Heroine Hunter

Evangeline Lorelein.

The villainous heroine of ‘The Black Knight’s Oath to the Blind Saintess.’ 

As the princess of the Lorelein Empire, she was framed by her half-brother for being obsessed with ‘dark magic.’ 

Fearing for her life, she fled from the imperial palace.  

In an empire embroiled in a war with demons, being accused of practicing dark magic—even for a princess—could result in immediate execution.  

As she barely managed to escape the palace, she found herself surrounded by enemies. 

Eventually, she encountered a dark mage, and driven by her desire for revenge on her brother, she began learning dark magic to survive.  

During her journey, Evangeline met the Black Knight and fell in love. 

Her jealousy of the blind saintess, Emilia Rosebloom, led her to commit evil acts. As such, she continuously interfered with the relationship between Emilia and the Black Knight, twisting her character further.  

While the Black Knight grew to understand the goodness of humanity, Evangeline descended deeper into evil.

Her character evoked both anger and pity in the readers. In fact, 

Evangeline had a fair share of die-hard fans. Although I wasn’t one of them.  

“There’s a staff uniform in that room over there. Why don’t you change and come back out?”  

“Yes.”  

She seemed to have just escaped from the palace, but why did she come here?  

As she went to change, the door to the shop opened again. 

This time, it was the city guard, dressed in armor. 

Judging by the decorations on the armor, the man appeared to be the captain of the guard.  

“Pardon me.”  

I hurried over to the entrance, bowed and greeted him politely.  

“Yes. How can I help you?”  

“Have you seen a girl with blue hair pass by here recently?”  

Blue hair.  

Evangeline’s hair had already turned black when she entered the shop. 

Not to mention, her former blue eyes had changed to reddish-brown. 

She must have used some kind of magic dye.  

‘Ha! How do they even expect to catch her like this?’

“Blue hair? I didn’t see anyone like that. Though, I did see someone in a cloak and hood running in that direction.”  

“Are you certain?”  

The guard captain looked at me with suspicion.  

I made sure to speak in the most trustworthy tone I could muster.  

“I saw it clearly with my own eyes.”  

“… I see. Thank you for your cooperation.”  

“You’re welcome. Safe travels.”  

“But,”  

Just as the guard captain was about to leave, he turned back abruptly.  

“Yes?”  

He lowered his voice and asked me softly,

“Do you have an onahole modeled after a rabbit beastman by any chance?”

Since I hadn’t checked the inventory yet, I answered vaguely.  

“Ah… We don’t have any in stock at the moment, but if you need one, I can order it and set one aside for you.”  

“I’d appreciate that.”  

“Of course. Take care.”  

The guard captain left the shop, and the sound of horses’ hooves gradually faded away, leaving the street quiet again.  

I returned to my seat.  

Creak—

The door opened, and Evangeline came out after changing her clothes.  

“Is this… How I’m supposed to wear this?”  

Wow.  

When I turned my head to look, I couldn’t help but be impressed.  

Now I understood why the novel said Evangeline Lorelein’s beauty was on par with Emilia Rosebloom’s.  

She was truly breathtaking.

And she was wearing a tight blue high-leg outfit that showed off her entire figure.  

Beneath that, she wore black stockings held up by a garter belt.  

Her upper chest, thighs, and hips were all exposed, and she stood there, unsure of what to do. She was visibly embarrassed by the revealing outfit.  

‘Was this really my father Pedro’s taste?’

‘Father… You might have been something special.’

I got up and approached Evangeline.  

I stroked my chin as I circled around her, observing.  

Her beauty was so overwhelming that it even made this provocative outfit look stunning.  

And those curves…  

‘Wow! Her hips and waistline are amazing. Her butt, too. Incredible… Although her chest is a little underwhelming.’

She seemed to have an A or B cup at best.  

“Hmm. Your chest is…”  

“This size is… Normal, isn’t it?”  

Evangeline forced a neutral expression, but I could tell her pride was wounded.  

It appeared her chest was a sore point for her.  

I remembered a scene from the novel where she got irritated and asked the Black Knight if he preferred Emilia’s larger chest.

[Ugh. I rushed in here after seeing the ad for a job with room and board… And ended up in this sleazy place. But wait… Maybe this is actually a good thing. There’s no way they’d expect me to hide in a place like this.]  

“Is this how I’m supposed to wear it?” 

“Hold on a second.”  

I left her for a moment and went to the display case, retrieving a small box that looked like it contained a ring.  

I opened it, revealing a pearl-like pill inside.  

“Take this.”  

“What is it…?”  

“A Breast Enhancing Pill.”  

“…”

“Hurry up and take it. It’s expensive, and I don’t just give it to anyone. But since you said you’re experienced, I’ll trust you with it.”  

‘This store is going to fail anyway. You can eat it for all I care.’

“… Thank you.”  

Evangeline placed the pill in her mouth and chewed it in front of me.  

[What’s with this guy? I heard this thing is really rare and pricey.  

Well, I guess it’s good if it changes my appearance so I’m less recognizable. But this is definitely not because I think my chest is too small!]  

I watched her with satisfaction as she ate the pill.  

Maybe helping the heroine with her insecurities was part of what Lea wanted from me.  

‘We’ll see if it works or not.’

Anyway.  

I handed Evangeline a product catalog from my desk.  

