Goblin Reincarnation in Another World (Anime/Manga)

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"No, there are still many areas where I fall short. I need to learn more from my family, including Ms. Chiori."

Despite Ushiko's praise, Ayaka remained humble. Chiori, on the other hand, recognized Ayaka's abilities and recounted to Ushiko how Ayaka led the Kamisato family to prosperity. It was clear that even a proud and beautiful girl like Chiori admired Ayaka, which speaks volumes about Ayaka's capabilities.

"I feel most sorry for Miss Nel in this accident, so please don't praise me, or I will feel really ashamed."

Ayaka declined again and steered the conversation towards Nel, who, flattered, quickly said:

"Oh, not at all. I was originally invited to be a model at Chiori-ya, but I didn't help much. I'm the one who should apologize."

"No, it's because of us that we got involved. If it weren't for us, Miss Nilu wouldn't have been kidnapped and put in danger."

"Let's not be so polite, everyone. Now that things have been resolved peacefully."

Niu Zida was getting a headache watching Ayaka, Niru, and Chiori thanking each other so much that he interrupted them. Otherwise, they would probably have been apologizing to each other throughout the entire meal, especially Niru and Ayaka.

After Niu Zida said that, Nel and Ayaka felt a little embarrassed and stopped refusing. To avoid an awkward silence, Niu Zida started a conversation, saying that he also needed to learn a lot about this world, so he might as well ask the two of them:

"Speaking of which, Miss Nilu, how did you agree to be a model at Chiori-ya? You said you were going to Altaïr with the Zuber Theater, so you're not from Altaïr?"

"Ah, I come from a distant country called Ctesiphon. I was originally on tour in Altaïr when, after one performance, Miss Chiori approached me and asked me to promote her Chiori House. At first, I didn't want to agree, but the Zuber Theater wasn't doing well financially, and the tour profits didn't seem enough to cover the expenses. So I had no choice but to take the job. Alas, in the end, it's because my dancing skills are insufficient that the production costs are not met."

"How could that be? I've seen Miss Nilu's performance. The problem definitely isn't with Miss Nilu; it's a problem with the manager."

Seeing that Nel was still blaming herself for the theater's financial situation, Chiori quickly interrupted Nel and tried to defend her.

"Thank you for comforting me, Ms. Chiori. Mr. Zuber has done a lot for the theater, and I think he has done more than enough."

No, this isn't comforting, it's just...

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"Just telling the truth..."

Chapter 111 Conversation with Ayaka

Chapter 111.

The more earnestly Chiori praised Nel, the more Nel blushed, becoming shy and reserved, unsure how to respond. Meanwhile, Ayaka smiled and said:

"Forget it, Miss Chiori. After all, Miss Nel is also being taken care of by Mr. Zuber. Saying things like that will make things difficult for Miss Nel."

Chiori's personality is to speak the truth bluntly. She probably didn't consider Nel's position when she said this. Now that Ayaka reminded her, Chiori realized that her words had put Nel in a difficult position, so she stopped talking about the topic.

"Speaking of which, is Chiori-san's Chiori-ya a property of the Kamisato family?"

"Well, it's true that Chiori is the owner of Chiori-ya, but the connection between Chiori and the Kamisato family..."

"After all, my family has been subordinate to the company administration of the Kamisato family for generations. Although the head of the Kamisato family graciously allowed our family to establish itself several generations ago, we have sworn to follow the successive heads of the Kamisato family ever since. Besides, putting aside this relationship, purely from a business perspective, the Kamisato family still owns 60% of the shares in Chiori-ya."

So this is how the two families are related. Instead of using feudal hierarchical relationships to bind subordinates, they use economic relationships to maintain their connection. The former head of the Kamisato family was quite clever. This way, he gained the loyalty of his subordinates and could also bind his former subordinates to himself through economic interests. This actually deepened the loyalty of his retainers. After all, there is no more reliable contract in the world than interests. Niu Zida was somewhat impressed by the operation of the former head of the Kamisato family.

