I Give Up on Conquering the Heroines

42 – Episode 42. Alicia (2)

Yerina became strange.

Her older sister suddenly started wandering all over Palana one day.

First she searched the palace, then her inn.

Even when I ask her what she is looking for, she doesn’t even answer.

She was getting so frustrated that she felt like she was going crazy.

“Alicia. I’m only telling this to you…”

Her older sister opened her mouth first.

Only after repeatedly reminding her to keep it a secret did she get to the point.

“I have a favor to ask.”

Her sister’s request seemed simple yet complex.

If I were to sum it up in one sentence, I would ultimately ask you to find one man.

“He’s a tall human man of northern descent, and he’s handsome. Very handsome.”

“······.”

The description of the man was very vague.

I wonder if there are only one or two handsome human men of northern descent in the world.

“Is there anything more specific?”

“Hmm. He knows how to use a sword, and he’s strong. He’s also very strong.”

“How much is that?”

“Enough to defeat me.”

“Puhup. Are you kidding me, sister?”

The following conditions are ridiculous…

It was absurd.

Beyond the Northern Continent, who could be stronger than my sister, who boasts the world’s strongest military force?

But looking at her older sister’s serious expression, she wasn’t joking.

“What’s your name?”

“That’s not a definite name. A different name may be used in other places…”

“Oh, so what is it?”

“Eugene.”

For some reason, the expression on her face when she said that looked pitiful.

She couldn’t bring herself to ask what her relationship was with that man.

I felt like I would get an answer I didn’t want…

It was a little strange, but since it was her older sister’s request, I couldn’t help but grant it.

Her older sister said that the man often stopped by Basel to have her magic stones crafted.

A village of smelly dwarves…

I sighed as soon as I heard it, but there was nothing I could do.

I have no choice but to run quickly, find that man named Eugene, and bring him to Falana.

“He is a righteous person who cannot pass by a person in danger and comes to save him… If I were to scream in a dark alley, would he come to me?”

No matter how you look at it, the conditions are very poor.

But since I came to this barbaric city of dwarves at my sister’s request, I will do my best to find someone named Eugene.

“aaah! aaah! Save the person!”

I put my hands over my mouth and screamed desperately, waiting for the man to come, but…

“What are you doing?”

I immediately wanted to give up.

There is no way people will come like this.

Even if he comes, there is no guarantee that it will be Eugene.

It would be much better to lie low and wait on a street lined with craft workshops.

Just as I was about to sigh and leave this dark back alley.

“It’s no use screaming here, girl. The sound won’t reach the square.

“If you need help, we can help you instead.”

I ended up encountering an uninvited guest who I didn’t invite.

Dwarves with piercings and shabby clothes.

Among the gangsters, they are of low quality.

“Your clothes look expensive, right? Take them off. Oh, leave your underwear alone.”

“Haa…”

Soon, they start approaching me with daggers drawn.

These guys are so dirty that you don’t even want to touch them.

“Whew… I didn’t want to use force.”

“What are you saying?”

One of them reaches out his hand without fear.

You can take this as a strike first.

Let’s not hold back any longer and spread out our fan.

Paang!

“Koheook!”

A strong wind blows out, sending them flying backwards all at once.

The gangsters fell down, were thrown against the wall, and fell unconscious on the floor.

“Hmph. Even though he’s a stocky dwarf, his fighting style is also ignorant.”

Fooling around about trivial things.

It’s a shame to waste the magic power on those guys.

I folded the fan and bit the end of the fan with my mouth.

“Even if I do this, it doesn’t come out. Where on earth is this man named Eugene?”

I really hate this city.

Water suddenly rushes in and gets all your shoes wet.

You meet some strange gangsters…

I am already exhausted today.

Eujin, Nabal, and now I want to give up.

“Huh?”

At that moment.

My ears perked up and I detected a faint sound.

There is someone around the corner.

“Who’s there?!”

“······.”

Even if you call him out loud, he just stands still.

Could it be that he is a colleague of these scoundrels?

I aimed my fan over the corner and approached slowly.

There is no use running away.

No human or dwarf can be faster than me.

There is tension.

“Umm…?”

He turned the corner first and appeared.

Contrary to what was expected, this is a human race with a neat appearance.

