Getting Swallowed by Monsters on this Wonderful World! (Konosuba, Blue Mage build)
By: ENIYA
AN: Bah, the idea wouldn't leave me. Curses! Anyhow um… tags include: Vore, Tentacles…
Status: ongoing
Published: 2018-02-27
Updated: 2018-03-23
Words: 53142
Chapters: 18
Original source: https/forum./threads/getting-swallowed-by-monsters-on-this-wonderful-world-konosuba-blue-mage-build.6670/
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Getting Swallowed by Monsters on this Wonderful World! (Konosuba, Blue Mage build)
Introduction
Getting Swallowed by Monsters on this Wonderful World!
Waiting for my new meatshields! I mean, party members!
Self-Therapy through Monster Murder!
First Party Member... fuck.
First Party Member... Getto!
Isekai Economy 101
Is this typical party training?
Skill Combo Wombo!
Euthenia 1
Odd People
In which I'm "Interviewing" my second party member...
My "Interview" with my next party member ended as expected!
Produce 101
Cabbage Carnage Carnival
Jolly Party Jobs!
Sanity is Overrated
I'm a Final Fantasy character now?
Sword Surfing in the sky is good for spotting things!
Getting Swallowed by Monsters on this Wonderful World!
AN: Bah, the idea wouldn't leave me. Curses! Anyhow um… tags include: Vore, Tentacles, Molestation in the future… yeah. Also, lolis later on if I get to it. It's sorta an SI, but an SI that has no idea on what Konosuba is about.
This takes place a year before Kazuma's arrival. I'm working on the assumption that Aqua gradually gets demoted, considering that she's a powerful goddess whose domain is Water, which covers much of the Earth. This is around the time Kyouya arrives, and there'll be other reincarnated peoples of varying degrees of competencies.
I might be using some expies for potential party members or just make my own, but one or two canon characters might join up temporarily into the party. I'm open to suggestions on this.
Likewise, I'm taking suggestions for potential reincarnated peoples to end up in Axel, contributing to shenanigans.
At any rate, this Isekai's cheat ability is Final Fantasy Blue Magic on steroids, with nice combos later on, but for now… heh…
Getting Swallowed by Monsters on this Wonderful World! (Konosuba, Blue Mage build)
"What do you mean my shift isn't over! Eh?! You sent the next sucker here already?! I mean eh- how do I pronounce this, oh whatever-"
Someone began shouting towards the empty sky in this pure white room.
In the room was a small set of office desk and chair, and the one who was blatantly complaining about my presence was sat in that chair.
She was very pretty, that I can admit despite the fact that I had barely devoted any remaining energies in my busy life to sexual pursuits.
Then again, it's not as if I would have the chance for such pursuits any longer considering the fact that I died in a car accident.
I blame my dad for his bright idea in forcing me to drive the car to deliver some cakes to a family friend that lived nearby… for driving experience. Not that I blame him much, in all honesty, I blame my lack of skill and the fact that I didn't argue harder in regards to not driving there.
Seriously, one does not ask a person with no experience driving on the main road before to go make a delivery. I may have a driving license, but in my country, the conditions to getting one is easy as hell.
Mostly because all the people in the "school" teach you is how to pass the bloody driving examination. The driving practice requirements and the like were a total joke compared with the number of hours required to pass a similar examination in Korea or Japan.
As a working adult who found it much more cost efficient to just take Grab or Uber everywhere or rely on public transport, it is no small wonder that someone crashed into my car on a rainy day when I had inadvertently stepped on the brakes too hard due to my inexperience.
Screw driving, by the way.
Considering I'm not being judged by God or something, I'm assuming multiverse theory or Isekai nonsense right about now. Well, at least I'm not going to hell, right?
"-Bah, what's with this last name. Um, eh…" She finally seems to notice that I was listening to her every word with a look of disappointment. "A-ah, Nick, Welcome to the afterlife. I am Aqua, a Goddess that guides young people who dies within the Asian continent. Unfortunately, you have died. It might be short, but your life is over."
She said as such as if she was reading off a script.
Wait, no, what is that post-it note on the back of her hand! She is reading off it!
This aqua-blue haired young woman can't be bad at handling the recently deceased!
Anyhow…
"Right then… could I ask a few questions regarding the circumstances of my death?"
She nodded to my question, surprisingly in a dignified manner.
"Please go ahead."
I didn't even need to think about what I wanted to ask about.
"How's my family holding up? And the guy that crashed into me… is he alright?"
She gave a sympathetic look that I can't help but feel was fake, to some extent.
"Ah right, that slightly drunk driver is fine and all. As for your family… well, they seem broken up by your death… it looks like everyone's blaming each other or something."
Well, damn it. The last thing I wanted was for such a thing to happen.
I sighed, and asked, "Is there anything you can do for them? I rather they have some peaceful closure than… this. Family matters alot to me."
As if sensing an opportunity, she smiled and laid out my options.
"Oh, there's nothing I can do about it right now but… if you do something for me, then you could easily fix the consequences of your death."
"And what would that be?"
"There are two options… normally. But since you want your family to make-up and all, I suggest you give up on the option of going to Heaven which is filled with old people and completely boring since you won't even have a body. As for the other option… it's reincarnation, plain and simply. That will not fulfill your wish either."
"… And the third option that you're building suspense for?"
I wasn't wary. There was no need to be wary.
Even if I were to be sent for clean-up duty in a hellscape I would gladly do it for the sake of my family's happiness.
My path is clear.
"Do you… like games?"
"If you're going to suggest I go through an Isekai adventure in a RPGverse with a Demon King and his army attacking humanity or something, the answer is yes."
"Great! Whew! I mean, I still have to warn you, however. The people who died in that world and happened to be killed by the demon king army, were very afraid, saying they don't want to die like that again. And so almost all the people who died rejected reincarnating in that world again."
"I'll do what is required of me. Give me all the necessary information and I will do whatever you ask of me."
"E-eh, um, information eh… haha… ERIS! Where's the executive brief!?"
A white-clear file folder dropped onto Aqua's hands.
"Ahem! Right. It would be meaningless if you died immediately after going over, so we will grant a privilege to all those who are going to that world, allowing them to take one thing they like to that world. It could be a powerful ability, an exceptional talent or god level weapons…"
"So there are others going there?"
"Yes, quite so. If you want to make your wish, then you have to defeat the Demon King."
"I see… so the other reincarnated ones are my competition…"
"Eh? Not really. A new Demon King pops up after a few years or so after the last one is beaten."
"… I think I can see why no one wants to live in this kind of world. Anyway, how about the language of the world?"
"This isn't a problem. With the gentle aid of the gods, you will instantly learn the language directly in your brain the moment you head over to the other world. You will even be able to read! But there is a side effect, your brain might be wiped blank if you are unlucky… And so, all you need to do is to choose a powerful ability or weapon."
… What kind of 'gentle aid' is this?!
"Whatever. Even if I forget everything, if I wake up with a special ability or weapon, I'll probably assume I'm some chosen one and end up like some obnoxious hero wannabe. Either way, I'll aim for defeating the demon king regardless of what happens."
No sense dwelling on what-ifs.
I'll kill the demon king. There's no ifs or buts about it.
I read through the clear file folder. It had plenty of information, albeit, in the briefest of details.
There were many kingdoms, however, I'll be dropped into the Kingdom of Belzerg, which borders demon territory. Specifically, I'll be materialized in the town of Axel, the beginner town due to being far away from the border and the other side of the kingdom.
The main currency is called Eris, named after the Goddess of Luck and Wealth, Eris… who is Aqua's subordinate apparently. Aqua had some hand-written notes about Eris's clergy being greedy and capitalistic, I would take that with a grain of salt but I'll keep my eye out just in case.
There is a Hell in that world, mostly populated by devils. It's not something I would have to worry about until I'm in demon territory, in which the Demon King sometimes employs devil to do their work.
Outside of Belzerg's army, the other main fighting force is made out of mercenaries (aka Adventurers), said group tends to vary in strength.
At any rate, the Adventurer Card system that sounds like a discount Dark Soul's soul empowered device makes up the bulk of the RPG mechanics. Most people would have status attributes and skill points to allocate, with their classes setting limits to what skills can be learned.
Hmm, time to check out the cheats…
Creator? That sounds like a Tinker like ability, somehow I doubt that will help me out early on in my journey and it might make me weaker in personal combat. It's good for the late game, but if I can't even survive till then… this wouldn't be that great.
Dainsleif, Demon Sword Masamune, Thunder Hammer, Keyblade, Kusanagi no Tsurugi, Excalibur… wait, what the hell is with all these weeb items? Are the gods and goddesses of this realm massive Otakus?
Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, Re:Zero Authorities, Kaleidoscope Staff, World Rejector, Holy Right, Imagine Breaker, Absorbtion Consumption…
WTF! These are OP as fuck!
But… there has to be a reason why everyone else hadn't managed to kill the Demon King even with these advantages.
Perhaps it's because these abilities are dependent on a specific gimmick?
The weapons would be useless if taken away.
Kalediscopic Staff only gives infinite mana, essentially locking oneself onto the path of a mage.
Re:Zero Authorities make you insane, nuff said.
Absorbtion Consumption isn't that great without monsters with divinity or good skills to eat. It also comes with an insatiable hunger. And if you went the cannibal route, you'll be put down quickly by the authorities.
The other OP abilities are reliant on a specific limb or organ, that or… they have terrible drawbacks.
Most of the other super abilities are generic things like super strength or speed.
Hmm, I have to carefully pick something that isn't hard-capped nor reliant on some easily counterable act like stealing away a weapon or hacking off my limbs.
After reading through some disclaimers and the like, I settled for something with a good amount of mileage and without any huge mind-altering or body breaking drawbacks.
"I'll take Blue Magic."
A modified Final Fantasy type magic, turned into a super ability which allows the users body to replicate a monsters physiology and abilities, even combining them to become stronger abilities.
The Adventurer Class that I've read about in the brief had mentioned allowing the user to use a monster's skills but not a monster's abilities that rely on their physiology. Rather, innate monster spells that rely on magic can be learnt.
Blue Magic combined with that class would allow me to learn that which cannot be learned normally.
The only downside is that I'll have to 'experience' the ability myself, either I have to be attacked with a certain attack or be engaged in combat with a monster for a certain amount of time.
At any rate, Aqua threw a bag of currency at me before sending me off while complaining about Eris being so vain as to name a currency after herself.
Before my eyes were houses built from red bricks, the streets right out of Europe in the Middle Ages.
There were no cars, bikes, power lines or telecommunication cables.
I took in the sights of the carriages, rustic atmosphere, fresh air… and also that of many other beings like stereotypical anime Elves, Dwarfs and people with animal ears.
Ah, so this is the feeling of being Isekai'ed, eh?
Oh, and I have my memories intact too.
Joy.
I asked some old lady passing by for an adventurer's guild like location, and got the directions pretty easily.
After finding my way to the mercenary job agency of this world, I was assaulted by the fragrance of the food from within.
Mmm, smells good. I can't wait to try some other world cuisine.
I had always been a fan of good food. Once I've killed the demon king I might consider retiring and becoming a chef to make my own dishes.
My mother is a great cook, and I would think that following in her footsteps would make her happy in that regard… if only because she thinks that I would be a good husband for some lucky girl if I could cook well.
The slightly dim interior seemed to double as a bar, with groups of men in armour and some… non-practical sets of armour were congregating within, a few people were at the bulletin boards looking at some quests.
"Ah, welcome~ Please approach the counter if you looking for jobs. If you are here to dine, please take any empty seat~!"
A waitress with short red hair received me warmly.
I smiled, feeling slightly less tense from that greeting.
"Thank you, I'll get right onto it then."
I queue up at the counter with the pretty lady who looks tired after an obnoxious Japanese looking teenager was yelling something about being the 'Chosen One' while waving some obviously magical sword around.
Counter lady
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Wannabe Isekai Hero
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Ah, another reincarnated person, eh?
I tried my best to not be conspicuous so that he wouldn't notice me. Thankfully, that kid was too absorbed in his own world and went to bother other people about forming a 'Party'.
"Good morning, how may I help you?"
The counter lady quickly plastered a bright smile and greeted me as I approached the counter.
"Good morning, I hope I won't be a bother but…" I made a quick glance to that annoying guy before looking back at her, "I was hoping to register as an adventurer. I come from the countryside so I lack knowledge of the culture here so I was hoping to get an overview of how the economy works as well. If that's not too much trouble."
"Oh, it's no trouble at all. It's all part of the job, you see. Taking care of troublesome adventurers that need some mental help," She glanced towards the same guy before smiling back at me knowingly, "And making sure that new members of the guild are fully prepared is what I'm paid to do."
"Ah, such dedication. I'm not sure if I have the patience for this kind of job. I guess that's why I'm lining up in front of the counter instead of being behind it."
"Haha, I suppose so. Hmm, the registration fee is 1000 Eris."
Eris apparently has the same purchasing power as the Japanese Yen.
Somehow I get the impression that this world is the creation of some Japanese author that's parodying the Isekai genre.
The currency coins are minted with copper, silver, gold, and mithril. Each Mithril coin is worth 1,000,000 Eris. Gold being worth 10,000 Eris. Silver being worth 1000 Eris and Copper being 100 Eris.
So a Copper coin is basically a Dollar, Silver is 10 bucks, Gold is a 100 bucks and Mithril is $10,000.
The bag I was given contained 1 Gold coin, 9 Silver coins and 10 Copper coins.
The equivalent of 20,000 Eris.
I placed a Silver Coin on the counter, which the receptionist took and stored in one of the drawers.
"Alright. Since you said you want to be an adventurer, you should have some level of understanding, but I will explain it from the start… First, adventurers are responsible for the extermination of the monsters wandering outside the town… People who get rid of dangerous creatures that might harm the citizens. They are also jack of all trades, taking on odd jobs that requires their talents… People who earn a living this way are known collectively as adventurers. And among adventurers, there are different jobs."
"I see, thanks for clearing that up. Come to think of it, I don't believe I've gotten your name."
"Oh! My name is Luna."
Oh? That's a nice name.
"I'm Nick, pleasure to meet you. Man, first person I meet in town has a much nicer name than me already…"
"I-is it really that nice of a name?"
"Well, from where I come from, it's one of the names for the "Moon". For us, it's a pretty name."
"That's a bit too flattering I think, aha."
Luna soon handed me a card about the size of a driving license.
"Please look over here, do you see the word level? As you know, all things in the world have souls. No matter what form it takes, if you eat or kill a being, you can absorb a part of the memory of the soul. This is known as 'Experience Points'.
Undertale flashbacks intensifies!
"With this card, the 'Experience Points' the adventurer had absorbed would be shown here. At the same time, the level corresponding to your 'Experience Points' would also be displayed. This show how strong an adventurer is, and how many enemy you defeat would be recorded here. With the accumulation of 'Experience Points', all creatures would grow stronger rapidly at some point. This is known as leveling up… Simply put, leveling up will grant you all sorts of perks, such as skill points to learn new skills. So please work hard to increase your level."
"First of all, please fill in your height, weight, age and other details in the blanks."
I filled them in.
Height is 180 cm, weight is 70 kg. 24 years old, dark-brown hair and eyes…
"That will be fine. Please touch this card. This will display the strength of each of your abilities as reference to chooses your job. After accumulating skill points, you can learn skills that are available to your jobs. This is one of the key points in choosing jobs."
"… Alright, thank you. Nick… right? Let's see… Strength, vitality, dexterity, agility… All of them are slightly above average… Huh? Your Intelligence is very high. Magical Power is slightly lower than that… but it's still very good. You could become an Arch-Wizard or a Arch-Priest with a bit more effort… Your Luck is also very high! Perhaps the Merchant Class would be something you're interested in. What would you like to do?"
"Hmm, could I get a bit more clarifications on the ability values. I'm not quite sure what a 22 in Strength means."
"Certainly. 15 is about the average person's ability, so with a 22 you are slightly above average in that regard. When you reach a hundred you would be at the peak of what is expected of a civilian. Around 101-200… you'll be pretty strong, however, once you reach the two-hundred mark… there's a bonus for every 100 points in abilities. I would say around 5 times the previous hundred mark? It's not well documented on the precise levels of feats capable by those past that level."
"Most of the high-ranked adventurers and top generals of the army have around 200-300 in one or two abilities. Those that are heroes, or those powerful enough to make a name for themselves hover around a 400 or 500 in a specific ability. It's speculated that the Demon King has a 666 in every status. Those of the Royal Family could be around that level due to many heroes marrying into their lineage but we can't be sure."
Luna seems excited to be talking about such specifics.
"You've got me interested. What do you think might happen if the Royal Family fought the Demon King?" I asked with a whisper.
"I think they would win, but… there's too many demons. The King and his eldest son is at the frontlines and even though they defeat monsters and devils alike, there seems to be no end to them. It's a matter of numbers which I don't think we can win… ah, but don't tell anyone else I said that, okay? The big sister of the guild shouldn't be talking about such depressing things."
"Right. I won't mention that you told me any of that. Thanks for the head's up, through."
Holy shit, the escalation is real!
Anyways, it's about time I made my decision on my class.
"I will take… the Adventurer class."
"Eh!?" She had an expression of both surprise and worry.
She promptly tried to steer my away from the path of the Adventurer, but ultimately respected my decision.
"Well, at least you have a lot of skill points to rely upon. Eh? A bonus class?"
Name: Nick
Class: Adventurer / Blue Mage (Bonus Class)
Unspent Skill Points: 35
Strength: 22
Vitality: 23
Dexterity: 19
Agility: 23
Intelligence: 75
Magical Power: 50
Luck: 150
"So it turns out here huh. Oh? Is there a bank here by any chance?"
Turns out that the adventurer's guild doubles as a bank, with a small 1% fee for a deposit but not a withdrawal. Alright then…
I would need a basic sword of sorts, and some gear.
Preferably a helmet. I read Goblin Slayer, there's no way I'm going to die like some dumb female that can't be bothered with practical armour.
Unfortunately, prices for helmets were out of my price range. Well, decent and practical helmets at least.
I bought a staple looking sword for 3000 Eris before grabbing some vegetable and meat dish from the guild for 900 Eris.
Not bad, but I'm sure something more expensive will be much more filling and tasty.
Anyways, I took up a quest to deal with some Giant Toads and their smaller cousins, Tongue Shooter Toads, that have been hanging around a farm.
They were bigger than bulls. It was their mating season, so they were accumulating nutrition in order to lay eggs. They roam around the human settlement where food were more plentiful, swallowing goats raised by farmers in a single gulp.
In fact, children and farmers often went missing during the mating season of these toads… scary.
There were more dangerous than the smaller monsters around town, but… since it was such a hot quest, I couldn't help but take it before some other adventurer did so. Especially that annoying Japanese guy!
I opened up my Adventurer Card, and as I pressed the skill section, a holographic like representation of my skill tree popped up.
I only had the Blue Mage skills available to me, but it was good enough to keep me alive, I think.
Most skills could be learned with different levels of skill points. Usually, basic skills can be learnt with 1 skill point (sp for short).
Job specific skills can be learnt with 2,3 and 5 sp. With support skills like increasing accuracy and defences with a certain weapon being around the same requirements.
Skills can be trained by usage and also by putting in more skill points into them.
Intermediate skills need around 10, 15 or 20 sp to learn. With advanced skills requiring 30 sp or the most advanced ones like Explosion, needing 50 sp.
My Blue Magic gives me a variety of passive effects that help me learn and use monster skills, as well as to survive against monsters and humans alike.
All at very cheap SP costs, and increasing the level of any skill only takes 1 SP each time!
Learning (Experience): Let's the user learn a monster's ability by being affected or attacked by a monster. 1 sp. Level of contact needed decreased per level.
Learning (Engaging): Let's the user learn a monster's ability by being in combat with them for 5 minutes. 3 sp, requires one level in Learning (Experience) skill. Time needed decreased per level.
Learning (Observation): Let's the user learn a monster's ability by observing the monster for a total of 3 hours. 5 sp, requires 5 levels in Learning (Engaging) skill. Time needed decreased per level.
Learning (Intuiting): Allows the user to learn a monster's abilities by simply hearing enough about a monster. 50 sp, requires 5 levels in all previous Learning skills.
Reduced Damage (First Contact): Reduces damage taken by a monster with a skill that has yet to be learnt from by 80%, damage reduction decreases to 5% upon learning the skill. 5 sp. Further levels increases damage reduction by 5% up to 50% for monsters encountered and learnt from previously.
Basic Instincts: Monster Abilities learnt will be at Level One upon attainment. 1 sp. Further levels increases familiarity.
Intermediate Instincts: Monster Abilities will be half the level of the monster's upon attainment. 2 sp, requires 5 levels in Basic Instincts. Retroactive. Further levels increases familiarity.
Advanced Instincts: Monster Abilities will be equal to the monster's skill level upon attainment. 5 sp, requires 5 levels in Intermediate Instincts. Retroactive. Further levels increases familiarity.
The End: All Abilities are maxed out as if there are 100 Skill Points dedicated to them after the learning cost. 50 sp. Retroactive. Requires Level 10 in all Blue Mage skills outside of monster skills, requires at least 100 monster skills.
These stuck out for me in particular. The other skills involved combining monster abilities and creating new skills, those costs a lot more SP and require at least 20 monster skills to be learnt first.
I took 5 levels in Basic Instincts, 5 Levels in Intermediate Instincts and One Level in Advanced Instincts. For a total of 16 SP. I wanted to at least be decent in the skills I had in the most expedient manner.
Next up, Reduced Damage (First Contact) at Level One for 5 SP.
14 More SP to go…
I took 5 levels in Learning (Experience) and 5 levels in Learning (Engaging) for a total of 12 SP, leaving me with two SP that I would be saving up for further levels in Learning (Observation) and the future Learning (Intuition) skill. The last one sounded a lot like Medaka's bullshit capabilities to learn any skill from just hearing about it.
Honestly, being attacked is unavoidable, the key thing is to counter and kill them in retaliation ASAP.
One level in Reduced Damage will keep me alive long enough to do so.
After that was done, I made it out of town and walked towards a farm.
5 Giant Toads and 3 Tongue Shooter Toads were out there.
Right then, I should lure one of them away from the group first.
It's a good thing I have this handy rock.
By the way, their meat was a bit tough, but it was pleasant and refreshing, a rather popular ingredient.
It's thick fat was effective against blunt attacks, thankfully, I have a pointy metal thingy called a sword.
I threw the rock. The Giant toad looked at me.
Um… this is scarier than I thought.
"AHHHHHHH!!!!" I screamed as the giant monster began hopping towards me.
Oi! Oi! It's faster than I thought.
Chomp*
Huh, what's with this darkness? Hey, why am I upside down and-
The slimy sensation permeating through my modern clothes finally begins to hit me.
"REEEEEEEEE!!! EWWW!" I scream autistically while struggling inside the surprisingly warm mouth of the toad.
It wasn't particularly strong in terms of chewing, thankfully, and my Reduced Damage prevented me from feeling any pain but…
I gripped something with my left hand, it was thick and slimy.
Said thick and slimy thing began moving across my body, filling me with an icky and grossed out sensation.
Wait, no, it's trying to remove my clothes!
I've read enough Hentai to know where this is going!
With my right hand that was gripping my sword, I stab at the fleshy walls, suddenly I was being flung around in the fleshy cavern as the Toad began jumping about in pain.
I kept stabbing until it finally stopped moving, and pushed my way out of the Toad's mouth.
"Haa… haa… oh my god, I smell like… what the hell is this even…"
Thank goodness this wasn't a plant monster, or I would be facing acid instead of just toad saliva.
Now that I'm out of its mouth, I feel quite cold as a result of the wet stuff on me.
… Oh shit, is that two of the smaller Tongue Shooter Toads?
Like their namesake, they shot their tongues at me from a great distance.
One was wrapped around my neck and the other around one of my legs.
"ARGHHH!"
I was being dragged to them, but with a swing of my right hand I cleaved the one holding onto my leg after pulling my leg forward with a good degree of my strength.
I managed to stab the tongue dragging me by the neck soon after.
The toads began freeing, and I wouldn't have caught them were it not for the fact that I learnt a few skills from both types of toads.
[Enhanced Hopping] from the Giant Toads, [Long and Sturdy Tongue] from the same monster, [Sub-Sonic Tongue Shot] from the most recent toads and finally, [Tongue Mastery] from the two buggers.
I shot my tongue out as if it was several dozens of meters long from the beginning and grabbed the legs of one toad, dragging it back to me before retracting my tongue at an even quicker speed, slicing through the monster before doing the same to the other toad.
The rest of the toads fell quickly to me.
I returned to the town feeling both victorious and somewhat dismayed for the fact that I was covered in slime.
Thankfully, there were public baths and washing services in the same facility. That costed me 1000 Eris in total.
After turning in the quest to Luna, who was surprised at my success, I earned 5000 Eris per Giant Toad and 3000 Eris per Tongue Shooter Toad after deducting the transport fee.
34000 Eris earned… minus the 5900 Eris I spent which initially left me with 14100 Eris… that makes it 48100 Eris in total.
I was also given coupons for three toad meat dishes, free.
Apparently they had a bonus reward.
Yay… the slightly tough fried toad meat was unexpectedly tasty, which surprised me, but I'm pretty sure the French had proven that toad meat could be quite good.
I decided to rent a night at an inn despite the fact that it was 3000 Eris per night. I decided to indulge for tonight as I was simply too exhausted to be looking for a cheaper place, leaving me with 45100 Eris left.
"Man… that was good progress but… how am I supposed to beat the Demon King at this rate?"
Time likely continued on in my world which meant that the longer I stay here without getting my wish, the more my family would argue around… they could resolve it themselves, I trusted them that much, well, to a point. But even so, I wanted for them to experience full closure without much pain if possible.
The sooner I kill the Demon King, the better.
Also, I'll have to make sure no one else manages to do so before I do.
Bah… that's enough thinking for tonight.
I had a good night's rest before heading over to the Guild again.
I asked Luna for some quests but I woke up late and most of the easy quests were taken, there were some super tough ones but the only thing available around my level was to take down more Giant Toads.
Even through Giant Toads were popular monsters to hunt, it seems that the current bunch in Axel were just in the wrong range of levels to want to deal with toads…
Ah well… more easy money for me.
"That reminds me… you should really find a party soon, Nick. If you would like, it will only cost 1000 Eris to post a notice for about a week."
Hmm, well, as an adventurer I do need to learn more skills from other job classes… that sounds like a good idea.
Preview: Names redacted
Preview:
D: "Dude, you gotta teach me that skill of yours!"
N: "Look, I don't think I should-"
I: "Hold it right there. The both of you are under arrest for sexual harassment!"
D: "SHIT! You'll never catch me alive!"
N: "BASTARD!"
…
N: "I didn't come to another world to land myself in prison!"
I: "Silence Inmate!"
D: "Meh, worth it."
N: "*Death Stare*"
Last edited: Feb 27, 2018
Waiting for my new meatshields! I mean, party members!
AN: Sigh! Some more exposition first, I put up a poll of a few characters I had planned out. There are some temporary party fixtures that might pop by here and there, but the above arrangement is upto Canon and a little later. Considering what I've read about the latest Konosuba chapter, well, Darkness is up for grabs. Also, Dust spin-off soon! Man, if he actually uses his main weapon he's pretty badass.
Anyway, the poll is at the top!
Waiting for my new meatshields! I mean, party members!
I have heard quite a few things about the [One-Handed Sword] skill series allowing a person to wield the applicable weapon better, along with a seemingly conceptual bonus to accuracy and damage will be applied upon attempting the attack.
Of course, these dark ages hicks wouldn't have phrased it in such a way, but I could deduce that much at least.
What this meant was that I would definitely lose a fair sword duel to someone with a Warrior class even if I had the technical and practical skill that exceeded the Warrior's skill, purely due to the RPG-like mechanics fueling the numbers driven outcome.
For a person with mediocre slashing skills which were only learnt from swinging a bamboo sword for exercise and a hobby, needless to say, in a real fantasy setting I'm pretty hopeless in slashing.
Now, stabbing things on the other hand, requires much less skill.
That I could do very well.
As the corpses of the various breeds of Toads can attest to.
It was a lot easier after the first few level ups I had experienced from the day before.
The natural increase in ability scores led to a much easier fight, even without me assigning any of the free ability points to any of my stats.
On another note, I gained [ Protection of the Fat (Blunt)] and [Cutaneous Respiration].
The latter would allow me to breathe underwater. Also, I don't recommend activating the ability when you're on land. It isn't pretty.
