Am I Doomed to Become an Ass Rag? 18
Am I doomed to become an ass rag?
I eyed the ring right in front of me.
◈ Subspace Ring: Store items inside the ring.
◈ Can hold the equivalent of one backpack's worth of items.
◈ Requires charging. Must insert into vagina for at least 1 hour to complete charging.
"Sigh, yeah, figures."
It wasn't some ordinary item, after all. Who the hell came up with vagina charging? Still, it wasn't bad. Out of everything I'd seen so far, this was the one I liked most.
I clicked on the Subspace Ring with my finger first. The item's price popped up right away.
'20 gold?!'
I widened my eyes at the ridiculous amount.
'No way—do you know how many times I'd have to get fucked to earn that?!'
Twenty gold was what I could make from over a hundred fucks. And that was before Big Madam took her cut—factoring that in, it'd be over two hundred times. This was only because I was an ace getting top rates.
But it was subspace storage.
'Tch, no weight at all, right?'
It'd be like having my own secret personal vault that no one knew about. A super convenient one I could carry anywhere.
'Buy it? Or not?'
I agonized over it for quite a while. In the end, I made up my mind.
'Fuck it! Buy it!'
Way better than getting robbed or having someone steal my money.
With trembling hands, I purchased the Subspace Ring.
Pop!
The Subspace Ring turned out way better than I'd expected. Time didn't flow inside the subspace. In simple terms, if I put food in the ring, it stayed fresh indefinitely. Of course, that only worked if I kept the ring in my pussy for over an hour to charge it.
'Just shove it in before bed and sleep. Done.'
It wasn't even that inconvenient, and it looked super plain. Like it was made of copper or something—no one would bat an eye at it. I was totally satisfied.
In fact, I secretly packed it with essentials. You never knew when shit might hit the fan.
That was when someone called out to me.
"How about 1 gold for a night?"
It was early morning, and we were marching deep into the eastern kingdom frontier. We were practically at the end of the east already. The Hero party's group had shrunk a lot—down to half its original size. Mostly civilians like merchants, artisans, and laborers had bailed. Prostitutes too (even Emma, who I'd gotten kinda close to, left).
Anyway, that made whores scarce. Enough that someone was booking this early in the morning (?).
I whipped around with a bright smile. Reservations were always welcome.
"Oh! For 1 gold, of course—"
But I shut my mouth fast. The guy talking to me was that pervert James geezer.
"Why stop mid-sentence?"
"Well... sigh, it's not gonna be plain vanilla sex for 1 gold."
My guess was spot on. He was riding in a wagon right next to me, and weird noises were coming from inside.
Squeak! Screech!
"Ahem, it's nothing much. Just fuck a goblin."
"And that's 'nothing much'?"
Sex with a monster. That was no ordinary fuck.
"Ahem, and I'll join in too."
I gave him a look like he was insane. From what I knew, James had modified his dick in some fucked-up way. Rumor was it was huge, covered in studs or something.
'No wonder I turned down that geezer's offer back when I was a virgin.'
And now I had to fuck that while dealing with a goblin? No way the math worked out.
I turned away sharply.
"Pass."
"Ahem, w-well, how about 2 gold? No, 3 gold?"
'3 gold!'
That got my attention a bit. I'd just blown a fortune on the Subspace Ring. I needed to replenish my funds. Three gold was tempting.
Plus, I had other hopes.
'Might even unlock an achievement if I'm lucky.'
The system reacted to anal. What about monster sex? High chance of an achievement.
But too many eyes right now. Soldiers and mercs were glancing our way, probably hooked by James's pitch.
'Ahem, accepting too openly might look bad...'
That's when it happened.
"Gasp!"
"S-Serin's here!"
'Huh?'
People freaked out and scattered from around me. And there was a reason for it.
"You're really something, huh?"
The female mage Serin appeared before me, looking pissed. I bowed my head immediately. In my memory, she was terrifying.
'And a spanking fetishist (?) too.'
I asked her carefully.
"Wh-what do you mean?"
"Don't you remember? I said I'd turn your ass into a rag."
"Y... yeah."
I remembered. No way I'd forget that.
"So why haven't you come find me?"
"Huh?"
"It's been way past a week of abstinence. Shouldn't you have come to me by now?"
Truth be told, I'd been ignoring her on purpose. Waiting for a level-up to boost my stamina before facing her. But I couldn't say that outright.
I put on a sorry face.
"Sorry. I've just been so busy with work..."
"What? Busy? Ha! No way. I already know you've fucked Grok and Radiph. Don't lie to me now."
I flinched guiltily at her words. This felt urgent.
'Screw up here, and my ass is really toast.'
Then Serin eyed James nearby.
"Old man. Mind if I borrow Lena first? Gotta properly correct her behavior this time."
"O-of course! Go right ahead!"
James immediately backed his wagon away. Even he feared Serin.
"Good. But I won't spank you for free. How about 1 silver per hit?"
"That's..."
I calculated fast.
'A hundred hits for 1 gold?'
Not a huge profit. But with my boosted stamina, it wasn't that scary.
'Haggle a bit? Nah, she'll probably get mad.'
As I hesitated, Serin's expression shifted. The air around us chilled.
'No haggling! She's pissed!'
I answered right away.
"D-deal! Spank my ass all you want!"
But Serin hadn't changed expression because of me.
Shrieeeek!
'Huh? Screams?'
Something bad was happening nearby. I looked around.
'Monsters!'
A green wave was approaching from afar.
"M-monsters!"
"A monster horde!"
These weren't the usual small fries. A massive number of monsters was swarming, surrounding us like a green tide.
'What the hell, Radiph? You're the pathfinder!'
I cursed the ass enthusiast inwardly. Total crisis.
Then Serin said to me,
"You!"
"Yes?"
"Invisibility potion! Drink this and run!"
I took a potion from her in a daze.
"Why give this to me?"
"So I can spank your ass! You have to survive until I do!"
She flew off toward the front to help the Hero party.
I stared after her, speechless at the absurd reason.
'Saving me just to spank my ass?'
Still, no such thing as a free lunch. I snapped to.
'Down it quick.'
I didn't think it was poison. No reason for Serin to screw me over.
I chugged it before anyone closed in.
"Gulp."
Pop!
Thankfully, it was real. The effect kicked in immediately.
'My body's invisible.'
Even I couldn't see myself. Probably the same for others.
"L-Lena?"
I heard James searching nearby, confused by my sudden disappearance. No way was I helping him. I was busy surviving solo.
I bolted in the opposite direction from the monsters. People were already scattering in panic.
That's when I spotted Big Madam packing up the rear.
"Th-this has to come with!"
She was loading valuables onto the wagon—profits from exploiting (?) us prostitutes.
'Oh? Jackpot.'
I slipped up close. No worries about getting caught.
I snatched a pouch quick.
Snatch.
'Heavy.'
She was too distracted to notice. I slipped away with a satisfied grin.
'All gold coins? At least 30 gold.'
Unlikely all gold, but still valuable.
I smirked and distanced myself from the Hero group. Everyone had scattered by now.
'Good thing I boosted stamina.'
I'd hit level 7 yesterday after finishing a mission. Poured it all into stamina, bringing it to 10.
'Is 10 high?'
Felt like top 10-20% male stamina. Not pro athlete level, but close. Enough to run far.
I sprinted full tilt. Not as winded as I'd feared. Looked like I could get away clean.
'Hope everyone's okay.'
I prayed as I ran. Was it some kind of rice cake debt (?)? Still, I hoped most survived.