Chapter 16
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 16
Chapter Title: Companion
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The city's noises echoed from here and there.
Despite there being so many people, surprisingly, no one paid Yoon Young the slightest bit of attention.
Even when he grabbed a passing housewife by the chin and kneaded her breasts vigorously, she just stared off toward the other side of the street.
[Speak]
"What's the matter?"
It was only after using the keyword that she finally met his eyes, giving off the vibe of, 'Oh, you're finally looking this way?'
In this world, Yoon Young was a complete outsider.
He'd known that for a while, but coming to a place with so many people really drove it home.
If he couldn't freely touch the bodies of women he normally couldn't even talk to, he'd probably feel pretty down about this part.
But Yoon Young bucked himself up. He hadn't even explored a tenth of the town yet. The anticipation of what pretty NPCs might be waiting had his steps light and bouncy.
[Adventurer's Guild]
As he wandered around like that, a building that perfectly caught his eye came into view.
'The Adventurer's Guild, huh...'
A stone foundation reinforced with timber and iron on the outer walls.
NPCs came and went sporadically through the arched entrance.
There were even adventurers striking at straw dummies set up around the building's perimeter with wooden swords.
'Feels like there'll be requests or quests here.'
Yoon Young strode right in without hesitation.
A quest board, a hall with adventurers sitting and chatting, and a bar.
A reception desk toward the back.
The interior scene felt perfectly like an 'Adventurer's Guild.'
Yoon Young took a moment to look around before heading to the reception desk.
"The reception desk is over here."
"Oh."
Yoon Young's gaze instinctively turned toward the sweet voice, and he unconsciously let out a gasp of admiration.
'Hot receptionist big sis! She's gorgeous!'
Yeah, the cliché where receptionists are always beauties.
This kind of thing could be a little clichéd, and it was fine.
With her bright golden hair, emerald eyes, and the overflowing warmth of a big-sis merchant, he was completely captivated.
The kind of look that made an 'ehehe' slip out on its own.
Before speaking to her, Yoon Young slipped into the space behind the desk.
His heart pounded like he'd committed a real transgression by entering the staff-only area where only the receptionist should be.
But the real mischief was just getting started.
Yoon Young pounced on the receptionist from behind.
First, a light touch on her face.
He gently cupped her cheeks like he was handling a newborn and kneaded them softly.
"Newbie adventurers are full of youthful vigor, which is great, but they always come back pretty banged up..."
She looked at least in her twenties, but her cheeks were baby-smooth.
After the cheeks, he ramped up the intensity all at once, grabbing both breasts firmly.
Even over her clothes, the volume was incredible!
Nothing compared to the girl from earlier, and even a bit bigger than Ria's.
'Receptionist big sis is top-tier, as expected.'
Her hair was tied up high, exposing her white, slender neck right there for the taking.
Yoon Young awkwardly bent down, burying his nose in receptionist big sis's neck, licking it with his tongue while kneading her breasts vigorously.
'Ah, she's the perfect receptionist big sis for a total perv game. No way she wouldn't turn me on.'
In isekai games or comics aimed at pervs, they sometimes put more effort into the receptionist's design than the main heroine.
The outright sexy ones were great, but the everyday, subtly arousing types were killer too—and receptionists nailed the latter.
The thought that he alone could ravage this woman freely in the midst of everyday life had Yoon Young's lower half fully erect.
"Alright, that's enough."
Yoon Young gave her a short kiss, then two light pecks on the cheek before stepping out from behind the desk.
He'd held back with Redia not long ago, too.
He felt it wasn't great to indiscriminately screw every woman he met.
No real standard—just whimsy. He'd end up banging them all eventually anyway.
Yoon Young returned to the front of the desk as if nothing had happened and spoke to her.
[Speak]
"Nice to meet you. Haven't seen your face before. Here to register as an adventurer?"
[Yes, that's right.]
[No. Just looking around.]
[You're my type.]
What would happen if he picked option 3?
"You're my type."
"Hehe, I get that a lot. So, here to register? Or for a request? The others are waiting, so make it quick~."
She brushed him off like he wasn't worth her time.
Too much... She'd let him kiss her all he wanted with that face, smiling lightly like it was nothing.
[Please register me as an adventurer.]
"Sure. To register as an adventurer, you'll need one Plain Silver Coin."
Wait, what? He had no money.
