A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 477 - 358 Inner City Investigation_1
Chapter 477: Chapter 358 Inner City Investigation_1
Chapter 477: Chapter 358 Inner City Investigation_1
Late at night, at the inn “Rock Candy”.
In the dim room, a low growl, reminiscent of a wild beast, echoed.
Even though it was late at night, the hot breath mixed with heatwaves reverberated around the room, dissipating the coldness of the night.
“Ugh…Ah…!!”
Kendou Kanami clenched her fists, her eyes shut, her petite body swaying ceaselessly like a wooden boat in a raging storm. At this moment, she was like a small boat caught in a whirlpool, sometimes lifted high up by the waves, sometimes dragged deep into the abyss.
Finally, with a thunderous crash, her mind went blank.
“Huff… Huff…”
When Kanami regained consciousness, she was lying on the ground, gasping for breath.
“Ugh… indeed… amazing…”
“You okay?”
Duanmu Huai softly asked the girl in his arms, to which Kendou Kanami quietly nodded.
“Mm… I’m okay, much better than at the start. However…”
While speaking, Kanami put her hand on her stomach.
“It’s still a bit… uncomfortable.”
“You didn’t get hurt did you?”
“No.”
“That’s good then.”
Duanmu Huai breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Kanami’s reply.
“I was really worried that something might happen.”
“Me too.”
At Duanmu Huai’s words, Kendou Kanami responded with a wry smile.
“To be honest, from the beginning, I never thought I would be able to take such a large… I thought I was going to die.”
“I was worried too, but it seems like the human body is truly miraculous…”
As he spoke, Duanmu Huai was thoughtful. He remembered some outrageous facts he used to watch on the video site, that the human body could accommodate all sorts of things, even something as large as a fist or a bowling ball, which he had thought was totally exaggerating at the time.
Now it seems…
“M-Master?”
Perhaps sensing something, Kendou Kanami’s face paled again.
“It’s just that… I’m already…”
“Sorry, sorry, it was just an instinctive reaction.”
Noticing the uneasiness on Kanami’s face, Duanmu Huai quickly apologized. Perhaps because it tasted good for the first time, he had the feeling of always being hungry after the initial feast. He had only eaten half, but considering that Kanami might not be able to stand it, he had no plans to continue.
So Duanmu Huai changed his position and immediately shifted his attention.
“By the way, about the mission we got from the Adventurer’s Guild today, what do you think?”
“Ah… Mm…”
Upon hearing Duanmu Huai’s question, Kendou Kanami quickly calmed down.
“It’s a bit strange, why would they kidnap so many noble daughters? It’s really weird.”
“That’s what I was thinking.”
Duanmu Huai quietly nodded. Generally speaking, the purpose of kidnapping is for money, lust, power.
Such as being held ransom for money from wealthy children.
Or intimidating their parents with them as bargaining chips.
Or simply because they are attractive and one wishes to keep them for themselves.
But in this world, the third possibility doesn’t hold up well, as this world has too many beautiful women.
Of course, this doesn’t mean that common people cannot produce beautiful women. It’s that common people have to work more, learn more and thus they don’t have as much time to focus on their appearance. Especially in a world of sword and magic, even if a beautiful woman works day in and day out in the fields, there will always be some deficiencies. Rich people’s children have more advantages in this area such as skincare or makeup and such. So, their average appearance tends to be higher.
But this world is obviously not like that, whether it’s an innkeeper, a shop owner, or a farmer on the roadside, beautiful women are not rare. Most of the world’s beauties are differentiated only by their temperament, and there is not much difference in beauty.
Like the daughter of the bar owner that Duanmu Huai had rescued, if she changed into a dress and said she was a princess, people would believe it.
So, kidnapping noble girls specifically has a high risk and doesn’t make much sense.
However, if it is for wealth or power, at least they should contact them, but according to the nobles, they have not received any news regarding this. They initially thought it was the Helman Army taking unorthodox measures to make them obedient, but even the Helman side seemed to be in the dark about this…
“Do you have any ideas?”
“Um…”
At Duanmu Huai’s question, Kendou Kanami took a moment to reflect.
“If you ask me, it seems like there are many Paris Academy students involved.”
“Paris Academy?”