"However, thanks to Ms. Chiori's management, Chiori-ya is able to obtain a stable income, which has provided great support to the Kamisato family. I can't do without Ms. Chiori either."

Ayaka praised Chiori with her beautiful, narrowed eyes, which left Chiori somewhat speechless. She quickly replied:

"Speaking of ability, it seems that the two ladies beside Mr. Niu Zida are more capable. If we rely on ourselves, we probably won't be able to defeat the Apostle."

"Yes, at that time I was already in a tough battle, and I was even in danger myself. I'm ashamed to say that I came to save Chiori-san, but I ended up in danger myself."

"Not at all, Lady Ayaka, you've already done your best."

Seeing Ayaka's somewhat disappointed expression, Chiori quickly said something that sounded more like a subordinate comforting their lord than a cold-faced but warm-hearted older sister comforting her gentle and sensible younger sister in the face of adversity.

"Mr. Niu Zida, these two young ladies beside you are so capable. What training methods did you use? Could you tell me? I also want to become stronger so that I can better protect everyone."

Linghua earnestly inquired about Niu Zida's two maids. Niu Zida had been waiting for Linghua to ask this question, and deliberately kept her in suspense, saying:

"Well, the method isn't difficult, but it's better not to tell you."

"Is it something that needs to be kept secret?"

"It's not that I need to keep it a secret, but I feel that saying it out loud might offend Lady Ayaka."

"It's alright, Lady Ayaka is very easygoing."

"Yes, and besides, I was the one who asked first, so there's nothing offensive about it."

It was clear that Ayaka really wanted to know, so Chiori chimed in. Seeing that the groundwork had been laid, Niu Zida coughed a few times and whispered:

“Shizuku Misato and Yoru are both my maids. They gained their abilities after signing a service contract with me, so…”

"Ah, so that's it..."

Ayaka seemed to immediately understand Niu Zida's meaning. A slight blush rose on her fair and delicate face as she lowered her head like a child who had done something wrong. Chiori, standing to the side, also realized what the contract of service meant and felt a little embarrassed, since she was the one who had asked on Ayaka's behalf.

"Dealing with a perverted master is quite difficult. I advise Miss Ayaka to be more careful."

"Hey, hey, hey, as a maid, you shouldn't be badmouthing your master in public."

"My master is really interesting, actually saying that he doesn't exist."

Niu Zida and Misato Shizuku started arguing again, drawing smiles from the crowd. This eased the earlier awkwardness; otherwise, Ayaka would have remained too embarrassed to speak.

"Mr. Niu Zida, was the food delicious?"

"It's alright, at least it's more refined than the food in the Dore Territory."

The dinner consisted mainly of Japanese food. Niu Zida didn't particularly like this kind of food, but he didn't want to show it. When Linghua asked him how the food was, Niu Zida could only give a polite answer.

"Mr. Niu Zida is from the Territory of Dorei?"

"Yes, it's a remote little place."

"I heard that the lord there recently passed away, now..."

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"The young lord is in power with the help of his mother, Amelie. That territory actually has someone as talented as Niu Zida. Didn't Lady Amelie recruit you to be her retainer?"

Judging from Linghua's tone, it seems she is unaware of the civil war that has broken out in the Dore territory. But that's normal. What noble young lady in Altaïr would care about the internal strife of a small borderland territory every day? This is also the answer Niu Zida wanted to hear. It seems that the higher-ups of the Altaïr Kingdom don't care about the situation in the Dore territory at all. It looks like he can have a considerable amount of time to handle the internal affairs of his family stably.

"Well, I am indeed working for Lady Amelie, but our relationship is probably not that of a vassal and a lord."

Niu Zida actually wanted to talk about the relationship between the mare and her owner, but he couldn't say that to Linghua directly right now, or he would scare her away.

