14xx/05/24th Johannes Calendar

24 days since Arrival…

Port Ilias is getting their ass back on track.

Apparently, the so-called massive storm that wrecks many ships in the past somehow calmed down to a manageable state. That crazy-ass motherfucker named Luka somehow found a fucking bell that can take protect any ship from a big-ass storm, then when he finally left the port, the storm just disappeared like a deadbeat dad buying milk from a convenient store, finally letting ships fly on the open sea again.

I don't know about this world's logic, but I have a very good reason to believe that Luka is the guy behind the job. I mean, that guy has both 'chosen-hero' shit going on and a rabbit that wanted to keep his journey on track, and he got Hito with him. I bet my ass that bitch also handed him the bell as well.

At least the ships can sail again. The only problem of course is finding one that are not in abysmal shape right now. One of the sailors there told me that some brave ships tried to pass the sea beforehand, but they always limped back in tatters and rags. However, there are a few that has escaped the fury of the sea and is now preparing themselves for another push across the sea.

Most of the ships here were still on repair, so we cannot move across the sea for the time being. Suits me well to be honest. If there's one thing, I know about godlike being and their prophesy shit, is that they absolutely hated anything getting in the way of their prophesy. Hito can survive a month without me.

And I don't like sailing across the sea. Takes too long compared to flying.

I decided to check on a convenient store where a red fox seems fixated on staying at its door. Knowing that foxes can also be a sign of good luck to some, I decided to jump in. What kind of mom-and-pop store that sells both groceries and fucking weapons at the side? I never went to any medieval era shop, at least the European one (Gensokyo has plenty of Edo-type shops). How was I supposed to know what they sell anyway? I entertained the idea of using a shuriken for combat, but I don't think I have the skill or the time to master one if I even purchase one. My guide was more content on chewing on some lettuce I bought for her from the grocery stalls at the port.

Little fox was tame, so I rub the spot behind his ears. Fucking adorable.

Anyway, the full focus of my exploration is the University of Port Ilias, the only proper school I found in this whole goddamn continent! Seriously, is education something that was considered taboo for them? Why there's no school at any other settlement I visited?! Why? Is knowledge something they secretly abhor? Or was it a privilege only for the wealthy?

Whatever, it was not in my position to question anything about this world. I am just one traveller out of many more to come, and I believe that changes might be far away. But I will do what I can, and the only thing I can do right now is to learn what this school of philosopher can teach me.

When I step foot into the building, I was in for a shock. Instead of closed-off private classrooms, we have open halls which several older but still somehow attractive teachers giving lectures to their students whom not only wore their own clothing, but were lounging about the place, as if this place was a simple coffeeshop instead of an actual school. I saw several other people whom apparently wasn't interested in the current lecture just grabbed their cup of coffee and moved on to the next lecturer, whom are talking about the property of magic stones and their usage in combat. One of the attendants here told me that this place is the adventurer's lobby, where adventurers can pay a penny for a simple insight from the public lecturer here. A penny for your thought, to be exact.

Seeing that I have time to kill, I decided to roam about the lobby, learning as much as I can from the discussion around me. The teachers engage in discussion with other adventurers over a cup of tea, their subjects ranged from theology, arithmetic, and other unconventional art.

I explored the area first, feeling absolutely surprised that they would let a random stranger such as I walk in around priceless tomes and powerful magical orbs while still armed to the teeth. The fact that I can waltz straight into a biological lab which was situated right beside the stairs alone made it almost ridiculous in retrospective. How do you stop a dude from straight-up stealing one of your biohazardous materials under your noses? Or how do you contain them if there's a leak?

Not wanting to spend more time within the OSHA-condemned lab I tried my luck to reach the second floor. And oh boy, I actually can get up there.

The first floor is dedicated to medicine, geology, and meteorology. I went to medicine first, wanting to see how far they have gone in the healing department. I mean, if Ilias Herb can heal deep wounds, can it somehow help me reattach a severed limb?

