The Neighborhood High School Girl, Miss Isezaki, Is the Great Saintess Returned from Another World~ And I, Suddenly Awakened as Her Exclusive Mana Supply Uncle, Travel Between Earth and Another World with Time-Space Magic~ - 113. Current Situation in the Frontline City of Grandain

113. Current Situation in the Frontline City of Grandain

“I want Matsunaga-sama to help Lady Levia.”

Holly expressed her distress, but… honestly, I don’t understand what she means.

“Um… What do you mean by ‘help’? I’ve already promised to deliver the handled goods to Lady Levia…”

Holly, who is a maid, guard, and even a secretary, should know that I’m in a position like a traveling merchant. But wait, she seems to be busy with various things now.

However, Holly shook her head at my response.

“No, it’s not about that… If things continue like this, Lady Levia’s future will only lead to ruin. That’s why I want Matsunaga-sama to lend his power.”

Ruin, huh. I understand that governing a town facing a conflict zone must be tough, but it seems a bit exaggerated.

“Even if you say that, all I can do as a merchant is to sell goods…”

“It seems you haven’t heard it from Lady Levia herself.”

“…? What do you mean?”

With her eyes lowered, Holly spoke up.

“Lady Levia is acting very bravely, but the current situation in Grandain is extremely precarious. At this rate, it’s likely to fall into the hands of Count Digram soon.”

Count Digram is the name of the neighboring lord who is clashing with us across the conflict zone. However—

“W-Wait a minute. I’ve heard that there have been only sporadic conflicts around here, and it’s been in a stalemate for a long time, right?”

“Indeed, it was in a stalemate. But that was before Lady Levia was appointed as the deputy governor. Since Lady Levia took office, the Digram territory has been steadily increasing its military strength toward the conflict zone. If things continue like this, a full-scale invasion is imminent.”

This is news to me. I wanted to say “Seriously!?” but held back and continued to ask.

“S-So I didn’t know that. But if that’s the case, shouldn’t Lady Levia’s father… the lord, appeal to the dire situation?”

After all, it’s supposed to be a conflict between lords. If that’s the case, it should be the responsibility of the lords to resolve it.

“Lady Levia has already appealed for help during the recent visit to the capital, but she was only told to ‘accomplish it on her own discretion,’ and she received no assistance. Perhaps Count Carius intends to abandon Lady Levia in this town.”

“Huh? But, isn’t this his own territory? That doesn’t make sense!”

“I don’t know how she did it, but it seems Count Carius was already turned by his daughter, Delixir, into a puppet or something. And you’re well aware, Matsunaga-sama, that Delixir wishes for Lady Levia’s death.”

Indeed, I know very well that an assassin came. But it’s one thing to send an assassin, but abandoning a town just to kill Lady Levia? Or could it be—

“Is Delixir connected to the lord of the other territory?”

The movements of the lord from the other territory seem to be too convenient for Delixir. Holly nodded in response to my words.

“That’s highly possible. Delixir and the son of Count Digram were once engaged… It’s not surprising if there’s still some connection between them.”

I’ve heard about this before. I remember that the engagement was canceled after the assassination of Miss Isezaki during the era of the Great Saintess. It’s getting more and more complicated…

“Sigh… Seriously…”

“There’s no one to rely on in the Carius territory. To escape from this predicament, we have no choice but to rely on Matsunaga-sama’s power. Please, please…”

Holly, still bound by the dimensional threads, bowed her head as if she were about to kneel down if she weren’t tied up. It’s still a sight for sore eyes with the tortoise shell knot, but I’d rather leave her tied up than have her kneel down.

“I understand Lady Levia’s dire situation. But still, what I can do is quite limited…”

“I know that Matsunaga-sama is not just an ordinary merchant. Normal merchants can’t defeat an Earth Dragon, after all.”

“That just happened to be the case… Even if you expect me to be more assertive, it’s troublesome.”

Even if I were told to become a soldier and fight, it’s impossible for me who has lived in a peaceful world until now. Absolutely impossible.

“Of course, it’s not like that. However, with Matsunaga-sama’s assistance in mind, there are several things I’d like you to do. For that, we need your help more than ever.”

“Oh, is that so? If you had just said that, I would have listened without doing… this.”

I felt relieved somehow. I glared at Holly, while shamelessly looking at the black underwear, to express my protest. However, Holly responded without any embarrassment.

“It’s troublesome if it ends with just listening to the story. So, I decided to offer myself and do everything I can. Of course, the promises I made earlier are still valid. If you are willing to listen to my wish, I will serve Matsunaga-sama with all my life. Whether it’s as a sex slave or anything else, please use me as you wish. …Of course, if you’d like to have a taste right now, I don’t mind…”

Saying so, Holly shook her hips suggestively. It was a very lewd sight, but even seeing that didn’t arouse any feelings in me. I think I’m the type who can’t get aroused by pity.

“Ah, I’m fine with that… Anyway, I understand the situation now. I can’t agree to it right now, but I’ll listen to your story for now—”

At that moment, Holly, who had been shaking her butt without giving up, suddenly stopped.

“I sense one, no, two presences. They’re coming this way.”

“Huh?”

Soon, footsteps and voices reached my ears as well.

“Is it here Colin-chan!?”

It was Isezaki-san’s voice. Then Colin’s voice followed.

“Yes! This is Matsunaga-sama’s room!”

It seems Isezaki-san has come to visit this room—wait, but there’s Holly, restrained and in her underwear, right in front of me!?

Bang bang bang! The door was knocked on quite roughly.

“Sir, are you in there!? I have a bad feeling for some reason…! May I come into your room!? Excuse me! Oh, the door is locked. Colin-san!”

“Yes! I’ll open it right away!”

The sound of unlocking echoed—

“Boom! Sir! Excuse me!”

Isezaki-san, who is usually modest, forcefully opened the door.

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—Afterword—

As I wrote in the recent update note, we have exceeded 1 million page views the other day. Thank you very much for reading a lot!