Next, Niu Zida and Linghua gave a brief introduction to the current situation in the Dorrey territory, of course concealing how they killed the Dorrey lord and supported the puppet.

"For a goblin to gain the trust of humans, Mr. Niu Zida is indeed quite special."

"Well, after all, human society as a whole seems to hate goblins. Speaking of which, Miss Ayaka is quite accepting of my identity."

"Well... how should I put it? I think that regardless of race, since they were created by God, they all have the right to live equally. Besides, if we keep being hostile to all kinds of demi-humans, then the border disputes will never be resolved. We should try to understand each other."

Is Ayaka overly idealistic or simply naive? The struggle for resources between demi-humans and humans on the border is not something that can be resolved simply by talking about mutual understanding. When it comes to interests, no empty slogan is as practical as a piece of land.

Chapter 112 Cooperation Negotiation

Chapter 112.

Faced with Ayaka's idealistic statement, Niu Zida couldn't directly refute it, so he could only laugh it off and change the subject. Then, he circled back to the point and said:

"Actually, the reason I came to the capital this time is to help Lady Amelie contact the nobles in the capital as potential partners. After all, as a small baronial territory on the border, the Dore Territory has no way of knowing important information in the capital. If we can establish contact with nobles in the capital like the Kamiri family, it will speed up our information gathering process and make it easier for us to guide the adjustment of policies within our territory."

"Well, that's not impossible... it's just..."

Despite her initial words of mutual understanding, Ayaka became evasive when it came to her own practical interests. Niu Zida naturally understood the meaning behind Ayaka's sudden pause. Why should a small border baron form an alliance with a powerful noble family in the capital? The Shinri family had no need for the Dore Territory. In other words, Ayaka wouldn't agree to such terms without his leverage.

"Of course, establishing such measures also benefits the Kamisato family. There are many demi-humans in the border areas. If we can subdue these tribes, it will undoubtedly increase the Kamisato family's influence within the Kingdom of Altaïr. Especially, Miss Ayaka, you know that after the war, all the territories within the kingdom are very weak..."

Based on what he had seen and heard along the way, Niu Zida began to try to persuade Linghua. If he hadn't investigated and learned about the situation in the territory on the way, Niu Zida might not have thought of this. As the saying goes, "Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles."

Ayaka, of course, understood Niu Zida's meaning. The war had not only weakened the royal family's power but also the strength of the various fiefdoms. If they could find political allies in external territories at this time, it would undoubtedly be a huge boost to the Kamisato family's political standing in Altaïr. However, did the other party really have the strength? And if they did, would they truly be sincere in their cooperation? Would she be negotiating with a tiger for its skin? Political alliances were not the impulsive acts of chivalry she had before; they were filled with calculations of interests. As soon as this was involved, Ayaka was no longer the pure and lovely young girl she appeared to be, but had completely degenerated into a political animal. Perhaps this was the tragedy of politics.

"But the Dore Territory is still too remote, and it's very inconvenient to travel there..."

It seems that Linghua still hasn't made up her mind to cooperate with such a peripheral territory. Niu Zida isn't surprised by this; his own strength is still too weak. So he said:

"I heard that magic cores are selling very well here in Altaïr. I have a lot of demi-humans around here..."

Only after saying this did Ayaka raise her deep, beautiful eyes to look at Niu Zida. It was clear that the economic benefits he proposed had finally moved Ayaka. However, it was also ridiculous. Just now she had said that she wanted to understand each other with the demi-humans, but now that Niu Zida offered to provide magic cores, Ayaka had abandoned all her words and thought the same thing as Niu Zida. As expected, Ayaka was a complete political animal.

Niu Zida certainly wouldn't exchange the slaughter of demi-humans for Linghua. He only said that to test Linghua's bottom line and see if she really valued "mutual understanding" as he had just said. Reality proved that you should never believe the words of nobles. In essence, these nobles are just political prostitutes. They will follow whoever offers the most benefits and have no integrity whatsoever.

