Slave Harem in the Labyrinth of the Other World (LN)

Volume 4 - Ch 1.12

Taking a closer look at her body, it does not appear to be all that muscular and sturdy, like you would have expected from a typical fantasy Dwarf. Rather, her body is like the opposite of that particular expectation. It is small, thin, and pretty-looking. For a moment there I even thought that my Identify might have committed an oopsie by stating that she was a Dwarf, because with how thin her ears are looking, I was ready to actually call her an Elf. I do not know what the standards of health and beauty are when it comes to Dwarves, but as far as I am concerned, it looks like this girl has the proportions that are pretty much accurate for a typical person of her height. But I do not mean it in an insulting way, as in trying to pint out that she looks malnourished or underdeveloped for her age. She looks small and well-balanced in a positive sense of the word. She does not have all that much going on in the breasts department, but her overall style and figure are both good. Her hair is jet-black and fluffy, and her face gives off a pretty gentle impression, complimented by her lively, clear, big eyes and small, perky nose, finished by her mouth which is also small and somewhat tight-looking. I do not know why, but for some reason that specific type of beauty she is representing reminds me of Italian women. I do not know why I thought about them specifically, but that was literally the first thing that has popped into my head when I was trying to find something from my old world to compare her to.(TL Note: Yeah? Then apologize to any Italian girls who might be reading this, or Italians in general!)That is kinda strange, huh? Even though I am Japanese, which means that I should be primarily drawn towards a more Japanese-style of beauty, I still find an Italian style of beauty compelling and attractive. I wonder if it is like that for everyone or is it just my own peculiarity?

Anyway, all things considered, this Sherry girl can definitely be called a beautiful girl. Yes, that is right, even though she might look like a kid, a beautiful lady should still be called a beautiful lady regardless of the circumstances. Now, if she manages to grow a bit more and takes a proper care of her hair, then I am sure that one day she will definitely be able to pass for a real celebrity lady. And while we are on the subject of her hair: they are thick and glossy all throughout her head, giving a slightly strange impression. They are also not long, reaching to about the length of her shoulders, and she has them tied to the sides at both left and right side of her head.

Now then, Sherry. Come here and introduce yourself properly.

Alan-san beaconed the girl, who was standing at the door shyly, to come closer to us.

Yes.

She came over to us, stood upright and bowed her head respectfully. When she did that, the entire head of her black hair shook unnaturally, or rather it wobbled like a big pile of black pudding, as if it was trying to catch up to the rest, which was admittedly kind of cute in its own right, if only a tad bit disturbing.

Good day to you, mister. My name is Sherry, a Dwarf and a Lv.10 Explorer. Thank you very much for considering me.

When she finished her self-introduction, Sherry came closer to the Slave Merchant, who showed her with his hand to sit on the sofa in front of the one Roxanne and I were sitting on. Since she introduced herself as a Dwarf and an Explorer, there can be no doubt that these are her real race and Job, not that I needed that confirmation from her since I have my Identify Skill that essentially told me everything that I needed to know about her. I also confirmed that she is a very beautiful girl, but I cannot say that I feel as smitten with her like when I saw Roxanne for the first time when I came to this shop. I wonder why is that? Is it because I already have Roxanne with me? Or maybe because my mind sees this girl as a child and automatically switches itself into non-arousal mode whenever I look at her?

Now this is a dilemma. I wanted to create myself a harem of beautiful slave girls, but when I have someone as perfect as Roxanne, then should I really force myself to establish romantic relationships with other girls? But since my relationship with Roxanne got to where it is now only after I have become her master, then maybe the same could happen with other girls as I added them to my Party/harem as the time goes on?

Then suddenly, I got reminded of how reality of the male-female relationships worked in my old world. Back there, the popular guys were actually the douchebags who always did everything in their power to ignore the girls who were clearly showing signs of being interested in them, and that cold shoulder treatment was exactly what was making those douches even more popular, because apparently all the girls love bad Bad Boyswho do not care about them in the slightest, while the legitimately good guys who were trying to actively pursue the girls they liked and showed signs of being interested in them were almost always branded as creeps, pervs and degenerates, and due to those stigmas their already low popularity was getting even lower, plummeting straight into the negative zone. On the other hand, if two girls were into the same guy and they happened to get to know about each other. . . well, let me just say that in such a scenario all sorts of nasty things could happen, because if there is something women hate more than liars and cheating boyfriend sin this world, that is definitely other women who try to put their hands on something that belongs to them.

But. . . would something like that really happen if I started to see Sherry in a more romantic, less purely professional light? No, Roxanne is not someone who would cause harm to others over such a petty reason. . . or at least I think she is not. The again, you can never know for sure until things like that finally happen, so. . . urgh, damn it, all this thinging about this ifs and maybes is making my head hurt!

Okay, she is sitting right in front of me right now, so this is a good chance to have a proper look at her and reevaluate my initial impression of her. I can definitely say that this girl Sherry does not possess a typical sex appeal of a woman, but she is definitely a beautiful girl. Even though she appears to be the quiet and timid type, I can still tell what a nice girl she really is, especially after having my eyes brutally defiled by all of those male slaves in the room upstairs. It would not be an understatement to also say that she seems to possess some kind of mysterious charm to her.

I guess she is pretty enough in my book. Not the type of girl I am personally into, but also definitely the one that I would not be embarrassed to be seen walking around in town. . . no! No Michio, stop this wicked train of thought at once! Why are you thinking about her in the categories of a girlfriend when you already have Roxanne who fulfills that role?! That is right, Roxanne is for the purpose of having fun with her during the night, while this girl would be focused primarily on the task of supporting Roxanne on the front lines during our expeditions into the Labyrinths. Of course, if a beautiful girl like Sherry did not have anything against it then that would have been an entirely different story. . . but let us not think about it, for now at least.

Sherry, if you do not mind, would you answer a few of my questions?

Uhm. . . I, uhhhh . . . .

She looked at me, then at Alan-san, then once more at me and Alan-san, who nodded at her silently, communicating to her that it is fine for her to be talking with me.

O-Okay, I will try to answer them to the best of my ability!

Great. Now, you mentioned that you are a Lv.10 Explorer, right? If that is the case, then does that mean that you do not have any problems with entering the Labyrinths?

Yes. And I will try to do my very best while inside!