I was impressed with the lab, or rather the clinic. They used white marble to simulate the pristine white tiles of a proper clinic, and what little amnesties they have were arranged and built in such a way that I can infer to their modern-day clinical application. I chatted with the doctor, learning about the Ilias Herb and other alternative healing technique. He told me that the herb was jam-packed with White Magic essence, hence why they were so potent compared to other healing herbs. He also told me of other styles of healing, such as meditation and prayers. I would've dismissed him, if I never saw it happen before.

When in Rome, do as the Roman does.

A student walked out of the nearby patient room, groggy and weak, but sporting a shit-eating grin in his face. And then an absolute bombshell of a nurse walked out too, licking her lips as she ran her hands across her golden hair. I was tempted to ask her if she offered a Battle-Fuck, then I saw the way she looked at me, and the large syringe loaded with unknown chemicals strapped to her thigh.

Her red flag is bigger than her boobs.

Just as I was about to leave the place, a student come up and asked me if I was a Makina expert passing by. She was cute, like that one nerdy Asian girl you have in college whom you still kick yourself in the shin because you subscribe to the old American beauty standard when she was already attractive enough within your league. And then when you have a reunion with her again, she's already dating a Triad trash and has more pipes lain in her more than a water treatment plant.

Her name was Fizz, just like the noise when I popped open a cold can of Coca Cola in the morning. She has a pair of soft purple eyes which exudes an aura of innocence which makes her more endearing as she fired off questions after questions about my weaponries. She majored in magical properties of items, and right now she's focusing on minerals and how one can use them to enhance or change any item's properties.

We spoke at great length about the subject matter, her insights for the power of elemental minerals provides a brilliant observation to the nature of magic in this world, and my practical knowledge of engineering and warfighting provides a wealth of information to solidify theory into practice.

Fire, Lightning, Earth, Ice, Crystal, and Wind did what it was advertised for. She explained to me that Aqua element was usually used for training with projectile weaponries as they change the projectile into water. To conserve the original damage of the projectile, the projectile is a form of high-pressured water that hurts like the real deal. Fortunately, it can be negated by wearing proper equipment. It was our equivalent to paintball. They even can personalize their projectile by using different coloured liquid.

She said that while she was no expert, she knew that I would benefit from the increased speed from Wind-imbued equipment. She said that for my combat style, my armour definitely use wind. She said that my guns would be best equipped with Earth, Instant Death, or Flame imbuement. Earth for the extra punch in every shot, Instant Death for one hit kill, and flame to burn my enemies. She said that knives would benefit a lot from either Wind or Lightning as one increases their attack speed while the others stunned an enemy long enough for another decisive blow.

Thanks girl. With that said, I asked her if I can get to the rooftop. She said that's not really allowed because nobody can actually get up there. But I can still see the sea from the window here, so I did just that.

The sea was a wide expanse of blue curtain that drapes across the horizon, its velvet surface waved and sparkled as the sun cast its everlasting glow upon the surface. I tried to find any sign of the dreaded storm that has crippled many vessels beforehand, only to find clear skies and favourable wind. If there's a good time to sail, now is the time.

But who am I kidding? I'm no sailor, I don't know what time is right to sail. It's probably the most dangerous area time of the year to sail anyway.

Whatever, life's way too short to deny everything. If they believe a bell can protect them, I won't bother them.

Latina was waiting for me on the ground, she was not happy that I just up and ran around like a chicken with its head cut off. I told her that I'll be dead if that happens. Anyway, I have satisfied myself, so…what?

Now that I have sated my curiosity, I just realised that I'm running out of money. Now that I'm paying for two, my supply is dwindling down quite easily. Have to figure out how to make some fine gold coin for my own use.

I heard that there's quite a good amount of gold hidden in an Abandoned Mines near Midas Village. But as it is abandoned, I believe that there's no good reason for the place to be empty. From what I learned from my experience in this world, there will always be a catch. And as from what I faced before; I believe that the mines would be filled to the brim with monsters.

I have Latina at my side, maybe they will listen to reasons?

Nope.

Harpy feather makes travel easy, so I ask her to get me there and get ready for combat. She sighed, but complied anyway. The mouth of the cave is no different the one I faced back in Pornof's mine, just another cave mouth with wooden brackets supporting the cave system. There was a train tracks going through the cave. Through intense self-control, I manage to stop myself from finding a minecart and wanting to ride the whole way through.