"If it's magic cores, then cooperation is indeed possible. After all, magic cores are very important magical materials in the capital, and they can be used to enchant weapons. If we could control the production of magic cores, it would be very beneficial..."

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This will greatly help the kingdom's weapons manufacturing, and will also enable the kingdom to win the war against the Kingdom of Fortini.

Magic cores must be extracted from the bodies of demi-humans, so it is necessary to hunt demi-humans. However, demi-humans only exist in border areas, and many of them are exceptionally fierce. In peacetime, Altaïr could organize some armies to regularly sweep through some demi-human tribes on the border to obtain magic cores, or he could offer bounties to adventurers to hunt them in border areas for rewards.

Now that the war reserves have been depleted, Altaïr can't spare any troops to acquire more himself, so he can only rely on contributions from the border territories. However, the troops in the border regions have also been mobilized, and they are even struggling to defend themselves, let alone acquire magic cores. Adventurers like Kuroyukihime are still relatively few in number, and it's difficult to obtain enough magic cores by relying on them. This creates a vicious cycle: a shortage of magic cores makes it difficult to produce high-performance weapons, which in turn prolongs the war, and the prolonged war further weakens internal forces, making it even more difficult to acquire magic cores.

"However, I also have conditions. I can provide enough magic cores, but I hope the kingdom can support Donna in inheriting the title and at the same time grant the kingdom the right to expand the border areas. This way, I can have enough space to obtain magic cores. Also, regarding the Echeberia territory, I hope the kingdom can support the Dore territory and issue a warning to the Duchy of Hetherink."

"Under these conditions, I need to study it further, since I can't make this decision myself."

"Today is just a banquet to entertain Mr. Niu Zida. Let's not talk about such heavy topics. Besides, such important matters are not decided at the dinner table."

Chiori noticed that Ayaka looked troubled, so she stepped in to smooth things over. Niu Zida didn't press the matter further and had to let it go. It seemed that Ayaka needed some time to consider things.

While Ayaka and Ushio Tatsu were discussing matters, the innocent and carefree Nel didn't participate at all. She wasn't interested in these things anyway, and was only focused on having nothing to do. She ate a lot of good food and occasionally chatted with Kuroyukihime and Misato Shizuku, completely unaware that Ushio Tatsu's lecherous eyes were frequently glancing at her.

The conversation at the banquet became more relaxed afterward. Linghua gave Niu Zida a brief introduction to the local customs and culture around the capital and some basic information about noble families. She also told him about the current political landscape in Altaïr. Although this information was not exactly a secret, it would still take a long time to sort it out. With Linghua explaining it to him, it was much more efficient for Niu Zida.

After the banquet, Niu Zida accepted Linghua's invitation to stay at the manor for a few more days. Linghua felt that she should treat Niu Zida well to express her gratitude for saving her. In fact, Niu Zida knew that this was just her way of giving him some time to think. Indeed, the allure of the magic core was still very strong.

Chapter 113 Maid Service

Chapter 113.

Aya originally planned to arrange a room for everyone in Niu Zida's group, but Niu Zida said it wasn't necessary and that his maids could stay together, making it easier for him to serve them at night. So in the end, Niu Zida and his maids stayed in a Japanese-style house, while Haruyuki and the coachman were arranged to stay in the servants' quarters of the house.

Finally, Niu Zida could be intimate with his maid. After returning home, he naturally ordered the maid to serve him in bed, and this time he had to go all the way to home base, even if Joel advised against it. Considering that his master had been holding back for a long time, Joel didn't say much and could only let Niu Zida be willful this once. Anyway, if he got pregnant, he could give birth in the manor. At worst, he could ask Linghua for more carriages to transport these goblins when he returned.

After Niu Zi arrived at the bedroom, he had Kuroyukihime lie down on top of him, spread her black stockings, and open her honey hole. Then, Misato Shizuku used her little tongue to lick his anus to arouse him, while Yoru held Niu Zi and used his own breasts to push Niu Zi's back as resistance.

