After the fright and amazement, logically came the realization, Jonathan was transported to a world full of monster girls thirsty for his "Spiritual Energy". Where basically a religion with several countries in its domain preaches the worship of a chief goddess and the total abhorrence of her followers to these monster girls. Such a goddess who wants the world to return to the system of old, where humans grow and multiply, they grow at a unsustainable number eventually, a demon lord takes the throne and starts a war with humans decreasing their numbers, chief goddess gives blessings to humans, turning them into Heroes, humans who can go beyond their physical limits and capable of superhuman feats, heroes kill the Demon Lord, humanity is at peace and multiplies, repeats the cycle. While on the other side a Succubus who decided that this system was shit and became the new Demon Lord and changed the entire physical meta of the universe, turning monsters into monster girls and taking away their desires to destroy humanity, and replacing it with her desire to coexist with humans. But her nature as a Succubus affected all the monsters as well, and now the world is full of monster girls with fire in their insides looking for a husband. Ha! Let's not forget the fact that at the moment only monster girls or better Mamono, are born from the relationships between humans and Mamonos, until Lord Demon has enough power to circumvent this system as well, interestingly to gain power she needs to mate non-stop with her husband, a hero who betrayed the chief goddess and discovered the truth about the world he lives in.
After he managed to organize all the facts inside his head, calm down and think rationally, the next step was-
Jonathan- hahahhahahahahahahahaahaha, - Start laughing like crazy - hahaahhaha- and fall on the floor while laughing.
Melanie is startled, Jonathan has decided out of nowhere to start laughing like a maniac and she has no idea what to do or if she should stop him.
Melanie - Um, Jonathan, are you okay - Deciding that the best thing to do was to make sure nothing bad happened to him, she questions him, both for the sake of his body and mind.
Jonathan - hahaha, hehe, s-yes I'm fine, just give me five- Starting to get up and remove the dirt that stained his pants, Jonathan wipes a tear that came out of his eyes from laughing so hard.
Melanie - OK! - She also raises her hand (paw?) and shows all five fingers.
Jonathan: "Oh yeah, wild kobolds are less intelligent than an adult human, never mind, they're cute enough to make up for it." After giving a final chuckle at the disagreement, Jonathan turns to Melanie.
Jonathan - So, where's the nearest town? - Without wasting time, he moves on to the next goal on his list, getting a shelter.
Melanie - We're near one of the small villages that surround Lescatie, at least that's what the Dark Mage who passed me these days told me, hehe - Sticking out her tongue and scratching the back of her head, the famous Kawaii pose of a girl who doesn't know what she's talking about.
Jonathan - Wait, a few days ago?!, How long ago did those Goblins capture you? - After finally looking back and recapping the last few encounters "Wait, there shouldn't be male monsters in this world, and I'm sure no guy would have a fetish for goblins of that type, so why?" With a thoughtful expression Jonathan waits for Melanie's answer.
Melanie - It was just yesterday, I was eating a fish I caught in the river and they attacked me, it was the first time I saw that kind of Mamono, I tried to talk to them but they just grunted at me and growled like crazy - She starts to get uncomfortable with the subject - And-and then they put me in that trap, I didn't know they planned to m-kill those men, I swear - With some tears forming in her eyes, the Kobold pleads that she has no fault in the soldiers' demise.
Jonathan - Calm down! Calm down, I trust you, I doubt those goblins asked your opinion before they put a net on you - With his hands raised to placate the young woman, Jonathan gives her his comfort.
Jonathan - Back on topic, can you show me where the town is? - Trying to get off the heavy topic, he returns to the current situation.
Melanie - Hm, yes, I can - Seeing that the human doesn't blame her for what happened, her sadness calms down, she takes a breath and continues - I only stayed on the outskirts for now because I didn't know if there were heroes of the order or soldiers around.
Melanie - "Master made his first request to me, I can't disappoint him." With a determined face, she decides to do everything to help him.
Jonathan - So there you go, all that's missing now is some money, so I can get situated in this world for a while - He then looks at the bodies of the soldiers a few meters away from him " Wait! I got an idea, I just need to lot these guys... Which I don't know if it's legal, or too immoral for me to do, like... it sucks to take stuff from dead people, but they were tormenting Melanie before the goblins arrived, but they were just doing their job defending their city and were basically pawns of the order... Hummmmm" A difficult decision stands in his way, he does not wish to disrespect the dead, but he really needs money.
