――As a Rank 3 adventurer, my mornings start early.
“Hmm, morning already.”
First, I wake up around 5 a.m.
For an adventurer, your body is your asset. And a sound mind is equally important.
Therefore, I avoid the luxury of oversleeping and try to maintain a disciplined lifestyle.
“Mwah, mwah♡ Ah, good morniiing, Your Majesty♡”
“……”
Upon waking up, I found myself being showered with kisses all over by a naked, large-breasted pink-haired woman. As always, Baziko is in heat.
“Hey, my disciplined life ended two seconds after I woke up! I’ve been thrust into the height of vulgarity in no time!”
“Huh? Did you really want to live like that, Your Majesty?”
“Huh? …Actually, now that I think about it, not really.”
I only tried to act serious because I happened to wake up early…
“That’s good to hear♡ Now, let’s mate right away!”
“No.”
I wrapped her naked body in a blanket.
“Nooo, Your Majesty! Do you not find me attractive!? Dark Elf Dahr said, ‘Humanization is the technique of changing one’s form to that of a human. Therefore, unless you’re one of the weird ones, if you were attractive as a dragon, you’d be seen the same way by humans’—that’s what he said!”
“…Sorry for being one of the weird ones, Dahr.”
Thanks to my ‘Flame of Absolute Annihilation,’ I can freely dissolve and reshape my own existence.
Unlike Baziko or Van, I can disguise myself as I please.
“I was super popular in my dragon days! I was treated like a princess! When Dahr measured me as a human, he said my chest was 130 cm and an L-cup, and he was like, ‘With this, Dark Dragon-kun is done for☆!’ So let’s mate alreadyyyyyy!”
“I said no.”
I poked her forehead as I tried to reason with her.
“You’re cute, and I appreciate your affection, but I’m not ready to be a parent yet. When the time comes, I’ll only take that step once I’m prepared to support both my partner and our child for life.”
“Guhhh!?”
Baziko looked shocked. Hopefully, she’ll understand now.
“Y-Your Majesty! How saintly of you to vow to support your partner for life if you have a child! Most men cut ties once the kids leave the nest!”
“Can you stop evaluating things from a wild animal’s perspective?”
By your standards, almost every human would be a saint…
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And so…
“Today, we’ll go our separate ways.”
“Don’t leaaaave meeeeee!”
“Nope.”
Standing in front of the lodging, I bid farewell to Baziko.
“If you stay glued to me all the time, you’ll lose your edge. Besides, I want to move freely once in a while.”
“You’re going to another woman, aren’t you!?”
“Can you not shout stuff like that in front of the apartment?”
Now all the neighbors are poking their heads out of their windows. And on top of that, every guy around here is already glaring at me for living with you!
“You scum! Are you gonna abandon Baziko-chan!?”
“So that’s how you play around with women, huh!”
“You’re a real piece of work, Jade!”
“Shut up and get lost, all of you.”
I’m not scum, I’m not abandoning her, and I haven’t played around with any women!
“Ughhh, Your Majesty…! I’ll do my best to get pregnant!”
“Stop with that! …Also, this time, I’m looking into that ‘Black Death Sect’ you mentioned.”
The ‘Black Death Sect’—a group of humanized monsters.
Baziko had mentioned them to me recently.
“I’m sorry. I only heard about them secondhand from Dahr, so I don’t know much. But I heard they’re trying to wipe out humanity by targeting the seven top-ranked humans first.”
“That’s more than enough.”
Now that I know their targets, I can start investigating those areas.
Anyone snooping around those high-ranking individuals is the one we’re after.
“I can’t let anyone destroy human society. I may be a monster, but I love what humans create. You can’t deny that either, right, Baziko?”
“Yes. I love the food in town.”
After saying that, she handed me a small basket, filled with the sweet scent of baked flour.
“Hehe, I used my skill ≪Snack Crafter≫ to bake some cookies. Please have them as a snack.”
“Oh, thanks.”
Baziko may be a nervous wreck outside, but she’s loaded with supportive skills.
In our personal life, she cleans, takes care of my body, and serves me so well that I can’t treat her coldly.
“Dump that guy, Baziko-chan!”
“You’re being deceived!”
“Jade’s definitely got women all over the place!”
“Shut up, you nosy neighbors!”
Stop making baseless accusations!
“Well, I’m off. Feel free to do whatever you like, Baziko. If you’re scared of going outside, just stay in and read a book.”
“I’ll be waiting for you… Come back soon!”
Now, now, no need for the teary eyes.
I opened my ≪Storage Space≫ and pulled out something for her.
“Here, take this.”
“Huh? Is this… clothing?”
“Yeah. You said you didn’t like wearing clothes with human scents, right? So I bought materials and made this myself. Took quite a bit of time.”
She’s a girl too. I can’t let her keep wearing the same maid outfit forever.
“Oh, Your Majesty!!!”
“There, there. I’ll be back soon, so dress up nicely and wait for me, okay?”
With that, I left Baziko behind.
Now, where to start the investigation?
“Jadeeeee! It’s exactly stuff like this that makes people mad at youuuuuuu!”
“Why, though!?”
Why are all the neighbors so mad at me!?
