Magical girl of justice Shadyna has saved the world from the darkness once and for all!

…By mistake, no less.

I was on my chair enjoying a smoothie when the darkness lifted, then told me that they had accidentally wiped the raid.

While my meta knowledge is not the best there is, I'm pre~tty sure you are not supposed to do that. Not with only two parties at least.

Me? I'm just an innocent village girl who took shelter from the dangerous wilderness. Perfect alibi if you ask me~

Still, where the heck am I going to find mobs inexplicably dying to reasons totally unrelated to me now? The majority of the horde was obliterated at maximum spell range so they didn't count for the quest as a result. Had I known about that beforehand, I would have told the murderous little girls to chill with the mindless killing and my hard work to build the ballista wouldn't have gone to waste!

… To be fair, I did get over 14k kill count for the quest during those two hours, so calling it a waste is a bit much. The total amount of corpses is so high, have abandoned all hopes of dismantling them in a timely manner and switched strategy to transporting as many corpses as possible to a private warehouse instead.

As someone who has real experience overworking from dismantling a dead raid, thanks to a certain elf, I did what anyone would do for the girls: Lend them a wagon to store more corpses then go back to my snack.

What? Of course I won't personally go through the trauma again. This small frail body of mine wasn't built for heavy lifting, or any lifting for that matter, considering that I started with 0 attribute.

And before anyone complains that my inventory is heavier than everything in the vicinity combined, I am NOT heavy, okay? I used what's left of my stock for the ballista, so I am just a teensy bit heavier than the average player at the moment!

…Probably.

On the other hand, my quest items sure are packed with souls which are immersively weightless as expected. It's possible to turn in the quest as it is, though my target is a bit beyond the bare minimum. There will be no cutting corners when it comes to my precious virtual daughter (?), un.

_ Vladina: , do you have a minute?

_ Shadyna: Yes~?

_ Vladina: I have a proposal.

…Again?

_ Vladina: No, not THAT kind of proposal! Though I would be delighted if you accept that too.

Yup, this one's hopeless.

It won't hurt to hear what she has to say I suppose. To be honest, I'm a bit curious to see how she normally acts when she's not running around chasing little girls too.

_ ???: [Binding roots].

_ Vladina: KYA!?!?

Before we could get into the not-proposal proposal, my elven manager with fluffy hair appears and apprehends the little criminal in one fell swoop.

…WHY?!

…

_ Su: Now then, dear , would you kindly explain to me what you are trying to do to MY wife~?

For the last time, Su, we are not married yet~!

Su aside, Mera, Linny, and also [Recall] to the tower seconds later. I set default permissions for my buildings to allow guild members and friends, so it's not a surprise to see them here… Except for the part that Su saw a tower in the middle of nowhere, proceeded to assume that I built the thing, then used it as a [Recall] destination along with the rest! Innocent until proven guilty, anyone~?

I'm sure shares the same opinion too.

_ Vladina: Honey, you have to believe me! This isn't what it looks like!

I'm not sure what it looks like in that rotten head of her, but I doubt spouting cliché lines of a husband caught cheating is going to help, just saying…

_ Su: …Guilty.

_ Mera: Definitely guilty~

_ Vladina: WHY?!

These judges seem to be quite corrupt in a lot of ways if you ask me~

While Su and Mera are interrogating (screwing around with) the poor DFC maniac, Linny and tells me to stand in a corner with two water buckets as punishment for violating curfew.

…Is this kind of punishment even legal these days? And how am I supposed to find a corner on a wasteland, or worse, this ROUND tower that I built?!

_ Falyn: Could you give us a quick summary, guildmaster? We want to get back to Hessy and Elri ASAP, if possible.

That's the real reason for the mistreatment isn't it?!

Shouldn't you be stalking them instead of coming here then? It's not like I manufactured some miraculous war machine that helped wipe out an endless horde, which was then broadcasted in a system message for everyone to know… or something…

_ Shadyna: Sorry~

Better fess up for a lighter sentence, lest myself end up like that criminal over there, un.

