'Hey, hey, why are you so stubborn about not wanting to get serious, Hermes-chan?'

　I was in my usual whorehouse, relieving my exhaustion while Ortizia gave me a boob pillow, when she suddenly asked me something like that.

'What a bush to a stick,'
Because it bothers you, right?　What's the point of hiding it if it's already obvious to you?
Ggh.....

　I felt a little cringey in my chest.
　I had thought that it was obvious that it was okay... well, maybe it was, but I felt a little sad when I was told again.

　Memories of my past carelessness and such came back to me and I let out a groan, "Oof!

'Hey, why?'
That's because I don't need to deal with all the bullshit. I've said it before.
Well, I've heard that.
It's a lot of trouble when people know you're strong. There's more work to do, more favors to ask, more unavoidable circumstances.

　........I thought for a moment that it's still mostly like that now, but I hurriedly shook off that thought.

''Umm, but, you know, that girl Hermes-chan has been getting along with lately, er... the Demon King?''
Kaori.
Yeah. She's very strong, isn't she?　More than people, frankly.
Yeah.
'But you're not in any trouble, are you?　It's more like, listening to you, you're so strong you can throw the trouble elsewhere?
Hmmm, well, I guess so.
So, yeah.

　Ortiz looked into my face from above.

'Hermes-chan, you could just be the strongest and kick all the trouble to the curb with that.
....
That's what I'm talking about. Hey, it's a go-go-go.

　Ortiz staring at me from above, flippantly urging me on.
　This is something.........

Did someone ask you to do something for me?
What?
Did he ask you for money or something to help convince me?　Like your sister or-- oh, my God.

　The next thing I heard was Ortizia standing up without warning, and the back of my head lost my tit pillow and plunged into the bed.
　It didn't hurt, but I was surprised that it happened so suddenly.

'Nah, what a surprise,'
....
Oltia?

　Oltia stands up and looks down at me from right above me.
　Unusually, I felt angry.

'What's going on, all of a sudden?'
I'm a whore.
Hmm?
I don't get paid unless I'm making out with a guy.
Oh...

　Suddenly I remembered the time right after I got my lord.
　The same thing was said to me at that time.

　I tried to give him some money to thank him for his cooperation, but he refused to give it to me.

"You're terrible, Hermes!　We've known each other a long time and I thought you knew that part.
Wow, I'm sorry.

　Oltia is seriously angry.
　It was a delinquent word that trampled on her pride.

''I'm really sorry, please forgive me.''
....
It's like this.

　I got up, faced her straight, put my hands together and bowed my head.
　I bowed my head with such vigor that if she didn't forgive me for this, I'd have to get down on my knees.

　After an awkward silence that must have lasted a few dozen seconds or so.

'Are you sure you'll do anything?'
Yeah, I'll do anything!

　I looked up because it looked like he was going to forgive me, but Ortiz's face was still angry, so I lowered my head again.

'Then help me out,'
"Okay, I'll do anything!　What do you want me to do?
I suppose it's time for the popular hooker rankings.
The most popular hooker... that 'client fat' thing?
Oh, f*ck.

　Rankings of popular prostitutes and the thickness of their customers.

　The one that comes up a lot in the various ortiers' photo books I'm always reading.

　It's a competition for the popularity of famous hookers.

'What am I supposed to do about it?　Does that mean the customer's fatness means I should drop my money?

　I'll pay whatever it takes to get away with it.

No, no. It's a joke about the thickness of the customers.
What?
"Officially, it's a ranking of how well a customer with a prostitute in tow can satisfy a woman.
Satisfying the woman--the thickness of the guest--wow!

　You're not a gag, you're a prankster!

How does that rank?
Let's say you have a total of 10 women in your life and you can satisfy them. It's amazing what a hooker can do to keep them happy.　I mean. Of course it's more like a hundred people than ten, and a thousand people than a hundred.
So that's what it is, that's what it is...

　I wish I hadn't known that.

"Isn't that great, Hermes?　Let me check it out and add it to my score?
A top-up?
Yeah, I'll top it up.
...I see.

　Well then that's good.
　If it means that I'm not the only one, and my portion of the group will blend in, then I won't stand out.

My name won't come up?
Why do they put men's names on the hooker list? They don't like it.

　I asked him just to be sure, and that's right.

'Okay, what can I do about it?'
You're going to cast a spell on me, and then you're going to kiss me.
Is that all you need?
'That's it. You can't cheat, though, because it measures possibilities and limits and all that. What do you think?
I'll do it. I owe you an apology.
Thanks.

　Ortia broke her face happily and kissed me after she called the shop girl and had her cast a spell on me.
　I felt the same way as I did the last time I had a noble power.

'How do you feel?'
'Well ... wow!　200 people.
That's ... amazing, isn't it?

　I'm a guy too, I don't feel bad when people say I can satisfy 200 women.

'Thanks, Hermes,'

　Seeing a happy Oltia, I wasn't feeling worse and worse.

''Huh, now we're going to win the single division.
'What?　Single?
'Yeah. See, there's a division for all the fatness of the customers you have and a division for the fatness of a single customer, and 200 is a blast.
Hey, Ortiz.
What?
You didn't mention my name, did you?
That's all right. But everyone knows that you're my boss, don't they? I've done interviews with him before.
.....

　Ortizia what a mess you've made of me.