Chapter 21
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 21
Chapter Title: Story Quest
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After taking turns ravishing Amael and big sis until my lust was completely spent, I finally returned to the inn room and lay down.
The hot spring's quality had far exceeded my expectations, but the room's was a bit lower than hoped. Still, the amazing experience at the springs more than made up for it.
With all my sexual desire drained away in the hot spring, Yoon Young clung naked to Amael like a child hugging a comfort doll and drifted off to sleep.
Her soft body and the lingering warmth from the bath felt just like being cradled in a mother's embrace, lulling him straight to sleep.
And the next morning.
Slept soundly at the inn. Fatigue has been further restored.
HP and MP have been fully restored.
Cleanliness has been restored.
"Huaaaah."
Having eaten well, fucked happily, and woken up refreshed, it was a far more invigorating morning than usual.
'Sleeping at an inn really does give extra effects.'
Feeling lazy and wanting to lounge, Yoon Young pulled Amael—who should have been beside him—into an embrace.
Swoosh. Swoosh.
But his arms grasped only empty air. There was nothing next to Yoon Young.
"Amael... gone?"
It seemed the companion function disconnected while sleeping.
Well... she'd be at the Adventurer's Guild anyway.
He could just recruit her as a companion again when needed.
Yoon Young stretched and got out of bed.
"Another day begins~."
He headed to the inn's common room and, spending nearly his entire fortune, ordered a sandwich.
It wasn't as delicious as yesterday's meal, but it was perfectly suited to filling his morning hunger.
'Gotta grind hard and make bank.'
Right now, Yoon Young was brimming with motivation.
The cost of luxury was high, but fixed in the end.
Income, however, kept growing as levels rose.
Higher levels meant higher stats, easier monster kills, and easier kills meant more money.
'Should I bring a party member today or not?'
As Yoon Young figured it, bringing a companion reduced his experience gain.
Slimes—higher-level mobs—gave less XP than mushroom hunting, so that was the only explanation.
XP must be shared with companions.
'But having a party member does make things way easier.'
Holy Bolt for continuous damage on monsters.
Healing that let him fight without worrying about HP.
And when skills were on cooldown, she'd whack them with her mace.
Without Amael, catching that many slimes would have been tough.
'Everything except XP goes to me anyway. Even one item drop would make it worth it.'
Convenience, money, item drop rates versus XP...
Convenience seemed to win out.
Yoon Young headed to the Adventurer's Guild, intent on hunting.
But the one person who should have been there was missing.
"Amael... gone?"
No matter how he searched the guild, he couldn't spot the cute blonde apprentice priest.
Maybe she wasn't there every day...
"Hm. She said she was with the El Church... maybe at the church."
Seemed he'd have to bring someone else today.
Or explore the city more?
Lots of areas he hadn't checked... If the church building existed, Amael might be there.
'Whatever I do, hunting first.'
In the end, levels and XP were all that mattered!
Plan: hunt first, then see.
He had to leave the hunting grounds by sunset anyway.
'Right. Grab whoever's at the guild and go.'
But it was still early morning; not many adventurers around.
The ones visible: that brown-haired, brown-skinned mob female swordswoman from before, and a staff-wielding guy checking the board.
His outfit screamed mage.
'But a male companion...?'
A swordswoman and mage would make a nice duo, but...
Not many adventurers yet, so he'd wait by sexually harassing NPCs.
"Ah, hope we get some pricey loot today."
"Come here."
He sat the female swordswoman NPC on his lap, groped her breasts, kissed her.
Played with her until he got horny, stripped her, and fucked her.
"Hoo... you're cute."
As he lounged like that, adventurers started trickling in.
'Oh. She's not bad.'
Spotting a cutely dressed mob mage girl after looking around.
"Let's do our best today too."
He approached as she muttered to herself alone.
[Talk to her]
"What is it?"
[Recruit as companion]
The mob mage NPC made a troubled face.
"Hmm. But you're still a beginner, right? How about coming back after you've changed classes at least?"
"Gasp."
He was shocked.
