I Became a Slave Collector in the Labyrinth City

“By the way. Why has your posture been like that for a while? Are you not feeling well?”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“No, your back is hunched. Are you still in pain? Are you bruised? Should I take a look?”

“Ah, that’s…”

Oh no.

The young lady asked worriedly, probably because my posture looked a bit strange.

It’s because I’ve been erect since earlier, so my posture was odd.
Of course, I can’t show it openly to the young lady.

Even though we’ve become close comrades wandering through the line between life and death together.
She and I aren’t close enough to share such intimacy.

There’s an insurmountable wall between a foreign porter and a count’s daughter.
Was there even room for romantic feelings to begin with?

Above all, the erection itself wasn’t because of the young lady.
It’s just a side effect of the medicine.

So I don’t want to show it.
It’s embarrassing, shameful, and mortifying.

Above all, it’s not something to show to a noble young lady.
What if she tries to kill me for blasphemy?

‘How should I explain this?’

No matter how I think about it, telling the truth that I’m erect seems a bit much.

Let’s just say my back hurts.
I couldn’t think of any other suitable excuse.

“Ah, yes. My back muscles are a bit uncomfortable. You really don’t need to look.”

“No. Let’s check it out. It might be more serious than you think.”

“What? No, I’m fine, really.”

“Oh, just stay still for a moment! Let me see where you’re hurt!”

“No, I’m really fine, I tell you!”

“Hey! You said it yourself. To tell right away if something’s wrong. We’re on the same team, so we need to check each other’s condition. Don’t make me worry and show me. If the wound is serious, I’ll carry you on my back, so let me see.”

Party members need to closely monitor each other’s conditions.
Yes, that’s the correct theory, but the problem is that this isn’t because I’m hurt.

‘It’s troublesome if you stare like that.’

I could tell from the young lady’s wavering eyes that she was genuinely worried about me.
Should I tell the truth?

“Quickly show me your back. Porter, if you collapse again here, we’re both done for.”

“No, wait a moment. I-I’ll show you, but don’t come too close!”

The young lady approached abruptly despite my attempts to stop her.

Did she think I was severely injured?
I’m grateful for her concern, but I wanted to decline right now.

First, I’ll push her away to create some distance, then just show her my back slightly…

‘No, I can’t put strength in my arms..!’

I tried to push away the approaching young lady, but my arms still couldn’t exert proper strength.
In the end, the young lady pushed me, and I lost my balance and fell over.

That’s how the young lady ended up seeing my swollen tent.

“…”

“…..”

Both the young lady and I were at a loss for words.

Ah, I should have just told the truth.
It feels even weirder because it seems like I was caught trying to hide something.

“Well, you see…”

“No, what is this? Why is that part big? When a man hurts his back… does his groin get bigger?”

“No! That’s not it!”

Now I have no choice but to explain properly.
It’s even stranger to stay silent.

Above all, if I just gloss over it, the young lady might end up with strange knowledge about sex.
The strange sexual knowledge that men get erections when they hurt their back.

“It’s, it’s a side effect of the health recovery potion. It’s a bit cheaper, so it has this side effect. It’ll get smaller soon, so don’t worry too much.”

“No, really. Huh. What kind of side effect. Huh.”

The young lady stared blankly at my crotch as if bewildered.
But somehow her expression is gradually becoming strange.

“Young lady, it’s a bit embarrassing and troublesome if you stare so intently.”

“Ah, sorry. It’s, it’s my first time seeing it. That’s why.”

“What?”

First time seeing it?
What does she mean by that?

“I mean, it’s my first time seeing… it get bigger. Well.”

“Ah. I see.”

-Gulp.

For some reason, the young lady swallowed hard.

“Hey, porter.”

“Yes?”

“In this situation. Asking this kind of question. I feel a bit shameful too, you know.”

“What kind of question are you trying to ask?”

If it’s shameful, don’t ask.

Of course, the young lady didn’t hold back.
You could say it’s the stubbornness befitting a noble young lady.

“Can I… take a look for a moment?”

“Excuse me?”

What is this young lady saying now?
What does she want to see?

“Well. I’ve never seen it properly before.”

“No, how old are you to have never seen it before?”

“Hey! What does age have to do with it? And, my family is quite strict. My father and brother didn’t even let me talk properly with men.”

“No, even if they’re strict, that’s…”

Could it be, is this young lady a virgin?
I thought nobles were more promiscuous than the neighbor’s dogs.

I can’t believe there actually exists a virgin young lady who’s never seen a penis until adulthood.
I thought most noble children were promiscuous given that they could freely use those below them.

What the heck.
She really was a young lady.

“I feel like I won’t have a chance to see an enlarged thing so safely other than now.”

A chance to see it safely.
The only daughter of Count Lionel just asked me to give her sex education.

It must be coming from the confidence that I won’t pounce on her.

Right. I have no intention of pouncing.
It’s not like I have lives to spare.

I haven’t lost my mind enough to lay hands on a noble family’s daughter.
I’m not desperate enough for women to risk my life either.

Above all, when we escape from here, I’m going to receive compensation from the young lady and buy a slave, so why would I touch this bomb?

Yes, the young lady must have had this calculation too.
The calculation that this guy is safe.

“I’ll have to get married and go to my husband’s home later too. I can’t go without knowing anything, right? Don’t you think? Help me a bit.”

The young lady trying to persuade me continuously with some plausible reasons.

‘This might be the reaction of someone who’s mentally cornered.’

The more mentally unstable one is, the more they tend to seek out lewd things.

There are several reasons for this.

Psychological reasons like wanting to relieve tension, relax muscles, and become stable through lewd acts.
Or biological reasons like wanting to perpetuate the species in life-threatening situations.

