Porter Torare.
With his smooth tongue that stirs the hearts of women and an appearance that easily wins people over, along with his superior stamina, he began to truly blossom his talents after joining the Hero Party.
Initially, it was simply about forming connections with women who had higher status and abilities than himself, but as time passed, he started to notice those women falling for him, and within Torare’s heart, one single desire began to take root.
To use them to finally seize the wealth and glory he had longed for.
For that, he devised a cunning plot to steal the hero’s achievements right after the demon king was defeated, and to carry this out, Torare became more proactive in capturing the hearts of the women.
Ultimately, he succeeded in completely taking over the Hero Party.
However, through this series of events, Torare made a pact with the women of the Hero Party.
That is… he must not form any relationships with other women outside of them.
Although those three women besides himself were not particularly fond of each other, they all held recognized status as top-tier specialists in their respective countries.
Though in a competitive relationship, they had to acknowledge each other to a certain extent, and thus the four of them agreed to block out any new rivals that might entangle them with this attractive man.
This also implied preemptively blocking other women who would inevitably complicate matters if Torare succeeded in all his plans and rose to high rank.
As a result, Torare reluctantly pledged to engage only with those four women present, and while carrying out his plans, he genuinely intended to keep that promise.
Though it felt frustrating in many ways to be satisfied with only four women when he had awakened this “charming women” ability after joining the Hero Party, Torare knew well that giving up a little greed for wealth and glory would be much more beneficial for his life.
However,
Torare’s strong resolve would soon crack due to unexpected incidents.
It all started when his plan to seize glory by intercepting the hero’s achievements crumbled due to the hero’s failure to defeat the demon king.
Fortunately, thanks to the cooperation of the women from the Hero Party, he did not end up rotting in a prison, but the damage was far more serious than Torare had anticipated.
First, in the process of handling the aftermath, he had no choice but to give up the beastman female warrior, Terra.
Then, the elf paladin, Amelda, betrayed him and mysteriously disappeared.
As the two women he had devoted effort to forming a harem began to vanish, Torare’s resolve to not pursue other women started to waver.
Additionally, as the war broke out with the Elf Church Country, the witch Shude departed for her homeland with no sign of returning, and finally, Eileen, who had promised to always be by his side, began spending more time away from home for saintly duties than he had expected.
Although thanks to her, Torare had ended up no longer needing to do menial tasks like porter work, this so-called “stability” was far from the picture he had hoped for.
While life itself was relatively comfortable, the wealth and glory he had longed for did not exist here, nor did the harem he envisioned with the four women he had thought about.
And this dissatisfying situation,
Naturally caused Torare to lose his will to keep his promise.
“After all, it’s those guys who didn’t handle the task properly first, right? If they had killed the demon king using the hero properly, I wouldn’t even think of breaking my promise!”
In the end, everything was the result of their failure, and Torare concluded that he had no choice but to engage in these actions.
Thus, after rationalizing his dissatisfaction, Torare decided to break the promise he had made with the women of the Hero Party.
However, no matter how it was, Torare couldn’t bring himself to openly break that promise in front of Eileen, who continued to bring him food and money.
Not just because he was grateful to her for looking after him, but because he feared that his luxurious life could come to an end.
So, Torare began secretly engaging with women from the nearby village, avoiding Eileen, who was often away on missions.
Among them were women from humble farmer’s daughters to noble ladies of high status, but all were enraptured by Torare’s sweet tongue, handsome looks, and exceptional techniques in bed, becoming involved with him regularly.
Of course, regularly taking contraceptive pills to avoid leaving evidence became essential in the process.
Thus, Torare maintained secret relationships with over ten women in Thebe, while Eileen remained blissfully unaware. She continued her happy life, welcoming him home with a bright smile each day.
She couldn’t even imagine what transpired in her household during her absences.
However,
This meticulously maintained secret of Torare’s was unexpectedly exposed in a way he never imagined.
The return of the witch Shude, who had been away without a word on when she might return.
It just so happened that she appeared exactly at the moment he was involved with another woman, and Torare’s face was instantly clouded with shock.
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“…”
Torare stood before her, clearly breaking his promise.
Seeing this, Shude felt a surge of rage and began to emit a terrifying magical aura.
At that moment…
“W-wait a moment, Shude! This… this is a misunderstanding! I was just minding my own business and this woman invaded and we…”
“What? Hey! What are you talking about? You were the one who seduced me and led us here!”
“When did I ever do that? Don’t spew nonsense, you slut who tried to ambush me when I was doing nothing!”
“…”
Moments ago, they had been wrapped in cries of passion; now, they exchanged accusations and blame toward each other in an instant.
But at this moment, Shude could hear none of Torare’s justifications.
Had someone softer like Eileen or Amelda been present, the situation might have turned out differently.
But standing there was no one but Shude herself.
Among the humans of the Hero Party, she possessed the most vile personality, comparable in madness to the affection she felt for Torare as she pushed hardest to abandon Terra.
For her, the scene unfolding before her eyes was utterly unacceptable.
And as a result, Shude acted without a moment of hesitation.
“Disgusting! Don’t think this will end here! How dare you to treat me with such insult!”
It was none other than—
-Splat!
“!!!”
The next moment, that woman’s body burst open, spraying blood and guts everywhere like a ripe tomato.
No matter how he tried to use her as a scapegoat, seeing the horrifying scene of the woman he had just held close being brutally murdered shocked Torare.
“Shu… Shude…?”
“Hah… I really didn’t think you would break our pact so soon.”
“Ah… no… I… I didn’t mean…”
Torare spoke with a stiff voice, overwhelmed by the deep anger radiating from Shude.
But in that moment, he was paralyzed with extreme fear, unable to utter a reasonable defense.
His instincts were coldly warning him.
If he messed up here, he could end up like that woman, a bloody mess.
And as Shude looked down at Torare, a decision was made in her mind.
‘I can’t let this go… As Mother said, men are creatures that shouldn’t be left alone. Since it has come to this, I must take him and train him thoroughly according to my will.’