Read Novel Full Vol 14 Chapter 3
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Chapter 3 – Secret Intention
I decided to buy a new luxury liner and had a great time choosing a ship with Ines, Felicia, and the beautiful ladies of Girasole. It was a very pleasant time, like being entertained in an exclusive club, but my unintentional comment led to a bitter situation. The only way to get out of this mess was… that…
“Ara Wataru, have you decided which luxury liner to buy?”
As soon as I left the room with my secret plan in mind, I found everyone on the sofa nearby, and Alessia-san immediately called out to me. She seemed curious.
All eyes were on me. Every eye is telling me that I’m buying the luxury liner they’ve chosen.
No, only Felicia and Claretta-san look at me with concern. They are an oasis in my heart.
“Yes, I’ve decided.”
The intense looks of the beautiful women. Normally, I would be so scared that I would want to run away, but I have a secret plan, so there is no problem. In fact, I replied with pride that I would welcome them with open arms.
Dorothea-san and Marina-san, as well as Rimu and the other slimes, were bouncing around above our heads, but I was determined to respond to their anticipatory moves with aplomb.
“I see, it’s been decided. Then would you mind telling us which luxury liner you’re buying?”
Alessia-san looked a little nervous as she urged me to make an announcement. I paused and looked at each person’s face.
The expression on these beautiful women’s faces, a mixture of anticipation and anxiety, is quite good. Huh? Is that Carla-san? Doesn’t she look hungry? Well, Carla-san, you can rest assured that your wish has been granted, and you will be able to eat a full meal.
Well well, Ilma-san, maybe you feel like you’re at a disadvantage, but you don’t seem to have your usual relaxed attitude. But you are beautiful like that, Ilma-san.
“Don’t just smile, Master, tell us quickly!”
I enjoyed this, and it seems that Ines has reached the limit of her patience. Well then, I guess it’s time to reveal my secret plan.
Hmm? Oh no. This is a hallway. It’s a very elegant hallway, but I think it’s a bit too subtle to announce the secret in the hallway of the Chris… I don’t think it’s possible to go into the room now.
“I understand. Then I will announce it now.
I play drum rolls in my head to get in the mood. Then I’ll make the announcement!
“I will buy them all!”
With a big smile on my face, I announce my secret plan. Since I’m going to make a big show of it, I can at least make a smug face, right?
…Silence echoes through the hallway of the Chris. It’s so unexpected that not everyone seems to have understood the situation.
But that’s okay. Everyone’s hopes will be fulfilled, so there should be rejoicing as soon as they understand the situation. Wataru, it’s wonderful! You might say.
Oh no, I’m in trouble! I’m going to be so popular!
“Wataru-san, when you say all of them, do you mean all the luxury liners we recommended earlier?”
Oops, Dorothea-san, you just added a suffix to my name. She seems to be upset by my secret plan, even though she looks calm.
For some reason, Carla-san, who is strict about suffixes, is also silent; perhaps she is also shocked.
“That’s right!”
I reply with a second shot of smugness. I think she might find me a bit annoying, so it’s time to stop with the smug look.
Huh? Why does everyone start a discussion with just the women without looking at me? What about the cheers?
“As expected, to buy them all! That’s impossible, isn’t it?”
Huh? What do you mean, Alessia-san? This isn’t the reaction I was expecting.
“I’m sorry, Master, but that’s a very simple solution. You couldn’t choose just one, so you decided to buy them all.”
Ines, you are right, but how can you behave like that towards your master? And don’t read my mind.
“Ines, you are exaggerating. Master just wanted to show his good side to everyone. I can’t deny that he got out of control, but I’m sure he didn’t mean to hurt anyone.”
Felicia seems to be protecting me, but she is subtly reading my mind. I’m lucky to have a slave who understands her master’s thoughts so well. Damn.
“But yes, it’s simple.”
Marina-san, don’t say hard things in a whisper. Even though your voice is soft, it still pierces my heart.
“Yes, Wataru has money, but that doesn’t mean you have to spend it all…”
Dorothea-san, if you’re going to say something, please don’t choke on your words and say it all the way through. On the contrary, it’s hard for me.
“Ufufufu. Wataru is also desperate.”
That’s right. Just like you said, I am desperate. So please leave me alone.
“I’m happy if I can eat a lot, but don’t be reckless.”
Carla-san, it’s hard to be really careful.
“…..”
Claretta-san, please don’t look at me silently and regretfully. It makes me sad.
Hey, why is that? I should wait for the cheers, but all the reactions of all the women are coming through me.
Alessia-san’s outright rejection, Ines and Felicia’s reading my mind, Marina-san’s whispered rejection, Dorothea-san’s choked-up rejection, Carla-san’s pure rejection, Claretta-san’s silent rejection, it’s all painful in the end.