The first? Well, it isn't as effective as the toad's ability to nullify blunt attacks.
As one can see by the name of the skill, the defence is solely based on the quality and quantity of the fat the user has on their body, amplified by a monster's innate conceptual qualities as a being the nullifies blunt attacks because it's fat.
No Fat Shaming allowed in Fantasy Australia!
Yes, I'll be calling this place Fantasy Australia from now on because everything seems to be so fucking deadly.
I took a look at the blood and fat stained chipped blade of mine, released a sigh, and tossed it away.
My scabbard was used as a sacrifice for an incoming tongue shot. There was no way I was reaching into the corpse of a toad to retrieve it.
And quite honestly, walking into town with a bloody blade is asking for trouble.
Normally I would just clean it in a river, but that could be bad for the farms that rely on it. I would like to think that I am unlike certain people I know that litter without a care in the world.
… Crap, I just littered. Whoops…
I gave a report to Luna quickly, it was only around 3 pm in this world (hurray for easy time conversion, thank you other world immigrants for importing the time standards!), and I still had plenty of time to kill before the allotted time I decided upon to wait for new potential party members.
"My my, you have completed the quest remarkably quickly. You're quite strong for a rookie adventurer." Luna complimented me, although I felt that was underserved as I was still only a "Rookie".
"They are the most predictable monsters, after all. It wasn't a big deal."
"Not many would think so. Ah, the collectors have sent word, let's see… 8 Giant Toads and 5 Tongue Shooter Toads. That's-"
"55000 Eris, assuming the same deductions as yesterday."
I finish the calculations for her, surprising her for some reason.
"Ah! Your mathematics is good!"
"It's quite normal for my hometown. I guess it's thanks to our good home schooling."
"That makes sense. Not many people have the chance to get an education. I guess that's why a lot of adventurers are so bad with their money."
The beautiful wavy haired blonde sighed in slight dismay, if she were wearing something tighter around the chest, then my eyes wouldn't have been drawn to that location for the briefest of moments.
Not that I was blaming her or anything. Quite simply, I'm blaming the low-tech levels of this world.
But in retrospect, most of the blame fell on the Nobles and the Monsters that make it hard for people to live long enough to prosper.
"A shame. Perhaps if I get rich enough and manage my money well I could start a school in Finance or give speeches about handling money better… for a fee of course."
Luna laughed while trying to look aghast at my suggestion.
"You almost sounded generous for a second there."
"It's all in the good name of capitalism! I mean, all hail Eris the Goddess of Luck and Wealth, right?"
"Careful now, anymore use of the Goddess's name as justification for making money and you'll fit right in with the clergy."
Oooh, low blow.
"Oh right, could I get some help with my Ability points?"
"Certainly. What seems to be the matter- eeEH?"
Name: Nick
Level: 8
Class: Adventurer / Blue Mage (Bonus Class)
Unspent Attribute Points: 56
Unspent Skill Points: 23
Strength: 36
Vitality: 44
Dexterity: 33
Agility: 37
Intelligence: 96
Magical Power: 78
Luck: 178
Her scream attracted the attention of many within the Guild, until they all shrugged and minded their own business.
"Sorry, it's just… this kind of status growth is rare, especially since you chose the Adventurer class."
"I think I might need an explanation for this."
It turns out that the Adventurer Class really is made for scrubs.
They get only 1 point in ability scores across the board for each level up, along with 3 extra attribute points and a single skill point.
What Luna and I could deduce based on the change in numbers is that my Blue Mage Bonus Class was adding onto this growth per level.
From what I can tell, I would get 5 extra attribute points and 2 skill points per level.
In terms of ability score growth for the Blue Mage class alone:
1 point in Strength, Dexterity and Agility per level.
2 points in Vitality and Intelligence per level.
And finally, 3 points in Magical Power and Luck per level.
Luna said that this kind of growth is usually present in rare classes like Runic Knight (held by some members of the Royal Family of Belzerg) and certain gimmicky Unique Classes that heroes of the past had held.
"You better be careful with your Adventurer Card. I may or may not have mentioned it before, but your attributes and skills are your lifeblood. Don't let people that you don't fully trust know about this, alright? Ah, I won't say a word of course. Professional courtesy."
"Alright. Thanks a lot Luna. I owe you one."
"I'll hold you to that. Also, I would like to cash it in for any potential suitors from your home town."
"I'm sorry. Slavery isn't legal there, I can't just sell you a groom."
"Too bad."
This dilemma seems very familiar…
"… Hey Luna, is there a reason why only you and that delinquent with the red jacket have blonde hair in this town?"
I have seen hundreds if not thousands of the civilians here. Most of them have dark coloured hair, and some bright coloured hair, but each variant will at the very least have 30 or so civilians for each…
Blonde hair, however, is extremely elusive.
"Ah, that is… usually only those of royal or noble bloodlines, or those that are related to them would be born with blonde hair."
"Right. That clears things up, I guess."
"You're not going to ask about me?"
"Maybe next time when we're a bit close."
"Hmm, how considerate. Off you go then, well, after you finish your bank account applications."
Right, drat!
I deposited a good amount of my money before going around town to browse the equipment prices.
I would need a new weapon along with some armour next time around.
After remembering a few choices to mull over, I went back to the Guild hall and continued eating my free toad meals along with their local drinks.
I must also start thinking about how to spend my status points, but for now, it's time to wait for my prospective party members.
… I hope they don't turn up late.
… I hope someone turns up.
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Self-Therapy through Monster Murder!
AN: A journey of self-discovery through monster killing, yay! Anyway, that'll be enough action and drama for now.
Did anyone really expect a prospective party member to apply to join an Adventurer with two days worth of work experience? Hahaha!
Nope. World doesn't work that way unless you're weird like Kazuma's party.
Cheat ability is all loaded up, check! Cheat ability can't be used very well in public, check!
Calling in the votes for the Sensei, Elven Swordsman, Female Dwarf and Greedy Whore Priestess. Yunyun and Darkness can join in later on. The elf's gender is undecided yet.
There won't be any particularly noteworthy power grabbing sessions until I can finally get to the comedy shenanigans. Konosuba is all about the characters! Not some Isekai MC fighting through hordes of monsters!
I can't wait to put that tongue to use.
Self-Therapy through Monster Murder!
Uncharacteristically for my normal easy-going mild-mannered self, I was grumbling within the confines of my inn room.
What the hell did I expect?!
That a couple of random people would walk up to a lowly rookie adventurer like myself and ask to join my party?
Ha! Ahahaha!
I looked like a joke, sitting there alone with a couple of pre-ordered drinks as if waiting for a date that never showed up!
Pathetic.
If it came to dealing with my own affairs, then I was more than adequate. But when it comes to dealing with people, my skills are sorely lacking, relatively speaking.
I treated this like some job recruitment, but it wasn't just that.
No, a Party was something more than a mere job.
It was an invitation to a group that would have your back through thick and thin. Even though parties did not necessarily last more than one trial run, at the very least, a certain degree of competency is expected of one another.
A simple newbie adventurer like myself that started out a day ago? There was no way any sane person would trust my abilities despite my quick progress through some extermination quests.
To be frank? I wouldn't either.
I'm good at not making a fuss about many things.
Just deal with it, is what I always tell myself.
Yet, right now, I'm very frustrated with myself for thinking things would be this simple.
Oh sure, the whole "kill the demon king" plan wasn't a simple process if so many others had tried and failed, I knew that very well.
I also knew I hadn't been taking things as seriously as I could have.
Was my resolve this weak?
That depends.
Upon reflection, my excuse of wishing for my family's happiness would be redundant anyways. I trusted them to trust each other enough that they'll work through their issues without me.
If the result is determined, then why do I want to make the process slightly more pleasant through the use of a potentially almighty wish?
No, I just needed some excuse to take my mind off the fact that I wasn't particularly bothered with dying.
I knew there was something wrong with the way I wasn't feeling much about my own death.
"It's natural to care for your family's happiness", I believed those words, there was no need for me to take things that far when I made my declaration to Aqua regarding my wish.
Yet, it was all just pretty words to distract myself from something I refused to acknowledge.
I know it isn't something as edgy as wanting to die.
I wasn't suicidal, yet, I wasn't someone who took all necessary precautions outside of gathering enemy intel.
Even though I gathered as much as I could about the way monsters fought, I only equipped myself with just enough to get the job done. Even though I could come up with safer and easier ways to take down a monster, I wanted to get up close and personal.
Was it Blood Knight tendencies? No, I was never a violent person.
But yet, with thrill and risk, my nerves were sharpened to the utmost during those fights.
I hated pain, I hated inflicting pain, but even so, there was something there that I'm missing.
A crucial piece to the puzzle…
And so, I decided to kill two birds with one stone.
The next day, I woke up early in the morning and went straight to the Guild.
I took four quests, all of which surrounded the forest with the last quest being a Goblin Extermination request within the forest itself.
Chain questing was something that was allowed, but not exactly encouraged. Still, it was early in the morning and not many were here to protest.
The Guild hires part-timers on occasion, and after asking Luna if there were any Rogue's or Adventurer's with Rogue skills… at any rate, I managed to convince a part-timer to show me his skills by testing it on another worker.
I paid 2500 Eris per skill, spending 10000 in total for 4 Rogue skills, which I placed a point into each.
[Steal, [Enemy Detection, [Concealment] and [Foresight].
After that, I spent a good amount of money on a durable blade and a number of reagents, before taking them to an Alchemist to make a few items.
"Let's see, stick the Brimstone and the Pine Sap in this way, add some of this and that… presto! That'll be 2000 Eris for the work and 5000 Eris for the Poison coating."
"Excellent. Thank you for the hard work."
"Ehehe! Just remember to come back to Escha's Atelier!"
I waved goodbye to the cheerful twin-tailed pink-haired Alchemist before heading to finish off my clothes shopping.
I settled for some basic pants, tunic, and a more elaborate "Kill Me" aqua-blue cloak.
After that, I tossed out my normal easy-going neutral / grin for a grim frown.
This was not going to be easy, yet, this was necessary to test my hypothesis.
The first victims were some Kicking Rat's that looked like oversized Kangaroo Rat's.
They travelled in small groups and often raided farms, kicking doors down and chewing through the containers which contained food.
Also, these large child-sized rats that stood on their hind legs were also known for punching and kicking children just for fun, without killing them.
At a more distant farm, I was lucky enough to find their blatant assault occurring before my very eyes.
[Concealment]
I hide myself for the briefest of moments, got behind the group that was ganging up on a child, and used my long tongue to wrap around the legs of one of the rats, pulling it to me quickly.
I stabbed it, it died.
The rest of the seven or so Kicking Rat's were pissed.
It was a simple matter of using the farm buildings and barrels as cover, with brief uses of [Concealment] before getting the jump on them one by one.
I got [Super Munch, [Enhanced Balance] and [Kangaroo Kick] from them.
The first would let me chew through metal, the second gave me a supernatural level of balance and the last gave me an offensive kicking skill.
The child thanked me.
I felt… something, spring forth from my heart, it quickly subsided.
Not enough… eh?
The second group was a mostly innocent breed of monsters, whose only crime was that they unknowingly inconvenienced others because of the massive amount of shit they excrete.
Rock Crunching Rabbits, Giant Toad sized mutant rabbits that ate up very little grass while munching on the dirt and rocks within the ground.
The thing is, is that it wouldn't eat the ground where they shit on.
They also liked to shit on the main road.
Appearing in only groups of 2 or 3 at most, they are rather easy to spot, but not many liked dealing with them due to their rock-like skin.
I found the group, and walked up to them.
Tapping the giant furry creature from the back, it turned to look at me with disinterest.
"How's it going fatass?"
Chomp*
It's mouth that suddenly stretched bigger than my body bit the upper half of my body and started gnawing on the mid-section.
Oh, I felt that, a little.
I was then once again in the mouth of a giant monster, my body being molested by the slimy appendage that sought to remove my clothes like removing the bones from a piece of fish while it tried to force me into the range of its jaws once again.
But I wasn't having any of it.
I stabbed and kicked it to death from within before emerging out of it's jaws, victorious.
The other two rabbits were not happy, obviously.
However, I had gained two skills from the ordeal.
[Gravel Skin] and [Earthen Hopping], the first could give my skin a temporary boost in hardness equivalent to a foot long layer of gravel plus a tenth of an inch deep stone wall.
The last would boost my leg strength when I had a leg or two planted to the ground or I was about to land on the ground.
It was a simple matter of combining the strengths of my [Gravel Skin] with my various leg strength boosting skills, and ending the fight with two [Kangaroo Kick]'s.
It wouldn't have worked if they weren't coming at me as my familiarity wasn't high enough that I could perform a simultaneous stacking of abilities while on the move, but thankfully, my crimes against their race had paid off.
I knew "Fatass" was a good insult!
… Still, while I felt a small amount of thrill in my heart, I ultimately felt empty at the end of it all.
Almost there…
The third slaughter, was just that.
A slaughter.
I felt bad for what I did.
6 Plate-Armoured Armadillos fell by my hands.
They defended themselves valiantly.
The noble creatures did not deserve to die from internal concussions as I smashed them against each other. Gaining [Thought Acceleration] and [Armadillo Armour] during the "battle".
They were just minding their own business when this murderhobo adventurer took up a quest from a blacksmith to kill some of their kind for their metal-like skin came along to ruin their lives.
Innocent by all measures.
They only feasted on what nature provided for them, no more no less. They did no harm to others.
… Fuck. And here I am, using them as an excuse to find out who exactly am I…
With [Concealment] and [Enemy Detection] I quickly found the Goblin Camp.
I retrieved the Brimstone, no, Sulfur bomb from my belt and launched my attack into the middle of the camp.
The poisonous gas smoked the vicious weapon-wielding child-sized demons out from the center of the camp, and it left them vulnerable.
Vulnerable to me.
30 Goblins, easy pickings for a sneaky bastard like myself.
They were wild demi-humans, agile, short, violent and will attack humans and livestock.
I was doing the world a service by ending their lives and despite my advantages, I was winded from the battle.
"Haa… haa… this is it, this felt… good."
My heart soared with joy and what I had gone through.
Yes, killing Goblins felt good, especially when I went through so much trouble to do so.
It was worth it. The results was worth it, the process was worth it.
Ah, now I understand…
"FUCCKK! ROOKIE KILLER!"
I hear a scream echoing across the forest, coming from the mountain path.
More screams followed.
[Thought Acceleration]
I had known that the black wolf-like creature that was given the name of "Rookie Killer" tended to protect goblins and kobolds to use them as prey to ambush unsuspecting rookie adventurers.
My [Enemy Detection] did not detect it closeby so… it must have been protecting another group of monsters, likely kobolds instead… and another group was hunting the kobolds!
I ran towards the cries of desperations, and leapt into the trees with my skills, covering large distances with my enhanced leg strength.
With a quick movement, I took the vial that I had purchased earlier today and broke it against my blade, coating my sword with its contents.
As I landed, I quickly spotted the large black-wolf like monster looming over a frightened wizard, based on the magical staff lying next to the person.
Launching myself with all my strength, I attacked the Rookie Killer with my blade.
It's powerful senses allowed it to notice me, glance behind to take note of me before reflexively leaping to the side to avoid my blow.
It was barely quick enough to do so, allowing my blade to graze it's left eye.
"GGRROOOORRR!!!" It made a distorted growl in pain, seemingly snarling at me.
Turning so that I would face the feline beast with giant fangs like a sabre tooth tiger growing out of its mouth, I gave a glance to the downed wizard by my side and spoke.
"Get out of here, now! I'll stall it long enough for you guys to get away!"
The monster that was bigger than tigers and lions, covered in black fur all over seemed content to wait. As if it wanted vengeance upon me, and me alone, for inflicting that wound on its eye.
It was the biggest mistake it could make.
I heard running in the distance, it seems the wizard's party members had already began high-tailing it out.
"But-"
"I said go!"
With my firm insistence, the wizard took the staff and ran away.
The moment the wizard started running away, I faced the creature with a satisfied grin and taunted it loudly.
"Bring it on Mongrel! I'll be keeping you company until one of us breaks!"
This was where I belonged.
I figured it out back then.
I wasn't suicidal, I just felt dead back in my world.
All my life, I felt as if I wasn't doing enough, for my parents and for others.
In my work life, I worked hard to sell software that made businesses much more efficient. It was hard, yet unfulfilling as I couldn't feel the impact that I supposedly did according to the financial results. In my personal life, I donated to charities, went on humanitarian trips, did my best as a member of my family… I still felt the same as usual.
So when I first arrived to this world, it was just more of the same.
Killing monsters was just like any other job, any other thing that I did, yet… as I learnt more about this world, I realized something.
I noticed it in the types of monsters I killed earlier.
When I did something with little effort but had impacted others lives directly for the better, I felt at peace yet bored. When I had to put in effort to avoid being killed in an endeavour that was largely pointless, I was excited for a moment before I lamented in the pointlessness in my actions.
When I killed the innocent monsters for personal gain, I could only feel terrible for what I've done.
But the Goblins were different.
Killing them made me realized something.
All I ever wanted to do was to make a difference for the better with my own hard earned efforts.
It needed to be a more direct benefit, the task needed to be personal and somewhat challenging.
Compared with what I've done in my life beforehand… It was like I went from a wannabe hero idealist talking about saving everyone, to a terrorist killing vigilante that took matters into his own hands.
The Rookie Killer, a real and dangerous threat that I did not plan to fight yet prepared slightly on the off chance that I did need to fight it, had filled me with determination and purpose.
This is real, this is me. I'm exactly where I'm suppose to be.
Betting my life in circumstances that could save the lives of others.
I had always admired the everyday heroes and the spontaneous heroes that saved the day from terrorists and disasters.
I knew that this was selfish and evil of me to want such an opportunity to use up my life like this just because I could never be satisfied with other paths.
But in this world where death is looming over the people of this earth?
I could do what I longed to do completely guilt-free!
With my [Thought Acceleration] empowered monologue over and done with, the beast and I leapt at each other's throats.
It was faster and stronger than me, normally speaking, but in the instant my blade met its claws I released my hold of the sword as soon as I knew I would lose the clash.
I [Kangaroo Kick]ed upwards into the air, narrowly knocking the incoming claw away while launching myself away from the wolf beast.
In the exchange that lasted less than three seconds I shot my tongue to grasp the hilt of my blade and pulled it back to me even as the monster shot itself into the forest at such speeds that it left a black blur.
Standing my ground, I activated my [Gravel Skin] and my [Armadillo Armour] skills. The latter created a brown metal-like full body armour around my body, much like plate-armour. The former skill needed to be used in order to dampen the impact of any attacks as I would still suffer from the force of an attack that would land on the armour.
"Argh… !" I grunted in pain as I felt six seemingly simultaneous strikes on my back, sending me tumbling down the mountain path with enough force for my enhanced self to destroy the ground along with it.
Damn RPG backstab mechanics! I forgot that the monsters could use it too!
If it were a normal blow from the front, I wouldn't have felt that much at all!
To think this kind of damage could be wrought upon me even with the damage dampening skill of a Blue Mage!
Several pings resound in my mind as a handful of abilities flooded into my head.
[Lesser Regeneration, [Shadow Dash, [Vicious Backstab, [Shadow Wolf Claws] and [Overclock].
At first it was extremely painful to stand, now? It was just very very painful to stand up.
That [Lesser Regeneration] works fast…
Regardless, I knew that I could not keep up with its speed as I am now, that left me with little choice but to use the skill that I just gained from it.
[Overclock], an ability that accelerates the "time" of the user's body in return for an immense burden to be placed on their body. Basically, Time Alter: Triple Accel.
Wait, the fact that I experienced it means that it had the skill active!
That was the last mistake it would make!
Or perhaps it would be mine?
Right now my body felt like it was about to burst, like my flesh would burn out if I kept this up any longer than a minute.
[Enemy Detection]
There!
I swung my sword to defend my back, its powerful blow coupled with its weight would have forced the sword to cut into my hands were it not for my own body armour.
My enhanced legs compensated my weaker arm strength in gradually forcing the Rookie Killer back until its strength waned.
Just as I expected.
Parrying the blow, I released my blade and used my arms to grab onto the weakened monster before launching a powerful [Kangaroo Kick] right through its chest.
My legs gored through its flesh, and I pushed the heavy beast of me as the light in its eyes slowly faded.
Deactivating my abilities when I was sure it was dead, I fell to my knees.
"Haa… haa… heh, I won, eh? Sorry wolfie, my blade was poisoned from the beginning. If I didn't cheat, I couldn't have won against you."
But still, it was my victory.
The Rookie Killer wasn't part of my quest, but I decided that it would help me complete my objectives better…
The first objective was to discover myself, which I did through the quests.
The second objective was to make a name for myself so that I could get party members, and right now?
I couldn't think of a better way to increase my reputation than to tie this bad boy on my back and take him back to town.
And that I did.
It made me realize something.
That glory seeking hero wannabe kid back then?
He and I… we weren't so different from one another.
Perhaps he was slightly deluded, but at the very least he likely had good intentions at heart. As for myself? I knew myself, and I knew that my intentions were utterly selfish.
With a tired smile, I made my way through the gossiping crowd into the busy Guild by evening.
It took a few seconds for the place to become silent as they tried to process what I've got up to.
I walked up to the counter.
"Good evening Luna. How much do I get for a Rookie Killer by the way? Without the transport fee, of course."
She slapped me.
Huh? Maybe I shouldn't have trailed monster blood across the floor.
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First Party Member... fuck.
AN: One by one introductions! Yes, it's quite clear what comes after this chapter.
First Party Member… fuck.
My body was still very much wracked with pain despite resting in the inn for the rest of the night.
From what I could tell, [Lesser Regeneration] worked similarly to Huskar's Inner Vitality ability from Dota2, in the sense that the worse off I was, the greater the regeneration at the time.
Once I wasn't in dire need of healing, the healing process slowed down considerably.
On this new day, I had just realized exactly how taxing brutal injuries coupled with straining my body past its limits over a short period of time would be.
It's no wonder Kingdom Come's Batman needed an exo-skeleton surgically joined with to his body just to move…
I needed a break, thankfully, I realized it yesterday when Luna was chewing me out for "playing hero" even if the rest of the adventurers in the Guild thought it was super cool of me to do so.
Turns out that the party that got away came to report on what had happened earlier, I didn't talk to them much other than to accept their thanks but when I was leaving the Adventurer's Guild I could overhear them beating the whole story to anyone willing to hear them out.
Hmm, I didn't get to see the Wizard from before…
I groaned as I got off my bed and stumbled my way down the inn before heading out to the Guild.
I wanted a break but I wasn't in the mood to be lazy and inactive.
"You want to what?"
"I want to be your substitute for the afternoon. You look like you could use a break, Luna."
"Now listen here, it's not easy resolving complications with adventurers and-"
"He's right you know! You haven't had a day off in three months." "Yeah! You don't even get paid to do overtime!" "I'll teach the guy what he needs to know!" "I'll get the manual!"
Crew
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The various Guild staff agreed with me and convinced Luna to take a break for the afternoon.
After speed reading through the Guild Manual in the morning and learning much about the Adventurer economy, I took Luna's place after lunch.
And so, I had to listen to many complaints from adventurers, the city's people (who complain about drunk and stupid adventurers) and resolve complications.
"Um… Nick… san? About the monsters specified in this request. When we arrived the monsters had already been hunted, does this count as a failure…?"
"Ah, don't worry about it. It's not an uncommon situation. In this case, there will be no penalty for failure as the monsters were probably defeated by passer-byers. Oh, but you don't get paid for the quest, of course."
"Right, I guess that makes sense."
My cramming skills are pretty good, if I do say so myself.
"Oi! The hell are you doing in Luna's place! I came here to see the big chested older sister not some guy that thinks he's a big shot."
"Dust, speaking in such a way about an employee equals a penalty. Considering Luna's personal notes on your quarrels, I think it's about time to take some measures against you."
"Oh yeah? And what will you do about that?"
"Ah, I believe you owe 500000 Eris to a Mr. Skull Basher? Before any penalties are imposed it is best we have an audit of your finances after your debts are repaid."
"Wait, no, I'm sorry! Please forgive me!"
And that is how I dealt with a certain delinquent.
By the time evening rolled around my body was mostly recovered. The flat healing rate provided by my skill finally fixed my body to the point where I could fight.
I was sitting alone eating dinner by myself.
For some reason, I felt as if someone was looking at me.
Just as I turned to my right, I noted some long blonde hair ducking down from the stairs upto the second floor of the guild.
… Well, it could either be Luna, or Dust, or some other noble… but it wasn't my problem as I couldn't confirm if the person was looking for me or someone else.
"Good evening."
A voice called out to me, distracting me from my current thoughts.
[Thought Acceleration]
I needed that skill now, because right now, I wanted to savour everything in front of my eyes.
Yes, I've seen many fantasy races loitering around or minding their own business but it was easy to shove that out of my mind so long as I had a goal.
While I knew that elves were slightly more beautiful that the average person, I can safely say the one speaking to me was one of the finer specimens of their species.
Elf
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I've already seen female human warriors with impractical battle bikini's in this world, but this is just…
Fuck. I wanted to fuck this slut up for dressing like that. Is she asking for trouble? Even if I knew that was slightly misogynistic to think of things that way, in a fantasy world like this, it is even more dangerous to dress so scantily.
A pelvic curtain, side slits, exposed midriff, sideboob, shoulderless dress and those thighs…
If I hadn't activated this skill, then what I had just done would have been considered as ogling in real time. Thankfully, I did all that in just a second.
Thank you Plate-Armoured Armadillo's… thank you for your wonderful blessings! I shall use your skills wisely and repay your kind for this mercy in the future!
Perhaps a natural reserve of some sort?
"Good evening, how can I help you?" I replied evenly, giving no indication that I was looking her up more than what was considered polite.
"I saw the notice to recruit adventurers of a mix of classes placed by a new adventurer, after asking around, I believe that you are the poster, right?"
"Yes. Are you here to complain about the notice? The rest of the guild staff had already mentioned that I should have put this off till later."
"Nothing of that sort. In fact, I wish to request permission to join your party."
"Sit down." I said sternly, wanting to get on with this interview already.
Also, I wanted her in front of me so that she wouldn't be able to notice the bulge in my pants from her standing position.
As she sat opposite of me, I noticed that the blonde spying on me was noticeably agitated for whatever reason from the way she (oh, the blonde's a girl) was gripping the floorboards from the stairway below. Well, the blonde ducked down within a matter of seconds, ah well…
"Right then. I'm Nick, I've been an adventurer for four days I suppose. This is the first time I'm on the interviewer side so please stop me if you think my questions would get inappropriate due to my inexperience."
The walking semen demon nodded and smiled gently as she delivered her own introduction.
"Rest assured, I shall do so. Right, um… I am Euthenia, a Sword Master. I have only recently become an adventurer. Regrettably, I have no combat experience with monsters, however, I have been training from a young age to use a blade and can assure you of my skill in it."
Well, she seemed like a nice enough person. She wasn't condescending or anything I expected from an elf. I would have expected some cocky declaration and more demands but so far so good.
Hmm… is that… what the hell, is that a katana?
Oh god, they have katanas in Fantasy Australia, oh of course they do!
To think that an Elf would be using a Katana, my brain hurts.
"Alright, that sounds great. But let me ask, why my party instead of a higher level party? Even if you are new, if you have the ability to have an Advanced Class from the beginning you'll be highly sought after."
"Well, um, I have been rejected and thrown out of a few parties already. It will be best for you to see this for yourself."
She passed me her Adventurer Card.
Ah, right. They are pretty much I.D.'s after all. In my case, I shouldn't show mine simply due to how unusual my case was.
Let's see…
Wow.
These are very good for a Level 1.
Her Strength, Vitality, Intelligence and Magical Power were well over the norm, being right around 50 each.
As for her Dexterity and Agility? They were just a few points away from 200.
That is… fast. It is a testament to how much skill she has, I suppose.
But what did she mean when… oh.
Luck: 4
"… Let me guess, bad things happened to your party?"
She looked down in shame, fixing her eyes on the table instead of looking up at me.
"A quest to kill a colony of Assault Ants immediately escalated to a battle royale between a Queen Centipede's army, a contingent of Bullet Hornets, Giant Anteaters and the Queen of Assault Ants showed up herself."
"Stop, stop… I can guess that similar things happened to other people right?"
She sighed in relief, as if she's glad that she doesn't need to elaborate more.
"… Yes."
"So what makes you think this will be different?"
