Not long after we were finished getting ready, we were informed that the potential business partner had arrived.
When Claudia and I arrived at the conference room, Sasha was already speaking to them.
There was a good-looking middle-aged man seated at the table and a rather plain woman standing behind him. I’m assuming the man is here to talk business while the woman is most likely his secretary.
“I’m sorry for making you wait. I’d like to thank you for coming all this way to meet with us. My name is Yuzuki, a designer at Wells’ Clothing Shop.”
“Oh, so you’re Yuzuki-sama? It’s an honour to meet you. My name is Zem, the chairman of Burke Company.”
“Oh, I’m sorry for speaking so informally.”
The Burke Company is one of the largest companies on the continent. I never expected the chairman to come here just to talk about ordering clothing.
“I wasn’t expecting the chairman of the company to come here. I am honoured.”
“No need to act so humble. Anyone worth knowing in this country can’t stop praising the quality of your clothing.”
“That’s, umm…I’m very grateful for your words.”
I was praised, but I didn’t feel happy about it. In order to rebuild Wells’ Clothing Shop, I need to make high-quality clothing that only the nobility could afford. Originally, I wished to make clothing that would be widely available to commoners.
Zem nodded as if he could understand what I was thinking.
“As I expected, it seems you wish to sell your clothing to many different kinds of people.”
“…eh? Yes, that’s correct.”
I looked at him, puzzled, wondering how he knew.
“That’s something that I also want to see happen.”
“Why is it that you wish to buy my clothing on a regular basis?”
“I don’t plan on only selling to the nobility but also to the commoners. I think that if everyone knows that they were designed by the Yuzuki-sama, everyone will want to buy them…. So, what do you think?”
In a sense, he’s asking me to mass-produce clothing.
Of course, I enjoy making intricate, high-quality items meant for a single person, but I also want to make clothing that will make people smile. It’s an unexpected offer….
“I’d like to accept your offer, but we’re already falling behind in production and that’s without adding on this large order.”
“You can have as much time as you need to make the preparations to complete this order.”
“If that’s the case, I’ll gladly accept.”
“Good…then, allow me to tell you everything you’ll need to know. However, there is a more personal request I have of you, but…I’d like to tell you that after.”
“S-Sure, that’s fine…but what kind of request is it?”
I tilted my head curiously.
“By the way, who is that beautiful lady next to you?”
He didn’t answer my question but instead turned his eyes to the side of me. I then remembered that I had yet to introduce Claudia.
“Ah, excuse me. This is Claudia, our fashion designer.”
Claudia smiled elegantly as I introduced her.
I’m trying my best to remain calm, but Claudia was used to negotiations like this after previously working at the shop.
“Oh…so you must be that Claudia.”
“Eh, you’ve heard of me?”
“Yes, of course, I have. Even though you look quite innocent, you went to the Brad family’s evening party wearing an incredibly revealing dress. There’s probably not many that don’t know your name.”
“ –Pfft!”
I almost couldn’t stop myself from laughing. However, Claudia turned red and said, “Hauu~…” as she looked at the ground.
When she’s wearing more innocent clothing, she looks like a normal pretty girl, but when I recall how Claudia acted in her sleep this morning, I can’t help but smile.
“But…seeing you here, you look like a proper, beautiful young lady. Seeing your figure in a revealing dress would be sensational…. What do you say? Would you like to go eat a meal together?”
As I was holding back my laughter, Zem began talking to Claudia.
But, too bad for him, Claudia’s mind and body or devoted to me. I knew that I had nothing to worry about, so I thought it would be fun to see how Claudia reacts.
“Umm, well…I’m sorry. I’m sure it’s a great offer, but I’m Master’s seamstress…as well as his erotic slave~~~”
Oh, she said everything. I figured she’d be too embarrassed to say that…. Actually, it’s probably because it’s embarrassing that she said it.
…yep. Her eyes are getting wet and she looks excited.
I expected this to be the end, but Zem continued with, “No, no, no, you seem to be misunderstanding.”
“After hearing so much about it, I’d love to see how she looks in that dress. Of course, Yuzuki-sama, I’ll offer you something in return.”
Zem said this to me not Claudia.
“…what do you mean?”
“It’s actually the request I mentioned earlier. This request is why I came personally and it’s also why I brought this woman.”
“Isn’t she your secretary?”
“No, I bought this girl as a sex slave.”
“Sex –?”