My life is already at zero, but there is still more to come.
Oh, I get it. This is the one with the pattern where if you intercede with a group of women who are fighting, they somehow collude, and the man who interceded is blamed.
I learned that development from the manga. It’s a template, isn’t it?
Well, even though I’m learning, it’s useless if I can’t avoid that development.
“Wataru… not good…”
“Guhah!”
Oh no, Rimu’s thoughts are the most critical.
…..I was shocked and fell to my knees, but no one reacted. It’s really sad.
“Hmm, I’d like to decide on the luxury liner you’re going to buy, but the opinion of Wataru, who is actually buying the luxury liner, is very important.”
Oh, it seems that Alessia-san has remembered my existence. I’m really glad.
“That’s right. As expected, we can’t ignore Master’s opinion there.”
Ines, I’m glad to hear that, but please don’t ignore me; I’m still devastated here in front of your opinion.
“Then I think it would be better if we all discuss it again. Let’s each make a strong appeal to Wataru about the ship we recommend.”
Huh? Dorothea-san… does that mean you’re going to throw me back into the chaos? I didn’t want that, so I wanted to buy all the luxury liners?
No, stop. Do not let her words convince you.
Oh, hey, I can’t get up because of the damage, or rather, I don’t want to get up, so Ines, don’t force me to get up.
Marina-san? I just came out of the room, and I don’t want to go back, so you don’t have to open the door, okay? No, don’t push me, stop…
“What are you doing to me, forcing me into that room!”
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…I tried to stop them from taking me to the room with silly jokes, but my words didn’t reach them despite my best efforts.
A room on a luxury liner. In an atmosphere where the sofa, which should be soft and comfortable due to its luxury, seemed like hard, cold ice, the women began their fierce presentations.
Words that were elegant on the surface but full of barbs flew back and forth.
My slave, who for some reason speaks for my words that I have not said.
A beautiful woman who happily begged me to try this and that.
The bewitching beauty who is aware of her own sexuality and seriously tries to play sexual tricks on me.
A cunning beauty who tried to attract Rimu through the slime she had contracted.
Poor me, caught in a mess worse than the previous one, thinking that if I’m going to go this far, I might as well buy the whole thing. It’s no longer an adorable, trembling little rabbit.
“So, Wataru, have you decided yet?”
I haven’t decided yet. If you really think I can make a decision in this situation, you misunderstand me, Alessia-san. I am a man who cannot make decisions.
In fact, even the Castle’s successor is attractive, with its giant water slide, robot bar, and restaurants from other countries never before seen on a luxury liner.
Even Japanese luxury liners seem to be very attractive to Japanese people simply because of the cuisine that Japanese companies are proud of.
Other luxury liners also have their own attractions, such as bowling alleys, and each has beautiful women who promote them. How can I choose among them?
It’s impossible. It is impossible. That’s why…
“I have not decided yet. So I’d like to draw lots.”
Now that the secret plan to buy everything has been defeated, the only way to make it all go away without causing resentment would be to leave the happiness to Heaven.
I feel that Heaven = the Creator God-sama, but I assume that there is a difference between Heaven and God. If I leave everything to the Creator God-sama, I’ll end up in a terrible situation.
“Draw lots?”
“Yes, in this box, there is a piece of paper with a zero written on it. There are eight blank pieces of paper. Everyone will draw lots, and I will buy the ship recommended by the person who draws the lot with a ‘0’ on it.”
“Ara, I thought you were working very hard to create something like that.”
That’s right. To escape the pressure, I did my best to make a lottery with empty candy boxes. That’s what Ilma-san says, but you were also a factor in my escape.
“I understand the raffle, but why does everyone have to draw? Wouldn’t it be easier if we each wrote down the name of the ship we wanted to buy and Wataru drew it?”
Dorothea-san tilted her neck, but the reason I didn’t use that method was simple.
“I don’t want to do that because then I feel like the whole responsibility would fall on me.”
Ines laughs at me for being so blunt, but it is my style to avoid any responsibility that can be avoided, even if I am laughed at.
“I see, so if Wataru wins the prize, whose recommendation is it for the luxury liner to buy?”
Ilma-san asked as if to say that, of course, it would be her recommendation. But I would not take such a threat. I’m trying to escape reality, but I have a plan.
“I’ve also found a luxury liner of my own choice, and I’m going to participate in the raffle on that ship.”
Bowling is available on other luxury liners, but the one I chose even has a go-kart track, so I think it’s a pretty fun-looking ship. Well, I don’t think go-carts are necessary since there are amphibious buggies.
Still, it was my secret intention to choose the one I wanted to go on. If I keep it up, I’ll get screwed, so I have to make a little statement.