While the girls went back to their Equipment Maintenance workshop, which was being conducted by Roxanne, I opened my Job setting.
[Job Setting
Acquired Job: Villager Level 25, Thief Level 20, Hero Level 20, Farmer Level 1, Explorer Level 32, Swordsman Level 1, Warrior Level 31, Merchant Level 20, Wizard Level 30, Herbalist Level 1, Monk Level 18, Alchemist Level 20, Sex Maniac Level 12, Knight Level 1, Bounty Hunter Level 1, Cook Level 1
Set Job: Explorer Level 32, Hero Level 20, Wizard Level 31, Alchemist Level 20, Merchant Level 20, Monk Level 18]
I was not that surprised, that only my Merchant job leveled up once from level 19 to 20, as all of us didn't spend much time in the labyrinth and our progress was naturally very slow with the newbie girls with us. Merchant is a basic job, so it is also one of the fastest and easiest to level up.
I then opened up my Level up reward system and clicked mentally on the red notification dot.
Accept: Yes No > It's a Level 20 reward, so it must be better than the previous ones. I silently prayed for a good reward and clicked accept. -Platinum coin x 1> The air shimmered and a single purple coin appeared in my hand. Its purple colour shone in the candlelight, making all of the girls' attention divert towards me. I inspected the Platinum coin, so the Level 20 reward and the Level 10 reward of the merchant are the same? This is not the first time that this has happened—that a reward is repeated for leveling up a job—but merchant is the only job that had just kept granting me more money! Well, I already had 3 Platinum coins on me, and this will be the fourth one. I gratefully accepted the extra purple coin, as I am going to the auction tomorrow and having extra funds would give me more freedom to choose. Seeing my wide happy smile and the purple coin in my hand, the girls gathered around me. "Master, did you make another purple coin?" Roxanne asks happily. "Another?" Anastasia asks in amazement. "I-I have never even seen a coin of that colour before. Is it more valuable than even the gold and silver coins?" Lillia asks in wonder. "Yep, some excess of my powers gave form to this coin!" I said as I tossed the coin in the air and caught it playfully. "As expected of Master," Roxanne said with a proud look. "A copper coin is 1 nar, a silver coin is 100 nars, a gold coin is 10,000 nars, and a platinum coin is 1,000,000 nars! It is equivalent to 100 gold coins, or 100,000 silver coins, so yes, it is way more valuable than gold coins!" Anastasia explained to Lillia exasperatedly. "It is used mostly by the nobles. I myself have rarely handled platinum coins in Alfa merchant group!" Anastasia sounded a bit agitated. "This is just wrong. How can you just keep making money out of thin air, Master? There is no point in even selling the demon drops or the equipment that I make," Sherry said in a downcast depressed tone. "This money I keep getting is very random, Sherry. Even I won't know what I will get, so it is still a good practice that we don't rely on it for our future. Going forward the demon drops, your equipment creation, and even Lillia's clothes creation will be a valuable source of income for us," I explained patiently, looking at the depressed Sherry and an amazed Lillia, who just found out the real value of a platinum coin. "Alright... I-I will try my best," Sherry said, taking a deep breath and regaining some confidence. "...Me too, Master, although I don't think the garment I create can be sold for a lot of nars," Lillia said, lacking confidence. I noticed that Roxanne was looking a bit left out as I had just praised Lillia and Sherry. "You are the most valuable and essential in all of this, Roxanne, as the excess energy or even the crystals can only be generated through leveling and going up in the labyrinth. Even Sherry and Lillia will be able to do more if their levels go up," I encouraged Roxanne. "Leave the labyrinth to Roxanne, Master!" She said, patting her chest with determined eyes, making her impressive bust jiggle. "(Can we buy a lot of fish with this?)" Miria asked happily, looking at the purple coin. "No, these platinum coins," I said, taking out three more coins from my bag, "will mostly be of use to me in tomorrow's auction in the Imperial Capital." I weighed them in my hands as the purple sheen looked really cool. Sherry was giving me another narrowed stare hearing about the auction, which I chose to ignore. "Master!" Anastasia exclaimed suddenly as she went ahead and grabbed my palm that was holding the coins. "Instead of using these coins in tomorrow's auction ... give them to me! In a year, no, in just 6 months, I can double their amount!" Anastasia said loudly, her blue eyes shimmering with confidence. Before I could reply, Roxanne caught Anastasia's arm. "Ouch!" Anastasia cried out in pain as she released my palm. "Anastasia, you cannot go against Master's wishes! If Master decides something, then that's final!" Roxanne declared, and I noticed that she was looking at Anastasia with a smile that was not a smile. "To even think about using Master's money for yourself, looks like you need a bit more 'education,'" Roxanne said with an even more gentle smile. "N-no, th-that's not what I-I meant, R-Roxanne-san!" Anastasia stammered, looking fearfully at Roxanne, with her small body quivering in fright with her hand still being caught in a vice grip. The rest of the girls stayed silent, just looking on as spectators, as right now Roxanne was emitting a scary aura. "Roxanne, let me handle this," I said, putting my hand on top of hers, which was holding Anastasia's arm. "Okay, Master," Roxanne obliged and let go of Anastasia's arm, even her scary aura