Anime Crossover: I Became the Bull Demon King in My Own Land

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Eugene took a light breath and then smiled.

"What if I told you that the burden I'm carrying is closely related to all three of them?"

"Ok?"

Mia, who was about to issue the order to leave, hesitated as expected.

Before she could investigate further, Eugene continued:

"Moreover, if this matter is resolved smoothly, it will also help a large group of unfortunate girls."

He was referring to the beauties that Terry had abducted from various places.

Almost all of these women had already given themselves to Terry.

Even if they return to their hometown, it's unlikely to end well.

It's better to find a place to settle down in Orario than to go back to my hometown and be talked about behind my back for the rest of my life.

Eugene is sincere about this.

"It's no use talking more."

"Although you are the lady of this shop, the real choice still lies with those ladies, doesn't it?"

Calmly observing Mia's gradually calming expression, Eugene spoke solemnly.

"Could I speak with the three of them?"

……

The bountiful mistress on the second floor.

The employees' dormitory.

"Swift Wind" Ryu Leon, "Black Cat" Chloe Lolo, "Black Fist" Lunova Fast.

A porcelain doll-like elf, a charming catwoman, and a sunny, sporty girl sat side by side opposite Eugene.

For some reason, there was a very long table in the middle.

"So, it's you, buddy?"

"To invite three girls at once, that's really greedy!"

Lunova was the first to speak, seemingly showing interest in Eugene, who also had a great physique.

Her half-joking manner was very endearing.

However, Eugene did not have much time to dwell on this.

"If it were any other time, I would be overjoyed to meet three such beautiful ladies."

Eugene exchanged a few polite words before getting straight to the point.

"I have taken the liberty of inviting the three of you here because I have some private matters to discuss, and I hope you will be so kind as to offer your assistance."

"what?"

The girl in the middle, Chloe, has a playful expression, and her cat-people-like verbal tics make her seem even more quirky and mischievous.

"We're just ordinary pretty girls, exploited to death by Mom Mia every day. Even sleeping in is a luxury. How can we help you, little brother?"

“Normal?”

Eugene's lips curled up in a smile.

"If you consider experts like Gale, Black Cat, and Black Fist to be ordinary..."

"Ninety-nine percent of the people in this city are below average."

Upon hearing Eugene recount their titles and nicknames, the three girls, of different races, simultaneously showed expressions of slight tension, but mostly relief.

There were quite a few pretty girls in the shop, but these three were the most special.

One person's shady identity is one thing, but if three of them are brought up at the same time, it can only mean that the other party knows them very well.

"Please don't misunderstand, although I know some things about you, I have no ill intentions."

Eugene's expression was sincere.

"I've come here today hoping that you will serve as my guards for the foreseeable future."

"Guards!"

Lunova scratched her head, looking quite hesitant.

The girls exchanged glances again, and their final response was still the same—

"Hey buddy, it's not that we don't want to help you, it's just that, you see, we're caught up in it, we have no choice..."

"Yeah, we're practically retired already. This kind of work is definitely..."

Both Chloe and Lunova politely declined.

As for Liu, who sat upright like a sculpture in the innermost part, he didn't utter a single word.

The fiery, strong masculine aura emanating from Eugene made the elven girl instinctively uncomfortable.

The elves have always kept their distance from strangers; they feel awkward even if they make eye contact, let alone make physical contact with them.

She was already very restrained.

"Isn't it true?"

Eugene sighed, feigning regret.

"Bringing a retired legend back into the spotlight is something I, a nobody, simply cannot do."

Seeing Eugene's helpless and worried expression, Roy and Lunova felt a sudden urge to comfort him.

During his time operating underground, he never gave his employers a friendly look.

It seems they have truly been changed by the gentle environment.

...It won't do to have all the edges smoothed out like this.

We should make use of all available resources.

Eugene rubbed his forehead, temporarily putting aside his conversation with the other two girls.

Without warning, he turned directly to Ryu, who was trying to remain calm in the corner.

Her reaction to Eugene's gaze was particularly strong.

It was just a normal glance, but Ryu felt as if her skin was being cleansed.

It's not exactly uncomfortable, but it just feels really awkward.

Sure enough, elves and the like have absolutely no resistance to Minotaur!

13 Harems—no, I mean teams are being built!

"Ms. Liu?"

Eugene's call made Ryu, who was trying to remain calm, lose her composure.

She took a light breath and turned her beautiful face towards her.

He spoke in his usual polite and calm tone:

"Since you know about our past, you can probably understand that it was a very unpleasant past that one would want to escape."

"Now, although we live an ordinary and mundane life, compared to the darkness of the past, we are already very happy."

"so……"

Liu stopped mid-sentence.

quiet……

"Huh? What, what's wrong?" The elven girl looked very puzzled.

"Ryu, you actually said so much all at once?"

The first to be shocked were their close companions.

Kroi and Noru both stared at them in astonishment.

In their eyes, this elf always had a long face, except when she was with her best friend Seele, which would change her appearance slightly.

But today, for some reason, the aloof elf suddenly spoke such heartfelt words right from the start.

Or should it be this stranger of unknown origin?

"Ah! I... this was just something I felt compelled to say..."

Realizing she might have gone a bit too far, Liu lowered her head shyly, a hint of pink appearing at the tips of her long, slender ears.

She didn't know why either.

Why did I suddenly express my inner feelings?

"Miss Ryu, it's been a long time since I've confided in someone."

Eugene smiled and spread his hands, indicating that he fully understood.

A quiet and reserved personality often indicates a closed-off inner world.

If the little things in daily life are not released, they will condense into resentment.

Ryu, who experienced the bottomless abyss and regained the light, is just like that.

Although there is no change on the surface.

But deep down, she still longed to confide in someone.

After Eugene, who knew about her past, appeared before her, Ryu secretly identified him as a synonym for "the past."

The wish to be able to tell the past that I am very happy now was fulfilled unconsciously.

"Um, really, I'm so sorry."

After such a loss of composure, the girl lowered her head even further, causing the other two girls to smile.

Seeing this rare side of the guy, isn't this a win-win situation?

"However, on the other hand, although life is full of ups and downs, each stage is indispensable."