Chapter 72 Sharing Tea with an Asain MILF

After finishing sex, I shared a cup of tea with Uehara Aki.

Aki taking her lips from the teacup, she parted her thin lips.

"Huh."

I was surprised as I listened to her story.

Everything was vividly conveyed.

"So...."

Originally, she was said to be born into a shrine maiden family. Since she was young, to become a shrine maiden, she studied all sorts of gods and disciplined her mind.

Being a shrine maiden didn’t just mean holding a broom and guarding a shrine; she also had to participate in various events and seemingly even host gods within her body.

She had aptitude and talent.

If you mentioned the brilliant apprentice shrine maiden, there was no one in that region who didn’t know her.

However, while on a tour, she met Lord Weaverpool, and at some point, she was said to have followed him here.

"As for this memory, I can’t recall it in detail either. It’s all jumbled up... like it’s my memory but not my memory."

Frowning, Aki shook her head. No matter how hard she tried to remember, it seemed she couldn’t recall it properly.

It wasn’t surprising. Since Laocan control people.

"I understand. That’s because Lao manipulated your mind with this necklace."

The necklace I had unconsciously brought. Aki sighed.

"Before I knew it, I had become the woman of a man I didn’t even know. Of course, I couldn’t bear a child."

"Aki...."

"I must be defiled, right?"

She asked with a melancholic expression. As if she could no longer be saved.

I smiled warmly and spoke.

"Then what about me? Did I defile you too, Aki?"

"Y-yes, what?!"

Aki’s face turned red and her eyes widened. Her silver eyes shone brilliantly like the moon in the night sky.

"Ah, no! It was good with you. I really!"

"Haha, is that so?"

"Yes, especially when you asked if I was okay afterwards...."

"I liked it too. Even your scent. Ahem."

I felt embarrassed after saying that. Aki’s face also turned red. Her ears were red too, to an embarrassing degree.

Well, now, what a shy woman.

"Still, if there’s a silver lining, you didn’t get pregnant with that cult leader bastard’s child, right?"

"Yes, because I’m of shrine maiden lineage, I reject any seed other than that of a man I acknowledge."

That’s quite a unique constitution. Rejecting any seed other than that of an acknowledged man, huh.

"Is that so? Wow, then you must have rejected everyone until now?"

"No."

"Huh?"

"Only you... except for you."

Aki glanced at me, then turned her head away as if escaping. She idly fiddled with her teacup, then clasped her hands together and lowered them.

"She accepted my seed? Without rejecting it? Does that mean...?"

I stared at Aki for a moment. I lowered my gaze a bit further.

Then in that place, my child...?

"Swoooop, Kah!"

I needlessly emptied the teacup. As I gulped it down, it was so damn hot I thought my insides were on fire.

Still, I wanted to change the subject.

"Phew, I’m thirsty. Hahahaha!"

I tried to drink more tea, but the teapot was empty.

Seeing that, Aki smiled with her eyes.

"Oh my, you’ve already finished it all...."

"Oh, you’re right."

"I knew you would, so I brewed another one. Hehe!"

Aki brought another teapot. What a relief, I should drink more.

My throat’s parched for no reason. But if my throat’s parched, does drinking something hot even help?

No, let’s just drink it for now!

As I reached for the teapot, Aki subtly spoke.

"By the way."

"Yes?"

"This tea is actually quite expensive, you know? I hope you’ll drink it slowly. You have to be frugal with everything to make it last, right?"

"Uh, ah, yes...!"

I answered without thinking.

’No, even if it was due to external influence, a noble lady being so frugal with something like this? Was Aki originally the type to be careful with things?’

If it was a shrine maiden family, though it’s hard to calculate, they might not have had much money. Because political correctness isn’t just a thing in reality.

There are people who would pick a fight, saying, ’How can someone who serves a god have so much wealth?’

"Could Aki be a Bindere?! Even better. A Mama(milf) with character!"

Yes, it’s actually good. A Bindere isn’t a very common type, is she? Aki looked different to me.

As I drank the tea with gratitude, I suddenly wondered about her future plans.

She wouldn’t be the Lady of the Manor anymore, so how would she get by?

"Then Aki, what will you do now? Will you stay here?"

"I can’t recall where my hometown is. I want to go back, but I can’t...."

"Ah, you can’t go back. Wouldn’t you find it if you went to the East?"

She shook her head. Her wine-colored medium-length hair swayed.

"I heard the path there was recently blocked. Due to a mysterious incident. And...."

Aki’s face grew serious. She looked frustrated, unable to find an answer no matter how hard she tried.

"It’s a bit vague, but the place I lived was where the shrine maiden lineage was secretly continued, so there’s a high chance I wouldn’t find it right away even if I went to the East."

"Hmm, that’s troublesome."

"So, I’m going to do what I want to do! Hehe."