"You don't have enough. You need one Plain Silver Coin to register as an adventurer."
He'd tried just in case, but no dice.
He was stuck having to scrounge up one silver coin, no way around it.
'Well... I've got tons of junk items. Sell 'em at a shop, and I can get one easy.'
Yoon Young hustled around town, hitting up shops.
A general store sign caught his eye.
Stepping inside, a burly-armed uncle gave him a welcome.
"Useful items galore! Stock up, and they'll save your life a few times over? Though you've only got one life, haha!"
[Speak]
"Oh, adventurer! Here for adventuring gear?"
[Trade]
"I want to buy some stuff."
"Utensils, backpacks, Return Scrolls. Just say the word!"
Whoosh!
Just like with Darami—the squirrel peddler—a shop window popped up right in front of him.
It was selling way more items than Darami's selection by far.
Ropes, pickaxes, torches, miscellaneous tools...
Among them, the backpack and Return Scroll looked most useful.
The smallest backpack cost 10 gold coins—super pricey—but the description said it expanded inventory rather than needing to be carried.
How that worked was a mystery.
Games gonna game.
The Return Scroll let you rip it to instantly return to this city.
It was a familiar item from the game, too, all around.
'Nice that you won't die if you keep your head on straight. Could grab a couple.'
The issue was the price: one silver coin each.
Same as the guild registration fee for one.
Was the guild fee cheap, or were the scrolls expensive...?
If you thought of Return Scrolls as extra lives, then yeah, the guild fee was a bargain.
'Wonder if I can swing it.'
For now, he decided to sell everything he had.
"I want to sell some items."
"Hm, nice. If it's worth buying."
Most of the items Yoon Young had collected sold for pocket change.
The enchant scrolls he'd stockpiled fetched decent prices, but he shouldn't sell those.
Save 'em for rare weapons later.
Still, bits add up to mountains—with the junk cleared out at decent rates, he scraped together the three silver coins he needed.
Yoon Young bought two Return Scrolls with them.
He'd used them in the game without a second thought, but being able to use them mid-combat was seriously OP.
Think about it: You corner them, they rip a scroll, and poof—gone.
Nothing more unfair from the enemy's side.
Of course, it was a game—players deserved that convenience.
Yoon Young headed back to the Adventurer's Guild.
Now that he had money, he could strut in proudly.
[Lost 1 Plain Silver Coin.]
"Yes, one Plain Silver Coin confirmed. Please fill out your personal details on this form."
The form asked for name, age, main specialty, etc.
He scribbled something in and handed it over. Receptionist big sis nodded.
"Registration complete. Welcome to the Adventurer's Guild. May glory fill your path ahead."
The badge automatically went into his inventory.
He pulled it out right away to hold it.
The worn wooden badge, cracked in places, showed plenty of use.
'Wasn't like this in the game.'
Did it upgrade materials as ranks went up? Like in those Japanese fantasy novels?
"Check the board for missions available at your current rank. Completing them builds contribution points with the guild. Once you hit a threshold, your rank rises, and your badge upgrades."
Right as the curiosity hit, receptionist big sis kept explaining.
"Failing missions incurs contribution penalties. If it's too much solo, recruit a companion and tackle it together. It'll help a ton!"
"Companion?"
Yoon Young muttered unconsciously.
"Hm, companions..."
Such a thing existed?
Ah, sure, the game had companion NPCs. They'd follow you around, occasionally firing skills. But their dumb AI kept players from loving them.
Wonder how they were implemented here...
Yoon Young looked around.
Sure enough, people in adventurer gear wandered around soullessly.
'This one's got mob character vibes.'
For starters, he grabbed a plain brown-haired, brown-skinned female adventurer NPC, threw an arm around her shoulders, and groped her breasts while thinking.
Who to take as a companion?
Squish squish.
'Ah. This one's cute too, the one I'm groping now. Seems to use a sword. Try her as a companion?'
Then.
An NPC suddenly jumped out at him.
Bright golden blonde hair, blue eyes, and porcelain-pale skin.
A girl in a priestess outfit that clung unusually tight to her body struggled to hold a single mace with both hands, pacing around with a troubled look.
Her radiant appearance made it baffling why he hadn't spotted her sooner.
'Whoa, she's seriously adorable.'
He had to talk to her.
Yoon Young let go of the mob swordswoman's breasts he'd been kneading and approached the priestess NPC.