Part One
A Day in Farida's Life
Among my companions, several had other jobs besides being my companion.
Patty was a writer for Garumon Communications.
Lyuka and Yuria were sorceresses.
Colette and Libera's secretary roles were a little different, maybe.
Being my companion was part of the job too, though.
And Luna, Seika, and Setsuna were idols.
Farida was a manager.
While handling combat and sex as my Garumon, juggling these two roles had to be tough, but since combat itself has skill-count limits, requiring recovery wait periods anyway, combat and training time wasn't all that long. Sex's time-cost was reduced thanks to bedroom time.
So juggling two roles wasn't impossible by any means.
… I thought. On that point, I decided to ask Farida whether she was managing her work properly.
"Fwee!? U-um, um, d-did I make some kind of mistake…?"
Are you managing your work? — maybe my way of asking it was bad.
"No, that's not what I meant. Just checking whether becoming part of our group has caused any inconveniences in your manager work.
"I've been hammering you with skill use in training too…"
"Ah, yes, if that's what you mean, it's fine. I think… I am managing the work properly.
"There are still many things to learn about the work itself… I'm always being helped by Luna-san, Seika-san, and Setsuna-san…"
"Ahaha… actually, how's Setsuna? She kind of got swept into entertainment activities…"
"Ah, yes. She always looks a little reluctant, but her playing itself is always wonderful…
"And, um, behind those two with the lovely smiles, Luna-san and Seika-san, she has this slightly-sulky-looks-cute vibe and is very popular…"
There really were a lot of weird enthusiasts in the world.
Well, Setsuna being unquestionably cute was, of course, a given!
"To be able to handle such wonderful idols is truly amazing! I'll continue to do my best to push Luna-san, Setsuna-san, and Seika-san!
"… Of course, I'll also do my best as Naoto-san's Garumon!"
She made a power-fist for me. Cute.
"Speaking of which, even though it's late, I never properly thanked you. Back when… no, when we hooked Austin to get Seika.
"You really synced up with me on the spot back then. It really saved me.
"Thanks to that, Seika became our companion… truly, it's all thanks to Farida. Thank you for that time."
"Ah, no…! I just somehow understood what Naoto-san wanted… I'm so glad it actually fit."
"Ahaha… yeah, splendid wit, truly, thank you.
"… And, a bit… no, full-on sexual harassment, but. What were you imagining for that?"
"Eh, th-that… is it?"
Farida blushed.
When we hooked Austin, at first she'd refused, but to motivate me, she'd said she'd allow that.
Time for the answer to be revealed.
"… Um… the back hole…"
"Ah, I see…"
Full-on sexual harassment.
"I… um, if Naoto-san wishes, anytime…"
"Ah, no, in terms of wishing I really, really wish it, but I've decided to have sex with virgin girls only after they hit LV50."
"… E-ehhhhh!?"
Farida was startled.
"So, in order to embrace Farida too, we have to train you up thoroughly! All right, let's do this!"
"E-ehhhhh…!?"
At my fired-up self, Farida was rattled.
"… Wait, before that. I'd been thinking I'd go to Garumon Entertainment once and pay my respects to Lorent-san.
"I have to go say I'll make Farida-san happy, so please give her to me, right."
"Fwee, ehhh…"
A bright-red Farida-san.
In this world, do people not really go to greet a parent? I wondered.
But here I'd do it Japan-style.
When I contacted Lorent-san, the meeting was arranged immediately. As expected of an S-Class Master.
Even when I was A-Class he'd been deferential.
At S-Class, I might even be able to summon him with a come now.
But well, that'd be rude, so I'd visit from my side.
I could visit immediately via Lyuka's teleport too.
"… Oh, Naoto-sama. My deepest congratulations on your promotion to S-Class…!"
Lorent-san greeted me with a deep, deferential bow.
"No no… today I've come to pay my respects."
"P-pay respects — what would that be regarding?"