_ Shadyna: I came across by chance and asked her for help to do a kill quest I had received earlier. Since I had to do it peacefully, I gave them a li~ttle bit of support as compensation.

The busty manager stares at the ballista with a dubious look.

_ Linny: A little…

And the pizza chef takes a look at the little girls slaving away in the sea of corpses.

_ Falyn: Peacefully…

Then they turn back to me.

_ Linny & Falyn: Out.

Harsh~

…

_ Su: Well, what's done is done. Since there was no permanent damage and we got the know-how, I'll let you off this time.

It appears that 's questioning is over. Since she did not become a pixelated mosaic blob, I guess she managed to defend herself somehow, in true cheating husband (?) style. It's bizarre how such deadbeats just keep getting away with it in media, honestly.

Maybe I should ask her to train me? I also want people to stop assuming it was my fault for once.

…Even if there was a totally insignificant chance of it being actually my fault.

_ Vladina: Thank you, Su. I know the kindness in your heart is still there!

Already flirting again, this cheating husband~! How about you stop implying that I corrupted her and face the truth? She joined force with me on her own volition (and degeneracy), not to mention that your ex-wife's heart is already so black, it is visible in the middle of a corruption raid because everything a horde of darkness can muster is brighter!

_ Su: …

Uwa… Su actually bites that. This isn't the time to blush, you degenerate elf~

This will probably turn into a soapy family drama, won't it? One that lasts hundreds of episodes before ending with at least one of them hitting a truck, which is actually a wooden wagon running at 60km/h for immersion reasons.

Could someone buy me some popcorns? Can't get them myself while holding these water buckets~

Before the series could start, Su's partner steps in.

_ Mera: Su, snap out of it~! Did you not call us to stop from using to destroy the world?

Being a third wheel who can't read the mood, the crazy waitress has decided to put a stop to the flirting! And I'm going to ask Su re~al nice later if she was indeed saying that.

My pacifism is non-negotiable, and any skepticism will be met with deadly force~!

_ Su: …Oh.

The blush disappears from her face.

_ Su: As expected of , I almost got tricked there.

In its place comes a mischievous smile which is undoubtedly a sight for sore eyes, if you are not on the receiving end that is.

Judging from 's terrified expression, it's most likely not the first time for her either.

_Su: Since it was a very good attempt, I will not punish you for it, but you have five seconds to begin telling us everything. Five~

_ Vladina: H-hold on! It was a private discussion between us guildmasters. You can ask after we are done…

Wait, it's MY problem now?!

_ Su: Wrong answer~ Mera, Linny, if you would.

_ Mera: Gladly~

_ Linny: *Nods* Leave it to us.

And so, the little girl finds herself dragged away by two busty women, followed by a totally cute and innocent proprietress.

_ Vladina: EEEEEHHHHHHH?!?!

_ Su: , we'll be borrowing a room downstairs, is that okay?

This tale has been pilfered from Royal Road. If found on Amazon, kindly file a report.

_ Shadyna: Sure thing~ They are unlocked for all of you so go ahead.

I made the tower in a hurry though, so only furniture in there at the moment is from girls. Suitable for a vacation, and probably inappropriate for everything else. Not that I would know what kind of furniture my managers need in this scenario to begin with.

_ Vladina: What are you going to do to me!!!

_ Mera: Isn't it obvious~? Bad girls who shift blames to others get pu~nished!

Déjà vu…

_ Linny: Don't worry, it's free of charge.

Linny, I'm pretty sure the problem is more about your customer's… preference, so to speak. Then again, that's probably what Su was going for. If you want to punish a terminal lolicon like , lock her up with beautiful ladies possessing great assets, or something along those lines.

_ Mera: , that's not nice~ We will only pamper our guest and treat her nicely until she is ready to talk you know~?

How enviou… I mean, terrifying~ How long will she be able to endure, I wonder~?

