The Little Girl's Older Sister

An awkward silence.

I have no choice but to push through here…

"Phew. Michiru is so charming. I've been completely charmed."

"Fweh!?"

… Yeah, even I thought that sounded ridiculous while saying it.

I mean, acting charmed and all—there's no way I could act like Neru, who was going wild in that dream.

I failed, huh. Or so I thought, but Michiru kept glancing at me as if checking something.

"Eh, really?"

"Michiru-chan is so cute."

"Ehehe…"

When I praised her to push through, Michiru got bashful and not entirely displeased.

Is this really okay?

"Y-you'll do whatever I say?"

"Yeah yeah, I'll do it, Michiru-chan is so cute after all."

When I said that casually, Michiru's face broke into a bright smile.

"Th-then, Village Chief-san! Please spin around and wave!"

Wondering what the heck that was about, I spun around once and waved to Michiru.

"I did it! Next, please do a handstand!"

"Ah, sorry. I can't do a handstand."

"Make it happen somehow!"

"… If I fail and fall, the shock might break the charm, you know?"

"… If you can't do it, I guess it can't be helped."

Is this really okay?

I'm the one saying it, but the bar for seeming charmed is pretty low. Neru's act was clearly overkill. I glanced at the ring. The ring's magic stone seemed to glow faintly as if trying to gloss over it.

Well, let's leave what's past in the past.

"So, what should I do for Michiru-chan? Tickle you?"

"Pii!? No tickling! Y-you can only attack me in dreams! A-also, um. I want Village Chief-san to come somewhere with me… Um, outside the village."

"Alright, let's go."

"Ah, but before that, I'm hungry so I demand breakfast!"

"Alright. Sandwiches okay?"

"Yes!"

Her bright smile was dazzling. How do I put this… I'm not actually charmed, so, uh, sorry?

… Wait, thinking like that might mean I'm actually getting charmed. I need to stay focused.

After finishing the sandwiches I provided, we quietly left the inn and headed outside the village.

We'd be leaving the dungeon's territory… but I have the Cloth Golem, and I've used [Super Transformation] to transform into myself, so I have an extra life. I've got a decent safety margin. I should be able to manage somehow.

The downside of this state is that [Blackout Resistance] is weaker, but with ring-state Neru here, even if they knock me out and try something in my dreams, we can counter it.

At worst, there's the possibility that she possesses me and I become a Succubus… no, let's not think about that.

We arrived at a small clearing in the forest.

Having walked straight here without hesitation, Michiru looked around restlessly. She wasn't lost—she seemed to be checking whether the person she was meeting was there.

Michiru put her fingers in her mouth and blew hard.

"Huh, Onee-sama makes a sound when she does this."

"… Were you trying to whistle?"

"U-um, please don't worry about it."

"Ahh, seeing Michiru-chan's cute attempt was lovely, so I won't worry about it. Wouldn't it be better to just call out loud?"

"You're right… Onee-samaaaa! It's Michiru, I did iiiiit!"

Michiru shouted in a fairly loud voice. It hurt my ears a bit.

After a while, there was rustling from the bushes, and a well-proportioned adult woman with the same pink hair as Michiru emerged… Ooh, those are some wonderful legs. And her feet must be… gulp.

"Onee-sama! I did it!"

"Shh! You're too loud. But Michiru, well done."

A woman dressed in obviously Succubus-like clothing that barely covered anything and was quite provocative stroked Michiru's head. Michiru happily clung to her, nuzzling her cheek against the woman's stomach like a puppy.

So this is her 'Onee-sama'? According to Michiru, she's a Succubus. Yeah, that outfit definitely screams Succubus.

"So he's the Village Chief? … I'd heard the rumors, but he's young. Slurp."

"Pleased to meet you. 'Onee-sama'-san? May I ask your name?"

"Before that. Michiru, is the Village Chief really under your charm?"

"Yes!"

"I see… Then, can you order him to dogeza and say he wants to lick my feet?"

"Of course! Village Chief-sa—"

"Yes, please let me lick your feet, Onee-sama! Barefoot if possible!"

I dogeza'd with eager enthusiasm. This is acting, so it can't be helped. Ahh, acting is so hard, having to dogeza and all. Tch.

