Me, a priest? How could that be!

Chapter 63 Nightmare Shop

There is a very special shop in Axel that has made an indelible contribution to the peace of the town.

This store is the Nightmare Store.

Charlotte had also tried to find the location of this store, but it was like the gates of hell; without someone to guide her, she could never find it.

Later, he became a priest in the church, and because he was so busy with various things, he gradually forgot about it.

And now.

As Duster and the others brought it up again, his mind began to stir once more.

"Before we reveal any information, can you two promise us that you will keep it a secret from the women?"

"I promise." (x2)

Charlotte and Sato Kazuma didn't hesitate for even a second.

The three of them looked at each other.

Then, as if to avoid being overheard by others, Duster lowered his voice and said, "Actually, there's a secret nightmare shop in this town that specializes in giving people wonderful dreams..."

He gradually revealed the information.

This town is inhabited by a group of nightmares, demons who feed on the uncontrollable desires of humans, that is, the vital essence of men.

Male adventurers are generally young and impetuous, and since they mostly live in stables, they have many things they can't vent their frustrations about. Even when they get excited, they can't do much.

Kazuma Sato understands this all too well.

However, they couldn't lay a hand on the female adventurers sleeping nearby. If they did, being beaten up and locked up in the police station would be a minor matter; they might even be chopped off, which would be a much bigger problem.

Therefore, male adventurers established a mutually beneficial relationship with the nightmares.

Nightmares would let men dream erotic and stimulating dreams while they slept, releasing the male adventurers' stress and preventing them from doing anything excessive, thus promoting peace in the town.

Moreover, the nightmares are very restrained and will not drain men to the point of turning them into dried-up corpses and making them unable to embark on adventures. At least, there have never been any cases of adventurers being put in danger because too much of their life force has been drained.

Duster gave a meaningful smile.

"How was it? Wasn't it great?"

"Mmm, this is wonderful, a perfect closed loop! No wonder the town is still so safe after all this time. I always thought adventurers were a bunch of hot-blooded people, rough and fond of drinking, always ready to fight."

Kazuma Sato nodded repeatedly.

He's being too stereotypical. But the town's excellent security might be partly due to the fact that the men are often in a state of mental exhaustion, since they don't have the energy to cause trouble.

Charlotte was a little annoyed.

"Why didn't any of you tell me about this? Don't you consider me a friend?"

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding!" Keith quickly denied, then added, "Actually, we only recently heard about this shop, and today we were just about to visit it for the first time when you found us."

He felt somewhat aggrieved.

Taylor tilted his head back and took a big gulp of his drink, then asked the two newcomers, "That's it. So, want to join us?... By the way, Charlotte, you didn't actually banish all the nightmares, did you?"

"How could I possibly do something that would incur the wrath of both heaven and man?"

Charlotte rolled her eyes.

If he were to actually dispel all the nightmares, he wouldn't be able to withstand the wrath of the male adventurers in town, and might be reduced to zero... Don't ask if it's his health points or something else.

The five of them wasted no time and left the guild, heading towards the Nightmare Shop.

It feels like sitting in a five-person row at an internet cafe.

No, it might be a different feeling altogether.

Charlotte had taken off his priest's robes; he didn't want to startle the nightmares and cause panic as soon as he entered the shop. He was just an ordinary customer now, nothing more.

We arrived at a secluded corner of the town.

The shop, located a short distance from the main road and tucked into an alley, sits on an inconspicuous corner. At first glance, it seems like just an ordinary restaurant, but…

Welcome!

They were greeted by a woman with the figure many men dream of, the ideal woman. Not only that, there were several other equally alluring women walking around the shop.

Honestly, just that alone was enough to make Charlotte unable to contain the beast within her.

Look around.

The customers sitting here were all men, and despite it being a restaurant, there was no food or drinks on their tables.

Everyone was at their respective tables, staring intently at what appeared to be an opinion survey form, seemingly writing something.

After leading them to an empty seat, the Nightmare Sister asked, "Are these your first time visiting our restaurant?"

Seeing the others nod, her smile widened.

"So, do you gentlemen know what kind of shop this is, and who we are?"

The group nodded again.

The older sister was satisfied with their reaction, then placed the menu on the table and said, "Please feel free to order, or you can leave it untouched... Then, please fill out the necessary sections on this feedback form and hand it to the counter when you pay the bill."

I received the opinion survey form.

Charlotte thought that Nightmare Sister would choose the most suitable one among them to serve the customer based on the opinions filled in.

But this is not the case.

Could you please describe your own state, gender, and appearance in the dream? Could you please describe the personality, appearance, and speech of the person in the dream? Could you please describe the process, setting, and characteristics of the person in the dream?

Three questions about nightmares.

It seems like anything is allowed.

There's no need to worry about portrait rights, since it's a dream, so any rules and restrictions can be ignored. Even things that the kingdom doesn't allow can be done freely because it's a dream.

Just as Kazuma Sato was about to start writing, he discovered that Charlotte had already written a lot.

The characters—Captain, Black Cat, Asuna, Isuzu, Zero Two…—seem to be arranged according to the release date of the works, featuring representative girls from almost all well-known works. Moreover, his writing is masterful, as if he had prepared this in advance.

"Charlotte, you..."

"Kazuma, people's dreams never end!"

It really was a dream!

What else is there to say?

Kazuma Sato didn't hesitate at all and wrote a lot, but the difference was that he only wrote about the appearance of a girl.

Through these adjectives, the image of a delicate and refined girl appeared in Xia Luo's mind, making him wonder if she could be his childhood sweetheart.

The more I think about it, the more likely it seems.

Afterwards, the group went to the counter to hand in the survey form.

The older sister accepted it naturally and said, "Okay, it's confirmed. Everyone has chosen the three-hour tour, and the cost is 5000 Eris per person."

This is truly a great price!

...No, it's a rock-bottom price!

Of course, the reason the prices are so low is because the nightmares don't care about money. It's enough for them to live in this town as humans. Apart from that, they only need to extract a little bit of life force from their customers.

None of them hesitated.

They all pulled out their money to pay.

If Charlotte hadn't already become a priest, he would have loved to call the nightmares in this shop female bodhisattvas. The group was completely captivated by their selfless and compassionate business philosophy.

Finally, they left their address for the night.

Kazuma Sato instinctively wanted to write down the address of the suburban mansion, but Charlotte stopped him.

"...What's wrong?"

"Kazuma, think about it. Aqua even sets up unnecessary barriers in cemeteries, so how could she not do the same in her mansion?"

"Hmm!"

Kazuma Sato quickly figured it out.

Thanks to Charlotte's reminder, otherwise he would have definitely overlooked this point and couldn't help but mutter a curse at Aqua for her unnecessary actions. He asked, somewhat troubled:

"What should we do then?"

"Why don't we just go to a hotel?"

"But I have no money."

"Yes, I do."

Charlotte said this as a matter of course, and then changed her and Sato Kazuma's address to the address of the hotel where Megumin had stayed before.

"Charlotte..."

"Hmph, just don't fall in love with me."

Seeing Kazuma's tearful expression of gratitude, Charlotte casually tossed her hair.