No, I'm serious. This is the guildmaster of we are talking about. She's the last person who would want to be pampered by you or Linny, even if we take your rotten personality and mind-reading ability out of the equation here.

_ Vladina: I'm so sorry! I will tell everything! Please don't leave me alone with these balloon monsters!!!

Such courage, bravely giving up in face of a pleasant experience!

_ Mera: It wasn't so hard, was it~? Since you are such a good girl, you will be pampered to your heart's content by two gorgeous ladies as a reward~!

_ Vladina: GYAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

Welp. Blessed if you do, blessed if you don't. Someone is going to have quality time with Mera and Linny, whether she wants it or not.

Pampering is mandatory, resistance is futile~!

_ Vladina: Someone save meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

Seeing how her own guild members are prioritizing corpse gathering over her safety… Un, I'll stay here and hold the buckets, thank you very much.

Private rooms and services in our cafeteria are not cheap by the way. The number of players who can afford to request not one, but two of our "best" employees can be counted in one hand, or so Nerin said to me after a certain (un)fortunate archer got similar treatment for free.

Speaking of people paying for our private rooms… Screenshotted, and… sent!

I wonder if it will take lon…

!!! I want to be treated like that too!>

Fast!

Operation Questionable Advertisement was a great success!

What the heck just happened? Well, I sent some nice photos of the gothic lolita's predicament just now. Regardless of his stance, he is undoubtedly one of our biggest paying patrons, so a thank-you gift and recommendation for what to order on his next visit will go a long way. I may not be customer-facing, but I am always looking out for our business too!

It is totally not because I want to troll him, okay~?

_ Falyn: *Sighs* Guildmaster, everyone will start calling us a BDSM club again if you keep doing that.

…We are being called a WHAT now?!

…

A few minutes later, Linny comes back upstairs and explains 's proposal to me.

…Is going to be alright like this? How are they keeping any secret if their guildmaster spills everything under the slightest physical pressure from a nice chest?

Well, maybe it's because of Su's presence that she couldn't just [Recall] out of here. Who could have thought that when people say "marriage ties you down", they were being literal…?

_ Linny: To sum it up, she wants to hire you to build more towers and ballistae in various locations around the world.

_ Shadyna: Oh~

Once again, destruction of property has brought business to my construction company! I might have to make the company motto something like "Destroy, THEN build!" at this rate…

_ Linny: That's it.

_ Shadyna: I see~ Thank you for your hard wo… Wait, that's it?!

Since the rotten lolita was risking her whole identity to keep it a secret, I thought it would be something more… uh… grand? Me doing OP construction work is public knowledge anyway.

_ Linny: She most likely hoped to strike a better deal with you alone. For projects of this scale, even a five-percent discount is massive.

_ Shadyna: Is that so…

In other words, she suffered death by materialism. RIP~

_ Linny: And truth to be told, you do seem like the type who are easily taken advantage of by others. Please consult with us before agreeing to any kind of contracts. and have learned their lessons, but I can't say the same for others…

I can't help it, okay? I'm still in school, and these VR headsets have no augmentation for negotiation skills!

…None that I know of at least.

Let's ignore how she casually admitted to having done something horrible to after the defense improvement project for Tyrel. Can't be prosecuted if I don't know about my underlings' wrongdoings, right~?

_ Shadyna: I'll keep that in mind!

_ Falyn: Guildmaster looking like a young child is a good deterrence either. Maybe if we feed her only proteins until she has six-pack and…

Before I could realize this bad feeling surging up inside me, the heiress has taken the matter into her own hands.

By grabbing the maniac spouting heresy and throwing her off the battlement!

*SPLAT*

_ Linny: Phew, safe.

would probably disagree on that. Then again, she was suggesting turning me into a typical muscle maniac so her opinions are invalid.

I am a magical girl, not a macho little girl!

_ Linny: Regarding your payment for the contract…

So we are just going to ignore down there huh…

_ Linny: will pay for all expenses. You are going to receive a separate commission fee for each fortification and siege engine you build for them. The bartender team will handle the accounting so you can rest assured that she wouldn't dare siphon even a single copper coin.

