Volume 2, Chapter 24 – Rescue Operation

Gong, gong.

The ten o’clock bell tolls.

At the same time, guards storm the Batignieu Company’s affiliated facilities in the town of Elmden, Lambert Batignieu’s main residence, and his villa in the suburbs.

Pretending to be tourists, we casually arrive at the main residence and charge in alongside the guards.

“W-what is this! You scoundrels! Do you have no shame, causing such an outrage when you know this is Batignieu-sama’s estate?!”

“We are the Guard! Cease all useless resistance! Lambert Batignieu is suspected of illegally purchasing and employing slaves. Furthermore, Saint-sama is accompanying us to dispel the Enslavement Curse Marks. Everyone, do not move!”

“…What… did you say…”

“Charge!”

The guards kick down the gates and storm the grounds.

They seize control of the garden in an instant, sealing off all exits.

Then, they kick in the front door and surge into the mansion.

We follow close behind.

“Nobody moves! This is the Guard! We are conducting a house search on charges of illegal slave trading and employment!”

Screams erupt from various parts of the mansion.

Some maids are so shocked by the sudden turn of events that they burst into tears.

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“You there, maid! Lead us to the suspect, Lambert Batignieu!”

“Y-yes, sir!”

A man who looks slightly more important than the others—I’ll call him the Raid Captain—orders a maid who happened to be nearby to guide them.

Trembling with fear, the maid leads us deep into the mansion.

We pass through corridors and down stairs adorned with luxurious interiors, eventually reaching the far end of the third floor.

“Please wait. The Master is currently resting. Please wait until he is prepared. It is most rude to barge in so suddenly!”

“Do you think any idiot would give prior notice when coming to search a suspect’s home? If you intend to shield him, I’ll have you detained on suspicion of harboring a criminal!”

The Raid Captain brushes off the protest of a man dressed like a butler. Well, that’s fair. If they gave prior notice, the guy could destroy all the evidence.

The butler glares at us with an intense look, but he steps aside to clear the path.

Come on, even if you glare at us like that, isn’t the one buying slaves the person who’s actually in the wrong?

It’s because idiots are willing to buy them that scumbags who kidnap and sell people exist in the first place.

I almost got assaulted in Illumi City—though thankfully it was only an attempt—so I think I understand how the victims feel.

——I won’t forgive anyone who tramples on a woman’s dignity, okay?

“It is this way.”

The maid leads us to a set of luxurious doors. From the other side, the muffled sound of a man’s groaning faintly reaches our ears.

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——Lu-chan’s mother is in here…

“…Onee-sama.”

I tightly squeeze Lu-chan’s right hand as she looks at me anxiously, nodding to tell her it’ll be okay.

“Charge!”

At the Raid Captain’s command, the doors are flung open and the guards surge inside.

“Don’t move! Lambert Batignieu, you are under arr—huh…?”

“Ah, ahhh, my Queen, I beg of you! More… please hit me more!”

“My, my? What is this pig oinking about? Speak louder—”

Slam.

We close the door and step back outside the room.

Hmm? Did I just hear something I wasn’t supposed to hear?

I slowly open the door again to peek inside.

“My Queen! Please! Hit me harder, more violently with the whip!”

Crack! Crack!

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A pathetic scream is followed by the sound of a whip striking flesh and a man’s groan.

Slam.

I close the door again and look at Lu-chan.

“Ah, Mom was doing that here too…” Lu-chan muttered with a complex expression.

Right. It must be a shock to find out your own mother is being forced into some kind of perverted play.

Unforgivable. Absolutely unforgivable.

Wait, did she say “too”?

“My Mom used to do those things all the time with my late father. I heard that’s what loving couples do to make children. Even if she can’t resist because of the Enslavement Curse Mark, I can’t bear to watch. Please, hurry and save her.”

Uh, hold on, what exactly is Elf sex education like?

Pulling myself together, I charge into the room once more.

“You! You actually have a hobby of being blindfolded, tied up in nothing but underwear, and whipped…? You pig! You’re a pervert!”

Crack!

A painful sound echoes, followed immediately by a groan.

Because the bed is placed deeper inside the room, I can’t see the scene directly from where I’m standing, but I can imagine it just from the voice and the sound.

“Ah, yes! I am a pervert! So please, punish me more!”

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Crack!

Uh, what do I do?

“That is why I asked you to wait. Ever since that female Elf arrived, the Master has become crazed like this. Moreover, since that woman eats enough for twenty people on her own, the household finances are suffering. We servants actually wish she would be taken away as soon as possible.”

“Eeeeh…”

I was left speechless by the butler’s words.

My image of Elves is just… completely gone.

“Master, the Queen and the guards have arrived. Please, stop for now.”

“Ahhh, to be seen while being whipped—”

Crack!

Ugh, this smell, could it be…?

“Um, well, we’ll be waiting outside, so please call us when you’ve… calmed down.”

Unable to bear it any longer, I announced this and fled the room.

Translator Note

Well… Shupo Shupo