I pointed to a room and took Aina, Wendy and White into the room on my own.

'Wendy, go get me a clean cloth and some bandages.'
'Master?　What do you intend to do?
Just hurry up, please.

Unfortunately, we can't let Wendy know in advance.
It's the only way to destroy the evidence.

"White.
"Hm.

I talk to White quietly.

"Can you scrape off this skin here?
You can. But I can't.
We'll stop the bleeding. No?
..... No.
Please, White. I can only ask White for help and I need to do it here today.

There was no evidence of assault.
We have to prove that today, right here in the Adventurer's Guild, when we're all here.

''Impossible. When a part is missing, you can't heal it with a recovery potion. You can't do it all at once and heal it all at once.
Why don't you take your time?
'We're going to have to strip the flesh off slowly. I don't think the Lord can bear it.
I'll be fine as long as I apply the recovery potion.
"...but it hurts all the time. The recovery potion will heal it, but it hurts.
But still, you know?　Please.
..... Okay.

I'm sorry.
I'm such an a**h*le for making White look so sad.
But this is the only thing I can ask White to do.

Aina.
'My lord, what am I supposed to do?'
'Aina, you know how to do fire magic, right?　Then can you heat White's knife to a high temperature?
"?　All right. When that's done, can I cry to you too?
Ha, ha. Okay, yeah. Do what you want.

With that, he let out a fire spell and heated White's knife to a high temperature.
However, it's good that the bruise is in the armpit.
It's a good thing that you're able to get a good idea of what you're looking for.
You can't think about shaving off a part of a person's body or even a part of themselves unless there are recovery potions and magic in the world.......

"Lord, what are you planning to do by the way?
No, I'm just going to scrape the evidence off. I'm sorry, but can I borrow the pod? I'll get you a new one later.
I don't care.
Yeah, sorry about the teeth marks.
Hm!　Lord I'm sorry if I hurt you.
'I don't blame you for the pain. You're chewing on your sheath, so give it your all.

Saying that, he sucked the sheath of White's knife into his mouth and gritted his teeth.
The scattered cloth acted as a cushion and the bite wasn't too bad.

''Hm!　A few.



''HUH!!!!''
My lord!
'White!　What are you doing!
Lord, I'll finish this right away!
Stop it now!　White!
'Huh!!!!'

I use my free hand to restrain Wendy and take the cloth I brought with me.
It's okay, okay, okay, okay.
It's not too late. It's okay. It hurts, but it's not painful. It's okay.
If I black out here, I'm going to die for real.

I'm going to keep pouring recovery potions on top of the burning off of my skin.
The blood that has been spilled is wiped up with the cloth that Wendy gave me and I continue to pour the recovery potion on top of it, but Aina takes the potion from my trembling hand and continues to pour it on for me.

The sensation of burning skin, blood, and flesh being scraped away hurts like I'm about to faint.
But Dr. 00J, the famous genius surgeon, scraped his own belly without anesthesia.
I'm lucky enough to have a recovery potion.
I'm not going to listen to a fictional story about that.

Besides, if it's just a cut, the recovery potion should have healed it.
There's no evidence of this.
Since we don't have the bruises and letters to prove it, this should be a lot less than forced labor.
Or rather, it should be.

"Master!　Please stop White!
"Lord, I know that hurts. I'll get this over with in a minute!
Yeah, go for it, White.

It hurts. It hurts like crazy.
There are probably many other ways to quickly heal the bruises besides this method.
Even if it was a long shot, another peach of recovery potion might have healed it.
It's a good idea to lightly apply a burnt knife to the bruises.
But if you do it halfway and it doesn't work, I don't have the courage to do it a second time.

I'm a timid man and I'm weak in pain.
You can tell Yashis to do something about it, since he's already done so much.
I've made things too much for White, too.
And I'm sorry about you, Wendy. I don't know what to say, but I'm sorry I made you worry.
And thank you, Aina. It's all better now. She's in a lot of pain.
She's more worried about Renge and Solte than she is about herself, you know?
But they're going to be fine.
You can take care of me now.

The End.
Master!
It's okay...

With that, I took my mouth away from the scabbard, laid down on the ground, and puffed on the recovery potion (inside).
I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work for you.

I'm sure you'll be able to find the right one for you.
I wouldn't say it was clean, but it didn't leave a bruise.
I don't think the spirit of self-sacrifice suits me, but it was like some kind of strange engine that got me to do this.
But I hope this is the only time I have to do it.
Honestly, I can't do it again.

"Lord, I'm sorry.
Don't cry, White. It's okay. I'm sorry.

White was hurting me with a painful look on his face the whole time.
You didn't want to do it. I'm sorry, man. Thank you, though.

"Mmm-hmm. Lord's orders.

Thank you so much, really.
I got a good boy.
I sit up and hug White tightly.

Wendy silently begins to bandage my wound with a bandage dipped in a recovery potion.
She seems angry, but, well, of course she is....

