A note from Tylertan:
So...I know I've been posting really fast for these past few Chapters, but just to let you know, that isn't my normal post speed.
I should probably be able to get out chapters as quick as I have been only on weekends, with a somewhat normal-ish pace on other days, such as today. I'm much less busy on weekends compared to weekdays, after all. Anyway, thanks for reading this!
Also, please tell me if I have any Grammer Errors or something like that. Or errors with the plot.
Chapter 11: A Date With Said Maiden
Someone's tapping me. I wake up.
Ah… what the Hell was I thinking last night?! I won't do it again! I mean, I won't jack myself off to her… If she were to help me though… entirely different story. Then again, I don't really want to get into something like that with her yet. I'd like to look like I'm pure for a bit still. Even if I am a pervert, I'd like to hide it. (Isn't that normal?)
I look at the person waking me up.
Instead of Bell waking me up, it seems Emma's waking me up.
She seems awkward. She's just kinda nudging me like how Bell wakes me, but also whispering "Wake up Tadao, wake up…"
I push myself up. "G-Goodmorning, Emma…" I say nervously"
"Good moring, Tadao," Emma says calmly
I go to grab my armor, only to find that Emma has gotten it beside her.
"Umm… can I please have my armor?" I ask
Emma nods, grabs it, but doesn't hand it to me. Instead, she sweetly puts my armor on for me.
"Th-Thanks!" I stutter out before grabbing my sword and making my way out of the room. I'm a bit red in the face.
Bell's not waiting for me, it seems. I go into the main living area, then go into Hestia's bedroom.
"Um, goddess?" I ask "Do you know where Bell went?"
"Mm? Oh, I think he went to go ask Lili to be his supporter again." Hestia says
"Oh. Okay." I say "Also, can you try to get Emma to join the familia? I checked her potential and it's quite high…" (Because it's Cliche)
"Oh really?" Hestia asks "I'll be sure to do that then."
"Thanks," I say before leaving the room
Time to go to the Dungeon.
I rush to the Duneon's entrance to find Bell and Lili waiting there.
"Thanks for waiting," I tell them
"No Problem!" Bell says, scratching his ear.
Lili doesn't respond.
I think she's really, really guilty about betraying someone as innocent and guilty as Bell.
Bell turns around to go down the dungeon. Lili trails behind. I am the rear guard.
"Lili?" I almost whisper as Bell fights a pair of Kobolds on the 4th floor "I'm not a normal Adventurer either. I may not be as nice as Bell, and I do have the same urges as most Adventurers, but I don't take it out on people. Only monsters. Okay? You don't have to be scared of me."
Lili simply nods in response.
We enter the 5th floor.
I move up to the front. Monsters come in larger groups here, and I think Lili has a mini bastilla to take care of herself.
I slam the blunt edge of my sword down on an ambushing Dungeon Lizard. The things aren't so much as deadly, as annoying. If you pay attention, they won't be able to touch you.
It's nice not having to pick out Magic Stones…
And not having to drink monster blood for thirst and energy…
We enter the 6th floor. I'm not sure what floor we're going to.
Bell shouts "Fire-Bolt!" and a flaming lightning strike emits from his palm.
It impacts against a now dead War-Shadow. We continue on.
"You know how Killer Ants come in hordes if one of their own are injured?" I ask
Bell and Lili nod their heads "Lili asks why you ask," Lili says
"Couldn't we just, well, bait them?" I ask
Lili thinks for a moment before saying "Lili thinks it would be risky, but highly profitable"
"Thought so." I comment "Wanna try it?"
"Sure!" Bells says
"Lili thinks this is okay," Lili comments
We enter the 7th floor.
We finish off a wave of monsters.
We left a dying Killer Ant in the Middle of the room.
Killer Ants can be heard coming…
I slit my thumb. I'm used to the pain now, and don't wince.
Lili seems to ask what I'm doing with her eyes. I use my magic to make a cube of blood form in front of me. Then I make it move into the dying Killer Ant.
I motion to hide behind a corner. Bell and Lili listen. Killer Ants flood the room that the dying Killer Ant is in.
