"You mean this quest will reward you 200,000 jewels just by retrieving a book?"
"Yes!" 2x
As Sato was filled with suspicion, Lisanna and Lucy nodded at the same time, telling him about the quest that they had taken.
"Can I see the request?"
"Okay."
Lisanna, despite being naughty, was obedient, so she gave him the request paper, which would give them 200,000 jewels by retrieving a book, but—
"Let's cancel the quest."
"..." 2x
As they were on their way to the trip, Sato felt regret as he hadn't checked the quest that they had taken first, but when he saw the reward compared to the risk that came from this quest, he knew that it was better to quit since—
"Why?!" 2x
Yet, while Lisanna and Lucy couldn't accept his decision for a while, Sato asked helplessly, "...why didn't you tell me that we have to retrieve a book from Everlue?"
Everlue.
Naturally, as someone who was in the business, whether Sato wanted to or not, he would have a certain relationship with Everlue, especially when he had also owned bookstores.
Strange business, right?
After all, in the modern world, the bookstore could no longer support itself if it just sold books and had to add many types of items and services to continue its operation. But in this era, books were quite a profitable industry, as many of them, especially the rare ones, could fetch millions, and even if he kept it for a long time, he had no need to worry, as he could keep it for his future children, who might use them.
Still, it was also due to this that he often met Everlue, who loved to promote himself as an intellectual man, and Sato also didn't have much thought about it since Everlue was a politician, so it was necessary for him to show that he was intelligent, better than others, even if it was just a superficial appearance, and boasted alone.
Regardless, while they knew each other, Sato didn't like Everlue that much since this guy was quite sadistic in bargaining, and often used many dirty methods to take away everything for free. In the past, Everlue had also approached him, asking to work together to build a real estate business in Shirotsume town, a town under Everlue's jurisdiction and control.
If Sato didn't have the backing of Makarov and all the other wealthy, influential, and noble residents of Magnolia Town, Everlue might try to do something outside the law, as in his mind, the one with the strongest fist was the ruler.
Bully the weak, and fear the strong.
This was probably the ironclad rule of a so-so bully, but even so, for two young, naive women like Lisanna and Lucy, while they might be able to defeat Everlue with their fists and magic, they definitely couldn't stop Everlue's punishment if this famous politician used his influence and wealth to make the kingdom make them into criminals.
After all, it was only in the manga where the good guys won.
In reality, those who could ignore the laws and just follow their interests likely lived a better life in this life, although I'm not sure about the afterlife.
However, in many cases, for those nutjubs, they usually decided to repent when they grew older, thinking that they were sinners, wishing for a second chance to do something that would benefit others despite having caused many people to live miserably in their lives.
Still, if Sato was afraid of Everlue, why did he grow stronger, then?
He had never thought of Everlue as an opponent, but he felt that Everlue might be a good lesson for Lisanna and Lucy, as those two were so naive, wishing to take this quest despite knowing nothing about Everlue.
Lucy aside, as she was like a runaway princess, who knew nothing about the cruelty of the world, yet protected by the plot armor, Lisanna had been taken care of well and even spoiled by him, Mirajane, and Elfman, as she was the youngest.
However, sometimes, Sato felt like their care toward Lisanna was too much. Yes, their care was all due to the incident that happened in the past, and she also had been obedient, but he knew that it was impossible to keep her in the cage forever, and he was sure that she would long for the vast sky.
"....."
Was this the feeling of an old father who sent his daughter out of the world?
Sato wanted to cry somehow, but he also understood why Mirajane decided to leave the two to him, as he knew that Mirajane wanted to make them realize the world wasn't all rainbows.
"..." Mirajane.
No, his girlfriend wasn't someone who could think so deeply.
Regardless, as Mirajane was his girlfriend, Sato should portray her as a more positive image, such as an intellectual and caring woman, who was slightly sadistic and twisted in her romantic ways.
If Lisanna hadn't asked Mirajane, Sato was afraid that he would be locked up in his house to do his job forever, as all of his needs were taken care of by her.
"...."
Let's stop thinking, as he was a bit afraid somehow.
However, as he took a deep breath, preparing to take on the role of the strict teacher, Sato pointed at the requirement to take this quest. "This one." He pointed at a certain point in the quest's requirements and asked, "Who will take this role?"
On the quest, it was written that to do this quest, a woman with blonde hair was needed, as she would disguise herself as a maid to steal the book from Everlue's place.
Yes, the quest was simple, which was to take away a certain book from Everlue's place, and it also rewarded them quite greatly, as they would be given 200,000 jewels, but before that, one needed to become a blonde maid.
However, for one who was tasked to become a blonde maid, it wasn't an easy job, as it was clearly written that Everlue was a womanizer, a hentai, a perverted man, who had an obsession with blonde hair, like Sato DxD, who lived in an armpit.
"....." Sato DxD.
"I-I will take the role!"
Unexpectedly, Lucy raised her hand and decided to make a plus point to Sato by showing her bravery. Yup, this was her chance, and even if she knew that he had a girlfriend, as expected, she couldn't give up!
Yet—
"You can't."
"Why?" Lucy's heart suddenly raced hard as she looked at him shyly, hoping that his feelings toward her were similar to hers, but—
"You won't be accepted to become his maid."
"....." Lucy.
As she took a deep breath, Lucy leaned forward toward him, letting him catch a whiff of her womanly scent while she looked at him seductively and pulled part of her collar, so that he could see the bountiful, white, round chest that was hidden under her simple t-shirt.
"Master, can you hire me~?"
With a sweet voice, Lucy gave a lustful wink to him.
While Sato was in a daze, and subconsiously looked at the pink, pointed nipples that showed from the gap of her collar, Lisanna was speechless, realizing this silly woman that she could bully whatever she wanted, was such a succubus!