Volume 4 - CH 5

The meal is over, and the tea is now being served. The temperature, aroma, and taste of the tea were perfect, showing how people in this country love this more than rice, more than any other food. It was at this point that I decided to strike up a conversation with the Finance Minister.

“Minister, I’d like to show you something.”

“Hm? What is it?”

Although he must have been annoyed inside,  the Minister of Finance kept a smile on his face. He is, after all, a very talented diplomat.

“This.”

Saying this, I took out the memory recording his daughter’s miserable state, attached it to a small magic monitor, and handed it to the Minister.

Wha… my daughter…”

It seems that even the iron-faced Minister can get upset when he sees his daughter in such a scene.

“What a sexy woman she has become! How beautiful, how glamorous, how wonderful!”

――Huh? How can he be impressed by that? Is this man okay with what his daughter is doing? I didn’t see this coming.

Well, let’s put that kind of shock aside for now.

“This is a copy of something that belonged to a member of the CongressPeople’s Party.”

“What did you just say?”

The minister’s seriousness returned to his face, which had been delirious on the screen.

“He plans to submit it to the Church to call witnesses and submit a censure or no-confidence motion against you, questioning your integrity based on your daughter’s upbringing.”

“Fuumu….”

Of course, these recordings were made by me, and they are lies. But in order to say this, I had to go to a lot of trouble to train the daughter. If y ou a re a bl e to re ad th is mes sag e, yo u ar e r ead ing fr om an una utho rized ag greg ate sit e. Re ad at my Wor dPr ess at stab bin g w ith a sy ri nge. ho me. bl og to su ppo rt me and my trans lat ions.

In this case, the scandal of the daughter will become an anomaly recognized by the Church, and it will extend to the minister’s career. I could have chosen homosexuality, which the Messianic religion strongly abhors, but a daughter who is played with by adult toys all day at the academy would suffice. While there are some lascivious priests, the Messianic religion is fundamentally sexist.

“But I have a weakness for the senator. If it were me, I could stop him in his tracks.”

“You?”

“Eh?”

The minister scowled at me. The smile from earlier seemed like a lie.

“You took that video, didn’t you? The story about the People’s Party is also a lie, isn’t it?”

His tone was really hostile. But it was better than being toothless.

“Maybe, maybe not. Minister, it’s ‘Schrodinger’s Cat’ for you.”

“How much?”

I did it! He took a bite – and only for a moment.

“Now let’s look at the wall that’s being built…”

“I refuse!”

“Huh?”

“I’ll give you as much as I can for my private property. But not public property. I am what I am today only because I have received the Emperor’s exceptional approval. Therefore, my actions must always be in the best interests of Andersen and the people. Don’t think of me as someone who can be beguiled by a blowhard like you!”

The minister was adamant. Push or pull, he would show no leniency where the city walls were concerned.

For my part, there would be little profit in selling this memory to a member of the People’s Party or exchanging it for the minister’s private property. The amount of money an individual legislator or cabinet member can afford is nothing compared to the scale of a public works project.

If the minister had the slightest sense of self-preservation, he could easily have been trapped. I have already made preparations for that eventuality.

But this is different because it’s the equivalent of having a knife stuck in his gut, and yet he still tells you, “Go ahead, if you stab me with that little prick, I’ll stab you back with a bigger prick,” ensuring that not only will I not get hurt, but I’ll get a bigger wound in the process. There is nothing I can do but withdraw.   

This deal was a failure.

CRASH!

Just as I was thinking that, we were startled by the sound of shattering glass.

“KYAAAAAH!”

The sound of breaking glass was immediately followed by a woman’s horrified scream, and the entire mansion shook.

“What is it?”

As if in response, the maid came out onto the terrace with a very threatened look on her face.

“M-master…! Milady, milady is…!”

The Minister had already broken into a run before the maid had finished her sentence. I followed.

After a while, the Minister’s face turned pale at the sight of the corridor littered with pieces of a broken door.

But when the minister looked into the room, he let out a bigger, more prolonged scream, even though he was a man who was not likely to scream in the slightest.

What happened?

I also looked into the room from behind the minister. There, stood in front of a frightened young lady, who was hunching over, was a three-meter-long beast.

It had the head of a wolf, the body of a bear, the penis of a whale, and tentacles dancing in the air from the ten fingers of its hands. T his cha pte r tran slati on is m ade pos sib le by stab bing wi th a syr ing e tran lati ons. Che ck only up-to-da te tran slat ions on my Wor dpre ss si te.

This is…… an adult Lecher Beast!

It’s not good. The strength and vitality of an adult Lecher Beast is well known. Even that female warrior might not stand a chance. And I, who’s several levels below her, would be no match for it.

“M-monster! Stay away from my daughter!”

“Oh, daughter, is it? So you’re the father of this girl?”

The Lecher Beast spoke the human language. The trouble with this beast is that it is not only strong, but also wise.

“Yes, I am!”

“Fumu. My deepest apologies, but this humble one must reproduce. And for that, I will also have to take this girl’s life if necessary.”

“Hiiieeee!!”

The young lady backs away. She looks cute in her white dress, but now is not the time to think about it.

Why did this happen?

I looked around the room and saw the remains of a grey cocoon lying in the corner.

I see. This young lady, she must have been tricked. That smirking shop clerk. I should have reported him to the police.

“You beast! I’ll never forgive you if you lay a finger on my daughter!”

“Is that so? Then you are an obstacle. I’m sorry, but for the safety of my offspring, I’ll have to take your life as well”.

That’s when it happened. Something like electricity flashed through my mind and a picture of a business meeting came to mind.

“Please wait.”

“What now? Are you going to interfere too, mister?”

The monster’s red eyes turned to me.

I’m scared to death, but I can’t show any signs of fear.

If I were to be underestimated here, I would surely die.

“I won’t interfere. But there’s no need to be in such a hurry, is there?”

I clasped my trembling hands tightly and walked slowly into the room, trying to look as graceful as possible.

Then I pulled up the couch, sat down cross-legged, and said,

“Come. Let’s get down to business first, shall we?”