No objection there. You girls sure are the best candidates for this, being former and all that. Service costs an arm and a leg too, I might add.

_ Linny: Our guild also gets to own the siege engines as well as their emplacements. No need to worry about your Insta World Breaker Deluxe 3000 falling into the wrong hands.

I'm more worried about your impression of my instruments of peace! What kind of dystopian evil corporation do you own to even come up with that kind of product name?!

_ Linny: One last thing, she said she would cooperate with Su to provide you their famous career counseling service, free of charge even if you decline her contract. Just so you know, you can buy a house in Tyrel with that girl's service fee. What did you do to her to get that?

Being the self-aware intellect that I am, I can confidently say that I… have no idea why~!

Honest, really~

_ Linny: Well, it's fine if you don't want to tell me. Is there anything else do you wish to know?

_ Shadyna: Uhm… Do you think I should take up the offer? The construction project, I mean.

Building defensive walls is one thing, building firebases capable of wiping out a whole raid is a different problem altogether, now that it seems to be growing into a big deal. Best to ask opinions of the experts first to make an informed decision, un.

_ Linny: It is not a bad one, in my humble opinion. The business they are going for does not conflict with ours, and we have a solid exit strategy in case they pull something on us. Personally, I wouldn't mind a partnership with the alliance either. It helps maintaining the status quo in which we stay on top.

…I suppose that's an affirmative? Again, I'm not good at this economics stuff, so I can only take her word for it.

_ Linny: There is no need for an answer now. Actually, please do not make a decision now. That means more negotiation and we need to get back ASAP.

For a black company's CEO, this lady sure has some skewed priorities!

_ Shadyna: Un, I'll make a decision soonish. You can go back now~

Not that I called you here in the first place, but I'd better not say that out loud.

_ Linny: Very well, we will take our leave.

*FLASH*

And back she goes. Such a busy CEO… is probably not it, huh.

…How long am I supposed to hold these water buckets again?

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Back in Tyrel, a particular couple are walking down the streets and enjoying snacks, completely oblivious (turning a blind eye) to the shenanigans their guildmaster is engaged in.

_ Fuelri: …Sweet and sour. It's good.

_ Hessenria: Glad you like it.

After buying half the weapons on display of a weapon shop, they found themselves out of date-related activities to do. Ignoring how their newly acquired arsenal can even be remotely considered date-friendly, the two switched to their backup plan: A culinary tour.

Ideally, they would be buying from various food stalls, including but not limited to twin popsicles, drinks with couple straws, heart-shaped meals, and the like. In reality, one of them is responsible for having crushed any establishment backed by less than a big guild with a lot of coins to burn, so they would only find their own shops even if they tried.

As a result, resorted to buying raw materials from the shops on their path and let cook up whatever she felt like. Unsurprisingly, the sight of a drop-dead gorgeous beauty feeding her "friend" with handmade cooking didn't do much in convincing others that these girls were absolutely against the idea of going out with each other. The bashful elven knight loosening up after being fed is just a cherry on top at this point.

If this is how these two act when forced, what are they going to do when they go out for real? Handholding? How shameless!

_ Fuelri: Oh, we are back to the starting point.

_ Hessenria: That's that for the tour then. What's next?

_ Fuelri: Hmm… Should we call it a day?

_ Hessenria: …I suppose yes. What we did definitely qualified for a date.

In fact, both of them did enjoy the other's company enough to continue this until the end of the day. Still, they agree to conclude early out of (unnecessary) consideration for the other.

The day they become close friends is still far, far away.

_ Fuelri: Then let's go back. Ah, before we leave, here.

[Received Dark Brooch (Cosmetic) x1]

_ Hessenria: This is…

_ Fuelri: Compensation for making you go through this. I can't make game-breaking equipment like , but I can give you something nice to put on at least… W-well, you can also put it away if it's not to your taste!

