This morning, in the market area, a beautiful woman with blonde hair was tidying up her wares. She was Vinessa, someone who came from the kingdom and moved to Fernmels to start a new life as a flower seller.
"Ah, it smells so good!"
She smiled as she inhaled the scent of the beautiful flowers she was going to sell. Then she shifted her gaze to the entire traditional market area.
And as usual, the market was already starting to feel crowded and busy, as many people were accustomed to coming here every morning.
There were vendors ready to sell, and others still setting up their stalls. Everyone was working really hard and fast this morning to welcome the growing number of buyers arriving.
Almost everything was sold at this market, from newly developed sophisticated tools and kitchen utensils to flowers and sharp weapons. But most of the vendors sold food, including agricultural products, raw meat, beer, and cooked foods such as bread and grilled meat.
Everything was available at this market.
And Vinessa sold beautiful flowers that she grew herself here.
She had prepared many beautiful flower arrangements and had some flowers ready for purchase individually. In addition, she also accepted custom flower arrangement orders. She even sold flower seeds and seedlings. Basically, she sold everything related to flowers.
"Alright, let's get to work!"
Vinessa was very enthusiastic about her routine as a flower seller. She hummed happily as she began decorating her stall with beautiful, colorful flowers.
Then she went back inside and took some of the flower arrangements she had prepared earlier.
There was an arrangement of beautiful yellow flowers with very textured seeds, then a bright red arrangement with visible pollen, and then a small light blue arrangement with quite wide petals. In addition, there were several other flower arrangements that were no less beautiful.
She stored all of them in a neat and beautiful wooden display case at the front. "Ah, you are all so beautiful!"
After that, she went back to the back and took the flower seeds ready to be planted from the basket. These seeds had been neatly bagged and labeled, so she could immediately display them at the front.
Finally, she took several flowers of different types, one by one, and placed them in a large glass container. This made the flowers look very beautiful because all the colors blended together perfectly.
"Yay! Finally finished." She smiled when she saw that her stall was neat and beautiful, so now she just had to wait for customers.
The atmosphere in the market grew livelier as more people arrived.
Soon after, a mother and her daughter approached her sales stand.
"Hello, good morning," said Vinessa kindly.
The girl with two pigtails smiled at Vinessa, her eyes sparkling when she saw the beautiful flower arrangements.
"There are so many flowers! They are all so beautiful!"
The mother smiled as she stroked her daughter's hair. "Do you want some flowers, dear?"
The girl nodded at her mother's question, then eagerly pointed to a bouquet of light blue flowers. "Sister! I want that bouquet!"
Vinessa smiled and picked up the flowers the little girl had pointed out. "Okay, here you go."
"Wow! They're beautiful! Really, really pretty!" The little girl smiled happily as she looked at the bouquet, inhaling its scent, which made her even happier.
Vinessa smiled happily when she saw this.
Meanwhile, the mother stroked her daughter's hair, who looked very happy. "How much is it?"
"Only 5 copper coins. But if you're interested, you can also buy the flower seeds. They cost 3 copper coins, but I'll give you a discount if you buy them now," said Vinessa, offering them with a friendly smile.
The little girl smiled enthusiastically and tugged at her mother's clothes. "Mom, I want to plant flowers too! I want to plant flowers too!"
"Ah, okay, then I'll take the seeds too," said the mother, then gave the money to Vinessa.
Vinessa immediately gave the neatly bagged flower seeds to the little girl.
"Please plant and take good care of the seeds, so that the flowers will bloom as beautifully as you."
The little girl smiled happily. "Yes, sister, thank you!"
After that, the mother and the little girl said goodbye and left. They looked very happy with the flowers and seeds they had bought.
Seeing them happy made Vinessa, the seller, happy too. "All right, I've got a customer—"
Suddenly, her attention was diverted to a stocky man with a truly lewd smile. He was forcing a pregnant woman to get into his horse-drawn carriage.
"Tsk, that bastard again."
She had seen the stocky man, Albert, quite often. He was a cunning businessman whose behavior was very annoying and disgusting. Really, he was like a lecherous pig ready to devour anything without shame.
So, she went to the back, took her purple flower bag, took out a flower seed stored inside, and planted it in a small pot.
After that, she closed her eyes, pointed her hand at the small pot, and opened her palm. Slowly, her hand glowed purple, indicating that her magic was active.
Slowly, a seed she had just planted began to grow into a beautiful flower. A purple flower with yellow spots along the leaves, while the petals were quite wide and long, making this flower look beautiful and mysterious at the same time.
She stared at a flower with a cold smile. "You are really unlucky, Albert, to have to get mind-destroying flowers."
After that, she cut a flower, put it in a jar, and decorated it beautifully.
"Excuse me." Albert finally came to Vinessa's stall.
Vinessa immediately returned to the front, trying to look friendly. "Hello, how can I help you, sir?"
Albert was instantly captivated by Vinessa. He was completely mesmerized by the beauty of this fresh young girl, even staring at her from head to toe while licking his lips lustfully.
"Would you like to buy these flowers? I can give you a discount," said Vinessa, who was really annoyed by Albert's disgusting gaze.
Albert smiled arrogantly and raised one eyebrow.