Anyway, there’s a reason why adventurers have a high probability of visiting brothels after returning from labyrinth excursions.
After experiencing the death of companions or life-threatening situations several times, it’s natural for the mind to develop slight cracks.

The young lady has already gone through several near-death experiences on her first labyrinth excursion.
To be honest, I’ve been feeling that the young lady’s mental state has been a bit precarious for a while now.

‘Managing the mental state of companions is important too.’

It becomes quite troublesome if a team member exhibits bizarre behavior or strange actions due to mental issues in the labyrinth.
As a senior adventurer, it seems I need to sacrifice a bit for the young lady’s sake.

After falling into anguish and repeating countless worries, I finally made a decision.

“Young lady.”

“Yes. Yes!?”

“When we get outside. You must absolutely not reveal what happened today.”

“Oh! Of course.”

If a strange rumor spreads that I showed my penis to a young lady trapped in the labyrinth, I don’t know what kind of severe punishment I’ll receive for blasphemy before being killed.

I can tell just from listening to the young lady’s words.
Count Lionel is severely daughter-obsessed.

If today’s events become known, Count Lionel won’t leave me alone.
This was a matter of survival.

“Well. It’s also my first time receiving such a request.”

“Sorry. Is it not okay?”

“Hah, just look at the shape.”

“Alright!”

As soon as I gave permission, the young lady who had been swallowing hard approached carefully and knelt in front of me.

This is driving me crazy, this young lady is serious.

‘Haah.’

Sighing deeply inside, I lowered my pants in front of the young lady.
I couldn’t not show it when she was asking with such expectant eyes.

“W-wow..!”

The young lady confirmed my penis with sparkling eyes.

“Does it always get this big? Is everyone like this?”

“Uh. That’s not it. Well, I’m… particularly big.”

I’m quite large.
Not everyone is this big.

I told her the truth so that the young lady wouldn’t be disappointed when she sees her future husband’s thing.

The young lady nodded at my answer and flared her nostrils.

“Wow. Blood vessels.”

It does look a bit gross with the bulging blood vessels.

But is this her taste?
Why does the young lady keep swallowing dry saliva?

“Um, porter.”

“Yes?”

“Well, I’m really sorry, but can I touch it?”

“What? No, young lady.”

“Ah, it’s just. I’m curious about how it feels. Just curious.”

“…”

I reluctantly nodded.
I’ve really lived to see everything.

To think the day would come when a noble young lady would grab my penis.
Moreover, this young lady is exceptionally pretty.

Cute short hair and noble-looking blonde hair.
Big eyes, a straight nose, and small lips.

A pretty face that looks unmistakably noble no matter how you look at it.
She has this much destructive power even with a bare face without any makeup.

To be honest, she’s one of the top few among the women I’ve seen so far.
Such a person is looking at my penis with shining eyes saying she wants to touch it, which makes me think again that this really is the labyrinth.

All sorts of strange and bizarre things happen in the labyrinth, huh.

“It’s hard. It seems soft but it’s hard. Is there no bone?”

“Yes, there’s no bone in this part. It’s just muscle and blood clumped together.”

“Wow. No bone, huh. But isn’t it uncomfortable when it gets this big?”

“Well, you know. It’s a bit uncomfortable if it stays erect for a long time. It hurts too.”

“Ooh. I see.”

“Yes. Huh? Ah, young lady. Wait a moment!”

The young lady shook the penis she was holding back and forth with a playful smile.

‘Crazy.’

A clumsy hand movement as if she’s really touching it for the first time.
A sensation like playing with a toy.
The young lady’s expression that seems embarrassed but not disliking it.

The young lady looked up at me and grinned.

“The porter’s expression looks stupid.”

“Ugh..”

This is getting dangerous.
If I don’t tell her to stop, I feel like I might do something bad to the young lady.

If I ejaculate on her face, I’m done for.

“Um, young lady. You should stop now….”

“Huh? Stop touching? Why…?”

“Well, you see…”

It’s out of the question to say I’m about to ejaculate.
How should I explain this?

No, it’s mine in the first place, so if I say stop touching, shouldn’t she stop?

“Lady Lea!”

But how did this happen?

Just as I was about to tell the young lady to stop touching.
Someone suddenly stuck their face into the room.

It was a woman with purple hair.

A somewhat familiar face.

Ah, it’s Rien, our team’s witch who we got separated from due to the Great Shift.
Of all times, Rien stuck her head into the room at the worst timing.

If there’s one fortunate thing, it’s that the entrance is narrow, so the rescue team members behind her couldn’t see inside the room.

“Gasp.”

“Oh!”

“W-what? What are you two… H-heek!”

“Q-quickly, put on your pants. Hurry!”

While the young lady held Rien, I hurriedly put my pants back on.
The young lady covered Rien’s mouth with both hands as she was about to shout something, shaking her head vigorously to silence her.

Nothing good will come from this being known.
It’s something that must be kept a secret between us no matter what.

If it becomes known, I’ll suffer a terrible fate at the hands of the count.
And the young lady won’t be able to live as an adventurer in the labyrinth city anymore.

“Mmph..! Mph!”

“Rien. Absolutely. You absolutely must not tell anyone what you just saw. If you tell, I’ll die too. The porter will die too. You can’t. Understand?”

“Y-yes.”

“Phew.”

Rien, finally released, glared at me as if she wanted to kill me.
I didn’t tell her to touch it. I was just touched.

I feel wronged, but it wasn’t a situation where I could express my grievance.
Moreover, the side effect of the medicine conveniently ended.
The penis returning to its original state…

Soon, the rescue team pulled us out of the room, and the young lady and I were able to be guided to the surface.

In the end, we couldn’t raid the Hoarding Rabbits’ nest till the end.
It was because we were rescued much faster than expected.