Are you a girl confessing to her first crush or something?! Is what thinks when she sees the bashful elf trying to hide her embarrassment. Not going to say anything about that however.

The harsh mistress is just as flustered, though she manages to play it cool under the guise of trying out the gift. It is a metallic pin, fastened a bit to the side of her outfit's collar. The main decorative piece on it is a polished amethyst, shaped like her signature projectile, a [Dark Bolt].

It's a bit scary how the supposedly reckless elf put way too much thought into this. Not that the recipient is unhappy by any means.

_ Hessenria: Thanks, , I'll treasure it. You should start running though.

_ Fuelri: Why?!

It was at that moment, realizes that the waitress is not looking at her, but rather something behind her.

And she turns around.

There stand the managers who postponed important negotiations just so they could return and resume their stalk… surveillance. One could argue that it was the correct choice, since this situation here is exactly why they were keeping watch, aside from their own amusements.

The crazy waitress is smiling.

_ Merashiel: Elri, permission to give gifts was not in the reward, you know~?

The lolicon proprietress is smiling.

_ Sulien: I get the temptation. Hessy is a national treasure after all~, even if she's not a loli.

The money-obsessed bartender is smiling.

_ Linista: Still, you have to get in the line to make any advance on her. If you don't…

The heretical delivery girl is smiling.

_ Falyn: We will teach you until your body remembers that.

The brave and heroic champion is NOT smiling.

_ Fuelri: KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

She starts screaming like a terrified girl that she is.

The stalker horde following them quietly disperse after that. It is doubtful that they can make 's life worse anyway, as she is dragged away out of sight, into a dark, empty alley.

As for , she wisely decides that helping out the overworked butlers back at the cafeteria is more important than asking the crazy kidnappers what that was all about. The cafeteria cares for the wellbeing of all its employees!

Except for that one poor elf, of course.

--- Topic: Cute girls appreciation thread #91 ---

## GoldBar9999

[Pic]

(*￣m￣)

Turns out, even lolicons can't resist the charms of peak bosoms.

As of today, I am converting to the greatness of little girls (and totally not their ability to attract well-developed ladies). Feel free to come to me, my love!

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## OP alchemist

Reported. That's not how it works! (－‸ლ)

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## Flame knight of Darkness

Yes, officer, that person right there!

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## Mage of Sin

You may want to get your eyes checked. She seems to be resisting with all her might to me. (・.・;)

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## CuteIsJustice

[Pic]

The cavalry elf got the same treatment. Considering who she lives with, @GoldBar9999 may be onto something there.

Even if his reasons are completely off the mark.

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## JigglingPouch

They have other similarities besides their twisted love for little girls you know? Like possessing a certain body part, for example.

@GoldBar9999 , wanna give it a try?

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## GoldBar9999

DA HELL?!

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## Flame knight of Darkness

MY EYES MY EYES! IT BURNS!!! （ つ Д ｀）

Would it kill you to NOT say that, you maniac?! щ(ﾟДﾟщ)

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## CuteIsJustice

(´Д｀) Eye bleach! I need eye bleach!!!

I have heard that you BB Conglomerate are desperate for that (who wouldn't?), but to aim at even @GoldBar9999 …

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## JigglingPouch

Come on now. While he may not be the best candidate, he wouldn't look THAT bad with it.

Long hair, I mean. (＾▽＾)

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--- Topic: Current Nox Terminus? ---

## Bountiful Hunter

It's been a while since we get news on Nox Terminus. Is it still alive?

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## Serious Mage

If it was dead, the whole server would know. Still under siege by Pathwrecker, I reckon.

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## Nearseeing Sage

Give it time.

They barely got by the last one. This one has an even bigger horde protecting it.

We are going to help them, but still need time to grind up our gear first.

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## Shining Knight

Does that mean it's free for grab?

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## Manly Warrior

All bosses are. =^_^=

Do remember that this one drops Artifact materials though. You're gonna have to walk over the whole alliance's cold, dead bodies to get to it. (｀-´)>

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