"...This won't do."
In a room furnished with high-end furniture.
Light streaming from magical artifacts hanging on the wall flickered quietly in the luxurious room.
On the bed bathed in that light, a middle-aged man with brown hair lay naked from the waist down, his head bowed.
"...Darling. Not today either?"
A woman with long, translucent sky-blue hair lay on all fours, as if displaying her enormous breasts, gazing at the man.
Her high-end lingerie, made of thin ropes and small patches of silk-like fabric, should have been an incredibly sexy pose that would make any man's blood boil...
But in the woman's palm, the small penis of the man she called "darling" drooped listlessly.
The thumb-sized penis, hanging dejectedly in the alluring woman's palm, somehow exuded a heartbreaking sadness.
"...I'm sorry, Celestia. After all, I'm getting old, it's time to give up..." Erectile dysfunction. That dreaded symptom for middle-aged men had long since crept into this man's life.
"...In that case...can't you really have another son?"
"I've tried everything, you know that, right? There's nothing you can do when you get old...I should be content with a daughter."
"You're not even that old yet..."
"It's regrettable, but there's nothing I can do. I can only assume this symptom came on a little early..." Though he spoke of helplessness, bitterness and sorrow were evident on the man's face.
Speaking of children, he only had one daughter, born when he was young, who had unknowingly grown up. He had tried various methods to have another child, but the results were always unsatisfactory.
Furthermore, with age, his genitals gradually lost strength...to the point that he couldn't even remember when he last had an erection; his lower body was completely powerless.
His wife had finally mustered the courage to wear that kind of clothing... Looking at his genitals, hanging limply before her, the man felt only humiliation and sorrow.
"…Perhaps he's too tired, maybe he should reduce his workload a little…"
"Celeste. That won't do. If the lord doesn't work, who will?"
"Albert…" The lord of Radil. Radil Bell Albert. The name of a man who had lost his masculinity and hung limply due to erectile dysfunction.
"With Baron Brandy's affair the other day, how could I rest? If it weren't for that divine beast, we would have been in grave danger… I'm incredibly grateful to that beast."
"You're actually talking about that kind of monster? And you're raising one in Ladia…"
"…My dear, Ceres. I know your hatred for monsters, but divine beasts are different from monsters, aren't they? Especially one approved by the Saintess, I believe…"
"There are no trustworthy monsters in this world! You know that perfectly well, Albert!"
The woman's face, which had previously shown melancholy and loneliness, suddenly twisted, and immense anger surfaced.
Seeing this, Albert, with bitter feelings for his wife, tried to appease her anger while pulling up his underwear.
"I know, I know… but that divine beast seems trustworthy. Trust my judgment and be patient a little longer."
"…Bringing a monster into Radia is unbearable, my dear."
"Don't get too worked up. I was planning to test that divine beast anyway. If problems arise during the testing, we'll have grounds to expel it as you wish…"
"You mean handing over the building where the criminals are hiding to them?"
"…I kept it from you because I was afraid you'd be offended. Who told you? Really…" Albert had long expected his wife, Celestia, to find out someday, given her position and authority.
But he hadn't expected it to only be a few days… and she'd find out so quickly.
Thinking of the faces of the lord's city officials he was close to, Albert couldn't help but show a slightly weary expression.
"…Anyway. Tomorrow's busy too, let's call it a day. I'll keep an eye on that divine beast, don't worry too much…"
"…Okay." Although his expression wasn't one of genuine understanding… hearing his wife, who loathed monsters to the extreme, say "okay" still made Albert feel content as he lay down.
If it were that mythical beast… perhaps it could slightly alleviate his wife's increasingly violent temper and her aversion to monsters.
With this expectation in mind, Albert closed his eyes and fell asleep… but Albert was unaware that his wife had no intention of listening to him.
'A mere monster dares to think of living in Ladia… No… only this…' Lying beside him, his wife was plotting to drive that mythical beast out of Ladia no matter what.
'…It's best to deal with it without Albert knowing… Speaking of which, Albert is going to…' This middle-aged noble couple fell asleep quietly, each with their own unspoken thoughts.
......
"What the hell is this nonsense?!!!!" A roar powerful enough to pierce through an illegal occupancy building seizure notice burst from my throat.
No wonder.
God, illegal occupancy?
How did such a ridiculous statement get out?
Aren't these seizure notices usually issued to criminals or debtors?
I just started my business!?
I don't owe any debts!?
That bastard, Lord!
He gave us this stuff and now he's sending this crap?!
"Someone who looked like a government official from the lord's city came and left."
"He said we have three days to file an objection, or we'll be detained..." Are you kidding me?! Three days?!
Are you kidding me, Lord?!
I've invested most of my money here!
If we're detained now, not only me, but all my employees will be homeless!
Is that lord trying to swallow me up just because I renovated the whole building?
No way...would the lord resort to such underhanded tactics?
That old man doesn't seem like that kind of person.
There must be some misunderstanding… How did it turn out like this…?
"…Sender. Earl of the Kingdom of Reinhardt. Radil Neb Celestia… Could that be the lord's name? It sounds like a woman's name…"
"Radil is the surname bestowed upon the lord of Radia…"
"That name… should be the lord's wife's name. A few years ago, a nobleman with the same name came to the Radia Church with the lord… It's said that the wife's side is also a nobleman with a title…"
Claire rested her chin on her hand, recalling past memories.
The lord's wife?
That's the lord's wife, right?
…Damn it.
Could it be that there's some problem between the lord and his wife?
Hey, this lady wouldn't just send out this detention notice without even checking, would she?
I did it all aboveboard!
This was given to me by the lord to thank me for catching those criminal bastards!
Besides, the building acquisition documents and everything were submitted long ago!
Why the sudden detention! "...This building, having been stripped of its original owner's rights, now belongs to the lord's city... The recipient, Zheng Shimo, who illegally altered and occupied it, must promptly fulfill the following obligations..." After reading the densely packed document, the gist was: 'How did the building handed over to the lord after the Poisonous Fang gang was captured end up in your hands? You have three days to get out of here...' Damn it.
What nonsense!
I only submitted the documents a short time ago.
And only three days to move?
Just packing will take three days!
Auntie!
Besides, you haven't even consulted your husband!?
You should have heard of my name by now!?
"...Could it be that the lord is using his wife's name, pretending not to know, to try and kick me out?"
"Hmm...If it's a trick by the lord, he'll probably frame me first and then bring troops..."
"Only the lord has the authority to mobilize soldiers, that should be it. Of course, if the frame-up is exposed, he himself will suffer heavy losses."
Ugh, it really is a society based on status. The method of framing someone and then using force to push them down actually worked.
Although being exposed would result in heavy losses, the fact that this method could be used is shocking enough.
However, he didn't use that trick… What was he thinking? Was it because of a problem with his wife?
"…No. I have to go and demand an explanation immediately. Grab the official by the collar and call the lord out."
"Yes. That's right. Anyone who dares to touch the master's property, burn it all if necessary!"
"Please wait a moment, master. I'll go change into my saintess's robes. How dare they…" Lisbeth and Claire entered the building to retrieve their wands and saintess's robes.
That's right… We're not without power. We have a saintess here.
I don't know if it's the lord's side, the lady's side, or both… but they dare to seize my paradise, which has become my property?
Don't even think about it.
If pushed too far, I will directly use the saintess's power to wage war.
Dare to lay a finger on my paradise, and you will pay the price! Thinking this, I stared at the name Celestia written on the detention notice in my hand.