Jonathan " Ok, I'll just take the money, and some of the armor they wore, and leave the rest and tell the village where to find the bodies so they can have a proper funeral" Arriving at an appointment, Jonathan begins to search the bodies of each of them, even the goblins, there will be something useful with them.
Melanie " He's poking them, I wonder why? " She sees him taking out two metal greaves, a leather breastplate that fits him and two leather armbands, he puts his coat inside his backpack and gets dressed. He also seems to take the well-kept sword from the head soldier and something that looks like a potion from one of the goblins.
Melanie - Um, let me take a whiff of that, Snif, Ughhr, what is that, looks like poison with feces - Blinded by her curiosity the kobold tries to figure out what the strange potion is, and recoils in disgust, her doggy sense of smell being assaulted by the stench.
Jonathan - It probably is, I think they might have it to use as a distraction for larger enemies - Remembering the goblin who threw a similar vial at the brute, he decides to save it for when he needs it.
Jonathan _THEN?! Let's go to the village - Exclaiming, he shouts like a scout leader deciding his course.
Melanie - Yes! - Without losing in the matter of enthusiasm Melanie already starts walking towards the village.
Beril Village - noon -
Think of the medieval village pattern that they show in the series, wooden and stone houses, beaten ground forming the streets, several houses to the sides turning into a corridor with the central street straight to the castle, which in this case would be just a bigger house than all the others, at its ends several plantations of wheat, corn and other grains. Children wearing simple clothes running around the streets playing, some housewives washing their clothes in buckets, vendors shouting to get attention and demonstrate their promotions to earn money. Add a rustic tavern at least well cared for, a bridge that sits over a river that crosses a quarter of the village, some taller buildings forming dark alleys, a blacksmith with several weapons at his disposal yelling at an employee who probably made a mess, alchemist's store selling potions and medicines, a guild, and finally what I was looking for an inn, which curiously is on top of another tavern, this one more in the center of the village.
During the whole journey since they entered the village, Jonathan can hear people gossiping and whispering about the girl who accompanies him.
Peasant 1 - Look, this guy has a mamono -
Peasant 2 - How could they let him come in with such a thing here in our village -
Peasant 3 - And the group that went to investigate the noises in the forest hasn't returned yet, has it? -
Peasant 4 - No, this guy doesn't look like a bandit, look at his clothes, and his body too, he must have a good life, but this mamono? -
Peasant 5 - Wait, I've seen her kind, I saw some nobles while I was returning with my wagon from Lescatie showing off their new servants they bought near the lands not affiliated to the order, it seems they are like dogs -
Jonathan " Ugh, this village must not have shit going on for almost everyone to stop and stare at us " Even though he expected a certain level of attention, Jonathan was not prepared to become the town spectacle, he never did well as the center of attention.
Melanie, who was basically the reason for the spotlight on the duo, shows herself nervous and uncomfortable, unconsciously walks closer to Jonathan (her master).
Jonathan - Finally - In front of the inn, Jonathan lets out a sigh of relief - Good thing we don't have to ask for directions to find the place -.
Sound of door opening!
Jonathan - Hello - Opening the heavy wooden door, the scenery is more peaceful than he expected, evenings playing tabletop RPGs made him think taverns were either rowdy places or places where things were done under the nose of the law, but what he sees is almost like a Brazilian restaurant in the late afternoon, few customers, tired waiter and near the counter, and some tables are already being cleaned and emptied. Next to the door that leads to the kitchen there is a staircase that must lead to the rooms, curiously there are two rooms with curtain doors with blue and pink symbols (female and male) probably serving as a bathroom.
Waitress - Good afternoon, gentlemen, how can I help you? - If she was scared or annoyed that I have a mamono as a traveling companion, she shows nothing on her face. She is a young woman, brown hair in a braided ponytail with a cloth on her head, her eyes are a light golden color and her clothes are modest.