She raised her head and awkwardly answered.
"I-I overheard from the counter lady that you had very high luck so I thought that, that maybe my bad luck will cancel out."
"And if it doesn't?"
"I'm, I'm sorry…"
Oh god, I feel like a bully now. On the other hand, I kind of liked seeing this strong elf being this weak in such a manner.
"Okay then. Let's give it a try!"
"Huh?"
"We'll meet tomorrow morning and I'll get us an easy quest to do. We'll see how that goes and work from there, alright? No sense in just assuming the worse everytime."
"Thank you! You won't regret this, I mean, you probably, maybe, might not regret this."
Please, stop.
She happily went off down the stairs, and I quickly realized that she probably got too excited and so I ran after her before she got away.
I needed to double-confirm on the meeting time and place after all.
"Kyaa!"
"Ah, sorry miss. My bad."
I apologize for accidentally bumping into someone on the stairs.
Eh? It's the blonde from before.
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But I didn't have much time to ogle her more as I had an Elf to catch up on.
Anyway, I caught her outside to confirm things.
"Oh! Oh! Um, let me show you my sword skills. Since we're outside… come on!"
Somehow she dragged me to a deserted corner to demonstrate a pretty epic quickdraw and follow-up three strike combo.
I couldn't help but clap.
I was fully healed and pretty excited about this morning.
Once again, there were some Giant Toads to deal with, thankfully.
Euthenia and I went out of town and towards one of the fields where the Giant Toads were occupying the normal grazing fields.
"Alright! No bad weather, no holes in your backpack, no super monsters and random portals to hell-"
"Wait a second, what was that about portals to hell?!" Oi! Your luck can't be that bad!
"-Today's going to be a glorious day! Hehe, hahaha! Now, watch me Nick! These Toads will be no match for my sword skills!"
She was so cheerful and confident compared with the yesterday, I couldn't help but set aside my concerns to give her a thumbs up and smile.
"Go get them! I'll be cheering for you."
Euthenia nodded and had both hands on her sword handle-
-Wait! That's a different sword handling method than yesterday!
Oi! Why is she charging the monsters with the scabbard still on the sword, hey, is she actually-
"Take this! Wachaa! Yah! Hah!"
She started making random noises while… swinging her sword with both her hands… the sword was still in the scabbard as if she was using some training bamboo sword while beating the Giant Toad's fat belly.
"Euthenia! Blunt attacks don't work! Uh, your sword is stuck in the scabbard!"
"Don't worry! It's only a matter of time and-"
Chomp*
…
The Toad tilted it's head upwards as it swallowed the rest of her body.
"EUTHENIA!!!"
I charged and planted myself next to the toad, leapt up and stabbed it's brain so that I wouldn't damage its body, and potentially my companion's body as well.
Reaching into the slimy cavern, I pull out my slime covered elven party member.
"A-aah! So warm… so tight…" Wait, why is she smiling… for some reason, I feel that there's something very wrong about the situation.
"Hey! Euthenia!"
"H-huh! Nick! Uuuh, I failed huh… thank you for saving me! I'm so sorry for letting you down!"
"Um, mistakes happen I guess. I think someone sabotaged your sword until it got stuck in your scabbard."
"Huh? No, that's the way its supposed to be."
"… Pardon? Would you care to explain your actions to me carefully?"
She slunk back a step at the force of my stern voice.
"I-it's like this… um, when it comes to living creatures I prefer, not cutting them."
"… Explain."
"I-I thought that hitting them with my sheathed sword would be sufficient."
"…"
"I'm… afraid of blood."
Oh. Okay then.
"Alright… that is, workable."
"Really?!"
"No!"
"Ah!"
"No, what I mean that at least it isn't, god forbid, pacifism. Alright, hemophobia, that can be overcome I think. We can work with this."
I'm sure she has some tragic reason for this. Perhaps her parents were torn apart by a monster and their blood splattered over her body as she hid to survive another day, or some other heartbreaking story.
"I'm not sure if I can. I mean, blood is so icky! Eww!"
"…"
Nevermind.
"Oi, oi, you do realize that if you held back like that in front of a dangerous monster… bad luck or not, I'm going to be the one suffering alongside you, right?"
"Um… I'm sorry?"
"I don't think "sorry", cuts it."
At those words of mine, she took a step back before suddenly going down on her knees and lowering her head in a Dogeza!
What the hell! Elves with Japanese culture!? Wut!?
"But I really am sorry. I'll work on it! Honest! Please don't abandon me! This is the first quest where something terribly bad didn't happen and it's all thanks to your luck! Please don't leave me!"
I felt bad for her, honest… although my dick was getting hard at the sight of her exposed thighs through the slits and the slime over her was… giving me ideas.
"I don't have much money left on me! But please, I need to get strong! I have this best friend who's also a rival that I need to fight in the future so please keep me!"
Hey hey, that's like, some main character backstory or something!
"… Ethenia?" I say her name with a much more gentle and kind tone.
"Yes?"
"Raise your head."
She did so.
"It's alright. We'll work on it, okay? Together."
I put my hand in front of her to help her up.
She took it, and later on asked me something.
"So… you'll forgive me?"
"Hmm, I never said that, did I?"
"O-oh."
"But if you're sorry then I think I know how we can kill two birds with one stone."
"Huh?"
"I'll accept your apology if you show me your resolve."
"Anything."
It took a colossal amount of effort to not grin all the way back to town. First things first, she'll need to take a bath and then… she's all mine.
First Party Member... Getto!
AN: I'm building up for a joke later down the line with all the bad lines and foreshadowing. Anyways, hope this is good enough. Feedback will be appreciated. And I hope its clear how things will work between them.
First Party Member… Getto!
When Euthenia mentioned that she didn't have much money left, I was under the impression that she meant a few days worth of Eris or so…
I did not expect the pitiful amount of 2000 Eris in her pouch made out of many copper coins.
Considering how she hadn't been hardened to her terribly bad luck, I was of the assumption that her family and friends back in whatever Elven kingdom they lived in had high Luck scores.
She had briefly mentioned that this was all that she had left from two weeks ago, when she arrived in Axel.
After hearing that? I didn't even need to think twice about paying for whatever she needed, first of all being a bath and clean clothes.
Despite her failure in killing a single Giant Toad, there wasn't any reason on why I shouldn't be paying for a filling and hearty lunch for her.
If anything, her situation simply made me pity the unlucky people in this world whose success depended on a number on an identification card.
At this point in time, I was too much of a bleeding heart to simply let her leave and potentially fail catastrophically.
Of course, while I had plans to sate my desires with her body, that didn't mean that first and foremost I wanted her to be in a happier place compared with this pitiful situation.
I wouldn't, and couldn't, leave her side (not literally, but I have to stick with her) without her bad luck eventually causing her to fail at something.
Considering that I've heard of some bandit groups that deal in human trafficking, or since this is a fantasy world, slavery (the more appropriate word), it was simply a matter of time before she fell into the hands of unscrupulous fools who would only beat her due to her reluctance to shed blood.
That, and a surprise attack or drugging would have been enough for a woman, as I learnt from every hentai ever.
Anyways, we were eating lunch at the Guild and I specifically ordered a more expensive meal so that she could level up from eating cooked monster meat parts.
The nobles of this world often would simply level up by eating good food, of course, that is contingent on them having an Adventurer's card or other equivalent first. Tch, rich pricks…
Oh wait, I'm kind of rich now after cashing those four quests in.
Turns out that I missed a detail involving actual monetary rewards for finishing up the quests. I suppose that my mind was preoccupied with hunting monsters until I forgot that the monster bounties weren't the main source of income.
Both the Toad extermination quests that I had completed had additional monetary rewards of 100000 Eris each.
Goblins themselves yield a bounty of 20000 Eris each, in addition to the quest yield of 150000 Eris.
As for the other quests along with the bounty of the Rookie Killer (I had a decreased bounty as the poison I used damaged small parts of its body), all in all, I had accumulated a small fortune of around 2 Million Eris.
Normally, that amount would have to be split between a part of four in a typical situation.
But I had completed those quests solo and as such, kept all the money to myself.
… Now I just have to be prepared for… *gasp* tax season. Thankfully, so long as they can't find you, they can't tax you. Fantasy Tax Laws are the best.
I will probably hide in the sewers or learn how to shapeshift from a Slime, that way, I can hide in plain sight.
… Come to think of it, I've been quite fortunate in the quests that I had available to me. Now however… I would have to account for the variable that is Euthenia in regards to the availability of suitable quests, as her bad luck would somewhat negate my high luck.
I turned back my focus to the present, I tended to get lost in my own thoughts rather than paying attention to the details of my environment unless it suited my purposes.
I was, surely, the antithesis of a passionate visitor of an art museum.
With a mouthful of fried crunchy rabbit meat, Euthenia waved her fork in her hand as she savoured the most decent meal she had in weeks.
"Mmm Thissh issh sho dek-"
"Swallow. Please swallow before you speak."
As she began swallowing the deep fried meat that I was 70% sure was from the rabbits I hunted yesterday, she began struggling for air so I quickly performed the Heimlich maneuver to save her from choking to death.
First aid lessons for the win.
No, I did not panic, not at all… I mean, surely she wouldn't have died from something so silly right?
… Ok fine. Considering how I got here, I have no right to speak of stupid deaths and may have overreacted, but still…
"Puhaa! Thank you, Nick! Thank you. Th-"
"S-stop making a scene dammit! And wipe your mouth, you're getting saliva all over my clothes!"
Oh geez, this is pathetic. I prefered the cheery and confident Euthenia earlier this morning compared to this girl that's been beaten down by bad luck and has no idea on what to do about it.
I had to plan this carefully as first of all, I needed to resolve her issue of bad luck. If I did, then she wouldn't be reliant on me, which is no huge loss despite reducing my chances of scoring more sex with her. If I couldn't, then I will have to take responsibility and ensure she can function normally without side-effects that would risk my life in battle.
That, and she was so clearly down on her luck (or lack of it) to the point where I have the urge to protect her.
"Anyway, check your Adventurer Card. You might have leveled up after that meal."
"Oh right… I forgot that food does that."
She took out her card, and I found myself smiling as her expression brightened when seeing the level up.
Only to tap the card, freezing as if she couldn't comprehend what was happening, before tapping it repeatedly.
If there was a time to use that "Her smile and optimism: Gone" meme, that would be now.
"It's capped isn't it?"
She nodded dully, eyes lifeless as she realized that her luck will never improve.
… Well, if it can't improve, then I'll have to be the one to make her happy. If not me, then who? While the people I met thus far had been mostly pleasant, I won't risk her chances with dumping her off with others.
To be honest, she was kind of cool when she showed off her sword skills so I'd like to be her comrade. Admittedly, I also wanted to extort sexual favors from her, but there's no reason why I can't do both.
But I'll have to fix her disposition first…
I gently dragged the despondent elf around with me while getting a few new skills for what I had planned.
The first set of skills costed 1 SP each, beginner magic that can be said to be a waste of skill points.
Me? I thought they were pretty useful in the mundane sense.
[Create Water] would be great for quenching a thirst or cleaning. [Create Earth] can be used to replicate Sand Attack from Pokemon when coupled with [Wind Breath]. [Tinder] could be used to detonate explosives or commit arson. [Freeze] was just downright versatile.
That, and I loved cold drinks.
The other skill I learned was [Bind] from the Thief skill tree, it costed 3 SP and was very mana intensive. However, with my levels of Magical Power I could likely cast it three times with a bit more mana for a battle.
My Blue Mage abilities all cost miniscule amounts of mana each, for whatever reason. And quite a few of the enhancement skills were passive in nature. [Lesser Regeneration] also extended to mana regeneration from what I can tell from its description when I looked closer at it.
Anyways, now that I had the skills needed for what I had planned, I went and booked a night at an expensive hotel that costed 10000 Eris per night.
It was worth it, in my opinion.
I cleansed myself first using the high-class bath in the room before getting Euthenia to do the same.
How compliant… well, while I do like sexy elven women that way in my hentai manga, I don't particularly enjoy it when it comes to real life women.
I have heard plenty of sickening stories of an abusive and manipulative husband from my extrovert mother. One particular story made me so uncomfortable that every time she retold it to her friend I would immediately head to my room or just distract myself with anything else.
The worst part of that story was the part of the woman's clear lack of self-esteem and her own son's lack of love for her, taking up after his father of being a complete selfish jackass that used his own mother for money all the time.
Due to that, while Euthenia's otherworldly characteristics and ridiculously alluring body made her weak mental condition arousing for me, greater still was my intolerance for such an attitude where anyone could take advantage of her.
Of course, that "anyone" was currently me.
This situation created by her bad luck was inevitable, what I could do however, was to give her a reason to not despair over her luck.
One single dump stat shouldn't be a reason to give up on life… then again, I'm the one with high Luck so I can't speak for her. Either way, it's time to set things up while she's still in the bath.
Briefly using [Concealment], I had snuck in the bathroom quickly after realizing she hadn't even bothered to lock it.
Removing her clothes from the basket wasn't part of the plan until I realized how annoying it would be to damage her clothes later on.
Calming myself, I waited at the side of the bathroom door under [Concealment] until Euthenia walked out with only a bath towel barely covering her lewd body.
[ OverclockTime Alter: Triple Accel]
I ambushed her defenceless body and had pushed her onto the hotel room bed within a second, she couldn't so much as exclaim in surprise before I had a hand onto the two lengths of rope I laid on the bed earlier.
" Bind! Bind!"
"Wha- Nick?!"
The ropes infused with mana, move according to both my will and the magic's function to completely bind my target in a specific manner.
One length of rope swiftly snaked around her feet before pulling itself back and roping itself around her left hand, finally tying both limbs to the bed grill.
The other length of rope did the same to her right hand and feet, leaving her helpless lying on her back on the bed with only the bath towel barely preserving her modesty.
Not that there was anything modest with this enticing body of hers.
And now that I think about it, with her legs spread this way, both her holes were visible so long as I looked at it from a different angle.
Her slender arms and shapely legs could not save her now with them bound in this manner.
With her sword so far away from her and with the [Bind] skill capable of preventing even Magic from being cast by the target while being hard to undo with dispel magic, there was no way she could escape from my clutches.
Her long knee-length white hair had fallen on the bed in a convenient manner, even if she moved her body or head forward, she wouldn't be pulling her hair out and causing herself pain even with her ass resting on the insanely long white hair.
"Nick! Guh! Wha-what is this about? Ah… Why are you doing this?" She grunted and moaned as she tugged on her restraints.
I crawled above the powerless dark elf and gazed into her dark red eyes, finally taking the time to take in her cute pouting lips that were marred with a frown.
I held myself back from taking her lips right then as I had something to say.
"What is this about, you ask? Why this? Well my dear Euthenia…" I began while brushing some of her hair that had gotten in front of her face to the side, briefly looking at her long, beautiful eyelashes.
Speaking gently yet with a greatly possessive tone, I continued.
"I want you to become my property. I want to make you mine. I want to take care of you with such love that you will never leave me nor will you ever entertain the thought that I will leave you."
She gasped audibly, her face became flush and she began spluttering something while panting strangely.
Hmm, as I had suspected… but I have to get her to confirm it first. I would also have to check if Elves aren't too bothered with sexual assault judging from the low key reaction…
"E-eh? W-wha, what are you- please stop this nonsense, please let me go!"
I continued smiling, and made a fake perplexed look. "Now, why would I do that when you're enjoying yourself so much?"
"W-wh-what are you talking about that's crazy I don't-"
Using my fingers, I reach down beneath her bath towel and ran my fingers across her pussy's lips. It's warm.
I showed fingers wet with her own fluids to her.
"If you didn't enjoy being left helpless in this manner, then why is your fuck-hole so moist? Really, you're already nice and ready for me, aren't you, Euthenia?"
She moaned softly before meekly protesting my claims.
"No… that's not, I just came out of the shower and I haven't dried myself properly."
"Then this is just water then?"
"Y-yes?"
"That doesn't sound like a proper answer. Here, why don't you check for me?"
"Wait, no-"
I cut her denials short as I pushed my soaked fingers into her mouth, small beads of tears fall from her beautiful eyes as she shamefully acknowledged my claims with her silence.
"Yes, you're rather aroused by this development, aren't you? Just like how you enjoyed being within the tight throat of that Giant Toad, your trusted arms and legs failing you against the walls of flesh that restrained you."
"H-how? How did you know?!"
"… You just told me, my dear."
"K-kuh!"
Fell for the oldest trick in the book, I sighed internally before continuing.
"I meant what I said, you know? I don't want to hurt you, but surely you realized that becoming my property is your best possible option to continue pursuing your goals?"
"Huh?"
"You seek strength but let's be real here. You can barely fight a single monster before recoiling in fear of their blood, which could come out even if you bashed them to death. You won't be getting another party anytime soon. Your own terrible Luck score is going to screw you over. There are active bandits out there that sell others to the slave trade. Monsters themselves have little mercy for you. The only other people that you could stand beside are the lucky Thieves and Merchants, even then, you know that you will disappoint them anyways."
She recoiled and shrunk back, or at least she gaze such an impression with her growing despair in her immobbilized state.
"But me? I like you, Euthenia."
"Eh?"
"I think you're really cool."
She gave me a strange look all of a sudden, but I paid her no mind.
"I love it when you're passionate about your swordsmanship, I liked the cheerful and hopeful you that I saw this morning. But I won't be able to see that smile of yours if you were to leave me and get into trouble elsewhere. If your fear of shedding blood continues you will never progress as an Adventurer. And I don't want that. I want to see you succeed."
"R-really? A-aha, but then, why are you doing this to me, this is sexual assault!"
"It won't be once you give consent. Don't you remember? You said you'll do "anything" for my forgiveness, remember?"
She swallowed her saliva as she slowly processed what had happened earlier this morning, guilt marring her face over the dangers that she placed on both of us until she nodded in resignation.
"I did. So you, I should allow you to do anything to me?"
"Now now, I said it before right? I want you. I want the real you that isn't bogged down by all your troubles. To that end, I will care for you. Your needs will be taken care of. Food, money, equipment, everything you need to continue your quest to get stronger and beat your rival one day."
I placed a hand on her face, caressing her cheek lovingly. She blushed in response and I decided to continue on as she was struggling to find a response.
Moving my hand down her face and down her neck. I slide my hand down her shoulders before sliding it down her chest and violently ripping the towel covering her body away from her.
"Kyaa!" She let out a cute scream and began panting hard while being embarrassed by her nakedness.
With my other hand, I gave her left boob a soft squeeze.
I hummed approvingly as she let out yet another moan in lust.
"I won't force you to become my slave forever or such nonsense. No. I ask that as an apology, that you will be my property until the sun rises tomorrow. You can make your decision later. I won't stop you if you decline and want to leave me behind. I will even give you half of what I have, one million Eris, should you decide to part ways with me."
"O-one Million Eris!?"
"I understand it isn't much-"
"No, that's-"
"But it should tide you over if you keep it in the bank and only withdraw what you need, at least for a month or two."
"O-okay. Um, you may um… I, Euthenia, shall be your property until dawn. Please do with me as you wish, Master."
She looked to the side, trying to avoid my gaze even as she pouted.
Oh god, my heart! S-so cute.
"Oh ho? Already calling me Master already? My, aren't you an enthusiastic?"
"S-shut up!"
"That's not the right way to speak to your Master." I growled, and squeezed her breast harshly, eliciting a cry of pain.
Relaxing my grip slightly, I toyed with her nipple as she moaned unceasingly before lunging forward and sucking on it.
Like the lewd being that she was, the stimulation seemingly overpowered her senses.
Her body twitches and writhes as she climaxed.
… I can't believe it was that easy. I had known that she was insanely sensitive and lewd earlier on from how turned on she was by being restrained… but this was over and above my expectation.
"Hah… hah… Ah, to have cummed so easily I'm so…"
"So lewd. You really are a lewd elf, aren't you?"
"I-I'm not?"
"That doesn't sound like you're disagreeing. Let's see, I wonder if your other breast is as sensitive?"
"Wait, no-"
"I can't wait to suck your other nipple."
"Eh? Suck what?"
"Don't pretend you're innocent. You… what else would I suck besides the nipples? You really want to remember that sensation a minute ago, don't you?"
I feel her body shivering, she tries to frown but her lips are turning upwards, it seems that she's shivering in anticipation.
"But my nipples… Nipples aren't for sucking…"
"What nonsense are you talking about? What good are nipples for other than to be sucked? Don't you know that female animals with nipples feed their babies milk from these things? Let me show you the pleasure of an animal."
Wait a second, what did I just say? That sounded like a bad hentai quote.
But before I knew it, my body moved automatically and began fondling her soft breasts.
Like before, she moaned like a bitch in heat, just as she should be.
"AH… ! No wait! D-don't suck so hard! A-ah, I'm going crazy! Please suck it harder, Master~"
Whatever token resistance she was attempting to put on for show was discarded as she took pleasure from the simplest of things.
Removing my hands from her breasts, I had one hand teasing her pointy ears while my other hand moved in between her thighs, causing her to moan as I caressed her spread legs.
Looming over her, I lifted her face with the hand that was previously teasing her ears and moved it to the back of her head.
With that, I leaned in and stared at her eyes. Her eyes were glazed, and stared blankly into mine.
She must want it badly if she's not even gazing intently back or looking away.
Smiling, I pulled her into a deep kiss.
Reaching deep into her mouth, the acquired [Tongue Mastery] allowed me to tangle my tongue with hers and dominate her senses while savouring her flavour.
Euthenia was breathing hard after my actions and I leaned back before putting my tongue to use on her pussy.
I plowed my face into her sex and worked at it like a sex-crazed dog in heat. I was barely processing her screams of stereotypical hentai stock lines as I pressed her labia against my lips before taking her clit into them and wrapping my tongue around it, sucking it hard.
I hear a prolonged groan of appreciation before I released my tongue from there and moved it to tease her eager fuckhole.
"Please Master, fuck me… please punish this bad Euthenia's pussy!"
I briefly shook my head in disbelief in the words she was uttering before my sanity left me and I removed my pants, quickly positioning my dick at the place she wanted it the most.
This perverted pointy-eared forest mongrel had so quickly acclimatized to her proper place in the world.
"Make sure you're paying attention you elven whore! I will be taking your virginity and blood will be spilled here. If you don't think you can handle it I will fuck your ass instead."
"I-I want you to fuck both!"
T-this slut!
"Fine!" I growled, and thrusted my dick into her soaking wet cunt.
The elf bitch cried out in surprise, and I quickly grabbed her head with one hand and forced her to look at her at me, at my dick that deflowered her.
She cringed from the sight at her own blood before taking a deep breath and letting it go. Nodding meekly, I took it as a sign to continue.
The girl was tight as expected!
"Guh! What a tight pussy! I'm being squeezed here… !" I exclaimed as I continued to thrust harshly into her.
"Aah! So hot~ Amazing~!" The slut continued to moan and yell like a proper slave. "Ku~ Ha~"
After an indeterminate time of thrusts that I stopped counting, I was finally reaching my limit. "Kuh… ! Euthenia… accept my seed… !"
"Ah~~ AAH… !"
As if she was a being made for my pleasure, she proceeded to orgasm at around the same time. I wasn't particularly aware at that point as the release had filled me with pure bliss.
But… I wasn't done yet.
I could already feel my [Lesser Regeneration] working overtime, as if the true purpose of that skill was for the sake of breeding this filthy sow.
We continued fucking until sundown, she was on the verge of passing out until I used [Create Water] to give her a wake-up call.
I used the hotel's dinner-to-room service after calling out for one of the workers to take my order. After making her beg like a slave for the privilege of being fed, I altered her bindings so that I could fuck both her holes from behind, ensuring that she knew her proper place.
It was only a few hours after midnight that we both finally tired out and fell asleep in bed.
"Uhhh… what the fuck?" I groaned as I reflected upon whatever the fuck happened yesterday.
At first I was in control of the situation until I began fucking her non-stop like an animal, only pausing for food and water before continuing.
It was as if I had given into my basest instincts.
… Note to self, research Elves.
"Euthenia?"
"Hmm… Hwah~ Good morning Master."
"Hey, it's morning already. There's no need to call me that now."
"Mmm, but I want to?"
She pressed a finger on her chin, as if wondering about that before crawling further along the bed and began servicing my cock.
"To think that when we first met you wouldn't have done this… but now you service me all by yourself… ! Moreover, the way you use your tongue is amazing… who the hell taught you to do this?"
"Hehe, I'm self-taught?"
"How does one even practice- Hnn, I'm cumming-"
"!!? Puha!" She eagerly swallowed my load before cleaning my dick up. "Thank you for the breakfast~"
Damn, what the hell? Are elves really lewd creatures in Fantasy Australia?
… Ah, whatever. I took that as an implicit agreement to my offer.
Anyways… there was a lot of bathing to be done, and I can't say we didn't get distracted during the process…
I wasn't sure why, but the owner of the hotel was at the lobby and patted my back before giving me a thumbs up. The female staff were looking at us weird.
Come to think of it, we've probably been very loud for… oh crap, an entire afternoon, evening and night?
I hoped no one complained about us.
Anyways, we went to the Guild for a proper meal and because I wanted to do a little something.
On the way, Euthenia stopped at a stall and pointed happily to a piece of cloth.
"Hey Nick! We can use that can't we? I mean, I can use a blindfold and I wouldn't need to see any blood at all."
"Are you seriously suggesting you fight blindfolded? You aren't a bat you know? Even then, you'll still need to clean the blood off your sword."
"Iiiieeeh! I forgot!"
"Ah, don't worry about it. That's what [Create Water] is for. Besides, I will be making sure to help you out in overcoming this problem and… everything. I promised didn't I?"
"Mmm! You did!"
Her bright smile startled me for a bit, until I smiled back at her and bought the cloth before continuing on to the Guild happily.
I don't know why, but Luna was looking at me suspiciously as I tried to sort out my banking affairs.
Anyways, I gave Euthenia limited access to my bank account in the sense that she could withdraw a certain amount and her share of the quest money. I would be handling the finances as she tended to… lose money, somehow. Not surprising.
"Okay, we still have two days to kill four Giant Toads. I won't be… killing them unless you get caught inside them or the deadline approaches, okay?"
"Right! You can count on me! Please watch my blade carefully, alright Ma- Nick?"
"Looking forward to it. Show me your cool side, kay?"
Guess we can slot in an opening song now…
Last edited: Dec 1, 2017
Isekai Economy 101
AN: Some fluff, world-building and character intros. Will get to the priestess chapter next along with some fun skill renaming sessions,
Isekai Economy 101
"Dive Left! Duck now!" I yelled out commands to my blindfolded companion, allowing her to dodge the terrifyingly fast tongues of the Toads.
A swift strike was unleashed without me saying another word as the dark elf swordswoman instinctively managed to time her attack, severing the sturdy tongue of the Giant Toad.
Without stopping to think, she dashed forwards and sliced upwards, carving a deep gash across the toad's body.
Turns out she can fight very effectively even when blindfolded… so long as she remains calm, that is.
"Eh? What is this warm thing on meeeEEEIAAA!"
Looks like the blood splatter had gotten to her.
A tongue from another Giant Toad grabbed her easily after that.
Needless to say, I went and kicked the Toad to death.
The only one allowed to give her pleasure through bondage should be me!
… Whew! Came close to thinking up another bad Hentai line.
There's something very suspicious about that… I made a note to investigate that one day.
"Create Water!"
Focusing on a few particulars, I released a large stream of water that was partially create and partially drawn from the air, washing away the saliva covered Elf.
"Haa, that felt nice. I didn't expect the water to be warm." Euthenia remarked as she rinsed herself from the minute long continuous shower I was providing.
Hooray for good magical power and [Lesser Regeneration]!
Ping* Hmm? Oh, that passive skill just leveled up!
Nice!
"I saw no reason why it couldn't be warm." Shrugging, I replied, "So I just made it happen. Magic sure is convenient."
It is also convenient for making her already skimpy clothes hang tightly around her curvy body.
As she noticed my gaze, her immediate reaction was to milk her situation for all its worth, taking her time in drying herself with the towel I packed in a leisurely manner.
"Anyways, you did wonderful today Euthenia. Tomorrow we'll aim for killing the last two Giant Toads without any freak outs, alright?"
"Okay! I think next time I'll-"
She began going into various ways to kill the toads with her blade as we walked back to town.
I didn't particularly understand much about how to use a sword other than stabbing things, so it was slightly useful to understand why she chose to use this type of slash over another type, along with knowing when and where to use a certain cut.
