Chapter 101

The Hero and Meat

Maybe two billion three hundred million yen is too much after all?

I thought that while collecting the chips and dice placed on top of the table, but I decided it was fine after all when I saw the table he’d destroyed .

… It’s troublesome even using [Create Golem] to mend it, it has decoration, and it’s strength is a problem too .

“However, that means Kehma-san thinks of her as a comrade, so why did you name her [Meat]?”

Hero Wataru asked with a curious look .

“It was at her own request . It was the name she’d had when I picked her up . ”

“But even so, that name has such an obscene meaning…”

“Nn? At worst doesn’t it just mean [Meat Shield] or [Meat Wall]? That’s what I was told at least . ”

When I said that, the hero struck his palm with a fist, making a small clap sound .

“Aaah… I see, I thought something was off . That’s normally for male adventurers . This child, since she’s so small, it’s seen as an absolutely different meaning you know? Well, the slang is really different depending on the region though…”

Fumu? That so?

“Then I want to confirm, what does [Meat] mean?”

“Goshujin-sama, [Meat] means tool . Mainly as wall or shield . ”

Meat answered even though I asked the hero . Yep, I’ll ask Ichika later too .

“… … Ah, umm… even though that’s not wrong… But that’s when it’s applied to men, for women it’s usually—”

“Wa—! Wa—! You hero—! If you, to Goshujin-sama—! I’ll be your opponent—!”

Meat with the interception! The hero is shot down! Hey, oi!

“Meat? Could you quiet down for a moment?”

“… …”

Meat slumped forward, looking as though she lost her energy .

It’s the first time I’ve heard Meat use that loud of a voice . In other words, Meat knows the meaning that the hero is trying to say . And that it looks like she doesn’t want me to know it .

“Hey… perhaps, is the meaning really bad?”

“It’s not a mistake to say it means tool either . However, with a sexual meaning attached to it . ”

… I looked at Meat .

As for her, she was showing her usual expression, but her complexion had reddened, and while tearing up, trembled as though she were ashamed .

Why did you want to keep the name if it was that shameful!?

“So, that meaning is generally the most famous . Of course, the sexual meaning . ”

“Oi, Meat?”

This time, Meat trembled with a start, paling .

“Meat, go to my room with Ichika . We have some talking to do . ”

“Y-yes . ”

Meat seemed to be considerably afraid with her ears and tail lacking any energy as she went to get Ichika .

Seeing it all happen, the hero asked me timidly .

“… Umm, what are you planning on doing?”

“I’ll definitely scold them . And have them write written apologies, and punish them . ”

“Ah, that’s really gentle . I’m relieved you didn’t say something like you’d kill or sell them . ”

There’s no way I could do something like that . Meat and Ichika are both indispensable existences for the dungeon .

Well, I should probably make their punishment more or less severe, but I don’t want to interfere with their schedules .

“Yeah . And maybe you should give her a new name . ”

“Maybe . ”

Though I said that, it’s a name that she persisted in keeping the meaning of from me, her Goshujin-sama . I don’t know why she would want to, but she likes it . It’s troublesome for me to change Meat’s name at this point too, but… I don’t intend to use her as a [Sex Tool] either…

Aaah it’s already getting annoying . Maybe I could give her a proper family name? Then I could just call her with that in front of people .

For now, I have the hero owing me the huge debt of twenty-three hundred gold coins . Me being Japanese? I kept avoiding his suspicions and successfully left the hero’s room .

For that broken table, let’s have a maid golem move it later . Maybe I’ll give it to Kinue-san?

*

Then, when I returned to my room, there were two people below my line of sight . Yep, Meat and Ichika were dogeza’ing .

The two are doing beautiful dogezas .

“S-sorry, Goshujin-sama…”

“I’m soooo sooooorry~~~~!!!”

“Alright, how about you guys raise your heads? For now let’s hear why you guys did something like that . ”

Even when I said that, Meat kept her head down . It couldn’t be helped so I decided to hear about it from Ichika, who raised her head while desperately forcing a smile .

“Well it’s~, un . I knew [Meat]’s meanin’ . I knew it . But, it’s a bad meanin’ to say . Hey, you wanna make a woman say somethin’ like that? It’s embarrassin’ yah? Umm, I was also called [Meat] where I was before~”

“However, couldn’t you have pointed it out?”

“… I mean I thought Goshujin-sama would’ve guessed it y’know? Hey, ya bring Meat-senpai in every day… I thought ya definitely would’ve known the meanin’ . ”

Uu, that’s my bad . I’m just using her as a hug pillow, but I definitely bring her into my room .

After that, Meat looked up timidly and answered .

“… Goshujin-sama definitely hasn’t made a mistake . That’s why, I’ll do my best as Meat, and…”

“Then why did you try to keep the hero from telling me what [Meat] means?”

“… Huh? W-why…?”

Meat answered it with that; it looked like she seriously didn’t know .

It looks like even she doesn’t know why she didn’t want him to . It feels like a child lying to cover up their mistake .

Wait… I forgot since she’s able to do just about everything, but Meat is still a child .

“Aah, right . It’s probably that, a beastkin’s instincts . Beastkin value their names a lot, she may’ve thought it’d be bad if he said somethin’ . And that ya’d throw her away if it got exposed, so her body moved immediately, or somethin’?”

“Ah, so that was the reason . ”

With Ichika’s explanation, I agreed .

… I didn’t intend to be hostile about it, so it’s probably fine . I’d go into shock if she bore a grudge against me because of this . I don’t have the courage to use someone with that as a hug pillow .

“First of all, I don’t plan on abandoning you . Keep working hard, the same as always . ”

When I said that while stroking Meat’s head, she looked a little relived .

“It’s alright . After all, I’m human . I don’t know what I don’t know, I can make mistakes too . Say something if you notice . Alright?”

“… Yes . ”

“Got it . Then next time I’ll say it without holdin’ it back . ”

“Then I’ll forgive it this time… I’m still punishing you both though . ”

It’s that . Compulsory loose socks OR knee-highs should be fine . Of course, those socks will be prohibited from having [Cleanup] used on them for two, no three days . Furthermore, loafers while they’re working . Let’s let them use sneakers when they’re doing physical training .

Kukuku, this is a tremendous punishment if I do say so myself . Only fellow comrades (foot fetishists) will understand how tremendous it is though .

And well for around a month, compulsory stepping massages and a ban on gambling . And the quality of their meals will drop to this world’s standard, that should work .