vanished instantly. Anastasia winced as she rubbed her arm, which I was sure would have a red print from Roxanne's grip. "M-master, I-" Anastasia tried to say, but I raised my hand, silencing her. Honestly, I didn't mind what happened just now. Anastasia had her own goals, which I could definitely see. She tried to convey her request a bit forcefully, but there was nothing wrong with that. But I also understood why Roxanne behaved that way and why even the other girls remained silent. Slaves in this world are supposed to put their Master's wishes and wants above them! They are not even allowed to keep any property or even think about their Master's belongings. Money was not even a thing they should be able to touch. So what Anastasia did would be a crime for which she would have been severely punished or killed if this was some other Master. Roxanne in a way was looking out for her by stepping in before I can say or do anything. And I think Anastasia knew about this, but after observing my easygoing behaviour, she must have surmised that she wouldn't be punished and hence voiced out her wants hastily. But she didn't account for Roxanne. Well, I am sure that even Sherry would have done something similar to Roxanne, though she might not have resorted to getting physical with her. I also think that I am backed into a corner now, if I don't punish her, then it would mean I am favouring Anastasia over Roxanne, as Roxanne had already spoken about her punishment. I sighed mentally, as from now on I will have to take part in such Harem politics daily. I guess there are still some cons to having a harem even in a fantasy world! I was seated on the bed right now with all the girls standing in front of me. "Come here," I said, looking at Anastasia calmly. Anastasia, who was about to sigh in relief, tensed up again as she took a step forward and came in front of me. The room had gone silent with even the playful Miria standing perfectly still with her head down. Lillia also had a similar reaction, but she was looking at Anastasia in concern. Roxanne had no expression on her face as she was just calmly watching me, while Sherry had some wrinkles on her forehead as she was looking at Anastasia in disappointment. "Bend over my lap," I said, looking at her quivering blue eyes. Her eyes went wide in alarm, "M-master, I-I am sorry!" She stammered as her small body shook in fear. "Do I have to repeat myself? Do it fast," I commanded in an authoritative tone. She kept her head down and gingerly kept her chest on my lap as she bent over slowly. I put my right hand on her head and touched her purple hair. Her body jerked involuntarily in response to my touch. "You know what you did was wrong ... and now you will be punished for it," I said calmly. She swallowed nervously as all she could see was the floor. I removed my right hand from her head and it went down towards her bottom. "Eeep!" Anastasia let out a sound as I touched her ass through her pants. I swiftly removed her pants down as her white buttocks were laid bare for all to see. She squirmed in my lap, but I put my left hand on her back, "Stay still," I commanded, making her body stop moving. Lillia looked at me in confusion, while Sherry observed me with suspicion. I ignored their looks and focused on Anastasia's soft, bouncy, and very white ass. "You will count with me. Since today is your first day and your first mistake, you will only have to count until five," I said, grabbing her ass with force. "Understood?" "Y-yes, Master," Anastasia responded quietly. I raised my hand and brought it down on her right butt cheek with force. Slap! "Ouch!" Anastasia cried out as her white right butt cheek turned red with a palm print. "It will not be valid if you don't count. We will start again from one!" I said, bringing my hand down on her left butt cheek. Slap! "O-one!" Anastasia said in a pained voice, her left butt cheek now also sporting a red palm print. "Louder!" I demanded as I brought my hand down on her right butt cheek with force. "T-two!" Anastasia said loudly, her voice cracking from the pain. I noticed Miria rubbing her own ass as she watched the scene, Lillia looking at Anastasia with a concerned look, Roxanne nodding in satisfaction, and Sherry still eyeing me suspiciously. I could tell that these slaps were increasingly painful for Anastasia. Given her background and the time we had spent together in the labyrinth, I surmised she had never been hurt or punished like this before. So I activated my skill Seductive Touch. [Seductive Touch: The user can cause Sexual Arousal through touch.] This was the skill I had received as a level-up reward from the Sex Maniac job, and I hadn't had the chance to use it until now. The tips of my finger started having a light pink glow to them as soon as I activated this skill. Slap! "Th-...three!" Anastasia cried out in pain as I slapped her left butt cheek, which was now fully red. Instead of removing my hand, I kept it on her butt cheek, softly caressing her red, swollen ass. Her quivering body suddenly stopped, and Anastasia whimpered. I removed my hand again and brought it down on her right butt cheek. "Ha ... Four!!" Anastasia said, taking heavy breaths as my fingers caressed and probed her soft and smooth ass. I grabbed and groped her ass as her body began to relax, and I could even feel her nipples getting hard on my lap underneath her clothes. I lifted my hand for the last time and brought it down on her left butt cheek. "AHH! F-fiveee!" Anastasia moaned loudly as her spine arched upwards. My fingers brushed past her private place and found that it was a bit wet now. 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