"All right, I'll buy them, but without a discount. A bouquet of flowers like this isn't expensive for me."
He only came here to enjoy Vinessa's beauty because he wanted to make this young girl his next target.
Vinessa tried to look friendly by smiling as best she could, then gave him two bouquets of flowers. "Well then, thank you."
"Yeah, I can easily afford something like this; I could even afford you," said Albert, who was actually imagining himself enjoying Vinessa.
Vinessa looked really angry and upset, but tried to hold it in. "Well then, please accept this. The flower is very beautiful."
She gave him a jar containing a single mind-altering flower that she had grown with her magic earlier. Then she left her stall and approached Albert.
"If you inhale this flower, it will make your desires overflow and increase your hormones. This will make you last longer in bed," she whispered.
Immediately, Albert smiled happily, took the jar without further ado, and left the stall.
"Next time, I'll come again!"
Vanessa just smiled, albeit forced, while cursing Albert in her heart. Truly, she knew a lot about the depravity and evil of that violent man who had a crazy debt business and also collaborated with bandits. He was a destructive person who deserved to die.
"I hope you enjoy that mind-destroying flower," she muttered as she watched the violent man leave.
And after that, Vinessa returned her focus to her activities, unaware that a maroon-colored cat had been watching her the whole time.
The maroon cat was a form of Katheze's illusion magic, allowing Katheze to monitor Vinessa's movements. He had seen everything, and he could also confirm that the flower Vinessa had given Albert was a very dangerous flower that would kill him.
"Yeah, with this, I can confirm that you really care about Fernmels and feel comfortable living here. And for this, I hope you can help get rid of the people who are destroying this area so it can become an even better place. I'm counting on you, Vinessa."
*****
Meanwhile, in one of the rooms of a large house, a woman was crying, her body shivering with fear, naked.
She curled up in the corner of the room with her arms crossed over her chest, covering her exposed chest and stomach. Her head was bowed, and she continued to cry in fear.
"Forgive me, forgive me, my child."
She stroked her bulging belly sadly. She was currently pregnant, about three months along. She was really scared and wanted to run away from here, but she couldn't.
She owed Albert money because she had borrowed money from him to rebuild her destroyed house and buy land. Now it was time to pay back the debt, but she had no money.
Honestly, she and her husband had enough money to pay off their debts, but suddenly her husband was robbed and killed, and the money they had saved was also taken.
Because of this, she couldn't pay her debt to Albert and was brought here. She was truly saddened by what had happened in her life. She lost her husband, and now she had to pay her debt with her body, even though she was pregnant.
"Forgive me, child... Forgive me..." She continued to cry while stroking her bulging belly.
Soon after, Albert entered the room. He stared at the naked pregnant woman with a lewd gaze. He licked his lips repeatedly, as if he couldn't wait to enjoy the pregnant woman.
"Let's make a new baby."
His words made the pregnant woman shiver with fear. But he didn't care and instead became even more excited about it.
So he immediately took off his clothes one by one until he was completely naked, revealing his plump and fat body. His desire to immediately enjoy the pregnant woman in front of him was truly overwhelming.
But before that, he took the jar containing a single purple flower that Vinessa had given him earlier. "Ah, this will make me even more excited."
He opened the jar and eagerly inhaled the scent of the flower. "Ah... it smells so good..."
Slowly, he began to be affected by the flower's scent, making him a little dizzy.
After that, he began to approach the pregnant woman, but suddenly his nose felt hot, as did his mouth. Soon after, saliva dripped profusely from the corners of his mouth.
"Ahhhh... ahhhh... ahhh..."
Albert seemed unable to control himself. His mind went blank, and his eyes rolled back until only the whites remained visible. He was completely out of control.
Slowly, purple spots began to appear around his nose, then quickly spread to his cheeks and face. His breathing became labored, and his nose felt hot, while his teeth felt sore. Saliva continued to drip from the corners of his mouth, and his mind slowly began to go blank.
"Ahhhh... Grrrhh… Ahhhh..." He was completely unconscious and controlled by something. Even after that, he immediately took the beautiful flower and ate it greedily as if he were starving.
The pregnant woman in the corner of the room stared at Albert in confusion. She felt that something was wrong with the stocky man, but she didn't care and continued to pray that she could protect her unborn child.
Meanwhile, Albert, who was completely out of control, immediately turned around. He walked towards the wall and slammed his head against it very hard.
"Ahhhh! It feels so good!" He slammed his head against the wall repeatedly as if he felt no pain. "Ahhh! It feels so good! This feels really good!"
Albert was like a madman, continuously banging his head against the wall. He didn't care that his forehead was bruised, his head was dizzy, and his nose was broken. He continued to bang his head against the wall relentlessly, as if he felt no pain.
The pregnant woman behind Albert cried hysterically. She didn't know what was happening to him, but it was truly terrifying. She had never seen anything like this before.
"It feels so good! It feels so good! I want more, ahhhh! I want more! Ahhhh! Ahhhh!"
Blood was gushing from Albert's head, but this enraged man kept banging his head against the wall with great force. Eventually, his body collapsed to the floor, and he died from bleeding in his head.
The pregnant woman in the corner of the room shook her head; she was truly shocked by what she had seen.
"—KYAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!"