I thought sex slavery would be uncommon, but that must just be due to my own ideals as a modern day Japanese man. It wouldn’t be uncommon for powerful lords to have mistresses and slaves used for just this purpose.
Not that I’m trying to come up with an excuse. I’m still against slavery.
However, I understand that it’s not possible for me to eradicate slavery from this country, but I refuse to treat Claudia or Rose as an object.
I should just be more flexible on the subject when it concerns other slaves.
I looked over Zem’s slave. She was well-dressed and looked clean. Her eyes didn’t look dead. In fact, the way she looked at Zem reminded me of how Claudia or Rose looked at me.
I think that he’s taking care of her properly.
“So why did you bring her?”
“When I heard the rumours about Claudia, I was convinced that this was the dawning of a new era of bitch-style. Pure bitch-style.”
“…….what?”
I have no idea what that means. I barely know what bitch-style could be but he’s talking about pure bitch-style.
As I looked at him, entirely unsure of what he meant, Zem began to explain.
“A girl with a pure mind and body dresses erotically to please the man she loves. However, because this girl is pure, her face is covered in shame. This disparity is the highest form of eros!”
“Y…Yes, it really is! I completely understand what you mean! I think Claudia’s embarrassed face is the best!”
Claudia is usually a quiet, proper girl, so seeing her wear such revealing clothes while she looks embarrassed is an amazing site. It’s a very exciting point.
— oops. I agreed with him without thinking about it. I looked at Claudia to see how she was reacting. She was staring straight down but what I could see of her face was bright red.
“Ah…after all, this expression is the greatest. No, I should’ve shown more self-restraint.
I’ll have to follow up with her later — Claudia was muttering something to herself as she continued to blush.
I thought she was calling me an idiot but…that didn’t seem to be the case. Claudia’s status window was displayed on the table right next to my hand.
She seems to have misunderstood my words as me asking her to open her status window.
But I was the only one that reacted to her status window opening. She must’ve opened the window so only I can see it.
I can control the status window of anyone close to me, and when I interact with another person’s status, they feel an incredibly pleasurable sensation.
In other words, there’s an obvious reason why Claudia would open her status window…. When I looked up at her, her eyes were moist and there was a greedy look in them.
*Gulp* — I swallowed my saliva.
I wondered if anyone else had noticed. When I looked around the table, Zem was happily talking away about something related to bitch-style while Sylphy listened to him with a smile on her face. (TN: The raw says ‘Sylphy’ here. Her name is only mentioned once in the entire chapter. I assume it’s meant to be Sasha.)
The girl Zem called his sex slave was obediently listening to her master’s story. Her cheeks were also dyed a little red. She’s pure just like Claudia.
Even in this situation, I couldn’t stop myself from playing with her status. These negotiations with Zem have to go well in order for me to protect my life with Rose and Claudia.
I have to restrain myself a little, so I gently placed one finger on her status window.
“Haa~….”
A small moan leaked out of her mouth. Her face became slightly redder and lust filled her eyes, but she showed no signs of wanting me to stop.
While pretending to scratch the wooden table, I rubbed up and down on her status.
……eh? Although I said I wanted to show self-restraint, my fingers seem to be moving on their own.
But that is asking a lot of me. It’s impossible for me to completely ignore Claudia when she’s doing this right next to me. After all, a thousand mile journey all starts with a small step. Since it can’t be helped…it’s fine if I let myself indulge this time, right? I can start practicing self-restraint later.
“– nha~”
She let another moan out. Her entire body was trembling, but she was doing her best to hide it. She was pretending to be listening to Zem’s story.
This Claudia is the cutest. I want to make her more embarrassed. I gently stroked her status window while trying to avoid raising suspicion.
“– and as you can see, she looks rather plain. I want to see this girl wearing an erotic dress like Claudia.”
“Oh, I see.”
I turned my attention to the girl Zem brought.
Her clothes and appearance looked fine, but they were rather rustic…. Basically, an ordinary girl. If she were to dress in revealing clothes like Claudia…it could be very arousing.
Of course, Claudia would still win — and I stroked her status window a little more. However, the status window is similar to augmented reality (AR) and although I can feel it when I touch it, there’s no resistance.
So, I’m able to stroke it quickly, but I can’t put any force into it.
So — I slowly stroked my fingers over the table, trying to position the status window exactly on the table. I would occasionally tease Claudia, hovering my finger centimetres above her status window.
Then, I’d abruptly touch it and then remove my finger.
Every time I’d touch it, Claudia would react, causing her status window to lift further from the table.