“Yes, it’s a higher education institution in Lisas, which only allows girls to enrol. There are also many noble girls studying there.”
“And all the missing ones are nobles girls.”
Duanmu Huai quickly caught the main point.
“So, is there any problem with this Paris Academy?”
“Err… I don’t know.”
“Can you please investigate the Paris Academy then? I’ll be responsible for investigating the inner city.”
Since it’s an all-girls school, Duanmu Huai wouldn’t be foolish enough to go in and embarrass himself. Kendou Kanami nodded in agreement.
“I understand.”
“Then, good night.”
“Hmm…”
As soon as the words fell, Kendou Kanami closed her eyes and fell asleep. It seemed like she was totally exhausted.
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“Hehe…”
Looking at the sleeping face of Kendou Kanami in his arms, Duanmu Huai smiled to himself and looked at the ceiling.
No doubt, this was an extremely thrilling form of entertainment. No wonder many people indulged in obsessive sin. However… for him, ordinary girls seemed to be not enough… well, there’s no point to think about it now.
With that thought, Duanmu Huai closed his eyes and quickly fell asleep.
The next morning when Duanmu Huai opened his eyes, Kendou Kanami had already disappeared, and he got up and dressed. Right then, a knock on the door came and when the door slid open, Duanmu Huai saw a beautiful woman wearing a kimono walk in.
“Good morning… would you like some breakfast?”
“Hmm, thank you.”
Looking at the woman, Duanmu Huai nodded. This woman, the owner of this inn, Nami Kudogawa, looked very suitable in a kimono. He was very satisfied with this inn, too—the reason was simple: it was a Japanese-style inn, meaning there were no beds in the rooms. One would sleep on the tatami floor…
This detail was extremely important for Duanmu Huai. Given his height, he wouldn’t fit into most beds unless he curled up. Luckily, Kendou Kanami had recommended this place. Not only could he sleep comfortably, but a kimono-clad beauty would prepare his breakfast every day…
Well, that’s comfortable.
After breakfast, Duanmu Huai arrived in front of the city gate. Fortunately, no one was blocking it, and he easily entered the inner city after showing his pass.
However…
This was indeed troublesome.
Looking at the closely guarded streets where soldiers could be seen every few steps, Duanmu Huai frowned. It was a stark contrast with the outer city district. If the outer city seemed peaceful, the inner city here was like a tense wartime scene. The Lissas soldiers, who looked like soulless puppets, were obviously under some kind of mind control.
………This is troublesome, I’d rather storm in directly.
Looking at the royal palace in the distance, for a moment, Duanmu Huai felt like storming in. What’s the point of all this fuss when in the end, it would still lead to a fight?
However… even if I rushed in now, I don’t know if the person is there.
I should at least confirm the presence of the target before making a move, right?
If not, wouldn’t it be a waste of time?
Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai gave up on the idea of barging in directly, and then looked at the nearby arena.
Anyway, let’s first go to the arena and see.
The arena in front of him was not much different from the Roman Colosseum, with people sitting around watching the fighters in the middle. Duanmu Huai had no interest in these low-level fights. Instead, he glanced around and looked towards the podium—other than the guards, there was no one else.
Then, Duanmu Huai reached out and tapped the spectator next to him.
“Hey.”
“What?”
The spectator was enjoying the match, so naturally, he was not pleased to be disturbed. He turned around and yelled back, but when he saw Duanmu Huai standing in front of him, his voice dropped down a few octaves.
“May I help you with anything?”
“I heard that there’s a competition in the arena?”
“Yes, are you participating?”
“Just here to see.”
Duanmu Huai neither confirmed nor denied that he was participating, instead, he looked at the empty podium.
“Isn’t it said that Princess Leia will come to select her guards?”
“Oh, you’re here for that?”
Upon hearing Duanmu Huai’s words, the spectator suddenly realized and nodded.
“But unfortunately, you won’t get a chance to see Princess Leia here. As a princess of a nation, she is not free enough to watch such boring competitions. Even if you really participate, the most you’ll get is her entourage coming over to watch.”
“I see.”
For this answer, Duanmu Huai was not surprised. After all, a princess wouldn’t waste her time watching competitions in the arena all day, would she? Apart from wasting time, what else could it bring?
Looks like this path won’t work… next, we’ll see if Kendou Kanami has any findings.