Granted, I had to actually ask for an explanation frequently before she continued chattering on with the assumption I understood.
Overall, today was reasonably productive and enjoyable. Although I was slightly tired from the long use of the elementary spell.
I suppose the intermediate and advanced spells were much more efficient in terms of cost and power, but I haven't had the chance to evaluate those spells yet.
"Hey, hey, if I manage to kill the last two with no problems tomorrow then… will you give me a reward, Master?"
"Rather than my quest this was your quest to begin with, you will be getting the full monetary reward for your personal spending."
Pouting at my response, she lightly jabbed the pommel of her blade at my ribs.
"Ouch!"
"I don't need any of that. And besides, Master will be handling all of those affairs for me, won't you?"
"Right then… so what was it you wanted again?"
"Mmm, even if it's presumptuous of me… I want a present."
Of course, a small request such as that, was something I could easily accept.
Internally I was panicking because I had no clue on what to get a girl, much less a perverse elven one.
… Well, I had some ideas… But this is a Fantasy world! There's no way I could settle for something so mundane!
At this point, I wasn't considering the possibility that she would fail in her self-appointed task. To be more exact, I was thinking that either way, getting her a gift either as a reward or just a gift would work out fine.
Anyways, we went back to the Guild counter to report the two dead toads that were left behind and collected a small amount of Eris for killing them a short while later.
We still had most of the afternoon free, and since Euthenia didn't seem like she wanted to leave my side I decided that we should look for accommodations!
It wasn't economical to stay in a hotel or inn room on a daily basis.
Most adventurers stayed in one of the many stables, as it was the cheapest place to stay in.
Quests can't be counted as reliable income and unlike myself, did not have various benefits that allowed them to defeat many monsters without preparation and a party.
They also didn't necessarily have the luck of getting a good quest to take, especially in Axel where it's either really low-levelled quests or super high-levelled quests.
The tradeoff of being the furthest town from the Demon King Castle within the Kingdom of Belzerg I suppose… with dangerous monsters still lurking everywhere because this is Isekai Australia.
After two hours of asking around and talking to a real estate agent, we ended up attending a bank foreclosure auction for a good-sized cottage near the town wall.
Bottom right of town
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The previous owner planned to build an orchard in the surrounding small forest surrounding his home, but he recently lost all his money on gambling in the state-funded casino's of the Kingdom of Elroad.
Well, he failed to pay his mortgage and… the less said about his circumstances the better.
Anyways, it seems only a few people attended the auction and they didn't seem particularly interested in the property, citing that it was too expensive to develop.
That was fine. The bank had separated the large land that used to belong to a rich merchant into smaller pieces of land, and the one with the cottage wasn't particularly expensive from what I've gathered.
All it took me was 10 Million Eris, which actually meant that I paid the 10% down payment of 1 Million with an extremely fair loan repayment scheme.
Sasuga Isekai Banking System!
That wasn't surprising considering that most of the occupants in Axel were either farmers, beginner adventurers or artisans that supported adventurers. Purchasing power here is rather low, and the cost of living is also lower than the rest of the kingdom.
The higher paid requests and exterminations usually came from the Capital city, which sees adventurers as necessary to clear up the monsters in their territory for the safety of its people and ecology while the army fights off the demon king's army.
The Giant Toad exterminations were one of them, even through the payment isn't much, it was still more than what an ordinary farmer could afford to pay.
Say what you want about the obviously corrupt nobles and the Mayor (who I have heard bad things about), but the royal family takes care of its subjects.
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Surrounded by many trees, our cottage still had that lived-in feel. Most of the furniture was packaged along with the sale for a bit more money, and I wasn't too troubled by it.
For a reason I couldn't discern as of yet, Euthenia seemed particularly reserved and happy about getting this place.
Well, all of that was gone rather quickly when we proceeded to break in the new bed.
I needed more money.
Thankfully, there was this quest that paid a lot due to an annoying monster preying in the forest at night.
Legion Flashing Firefly.
Not much is known about this monster, except that it appears to be made out of hundreds of Flashing Fireflies (A firefly turned up to eleven in terms of light intensity) that go around eating valuable herbs and plants rapidly.
Most would simply bring along a mage and burn enough of its body in one shot before collecting the corpses as proof.
It's a night only quest, and I secretly took it to increase our funds. (As in, I went to a different receptionist and had Euthenia distracted)
After yet another few hours of pelvic breaking exercises, I had once again gained a few ability points solely from the intensive "exercises".
Most of it was in vitality.
Anyhow, I snuck out of our home before dashing out into the forest in the dead of the night.
With [Foresight] allowing me to see farther ahead and see in the dark, I had no trouble reaching the forest easily and quickly.
[Shadow Dash, the ability attained from the Rookie Killer, gave a slight sense of where shadows lied within a certain range along with passively increasing my speed moderately whenever I was moving in, within and out of the shadows.
Within the dead of the night, this allowed me to cover a lot of ground.
Seeing that I didn't have enough firepower at this moment, I thought it would be best to do some recon.
I used 9 SP to level Learning (Observation) to level 5, gaining the skill and cutting the observation time to 30 minutes.
Anyway, it wasn't hard to find a glowing mass of light in the forest.
It seemed to be currently rapidly eating a tree.
Woah, that's kinda scary!
I mean, a swarm of bugs that looked like a cloud of light that seeks to consume whatever in it's path? This is fantasy plagues of Egypt lite!
I kept myself hidden, looking for any signs of weakness until I was mentally aware of a new skill.
[Hive Queen Control]
Wait! If this monster had this skill then… ah, I see.
I didn't need massive amounts of firepower. I just needed to take out the controlling bug.
But how could I find the main one? They wouldn't look any different than the rest of its minions… unless…
I grinned as a risky ploy came to the forefront of my mind.
Not wasting anymore time, I silently activated all my defensive skills and empowerment skills before dashing out of cover with my full speed, my body being pushed past its limit by my own skill until I reached the large cloud of Flashing Fireflies.
"STEAL!"
The monster retaliated at the same time, releasing a powerful flash of light that sought to burn my eyes out while swarming me, attempting to devour me.
However, I had already closed my eyes in time and my skin was too hard for them to penetrate.
I felt something in my arm, tapping futilely in an attempt to escape.
I crushed it.
And then the lights went out.
Two pings in my mind helped me make sense of what had happened.
[Puppet Body Designation] and [Light Production]
The former made me realized that it wasn't controlling hundreds of big deadly fireflies, no, it was controlling the still functioning corpses of its own brethren.
This is too close to certain Magus ability for me to be comfortable.
Thankfully, I couldn't use these skills easily due to my nature as a human, and the many conditions needed for the skill to function, but one day it may be possible. Frankly, I felt relief when I realized I couldn't make use of it.
As for the other skill? Well, it's both a flash bomb or cool vanity skill for me!
Hmm, I have enough skills to unlock the new Blue Mage skills, but I'll look at them some other time!
I used the sack I carried along to collect all the corpses before heading back to the town.
The Guild was closed at this point, so I snuck back home silently, undressed myself and got back into our bed.
It's a good thing that she's a heavy sleeper.
It was a bright new day and I made a big rush to the guild before Euthenia woke up, leaving a note behind saying I was getting something.
Unfortunately for me, Luna was waiting at the counter reviewing the quests that had been taken yesterday, including the one I took.
… Thankfully, I managed to persuade her that I didn't take any real risks (lies) as I was mostly there for recon and simply got lucky in squashing the right firefly when I was being swarmed by them on the way out.
I still got scolded but the information about the Legion Flashing Fireflies was quite useful and a nice little discovery to make up for it.
With an additional 1 million Eris in my wallet after selling the fireflies that could be used to make certain potions, I looked for the fabled magic item shop in Axel.
If I was going to get her a gift, I wanted it to be something special.
The bell on the door rang crisply, announcing my arrival to the owner.
Wiz
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"Welcome, how may I help you?"
My eyes were drawn to her chest briefly, but with [Thought Acceleration] I quickly moved on from that.
Smiling at the beautiful brunette, I introduced myself and replied that I was seeking a certain type of accessory with magical properties.
The shopkeeper and owner introduced herself as Wiz, a former adventurer that runs this little shop in Axel.
"Oh, this will deepen your bonds of friendship with your special friend!"
"How exactly does it work?"
"Your friend makes a wish, and this tightens around their neck over four days until its granted!"
"It sounds more like a torture item. What else do you have?"
Unfortunately, her items seems to be of the expensive, and barely usable sort. (Who the hell sells a high-class Manatite for millions of Eris in a beginner town!? This RPG world is getting buggy!)
She says that many of them are made by the Crimson Magic Clan, a clan of powerful arch-wizards with high [Magic-Item Creation] skills but… honestly, the suspect usability is making me extremely worried for this world.
After half an hour, I finally found one I was satisfied with (thank God, I mean, Aqua! For the many varieties stocked…) and it was thankfully "cheap" due to its status as "old stock".
How is she still in business? How much is she in debt by?
Such questions, I would rather not know-
Ping*
No.
[Undead King's Hand]
What. The. Fuck.
"Is there something wrong Nick?"
"N-no, its nothing. I'm just thinking of how happy Euthenia will be at her present."
"Alright then. Please come again."
"H-haha! Will do W-Wiz!"
I think I walked faster than normal.
Of course I did! I was afraid for my fucking life!
A Lich skill! A fucking Lich skill!
The Lich, the No-Life King, the highest level of an Undead a human can turn themselves into.
And one is right in Axel.
Well, thank goodness she's friendly. I wouldn't judge her to be an enemy since she's a really nice woman.
But damn, my instincts were telling me to get the fuck out ASAP!
… I walked around the house for a bit to calm down before re-entering.
Surprisingly, to the sight of Euthenia cooking with only an apron on.
"Welcome home, Master~ Ah, next time, please tell me personally, okay?"
"A-ah, right. Will do."
"You're looking a bit pale. Are you alright?"
"Yes! Absolutely! I'm perfectly fine, ahahaha!"
"Please work on your nervous laughter. That's a bit too obvious."
"I'm sorry."
She's an adequate cook at the very least, then again, I'm not that much better outside of my specialty.
We went on to complete the Giant Toad quest, and true to my prediction, she completed her self-appointed task flawlessly.
Well, she almost threw away her blood-soaked sword after it, only holding back because it's one of her most treasured possessions.
After washing up and celebrating in the Guild, we went back home-
-Eh? Did I think of this place as home already? Hmm, that's not so bad.
"Tada! It's your present!"
I used [Light Production] in a precise manner to imitate miniature fireworks without the sound as I held up her gift that was wrapped in a cute purple ribbon that Wiz provided for free.
She seemed genuinely surprised and happily began tearing through the wrapper like a kid on Christmas Day.
"Wow! A collar for me? Just what I always wanted~"
It was a more discreet collar at the very least. I didn't want to get a dog collar or something like that as it would be all but announcing that I was a potential slaver or just a huge pervert.
"Better yet, it's a magic collar."
"Put it on for me, will you?"
Without hesitating, she turned around and pulled her very long hair to one side, exposing her neck.
I sighed, "We're going to have a talk about being more cautious of magical items that may or may not be cursed. Well, alright then."
As I placed it on, I explained what the effects were.
"It provides a slight boost to all your abilities and enhanced senses."
"Eh? That's pretty boring."
"Ah, but the enhanced senses are based on a dog's."
"Huh? Wait, are you saying-"
"Euthenia, Sit."
"Arrf! Huh?"
"I'm thinking we're going to have a lot of fun with this."
Is this typical party training?
AN: While I wanted to move on with the story, I felt like this was the natural progression based on Euthenia's character so here we go.
Is this typical party training?
I had known that fantasy worlds tended to have a mixed level of technology due to magi-tech influences and the fact that many Isekai worlds are influenced by Japanese culture… but having a Manatite crystal powered kitchen with similar functions to a modern one takes the cake. (I'll have to pay for a replacement crystal at some point, preferably a rechargeable one)
Not to mention the various ingredients that I found in the market… I mean, I can't believe they had something similar to Balsamic Vinegar!
Then again, I believed that Vinegar was used as a folk medicine for a very long time so it shouldn't be too impossible…
Anyways, it seems my attempts in replicating Shokugeki No Souma's recipes back in my home world is finally paying off in this fantasy world!
I walked towards one of the cottage's windows and shouted.
"Hey, Euthenia! Breakfast is ready!"
The dark elf was dressed in a sleeveless plain white work shirt and little else other than her thong-like side-tie panties.
She had just restarted her daily sword practice routine since we moved here.
"In a minute!"
She hollered back at me before heading towards one of the thick trees on our properties.
Unsheathing her sword, she unleashed a staggeringly fast series of slashes that simply got faster as the assault continued before culminating in a powerful diagonal slash downwards.
The tree trunk was sliced into bits.
Holy shit.
How strong is she again? And what kind of Katana is that?! Is that made out of special Elven steel folded over 1000 times?
"Did you see that? Did you see that? My combo was really cool right?"
She was so excited and happy about dicing that poor tree that she failed to notice a particularly thick branch falling onto her back.
"Eh-AH!?"
"EUTHENIA!"
"I'm okay!"
Well, my screams were unwarranted as she was a lot more durable than I gave her credit for.
She shrugged it off rather easier after I helped her up and merrily made her way to the breakfast table.
Since when was she that tough again? Hmm, perhaps it was the extra ability power from the collar I gave her?
Anyways…
"Oh… what a fragrant aroma… what is this?"
"It's a frittata. Basically, it's a certain type of open-faced omelette. However, I'm not done yet!"
Breaking the frittata's into smaller rough pieces, I mix it with the salad I prepared earlier along with sprinkling this world's equivalent of Parmesan cheese and Balsamic Vinegar.
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Vegetables were surprisingly more premium for some reason, but I supposed that it had something to do with the region.
Either way, I instructed her on how to eat the dish.
"Whoa! This is really good! I never had a salad this way before."
Oh whew! It actually turned out alright. Thank goodness.
I was going to partake in my share of the salad when I noticed something… the salad I made had tomatoes.
My arch nemesis, the Tomato plant.
I completely forgotten that I actually didn't like tomatoes when I was following the recipe as I remembered it.
With grim resolution, I partook in my first meal of the day, eating the tomatoes first along with some of the vegetables to get it over with.
Hmm? Oh, I leveled up from eating them.
Well, that's something.
"Ah, I leveled up!" Euthenia exclaimed happily.
"You too? Nice. Hmm…"
"Is something the matter?"
"I was just thinking that it's about time I allocated some ability points but… I'm not quite sure what to put them in."
Making a dainty pondering pose with her finger on her chin while looking upwards, Euthenia thought for a few moments before snapping her fingers in an "Aha!" moment.
"I got it! We should fight!"
"Pardon?"
And so here we are, the both of us garbed in our usual battle garbs (how is what she wears normally even considered normal? Oh wait, Isekai.) standing slightly apart from each other, with the cottage well out of the way.
It's a good thing we have a small forest to ourselves until someone else buys the land!
"Let me see… ah, this is about the right distance, nice, nice." Euthenia remarks as she readjusts her starting position. "Hmm, right. It should be like this. My teacher always did say that practice duels are a good way to get to know someone else. I'm sure we'll get to learn lots together!"
"Well, who am I to challenge the wisdom of my elders without gathering all the context. So, how are we supposed to do this?"
As if to respond to my question, she raised her sheathed blade in front of her.
Deciding to go with the flow, I too, took out my blade.
She took one look at my sword before she grimaced in disgust.
"No wonder I never see you using a sword. It's complete trash."
She really takes her swords seriously! Well, I guess it's the kind of feeling when a Japanese Sword Otaku sees a katana put together in a bad fashion, or something.
Euthenia had a point, however.
As ever since we partied together she's only seen my powerful kicks going through the fatty stomachs of Giant Toads.
Quite frankly, she had no idea about my level of strength outside of the fact that I completed four quests within a day before killing a Rookie Killer solo, even if I did need the poison to kick in at the end of the fight.
"I'm sorry for putting it this way, but the way you hold your blade looks as if you heard a story about some famous hero with an outrageous sword style and tried to copy it based on your senile grandfather's tales. Oops. Sorry."
"You don't sound sorry at all."
I guess I am pretty shit with using a sword, huh?
"Nope! Anyway… since you're an adventurer you should have a mix of skills so let's see how you use them! You first!"
"Alright, here goes."
I cautiously examined her stance and quickly realised that there were no openings at all!
It was like when I played that Wii Sports Resort Fencing game and she was using that one stance where I could swing my sword whenever and I wouldn't be able to do shit!
Knowing that she could dodge or block it easily, I aimed to make a cut at her neck with a thrusting motion.
Only for my blow to be intercepted with contemptuous ease, the elf's face was stoic, although I can sense a measure of anger radiating from the way she was looking at me.
"Nick. If you don't want your bones broken, please take me seriously."
And then it was her turn.
I don't know what it was but I suddenly knew for certain that if I didn't move now, my sword arm would be made useless!
[Overclock] was used almost immediately, with my speed enhanced I quickly pulled back and back-stepped as quickly as I could.
Just as I was performing the evasive maneuvers, I could feel my extended blade being knocked aside in a way that left me completely open with the bare minimal of force exerted by my opponent.
I made it out of her range.
My shoulder felt as if it had just brushed past a sturdy metal pole.
She nicked it with an upwards slash with the tip of her sheathe right as I got away.
Scary.
I could barely see the attack coming and could only perceive it after [Overclock] was active!
There was no time to mentally rename my ability to Time Alter! Nor was there enough time to activate [Thought Acceleration].
Now, I had all those the necessary skills active while deactivating [Overclock] until I needed it again.
No sense in destroying my body by keeping it up all the time.
Right now, I was at least 10 meters away from her with that powerful leap back. I shifted my position so that I could easily jump back in such a manner that I wouldn't be obstructed by any trees behind me.
If I jump back that way, I should land just in time to pivot around a tree for protection and break her line of sight.
"Three times." She stated plainly, and loud enough for me to hear.
"Three times… what?" I asked, not liking where this is going.
"In that single moment you moved three times faster than normal, no, a little faster than that. You were about three times faster than a max level average Adventurer without any class changes. But you can't use that skill all the time, can you?"
She saw right through me!
That intelligence score wasn't just for show.
If mine was geared towards killing monsters due to my cheat class, hers were centred around bladed combat or just combat in general due to her experiences.
After all, she did fight a lot with her peers if I took her remark on practice duels to its logical conclusion.
"Well, it doesn't matter. If you move three time faster than a peak Adventurer then I'll just have to adjust my speed to compensate."
Wait.
This sounds very familiar-
-OH SHIT!
I quickly used all my leaping skills to create as much distance as I can from her, diving into the trees, hoping it will slow her down-
-She's gone.
In the half second in which I distanced myself from her by another 20 meters or so, she was already out of my sight.
Perceiving a flash of… something from the corner of my eye-
-instinctively reinforcing my body with [Gravel Skin] (which was an unseen enchantment) and [Armadillo Armour] (under my clothes), I braced myself.
By the time another half a second had passed, I could see her sheathed blade already swinging at my side while I was still slightly off the ground from my earlier leap.
When the attack impacted, I was sent flying in another direction, helpless until a friendly neighbourhood tree softened my impact.
Oh my goddess Aqua what the actual fuck!
… Oh right, 200 Agility. She should have that much Agility after levelling up a few times.
"Certainly. 15 is about the average person's ability, so with a 22 you are slightly above average in that regard. When you reach a hundred you would be at the peak of what is expected of a civilian. Around 101-200… you'll be pretty strong, however, once you reach the two-hundred mark… there's a bonus for every 100 points in abilities. I would say around 5 times the previous hundred mark? It's not well documented on the precise levels of feats capable by those past that level."
Luna's words came back to me like a Final Destination vehicle intending to give me a gruesome death.
5 times?!
She's moving at least five times faster than a peak human!
No.
If I compare it with the Nasuverse servant standards, the feats will get way beyond just 5X, 10X, 30X human peak abilities since at that point, rules won't matter.
If that's the case, 200 Agility is about "Faster than the Eye" can follow, assuming someone is normal.
And this speed will increase exponentially later on.
"Is that it? Where is the strength that defeated the black beast that preyed upon unsuspecting Adventurers?" She taunted me as she leisurely walked towards me.
At this time, I was getting up from the ground while rubbing my sore ribs.
"… Damn, geez. You're really strong… huh… I guess I really have to go all out."
"It's what I expected from the start, isn't it the purpose of this exercise to learn about our mutual strengths and weaknesses? How can you make decisions on how to improve without knowing at least this much?"
She's really on a roll.
Guess I can't disappoint her.
"Tell me, Euthenia… what do you know about special classes. I don't mean rare and advanced classes like Rune Knight or Crusaders but… those one of a kind classes."
Her eyes lit up in recognition, eh, she almost looks like she's about to gush about a topic!
"Special classes!? You mean like the classes held by our Elven Kingdom's glorious leaders?!"
"H-huh?"
What.
"Ah! Unique classes! Are you talking about the special Alchemist class [Grand Alchemist] held by our founding father Von Hohenheim!?"
The.
"Or the warrior classes like [Faker] held by our nation's Nameless Hero?"
Fuck.
"Ooh! Ooh! You're talking about the special artisan classes that our leaders have right? Sengo Muramasa's [Cursed Blade Blacksmith] and Masamune's [Blessed Sword Birth] right? Kyaa! I wish I had one! But they use it so well and-"
I want to go to her country right now.
Can I get citizenship by marrying her? No, wait.
I calmed down and tried my best to look composed.
Either she's indulging in hyper patriotism or she's fangirling over her national heroes… I don't even know.
"Oh? Now that sounds familiar. I certainly was talking about a class that no one else had."
Seemingly being shaken out of her reverie, she coughed softly before turning and addressing me.
"Uh, yeah. What about those classes?"
"Hmm, so take it that you don't have any hate against people with special classes like that?"
"Unless they kill you, my best friend, or my family then of course not! Rather than their natural giftings, it's about how they use their gifts to impact the lives around them. Those men were crucial in uniting all elves in creating a nation we can be proud of!"
"I see. That's good then. I'm relieved now."
"Why's that?… No way…"
"If you're fine with that much, that means I don't need to hold back at all."
Fully activating [Armadillo Armour] across my body, I wrapped myself in an exoskeleton like defense with a similar look to Metal Gear Rising's Raiden.
And then with [Light Production, I create a brief flash of bright light to obscure my movements.
"Haah?!"
She reacted quickly enough to partially shield her eyes, but I had already taken refuge in the shadows of the trees, quickly darting around the many small shadows with my [Overclock] active.
With this, I was moving faster than I ever did before.
The pain was dulled thanks to [Undead King's Hand].
It was an ability that granted the physiology of a Lich while enhancing many abilities with certain drawbacks attached to it.
First of all, I would be identified as undead while receiving bonuses to magic that is normally used by unholy creatures, like curses and necromancy.
Secondly, I could reanimate skeletons and corpses into my puppets with a bit of magic and enough contact with them. I wasn't going to use this, possibly ever.
The last main aspect was the slight increase in both physical and magical abilities, along with the dulling of pain.
With that, I could afford to keep [Overclock] active for longer periods of time and with greater effect.
After a few seconds of running circles around Euthenia, I found an opening and rushed out of the shadows.
Spinning in the air like Spinzaku, I unleashed a [Kangaroo Kick] from an angle where she could easily block my attack so that I wouldn't hurt her badly.
She reacted quickly, but not quickly enough to dodge, bringing up her sheathed blade to block my kick.
It felt as if I hit an unmovable object for the briefest of moments before my momentum was completely halted.
And then the both of us was launched back from each other.
I harmlessly crashed through two trees or so, but with the way my regeneration was working, I knew I had taken too much damage to continue using [Overclock].
I deactivated it, while keeping [Undead King's Hand] active for now so that the pain wouldn't send me screaming for my mother.
"Euthenia!" I cry out to my companion after she too, had been knocked into a tree. Albeit, the tree didn't break and she was lying face flat on the floor.
My armour was dismissed.
"Uhhh… I'm good." She gave a thumbs up before lifting her face, a smile on her face despite everything.
I sighed in relief but carried her back to our home quickly just in case.
Thankfully, it seems that Elves are a bit of a cheat race thanks to whatever the [Grand Alchemist] did in the past.
She didn't expand on it, but I have the strangest feeling that it had something to do with their sexual prowess and durability.
"Right. Um, sorry for keeping this from you."
"Sorry? Why do you have to be sorry? This is so exciting! I mean, you're like, a hero in training! And I'm in your party! How cool is that!"
"Eh, uh… but my [Blue Mage] class is all about learning the traits of monsters-"
"-Even better! I mean, isn't it heroic? Just imagine. Local hero saves the day by becoming a monster!"
"No, no. It doesn't sound heroic at all."
"I mean it's like, the sentiment of it all. Becoming a monster for the people you love and saving the day even if you know they will scorn you."
"I guess that's kind of romantic."
"And then the various heroines that still love the hero for who they are will give themselves to him willingly, being ravished by countless tentacles and have their wombs impregnated by-"
And now I don't feel so good about my class anymore.
She just had to say it, didn't she?
"So come on! What else can you do? Ooh! Ooh! Show me your Adventurer Card!"
"Al… right? Have fun but don't add any points, okay?"
And then she found the Tongue skills.
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Skill Combo Wombo!
Skill Combo Wombo!
To Euthenia's dismay, I only had one tongue.
"Ah~Ahn… so deep~"
Not that it stopped her from enjoying herself.
I, on the other hand, had to pleasure myself due to our current states.
The inconvenience of having only one tongue shows itself in our latest sexual activities.
Having coiled my insanely long tongue around her naked body, I had restrained her four limbs in such a way that her legs were held up whilst spread apart with her arms bounded by my moist tongue in a similar fashion.
"P-please! Keep raping my mouth! Gu-"
My tongue was not some tentacle monster appendage.
There was only so much I can do. As I am now, I can't even talk dirty to this sow!
The pitiful elf slut had to suffice with having her breasts roughly squeezed by the length of tongue already wrapped around them. Her pussy was being continuously stimulated through the texture of my tongue while the tip of my tongue was currently dominating her natural cock-sucking mouth.
Unfortunately for me, using my tongue this way was too unnatural and I couldn't focus on my own pleasure as I prioritized hers. After she cummed a few times onto one small section of my tongue, I released her from my hold, dropping her whorish body onto the ground.
With my cock still unattended, I gestured for her to get on her knees and deal with this issue of mine.
After yesterday's "training" sessions (that collar had unintended side benefits, thanks Wiz!), she was already using her mouth like the dutiful pet I taught her to be.
Finally satisfied, we both took another bath using the water I created with magic.
I have to save on my water bills, after all.
With that out of the way, we got a chance to start discussing our actual training session from before.
"Right. So it's nothing I don't know already but you're pretty much crazy fast and skilled. If you were actually using your blade then I would probably be putting one half of myself back together already." I stated my impressions on her anti-personnel style of combat. "Then again, you were holding back a lot by only relying on single strikes and that's totally not your style."
She preened at the clear praise that I was heaping on her, bouncing in her seat with a big smile on her face.
"You were pretty cool."
I don't know why she got so excited about that to the point of silently pumping her fist but really, I'm just glad she's happy.
"Thanks Nick! Ah, oh, is it my turn?"
"Don't mince your words."
"Right. Terrible sword skills all around, although your stabs are pretty good. Like, at least serial killer level. Anyways-"
Hey, hey, what's with that kind of analogy! I don't want that type of comparison!
Wait, I should be more concerned that "serial killer" is apparently a skill threshold in Fantasy Australia's Elf Kingdom.
"-I notice that you have a bad habit of starting a fight slowly before ramping up a lot. It's a good strategy against monsters when you can't ambush them considering that your skills will let you counter their advantages, but that doesn't work against human-ish types a lot. You tend to rely on a single decisive attack to make up for your lack of skill using the element of surprise, quickly overwhelming your opponent with a burst of speed and power. Honestly you fight like her…"
"Her?"
"My best friend and rival. The person I need to defeat for her own sake… Eucleia. She the type to put her all into a single sure-kill strike and be done with it."
"Let me guess, sword drawing?"
"Yup! She'll like, draw her sword and then ZING! She's already behind you sheathing her blade then AHHHHH SO MUCH BLOOD!"
At Euthenia's dramatic re-enactment, I could only struggle to contain my reaction, admittedly I was still snickering.
"Does your aversion from blood stem from there?" I asked curiously, hoping I did not make her remember something too unpleasant.
"Nope! I actually can't remember it that well but…"
"But…?"
"Yeah, I can't remember!"