Jonathan - Dinner for two and a room with two beds, that'll do it, young lady - Adopting a disarming smile, he raises his hand to demonstrate a bag of coins (one more thing he managed to get from the loot and still feels kind of bad for basically stealing it).
Waitress - That would be 5 copper coins sir - With a trained posture she speaks with a smile on her face - We have all the rooms free today, you can choose any - .
Jonathan - Okay, you can leave the food at the door of the room for a tip of 1 silver - Not wanting to keep Melanie too long loose in this bar, the safest thing would be for the two of them to eat in the room.
After arriving at the third room on the left, with a wooden door and a message in the native language of this world, probably saying welcome, Jonathan decided that the two could take a bath to get rid of all the dirt collected in the day. Apparently having access to magic makes having a running water system quite simple, enough for even a quiet village inn to have a bathroom with hot water. Noticing how Melanie looked at the tub as if it were something from another world, Jonathan let her go first, and also because he wanted some time alone to organize his thoughts about his situation.
Jonathan " It seems that in that respect she is quite different from a dog, she didn't complain at all about taking a bath" Sitting on the edge of the bed, the young man ponders what happened in the day " I arrived in another world, killed goblins, saved a kobold girl and I'm in a medieval hotel... Haa, it's really like an isekai adventure" Sighing mentally, Jonathan begins to tilt his vision to the bathroom door which is closed, but with the song of a simple rhythm coming out of it " Heh, Melanie must really be enjoying her bath... speaking of her, I guess I was lucky the first mamono I met was of a breed known to be friendlier. Had it been something like a Hellhound or Manticore, things could have gotten ugly. I'm quite happy staying single at the moment thank you very much. Not that I would repudiate a relationship with them, but I still need to decide a number of things about how I'm going to move forward. God forbid I ever met a Dark Elf, being pretty doesn't excuse the sadism and almost abuse they give their slaves ( basically the more or less affectionate way they call their husbands ) It also depends on what they are really like, if they were only like the Encyclopedia says then I might not have so much of a problem with them, but remembering some fanfics, which their sadomasochism game is taken to the extreme, I don't know how I would react ( I HAVE TO FIX THEM ) Aaah!...
Jonathan - Wow, where did that come from - As if for a moment a second Jonathan murmurs and screams in his head at the same time, a somewhat obscure thought appears in his mind - Never mind, it must be the stress - Applying his infallible tactic of ignoring a sign of trouble until the last minute, he puts this aside and focuses back on the here and now.
Jonathan " I still have to figure out why I came to this world, why me specifically and why I have these powers " Bringing his hand close to his head, and seeing the veins in it, he begins to feel almost every milliliter of blood running through his body, all on his command " I also have to decide my goal, I need one or I'll go back to being like before and not change anything " In a more determined way Jonathan feels fury at the thought of not changing and continuing the same old shit.
Jonathan - Okay, I know what we're doing tomorrow!" Slamming his fist into his open hand he gets out of bed excitedly.
Melanie - What are we doing tomorrow? - Melanie, still drying herself, appears behind Jonathan.
Jonathan - Ahhh - Without warning, Melanie's appearance almost makes his heart burst out of his mouth - MELANIE! you almost made me explode - Clearly an exaggeration but understandable panic.
Melanie - Ahh! Sorry Jonath- Mestr- Before she could correct herself, a knock comes from the door.
- Knock Knock -
Waitress - Excuse me sir, your food is here, are you okay? Did that mamono do something to you sir? - Seemingly worried and frightened by her scream, the girl stands waiting for someone to open the door.
- Sound of door opening -
Jonathan - Oh, thank you girl! Don't worry nothing happened, I just got scared hehe - Unconcerned, he tries to calm her panic, but ends up realizing much more. Her gaze is tired and her posture is no longer upright as before, and a redness is around her eyes - Huh? Are you all right? -
Waitress - Oh yeah, I'm fine, there's no need to mind me - Trying to change the subject, she pushes the plates with food to Jonathan - Here, these are the dishes you ordered, feel free -
Jonathan - Yeah, that doesn't fool me, you can talk, I can tell something bad happened, just vent, maybe you'll feel better - Putting the dishes on the table in the bedroom, Jonathan turns to the woman and questions. He has no reason to care, but it's an annoying habit of his to be always nosy.
