The next morning. Sieri was getting ready for work with a sullen face. I massaged Sieri's shoulders and spoke.

"Sieri. Are you angry?"

"......"

Sieri didn't answer, but seeing her turn her head away with a blushing face, it seemed her anger had mostly subsided. As she changed her clothes in silence, she opened her mouth.

"I-I'm not going to do that kind of thing anymore."

"I won't make you. Don't worry."

Sieri was a stubborn woman. I'd have to make her do something strange again next time. The charm of women like her was how they looked like they would die of embarrassment. I sent Sieri off to work and received the day's reports. As a result of diligently sending out official documents for the past few days, a notification had arrived that the Mercenary Guild had employed a few mercenaries for the investigation. Furthermore, a report had also come in that priests had been carefully selected from churches across the Southern Region.

Since this was a matter of finding the public enemy, Evangeline, the cooperation was exceptional. I looked at the list of priests and picked out four people who weren't too old and were competent as priests. Then I had a messenger deliver this list back to the churches in each region.

It was a slightly disappointing moment, not being able to see their status windows just by name. The mercenaries were a 3-person party, roughly composed of a warrior, mage, and ranger. Since I'd said I would provide a priest, it seemed the Mercenary Guild hadn't bothered with recruitment for one.

I sent the employment fee and a detailed schedule for this job to the Mercenary Guild. The Mercenary Guild said that investigating the entire Magic Tower would take at least a month, and I judged that to be a reasonable amount of time to wait.

Once that investigation case was wrapped up, the only thing left for me was to have sex that makes you stronger with Elsi. Elsi, perhaps wanting to see that effect quickly, would come find me in the middle of work and glance at my 'object' or just stare at me silently.

Of course, even I had no intention of doing such a lewd act in broad daylight, so whenever Elsi made her appeal, I would slip away and stick close to Eve or Cellu. Eve and Cellu. Come to think of it, Cellu was Eve's mother. I heard later she wasn't her biological mother, but their relationship was closer than any mother and daughter.

"Hey."

I called out to Eve. Eve, who had been lounging leisurely with her feet in the swimming pool, looked at me and replied.

"What."

"I had sex with Cellu, too."

"Right."

Eve no longer showed any sign of minding that I was casually using Cellu's name. Cellu herself didn't seem to care much about it either.

"If I have sex with Cellu during her fertile period and we make a child, that'd be your younger sibling."

"Are you trying to say some fucking creepy shit?"

Eve screamed, disgusted. Cellu nodded as if it were a matter of course.

"Heh, that's how it would be."

"What do you mean, that's how it would be! Mom. Fuck, sex with him is forbidden during your fertile period. Got it?"

"What's wrong? Doesn't Eve want a younger sibling?"

"Fuck, even a sibling's family tree should be messed up within reason. What kind of messed-up family tree is that! If a child is born, how are you going to explain the family relationship later?"

"You'd have to call me brother-in-law and father."

"For fuck's sake..."

Eve screamed, clutching her head. It seemed she didn't want to accept the terrible reality that would follow the creation of such a messed-up family tree. But what could she do? As long as both of them were my property, it was bound to happen. I spoke to appease Eve.

"It's okay, Eve. If you and I have a child, Cellu will become a grandmother."

"Heuk..."

At those words, Cellu let out a hiccup, dipped into the water for a moment, and then popped back out. Her face looked unusually pale today. She shook her head and frowned.

"I don't want to be a grandmother. Eve. You're also forbidden from making a child."

"Whatever, prospective grandmother."

"So mean. Eve is resisting me."

Cellu pretended to cry and approached me at the edge of the swimming pool. I made a pretense of comforting her, stroking her hair. As I was comforting Cellu, another thought occurred to me. This feels just like a married couple teasing each other. But if Cellu and I are a married couple, what does that make Eve?

"Hey."

I called Eve again. Eve looked back at me. With the same hand that had been stroking Cellu, I reached out to Eve and said.

"Try calling me Dad."

"...You're a truly crazy bastard."

Eve shook her head and sighed. It would be a real turn-on if she called me Daddy during sex, but I guess it won't happen? I spoke to Eve in a quiet voice.

"Really no? Not even just during sex?"

"Groom. I'm not getting angry because I've received a lot from you, Groom, but 'Dad' seems a bit much."

Since Eve put on a stern face, I had no choice but to give up. It seemed there was an uncrossable line for her. For a slave-born mermaid hybrid, I could roughly guess what kind of man her father was. So I gave up on making Eve call me Dad. Later, I'll just call Cellu 'Mother-in-law' and do some mother-in-law 'taking' play. How to show filial piety. You know?

