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Chapter 172 Conversation with Haruhime!
Chapter 172 Conversation with Haruhime!
"Hello, what's your name?"
Although it was highly likely to be Chun Ji, it couldn't be confirmed 100%, so Lin Yu approached her and asked her name.
"My name is Sanjou Haruhime, sir. Would you like to choose me?"
The golden-haired fox woman answered Lin Yu's question; she was indeed Chun Ji.
"You're beautiful, you're the one for tonight."
Now that it was confirmed to be Chun Ji, Lin Yu pretended to point her out and prepared to have a proper talk with her.
"Thank you for coming, sir. Please come in."
Chunji welcomed Lin Yu inside, and the two went to a room deep inside the house, where neatly prepared bedding and quilts were laid out, clearly for guests.
Is this your first time here?
Chunji asked Lin Yu.
"Why do you ask that?"
Lin Yu was a little curious. His performance didn't seem like that of a novice at all, so how could Chun Ji tell that it was his first time in the entertainment district?
"Because I feel you are different from the other guests."
Feelings? A woman's intuition is indeed unpredictable.
"You're right, this is indeed my first time."
"I understand... Please entrust everything to me."
Chunji's cheeks flushed slightly, as if she had made up her mind, and then she began to undress.
"Wait a moment."
Lin Yu stopped Chun Ji.
"What's wrong?"
Chunji, who was halfway off her clothes, looked at Lin Yu in confusion.
"The night is long, and there's still plenty of time. I'd like to chat with you for a while first."
"I understand, sir. What would you like to discuss?"
Since the guest wanted to chat, Chun Ji naturally wouldn't refuse, as she herself was also somewhat curious about the outside world.
"No need to call me sir, my name is Lin Yu, just call me by my name."
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"Yes, Lord Lin Yu."
Chunji looked at the guest in front of her who seemed completely different. For some reason, she no longer felt the same aversion to serving him in bed as before.
"Haruhime, judging from your expression, you didn't do this willingly, did you? Why did you end up in a place like this?"
Upon hearing Lin Yu's question, Chun Ji slightly raised her head, looked at the ceiling, and let her thoughts drift into the distance.
"I come from a country in the Far East, an island nation surrounded by the sea. The four seasons are more distinct than in Orario. Cherry blossoms bloom in spring, cicadas chirp in summer, maple leaves turn bright red in autumn, and snow covers the land in winter."
Chun-hime began to recount her origins, her tone filled with longing for her homeland.
"Judging from your demeanor, you must come from an ordinary family, right?"
Chunji was somewhat surprised to hear this, not expecting Lin Yu to be able to see through it.
"Indeed, as Lord Lin Yu said, I come from a noble family. I have no mother, and my father is a government official... When I was young, I was always taken care of by many maids."
When talking about family, Chunji's tone didn't change much.
"So how did you end up here?"
"Five years ago, when I was eleven years old, I made a terrible mistake. I ate the important items of my father's distinguished guest... the sacrificial offerings."
Speaking of this, Chunji's face was full of sorrow. If she hadn't made that mistake back then, perhaps she wouldn't have ended up in this situation today.
"Did you really eat the offering?"
"I have no recollection of this, but when I woke up, my mouth was covered in food crumbs... I must have been hungry last night, so I went and stole some food..."
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After recounting the events, Chunji couldn't help but sob softly, but she still managed to tell the whole story in detail.
Later, when Chunji's father learned of this, he was furious and wanted to severely punish Chunji. However, the little human guest stopped him, saying that since the food had already been eaten, it should be let go. Chunji thus escaped with her life, but in return, her father no longer recognized her as his daughter, and Chunji was taken away by the little humans.
Later, the dwarves were attacked by monsters on the road and simply threw Haruhime off. Haruhime was rescued by a passing bandit. After learning that Haruhime was a virgin, she was sold to the pleasure district of Orario.
"Haruhime, do you really believe you stole the offerings?"
"Lord Lin Yu... what do you mean by that?"
Chunji stopped crying, not understanding why Lin Yu asked that question.
Lin Yu shook his head, inwardly lamenting Chun Ji's naivety, and then began to explain.
Without a doubt, it was that little human who took a liking to Chun Ji and set up this scheme.
"How could this happen..."
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Lin Yu's words shocked Chun Ji. She had always thought it was her fault, but she never imagined that the guest had ill intentions towards her and had framed her.
But things had come to this point, what could she do? She couldn't change her current situation. Thinking of this, Chunji became even more heartbroken.
Seeing Chunji's heartbroken expression, Lin Yu sighed inwardly. There was a guess he hadn't yet voiced: whether Chunji's father knew about this.
Lin Yu believes that he knows.
This method of framing someone wasn't very clever. Even if Chunji's father didn't notice at first, he should have realized something when the dwarfs demanded Chunji. It's just that Chunji's father didn't care about Chunji, so he gave in to the dwarfs' wishes.
However, Chunji was not sad for long. She quickly wiped away her tears and, pretending to be cheerful, brought up the topic again.
"Lord Lin Yu, may I tell you about your experiences?"
Lin Yu did not refuse and began to recount some of his experiences after arriving in Orario. The main content was that he witnessed the Soma Familia trespassing on adventurers, then launching a war game against them, and finally defeating them despite being outnumbered.
Of course, Lin Yu would simplify some details, such as how he initiated the war game because he had his eye on the divine wine.
"Lord Lin Yu, you truly resemble a hero from a story!"
After hearing Lin Yu's story, Chun Ji was quite excited. She loved stories of heroes and tales of heroism, and Lin Yu's story was undoubtedly a heroic tale that happened right next to her.
"Haruhime, do you want to leave the entertainment district and start a new life?"
Just as Chunji was about to ask for more details, Lin Yu suddenly spoke up.
Lin Yu's meaning was clear, but Chun Ji paused upon hearing Lin Yu's words. Instead of showing a happy expression, she became dejected.
"Lord Lin Yu, I am but a prostitute and have no right to be taken away by you."
Chunji had her reasons for saying that. In the heroic tales of this world, prostitutes were symbols of destruction. Any protagonist in a story who got involved with them would suffer all sorts of hardships.
"Whether you are qualified or not is up to me to decide; you just need to say whether you are willing or not."
Lin Yu, who came from the modern world, naturally disdained such things. In the end, it was nothing but feudal thinking. Some people believed that people of low status did not deserve to be saved. But if saving someone also depends on their status, can it still be called saving?
Of course, Lin Yu wasn't the kind of good person who wanted to save everything, but that didn't stop him from despising those people.