Lackey's Seducing Survival Odyssey

Chapter 1811: Zeta City… is Everyone’s dream!

Young Aether stood there like he was lost for words… Like, what words could possibly explain this shit?

“I am really starting to wonder which is Void Empire,” Young Aether muttered with a slightly awkward smile.

^Should we explore the city?^ RIN asked curiously, as if she, too, wanted to know what was happening so she could store the information for future purposes.

Young Aether blinked before shrugging his shoulders and locking his house behind him as he left.

He, too, was really curious about this division.

Was this all just a show, or… was it really serious?

He also had a weird feeling that there might be a bloodbath.

Activating his visor and hiding his face, he walked into the nightly busy division, which was far more flourishing than it had been in the morning.

The streets were packed with people.

Neon signs flickered above brothels, taverns, and entertainment halls, while loud music spilled through open doors.

Young Aether walked along the bustling roads, watching people come and go with giggles and laughter.

“Handsome, don’t walk so fast! I promise I don’t bite.”

A woman called out to him with a seductive tone, leaning against the entrance of a building while giving him an inviting smile.

Young Aether pointed at her with his thumb, saying, “You got some nice ass, lady,” before giving her butt a playful slap.

“Kyaa!”

The woman flinched, rubbing her stinging ass with a surprised expression before glaring at Young Aether with reddened eyes.

“You bastard!”

Young Aether merely giggled wickedly and continued walking as though nothing had happened.

“Oi, Handsome… I am much better than some slutty woman~”

Young Aether, who had been laughing and enjoying himself, suddenly stopped.

He slowly turned his head and blankly stared at the… man who had just said those seductive words.

Yup.

It was a man hitting on him.

The man’s chest heaved as he looked at Young Aether seductively, slowly licking his fingers.

“I know everythinggg~” the man purred as he bit his lips with a lustful expression.

Young Aether’s smile disappeared.

“Fucker! Get any closer, and I’ll parcel your dick to your mother!”

!!!

The man’s entire body flinched.

For a moment, he felt as though a dreadful monster had appeared directly in front of him. The pressure coming from Young Aether’s expression alone was enough to make his instincts scream.

He immediately turned around and ran back toward his brothel building.

“Mommy~ This man is so scary~”

Young Aether watched the man flee, becoming even more disgusted as he ran like a woman who had been offended by the entire world, complete with dramatic movements and exaggerated cries.

Young Aether immediately moved away from the place.

Staying here would really cause a bloodbath.

As he walked, his stomach kept growling, so on the way, he stopped at a nearby food stall.

“One Large Salted Popcorn.”

A moment later, he was holding a large bucket of popcorn in his hand as he continued walking through the bustling streets.

Munch!

His eyes wandered across the surroundings with an even more curious expression.

Everywhere he looked, the division seemed determined to prove that there was absolutely no limit to human shamelessness.

“Oi, little guy, do you wanna suck mommy’s tits?”

Young Aether’s steps stopped.

“Waoh!”

He was genuinely taken aback by the sheer size of the tits that were barely hidden behind thin strips of fabric.

Man, that size was enormous compared to Dora.

“Shit! Dora literally lost—Oh, wait, my bad.”

He immediately corrected himself after taking another look.

The way they bounced and the way their size seemed to change with every movement made him realise that something was definitely wrong.

He narrowed his eyes.

“That’s fucking silicone, bitch!”

He said it with a furious tone.

How dare she fill those wonderful natural parts with something fake?

The woman snorted and crossed her arms.

“Pathetic dick.”

“Oi! I have a huge fucking cock that not even your fake pussy could handle!”

Young Aether shouted with a serious expression.

The woman barely even listened to him, already turning her attention toward another passerby as though his declaration had been nothing more than background noise.

Young Aether’s mouth twitched.

He snorted and continued eating his popcorn while walking through the noisy streets…

^How did you know hers was fake?^ RIN asked curiously.

“What can I say… I have very good eyes? I know how they move, and I’ve seen similar sizes before… so yeah, it was easy to tell that it was fake.”

^…I see…^

“What? Are you jealous?”

^Hmph! Jealous? I don’t even have that in my dictionary! Hmph!^

Young Aether giggled.

She definitely sounded jealous there, but he wasn’t sure why.

