Delphina was so sexy as she groomed herself.
She fixed her frayed hair and gathered up her mostly shredded clothes to cover her body.
I was briefly flustered when I saw the blood on the fabric.
I knew that’s what that meant.
Or more precisely…… It’s an unbearable situation.
「Hang on a second.」
I moved to my room in the mansion with my warp wings and pulled off the sheets of my bed.
「Miu! I’m taking the sheets」
I shouted out to let her know, and then used my warp wings again to get back to where Delphina was.
This took about 10 seconds.
When I returned, Delphina was looking around anxiously.
「What was that, just then──?」
「But more importantly…」
I pulled the sheet over Delfina.
I wrapped her in the bedsheet, so for now, that「after the assault」feeling was gone.
She grabbed the sheet she was wrapped in and held it tightly, but kept her back straight.
Delphina said with a look on her face when she appeared.
「Thank you.」
「No, I’m the one who tore it up, so…」
「No, it’s not about that…… You saved me, I…」
「Eh?」
「My mind…… or possibly my body? That black haze is gone.」
She’s talking about Eleanor.
「Looking at the circumstances before and after, I can guess what happened and why we’re here.」
「Ah. I think it’s almost exactly as I imagined it.」
「I’ll be thanking you in the near future for saving my life.」
「Life, huh.」
「The magic sword Eleanor, it seems to be real.」
I said, looking at Eleanor, who was hanging at my waist.
「So, it seems.」
（What do you mean, “seems”?）
Eleanor protested in my brain. She’s too noisy so I’ll leave her alone for now.
「The magic sword user …… is unheard of, unprecedented.」
I don’t know if it’s unprecedented, though.
「If it’s real, then everything Her Highness has told me is true, isn’t it?」
「I’m curious as to what she told you.」
「Single-handedly defeated a thousand men, and was able to stall an Orikuto without magic.」
「Ah, that.」
The second half of the story is dubious, though. It’s like holding your breath and running as fast as you can, so it won’t last long.
But, well, it’s the truth, for a change.
「Those are all very good things in their own right, but they pale in comparison to wielding the magic sword Eleanor.」
「She’s amazing, this girl.」
(If you think so, be more respectful.)
I can’t because I know what the little girl looks like. She’s so cute.
「If that’s the case, I shall have to change my mind.」
「Yes?」
「Her Highness, Helene, has asked me to make accommodations for you, Yuuki-sama. I will give you my full support, so please let me know if you need anything.」
「That would be helpful.」
「And as I mentioned earlier, I’ll be leaving a contact person there …… to serve as your liaison.」
「Okay.」
She’s talking about something that’s all very administrative.
It’s as if she has a cheat sheet in her hand and she’s just reading it out loud.
There was no shame or nor the sexiness when she was grooming herself, nor was there the air of confidence when I first saw her in the mansion.
It’s just so bureaucratic.
It was kind of boring, so I threw a curve ball to try to break it up.
「What do I have to do to see you?」
「With me?」
「Yeah. I’d like to talk about something other than business, if possible.」
「……Yuuki-sama is the seventh person. You said you『want』me, or something close to that.」
She said with a sigh.
I never said I 『wanted』 you, but that’s what I meant.
I knew I wanted Delphina from the moment I met her.
Now I’m finding myself wanting more and more after she became my first partner.
「I put a price on myself to turn them down.」
「A price?」
「Whoever pays that price I willl be his.」
「If I want you, I can buy you.」
「Yes.」
「…… what’s that price?」
「My assets.」
「Eh?」
「If you buy up all my assets, I will be yours.」
「You mean…….」
Is it like M & A?1 No, it’s different?
But I kind of get it. The thing is, to buy Delphina, I’ll need more assets than she has.
Assets that exceed hers, that are equivalent to a country’s.
That’s …… going to take quite a while.
What should I do? It’s not like I’m going to be able to make it if I’m just trying to make a few extra bucks by doing a few odd jobs.
Is there any way to do that?
I pondered.
「I’m available for consultations.」
「Hmm?」
When I looked at her, I wondered what she was suddenly talking about, but for some reason Delphina was looking straight ahead.
Even though Eleanor’s poison had been removed, she was still red all the way down to the tips of her ears, just like when she was in heat earlier.
「Would you like to consult me and make some money?」
「I am at your service if you wish to consult with me or help you to buy me.」
She said, her face turning even redder.
I kind of know how to react to that. It’s the reaction one gets when one says something and then feels incredibly embarrassed about what one has said.
It often happens when I remember my past black history or something like that.
Delfina gave that response.
She wants to be mine, but her pride won’t let her.
Something she decided a long time ago is holding her back. She won’t allow herself to retract it either.
She’s stubborn. But her stubbornness was cute and adorable.
「I’ve made up my mind.」
「What is?」
「Delphina told me earlier, didn’t she? She’s leaving her liaison behind.」
「Yes.」
「I don’t want that.」
「Eeeeh?」
She was speechless. She’s in shock.
She looks like an abandoned puppy.
「I don’t need a liaison. Delphina will live in my mansion. Then we can communicate and consult more closely.」
When I said this, Delphina, who had been embarrassed and shocked, instantly returned to normal.
She was back to the sharp Delphina she had been when she first came to the house.
「I can’t do that. Without me…」
「The business isn’t going to run itself.」
「Yes.」
She says with a calm face. But she looks very disappointed.
She’s calm and collected, and she sees reality.
She likes this place.
I knew she was a good woman, beautiful, neat, and capable.
I wanted her more and more.
「If that’s the case.」
I took Delphina and warped back to the compound.
「Wa!」
She’s seen me warp, but this is the first time she’s warped with me when she was conscious.
Delphina was greatly surprised.
「Where are we?」
「My mansion, my bedroom.」
「Yes, did we move in an instant?」
「By the way, it’s about an hour’s walk to where we were.」
「Is that …… magic? No, there is no such magic……」
「I’ll drop you off and pick you up.」
「Eh?」
「I’ll drop you off and pick you up every day at Delfina’s place of business. Then there’s no problem, you can live in my mansion.」
「That’s …… true, but… But…」
「Just stay here.」
「……Yes.」
When I told her more forcefully, Delphina startled and almost was overcome.
After she replied, she was about to say「but」again, so I covered her mouth with a kiss.
I suck on her lips a little, and then release her.
「I love it.」
「Oh, it can’t be helped.」
I pressed her weakly, and now she said something like that.
She’ s still stubborn, but not bad if I do say so myself.
It’s rather adorable. It made me want to push her down.
That’s why I pushed her down.
「No, no, don’t …… I haven’t been bought yet.」
「Then it’s a trial. That’s fine.」
「W, well, I guess it can’t be helped, then.」
It was surprisingly easy.
But it was cute, so I loved Delphina until morning.
Thus, the number of residents in the mansion increased.
Delfina Homer Ramanli.
A wealthy merchant with a fortune rivaling that of a country has become my woman.
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