"And now our chances of overcoming this issue has decreased."
"Ehehe, sorry!"
"It's fine. Just one step at a time, there's no need to rush. It's like lea- whoops, almost broke into song there."
"Ah, if you want to break into a song and dance you should visit the Dwarfs."
Oh great, the Dwarfs are either Bollywood or a Disney Film culture!
Nah, I bet they aren't.
"Maybe when we get a lot more levels…"
"Alright then, oh, what song did you almost sing?"
"I'll tell you next time. My singing voice is atrocious."
"Hmm? It can't be that bad."
"My mother and sister laughed at me right as my father joked about me doing a sing-a-long with him."
"AHAHAHAHA!"
T-this elf! I'll get her back for this!
"A-anyhow, back on the topic of levels, you have a lot of skill points and attribute points… I have no advice on skill points but your attribute points are a different matter." Euthenia moved from her seat to sit on my lap before tapping the table section right in front of both of us.
"Come on, take it out." She says even as she rubbed her ass against my lower body.
This insatiable little… We have things to get on with damnit!
I just took a bath and I had no intention of wasting more water (mana) before lunchtime!
Laying my Adventurer Card on the table, I proceeded to slip my hands into her white top, toying with her breasts as she provided her analysis.
Her moans and lewd noises were mixed with insightful advice into how I wanted to proceed with my future battles.
Basic Information
Name: Nick
Level: 17
Class: Adventurer / Blue Mage (Bonus Class)
Unspent Attribute Points (8 per level): 126
Unspent SP (3 per level): 29
Parameters
Strength (2 per level): 57
Vitality (3 per level): 78
Dexterity (2 per level): 54
Agility (2 per level): 58
Intelligence (3 per level): 123
Magical Power (4 per level): 114
Luck (4 per level): 214
Assuming that I reached level 100 and basically distributed my stats evenly in the physical aspect, I would basically a Top General-class warrior mage (300~) that can easily be at Hero levels of abilities with my passive monster skills alone. (400-500~)
That would be the safest build for me as I would be well rounded with no real weaknesses, but I wouldn't be able to compete with the strongest of foes without unleashing all my hypothetical future skills.
On the other hand, I could double down on Agility to make full use of my [Overclock, completely overwhelming an opponent in single combat or even blitzing an entire army by myself at some point.
Being able to manipulate time within my body by 3 times is insane compared with an Archpriest's empowering spells, apparently.
While being specced towards a mage build due to my attribute growth in the relevant field…
Considering that there are monsters either immune or resistant to either physical or magic attacks, I'm not inclined to hedge my bets in favour of increasing my magical power or pure strength.
Even if I could afford to increase my strength and rely on [Overclock] to get a hit in, that won't work in the long run since my Agility growth is abysmal.
With the feats at higher attribute scores getting exponentially powerful, there should really be at least one attribute outside of magic power where I'm outstanding in to compete with the likes of Greater Demons, Demon King Generals and the upper echelons of dangerous monsters.
I didn't have the benefit of being born and trained within a Noble lineage, I didn't have as much natural talent as Euthenia had even with my Blue Mage cheat granting me some initial magical power, quite frankly, outside my monster skills I was pretty shit.
The last bit was in my personal opinion, at least.
Then again, it isn't all about fighting either.
My sensibilities told me that even if I did enjoy fighting monsters for my own selfishness in being a so-called hero, I knew that in monetary terms, it was an unstable occupation.
I could perhaps import a few modern designs for some household appliances for profit, but I'm no scientist or Otaku in a certain productive hobby. Off the top of my head, I could probably recreate a small fan with the right materials and some experimentation… even then, I'll need capital which requires a business partner.
In that regard, my Luck will help to an extent, but not all the way.
… This would require more deliberation on my part and understanding how these attribute scores interact with the effectiveness of the skills I had.
Hmm… putting aside the lewd elf that climaxed a dozen or so times from some simple breast play, I took a look at the three skills that I unlocked since reaching the 20 skills collected mark.
It seems a Skill Count had been established to keep track of the number of "original" skills I gained.
W-woah! These new skills are pretty cool! I mean, SAIKYOU NO COOL!
H-huh? What's with this?
Skill Combination: Let's the user mentally mix-and-match skills for stronger skills!
Similar skills that are stacked together can have their attributes combined and adjusted.
Dissimilar skills will instead, form a specialized skill with narrow applications while still retaining greater power.
Skills can be dismantled for their base skills, combined skills will not count towards your total skill count.
10 sp, increased levels improves power and adjustability of skills! Please take me! Please…? I max out at Level 10! I can't be trained normally so please put some points into me!
Oi oi! Since when did my skills try to guilt trip me into taking them! Well, it's not like this skill is undesirable at all…
I took the skill and dumped another 9 SP into it for a total of 19 SP.
My other skills were pretty self-explanatory.
Skill Rename: Lets the user rename their skills to whatever they want. A Vanity Skill. 1 SP only, maxed at Level 1. Does not count towards attaining [The End].
Meaningful Names: While this doesn't change the capabilities of a skill outright, a name or certain adjectives can add or remove properties to the skill. Improving or weakening them in different ways while adding some conceptual weight to them. 1 SP, requires [Skill Rename, this skill is also maxed at Level 1. Does not count towards attaining [The End].
They were pretty much super freebies and I took them too.
After that, I dumped my remaining 9 SP to max out [Reduced Damage (First Contact)] to max out the damage reduction at 50% after learning all the monster's skills.
I can get a lot of mileage for that, and really, I should have threw some points into that skill way earlier!
In the next few hours, I mentally recategorized my skills, mix-and-matching them until I got the best results I could get at this time.
The combinations and subsequent renamings went as such:
[Enhanced Hopping] [Enhanced Balance] [Kangaroo Kick] [Earthen Hopping] = [Trailblazer]
A Passive ability that allowed me to leap across great distances with precise control, landing with no damage done while kicking powerfully, all in a sustainable manner.
[Long and Sturdy Tongue] [Sub-Sonic Tongue Shot] [Tongue Mastery] [Super Munch] = [Ravenous Eater]
A combination of the above skills with some bonuses in eating… things, and in a sexual manner too.
[Protection of the Fat (Blunt)] [Cutaneous Respiration] [Gravel Skin] [Thought Acceleration] [Armadillo Armour] [Lesser Regeneration] = [Self-Preservation Armour: That Which Protects Oneself Against The World]
A powerful combination that provides a continual passive application of all the above skills subtlely, it was originally called a Regenerative Reactive Armour skill, but I changed the name for something more prestigious.
The greater the danger, the greater the passive abilities of this combination ability. Even then, I still can activate the individual components as before at easier levels.
If activating these skills individually was like pressing the power button on separate laptops, then this ability is akin to turning on a laptop, getting to the starting page and having various applications ready to open up on command.
[Shadow Dash] [Vicious Backstab] = [The shadows betray you, because they belong to me!]
Once upon a time, I thought darkness was my ally. But I merely adopted the dark. Now, however, I was born in it, moulded by it…. I'm sorry, I couldn't resist.
[Shadow Wolf Claws] and [Light Production] was left alone as I'm sure I could stack them to other skills better.
[Overclock] was renamed to [Time Alter], granting the same perks with the additional power of slowing down my body functions by three times… also, I can probably manipulate time outside my body with some practice.
[Hive Queen Control] [Puppet Body Designation] [Undead King's Hand] = [Lich King]
A composite skill that specializes the first two skills towards undead minions while giving me greater control over the undead that is not my own. It has more effects but I'll have to test them…
Satisfied with my new abilities, Euthenia and I left to the guild, hoping to get some work.
Unfortunately, there weren't too many requests that would be appropriate for us so we decided to take things easy today.
"You!"
"Haa?"
Someone shouted loudly and pointed at me.
Oh, its that kid.
"I am gathering companions to defeat the Demon King! Join my party!"
"I refuse."
"So fast!"
The kid with the big magic sword face faulted to the floor.
Do Japanese kids actually do this?
"Eh, um, I am Mitsurugi Kyouya! Chosen Champion of Aqua-sama! Won't you join my party, please?"
Preview: Guess who plays who
Euthenia 1
AN: I rewrote the chapter I planned extensively. We now have a mostly spoiler free interlude from the lewd elf!
Euthenia 1
Stepping into the Adventurer's Guild past lunchtime wasn't terribly different from entering the building in the morning.
The interior was very much the fusion of a large tavern and that of a government administration building, most of the visible space functioned like a dining hall whilst the other end of the building had a more professional aesthetic.
The Manatite powered chandeliers were not active at this time of the day when the light of the sun shone through the few windows, illuminating the institution of stone and wood with the help of a few Manatite lamps that looked like shortened street lamps.
A giant marble statue of one of Belzerg's Kings stood proudly upon two levels of marble blocks within the center of this building, a clear acknowledgement of the sovereign of this nation.
The ceiling was adorned with the dried bones of a Drake subspecies, the walls were draped with tapestries made of the skin of various monsters hunted down by the monster exterminators of this land.
Such decorations were considered barbaric in her homeland of Avalon.
Yet, it was to be expected of a kingdom that had been tempered through constant conflict and fatalism.
Whilst such a mindset wasn't even unusual due to most kingdoms having their own catastrophic threat to their existences, it is fair to say that the Kingdom of Belzerg blatantly suffers the most on a near daily basis.
Truly, the building she followed her Master into was certainly a Belzerg Adventurer's Guild, through and through.
Of course, Nick wasn't the type of person to dwell on such details as much as she herself does.
Outside of the staff, there was barely a handful of adventurers within the building as most of them were either on a quest or had taken an odd job somewhere to survive the day.
Walking besides the gifted man while deliberately lagging behind him by two steps, as a proper woman should, she discreetly scanned her surroundings until Nick came to a stop in front of the request board.
"I don't think we can tackle any of these now. Let's take things easy today and shop for some equipment."
She nodded in understanding and placed her trust in his judgement, although she did need to inform him about her own preferences.
If only because she knew that he was considerate enough to ask her first. She wanted to pre-empt his question by dutifully telling him want he wanted to know.
Euthenia was about to inform him about equipment not being particularly important for her in combat, but was rudely interrupted by a boy around her age, roughly 7 or 8 years younger than Nick… she guessed.
"You!"
"Haa?"
He loudly pointed his finger at Nick, who maintained his usual calm exterior from what she could see of his lack of reaction.
"I am gathering companions to defeat the Demon King! Join my party!"
"I refuse."
"So fast!"
The boy with the two-handed magic sword fell to the fall, face first..
She stifled a giggle at the immediate shutdown of the younger boy's passionate yet presumptuous request.
She wouldn't want to make the young hero wannabe embarrassed or angry.
"Eh, um, I am Mitsurugi Kyouya! Chosen Champion of Aqua-sama! Won't you join my party, please?"
… What?
"Please hear me out! Being rejected before my heartfelt speech has been given is too much for my heart!"
"Stop that! Let go of me you brat! Why are you grabbing my pants!"
"Listen to me!"
"But I refuse!"
… Regardless, she couldn't laugh.
Not out of fear of retaliation, nor out of pity for his seemingly desperate situation.
It simply wouldn't be very nice of her to do such a thing.
It was best if she quietly observe and examine the boy's motivations for singling out her master.
"Stop saying that! You think you're so cool for making a Jojo reference!?"
"Says the kid that pointed it out!"
He was persistent at least.
Hmm, they seem to have a common reference of some sort, then again, according to the texts regarding the Founding Fathers of Avalon, it is common for gifted ones to have knowledge that ordinary people find hard to comprehend.
The [Cursed Blade Blacksmith] had once spoke of a "Root", from which they gain their strange knowledge and powers from. He spoke of "True Magics", Magic that cannot be replicated by normal means and other complicated things that she hadn't devoted her time to study on.
All she could suspect was that as a gifted one, Nick's title indicated that he had contact with this "Root" and attained a form of the "Magic Blue", the true nature of that magic is shrouded in mystery according to the Founding Fathers.
She could be wrong. Then again, it doesn't particularly matter.
The one she decided to devote her body to could do amazing things with that [Tongue Mastery] of his~
Ah, she's getting wet again just by thinking about it. She needed some dick soon.
Nick was busy, however, with dealing with the self-absorbed boy that was clinging onto his body.
That won't do. That should be her right there, clinging onto Nick and begging him for his cock.
Once an elf has had a good rape, they wouldn't be able to live without cocks anymore.
At some point the boy lets go of Nick, only to stand straight and quickly started his "speech", if you can call it one.
"But I'm the Chosen One! The Great Goddess of Water Aqua-sama has given me a divine task to liberate this world from the Demon King!"
She and Nick made the same (-_-) expression.
She didn't know the context for his dislike towards Aqua, but as for herself? Euthenia was biased due to the various accounts of gifted ones detailing their experiences with the divine.
"Aqua is just like her cultist followers!" - Von Hohenheim, *sufficient damning statement*
"E-Eris's tits… her tits, her tits was a lie!" - Nameless Hero, whose later responded with the following, "Just because a fake can beat the real thing doesn't mean it should! "
"I mean, shouldn't you be aiming to kill the Demon King too after being gifted with the chance of a second-"
His hand flew out and clamped the boys lips shut before he uttered another word out.
Ah, this is one of those "forbidden knowledge" things, huh?
"Excuse us for a second." He said to me, giving a genuine sorry expression.
"Take your time." She replied easily before Nick pulled the boy to a corner of the Guild.
On one hand, he didn't want her to listen in but an elf's hearing is significantly better than most other humanoids.
Even now, she could hear what was being said clearly.
It's not like he told her to cover her ears, and even then, she had the feeling he was fine about her listening in. The sentiment didn't apply to other people, however.
"Hey what was that for?!"
"Do you actually think it's a good idea to draw attention to us as residents from another world? What kind of light hearted Isekai stories did you read? In another world with my smartphone!?"
Another world? Considering their references to concepts and objects beyond her people's understanding, she supposed that in a way, they are all from another world in terms of a sort of transcendency over mortal reasoning.
"E-eh!? How did you know!?"
"I think I should be more worried about you being a possible lolicon."
"I'm not! I mean, there's nothing wrong with little girls but, oh what am I saying, heroes don't discriminate!"
Nick stared at him blankly with the same previous expression, "Jiiiii--".
Oh dear, that kind of preference is… well, Euthenia thought of her senior that had a perpetually small body…
"T-that's not what I meant! I was talking about being a hero not about the little girls!"
"You should say that a little quieter next time."
"Huh?"
The boy looked around at the mostly empty guild where the guild staff including Luna were looking at him like a piece of scum.
He paled and slammed his head against the wall next to Nick.
"There goes my chance to be popular."
"Why does that matter anyways? I thought you wanted to be some sort of hero?"
"W-well, a Hero is somehow that is acknowledged by others as one, right? And so popularity is a part of it! It's not like I wanted to be a hero to be popular or anything, ahaha…"
She couldn't deny that fame and infamy were key components of being declared a hero. The boy had a very good point. Although his reasoning seems to be less than heroic.
But he seems decent enough.
"Anyway, sorry for being so rough with you. But I'm trying to manage my profile here. Not too famous, not too unknown. Haven't you heard about the town's mayor?" Nick asked him, judging by his shaking of his head, we both took that as a "no". "Let's just say he's an utter scumbag with tons of luck, the kind that would start and break up with a woman after taking advantage of them and giving them a token amount of money as compensation. Not to mention that he's a typical fat bastard noble that you see as a Light Novel villain."
Ah right. Alexei Barnes Alderp.
Only the most depraved of her kind would have such low standards as to accept that kind of male as a master.
Euthenia was considered rather prudish by elven standards, and she wasn't so stupid as to give herself into pleasure if there was a definite conflict with her goals, as such, she wasn't particularly threatened by being in the same town as a corrupt mayor like that.
"Ah, those kind of villains are the worst. It's like, forced NTR." The boy replied and nodded with understanding in response to Nick's words.
It has been preached within the walls of Avalon that "NTR is a Trash Fetish". Only a very small percentage of elves enjoy being part of infidelity incidents.
"Now, look at my teammate and try to see it from my perspective. What would happen if I was making a lot of progress and I announced that I wanted to defeat the Demon King?" Nick continued.
Huh? When did the topic shifted to her-
"You would get a lot of attention and… oh shit, so would your elf party member! I apologize for my lack of consideration!" The brown-haired boy bowed in apology.
… Oh, ah, that makes sense.
Nick was thinking about her all this while.
She noted to test Nick for traits of being a "Tsundere", next time.
So far she noted his tendency to act like he wasn't amused by something she did, only to turn his face away, smiling when he thought she wasn't looking.
It was cute.
"Raise your head, it's cool. I just think that my goal of beating the Demon King is on a longer timeline than yours."
She could get behind that plan. Well, she would need a better sword than her current C-Rank Anti-Unit blade that she won from her school's yearly awards ceremony for being the "Most Depraved Virgin" of the year.
It was too bad she couldn't win the award multiple times or she would have gotten at least three swords!
She could have gotten one of the professional breeders to fuck her so that she could have a chance to win the contests that require sexual experiences… but she was a bit of a romantic so she restrained herself from doing so.
"Even so… I really need party members! I mean, Gram here-"
"-Don't tell me your secret abilities. For all I know someone might pry your secrets out of me with a lie detector machine. By the way, prosecutors have access to that sort of device from what I've read in the Guild Staff Guidebook to dealing with troublesome adventurers."
"E-eh! This fantasy world is more complicated than I expected. This really is another world, but…"
"Stop moping, "Hero". You're doing fine, aren't you?"
"I am but… I don't think I'm doing as well as you? I heard plenty of rumours."
"I just got lucky with some quests, something tells me that you're a lot stronger than me… anyways, you have fun playing hero okay?"
"Hey! What was that about playing hero? Aqua-sama appointed me as her Champion you know? I mean, those chosen and favoured by a Goddess is usually the Hero. I even have a Villain lined up for me."
… Is this guy seriously bugging Nick on being treated as a legitimate hero?
She was getting pretty bored with what was going on as it was clear the argument was going to devolve at this point based on how annoyed Nick was getting.
Euthenia and her fellow elves always had a strong sense for discerning the emotions of others.
Whenever she was with Nick she could sense that he was at peace most of the time.
He wasn't the type to get riled up a lot, she knew this from the way she felt him getting annoyed on a very rare basic, and even then, his annoyance would leak away within seconds leaving him with a serene calm.
Even when he restrained her those days ago, she could feel that he was in control of his lust even as he flirted assertively with her.
Although the trade off seemed to be a huge release in his primal urges when he actually gives into the lust that is expected of men…
She shook her head.
It was best not to think about being at his mercy and being fucked like a bitch slut when there was little way of release here.
Euthenia decided to distract herself with fiddling with her sword and looking around.
Hmm? That blonde wearing an elven approved Priestess outfit is staring at Nick again from the shadows.
Is she a thief or something? No, that couldn't be.
Euthenia wouldn't have been able to see her if she had [Concealment].
Is she a danger to Nick?
Euthenia didn't think so… now that she briefly recalled the magic user that had been regaling the Guild about being saved from a Rookie Killer by Nick, she could safely say that the robed woman was blonde and had a similar appearance.
Oh?
"Incoming misunderstandings…" Euthenia muttered to herself.
The poor girl probably had no idea that Nick was terrible with faces and probably hadn't remembered her at all. It reminded Euthenia of one of those "bad" novels that she read in the library once upon a time…
Last edited: Dec 13, 2017
Odd People
Odd People
"Hey! What was that about playing hero? Aqua-sama appointed me as her Champion you know? I mean, those chosen and favoured by a Goddess is usually the Hero. I even have a Villain lined up for me-"
Is this kid for real?
I've read enough about 'Heroes' in both fictional and real world situations, and I can safely say that it all depends on the definition a person intends to use.
Perhaps the everyday man that keeps society going is a hero? Or could the colourful costumed man with special flame powers going around saving lives be considered a hero?
Maybe, just maybe, a Hero must have a pure heart and determination plus all those good traits you see in someone like the main character of Boku No Hero Academia?
Then there's the whole "Hero of X" factor to consider.
A Hero of "Justice" could mean anything, from a ruthless hero that killed one to save ten or someone that defended the law to the strictest of standards.
A "HERO OF THE IMPERIUM" would be judged mainly by his outward actions and results achieved, not necessarily based on the supposed ideal mindset.
Me? At best, I was simply a meddling guy whose body moved on its own towards cries of terror. While it wasn't for glory at all, I could say that it wasn't particularly noble either. I did it for myself, knowing that I was doing something worthwhile. If not to someone else, at the very least, it satisfied me.
"-everyone knows the Demon King is clearly the last boss and-"
"If you're insistent that you're not 'playing hero' then stop treating this like a game."
He and I, perhaps we weren't so different. I wouldn't know. I don't know him well enough to understand him.
What I could understand is that Kyouya Mitsurugi was someone that either wanted or needed the affirmation of others.
I could understand that, as a human being, how could I not?
The difference was that I only needed a small amount of such affirmation to be satisfied, or rather, I preferred quality over quantity, and I wasn't greedy for it. A small group of close friends and my direct family was all I needed.
Even now, I am satisfied. I died in that world, so what they had done for me wouldn't change the slightest, and I'm glad for that.
Of course, my bodily needs weren't so easy satisfied which required daily addressing now that I've gotten back into the routine. Only, it wasn't masturbation this time around.
On the other hand, Kyouya Mitsurugi seemed like someone that was popular and "the nice guy", I can't fault him for seeming like the type of person that wants everyone to get along with him no matter how superficial it is. It wasn't wrong, but it was a sentiment that I couldn't understand.
I'm guessing that he's the type of Japanese person that goes on Twitter and other social media for his hourly dopamine fix gained from people liking and sharing his posts. Kids these days… what's with this generation?
Either way, with that kind of resolve… it wouldn't surprise me if he got mind-broken or someone tries to call him out on this.
Better coming from me than someone that meant him harm.
"What are you on about? What is that supposed to mean?"
"It's something that you have to think about yourself. But really, you should be happy. Whether this is a grimdark or lighthearted world, harem or best girl focused Isekai, no matter how you cut it I can only see happiness for you. Think about it, Kyouya Mitsurugi."
And with that, I leaned into his ear to tell him one last thing.
"No matter where you look, there's always a villain for a hero to defeat. Whether its a monster, nature itself, your fellow man or the Demon King."
And now, I'll say this in the few Japanese phrases I knew. It must have came off especially clear to him as a native Japanese person.
"Yorokobe Shounen, Kimi no negai wa, youyaku kanau."
Make me your villain, Kyouya Mitsurugi. At the very least, you may rest well knowing I won't kill you unless you take things too far.
As I walked away back to Euthenia who was looking at me with a coy expression, the boy called out from behind me.
"Dude, Joji Nakata did it 10 times better."
Well, he's spirited at least. I turn to look back, and astoundingly, he was grinning.
"Thanks for caring man!" He shoots off a goofy grin and a thumbs up.
I turn away from him, god damn it!
The one time I tried to play villain, the 'hero' quickly gets the moral lesson. Or, he's just too dense to see what I said as a criticism.
Fuck.
Give me back my concern!
I haven't felt so embarrassed for my apparently terrible acting in ages!
I felt so chuuni I feel like burying my head underground.
"Ooh, Nick is such a worrywart. So sweet of you." Euthenia cooed at my side as I was heading straight for the exit.
"I don't know what you're talking about." I quickly denied that whatever was between me and Kyouya ever happened in the typical Kodaka (bastard) fashion.
"Of course you don't~" She expressed just how much unconvinced she was with that playful tone, her hands behind her back.
As I exited the Guild without much of a job today, the position of her hands was a tiny detail that led me to shift my sight a little.
Before I knew it, the direction of where I was looking slowly traced down her arms, glued towards her shapely ass that was so utterly defenseless with the side slits in her dress being so high.
I slowed down in my walking speed, my left hand moved on its own, finding their way to her inner thighs.
Like the eager and obedient slut she was, Euthenia quickly understood what was expected of her and meekly followed me as I took a detour to the side of the Guild.
There were many small stores lined up on the way to the Guild, an opportune place for civilians to sell their wares to Adventurers.
Making our way behind the stores, specifically a decorative tree where no one was really looking at us, I began to play with her body.
"What's this? You're soaking wet down here already?"
"T-that's um-"
"Look at you, trying to play the shy girl while your pretty little head can only think about how good it will be having a cock up your ass."
"That's not-"
"Shush. There's no needs for words."
Once again we found ourselves entangling our tongues passionately as we kissed.
What was I doing? Engaging with such intimate acts in the public, I was more of a private person so why am I-
"WOAH! Nick, dude! You gotta teach me how to do that with your tongue!" Euthenia and I angrily turned towards the interloper!
"DUST!" "You friendless virgin swi-"
"Hold it!" Two women suddenly shouted from another direction.
"The two of you are under arrest for sexual harassment!"
Fuck! It's the police!
DUSSSTTTT!!!
"You'll never catch me alive!" Dust shouted, beginning to run away until he tripped and fell onto the ground.
Oh, he's drunk.
So here I am, in prison.
I didn't resist arrest or anything. I mean, I am a law abiding citizen, I swear!
Oh, and apparently there's only one jail cell and I'm sharing it with this asshole that drew attention to my activities with Euthenia.
Well, I don't know how long I'll be in here but Euthenia should be clearing things up I think. Then again, they seem insistent in thinking that I was blackmailing her.
At the very least, Euthenia said that she'll be visiting to have all kinds of sex with me using the openings between the prison bars.
Kinky…
But still…
"I didn't come to another world to land myself in prison!"
Fuck! I'm the law abiding citizen here! Being accused for a crime I didn't commit just makes me mad!
It's one of those things that make me extremely angry.
Well, not THAT angry, but angry enough to be frustrated once in awhile.
"Shut it inmate!" Some jailer called out from outside this hallway leading to the jail cell, they were probably having dinner around now.
"Meh, worth it. So, what was it like having sex with an elf? Come on, give me the details!" Dust treated going to jail like it was a vacation!
"Bastard!"
"Relax, they'll let us out in a week or two."
"How many times have you been in prison already?"
"How many hours are there in a day?"
"!!!"
Deciding that it would do me no good, I began practicing with [Light Production, making all sorts of lights with Dust as some critic to help me improve.
It helped us occupy some time until the sun began to fell.
Hmm, I'm hearing some sort of argument outside.
Leaning my ear to one end of the cell, I managed to catch the tail-end of the dialogue.
"-but we can't let him out without due process-"
"Do I look like I care? I said I wanted him out and you will release him or so help me I will burn your house down with exploding rocks before taking the key from your barbequed corpse. Oh wait, that's a crime, sorry about that. Instead, why don't we take this up with my father, hmm? No? Is that apprehension I hear? Hmm, hmm, like I thought. You're just dickless aren't you? Now, be a good Eunuch and give me the key."
"But Lad-"
"It's Clariss. Just Clariss."
"I-I, yes La- Clariss. Here you go. With the testimony and everything he's free to go."
Huh? Dust must have friends in high places.
The jail door was slammed shut in my face.
Dust did not even bother with the fact that he was left behind in jail.
Somehow, this Eris Priestess decided to apparently intimidate the guard to letting me out early.
But uh… she's kind of walking next to me quietly even though we exited the jail.
I somewhat recognize her as the blonde Priestess I've been seeing around but…
"So uh, Clariss right? I mean, you have my thanks for getting me out early but I still feel like I owe you-"
"Stop right there. Ah, silly Nick. You don't owe me a thing. Honestly, don't get me wrong. While I would like to extract a favour from you it would be remiss of me to do so considering my own debt to you so please forget about all of that. That said, there are some things you could help me with but I don't think it's my place to ask and-"
Alright, I think I have a rough gauge on her personality.
She's kind of shy? But talks a lot to make up for it. She doesn't seem violent enough to be a Tsundere but…
"Uhuh… alright. So how can I help?"
"Eh? You- ehehe, how am I going to say this? No wait, you've been practicing asking this for days in the mirror, come on you can do it!" She started talking to herself, getting more pumped up.
… This would be cuter if it weren't so sad.
"Please let me join your party!"
"Sure let's give it a go."
"I assure you I- EH?!"
"Is there a time and place you want to meet tomorrow?"
"U-uh… can we discuss this now and… can I get one more favour?"
"Lay it on me."
"I have no money and no ho- no place I can call home to return to so… if it's not too much trouble…"
"Ah, I can pay for a night in a hotel if you need me to."
"A-ah right, that would be nice…"
She trailed off, muttering something I couldn't hear.
… No way.