An hour later…

Young Aether sat on one of the bollards, watching men and women go back and forth into the purple-glowing streets.

Lust itself seemed to fill the air, thick and suffocating.

“Hmm… So they didn’t use otherworlders? Ha…”

Yes, he had been looking for a brothel.

Well, every place was practically a brothel here, but he was looking for something particular. Something more… exotic.

He had wondered whether they might have brought otherworlders here and forced them to pleasure others.

But, to his surprise, he hadn’t found a single one of them.

Honestly, he was literally shocked.

For these people, who treated otherworlders as nothing more than a toilet, he had really thought they wouldn’t hesitate to do something like this as well.

But, to his surprise… no.

Or maybe he simply hadn’t seen enough yet.

“What about you? Have you found anything?”

^No! My facial scanners haven’t found anything absurd in the crowds.^

Young Aether sighed.

Just then, a group of women passed by.

Their legs were trembling as though someone had feasted between their legs. Their knees wobbled beneath them, their steps unsteady as they practically dragged themselves along, barely able to walk properly.

Like a proper gentleman, Young Aether walked over them and said professionally,

“Excuse me, ladies…”

“N-No! More? We’re already taken enough dicks! Fuck off, whore!” one of the women snapped.

Her face was twisted with exhaustion, yet there was still a blissful expression lingering beneath it, as though she had been thoroughly satisfied.

??

Young Aether blinked as he watched them walk past.

“Did bitches just call me… whore?”

His eyes instantly turned dark.

“Me?”

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A few minutes later…

“B-Big Brother!!”

A woman screamed in the darkness of a narrow alley.

She stood trembling against the wall, her terrified eyes fixed on the masked man standing before her with a bloody fist.

Young Aether held up his blood-dripping fist.

“I-I will tell you… P-Please, don’t hurt me!”

Young Aether nodded with a smile.

“You should have said it first, whore… See? Your beloved whores are bleeding. Tsk, tsk… What an unloyal friend you are.”

He pointed toward the group of women groaning on the ground. Blood stained the corners of their mouths and smeared across their beautiful faces as they struggled to recover.

Then he looked back at the woman cornered against the wall.

She was the same woman who had called him a whore.

The woman gulped before hurriedly speaking through her fear.

“O-Otherworlders were not here to serve… The government said that they carry dangerous diseases, so having intercourse with them would be deadly to u-us. That’s all I know… Please… P-Please, Big Brother!”

The woman cried in pain as she desperately tried to explain herself.

Young Aether nodded with an understanding expression.

“Well, see? It’s not that bad, right? Whore?”

“Y-Yes, I’m sor—”

The woman weakly nodded with a relieved smile.

Then she saw the bloody fist coming toward her face.

“ARRGH!!”

The punch slammed into her face.

A tooth flew from her mouth as she collapsed onto the ground, groaning and crying in pain.

Meanwhile, Young Aether walked out of the alley without a care in the world, casually retrieving the popcorn bucket from one of the unfortunate whores who had been forced to hold it for him while he dealt with the women inside.

Munch!

He took the bucket back, reached inside, and popped a piece of popcorn into his mouth as he continued walking through the crowded street.

“Disease? My ass!”

He chuckled quietly, thoroughly amused by the explanation he had just received and by the strange direction his investigation had taken.

The answer sounded ridiculous on the surface, but the more he thought about it, the more certain details began falling into place.

^Do you think there is something else at play?^ RIN asked after remaining silent for several moments.

“Yes,” Young Aether replied with a nod as he continued eating his popcorn. “You know, since ancient times, there have been plenty of kings who took prostitutes as their concubines, and some even elevated them to the position of their main wife. Do you know why?”

^Because they performed better than their wives?^

“Haha… That could certainly be one reason.”

Young Aether shook his head with an amused smile before continuing his explanation.

“But there’s something more important than that. Affection can develop between two people even when their relationship begins for completely different reasons.

Whether you like it or not, intimacy can make people emotionally vulnerable toward one another, especially when they spend enough time together to lower their usual defences.”

Munch!

He paused briefly to grab another piece of popcorn before continuing.

