Testing My Luck in the New World

"Wow... So this is where Booby Lady lives?"

Awed at the grandeur rather than impressed, Mana gaped at the décor furnishing Elane's drawing room. As she spun around, excitedly gasping at everything from the utterly mundane to the entirely intriguing, Yua couldn't help but giggle at her.

Enjoying the sight of Mana wagging tail as she bent over to study the trinkets on one of the bookshelves, I quietly slipped a finger under the strap of her frilly white dress and pulled it back onto her shoulder before she revealed too much.

Even though she'd obtained her freedom once again, we had no problems getting Mana back into her clothes before we left the village. Although, she did need our help putting them on. That little heart-to-heart we had back in the tavern must have really gotten through to her, as the most I had to deal with once she was ready was Chibi playfully attempting to wear Yua's clothes.

Chibi was no doubt the older of the two, but Yua's – assets – were far too bountiful in comparison, so it all slipped right off the petite cat girl's body. Not that she minded, of course.

"Think we should let them know we're here?" I asked.

Yua shook her head, looking supremely relaxed now that she'd had the chance to beat the crap out of a bunch of people.

"No need. They're already coming."

It was honestly a little surprising that she'd taken notice. I'd already cleaned the sweat from her body with magic, but she was still steaming with pride over leaving with another winning streak under her belt.

Before Elane separated from us, we'd planned on meeting up in this room again since it was the one I was the most familiar with. Also, it felt a little uncouth to teleport straight into a maiden's bedroom as the sun was setting.

Soon enough, the drawing room door was thrown open, leaving the mountainous breasts of the woman that disturbed it bouncing after thrusting herself into the room. And I am happy to report that she beamed when our eyes met. It was a far cry from how our first meeting in this room had gone.

Elane was just as we left her, though her axe was no longer slung over her shoulder. Instead, what she held there was the ass-end of a very limp, green-haired maid. Thankfully, unlike Tama, Elane had the decency to press down June's skirt with her hand so I couldn't be accused of looking at something I wasn't supposed to.

As for June herself, she eyed us blearily, like she'd only just woken up. She didn't even seem to notice that Elane was accidentally groping her ass in order to press down her skirt. She simply dangled, nothing more. She was utterly defenseless.

"Welcome back!" Elane beamed. "As promised, I already... wait. Girls! What are you doing? Get in here!"

"S-Sorry!"

At their former mistress's call, Erika dashed into the room, her cheeks bright pink as she held the door for the others to join.

Despite the vibrant shade of blue that colored the drill-shaped twintails she wore her hair in, this third maid hunched her shoulders cautiously and clenched her hands together in front of her chest as she entered.

I couldn't bring myself to feel at all insulted by how she trembled when her purple eyes met mine, but it only made her look smaller. And she was already a little more on the petite side than Mana was. At least, in one area.

"Tch..."

Pushing the smaller maid forward was a fiery-haired woman bearing the same maid's dress. Unlike all the other maids, she was not blushing, not trembling and most certainly not on the verge of falling asleep. She was glaring at none other in the room but me. The sort of fury in her eyes and the caution in her gate as she approached reminded of how Yua used to treat me when I first bought her.