Chapter 06
Ding-dong.
As the door opened, the fence, who was reading a newspaper, greeted us with a sullen attitude.
“What is it?”
“Even though you’re a fence, your attitude towards customers is terrible. Don’t you know that customers are like gods?”
On the surface, this place might look like a regular general store, but it’s a shop that deals with stolen goods from thieves and robbers.
The fence put down the newspaper and glared at us with hostility.
“If you’re a customer, you should know the password.”
“Password? That’s bullshit, you criminal scum.”
“Password.”
“The password is ‘Stop fucking around and answer my questions before I pull out all your hair.'”
The fence rang a bell in the corner.
“Hey, guys, we have a difficult customer. Come and help. Take care of the girl separately.”
The door next to the counter where the fence was sitting opened, and five thugs with knives and clubs appeared.
“Look at your ugly mugs. Your mothers must have gone through a lot while carrying you in their wombs…”
Before I could finish cursing, a thug’s knife flew towards my face.
“Master, dodge it!”
Fortunately, my reflexes and reaction speed were still the same as Werner’s, so I could easily dodge the attack.
“Hey, can’t you see me talking? Your manners are terrible.”
I grabbed the thug’s hair and punched him in the face.
“Hey, did you know that potato fists are delicious?”
As I kept punching his face, his teeth fell out one by one. This guy probably can’t handle tough meat.
The other thugs were trembling in fear and didn’t dare to approach.
“What are you staring at? Your friend is getting his face punched and his corn shucked (his teeth falling off), and you have no loyalty?”
I threw the thug whose corn had been shucked to the ground. As I did so, his arm brushed against the hood of my robe, causing it to fall.
This is why I shouldn’t have bought this cheap robe.
“Th-that guy…”
One of the thugs recognized me and pointed at me, trembling.
“Don’t point at my master like that… especially not at his head… It’s rude…”
Suddenly, Iris warned the thug in a sinister tone. Why is she suddenly acting so aggressively?
The other thugs, who didn’t know my identity, asked the one who had pointed at me.
“Hey, what’s going on? Who is this guy?”
“Th-that’s Werner… the Werner…”
He seemed to know me well.
“Long black hair, blue eyes… and that fighting skill… He’s definitely the Werner who single-handedly wiped out the human trafficking organization in this area!”
Now that I think about it, when Werner took care of Iris as a child, he heard rumors about a human trafficking organization that was selling children nearby, and he destroyed them. I learned about this from the game’s side novel.
“But there are many people with black hair and blue eyes aren’t rare!”
“No… the most distinctive feature is… look at his girl-like face with dark circles under his eyes! It’s definitely Werner!”
What did he just say? Although Werner was pretty, I never thought he would be described like that. Now I understand why there were so many perverts with unusual sexual desires in the community who fantasized about doing inappropriate things to Werner.
Remembering the disgusting images of Werner being mistreated in those perverts’ trap posts made me furious.
“Hey, did you just say my face looks like a girl’s?”
“It’s true that if you remove the dark circles, you might mistake him for a woman.”
“Iris, if you don’t shut your mouth, I’ll really punch you hard.”
“Mmmmm…”
Iris covered her mouth with both hands and made strange noises.
“Hey, you bastards, what do you mean my face looks like a girl’s?”
One of the thugs pointed at the one who had made the comment and tried to defend himself.
“No, I think he’s very manly! It was only that guy who said something disrespectful!”
“Shut up, you’re all responsible.”
But another thug spoke up.
“He does look like a girl…”
“Ah, so you were thinking the same thing.”
I pointed at their crotches.
“Steel, rise up and pierce them.”
Puff puff puff puff!
Steel spikes emerged from the ground and pierced their crotches.
“Aaaahhhhh! Ooooooohhhhhh!”
“Aaaahhhh! Gggrrrrrrr!”
“My my… Aaaaaaaaaaah!”
I personally removed their manhood.
“From this moment on, you’re all girls, you bastards.”
The fence, who was once fearless, now sat in a polite posture, trembling with fear.
“I have one question.”
“Yes, sir! Ask anything you want, manly Werner!”
I was pleased with his answer, so I patted his head. Every time I saw his balding head, I felt sorry for him. That’s why I didn’t want to do anything too harsh.
“Didn’t you get a light blue wallet as loot recently?”
“Yes, I did…”
“Where is that wallet?”
I knew where the wallet was, but since Iris was with me, I needed a reason to raid their hideout.