"Or, would you like to stay with me for the night? I have extra rooms."
"YES!"
"Okay then…"
Oh God, help me.
What's with all the weirdo's…
What does she even want?
But wait a second.. I don't remember her owing me anything.
Weird.
In which I'm "Interviewing" my second party member...
In which I'm "Interviewing" my second party member…
Life is filled with unexpected events.
Sure they tend to annoy and inconvenience a person most of the time, and in a grimdark world, they tend to continue driving a person into utmost despair.
This wasn't that type of world.
Now, while I was pretty sure I'm in a subset of an Isekai story, mostly towards the Hentai genre all things considered. The sheer absurdity and surprising aspects of this world has me leaning towards the impression that I'm in some sort of rationalist parody of Isekai fantasy adventurers.
There were many things I expected when I reached home.
There was the jealous loyal slave route, in which Euthenia would get angry while Clariss would continue holding my arm hostage in her two oh so soft mounds.
I kind of expected Euthenia planning some sort of break-out, be it with collaborators or sharpening her blade or wearing some kunoichi costume. (Her country is basically fantasy elven japan after all…)
I was also expecting the newlywed greeting, as in the "dinner, bath or me" options…
A small traitorous part of me thought that I would be opening the door to my home only to find Euthenia being gangbanged and enjoying it.
Don't get me wrong, I don't doubt her heart's loyalty or gratitude, but she's a natural born slut and her body would betray her anyways… probably.
"Nick! You're back! Can you help me punch this please?"
The dark elf was apparently setting up a small wine orchard with some of the free space we had, but what the fuck is she holding…
It looked like some purple bubbling monstrosity, tendrils were sprouting out of it and it was writling in… terror?
"Hey Clariss, let my arm go."
"…"
"Are you there?"
She continues glaring at the elf before muttering darkly about something.
Eventually she relented and I punched the purple thing that was being help by Euthenia, to death.
When it died, it somehow reverted into a vine of grapes!
What the fuck?
Euthenia then planted the grapes into the ground so fast, it was as if I saw the elf in multiple places… huh? Eh? They're already sprouting?
Do plants grow super fast or what?
Then again, the answer is probably magic.
"And that's the last one. Whew! Thanks for that. It's always really troublesome dealing with fresh seeds."
"Uhuh… vineyard owners must be pretty tough huh?"
Still playing along with the madness, I nodded as if everything was normal.
If people saw me freaking out over this sort of thing then I would be extra suspicious.
"So why are you growing grapes again?"
"I wanted to surprise you before you got out of jail. Elven Item Creation is a skill of its own, and our brand of wine is best made with winter grapes."
"That's interesting…" Hmm, so does that mean that Dwarfs have their own weaponsmithing skill tree then?
Although, more importantly…
"You have experience in agriculture?"
"We used to grow tentacle plants for school projects!"
I regretted ever asking.
"Anyways, let's head inside alright? We've got a prospective party member to interview. Whether it's a yes or a no, she'll be staying for the night since she doesn't have any money or home."
"Really? Then I'll leave it up to you. I will go make dinner and some fruit juice for everyone tonight, alright?"
Well, I'm not saying no to fresh fruit juice.
Unless Tomatoes count as "fruits" in this world, in that case, hell no.
Sitting opposite of Clariss, I paid partial attention to Euthenia who was in the kitchen and the Adventurer Card in front of me.
I picked this seating spot on the dining table for a reason as I could clearly see both girls this way.
My elf was humming some tune that reminded me of some J-pop song while squeezing the life juices out of some fruits.
I think I can still hear their dying screams echoing in my mind.
Poor fruits. I know it's best to keep them alive until you really need their nutrients but even this seems excessive.
Then again, it seems that Euthenia knew what she was doing. Perhaps this was part of her purported Elven Item Creation skill.
Come to think of it, how to Artisan skills even work? Are there set recipes or do new items get added into the repertoire somehow? Is it collective or individualized?
In fact, how did skills even came to be in the RPG-like setting? Could a warrior or thief figure out a new skill? Could a wizard make a new spell and have it registered for everyone's skill tree?
Argh! I can research this later!
"On a brief glance, everything seems alright. But just a quick question. Are you racist?"
"Excuse me?!"
"I mean, you've been throwing shade at Euthenia quite a bit."
"I-it has nothing to do with race! Elves are the dignified and well-read sort. And considering my own current financial circumstances I hardly have the right to even discriminate against anyone!"
In the kitchen, I could see Euthenia giggling at Clariss's misconceptions.
Why do I have the feeling that it's an in-joke between the elves?
No. If it's elves, I can safely say that getting people to have such high expectations of them while secretly being perverse is a huge turn-on for them.
"Alright? I'll take your word for it. So, introduce yourself."
"Okay. You may refer to me as L- Clariss! Yes, that's a perfectly acceptable name if I dare say so myself. And in fact, it's on my Adventurer Card as well so it's surely legitimate as far as identification matters are concerned. Ah yes, I've been an Adventurer for around a month. Whilst my first class was as a Priest, I quickly realized that I could quickly reach the requirements of an Archpriest if I changed to the Wizard Class for awhile. After two level up's, I paid the class change fee once again and had claimed the Archpriest class. I have a good amount of experience healing moderate injuries and have been in good standing with the local church."
As impressive as that sounds, I'll have to take a point or two off for being obviously rehearsed.
I don't blame her for it. After all, I myself have been extremely nervous as to rely on memorization for my first three job interviews.
Except for the small flub at the beginning which indicates a false name, which is pretty much the same situation as Dust… there's really no problem with her qualifications.
"Alright, that sounds great. But let me ask, why my party instead of a higher level party? An Archpriest that can actually heal well is in extremely high demand and you'll have better prospects elsewhere. At least, in terms of money."
At the last few words, I could see her eye twitching before her face became as pleasant as always.
"A-ahaha, yes, I'm well aware of my economic value as a Healer. And while I did become an adventurer for the money I've realized that the mortality rates of healers is atrociously and unacceptably high in advanced parties. There's no point in amassing money if the chance of dying is untenable. A small and safe party with a lot of long-term potential is a much more favourable long-term career investment compared with my other choices."
Hmm…
Level 5.
Strength, Vitality, Dexterity and Agility are above average, being just over 40 each. Her Intelligence is just over 100 and her most outstanding status is Magical Power, at 222.
Her Luck is rather acceptable, being at 77.
I have heard that those devoted to Eris have their Luck increased based on their faith. I'm not sure if this is high or low, however.
"I take it you've been in a party before. Why did you leave your previous party? I understand that you want a long-term position and if that's so, I'll like to know what qualities in a party do you think is required for this to work out. Don't get me wrong. I'm just trying to make sure we have matching expectations."
The blonde beauty starts mumbling a lot at high speeds, it's actually a little scary. Is this how those U.A. High kids feel about Deku's mumbling?
Several glasses, plates and utensils were ;laid out in front of us at high speeds.
"DInner's ready! Haa, let's talk over dinner alright?"
It seems to be some sort of strange meat pie, and a very nice smelling fruit juice…
Huh? When did I finish dinner already?
No way! K-King Crimson!?
Actually, it turns out that the food and drink was actually super good.
Why can't all her cooking be this good I wonder… I'll have to reward her privately for this.
"Euthenia. That was delicious. Remind me to reward you for this… huh?"
Wait, I've been doing so well in hiding our rather obvious sexual relationship during our previous conversations. Why did I let that slip?
"Oh no, I couldn't accept something like that Master! I've been a very bad girl after all, ehehe…"
Ooooiiii! I thought we had an implicit agreement with keeping this private!
"H-how shameless! I knew Nick liked dominating women but I didn't think you would flaunt your conquest so brazenly in front of me life this!" Clariss suddenly started revealig her thoughts on me.
"Where the hell did you get that idea from?!" I nearly shouted.
"You two were going at it like animals for hours in that hotel room! All the way until the night. I couldn't sleep even after it was all over!"
"Why wouldn't you be able to sleep- wait, you were in the same hotel?"
"I followed you and asked for the room next to yours. Wait, why am I saying all of this!? What foul curse is this? Purification! Eh, it isn't working!"
At her spell that apparently seemed to fail, my elf held up a finger before speaking, as if explaining like a teacher.
"That's because Purification is meant to purify poisons, contaminants, curses and foreign things from a body or object. But it doesn't remove anything that can be vaguely be described as "medicine", like the fruity medicinal drinks I made for us!"
"Hey, did you just admit to being the culprit? This is some sort of truth potion, right? I understand you are suspicious of a Clariss but you shouldn't do this kind of things. It's always about showing trust to each other and this really isn't helping." I admonished her.
"It's closer to an alchemic mixture that helps you say what's on your mind than a truth potion. But really, who said I was suspicious of Clariss here?"
"What?"
"I'm just trying to help her open up a little. Unrequited crushes are the worst you know! It's only right I help out my Master in getting an extra cocksleeve."
… What?
"Clariss, you shouldn't take everything she says seriously-"
The Archpriest was wriggling about in her seat, both her hands over her mouth struggling not to say something.
"Oh come on, it can't be that bad."
I bet it's some sort of embarrassing secret that turns out to be irrelevant or something.
Euthenia moved behind the Archpriest and pulled her hands away.
"Let me go! Why are you doing this?!"
"I just told you. I want Nick to answer your feelings by making you his property, just like me."
"I think I'm missing something here. What feelings?"
"Come on, go tell him!" Euthenia continued to egg the girl on.
"I can't just tell him! Do you know how embarrassing it is to have a juvenile crush over some mysterious adventurer that made a dashing entrance and saving me from the jaws of a black beast?! EEeaaahHHHH! I can't believe I said it! It's all your fault you elven slut!"
Huh! I'm just confused now.
I mean, a mysterious adventurer, dashing entrance… I don't think I've ever seen a main character like that in Axel thus far.
"… I'm sorry, you lost me."
"What do you mean by that? Don't you remember me?"
"Not at all."
"I-I was there. You were saving me from the Rookie Killer."
"… Oh! The wizard that I never saw again. Wait, you were talking about me?"
"Who did you think I was talking about?"
"Some mysterious adventurer with an actually cool entrance?"
"You were hung up on that…"
"Wait a second… is that why you're so eager to spend the night with me?"
"You're actually pretty unobservant, aren't you?"
"Only when I want to be. It's called selective obliviousness. Also, I mostly concentrate in fighting. I like taking things easy and relaxing outside of it."
Euthenia had already moved out of the conversation and was holding up a wooden signboard with the words "Rape her!" in big red letters.
"What! No! I just got out of prison!"
Wanting to see what I was yelling about, Clariss turned around only for Euthenia to flip the signboard, showcasing a different set of words that read "Quick! Her anus is defenseless!".
Come to think of it, it kinda is.
Huh? What's this rope on my feet? Did Euthenia set it there?
How thoughtful of her.
"[Bind]."
"E-Eh?!"
"Ah, I forgot to mention that the dinner would make your bodies more honest."
"What is that supposed to mean- Gi! A-ah… wait, where are you touching?!"
"Shut your whore mouth! I'm squeezing your cow tits just like you so obviously wanted!"
Okay. I'm seriously getting worried about my increase in aggressiveness whenever it comes to these situations.
I don't know who to blame. But I'll just blame Aqua since she's up there somewhere.
My "Interview" with my next party member ended as expected!
AN: Fuck! I just needed it over with! If I put this much effort into perfecting it I wouldn't write a thing so I settled with this. GG, whatever. Next episode, on Garden Wars (Fantasy Australia Edition)…
Clariss
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My "Interview" with my next party member ended as expected!
I wonder what possessed this whore to wear such clothes?
Euthenia, I can understand… because she's Euthenia.
But some shy fast-talking Arch-Priestess that likely has some nobility title or relation?
I'm sort of lost.
I mean, I know her clothing should be considered lust inducing by the mere fact that it hits all my sweet spots.
At least, in relation to the "Nun" type characters.
Whilst she was completely covered from her neck down to her navel, the black dress she wore was tightly fitted to her curvy body, accentuating her large breasts significantly.
But anywhere below that?
Her dress was almost as slutty as Euthenia's, with the short front part of her dress covering what was necessary, only for the two side slits allowing the indecent exposure of her child-bearing hips.
God damn it, she hits so many of my anime waifu tags. I can't even laugh at how ludicrous this whole situation is.
Still, thanks to Euthenia, at the very least I can begin ascertaining her intentions.
It's a bit too good to be true, in regards to the whole crush and sleeping under the same roof bit.
While I would like nothing more for it to be true, I think it's better safe than sorry.
After all, I prefer dubious consent at the very least.
Euthenia was pretty much begging for me to fuck her up after she declined my invitation to leave. Even then, it was pretty much consent as far as I could see it… in hindsight.
A non-elf woman? I would have to highlight that she could leave at anytime.
I didn't come to another world to be a rapist.
Then again, I am grabbing the girl's tits like its no big deal.
Ah, but she only complained once and wasn't all that bothered by it, so I guess that's an "okay"?
"Euthenia, could you please stop trying to facilitate a sexual encounter with me and a woman you just met?"
"Is that an order?"
"Bitch, get on your knees and start masturbating. Don't cum, I'll punish you later."
"Aarf!"
The dark elf eagerly dropped down to the ground, slid a hand underneath her dress while the other one went towards caressing her breasts.
"W-what was that?! Why is she just… doing that!"
The blonde bombshell that I was restraining through the ropes tying her hands to her back seemed rather surprised.
Oh, she was still struggling, but I could see that from the very beginning that it was a mere token act of resistance.
After all, I'm certain that rubbing her plump thighs like that while watching Euthenia go at it wasn't really doing anything to help in escape.
"Don't be alarmed. This is the normal state of a bitch in heat." I spoke in my most disarming tone, smiling gently.
In retrospect, smiling while something out of the ordinary occurs tends to scare people.
Thankfully, I had the benefit of being under a truth potion.
As such, she took the revelation bluntly while trusting my words… it's good to see that she's adapted to the situation that well.
I would consider that in her party fit evaluation.
With one hand I dragged Euthenia back to our bedroom, my other hand pulling Clariss along as well.
Pushing the buxom blonde onto my bed, I asked her a very important question.
"I'll be straight with you. Did you come to my house to rape me?"
"W-w-what kind of question is that!? If anything, I should be asking that question instead."
To be fair, she was thirsty as fuck in hindsight. Just wanted to be sure.
"The fact that you're avoiding answering the question is worrying…"
"The fact that you are dismissing the act of forcing a dainty woman like myself onto your bed is more worrying to me."
"You were the one who started off with stalking, sexually harassing and violating my personal space. If anything, you were sending me mixed signals considering that you haven't even bothered to address me groping you in retaliation!"
"H-H-How do you even want me to respond…"
"I don't even know anymore. Okay, before things escalate further… just let me confirm something that's bothering me, you know, since you can't lie… Why this party? Why me?"
After all, I had posed this question before the truth serum had been laced in our food.
Seeing the opportunity presenting itself, I may as well run with it.
Contrary to Euthenia's expectations, no, I do not think with my dick. (Disclaimer: Most of the time)
I'm much more concerned about commitment and trustworthiness rather than an easy lay.
No one wants a Shield Bro "Bitch Princess" event after all.
The pouty expression she made as she half-heartedly squirmed against her restraints just before she answered brought to mind one word.
Cute.
I could see it in her eyes.
She was embarrassed to say it even though she wanted to.
Then again, I could be misinterpretation things… but that's the fun part of male delusions.
"I just wanted to get to know you more. And um, earn some money on the side?"
God damn, my ideal pretty girl couldn't sound cuter. The last part is suspect, though.
"What do you need money for?"
"To achieve my dream?"
"Good enough."
And with that I dispelled the bindings, she shook about a bit to stretch her arms, not exactly wary of my intentions for whatever reason.
"If you want to leave, the door is right there. Whether you report me or not is up to you, I won't hold it against you. Either way, I would not be begrudge you in the slightest. If you choose to leave and not come back, then this is yours." I take out a small pouch of Eris with some valuable coins. "If you want to leave but return for ordinary party member duties, the offer still stands… however-"
My hands reached for hers, and in an instant I pinned her down to the bed while forcing my lips just half an inch apart from her own lips.
"Kya!?"
How cute.
"If you want something more intimate, then stay and become mine."
Left unspoken were the words "If you didn't want this, then you would have left already."
Her flushed face, sputtering, yet lack of resistance had more than exceeded the hentai "consensual" threshold.
I took hold of her dress and pulled her in while forcing my lips on hers. She did not move to back away, not that I left her any openings, but her eyes were thrown back in shock. Even so, I refused to break the kiss.
The sentiment was mutual.
My lips were locked onto her own smooth, plump and moist lips. I opened my mouth under hers and my tongue flickered against hers, and like an experienced woman, her mouth responded instinctively.
I lost count of how long, and how many times our lips parted and rejoined with each others as I was preoccupied feeling the soft skin of her body with my hands, barely catching her groans and moans during their continued kisses.
Deciding it was time for a change of pace, and because I was clearly not thinking straight-
"Now strip. Each article of clothing, one by one."
-I ended all but commanding her to do so.
I felt her shiver. Was it in discomfort?
My worries turned out to be for naught as she demurely obeyed, standing up from the bed and proceeded to strip in my presence.
The dress along with the religious symbols came off first, leaving her with a matching black lace underwear set and her black thigh highs.
"Stop there, turn around for me, would you? I want to inspect every inch of that beautiful body of yours."
"Th-that's going to cost you extra."
"Payment on delivery, my dear Clariss."
I wasn't sure if she was serious or just nervously saying something in some paltry attempt to assert herself.
Her white, unblemished skin stood out to me, along with the many curves of her voluptuous body.
"Such wonderful skin, how much effort do you place in taking care of it, I wonder?"
"Enough to run out of money."
"Have you always been trying to whore yourself off then?"
"J-just a bit. I was only using my mouth but, um, they never paid."
That's foolish of them. One would think it would be wise to not anger a female adventurer.
"It was only 100,000 Eris, I don't see why they couldn't pay."
"I don't think blowjobs are that much of a luxury good."
Her economic theory of supply and demand needs corrections!
Following the right order of stripping, she soon laid herself on the bed, very much naked.
She was, however, covering her large breasts and crotch with one hand each. Barely doing anything even as she avoided looking at me in shame.
Ah, yes! This is the expression I live for!
My dick only got harder as I savoured the moment.
Euthenia was still being a good little slave and masturbating on the side, increasing my worry towards her potential NTR tendencies. I shoved that thought out of my mind, deciding to contemplate that later.
"Ooh… you are beautiful…" I complimented, getting mumbling from the girl that was pretty much gibberish at this point. "You truly have a nice body that'd make men get worked up over."
"This is the type of body that will make even a man way past his prime with a happy family and lovely wife would look at you with the intention to rape you."
"Please correct your compliments, that's kind of scary, you know? And it's not like I haven't gotten such complaints before…"
"Oh? So you are aware of how much of a head-turner you are… and just how much of a tease you've been to me!"
With a little bit of annoyance, I begin tweaking her pink nipples.
"Nh… !" Getting a satisfactory response from her.
"I want us both to enjoy this to our hearts content. Be rest assured that you will be well taken care of under me. Relax and submit to me, that is all I need to be content."
"Uh… nh…" She moaned with pleasure as I tweaking and sucked her nipples, alternating between them, taking the lessons that Euthenia taught me to heart.
"Mm, delicious. If it's these nipples, they could certainly nurture healthy babies."
"A-ahn… t-that's thinking a little too far ahead-"
"Oh my, you're pretty wet now, aren't you? Wow, this little place is giving my fingers such a warm reception!" I excitedly tell Clariss as I fingered her there.
"Don't stop…"
"So eager already, aren't you?"
I continued what I was doing, playing with her pussy until her voice cracked with a high scream.
"Ni-Nicholas!"
"That's good. It's good that you know how to scream your Master's name."
And scream she did while I made sure to prepare her breeding hole for entry.
"You have to thank the elven slut over there for imparting me my current skills. In fact, do thank her right now."
"Thank… thank you…"
"Ah ah, say her name, and her appropriate title."
"Thank you Euthenia for being a nymphomaniac cock sleeve!"
"Ah, Euthenia, you can cum now if you want."
I said such a thing as an after-thought, but judging my the elven slut's orgasm, I could guess that she was happy.
Flipping Clariss over, I positioned myself to fuck her from behind.
"It's a good time for the both of us to become one, don't you agree Clariss?"
"Ah… yes…"
She cried out for her first time being taken there, but soon enough she began to enjoy me thrusting my dick into her while I roughly groped and toyed with her breasts.
"Ha… No… My… My Nipples… Nh, Ah… !"
"Don't be surprised! That's the pleasure expected from a natural born slut!"
We both cummed quite a few times as I proceeded to pound her pussy in a variety of positions, I vaguely remember enjoying the "mating press" one the most, if only because she screamed for me to "Impregnate" her during that time the most!
Soon enough, she was reaching her limit from my non-stop actions, it dawned on me that she was no Elf.
I gave her a brief reprieve before deciding to settle this tenderly.
Our eyes met and stayed there for an indeterminate time, and then I held her close as we made love again.
As usual, she was moaning as I thrusted into her tight pussy.
"Yes, this sensation! Ah how I love it when your meaty vagina shivers whenever I push inside and how your labia clamps down greedily on me. I'm overjoyed at how welcome my penis is!"
"Ha… ah… I'm glad! I'm happy my pussy has enough room to welcome you in!"
"I hope you aren't too disappointed at this softer end to the night."
"No… that's, I love that you're comforting this exhausted body of mine. This tender and loving sex… I love it too."
"Clariss…"
I wasn't sure what went through my mind after many kisses and more fucking, but I knew that she soon fell asleep.
Well, there was still a needy Elf over there, so I fucked Euthenia a few times before we all just slept in the same bed.
The thing is, I always did like sleeping in cold temperatures.
It was sunny today, for whatever Aqua forsaken reason!
So I ended up waking up without much sleep, even if my body wasn't tired, my mind was.
Perhaps it was due to the truth serum leftovers that had yet to leave my system?
I wasn't sure.
I grumpily started to cook some breakfast for everyone, and wondered what was the racket outside!
Looking out the window, I saw a bunch of grapes and other living vegetables, somehow fully grown and sentient… engaging in Mortal Kombat against one another.
Is this the fabled battle for nutrients!?
… fuck, it's too early for this shit.
Sasuga Fantasy Australia!
It's a wonderful world!
Produce 101
AN: Short interlude for upcoming events.
Produce 101
I am starting to think that vigorous sexual activities in the morning do not count as a "morning workout" anymore.
Maybe it has gotten too easy? No, that wasn't quite right.
It's mostly because it seems that I have exhausted any easy ability gains through sex for now.
The past few days of "activity" had given me great gains in most of my attributes, but according to the trend, it seems that I would require some "special" skills for more intense scenarios.
Basically, I needed to find a tentacle monster or some creature that is specializing in breeding other creatures.
I knew exactly who would be the "expert" of this sort of things… but there was no way I was asking Euthenia.
I wanted to surprise her, after all.
After heading back to my bedroom, things worked out rather well if I say so myself.
Granted, I was basing my degree of success by Clariss's eagerness, which was surprisingly, at a very high level.
"I swear, you must have some fetish for prostitution or something."
"It's not like that! I just saw a market need for this…"
"Then stop being sloppy and maybe your services might be worth more than this. Euthenia, show her how its done."
"Gladly. Now listen up, you have to use your tongue just like this-"
… Once the everyday morning sexual activities were concluded, we worked together in harvesting the victors of the first ever Orchard Wars: Grapes vs Vegetables.
The Grapes won, by the way.
Just as I had expected.
After all, the Grapes had the high ground.
"How the hell did they grow so fast again?" I asked out loud, prompting Euthenia to pose in a way that is strangely familiar… like a lecture pose from some series I should know about.
"Both the grapes and the vegetables are variants that specifically grow quickly in magically dense environments. Farmers without means to harvest them safely or lack the ownership of magically rich lands do not plant these types of seeds. This makes it so that these plant seeds become unpopular and sell for cheap."
"Would you kindly answer Nick's question already? Or do you like hearing your own voice even if you're not moaning like the wanton slutty bitch that you are?" Clariss basically asked Euthenia in a roundabout way to get to the point.
"Well, I was hoping that Nick will snarl and aggressively tell me to spit it out when he runs out of patience-"
Euthenia, can you please don't casually admit your plans to condition me into a violent dom?
That won't work considering that I am insanely chill as fuck.
Most of the time…
"-but since that won't work, I'll get on with it. These lands may not be magically rich, but Nick naturally regenerates his mana at an abnormal rate. Even if his output is lower than yours, Clariss, his mana constantly leaks out into the environment if he isn't using it. This means that plants with high magical absorption rates will grow very quickly around him, hence, it made a lot of sense to plant those seeds."
"Huh… that makes a lot of sense. I think I should complain to whatever God or Goddess that made these Adventurer Cards because Intelligence is clearly the most inaccurate measure." The blonde Archpriest spoke dully, reminding herself that her INT was nearly 50 higher than Euthenia's.
My dark elf shrugged, "I'm sensitive to magic, and I've been with Nick for longer than you have. You would have came up with a plan to profit off it if you knew about the mana leakage." Humble as always, ah, I love that part of her.
"I certainly would. Ah, but its not like I would have succeeded until months down the line since I would require the use of observations on the change in the local ecology. Specifically if harvest seasons began coming earlier. Anyways, I'm just saying I concede that your plan was something only you could have came up with in such a short time." While it sounded a little boastful, I knew that it was Clariss's way of complimenting her.
"Thanks Clariss! You're so sweet!"
My Euthenia saw right through her, is she a lie detector? Or is she immune to Tsunderes?
"I don't know what you're talking about."
What a dishonest Archpriest!
I'm glad that they're getting along.
A few minutes later, we killed the grapes, making it cough up the seeds of the vegetables that they still had somewhere in their bodies when they devoured their fallen foes and planted those seeds.
Making sure to replant some grapes, a little farther away from the vegetables because we might want some variation in home grown crops…
Euthenia went ahead and drew some circle that looked like it was ripped off Fullmetal Alchemist, and well, did something with her Elven Item Creation skill and some empty bottles.
"Now we just need to keep it cold."
"I'm on it!"
Using my basic magic, I froze a lot of water to create large chunks of ice. Later, we encased the bottles of wine inside the large ice blocks in a makeshift storage area.
I ended up putting more and more ice on it until I was reminded of an Igloo.
"We can all drink it tonight, I think."
"It's been a long time since I had wine. I hope this Elven wine lives up to its reputation."
"Well, I'm just going to rest somewhere after all that magic and-"
I was interrupted by a loud blaring noise.
"Emergency quest! Emergency quest! All adventurers in town, please gather at the adventurers guild! I repeat, emergency quest! Emergency quest! All adventurers in town, please gather at the adventurers guild!"
The loud broadcast could be heard in the entire town, was that Luna?
It was probably amplified through magic.
Wait, emergency?
"Hey, what are emergency quests? Are monsters raiding the town?!"
"In a way. It's probably harvesting cabbages, it's the season for them." Clariss answered me while smiling greedily, rubbing her hands together in anticipation.
"… There's an army of them, isn't it? And we have to kill them all?"
"If you want to make money, then yes." Euthenia confirmed as Clariss cackled in the background, probably imagining lots of money.
"…"
I didn't come to fantasy world to fight vegetables.
But this is my life now…
Cabbage Carnage Carnival
Cabbage Carnage Carnival
We armed ourselves quickly, Euthenia suggested bringing along my "slightly above garbage" blade due to the "enemies" we would be facing.
No, please. Why must you do this to me Fantasy Australia?
I never wanted to consider vegetables like Cabbages my enemy!
Oh hey dude! I just got Isekai'd just like you, what kind of monster should I watch out for?
And then I tell the guy that asked me that question, "Cabbages".
All respect that person would hold for me can be considered "zero" until he himself almost dies due to a vegetable.
With these thoughts in mind, Euthenia, Clariss and I were heading towards the main entrance the the town. The South Gate specifically…
I was also carrying Clariss in order to keep pace with Euthenia since our resident Archpriestess is the slowest at just over 40 Agility.
The passive presence of my composite skill worked wonders in accelerating my mind to keep up with my speed enhanced by [Time Alter] and [Trailblazer].
On the way, I happen to note someone literally popping into existence at the corner of my eye.
I abruptly stopped and changed direction to walk towards the newcomer.
This place… while it was unremarkable at first glance, this place held some significance.
What else can I call the place where I first arrived in this world, in this wonderful world where I discovered myself?