Explode! I order my blood through magic
It does. The Killer Ant starts to screech even louder, twisting and thrashing it's body wildly. The other Killer Ants close in on it to check why their friend is acting the way it is.
The Killer Ant Explodes with a loud 'Pop!' and we duck behind the corner.
Blood and Gore flies past us in a rain.
I giggle. They must think I'm creepy. I just love making things explode in blood though, even if I probably shouldn't.
When the blood rain ends, I move out of the corner. I step into the room.
Blood and Gore covers the walls and floor, and splatters the ceiling.
Mangled organs, shells, and everything in between are all over the floor.
"How's that?" I ask
"Lili thinks that it's very dangerous magic." Lili says, probably at least a little scared.
We leave Lili to pick the magic stones out of the room of Gore, though Bell offers to help. Lili says "This is Lili's job" in response to him.
We continue to hunt for a long while after that.
My eyes are almost popping out of their sockets.
38,000 Valis.
I put 12,000 Valis in front of each of us, leaving 2,000 Valis in the middle.
I point to the middle pile. "This is for Familia savings, ok? I had to use my own Valis last time."
Lili nods in understanding. Bell does too.
We bag my money. I leave. Sorry Bell and Lili, but I don't really care what you talk about…
Plus, I think I'd like to try to ask Emma out, maybe?
That would be nice…
I enter Hestia's room.
Currently, Hestia's reading a book. Her stomach is to the bed and her legs are kicking.
"Goddess?" I ask "Did you get Emma to be part of our Familia?"
"Yep! You were right about her potential to!" Hestia tells me
"Great! Umm… do you know where she is?" I ask
"She should be in your room, she just got back from signing up at the guild." Hestia tells me.
I walk out of the room, go outside, then enter me and Emma's room.
Emma's practicing swinging her spear.
"You signed up to be an Adventurer?" I ask
"Yes! Now I can go in to the Dungeon with you and Bell!" Emma says
I laugh "You're going to have to catch up to us first, I have rank E in most of my abilities by now, a Bell has higher stats."
"Really? How long have you been an Adventurer?" Emma asks
"... Umm… 21 days, I think." I answer
Emma's jaw drops.
"Tw-twenty-one days!? To rank E?" Emma exclaims
"Let's just say me and Bell have special skills" I tell her
"Tell me please!" Emma asks
I scratch the back of my head "Sorry, skills are secret,"
Emma crosses her arms, puffs out her cheeks, and turns her head.
So Cute!
"Uh… I guess I can tell you a little about my skill…" I say "It copies other skills."
Emma looks at me with wide eyes. Copying other skills. There are so many skills out there that are overpowering. Being able to Copy them means you can well, basically have an innumerable amount of skills, which are usually quite powerful.
"Don't tell anyone I told you though" I say
Emma nods.
"Anyways… Umm… I just got quite a bit of money in the dungeon… so… um… would you like to, uh… er… go out to dinner with me?" I barely manage to stutter out
Emma's eyes light up. I'm sure why. But she gives me the answer I was hoping for. "Yes! I'd love to!"
I smile.
Emma follows me as we walk to the Hostess of Fertility.
Nya's trying to get customers in.
I walk into the building and sit at one of the two-person tables. Emma sits across for me.
We awkwardly wait for someone to serve us.
"Hello, I'm Syr, I'll be your waitress tonight!" Syr says
"Oh, Hey Syr!" I say
"Mmm? Oh, hello Tadao." Syr says "Who's this?"
"I'm Emma, third member of the Hestia Familia…" Emma introduces herself.
"Nice to meet you! Now, what would you like to order?" Syr asks
"Uh… could I try the House Special?" I ask. It's 400 valis, and I hope it's worth it…
"Can I have the same?" Emma asks
"Any drinks?" Syr asks, writing down our orders
"Can I have some Lemonade?" I ask. If I don't answer, they might try to give me other stuff, so…
"Red Wine Please." Emma says. I guess she has some expensive tastes, huh?
"Alright, I'll be right back!" Syr says before turning around and walking to the kitchen to drop off orders.
"So, uh, Emma?" I ask "What do you like to do, for, uh, Hobbies?"
"Ah… not much?" Emma says "I didn't really have all that much free time."