"Oh, you had a dream. What is it?"

To think she had a dream. She truly was a woman with more character the more I learned about her.

Aki beamed.

"Adventure!"

For a moment, I doubted my ears. Adventure?

A noble lady with a secret shrine maiden lineage, adventure?

I tilted my head and asked.

"Uh... ad-adventure...?"

"Yes! Ever since I was little, just hearing the word ’adventure’ made me tremble with excitement! Plus, earning money with my own skills and using that to cover living expenses. How wonderful is that!"

"But it would be difficult if you tried to do it alone."

Even if the Hero profession was a red ocean, it wasn’t an easy job.

Aki went a step further here.

"Then, will you take me with you?"

"Whaaaat?! But that...!"

Once again, I doubted my hearing. She wants me to take her?

Does that mean she wants to join my party? Wait a minute, Lumina and Zara are party members, but if I consider them not yet having participated,

Aki would effectively be the very first member I recruited.

But this is a bit much.

"Shrine maidens are essentially the saints of the East! Lucian, I heard everything from Piery. That you’re a divine apostle?"

"Y-yes, yes...."

"Therefore, following you, a divine apostle, wouldn’t that be my new destiny?"

It was sudden. So damn sudden that I couldn’t hide my bewilderment.

She just comes at me so suddenly like this? I really can’t predict anything.

"Aki should have fought Lao instead of me. That bastard wouldn’t have been able to do anything even with his foresight."

I sighed for a moment, then pondered. There was no particular reason to refuse. Isn’t it actually good?

’It would be great to have such a pretty and meticulous woman accompany me. She’s already accepted my seed, too.’

Yes, there’s no reason to refuse. If she’s of a secret shrine maiden lineage, there must be something special about it.

I was about to agree.

"Alright, if you accompany me, you might become a great asset."

"Oh my, goodness gracious! Thank you so much! I’ll do my absolute best!"

Whoosh!

Aki threw a punch towards the sky and overreacted. As she did so, my eyes were drawn even more to her jiggling chest.

It’s certainly good that she’s showing enthusiasm, but.

"Perhaps it’s a bit too much enthusiasm...."

I chuckled inwardly.

Then, for some reason, Aki became flustered and startled.

"Oh my, wait a minute. What about Piery? She won’t have anywhere else to go if not here!"

Aki, worrying about others too.

"She truly has a warm heart. Her chest is big, plump, and hot...."

As expected, pretty milf like women are usually kind.

While it’s not necessarily true that ugly women are bad, it was an absolute majority that many kind women were also pretty.

"Couldn’t she just stay here? I think it would be fine."

As the head maid, she’d probably live diligently. Aki shook her head.

"Ah... you wouldn’t know."

Aki spoke with a worried expression.

"This territory will soon be taken over by a proxy Lord sent from the Imperial Palace."

"What? Who said that?"

"Inspector Kelsas."

Right, I had forgotten.

That pointy ear-freak inspector!

"Anyway, that guy, he came to quickly claim the credit, didn’t he?"

I felt like something was missing, and it turns out I had forgotten about that bastard. I worried if he hadn’t caused any trouble.

I sighed, then tilted my head.

"A proxy Lord, huh... I do understand. A territory without a Lord cannot endure, and from the Empire’s perspective, it’s the best way to avoid significant losses."

I scratched my chin. It’s certainly the best option, but what will happen to the Weaverpool territory?

No, I probably don’t need to know about the political aspects.

"What about continuing to work or something like that?"

"Well... even if it’s not the territory residents, Inspector said he would report that the servants who were in the mansion might suffer from after-effects of mind control. So, they’re all going to be dismissed, apparently?"

"Ah, so that’s why Aki... But isn’t that too cold-hearted?"

Honestly, it’s cold-hearted, isn’t it? Of course, I don’t not understand it, but.

Wow, this is really tricky.

It’s like not having caught a disease, but being driven out just because you came from an area where an epidemic was rampant, isn’t it?

"The mind control was purely caused by an artifact."

People who know nothing about this can certainly overreact like that.

Kelsas is also a person before being a public official. And wasn’t he a selfish bastard?

With a pitiful expression, Aki nodded.

"Indeed. Even if it’s something the empire is doing... Ugh."

Worries followed one after another. What would happen to Piery?

If that capable and pretty head maid were to become even a maid or something more lowly, it would be quite sad.

"Right."

As if remembering something, Aki met my eyes.

"Um... I said I received your seed, didn’t I?"

"Y-yes, yes."

"Perhaps due to that influence, I think I’ve bloomed. Hehe."

"Bloomed?"

"Ah, do they call it ’awakening’ here? Ohoho... With this, I might be able to help you in more diverse ways♥"

Aki smiled, as if exuding a fragrance. I was curious what her ability was.

"Then, will you show me?!"

Beaming, Aki nodded.