Those thugs sacrificed their balls just for this ‘reason’. In a way, they were pitiful, but when I think about the disgusting images I’ve seen, I don’t feel sorry for them at all. Why do those bastards post images of male characters being violated by tentacles and title them as ‘cute girl’?
“Where is it? Do you really want to die?”
“Just a moment ago, our branch leader from the Bekem organization took it because he liked the design.”
“Oh, really? Where are those guys now?”
“At the organization’s headquarters…”
“Where is the headquarters, you bald bastard?”
The fence avoided my gaze again. His behavior made me angry.
“You bald bastard, I’m being kind to you, so don’t take it lightly.”
“But if I reveal the location of the headquarters, I could die!”
The bald guy’s stupidity made me sigh.
“Wind, cut it.”
A sharp wind sliced off the few remaining strands of hair on the bald guy’s head. It might seem cruel, but since he didn’t follow Werner’s orders, losing a few strands of hair is a small price to pay.
“Next time, instead of cutting your hair, I’ll cut off your head.”
“What?”
“If you don’t answer my questions, you’ll die, not them. Now, tell me where the headquarters is.”
The bald guy had no choice but to reveal the location of the headquarters. These trashy guys won’t listen to words alone; they need to be beaten, stabbed, and cut to understand.
In the corner, Iris picked up a ring case while looking at the loot.
“What is it, Iris? Do you want this?”
Iris opened the case, looked at the ring, and smiled broadly as she replied.
“Yes! Will you give it to your cute disciple as a gift?”
Iris poked her cheek with her finger and acted cute.
Damn, she’s honestly cute. When I played as the female protagonist, I didn’t think much of it, but seeing her like this, she’s really cute.
No, I can’t do that. If I mess with her, I’ll really die. My body will be chopped into pieces.
“Okay, this kind and compassionate master will give it to you as a gift.”
The fence asked cautiously.
“Um… about the payment…”
“It’s loot anyway, so take it, you bastard.”
“But… when we bring in loot like this, we have to pay…”
“Wind…”
“Take it! Take it!”
“Well done!”
I patted the bald guy’s head. It felt surprisingly good to touch his smooth head.
Near the counter, there was a high-quality robe made of dark gray fabric. I tried it on, and it fit perfectly.
I took off my old, worn-out robe and put on the new one.
“Hey, are you taking this too? No complaints?”
“Yes, sir! Of course not!”
“Well done!”
The guy who was arguing about the price of the loot earlier now willingly handed over the items. Humans are indeed learning creatures.
“Wow, Master, it suits you!”
“It’s all thanks to this master’s outstanding appearance, disciple.”
“Yes, that’s right!”
When they admit it so readily, I feel a bit embarrassed.
“But the color is gray, which is a bit…”
“What’s wrong with gray?”
“It looks like a nun who escaped from a monastery. A nun who has endured much suffering.”
Bang!
I hit Iris’s head. It’s legal, as her father said it’s okay to give her a knuckle sandwich when she’s being annoying.
Iris whined and sobbed, then handed me the ring case.
“What is it, disciple?”
“Women aren’t supposed to put rings on their own finger, it must be done by someone else.”
“Where did you hear that?”
“In a romance novel.”
“I should burn all these novels.”
Iris held the ring case in front of my eyes, emphasizing that she wanted me to put the ring on her finger quickly.
“Come on, put it on quickly!”
“Okay, okay, I’ll do it…”
It’s not like I’m proposing to her or anything, so it should be fine. It’s just putting a ring on her finger.
I took the ring out of the case. It was a ring with a red gemstone… I’m sure I’ve seen it somewhere before, in a game’s side story or DLC, or maybe in an official 4-panel comic.
“Come on, hurry up!”
“Don’t rush me, I’m not going anywhere.”
I put the ring on Iris’s ring finger.
“Hehe, I’ll tell my father that you put a ring on my ring finger!”
“Disciple, it seems you really want to see this master die.”
If I were in the father’s position and I entrusted my daughter to a friend, only to find out that a guy twelve years older than her put a ring on her ring finger? It’s a situation that could easily be misunderstood, and I would be furious too.
“Just tell your father that you bought it yourself. Don’t let him misunderstand.”
“Why? You put the ring on my finger, didn’t you?”
“If you don’t want to see this master die, do as I say. You were the one who insisted that I would be the one putting the ring on your finger in the first place.”
Being killed by Iris’s father is something I want to avoid at all costs.