"Oh… okay," I say "I love to read,"
There's an awkward silence again.
"Would you like me to pay off your loan for your basic gear?" I ask. I got a lot of money today.
"Ah, umm… I think I'm fine…" Emma says "Plus, I wouldn't want to waste your money…"
"Oh, it's fine," I brush off the cost. "I just got 12,000 Valis today."
"Eh? Isn't that a lot?" Emma asks
"Yea…" I say "We decided to bait Killer Ants, so…"
"Nice going, Kid" I hear a ruff voice from behind me. I turn around and see a man that didn't make all that good of an impression on me- Mord.
Ah… I hope he isn't actually a jerk, and he just has a jealousy problem, or something.
"You think?" I say "Yea, I guess… I'm almost ready to level up though, so it might be a bit under my league"
"Really? Work hard and push for that level. I'd say, go kill an infant dragon with your party. Might get you a level up. That's how I got my level" Mord tells me. If he's giving advice, I guess he isn't really a jerk and just wanted to put Bell in his place, huh?
"Thanks for the tip," I say
I turn back around and face Emma.
Syr places the food down on the table. The special seems to be… some sort of Fried fish with yellow sauce on top?
I bite into it.
(!)
It's Delicious!
Food shouldn't be able to taste this good!
Emma seems to agree, digging into the food with wild ferocity. I'm doing the same.
I swallow a bite before picking up and drinking some of my Lemonade. It's good. The best Lemonade I've had, just, not with as big of a gap.
I wonder how they even get food to taste this good?
I continue eating my food.
"That was really good, right Emma?" I say, walking out of the Hostess.
"Yea! It's the best food I've ever had by a longshot!" Emma responds
We continue to walk in Silence. I glance at a small park. I grab hold of Emma's hand and bring her over to a bench.
"Ah~" Emma makes a cute sound as I make her sit right next to me
"Umm… Emma?" I say "I… uh… wanted to tell you something…" my face is getting red. I'm glad it's dark so she can't see it…
"Really? What is it?" Emma asks slyly. I think she already knows or something…
"Um-I-uh… I-I-uh…" I stutter. Deep breathe in, deep breath out…
"You what?~" Emma whispers into my ear
"I-I like you!" I almost shout "Like Like you!"
I can almost feel Emma freeze. "I-I like you that way too…"
My heart skips a beat. Then it starts to run.
My heart feels like it's beating out of my chest.
We just sit there in silence for a while.
Emma leans on me. I can feel her warmth through our Clothes.
She lays her head on my shoulder. "Thank you for saving me ❤️~" She says
I can feel her breath on my neck.
My face burns. I want to run, yet I want to stay.
Emma puts her hand on my chest. She can probably feel my heart beating. For some reason, my stress melts away.
I want to just stay here forever…
I realize it now, but I've completely fallen for her. Completely, utterly fallen for her.
Emma takes her hand off. I wonder-
Emma sits on my lap. She leans back on me.
I can feel her butt through my pants. Don't get excited! Don't get excited! My face burns even more than it has been. I start to panic.
Stay still, stay still!
As if to tease me, Emma wiggles around on my lap. She's probably just trying to find a comfortable position, but it excites me.
I've lost the battle with my lower half.
Emma freezes.
"S-sorry!" I almost shout
Emma doesn't respond. She gets up.
SORRY! Dammit!
I screwed up..!
Then I can feel warmth on my lower half again.
Eh?!
Emma has sitten back down… straddling me. Her legs are around my waist.
Ah! Too fast, too fast!
My member shoots forward, but finds itself trapped in my pants.
Emma wraps her arms around me and lays her head on me.
This should be romantic, not lustfull!
I try my hardest to turn myself off.
...Phew… should be fine as long as she doesn't move…
I kiss Emma's cheek.
I can smell her hair. She smells like how my dog's ears smell, which isn't a bad thing. My dog's ears smell like Cookie Dough when he is relaxed, and like Snickerdoodles when he's excited. Odd smell for a dog's ears, I know.
I wonder why she smells like cookies?
Emma freezes. "Ah~ Let's go back now, okay?" Emma asks
"Ah… okay…" I say, a bit sad
Emma practically jumps off of me.
Then we start heading home.