I took point as I was more equipped to fight in close-quarter combat in cramped situation.

The cave system was much more bearable than the last one. Pornof's mine has not a single torch that can light the way. I and Andrew only rely on our natural night vision when the Mimic attacked. Plus, the cavern comprised of hard granite stone, which is understandable.

Midas was different. Even if it was abandoned, the torches that lit the whole spacious mining operation were still burning, like someone has been taking care of those torches. If someone was taking care of these torches, it means that someone is still operational down here. I just hope that they are friendly.

Unlike Pornof's cold grey granite wall, Midas here have some kind of orange-yellowish wall and stone, which was surprisingly softer than any stone I found. That put me on guard. If the stones here are soft, it means that there's a good reason that this cave system would crash down on our head when we were sleeping or something. Not only that, I also found several train tracks which I imagined was once used by the miners in the past. Some part of the track was broken, destroying the idea of riding a minecart on my way out. I always wanted to ride in a mine cart.

Anyway, true to my deduction enemies were aplenty in this mine and I really wished I had one of those bracelets Hito said in his note. I fought against girls who were made out of pink candles; their body slowly melt as they chucked flame toward our direction. I fought against Leech Girls and Mandragoras which is plentiful in the mines. I finally saw them in their full glory. Like always, they are buck naked girls. They have a dark skin colour which reminds me of an Indian woman I have as a friend in the past. Their hair is what enraptured me. Their hair depicts the brown flowing root of mandrake's root, which flowed into the ground and presumably rooted itself to the spot. On top of it were three slender green leaves which I recognized as the same one I used to conceal myself back in Pornof's mine a few days ago. I am so glad I bought the curing leaves; her scream was stunning, and not in a good way. I can't move my body at all. Worst, I can even feel the pain the mandrake creature wrought upon my lifeless body despite the paralyzed state I'm in. That sucks ass.

But it was not all that bad; fighting them nets me not only item and gold, but combat experience which would help me tremendously in the future. Candle Girls was weak against flame, despite their affinity to said element. Latina said that it because they sacrificed their body to feed the inner flame they contained as to wield said flame against their foes. Their body was a fuel for the flame to keep burning, much like the wax of a candlestick. She said that they are the ones who might be responsible for the lighting of this cavern due to their affinity to flame.

If that's the case, then every Candle Girl out in the mines were put on a horrendously slow torture on their own will to keep the flame going in the mine, lest the mine grew dark and its inhabitant would fall to the darkness. That's ascetic level of determination right there. Instant respect.

I also encountered my first Roper Girl, whom I wished I never will face again. How do I put it? Imagine a dick with an incomplete condom, except the condom was split in the middle, showing off its scarlet meat underneath it. The condom was made from green hard carapace, which would be very painful for any maiden to receive such service. Instead of the usual mushroom head of a penis, a woman's body sprouted from the top of the meat tube. Like always, buck naked. I simply stopped caring about the D-sized tits them all rocking after a few days in this madhouse of a world. She has long purple hair which matches the colour of her numerous slimy tentacles. To top it off, the first one I encountered had the derpiest look I ever saw, like she was fighting me just for the funzies.

First off, she was undeniably hostile. She just took a single glance then boom! Super Tentacle Galore Deluxe! That's not all; her fucking tentacles grip like iron chains. Wait there's more! Her slime fucking hurt! It's like being doused with strong acid, it didn't get through my cloth, but the exposed part on my wrist was badly injured. It came as a slight irritation, and then the pain comes later on. Good thing her face ain't armoured.

I really, really wished I have Hito's bracelet. I bet he got it easy, just waltzing along the countryside never got ambushed once, but wondering where's all the monster at. He might probably befriend some of them; it's easy to befriend something that does not attack you outright.

It won't help thinking about him. What I need to find is gold, and I wished that there's still some in the exposed mines yet. I don't want to bust out the pickaxe anytime soon.

A single Ilias Herb down the hatch and off we go into the fray again. I honestly don't know what ticks them off that much. Am I not the same fucker who saved the girls back in Pornof's mountain back there? Did they find out that there is no pyromaniac in the group except me?

