I, a Holy-Attributed Healer, Am Surrounded by Beautiful, Big-Breasted Women of the Female Knight Brigade - Chapter 22 - Mission to Infiltrate the Azaman Territory

Chapter 22 – Mission to Infiltrate the Azaman Territory

Gain-dono said he wanted to talk to me one-on-one, so he made Krish-san and Mei leave first and we faced each other in the room.

“First, my apologies for yesterday.”

And with that, Gain-dono tossed me a letter with a seal engraved on it.

“What’s this?”

“It’s something you’ll need to travel between here and there.”

“There?”

“Don’t play dumb. I’m talking about the Azaman territory. This city of Daut is divided between the Azaman territory and the city itself. It’s a pass to cross the gate.”

I didn’t really understand why I was given a pass.

My plan was to investigate the miasma and then return.

“That’s helpful.”

“Anyway, how much have you heard from Lana-sama?”

“Huh?”

“Hmm? I’m talking about investigating the spies.”

“Oh, right.”

“I told you not to play dumb. Freyna is investigating the spies and she sent you over. And I’m also aware that something suspicious is happening in the neighboring Azaman territory.”

I apologize. I didn’t hear anything about this at all.

Freya-sama told me not to get involved.

But now you’re saying the Azaman territory is suspicious?!

“You’re going to pretend to be an adventurer and infiltrate that territory, right? Miasma outbreak is also happening in their territory. We’ve been affected, too, but it’s not that bad. If anything, the Azaman territory has very few people with the Holy attribute, so it’s in a dire state.”

I didn’t expect to get information about the miasma in this way, but Gain-dono seems to have gotten the wrong idea.

But if there’s a miasma incident happening at the Azaman territory, I need to go there.

“Hmm, people from the underground world…and there’s the red-light district too. If those individuals are up to something, then…”

This is information I got from Mei, not Freyna-sama.

I try to combine it with what Gain-dono said himself earlier.

“I see. You seem to understand. That’s basically it. If you want to hide a tree, do it in the forest. If you want to hide something suspicious, do it in Daut city.”

It seems Gain-dono has misunderstood things on his own. Basically, he thinks that by investigating the suspicious Daut territory, we might be able to get information on the spies.

“And, the new ruler of the Azaman territory is quite dangerous.”

“The new ruler?”

“That’s right. He’s the idiot younger brother who tried to make a move on Lana-sama. Lana-sama and the new ruler’s older brother, Earl Azaman, had a long history of acquaintanceship. While he did have a chronic illness, it wasn’t supposed to worsen until after they got married.”

This is information I didn’t know.

Was Lana-sama married?

Since she’s a noble, I could find out easily by asking at the Adventurer’s Guild, but I don’t think it’s a good idea to ask about other people’s information.

However, if it’s necessary, I have to ask.

“What do you mean?”

“Earl Azaman’s condition worsened sooner than expected. They say it got worse soon after he got married to Lana-sama. It was really strange.”

“Strange?”

I have no idea what he’s saying, but I can only nod along as Gain-dono starts telling the story.

I’m not sure if I should ask, but I want to understand what’s going on in the Corias territory right now.

“Yeah, Earl Azaman’s younger brother is a little older than me. He’s always the subject of bad rumors. Maybe that Judas Azaman did something to his own older brother… It’s just speculation and I don’t have any evidence, but I can’t help but suspect him. He’s the kind of man who tried to seduce his brother’s wife after his brother’s death.”

Lana-sama must have gone through a lot of hardships.

“Lana-sama was so scared that the Earl Corias accepted her return, and she immediately escaped back to us in the middle of the night.”

Not only Lana-sama but also the knights must have struggled. Gain-dono’s face also looks exhausted.

“The Azaman territory belongs to the beastmen, so things are a little different from ours.”

The Azaman territory is ruled by beastmen lords.

As part of the diplomacy with the Beastmen Kingdom, diplomats were given titles and the territory was recognized as an autonomous region.

But why is there a red-light district then?

The reason must have something to do with their special physical constitution, the mating season.

At a certain cycle, both men and women have increased sexual desire, and both begin to seek the opposite sex.

Before long, not only beastmen but also lustful people began to visit the Azaman territory during the mating season, turning the territory to a tourist destination.

The kingdom allowed it as a business in order to control it, so a red-light district was established. Consequently, people from the underground world also began to mix with non-beastmen.

“I see. I understand.”

“Yeah, that’s all the information I know. The current ruler of Daut, representing Azaman, is a woman.”

“A woman?”

“Yeah, she’s a rabbit beastman named Honey. You’ll know her right away because she always wears fishnet stockings and black clothes that clearly show her bodyline.”

Ah, a classic bunny girl.

It’s surprising how memories from my past life can be useful. So, a real bunny girl is ruling a territory.

“I see. Maybe Krish-san and Mei were sent here to get closer to Honey, who’s also a woman.”

“Why are you talking nonsense?”

“Huh?”

“I can’t issue a pass permit for Krish and Mei.”

“Why not?”

Does that mean I have to go to the other side by myself? Isn’t that too risky?!

“Because their identity has already been compromised on the other side.”

“Compromised?”

“Of course. They’re members of the Fourth Knights. If they’re after us, it’s only natural that they’ve studied our strength.”

Things are tense behind the scenes.

In other words, I have to infiltrate the red-light district controlled by the beastmen, including solving the miasma incident.

Lana-sama! Isn’t this too much?!!

“I understand. If anything happens to Krish-san and Mei while I’m gone, I won’t forgive you.”

“Yeah, I won’t let anything like yesterday’s foolishness happen again. I never thought that useless scum would be that stupid.”

It seems that Mei’s father is treated as useless even by the Second Knight Brigade. It’s a pity, but if he brought it upon himself, there’s nothing to be done.

“In that case, I’d like you to ensure their safety and deal with that matter.”

“Yeah, don’t push yourself too hard either. This is just an investigation.”

It seems that Gain-dono isn’t a bad person at heart.

I worried unnecessarily.

“Got it. I’ll come back after dealing with the miasma appropriately.”

“We’re counting on you.”

After receiving the permit, my meeting with Gain-dono ended.

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T/N: Hohoho, my waifu is Sakurajima Mai, the bunny girl senpai. You can say I have a soft spot for bunny girls~