"Ah, no. You probably already know, but regarding the matter of taking your daughter, Farida-san, as my companion."
"A-ah, yes. I am most honored that you have taken in our daughter.
"I'll take this blessed honor as a glory unto the end of my line…!"
Another deep bow… I was the one being thanked here.
"Um, please don't. I'm a mere young person."
Just a little stronger at Garumon Battle… such humility would come off as backhanded, perhaps.
Because in this world there are mountains of people who can't manage that little.
Better to keep up the I'm strong posture.
But young wasn't a lie at all.
"… Farida will continue to support me both publicly and privately.
"… To that end, I would like to receive Lorent-san's guidance and encouragement as well.
"I deeply sympathize with Lorent-san's ideal of evaluating and spreading Garumon's skills and entertainment beyond just sex and combat.
"I want to change this world so that thinking becomes the norm.
"That's what I think.
"But I'm still only the lowest-ranked S-Class Master right now.
"To change the world from here, I think the strength of many people is needed.
"I'd like Lorent-san's continued cooperation…
"For that purpose, I'd like Farida to stay by my side.
"Of course, the biggest reason is that Farida is a cute, talented, wonderful Garumon, whom I hold dear."
"… Oh… such gracious words. I'm often called an eccentric and an oddity, but…
"In fact, our company's idols, starting with Naoto-sama's Garumon Luna-sama, Seika-sama, and Setsuna-sama, are all being greatly evaluated.
"That sex and battle aren't the only possibilities for Garumon is coming to be recognized.
"Changing the world… a wonderful thought.
"I shall help in my small way.
"To that end, if Farida can be of service, no greater joy."
So saying, I shook hands with Lorent-san.
How exactly we'd proceed concretely would probably come little by little…
I didn't want to break this world's good parts too much.
Even having girls fight in Garumon Battle itself could be called a problem.
If Earth feminists knew this world, they'd die of rage.
But even so, in this world the ability to fight only exists in Garumon.
Just as the ability to bear children only exists in women.
With a male-female ratio of 1 to 10, a harem is unavoidable for this world to function.
Even if it seems strange from the original world's perspective, I think the parts where there's reason this world must operate that way shouldn't be changed.
And probably can't be.
But it's wrong that Garumon should have to endure no matter how painful and bitter their lot.
Not changing everything all at once, but even just a little…
If I could leave something of meaning for having transmigrated to this world, that would be good, perhaps.
That sort of thing, I'd been vaguely thinking about all along.
Now that I was S-Class, I'd earned the qualification to give it form.
Like a man who used to chatter selfishly if I were a minister, if I were president, I'd do this, I'd do that, who's actually become a minister or president.
If so, I had to make it real — otherwise I was no man.
Of course, to enact such societal changes, I had to be overwhelmingly strong at Garumon Battle, respected and worshipped by people, so that people would rush to imitate me…
That's how it had to go.
But conversely, with just that, this world would little by little approach the kind of world I thought was good.
Now that I was S-Class, I felt like I'd finally reached the starting line.
… Well, this rule-change and societal-reform stuff, I'd keep as a behind-the-scenes goal.
I want to be the strongest man in the world!
That kind of simple passion was easier to fulfill, I thought.
But my ideals seemed to please Farida.
"… Naoto-sama is, in every respect… the ideal Master for me!
"I, too, will give my all in my small way!"
She told me passionately.
"… Thank you. Then, um… I have one favor to ask — is that okay?"
"Y-yes! Whatever it is, please tell me! For Naoto-san, I'll do anything!"
… You said anything.
And so…
"… I did say anything, but…"
Shyly, from her completely nude form, Farida covered just her ample breasts and the slit of her crotch with a handkerchief.
"… Thank you."
… Beautiful. Spotless, beautiful white skin. Ample breasts, the curve of her waist…
How beautiful.
Honestly, looking at Farida, who did such wonderful work daily, if there was any problem, it was that… she was more beautiful than almost any of the idols her company managed.