"Little one, you..."

Having endured for so long, Niu Zida was naturally not going to hold back this time. He thrust hard into Kuroyukihime's wet and tight flesh, followed by a series of rough and fierce movements, causing Kuroyukihime to moan and beg for mercy from below.

However, after holding back for so long, Niu Zida's desire to conquer was aroused even more when he heard Kuroyukihime's humiliated pleas for mercy. He always hit her right in the heart of the flower, especially when stimulated by Shizuku Misato's small tongue. With his buttocks tightened, Niu Zida put all his strength into the thrusting.

After a final, fierce battle, Niu Zida finally fulfilled his desire, which had been pent up for almost twenty days, and poured it all onto Kuroyukihime's flower core, creating ripples...

Satisfying just one maid was not enough. After resting for a while, Niu Zida changed his target to Misato Shizuku. Of course, considering that he could not let two women get pregnant at the same time to avoid a shortage of manpower in case of an accident, he could only violate Misato Shizuku's anus this time. Misato Shizuku was somewhat dissatisfied with this, feeling that Niu Zida was being biased.

To the questioning of his proud, long-haired, beautiful maid, Niu Zida could only respond with the intense impact of his massive member. He knew that only by delivering this series of powerful thrusts to Misato Shizuku's peak could he truly silence her.

After the second battle, of course, Niu Zida couldn't forget his beloved Yole. Having won every battle, Niu Zida was determined to once again pluck Yole's harbingers from her rear.

The chaotic battle that night ended late into the night. Exhausted, Niu Zida fell into a deep sleep while holding Yole's black silk. When he woke up again, it was already the afternoon of the next day.

Chapter 127

After a simple breakfast served by Yoel, which was essentially lunch, Niu Zida finally enjoyed a rare moment of peace. He asked a servant and learned that Ayaka was handling some business at home and probably wouldn't be coming to see him. Since Niu Zida also needed some time to sort through the information he had received from Ayaka yesterday, he held a meeting with Yoel, Misato Shizuku, and Kuroyukihime after lunch to organize the information.

"It seems that the conditions for the magic core are still very appealing to Ayaka."

"But Master, magic cores are obtained by hunting down demi-humans. Do you really intend to slaughter hunters to exchange for political support for the Dore Territory from Ayaka? Wouldn't that be too high a price to pay?"

"This is just a temporary measure. To be honest, I still don't quite understand the extraction and principles of magic cores, as well as the effectiveness of the weapon. I need to investigate this in detail when I get back. But, we can first go out and test the other side's reaction."

Just like playing along in a brothel, Niu Zida naturally wouldn't tell the truth when faced with politics like Linghua's. He would just give half-hearted answers, since there was no cost to making empty promises.

"That really fits the master's shameless statement."

"Hey, this isn't the time to criticize me."

Listening to the conversation between Yoru, Misato Shizuku, and Ushio Tatsu, Kuroyukihime remained silent. Ushio Tatsu was aware of the subtle attitude of this beautiful girl with long black hair. On one hand, she had signed a contract with him, making them a community of interests, so Ushio Tatsu wasn't worried that Kuroyukihime would harm his life. On the other hand, Kuroyukihime didn't want him to become stronger, because that would mean she couldn't escape his control.

Looking at Kuroyukihime's slender black stockings, Niu Zida guessed what she was thinking but didn't press her for her opinion. Letting her participate in the internal meeting now was just a sign of his trust in Kuroyukihime's adherence to the contract.

"Ultimately, what we need to figure out is the specific details of how magic cores are made, produced, and used. It seems that this thing is a strategic resource for nobles."

"What if we ask Ayaka?"

“That won’t do. If we ask them, Ayaka won’t tell us the truth. And if she sees through our lack of knowledge about the magic core, it will lower our bargaining power in the transaction. That’s a sign of weakness, and it’s absolutely unacceptable.”