Likewise, someone else seemed to have come from another world just like me.
While the dress style of a professional businesswoman could be seen in some of Axel's city staff, I can say that those dresses have a certain flair that modern day outfits can't match without deliberate effort.
It was through that comparison of attire that I knew without a doubt that this was a working woman, an office lady of some institution from my original planet.
Sensei
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"Nick, what are you doing wasting money, I mean, time! The cabbages are up there."
"Just give me a few seconds, besides, we're already ahead of the crowd."
Letting Clariss down for awhile, I approach the pink (huh?) haired lady who had a stoic expression even as she was clearly overwhelmed by the situation of being in a fantasy town with alarms blaring out an announcement for the emergency quest.
"Hey, you okay over there?" I asked her, the question apparently being enough to shake her out of her disbelief.
"Huh…? That bitch Aqua was telling the truth…" She murmured darkly, clearly she did not receive a decent treatment from the beautiful goddess… unlike me.
"So I take it you died just some time ago? Car accident?"
"How did you know!?"
"Car accident myself. I'm Nick. Everyone here goes by their first names most of the time. I would love to stay and chat but there's an emergency quest and I highly recommend that you find some place to hide if you don't want to die by Cabbage."
"… What? That's the most retarded thing I ever heard."
"Just deal with it. If you need any help you can find me at the Adventurer's Guild in the mornings or evenings. Follow the other evacuees! Take care!"
"A-ah! You too! Oh, and it's-"
I didn't quite catch her name as I already picked up Clariss and continued dashing towards the town gate.
Just in time for Luna to give her announcement.
"I apologize for gathering everyone on such short notice! I think everyone should know the emergency is because of the cabbages! It is time to harvest cabbages this year! The quality of the cabbages are great this year, each one is worth 10,000 Eric! We have already evacuated the residents. So please harvest more cabbages and turn them in here! Please take care of your own safety and don't get hurt from the cabbages counter attack! Also, because of the large amount of people and bounty, the reward would be given out at a later date!"
"Cabbages have been growing healthy for the past few years. Apparently Axel is on the migratory route of cabbages grown from a previously ruined battlefield saturated with magic a few years ago." Clariss explained, clearly not caring about the fact that these Cabbages are probably a result of the Demon King vs Humans war. "Just the perfect time to made loads of Eris!"
"Let's be careful not to catch any Lettuce. Those are worth much less than the Cabbages." Euthenia warned as she strapped on a huge basket behind her back.
"Ah wait. You're the fastest here so how about this. I carry the basket and you focus on the cutting. We'll split the proceeds even. Everyone will need to catch or kill the Cabbages while getting them to the Guild safely, if we specialize in our roles then we'll make a lot more money." Clariss reasoned to Euthenia, before taking the basket from Euthenia and strapping it on herself while carrying another basket.
"Oh Nick. You're on your own okay? I'm sure you'll do fine, Master~" The blonde girl smiled at me innocently, clearly with the ulterior motive of not wanting to share money with more than one person.
That, or she saw Euthenia's status and thought that she made the right choice.
"Good luck Nick! Cabbages don't bleed so it's time I beat my bad Luck and earn some money!" The white-haired dark elf was prepared to take down the incoming vegetables.
The sound of cheers erupted outside the adventurers guild as they anticipated the incoming wave of destructive vegetation.
"Harvest Time! OOOAAAAHHHH!!!"
Somehow, I was joining them in the anticipation.
I looked ahead to the distant skies and saw…
"What… the hell is this?"
Was this the plagues of Egypt?
No, this was a wave of cabbage.
Flying Cabbages.
Oh. My. Goddess.
Fuck this. If I let it bother me I'm going to go insane, aren't I?
I may not be the biggest fan of vegetables but who the fuck cares?
"MONEY!" I noticed someone else joining my cheer. As expected, it was my greedy party member.
[Cabbage! Cabbage! Cabbage!]
I can hear their Pokemon like voices from this distance! Why are they so cute!?
Just as I thought they were too cute to kill-
-a particularly fast Cabbage rocketed towards a heavily armored adventurer, shattering his armor, breaking some bones and sent him hurtling pass the gate and back into the streets behind us.
… Getting hit isn't a good idea, to say the least…
Ouch.
If I had [The Gamer] then I bet that would be what I would see in front of me right now.
I charged forwards like many other adventurers.
The only difference is that I had the coordination and the speed to perform something outrageous.
I began aerial combat by leaping right into the midst of the flying vegetables using each of them as a platform as if this was a quick time event.
Down below spells were hurled, arrows were launched, blades sliced through fibers and a lot of people were getting hurt.
With an outstanding ability to balance atop of a Cabbage for a short while, I sliced the leaf head-propellers off the Cabbages and stuffed them into the basket I have on my back, dropping down to the ground harmlessly when my basket was full.
While I was getting another basket and turning in my haul to Luna, I noted that Euthenia and Clariss were working extremely well, progressing faster than myself.
Dashing forth into the fray once again, I continued the routine and ultimately, I did not catch as many as the duo.
The unlikely pair were doing some girlish squealing over how much money they were about to get.
It was back in the guild hall later this evening where I tried one of those fried cabbage dishes with some meat.
"Wow, I didn't think Cabbage can taste this good! Magic-infused vegetables are the best aren't they?"
I exclaimed happily with a big smile on my face as I poked my food and brought it into my mouth.
Mmm, note to self, get high quality ingredients when feasible…
"It's your fault for going for all the Lettuce! I did my job great so give me that money! Nick, tell this slut that I deserve more Eris than her! Come on, as your new personal fuck toy I should be getting something special for our first quest right?"
Clariss started shaking me from her seat on my left.
"As if its my fault. Weren't you the one giving out orders on which areas to hunt for Cabbages? I specifically heard you calling out which areas you 'thought' had the most cabbages. Were you right in the end? Hmph!"
Euthenia started pulling me towards her and away from Clariss using my right arm.
I'm trying to eat here… but I guess I will enjoy the feeling of breasts of different sizes hugging my arms as much as I can.
Anyways, I still made a lot more money than the two girls combined.
Just over half of their haul was filled with Lettuce, so regrettably, they did not earn as much as they had liked.
The wisest thing to do was to not take sides and let them fight it out.
I watched them bicker over dinner, happy that we are bonding over both successes and failures alike.
Of course, I didn't fail one bit!
I even got [Propulsion Mastery, [Full Body Slam] and [Magic Density Control] from the Cabbages and Lettuces!
I feel someone tapping my shoulder.
Looking up, I see the office lady from before.
"Hey, hows life?"
She made a pinching motion. "This is my level of sanity."
I nod with a level of sympathy.
"You get used to it."
And then someone else came by to our table.
"Hey Nick. How much did you make? Oh, Hi Kirisu-sensei?… Eh?"
Oh, it was Kyouya Mitsurugi.
"Kyouya? What are you doing here? I thought you were dead!"
"W-well, since you're here that means you died too…"
"I died while on the way to your funeral!"
"You were invited!? Wait, why is my funeral so late?"
"You always focus on the wrong things… your head really isn't screwed right. And what exactly are you wearing-"
"Nick! Help me! She's going to kill me!"
I took one look at the situation, looked at my food… and scooped up all the food into my mouth.
"Let's go try out that wine."
The two girls nodded and followed my lead after stuffing the food in their mouths and left the guild, leaving Kyouya to his tragic fate of being nagged by his youthful teacher.
"I thought Aqua-sama was only sending young people here!"
"Eh? Have you thought to consider the implications of what you said?"
I looked back for a moment, saw a dark aura around the female teacher, and immediately regretted looking back as if I looked back at Sodom and Gomorrah being destroyed.
Thankfully, I did not become a salt statue and escaped back to my humble home.
"Hmm, what was that about dying? Is this some ritual from your country?"
Of course, those two Japanese fellows just had to say some things around my party members.
"Clariss… I'll explain later. Preferably over a drink."
Euthenia went up to her bedroom and took out a book.
"Or maybe we can read this book. It covers something about our founders but I only just bought it, brought it along with me and forgotten to read it."
"… Yes, let's do that."
I will pray and hope that they wrote it in such a way that it gives me an easy way out of explaining.
Jolly Party Jobs!
AN: Whew! This marks my 1000th post on QQ! Ah, I got a decent post to like ratio that doesn't satisfy my OCD, as expected. Anyways, here's the continuation of our merry bank of nymphomaniac idiots and some shenanigans. The sensei won't be following the quick fuck route since she's a modern woman, but I will build up to it. The next arc should involve a huge monster before I move onto the boss-like op monster I planned a long time ago.
Jolly Party Jobs!
I used to believe that there would always be a limit to "creative liberties" when embellishing a person's mundane life or boring existence.
After all, the most popular social media platforms pretty much thrive on such content. Most people would simply post the highlights (and occasionally the low points for sympathy clicks) of their lives in order to get a little dopamine kick whenever someone "likes" or shares their post.
I know the feeling… after all, I get that kick whenever someone likes a post I made on QQ or when someone comments on FF.
It is terrifying how effective the internet is at manipulating my feelings.
Anyways, things like turning a daily routine and random shower thought into a life changing epiphany (through messing with the timeline of events) is perfectly nice and acceptable to me.
Outright plagiarising Fate/Stay Night events to alter their life stories is a completely different matter altogether.
"Wow! To think there's such a powerful magic cup that can reanimate powerful ghosts to fight alongside the living!"
Yamerooooo!!! Eutheniaaaaa!!!
"That's Necromancy! Sounds useful through… I mean, it's Heresy!"
Clariss! Stop agreeing to beliefs contrary to your own religion, you fake Priestess!
I have been relegated into the role of an overglorified bedtime story teller as I read the increasing absurd "life story" of the two brothers (half of the founders) that basically involved themselves replacing Shirou Emiya as the main character and their future selves trying to kill them along with some "ideals" thrown in here and there.
The worst part is that the two women leaning into me as I read the book were eating it up!
Of course. I should have known.
The lack of education and mass printing of books has likely led to generations of ill-educated folks that have not experienced good literature.
Whether it's a dark elf (is there even a distinction here?) living in a near-utopia like society or a (probable) noble that was home-schooled and taught within the church in a country at war with the demon king's army on a daily basis, it comes down to the fact that books were hard to come by and thus, no one grew out of "shit taste".
Especially supposed "historical" and "fictional" books, and in this case, the two can't seem to tell the difference between non-fiction and fiction either.
Anyways, the second part of the book was somewhat better since it was a rip-off Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, in which the guy reframed himself as Von Hohenheim the main character's father.
It was an alright story which ended with him dying and being reincarnated into this world by Aqua.
It somewhat turned to shit when there was a short blurb that pretty much trivialised the fact that he drugged and "seduced" the then, queen of a certain elven country. But overall, it was a decent background story where 99% of it was utterly untrue.
"I don't suppose that you have any alchemists that can synthesise souls into a tiny red rock like that, do you?" Clariss asked Euthenia, with a bit of trepidation.
"No! Of course not! That's forbidden knowledge and all." She dismissed it as nothing they should be concerned about because no one is supposed to know about it.
"Curses! There goes another gateway to easy riches. The things a lady like myself could do with a rock that can make more gold and precious materials easily…"
That was what she was concerned about!? Please quit your religion!
Well… at least by this point Clariss was completely accepting of the whole special abilities thing, and was very happy to learn about the details of my Class.
Anyways, the last part of the book was some pretentious narcissistic drivel that was a poor attempt to sound sophisticated about "ideals" and what not, which judging from Euthenia's mention about the [Faker] class held by the "Nameless Hero"…
I can safely say for sure that the last founder was just some guy 100% GAR for Archer to the point where he turned himself into a lookalike and probably masturbates to himself.
After all that, I was literally dead inside.
I didn't even had the mood to fuck the brains out of the two beauties by my side.
That said, my lack of motivation did not stop Euthenia from riding my dick with minimal consent or Clariss from joining in.
Okay. Maybe I was being a drama king and overreacted a bit.
I totally got into the mood after that.
It was a beautiful duwang, chew.
No, it was just another morning, that would have been more beautiful if it weren't for the fact that I belatedly noticed random pieces of shredded lettuce on my yard's trees!
Of course some of those vegetable monsters got into town!
Worse yet, they shredded themselves on my roof and trees!
Thankfully, the damage wasn't so bad and thus, nothing more than a clean-up was necessary.
The same cannot be said for the main streets of Axel, where some lamp posts were knocked down and stalls were damaged.
Let it be said that I have an excellent talent for overlooking information whenever I wasn't looking for it specifically!
The three of us had our breakfast at home and ventured into the guild hall today for some work.
There was a Quest to take out some giant wolf monster that is technically larger yet weaker than the Rookie Killer, namely… a Giant Wolf.
Yes, the naming convention was surprisingly… generic.
Then again, "Giant Toads", nuff said.
"Alright then, I have some money to spend and its definitely going to armour. Euthenia's clothes are enchanted so she's fine… but how about a helmet?"
"My clothes provide magical protection for my head and the parts not covered too."
RPG-land's need for females to wear skimpy and non-practical clothes continue to impress me.
"Okay, nevermind. Clariss? Any sort of armour you would like?"
"I don't want to pay maintenance."
This girl…
"You are going to wear some chainmail underneath those robes and that is final."
As an up and coming Goblin Slayer, I learnt my lessons well.
There was no way I would let these two die on me due to lack of preparation.
On my end, I did not need any armour since my skills provided protection all throughout my body even with a partial manifestation.
After buying her a suit of chainmail, I went to visit Escha's Atelier again with my companions, purchasing various salves to disinfect injuries, some mixtures that can hide our scent and a few custom order poisonous bombs that I had helped her made thanks to my random trivia knowledge.
Euthenia muttered something about poison being dishonourable, but she didn't have a problem with it so long as it wasn't used on humans or elves.
Clariss carried most of our luggage since she wouldn't be doing much fighting at all.
The two were excited for their first "real" quest together.
So excited the two girls were, that they ran out of town and were somewhat out of breath later on… Clariss more so than Euthenia, due to their disparity of abilities.
As a stamina monster with greater than average speed thanks to my skills, I had no troubles by the time we reached the faraway forest where the Giant Wolf and his gang was walking about.
"You cannot be serious. Why should I rub this… thing, onto my beautiful skin?" Clariss looked aghast at my suggestion to use a certain herbal alchemic mixture that would mask our scent.
"You do realise that Escha mentioned that it had rejuvenating properties for a better complexion, right?"
"You should have said that earlier Nick!"
"Clariss, you should have paid attention…"
"But I wasn't the one spending money…"
Who was the idiot that thought taking responsibility for these girls was a great idea if he got commitment and sex again?
Oh wait, that was me.
Anyways, I covered us all with [Concealment] after I spotted them [Enemy Detection].
"All right, here's the plan. I bait all of them out, Euthenia… you… just come in when there's only very few wolves left and try your best." I said to her, being considerate of the slow progress needed to improve on her aversion of blood.
"Got it. Don't worry Nick. I put a point into my [Bludgeoning Weapon Mastery] skill!" My elf's smile can't be that cute even if she totally did something stupid!
Don't waste a skill point with the thought of using your scabbard as an actual weapon!
I screamed in my head for a second or two before I turned to Clariss.
"And Clariss, you were a Wizard before you changed your Class right? Do you still you're your offensive spells?"
She nodded, "Of course, how else am I going to kill stea- I mean, kill secure for our party.", she said as such without a hint of shame and a pretty smile.
As a Dota2 Player, I knew exactly what "Kill Secure" actually means! Don't think you can fool me!
"Right… well, make sure to only cast when you're sure the wolves won't come after you and have all their attentions focussed on me."
I dashed out of my cover and into the fray of large wolf monsters and that leading "Giant Wolf".
"Sup Fuzzbutt! Guess whose gonna be my new fur jacket?"
Chomp*
Note to self, taunting someone increases their speed a lot.
Before I knew it, it lunged and chomped down on me.
I was being swung around upside down inside its mouth as if its chewing on something hard as it tried to swallow me.
Ah well…
[Feral Rush] and [Wolf Fangs] were gained as skills.
I immediately started my break out by calling out my Armour, utilizing my new [Propulsion Mastery] and [Full Body Slam] alongside my body augmentation skills to kick and tear my way out of its body!
A few more seconds of struggle was enough for me to emerge from the beast's spine.
"ALALALALEEEEIIIII!" I scream a random battle cry as I activated my [Shadow Wolf Claws], turning my hands and the armour around it into large dark claw-like gauntlets and performed an execution on the Giant Wolf.
"I'm Wolverine, bitch."
Digging my claws into its neck, I slice through it messily and smiled with satisfaction as the large head that once bit into me fell onto the ground.
The rest of the wolf gang rushed at me, giving me easy EXP through easy kills as I went full beast mode on them!
Oh man, I could get used to this!
"Firebolt!"
An alarmingly fast streak of condensed flames struck one of the wolves and caused it to explode into a gory mess.
I gave a thumbs up to our "healer" of our party, which she returned with a surprisingly shy smile.
Silly girl, you really shouldn't be letting your guard down until the battle is over.
"Eeek! Get away! Go, shoo! Wash yourself in the river!"
I skewered another wolf and turned around to see Euthenia half-way up a tree swinging her scabbard while closing her eyes at the wolves trying to jump and bite her!
Ah, I see.
Judging by the corpse below, she killed a wolf and got it's blood smeared all over the other wolves and now she can't fight them at all.
On another note, she actually bashed some of them to death with blind swings.
Clariss casted another Firebolt from her staff and killed the last wolves, coincidentally blowing up the tree Euthenia was on as well.
All's well that ends well.
"You do realise that you're responsible for any loss in revenue from the blown up corpses of these wolves, right?" I reminded our "healer", getting a rise out of her which resulted in her complaining and whining a little for half of the trip until I told her that I was joking.
All's fair when it comes to a life or death battle, as such, there was no way I would penalize such a thing.
Anyways, we got back to the guild and got paid.
Clariss ran off after she asked for and I approved of a withdrawal of her share, so that she could chase after an "investment" opportunity.
"Are we going to let her go by herself?" Euthenia questioned me, and I started walking towards the exit to the Guild immediately after.
She followed right behind me, already knowing my answer.
"Hmm, Nick?"
"Yes?"
"Those stories about the founders… they're not true, are they?"
"Why do you say that?"
"Well, from the way you were feeling as you read through the whole thing… I just had that kind of impression."
"… Yeah, as far as I'm concerned, most of it wasn't true unless you interpreted it in a very… select way."
"Do you dislike them for it?"
"Nope. From the results, I can tell that they tried and did their best. The results speak for themselves and I kind of admire them for their guts."
With Euthenia satisfied with out talk, we continued to sneak around and found Clariss talking to two children, a young boy and girl.
"-and remember to not use any Eris on funerals because most Priests that aren't Mr. Ezil will rip you off. Being mindful of the market price of goods and services is crucial to being a-"
Ah, she's giving economic lessons to children, who seemed to be appreciative of what she has to say.
And then she hands them two small pouches with a jingling sound.
"Is that-?" Euthenia muttered.
"Yeah, I think it is." I continued after her.
"Thanks big sister!" "Thank you miss!" The kids thanked her as they continued on their way with grateful expressions.
"Bye bye, take care!" The blonde priestess looked very happy as she waved goodbye.
I deactivated [Concealment] and looked to Euthenia, who nodded at me knowingly.
We both grinned when Clariss turned around and noticed us.
"H-hi, fancy seeing you here oh look at the time I was just about to head home why don't we gohometogether-" She began to panic and speak quickly enough to mess up her words.
"Wow Clariss, I didn't know you liked children so much! Giving away your precious income like that!" Euthenia was somewhere in between genuine awe and teasing.
"Could it be? Was that… Charity?" As I spoke the final word, the capitalist priestess pretty much ran up to me and started shaking me in an attempt to persuade me otherwise.
"NOOOO! It wasn't charity! I-It-It was an investment! You have to believe me! It's not like I like wasting my money on children that are trapped in the poverty cycle or anything! They were a long term investment to my future business enterprise in whatever I plan to do. Living people are paying people. Living children become paying people! There's nothing more to it! Hey, you believe me right!?"
I decided to enjoy being shaken around by a near hysterical pretty girl before half-heartedly agreeing to her. She wasn't convinced, but at point, no one could be convinced otherwise.
The next two weeks passed by as peacefully as it could be.
When we could do some quests, we would do so.
If we couldn't? We trained in our backyard and put more effort into raising vegetables.
With my magical training and the [Magic Density Control] skill, I could train while also putting out more magic energy into the environment, making our vegetables grow even quicker.
At this point, we were also selling some of our surplus to the market on some days when we didn't have any appropriate quests to do.
Our regular training involved pushing the limits of our skills while we teached each other things we were good at.
Clariss taught magic and intricate domestic affairs. Euthenia taught a wide variety of things, but mostly specialized on swords and how to use them.
As for myself? I was munchkining on my magic and their abilities, which was actually helpful in getting Clariss to find a way to completely ditch the chant for her Firebolt abilities.
Her healing skills were grinded through my limit breaking training routine, where I would push myself to the limit and have her heal me to some extent before continuing on.
Euthenia eventually revealed something about elves that have a certain amount of sex getting a significant boost in all abilities once in awhile.
I thought it was a con… until she got abilities increases all across the board once she noted down her 100th blowjob for me after around a week.
… Actually, I'm sort of worried for my body's nutrition intake, now that I reflect upon it…
Of course, things in Axel changed ever so slightly when Kyouya apparently snuck away from his party (his sensei) at night and accidentally took her share of the money along with him to seek adventure at a more dangerous town.
In other words, his strict sensei cared too much about his safety and he wanted to grind at a higher level spot.
And that pretty much led to us accepting a fourth member in our little party.
Last edited: Feb 27, 2018
Sanity is Overrated
AN: "So this is how sanity ends… With no one none the wiser." This chapter introduces the situation slightly while setting things up. Then we end with Nick's sanity slowly going down the drain.
Sanity is Overrated
"- I'll be right back from powerlevelling. Take care of my sensei for me! Thanks! - Kyouya Mitsurugi"
I crumpled the letter handed to me by Kyouya's pink-haired teacher and tossed it aside.
"It seems that we feel the same way about this." Miku Kirisu stated coolly as she watched my reaction.
I grumbled for a second before walking up from my seat and retrieved the note, flattening it back to a sub-optimal state.
As a model citizen, I do not litter… blood is an exception to the rule but it really couldn't have been helped at that point in time.
"I did the exact same thing."
The curvy woman was currently wearing her school teacher clothes which consisted of a black jacket and short red office skirt, which I tried to look under when I leaned down to grab the letter from the floor.
To no avail, sadly.
"Yes, I noticed from the crumpled letter you showed me."
She had handed me a similar letter that was written by Kyouya telling her that he was going off somewhere and that she should stick with me instead.
It included the address and direction to my little home in addition to asking her to hand me another letter, which is the letter I just read.
As per usual, the self-proclaimed Isekai protagonist can be absolutely infuriating and insensitive if he gets caught up in his own ideas.
"…" She silently sat there under the scrutiny of my women, I mean, my party members.
Clariss was the first to break the silence, expressing her thoughts and concerns about the matter at hand.
"If I recall correctly, that young man had not implored you to bring her in as a party member. I personally find it strange considering that he suggests that she is incapable of taking care of herself-"
"And are you any better, young lady?" The school teacher sharply interjected, to which Clariss barely look bothered by, seemingly used to that sort of words.
"You are implying that I cannot live independently… hmm, judging by your stated occupation you think of me as a child and yourself as an adult instead of seeing us on equal ground. That is an attitude I advise that you correct as it is based on your misapprehension of the local culture. Anyone fourteen years of age and above is counted as an adult, and you would offend many by carrying yourself in that manner. Honestly, not bothering to observe and learn continuously like Nick here is a disgrace to your duty as an educator."
Alright, those two don't get along, at all.
"Clariss, stop that. Also, you do remember that we come to this world by dying in some manner right? Most people need time to adjust." I reprimanded the blonde Archpriestess, getting a pout in return.
"But you hunted and killed Giant Toads on your very first day!" She whined while praising me in front of the other woman from my world, as if to rub something in.
"It's not that big of a deal. Besides, my death wasn't that traumatic. Just a car crash." I tried to play it off as no big deal.
Which is apparently the wrong thing to do as Miku's eyes narrowed angrily at me for a moment before she seemed to stare at something past me.
Ah, flashbacks…
"Clariss, I'm sorry to put it this way, but you're playing up the bitch part a little too much. Don't you know that's my role?" Euthenia pointed to her magical collar that I had gifted her.
"Those are two different definitions and you know it… but I, she, she's keeping secrets and I am not comfortable with it. She does not seem to even deign us worthy of seeing her Adventurer Card." Ah, so Clariss was just being wary and worried for our sakes.
"Thanks for worrying for us." I thank her, which caused her to predictably deny that was her intention in the first place, "But you shouldn't talk to Miss Kirisu as if she isn't here."
"I am here, in case you didn't notice." The teacher raised her hand after recovering from her extended flashback session, "And to answer that concern of yours, I believe it was you that informed Kyouya about keeping our so called "cheats" secret?" She directed that point to me.
"I meant that he should be more careful and judge whether the individual is trustworthy or not before blurting out everything! Did you have to deal with that idiot all the time?"
"I was his tutor and his school's guidance counsellor… and unfortunately, yes."
Euthenia giggled softly, "That boy is rather entertaining in my opinion", her words got Miku to look at the dark elf in absolute disbelief at what she was hearing.
"Maybe to a chil- no, I suppose he's reasonably charming to people that aren't me. And perhaps I am simply blaming him too much to see his good points." She confessed while thinking hard about something, "I died on my way to Kyouya's funeral. I woke up late and needed to rush, so I was a bit too aggressive on the road. Right after that I woke up and had to talk with that bitch Aqua."
Everyone in the room suddenly grimaced at the thought, except for myself who saw little wrong with Aqua.
Is this a women thing? Are they just jealous of Aqua's beauty? That was unlikely since Euthenia and Clariss wouldn't have met her.
"Wait, how would you get trampled to death on the road? Nick mentioned that his world was very safe." Clariss who wasn't informed of modern vehicles, asked curiously.
"I was driving too fast… in a car… ah right… medieval era." Miku herself had no idea how to explain things. That, or the whole Isekai thing has thrown her completely out of her element… well, for the most part.
Huh… man, I must have adjusted very well.
"I will explain things later on. You can stay in our spare room once we move some of Euthenia's luggage out." I directed a glance to the dark elf, who immediately got to work.
Miku seemed somewhat troubled with how efficient we can be at times, "I really shouldn't trouble you further-", she tried to deal with her situation like any other Japanese, in other words, not relying on anyone because of either pride, honor or their societal conscientiousness.
"Kyouya accidentally took your share of the money leaving you penny, yen, I mean Eris-less… it's cold out there since Winter is Coming and to continue on with what Clariss said, you can't take care of yourself because you simply don't have a "cheat" that can help you out at this stage, am I correct?"
Judging by her lack of correction to my statement, my deduction seemed sound thus far.
"It isn't combat orientated… support? No, it's an Artisan like cheat. You need materials."
"How did you know?!" Her green eyes bore into me as if she was trying to glare me into nonexistence.
"I was just talking to myself. It's not my fault you just responding and confirmed it! I'm reasonably intelligent but not that smart!"
I quickly retorted while silently wishing I took credit for guessing it right from the get go. I could have pulled off an Aizen!
I am in despair. For I have lost the opportunity to make a reference and enjoy life as Mr. Keikaku.
Actually, no. I just had sex this morning, so I am completely fine with life as it is.
"I make vehicles… I can make cars."
Hell, yes. Wait, please tell me they are super cars and not those old cars!
"That is your big secret? I kind of expected more." Clariss seemed unimpressed since she's an unenlightened country hick!
"It's not my only secret and certainly wasn't an important one in retrospect. But you would know all about that, wouldn't you?" Miku shot back at Clariss, who for a very brief moment, looked as if she was about to cast a firebolt and blow her up before she relaxed and hummed a tune to ignore the teacher from another world.
It's moments like these which remind me that like Jon Snow, I know nothing.
Even so, life went on.
Kyouya turned out to be right even if he wasn't correct. The notion of Miku being unable to take care of herself manifested in a different way rather than the expected lack of useful skills.
Namely… she was clumsy, messy and dressed like a slob. The last part is perfectly fine in my opinion. Firstly, this had meant that every attempt she made to help in housework failed miserably and costed us Eris in broken… everything.