Eve was silent for a moment before asking me.

"Groom. You said you were sending mercenaries to the Magic Tower this time."

"I did."

"Do those, uh, mercenaries find people too?"

"The Mercenary Guild finds them by asking around. If you want someone professionally tracked, it's better to leave it to the Thief Guild or Information Guild."

"So if I entrust it to them, they'll find the person?"

"Why, is there someone you want to find?"

"I'm going to find my father."

Eve declared, very suddenly, that she would find her father. Cellu poked her head out of the water and said.

"Eve. It's all in the past. It's not good to be so hung up on revenge."

"How can I forget? That fucking bitch killed my biological mother. Fuck, now that Groom mentioned 'father', it made me think of it again. I had almost forgotten about it."

Eve clutched her head and sighed. I stroked her back and said.

"What should I tell the Information Guild to ask around for?"

"...Just connect me. I'll go find him myself and take him out. That fucking bastard."

Eve was grinding her teeth. I decided to ask the Information Guild to make inquiries about Eve's biological father for now. Finding someone in this vast land with only their identifying features is a very difficult task. It would probably take a long time. I was about to leave the gloomy Eve and go on my way. I needed to put in a contact to the Information Guild, after all.

"Where are you going. Don't go."

Eve said to me. She was holding onto my clothes tightly. I made an awkward expression and sat back down beside her. Eve leaned her head on my shoulder, closed her eyes, and spoke.

"Just stay like this for a little while."

Eve has always been meticulous about hygiene, so she always smelled of soap. I sniffed and said.

"Smells good."

"You pervert."

"But you like it, right?"

"Yeah, you fucking bitch. I fucking love it."

Eve said so in a tone that made it hard to tell if she was angry or joking. Then, after staring at the ripples in the swimming pool for a long while, she slowly closed her eyes again and spoke.

"I don't even know why I like it. I thought I'd spend my whole life on the beach, screwing women, and then get killed by humans."

"It's all because I'm a kind and sincere person, so you're falling for my charm."

"Bullshit."

"Heh."

Eve swore resolutely, and beside her, Cellu contradicted my one word. I roughly understood the meaning behind her laugh but decided not to get angry at Cellu. Eve was leaning on me silently with her eyes closed, after all.

I stroked Eve's head. Eve asked.

"Is this Evangeline guy really that dangerous a guy?"

"He's probably a very dangerous guy."

"So dangerous that even if you and I, Groom, and that beastfolk, and that hero and all those guys attack, we can't win?"

"We'd probably win, wouldn't we?"

If a dream team of that caliber was formed, losing would be harder. Of course, that's on the premise that the hero would willingly form a party with me. Eve said.

"Mom."

"What is it?"

Cellu raised her body to the edge. The scales shimmering with various colors and the line of her straight spine stimulated my lust. The convex line, like buttocks, that was faintly visible where the fish and human parts met was a work of art.

"Should I really have a child?"

"You want a younger sibling?"

"Fuck. Not that child. I mean, I'll be the one to give birth."

"Heh... I thought I was too young to become a grandmother."

Cellu said slyly. I asked Cellu.

"By the way, how old are you, Cellu?"

"Thirty-three."

She was fucking younger than I thought. It was certainly a bit early to become a grandmother, but what could you do? It was an unavoidable result if Eve had a child. I looked at Eve again.

"And you, Eve."

"Twenty-three, I think."

Eve was also on the younger side. But she didn't seem to remember her own age very well.

"No one's been counting my age for me, so I don't know exactly."

Eve said that and looked at me.

"What about you, Groom?"

"Don't know. Don't remember."

Of course, I don't know. Things like Lusius's age aren't even mentioned in the game setting. As if there was no need to care about a male supporting character, the information available on Lusius was extremely limited. If I assumed he was old because he's a half-elf, the existence of his childhood friend, Sieri, was a problem. But if I assumed he was young, his position as Southern High Priest and the specs of being the son of a member of the Former Hero's Party got in the way.

Seriously, how old is this bastard?

"Must be fucking old. What if you're actually over 100 or something?"

"Maybe."

"...Fuck, I've been had. This is a fraudulent marriage."

Eve grumbled. I lightly stroked her back and stood up from my seat. The sun was already setting. It was time to share a vigorous massage with Elsi. Elsi was already watching me from my room's window. Scary bitch.

Eve looked toward the window and said.

"Tomorrow, you have to do it with me, okay?"

I'm dead tomorrow.

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