The waitress pauses for a few moments, probably wondering if she should even vent to a customer, but seeing Jonathan's quiet smile, she sighs and begins.
Waitress - Ahh, I'm sorry sir, it's just that I'm very worried - Unburdening herself she starts to become emotional - My husband, one of the town guards went to hunt some monsters that were seen near the village, but so far he hasn't returned with the others -
Jonathan - Hmm, that must be worrying indeed, I don't know how to help with that, but to be honest, if these monsters only stayed near the village and didn't attack, they're probably a bunch of wimps, they must be running away and hiding, hence the delay - Even coming to this logical conclusion, Jonathan still feels like something is wrong, but he swears he doesn't wish it to be true.
Waitress - YES!, that's probably it, they must be camping in the woods to kill those monsters, thank you very much sir - Cheerful and relieved, she takes Jonathan's hands and squeezes them - Please, enjoy your snack, any problem we will be at your disposal-
Jonathan - A-ah, okay - A little out of sorts with all the girl's animation, but still a confused because of the bad feeling that still runs through him - Wait!, I didn't ask your name - Before she leaves, Jonathan remembers to question her, it would simply be impolite not to ask her name now, or maybe the custom of this world is different, but he will not change now.
Waitress - Huhu, my name is Mary - Introducing herself she remembers before closing the door - Oh, and by the way, my husband's name is Kind, in case you're curious, bye! - Slamming the door with a smile on her face.
Jonathan " Oh!, hmm, that's not good " Internally shaken, even though on the outside he seems calm, Jonathan realizes he just gave false hope to a newly widowed woman " Shit, and-and I was there, I could have done something, but I got scared, NO, it wasn't scared, I got angry at the way they treated Melanie, and selfishly decided they could manage on their own, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit-
Melanie - What were you talking about what we're going to do tomorrow? - Even though she is not as expert or cunning as her master, she has the idea to change the subject in his focus.
Melanie "He was looking hard, he looked angry and staring off into nothingness for a few moments, and he looks guilty, I don't understand why he's like that, but I don't like the smell of him when he's like that" One of the lesser known facts of kobolds is their sense of smell and intuition for how their masters are feeling, and how much they wish only the best for him.
Focusing on the new subject, and pausing for a moment to think, Jonathan adopts a determined look.
Jonathan - Melanie, tomorrow we go to Lescatie - Turning and looking deep into her eyes, he decides the next destination of their journey.
Lescatie - Midnight -
In the middle of the city controlled by the Order, its ornate and polished streets of the city center remain quiet in the dead of night, only a few two-story buildings continue with their lights on through the windows of the rooms, the stones and woods that compose them are witnesses of a figure circulating through the darkest and least guarded streets of the city.
As he turns right into one of the alleys near the city center, just in front of the giant statue of the chief goddess that is one of the symbols of Lescatie, a voice catches his attention.
Guard - Hey, you, what are you doing at this hour - The armored guard approaches and carefully tries to take a look at the covered face of the man in front of him.
? - Don't come any closer, human - With an arrogant tone, without even turning to the man, the figure warns.
Guard - Human? Dude I don't know who you are but - As he places his hand on the guy's shoulder, a flash of light appears in his eyes and then.
? - Well, I warned you not to get to close, no one can say I didn't try - As if joking, with a smile on his face and a saber being sheathed, the figure takes off his hood and continues on his way, leaving behind only half of a body still with smoke coming out of it, a simple stump with two legs falls to the ground unceremoniously.
His clean silver hair glistens in the moonlight, reaching down to his shoulders held back by a bow, his feature is youthful yet masculine and full of confidence, with no hair on his face and smooth clean chocolate brown skin, his ruby red eyes stare with distaste at the statue of the chief goddess.
? - For the glory and prosperity of all monsters - He drops a red cube, as it touches the ground it begins to pulsate and glow, and a bull symbol appears on its upper face, as he spills a drop of his blood, the glow intensifies and the cube sinks into the earth at the feet of the statue. - I will destroy this ridiculous world that denied the natural order - With an unholy smile he goes back to hide in the darkness of the city, without ever having been seen.