He looks like he was born in the north and is a bit handsome.

······No, actually, a lot.

‘Huh? No way?’

Is this someone who heard my screams and came to rescue me?

The person named ‘Eugene’ that my sister mentioned?

I thought so for a moment, but

“You! You’re one of these guys!”

“What?”

I immediately changed my mind.

There is no way someone like that would show up at such an artificial timing.

He would have to be a noble enough to be able to hang out with Yerina.

This man is dressed like he would be seen hanging out in his back alley.

As expected, this man cannot be ‘Eugene’.

Are you a colleague of these scoundrels?

I thought it was strange that only a small group of dwarves went around, but it turned out that the human race was the leader.

“I know you’ll be fooled if you make that stupid face!”

“Me? Huh? Um…”

A human gangster who pretends to be embarrassed for a moment.

Seeing as he doesn’t pull out the sword at his waist, it seems like it’s a toy used for intimidation.

It is clear to see that there is also a dull-colored gem encrusted in the handle.

He rolled his eyes and looked like he was thinking for a moment, then opened his eyes wide as if he had thought of something good.

“Yes! That’s right! I’m a robber! Give me everything you have! Kekekeek!”

“You’re showing your true colors, you despicable bastard…”

As expected.

Why are these guys the only ones getting caught today?

I sigh.

“When I say nice things, it’s really annoying…”

“Yes, I understand. I’ll just turn it off.”

“······?”

But suddenly, a human bows its back to 90 degrees and bows.

He bowed politely and immediately disappeared around the corner.

I am dumbfounded.

What on earth is this guy doing?

‘He was handsome, right?’

He certainly matches the appearance of the man named ‘Eujin’ that my sister mentioned…

The man said he was definitely just.

He wouldn’t be such a scoundrel and servile guy.

Forget it.

“You f*cking idiot…!”

“Ha. Didn’t you faint?”

At that time, the gangsters stood up from behind and rushed at them again.

You don’t know how to learn.

I tried to swing the fan again to send it flying, but…

“Oh? Huh?”

Nothing happens.

No matter how much I swing the fan, there is only a light breeze.

The magic does not work at all.

I was surprised and looked at the fan, and there was a small amulet attached to it.

The magic was blocked by a spell?!

Just as I was about to quickly remove the amulet.

“Uh huh. Then I guess I’ll use it.”

“Keuheuk!”

In an instant, the flying dagger tore the fan and threw it into the corner.

I lost my weapon.

I stepped back, holding my slightly cut and bleeding hand, but my back soon hit the wall.

“Kiya. I guess I learned a spell just for this day. I’m going to pick up a noble lady from the beastman tribe.”

“Wait, step back. This is your final warning.”

“The persistence of not giving up. It’s the best.”

The magic is blocked.

What should I do next?

What should I do?

Ah. Wrong.

If I don’t have debt, there’s nothing I can do.

If I had known this would happen, I would have learned some martial arts from my sister…

“Ugh… Please save me…”

“When did you stop acting so arrogant and now you’re crying so rudely?”

“Ah… Hmm…”

Daggers are being thrust at me.

It burrows between my collars and breaks my buttons.

I can’t make a loud noise for fear that if I scream, this blade will dig right into my body.

‘Anyone. Please someone come…’

The moment when I was desperately screaming silently inside.

The dagger stopped.

When I slowly opened my eyes, I saw that their eyes were all facing backwards.

“Hey. Leave him alone.”

“What are you?”

The human race I saw earlier.

He was standing blocking the alley with a very feverish expression.

.

.

.

There was no need to draw the sword.

I don’t want the blood of those scoundrels on my blade.

But that doesn’t mean I wanted to make a body here.

“No fear in our area…!”

“The blade is so dull. It’s even rusty. Are you targeting tetanus?”

“Huh?!”

You are the ones without fear.

Someone swung his sword at me so that I could not run away.

As soon as they snatch the dagger and hold it in their hands, the look on their faces becomes worth seeing.

“It looks like my hand got bitten. Right?”

“Argh! Argh! Sa-ah, please save me!”

“You won’t die if you cut your hand.”

“aaah!!!”

“You sound a bit nicer now.”