"… I see, he proactively responds to such a humiliating order involving a woman who isn't even his type. He's definitely charmed."

"Right!? Hehe."

My devoted acting completely fooled Onee-sama.

So, about the feet? … Ah, no, never mind.

"Then, could you order Village Chief-san to sign this contract?"

"Yes! Village Chief-san, please sign this contract."

I got up from the dogeza and received the contract and pen from Michiru.

… Oh my, parchment, how formal. Let's see…?

"Please sign it quickly, Onee-sama is waiting."

"Hold on, I'm the type who reads contracts thoroughly before signing. If you force me to do something different from usual and the charm accidentally breaks, that'd be a problem, wouldn't it? It's Michiru's charm, after all."

"Ah, I see."

"Even under charm, being so set in your habits… you were surprisingly a proper Village Chief."

"Even as a figurehead Village Chief, I wouldn't want to accidentally end up in debt and get tossed aside."

Since Michiru and the others seemed convinced, I read through the contract.

… As for the contents, hmm. Huh? This is the same document Wozuma brought me before. It's just requesting permission to build a standard brothel. The only difference is that the person in charge is clearly written as 'Suira.'

"Who is this Suira that would be in charge?"

"That's me."

So it was you. Michiru's older sister is apparently named Suira.

"Hmm, what is Suira-san's objective? I'd like to know so I can sign with good faith."

"… Michiru. Order him to sign quickly."

"Yes! Village Chief-san, please sign."

"Now, now. Let's see, a brothel this size wouldn't have enough workers with just Michiru-chan and Suira-san. Would the other employees be Succubi too? Why specifically this village? Wouldn't you make more money in Tsuia where there are more people?"

"W-wait a moment. You're really charmed, right? Why are you asking such detailed questions…"

"Hm? Isn't asking this stuff only natural? Natural. Normal. As routine as breathing. Even if you build it, you can't operate it without employees, and it'll collapse. If employees increase as villagers, we need to secure food, and there are racial differences too. Going to Tsuia would eliminate those concerns, so I'm confirming the premise. See? It's natural."

As I smoothly spouted whatever came to mind, Michiru started giving me suspicious looks. So I acted charmed again, as if just remembering.

"Ahh, Michiru-chan's suspicious face is so cute."

"She's charmed…"

"Right? Is it because I'm still half-baked…?"

"No way! Michiru, you're a splendid Succubus! I guarantee it!"

"Onee-sama…!"

The two embraced each other tightly. This is good. Though I want to ask if this is really okay.

"… Well, fine. There are eight other Succubi as employees, plus one human. Succubi mainly feed on life energy, so we just need to eat regular food enough to camouflage that… The reason we're not going to Tsuia is because we don't have the money to start a business there."

Believing I was charmed, Suira answered quite readily.

I see, so eight other Succubi and one human.

"Wait, there's a human among the Succubi?"

"Yes. A fellow prostitute. Such a nymphomaniac she might as well be called a Succubus… Anyway, that's enough, so you'll sign now, right?"

Ahh, what should I do?

I've heard what I wanted to hear, so I guess I can drop the act now.

"Rejected. It's bad for the children's education."

"… Huh?"

Suira had a dumbfounded expression.

Michiru frantically tugged at my clothes.

"H-hey, Village Chief-san!? That's not what I said, I said to sign… Please sign because I'm cute!"

"Ahh, Michiru is cute, very cute. Well, I'm heading home now. Ah, if you want to work as waitresses, I don't mind hiring two or three of you. You seem to have circumstances, but eleven people is a bit much, so maybe an hourly shift system…"

"Wait! You're not charmed!?"

Suira stood with her hands thrust out before her. The preparatory motion for a magic skill.

"Now that you know we're Succubi, we can't let you live."

"Oh… Then I guess we'll have to fight."

I took a stance too. I watched Wataru teaching Setsuna judo the other day when he stopped by, so I have some new techniques. Might as well try them out.

I grabbed Suira's arm, and while pulling it, I swept her legs. Then I applied a ground hold.

"Kyaah! I-I can't get up…!"

I was worried about things falling out or tearing since her clothes barely covered anything, but it ended quickly. Cross armlock.

… Ah, she smells nice. And the soft squishiness unique to women feels great.

And then my head started feeling all warm and fuzzy.