Chapter 22

Chapter 22 The Red Crows Fall: Female MageThalia

Hey you! Why are you sleeping in a place like this! Wake up! I dont get whats going on here!

The mage yelled as if trying to divert her anxiety, maybe out of relief, or maybe because she was strong hearted to begin with.

Ah, this wont do, I fell asleep.

Ah, morning. Sorry, sorry, I fell aslep

That was a dumb line, if I could say so myself, but its true, cant be helped.

It wouldve been a lot of trouble if the mage slipped out like a thief. Shouldnt let my guard down.

Who the hell are you? What is this place? Help me out here!

Shes lively, huh.

for now, I had to bring this girl down somehow.

Luckily, I could carry her away now with this pace, though it might not be so lucky for her.

Im Elliott, a guy hiding and living around these parts. I used to manage the inn you guys ate and drank out of you see

Yup, I did not lie.

Dungeon master ? No, I dontt think a boring guy like this could be such a big shot

I can hear you you know? I can hear you.

Well, if she misunderstood then theres no need for me to correct her.

That aside, can you tell me your name? Im not going to ask you to pay for what you ate and drank?

She was vigilant, but she didnt seem to consider me dangerous.

well, even though I could use magic, its just enchantment, Im not physically strong either, and Im carrying my body lightly.

Would it be better if I wore something that would be effective to bluff with like Astarte said after all?

Thalia. Im Thalia. And dont you ever shorten it

Surprisingly, she meekly answered.

this girl, could she actually be nave?

Anyway, lets just have a chat or maybe thats difficult after all.

Come on, get this rope off of me! I cant use magic or run away like this

Well, that happens when youre tied up, right.

Sorry, but I cant let you go free. I have my position to consider, you see?

You, are you actually the Dungeon Masters man? Thats dirty! You tricked me!

This girl isnt the sharpest tool in the shed, is she?

But nevermind that.

Are you thirsty? Hungry? It seemed you were in the middle of dinner Thalia, was it? Did you notice that yourfriendswere poisoning you?

eh?

She made a blank look.

So she actually hadnt noticed.

She might be actually younger than she looked.

I confirmed you were staying in the second floor room. I saw your uneaten food there. There are sleeping drugs and aphrodisiacs in the water jug. You were certainly the last of them to wake up.

Those words startled Thalia.

She realized the aphrodisiacs were still inside of her.

H, hold on!? What do you mean? Are you saying you put the sleeping drugs and those aphrodisiacs in there!?

Well, theres that possibility.

This girl seemed to be out of place among those ruffians.

According to Gustav, shes a newbie, right?

Youre unexpectedly nave, arent you. Your friends put those drugs in. I dont think they were going to take your life, but doing somethingunbecomingwhile youre sedated is a different matter

!!

She looked as if she didnt want to believe what I said.

But it was written all over her face that she was fighting the thought that it might have been possible.

B, but to do that, to friends

Her voice trembled, lets give her one more push.

Friends? I think you were new, but do they seem like the sort to cherish their friends to you?

Since I only had the information Gustav brought, this was actually mostly guesswork on my part.

But seeing how Shiro was treated, I could see that they werent exactly the well-mannered type.

The reason you didnt end up like Shiro was because youre a mage and were strong enough to resist. Still, if nothing had happened they were planning to rape you last night. but thats just my guess, I might just be trying to make you uneasy, too

Thalia looked anxious, but she still glared at me, showing her will to resist.

did you make Shiro betray u? Did the Dungeon Master? What happened to Shiro? And whats with the tail ?

I suppose I should explain.

If so, it should be faster just to show her.

I lit up a candlestick and adjusted the rooms lighting.

I moved the partitioning wall and showed her whats happening in the next room.

Moans and rough breaths, and the choking smell of semen.

The remaining members of the Red Crows were in the room, covered in strange patterns.

Locked in a grapple with Astarte, Dahlia, and Shiro.

The orgy had been going on for two hours already.