“When someone becomes vulnerable, they might start talking about things they normally keep hidden. Their fears, their regrets, their dreams, their loneliness, and all the other things they wouldn’t normally reveal to a stranger can suddenly come pouring out.”

RIN remained silent for a moment.

^And the other person listens?^

“Exactly. One person opens up, the other listens, and eventually they begin understanding each other on a level that wasn’t supposed to exist between them.”

Young Aether’s expression became slightly more thoughtful as he looked toward the glowing buildings around him.

“That understanding can eventually turn into affection. Affection can turn into attachment, and attachment can become something much stronger.”

He smiled faintly.

“What do they call that again?”

^Love?^

“Bingo~”

Munch!

Young Aether gave a satisfied nod as he popped another piece of popcorn into his mouth.

“Once love is formed, you already know what happens afterwards, right? History is practically overflowing with examples. Betrayals, political conflicts, forbidden relationships, entire families being destroyed, kingdoms rising because of one relationship, kingdoms falling because of another…”

He shrugged casually.

“Human history is basically one gigantic collection of people making terrible decisions because they couldn’t control their feelings… Haha~”

^Hmm… So you think one of the otherworlders might capture the heart of someone from this world and eventually change the flow of hatred?^

Young Aether shrugged as he considered the possibility.

“I can’t say that with 100% certainty, but yeah, there is definitely a possibility. Think about it. This empire has built an entire society around hatred toward otherworlders, and most of its citizens probably see people from other worlds as nothing more than tools, toys, specimens, or convenient resources.”

He looked toward the distant buildings before continuing.

“But what happens if someone genuinely falls in love with one of them?”

RIN remained silent.

“Even if the probability is ridiculously small, let’s say there is only a 0.1% chance of it happening.”

“They aren’t afraid that otherworlders will sleep with humans. They’re afraid that humans might develop genuine emotional attachments to them.”

Young Aether nodded to himself as the reasoning became clearer in his mind.

“That is probably why they didn’t allow them here. A zoo can be controlled. A laboratory can be controlled. Even a prison can be controlled if you have enough guards and enough walls.”

He raised one finger.

“But emotions aren’t that simple. You can’t put love behind a steel door and expect it to stay there.”

Young Aether’s mouth curled into an amused smile.

“So yeah, whoever came up with this restriction must have been pretty damn sly~ Hehe~”

^…Interesting. I haven’t thought about it that way.^

Young Aether chuckled.

“Then you really need to think more deeply, AI~ You’re supposed to be the smart one here.”

^I am analysing the possibility now.^

“Good. Keep analysing while I enjoy my popcorn.”

^…You’re enjoying this far too much.^

“Of course I am. Where else am I going to see something this ridiculous?”

Munch!

Young Aether continued through the crowded streets while eating his popcorn, occasionally turning his head toward the countless establishments surrounding him.

Some establishments advertised performers, others advertised private rooms, and several had entire groups of people standing outside while aggressively trying to attract customers.

The streets themselves were almost impossible to navigate because of the sheer number of people moving through them.

Young Aether eventually found himself being carried along with the crowd until he reached an enormous intersection.

A gigantic building dominated the entire street ahead of him.

Its exterior was covered in constantly shifting lights that changed between purple, pink, blue, red, and gold. Massive screens displayed advertisements across its walls while several enormous entrances allowed crowds of customers to enter and leave throughout the night.

Young Aether slowed down and stared at the building with genuine curiosity.

“Is this some kind of famous place?”

The man standing beside him suddenly turned toward Young Aether with an expression of complete disbelief.

“You don’t know what this place is?”

Young Aether glanced at him.

“Yeah, I don’t know. Is there something special about it?”

The man stared at him for another moment before laughing.

“Bro, you really don’t know anything, do you?”

Young Aether shrugged while continuing to eat his popcorn.

“I’ve been here for barely a day.”

The man pointed toward the enormous building with an excited expression.

“This place is famous throughout the entire division. People come from other divisions just to get inside.”

Young Aether raised an eyebrow.

“What makes it so special?”

The man leaned closer, apparently delighted to finally find someone who didn’t know about the establishment.

“This is the place where you can supposedly get access to a hundred virgins, both men and women, for one hundred Aevum.”

Young Aether nearly stopped chewing.

“A hundred?”

“A hundred.”