'Angry?　Right?
'Why did your master have to go to this extent...'
I'm sorry. This is all I could think of.
''It could have been cured by drinking a large recovery potion, you could have used a higher potion...''
'Oh I didn't think of that because I don't have one.
Why did you let me out?
I thought Wendy would stop.
'Of course!　I can't just sit back and watch my master get hurt!
Well, but don't blame White, okay?
'No!　White is also white. Why did you do something like that to hurt your master!
....
White is just doing me a favor. Okay?
'But still!　Still, I should have stopped it!

Oh, God, this is such a looooong time.

Wendy, calm down.
I'm not gonna calm down, blah, blah, blah, blah!

I literally have to cover my mouth with my mouth.
Because I'm losing my cool right now.
Calm down with this for now.
Slowly pulling her mouth away, Wendy quickly shushed her.

'Please. You can't defeat a demon king or other demons like Hayato, but you can at least help the people around you that you like. That's why I only forced Shiro to ask him to do it.
Hmm.... But I'm reflecting on it. I'm not eating meat today....

It's probably the highest level of reflection in White's own way.
Great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great.
But it's not your day.
Eat as much as you want.

I've had enough of this!　I won't be fooled by this, you know!
I knew it was a bad idea?　Do you want more?
'More. I won't forgive you if you don't do a lot more!
Let's have a drink.

He kisses Wendy again.
Then he continued to kiss Wendy lightly over and over again.
It continued until Wendy was satisfied.

''My lord, I need a hug because I'm crying too, but I need a hug.''
Hmm, you're totally out of timing.
Shiro-dono.... I'm always an outcast, do they not like me?
'It's not. The Lord likes tits. Aina has the second biggest tits after Wendy.
"Oops, breasts....maybe I should push them too.
White doesn't like big tits. But since I take pity on her, I'll give her some advice. The Lord's face loosens up when her tits are pushed to the point of being crushed. So I recommend it.
I appreciate Lord White's advice. I'll try it next time.
Hm. Don't hesitate, you'll lose. You have to be positive.
'Huh, huh, master. You can't push yourself anymore, you know. You won't, will you?
Yeah, I know. Sorry for worrying you?
That's enough. You've done so much for me.

With one last hug and a touchy kiss, Wendy wobbled and crouched down with a poofy smile.

''........So at this point in time, we're losing big time.
White's after Wendy. Aina, go for it.
'Agreed. I'll try to be more proactive next time, though this time around. Maybe next time I should take off my breastplate and come see you....
What are you talking about?

He said something about a breastplate and how aggressive it was.

'Oh, yes. Do you want to cry?

I remember what I promised Aina earlier and open my arms.
'What a joke.

'No, it's not even in the air today, you know!

It looked like White jumped as hard as he could on the back of Aina's head and smacked her with a spaaaaan, but was it my imagination?

'That's no good. I'll take every chance I get. And on top of that, I'll make my own chances.
Yeah, right. All right!　My lord!
Oh, yeah.

I don't know what White and Aina are talking about, but Aina goes out of her way to take off her armor and then walks towards me with her arms outstretched.
But no matter how I look at it, her face seems to be nasal and spirited, unlike Sore, who is crying out.

''Let's go, lord!''
Oh, yeah.
By the way, are you done making potions?

Just before Aina hugged me, I turned around when Yashis approached me from behind.
In the process, he passes Aina and makes her fall with a flourish....

Aina, are you okay?
My dear sir, that was a bit much, wasn't it, after all that courage?
'Yeah, now that's a crying face. Alright, alright....
Ummm, my lord...
'Oh, yes, yes. I'm sorry. I'm sorry about that one...
'Well. How can I help you....

Oh well, what is it?
It's just an unfortunate accident or bad timing.
I don't know. Aina-san, your hug is strong.
The pain in my arms is stronger than the swelling in my chest, so please loosen up...

"Oh Yashis. Now you have no problem with that, right?

I took off the bandage that she had wrapped around me and showed her the bruise that was originally there.
I found that while there were some scars, the bruise was almost completely gone.
Oops, I should have put the bandage on the recovery potion too.
Sheesh. I forgot to put away the cloth I'd wiped the blood off, and for a moment I saw Yashis look in that direction.
Then one big sigh.

''Well don't take it too hard.''
'They both told me.... If I could, I'd like to do it once and for all.
You can't blame yourself for this, either. You'll die young if you can't keep your head clear at times like this...
'I don't want to do that, but if it happens to you two, I won't hesitate to do the same thing.

If White and Wendy are going to be put to death or forced labor, that is.
If that happens, I'm willing to turn the world against them.
I've decided that I'm going to protect them with my life, you know.
Well, this time it's for the sake of auspiciousness and Renge's plumpness.
Nah.

Haha, then let's see your belly. The more witnesses, the better.''
Okay. Well, let's go.
Also, you'd better keep that cloth under wraps. They'll think you've done something wrong.
Yeah, I'll keep it in Magical Space.

Maybe I can use it to get Sirte to listen to me.
You get cocky, I'm going to demoralize you with this.