I caught them one by one, carefully chopped off their hands, and let them run away.

I’ll probably never be able to hold a knife with that hand again.

From now on, you will stop doing things like robbery and live a good life.

It is a heart-warming ending.

I discarded the bloody dagger on the floor and moved my gaze to the back.

Then, I see Alicia sitting in the corner with her knees together and sobbing.

Where has the noble lady who covered her mouth with a fan and laughed oh-ho-ho-ho gone, leaving only such a downcast girl?

I feel a little sympathy.

“Are you okay?”

“Ugh… Yes…”

I gently give Alicia her hand.

Alicia carefully took my hand and tried to stand up, but when she noticed that her clothes were a mess, she sat down again and covered herself with her arms.

She takes off my coat and puts it on me, and Alicia looks up at me with her tearful eyes.

‘If Alicia dies, it will be a pain in the ass.’

Not just another stranger, but one of Yerina’s close associates.

If Alicia were to be brutally treated and murdered in Basel, my head would literally spin.

She calculated that it would be much better to send Alicia back alive than to see Yerina come down to Basel and cause trouble.

“Thank you.”

A dry word.

It seems to be the biggest thank you that Alicia’s pride will allow.

She sighs and sits down on one knee to be at eye level with her.

“Show me your hands.”

“Why, why?”

“You’re hurt. Show me.”

“······.”

Soon Alicia lets down her guard slightly and holds out her hand to me.

It is not a deep wound.

She only got a slight cut.

Pour her lesser potion to wash away her blood and finish with her bandage.

“Hey, hey, thank you so much. Can I ask your name?”

“I don’t need to know. I’ll never see you again.”

“Ah…”

It seems like he finally felt like repaying the favor.

However, it is not necessary.

Because I will never meet you again.

“My name is Alicia! Alicia Evgenia! If you come to the North and are in trouble, please look for this name! And I will run to you at any time to help you…”

“Yes.”

I was about to leave, but Alicia clung to me, holding on to my collar.

I looked down and saw Alicia lying on the floor, touching her shoes.

“What are you doing?”

“I’m sorry. Your shoes look a little strange.”

“Nothing special.”

“The sole is made of a special material and is very thick…Is there a steel plate on the inside? These are very similar to the shoes my sister uses.”

If it were Alicia, she would have no choice but to recognize it.

The fact that these are Frost-type swordsman shoes.

And Frost-style swordsmanship is a top secret secret, passed down only to the Palana royal family.

‘f*cked.’

In one word, it’s screwed.

These shoes should not have been sold or touched by anyone.

“These shoes. Where did you get them?”

“······.”

It is a dead end.

There is no way out of it.

If news comes that the secrets of Frost’s swordsmanship have been leaked, Yerina will come running straight to Basel.

That must be prevented.

“Can you forget about today?”

“That would be difficult. Please tell me where you got these shoes. Otherwise, I will have no choice but to capture you and take you to Falana.”

“Ha…”

Is this a threat?

Thanks to you, I was cornered.

“Then there’s nothing I can do.”

“Huh? Yes?”

There is no other way.

I had no choice but to cover Alicia’s mouth.

As she approaches behind her again, Alicia steps behind her, seemingly embarrassed.

But behind her is a dead end.

“Ah! Now, wait a minute! I was wrong! I! Ugh! Ugh!”

The front buckle is undone, revealing Alicia’s bare skin.

She tries to resist fiercely, but her resistance quickly weakens when he pinches her rabbit ears with one hand.

She immediately put her hand inside Alicia’s arms, rummaged around, and held something of hers in her hand.

“Well, that’s…!”

Rosario.

I tore off her straps, took only the rosary, and stood up.

She was Alicia who urgently stretched out her hand and tried to chase me, but her legs gave out and she was unable to chase after me.

“If you want it back, come to the square tomorrow morning. Don’t tell anyone what happened today.”

“No! No, please!”

I leave the alley, leaving Alicia crying desperately.

Alicia’s weakness was taken into her hands.

As long as this is in my hands, Alicia will not be able to disobey me.

So what does this Rosario do?

At first glance, it looks like an object containing precious memories or a magic orb, but it is not such a great item.

A necessity for rabbit beast nobles.

It is a libido suppressor.