Honestly, in my eyes, aside from the TriAngel three, no one really had the right to make Farida their manager.
Where in this world was there a manager more beautiful and attractive than the idols she managed?
… That's how beautiful Farida was.
And… her crotch had a beautiful delta. Thin, but properly grown in.
"… Ahh, good… With Farida's hair, maybe I can make a Spirit Garb that grants time-manipulation abilities…
"Starting Speed 50% UP, or preemptive grant, or evasion grant…!
"Ahh, the dreams expand!
"For that, I needed Farida's pubic hair! Excellent!"
"… U-understood.
"… Um, earlier I said Naoto-sama was in every respect my ideal Master, but…
"I'll correct that to with one point excepted…"
… Didn't get it.
Well, time to start the shaving.
I mixed shaving soap, humming. To get the air content of the soap into the best state, hand-mixing it yourself is best.
The razor was a masterpiece crafted by a veteran artisan.
I sent it to a specialist for sharpening to keep it always in optimal condition.
All right, today's blade-edge was fine. Splendid.
I gently placed the silver blade against Farida's crotch.
And…
Shori, shori…
Ahh, the satisfying sound of shaving off hair. Good hair texture… splendid.
Shaving off natural hair untouched since birth like this was a truly blissful time.
… Even with girls for whom I'd long since made enough Spirit Garbs for the whole party, I continued daily shaving to keep improving the Spirit Garbs…
It gave this happy feeling, after all…
Su…
Finished shaving.
"… Haaa…"
Farida let out a single sweet sigh.
I'd perfectly shaved Farida's crotch smooth.
I rinsed off the soap and let the beautiful hair-texture dry naturally.
"…"
The whole time, Farida had been dazed.
"… It's done."
"… Hah! … Fwee…"
She was making a strange voice.
"? What's wrong?"
"Eh, ah, ah, no, um…"
Farida blushed and looked down.
"… I was just having my hair shaved… but, i-it felt so good… I couldn't help… I-I'm sorry…"
Looked like she'd relaxed and gotten sleepy.
"Fufufu, having a blade applied to such an important place is originally a scary thing.
"… But to make you relax that much is the height of a master's honor."
By master here, maybe I meant shaving-master.
If I listed what I'd gotten better at since coming to this world…
Excluding Garumon Battle and things only in this world.
Calculation power was one of them. That a human could handle multiplication and division mentally like a calculator — I never could have imagined it before.
But for shaving technique, I think I could say I'd improved to a slightly boast-worthy level.
… In that respect, the Spirit Garbs we made themselves were excellent.
Spirit Garb apparently isn't usually that high-tier of an equipment item.
Up to D-Class it has exceptional performance, but at C-Class it's adequate. At B-Class or higher it becomes cheap equipment.
Because better equipment becomes obtainable.
But the Spirit Garbs we made were equipment of the highest grade, viable even at S-Class.
I'd heard that even old versions sold for several million-class amounts. The latest version now might be higher.
… Maybe I could even live just by making and selling Spirit Garbs.
Well, I didn't want to hand over the precious hair of my beloved everyone to some random Master.
In any case, I was really looking forward to what kind of performance Farida's Spirit Garb would have.
"… Hauu… it felt so good… that I'm… starting to feel like… I want to be shaved again…
"I wonder if I'll be dyed in body and soul by Naoto-san just like this…"
Farida looked anxious.
"… Do you not want that?"
"… I don't dislike it."
She smiled.
"Now, the special-training mode is over, right. Please train me too.
"… I want to be made LV50 as soon as possible…!"
Farida showed her motivation.
What kind of strong, wonderful Garumon she'd become… I was really looking forward to it.
But just doing power leveling all the time wasn't great, I thought.
Really, it's best if you can polish skills through mutual training with companions or enemies of similar level.
… I had one cute Knight candidate in mind.
If she said yes… entrusting Farida to her might be good.
That's what I thought.