When I held back, her status window would lower. I hovered my finger just above her status window, and the moment it was lying directly on the table, I pressed my finger down hard.
“–Hyan~!?”
Claudia let out an audible moan before quickly covering her mouth.
“For that reason, I want you to design her revealing clothes — is something wrong?”
Zem was in the middle of making his request when he heard Claudia’s moan.
“It’s…nothing….”
Claudia looked excited that someone noticed her. I continued stirring up her status window.
To Claudia, this felt like I was stirring inside of her. While trying to maintain her composure, she began rubbing in between her thighs. Due to the height of the table, I was the only one that could see this.
The absolute territory visible between her short skirt and knee socks was sexy.
The benefits of Medea-nee allow me to reveal her inner thoughts, but I can’t see her secret garden whenever I wish.
[If you could see it at any time, don’t you think it would lose its value]
Unexpectedly, a message from Medea-nee appeared in my log window.
I responded in my mind with, “As usual, you like to suddenly message me at the worst times.”
[Because I’m always watching.]
Didn’t you just say it loses its value if you can see it all of the time?
[It’s different with you. I could watch you forever and never get tired of it. Shouldn’t you be focusing on something else? Haven’t you noticed Zem is growing suspicious.”
— that’s true.
In a hurry, I returned my focus to the man in front of me.
“Well then, Zem, what kind of clothing did you want for her?”
In an attempt to draw Zem’s gaze from Claudia, I began talking to him. With his attention diverted, I began stirring up Claudia’s status window once more.
Claudia trembled, even more, occasionally a sweet moan would escape her mouth. It was looking like she had reached her limit when Zem spoke.
“Oh, does that mean?”
“Yes. I can appreciate your enthusiasm. I’ll design clothing for her.”
“Oh, thank you so much!”
Zem’s focus turned entirely to the dress. So, as I listened to what kind of dress he’d like, I continued playing with Claudia’s status window.
Claudia gradually started moaning more and more but Zem didn’t notice.
Instead, it was Sasha who seemed to notice. Her eyes flicked between Claudia and I before she said, “Haa~ ha~, good job, Yuzuki.”
No, stop it. Why are you getting more excited than Claudia? Seriously, are there no decent people in this world? While thinking this, I continued to torment Claudia.
“That’s all for my request.”
As Claudia was gasping for breath, Zem finally finished his request. It seems he wants a sensuous dress that still maintains her pure image.
I don’t think this request is unreasonable. Basically, he wants an exquisite dress that has been modified to show more skin. A shorter skirt or changing it to show her cleavage would satisfy him.
“I understand. I’ll make sure it suits her…. Or would it be better if it doesn’t? Anyway, I’ll make a dress matching this bitch-style you mentioned.”
I said this in as confident of a voice as I could manage and slammed my hands down on the table.
And then —
“~~~~~~~~”
Claudia remained quiet, but her knees almost gave out.
“Claudia, are you okay?”
“Yesh. Why do you ask?”
…she’s definitely not okay. I’ve completely flipped her switch now. In other words…it’s like her pupils have become hearts. There’s no doubt Zem has noticed.
Sasha stood up as I was panicking about what to do.
“Well then, I’ll take her measurements. Please, follow me.”
“O-Oh, sure.”
I gave her a look that said, “Nice, Sasha!” In response, she gave me a look that said, “You owe me. Next time, please allow me to watch thoroughly.”
Anyway, the moment Zem and his slave left the room, Claudia looked at me with lust filling her eyes.
“…Master…I can’t stand it anymore.”
“You’re so perverted, Claudia.”
“Mou~, you tormented me this entire time, and now you’re not going to take responsibility?”
“…sorry.”
It was Claudia that showed me her status window in the first place…. I’m not going to say that.
Just like Zem said, Claudia is a pure bitch-type. Basically, she genuinely is a pure girl, but she’s more than willing to act erotically to please me.
Even opening her status window was, in a way, her responding to my desires.
Either way, I was playing with her and I should take responsibility…. However, her measurements won’t take longer than a few minutes.
“…we don’t have time now. Can you wait until after the negotiations have ended?”
We don’t have any choice. Claudia seemed to think on it for a moment before silently crawling under the table.
“…Claudia?”
“Ehe~, if it’s like this, we don’t have to worry about them walking in on us.”
“Oi, oi, you can’t mean –”
Fully understanding what Claudia was planning, I couldn’t do much but swallow back my saliva.
— What happened next I can’t talk about…. I’ll just say Claudia remained beneath the table for some time.
