Later that day

After parting with Motoyasu, Malty went to another part of the palace, where his companions resided.

"Lesty, come out and meet me!"

The door opened, and a woman came out. She was Malty's only friend since childhood - if Malty had something that resembled "friend".

Lesty embraced her: "Oh, I miss you so much! What brings you here?"

"I just want to know about my best friend's love life. How far did you go with the Spear Hero?"

Lesty's expression changed: "Motoyasu-sama treated me well. The problem is that he treated all other girls that way."

"Oh, so you want to become the only one who is special? I can help."

Malty took out a bottle from her bag.

"I have booked a table in the Castle Town Restaurant under your name. Tonight, you just need to come there ahead and pour this liquid into his jug and yours. It's a strong love potion. And don't worry about the employees there. Their motto is 'see nothing, hear nothing, say nothing'."

Lesty jumped in joy and hugged Malty: "I know that I can always rely on you!"

Saying goodbye to Lesty, Malty went to find the next target, Elena Haven.

She knocked and Elena immediately opened the door. Malty went inside the room and closed it shut.

"Princess, what do you need from me?"

"Relax, I'm on your side. Do you want to become the wife of the Spear Hero?"

Elena was stunned for a moment, then she said in disbelief: "You... How..."

She took a step back, but Malty walked forward, grabbed her, and put a vial into her hand: "This is the best fertility **** I can find. Drink it and the next time you sleep with a man, you will carry his child."

"But... if he thinks I trapped him..."

"Even then, a hero wouldn't abandon his own blood, would he?"

Malty knew Elena well. This girl didn't want to fight, all she cared was she could live luxuriously. The mission of Heroes or the world’s fate didn't matter to her. This was an offer she could not refuse.

Sure enough, Elena put the vial into her pocket: "I owe you a favor."

Finally, the last companion of the Spear Hero had her turn.

"Tonight, you go to the inn downstreet and invite the Shield Hero to the Castle Town Restaurant."

Malty said to a blue-eyed young girl in her twenties named Rino.

The girl looked back with cautious eyes: "Princess, with all my respect, Motoyasu-sama didn't like other men approach his girls."

"I'm not done saying. This is an aphrodisiac. Mix it with the food, and the dinner will turn into an orgy."

"You... what are you trying to do?"

Malty had run out of patience. She pushed Rino to the nearest wall and slapped her: "Listen, I'm a Princess and you are a commoner. This is an order, and your duty is obeying, not questioning. Understand?"

Rino shiveringly nodded.

"Good. If you fail to do that or tell this to anyone, I'll sell you to a brothel."

"But if I don't eat anything, wouldn't people raise suspicions?"

"That's why you must eat it like everyone else."

Leaving the poor girl to sit on the floor, Malty turned and left.