“This has the descriptions of the products in the shop. I know you said you’ve worked in a similar place before, but take a look anyway.”  

“Okay.”  

“By the way, what’s your name?”  

“I’m… Eve.”  

“Eve.”  

Right. I remembered.  

Evangeline ‘Eve’ Lorelein’s.  

“How old are you?”  

“I’m twenty.”  

“Mind if I drop the formal speech?”  

“No. It’s fine.”  

I removed the ‘Hiring Staff’ sign from the shop window.  

———-

A few days passed.  

‘This isn’t going to work.’  

I decided I had to get rid of Eve.  

There were several legitimate reasons for this.  

First, Eve was way too good at her job.  

“This dildo is great. I use it myself actually. Do you need some lube to go with it?”  

“Lube?” 

“Most people buy this lube alongside it. It’s safe, smells nice, and is affordable. This dildo is really good, but it’s a bit large, so it can feel tight at first. If you use this, it’ll slide in smoothly.”

I watched from the room as she interacted with the customer.  

‘You haven’t even used that stuff…’  

The customer nodded.  

“Really? Then give me one of those as well.”  

“Sure. Let me help you with that.”  

Evangeline sold the dildo and the lube, then glanced over at me with a smug smile.  

[See that, you useless parasite? Once again, I’ve saved your shop today. I’ll make you the most successful dildo king in Pisac!]  

‘Hey, I can read your thoughts, you know.’

‘Stop trying so hard. I don’t want to be the dildo king.’

Lea’s words came back to me, ‘In my opinion, even if you don’t want it, the shop will probably do well on its own.’

She must have been talking about Eve.  

Second, Eve was way too beautiful and sexy.  

Look at her—since she took the enhancement pill, her uniform can barely handle those ample mounds.  

The shoulder straps were straining, and her full, round side-boobs were practically begging to be touched.  

At first, she had been embarrassed about the uniform, but now she appeared to think it helped with sales and didn’t mind wearing it at all.  

A customer who had been eyeing her for a while finally worked up the courage to approach.  

“Eve, are you free after work today? Maybe we could grab dinner or something…”  

Looking slightly troubled, she glanced back at me before responding.  

“Oh, I’m afraid that won’t work. After work, I’m usually busy having endless pregnancy sex with the boss. No time, sorry.”  

I told her to use me as an excuse if someone bothered her. But pregnancy sex?  

‘Now I really want to…’

Anyway, Eve had mastered the art of turning people down.

“Oh…”  

“If you’re interested, how about this product instead?”  

“What?”  

Eve leaned in closer and whispered to the customer. 

“The boss says the inside feels just like mine.”

I pretended not to hear and fidgeted with a receipt at the counter.  

‘You’ve never used one of those. When did I ever say that…?’

But the customer seemed intrigued.  

“Really? How much is it?”  

‘This girl… She’s relentless.’

“Thank you! Please come again.”

She was too beautiful and sexy, and it made sales boom.

Third, Eve was getting way too comfortable.  

She was so confident that no one would recognize her now. She even greeted the city guards without a care.  

“Welcome!”  

“Oh, Eve… I talked to Ian about something last time, remember?”  

“Oh, that! Just a moment.”  

She walked into the break room, moved my legs off the couch, and grabbed something stashed below.  

“This is it, right? The rabbit beastman onahole.”  

“Ah! Yes, that’s it. I mentioned it to Ian…” 

The captain of the guard scratched the back of his head, clearly embarrassed.  

“The boss also threw in a cleaner and some free lube.”

“Ah! Really? Hmm, well… I already paid last time. Tell Ian I appreciate it.”  

“Of course. Take care.”  

I lay back on the couch, covering my face with my hands.

Evangeline Eve Lorelein.  

‘This troublesome girl is going to be the death of me.’

If I left her alone, there was a risk her identity might be exposed, and worse—this shop could become so successful that we’d be opening a second branch. 

My rational side was clear. ‘Fire her. Get her out.’

But then my instincts intervened. 

‘Objection! You’re thinking of kicking out an ultra-gorgeous beauty like her without even tasting the goods? Are you serious? Just look at her—don’t you want to grab those enhanced breasts and pound her from behind?’

I close my eyes tightly. 

‘Ugh…’

‘… Yes, it’s true.’

I shot up from the couch. 

My instincts had won out over reason.  

“Eve, you’re pretty much used to the work now, right? Starting today, I want you to do some product reviews.”  

“Yes, boss.”  

“The new vibrator we just got in—I’d like you to test it and write a review. You’ve done reviews before, right?”  

“Yes.”  

Look at her, she was so nonchalant as if nothing fazed her.  

She took the vibrator I handed over and started heading to the back room.  

“Where are you going?”  

“Huh?”  

“You said you’ve done product reviews before, right?”  

“Yes. So I was going to—”  

“You’re supposed to do it right here. In front of me.”  

“What?”  

Eve looked genuinely flustered for the first time.  

“We’re a team, you know? For the review to be trustworthy, it needs to be done by a male-female duo: the employee and the boss. Isn’t that standard? Didn’t you say you had experience?”  

I looked at her suspiciously.  

‘Oh no. He’s starting to suspect me…’

Eve quickly composed herself and chuckled nervously.  

“Haha, right. Of course. It’s been a while so I just forgot.”  

“Haha, classic Eve. I knew you’d understand.”