Thanks to Latina's advice, I overcome my aversion to chest and cracked open many a chest in the mines, looting their glorious treasure. I found a golden sword in one of the boxes that I looted from. I asked if she would like a fine blade such as this. She said that sword is a poor choice for a Centaur as they are not nimble enough to wield one and their body was way too large to use one. She asked me whether I want to use one or not. I declined naturally; I have neither the skill nor the time to master such weapons. Plus, do you want to stab a 7-foot-high behemoth with a highly brittle blade?

But we struck gold, literally. We found a good amount of gold dust, which I believe would be enough to make her spear and armour. I brought the sword too; a solid gold blade can fetch a good prize to a good collector. I entertained the idea of forging gold coins with the dust I collected. Latina threw my idea out of the ring, body-slammed it down to the ground, and performs a finisher with a chair that she found at the back stage.

While gold coins are the standard currency of trade due to their inherent value, the real problem they faced is how much each coin's worth in real time. To combat that, Kingdom of San Ilia decided to mint the standardized gold currency to give exact value in each item. She said that the economy works much more stable than the previous era, which bartering with gold bars were very cumbersome. She said that there was a rumour of the king wanting to introduce a new currency in the form of paper, but it's just rumours.

She said that every gold coin minted in San Ilia has a certain prefix that only the capital bank can use. While counterfeit gold coin is still acceptable (they're still gold) it is considered to be inferior in value compared to normal Ilia gold coins. She also said that I ran the risk of landing in jail if caught using that in any respectable shop or city.

Fuck me. I thought that I can just make my own gold coin just like that! Oh well, beggars can't be choosers.

I asked her if she knew anybody that can forge me some good coins just in case. She said that she knew of this one forger, while she was a little bit under the radar, she knew how to mint some good coins. She also said that she accepts semen as payment for the gold, which she believes that I can freely provide. Again, with these semen shit. I should return to the university and pick up the same book earlier. What was it called? A guide to man's love juice or something?

I asked my guide why the fuck did everything revolves around semen. She said that there was a very ancient and potent magical essence from semen due to their ability to create life inside a mother's womb. She said that the life-giving essence of semen not only invigorates any monster consuming it, it also boosted any monster's inner essence, allowing them to ascend to higher level in the world.

So, it's like having Ambrosia in my dick? Sweet mother of God, I don't know that my penis was much more valuable than all the gold in the world!

She said that my penis is a double-edged sword which a simple misstep can kill me instead of my enemy. There's a reason why there's a pleasure imbuement and pleasure attacks. Hell, I can dedicate a whole page about pleasure if I want to. Having sex with a Monster Girl was considered taboo, yet they were surprisingly acceptable in the present.

Pleasure is a dangerous tool in anybody's hand, monster or otherwise. Through manipulation of sexual desire, a person can influence anybody to obey all their orders, as long as they can provide the sexual stimulation that compels them to join in the first place. But to prevent all the males from gaining instant harem, he must instead endure every sexual teasing the female gave. If a man can resist from ejaculating from a woman, then he can finally be worthy to be a master.

But there's another catch, a Monster Girl is very good at making a man come. If they made him come, she instantly became the master. The man too, won't find any other woman at all because he was already a prisoner to the pleasure given by the woman. Even if you can control a Monster Girl by making her come before you do, it won't work on any HUMAN opponent, hence why you only faced against human female in almost every Battle Fuck event, the effect of pleasure was rendered null against these women. Plus, every Monster Girls has different endurance. Many foolhardy warriors were defeated because they cannot resist the Girl's sexual technique at all.

But not every Monster Girls requires Battle Fucking to recruit them into the group, some would join in their own accord after fighting them several time. Monster Girls were attracted to the strength of males they were fighting as that would guarantees a strong offspring in the future. Much like an animal, a Monster Girl will always mate with the strongest male despite the available albeit less-quality male.

It means that if I show them whose boss, I can get my own harem. Jesus Christ, this is not what I had in mind…

To be honest, I really am glad this system worked. It's not because I can benefit from it, it because it can prevent the shit, I always see in every manga I read back home. Seriously, who wants to watch an idiot collecting harem just by being an idiot? And who in the holy flying hell of mad insane fuckery would actually agree to become one? I mean, you already knew he's an idiot, you knew he has other girls, hell maybe 6 other girls? Why the fuck did you want that tool? I mean, can't the protag at least show a good reason of deserving a woman, let along 6 others than being a nice guy?