“For one hundred Aevum?”

“Exactly.”

The man licked his lips while staring toward the entrance with obvious longing.

“You get to experience their first time, and that’s apparently the biggest attraction this place has. The problem is that the available slots are ridiculously difficult to obtain.”

Young Aether looked at the enormous crowd surrounding the building.

“So that’s why everyone is standing here?”

“Exactly!”

The man’s expression became increasingly miserable as he continued explaining.

“I’ve been coming here every single day, and I still haven’t managed to get one slot.”

Young Aether slowly turned toward him.

“You’ve been coming here every day?”

“Every single day.”

“And you still haven’t gotten inside?”

The man’s shoulders dropped as though he had just been reminded of the greatest failure of his life.

“Not once.”

Young Aether stared at him silently for several seconds before looking back toward the enormous building.

The man’s expression became increasingly desperate as he watched the entrance.

“I’ve spent so much Aevum trying to get one of those slots that I’m starting to wonder whether the system itself hates me.”

Young Aether raised his popcorn bucket and casually ate another piece.

“Maybe it does.”

The man looked offended.

“Why would you say something like that?”

“Because you’ve apparently spent every night chasing the same thing and haven’t learned anything from your repeated failure.”

The man opened his mouth, but no words came out.

Young Aether continued eating his popcorn while watching the enormous building in front of him, suddenly the crowd erupted with,

“Me!”

“Me!”

“ME!!!”

“I came first! I need first!”

“I spent 1000 Aevum just for the first spot given to me assholes!!”

Young Aether was surprised by the crowd wave that almost crushed him.

‘Fuck! What’s wrong with these people…?’

What’s more… not just men but also women were just as interested in the place. Some were arguing over available slots, others were desperately checking the glowing boards displaying the remaining reservations, while several people looked genuinely devastated whenever another slot disappeared.

Young Aether rubbed his forehead beneath his visor.

“Fuck, that Allen bastard shouldn’t stay here with his children.”

He muttered the words under his breath as he turned around, deciding that there was nothing worth investigating here and that leaving would probably be the smartest decision.

Then a loud voice suddenly erupted from somewhere behind him.

“What?! The Delta VIPs already took the slots? No way!!”

The man’s desperate cry cut through the surrounding noise as though he had just received news that his entire fortune had vanished.

Young Aether, who had already begun walking away, suddenly stopped.

His foot remained suspended for a moment before slowly returning to the ground.

‘Delta VIP?’

His eyebrows tightened.

He turned around and looked toward the crowd.

^Aether… My scanners found something unusual.^

Young Aether’s expression changed.

^Where?^

^Approximately thirty-seven meters ahead. I’m marking his position now.^

A faint marker appeared across Young Aether’s visor.

He immediately began manoeuvring through the packed crowd, slipping between people while ignoring their annoyed complaints.

“Hey, watch where you’re going!”

“Move your ass!”

“Fuck, what is this guy doing?”

Young Aether didn’t bother responding.

His attention remained fixed on the marker as he pushed deeper into the crowd until he finally reached the entrance of the enormous building.

Then he saw them.

His steps stopped.

A group of people was walking proudly toward the entrance, surrounded by several individuals dressed in fancy clothes and police officers protecting them.

Those fancy-clothed figures hid everything carefully as if nothing different from others… just normal humans.

^My scanners have detected several otherworlders as well. I am identifying multiple biological differences, including gills, tails, pointed ears, unusual muscular structures, and several other characteristics.^

Young Aether’s face gradually became cold.

The laughter and music surrounding him seemed to fade into the background as his attention narrowed entirely onto the group.

The person walking near the front was smiling and laughing as though he were enjoying an ordinary night out.

A wolfman… just wearing the cap would just hide his wolf ears… but not his face, which Young Aether remembered correctly.

The same wolfman who had betrayed his own people and willingly sided with the humans.

And among them was another person Young Aether recognised.

Someone he definitely hadn’t expected to see here.

His eyes narrowed beneath the visor.

Crunch!

Young Aether casually shoved another piece of popcorn into his mouth and bit down hard.

For several seconds, he simply stood there and watched them disappear toward the entrance.

Then his stomach growled.

Grrrllll~

It seems… his stomach was really hungry~