a princess. What a joke.”
I picked up a picture frame next to the bed that depicted a
woman wearing a resplendent dress.
“She really does look like me. Scarily so, actually.”
She looked so much like me I was starting to doubt if that really
wasn’t a picture of me.
If it wasn’t for the hair and a certain feature…
“I could show them my breasts and point out the sheer
difference in size… But I’ll save that for a last resort.”
My sense of embarrassment prevented me from taking the last
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“I believe that is a wise decision.”
“Who’s there!?”
I thought I was alone in this room, until a woman’s voice called
out to me.
I hastily looked around and saw the maid standing next to the
bed that was clearly empty just moments before.
“When did you…?”
“I’m a former thief who was hired to keep an eye on the
princess and rein in her frequent escape attempts. I’m well
versed with Lurk, Trap Detection, and Eavesdrop skills.
Additionally, I’m skilled in the usage of the whip, so it comes in
handy when restraining the princess.”
Just what kind of person is this princess?
“Errm, since when have you been here?”
“I’ve been here from the very start.”
“That means you heard everything I said, right? It’s
embarrassing, but nevermind that. If you heard all that, then
you understand that I’m just an unrelated person who got
caught up in all this!”
There’s no way anyone would think me talking to myself like
that was an act.
Once they realize this misunderstanding, they should let me go.
“Yes, I am aware you are not the princess.”

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“…Hmm? You knew?”
“Princess Leonor briefed me on the plan. Incidentally, in
addition to being the princess’s personal maid, I am also her
collaborator.”
“Plan? Collaborator? This is starting to sound really
suspicious… Wait, don’t tell me I wasn’t caught up in this by
chance? Err, there are a lot of things I don’t understand, so can
I ask you a few questions?”
“Go ahead.”
Ah, it’s okay. I thought for sure she wouldn’t tell me anything.
“First off, didn’t you say you were hired to rein in the princess’s
frequent escape attempts?”
“That was the case initially, but I’ve since been bought out by
the princess. I’m happily collecting two paychecks right now.”
She said all that without her expression changing in the
slightest.
It’s none of my business, but that will definitely become a huge
problem if it leaks out.
“So, what is this plan you talked about?”
“The princess has long since looked up to living a free life.
Then, she received a certain piece of information. That there
was an adventurer in Axel that looked just like her.”
“That’s referring to me, right?”

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“Precisely. The plan was to make use… Enlist the help of the
lookalike to gain her freedom.”
This person looks sharp and has a good control over her
expressions, but she’s been letting her true thoughts slip out all
this while.
If what she said is to be believed, my current situation isn’t the
result of random chance, but the result of Princess Leonor’s
machinations.
“For more details, please read this letter. Princess Leonor left it
behind for you.”
The handwriting on the letter she handed to me was truly
astounding in quality.
As a princess, she’s probably been taught to write from a very
early age. So this is what a lifetime of strict refinement looks
like.
Imagining her growing up under such strict conditions made
me blame her a little less for placing me in my current situation.
“It would be interesting to see how she explains this to me.”
“Lynn-sama, my deepest apologies for involving you in this
situation… I apologized, so please forgive me! It’s not such a
bad deal for you. After all, it’s not often that commoners could
live like royalty. You can indulge in all the luxuries you want,
and you can be as willful and selfish as… Hmm, that might not
work out. People have really stopped listening to me recently.
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about national secrets in the tavern, but even so, don’t you
think that’s horrible?”
After reading till that point, I gazed up towards the ceiling.
The chandelier hanging from the ceiling is clearly visible. That
means that there’s nothing wrong with my eyes.
“Say, what kind of person is Princess Leonor?”
“Reckless, willful, and cunning would be the best terms to
describe her.”
“You sure don’t mince your words…”
From the contents of the letter and what the maid told me, I
think I have a pretty good idea of what kind of person this
princess is.
I gathered my bearings and continued reading.
“ーAnyway, it’s no fun just to listen to me complain. On a
slightly more serious note, I wanted to experience the free life
of an adventurer once. Even if it is just for a few days, I
wanted to live a life free from any restrictions. And… There
was a promise I couldn’t fulfill.”
Promise? For some reason, that word stuck with me.
Even though I’ve never even met her once in my life.
“Of course, I’ll compensate you for the inconvenience. Enough
for you to live on and relax for a few years. So, I’d like you to
pretend to be Princess Leonor for a few days. Though, I
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if you can stick it out for a few days, I’ll tell you some juicy
details about Dust’s past.”
I couldn’t help but reread that line.
… Juicy details about Dust’s past?
“Eh, what does she mean? Does the princess and Dust know
each other?”
I was only casually skimming the letter before, but it seems like
I would have to pay more attention from here on out.
I straightened my posture and continued reading.
“That caught your interest, didn’t it? If you want to know what
my relationship with Dust is… You get where I’m going, right?
Though, it’d be troublesome if you were to doubt what I said
was true, so ask the maid to give you something once you are
done reading. Oh, and if you still want to refuse after reading
this, that’s fine too. I’ve made preparations for you to be
released at any time. Well, I’ve written quite a bit, haven’t I?
Lynn-sama, I wish you the best in making your decision.”
That was the end of the letter.
There are a lot of things I want to say, but first, I should
confirm it.
“Miss Maid, what was the item that the princess entrusted to
you?”
“Here it is.”
She handed over a single photograph.

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On the photo showed a white dragon, Princess Leonor, and
Dust, a cheerful smile on his face as he squinted at the princess.
“Who is this supposed to be!? It gives me chills!”
I could feel goosebumps creeping up my body!
Who is this man smiling like the gentlest of souls? I’ve never
seen Dust make such an expression in my life.
He’s younger than he is now. And this white dragon is Faitfore-
chan, right? And this girl smiling without a care in the world
must be the princess.
And Dust is looking right at her.
… A strange feeling clawed at my chest after seeing this
unknown side of Dust.
“So, you mean Dust used to serve under Princess Leonor?”
“If you want more details, you’re going to have to ask the
princess in person.”
If you want to know more, do your job and act like the princess,
huh?
“How interesting. I’ve been frustrated by the small snippets of
information that have reached me. I don’t really care much
about him, but it does annoy me when someone does
something behind my back. Fine, I’ll play the part of the
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I really don’t care about Dust’s past, but when he goes to such
lengths to hide it, it makes me just want to expose it.
I really, really don’t care about hearing old stories about Dust!!
As I clenched my fists, the maid broke into a slow, emotionless
clap.
“It’s great that you’ve found your motivation. This is a win-win
for everyone. Now, I’ll have to make you learn at least the
minimum of courtly graces in the next half day.”
Saying that, she spread out a piece of paper on the bed.
It seems to be some kind of schedule.
“Say, other than sleep and food, the rest of the slots seems to be
stuffed full of activities.”
“Indeed. You’ll be having dinner with a prominent nobleman
tonight, so you’ll have to learn your manners and proper
language before then.”
“The princess is a tomboy, isn’t she? Then we don’t need to
strictly keep to the decorum…”
“The worst thing about her is that she acts like an honour
student in front of others. That’s why she has a good reputation
amongst those who don’t know her truly.”
She really is quite the piece of work.
“Right, then, let’s start our enjoyable lesson on the manners of
dining.”

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