Not at the rejection, but at the mention of changing classes.
"Right... there is class change."
Class change was practically the core of any game.
At level 10, pick a job and change class. Invest skill points in job-specific skills to strengthen them.
Advance to higher classes for new skills, enjoy their forms and power, repeat hunting...
Plain World definitely had that system.
"I want to class change."
If an NPC said it, class change must exist here.
But he was only level 6.
A long way to 10...
"Cheeky bitch anyway."
A mere mob rejecting his invitation?
'Strip, strip.'
Annoyed, Yoon Young stripped the mage NPC bare and pinned her against the wall.
Hands on the wall, ass out. He teased her just enough with foreplay, then pounded her roughly from behind.
Slap! Slap! Slap!
"Hngh! Ahh... haaaang...!"
"Here it comes...!"
Splurt!
"Whew. Don't get cocky."
He wiped the leftover cum on her ass like tissue and left her there.
Then he tried recruiting the female swordswoman from earlier.
"Sorry. If it's for a companion, I'd prefer someone with a class."
She refused too...
Yoon Young realized Amael had been unusually nice.
Or maybe because she was an 'apprentice.'
'Honestly, I only approached the ones who looked kinda decent, even if mobs.'
There were scruffy beginner adventurers if he looked.
Weapons and gear screaming noob.
But he'd skipped them, figuring they'd just be dead weight...
'Guess that's how they see me.'
Tsk, no choice.
'Better go solo then.'
Yoon Young decided to hunt alone.
Just wait 'til level 10.
He didn't know how class change worked yet, though.
[Letton Herb Gathering]
[Forest Slime Extermination]
[Special Slime Core Collection]
Checking the board for missions, a new quest caught his eye.
[Special Slime Core Collection]
Rumors say a new type of core has started dropping from slimes near the city.
Please gather some for investigation.
— Monster Scholar Frederick
* Completing this mission gives a chance for 'Unresearched Mutant Core' items to drop from slime-type monsters.
"Oho."
A quest with a story.
Doing these would probably unlock a path to that giant slime boss.
New quests were always welcome anyway.
Yoon Young grabbed all doable missions and headed to the hunting grounds. Along the way, he chatted with Redia and gifted her a mushroom.
"Thanks. Grilled, it's delicious."
The red-haired female knight grinned.
Redia's favorability has slightly increased.
Gifts are only possible once per day.
Only once a day, so best to gift whenever he saw her.
She seemed the type to give main quests on level up.
[Slime-Infested Forest 1]
"Alright, time to hunt."
He equipped his armor, shield, and club.
Squish squish.
Wandering the grounds, forest slimes swarmed as usual.
"Power Slash!"
Splat! Thud thud!
Today too, he swung the Thorny Mushroom Club.
Yoon Young had learned: use the club for thorny damage, switch to sword when not.
Thwack! Thwack!
'Without Amael, this is tougher than expected!'
Still, he powered through with grit.
And so time passed...
Unresearched Mutant Core
"Hah... hah...!"
Finally got it.
After four kills, one quest item.
At this rate, 40 for the full set...?
"This is tougher than I thought."
Melee meant taking hits; HP had dipped.
Time to rest somewhere without mobs...
Yoon Young sat in the shade of a tree to recover.
Amael would have healed him.
'Boo hoo, I get it now, priestess.'
Thus, rest and hunt repeated.
Thwack!
Splort.
Panting after his 11th slime.
Slime Core
Amulet
"Oh fuck yeah!"
An amulet. He yelled in delight.
"Kuh... came out fucking quick."
Thanks to Ria's Ring?
It boosted luck.
Probably helped.
Either way, +10% damage to forest slimes right when grinding them hard? Pure honey.
Ten hits become nine. And the +1% to all slimes stacks.
His old King Oyster Mushroom Amulet only boosted Stamina; this higher-tier one added Agility too.
'Dopamine rushing hard.'
Exhausted before, but the natural high surged, revitalizing him instantly.
Slimes were fucked now!
Yoon Young pressed on with the hunt.