I may be the guy with Maximum Chill (unlike you Rin Tohsaka), but even this was getting on my nerves. Not enough to bother me as much as it did with Clariss who was an absolute master at housekeeping.
"What? Is it so unusual for a young lady like myself to take care of the household?"
"Of course not. I was just admiring how good you are at it."
"It's only natural of course. My family could have been better off. If I had been married off to a Noble, such skills would not be necessary. But since rich Merchants were a good second choice it was required of me to learn skills expected of a housewife."
"Well, you certainly know your stuff. You will make a good wife."
"For you perhaps?"
"For anyone. But I want you for myself."
On the bright side, Miku's words and unfortunate accidents had gotten Clariss to open up a lot more about herself.
Anyways, back to the resident Japanese teacher… the second part of her being messy was a minor issue all things considered. As this only meant that her room looked as if a tiny tornado spell was used within it.
She may not have a lot of things, but in the end, I was still helping her clean up if only to sate my need for cleanliness.
By and large, Clariss and Miku kept a respectful distance from one another when it wasn't mealtime. In the end, Clariss was mainly bothered by the freeloading while Miku wasn't a fan of the blonde's aspirations.
Apparently, Kyouya's "Kirisu-sensei" was very critical about people's career choices. While she had no qualms with either Euthenia or myself, she couldn't help but criticize Clariss whenever she begun talking about potential businesses.
Funnily enough, they actually work well together when it comes to refining business plans. There was this one time right after I had explained to Clariss about the history of Trains… ah yes, she rushed to Miku and started chatting about making trains and railway lines to better support Belzerg's army supply lines and merchant routes… and of course, making money off it.
They actually had a very long and reasonable meeting about it with actual plans that had to be scrapped solely for the reason of not having enough connections and clout with the nobles.
Or at least, I thought as much until they brought it up a few days later over dinner.
"Nick! We need to slay the Demon King!" Clariss brought that up while Miku nodded along with complete agreement.
Euthenia blinked and rubbed her eyes, "Is this real life?", she asked to no one in particular.
"Pinch me, I must be dreaming." I muttered, only for Euthenia to slide her hands underneath my parents and started pinching the tip of my cock before ducking under the table to finish the job.
By this point, Euthenia had managed to desensitize Miku enough for the teacher to only blush and stammer furiously at the sight of sex instead of the disgusted look back then.
"I am being serious! Do you know what killing the Demon King means?"
"Uh… we will enter a new era of peace and prosperity. A Golden Age."
She utterly ignored my Civ reference and continued, "No! It's tradition that heroes marry into the nobility and even to the royal family. If you kill the Demon King, they'll be begging for you to marry the princess! It's just how it's done! And after that we can get all those laws, reforms, permits and contracts…"
"Basically, we will get rich." Miku succinctly spoke the only words that should come out of Miku's mouth other than "Please fuck me, Master~" and other such derivatives.
"… Let me get this straight. You want me to kill the Demon King, marry the Princess, and engage in cronyism just so that we can all get rich together? That reminds me of my own country's corruption… and its better me than everyone else I guess. But I don't want to force a princess to marry me!"
That's right! I have morals! Standards and… and… um, right… I can't have my elf and priestess if I marry a princess in a country that doesn't explicitly encourage polygamy!
I relaxed after I ejaculated into Euthenia's greedy mouth and gestured under the table for her to clean everything up as usual. She quickly did so and sat back in her seat.
Clariss quickly spoke with Euthenia and seemingly got her cooperation for something.
It was apparently to help convince me that it was a good idea to marry the princess.
"I think that you will need to hear this first. Nick, the princess is blonde."
"Nani!?"
They had my full attention, and I could see Clariss grinning with Miku giving me the usual scowl that said "I can't believe this".
Euthenia carried on, "She has long blonde hair and blue eyes."
"Continue. I am very interested in hearing more."
"She's also training as a knight, also, she is a prodigy in both sword and magic."
Himekishi!? Princess Knight!? Holy shiiiitttt!!!!
"T-that's all well and good. But I mean, how is she personality wise?"
"From what I heard, she is well loved by everyone."
"I want to marry her."
"She's also devout and a model princess, which means that she doesn't cause an trouble and is obedient generally…"
"This literally cannot get any better."
Clariss clapped her hands, "Perfect. Now, we should make some plans before she gets engaged off to some other kingdom for political benefits and-"
"Just a quick question. How old is the princess?" Miku asked, to which, Clariss replied instantly for everyone's benefit.
"She's twelve."
I shot my tongue out at Clariss and started shaking her until she got so dizzy that she fell on the ground.
"Did you know?!" I asked Euthenia, who was positively glowing with anticipation.
"Yes! I purposely neglected to mention her age. I've been a bad girl please punish meeEEEEAAAHH!!" I flung her out of the open window.
"She's fucking twelve for Aqua and Eris sakes! That's like… little sister material! Little sisters are for protecting and cuddling! Are you all mad?"
Miku raised a glass of wine to me, "Here's to our remaining sanity."
"Cheers."
We drank it all and waited for everyone to gather back at the table.
"Okay. So we need to come up with a concrete training plan to defeat the demon king and-"
"The hell are you on about?"
Miku interrupted me while glaring at me with a soul-withering look that actually made me flinch for a second.
"Pardon?" I asked calmly.
"You just got mad for once in two weeks at the thought of marrying an underage girl and now you're going along with this crazy plan?! I'm not agreeing to profit off a whole train system when a child's future is on the line."
"You misunderstand me. I'm not going to marry her. I just need to get engaged to her so that no one else can rob her of her choice."
"Oh… that's fine then."
"I thought as much. I may be many things but I am not a paedophile. Besides, I only need to wait another two years until she's fourteen. After that, I can marry her and everything will be alright."
The entire train scheme was scrapped that night when our designated vehicle tinker gave up on our clearly reasonable plan.
Last edited: Mar 1, 2018
I'm a Final Fantasy character now?
AN: Canon had a Griffin and Manticore kill order for 500,000 Eris, which seems a bit low considering that its about 5000 dollars for what sounds like seriously dangerous targets. Unless they're weak in Konosuba… anyways, some relationship hints and a new quest on the horizon! Some skill explanations planted here and there…
I'm a Final Fantasy character now?
I heard, or rather, misheard something from one of my co-workers not too long ago.
Back when everything was normal, nightmares about falling endlessly were a sign about lack of control and whatnot. I'm 100% sure that I heard that wrong or am currently oversimplying things, but with my current situation I think I may see how that notion came about.
Case in point.
I was currently falling after being dropped off by my Manticore foe from high up in the sky.
The beast with a vaguely humanoid head, body of a lion, wings of a dragon and stinger of a scorpion with maximum edgy spikes of doom was currently descending down on me to finish me off as I was flailing about with utter lack of "cool" in the sky.
Also, there was a Griffin that was flying upwards from below me at super high speeds intending to kill me too. To be fair to the beast that also had a body of a lion, only with the wings, forelegs and head of an eagle… I totally deserved that.
Well, they probably deserved getting killed more than I did.
Perhaps it was due to this acknowledgement that they decided to stop their little dispute that threatened a farming village in order to tag-team against me.
Honestly, it was such a cliché.
Teaming up with your enemy against a bigger enemy? If they weren't monsters, I would have considered them to be main characters in a manga about the daily lives of mythical creatures, or just an Animal Kingdom episode.
I take stock of my situation within my realm of super slowed headspace time.
My sword is on the ground far away from my reach, Euthenia is currently evacuating the village with her bullshit Servant tier speed, Clariss is healing the injured villagers…
And here I am, hunting the two beasts that had been fighting on and off while slowly dragging their fight to human civilization.
Of course, some scared messenger sent for help and got some cheap ass quest posted by the fat mayor by his cronies on the guild notice board.
It wasn't even an emergency quest, and they pretty much set out a quest reward that would be the equivalent of about three months pay (1 Million Eris) to kill both the Manticore and Griffin without the village being completely destroyed.
Seriously, what kind of bastard writes off a village under his domain again?
If he spent more money, or labelled it as an emergency quest or did something else, more adventurers would answer the call to action… only, this was simply an overly dangerous job meant for higher level adventurers.
No sane Rookie Adventurer or anyone without a group of mages backing them up would choose to do this quest. And I wouldn't blame anyone that didn't, because this is fucking insanity.
Of course, if anyone could read my thoughts at the moment, by now they should pretty much guess that a hero wannabe like myself belongs in the "fucking insane" group.
Conserving my mana, I waited for the right moment before casting a [Wind Breath] while using the [Propulsion Mastery] now subsumed into my [Mastery of the Force] skill along with my [Magic Density Control] and [Light Production] to amplify the spell.
The power of the enhanced spell propelled me to the side before I altered my trajectory using my skill to fling myself onto the back of the Manticore right before it passed by me.
With my [Shadow Wolf Claws, I dug into the creature's back, causing it to shrierk wildly in pain and tumble in the sky.
The Griffon from below flew sideways, using its ability to step on the sky itself to help dodge out of the out-of-control Manticore's direction before diving down in another attempt to kill me with it's rapid-fire pecking technique that I had barely dodged the last time.
The Manticore's spiky tail lashed out at me, intending to strike me even if I was on the beast's back.
My tongue shot out and wrapped around the venomous spiky tail, just in between the large spikes to avoid impaling my own tongue. Using the motions of a whip, I managed to force the spiky tail of doom back and force it to smack against the flying beast's body.
The venom wouldn't do much since its immune to its own poison, but at least it wouldn't be able to launch its spikes at me from this angle.
Resuming my assault, I impaled and dug my claws deeper into the monster's back before I started furiously swiping and tearing at its body, eventually tearing out its dragonic wings!
Swiftly attacking it's head, I stun it long enough to force it's body under me as we fell back to the ground, allowing its broken body to cushion our terminal velocity fall and for my skill to work its magic on reducing its impact on my body.
With no time left for a Final Fantasy victory chime, I leapt off from the dead body of the Manticore towards the sword that I was forced to drop.
The large blade was heavier than a full-set of armour, in any other hand, that is.
It was truly a testament of my munchkining and rules bending as I made it with my combined Armour skill in an attempt to keep my protection of my skill active even without visible and constricting armour.
Using a very liberal definition of armour and the Armoured Armadillo's unique ability to permanently encase itself with special metal armour over a long period of time, I pumped in enough mana to create a permanent bladed version of a full-body armour before taking it off and having it forged into a humongous two-handed blade.
As it still counted as part of my "body", my skill's active effects were conferred to it and to me since it counted me "equipping" it as whenever I had it on me.
I picked up the blade with a single hand by the handle without any effort as it was essentially weightless thanks to being part of my "body" (HAX, I know!), and immediately swung it behind me, parrying the claws of the Griffin at the cost of forcing my face to meet the ground again.
Ouch… with [Time Alter] running all this while I needed to end this quickly.
Even the numbed physique granted by [Lich King] was reaching its limit.
The Griffin flew towards me again as it jumped off the air using its ability to change directions and boost its speed further, totally unfair by the way…
… well then, let's be even more unfair then.
I held my sword by my side and charged forward, before I used my ability to control propulsion to allow me to dive forward right beneath the ground as I threw myself down just enough to dodge the Griffin's attack-
-And had my face grazed by it's feet.
[Air Walk] entered my mind immediately, and I smirked with my best "Just as Planned" face before I chased after the Griffin in the air, dashing upwards into the sky using my new ability.
Startled by its foe becoming even more fearsome, it followed its natural instincts to flee and started to fly… towards the group of villagers that were running away from the monster's dumb fight!
Oh hell no!
Like hell I'm risking the chance of it turning around and fight again when we're both near innocents!
With the [Feral Rush] and [Kangaroo Kick] aspect of [Trailblazer] active, I launched myself upwards and forwards until I was catching up with the monster before pooling nearly all my remaining mana into one last attack.
I poured my mana into my blade, which I named "Anastasia" because it sounded pretty enough for a name just in case my sword turns sentient and becomes a waifu, and utilized its function as an extension of my body to enact my will.
I couldn't do this if it was particularly far from me, but at this distance…
The large blade glowed a fiery blue as I spun it around my back to gather some motive force, and then thrusting forward with the blade.
Through Anastasia, my combined armour skill activated five times simultaneously, shooting out 5 replica blades that surrounded the Griffin as my original sword used the charged up momentum to amplify my improvised flight.
I shot forward and slashed right through the Griffin, halting it's movements before kicking myself towards the other blades that had their own copied magical propulsion energy stored in them by my skills.
I recharged my ability to launch myself at high speeds and immediately attacked the Griffin again with the new blade while arriving at another of the five blades.
Letting go of the copied blade, I reached for the other fake Anastasia and launched another attack on the Griffin that was helplessly floating about in the air.
After assaulting the Griffin with each of the five swords I flew up into the sky once more right above the beast and performed my strongest downwards slash that I had ever managed tearing right through it!
My hands felt limp for a moment, and I ended up releasing Anastasia, but I quickly recovered and righted myself so that I could land on my feet.
Thanks to my skill, landing on feet negates all fall damage.
I raised my right hand up as the five blades fell all around me before my real sword fell right into my hand.
The body of the dead Griffin eventually fell down right behind me.
Of course, I didn't look at it because cool guys don't look at dead bodies they overkilled.
On another note, I wanted to slap myself for doing something insane so close to the villagers group, because apparently they were just about a hundred meters or two away from me!
Well, thank my luck and Eris that no one got hurt!
Except for me, through, because my entire body was fucking wrecked by using [Time Alter].
And it was because of that pain I silently stood there as if I was some emo while I let my regenerative abilities work their magic.
Also, all that high altitude combat really wrecked my ear drums thanks to my limit-breaking skills.
I could only nod when Clariss and Euthenia ran towards me with worried expressions.
Turning off my [Lich King] skill allowed Clariss to use her healing spells on me, which reminds me that I should really learn those spells from her when I have the time…
Anyways, I bumbled my way through the village leader's thanks and the various other citizen's various acts of gratitude through some grunts and smiles.
"Oh my goodness that was so cool Nick! You didn't tell me you could split your swords like that! And then you were like, whoosh slash wa-chop and then you landed like it was nothing!" Euthenia was giddily talking about the random super-move I came up with on the spot.
… In hindsight, did I just rip off Cloud's Omnislash Version 5? Yes, yes I did.
"It's called the Omnislash Version 5."
I regret nothing.
"Oh? So his legs being on the verge of being a mushy heap of flesh and bones is 'nothing' then? This kind of damage will need three days to heal even with my healing spells! What were you thinking? Don't think that slapping a number on there would fool me into thinking that you actually 'practiced' something like this! Do you take me for an idiot? If you used something risky like that without knowing the mana cost then you could have failed and faltered right at the last second. Why must you do these things to yourself?" Clariss was understandably mad at me to the point of having some tears… oh wait…
Ah, man I'm such an idiot at times.
"Sorry. I was being an idiot. I just thought that killing the Griffin no matter the cost would ensure everyone's safety and well… and then… well, idiot heroic tendencies to the rescue huh?"
She stared back at me with her bright green eyes for a moment before sighing audibly, finally smiling brilliantly at me.
"You idiot. Ah, but I guess I'm an idiot for sticking with someone as dumb as you too."
Whatever retort I prepared died before I even opened my mouth. In the end, perhaps I could only respond in such a stupid and childish manner.
"I'm sorry for making you worry about this idiot. I'll try not to get hurt or drag you into too much trouble if I can help it."
She uncorked a bottle of a certain salve and started rubbing it over the exposed parts of my body, "Idiot, if you intend to get dragged into trouble you would be remiss to not bring the designated healer along with you."
Which was her way of saying that she would stick with me through thick and thin huh…
"Besides, you would miss out on all the real pleasures if Nick isn't there to-"
"Sh-shut it you lewd woman!"
Euthenia was dodging Clariss's various attempts to poke her with her staff.
"But I'm being serious! You're totally addicted! I mean, you call me lewd but you cum so quickly whenever he twists your nipp-"
"FIREBOLT!"
Oi, save your mana for healing me!
Despite my internal gripe, I smiled and gave a wink to show that I appreciated Euthenia's lightening up on the mood.
In a way, the conversation was delving towards a romantic encounter and… goddamn, I am such a fuck-up when it comes to those that I wasn't quite sure how I wanted to answer Clariss's obvious feelings for me.
… I resolved myself to get stronger, after all, if I got strong enough to visit Euthenia's homeland Avalon then… I was certain that polygamy wouldn't be an issue over there.
Anyways, the trip back home was unpleasant, if only because my still injured body was lumped with the corpses of the Griffin and Manticore in a tiny wagon pulled by a single horse and Euthenia pushing us along.
Of course, with the village terrorized as it was and with the two dead monsters having eaten the rest of their horses as part of their midnight snack, I wouldn't dare accuse them of being cheapskates.
We made it back to the Adventurer's Guild after a few days, where apparently news had already reached the town through some messengers sent by the village to report on the problem.
Yes, the fucking horse was slow.
Anyways, Dust was out of prison and pretty much made me out as the hero of the hour… only to pressure me to buying everyone drinks to celebrate.
Fucking cunning bastard… I'll give him that! With me mostly recovered, I paid for a whole bunch of drinks and collected my reward from… Miku?
"Miku? What are you doing behind the counter?"
"I had to find a source of income somehow. Besides, the Guild is looking for part-timers and administrative tasks is something I can do very well."
Certainly, I could see that by the way she professionally handled the drunk adventurers hitting on her (DUST!!!!) and other problems. I suppose she's the type to be graceful at work but clumsy at home, giving an inaccurate image of her eligibility as a bride to various bachelors judging by the various thoughts of the virgin adventurer population.
"By the way, the parts from both monsters were sold already for quite a hefty sum… about 3 Million Eris?" She informed me without much fanfare.
"Holy shit…"
"Keep your crass language to yourself. Apparently a Master Alchemist just came into town lately looking for rare ingredients. She's also a successful adventurer who happens to be very wealthy."
"Hmm, you're studying to be an Alchemist so that you can make your own parts right? Is this Alchemist as good as Escha?"
"Better. The last time I tried to learn from Escha… did not end well. She's a savant who synthesizes things by Instinct. I had a few students that her savants in their own fields too, so it was pretty obvious. Anyhow, the travelling Alchemist and her partner wanted to speak with the party that slew the Griffin and Manticore… that's you by the way."
"Okay…? Is she cute?"
That look of disgust on her face was hilarious. Man, riling her up can be fun at times.
"Filthy." She spat out without much malice to it, "Anyways, I assigned myself to your party in order to get some lessons from her in exchange for your agreement to a meeting."
"You were expecting me to accept?"
Why I was slightly bothered by the way she just independently signed me up to this, I wasn't that bothered since she likely considered the benefits to all of us judging by her previous mention of said potential client being "wealthy" and knowledgeable.
Also, I can't fault Miku for wanting some lessons so that she can finally synthesize some Rubber to finish up her homemade bicycle!
"You would have accepted. By the way, the two travellers are lovers so don't try it."
Her glare was kind of unnecessary all things considered.
"Hey, I don't cuck someone unless an abusive partner is involved. Cut me some slack."
Or the guy is clearly an asshole, or the girl is being taken advantaged off unknowingly due to a fragile emotional state, or…
"I'd rather you cut your own dick off."
Ouch.
"That would make my girls too sad so that's not an option."
Yes, with my [Pleasure Reinforcement, every single act of pleasure I give to either Euthenia or Clariss is enhanced the next time I repeat the act.
This pretty much meant that it would get better every time. One thing that bothered me was that it was a passive skill that I couldn't turn off for some reason, although thankfully I could see numbers in my head where I could "edit" the intensity in a rough manner.
Wouldn't want to reach mind-breaking territory so early into our relationship after all…
At any rate, we'll be meeting up with the pair of travellers tomorrow afternoon over… tea?
Well, I should be recovered by then.
I wonder what would they want with a new party like us?
Sword Surfing in the sky is good for spotting things!
AN: A small timeskip of a few weeks, the additional characters will be there for 3-4 updates for this small arc. After that, we have the Capital city and Euthenia arc. Hmm, later on it'll be the boss monster I planned awhile ago before going into Clariss's story. The Elven country arc will be after that.
Sword Surfing in the sky is good for spotting things!
Falling from the skies is a much more pleasant experience when there are no mythical flying creatures trying to kill you.
Needless to say, having a method of not dying via crashing into the ground at terminal velocity is a necessary prerequisite for the experience.
I used to fear heights, or rather, I used to have a fear of falling.
Unlike my sister, I had no degree in regards to human brains and psychology. And so, with my limited capability, I concluded that dying the first time has numbed me to all sorts of danger to my life.
Feeling the air pressed against my entire body during the fall was pleasant. A new experience that not many people could safely have.
I feel blessed.
"Hyaa!!! This is fun! I don't know why Plachta was so upset about this idea!" My passenger shouted from behind me.
It's a good thing she remembered to shout because otherwise I probably wouldn't be able to hear her in this skydiving-like situation.
Having a cute girl tied up to my back with strong ropes so that she wouldn't fall off also contributed to my current state of contentment.
Ah right, now I remembered why we were up here.
"Don't have too much fun alright. It's almost dusk and we only have one more shot at finding it." I shout back to Sophie before I activated my [Foresight] skill to scan the large swathes of land and valleys around us.
"Mou~ Don't be so serious! I know you were enjoying yourself just now!"
"N-nevermind! Just start looking around!"
I get along with the red-haired Alchemist a lot in relaxed settings, but when it comes to being serious about things well… someone has to be the serious one.
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I feel her moving a bit, she was definitely putting on her enchanted glasses that acted as magical binoculars… cheating OP Alchemists ftw.
We looked as hard as we can until I felt her patting my shoulder, putting her hand over mind and pointing somewhere with her finger.
Ah… I see it.
"Nice find Sophie!"
"Hehe! Looks like I win the bet!"
I gulped nervously. I almost forgotten about the small bet we made on who could find the ancient ruins first.
Now I would have to treat her to… alcohol.
I was leery about giving the younger girl alcoholic drinks despite the lack of a legal drinking age. Mostly due to her partner Plachta's insistence on not letting Sophie drink any.
As in, she threatened to throw a bomb at me if I helped Sophie sneak out for a late night drink back in Axel.
"Yeah. Let's sort that out after we land safely."
"Okie dokie."
Of course, a girl tied to my back wasn't the only thing tied to my body.
My sword, Anastasia, was tied to my feet too.
It was only through my sword that we could launch ourselves into the sky to get a birds eye view on the large area we ventured into.
At just about the right altitude, I began to control our descent so that we could both land safely.
I had a lot of practice myself since I could land on my feet without damage, therefore, I could test the right height to slow down at if I had a passenger.
Landing safely, I untied my passenger, letting the short young girl off to fix her now messy short red hair. I too, fixed my hair, by slicking it back like a certain villain.
We quickly walked back to the camp to inform the others that we finally found the Clocktower ruins that were somehow built into a valley. We probably only found it now thanks to the direction the sun was shining, among other factors.
Having met the travelling alchemist pair a week ago, going on some quests to see if we could work together among other such things, we finally embarked on this journey a few days ago after sorting out a few affairs in Axel.
I felt my long coat being tugged a little.
Turning around, I see Sophie smiling mischievously while placing a finger over her cute lips.
"Shh…"
Oh? So we're doing some sneaking around huh?
I smiled in agreement and placed us under my [Concealment] skill.
We probably would get found out by Euthenia, but knowing her, she would play along until we decided to finish our little prank.
Sneaking into the campsite with lots of traps laid, we entered into a seemingly normal tent and into the large workshop and house inside.
Alchemy is bullshit outside the "barbaric" nation of Belzerg, according to Sophie, but then again she's pretty much the exception so I wouldn't take her word for it.
"They're using the cauldron."
"I know, I can see the fumes."
I don't really like the obvious being pointed out to me. Thankfully, I kept the slight irritation out of my tone this time around.
After all, Sophie wasn't my mother, hence I couldn't get pissed off at any apparent observations that sometimes make me wonder if she thought I was a complete idiot.
Sneaking into the workshop area, we see that as expected, it was a complete mess.
"How!? I don't even know how you could- Aargh!" The white-haired human in an artificial body, Plachta, raged at my pink-haired companion who was still staring with a blank expression at the smoking cauldron.
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Her entire frontside was painted black with ash and the failed attempted product of Alchemy.
Despite her lack of expression, I could tell that she was mortified by her most recent failure.
Definitely embarrassed.
"I swear I got everything right…"
"That's the thing. You had the right ingredients, the right methodology and understanding, heck… you have talent but… really? How could you mess it up?"
Under my [Concealment, I could see Sophie with her dainty looking hand on her chin, tapping her cheek in her little cute way of showing that she was thinking.
She stopped abruptly.
"You know the reason?" I asked softly, getting a nod in return. She grinned back at me, and whispered, "Ice them."
We sneaked around the pair and both casted the beginner magic [Freeze] behind their necks.
"IIIEEEEEE!!!"
They screamed in unison while the both of us giggled at the little trick we played.
Afterwards, we were both lectured by the two serious people of the group. The fact that Plachta was still Sophie's teacher made the whole scene the equivalent of two serious teachers scolding two teenagers. Only Miku and I were definitely adults while Plachta was a five hundred year old woman stuck in a sixteen year old body and Sophie was still very young.
We left to the small kitchen and dining room within the huge expanded tent that was pretty much a portable home.
Clariss was just finishing up setting the table as Euthenia finished cooking our dinner.
"Honestly, you two can be such children sometimes." The Arch-Priestess lamented, clearly hearing the loud yells from the other side of our camp home.
"It was her idea."
"He went along with it."
We both pointed at the real person that held the blame, namely, the both of us.
It only resulted in another mini lecture on not pulling pranks off in a volatile environment.
"Dinner is served! Here we have some Braised Onion Duck for sharing, Wyvern Steaks for each of us and a mixed salad. The wine is also ready if anyone's drinking tonight." Euthenia, our designated cook, informed us of our menu tonight made from the monsters we killed on the way.
"I'm not a vege person so I'll just grab more duck." I say outright.
"Is liking meat a guy thing? There aren't as many men back home so I wouldn't know." My personal elf, I mean, chef asked out loud.
No one had a conclusive answer.
Personally I thought that Euthenia liked meat the most of us since she sucked mine the most.
Dinner passed by pleasantly, with Miku animatedly talking about the various things she tried to make today with Plachta adding on to some things.
"I was sure that everything would go well. The strip of Rubber was half-formed when all of a sudden it blew up in my face." She seemed pretty dejected about it, almost as if a dark cloud was above her head.
"You were very close today. Your progress has been astounding so don't be disheartened. Sophie?" Plachta encouraged her before noticing that Sophie had something to say.
"Hmm? Oh, nothing. I was just wondering if Miku remembered that bit."
"That bit?" I wondered to myself.
"Alchemy is the power of dreams. Anyone that doesn't understand that would naturally be weak in Alchemy." Sophie said something so childish that I began to question what genre of an Isekai I was in.
Definitely still R18, hehe…
Nevermind that thought. Honestly, I would take the words from a Master Alchemist seriously.
"Wow! Such inspiring words!" Euthenia suddenly cheered, eh? Really? I was taking it seriously but…
"*Sniff* That was beautiful." Clariss! Why the hell are you crying about something like that?
Am I the only sane person here?
I look to my fellow sane adult, only to see Miku completely enamoured by those words as well.
"I understand and heed your words clearly Sophie-sensei!"
I must be the weird one to be taking things so calmly. That, or everyone's weirder than I am.
Ah, but weird is such a… unpleasant word. Honestly, I rather be weird than normal so… everyone is so delightfully quirky. Yes, much better!
"By the way, we managed to spot the ruins this time around." We have been trying this area for three days thus far.
Plachta narrowed her eyes at me, "You should have told us that before we decided to drink this much wine!"
"Aww, it'll be fine! We can plan tomorrow!" Sophie cheerfully replied Plachta in my stead while I snuck a glass of wine under the table for her.
She grabbed it and immediately drunk it all!
"Puhaa~ it tastes so bad, hehehe~"
"Nick! What have you done-"
I was saved from more lectures because Sophie abruptly started doting on Plachta… a lot… and then dragged her to their room for some nightly activities judging by the sound of it.
Whew!
Anyway, we can plan our investigation into the clocktower ruins made by some other-worlder a couple of centuries ago tomorrow.
I would also have to finally place my points into my various abilities so I can be of more use.
I wouldn't want to get myself killed by those living puppets being churned out from those ruins.
Enough soldiers died at their hands as it is.
From me experience in the RPG genre, I'm suspecting an enemy demon army officer could be behind it… or it could be something entirely else.
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