I served my mistress for years now, and did she actually view me more than a friend? No, she did not. I worked with a beautiful scientist for years, collecting samples while she was busy investigating my previously collected artefact in the safety of her lab, did I deserve to tap that ass? Yes, but do I want to? Yes again, but would she like it? No, she won't. I've proven myself to be a competent explorer and man, honourable and loyal to their cause. I proved myself over and over again that I am capable of getting shit done, unlike their previous employee. Why is it so hard for me just to get something more from my mistress? I just wanted a cuddle, nothing else! Even that was too far for them! If a workhorse like me cannot have that ass, then how a useless dolt can have up to 9 girls all fighting for him?

I really hate that genre with a passion. I knew it's what they call as a power fantasy for the young teenagers out there, but seriously think for a moment, a girl needs someone who is dependable, someone who can have their back no matter what. A girl needs a man who is not only loyal, but capable of keeping their words. A girl needs a combat knife, rugged, hard and dependable. Why would they want a stupid dolt for a boyfriend? Can he do what a combat knife can do? Can he keep the girl alive no matter what? Can he fight to protect his love like a combat knife do? If not, then why bother? And no, love won't cover everything. Love is like golden underpants. It's cute, expensive, but useless. What you want is a love like steel armour. You are the flesh and he is the armour, if the flesh dies then the armour is useless. If the armour is gone the flesh is vulnerable.

And most importantly, he is not useless.

To any fucker who was reading this, do me a favour and make sure that your girl does not regret the day she said yes to you. Improve yourself, read more, sleep more, eat more, train more, learn more. Be a better you, she deserves the best, and only you can provide that.

Starting something is hard, but finishing it is even harder. Be a better person and finish what you started. You are your own army, your own government, your own police force. You are responsible for your own action, and you must be ready and willing to fight for your freedom and others, for that is what it means to be free.

(Why the fuck did I wrote this part?)

Anyway, I have the gold, I have my tools, and I have no reason to continue. I already explored every nook and cranny of the area. Unless I dig a new passageway, there's no way in hell I can explore more. I already scavenged what's left inside many chests in the area. Looters have been here before me, many chests yielded nothing but a few shiny trinkets at the bottom of the chest. It was a lucky break to find the sword first off.

Using the thread and a Harpy feather, we returned to Midas Village and asked him to forge us some equipment from the gold dust we brought. I pawned off the sword too, netting me some good coins along the way. I do need to pay for the equipment, but at least have more coins in my pocket now.

She ordered for a simple breast plate with a left and right shoulder pauldrons made from gold. She also bought a gold spear too. I told her that it will take every gold I have in my pocket to buy one. So, I told her she better find the forger soon or else I we will soon running low on coins.

She said that for an explorer, I have a fondness for breaking the law.

I told her that while I was fine beating the shit out of my opponents, I wanted to at least not overshoot my beating quota every time I walked beyond a village's border. Fight takes time, ammo and energy that could be used to travel. I don't enjoy killing; it's a chore, like any others. Not my fault that they eagerly wanted to deepthroat my knife so badly.

Latina told me that the wild Monster Girls we fight will give zero fucks on what I want, hence why they're wild in the first place. So, she told me to put them up and clock any motherfucker into next week if any of them show their faces again.

The tavern was a little bit dank and cold, but it's still hospitable. She paid for the night as I paid for her new armour and weapon. Well, what do you expect? This town is being infested by slugs. It doesn't even look any different at all. Still slimy.

I asked one of them what happened to the annual clean up. They said that it does nothing in the end. The remaining slugs somehow kept creating more slime despite most of them returning back to the tower. They find out that no matter what happens, this village would end up slimed for a long time.

I noticed that while they were considered pest, nobody actually tries their hardest to actually purge them all. Maybe they realised they could profit from them? You know, bundle those slimes together and make some lubricants for weapons and armour? Or shock-absorbing pads? Who knows?

Whatever they, I just hope it doesn't bite me in the ass later. I'll head over to the Slums tomorrow. Wish me luck journal.